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The Washington times., 1904-06-12

change. The two garments were almost
aiike-a sleeveless overcoat or covering
similar to the talmas now worn by
some OF the old-time gentlemen in the
South.
"Mr. Davis did not have on any
women's clothes any more than 1 have
on at this moment, and the story that
Mrs. Davis went TO the door OF the tent
and told the soldiers that the tent was
occupied by ladies and that they should
be given time TO dress. is untrue, as Is
also the published statement that she
dressed Mr.. Davis in her clothes. went
to the tent door with him and told the
soldiers that It was her mother who
wanted to go TO the spring after a
bucket Of water.
When Mr.. Davis saw there was no pos
sible chance for escape he simply gave
himself up and walked back into the
tent There was nothing else to do,
except to be shot into tatters. for the
Yankees were around US thicker than
hornets. and they were just about as
busy. too for they were popping away
at any and everything, and, as I said,
killed some Of their own men.
Prisoners Under Guard.
"a short time after Mr.. Davis had re-
entered his tent Lieutenant Pritchard
came to the door and asked me II the
tent was occupied by jefferson Davis. /,
of course. answered that 1t was. I wish
TO speak 10 him. he said. ! will an
nOunce your wishes. Lieutenant Pritch-
ard l answered. I told Mr.. Davis and
he ordered me TO admit the officer. 1
did so, and after a very short converse
I - out
Mr.. Davis drank a cup Of coffee. and
then We got ready to break camp, all
being prisoners of war, save Colonel
Wood and Lieutenant Barnwell. who had
succeeded in making their escape
"It was then considerably advanced
in the day and we were hustled into
conveyances ard taken 10 Macon. Ga,
where General Wilson had his head
quarters, and from there we were ship
ped TO Augusta, Ga, where we were
placed on a steamboat and conveyed
down the Savannah River to Port Royal
and thence to Hampton Roads by ocean
vessel At Hampton Roads we We're
placed on a large ship, where we were
kept several days, all receiving moderate
~ fair treatment. and right here I
want 20 say that Lieutenant Pritchard
and General Wilson gave Mr.. Davis and
his family, as well as the other prison
ers. the kindliest consideration, and evil
IDENTIFY dill not take much stock in the
belief that Mr.. Davis had taken any part
in the ASA ssination OF Mr.. Lincoln.
with Mrs. Davis. her sister. Miss
Maggie Howell, and the children. I went
back 20 Savannah on the same YES
sci which had carried US to Hampton
Roads. At Savannah, after looking aft
er Mrs. Davis and the others until there
was no further use for me. I returned
TO my house In Raleigh. n. c., and I
was never again in the employ Of the
Davis family, every member of which
I loved and respected, for better. truer
people never lived.
81 have been berated by some men,
both white and colored, for my loyalty
to Mr.. Davis, his family, and the South
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Uncle Sans New Orange.

