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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
NAVAL EXPERT PRAISES
TACTICS OF JAPANESE
Attack at Port Arthur Was Strictly Acordng to the Rules of
Warfare, and Simply Showed the Russians to Have Been
Very Careless in the Use of Their SearchIghs

cruisers at Mesampho, and at Chemulpo
near to Seoul they have a division to head
off the landing of Russian troops from
transports, while the fleet that destroyed
the Russian ships yesterday was prob
ably stationed off Wei Hal Wei. The Ja-
panese had besides two cruisers recently
bought from Argentina. and now on their
way to the zone of war. The Japanese
had before them the problem of prevent
ing the Vladlvostolz fleet from joining the
one at Port Arthur. but action between
the fleet at Port Arthur and the one at
Wei Hal Wei would give an advantage
to the Russians, who had one battleship
more than the Japanese.
Now the Japanese have seventy-six tor
pedo boats of the best types afioat These
boats are armed with the Whitehead tor
pedoes and so they did what we would
have done at Santiago during the Span
ish war If the board of strategy at WASH
ington had not prevented-they sent their
torpedo boats into Port Arthur, being
willing to risk some of the smaller boats
of their navy for the chance Of Gripping
the finest ships Of the enemy.
Japanese Outlook Is Good.
Now the odds of battle between the
Wei Hal Wei and the Port Arthur fleets
are in favor Of the Japanese instead of
the Russians. l would not be surprised to
see another similar attack made very
soon, for 1t Is "A maxim Of war as we'll as
of the prize ring that when you have
given the other fellow q hard punch the
thing to do is to punch him again where
he is sorest and before he has recovered
from the shock
Wherther or not this is done there are
three other moves that may he looked for
the interrogation of the Orel a descent
upon Vladivostok and an action off Che
mulpo when the Russians attempt to
land troops at Chemulpo to attack Corea.
A remarkable thing about the Japanese
attack was the way in which they so de-
liberately picked out the three most de-
sirable vessels of the enemy. The Rat
zlvan Is the finest product of American
shipyards The Czarevitch was a mag
nificent vessel and the Pallada is one Of
the finest OF the cruisers.
The chances of victory up to yesterday
We're 10 to ID in favor of Japan; now
they are about 10 to r.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
NEGRO TRUsTy ARRESTED.
Accused of Receiving and conceallne
a Stolen Watch.

Charlie Pitts, a negro. was arrested yes
terday by Detectives Bodeker and Hamil-
ton and Policeman Nix, on a charge OF
receiving and concealing stolen property
The negro was trusty for the city several
months ago, and was detailed to ride on
the rear of the patrol wagon to assist
the patrol driver. Luke Williams was in
the wagon and was charged with burglary
and grand larceny. He had small
watch he had stolen from residence and
which would have gone as evidence
against him in the trial, and he passed 1t
through the bars of the patrol wagon to
Pitts, who concealed it and said nothing.
The police have been looking for Pitts
ever since. and Yesterday he was found.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
James Bowron Lectures Tonight.

James Bowron will lecture tonight at
the Y M. c. A. building on Christ For
gives SIM" which Is the subject of the
Sunday school lesson for next Sunday.
All the lessons have been on the life of
Christ, and the speaker having recently
visited the Holy-land has been able to
treat them with great freshness and
vigor.
Last Friday night thirty-eight men at
tended Mr.. Bowrons lecture, which was
an Increase over previous nights.
Mr.. Bowron is very anxious to reach all
the young men possible.
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southern officials Come South.

Columbia s. c.. February 11.--President
Spencer of the Southern railway and the
general officers and directors of the com
pany arrived here this afternoon on their
tour over the Southern lines: They were
met by a committee from the chamber Of
commerce. They were received by Gov
ernor Hayward at the executive chamber
and afterwards entertained at the Metro
politan club rooms by the chamber of
commerce.
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TO MAKE INSPECTION.
United States Engineers Are Now Sur
veyine the coosa River.

Gadsden, February 11.-(Special) -Uni-
ted States Engineer Kavanaugh and As
sistant Engineer d. M. Andrews arrived IN
the city Tuesday from Montgomery. They
left early yesterday morning on the gov
eminent boat Leota for lock a. accom-
panied by Capt. w. p. Lay of this city.
At present a corps of civil engineers are
at work surveying the Coosa river. Their
report will be made to Mr.. Kavanaugh.
who will base his report on the Coosa from
it, together with his personal observation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
wHlTE.BLAkEsLEE FIRE.
The Loss Is Now Estimated at Only
$4,000.

