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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-30

CHEAP PROPERTY-E. Hyattsville
New five-room cottage; latrobe; town
water; 81, 400. Also siX-rOOm house; town
water; one acre. splendid for garden and
poultry, 81, 700. monthly payments; two
squares from electric road; values ad
yancing rapidly. ROBT. W. WELLS,
HyattsVillc. jy2S-6t
FOR SALE-At Bcrwyn, Nd, " miles
from station, brand-new fiVe-rOOm cot
tage on three-acre tract; abundance Of
shade trees, garden, fruit, and flowers.
excellent well; fine lawn; steam and
electric cars; terms, sl.5O0; 500 cash:
balance SO per month. Inquire ROOM
lOi, Columbian Building. Jy2-3t
FOR SALE-Fine suburban residence.
nalf acre ground. on corner convenient
TO cars; fine view; perfect drainage
shade, lawn. ten rooms: all modern i'm
provementss bargain. apply TO
OWNER, Box g, this Office jy2s-3t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-30
Mails fer South and Central America,
West Indies. Etc.

MEXICO, overland. unless specially addressed
for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at 1903 a. m. %. and
10 p. m. (hl
CUBA MAILS close here at p. N. Mondays
We inssisys sni Saturdays. via Port Tampa,
Fla, and at 10 p m, Thursdays. via New Or
leans. la.
NEWFOUNDLAND. BY rail 10 North Sydney
and thence via steamer, close here daily, ex-
cept Sundays. at ESQ pm. o.. and on Sundays
at a 80 am. Ck), the connecting closes being
on Mondays, WedneSdays. and Saturdays.
JAMAICA. by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer, close here Tuesdays and Fridays at $50
p m. (b)
MIQUELOE, by rail to Boston and thence via
steamer, close here daily, except Sundays. az
2:3o p N. (b). and Sundays at IL 80 a. m
Qk)
BELIZE. PUERTO CORTEZ, and GUATE-
MALA. by rail to New Orleans and thence via
steamer, close here daily at lO:O5 a m. %. and
10 p. m. Oh. the connecting closes being On
Mondays.
COSTA RIGA, by rail to New Orleans and
thence via steamer. ciooe here daily at 1905
q. n. %. and 10 p. m o.. the connecting
closes being on TUESDAYS
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Take dark green cars, get off at
QUEENS CHAPEL ROAD.

Go p)rth three squares-will see sign.
ACRE or more, 7 1me Farms.
ACRE or more, & iCken Farms.
ACRE or more, Truck Farms.
ACRE or more any kind Farms.
ACRES, with or without buildings.
ACRES. 5 squares from r. ]. ave cars.
ACRES, % minutes TO eth 4 G SITS NV.
ACRES, one fare TO any part Of City.
ACRES. cheaper than 50Xl50 It. lots.
ACRES at size per square foot
ACRES in best y. i. section, d. G.
ACRES containing a.. $50 square feet.
ACRES ought now will bring wealth.
ACRES [ SIC versus n. l.. 50Xl50 IT..
lots
QUEENS CHAPEL ROAD is being
MaCadamiZed.
Samuel c. Hill With E. Lodge Bill,
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FOR SALE-FARMS.

FOR SALE-Loudoun county farm, u
miles from Leesburg. Va; 800 acres OF
good land, easily cultivated with ma
chinery; six acres IN orchard of apples.
peaches, pears, cherries. grapes; seven
room house; springs and well: electric
lights near; good farming proposition.
owner wants 10 sell. Apply 10 l. H
SAUNDERS, Exclusive Agent, 1907 F St
nv. fv2O-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
LAPS REFUSED FROM FORT
 WITH TREMENDOUS LOSSES

St. Petersburg, August s.-C :25 a. m.)- An official report from Lieutenant Gen. eral stoessel. commanding the military forces at Port Arthur, says that the Japanese were repulsed with tremendous loss In three-days fight from July 2s to July 2s.
 General Kuropatkin reports from Liao Yang some small Russian successes in outpost fighting up 10 August 5, without the expected great battle having been opened.
 The simultaneous receipt of favorable news from these commanders In the far east raised the spirits of those in the Russian capital immensely.
 General Stoessels despatch. though ten days old is taken as satisfactory reru- tation of the recently repeated rumors of the fall of Port Arthur. He states that the determined Japanese assaults were repulsed with tremendous loss and figures 10000 as the number of Japanese killed or wounded. This is admitted on Chinese information which heretofore has proved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
TRAIN CRASHES THROUGH
 BRIDGE INTO RIVER BELOW
HOPE TROUBLE IS
 NOTHING SERIOUS
STATE DEPARTMENT >XS s GENERAL REYES WiIloS>o ABLE TO COPE WITH IT, ISOLATION AT HoeoTA. Q

