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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
Japanese Bombard Port Dslny and
Then Port Arthur.

Toxic, March l0.-Japanese war
ships bombarded the forts at fallen
wan Port Dalny) on the night Of
March S, and then attacked Port Ar
thur.
The navy department Is momentar.
fly expecting news from the squadron
dispatched 10 locate and destroy the
Russian vladiyostok feet. Naval Off
Gals declare II is probable that an
action has occurred between the two
squadrons at Possiet bay
II Is believed here that there has al
ready been a decisive naval engage
ment IN the vicinity OF VladlvOstok-
and tidings Of II are being anxiously
awaited.
The Japanese fleet did not 1t Is said,
20 to Vladiyostok for the purpose Of
bombarding the town. but 10 locate
and attack the armored cruisers .Grom-
obOi. Rossia and Rurik and the cruiser
Gogatyr the Russian feet stationed
there
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
WILL END SATURDAY.
Effort to Extend Session OF LesisIa-
ture Fails-SoeiaI Club Bill is Pass
ed Salaries Not Inereased-Hish
School Bill Passed by House.

Effort to Extend session OF Le9tSla-
ture Faiis-SociaI Club Bill is Pass
ed Salaries Not Inereased-Hieh
School Bill Passed by House.
IL was decided Friday that the Iegisla-
tnre will adjourn at midnight Saturday
night
By the concurrence Of the house in a
senate bill, the mushroom social clubs
will be practically stamped out OF exit
ence The bill passed provides that all
clubs formed since April 1G, 1903, and
20 be chartered shall have no right to Fell
liquor unless a regular bsr-rOom license
IL secured. The bill does not touch The
bona fde clubs In existence prior TO April
rs, and exempts clubs formed be benevO-
lent and frsternal orders.
The conference committee on the gen
eral appropriation bill made it's report,
and it was adopted. The principal change
was putting back the salaries of second
auditor, treasurer, and register OF the
land office, which the house wished to
increase TO the present figures. The
corporation commission was allowed an
additional clerk. at 5 200 year, and q
messenger at 5000.
The amended Griffith resolution in.
-tructing the attorney general u ascer-
tain whether the auditor il liable for
s37 900 embezzled by Joseph H. Shep
pard, q clerk In his office, and Hound go,
directing legal proceeding to be brought,
was adopted.
The house agreed 10 the KeeLell resO-
luton, which has passed the senate, in
lorsing a single system OF books for the
public schools.
The Jordan resolution providing that
the c0mmittee.on the Chesapeake and lite
tributaries shall consist Of not less than
one member from each Congressional dis
trict, was killed by passing It By.
TIE amended Snead bill, allowing the
shooting OF snipe at any time, was pass
ed.
Mr.. Thomas secured the adoption on a
resolution instructing the auditor to in
form the senate at the beginning OF next
session what cOllectible and non-collect-
ibe debts are due the State and what
officers are delinquent and for what
amounts
The house agreed to the senate amend
ment to the appropriation bill iorbiddipg
State institutions TO spend any OF the
money appropriated for them in the EN-.
ployment Of lobbyists.
The amended Thomson bill was pass
ed. Under it's provisions only physicians,
dentists. and druggists can purchase
cocaine. 1t is designed to break up
habit growing rapidly in Virginia.
The 0uld bill to establish system 81
district high schools passed the house.
The bill to make April D next, tie day
on which the battleship Virginia will be
launched at Newport News, legal h0li-
day passed the house.
The senate defeated the bill e1empting
buildings and loan associations from
franchise tax.
The Duke bill TO require telephone COM
panles TO connect was killed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
THE REDIsTRIcTING BILL.
T. j. Wool. of jamestown Exposition,
Urging Defeat Of Measure.

