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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
MAYOR STARRl1'I
CUTS The KNOT
Resigns That Council Of Barton
Heights May Elect
Successor.

Mayor 8 j w. starlitt, of Barton
Heights, has resigned his office in order
that the Council, n BY appointing his sue.
cessor.. may get I'D Of any doubts as to
the Legality Of the lattei.s holding the
office. 81
His letter 70 blows:
il Bhrton Heights, Va, Aug. 10, 1904.
TO the Council Of Barton Heights
86rhe following is an extract from the
opinion rendered by Hon. Thomas ave
Gardner In reference ) to the recent. cleo
ton Of, Mayor aid councilnlen:
II am therefore,, of tho opinion that
the election held on June Il, ] 90i, In the
town of Barton Heights Is voidablc, the
foundation stone Of all elections, to-Wit,i
a valid. Iegistratlon, being wanting
$33.. use the word voidabe to convey. the
side,l that tho said election, if3Sit can be
tested by the courts, would be held to.
be :nvalid '''iS u 5sl
II there has been no legal registration
there Certainly can follow no u egal cleo
ton and We cannot, therefore, escape res
sponsibillty in vacating the offices to
Which We were elected by the qualified
voters. rs M Nj III S
8lS In order to place the future acts Of
the Council upon a legal basis and to
prevent further complications, I deenlsit
my duty to resig making 1t possible for
the present legally authorized Council To-
elect MIR. John y. Rose rs my successor
prior to September ], 1904. With this obs.
jcctgin view, = now tender IN y resignation
as Mayor Of Barton Heights, to take EFF
feet as carly as convenient. st@@
IN severing my connection with you, y
rcmclnher must gratefully the courtesy
you have Invariably Il extended me, and
the hearty coop eratior You have t@,sho wrl
in the dscharge of the d uties imposed.
Respectfully. y. 3sS
T. W. STARR TIL. 5::ia$
THIS will put an end to all dispute
about tile alleged invalid election.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
STARTLING EXPERIENCE.
"A Hanover Fox Hunter Finds q
Snake in His Bed.
Special to The Times Dlspatch.)

3ROxBURY, VA Angus 13.-An excit-s
INK experience came to Nj. j ohm s$liaw, OF.
Hanover county, a few days 100. Mr..
Haw Is one Of the most popular men o 4
Ills county, a well known bac helor, lover
OF fun, besides a great fox hunter. and
was as brave a. Confederate u soldier as
ever went to the front. All Of Grants
army could not knock OFF the pleasant
smile that he wears to-day. as he did
alithrough the trying days Spf 81 and 81 3D.
Like all bachelors. the latch strin to the
door Of his beautiful and hospitable home
is always found on the outside. g. n every!
walk Of life he can count his friends py
the score. z U, An d
His experience a few days ago would
have put the stoutest heart to terror; lot
SO with brave Mr. I1aw. Al ter he re-;
tired for the night and had begun TO- en-
Joy that sweet repose that Is so much en- =
loved BY the hard working farmer, he
felt there was another in his bed Wit q
him. He knew he hr.d no invited guests.
Supposing 1t might be Imagination ne
tried to sleep off$the supposit tor t wa s
not long before the bed elbow began 70
Get closer. and 10 be sure OF the Intruder,
who had unsolicited visited his Happy
home and deprived him of his sweet rest,
a light was made and search was beg un,t
when to his surprise between the sheets
was snugly coiled p a large mecca sin
snake. How it ever got In the room Is
a mystery. The ;intrud er was soon killed,
and Mr.. TIaw was as .co Of and collected tfse
ne If 1T had been onl VI old REWARD ~ sli en-
he had captured, whose sbrushes ne can q
count by the hundred. Many eongra a ul "a.
lions have been bestowed on the narrow
esca ne from being bitten by this deadly
reptile of a much beloved friend and
neiy h Dor. M i5. 5s D SIS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
-Ralllv. 81 2the, Members...