A FTER struggling for more than
"A five years the vegetable rzsnoI-
L n ogist and phys.Si0gist OF tie De
partment of Agriculture. a F. Woods,
has produced a hardy orange that VIII
grow as far north as the District OF Co
lumbia, but the fruit is sOurer fhan any
lemon ever grown.
Mr.. Woods mas been trying &c hybrid
lie an orange tree that will not be sub
ject TO killing frosts, such as frequently
kin the entire groves Of Florida plant.
ers. he intends 20 spend S1,55S on this
work again this year. When he was
telling the Committee on Agriculture
of the House how sour the hardy orange
is. a member suggested that he cross
IL with sugar cane
The department is making great prog
ress in the matter of citrus fruits. Or.
Herbert J. Weber. of the department.,
has produced what he calls a tangelo,
which is a hybrid fruit obtained by
crossing the tangerine or l-id-SlOVe
orange with tie pOmelO or grape fruit.
This was suggested to DIR. Weber by
the great difficulty IN eating grape fruit
with a spoon.
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nv YHEN Richmond was evacu-
NV assa the Union army got
no money nor was the
great seal Of the Confederacy captured.
i had already made way with something
Ike thirteen million in gold and silver,
and had Sunk the great seal in the
water at a certain place in Richmond.
The Union army got nothing Of great
value"
The man who makes this statement
statement which is new and startling,
but which carries evidence Of truthful
ness is james, II. Jones, trusted ser
want Of Jefferson Davis, president of
the Confederacy, who was with him
the night OF the 10th Of May. 1866. when
he was captured near Irwinton, Ca For
the past ten years or more Jones has
been an employe OF the United States
Senate. and enjoys the respect and con-
hdence OF the national lawmakers and
his fellow-employes He seldom talks
OF the part ne played in the war, a part
which is now told for the first time and
which was drawn from the aged man
by showing him what has been said to
be a duplicate Of the great seal Of the
Confederate States.
More than a month before Richmond
fell" said Jones, Mr.. Davis intrusted
10 me something like $1,000. 900 in gold.
silver, and other valuables. It was IN
kegs and boxes, and was loaded in a
box car; almost anyone would have
taken IL for old junk / was told to
keep the car switching around from
place 10 place. That car. with it's precious
load, was hauled around and side
tracked at a number Of places IN North
and South Carolina was nervous
about the whole matter. although never
a soul suspected what was IN the car
AFTER a time received Instructions to
take the car to Newberry S c. and
turn IL over 20 Captain Parker, orders
1 was glad enough 20 carry out
Turned Over to Parker.
Captain Parker was at Newberry and
I turned the kegs and boxes OF money
over 20 him. He had some country
teams at the depot and the Junk was
loaded into the wagons and carried
70 point between Newberry. s. C.,
and Washington. Ga. where Il was
buried on the side OF the road deep
down IN the sand
1T does not look reasonable 70 say
that the Yankees could have got any Of
this money. does ftp
well. according 70 that, there was not
much cash left In Richmond for them
20 get, but who got this money after the
war. after things got quiet?"
THAT / can not say. but do know
that I didn't. You see Mr. Davis was
IN prison. but ] suppose IL fell into the
hands OF the right men. / am satisfied il
did. but 1 can't say who they were !
never went back that way again. but I
have always felt satisfied that the
money was saved
THAT seal? Well. sir. 1 shall not tell
exactly where ] put IL. and / never viii |
tell. II was given 10 me 10 put in the |
water and at the same slime / was told |
that I'm the case the Confederacy should |
fall. or I'm case Mr.. Davis should be /
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killed or taken prisoner, I must never
divulge where the seal was. love the
memory Of Mr.. Davis too much 20 v1o-
late that promise; there is no sum Of
money large enough to make me tell
where sunk the seal believe I could
go to the very spot. but I am not going
10 do IT: I never did deceive Mr.. Davis
and 1 am sure I am not going to now
that he is dead.
May Have Got First Seal.
1T Is possible that the Union army,
got the original Of the seal you have
shown me, for after the other seal came
from England this one was left lying
around anywhere. / remember when
this seal was sent to Mr.. Davis. and II
came from either Baltimore or Washing-
ton. 1t was shipped in a large box. and
IN the box which assisted In opening
there was very large and fine Con-
federate flag. This seal did not weigh
more than one pound. while the one
which came from England must have
weighed ten times that much. The seal
made in England bore no resemblance
whatever TO the seal you have, IL being
shaped like the California ffty-doIlar
gold piece, with the bust of Stonewall
Jackson in the center. The wreath was
about the same as is on this one, repre-
senting wheat. corn. cotton. cane. and
tobacco. The officers of the Confederate
army wore a similar wreath on their
caps"
Stonewan Jackson did not receive the
wounds from which death resulted until
al the battle of ChanceIlorsviIle. on Nav
?. 1868. and perhaps you may be mis-
taken about its being his bust on the
seal
L remember that distinctly. sir. but ]
am sure II was his bust on the seal.
The other seal has George Washington
on horseback. just as the monument at
Richmond shows him. 1 have not for
gotten any OF these facts. though you
are the first man l have talked TO about
the seal in all these years. The seal
was brought from England on the Fan
NY and was landed at Wilmington. n.
G, and from there sent to Richmond. 1
assisted in unpacking the box IT came
In, a beautiful rosewood box. shapea
Ike the cases used for duelinE pistols.
The box was trimmed and inIaid with
pearls and silver. did not put this box
In the water with the seal"
Not Capture u Army.
That the seal made In England for
tho Confederate government, or any
other seal OF that short-iived govern
inent, was not taken by the Union army
when Richmond was captured. is clear
~ evident, for General Ainsworth. OF
the War Department, has made a
thorough search of all the records and
of the trophies Of war. and he makes
the positive statement that no seal. or
duplicate seal. Of the Confederate
States is now or has ever been In the
War Department; that ne is satisfied
that IL such seal had been taken IL
would have found it's way TO the DEPART
ment. That Jones is eminently correct
in saying the Yankees got no money
In Richmond from the Confederate
treasury is also borne out by the state
ment that all the coin found In the
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PICTURES IT.
Jones' Conception Of Dropped

