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Japan in the Lead.
The Wide Reaching Effect of the Recent
Japanese Victory.


In striking her first blow at the
Russian fleet so promptly and so sue
eessfulIy. Japan has accomplished
several things, of which two are espe-
cially important. She has transferred
preponderance of naval strength from
the Russian side to her own, and she
has gained prestige.
Before the Port Arthur attack, ia
pans transferenee of her land army
tc Korea could only be undertaken at
some risk Now the risk Is greatly re-
duced. Since, for Japan, everything
depends upon her being able to bring
her whole force to bear effectively
against the much greater land force
which Russia can in time mobilize
against her, this is an important point
won.
BY delay on the part of Japan, the
iiussian navy might have beer.
brought together, an undertaking
which will now be increasingly diff
cult. No such waiting tactics as were
adopted by the American squadron IN
front Of Santiago were possible TO
her. The action of Vice Admiral
Togo is only comparable TO that Of
Dewey at Manila in It's boldness. eff
fectiveness, and skill.
The suddenness of the attack OF
Japan, coupled with her brilliant sue
cess, cannot fail to add immensely 10
her prestige, and under modern eondi-
tons prestige counts for much in any
war. BY this promptness she has
avoided interference by the powers,
and by her success she has made 1t un
likely that anybody viii interfere with
her in future unless il is imperative
" necessary. Even more importan.
than this is the moral effect which The
victory is likely to have upon the en-
envy. The Russian sailors, according
TO all accounts, became stupefcd and
dazed when attacked. They behaved
more like the sheep of their native
steppes than like men of war This
was not from lack of bravery, for the
Russian peasant is brave enough in
circumstances which me understands
but to their lack of training and
Iheredity which might fit them for sea
fighting. II is said that most of the
crews of Russian warships are re
cr1iited from inland provinces, as, IN
deed, they must be, in the nature OF
things, owing to the limited seaeoasi
of Russia. How IS it possible fol
such a power to develop a navy like
that of England, an island kingdom
depending for her very life upor
maritime industries, or like the UniteC
States, whose long coast line ant
great commercial development made
the American sailor known to all th'
world before the American nation
was borng The sudden, unlocked
for, and disastrous attack of the Jap
sDese upon Russian warships is no
likely TO make the crews OF such war
ships more confident of success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11
A Better Baltimore.
The Lines on Which 1t Should and
Might Be Built.

Within two years, as the extreme
limit" Mayor McLane, of Baltimore,
wrote to The Times on Tuesday last,
I'VE will have a bigger and better Bal
timore than before the fire began"
There speaks the true American
spirit. We haven't the slightest doubt,
either, but that the predictions of
Mayor MeLane viii be fulfilled. The
only question arises what is that big
ger and better Baltimore" the mayor
has in mind? Is it to be merely the
rearing of more expensive structures
OF the site Of those destroyed, or is it
to include a laying out of the bust
ness section of the city, on modern
and enlightened lines, which VIII make
repetition of this weeks catastrophe
impossible even on the smallest scale7
The narrow, winding streets of Bal
tImore in the quarter over which the
flames swept served, it was plainly
shown, as tunnels, lined as they were
ON both sides by "sky scrapers." With
wide streets and proper provisions for
regulating the height of buildings ae-
cording to the width of the street in
which they are located a fire should
not be able 20 spread as this one did.
j. Y be said, of course, that read.
INT of land titles presents insur-
lble obstacles IN the way of
the dream of that bigger
n Baltimore" of which Mayor
speaks. But We deny it.
Na s impossible, and in these
igantic combinations why
1T be practicable to secure
2 real estate interests in
hen such pooling would
TIE ETY. and future great.
te beyond peradventure
ss opportunity for the
tore to display civic
ulon sense at the same
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11
A Mississippi Dilemma.
The whitecaps Cooked Their Own
Goose and Now Regret II.