The loss by fire which destroyed the
machinery room of the White Blakes-
lee Manufacturing company yesterday
morning was about $4,000. This was the
estimate of members of the firm yester-
day. 1t was at first thought that the loss
would go considerably over that amount
but a further investigation yesterday
showed that 1t was not as heavy as it
seemed Immediately after the fire.
1t has been impossible as yet to ascer-
tain the amount of insurance. The origin
of the fire is still unknown. BY some 1t
is believed to have been incendiary, al
though others think that it may be the
result of sparks from one OF the shops.
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Mad Dogs Rampant.

Gadsden. February Especially
dogs are becoming numerous in Gadsden.
several having been killed by the police
this week. The little son of Jim Bryant
was bitten by mad dog and the animal
was killed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12
Mr.. wInsIow's soothinq syrup.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part Of the world.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winsiow's
Soothing Syrup and take no other kind.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
BY MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t 6OOTHEs the
CHILD, eOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS
ali PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC. and u
twenty-five cents bottle
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Leota Leaves Gadsden.

Gadsden, February 1.-THE government
boat Leota, which has been undergoing
repairs at the wharf here for the past
month, left Wednesday for the locks be-
low Greensport The machinery was all
overhauled and new bolers put in. The
work has been very heavy on the boat
the past year. At the locks the Leota will
be tied up and painted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-12

standing armies
Difficult Problem.
He has difficult problem to solve and
must proceed slowly. 1t is certain that
George Kennon and English writer's
hating Russia, have misjudged or lied
about her she has been maligned in
literature just as the northern writer's
illuminated the south. in our own coun-
try, and educated a generation to hate
this section and when an opportunity &C.
Cured to invade and desolate it. We
pirate of Russian barbarism. but IL a
greater and more brutal barbaism than
the reconstruction of the south was ever
perpetrated, I am not aware of it. and If
any much more Internal treatment ex-
lists than that we did in the Philippines
it is not recorded. Nothing the Bible
tells us, is more wicked than the heart
of man. and only the Pharaisee pro-
claims L am holier than thou / believe
also that if China is to be exploited and
her ancient wall of prejudice and torpor
broken down. it Is better that this should
be done by Christ in nation, than by
Pagan athiesic orientas like the Japan
eoS' - tiltt tht Otilci IiOfthtty may De
fulfilled of the sons of Japhet dwelling In
the tents of shem.
However 1 have said more than in
tended. AT any rate. have attempted
to show that there is a Russian side
worthy of attention and that sympathy
for Japan is more sentimental than we'll
founded Such at least are my idividual
opinions. and 1 give them to you for what
they are worth.
About Birmingham.
Changing the subject to Birmingham,
which he had not visited before for six
teen years, Colonel Randall said:
las judge Wardlaw said when a young
man asked him what he thought >of the
constitution of the United States. I think
well of it, 1t will become at no remote
day what Pittsburg is to Pennsylvania.
1T may supplant Pittsburg, especially If
an isthmian canal be built. which is sure
to come, I think. Sir Lowthan Bell, the
great English iron master. said that no
place had been so highely favored as
Alabama and he specially referred to Bir-
mingham and her environment. 1 think
that eventually the two greatest
cities in the south, and relatively in the
country will be New Orlenas and Biz
mingham."
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Postmasters Appointed.

Washington, February 11.-(special.)-
Postmastsrs appointed: Enon. Bullock
county. Walter r. Johns; Gateswood,
Baldwin county, w. r. Ramsey.
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Our companies are old and
strong-some do not write
insurance in Maryland.
JOHNSON b. E. b ms. Co.
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Think of insurance, then
think of Jemison r e. &
Ins. Co.
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We make all hinea of cuts. The
Ape.Herald Engraving Co.
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Mons Suits at midget prices
Varley & Bauman, 1924 LIST
avenue
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MAN OF LETTERS
SIDES WITH RUSSIA
Continued from Fifth Paael
Difficult Problem.

proposed large disarmaments of bloated
standing armies
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-03
An American Gentleman.

