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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06
NOMMISsIoNFRs, no IcE.

" Estate of HARLES X NSLFY.
The undersigned having been appointed by
tn Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Ben
inc and adlusta all claims and demal DIS of all per-
sons a. anst the estate OF Chas Kihslpy late
of Bennington in said District deceased and all
claims exhibited In Offset thereto. hereby give
said, at the County Jerks office, BennIng-
ton, VI on the 9th day of
February aud sth day of July next fir m
O'Clock p. m. until 4 O'Clock p. m aud that
six months from the 9th day of January
A. d 1904 Is he time limited by said curt for
said creditors TO present tn ir claims to us for
examna ion and allowance.
Dated at Bennington VI, this 18th day Of
JannaIy, A ID 1901
HARRY T. CUSHMAN.
WILLIAM II. DALEY
5lw3 Commissioners
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06

Why? Because to vote License is to
say it is right to sell, and right to
drink intoxicating liquors; while it ed
ucates the boys and girls to look with
approval upon the dram-shop.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06
VOTE NO.LICENSE.

Why? Because every respectable
man who votes License votes to put
next door to somebody else nuisance
and a snare, which he would not will
lingly have near his own home.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06

beats all remedies for COUGH q
COLD. We refund the price if it is
not satisfactory. Large bottles 25
cents. B, A. Quinlan 1877
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06

Wonderful how inventory brings to light dozens of things
we had almost forgotten we had Broken lines and odd sizes
desirable merchandise enough but to take up too large
part of the stotakng sheet 1t is easier to count dollars
than merchandise We going to get some value out OF
these things; hence the greatly reduced prices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06
VOTE NO.LICENSE.

Why? Because sober citizens are
taxed to take care of RESULTS Of the
the liquor traffic.
The Massachusetts State Board of
Charities says; Eighty per cent of the
are from the drinking class
es; and eight tenths of the cost of pau
perism is the DIRECT CONSE-
QUENCE of the indulgence in alcohol
ic beverages.
VOTE NOJICENCE
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06
CUSTOM 7AHOR

Smart dressers will find our
Fall Suitings, Overcoatings
and Pants absolutely correct
in style and quality. Gar
meuts that leave this pace
have the appearance Of the
SWEETEST city tailors and at
about half their prices.
Expenses in this business
are light.
Personal attention given TO
the execution OF all orders.
This explains our lowest
prices and superior work
manship.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Our Business is growing
rapidly and our customers
are we'll satisfied. Some day
everybody will know we
make the best clothes for the
money in town, then you will
be happy, SO will we.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06
RUTLAND RAILROAD.

Corrected to October II, 1903. Trains leave
Bennington daily, except Sunday, unless
otherwise noted.
GOING SOUTH.
1870 m-Express daily for Troy, Albany
and New York.
s;55 Passenger for Troy, Albany and
New York.
1920 p m-Maii for Troy, Albany, New York
and West
$40 +" Flyer for Troy, Albany and New
5,O5 Express for Troy and Albany.
$40 Passenger daily for Troy and AL
bany.
GOING NORTH.
1910 m-Express daily for Rutland, Burling-
ton, Montreal, Ogdensburg and
West Pullman sleeping cars to
Montreal and Ottawa.
Si05 Passenger daily for Rutland and
Burlington.
2.3O p m-FIyer for Rutland. Burlington, Mon
treal and Ogdensburg Pullman
parlOr car to Montreal.
8iI5 p n-Local Passenger for Rutland, Bur.
lington and intermediate stations.
Trans from Rutland arrive at Bennington
2 90 a. m. Il :46, $40 and $40 p. m. Trains from
Troy rive AT l2:45, 1925 and 9 80 a. m, 800,
4:35 and AS p. m.
CHATHAM DIVISION.
$40 m-Passenger for Chatham and New
York.
$3.50 p m-Passeng4r for Chatham.
Trains arrive from Chatham at ll:O5 a. m and
61b p. m.
q. A. NndMo, Gen. Passenger Agt.
GEO IT JARVIS, Vice President and
Rutland. VT. General Manager.
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
Corrected TO Oct. 10. 1903. Trains leave Ben
nington daily, except Sunday, unless otherwise
noted.
TRAINS LEAVING.
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NOTICE!

