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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
The RUSSO JAPANESE WAR.
EVENTS OF A WEEK In THE FAR EAST CONCISELY TOLD
Russians Ask for PeaceNaval Closing
On Port Athur.

which the older hands were screwing
down preparatory to the descent, the
submerging compartment having
already been opened. The water
rushnd in and as the submerged
vessel sank like a stone the officers
and some of the men were saved by
being blown up through the man
hole by the rush of escaping air.
The Del6n shortly afterwards was
raised.
The battleship Nsvarin, while re-
turning to her anchorage Wednesday,
of last week, was rsmmed by the
ironclad Netrou Menia which struck
her amidships. The damage to the
Navrrin is not serious, though it
may be necessary to dry-dock the
vessel. 1t is believed that the period
required fol repairing the battleship
will not be long.
FOUR WOUNDED.
An official dispatch from Toxic
says the japanese Consul at Gensan,
Korea, reports as follows:
"Early this morning (Juue 3O) six
Russian torpedo boats entered the
port, fred about 200 shots upon the
settlement, sank steamship and a
sailing vessel, then rejoined three
ships outside the harbor and dis
appeared.
"Two Koreans and two soldiers
were slightly wounded. The damage
done to buildings is insignificant"
The ships sunk, according to a
dispatch to the Central Meas from
Toxic, were the steamer Koun, of
2,S76 tons, and the little coasting
vessel Seitsu.
DESTROYER ESCAPES TOGO.
The Russian torpedo boat destroy
er, Lieutenant Burukoff, arrived at
Niuchwapg from Port Arthur June
20 and is berthed alongside the gum
boat Sivouch.
TO GIVE KURoPATKIN CHANCE.
A telegram from Toxic states that
the Mikado presided at Cabinet
meeting on June 30 at which Field
Marshal Oyama, the newly appointed
commander-in-chief of the Japanese
armies in Manchuria, was present.
1t was decided that after the fall
of Port Arthur and the evacuation
of Lao Yang by the Russians,
Oyama should address an ultimatum
to General Kuropatkln asking him
to surrender to avoid further and
useless bloodshed. A copy of the
ultimatum ia to be sent to the
powers.
Should General Kuropatkin refuse
to surrender, the Japanese anticipate
that they will be able to annihilate
him.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
LATEST WAR NEWS.

A few nights ago Admiral Togo
attempted to repeat the Japanese
exploit with torpedo-boats at Wei
Hal Wei, during the Chino-Japanese
War, by sending torpedoboat destroy
ers into the harbor of Port Arthur
for the purpose of sinking ships at
their anchorage, but the attempt
ended IN failure.
-Four torpedoboats destroyers sue
ceeded in creeping into the harbor,
which was not protected by booms,
but only one escaped unhurt. Two
were sunk by the shore batteries and
one was crippled.
On account Of the difficulty of
getting into the harbor the feat is
considered in naval circles to be
fully as daring as that of the Japa.
nese at Wei-Hai-Wei, where Japanese
torpedoboats in storm and covered
with ice were jumped over the booms
protecting that harbor and destroyed
Chinese warships. So far as known,
the Japanese torpedoboat destroyers
did not succeed in launching tor
pedoes.
Thirteen companies of Russian
troops sent out by Lieutenant Gen.
eral Count Keller in a reconnaissance
In force to ascertain the strength of
the Japanese columns advance force
moving on Liao Yang came into
collision with the Japanese between
Mo lien and Fen Shut passes
Monday.
Sharp fighting ensued and the
Russians retired before overwhelming
numbers after ascertaining the exact
strength of the Japanese forces.
The Russian losses are officially
stated to be 273, add 101 prisoners
taken.
In case the information obtained
10y General Keller leads General
Auropatkin to consider that Lao
Yang is seriously threatened it is
probable that some of the troops will
return north from Ia Tche Kiao.
Then the Japanese are likely to re-
peat their attempt to capture Much
wang.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
SOME STEAMBOAT NOTES.