A situation which may appear hui
morous 10 those not Immediately IN
yolved is reported from Lincoln and
Franklin counties, Mississippi, in
which, about the time Of Governor
Vardaman's election, whitecaps were
especially active. The present high
price Of cotton has set all the farmers
in that region to planting it, and cot
ton lands considered unproduetive are
now eagerly seizod for the enlarge
ment Of plantations. Cotton, how
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11
Slous charge.

Patients on Long Island
Fed on Diseased Pork.
farmer of the Long Island
bital for the Insane is under
h while most serious
sainst him Is investigated II
bat he killed number of hogs
were suffering from cholera,
brved the meat mp TO the patients
he institution. He has admitted
Plying the diseased meat. His ex-
Re is that he did not know it was in
$hrious to health, and that be used it
|or his own table.
Like most things in the State of
New York, this matter is mixed up
with politics, Aldrich, the farmer, be-
ing said to be close personal friend
Of one of the State Lunaey Commits
sioners. 1t Is said that if DIR. Dewing,
the superintendent of the hospital,
pushes this inquiry and refuses to re-
instate Aldrieh, the Lunacy Commits
sion will order his own record inves-
tigated.
The grip absurdity Of the situation
Ees in the fact that this man, who did
not know that hogs dying from hog
cholera were unfit for food, has been
drawing three salaries from the gov
eminent; one, for his duties as head
farmer. $50 a month another, as care
taker of outside buildings, $40 a
month; and third, as State meat IN
spector. $50 month. The three to-
cether made him a nice little income
But think Of having State meat
inspector with no more knowledge OF
wholesome food than thatl
It really seems az if New York
might Ist as well not have meat In
spectors, and save the money to tbs
State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11
JAPANESE PRONUNCIATION.

I'm the middle of a word and in the
middle or at the end of word are
sometimes almost inaudible.
The consonants are all sounded, as in
English; e. however. has only the hard
sound. as In give although the nasal
ng Is often heard; CHI and $ are always
soft. as In check" and sin and 2
before has the sound OF dz. In the
case OF double cOnsonants, each one
must be given its fun sound.
There are as many syllables as vowels
There IS practically no accent.
Be sure to avoid the fat sound of a.
which is always pronounced all From
"a Handbook of Modern Japan" By Err
nest w. Clemens.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

Chicago aldermen are advocating a
school OF domestic science for men. to
train them for matrimony. Some men
never would have undertaken matrimony
at all If they had known what IL was
beforehand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

With German ditching his half of the
party and Bryan trying to do the same
with the rest of it, it looks as II the
Democratic leader FOR 1904 would need
a derrick
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

Baltimore. with the graeiousness OF
manner which never deserts her in any
circumstances, thanks US all for our
offers OF assistance. but she will look
after her own troubles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

An English traveller says that our
Congress is the worst dressed lot Of
legislators he ever saw, ana looks like
a convention CT dissenting ministers
The dissent may be all right. but some
days they act more like a cat fight
than like ministers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

The writer Of some anonymous let
tiers purporting to come from THE
Black Eand" in New York turns out
to be a tbirteen-yeav-old boy. What
he needs is a Judicious application Of
the hand Of correction
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

There are consultations for Baltimore.
Even IL she has missed having abso-
lutely the biggest fire In the history OF
the United States, money In the pocket
is better than money gone up in smoke.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

A healer named Helen Wilmans Post
claims to have given each of her pa
tients absent treatment for fifteen min
utes a day. but the courts seem to
think that that amount Of thought Is
not likely TO make their hair grow or
cure rheumatism.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

VI. Curie is said to have refused
coverer OF radlum, on the ground that
his wife, not he. discovered it This
Is new kind OF polIteness in France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

headline in a New York paper
reads. Tho Mayors Lamps too Or
nate" They were electric lamps, how
ever which Is not 50 scandalous.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

The japanese of New York city are
planning to raise 100000 for their
country. That kind Of pocket patriot
ism is worth eultivating.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11
PRESIDENT APPROVES
TWO LOCAL BILLS

The President has signed two District
bills, one for the relief OF Vincenzo
- y. rardi and the other TO transfer juris-
diction of reservation 80 i'm the civ of
Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

