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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05
DICKINSON COUNTY.
Answer to an Asperslon in Il
Morals and Culture.
al It'd The Times plspn5 tcll


NJ Skee1i,, clerk OF sscounty,g yester-
day. received a. letter .bearin gA date of
August from flR cyl, N 5Davi dson,
he recently heard o. minister state from
the pulpit Sin his county that t here were
a. ly3 two churches In dickinson county
the same 1, moral restitution existed i In
Buchanan cOun Nv an and that he called
the statement In question at the time. but
sition, and that lie writes to ask the3eleark,
rs an q tficial @of the county. for correct
Information on the subject isS
Tho clerk showed 4 the letter to several
this town., all Of whom were very ind lg-Ss
snant over the statement, and the follow
lIl, reRly was forwarded to Mr.. David
clintwood. Va; August o 4 llsO4.
Rev M. A. idson, Faber, "a: "a
.s Dear SIRE ing to yours Of the E1sti
rem
Ing as az minister that there were only
two churches In p ickenson county Isl
without foundation and wholly untrue
Iunjustlys assailed, 81 We wish to say that
Dickenso county the youngest county
In the State, has progressed as re- pidly as
laying increased more than sixty-nve
per cent. from 1880 to 1860 only two Scnun-
ties in the State, viz: Wise and ALE
StlHllyt ElAVlllE slIlCI more IN pOE)lId-
tionSdilring that time It has more thnnS
twenty churches six Sunday schools. and
we assert with confidence that no higher
moral standing exists in the State of Ylr-s
glniaB than exists In Dickinson county.
M Our collnt " schools are flourishing, our
people are industrious and our jail door
stands open}, a.! present he cells being n
school, with an annual attendance OF $50
Students nd at present are constructing
q college building, which will II cos up-i
ward of 81, 600. areit ruly white, J"
as Dickinson Is the only county In the
Sta te that has not AZ lored inhnbltant
all proud Of. and to those who are ms
clinGd to class us as heather. we invite
them to- como into our county and So
them that their minds Will be broadened
and that their opinions of he people will
Thanking you foreallIng our attention
to this tier. we are 81 i
III. y, ours truly.
John nj, sskeen, clerk.
r. j.. Arlington. ex-shertff.
w. II. ~ Johnson.S ex-sheriff,
N, w. Remines, president OF Cllntwood
y. * Damron. postma ster,
school OF z Me thodist Episcopal Church.,
sS 4. i. Ions, county tendent 81
IA a, skeen. ex-iudge q Dlckenson
Roland q, Chase. lawyer and president
OF tho Clintryopd Bank d
ohm ". lSerr. Mayor OF the town %
~ j, colley, physician and surscaA
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WAS NOT, BUT WOULD
\ N HAVE BEEN, HENCE7lS
lRua ssloZlcIated Press.l

II 4of1JsToN e TEXAS, August 1.-The
Holt IA ction az the Dem CORA zig, onyentionl
for II Dls tElGt me,t
iIr had mot. been rel ularly nonl.
nated. nut that he would have been had
hs followers permitte g res = nar J, cGnge.l
nized al tie nominee. This settles the
fact ional Ggit. for the time beln
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I ~ ~ fii l5.il1aI5lI
DEATHS

PEArBLEro Died. at The esid;sncee ,ots
4 he sister. Mrs, H. j.. Whiting, Chestnut
Il EiII,"1A AUGUST 4th, a t L r, MI, Nj. ROB
ERR \ PEMBLETON, with paa,ra al!,s
aged sixtyrfive years on ct me s! till
y George NJ. and Eliza Penn BILE ton. = !, /,
Funeral from the d house q 81 Is. ",
AUGUST 9Th. No tlowers "a
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EApproyes Survey lfor Repairs

49ta8i ii as IE3yl a ssOcIatedF PTesS)
a WASHINGTON p, e., August 4,-Tha
chief constructor OF the navy, Rear 7Ad :
3mral Capps, has approved a survey ON
the Albany at the navy yard at Bremer-i
ton. calling for repairs to cost $50, 900, and
requiring eight months for completion.
.IIegalso has approved n survey for $4,000
work on the Nashville at Boston. $4,000
work on the Sterling at Norfolk, and
So, 900 work on the IsiaF dc iluzon at the
navy yard. Pensacola. s5t IN
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Coast Lines Acquisition.