Steamer Ida, of the Baltimore.
Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Co.,
has been sold to the New York and
Saugerties Steamboat Company, of
North river, New York. She will
be used for passenger and freight
business on the Hudson river.
The new propeller steamer Anne
Arundel, built for the Weems Steam
boat Company, went in commission
yesterday (Thursday) from Baltimore
to Washington. On her trial trim
Thursday of last week every thing
worked like O charm and she will be
a great addition to the Weems fleet.
The Anne Arundel is a duplicate of
the Potomac with many improve
ment.
All preparations to meet the re.
quirements of the Jim Grow law
have been made by the STEAMBOATS,
companies along Light street. The
general impression prevails that
boats running outside of the State
are exempted, and no separate quar-,
tiers have been provided on these
steamers. Officials of the Chesa-
peake Steamship Company, the
Erricson Line, the Baltimore Steam
Packet Company and the Weems
Steamboat Company, all of which
run steamers into other States, regard
their vessels as exempt, but all say
that they are willing to provide
separate places in Maryland if the
law requires it. They have not yet
made any changes on these boats.
but seem to be awaiting an interpre-
tation of the law. The Weems
Steamboat Company and the Balti-
more, Chesapeake and Atlantic Rail-
way have designated separate sides
OF their steamers for white and
colored passengers.-Baltimor San.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
600 Persons Perish AT Sea,

More than 600 Danish and Nor
wegian emigrants bound for New
York, together with Capt. Gundell
and most of the crew of the Scan6i-
navian-American liner Norge lost
their lives in the laundering of that
vessel 10 the North Sea on June %.
The Norge struck the reefs of
Rockall, a deadly islet to mariners.
whose isolated peak raises rs feet
above sea level some 900 miles off
the west coast of Scotland. Rockall
Reef looks from a distance like a
ship under full sail. There were
IA souls aboard the Norge, of
which number 1873 have been taken
from small life boats and landed at
Stornaway, Scotland, and Grimsby,
England. A rescue steamer has been
sent to the scene.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
POPULIST TICKET.

Thomas Z. Watson, of Georgia,
was unanimously nominated for
President Tuesday by the Populist
National Convention, which met in
Springfield, H., this week.
Thomas III. Tribbles, of Nebraska.
was chosen for Vice President.
When nominations for President
were called for the name of Mr..
Watson was presented by National
Chairman j. A. Parker, of Kentucky.
Ex-Congressman r. ID. Sutherland,
of Nebraska, named William V. AL,
len, of Nebraska, but said that Mr..
Allen had authorized him to say that
the nomination would not be ac-
cepted unless it came unanimously v.
Samuel w. Williams, of Indiana,
was placed in nomination by Thos.
Wadsworth, of Indiana.
Later there was a stampede to
Watson.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
FROM EVERYWHERE.

The following story told of the
late Cardinal Manning. Addressing
a temperance organization, the cardi-
nal once said: al will confess to
you that L do not practise what |
preach. / am not a total abstainer
myself, because my doctor won't let
ME be one." Thereupon a voice
from the topmost gallery, "Change
your doctor" "Thank you for the
suggestion, my friend" returned
the cardinal, 81 WILL" And he did.
so the story goes, and was teetotal-
Ter ever afterward.
Raisnlism Ia likely TO rise to the
dignity of regular industry if those
who practice it are not punished.
Not only in Morocco but everywhere
on the fringe of civilization we are
likely to have kidnapping vogue.
The safety of every foreigner is thus
menaced, and we have the Barbary
piracy revived in new phase. The
only argument to which Raisulis
will listen is punishment. Fear of
consequences is the only deterrent.
They should be hunted down, no
matter what agreements they have
extorted. "Perdicaris alive or
Raisuli dead" was very we'll as a
hrst statement. The next step
should be demand for Raisuli dead.
~ Y. Globe.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
Browns History Off.

At the recent meeting of the
State Board of Education," Browns
history of Orr English Grand
fathers" was stricken from the list
OF eligible books, because it was
found to contain some Objectionable
statements. One of them was the
reference to the Confederate gun
boats as "pirate ships"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
To The Manner Born.

