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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29

The theory Of preventing Congrer-
siunal investigation Of the Postoffice
Department was To take away from
the Democrats any possible chance OF
making campaign material out Of such
an investigation. On the investigating
committee there would necessarily have
been Democrats, who would have made.
ii their business to bring out points OF
value as campaign material in the com
ing elections. Now. however, the Ad-
ministration will conduct the investiea-
tion. and while II will be thorough.
there viii be little benefit in it for the
Democrats.
As a matter Of fact. nearly every Oh
vision of the POstofiice Department l.
under investigation now by Messrs.
Conrad and Bonapart But the in
spectors have from time to time been
called away TO attend trials. so that the
work has been somewhat desultory. The
Cfices of the Second Assistant. the
Third Assis tant, the Dead Letter Office
the city postOfiice, and the New YORK
office have not been reported upon. and
wili no doubt be included in the Presi-
dents investigation.
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PRESIDENT RETAINS
THE POSTAL INQUIRY
IN HIS OWN HANDS
Republicans Plan Thus to Frustrate Demo-
cratic Use of investigation for Cam
paign Material

It now develops that the voting down
by the Senate Of the resolution to have
the POstohice Department investigated
by Congress was due TO a desire on the
part Of the Administration TO have that
department thoroughly gone over by
officials already selected and commits
stoned by President Roosevelt.
When the resolution was up Mr.. Lodge
stated that the PostOhice Department
would be investigated. and it is probable
that soon after Postmaster General
Payne returns TO his desk, which he
will do tomorrow, official announcements
Will be made of the general manner in
the investigation will be conducted It
is expected that, according TO Mr.
Payne. this inquiry viii be merely a
continual ton of the work already done
by Holmes Conrad and Charles j. Bona
part.
Mr. Payne arrived in Washington from
Charleston at O'Clock this morning
He did not go TO the department but
went 70 the Cabinet meeting at the
White House. He reports himself much
improved in health. and denies en-
phaticaly that he suffered a relapse
while at Galveston. as was reported
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29
FOURTEENTH STREET
LINE TO BE EXTENDED
Officials Say FiTst-Class Underground
System viii Be Installed to
Piney Branch Road.

The extension of the Fourteenth Street
line of the Capital Traction Railway
Company Will be begun just as soon as
the roadway Is put in proper condition
for the work. The officers of the COM
pany are greatly pleased over the ap-
preparation of $4,000, which Will enable
the Commissioners TO widen and grade
the Fourteenth Street road from Ly-
decker Avenue TO Piney Branch road
One Of the principal officers of the COM
pany said this morning:
we shall lose no time o extend our
line, we are more than anxious to do
so 1t is not going to be a trolley line.
either, but a first-class underground sys-
TEN is TO be installed, l am sure Presi-
dent Dunlop Is now engaged in making
all necessary preparations TO start the
work at the very earliest possible mo-
ment-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29

to come aboard the Russian cruiser and
also offered armed resistance. They
were sent to the bottom with the trans
port.
Two hundred men went down with the
ship. the admiral saws.
Admiral MeSZen also reports the sink
ing of the GoyO. at Gensan. on Monday,
and of the Japanese steamship Naga-
mura on the same day The admiral
says that the Nakamura. which was a
vessel OF 22J tons. was sunk at sea after
her crew had been taken of
The admiralty defends the sinking OF
the vessel on the ground that a prize
crew could not be spared from the Rus
sian vessels and that IL was impossible
to impede a swift squadron by attaching
q slower steamship 10 il.
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COMMIT SUICIDE
AS TRANSPORT Is SINKING