New York is footing around now about
ruin. BY and by nothing in this coun-
try will DC possible to be done without
the assistance of New York
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

Instead OF bottling up the enemy the
japanese went in after him. They seem
to think torpedo boats are more valu-
able as torpedoes than as corks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

Crouzel, chemist OF Bordeaux. says
that one ought not to shake hands
for fear of germs II some thousands
OF Americans could be brought TO share
that opinion the public man Of this
country would not have TO use 50 much
Imminent after reception.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

Secretary Hay is evidently determined
that there shall be neither a bear nor
a bull in the China shop
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

Russia IS said to place all the blame
on Japan. which is. at any rate. more
honest than to put it all on Provi-
dence
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

Japan's naval prestige is attracting
the attention which a healthy. infant
usually gets from the neighhors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11
REMNANTS
W on1en'S W ear.
Jackets, Suits, Skirts, FHrs.

IA Women's Spring-weight Jackets;
box and fly front styles most OF
them lined with taffeta SIX SI1es
up TO 80 Regular $50 Sd 9S
value, at. ..-...----.-------
odd Iol of women's and Kisses
Winter Jackets of all-wool kerseS
and zibeline; sold up TO $40. 5 y Ok
1Or-..---..--.-. .-..'---.'
"A Women's Winter Coats Of broad
cloth. kersey. and French
Kersey Goats; sold up 10 , d w
SIS, at...............-...
Coats o1 soiG at s SO: reduced need 1898
odd lot OF Fur Scarfs. OF SABLE
Mink, skunk, opossumi sane "a o Hp0
sum. Sable Fox. an% Black III
Bear Furs Sold &c 10 $40.
Peau de Sole silk Waists. sizsSs
"a sg and IS; in light. blue anu
wtite, soiled and mussed.
reduced from IS and sos W
MISUNDERSTANDING. -, --.-- -,
10 fine Imported Thibet and VI
cuua Walking Skirts, and fepI1e n
Ttamine SKIRTS; sold up 20 w
$40, AT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-11

REMNANTS
DOHeSfiCS.
Short lengths of full yard-wide,
soft-finilh Cambria, in lengths lC
from l TO yards, for......---.---
Remnants of Dress Ginghams. IN
the regul ar Bates Seersucker stripes
all good lengths, suitable TOT Shn
dren's dresses; good assort- &c
Remnants of full yard-wide. sort
0nfsh Marseilles. and Madras. In
blue. pink, and gray stripes 114C
and figures Remnant price,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
THE PETROLEUM MARKET.

The story of the week is readily told There were
important developments apparently In any OF
the fields. There one strike in the abandoned
territory of Rockland Township in Venango
County, ". Va, that caused some local and tenn
I'm though 1t was regular gusher. 1t did pro-
duce at the rate Of 200 barrels the first day but
failed TO come up to early indications thereafter
It has, however. started renewed interest In this
section, and considerable work is likely to fol-
low. But throughout the entire Southwest fields
the rule is almost without exception light wells
and busters. Old wells dwindng and produce
ton is declining. and no discoveries are made to
offset the decrease. It is now estimated that not
dozen wells in the prolific West Virginia fields
are producing 100 barrels day apiece
although sixty days ago there fully two
dozen of this character. Probably the best we'll OF
the week was that In the Folsom district, in Har-
rson County. where the Gordon sand was tapped
the 4. j. Parish farm and started to produce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22

at the rate OF ten barrels an hour. This IS a small
affair to be At the head of the list for the week
Several new wells were completed In the Yellow
Creek development, In Calhoun County, but moth
ing Of Importance resulted beyond small or ordinary
producers But 1t Is the same throughout all sec
tions-where tho effort of the drill was not fol
lowed by absolute failure the return was too small
to call for special chroncllng
Matters were a little more interesting in South.
eastern Ohio. good well was struck I'm the Lime
Stone Run section. near Dillonvae. jefferson
County. II came In Tuesday at the rate of
thirty barrels an hour II ia likely to be followed
by more active work in this region Northwest of
Woodsville Monroe County, the test we'll on the
George Given's farm. in the new Keener sand de-
veopment started In at a rate of $50 barrels Sew,
eral fair wells were also completed in the shallow
sand territory Wolf Creek
Refined petroleum was without change during the
week. The closing in New York was at 81 20 In
barrels and 81 so In bulk Philadelphia prices were
on basis OF points lower. The foreign refined
petroleum market also without change Lon
don closed at SID per imperial gallon Bremen at
6S5 marks per 30 kilos, and Antwerp at 1sa francs
per 100 kilos.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those Of q week ago:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22