Washington. August 7.--Although the state department has not received any information of the reported stoning of the American legation at Bogota, the of ficials manifest lively interest in every thing pertaining to the matter.
 Very recent advices from Colombia in- dicated peaceful condition of affairs with the exception of possible political complications growing out of General Reyes presidential candidacy. Presuma- bly, the feeling of dissatisfaction which followed General Reyes failure to obtain any money from the United States in payment of Panama still exists in Colum- bia, and this may have given rise to un- friendly demonstrations against the American representatives at Bogota if this has occurred.
 Still the confident belief here is that General Reyes will promptly deal with any trouble that might occur and thus avoid complications which this govern ment would regret. Mir. Snder the charge d affaires, Is a West Virginia appointee, and newspaper worker by profession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
Jan Cruiser Strikes Mine.

Che Foo, August S.-(9 a. m.)-The Jap anese force which captured Wolf's Hill Is now entrenched in the valley about two-thirds of a mile from the fortress at Port Arthur. A Japanese cruiser is all legged to have struck a mine and to have sunk immediately in the vicinity of Cris- tova battery. The Russian cruiser Bayan has a small hole above her water line which was inflicted by the explosion of a mine which had floated to the harbor entrance The Japanese have occupied Louisia Bay, landing troops with the prob able intention of attacking west of the city There has been no important fight Ing in the vicinity of Port Arthur since July 2S. The Russian artillery harasses the Japanese who are attempting to ad- vance their trenches.
 The above information was brought here today by Russian refugees who left Port Arthur the 4th inst
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
LOUISVILLE IS READY
 FOR KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

Louisville. Ky. August 7.-The twenty third convention of the supreme lodge. Knights of Pythias, and the biennial en- campment of the uniform rank will begin In this city next Sunday with an att tendance that gives promise at this time of surpassing any previous similar event in the history of the order Official re- ports made by twenty-six brigadier gen erals to the association call for accommo- dations of 15.O00 uniformed men.
 Tracy R. Bangs of Grand Forks. N. D., will preside over the convention of the supreme lodge. He will be succeeded in the chair of the supreme chancellor by Charles Shivley of Richmond, Ind Eight states have candidates for the office of supreme vice chancellor.
 General James R. Carnahan of Indi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
AFTER LOUISIANA NEGRO.
Race Riot is Threatened as Result of
 Murder of White Man.

Shreveport, La, August 7-Information reached this city tonight from Cypress, small place in Natchitochez Parish, La, of a threatened race riot growing out of the killing of white carpenter named Baker by Octave Smith. colored late this afternoon. Smith occupied a small shack as a sodawater stand that had been built by Baker for another person. Today Baker went to the house and locked 1t up, claiming that he had not been paid for building it. This angered Smith, who pro- cured shot gun and fired both barrels at Baker, killing him instantly. Smith then escaped. The killing aroused great excitement and the whites armed them selves and drove the negroes out of the community.
 It Is reported tonight that two squads or negroes were fired upon and it is thought several were wounded. Blood hounds have been asked for from here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
BRITISH ARE NEAR
 SACRED MOUNTAIN
RULER OF THIBET HAS FLED TO EXCLUSION OF MONASTERY AND REFUSES TO SEE ALL THE OFFICIALS.

