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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

President and Mrs. q. ]. Vert re-
turned this morning from q trip
through the southern part Of the ter.
%ritory, taken In the interest Of the
Las Vegas Normal and the summer
school.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

All the Tucumcari visitors left for
their homes on No. s this morning.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

Mr., and Mrs. Matthew Arnot have
arrived from Henderson. Ky, and
may decide to remain. The gentle
man ii the brother Of Jas, Arnot Of
this city,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

Mrs. iii q Rife and her daughter,
Miss Ruby, pleasant folk. who spent
last summer here. have returned from
a Walt In California and Will remain
Tor several months.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-09

solomon perlstein Of Tucumcari
was the gueat Of Bernard and Isaac
Appel for q few days this week. The
gentleman II d prominent merchant
OF Tucumcarl.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
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IN otwitts standing the no. fence laws the
question OF properly fencing our farms ms
IS an ever pressing one NO &progr5es 81 y
farmer can afford longer to make raj raii
fences except to use up the old material
on hand. In one case must abuild q outl
three miles Of fence to- enc ose ilelds for
cattle and horses. and ~ have decided!
to use smooth galvanized wire. The posts
VIII be set thirty feet part two fec Z
deep, and i've feet aboye ground II, ne
tn wire makes q Very light fence nee
and can be bullion fewer and smaller :
posts. Between these posts e use ola
fence stakes cut five feet hig 70 5N hlscn
the wires will be stat pied. q. ,a;Ss
The first wire will be Il fteen III ches
from the ground, the second twelve nch l
from the first, the third fourteen IN ches
above the second. and the fourth or top
wire IF teen inches higher. n,aklii ga ence
5ffty-six3 inches high IL well stretched
this fence can he made Very e. ghti and
strong. No, az wire will be used for first
and second lines, no. Il for third Z and No
for tor. With posts SCI as Ind icated Ivy
will he necessary to The mile. and these
Will cost, for ordinary rough n post te n
cents each. The wire at wholesale 'ess a. VII NJ
cost $l7,5l for q mile Of fence thus TOE ~
can
NJ sfence not counting the Eold stakes or
tie staples. i II ! find this fence Is not
strong enough 1t will not be d hicull %
nut in an extra post on each space, thus j.
increasing the cost Of material py Sl',,oo y
nero. 3sEsl I, y, . J.
Az the same TIME am putting In sew
serai miles OF American wire fence no.
1oi7. This is forty-seyen inches high
stays twelve inches apart, It costs net n e,,
M factory tWenty-stx cents per rod or
IA. 90 per mile, and the posts can only
4 be Set fifteen feet apart to safely carry a,S
this heavy fence Thus ] must use sea2
posts at ten cents Or $500 per mile r toT
hosts. Il This makes cost OF material
si1sao per mile, Certainly is y far bet-
ter ter fence and will hold hogs, sheep. ana
prac tically all kinds Of stock, but. on very
many farms CHEAP durable I fences /, are g,
needed. hence present me aaot.lIi..sI, ~
Of smooth single wire with woven wire.
The smooth single wire fences are u Y Very ''l
easily stretched, ID: isis 9sI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
CIDER MAKING IN.

IA correspondent asks how to cure
gciuerg so as to keep 1t sound and whole
Some without tho use Of preservatlyes.i
Without going, into the details OF cider
making u may say that good sound cider
implies. first Of al, the use ot proper
fruit. free from filth and decay. Given
a sound juice 1t Will ferment promptly
under a tempera tpreSSof 20 TO 40 de grees.
and IN about four to six days tha
STORMY fermen tia ton will subside ! ne
liquor should then be raced Into q per.
bfectlY clean well-splphured barrel ana
placed, II possible, In an even temp era
sture not varying far from 20 degrees,
Fermentation will now go on slowly LOT
a couple OF weeks when the LIQUOR
should be fairly bright. Draw ~ q sam
carefully from the lees. place II ~ clean
champagne bottles or other stout bot tlesi
and cork tightly With champagn CORK
Il lay the bottles fiat III q cool scella anu
in two or three months one shoula haYe
II fine efferYescing cider,
88 Cider cannot he kept sound uhae CON
aditions where air has access to ~, eyer
In small qAant ty, unless one sllses ch emil
zeal presarVations. no he sure ora CAN
Keen 1t In cold Weather, but ~ soon
,changes when thew eat her becomes Warm
1 and Is no longer uslble, In proper q lt-
tiles il can bo kept as long as the cork
remains sound II the cork rs not saltoW l4NH
to- become dry. IA
Prassryatiyes are largely used and, IN
fact, It rs almost impossible 70 fnd q
gallon OF pure cider on the mar ket5 IN
[ Virginia Most uT shat sod ts we.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
ABOUT TREATMENT FOR A
WHEAT CROP.