How is it that the Southern
cadets lead their classes so frequently
at West Point? In this years grad
uating class the leader comes from
Mississippi, and Virginia cadet
comes next-Bost0n Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
ORDER OF PUBLICATION,

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court
OF Northumberland County, Vir-
ginia, June cath, 1904. In vacation.
Bette Edwards, Plaintiff, r,
VS..
A.. Jett Edwards, Defendant, o"anoeiy'
The object of this suit is to foreclose
a mortgage. And an affidavit having
been made and filed that A. Jett Ed
wards. the defendant IN this cause, is not
a resident of the State of Virgins, il is
ordered that he appear here within
fifteen days after due publication OF this
order, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect his interest In this suit.
A copy-teste:
VIM. 8. CRALLs, Clerk.
G. 8. TowLEs, p. O.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
BASE BALL,

On Saturday last the Wheaton base
Dali team defeated the Durrcttsville boys
by score of seventeen 10 two.
Tidewater and Wheaton base ball
teams will cross bats at sharps on July
9th.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08

The real friendship of the South
for the negro is evidenced by such
actions as that of the Democrats of
North Carolina, who, in State con-
vention assembled, voted down a
resolution demanding a division of
the school fund between the races
on the basis of the amount of taxa.
ton paid by each.-Atlanta Oonsti-
tuition.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08

Notices in reading columns, 10 cents per
uonpareil line.
Obituaries, religious notices of entertain
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08

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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-08
ADVERTISING RATES.

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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
TALK or THE TOWN
AND19R o. RHt
TIMEC ~
Quarts on Intellect.

"They du say that man is better than
the critters and standin' up pretty close
alongside the angels. but I can't go
in on that deal 'thout drawin' to Il
little pair" Quartz Billings was draw
ing meditative lines in the beer slop
on the bar and seemed to be in a rem
| iniscent mood. "Leastwise knew one
sucker who wasn't better than a sheep
/ fer brains. He was jest a. ignorantalus.
You see me an my friend Yankee
Ebenzer wuz doin' night shift in the
300 level of old Three Star mine up
Sonora way. Things wuz goin' along
as quiet as a pig in bran mash when
| long comes a wa1l-eyed gazOot from
off the railroad. He was out-an'-out
the most ornery specimen Of Gods hu-
mans an fer sense-but wait til I tell
you.
The shift boss wuz shy. OF men
count Of Cornish Charley's bein' jailed
for bigamy, so he puts this gazabe in
pushin' a ore car on my level. He
wuz a perfectly 'normous brute-could
a pushed a hog engine before break
fast UP any grade on the divide.
He worked Jes six hours, that is,
frum six til midnight. Then we knocks
off for the eat. He wuz sittin' there
forkin' the grub out'n his pail when
student he whines, The damned chinl
give me no pie
I'VE pays no special attention, think
in he was ornery brute.
That cook give me no pie he
SHOUTS. gittin' sort Of het up when he
sees us fellers lappin' up the dried ap-
pie sandwiches
Yankee Ebenzer looks up kinder
bored like an yet mournful, like par
son prayin' over a hard sinner.
" Go ring thirteen bells for pie he
says, short an sharp.
We'll, sir, that galoot goes an rings
thirteen bells at the shaft, which is
the gen'rl alarm for fire.
His pie don't come down in the skip,
but the manager in his pajamas comes
down.
An you ought to've seen that wall
eyed man go up"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
armenian BrigdHds.

A remarka bic instance Of brigandage,
as the dominant and Irresistible pas
sion. is reported from the mountainous
district of Asizie, not far from ancient
Ephesus. Here lived a man named Ga
CHG, once a redOubtable brigand. but
for many years a reclaimed character.
Living quietly among his people, free
from all offense, and attending dill
gently to his concerns. he had come TO
be regarded as a model peasant and
steps were being taken To crown the
long immunity which he had long en-
joyed as the reward for his respectable
life by obtaining his pardon from the
Sultan. Suddenly. as though acting un-
der ungovernable impulse. and from no
apparent cause, Ciachig once more took
TO the hills. Since then crime has fol-
lowed crime and. although the time is
only a few weeks, more than half a
dozen murders have been committed,
mostly Of Albanian shepherds. The
district is in CONSERVATION, and instead
of pardon a price is once more set on
the bandits head.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
A HARD TASK.
after war is over.