1904 1902 D,oe,o,oo. d
~ conpanies So 357e77 81 Ses esq Tnc sue ias
~ companies BIOS 357 1888 1874 nee 930 zg7 a
Total 70 cos. IS 2sf So 237 az rnc Sos 7sz
second week IN -"
eas.penies g 80 a2 50 e07.9i3 s4379 81
- 'E"fies----- <.DzirSio slhooeD Dec. 2s1. 400 So
Total 81 e9s- 472 s7sae 97a rnc s1-a 400 = .
CHICAGO. INDIANAPOLIS ann IorrsvuTr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London aug 2lThe tone OF the market CON
tnued to be fairly steady, but the uncertainty
hanging the political situation prevented any
revival Of business on the Stock Exchange in the
last week except in the American market where
considerable activity again prevailed. and where
doubtless strong advance in prices would have
been established except for the disturbance in the
wheat markets OF the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
BANK EXCHANGES; SALES RECORDED

Tire bark exchanges Of the New-Yorll Clearing
liouEe and tire stocks sold At the Nev,-Yosz Stock
Exchange last week and for the same week OF the
preceding two years compare as follows:
Aue 90 %. Aug q 'Os Aux d .o2
snees 81 ia ca 81 los 81 375 5bs 4G
- shares SOLD. 5,4a2.5 99 1888 1853 3.737 $40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
MEXICAN Central RAILWAY COMPANY. LTD.


PERI
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the ondhols
died and time
the OF the holders For
all andto
of bonds
pohry, sPEYER BROTHERS.
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which been by Deposits
1Trut4 ndwinas b.
TExEIRA DE MATTos BROTHERS,
Crifca DepoStw wi nae
due to list these on the New York and
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We in dh thr
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SPEYER
NEW YORK
LONDON
NEW LONDON,
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STOCKS.

Furnished by Frederic II. Hatch. No. SO BrOaa-s,)
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RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
Following is the u

hte highest hna prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Tribcae has printed the gross earnings Of
fortysiX railroads or systems for the first week in
August Or these twentysix return gains Of 1853 49,
OF 70 per cent. twenty return losses OF 500 az
q 50 per cent The whole shows a gain of SIPS 757
or is per cent
&c Tribune also printed the gross earnings Of
',-riy-seven railroads or systems for the second
week N august. OF which twenty-five return gains
OF s4S"S or 81 per cent. and fifteen return losses
a s2si.lso. So per cent The whole shows sair
OF siss.4s9. or % per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22

sic. 4a5.5oo Total sales for the week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
Financial.
Financial.

To he Holders
Consolidated Mtge ~ Gold Bonds due July 4, 1911,
First Consolidated Incom Bonds, due JAM 10, 1889,
second Consolidated Bonds, due JAM TO- 1899,
Collateral Trust Bonds, due Feb 4, 1907,
of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
Financial Meetings.

CHICAGO MILWAUKEE 4 sT PAUL RAILWAY
COMPANY.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of this company for the election Director.
transaction OF other company
viii be held the once OF the company the City
Milwaukee. at TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON Of SATCR-
DAY. SEPTEMBER - 1904
The transfer books viii be closed on THURSDAY the
LIST OF September 1904 and reopenei the 26h Sep
TENDER
ROSWELL MILLER. Chairman OF the Board.
July.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-20
DOESN'T BLAME THE WOMEN