Notice is hereby given to all persons who de.
sire license to engage in the business of EN-.
balming human bodies, that an eXami' alton
will be held at the Laboratory of Hygiene. Bur
lingtan Thursday, February H. at Two o'clock
d. m, HENRY ID. HOLTON.
Secretary state bOard OF Health
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06
TRAINS ARRIVING.

Additional trains leave Troy 800, due n
ningtsa 4 80 H., and leave Remington p
m due roy u.i5 p. IN,
ft unS daily.
Stous only on signal TO take, or on notice
to conc tor, TO leave passengers,
Time u. m.
For further Information address Geo, B.
Morrill,.
GenlWestern Passenger Agent, Troy, MY.
~. fbANDEHS,
Gen Pass & Ticket Agt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06

Corrected to October II, 1908 Trains leave
Bennington daily, except Sunday, unless
otherwise noted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06
VOTE NO.LlCENSE

ave near his Own home.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-06

Corrected TO Oct. H. 1903 Trains leave Ben
nington daily, except Sunday, unless otherwise
noted.
TRAINS LEAVING.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
B. B. HUGHES, WIFE
AND DAUGHTERS
DEAD.
Horrible Tragedy At
Trenton.
WHOLE FAMILY KILLED AND HOUSE BURNED
TO THE GROUND. WHOLE TOWN
OF TRENTON SADDENED BY
THE DISASTER.
PARTICULARS.
SPECIAL TO TIE ADyocATE.I

The most horrible and blood curI-
ling tragedy that has ever happened
in this part of the country was that
OF the killing and burning of the fami-
Is of MIR. Zen i. IiUgher Thursday
morning. at about day-hreak aucig b
Dor discovered that Mir Hughes
house was atirc-too late to save IT,.
\ crowd soon gathered and To thci:
horror found that the family had Z {
escaped The mother was burned be-
yond recognition and ii was hard to
tell whether She had met with foul
play, but the two girls who were sleep
my together were not so Dauiy CHAR
red. as the wind carried the flames
away from them. Thep skulls were
crushed i'm and the bloody matted hair
showed plainly that they had been
knocked in the head. They were "
ing side 10y side on the springs Of the
bed, (the inilammablc part being
burnt away and there was no evidence
of struggle. The charred body Of
the mother was found in the place
where her bed had stood.
The body Of Mr.. Hughes was found
outside the house with pistol shot
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
SALUDA NEWS.

Major l.'udy, IT," negro Charged
with killing 4 negro woman At Ridge
Spring some months ago died in the
county Jail here Sunday after 4 short
Illness.
Mr.. Alvin Etheredge went to Edge
field last week on business.
Miss Allie Witt has returned from n
visit to relatives at Ridge Spring.
Nj and Mrs. Charlie Carson were in
town last week.
Mr.. c. B. Banks and Mr. George ID
Smith are on the sick list.
Mr.. S. p. Mccarthy was here Sat.
urday.
Mr.. j. j. Lindlcr has begun work on
his new residence.
Among the Fruit Hill visitors this
week were Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Gregory and MeSSrS. a. Il. and Geo.
rye Zimmerman.
MIR. Hancock Herlong OF Higgins
Ferry sptnt one day last week in
town.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
JOHNSTON NEWS.

Mrs. i Il. AshcH has returned. after
visit to relatives at Eiienton
Among the visitors to Edgchcld last
week from this place, were Mrs. W G..
Seiglcr, Miss Lila Norris and Miss Lou
iSe CrOwdcr.
Mr.. Thomas Stanscll has returned
from a trip to Salley.
Mr.. John W. Brown is back from
LaurenS
Mrs. Oscar ID Black of Richmond
Va is on a visit TO her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. j. W. Payne
Mrs. c. +. Pcchman and Miss IIartic
Tony visited friends in Augusta last
week
Miss Edith Coleman spent few days
last week with Miss Lee Calhoun i'm
Augusta.
Miss IIortcnse Landrum returned to
her home here Tuesday after a plea
SAINT visit to Mrs B. +. Landrm at
Eureka.
MeSSrS NJ. X. Lowey and Jacob lIar-
dy went over To n.dgetieId last week.
Miss Belle Carson attended the Wat
son-Bates wedding last week.
Mis- Lula Boatwright and Mr. Char
les T. Page cf Chicago were married
I n
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
PEAK DOTS.