Instead OF the 4regulaE preaching ser g
vice at the F'airmount Baptist Churcn
this morning, there will be asrally q me
membership with short talks by the ne
brethren. 4, !,
Senior Deacon s. Al "A lien will preside
over the meeting, and the GLOWING pro-
gra mme will bio ca ried out 8 eport snow
Ing membership o. the Church,aJ..t s1hl-
Il / - condition OF the church, Joel
W White, treasurer; The Sunday
school and the Church Member &,
". j. England; The Empty Bench chg es !.
ana their Cause, w. y T d Eubank l; Some sof
Our Short con1lngs, p. s. 2. Richardson
some OF our Good Qualities The Duties
~ q Deacon. Ri B In ford !; The Church
and Soul Winning, Y 3. y Iduff,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
g Y N 4 c. Il 3 ~ b.
! 81 Round Trip.
2 3 9 ! /. n n 9 rs e, e
s3E Rociu.!nIld. @Trlp.

VIA N RFoLk AN . WEBSTER IN " Hv ~ AZ.
s sSS& Three Days In the Mounts
Special fast vestib ruled ms will leave
Richmond. q Byrd street s ation,Ig T riday.
August 10Th, at 12 10 noon. for LynchburE
ana Roam oke, stopping r. only Bedf ford,
,Montyale and Blue Ridge, in both direc-.
tons. I.ynchburg and eturp, y 81 CO., Roa-g
,noke AMI return. $500. ii Returning special
train will leave Roanoke. Monday. AN.
gust 22d. at 40 For. tickets anu
further ;rformatio apply ticket q gent.
Byrd street Station. or at com pany q -
sficc. s3S East Main Street John e ,SNag-55
tner. city Passenger Agent.
c. n. BOSLEY
nj al rict Passenger Agent. SSs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
Great Freight Yards

I Ono Of the largest an best equipped
railroad yards, 1t Is reported, is TO- be
built on the Virginia side OF the Potomac
River, just opposite the city Of ASH \: !.
lngton, The yards are to be used by tho;
southern the Richmond. Fred rlcksbllrg
and Potomac and the Pennsy wanna
The Baltimore and Ohio the seab e,a q
Ar Line, the Atlantic Coast Line ne
Chesapeake and Ohio and the Nor1o ells5
and Western vii use thu ga ris stinaer con-
v Work; Work has been started, as hundred q
hands having begun, the gradin WITH
the completion OF these yards VI W 'li ASH
5ington viii be one Of he great trelg ~
3centers 4 81 the East, giving the .clt
conjunction with the yard at Eck1ng!o ~
sbsing built by the Baltimore and Ohio,
S cana q ~ Of 1900 cars without interfeg-
sing with traffic, x S KS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
OLD FASHIONED
= But StIIlFtn the F lon,

tits mn ever new and interesting story
to hear how one can h DO entirely made
over by change Of food,
For two years I! Was troubled with
what my physician said was the old
fashioned dyspepsia.
There was5nothlng II could eat but 20
or 80 minutes la ter would be splitting
my food UP hi quantities until 4 would
be very faint and weak This went on
from day TO day until II was terribly
wasted away and wi hout my pros u
of being helped / 4 s.. 81
zone day wa s a dvlsed by an old lady
to try Grape-Nuts and cream, leaving off
all fatty food. f i had no conf dences that
Grape-N Nuts would do all she said for. lnr,
as ] had tried 80 many things WI thout
any help. But was SO simple ! thougll ~
II would give II a. trial, { she Insisted So.
We'll j alto some for sbrcaltfas and
pretty soon the lad VI ca lied to see her
patient as she allied me. and q sked y 4
had tried her advice, q .
4. 4" Glad you did, child; do you ' N fe ''sl
some better?'i = Az III
&. Mo- / said, II do not know AZ dol
the only difference i can see fissI have no
sour stomach, and. come ito hlnk Of Va &!
haven't spit M your ms y i =
Grape-Nuts yet, ii s3s I, I, !. I, \.
Nor did II ever ], ave any uble VIII
Grape Nuts,l then or any otieys time. ~
tnts food always 81 down g NJ 81 mn
stomach dgestH 81 perfectly soon e e!
strong and welN a ga In, Ri nd bless Il tha'
old lady every time 4 see her. 4;
"once an inyalid Ssof 90 pounds. nov '
weigh l25 pounds. and feel strong any y
well, and 1t Is due entirely and only y
having found the proper food In Grape,
Nutsp Name given by Postum sf'o.'
I'm tla# Creek rs III 49, ,lts2SFe9
Get the little book, 1.-THE Road TO y sYell'
nillein IN each racka 20, 3. w. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
ROSP ECTS
ARE BRIGHT
Richmond Dealers IN 1roi, and
Steel Speak Of Improved
Conditions.
PRICES !. ri. rs EXPECTED TO 10 RISE Sc:
This With 4 Healthy and Reg
tllarS. Demand is Eli
couraging.
PRICES EXPECTED i