The jacksonville Southwest tern Railway
a short Florida line, has been acquired by
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, which
purposes extending the road y SO as to
reach points In western Florida S8 Va luable
deep water terminals are said to have
been secured with the purchase. "A
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OBITUARY,
Mr., Robert PeInberton,

Mr., Robert Penbcrtorl, n
Mr.. Robert Pemberton died at the res
idenee Of Mrs, IN ~ Whiting, on Chest
The fuaeral will take place from the
house at 8 o'clock this afternoon, "A
wife and three children survive him,
Funeral Services,
The funeral Of Mr. yysobert q Quo. WHO,
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uBSEhvEUallb I III
ATTENDING TO BUSINESS
my A Associated Press,

IA NEW 4 YORK, Aug. i34 .T-R ussell Sage
the Anancier was elgh ty-eight years q
age to-day and observed the anniYerr,,
4 sary by attending 8 to business as usual
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Funeral Notice.

BIyRRuss.- The funeral OF SVILLIAM}P.
4 BURRuSS will take place FRIDAY
August 9Th. at ~ o. clock 4, ~. from
Up Union Station Methodist Clturch. 3i
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Ira Earl Britt.
81 Especial 70 The Tln,es-plsl

Especial to The Times Dispatch y, ,,,a
ma ri of M RI and Mrs. e SBriIt.
died this morning at 9 clock. I, att. {,
home his Groyes starlnn
= 10 clock from the residence and the
interment will be at u ght foo t.!
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Downtown Stores, Is. 182o-1e22 East Main
Street. Uptown Store, sos East sEs
Marshall Street.
Phones at our two Stores. ss

died on Wednesday last at Champ1 aim
N. I, will take place this morning from
Eba Station. and the ntermeIit Will + Pc 70
made in Hollywood. ss Al
The funeral Sof William p. Bllrrussss whoy
died on Wednesday, will lake place this
afternoon at a O. clock from Union Sta
4 ion Maj Ind st Church gy
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Dr.. BRAND Brown

stWASHINGTON,6S5 CONN. AUG ust 80 80
Dr. Orr do Brown sformerl a bril- adier-S
general in the United Sta es army, 81
for many years II one of n he foretnosL
physicians of III chtie Id. county, rs dead
IN his IS home here. aged n seventy-seyen8
years. H had been iii several mont rs 49,
He emit cred the army as y sHfts
Volunteers in 1851, and later beca n, III
spector Of 4 hospitals and Il super intendent8
81 the general hospital at Jewp ortS
III He was ir5 charge Of the vel Of,
b The colored people south Of III y mes
River IN S63 and = Ii, S65 was mad e gcol-s
.onelY1 81 the Twenty fourth RegiIn vi
United States colored troops. Y
With Gtp erals Thomas 50 Fio Ward e a!. -
swayne he organized the Bureau Of tte -
Suge and Free Omen. ssf
Arthur rior p avies.. q
g5t ~ Especial ITO The Times Dill patch. s IS
GLouCESTBR &C h ug,ist 49,
Mr Arthur Prior Davies, so ofsthes la slas8
Aired q Davies of Glouceste county.sstN s,.a
q fter a otracte Illness lee. TINS morn.
In ~, = q! his late residence -
ma the Ware River. in he seXenil ~ M
Yea Of his Ir Davies leaves 9. VIC VIC
oW. no wa S M ISIS Lucy NJ 4,
Off aua Ter county !, ~ " [; as,,,e
The deceased was y onored and Sp q ~
bysahis fellow itzens. was, ar n q,
Cor, te8soldi Com
ty-fourth Virginia Cavalry q may
Years, lie was a prominent mer chant a. y
naonlea 4 nd the fgovernmen IS a 3, most
efficient postmaster during a. porto y Of IS
h neset YEA rs The funeral sc rylceS AI 81
~ ornoen will ia Ike place at Ware CnuICnE
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Dr.. Garrett Anderson.
Especial 70 The Times-D ispatch.J I'll

Especial S. to 1.-THE T4mes-DIspatch.)T1 7-'sII
" SHACKELFORD'S,s v A. g4Au Just I'D
Garrett Anderson died at, his home. Belle
Queen county, this morning at s. q clock.
after "a long period Of Illness and intense
suffering. POI Dr. Anderson was sixty-flyse3
years old, and fors many years had been
this section He was an active member
OF the Methods Church, being cilairma!n
OF the board sof stewards of shackeifoorrd,s 81
ouelitly apo inted on com1ni tees aof S5t,st:i
district and annual conference. Heikwa
az charter member and pa st N ster OF @:
,Centerville Lod &c, N o. 80 l;.is
|ters-M Mrs George c. BLAND, Of shack
ford s., 7; and n Mrs Richnlond Blanc, OF
West Point-a1,d one bro tn rI Mr. vs.. IN 4
be from shackelford' S Methods t Eplsco-tl
pal Church aturda morn Ing at O'CLOCK
iry so
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Officers Elected