Carl Schurz in McClure's Magazine
AS portrayed by his own utterances
this was George William Curtis as a pub
ic character and public teacher-the
ideal party man-for he always stl-ove to
the utmost to hold his party true to its
highest aims; and the ideal Independent
Deing true to his principles. his eonvc-
tons Of right and the commands OF his
conscience even against the behesHs of
his party. And as he was the ideal party
man and the ideal independent. so he
might we'll have been called the finest
type of the American gentleman.
When we think Of the men whom we
would point out as models to our youth
at home, or whom We would like to have
looked upon as representative American
gentlemen by the world abroad, George
William Curtis will surely be selected as
one Of the first.
What his pure, gentle, lovable, and low
ing nature was to those standing nearest
10 him, no words can express. If his per-
sonal friends speak of him only in the
language of eulogy, it Is because 1t will
sound like eulogy when they speak OF
him only THE sober truth as they under
stand and feel 1t. He was. indeed, one
of those rare human beings In whom the
eye of criticism detects nothing that
would care to c7nceal; and 1t
may we'll be said that nobody ever came
into contact with him without being bet
ter and happier for 1T.
II Is saddening thought that the |
melody OF his eloquent voice will never !
be heard again, and that his ennob!ing |
presence is gone from among US forever. |
We have to console ourselves with the /
certainty that much of his work will en-
lure, that the Inspiration of his teaching |
ind example will live, and that his men,
,ry will be tenderly cherished and re-
main highly honored as that of a bene
actor Of mankind and one of the noblest
.itizens OF our republic.
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-03
Roosevelt and the Canal.

| Julius Chambers in Brooklyn Eagle
| One feature about the criticisms launch
ed at President Roosevelt for securing the
| Panama Canal brings smile to the faces
of Democrats and Republicans familiar
with tha Interoceanic canal problem Say
what you will, Mr.. Roosevelt Is the first
man who defeated the Transcontinental
Railroad lobby! Senator ttrgan favored
the Nicaragua route, but he comprehend
! ed that the sudden adoption OF the Pan-
anna route was encouraged by the railroad
lobbyists, because they believed that ca
nal could not be built. They never want
ed a canal anywhere. The Presidcn.
stepped in and ended a wrangle that has
been in progress fifty years. He is ths
only man who ever circImvented. 1.-The
Huntingtons, Hills and Harrimans. These
gentlemen have preve ented Congress from
reaching a decision cause they owned
the United States Senate!
The rebellion rf Panama was fortunate
The railroad sharks had bought th~
lombian congress and officials. This "
ernment would not have been anv u -ar
to acquiring possession of the + "a
Canal than before. A complete :. a
genious system of blackmail hG.. r.
ranged. The demands of Cole Ter
her rights in the contract woni lt De-
come SO exorbitant that the INIT - .,;atea
would have refused to pay and he entire
enterprise would have been Llock d.
If the revolution were fnmented by
agents of this government as it was a
clever method cf escape from natiru ri
1t was the proper thirs
1t was a political comp u. main.
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-03
PERSONALITIES

Mr.. James III. Burrows, of Philadel-
phia, was in town on Saturday.
Mr.. Julian Cleaver, of Yonkers, N. Y,
spent Sunday with his parents near town.
Miss Estela suydam is spending sew
eraI days with Cheswold friends this
week.
Mr.. Albert X. Hopkins, of Cambridge,
Md, is the guest OF friends in town this
week.
Mrs. V. L. Culbertson, of Wilmington,
is visiting relatives and friends in and
near town.
Miss Sylvia Moore, Of West Chester,
Pa, is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Massey, Of
Dover, spent Sunday with relatives on
North Broad street.
Mrs. Charles N. Dickerson, of Will
mington, is spending this week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Webb.
Mr.. Louis Naudain, of Wilmington,
was the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. L. Naudain, near town Sunday.
Mr.. Stanley Arthurs and sisters, Of
Kenton, Md, were guests of their aunt,
State Treasurer and Mrs. NJ. B. Burris
on Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-03
aEBUILDING GREAT RAILROAD
How q Ruthless Reorganization Of
the Trackage Proved Worth
Its Cost