Confederate vaults would not have
soldier ''ii'iOi'
Ihat seal for the Confederate Suites
was made either in Washington or Bal
urnore at about the time Indicated is
yerihed by the statement OF William
baumgarten. OF Washington, who was
shown the duplicate seal. and who
said:
1 have heard my grandfather saw he
made seal for the Confederate States
ana sent IL to Richmond. This seal
answers very accurately my grand
fathers description Of the seal he made
He was then in business in Baltimore
he said that IL was one OF the best
pieces Of work he ever turned out. and
II this Is the seal. or duplicate Of the
on9 he made, it was a perfect piece OF
workmanship"
The Design of Congress.
On the 22d Of February, 1862. the Con-
federate Congress adopted designs for a
great seal made by Thomas J. Semmes.
Of Louisiana, which consisted Of a device
representing an equestrian statue of
Washington (after the statue which sur
mounts his monument In the Capitol
Square, Richmond). surrounded with a
"+N"NNA. NSAApDofu VI the principal agrl-
cultural products OF the Southern tates
cotton, tobacco, sugar cane. corn
wheat, and rice-and having around II
the marginal words. THE Confederate
States of America, 22d February. 1867. .,
with the motto. Dec Vindice." This
design was forwarded to Senator James
NJ Mason Of Virginia, who had been
made Confederate commissioner 70 Eng
land and the seal was made nv +ba
engraver to the Queen. Joseph wyon.
II was more than ten years before the
work was completed. and was then for
Warded to the Confederate government
IN the care Of Lieutenant Chapman, who
delivered II safely with the following
bill from Mr.. wyon:
J. N. Mason, Esq, TO JOS. S. Wyon.
chief Engraver Of Her Mafestv's
Seals, Etc. 2S7 Regent Street. Lon
don, W:
July 2. lS64-Solid silver seal
F..rTg..
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Servant of Davis, Now Employe of Senate,
Relates How He Made Away With Seal
and Many Millions at the Approach
of the Union Armies.

Copyright by r. n. Cheshire, Washing
ton, d. c.
The Washington times., 1904-06-12
Seal No Small Affair.

March q, credit by cash. e42
Settled by cheque for bal
ance. JulV Z 1864
The Washington times., 1904-06-12

NV THEN Richmond was evacu-
NM ated the Union army got
no money nor was the
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-11
Russian ambassador Informs Wash
ington of War Declaration.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-COunt Cas-
sini, the Russian Embassador, called
upon Secretary Hay at noon to-day
and left with him the announcement
of the Gar declaring war on Japan.
The Counts communication with the
Department was in writing. 1t was
a dispatch from the Russian Foreign
Office to the ambassador, and was sub
stantialy as follows:
During the night of February S a
detachment of Japanese torpedo boats
unexpectedly attacked the Russian
squadron lying at anchor in the outer
rOadstead of Port Arthur. This attack.
being the beginning of military opera
tions, obliged the Imperial Government
to take immediate measures to reply
by armed force to the challenge issued
against Russia. Be good enough to
inform the Government Of the United
States.
The United States legation in Toxic
made two reports to-day to the State
Department upon the battles Strange
ly enough the news of the enlightenment
at Chemulpo was known at Toxic some
time before news came of the preced-
ing Port Arthur affair The first reads.
"A naval engagement was begun to-
day at noon (9th) outside the harbor
of Chemulpo- The Japanese squadron
sunk the Russian gunboat KOrutz at
4:10 p. m, and Overcame the cruiser
Variag. Hostilities were begun by the
Russian gunboats firing upon a jap
anese torpedo boat"
= A later dispatch from the japanese
Consul at Chefu, just across the strait
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-11
Japanese Make Short Work of the
Variag and Korutz

HIROSHIMA Feb. l0.-The following
graphic story Of the blowing up OF the
Russian warships in Chemulpo harbor
Is given by a correspondent:
Admiral Uriu of the japanese feet.
who was a graduate Of ANNAPOLIS
Naval Academy in the class of 1882. was
on Monday escorting six transports
with 5000 soldiers from Tsushima to
ChemulDo. in which harbor the Russian
ships Nariag and Korutz were lying.
CAPTAIN Rudnev, who was in COM
mand Of the Variag. gave notice Of the
approach Of the small japanese squad
ron. As Uriu drew near he saw that
the Russians were attempting to
escape. He signaled TO Captain Rud-
neV TO stop and ordered two torpedo
boats 10 cross the bows of the Russian
vessels al full speed. Rudnev held on,
opening fire on the torpedo-boats.
which then discharged two torpedoes
nithout result.
The Russian vessels then turned tail
ana sought refuge in the harbor. The
japanese vessels anchored outside for
the night Early on Tuesday morning
Admiral Driu sent word that if the
Russian vessels remained there he
would attack them in the harbOr
The captain Of the Nariag resolved
TO run the gauntlet. He steamed out
and made for the shelter Of the islands
OF the Korean coast.
A running fight followed, in which
the japanese did far better shooting
than the Russians
Several versions are current as to
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-11