Mr.. Olin Stuck OF Columbia spent
Sunday heIe with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Eargle spent last
sunday at Spring Hill.
Mr.. j. l.. Clark has returned from
Little Mountain.
Mrs Frances iedlin of North Caro-
lima is visiting her father MIR. =.
Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Amick paid a
visit 10 the family of MIR w. a. sum
mer llSJ week.
Mr &. y. Swygert spent one day
last week in Ncwberry.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
MOVEMENT OF PROM
sNENT PEOPLE.

Miss Moida Hodges is visiting rel.
aiivCS in Columbia.
Mir. !. l.. Winst cad Of Johns; on
spent Monday IN town.
MIR. c. - Nipgtl Il prominent
Young man cf Columbia spent Sunday
here.
Mr. Jin Bates went to Lccsvil'
Munda,
Misses Edna and elise Eatcs went TO
Lc,,v;l!r one day J!,iS week.
MI ". + Eawlwcnt to Cclumb a
Tu"zday
Hir. ard Mrs. Fred CulIUm spent ON +.
day thi. week in Columbia.
Mr II. L Gunter of Wagner was
here last week.
MIR. VIC. Farber has returned from
New York
The family of MIR. w. Glenn of
Augusta Ga. moved here Monday. Mr..
eileen has charge of the Batesburg
Electric Light Co.
Mrs. John ID. Rawl is visiting her
parents in Augusta.
Col +. + Stroteer went to Lexinl-
ton last week on professional business.
Rev. f T. Hodges went to Sumter
on business Tuesday
Mrs w w Watson who has been
visiting iIer parents i'll UrangeDurg re
turned Friday last
Mrs ". L. Rawl spent Tuesday in
Columbia.
Mrs. William Wilcock of Orange
burg is visiting her daughter Mrs. DR..
l.. NJ. Mitchell in this city.
Mr. Moses Kneece was seen on our
Streets Tuesday
DIR. f. *. Hardin who las been
quite ill is rapidly Improving.
Mr.. Mo whitue was here Mon
day on bI siness.
Col. John Bell Towill and f Il.
Steadman returned yesterday from a
trip to Mexico.
Miss Annie Lee Ethercdge spent
few days this week in Orangeburg.
The Fortnightly Club me; with 'rs.f
Sara Shn!cr at the home o
DIR and Mrs. l.. X. Hardin's last Sat
urday afternoon at / O'clock Those
present were: Mrs. II. B. Kernaghan,
Mrs. TheO. \. Quattlcbaum, Mrs
Fo"tclle Kennerly. Miss Hennie To
will, and Miss Ina Weiss Hart ey.
Delightful refreshments were ser
! ed.
The members of the club have de
cided to meet once month instead of
every two weeks. and the next meet
lug will be with Mrs. TheO. a. 1t
tlcbaum.
. The club promises to he more inter
cSl'ng in he future, as there will be-
sylu fixed programme and instead of be-
lug club devoted to the study Of mu-
sic and literature it will now be more
of a social gathering.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
Hold Your Cotton for Higher Prices.

