davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

The car thinks Gen. Grippenberg
has better grip than Kuropatkin.
We shall see
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

This Is a fine time of year for build.
ing houses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

-. - lsIIlsm museum Is love let
ter TO an Egyptian princess $500
years old and inscribed on a brick.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

What must the court have looked like
during breach of promise case III
those days.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

kuropatkin, who swore he'd dictate
terms of peace in Toxic, seems to be
a mighty poor sort of dictator.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

There we're tweniy-eight country
wagons backed against the platform
Of the market house and we were told
that number Of them were from
Union county.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

Sheriff Myers left for Joliet this
morning with the prisoners sentenced
during the present term Of the circuit
court-thiricen In number
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

Judge Parker welded a pretty biz
stick himself
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

The straw hat has decided to make
another farewell appearance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

Mrs. Counterhop with an injured
aiTl-You told me before We were
married that you were the highest
salaried clerk in the store.
Mr. Counterhop equally injured
So am I'm two inches and a halt
higher than any other salaried clerk
in the whole establishment
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

The late Sir Edwin Arnold is said
to have written $4,000 leading editori-
ais during his life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

Miss Susan Brett is mighty smart.
She'll get along. you bet:
She claims she never had a part
With any old seytet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

The report that Gen, Stoessel, the
defender of Port Arthur, Is of Jewish
origin Is confirmed by Dr. Isidor Sing.
er Of New York, who had as school
mates Meseritsch, Morayia two mem
bers of the Stoessel family.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29
FOR THE
SCRAP BOOK
HIS FORTUNE.

| used to wish might he rich
With all tho joys that riches bring
| thought If wealth were only mine
| should not lack for anything.
| saw myself a Millionaire,
With all alert at my command.
Eager at once TO do my viii,
If | bus waved my hand
| am not rich in stocks and bonds,
Those dreams have never been ful
filled,
Yet greater happiness than mine
No human being ever thrilled
] would not change my lot today
With any one | ever knew,
Yes, rich am | beyond my dreams
Because, dear, have you.
From the somewille, Mass, Jour
nal,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29
IS YEARS AGO TODAY.
From tn. Bulletin of Sept. %. 1869.

The stock Of Stratton Hudson &
Clark embracing general assortment
Of groceries will be sold al aution 10.
morrow. the sale commencins at 10 %
O'Clock a m
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29
Cairo needs more houses,

Summer has come at last.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29
GRIPPENsERo TO THE RESCUE.

Let the saucy Jappies treinble, let
them hustle back and hide,
Grippenberg is getting ready to de
prive them of their prize.
To go ont there with an army where
old Kuropatkin's Gagged
And swoop boldly down upon them
like an avalanche enraged;
He is studying his orders, he is gath
erng his force,
Lot the Jappies heed the warning and
reverse their foolish course.
lie has buckled on his weapons and
he wears three sets of spurs;
In addition to his whiskers he is hud'
died well in furs;
He is champing like charser, he is
eager for the fray;
There will be loud roars and ripping
when he once gets under way.
Let the saucy Jappies tremble, let
them hide themselves from view
will have his army ready
in year or two.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29
SHEARS AND PASTE.

That's certainly a bright rooster
up on top of the barn" said the pull
let. Yes" admitted the younger
rooster. but don't you think he is a
little vane?"
Pardon me. but are you the alleg
ed hotel theft" asked the police re
porter taking out his notebook
Il was pinched in an alleged hotel,
all right" responded the prisoner a,
the station. sullenly.
S'Figures don't lie, do they, paw"
mo, my son. but IL you will ex.
anime the campaign text books you
will find that they can tell two entire
ly different and contradictory kinds OF
truths.
He kissed her once, he kissed her
twice,
He was the happiest of all men;
No doubt he would have kissed her
thrice
But her papa came in just then
Rich but Indulgent Uncle Harry,
my boy, give me list of the trades
men you owe"
Spondthrift Nephew" Er-uncle,
here's a lis, Of the fellows | don't
owe"
Hyde Park Housewife-"Are these
Rocky Ford melons?"
Truthful Peddler-"They're the
next thing TO it. maam They was
raised down here in Stony Island"
why don't you get your life insur-
ed. my deaf?" asked Mrs Viewed
I'm afraid people might say | wa
afraid to take chances on your cook.
ms" replied the gallant young hus-
band
81 -. l. l.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For President
ALTON B. PARKER
OF New York.
For Vice President
HENRY q. DAVIS
of West Virginia
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

Former Senator Henry G. Davis and
his son-in-law, Senator Stephen B. FL
kins, have contributed 100000 to the
Davis and Elkins college, just opened,
at Elkins, w. Va.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average Daily and Sunday for
eight months ending August 81,
1904 .......... 1867
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

Salo Kohn, known in Austria for his
bcneflcence in feeding the homeless
poor through the medium OF people
kitchens, is visiting the United States
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

George II. Williams, mayor Of Port
land, Ore, 81 years Old was attorney
general in Gen. Grants cabinet and
United States senator.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29

Egypt claims the Oldest man in the
world-Ahmed Sclim, who has turned
six score. He remembers Napoleon
in Egypt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-29
s~SVSS~SVSV SSVVSOS0SSV
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker said to
be the greatest living botanist, has
passed his cighty-sevcnth birthday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
MY, I 1T WAS COLD.
Richmond People in Summer
Clothing Shivered All Day.