4 Inquiries as To the condition OF the iron
and steel trade int his city and the South.
generally, made % several local mill men
and dealers yesterday, elected varying re-.
sponses.
That business Of this general character.
has improved is agreed, and that there
Will be 10 further Improvement IS also
conceded, business being always better
in The Tall and winter than in midsuln--i
mer. 1t Isl also stated generally that the
South IL Iii very satisfactory condition
financially Prices for bar iron and steel
IRE lower than in the spring, but the
volume Of Guinness ~ reported greater
and the demand healthier, with IL pros
peect hat prices will advance somewhat
from theirsrecent low level. Better bus
mess In the Southern states is antics, tito, y
pated by dealers. y III
a 6repsesentatiye Of the Old Dominion
Iron and Nail Yorks said: y3
IN BUSINESS has picked up q. little since
the first ofE July. / do not anticipate
any great Increase before the end 81 the
year. Business is always better In the
fall and winter thanSin midsummer The
South is 4 generally In very good shape
financialy,gbutS there Is nothing to indi-i
cate any noteworthy developments In
the ironSand steel trade. 5
n "A representative of the Gordon Metal
Company, jobbers in bar iron, steel and
sheet metal, raid:
Business In bar iron and I steel In.
our line Is very Quiet. ! do not think the
market Is very strong. Prices g re { a
little irregular. 81 would not be surprised
,tc see prices for bar iron a little lower
now, owing 70 the diminished dem ma and nd
therefor Il; i8853!
3ss At the office Of the Southern Railway
supply Company the appended statement
was made: i5s Is II
So OUR observation leads to I conclu-33
sion that business is better now than8in
the spring. Prices are lower than a t that
time, but thu volume Of business is great Ell,
and the "a lena dam ore healthy and regu-$
lar. We think prices have about touched
the lowest levi In some cases they are
almost as loW5as Si1i he years ifrme dIate-S
Nv following the m omentaryS panic of 1903.
We lotk forsI better business In the fall.
ticularly inSthe Southern States, both
on account soe the very large crops which
will be moved; an d also because we think
merchants will shave to replenlsh stocks,
which have been reduced as much as
possible for eight OF nine months pastfin
anticipation Ola falling; market Collec-s
lions with us IN the main are excellent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
lSACREDsC CONCERTS TO-DAY
;Bardmaster 1ardella Arranges.
Most Attractive Programme.

The sacred concert this q fternoon a
Reservoir Park will he given between ~ q
and Il q clock. Professor ] ard lila has pre-
pared the following excellei prof rann 2,
s.. 5odarch-",M iaryl Ind X Z. (Panella)
81 Overture ronze (Auherl
3. Revere unlahn5
4 Medley Of Popular Airs (sntt N.
sanct Ina 60 !,
Sun Of Ny Soul 4. tier.
(8) Adeste FL eles (Portogallo,
6. ntermezzo- tun ka'''.. - 9: SMITH
Grand selec ton Aiarttla Floto Y,
5. AZ lse Lent % moureusi.n Berger
(Panelln)
il. 1dyll-'Th Mill in the Forest'
- 525 Az 4 a Epenberg,
a n M Luders)
- son p.nDear Heart Z. /. 4. Mattel
star spangled Banner I.
A special car servic will be given q
TIA Passenger ana Power Company r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
TURN TIDE THIS WAY .s
Southern Railway Co; Would
Bring Desirable Labor to South.

The Southern RailWa III Is now ia king
a more active Interest than ever in. en-
deavoring to secure esirable immig ration
tic the Southern States, a. matter in which
It has long beensa t 5wo rk. The scarcityfof
labor in the South Is becoming a serious
1renace to the prosperity Of hat sect ton,
'pnd Immigration is urged as the solution
of the problem, a. gentleman from one
OF the Southern States states II ha t n all
the negro men and boys lin his State were
leaving the farms for work in tn brick
yards. coal and iron mines and spt her in
ydustries offering better remunerat 10 n. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
SIC 90 ROUND 81 i; RI SIG I 90
i q 1.-THE
n. \ WORLDS FAIR 10 us.