Miss Sue Griffith and SIR. II. M.
Crouch are to be married the twenty
first of this month.
Mr.. G.. p. Trotter has moved here.
Miss alma and Richard Huiet Cole
man were in town Tuesday
Mrs. j. b. Quattlebaum was here
Tuesday.
Mr.. w. ID. Berry has moved in
town.
d.. 4. b. Mathews has bought Mr.. j..
g. ierrinS house. Mr.. Herrin will
build In the near future.
MIR. a. b. Cargile spent few days
last week in Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Corlry Of Nj.
willing, were in town the latter part
OF last week.
Uncle SampS Wheeler died Decem-
ber the first. He was about 81 or yO
years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. J 81. smith were in
Angus last week,
MIR. f c. Turner will occupy tie
house known as Mrs Sadler's.
Mr.. \. +. Watson of Eulala was
here on business Tuesday.
MIR. W. 7. Stevens has moved into
the house lately bought of Hon. W. :
/ Crouch.
Last week Luke Rodgers who lives
on Mr.. Bob Pou's place was slightly
cut by Jake Pou. They had had a
little fuss, hut it was thought to have
been settled. The cutting was done
without moments warning, a cash oI
two about the hand was the result
Another party going to Saluda on
business brought on by the cutting
hred several shots at negro ON TN,
bridge at EtheredgeS Mill.
Mr.. V. j. Herlong of Gainesville
Ga. is here visiting relatives.
Mrs. r. w. Able had as her CUES
this week Miss Maggie johnson O
Wagner. She has returned to he
home.
Rev. III. l.. Taggott has rcturnc,
home from the Baptist state Convcn
tiOn at Chester.
MeSSrs NJ. y. Cromlcy and J. /
Sample were on our streets Saturday.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
AIKEN NEWS

Miss Daisy Rosenberg and Miss
Minnie StaukeS visited Miss Josie
Sharkey in Atlanta last week.
Rev. J. c. Brown who has been
spending some time i'm Morgamt own.
y. g. for her health, has returned
home.
Mr.. Samuel Marsh of near Edge
field was in the city one day .lst
week on business.
Mrs. Della kitchingS of kitchings
Mills was here last week looking after
her handsome new house which is be-
ing erected hepn.
Mr. Henry Clay went TO Johnston
Tor few days last week.
Miss Maggie Johnson returned las;
week from Johnston where she visited
Miss Alma Woodward
Miss Ursula Blomberg who has been
visiting Miss Maudi Sawyer at John
ston, has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dawson Hall
have returned from their wedding trip
to Savannah and Florida.
Mr.. Frank Toole has moved here
with his family.
Mrs. G. c. Fishburn has returned
from visit to Florida.
Rev. j. II. Owens of White Fond
has besn called to Eureka a. pastor for
the coming year.
Mrs Low Rankin and Mr.. Levi Full
mer of Eureka were married last week
by Captain II. S. Scigler, y. =.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
UNDERTAKES AND
FUNERAL DIRECTORS

: cing the need Of a Funeral Car
Try, will open up Jan ,, 1904. Il full
line Of collins. casketS, ladies' and gents
burial robes, and run Il funeral car in
connection with nice new carriages
for funerals. The patronage of the
public is respectfully solicited
NJ. f.. RI rLAND,
B&tcslu =, =. G
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
INCORPORATION
NOTICE.
state Of South Carolina
County of Lexington

-tate Of South Carolina
County of Lexington
Pursuant to a commission issued to
the undersigned corloratorS 10y the
j. r. CAN'T. Secretary Of State, the
books of subscription To the capital
stock OF the Batesburg Hardware and
Supply , ompany will be opened at
Jtliee oi Gardner hdwc. Co, in the
town OF Bdtcsburg on The 10 dry of
december, 1901.
CorporatorS.
II. :. Simmons.
{. NJ. Rhodes.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
NEWS OF WAGNER
AND SURROUNDING
COUNTRY.

SIR. and Mrs. PickenS Gunter went
to Augusta this week.
Mr.. Witt Sawyer went to columbia
Monday on business.
Mr.. Andrew Marony visited in Sa-
lLGa County this week.
AIR. Hal Clayton OF SeSvern who wi i
in Il few days leave for Ala. was in
town few days ago.
Mr.. Homer Fulmcr has moved to
NORWAY
Mr.. and MrS. " h. Erolie were en-
our streets few days ago.
'r. Andrew Mitchell has moved
here,
Mr.. Willie Johnson was in town
this week.
Mr.. Croft Sawyer paid a visit to
COLUMBIA this week.
Miss susie ehull visited Miss Ger
ttude Glltt saturday.
lion. l. l.. Eth"rcdee paid n visit
TO the city of Aiken last week.
a new Il. f. u. route from Wagner
has been established with Mr.. Ernest
Richardson as carrier. The new route
leaves Wagner at ~. NJ every day
and. follows Cooks bridge rod u
George Cooks house and from there
ii purSIcs settlement roid to Il. : :
Reid s, and then hy the Coleman's |
Bridge road to its junction wit! the
Lexington Dad, then by way of set
Element road to the Pine Log road
which it pursHsS 10 Wagner The
route covers - miles and sCcoipO
dates l25 familiac
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
G. K. CANNON ILL.