+ The convention ad journed sine die after
electing the following Ulcers |: 3s
Treasurer. c. q H. Schulte,so OF Detroit Sec
rotary, Anthony Ma tire. of CINCINNATI.
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Right 81 Suffrage

38.i 3--Yve believe that efficient and honest
government can only be secured and
8mantained BY combining the right Of
suffrage strictly to the legal and bona \,
4 nde cltizens OF the State and we believe
that the strictest leglslat ton should be
enacted to conflne the right Of suffrage
Ito this class, And We especial ~ d enounce3
THE action Of the State Republican exc,
scl,tive and Its legislative majority In dis
regarding the mandatory and clearly lex-
pressed will Of the people a u nounced by
q the adoption almost two years ago Of a
constitutional amend ment requiring the.
legislature tUf enact q egistrati lion law
which would prevent illega ! voting, That
such disregard iVas foN Il he pnrpose Of
continuing their party III power by means
OF Yenal, corrupt and legal voters. IA
rendered the more con- picuous by he
fact that the Legislature has since the.
adoption OF such amendme Mt convened
an regular session vi lollt the e',actment
al such registration LAW, q md has also
+ been since CONVEX ned BY the governor In
extraordinary session under q ca which
( permitted and CURED the enac tnlent Sot
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-30
Hermann Before Jury.

Portland, Dec. 29.-Congressman
Binger Hermann finished his work be-
fore the federal grand jury today, and
this afternoon United States Marshal
w. r. Mathews, State Senator George
C. Brownell of oregon City and former
Surveyor General Henry Meldrum, now
under conviction on a charge Of forg-
cry, went before the jury as witnesses.
What their testimony was is un-
known.
The present session Of the grand jury
will probably last about three weeks
longer. Depuy District Attorney Heney
has delayed his departure for Wash
ington for another month, and he will
not leave until some time in February.
George SOrenson, one of those In
dicted Tuesday, today returned to Port
land and has been given until tomor-
row to furnish bonds.
II is understood that B. Ormsby of
Salem, and DR.. w. H. Davis, mayor Of
Albany, have obtained sureties and will
file their bonds tomorrow, also.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-30
SANITATION NEEDED.

There is an apparent apathy on the
part of the people of Astoria relative
to beautifying the city and enter
tainment of the thousands of visitors
who will be here next year to visit the
Lewis and Clark fair. A large ma
jority of the people will not come to see
the fair. but will take advantage of the
reduced rates to see the Pacific ocean.
Astoria is the historic point of interest.
closely allied with the discoveries of
Lewis and Clark as to make it the CEN
ter of attraction. No one expects that
the fair win be equal to the st. Louis
fair. 1t will resemble more the fat
woman's side-show to Barnums cir
Gus. The Civic Improvement League
of st. Louis was the moving spirit in
beautifying st. Louis and paving the
way for the hospitable entertainment
OF visitors. 1t is the advance guard Of
civilization and it's efforts have re-
bounded to the benefit of every COM
munity where there has been an or
ganization.
No one expects the common council
to take any action in this respect, nor
will any of the commercial bodies take
the time to insist in thorough reno
waiting and cleaning of the streets and
yeards: the demolishing of old rookeries
which have become an eye sore to the
progressive element. The old settlers
cannot be expected to aid in sanitary
measures, because they have become
so accustomed to wallow in filth. that
cleanliness is of secondary considera-
tion.
It is possible If an urgent demand
We're to be made on the common coun-
Gil to pass an ordinance requiring the
owners of property to keep the same in
respectable condition, the local or
ganization of the Civic Improvement
League might take courage and start
a crusade in the interest of decency
and sanitation. If the thousands of
visitors were to come to Astoria to-
day, they would go away with poor
impression Of the people of the city.
The advertisement would not rebound
to the benefit Of the city and county,
and would deter intending settlers
from coming here and locating. These
are matters of vital Importance and de-
serving immediate consideration at the
hands of the local legislative bodies
and commercial organizations.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-30
LIKE TWEED RING