A CARD is being circulated through the mails
II by some gentlemen of Kansas City requesting
1 various persons of less local influence to
permit the Of their members of Nation
al Executive Committee" whose object is to nominate
and elect Hon Alton B. Parker of New York to the
Presidency of the United States in 1904.
1t is rather indefinite way of making The
cards evidently being distributed ndiscrminatey,
for the one The CALL after stating that the
committee is to establish National Democratic Parker
for President Leagues in every voting place in the
United States" closes by saying "If your time is too
much occupied please hand the request Parker for
President live, always Democrat, who will organize
league be known No in your city, county, town
ship voting place
1t will be conceded by any one who gives the subject
due thought that the favor requested of by the card
difficult 1t is easy find in this part of the
country ''1ve" Democrat who has been always a
Democrat; how tedious then would be the search for
one who in addition being live and perennial,
changing Democrat is also a Parker for President
Democrat?
We are inclined to believe that of the perennial
Democrats are dead, while the live most of
them at one time either Populists Greenbackers or
something of that sort 1t is doubtful if any of them
ever heard of Parker much hear
about him. OF there may be Parker for Presi-
dent Democrat somewhere in the great West, and if
there be an advertisement in The Call would find him.
However we have no intention of indulging in such
advertising, for it would be a gross wrong to bring up
some good citizen out of quiet where he
has had chance to read Judge Parkers and to
member it, and put him into the forefront of his voting
district as organizer of Parker for President league
thus exposing him to every brickbat Bryante lay
hold OF.
There is at any hunting for a Parker
needle in the Democratic political haystack at this
son of the year when there many big things in
sight We may well let the search pass, content in
the that there be any such needle Bry
ante candidate will find it the first time he happens
sit down on the stack
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
"Seen q Ghost. "

The London Chronicle recounts tho
following remarkable suit just COM
pIeted in an English court:
One Of the most remarkable claims
under the workmen's compensation act
has been heard at the Tredegar County
Court, the Judge reserving his decision
Frederick George Shellard, lad
aged IA years. was in the employ OF
the PoweIls Trlery Steam Coal Col
Heries Company in May last. He was
a pit boy. earning los a week as an as
sistant to his father, collier. On one
occasion the father sent him to get
what is known as a stick
Amid the gloom and loneliness OF the
collier the lad says that he suddenly
felt something brush past him and he
was confronted by two glaring eyes
This greatly terrified the lad. for most
miners are exceeding superstitous. He
cried out to- his father to come and
help him. and was so overcome by
what he regarded as an apparition that
he had to be taken home
The Judge suggested that the eyes
were those of a cat, but the solicitor
for the lad did not readily assent TO
this explanation.
Three days afterward the father took
the boy again TO the collier. with
view to convincing him that there was
nothing to alarm him. So great was
the shock, however. that the boy had
not been able TO work underground
since. The medical evidence showed
that the lad now suffered from St.
Vitus' dance. brought about by fright.
Compensation was claimed at the
rate of 5s Sd a week, but the company
repudiated liability.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
YerkcS' First Venture.

Charles T. Yerkes, who is now busy
supplying London with an adequate
rapid transit system, began his bust
ness career with a successful specula-
tion that did not involve the outlay of
a dollar. 1t was a Saturday afternoon
and he was strolling along a wharf
in Philadelphia. when he came to a
store where an auction sale was in
progress.
How much am offered for this box
of soap?" asked the auctiOneer.
The 13-year-Old boy looked at the
brand and saw that 1t was the same
soap as that used in his home. He
knew what his mother paid for it at
retail. and so he made bid. The auc-
tioneer smiled at him. cried the bid
once, and said: sold to-what's your
name, bub?"
Charley Yerkes."
sold to Charley Yerkes for -"
Then another box was put up and bid
in by the boy. and this was continued
until fifty boxes had been struck off
to him. He had deposit OF So in a
savings bank. which had been there
for some months. He showed the auc-
tioneer his certificates of deposit and
said he would soon return and pay for
the soap.
He went to the grocer with whom
his family traded and asked him If he
wanted to buy some soap. The grocer
asked how much he had and what it
was worth. The lad replied that he
had fifty boxes and that he would sell
the lot for certain sum, naming an
amount double that which the soap
had cost him at the auction house. The
deal was closed, and then the store
keeper asked the lad how he had come
by It. When young Yerkes told him.
the man opened his eyes and said: II
had intended TO go to that auction, but
forgot it." The boy did not draw his
IS from the bank. and thereafter 1t was
his great pride TO add to it. 1T is sur
prising.'' said he. not long ago. in tell
ing the story of his first money max
ing effort, how IL grew from year to
year When was 21 years Of age the
money Of which this was the founda-
ton amounted to several thousand dol
lars. Success.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
He Vas Al Right, but

