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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-04
NO ONE TO GREET
ERSTWHILE LEADER

ST. LOUIS, July with no one 10
welcome him on his arrival in this con-
vention city, William J. Bryan, the erst-
while peerless leader in two great
national campaigns. arrived here yegter-
day
He was absolutely alone, except for the
presence OF his son and namesake. as h..
found his way TO the jefferson Hgtel.
There Tom Taggert and a few Of the
Democrats in the lobby shook hands with
him. They chatted amicably, but no
word Of political counsel was spoken.
His rugged health and prosperous look
were the only topic Of conversation
Then Mr.. Bryan went out on the side
walk and allowed himself 10 be photo
g-aphed A group Of pedestrians watcl-
ed the scene in front Of the hotel
A Changed, Saddened Man.
Presently Mr.. Bryan was sitting on
the corner Of a table in his bedroom
with the newspaper correspondents sit
ting in a semi-circle before him.
The old fire had died in his eyes. The
Eaunt sternness had disappeared from
his cOuntenance. He was stout, smil-
ing. and cheerful. A black alpaca jacket
hung from his massive shoulders and
"a blue-and- white summer shirt covered
lay on the table He swung his legs
back and forward and spoke in a low
voice.
All the menace Of recent days was
gone. A month ago he talked Of an
Irresistible revolution against the re
OI ganiZers," now he spoke only Of a
protest Time has taken the eagle
sharpness from BryanS face and has
LETT Il heavier, coarser. jellier. He does
not swing his big fists and flash his
hazel eyes as in the days Of supreme
IrJwer. The huge jaws are set as hard,
but the powerful lines which gave dis
tiEctiOn 10 his cOuntcnance have van
Efhed. He has q shreWder and more
worldly look.
His Duty to Protest.
Il have twice been the standard-bearer
Of my party he said, and l have come
here 70 make a protest against the plan
for turning il over TO the reOTganizcrs,
who represent plutocracy and helped 20
elect Mckinley. / feel that as the last
candidate Of the Democracy for PTesi-
dent, II IS my duty TO make protest.
Whether you are beaten OF nOt?'
Whether ! am beaten or not ! shall
do all can 70 defeat Judge Parker.
And your PLATFORM
The Nebraska platform represents
what / am for"
He locked his huge hands behind his
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RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
FRENZIED AT NEW YORK WHARF
Four Boats Put Off From Sinking Vessel.
Little Likelihood That Any Others
May Be Saved.
OTHER MEMORABLE WRECKS.

The large of m in the
three decades
1873-vile Havre, Atlantic 226 lives
1878Atlanc Meagher Island Scotia; 4s1 people
perished
Cimbria, bound for New York death
1893-Naronic Atlantic passengers perished
1895-Elbe in the Atlantic; 300 lives
Bourgogne, collision New
only
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LONDON. July A dispatch received
by Lloyds from their signal station at
Butt of Lewis, Scotland, this morning
states that the German tank steamer
EneTgie, which passed there this morn
ing. signaIed that she had aboard some
Of the castaways of the Danish steamer
Norge. which was wrecked and sunk
of Rockall, New Hebrides, on Tuesday
last
These survivors are in all probability
those who got away from the doomed
steamer in the second boat which was
separated from that picked up by the
trawlcr Silvia and taken 10 Grimsby,
England. While the saving of this sec
ond boat load will reduce the list Of
those lost in the sinking vessel. there Is
little doubt felt that fully seven hundred
persons went down with the Norge.
LONDON. July A dispatch TO
Lloyds from their StOrnoway. Scotland.
agent states that the steamer CernOva
had landed thirty-two survivors of the
Norge there. while the German tank
steamer Energie is now of the harbOr
with thirty-nine others on board. The
Cernova has returned TO the scene Of the
disaster. The Sylvia rescued twenty
seven.
The survivors who have arrived at
Stornoway state Il four boats got
away from the sinking ship.
LONDON. July 4.-The Danish steamer
Norge, bound from Copenhasen for New
York, with about zoo emigrants and a
crew of eighty on board, struck Rockan
Reef, 134 miles west Of St EIiIda Island.
of Scotland at 7:3D o'clock last Tuesday
morning The steamer was so badly
damaged that she foUndered.
Shipping circles agree that the disas-
ter. from the point OF loss Of life. is
the worst that has occurred in the his
tory of transatlantic travel. The Norge,
according 70 a dispatch from Cnpen-
hagen this morning. had 693 passengers
on beard in addition 10 the crew. whose
number is placed at about 100 OF
these / nan one hundred we're saved.
unless D he merest chance some Of
he = SER who obtained life belts
were ra-sILsr ashore on the barren rock
of r, ksL4 Even had this happened
there l. not much chance of their being
saved as few steamers pass the Islet,
because Of its known dangerous char
acter, and before a steamer could be
sent TO aid the Deleaguercd ones they
must almost of necessity die from hun
ger ana exposure.
The passengers consisted of IS Danes,
S. Swedes. 296 Norwegians, Is Firms, and
RffgGianG
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Jap's Opportunity Lost.