One hundred and thirty of the infan-
try and soldiers refused to surrender af-
ter the Russians had boarded the trans
port. The Russian admiral then ordered
his men TO quit the vessel and fss sent
her TO the bottom with a mechanical
mine and few shells. The Japanese
continued firing until the waves closed
over their vessel.
The ship had ammunition for the big
guns and 2.0O0 tons of coal for Admiral
kamamura aboard
When the Russian squadron sighted
the transport the latter mistook the
Russians for Japanese and signaled we
are bringing you coal
The Russian vessels answered. Stop
instantl--."
The Japanese then discovered their
mistake and some of them tried to es-
cape in small boats. but were captured.
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ST. PETERSBURG. April 29.-Accord-
ing to the japanese account of the sink
ing of the transport Kinshiu Maru in
Gensan Harbor, on April %. only sew
enty-three japanese were killed or
drowned. AS the ship sank several of
the soldiers committed suicide.
Two captains and three lieutenantS
We're among those who went down with
the transport
Further reports received here of the
sinking OF the transport Kinshiu Maru.
state that altogether, 21O prisoners were
taken. OF these, lSS were taken from the
transport.
The prisoners include a colonel and 4
high staff officer. All were landed at
Vladivostok and sent to Nikolsk in Us
surf Territory
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ST. PETERSBURG, April % The 600
men who survived the destruction of the
Variag and Korietz in Chemulpo Harbor
on February 9. arrived in st. Petersburg
this morning.
Their reception at the Nicholas Sta
ton was OF u religious character. There
were no speeches and no band was there
to cheer the returning fighters.
Grand Duke Alexis was present and
shook hands with the officers as they
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29
WEATHER REPORT.

Rain has continued IN New England.
the middle Atlantic States. the lower
lake region. and the upper Ohio Val
ley, and local rains have fallen in the
Rocky Mountain region. and the north
Pacific Coast. The rain In northeastern
districts has been light, except in New
England. where the fan was rather
heavy.
The temperature changes have been
unimDortant
Will clear tonight, and Saturday will
be fair and warmer. Showers are in
dicated FOR the lower Mississippi Valley
and Tennessee tonight. and Saturday.
The teme prature VIII rise slowly ia
all districts
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic Coast will be mostly light 10
fresh westerly. on the east gulf coast
light 20 variable, becoming fresh south
erly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29
PROVIDENCE PLANTS OAK.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. April 29.-Expul-
sion OF Roger Williams, founder Of
Providence, from the Massachusetts
colonies by Governor Winslow in lG35
was commemOrated by the planting OF
an oak tree on the site Of the hut occu-
pied by the preacher. bronze tablet
was placed near the oak
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29
JAP FLEET OFF PORT ARTHUR.
Car HOnOrs SURVIVORS
OF Variag and Korietz

left the train. The men he welcomed
with the words:
''Good-dav, brothers"
Outside the station a large crowd had
gathered and they greeted the survivors
in enthusiastic fashion.
Subsequently the officers and marines
were received by the Car at the palace
They We're then feted by the municipal
ity, after which they attended a drama
at the theater and a dinner this even
ing
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Russian Government Notifies the World
She Alone Will Arrange Terms With
out Interference.
WON'T TOLERATE INTERVENTION
WHEN SHE HAS WHIPPED JAPS
Shanghai Hears of Disastrous Repulse of
Russian Arms on the Yalu-Japanese
Fleet Off Port Arthur.

ST PETERSBURG April 29-The minister foreign has
sent Circular to the Russian representatives abroad authorizing
unequvocy deny that anything has been done way
Russia declares in this circular That she will dictate reace
with Japan and will not tolerate Intervention by the powers arranging
the conditions The following is Russia'S declaration:
The government will tolerate Intervention by any
power the direct pourpaes viii h will follow the termination
iltieS to determine the conditions of peace"
The rest of the circular reads:
foreign press recently published reports to the effect that
tain European considering the question offering
mediation to end the RussoJapanese According egams
eved appeared though propositions this actually
been made to the Imperial government.
You may categocaly deny this Russia did war;
and did everything possible to settle caby the questions in dispute
Ae apans pdous attack had forced Russia take up arms
no mediation, obviously, could have any success"
RUSSIAN REPULSE ON YALU
LONDON April 29The Shanghai correspondent of the Reuter-
Telegram Company wires that report reached
that the Russians the Yaiu River repue
after two days fighting.
The Japanese according to the report have crossed the Yal River
the Rus retreating before them.
JAP FLEET OFF PORT ARTHUR
ST PETERSBURG April 2o-Vceroy Aexef reports that the
enenlys fleet miles off Port Arthur last night
This morning he adds ten japanese and six torpedo boats
in the Usza Gulf the small CULTS the port
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JAPANESE WIRELESS MESSAGE
SCARES RUSSIAN SQUADRON

ST. PETERSBURG. April 29.-It is re-
ported here that the Vladivostok squad
ron had to hurry on its return from
the attack on Gensan, because it was
threatened by a japanese squadron
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29