L'IIasse. Thibet, August 3.-Delayed.) J. The British expedition is encamped a mile from the sacred mountain of Potala, on which Is situated the Daila Lama's private gardens. The Daila Lama fled to the mountain eighteen miles distant. It is reported that he has shut himself up in strict seclusion. refusing to see even the highest state officers and declaring that he will remain secluded for three years.
 Colonel Younghusband has received a ceromanial visit at Amban which prom ised to assist in arriving at a settlement and made gifts of food to the British troops.
 The appearance of the city shows the descriptions of explorers to be extremely accurate. The surroundings are very fer tile, and the whole place gives evidence of great prosperity. Brilliantly costumed groups watched the approach of the ex- petition from the roof of one of the structures on Potala Mountain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08

to be exceedingly doubtful value. But with Russian losses of 150O as a basis, the authorities here consider that 5000 Is a fairly conservative estimate since the Japanese were beaten off in what must have been a desperate assault upon tre- mendousdly strong Qualifications. The fact that the Japanese were not able to re- move their dead and wounded is taken to prove that their defeat must have been one of great severity.
 The authorities do not dlyulge the source of General StoessePs report, though it is understood that 1t came by way of Che Foo The fact that the Japanese are in possession of the country as far north as Haicheng renders 1t unlikely that 1t came by the land route.
 General Kuropatkin's report states that the Japanese are ssc tionary on his eastern front the greatest activity being on the south and southeast positions. where the Russians are able to take the offensive. While the movements in themselves are apparently of no great importance they are interesting as showing that the Japa- nese are still halting before undertaking the serious task of attacking Lao Yang with its strong circle of defenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
Bodies Are Mutilated.

Tokio. August 7.-General Kuroki's sur geons have examined a number of bodies of soldiers whom they allege have been the victims of Russian atrocity
 One of the cases cited was that of the condition of men found at Two on July 3 It was declared by the surgeons that the head of a Japanese soldier was stained hv the Russians while the blood was yet in circulation.
 Four cases in the vicinity of Siamatzsa also were reported in which the surgeons asserted that the bodies were bayoneted and dishgured after the victims had fallen wounded The publication of these state ments has created a feeling of disgust and intense resentment here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08

New York, August IA bomb thrown into a crowd of Italians in East one Hun dred and Fifty-frst street last night in- jured a score or more persons, and lea 10 the arrest today of vincenzo Donetti' who the police believe is a member Of BLACK Hand" society, which for some time mas terrorized residents of the Italian dis- tricts here and extorted money from them by threats of acts of violence.
 Donetti was himself more severly in- jured by the bomb than any of the oth- CTS, one leg being badly torn from the hip to the ankle but he managed to escape at the time and was arrested to- day at his home. Two rival saloonkeep- CTS on opposite street corners were giv- ing away beer in an effort to outdo each other, and a crowd surrounded each place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
TORPEDO DESTROYERS
 HAVE SPIRITED BATTLE

TolSio, August 2, 1 p. m.-Admiral Togo cables that an exciting torpedo destroyer fight took place off Port Arthur on Fri day evening, August 5, when the Japanese torpedo destroyers Akbono ard Obosa ap- preached the entrance of the harbor for the purpose of reconnortering.
 Fourteen torpedo boat destroyers dashed out, separated and endeavored to surround the Japanese boats. The latter broke through the eordon, however, driv- ing three or four of the Russian boats. At this point the Japanese torpedo de- stroyer Ironmo joined the other two, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
ROME IS THROWN IN NEW
 YORK INJURING A SCORE

Peter Dimerco who was acting as door keeper at one saloon, says that Donetti approached him and demanded money which was refused him. He immediate ly stepped back, took a bomb from his pocket. lighted It's fuse and threw It. An explosion followed and men, women and children ran screaming from the place. Donetti was knocked down but soon recovered sufficiently to be able to get away. When the police went to ar- rest him today, he threatened to com init suicide, but his door was broken in before he could obtain weapon. A phy- sician was attending to his wounds at the time.
 Several children were slightly injured and one man is known to have had his chin blown off, but so far as the police have been able to learn. no one was fatal ly hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08

annapolis will be reelected commander of the uniform rank.
 Elaborate arrangements have been made by the citizens of Louisville for the entertainment of the Pythians Thous- ands of dollars have been raised by popu- lar subscription. The camp of the uni- form rank will be located at Shawnee Park, and here General Garnahan will re- view the troops The general parade will take place Tuesday afternoon, Au- gust 16. and 1t Is estimated there will be 1000 sir knights and fifty bands of music in line. Thirty-nne companies representing sixteen different states are entered in the competitive drills for which cash prizes aggregating S1O,OO0 are hung up. Two grand balls are included among the social features of the weeks pro- gramme
 Nashville and New Orleans are after the biennial of 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
SUPPOSED TO BE POISON
Autopsy Made on Race Horse Which
 Died Suddenly.