Mr.. c. Il. Cannon, the popular dis
pcnSer at Gilbert is at private Sana-
tarium in Atlanta Ga. undergoing
treatment Of the throat. On account
of his illness the dispensary at Gilbert
is closed.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
Miss Addie Irlie sawyer of ally was
here for short while this week.

here for a short While this week
Mr. and Mrs Norris Williams of
Oak Grove visited relatives here last
week
Dr. Portwood has settled here 10
pract ce medicine.
MIR. Elliott Cato OF Ridge Spring yisi-
I'd his parents ~ this place unday.
Last Friday evening Miss Lille Ly-
brandeave party complimcntary to
Miss Noble CAN'T.
Miss Noble Gatit of CAN'T Ala.
Who has been visiting relatives h~I..
left this week fer visit to rclat. YES
at windsor, Aiken, and Augusta before
going TO her home in Ala.
Mr.. j. b. Blume was orc of lis last
week
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
OTTER KILLED NEAR
HERE.

Mr. Curtis Shealy who lives about a
mile from town killed an Otter Thurs
day afternoon. 1t measured thirty six
inches from tip of tail TO head and was
fifteen inches in circumference. The
animal was shot. The largest animal
known measures only forty inches. Mr.
shealy killed it about one quarter of
mile from any creek and yet the
scientists say they exist exclusively on
fish.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
NOTICE!

On Wedn' sday the 18th day of De.
ccmber 1904 at II o'clock noon-at
SoIthern R'y. Depot, | shall proceed
TO sell for cash To highest bidder all
The remaining unpaid accounts, claims,
papers belonging TO G. w. Sollee
Sank receipt that hold
IA =. Jones.
Trustee.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
MR. MATTHEW'S WILL
MOVE HIS MILL.

Mr y c. Matthews has just re-
turned from Aiken where he has
bought large tract or timber Ian
lie PROPOSES in te near future t.
move his saw mill from the Pm.
wOo'lS section t., his new posesSions
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
WARD NEWS.

Mr.. Edward Lott of IIibernia was
I'm town this week.
Mrs. j o. Lagrone has been puite
sick with grippe.
Rev. :. y. Bass is back from the
Baptist State Convention at Chester.
Mr. f. G.. Pou has returned from
s}arnwcll.
Mr.. c. l.. Jones has been indis.
posed.
Mr. y i. Jones has returned from
Wagner
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
BODIE-WISE.

artin Of Beaufort has
cotton raised on his
plantation for 30 cents a
the highest price paid
or SCa-iSland cotton.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-06-11
DAMAGED SHIPS D|SMANTL LEO
GUNS OF RUSSIAN VESSELS RE.
MOVED ON SHORE AND SAIL
ORS JOIN LAND FORCES.

Chefoo, June 10.-A Chinese former
ly employed in the machine shops at
Port Arthur, who arrived here during
the day, says that only five of the
nine largest Russian ships at Port Ar
thur are capable of going to sea and
that steam is kept up on but three of
the five sound vessels. All the guns
from the damaged ships have been re-
moved to the forts and the sailors
from these ships have gone to the
front with the troops. The Russian
warships, which formerly were paint
ed black, are now painted gray, as are
the vessels of the Japanese fleet. Rus
sian toTpeuo boats leave the harbor
occasionally for half an hour, but the
larger warshipS cannot get through the
entrance.
The Russians are refusing permis-
sion to skilled workmen to leave Port
Arthur, but many are escaping. Little
work is being done in the machine
shops because of the confusion among
the WOrkmen each time firing is heard.
One shell recently wrecked a machine
shop building, but did no damage to
the machinery. Another shell wrecked
the Offices in the dOckyards. Three
hundred and fifty mines have been laid
in the roadstead and many others
have been placed around the shops in
the naval basin. Some of the latter
were exploded last week by lightning,
but no damage was done.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-06-11
A LITTLE DUKE.
Young George John Frederick Sack.
Vile, Who Died at Twenty one.