a correspondent from ISerr's Creeisl
MAKES inquiry how to treat a certain
Efleid now being prepared for wheat. Ihla
Sfieia.s he says, was Fcult iYated corn last
YEAR. worked we'll With harroWs and
Nsowra to wheat atterssthe corn. y Used
q liger, which is claimed to. be especially
nrMrenared for such use. The resulting
Berop was very poor, straw short, badly
satfeetetl with 'Joint worm. VIZ Tho guestlo,.
ia how Ia handle this field 3this fall. What
fertilizer to use. etc2 W III the fertile
used this year She al ffected ~ any Wise hy
The lime " hich was ~ usea 9a ''
ii very ,nsatis factpry 70 Write8 bout
cropping any particular soil With9us speI
ciac knowledge OF all the conditlo rs
sto character, fertil lty. ctc. q me same Y,
in this case. being absent from my AZ
Sbrary II am Ess able 10 usteFfa'ne the ne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
LOVE LAUGHED /: ] |: J. J.
AT LOCKSMITHS
= Ia q. s,. y,

Especial to The Times Dlspatch)
~ c L1ATlI4 VA, Sept. S.--Th cope
nient Of Miss Lottie Boaz, OF Swanson-
gvill,, and Mr. Howard Wells. OF Hines
vile, to Pelham, last Sunday. where they
were married. has just leaked out. It Is
reported that Mr.. Wells sis the disa Pr
pointed swain who attempted several
y days previous to elope. but failed TO Sc
cure f,is girl. Several couples had arr
ranged ITO elope at the same time, but
i,the leading couple ling to ma ture their.
plans caused tSthe others to give II up the
Y episodeSfor a short while, ( But the young
people were determined to change the
course Of events and laugh d t locksmiths
MS OF old, instead Of allowing The grim
parents to laugh at, the futile attempts
of the bird Bto escape from her glided
8 ca &c. Two OF the last week woukl 4 he
@elopng couples have since married, and
the third union may be made before the
week closes. sSl X 81 f sia
4 Farmers are now busy cutting and cur
ing tobacco. which they report very u IN
Hnnd 3of light weig t. but is curing nj cely
and 4of n bright colo "a The loss In weight
in a certain degree Is due to the recent
wet spellswhich Invariably has the effect
OF reducing the weight. Il
1 Messrs. i j. W. w hitehead, p. s. Reid,
the lawn Of, >aIr. Whit head : Wednesday,
afternoon 10 the children Of the town
under twelve years j Of we. s The little
folks turned out n bout I 40 strong ana
had "a most delightful time romping and
+ at various games. Del,ght1ul relTesh-
nlents were served 3sss I, d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
CONDUCTED IL, BY WIN. p. ATWOOD