About twenty kilograms were received
in Richmond Wednesday night by friends
OF the Jamestown Exposition and mem
bers OF the Legislature from t. j. Wool
vice president of the Exposition, who Ii
in Washington In the effort to secure a
congressional appropriation for it, The
kilograms read thus:
do al you can to defeat redistrictinR
billnow before legislature. Interest Ex
position demands it.
Senator Sales wired back to Mr.. Wool,
requesting him to telegraph why the in
tereste OF the Exposition demanded the
defeat OF the redistricting bill.
Among the friends OF the bill the mes
sage from Mr.. Wool was construed 10
mean that Congressman Jones' support
OF the Exposition bill might be affected
Oy the action OF the General Assembly
on the redistrictIng bill, or that at least
Mr.. Wool thought so. IL is known that
MIR. Jones and MIR. Rixey and possibly
Mr.. Maynard are opposed to the redis-
trietiuQ bill,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
SWANSON NOT DISTURBED.
He Says He Shall Continue to Refer
Requests 20 POST office Depart
ment.

nc 0dyo ftt 0udi &OHtHhN " PO'e'
Requests TO POST Office Depart
ment.
Representative swanson, OF Virginia
who Is mentioned in the special report u
Congress about post-otlice affairs, VIII
make no speech about it. When asked
regarding the matter he laughed ~
though IL were inconae0 uential.
The cases ia which my name In men
toned, he replied, are simply those Ia
which | sent 90 the department petitions,
letters, aud requests Tor increases In sal
aries and for additional clerks ut third
rlass post offices within my district Ia
der the law these matters are leitent irely
to the discretion OF the Poet Office De
partment. simply wrote letters re-
uuesting an examination OF these pvti
lions aud recommended that an incfeas,
he piven When IL was permissible aud
when il was thought to be right know
# no increase made In my district IN eN
cess of what was Just and right The
largest salary paid Ia such n case Ia my
district was 5000. at Chatham, iIr M
assistant postmaster, who works from
q o'clock in the morning I'LL = O'Clock ~
the evening II the same official worked
Tor the department here in Washington
he would receive twice the salary and
would work less than eight hours Il
day
Mr. Swanson said he would continue
to refer all r, quests of the character men
toned to the Post office Department, a.
heretofore. with recommendation that
what is right be done lie added that
he saw no improperly in such action
and should continue IL in the interest ol
constituents OF his district. The poor
est paid officials under this govern
ment, concluded MIR Swanson, are the
clerks In the third class post offices, con
corning which all these complaints have
been made. An Investigation will show
that they do more work and get less pay
49,. a,v 81 har ,laaa a. elrrka
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Licensed TO marry in Washington. A
"A Barrett, of Alexandria, Va and Anna
Bell Bailey, of Markham, FauQuier coun-
~.
The following Virginia iourth-class
postmAsters have been appointed: hi
marnock, John " McCrobie; Monsskon
Addison l.. {. Ball.
Michael Dywer, light weight champion
wrestler. defeated Charles k-inecse,
champion of pit'sburg, 10 Richmond
Thursday night, winning two straight
falls out Of three.
Kennedy. the train wrecker, who es-
capel from Jail at stanton Monday
night. Is still at large The g0vernC 7
mas offered "a reward Of $500 for his co p
ture and the county 5000, and detectives
are securing the country.
For selling intoxicants 10 students OF
the University Of Virginia three liquor
dealers Of Charlottesville were hned a
total Of $3.50 aud each required 10 give
a $500 peare bond. The convicted
dealers were sharply scored by Jndg'
Morris and warned against further viola
lions
Virginisns have been granted the iol
lowing patents: Thomas C. Churchill,
Poquosan. variable speed transmission
Gearing: Reginald A. FessendeD, For
tress Monroe. signaling by electro mag
oetic waves q pstents); James h Gibbs
Bridgewater, spring motor; Benjamin ;.
colt. Ewell fish hook; Archer q Jones,
Richmond, twin envelope.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
President Roosevelt Expresses Deep
interest in the Celebration.

At meeting OF the executive commit
tee Of the Jamestown Exposition at Nor
folk Thursday, it was decided TO estab'
lish headquarters for the exposition IN
Washington, with Gen. Fitzhugh Lee In
charge.
letter commencing the exposition
object to the American people was read
from President Roosevelt.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12

The Panama Canal Commission
will leave for the scene of their future
labor on the 29th instans, and will
acouaint themselves with the details
and commence work as soon as pos
s,ble. Itlooks as il the commission
hi Dush the matter az rapidly as
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
Oppose RedistrIotina /.

