Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-03-05
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FRIDAY, Feb. 20, 1904
Russians report another attack oI
Port Arthur by the Japanese feet
which they say resulted In a complete
repulse; rumor Of Japanese land oper
ations in Possiet bay, south OF Vladl
vostok.
Wallace H. Ham of Boston. New
England agent of the American Suret!
company and treasurer of st. Paul'i
church and st. Luke's home. q con
fessed embezzler Of $685. to $2S6,
600: he is In Charles street Jail in de
fault Of 50,000 bonds; money was los
In the stock market
Peter Petersen. noted Gloucester
Mass, fisherman, killed By electric
car.
Five men killed by cave-in in the
Minnie Healy mine.
Russian capital diplomats giving
more attention to the possibility Of
other powers getting involved in fal
eastern war; hints also as to media
ton. -
U. s. destroyers arrive in good con
dition at Port Said. on their way tc
the Philippines.
President Roosevelt determined that
the government shall get to work al
once and in business-like way tC
construct the Panama canal: salaries
of commissioners likely to be fxed by
him at $4,000. f.,
Estate Of Senator Hanna said by his
son to show valuation of $7000,000
more than double the first estimated
figure.
President Roosevelt said to have
dropped consideration OF ex-Gov. W.
Murray Crane as chairman of the Re
publican national committee. ~"
SATURDAY, Feb. 27 1904
Japanese attack again and again the
Russians at Port Arthur; each side
claims to have destroyed torpedo
boat; Japs acknowledge failure Of at.
tempt to Hobsonize channel.
Jury returns verdict OF guilty
against Machen, Lorenz and the Groffs
in the postoffice trials.
Retail dry goods district of Roches
ter, N. Y, practically wiped out by q
fire, the loss in which is estimated at
100000. L.,
Mrs. John H. Rhoades, Jr., of New
York robbed Of jewelry worth $4,000 In
q parlor car.
M. Bunal-Varilla, minister from Pan.
anna, true to his word, resigns, as soon
as ratificatlons of the canal treaty are
EXCHANGED excl nresidAnf s"S''c" H':' .'-c"'"
Pope ratif1es decision to divide do
cese Of Providence and to erect new
one at Fall River, Mass. "a
Don jaime de Bourbon, Spanish pre-
tender goes to the far east to fight
with the armies of the czar against
Japan.
Commander Marshall of the gunboat
Vicksburg reports that he aided the
Variag's men, with boats ana medical
men. r, .~
Scaffoldins in the Chicago postOfice
building collapses; one man killed, one
fatally hurt.
4. Big, reduction of the working force
In the steam engineering shop at the
Charlestown navy yard. .
Z Donald Crawford of Baltimore. a
simple workman. makes a tremendous
impression by the homely eloquence of
his argument for American shipping
before committee on merchant marine
at::IWashington. ..f s. -
Prediction that the British parlia-
ment will dissolve within six weeks,
and that Lord Spencer will belealled
to form the new cabinet. -
MONDAY, -. Feb. 90, 1904.
Russian cavalry outposts fire, into
Japanese camp and retire at Ping
yang; Russians expect heavy land
fighting soon. :, &C.
New paymaster. general of the army
is Brig. Gen. Francis s. Dodge; of Dan
vers. Mass
Charles NJ. Sehwab in Nice; has not
been in Monte Carlo.
Patti complains of Chicago .,chills
and hotel mice, but light. sale. OF seats
may account for cancelling engage
ment. ..lN = e's.. =. 49,
Congressional elections tconducted
quietly in Cuba; liberal representation
in lower house slightly increased.
Russia publishes her rules of war.
fare with Japan; foodstuffs contra
band of war; neutral flag covers en-.
emy,s goods except contraband, etc. =
Baron Hayashi explains the reasons
for such d strict censorship Of the
news. @. ,r., ~
Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi Or
ders out militia to save. accused negro.
Mr.. Roosevelt to rank as million
dollar president. 4.
Massachusetts department. Daugh.
ters of Veterans, will not change Its
name. .
Three boys endeavor to hold up a
train near Indianapolis. i
President Roosevelt sends con.
gratulatory letter to Postmaster Gen
eral Payne.
rlEC olotJH bCSCt thC
Queen and she arrives at Port Town
send to report the loss of IA lives. /!
William s. Daniels, a Washington
correspondent, found ead in his Office.
TUESDAY, March I, 1904.
Japanese make. another attack on
Port Arthur; lombard for two hours;
sink torpedo boat; badly damage
cruisers. Norik. Askold and Retvizan.
Several prominent civil war yeter-
ans appear at Mass. state house to ad-
vocate change in inscription on the
Hooker monument.
Miners and operators resume the
wage conference In Indianapolis.
Capt, Richmond p. Hobson asserts
The Headsman's Defense.
Deibler. Jr.. who has succeeded, his
'ather as public executloner Of France,
has sent through a process server. a