county IN which the corresponddn lives
But / presume he lives In the alley. n
The character Of " heat crop prod ueed
this past seas on would Ind lea to One q;
a three things this soil Is very d Glen IN
5hunnus, Il q e., in poor Gro pitg condl-.
4tion; the Joint worm d est Dyed the 3crop
9or the season was un faYora p e.4sS g Sslt
appears the seed germina ted and made a
aproper 8 tand Il i t cannut be said t lat the
SappIicatlo lime injured 1t In the early
A stages, and on good lie nd the lime Woulu
certainly not injure 1T In the ter tases:
On poor land I would no tina crazy
benefit the crop. Flence conclud 9, tnas
insects and N Ot her ttenuantH coHalt1o!!ts
caused the result. ~ 4.
" The lime used last year VIII not alIoct
the use of5 fertilizer this yea 7, 80 Tar as
any Injurious reaction u pom = the same
y Is concerned. But the quest ton occurs st
to- me, why use this land for neat l.t
again? IS forty-a gre sheld ~
would hesitate to reso W sue l$an8 area ull
less I had tho best Of reasons 70 ,, s, 81 Pc.
Slieving t would GROW. n Gro " ithou !.
adequate KIN owledge of all g The Il acts lt
appears to me from what this CORES pom 7?
dent says that his land ought no 7 70 :, lpe Is
sown to wheat. II he /, does s oW u y
should be most thoroughly prepnr an q
81 suggest u fertilizer composed OF LOO
pounds IA per cent. cid pho phate ana
4 30 pounds nitrate soda per acre. SOW
when seeding he wheat, but AZ would @! o g
better to- SOW on K the surface and NOT
with tho grain In the holes,
II He asks 4 e wood shes would pc i g
proper fertilizer this year as lime was
used last year. unlcacheeg wood-ashess
are valuable because of the potash and
lime they contain. The potash IS very
soluble, hence they Should not be Sown
on the grain. The lime Is as valuable
as other finely divided lime, One could
not we'll offer an opinion as 70 ho y,
ind II tha circuI StanceS 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
MOST DELIGHTFUL
AT BEL ]! AIR !. |. HOTEL 4! I:.
How the Guests Here Manage
to While the Hours
Away.
(specIal On 4, TImes.pispatch.


Especial to The Times-D Dispatch. )
Bel AIR, VA September 3.-Al though
the mercury has fallen many degrees. yet
50 beautiful and the haze on the noun
tains so restfu tina I the crowd still Linz
gers at comforta bio Bel Air i
81 In the afternoon here riding and Ariylng3
parties take dvantage of the fine roads
5whch. wind In and cut the mountains.
Colonel Mcdonald, the veteran COM
marlder Of the old Forty-second sYr-l
sofsmlneral land in this vicinity, lis In and
out the hotel. r. Re and his friend, Colonel
John I. Dlckenson, of Charleston, W.
VA, with tlleI If war "reminiscences anu
ijovIal laug hter, add much 10 the pleasure
OF the guests. Tennis is the "a Vor!t to out
Mount. and Miss Stegar, Of Washington
city, are the champion players. b
Yesterday evening the successful angler,
Mr. Handy of I.ynchhurg, brought in n
fine string OF mountain trout 355s
Again. on Friday night, the pRrlor was
"a scene of gayety and beauty. There
We're six tabsas Of merry euchre players s.
stingle, a surprise birthday party was.
given one OF the young men The opening,
of the presents, IA each of which WAS accom-
panied by a slip OF paper, on Which was
written a motto or an original poetic
ieffusion, the reading of which and II the
bright replies of the young recipient Will
long be. rene nlbereT by. those present
The only unmarked present was a. largr
cake, on which were mounted stwen ty-onc
small and one large candle. This was,
donated by Victoria, the queen Of the
kitchen, and was daintily served Will
fruit punch by Uncle James. the head
walter. and his assistant, James /
hf,-u aalr ~ ri nor a.
most enjoyable and reflect cred on their
accomplished organizers Mrs, Handy,
Of Lynchburg. 4 and Miss Blackwell, Of
Now York. "A S3 q js ~
on Thursday night a special party Will
be given In h onor Of Mrs \. Hand Of
ELynchburg. I. Va &, a
are: Mr.. and Mrs. Handy and family
+ Iynchhurg; Ma jor and {s Mrs, Pegran,
Surry; Mr. Garrett and daughter, Rocky:
Mount; Rev, Mr. GoodWynf WI Harrisburg;
Colonel Lamb and family Norfolk. Is a..
Mrs, Lane. Williamsburg;5 Mr., George r.,
Pace, Miss Lillian Pace, Mr. Roy Pace !,
Mrs. Gardner ana sons. Wash! 8 ton p
O.; Miss q, 3. Tayl or,ss A Master Henry y,
Taylor, Richmond; Mrs, Bla 1kwel j, ISIS
aI3lackwel II, New York Mrs Ma llofys al nd
SONS, Washing ton, p. CT; Nh. John Aipnce
and family, RI almond 4 Mrs Gillian. Miss
anl, RlcNtll Onu SSdNdlll oitSs foiIlttbt7
field \ Colonel y ohm i. Dickinson, C,lla rles-
ton Val AIR. Stewart, rs aton. y,
Yas Mr. Schultz, Roanoke;s Mrs, + rost,
sI1y,Inichbnrg; Mrs. eaehy, lltamspuEg;
Miss Bendall. Danvi Ne; 81 and Mrs,
cole, WILLIAMSBURG, Mr.. Adai 4, Rt chm opd,
Mr. Crump, Richmond; MIS- Moncnre,
|I.atwyyrenceyilIe; Miss q Haney, 'Danvillei
Mrs. Cooper Danyillsi Mr., Moon, Rloal-
mond; Mrs, q StegArl and Miss. Stegar,
washington y, CT; 2, ~ Settleto'n.
WEIGH. ". va. b.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
NINETlE1H.||
ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Margaret House, Of Win.
4. chester Has q Notable
IA Celebration.
WAS MARRIED IN BALTIMORE.
Hiss Patsy M. Berry Becomes
the Bride 81 Mr.. Rei1lart.
Move Of Local Tobacco Co.