There is no Duke of Dorset now,
for the last time that the title de-
scended from father to son was
more than a hundred years ago, in
1899, when George John Frederick
Sackville found himself, by the
death of his father, at the age of
five, fourth Duke of Dorset, being
also Earl of Dorset, Earl of Mid
dlesex, Baron Buckhur of Buck
hurst and Baron Cranfeld of Gram
field. Rather a heavy load for one
small boy to carry, for he was boy
like other boys, even if he came to
a dukedom and ranked next to a
prince before ever he had come to a
knowledge of reading, writing and
arithmetic.
He grew up in the beautiful coun-
ty of Kent, known as the Garden
of England" and we can imagine
him playing with his little sisters,
Mary and Elizabeth, among the
stately beeches of Knole park-per-
haps, too, playing at hide and seek
in those 365 rooms, which all be-
longed to him. Later he went to
school at Harrow and to college at
Oxford. He must have been clever,
for his university gave him the de-
gree of doctor of civil law before he
was twenty years old, and very few
people, and most of those gray hair
ed, can write Cd. c. L. Oxon" after
their names nowadays. He must
also have been popular, for he was
a lieutenant colonel and the COM
mandant of the militia of Seven
oaks, the nearest town to Knole, at
the same age.
There has been very little re-
corded of his short early life, and
there was, alas, no later life to
chronicle. At the age of twenty
one he was killed bv fall from his
horse in the hunting field when on
visit to his mother in Ireland
The title went to his cousin, who
was the fifth and last Duke of Dor
set.
Thus George John Frederick new
er lived to gain the fame of his great
ancestor, the poet and statesman,
the first Earl of Dorset.--St. Mich
olas.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-06-11
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL REPORT
DISPATCH FROM PORT ARTHUR
MAKES NO MENTION OF
|
LAND OPERATIONS.

st. Petersburg, June 10.-The war
office is in possession of information
which the officials declare warrants a
contradiction of the reports brought by
Chinese fugitives to Chefoo of fou'
days land and sea attack on Port Ar
thur and of extensive damage to the
forts.
al official dispatch from Rear Ad-
miral WittsOeft, dated June Z, reports
that the enemy has been bombarding
Port Arthur intermittently from the
sea, but does not mention serious Op-
erations from the land side. The gen
eral staff seems sertain that the en-
emy's siege guns have not yet been
brought up.
The admiralty is not disposed to
credit the report that the Port Arthur
squadron has LETT Port Arthur or the
rumor Of it's juncture with the Vladi-
vostok squadron, although this is evi-
dently part Of the programme.
II it comes to the worst the Port
Arthur squadron will go out and give
battle. AT the admiralty the reported
action OF the Japanese Warshlps i'll
shelling the coast near Kaichou will be
interpreted, If confirmed, as demon
stratlon to discourage the sending OF a
strong force south against General
Oku's rear.
The mystifcation concerning the
strength of the force sent south con-
tinues. The war office, which seem
ingly is not fully advised in regard to
General kurOpatkln's plans, says the
commander-in- chiefs ability to detach
an adequate force will depend upon
the number Of troops at General ku-
roki's disposal, concerning which ap-
parently there is no accurate informa
tion here, although the belief is that
the Japanese commander has about
forty-eight battalions at Fengwang-
cheng and thirty-siX in the vicinity OF
Takushan. The latest intelligence re-
ceived at the war Office is to the effect
that the Japanese have abandoned
their advance north of ngWangcheng
and west OF Siuyen. The Russians
are holding Siuyen and Saimatsza.