the Cars ships must have been
wrought by means of mines.
1t was stated to-day ON authority of
Captain Buckman, marine superintend-
ent of the Cramp yards, that the Jap
anese have beeen secretly experiment.
ing with submarine vessels. The view
held by Captain Buckman that it was
vessels of this type that did damage
to the Russian ships at Port Arthur
is subscribed TO by Mr.. Cramp. He
holds that Captain Buckman's views
furnish the most plausible explanation
of the remarkable victory achieved by
the Japanese.
Captain Buekman declares that as
long as two years ago he saw a Jap
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-11

from Port Arthur, reports:
Entire Japanese fleet engaged Rus
sian fleet outside Port Arthur at II D.
m on the Sth. Two Russian battle
ships We're sunk by tOrpedOes- The
Russian ships outside the harbOr were
unable TO enter. No damage to Japan
ese fleet"
Another dispatch from Toxic stated
that no Japanese lives were lost in the
engagement at ChemulpO.
Naval interest in the lighting con-
tinues at the highest point. One OF
the highest officers of the navy. COM
menting upon the press accounts of the
engagements, says that the lesson to
be drawn is the absolute necessity of
maintaining a navy in continuous SER
vice. instead of following the old plan
Of laying uD ships in reserve. as has
been practiced by Russia. Japan, like
the United States. has for the last two
years kept in commission almost every
navy ship that would float and every
warship maneuvering so as to produce
the actual conditions Of war as nearly
as possible.
Another demonstration Of the Port
Arthur and ChemulD0 affairs was the
perfection Of the Japanese information
division. as their naval commanders
seemed 10 be at every moment in pos
session Of full information Of the Rus
sian movements and the disposition of
the Russian ships
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the exact result of the fight so far as
the Yariag is concerned, but 1 am re-
liably Informed that she was set on
fire and is now a hopeless wreck.
Others say she was sunk
The fate of the Korutz is more GER
tain Late in the evening she caught
fire and the flames spreading to the
magazine an explosion sent her to the
bottom.
Boats were lowered Immediately from
the japanese. vessels and the French
cruiser Pascal, which witnessed the
light, and these rescued the struggling
men IN the water. Heavy loss of life
among the Russians is reported. There
were several minor casualties among
ihe japanese Several Japanese yes
sells were slightly damaged.
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THINK JAPAN USED
SUBMARINE BOATS
IN NIGHT ATTACK

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10.-Charles
p. Cramp of the Cramp Shipbuilding
Company, which built the Retvizan and
Nariag for the Russian navy, declared
in an interview to-day that he did not
believe Russian naval officers had al
lowed torpedo-boats of ordinary type
TO creep up on them to torpedo and
then 10 escape. His belief in the eff
cheney of Russian officers led him to
hold the view that the destruction to
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-11
PosITIoNs OF RUSSIAN AND JAPANEsE FoRoEs

shows the positions and military Russia and
negotiations
Pngyang daiOn The landed
Chemu proceeded Seoul the Korean capital Those that have sem
erng gnearh
hayegO south
the
is Iievd o
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-11

anese built submarine vessel in the slip
of the navy yard at Yokosulxa, near
Yokohama.
MY knowledge of the Japanese char
acter," he said to-day, leads me to
the belief that the Mikado's nation has
been quietly working with submarine
boats. / think it is not at all unlikely
that we will hear that boats of this
type were used at Port Arthur"
When he was last in Japan Captain
Buckman commanded the Pacific Mail
steamship City of Peking. About
Christmas time, 1901, the steamship
was in quarantine at Yokosuka, where
the indefatigable Japanese have built
a fort in twenty eight fathoms of wa
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-11
Russian Gunboat Maniu Safe.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 1O-The Russian
gunboat Manjur. reported from various
sources to be under repair at Nagasaki
Japan, where she is said to have been
seized by the\Japanese, is in the har-
Dor here. She has had her hull and
funnel repainted black and is ready
for sea at a moments notice.
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ter. 1t was at this time that the cap
tain saw what he believes was the first
submarine boat to be built by the jap
anese Government, but he was warned
away from its inspection by a Japanese
officer
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-11