sNlliNcH1EsTER, vA..S Sept. S.---Mrs L
Margaret House. one OF the Oldest la
! cics OF Winchester, celebrated the ,,iie-
sieth Anniversary OF her BIRTH last sun =
day. Many friends and relatives We're
present, and the nonogcnnrlAn$ did the
honors as actively as one many years
+ her Junior. Mrs. House has three sons,
Thomas l.. and Robert House, or w rs
chester. and Samuel House. OF Wasting
ton. One OF her grandchildren is MIC y.
n 8 Porter House, Of the District " Cot
umbia National Guards. s4
Miss Gertrude Cainm. OF Richmond,
and Miss sallye Faulkner, Of Martins
burg, have been the guests OF Mrs.
BACKYARD Evelyn Byrd. Recently MRS.
BYRD gave a driving party to picture
eHquc Spout Spring in honor OF these
ladies.
RI. Cards are out for the wedding OF Miss
Margaret kircher. laug ,itcrs or MI. ard
Mrs. Frank NJ. Ilirchcr Of Garrett, Ind
to MIR. Bernard L. Redmon. son Of the
( late j. e.. Red,nDn. of this city The GER
eno1iy Will take place In Garrett on
September i7fI,. and the young couple
Will come east on their honeymoon, be-
:ng rendered a reception in this city on
4 September 10th by the groonts tller
= Mrs, j. p. Haddox. ia # 5ai
"A telegram 10 DR. a. HI Berry. Of
Il this city, announced the marriage in
Baltimore on Monda " III ght Of his daugt-S
ter. Miss Patsy ID 4 Berry, to Z hir. Ed 3
ward L.. Reinhart, a young travelling man
OF that city Miss Berry Is trained
nurse and graduated from the Presbytc-
rian Hospital OF p Philadelphia. Her grand Z
4 fatherssaerc distinguished men In their
calings, Rey. Robert Taylor Berry, be-
Z Ing a Presbyterian minister OF note. and
a M Inc
h physician. She is a "A eat-daughter
4 OF General Darke OF Revolutionary fame
and a great grand-niece OF Robin Ruther-f
1, ford. OF tho frat settlers In the Valley.
Richmond divlncs have been conspi-
cuons In Winchester. On last Sunday.
]: Iev II. y j. rs. Il who Is visiting his
4 brother. Rev. vi. a Mex eefry preached
at the Catholic Church. and Rev. James
Gray McAllistcr. Of Union Theological
Eemina ry, preached at the Presbyterian
s Church. Rev. Mr.. McAllister named Miss
Meta Russell. daughter. Of Mr. Isaac
RUSSELL of this city. Anoth her divine we'll
known III Richmond. was Rev. Or. John
4 A. Kern, a professor a "a Vanderbilt UNI
fversi,y. Nashville Tenn. who preached
AT Market Street Methodist Episcopal
Church He Is the guest Of his brother,S
{ Postmaster Bentley Kern.
The SNorthlngton Tobacco Company. Of
this city, has become allied with large
tobacco interests In 30 Philadelphia and
\ Y ori. Pa, and Key West. Fla. and will
4 enter into cpn,peti ton with the larger
tobacco combines.
IS AR Rezen Duvall who sometime since
married Miss Viola Mcdonald. OF this
county. fell from a railway bridge near
{ Ronceverte. recently and received severe
injuries in addition TO a broken leg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04
MAKING A time TABLE
HOW TRAINS ARE SCHEDULED
Difficult Work Busy With Pins and Thread
Arranging the Service for Fall and Winter.