Ia the House OF Delegates Thursday
when the bill designed to reapportioD
the State into congressional districts
came up 1t was passed by on motion OF
Mr.. Rev, OF Accomac, the First and
Eighth District delegations and Others
being opposed to it's passage.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
vIsltors Named ev covernor

Gov. Montague has made the follow
ing appointments:
Visitors Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Hon. j. 4. Ryan, Loudoun; b. B.
Brockenbrough, Essex.
Trustee State Female Normal School
c. Harding Walker, Northumberland.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12

The engagements in this country of
Adelina Patti have all been cancelled
and she soon leaves America for Eng
land. It is said she is broken down
both in voice and health, and will
probably never again appear before
an audience. This announcement
will bring sadness to many thous'
ands OF admirers OF the sweet singer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
REPUBLICANS BANQUET.
Judge Lewis Urged as Candidate for
CoXernor in 1905.
there

GoNernor IN lSOO.
The banquet rendered the twenty mi
nority members OF the general assembly
OF Virginia at Murphy's Hotel Wednes
day night by their political and personal
friends of Richmond and Petersburg waf
a love feast OF Republication. There
were among the fifty or more persons
present representatives both OF the or
ganixation and the reorganization ele-
ment, and the keynote was harmony In
the campaign Of 1904 and in that OF
1905. District Attorney l.. l.. Lewis, OF
Richmond, was tosstmsster, and among
other prominent Republicans present
were Gen. Stith Boiling and Capt. Asa
Rogers, OF Petersburg; Morgan Treat,
Joseph p. Brady and others.
District Attorney Lewis made q ringing
speech in Introduction OF the toasts, and
made a plea for united effort. Judge
Lewis was given an ovation, and was
nominated amid wild applause for gov.
ernor in 1905 by Senator Revercomb and
G. A. Heermans.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
Immense Damage by Flood In Penn
svlvanja

1000 families are homeless In Pennsyl
vsnis owing to the food along the upper
Susquehahna river, which inundated
cities. The property loss is over 81 ,000,.
900. Industries along the river from
Pittsburg to Nanticoko were closed, and
the entire business sections OF Plymouth
and Dsnville were for time under wa
ter. Many bridges we're washed away.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
Charlottesville TO Have 500, 900
Public Building.

The plans for the public building in
Charlottesville have been completed, and
the contract for the structure will be let
in the spring The building will cost
800. 900 and will be oil classic design, in
keeping with the general plan OF the
buildings at the University OF Virginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
NATIONAL pemoeratle mmIttae.

Chairman Jones, OF the Democratic
National COMMITTEES. has issued call
for meeting on arrangements at st.
Louis April 4.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12
A BAILEY BOOM.
Texans Urging Him as Presidential
Candidate.

Members OF the Texas delegation in
Congress are booming Senator Bailey Tor
the Democratic Presidential nomination
The boom is based on the possibility
that New York Democrats will fail to
agree upon a Presidential candidate.
Texas, it is declared, stands ready TO In
dorse Bailey for President any day that
the Senator will signiiy his Willingness
TO become candidate
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12

Fewer Gsllons; Wears Longer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-12

Licensed to marry in Washington: 4
"A. Barrett, of Alexandria, Va and Anna
Bell Bailey, of Markham, FauQuiercoun-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

THE Qnietest and slickest game now 60
ing on is said to be q three-cornered affair
with w. r. Hearst on the bag in New
York City. VIM. Jennings Bryan running
the bases, and Adlai Stevenson sitting tight
and saying nothing. Hearst and Bryan are
making a great deal of noise. and drawing
the attention Of the "rooters'' on the
benches. but the outcome of the game win
be Adlai Stevenson at the head Of the Dem
ocratic National ticket, put there by the
two others, neither of whom expects the
nomination, but wants to have controll-
ing hand In making it. II this be really as
claimed. 1t shows more astuteness On the
part OF Messrs. Hearst and Bryan than
they have usually been credited with.
Stevenson win not be bad candidate by
any means. He Is man Of high charac-
Ter. has been prominent In public lite
where he has borne himself well, never
haying said or dane anything remarkable,
and the Democrats can probably unite
upon him with mneh credit 10 themselves,
He & - years old. which = Gsainst him.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