AS an example of what may be Goe in
rebuilding an American railroad, | have
CHOSEN the story OF a line with its term
nails In three great inland American
eties that show every characterfst C OF
me national activity, says Frank H.
Spearman in the October Worlds Work.
Tor many years, the read had enjoyed
The reputation of being rst-class line
The railroad world believed in it, ard
so did the travelling public. But a new
president came in. who informed the as
tonished operating department that they
had. in point OF fact, no road at all; tha
Their track was an excuse, rhctr mo:iye-
power reminisence, their eqripmant
curiosity. and their reputation a fetioa
The road was one OF the first tu 1t o.;
of Chicago, 1t had run the first sleeping
car ever offered to the publ in thu
world: 1t had run the first cha:r-car evr
built, and the first dining car. But the
tracks. built in an early day, followe,?
closely the configuration OF the country;
the grades reflected very faithfully the
hills and the hollows of the prairie. Tn"
bridges and the culrerts wsre chiefly of
wood. and such ballast as had been used
a little stone, some slas-all worn In the
service. One pet the coed road had;
graceful s,eel bridge o: enormous pro-
portions-whiGh had cost half a million
dollars spanning the Miss our. river. /,
was the first steel brilge butt in the
world. In the rebuild ng CT the syltem,
wen so unique a claim to distinction
could not save Il. To the horror OF the
operating department, the FIVE hur dred
dollar bridge went to the scrap |
heap. The picturesque features o. the
pioneer line had hal their day.
The first new order to the g:nee ring |
department on the d:v:s on where the |
,rafic coEvergHs towards Chicago called |
'or grades no great than three-tcnths
,f one per cen.. Seyaaty pound rails |
we're ordered for branches and passing
racks ami, on the man line, eighty
pound rails were called for from eni to
end of the system. While steam shoyels
we're tearing down the Limos lis.
,ridge eng nceIs were ripping out trestles
ind culvents. ard the false work was go
ng in at the Missouri river fer the new
,r:dge-a m lion dollar steel trdge, ca
,able Of carrying the huge locomotives
md the cars OF ffty-five tons capacity
hat were beiEg built for the new owners.
70 elm nate curves and reduce graies,
he original right of way was in places
wholly abandoned.
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IE1oIC BRUNO.
Great Dame Rescued His LAby
Mistress From the Flames,


| Stcr.ts Of dogs which have restu,d per-
pie frem fire or water are not uncommon
says Detroit Free Press. One, how ever.
which comes firm Marysvillt, Cal. Is
quite Few in it's details. heavy forrest
fire was raging near the LIE between
Butte and Yuba C un;ies. A r.n h r
named Rogers left his l.ttle Glugh e..
Florence. in care G. Bruno, a Great Dane,
and viii his wife hastened across the
woods to assist a neishbor mile away
20 fight the fire that was threatening g his
barn.
In less than an hour the wind sh:f' el 50
as to menace the R rs premises Real
ling the danger. Rogers, his vile ani
three Ieighbors started CD the run; but
they could not keep ra"a With the flamcs.
Mrs. Rogers tainted be.oc comm. =
sight CT ne house. VIII: the men II iii
ed the edge OF the clearing. The ;iamns
were all about IT. the stables Gu FIRE lad
the house was j'ist beginning to blaze.
Rogers. now frantic, was preparing TO
dash through the circle If flames to r,s-
cue his child. But before he could reach
his house. out burst big Bruno through
the kitchen window, holding the lttia
girl In his great jaws.
When he landed with a bounce uns
dropped Florence for an instant: but.
p.cking her up again. he came bounding
on across the clearing, the weeds 4
which were tn, n on FIRE. He ran strai h:
to Rogers ar1 gently deposited the frish.-
ened child at his feet.
Bruno seemed to have al I'D his ON
peril as well as Florence's He was in a
closed room. and SO made d bold dash
through a window with his little ehargs.
Fiorence's face and hands were painfully
cut with glass and her clothing scorehe1.
but she was not seriously hurt. The log
was also gashed, and his hair burned If
in places.
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SENATOR H0AR DEAD

WoRcHEsTER, Mass, SEPT. 30.-George
Frisbie Hoar, senior United States sena-
tor from Massachusetts, died at his home
in this city at 1.35 o'clock this morning.
The end followed a period of uncon-
sciousness that had continued since
early Tuesday and came SO gently that
only the attending physicians were aware
of the exact moment of dissolution.
The attending physicians despaired of
the senator's life six weeks ago, but such
was the vitality exhibited by their dis
tinguished patient that even they were
surprised and the public was at times led
to cherish faith in an ultimate recovery.
On Sunday last, however, all hope was
abandoned after last unsuccessful at
tempt to administer medicine and nour-
ishment. Brief lucid intervals were fol-
lowed by longer durations ofunconscious-
ness until Tuesday morning, when the
venerable statesman sank into state of
coma, from which all efforts to rouse him
proved futile.
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M1DDLErowN, DEL. OCT. 5. 1904
Local News.