place to place and minute to minute until
1t reaches its destination,
When the time table chart is finished
the exact position OF any train at any mo-
ment may be found instantly byfollowing
It's course until4its special thread crosses
the vertical line Of the hour and minute
at which 1T Is desired TO place It. On the
chart Of a large railroad system. and par
sficulariy Of one operating a great many
trains IN comparatively small territory,
the network of threads becomes very conn
piicated, 81 course. To make 1t easier TO
read, different colored threads are used
70 denote the different classes Of aims. so
that a glance shows Immediately whether
q given train la d passenger limited an
express freight a slow freight, or a pas.
senger accommodation There are also
trains entering the system from other
feeder lines for the main line, and so on,
which must be connected with the. main
line aims. making still further complica-
Stions tina have TO be rednced-lto order be-
fore the time stablescan be put into opera.
ton. Taken altogether, the making Of a
railroad time table is one Of the most DIFF a
flcult pieces Of planning in modern bust
ness. and the neatly printed result, as 1t
Is handed to you at the ticket office or
bureau OF inforrnat ton, modest as 1t looks.
is really as remarkable; = production Of
mental ingenuity as you often run across
In a day journeying * "a
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TOCKsFENCES

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A delightful bo-peep part y was given
blythe Ruan children Frida ~ evening at
s.AIounta ain View their beautiful subllr-
ban home. 81 There was great port In find
ing the tails of the sheep of Bo- Peep by
the 3Ihappy little guests, and aft er the
merry chase came the feast Of good
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-27

London. Feb ga dispatch to a news
agency from ST. Petersburg says the off,
cial report of Major General Plug. chief
of staff of Viceroy Alexieff. on the details
of the attack on Port Arthur on the
morning of February 25 is as follows:
THE enemy's squadron of sixteen war
ships approached from the Dalny side to-
ward the harbor of Port Arthur at about
II o'clock this morning and at once opened
fire on our three cruisers standing outside
in the roadstead. namely, the Askold, and
Bayan and the Novik. and also against
the land forts.
1.-THE bombardment lasted half an hour.
At its conclusion our cruisers retired into
the harbor. The enemy then bombarded
one land battery for several minutes. Then
the enemy also retreated. remaining out
Of the range of our guns.
I'm the meanwhile four japanese cr,lis-
ers separated from the enemys main
squadron and went into Pigeon Bay.
where they opened heavy fire on one
OF our torpedo boats stationed in the bay,
and also on the coast batteries.
Consequently the commander OF the
fort sent troops to this point, but no
landing took place. The bombardment
lasted q minutes, at the expiration Of
which the japanese cruisers retreated.
The loss on our side was one man wound
ed in one of the land batteries.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-27

On Monday. Wednesday and Friday
mornings OF each week. between the hours
of and 10. grave and funny scenes are
enacted at the Juvenile Court. on the third
floor of the City Hall.
There the negligent and delinquent
urchins of the city are carried before
Judge Jesse A. Mcdonald, who decides
what Is best for each and every one
Judge Mcdonald rules his court in kind
ly vein. He is lenient and II a boy or gfrl
is truthful it gees long way toward cut
ting down the sentence.
So 1t was in the case of Albert Fl. n boy
who was yesterday paroled. Albert admit
ted when placed on the stand on February
L. that he had stolen q case Of beer bottles
and sold them. He was sentenced to twelve
months in the House Of Refuge. He. how
ever. was not subjected to this severe pun
ishment.
Judge Mcdonald dismissed him with a
kindly lecture. 1t was narrow escape,
and Albert appreciated 1t.
THAT hoy has some good in him." raid
the Judge.
Carl +. who was arraigned yesterday.
shot q man. He lives on the South Side.
1t developed that he had "stashed," as
the witnesses put 1t, pistol to use upon
his victim.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-27
MRS. BERRY USED A GUN.
Witnesses in Dewey Trial Say
Both Sides Were Armed.