VIA. NORFOLK AN p IVES TIEHhSIa!l871 NY.3
tickets at above rate will be sol every
1,nesdays during the months OF August
seplemper and October. limited TO to ten
days from date Of sale Tickets ,,t im NJ
.es N. n sea.on ticket, $31. 90. Thesa tickets
Iii, ,.li Z allow stopover at Summer Resorts
= Rat tycen bed ford 4. and Bluefield within
lsinniS limit 8 ticket. Two IA st Syestibul
I raj 4. With through ullman slee pers,s
q rInr ana dining cars. For descriptiy
p ,,a,,tter OF the Worlds Fair and further
I fortna ion apply at company's Of Flee.
sss East Main Street. !, !. ssys3
i9n,n ,'S1 = WAGNER, c. II. BosLEY
Z citv pass. Agent. Dist. Pass. a gent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
The Ice Mission.

The Ice mission Is under great obliga-
lions to the little girls named below. VINO
have given two entertainments this SUM
mcr for this charity-one on July It'll,
already reported, and this one. which nets
s5.J. .5s
The thoughtful children are: Margaret
Gilbert. Maud Gilbert Evelyn, Mar
lgrerite and Gladys Thaw.
The mission hns also received: Cash.
81; boxes, S5es:fchcck, ~: total. 1853.
The tnisaton desires TO express many
thanks to kind donors. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
Would Prevent Merger. !

4 The minority st0ckhollcrs or the Chess
areake Transit Company which recently
incurred control Of the Norfolk and
Southern, Are seeking by law to prevent
The merger ~ tiese properties. "A writ
c. mandamus has been Issued by the
Court Of Law and chancefy compelling
Tho Gheaa paake Transit 70 permit Mr.. u,
J.awrenee 5GroDcr 70 inspect tha by-laws
81 The G0fYJauy. III a93
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
ATTRACTIVE OURS To rs APPHIRE
5CoUNTR W. AN q Ian o. OF HE33jl
Us st<Y'',8SslVlA 8 OUTHE m & AlLtvAY,F sE
5IkcEUDlNGsBO GARD AT.ET I'll 49,

.$jf sss5STHESTOxAeWAYsC oMPAtiY.Es iiiSi
~ On september 10th. II tn and 2Ath, the.
southerns Railway will sell spec!a tickets
TO Lake 1oxaway.S \. g. and return
limited S,inc days from date III OF sale;5
tickets Including railroad ~ transporta-
lions. seven days board at one $of the
delightful resort hotels of the Toxaway
Company, either at Brevard Lake Tox.s
away. Luke Sapphire, n Z G. 81 For those
spending time at Lake ToxaNay, hack
ridc 10 Sapphire Inn Is tnc Guided Rate
from Richmond 1920. Through trains
;PulInnans ard Southern Railway dining
car service, OF the hig CHEST standard. For
full information and literature descrip-t
tive OF Ills charming country. call on
i or ticket a gent, or address 83
3s y, 5s58 G. ". yyESTBURT,
sss Vi: 535sg District Passenger agent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
SENTENCED I|l|,I| FOR / I J l'
MURDER EARS AGO.
Watts Commences
a Long Sentence in His
Old Age

(Specnl to Tho /, Times 2 ispatc h.)
S NEWPORT NEWS. rs a. August Is. ~ ~
washington Watts, the Hanlpto ton negro
who was convicted thirty years q go Of a
robbery committed during " e constrlc G:
ton period and sent enced to eigh hi years arr
In the Fpenitentiary, was sent from Hamp-- ::
ton today to the State prison TO peEih
his sentence. 3sS sss5 :a rs
III Watts escaped shortly after his con-
zylction thirty years ago, and has been
living sInce lin North Carolina "a short
time ago Y he returned to- Hampton y
live with his daugh ter and The ancient
sentence was remembered and C he 5N e
arrested. ss q. t.8i.
He is eighty-six years old and ef1o or
probably will be MAJ q to- 81 cure a condt-
stionalS pardon for the old negro.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

.stccpicchases, one OF which Is scheduled
Tor e;, eli day, and the exhibition Of the
hunt teams, the latter will be particle
rated In by the Chevy Chase Club, the
Pine Hill Club and the Blue Ridge club.
Among tho exhibitors. will be: G.. G.
Nest, OF Baltimore; Clarence Moore. lor. 4
sutherland, Richard Tally William
Mooney, OF Washington, .. CT Charles x.
SlIooff, OF Alexandria; Mr.. and Mrs. Blair
Johnston MIR. Sewers and G. wv. Smith tn
OF Nvnrrenton; Portner Brothers, o. Ma
.nnssas, va.;8 f. II. Shielding and Charles les.
,ClapI, Of T'ittsburg, PA. q s. "A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
Nemesis Tracked Him Down.