The Russians learned that the Japa-
nese We're in the neighbOrh0Od while
the Russian torpedo boats were de-
stroying the japanese merchantmen
Goyo Maru at Gensan. the previous day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29

effect. We discovered n force Of the
enemy on an island in midst ans and
when we fired on them they fed.
''On Tuesday the enemy's cavalry. 100
strong. attacked our launch at the delta
Of the river. Our torpedo boat, No. &C.,
replied, and the enemy fed into the
hills, leaving many wounded.
From Antsu-Shan we replied to the
enemy's guns. and silenced them after
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29
FOUR MEN LOSE LIVES
IN THE LANSING FIRE
Laborers Sleeping in Bryan Block
Perish in Flames-0ne Falls
From a Window

LANSING. Mich, April 29.-Four men
are dead as a result of a FIRE that de
stroyed the Bryan block in Michigan
Avenue. this city. last night The dead
are.
Jerome Stiles.
SOhn NOllin.
hanson Dingman.
John Roy.
They were laborers, and occupied
roc ms in the hotel, which occupied three
upper floors of the building. Stiles fer
IRON a window on the top floor where
he was waiting for rescuers TO reach
him. He died at o'clock this morning
as a result Of the frightful burns and
injuries he received.
The bodies o. the other three men
were taken from the ruins this morning.
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GENERAL DAVIS WILL BE
GOVERNOR OF ZONE

Admiral Walker, chairman OF the
Isthmian Canal Commission. who has
Just returned from Panama, held a con-
ference with President Roosevelt last
night. and the trip OF the commissioners
was informally discussed.
Admiral Walker will call the comrn.s-
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half an hour, There were no casualties
yn our side
Another dispatch from Cheefoo says:
Chinese sailors arriving here from the
Yalu say that Japanese force has oc-
cupied Kulien-Cheng a town a few
miles north Of Antung. They say that
only a small body of the japanese army
has crossed that river
Admiral Tash reports the Chinese
cruiser Hai-Tien a wreck an Elliot ISL
and, north Of Shanghai.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29

Dispatches from Tokyo, Sheefoo,
and ST. Petersburg Indicate considerable
activity on the Yalu. The first big land
battle OF the war seems imminent.
One dispatch, sent from Tokyo by Ad-
miral Hosaya. says:
Our detachment reached the Yalu
River on Monday, and while going up
stream, the enemy's field guns opposite
Yongampho opened against up without
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-29
WORLD ARBITRATION
DELEGATES COMING
American Group Discusses
Entertainment Plans.
WANT USE b0F WARSHIP
Question to Be Submitted to Confer
ence to Be Held in
ST. Louis.
WANT USE SoF WARSHIP

A meeting OF the American Group of the
Interparliamentary Union for Interna-
tional Arbitration was held AT the Cap
itol this morning. Representative Bar
tholdt. president OF the American group
was in the chair.
Plans We're discussed for receiving and
entertaining the foreign delegates to tn.
conference of the union. which is TO
take place in st. Louis, September 5 to
Representative Bartholdt and Repre-
sentative BrouSsard of Louisiana sec
retary OF the group, read a number of
letters from representatives of foreign
groups and others interested in the
question Of arbitration indorsing the
project which the American grOup has
undertaken. Among them were letters
from the Hon. E. St Clair. member OF
the house of commons, and secretary
Of the English group; the Hon. d Es-
tournelle de Constane of the Frenct.
group, and Frederick W. DEveIin. of
San Francisco. president OF the British
and American Union, whose purpose
also is arbitration.
Topics for Discussion.
Representative Bartholdt informed the
members that ne had communicated to
the executive council of the union the
recommendations of the American group
Of series OF topics for discussion at this.
forthcoming ST. Louis conference.
Among subjects the American group
wishes upon the program is the questions
of calling another peace conference,
similar to that AT The Hague to be par
ucipated In by all the powers, which is
to consider further the subject of in
ternatiOnal arbitration of disputes be-
tween nations. The group also wishes
discussed the subject of gradual dis
armament OF nations, and the exemption
OF private property of belligerents from
capture at sea.
$4,000 for Entertainment.
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
the entertainment OF the foreign dele
gates. committee of ten members OF
the group was appointed to make ar
rangements for their reception. trans
portation to st. Louis. and entertainment
during the conference.
1t is proposed. If regarded as FEAST
bic. to ask Secretary Moody to send a
battleship TO New York Harbor TO meet
the delegates upon their arrival The
committee viii arrange to receive the
foreign representatives when they land
and will escort them TO Washington.
where they Will be received by the
President.
General Osterhaus. who recently ar
rived from Germany, and is a guest of
Representative Barthoidt. was present
at the conference this morning.
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TEMPERATURE.
TIDE TABLE