LONDON, July 4-Vice Admiral Kami-
mura's failure 10 tsing the VladIvostok
squadron to a halt and the destruction
of a Russian guardship at Port Arthur
are the only solid facts in this morn
Iug's war news. Unofficial reports iden-
tify the gUardship with the Diana. This
is probably the vessel the Chinese lately
reported ashore.
There IS a bew!ldering number OF re-
ports Of movements and counter move
meuts III the land campaign. None Is
important and all leave the situation
as obscure as ever regarding the actual
positions OF the rival armies. There IS
nothing official from the japanese side
in reference 70 military movements, and
nothing IS known 10 create reasOna bic
doubt Of the Russian reports that their
advance is suspended.
The standards military expert. sum-
maTizing the whole progress of the
war since the battle of the Yalu niuo
weeks ago, says il is becoming inCreas-
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WEATHER REPORT.

There have been showers and thunder
storms in the Mississippi valley. Eastern
Texas, Kansas. Oklahoma, and the up-
per lake region; elsewhere fair weather
has prevailed.
move east-northeast during the next
thirty-six hours, causing showers and
thUnderstorms in the lower lake region.
the Ohio valley, Tennessee, and the East
Gulf States tonight and showers and
thunderstorm Tuesday In Atlantic
Coast districts and the lower lake re-
giOu.
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Oldest inhabitants Hold
Almost Only Patriotic
Service.
REGULATIONS IGNORED
Loaded Canes SuppIant For
hidden Cap Pistol-Many
Excursions.

The Glorious Fourth, the boys para
disc. the parents days Of ceaseless
sclicitude. dawned brightly, and before
the morning sun could scatter the mist
from the city's streets the haze took
Of a deeper blue from the powder smoke
OF a million frecrackers.
The policemen. counting on a bOyish
reverence that had never been accorded
them before, expected submissive ODE
dience to the regulations governing the
use of fireworks. They were disappoint-
ed The use Of dynamite cartridges in
the ferules Of canes held up 20 ridiculc
the ordinance abOlshing the toy pistol.
Later in the day the streets and cars
Were filled with those on pleasure bent,
and the river steamers and country re-
sorts did a big business. All who were
free from parental fears as to accidents
from nl-directed explosives left the city
free to the powder-loving young Ameri-
can.
Few Patriotic Exercises.
There were attempts on the part of
the patriotic societies to claim a part
OF the day as their own. Exercises we're
held in many places. symbolizing all
that the day means to American cit-
zens. and the Oldest Inhabitants OF the
District made a patriotic pilgrimage 10
the home Of Crosby Noyes. But there
was no chance Of Disgusting the real
fact that today belongs 70 the boys
OF the nation, and its prime ana prln-
clpal occurrences are the explosions OF
powder and dynamite in various forms
In the business sections OF the city
the streets presented the quiet and de-
serted appearance common TO all hoh-
davs save that on every corner stood
groups OF boys waiting for opportunities
to strike terror to the heart OF some
passing steed by throwing hrecrackers
at his head.
Firemen Alert.
The fremen. remembering their siren
uous experiences on all preceding
Fourths, s.0od ready for innumerable
alarms. = rasD0nded quickly to the
calls on 7 IL skill. The day was no
vacatiOn -sr them. On some Of the
streets Fire ChleS Belt hal men de-
tailed as patrols so as to detect at once
the first signs Of flames.
on every side the life Of the city testi-
fed 10 the fact that the Forth Of July
belongs TO the young, and that the only
thing for the old TO do IS 70 stand in
the background with liniment and band
age. like guardian angels, ready TO
dress the wounds Of those who exhibit
in firecraCkers their love of country and
admiration for the deeds Of the fore
fathers.
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CITIZENS MEET
AT MT. RAINIER

Picturesque Mount Rainer woods was
the scene Of the Independence Day ceIe-
bration OF the Citizens Association For
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NebraSkan Arises Early
and IS in a Fight
ing Mood.
SEFTON FOR SECRETARY
District Man in Favor-HaS
Support of Some lnflu-
entail Men.