wsat straisht @ ths house OF Miss Van
Lew, q well-known Union woman, where
they were kept concealed for a couple Of
weeks, and then sent through to the Union
lines on the underground railroad, that
ran al the time.v
GOOD for Streight," said the boys
Hes from Indiana. He gets there"
How long were you in there, Cap
tain" inquired Monty Scruggs.
Something over q year. / was cap
tured at Gettysburg, and kept prisoner
till the last Of July. Long enough for
me, tell you. don't see how could have
stood 1t another day. was so broken
down that the Surgeons would not let me
go back to my regiment up until about two
months ago, when / broke away from
them because l wanted to be In at the
wind-up. if it killed me. Over half OF my
mess died. They were mostly taken
when 1 was, and died off in a few months
One OF the mess, whe belonged to the
Western Army, and who was captured In
East Tennessee, in September, was bru
tally murdered. His name was Geo. For
sythe, a splendid Young fellow, belonging
to the Tooth Ohio, whom we all took to al
first sight. In week he and / were fasi
friends, and had agreed to be partners fol
the rest Of life. He was looking out o,
that window there, when guard on the
sidewalk deliberately walked cut into tn,
street to get better aim, leveled his gun
and shot him dead. / studied the muir
derer until / got his image photographed
upon my mind. l swore that il l wa.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

THE most significant thing in the East
ern situation is the feeling Of insecurit.
manifested by the Russians in regard Il
Vladivostok. They are acting as if the.
contemplated being compelled to give vi
that place. As we have said before, j
appears that Port Arthur must certainl,
fall before any determined attack, sine,
the long coast line Of the peninsula rem
ders it vulnerable to q descent which will
cnt off its communications and isolate it
1T is another matter with Vladivostok
which is on the mainland. If the Rus
slams give it up it means their retirement
from the whole Pacific front, which would
be an immense loss Of prestige and ad
vantage to them They have spent innu
merable millions Of money in extending
their boundaries to the coast and forti
tying to hold them.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

IT IS significant Of the greatness of oul
territory as compared with Europe, that
we have to have FIVE standard time zones
Of one hour each, while Europe needs only
three. The western time zone Of Europe
is, of course, English, and the meridian OF
Greenwich. The eastern is st. Peters
burg, which is 80 degrees-two hours
East Of Greenwich, and furnishes the time
for European Russia, and eastern Ger
many and Austro- Hungary. The central
zone takes time from the meridian OF
Dresden. This includes most Of Germany
Austria Hungary and Italy. France
Spain and Portugal 90 by Greenwich
time. The time-zone is an American
idea, but found to work so well that the
railroad people and scientific men Of the
various European countries have been a,
work for years to get it adopted. All the
different countries have at last done So
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17
PRosPxcrs OF s1yy1cR rENs1oN.

The sky, which has 80 far been quite
favorable to the passage Of the Servics
Pension bill by this session Of Congress
was suddenly overcast last week by The
announcement that the leaders of the Sen
ate and House had canyassed the mat
ter thoroughly, and come to the conclu
sion that the enormous cost Of such q
measure would be prohibitive at this time
They admitted its justice and the strong
pressure throughout the country for it.
but claimed that the cost would be too
great for the country to stand. Chairman
Sulloway, of the House Committee on In
valid Pensions, put the figures at $6O.OOO,-
600. OF course, this is an absurd exag-
geration, for it is difficult to see how 1t
will cost half that much. All the same,
this estimate has had dampening effect
upon Congress, and it seems as If the de-
cision has been arrived at to postpone the
passage Of this measure Of justice until
sometime in the future.
Some of the leaders hold out the hope
that the bill will be passed at the next
session OF Congress. Of course, it will
cost much less il enacted next year than
this year, because, in the meanwhile, over
$1,000 veterans will have died, which will
make a reduction of at least $7,2O0,0O0 in
the cost of the bill Whether it is right to
save" this amount for the Treasury at
such an expense to the men who did not
hesitate at the cost to themselves when
their country needed them, is another and
very serious question.
Chief Black and other
friends Of the veterans in and out Of
Congress have not yet given up all hope,
but believe that something can be done to
bring about a change Of mind, and secure
the passage of the bill this session. Even
a modification Of the Grand Army Bill
ing, we had better have the rate placed at
less than $12 per month, because that
would be a recognition of the service prin-
ciple, and an increase of the rating might
be hoped for from future legislation. Still
the service principle is in no danger, as it
10 luO1OuSuly lCSo6Ai1Su alAA aaAlAetCo ~
all members of both the Senate and the
House, who say that the passage Of the
Service Pension Bill is only a question
Of time, and that it should be passed in the
near future.
1t is now 80 years since the close Of the
war Of the rebellion, or a longer period
than elapsed between the close OF the
Mexican War and the passage Of the
Mexican Service Pension Bill. The men
who fought through the war Of the rebel
lion rendered much longer and much
more ardHous service than those who en-
listed for the Mexican War, and conse-
quently the service pension should come
to them years earlier than to their COM
rades of the other war.
There is only one thing for the veterans
and the friends of the veterans to do, and
that is to continue with the utmost earn
estness to endeavor to secure the passage
Of the law relaxing no effort that promises
to promote its enactment.
Let us do our utmost to get 1t passed
at this session. Ii not then, redouble our
efforts to make sure that it will be adopted
at the next session.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