Sun rises tomorrow ...-...-..... 5.O5 a. m
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Fair, warmer tonight; to-
morrow fair; light westerly
winds.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-24

nerve or brain food and supply heat
and waste, but are not muscle feeding.
Green figs are excellent and dried figs
contain nerve and muscle food.
Nuts, which are "one-celled fruits"
are not only useful as foods, but are
of importance incidentally. For ex-
ample, there is no better brain and
nerve food than walnuts and blanched
almonds. They are also useful as
muscle makers Almonds give no heat
or waste; walnuts give heat.
Peanuts are nerve food. As
panacea for insomnia, they deserve an
honored place. among the nuts. They
are rich in albumen, of which they
contain SO per cent, with 20 per cent
of fat and heterogeneous matters. Doc
tors recommend them as valuable. IN
the form of soups and purees. In
tropical countries. the fresh seeds of
the peanut, which taste something like
almonds, are eaten. When roasted,
they are used as a substitute for choco-
late
1t is charged that laziness and self
indulgence are the greatest causes of
dyspepsia in women; in reality the trou-
Bile is caused bv too much shopping. too
many receptions, too many clubs.
Women are reckless in the ex-
penditure of their strength. Suddenly
they find themselves utterly worn out.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-24
THE EPISCOPAL CONVOCATON MEETS

and I think the, laxity OF parents IS
more marked here than is usually the
case. But if our Sunday schools are
bright and attractive and make the
children to want to come they Will
find a way of coming in spite OF the
sunshine or the rain-or of Indifferent
mothers either.
The subject assigned to Mr.. Dodge
was how to retain children who reach
maturity. He made an earnest appeal
for such an instilling of the divine and
higher life into the experience of the
young that it would be paramount to
all the expanding influences of youth
and find it's truest outlet in their eff
forts for society and self.
In connection with this address Mr..
Lovsted spoke of the importance Oh
enlisting the interest Of the boys in the
Junior branch of St. Andrews Brother-
hood. After singing the st. Andrew
hymn. the Rev. Canon Ault OF wal
Iuku, followed with a paper on
Course of Instruction" recommending
certain books. Deaconess Drant read
a good essay on Opportunities WIN
children of Many Races" and spoke
of the Asiatfcs ard others who come
to st, Erzabeth's House for help.
The Rev. Canon Weymouth, NJ. -
of Lahaina, had for his subject Child
rem and the Prayer Book and show
ed the Importance Of training children
from infancy as members Of the King
dom and not members for the King
dom.
The Rev. Kong Yin Tet gave an ae-
count of the Ioiliili Mission from its
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-24
Jap Procurers Sentenced.

Judge Dole yesterday morning SEN
fenced Sekimoto, Yonehara, Kanazawa
and Yamakawa, the four Japanese who
confessed their guilt as having viola
ted the Federal statute regarding pros
titution. to eighteen months imprison-
ment each and to pay costs.
When asked if they had anything to
say. one of the quartet said that when
the case began he thought he was not
guilty. but the evidence had convinced
him of his error. Yonehara said he
did not know that he was committing
any WRONG when he Joined the now
famous Ten Dollar Club Each
asked for light punishment The at
tornev for the japanese asked that
light sentence be imposed on the
ground that the japanese knew not
the difference in the moral code as
viewed from the American and ORR
entail standpoints. The L. s. District
Attorney advised against the lessen
ing of the punishment.
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When this exhaustion occurs, instead
of lying down for an hours complete
rest before eating anything, they sit
down to a meal more or less hearty,
in order to rest themselves, as they
think. The tired-out stomach is too
weak to care for the load of food that
is thrust upon it. !.
By and by dyspeptic condition IS
induced, and the woman wonders what
she has eaten that has brought on dys-
pepsia. But it isn't what she eats. 1t
is the condition under which she eats
that is making a dyspeptic of her
Learn not to eat when tired, and the
stomach will take care of its food and
itself.
Eat little while you work.
Eat enough once a day, and do no
work for two hours afterward and
don't sleep within two hours of hearty
eating.
Eat slowly. Nothing can exceed that
in importance.
Eat simple things and change your
diet frequently.
Eat regularly-alway at the same
hours-and chew carefully.
Careful eating, simple food, slow eat
ing, long mastication, are good things
for bad complexion.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Lucy. Idaho and Mrs. H.-The best
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-24
St. Douglass.