Dover, N. H., August 7.-An investi- gation is being conducted into the recent sudden death of three race horses at the local track. Jewett A, stallion owned by Herbert Gray of Havre Hill, Mass, dropped dead on the track yesterday, and today an autopsy revealed a foreign substance supposed to be poison in the horse 5 stomach.
 Art Boy and Sagwa died suddenly at the track a few days ago, and an investigation of their stomachs will be made. Sagwa owned bv T l., Berry of Providence, R. L. had A mark of 2:09A, and was formerly owned by T. w. Lawson, who paid s17 1000 for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
WRECK ON SOUTHERN.
Twenty-two Passengers Have Miracu-
 lous Escapes in Tennessee.

Knoxville, Tenn, August Worth. ward Southern passenger train on the Knoxville & Ohio division was wreck ed today by the spreading rails near Elk Valley, fifty-five miles from Knox vile. While running along at lively clip the baggage car and three coaches left the rail and turned over Three trainmen were painfully hurt, but twenty-two passengers aboard had miraculous escapes from serious in- jury They were carried to Jellico, where physicians attended them.
 Five years ago a disastrous wreck occurred at the same point from the same cause, in which several lives were lost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
Democratic Majority Will be
 Greatest in History,
SURPRISE FOR JUDGE PARKER
Champ Clark Says He Thinks Judge Parker Knows All About 1t, But They Are Going to Notify
 Him Anyway.

Washington. August T. - tspeoial.)- Down in Texas" said Representative
 Burgess of that state tonight. we ara something in the position of the fellow who started out by addressing his au- dience in joy and sorrow.
 We are glad at the brilliant prospects, of the democracy and we regret that Tex as can't do anything more than contrib- ute its own electoral vote for Parker and Davis. We are going to roll up the great est democratic majority in our history. The only thing that will keep our vote down Is lack of opposition. What votes we lose In this respect we will more than make up through dislike of Roosevelt. We could easily lend the democrats of New York, Indiana and Illinois a couple of hundred thousand and have safe ma- jority left.
 Win or lose" continued MT. Burgess, there Is general good feeling at the united condition of the party. For over twenty years we have been split up more or less over the money question. It Is now eliminated The question Is settled. We are In a position to go before tha people on the issues of less taxation and morHA economical administration. issues which before the war and three times since the war have resulted in great dem- ocratic victories. l am undoubtedly lock- ing toward the election of Parker and Davis"
 Rivers and Harbors Committee Busy.
 The members of the house rivers and harbors committee will meet in New York Wednesday morning, and from that point will begin a river and harbor in- spection which will last nearly month. | Improvements heretofore made will be carefully examined, and particular atten- ton will be given to propositions for fur ther Improvements. It Is expected that nearly all the members of the commlt- tee will make the trip.
 From the New York harbor the com mittee will go up the New England coast to Maine. A boat will be taken from Cleveland to Duluth, thence to St. Paul and down the Mississippi river to St. Louis, where the committee will dis band
 As soon as congress meets the commit- tee will immediately start the prepara- ton of bill which will be reported early next year It is usual to report a bill during the first session of congress, but last winter no action was taken owing to the desire of the republican leaders to hold down expenses.
 Champ Clark Talks. l Representative Champ Clark, chairman of the democratic committee on presi- dential notification, passed through l Washington this morning en route to Eso- pus where he will officially tell Judgs l Alton B. Parker that he is the partys l standard bearer.
 Judge Parker probably knows all about it, said Representative Clark, but the convention selected me and some fifty l others to make certain that he would get the information. We will gather at Eso- pus Wednesday afternoon and give sur prise party to the judge. 1 understand big crowd of democrats will be onl hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
Many Are Killed and Nuner- Ous Bodies Are Washed
 Down the River
BODIES OF THREE YOUNG
 WOMEN ARE RECOVERED
Awful Wreck at Pinon, Colo. North of Pueblo, Occurred Last Night and the Particulars Are
 Yet Meagre.