Norton. Kas-. Feb. 2e~Robert NJ. Cul-
Tough. Sheriff Of Cheyenne County. In the
trial Of Chauncey Dewey and his two COW
boys to-day. testified that he went to the
home Of Alpheus Berry June 2. 1soe. to
sell a windmill and water tank.
Cullough asked Burch Berry II he was
going to make any trouble about the sale
of the tank. Burch replied:
THAT depends on who comes to get It
There are two or three of the Deweys
that l would like to thrash
Albert Winship. who went with a party
of Dewey employees to bid on the tank and
windmill, testified. Witness and one Of his
companions were armed with revolvers.
and the Berrys were all armed. The
Dewey men remained In the road until the
sale was over. The Berry boys followed the
Sheriff to the road and began to abuse the
Dewey employees.
The Berry boys called Chauncey Dewey
a coward and applied vile names to Dewey
and Clyde Wilson. Roy, Berry told wit
ness of Clyde Wilson being driven or his
place at the point Of gun by Mrs. Roy
Berry, and said the results would be
more serious II he ever caught Wilson On
his place again.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-27
GIRL ON WAY TO WED
DETAINED BY JAPANESE.
Miss Gertrude Jackson, Niece of Doc
tor Charles ii. DixsOn of St. Louis,
Was ON Steamer Corea.

Miss Gertrude Jackson. niece of Doctor
Charles Fl. Dixson Of No. 43I Lndell
boulevard. on her way from San Francisco
to Shanghai, China. where she was to
meet S. T. McNeeiey of Kentucky, her
fiance, was a passenger on board the
steamer Corea, which was fired upon, cap
tured and conveyed by a japanese warship
to Nagasaki. Thus does war figure in the
game of hearts.
The steamer Ccrea was carrying $50
tons of meats from America for the Rus
sian Army, and was bound for Vladiyo-
stok, when she was captured by the JAP
anese warship.
Mr.. McNeeley. civil engineer. In the
employ OF the Government in China, ar
ranged for his bride elect to meet him in
Shanghai. where they were to be married.
AS passengers on the Corea will be re-
leased by the Japanese Government and
allowed to resume their journey by anoth-
er line. the detention of the st. Louis girl
will be but temporary.
Doctor DiXson. when seen at his home
last night, said that ne thought his niece
was on her way to her destination or he
would have received a cablegram from
her.
Miss Jackson left San Francisco Feb
ruary 2, before war had been declared She
cabled her uncle from Honolulu that she
was having a delightful journey. Nothing
has been heard from her since.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-27
RUSSIAN SHIPS DRIVEN INTO HARBOR;
JAPS MAY HAVE LOST TORPEDO BOAT

'"The officer commanding at vladivostok
reports that on February "a. early in the
morning, ten Of the enemy's ships were
seen south of the islands. They dlsap-
peared on the horizon in the evening
ALEXIEFF SAYS BATTERIES
SANK ONE TORPEDO BOAT.
The following telegram. dated February
26, from Viceroy Alexieff to the Car. is
published here:
ION February "a. seventeen of the en-
emy's warships, with twelve torpedo boats
and steamers. were cruising outside Port
Arthur. but keeping out of range. On the
same day. the Russian cruisers Bayan.
cruisers returned to the roadstead.
Two Japanese cruisers advanced toward
the Novik, which returned to Port Ar
thur. accompanied by our torpedo boats
from Pigeon Bay. The enemy's cruisers
were left far behind. In the evening our
cruisers returned TO theroadstead.
.'On the night of February Is our tor
pedo boats proceeded seawards. The same
night the Japanese torpedo boats again
appeared in the roads. and the battleships
Retvizan and the port batteries opened
fire on them. Battery No. IS reports hav-
ing sunk one of the enemy's torpedo
boats.
"At o'clock in the morning squadron
of fourteen vessels was sighted in the dis
tance"