The Brooklyn Standard is protest
ing against rewarding a contract to a
Tammany concern for removing offal
from Barren island. The Tammany
outfit bid is something like $4,000, 900,
which is s8500O less than it was a
year ago, while a competing firm offer
to take the contract $4,000 less than
the Tammany concern, and another
company agrees to remove it for moth
ing, as the offal can be manufactured
into fertalizers. The contract was
awarded to the Tammany outfit, and
the taxpayers of New York are robbed
out Of millions of dollars on account of
the well known grating proclivities
of Tammay. This is one reason why
New York gives such large majority
for the democratic ticket. New York
city is robbed of millions Of dollars
every year which is divided UP among
the members, certain portion of each
graft being put in slush fund to buy
votes. 1t is estimated that not less
I than 100000 votes are bought by Tam
many at every election, otherwise the
city would be republican The Stand
ard says:
Years ago the late Judge Hilton
offered to pay considerable sum for
the city's refuse matter other than
-offal. He proposed to take 1t down on
Long island and use it to fill up and
manure the waste places. It goes with
out saying. almost, the offer was re-
fused. There was too much "in" the
contract for Tammany to let the re-
fuse be handled in a way profitable
to the people. Is 1t not time a stand
were made against the political high
waymen? Talk about the trust COM
binations to defraud and the bribery
of legislators to betray the people! Here
is a plain case of picking the money
out Of their pockets, and the thing be-
ing done by the very officials who are
paid fine salaries to protect the pub
lie interests But then when such big
things as the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel contract and the subway franz
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chises to McAdoo's company are being
thrown around, even the offal contract
pales into insignincance and becomes
Just little thing not worth noticing,
True. not worth noticing to the politi-
cal traffickers in millions, yet of very
grave Importance to the mass OF the
taxpayers whose children are on half
time at school because there are not
sufficient schools, or whose assessments
for so-ealled improvements, which the
money could be used to pay
for. amount almost to contiscation Of
their property.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-30
cANoNs DIFFER.
ExempliFieation Of "The Two and Sew
enty Earring Sects.'

Philadelphia. Dec. 2s.-The interest
In the case of DR.. Irvine against Bishop
Talbot was today largely centered In
the question an TO whether the proceed
ings will be uncanonlcal after the first
OF the year. A wide difference OF opin-
ion prevails.
No one can be found who will ven-
ture positive opinion on the question
because revised copy Of the canons
adopted at the last general convention
are not obtainable here.
j. Frederick Jenkinson. one Of the
presenters, said tonight he believed
there would be nothing done until the
board OF inquiry met. and the members
will then decide as to whether they
have Jurisdiction or not. II It is decid-
ed that hey have not. then proceed
ings will be instituted for new canon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-30

today by the emperor. This is regarded
as confirmation OF the report that
Doubassoff win replace Admiral Kaz-
nakoff In the North sea commission.
II Is understood Doubassoff would have
been sent to Paris In the first place
but for the fact that the emperor did
not wish TO spare him from important
work on the naval technical commit
tee, and so Kaxnakoff was selected.
II was then hoped his health would
bear the strain of the duties imposed
upon him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-30
Part Of Middle Section Has Gone
Out.
WIND BLEW so MILES AN HOUR
Bar Last Evening Was One Great
Breaker Clear Aoross--No Vessels
Were Sighted in Distress
Wreekase Coming Ashore.

The storm Of yesterday morning
wrought more havoc than was sup
posed by Astorians who merely noticed
the blown down signs and the broken
windows that were apparent depreda-
tions Of King Boreas In the city.
A large portion of the government
trestls on the jetty was taken out and
it will require many thousands of dol
lars to repair the damage done by the
wind and waves.
A careful estimate Of the damage to
the jetty has not been made, but OBJ
servers at North Head say that wreck
age Is coming ashore In piles and give
it as their opinion that all but few
hundred feet of the new work on the
lefty Is gone. but some of the crew OF
the wallula say that only a portion
of the middle section was taken out,
and that the part of the jetty now on
the sand spits is intact. They state
that the new work is nearly all there.
Mr.. Drown. the engineer In charge Of
the work at Ft. Candy, went to Sand
island today to examine the wreckage
to see II any OF the damage was caused
by inroads Of teredo, but he found that
the teredo had not affected the piling;
such was washed ashore being from the
piles that were put in late this fall.
For over an hour In the early morn
ing the wind blew steadily at so miles
an hour. and 1t is great wonder the
damage was not far greater than is re-
ported.
No vessels in distress were sighted,
and the violence Of the wind is believed
to have spent itself on the coast and
to have missed the incoming shipping.
Last night the bar was reported to
be one great breaker. clear across, and
the ocean is running very high.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-30
Marine News.