Pueblo, Colo, August 7-Rio Grande passenger train No. H. due to reach Pueblo at S:15 D. m., went through a bridge at Pinon at 7:5O o'clock tonight. The engine and five coaches were wreck ed and a number of passengers injured The acident was caused by the heavy rain which weakened the bridge. The ex- tent of the injuries to the passengers IS not known, but it is rumored that some fatalities resulted.
 It is now reported that between thirty and fifty people have been drowned in the wreck near Pinon, many of them Pueblo residents.
 A call for volunteers has been made at Pueblo and every available man is being sent to the scene. Details are very hard to obtain at this hour.
 The wrecked train was the Missouri flyer. No. Il, which left Denver on the Denver and Rio Grande tracks for this city at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
 A local undertaken has gone to the scene on the relief train, taking all the coffins and stretchers available,
 A message from the Pinon railroad agent who returned to that place late tonight from the scene or the wreck, said that he could find no trace of the engine and three of the cars. He found the fire man wandering about in a dazed con- dition, looking for the engineer, and could hear the cries of the unfortunates. He said that Conductor J. H. Smith, En- gineer Hinman and Brakeman J. J. Tur- ner were among the dead.
 The bodies of three young women, un- identified, washed down Fountain river and were found late tonight half mile from the scene of the wreck. J. M. Killen, Pueblo business man, injured but not seriously, was washed down the river a distance of mile, when he was enabled to crawl out on the bank.
 The prospects of recovering further bodies tonight seems slight.
 Denver, Colo, August IA special train carrying Rio Grande officials left tonight for the scene of the wreck at Pinon.
 No definite information has been receiv- ed here beyond the fact that three coaches went through the bridge.
 The Rio Grande people fear that the loss of life will be heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
Cloudhurst in Colorado.

Trinidad, Colo, August IA cloudburst in Fisher canyon. three miles north of here tonight, caused the loss of two lives and flooded mines and other property in and adjacent to the canyon
 William Haigh, general manager of the Trinidad Coal company which owns sev- eral mines in Fisher canyon, and an em- ploye, William Richardson, while driving up the canyon were caught in the flood and drowned. Two bridges on the Santa Fe road near Fillmore were washed out. It is reported that bridges and roadbeds of the Colorado and Southern have been CamaLed also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08

the three turned and spirltedly attacked the eleven Russian boats The latter re- tired within the harbor. The Japanese boats were uninjured. The damage to the Russian ships is unknown.
 Admiral Togo congratulated the men and officers of the three Japanese boats in attacking and causing the retreat of a superior number of the enemy's boats.
 Lieutenant General Yamagachi of the Fifth division, who commanded the Japa- nese troops during the Boxer uprising, died today after a lingering illness. The emperor made General Yamagachi vls- count yesterday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
WOMEN CAST VOTES.
Election in Australia Results in VIc-
 tory for Opposition Party.

Sidney. N. s. w., August 7.-The gen. eral election has resulted in a general victory for the opposition party which ad- vocated reform in the extravaganza of the administration. It Is expected that the cabinet will resign.
 The features of the election were the great exercise of the franchise by women to whom it was only recently granted, and a large accession to the strength of the labor party.
 Sir John See. resigned as premier of New South Wales on June last retiring from public life. A new cabinet was formed by Thomas WaddelI, who had filled the positions of colonial treasurer and minister of railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
Were Not Badly Constructed.

Mexico City, August 7.-The govern. ments official gazette denies that the gunboats Tampico and Vera Cruz, built by Lewis Nixon at Elizabeth, N, j., were badly constructed, as rumored in the press here. The official gazette says the gunboats only need some small repairs to the boilers, when they will be in perfect condition for service. Their construction is solid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
STRUCTURAL UNION TO MEET.
Alliance Will be Formally Completed
 at Indianapolis Today.

Indianapolis, August 7-The-annual con vention of the Structural Building Trades alliance, which had its inception during October, 1902. will convene tomorrow AL though a meeting was held in this city last August, the meeting this week will be in effect the first annual convention of the federated trades. Officers will be elected and the general offices located.
 At present nine unions each a separate and distinct organization, constitute the membership of the alliance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-08
No News from Fortress.

London, August S.-No further news from Port Arthur has reached London. and there is no confirmation of the rumor- ed fall of the fortress.
 General Oku's detailed report shows that only small rear guard action were involved in the Japanese occupation of the Haicheng-New Chwang line up to noon of August 8.
 The Daily Telegraphs Brussels corres- pendent hears that owing to the impos- sibillty of floating a foreign loan Russia has decided to raise an Internal loan of s75,OoOOOo, and also to establish an Income tax