COLON, Feb. l0-The United states cruiser
Oiylmpia IA aas lsft here for chiriqui Lagoon to
coal Ine gunhoat Topeka is taking on board
coal alongside the dock ana viii leaV. hsr. 80
morrow for Guantanamo
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

The year 1904 is destined to be calamit.
Gus from its opening. News of the
dreadful fire at Baltimore and the open
ing of the Russo-Japanese war comes
simultaneously. In the nearer disaster
at Baltimore, the events in the far east
assume an Importance to us temporarily
less than otherwise. The disaster to
the Maryland metropolis is appalling,
and in point of loss approaches, if itdoes
not exceed in magnitude, the great
Chicago fire of thirty years ago. The
entire business heart of the city is eaten
cut by flames, banks, newspaper Offices,
wholesale and retail establishments, and
thousands of firms will be affected. The
loss is estimated in the hundreds Of
millions, and the insurance companies
will be called upon for s30,O0OOOO to
s75.O00,000 in losses. Many individuals
will suffer, and while it will not check
the growth of the city moro than tenn
porarily, it will leave blistering memory
of ruined men and beggared firms in
many instances. The city will rise as
other cities have risen, to greater and
better future, but not until another
generation will the wounds be healed
and the disaster become less keen and
bitter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
dOrdOn d Wheeler,
Attorneys for Assignee.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given. That that certain
Smith mortgagor, single man, to VI. +. Welsh
MORTGAGE, dated the 25th day of u A"em st'
record in the office of the Register of Deeds IN
end for the County of Cavalier, and State Of
North Dakota, on the 18th dayiof AUGUST. A. D..
lsoz; and recorded in book forty.eight (48.i
OF Mortgages, at page 90 will be foreciosed bV
4 SAFE OF the premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described, at the front door Of the
court House in the City of Langdon in the
SSounty OF Cavalier and State of North Da.
kota, at the hour of o'clock D. m, on the 5th
day Of March, 1904, to satisfy the amount du u.,
upon SAID mortgage, on the day of sale.
The premises described in said MORTGAGE. and
GSertaln premises situated in theCounty ofCaya.
ller ana State of North Dakota, and described
as follows, to-wit:- AooN'
A.. Inc southeast quarter (seA) of section thirty
.iree 15S) IN township one hundred and fifty
n nm. l1oS) north of range sixty three (63l west
vi t''e iltth principal meridian, and containine
QUO Huhored and sixty acres more or less. ar.
vey thereof e''e' Anen' sur
There will be duo on such mortgage nj the
aate OF sale, the sum of twelve hundred and
d. DATED it at Langdon, North Dakota, this 9th
cLEARy s. McrE ". WELSH IE;I:s Mortgage.
""nsoSn' North Dakota. 1851
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18
creates a different situation. A Jan,

creates different situation. A Janu-
ary excess Of expense over income Of
nearly 100000 is a strong reminder
of the actual situation, and must tend
to sober those who are responsible for
the condition of the treasury and its
administration before the country.
Republican extravaganza, republican
legislation which cramps and Injuries in
dustry by senseless prohibitive tariff,
republican policies that have injured
legitimate business all over the country
by assault upon it for party purposes,
republican incompetence and republican
dishonesty everywhere have brought
about this change in the situation
Secretary Shaw predicted a moderate
deficit. The chances are that it will be
inmodest. 1t looks now as if from
s75W0Ooo to s1OOO0O,OoO a year extra
would be required to keep the pace
which the republican party has set
How is it going to be raised: That is
the question which the people will ask
of the party and leaders during the ap
preaching campaign, and We shall be
much interested to learn what answer
they are going to make.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-02-18

The creamery industry in North Da-
kota has within the past five years pass
ed the experimental stage and become
fixed and profitable. Statistics Of farm
products in the state for 1903 show that
the number of creameries last year was
60 with prospects of a material increase
this year. Langdon has not as yet sue
ceeded in securing a creamery plant but
with due activity on the part of its bust
ness men stands Is good chance as any
town of its size of getting into line be-
fore the close of 1904. The chief in
fuence of the creamery lies in the
manner in which they revolutionize bust
ness. Instead Of raising all grain and
sending to Chicago for his oleonargerine,
the farmers are making hundreds of
dollars out Of their COWS and raising
wheat Is side issue. The question Of
crop failures has ceased to have it's