The new dwellings Of Mr.. Joseph c..
Jolls on North Cass street are nearing
completion, and will be ready for the oc-
cupants about November 18th.
Mr.. z. T. Bradley has contracted with
Mrs. F. A. Comegys to build a new dwell
ing, barn and stable on her land lying
west of the railroad. This tract of land
contains 50 acres and Mrs. Comegys de-
sires to secure first class-trucker to take
possession OF the farm the coming season.
Three teams were stolen from the sheds
of the hotels on Saturday evening and at
later hour of the same night the horses
were found wandering along the public
highways, but the drivers had fled. At
this writing no arrests have been made,
but local authorities will use every effort
to apprehend the guilty parties.
How to remove foreign bodies from
the eye, ear and nostrils is part Of the
useful information given in "Emergen-
cies," one of the series of the medical
handbooks being issued by the Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New York,
and sent on request to those who address
the Home Office Of the Company in New
York City.
A colored man, supposed to be tramp,
was shot in the head on Saturday evening
by one of his associates while engaged in
a game Of "crap'' near the Preston can
ming factory. The ball only made a flesh
wound in the side OF the head, but glanced
downward and entered the shoulder.
The injured man refused to say who did
the shooting, aud no arrest was made.
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-03
NEXT REGISTRATION

October 22nd will be the last day upon
which voters can register for the coming
election, and the workers of the different
political parties are now making an effort
to have those not registered place their
names on the voting list.
There are now five political parties with
tickets in the field, and if all of them work
to secure the registration of their sympa-
thizers it is thought they will be able to
get out the full vote. 1t is not expected
that the registration will equal that of
four years ago. Politicians are of the
opinion that the registration will be fully
equal to that Of two years ago, and some
of them except that the number qualified
to vote on the last day of registration will
break all previous records in that line.
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DEATH OF WILLIAM Il. CANN

After an illness of several weeks Will
liam H. Cam well known to many Of
our older residents, died at the home Of
Mrs. Cynthia Nornie near Odessa on
Friday afternoon last aged "a years. Mr..
Cam was employed by A. G. Cox & Bro,
for more than 20 years as carriage
painter, during which time he resided
in our town. A widow and three sons
survive him.
Funeral services were held this after
noon at o'clock by Rev. G. T. Wyatt,
interment being made in the M. E. Gene
terry. Mr.. Cam was a Mason, and the
following members of Union Lodge, No.
5 acted as pail bearers Messrs. J. c. Par
ker, j. H. Emerson, William Brockson,
j. A. Suydam, George Echenhofer and
A. G. Cox.
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-03

author of "The Silent Places" saying:
1T must be satisfaction to know that
while you are playing The Silent Pluces,
has become the best selling book in the
United States" From the depths of the
Sierras Mr. White returned: "As for
play-well, il you'd been trailing us for
the last week, you'd take that back. Up
under the Great Western Divide is Roar
ing River. from which you enter Cloudy
Canon and Desdman's Gulch. At the
head of the letter is notch or saddle in
the range some 11,0O0 feet up. There
ars no trails. We've been trying to get
through our most desperate assault act
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-03

not stranger to the college. having filled
his present position two years ago during
the illness of Prof. Wood. Captain Me-
Caskey comes from similar position at
Pennsylvania State College, the author
ities OF which institution gave hinr up
with the greatest relutance A numser
OF other professors spent all or part Of
the vacation collecting new ideas at other
institutions: Prot Foord at Cornell,
Prof. Short at Unisersary Of the South,
Dr.. Dawson and Prof. L. I. Smith at Har.
ward, Prof. Robinson at several western
colleges, etc. Very few changes llaye