THERE is talk OF the probability Of q
battle near An-ju. This seems unlikely to
be more than q skirmish between detached
forces, for the reason that 1t is gap in
the mountain chain in northwestern Korea
through which the road to the Yala passes.
The Russians have probably small force
there to watch the advance Of the Jap.
anese from Ping-Ya and retard them
The Russian force stationed there 10 re.
ported 10 be mostly Cossacks. who are
never expected to make any serious resis.
tance. They are the light cavalry Of the
Russian army. IN undisciplined horde. and
almost worthless for any serious opera.
tions.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17
tie be continued
PERSONAL.

Capt Chas. o. Pratt, after prolonged
struggle with the infirmities OF the flesh,
died at the Soldiers Home, Los Angeles
Co., Cal. Oct. 10, 1903. Capt. Pratt en-
tered the military service as Quartermas-
ter-Secgeant Of Co. A, It'll Mich. Cav,
was promoted to Adjutant, and assigned
to the staff OF Gen. George A. Custer, do
ing gallant service. After the war he
became bookkeeper in the Gates Iron
Works Co., in Chicago. He was a native
of Michigan, and admitted to the Home
July, 1894 He leaves brother and sew
eral sisters.
Richmond Pearson Hobson. ex-Naval
enter politics. The Democratic and Con-
sentative Committees of Alabama have re-
scinded q former resolution, and will al
low his name to be placed upon the Official
ballot for the primary of April III. He will
oppose Representative John III. Bankhead.
the sitting member from the Montgomery
District.
Comrade ]. NJ. Alexander. recently
elected Commander OF w. III. Davies Post,
of Carbondale, Pa, has an unusually fine
record Of service for the Post. Of which
he was a charter member. In 1882 he was
elected Commander, and served four years
in the Office, refusing n reelection. He
was presented with a fine badge at the
conclusion Of his services as a testimonial
OF the Post OF his zeal and faifhfulness IN
Office. Among other good works was the
securing of the beautiful monument which
ornaments the park at Carbondale After
a lapse OF II years since his last services
as Commander of the Post, he again takes
the garel in hand. which is a rather phe-
nomenal thing in Grand Army history.
Comrade Jesse A. Putnam, Fredonis.
N. Y. has served as Quartermaster OF q.
ID. Hall Post, Fredonia, n. Y, for 10 con-
secutixe years.
G. NJ. Brown announces himself as the
peoples candidate for Governor OF Flo
rida, and that his recommendations are
that he has been for So years q citizen OF
the State, a soldier under Gen. Lee from
the first to the last day, carries four
Yankee bullets as q tender reminder OF
that mighty struggle. is the friend Of the
people. and man Of Deeds" and the fol-
lowing is his platform:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-03-17

ERs OF THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
surpassed only by Belle Isle. Salisbury,
and Andersonville.
All these prisons had been tobacco fac
tories or warehouses, In the lower part
Of the business portion of the city, which
had been burnt when the retreating rebels
had fred the arsenal and the great ware
houses containing tobacco, cotton and mil
tary supplies, to prevent their contents
falling into the hands Of the Yankees.
Then followed the saturnalia Of arson and
robbery by the lawless elements, who, re-
leased from control by the fight Of the
authorities, had extended the fires in order
to get an opportunity to plumber.
The Scott, Pemberton and Smith Build
ings were masses of ruins, but Libby
Prison and Castle Thunder had passed
through the fire unscathed.
The rebels who had camped on the va
cant lots had left them in frightful condi-