The time for the launching OF the
steamer Shamrock, which is being
built at the Leather's yard, has been
set for 1910 next Tuesday morning.
She is being built for Captain Picker
nell.
Captain Mcleod, who came in on the
Elleric and was in quarantine on ac-
count of smallpox for some weeks. Is
again about, and win leave for Glas-
gov to take charge Of new steamer
within a few days. The tramp which
he commanded before he was taken
Ill left San Francisco with cargo for
Japanese ports few days ago in
charge OF the first officer.
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IS TOTAL LOSS.
Steamer In Clutches Of the Treaehsr'
out Hatteres Sands.


Norfolk Va, Dec. 29.--After being
imprisoned on the wrecked oil steamer
Northeastern. nine miles off Cape Hat
teras, for 3s hours. Captain Wilder and
a crew OF 21 men were taken ashore at
noon today by the life saving crew.
The big steamer pounded on the Dla-
mond shoals under a terrific sea and
the crew say she viii be total loss.
In the bewildering storm OF Tuesday
night the Northeastern, from Port Ar
thur, Texas, to New York, showed her
prov into the deadly sand off Cape
Hatteras and was fast In the clutches
of the graveyard Of shipping before
the crew realized what had happened
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-30
STATE NEEDS MONEY.
$4,000 Is Coming to the Common
wealth Yet.

Salem. Dec. Ex-Governor Chamber
lain and Attorney General Crawford
have decided to bring legal action on
behalf OF the state to collect from the
present owners of the Willamette canal
and locks money alleged to be due the
state under an act Of the legislature Of
1870, and consisting of 10 per cent Of
the net earnings of the locks. Basing
their calculations on reports furnished
to the secretary Of state and the gov
ernor, and on figures obtained from
other sources. they estimate the aver
age net receipts at over s16,500 year,
which, dating back for period Of 81
years in which no payment has been
made, makes the estimated amount
due the state under this act consider
able more than $4,000. The total earn
ings Of the canal average over $4,000
a year, but an allowance of $37O0 per
annum Is made for expenses and OPP
Grafton, inclusive of labor, hire and re-
pair.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-30

RuSSIA'S GROWING ADVANTAGE,
The refusal of Port Arthur to fall
and the refusal OF General Kuropatkin
to be driven TO Harbin has caused
Russian stock TO advance many points
within the past few weeks, Russia's
unlimited reserve power Is beginning
to make itself felt. The giant is just
beginning to strike back.
1t was soon apparent, after Japan by
overt hostile act precipitated the war
that Russia had little more than be-
gun to make preparation for the in
evitable conflict. The defenses OF
Port Arthur, on the land side. were
hardly begun. and sailors were In
Manchuria and adjacent waters. The
trans Siberian railroad had not yet
overcome the great obstacle OF Lake
Bakial. and. aside from Stosssel at
Port Arthur. there was hardly first
class Russian general In the far east,
General Kuropatkin did not arrive to
take command of the czar's forces un-
til the Japanese had poured into Korea
and were already threatening the Rus
sionas posted along the lower Yalu
river.
The Japanese. on the contrary. were
In the highest state OF preparedness.
For ten years or ever since the close
of the Chino Japanese war, the island
empire scented the danger from Rus
sian aggression and made ready TO
meet her in battle array. The mikado's
army was kept almost upon war foot
ing continually and every schoolboy in
Japan was taught the manual of arms.
In making pretense of trying to meet
Japan halfway in her negotiations con-
cerning Korea and Manchuria. Russia
was only playing for more time to
throw troops and munitions OF war in
the disputed Chinese province. as the
Japanese we'll knew. The definite re-
ply promised by St. Petersburg never
reached Toxic. 1t was never sent and
was never meant to be sent. The Jap
anese struck their sudden night blow at
Port Arthur after they were fully
aware that Russia was trifiing with
them for her own military advantage.
With 100000 trained soldiers. many
of them veterans of the Chinese war,
ready to be poured into Manchuria by
land and sea. Japan had an advantage
that she was bound to make the most
of, and she has made good use OF her
every advantage thus far. BY the very
nature of the situation the Russians
were upon the defensive. their only
hope outside of Port Arthur being to
yield ground as doggedly as possible.
This they have done with admirable
doggedness. But the Japs have prob
ably seen the last of any undue advan-
tage they have possessed hitherto. Re-
lative conditions are now more on an
equality and the balance is slowly but
surely shifting to the side of the Rus
slams. for they are holding their own of
late, and If they continue to do so un-
til winter puts an end to active opera
tions in the field. the spring will find
Russia with her superior resources of
men and money, ready to assume the
aggressive.
This being the case, great ieal
must depend upon the ability of the
japanese to capture Port Arthur be-
fore the arrival of the Baltic feet and
to signal defeat the great army under
Kuropatkin before Mukden.
Failing in this, Russia will have the
when operations are re-
newed in the spring
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