Twas the night before Christmas.
And all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring,
Not even a mouse.
When mama awoke with a start and
a shake,
And wondered why papa
Was SO wide awake;
A rumbling and roaring
Soon came to their ears
A noise that would follow them,
All through their years.
For down near the bath room
The water rushed out,
And it caused poor papa
And mama to shout.
"Oh, why did we make such fearful
mistake;"
"Oh, John dear. I fear that
My poor heart viii break,
Unless you viii promise
That tomorrow you'll call
Bath, the plumber, and have him
Go over it all.
And then no more leaks,
For we know that tbs true,
That folks always call Bath
When there's plumbing to do"
Phone 81
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IN HONOR OF
SCOTLAND'S BARD

Scotland's poet Burns will be hon.
from the land O. the heather in Homo
lulu. The arrangements for the smok-
er are complete and the program saw
ors of a literary and musical repast of
considerable merit.
The smoker will be given in Elks
hall commencing at s o'clock. The
program as finally arranged, is as fol-
lows:
chairman's Remarks-Chief R. An
derson.
Pfanoforte solo: Scottish Airs-Geo.
F. Davies.
Song: There was lad was born in
KYLE L. Cockburn.
Toast: 1.-THE Immortal Memory of
Robert Burns"-Dr. A. N. Sinclair.
Song: 30 a the ARTS the win can
blaw'-Stanley Livingston.
Violin solo: Scottish selection-W. A
Love. {,
Toast: 1.-THE President Of the United
States''-U. S. District Attorney X. W.
BreckoSs.
Pianoforte solo: American Airs-c.
Nett.
Recitation-Dr. F. Howard Humphrfs.
Toast: 1.-The Land o. Burns'-Jafnes
c. McGill.
Song: Scots wha hae"-I. s. Diliing-
ham.
Anderson.
Toast. Their Britannia Majesties,
the King and Queen''-H. B. NJ Consul
w. R. Hoare.
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way to wave the hair is to divide 1t IN
strands as though about to braid 1t.
But only take two strands, and for the
third. substitute a bit of rather wide,
stout ribbon, which is fastened to the
head by means of a hairpln. Make
several of these pigtails, using gem
erous allowance OF hair. Pin them TO
the head so that they may mot bic
troublesome. In the morning you Will
have wavy locks, nice ripping waves.
OF course, the hair must be moistened
with water before braiding.
Ruth.-Glycerine and mutton tallow
are excellent to use for massaging. Use
enough glycerin to soften the mutton
tallow, or sweet oil will do quite as
well. An excellent hair tonic to use
once week is:
Bay rum z ozs.
Olive oil ........... LIZ OF.
Ou1n1ne. ...............: } sIs.
A little rubbed on the eyebrows may
make a heavier growth.
H. o. J-Tf your face is shiny don't
use soap oftener than once a week and
occasionally wipe off the face with a
cloth dipped in equal parts OF water
and alcOhOl ne lock OF nan you SCilu
is light brown in color. 1t is not blonde
or auburn. A thorough shampoo once
in three weeks is often enough. that IS
if you frequently massage the scalp
with your fingers dipped IN cold water
G. L. Ito keep the joints of the
hands from getting stiff. after holding
the hands in water as hot as can be
borne, massage them, both backs and
palms as well as fingers, with sweet
oil. Rub it thoroughly. Then dip the
hands in hot water again, using soap.
Rinse with clear water and rub on a
lotion of I ounce glycerin, dram acetic
acid and 3 ounces rosewater. Do this
at night and wear gloves.
Marion Hawkshurst-For an oily
complexion wash your face night and