ST. LOUIS. July AFTER n night Of
refreshing sleep w. J. Bryan arose early
today and took up with energy what
he regarded to be the most important
moves in the early convention history.
Bryan is leading the fight on the
Parkerites with all the force and vi
tality at his command.
In a nutshell, this is the situation as
to Mr.. Bryan: He firmly believes that
Parker IS beaten. He is being urged
by leaders of the Nebraska delegation
10 assume the double task Of making
the fight on the antis in both the resolu-
uons and credentials committees.
Fight for Silver.
Bryan will urge his silver plank. But
the first blow is to be struck on the
Illinois contest.
Bryan's heart is in the attack If
he loses in the committees in either
fight, he viii put renewed energy into
the fight on the floor Of the convention.
He viii have able assistants.
Mr.. Bryan does not take the mention
Of Mr.. Cleveland's name seriously. He
declares most anybody else would be
more acceptable than Parker. At a con-
ference between Mr.. Bryan and the
leaders in the anri-ParkeT movement,
plans were discussed, but not disclosed.
But IL was later reported IN a rival
camp. that Gray, Of Delaware. was be-
ing considered by the antis as the most
available candidate with which to cut
down the New York jurist
Bryan Will not make fight on John
Sharp Williams as temporary chairman
for the reason that he does not think he
would win In this point Of the proceed
ings. But ne VIII make IL as uncomfor-
table for Williams as possible.
Just Working at It.
rs August Belmont a Democrat?'' in
nocently asked rural delegate Of the
Nebraskan today, and the latter re-
Piled
well. he's been trying to work at it
some lately"
4 meeting OF the national committee
70 pass upon the contests was begun at
the Jefferson this morning.
Bryan held a proxy and occupied a
seat as member Of the committee. His
purpose in entering the meeting is to
represent Carter Harrison In his fight
against Hopkins for the control Of the
Illinois delegation.
Seton for Secretary.
Edwin Seton. Of Washington. il is ex-
pected Will be the new secretary Of the
new Democratic National Committed
He has the support Of several Of the
most Influential members Of the com
mittee, Including Colonel Guffey, of
Pennsylvania; Ellyson. of Virginia. and
Of Senator Jones, the retiring chairman
OF the national committee. While Mr..
SeftOn is young in years. he has had
considerable experience in campaign
matters. He has been connected with
the national committee as assistant
secretary for the last twelve years.
One point urged in his favor Is that
he IS not allied with any faction Of
the Democratic party
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Gives Chase.

He Immediately gave chase. the Rus
slams drawing off to the northeastward.
BY nightfau the distance had been re
duced 20 eight miles. Admiral Kamimu-
"a then ordeT-i his torpedo boats to
dash ahead they We're soon within
range Of the Russian guns, which fired
shells at them.
In the blaze Of the searchlights the
torpedo boats pressed on and continued
10 OVertake the enemy. but before they
We're near enough to launch tOrpedOes
the Russians suddenly eXtinguishCd their
lights, ceased firing, and vanished into
tho night, which was further darkened
IlE rliu-
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Went Down Suddenly.

From the stories of survivors the
wrecking and sinking of the vessel was
almost as sudden as though she had
been destroyed by an explosion. Those
who reached the deck and even the few
who obtained places in the four OF the
eight boats on board, went down owing
10 heavy sea and lack of ability to
guide the Hfeboats. Only two OF the
boats are known to have got away from
the Norge. the others having been
thrown against the sides of the sinking
vessel and smashed to splinters.
A dispatch to The Times from Grims-
bv, England. states that according to
stories told by those brought there on
board the trawler Silvia. the Norge
struck on RockaIl at 7:30 O'Clock on
Tuesday morning. having been driven out
of her course by heavy weather. As
soon as she struck her engines were re
versed. and the vessel backed out into
deep water The hole in her Prov was
so large that the water rushed in, and
almost before a realization of their
awful predicament came to those on
board the huge vessel began TO settle,
sinking in a few minutes.
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No Sign of Panic.