About a yea co. g man namea - = =
rhny,,a a had b az valuable waite, \ AIKEN
from hin al TReugers, Ever since that
tine time Tie detective depar tnlent has beer.
looking Tor tho watch and 4 the thief,
Charles BrItton. q notorious thlef, one
~ Il q gang which Is being gradually
sbroke n IN. was arrested by Il the secret
service men men, q He turned out Ito he tho
roa !, wanted for the theft and Justice Y g
scrutchfleld sent him on TO- the + grand
urv ~ al ard ay, fSE Il. ag
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
Burlington Isoin1gest Of All.

THIS burlington ID nov accorded The
d!Ailnctl9n OF being the Longest rallrtad
iine in the United States, an II has 77Di
miles VI track ana operates 7,tII miles.
Tic sessi,sra pass Wiz 5 Isl a@n ss q
kfaukIga. s.atel n! ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

great vol ume OF lmmigration to this cou pun
try now goes to the 4 West, The; great
exodus OF negroes from the south to the le'
NORTH, and Middle West a nd the employ 70 =
nent Of those remaining in the sSnth q N n
other.thans agricultural cationsl is leav-s
liz farmers 50 short OF u Ia Dor that they
cannot work and harvest heir Gro ps.{
Under these circumstances special efforts IT'S
d, being made to secure The Sc q tlenentS
az, desira BE immigr In the 1t South
President Spencer heartily a pproyes the
n, oyntr1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
l$Rip /, Locomotive Contract.

v ,ffe Il Erie has entered into a contract
vii, tie American comot I've Company
IN which the latter has agreed sto repair
for the Erie more thtln COZ 70 onosiyes,
or at jthe rate OF one locp motlye a. day ga;
for the next two years, .s Isl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
SEVENTEEN Regiment Ready.

The i,eyentieth Regiment fl thoroughly
equipped In lis eotnmsnary and quar-
tfmasier departments ter M trip4to lie
army pialioayfes at Manassag IN septem-.
her, M III, III al y. & " III sy.ss M
Tho Jlilrosvf. ny Witch ths trip VIII be
made, llag MT yet been decided upon.&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
Mr., Edwards Appointed. Il

Mr., III II Edwards has been "A pptoilnted
general al gent represent ne the passenger
and freight departments of the Southern
Railway Il, with tead "a ua rters' at Y 14ayana
Cuba II y ~ sSs "a "a ss Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
.Bo,lght Up All the Stock.

subscriptions have been receive .foii
the entire $4,000 capital Off the Ch!T
cago Refrigerator Car conlpany when
mas been incorporated N Charleston ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
Case 81 r ank Cruelty.

John Ryland, colored y beat Selma
Cash. and was Il assessed $40 by; Justice
John ana given six months besides The
woman had been terribly k'cked 8lnl
/ abdomen, while George Anderson,
olored. Ia $3.50 for a using his wife' y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
toPrea;ch

Dr. johnson to Preach,
|. The Rev Henry p. ] ohnson, the pastor
OF Laurel Street M ell chnrcf Tllll
occupy his pulpit az both ssrYless TO- GO VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

Lead Pipe Thief Sent On,
william, Grittenden, the negro charged
with taking IA lot of lead pipe. from e 9
vacant house, was sont n 10 me .g rand
jury by Justice crut oh Held YESTERDAY,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
SEC ONE PER CONDUCTED ED
EXC URsloN TO .ss