Washington; Feb. 40. Former Con
gressman John Z. Shafroth, Of Colo
RADIO, who resigned his seat because
of the election frauds in Denver, de-
nies that these frauds were committed
mainly BY women. In all interview Mr..
Shafrotl1 said:
"Of the persons implicated, very few
were wonlefi-llot more than one in ten
at the outside. The frauds were COM
niitfed III the lowest part Of Denver,
where not many women live. The in
cident was not characteristic Of the wo-
men voting Iii Colorado, and it is pre-
posterous TO make it an argument
against woman suffrage. Everybody
knows there are bad women as well
as bad men; but what would any good
man think If it were proposed to take
his vote away from him because 4 few
bad men somewhere had cheated at an
election? Iii Colorado, the women vote
as generally as the men, and fraud Is
much rarer among them. AS a rule,
their election methods are honorable
and the influence Of wornat, suffrage
upon the state has been distinctly for
good.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-20
SALVATION ARMY SECEDERS.
New Organization Formed For Street Religious
Wcrk--corruption Charged.

Omaha, Neb, Feb eo.--Fivc officers
and number Of private workers, former
members Of the Salvation Army and
American Volunteers, have formed an
organization to work along the line of
these bands. The new order which has
adopted the name of Volunteer War
riors, IS incorporated under the laws
of Nebraska. A statement TO the public
signed BY FL B. Vail as general in chief,
states that the organizers of the order
left the parent organizations because
money collected by them was not spent
for tle purposes for which it was do
noted The purposes of the new organ
ization IS stated to be that Of reaching
the unchurched classes and bringing
them ID an immediate knowledge Of
God
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-20
PREsB YTERIAN MERGER.

ST. Louis. Feb 2o After confer
encc extending over the past three
days the committee on church coop
Grafton and union Of the Presbyterian
Church Of the u. s. and the commit
tee on fraternity and unity Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church unan-
iinously adopted an agreement as a
basis Of the union Of the two churches
1t is in the shape of d report to the
general assemblies Of The two churches
and will have to be reported BY both
these bodies before it becomes oper-
ative Both these bodies meet May
Io, the Presbyterian at Buffalo and tlls
Cumberland at Dallas, Tex.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-20
WESTHOPE Is GROWING.
Some Notes From One oi North Dakota's New
I. Towns.

Westhope, N. d. Feb. 20. Steps are
being taken for the incorporation Of the
village. a census shows over 500 itlilabi-
|tarlts. The town was started in October
and has grown very rapidly. 1t has
seven grain elevators and four lumber
yards.
On account of stormy weather no
freight train has run into Westhope
since Jam so. and coal famine is irlinli-
|nent. Unless trains arrive soon there
will be some suffering. Some coal IS
being hauled from Canadian points.
B The First National Bank will soon
open for business ii a temporary build
Ing. Ii will erec. a brick block in The
spring. This is the !hird bank in West
hope.
The Presbyterian Church IS completed
and will be opened next Sunday.
Great interest is taken here iii county
division. It is expected that the west
half Of Bottineau County will be organ
lied into a new county with its seat
at MohaII.
r. Land which was open for settlement
only two or three years ago is now sell
ing at $40 an acre
On account Of the low price Of FAX,
farmers here will sow mostly wheat and
barley the coming spring Nine-tenths
Iof the 1908 crops was flax.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-02-20
BOOZE ON THE RESERVATION
TIE Effects Are Noticeable as Result Of Re
5s. cent Jag.

Mandan, Feb. ao-Some interested
persons are disposed to question the
statement that large amount of liquor
reaches Indians ON the Standing Rock
reservation, They might receive some
valuable information from a travelling
man named Webber. who is now in bed
at Standing Rock with a broken leg. He
and a drunken halfbreed named Con-
noria were found under suspicious cir
cuinstances a few nights ago in one of
the girls rooms in the Indian boarding
school at Standing Rock. They had
been to Winona and procured more
liquor than was good for them. Then
they crossed the Missouri and went to
the school. When discovered in the mid
die of the night BY the attendants, they
were chased and Webber in descending
the stairs too hurriedly broke his leg.
Corfioria was sent off the reservation.