A remarkable feature OF the awful dis
aster Is the lack of panic among the
enigrants. who might easily have been
expected TO have lost their heads in the
face Of almost sure death. All stories
Of the sinking unite in stating that there
was no undue excitement. and that. had
it not been for the losing of the life
boats, even in the short time between
the striking and sinking Of the Norge
the majority Of those on board would
probably have escaped.
The descriptions of the disaster at
hand are replete with stories Of heroism.
Captain Gundell of Copenhagen, one Of
the most popular and well-known men
in the transatlantic service, stood by
his ship TO the last, and the last view
of him by the survivors who were pull
ing away from the doomed vessel. was
that of a man. looking death in the
face with the stoicism and heroism of
which men Of his type alone are capable,
continuing his duties until the waters
of the Atlantic closed over him and his
ship.
one of the officers of the ship obtained
a place in one of the boats. which es-
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Russian Fleet Gets Away.

Tho Vladivostok squadron eluded Ad-
miral Kamimura's attempt TO force an
action and disappeared under cover Of
darkness. fog. and rain.
Admiral kamimura sighted the Rus
sian warships at about 6 p. m. on July
between lllishima and Tsushima ISL
ands. They were then ten miles distant.
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Togo Sinks Russian Ships.
Vessel Submerged.

The "Asahi' reports that a two-fun-
uelcd vessel. perhaps the Poltava, is sub
merged at d point on the coast fifteen
miles northwest Of Port Arthur
It Is semi-OffiCially announced that
Vice Admiral Kamimura' S squadron was
of Tsushima Island, in the Strait of
Korea, Friday. The NIadiyostok squad
ron has apparently escaped TO the north
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Fair and warmer tonight;
tomorrow showers and
cooler.
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RUSSIANS WOULD
SURRENDER PORT
RumOred to Have Made
Offer Through France.
REPORT IS NOT CONFIRMED
Another Report Has It That KurOpat-
kin Has Won a Great
Battle

LONDON, July 4-The Tokyo CORE
spOndent Of the Reuter- Telegram Com
pany wires that it is rUmored there
that Russia through France as an in
teTmediary, has offered to surrender
Port Arthur with its ships and arms 10
J1pan provided the garrison is allowed
10 go free.
The report is not confirmed.
KuTopatkin Victor.
ST. PETERSBURG. July IA rumor
is current that General Kuropatlzin has
defeated General Kuroki IN great bat
tie but lost i 900 men.
An imperial ukase was issued today
mobolizing all the troops in st. Peters
burg province.
Togo Sinks Russian Ships.
TOKYO. July Admiral Togo reports
that japanese torpedo boats approached
Port Arthur last Monday night and dis
covered Russian picket ships, which
were attacked despite heavy fire from
the ships and forts, and the binding
searchlights- The japanese succeeded
in torpedClng a twO-masted. three fun
neIed vessel, which sunk below Golden
lin.
simultaneously the Russian torpedo
boat dostroyers attacked the Japanese.
The fire by the latter capsizcd one OF
the Russian boats. The happenings Of
the night We're clearly seen.
Lieutenant Condo and thirteen men
were killed and three men were wound
ed
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-28
BIRDS IN The AaG,is.
The Spring Rush That Breaks the Nc
notony of the Year.

The one great break in the mo
notony Of the whole year along II
arctic coasr is the coming of tn
birds in the spring. The nature 0
it is almost violent. The last OF
May they begin to arrive. The note,
of the first few corners are muslca:
and buoy one with feeling Of mes
sages from home and friends. BIZ
the stream of birds rapidly grows.
and the few first joyous notes merge
into ceaseless, hideous, distractin?
din that robs one of <is rest and f3F
a few days becomes unbearab!c.
Swans, cranes, geese, brant, duck.
gulls and terms swoop down upon
The coast by thousands. The OLD
birds are delighted at the sight Of
the old family nesting ground and
the young ones at reaching one"
more their birthplace, and the thou
sands of them are all talking and
screaming at The same time. The
contrast of the now endless days OF
sunshine and abundant and Animal
ed life with that Of the still arctic
night is very great.
In few days, however, each hap
by family has settled down in its
own little home, and quietude reigns
supreme through the short summer.
and then again sets in the long soil
tudinous night.
Many interesting things may be
learned of the birds that annually
visit the arctic coast for the pur-
pose of bringing up their families
of their reasons for going there and
of the intelligence displayed by
them in many ways. They have not
the enemies there they have farther
south. The fox is very nearly their
only foe, and they find so many ways
of avoiding it that it would surely
20 very hungry were it dependent
on birds for food. Little islands in
lakes and streams that are free from
foxes become great nesting places,
and the birds swarm to them until
on many of them every available
space suitable for nesting is pre-
empted.- From "Camp Life In Arc
tic America" by Andrew j. Stone,
in Scribner's.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-28
A Good DOG.