ECONOSPEH00NHIGs 49,
sl37lTg Exc URsloN TO
sfs ,s$ lYNc HBURG AND RoANok W.
E' ISL q FRIDAY, AU GUST "
VIA No 3 o Tux AN p WE STERN RNY.
.TrHlREEsDAY ~ ttE#Ms oUNIA.Ns..
sss sns cial fast train vii leave Byrd Street
% I. t,a,, 2.1o noon, Friday, August 18TH,
s sts.lGn; on only ii Lynehburs. Bedford
nG isav sdSs sss 1880 1888
noNe.S ,inndav August 22d, making same
s .sSu thus allowing three days II the
The round trip rate will be only ss Y g
iI,ynchburg and So to al other points
named, Children under 70 years old half
OF above rates. This excursion VIII iibei
run ~ the Norfolk and Western v all-a
way Company and will be given sps-5
cal attention bysits repEesel tatiyes,
For ful particulars apply ~ J sda IN 2.
va gner. city passenger gent. $50 East.
Main street; w. Steele. ticket q gent,
BYRD Street Station, Or, !, !. !, !, !, &. n
n Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

10 II Attend @Ptanbers Meeting.
Il M. 3. q. II icks & II over the Southern
Yesterday "a fternoon for Birming 70
attend H' the National IS Convention OF
PLUMBERS, Ho will be away abe about ten
days, 5S IL 356f8 .l--;r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
g. H, BosLEY.
District Passenger Agent
r ROM nj 81 oNp. &c 1EA RAT Es !
- VIA sEABOARDfAlRBL II IN e. 3s

Z, VIZ ~
FROM II | Gil Mo N 2. Act ZAP RAT IS 4
VIA sEABO ARDS lRs ~
Il SAN FRANCISCO. CAL,. and ret turn,
rag ID. Account Triennial Conclaye
ISnlc ht Templars, and soYerelgn y Ora nd
Lodge, i. o. o, F. i II ats on sale ;SAu-
$q,Ist 1sthato September 9th, incl usiye, lin,
ina ~ K )ctober623 1904. N Sa
s'sc,HArTANOO AZ ET EN- M and return.
!3fiSs7s account u nterna tional Associa lion
~ IVira engineers: tick cts sold September
lSiti, and 18th. limited to September Goth;
hit an aymellt OF 80 cents. ticket will
- extended to any date not later than
septemberS s0th, & ss A. S
&, An Of tho above. rat esi apply from Rlcl-8
3nlond va. Proportionally cheap rates q
Ma be had at al other stations on he &
Sea tOAr d. a 5as3 "a la5 b
H. 81. LEARp, Y,sM,ITAYLORi
Phone 4o5. $50 Es Main ST, ri chmpnd, !; Va,
TAKE STEAMER 1oL p 20 IN q coM.f
FoRIs1z4sH 70 yo'saackS Y IS
75c. Hound trim to. Norfolk !. :.,. !. 76c.
50, Round trip to New port News ., 7Sc.S
800. drer, under Y yeaTs oi a ge..,iee
Tickets good to ret IN mex hlght or the
following Tuesaa y. 1.s 4,
~ 49, ToHEA..
/ ss... Is. 1Jhs Kind YOU, Ra.s Always Bays1
'''; ,,,'s'lsz2zz1szs't
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

DOWN q TOWN SToREs-1S20- 1922 East
Main Street. Phone sl6.
UP TOWN sTORE-5H East Marshall
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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-07-26
Russians Flee Before
Advance of japanese
Russians Were Defeated IN Great Battle Sun
day and Are Evacuating Niauchwang
More Fighting Imminent.

London, July 26.-Cab1ing un.
der date of July "a, the Daily
Mails Niuchwang correspondent
describes a fourteen hours des-
pcrate battle, with heavy losses
on both sides, and which resulted
in the Russian position at Ia
Tche-Kiao being rendered I'M
tenable, by reason of which they
will be compelled to retreat to-
ward Hal-Cheng.
The battle began at 8 O'Clock
iii the morning." the correspond
ent says, "the Russians resum-
ing attack on the Japanese po-
sition on the heights east of Ia
Tche-Kiao. After a few hours
the Japanese left flank from Ia
ping mountain captured the vii
lage of Tanghudituen, compel1-
ing the Russians to retreat to
retreat to Tienghuaituen, six
miles from their base.
The Russians, now reinforced,
maintained the position until S
O'Clock in the afternoon, when
the Japanete right flank made a
sudden appearance on the hills
south of Ta-Che-Kiao and by a
tremendous fire forced the Rus
slams to retreat.
THE Japanese firing line ex-
tended Is miles.
After two more hours of an
incessant storm of shot and shell
they swept the last hill and the
plain clear of Russians"