Cupid Danforth and Justice Of the
Peace Lawson are Of the opinion just at
present that the world is a very wicked
place. They reached this conclusion
several days ago after a little experience
they had with a handsome young man
and a dashing brunette, who requested
their aid in a matrimonial affair.
When the handsome young man got
the license to wed his charming COM
panion from Danforth he asked to be
directed to a Justice of the Peace who
would tie the knot with little delay.
Danforth took him to the chambers of
Lawson, and in very few minutes the
dashing pair became husband and wife.
AS the happy couple were leaving the
Judges rooms the groom, with a beam
ing smile and a very hearty Thank
you. gentlemen" pressed a ten-dollar
gold piece into the hands of both Law
son and Danforth. This for your trou-
ble." he said in a most engaging man.
ner.
Danforth and Lawson congratulated
each other, and then the Judge suggest
ed that as business was so good a trip
across the street would not be a bad
thing to take. Il concur" said Dan
forth. and forth they went.
They came back sadder but wiser
men. The bartender refused to take
Danforth's newly acquired gold piece,
because it was not good. and Lawson S
was similarly treated. Danforth is not
so sad as he might have been. for the
81 given him for the marriage license
was good, at least.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
LOST, sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

- Wednesday of last week the yellow journal pub
| lished what purported to be special dispatch
~ from Douglas Story writing from Chefu> On the
following day in the journal Douglas Story
another dispatch dated London TRn, to the astonsh
of lovers of ubiquity he disappeared blew up.
Where is Douglas Story now? Or pertinent
perhaps to the curiosity of tolerant readers that indulge
the nightmares which the local yellow sheet is forced
substitute for of the Russo Japanese war, who is
Douglas Story? On Wednesday he at Chefu pic
turing events that happened neither land
He was employing the longest leased wire in the world
to describe battles that have been fought except
the riotous ina gination of the Yellow Kid.
On Thursday Douglas Story in London. thousands
of miles away from Cheu. torturing opinions unthough
of by statesmen and diplomats into expressions wild,
weird and impossible. But where Douglas Story now
Where has this commissioner penpotentiary, this en-
extraordinary of the Yellow Kid this abrcato
of hdeous dreams, gone? He is not in Chefu and he
not in London. Ubiquitous he doubtless is he in
San Francisco?
Or is he of the stuff that dreams made of? Was
the man who created him Wednesday of town on
Thursday? Has Douglas Story been lost strayed or
stolen has he gone join the other correspond
ent OF Yellow Kidism. the immortal Hornbrook? The
Yellow Kid is hiding his bushing face behind his ears
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16

Chile and Peru an American was high officer the
Peruvian army. When taken prisoner Chile condemned
him to be shot, but his life saved by the British
Consul who threatened punish such violation of the
laws of by bombardng Valparaiso.
If the present be prolonged, doubt, many
Americans and Englishmen will be found in the service
of Japan but they will be there individuals only, and
will in be representative of their governments.
In the between Japan and China the Chinese
ships commanded BY Germans, and init
mated that their presence involved the German empire
in the struggle. There is manifest disposition the
part of Russia kick this country and Great Britain
But she is entirely to blame for the sympathy of the
people of both countries with Japan She has repeatedly
and hagrantly broken faith with BOTH in the failure
evacuate Manchuria and while the governments re-
main neutral the people such tactics The supe
ror civilization of Japan appeals Americans and Eng
lishmen who have sympathy with government
that turns the campus of its universities into
shambles and beats male and female students into sub
mission with Cossack whips
1t is that Michael Davitt declares that the sym
pathies of Ireland with Russia, but this is to be
taken with grain of salt 1t hardly be possible that
any considerable number of liberty-loving people
sympathze with government that using the sword
to cut out the ancient privileges of Finland, and op
presses and slaughters Jews AS Mr.. Davitt the
special writer selected by Mr. Hearst deal with the
Kshenev massacre it little less than remarkable that
he sympathze with such government as he de-
scribed Russia TO be.
To go back to the main question, there is every
why Americans sympathize with Japan. Our pos
session of Hawaii and the Philippines has made the
dominant power in the Pacific. We Eastern Asia
opened not to trade exclusively but to the COM
of the world This is also the aspiration and pur
pose of Japan. But Russia seeks exclusive control
wherever her foot planted that is only national
afront to US, but denotes in the Pacific Japan is
pucily fighting battle and if Americans choose
enlist under her flag they doing perfectly natural
thing.