The man wanted to sell the dog,
but the prospective buyer was sus-.
picious and finally decided not to
buy. The man then told him why
he was so anxious to sell.
"You see," he said, II bought the
dog and trained him myself. | got
him so he'd bark if person stepped
inside the gate and thought, Of
course, | was safe from burglars.
Then my wife wanted me to train
him to carry bundles, and | did. II
you put anything into his mouth it
would stay there till some one took
it away. Well, one night | woke
up and heard some one in the next
room. l got up, grabbed my gun
and started to investigate. They
we're there, three of them and the
dog"
"Didn't he bark?" interrupted
the man.
"Not a bark; he was too busy"
"Busy! What doing?"
carrying the lantern for the
burglars. If you know anybody who
wants good dog se!id him around"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-28
HOW islands Acquire Vegetation.


Nature in her slow. leisurely way is
making Il highly Instructive expert
ment for us TO show how islands may
acquire their vegetation. Just twenty
years ago the most stupcndous volcan-
ic eruption of modern times destroyed
all life, animal and vegetable, in the
island of Krakatoa. Three years later
DR.. Treub visited the place and found
some lowly microscopic algR settling
on the pumice and lava. These, it
seemed, acted rs decomposing agencies
and prepared the way for ferns, which
soon began to appear. Then followed
few Towering plants, probably from
drift seeds. Five years ago there had
settled sixty-two species of vascular
plants, fifty of these being Towering
species and representing twenty-onc
natural orders. All these Mr.. Bottling
HemsJey of the Kew gardens thinks
reached the islands independently Of
man. He computes that about per
cent were carried by birds, % per cent
borne by the wind and over 80 per cent
cast up by the sea wares. In time
without mans aid the island, twenty
miles from ITS nearest neighbor, will be
egain covered with vegetation.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-28
Sweetheart Abbey.

There is in Galloway, Scotland. an
ancient ruin known as Sweetheart abb
hey. Within its ivy covered, storm
battered walls lies buried the affec-
Tomato and devoted Dervorgill, with
the heart of her husband, John Ballot
embalmed upon her breast. Lovely in
their lives, in death they are not divid-
ed. The crumbling masonry is still
and must, ever be a romance in its
symbols of death and decay, telling ev-
cry day, as it has for 600 years, the
thrilling story of woman's tender
love and devotion.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-28
IntrOspection.

One can accomplish but little when
all is said. for. make no mistake about
it. however much we pose and strut In
the world. in the solitude Of our Owl
studies there are few Of Us but know
how the faults and blemishes Of our
craft stand out and stare rs in the
face to remind US that We are small
enough and halting enough to be al
ways learning, never quite gloriously
achieving.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-28
Her Status.

"Why do you still call her fin de
steele girlr"
whats the matter with thatT
"Why, since that means literally the
END Of the century girl 1t was only
used in speaking Of girls toward the
close Of the last century,
"Well, that's when she was o GIRL
Philadelphia Ledger.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-28
We Thank the People

for their liberal patronage and to show OF
will Saturday. Mach &C. give to each cash customer
special Furniture of 10 cent in addition to
regular We have not the to the many bar
gains we Offering and ask you to come and see.
satisfaction particular pertaining to
business you that MOTTO Once customer al
ways customer will apply you if you will only get the
habit of buying from
Again. thanking you and all for your patronage and So
Letting continuance of the same are please you
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-28
Helping Him.

Intrepid Misunderstanding Of conun-
drums, Mr.. Slocum, here's a good one
Why is the letter "d'' like a wedding
cing?
Procrastinating Bachelor-Oh, I'm nc
good at conundrums.
Intrepid Widow-You give it upl
Why. because I'VE" can't be "wpd''
without It.