During Wednesday, night o. fall In the
mercury began which has continued with
but little Increase during the day and u
still maintained to sucl, an extent as to
make heat very comfortable liz buildings
where men are working a. night. SO
steadily maintained was tho drop in the
temperature that at midnight the figure
registered was 46, just what 1t was at n
A. NJ. yesterday. g;Fs
The thermometer readings during the
day were: E . A. NJ. 81 |; noon, 3d.; 5 p.
NJ, $751; p. NJ. 53:s . p. M..47; midnight.
IS. Average for the5day 81 2-3. This Is q
drop OF several degrees. This Is a de-.
crease OF 6 degrees in tho minimum and
OF In tho average s temperature COM x
pared with Wednesdays record. On Tues
day the minimum was Il and the average
Ifor the day 10, The difference In the
average temperature Tuesday and Thurs
day was 81 degrees and In the minimum.
rs degrees
Tho effect OF the sudden change was
to make riding in&open street cars de-.
lcidcdIy uncomfortable during the carly
morning and in the late afternoon and
evening. Straw hats disappeared az II
an cdict had gone forth forbidding them
and wraps were the rule rather than tbs
exception In the evening. Some wore
many ladies who wore light clothing
down town early In the afternoon shiv-i
cred on their way homo and sonle Dor,
srowed wraps orf.hcavicr clothing.
Light ffosts were expected In the Pied.
mont region last nj ght and this morning.
A rise in Temperature lis predicted by. tho
Weather Bureau to- day, ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
She DECLINED TO
BE ENTERTAINED.
Grand Niece Of Thomas Jeffer-
son at Worlds Fair Shuns
Display.

Especial TO Tho Times Dlspatch)
e 1 ST. LOUIS. MO-. Sept. 22.-.Ghe fact
that Mrs Mary Garner Ross. Of Laurel.
Miss, the grand niece OF Thomas JEFF
ferson. had been visiting the exposition
for a week became public to-day, through
Mrs Alice Henderson. Of Tacoma, Wash.y
member OF the Jury of Ethnology.
Mrs. Henderson and Mrs Ross had been
boarding at the same house. At break
fnst yesterday they, began a conversation
which turned to historical features OF the
exposition. Mrs. Ross showed remark
able familiarity with subject especially
with Jefferson's part OF II. This familiar
ity was 50 exact that Mrs. Henderson
commented upon It. Mrs. Ross smiled, then
afte "a moment. she said: You know.
President Jefferson was my grcat-grand
uncle Mrs. Henderson protested that ,sfo
had known nothing OF the KIND and I'M
mediately began planning for Mrs. Ross
entertainment. Mrs Ross objected quiet
SIS. declaring she must return to Mis-
sissIppi at once. Mrs. Henderson, how
ever. insisted on being Mrs. Ross
hostess for the day. and escorted her to
the Virginia building. The board of lady
managers at 4 once began to prepare a
reception TO Mrs Ross and the hostess
sof.thc Virginia building planned a place
for her opHthos programme for Virginia,
day, but Mrs Ross left town last night
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
TO BE FOUR
RACK ROAD ID
misunderstanding Line Pre-
pairing to Enlarge It's
Trackage Thus.
cuL w ALREADY |. Y. BUILT ]
Heavy, Traffic Will in Few.
Years Make This Ncccs-
sary.
CULvERTs ALREADY BUILT

"I predict that In a few. years the Rich.
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-.
way line Will be four-track railroad"
said n gentleman familiar with the growth
and business Of that system; in speaking
Of the recent extensive land purchases by
that company. :'s.,s.,f.-
II am reliably Informed that; all the
now culverts being pvt In BY the COM
lpany are being built so that; four! tracks
may be run over them. The business and
traffic of this line Stree It began to be
used by SO many railways has become
something enormous. In the course Of
a year or two it will be found necessary
not only to provide q double track such
as is now being built. but four tracks
One Of these will be used for passenger
trains, southbound, another for freight
trains, southbound, another for passcn-
ger trains, northbound. and still an
other for freight trains, northbound.
Such four-tracl1 line will greatly
expedits the movement of trains on this
busy line, and will greatly increase the
safety Of travel and decrease the liability
OF accident and loss7s thereby and i5ln
suits, resulting thcrefrom have not
been informed by any ,rsic!al OF tho line
of such an intention, but do know that
tho new culvcrts are being constructed
with view to such an extension OF track
age. The business of the line and tho
revenue derived thercfrom demand this
improvement and will fully justify 1t. Few
system this Washing ton Richmond line
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
GREAT r: FI IN. \ I |.;.| &
WILL NOW RETIRE
(speeIal e The Times plspateh.)

Especial to Tho Times Dlspatch)
NEW ORI>, September --.-J. Pler-
ront Morgan, Jr., has leased q New Yu'k
house, furnished. for four months, AMI
4, going to spcnd tho winter here. .ir
Morgan expects to takes up the details Of
Tho management of the firm OF j. 7.
Morgan and Company at the beginning IF
tho now year, when his fntiiar VIII retire
from active business, though remain
ilominally at the head of the tirH: fJr
some time. Wall Street licaid these facts
to-day, and was not surprised, Tor Nj.
Morgnn's retirement had been expected
for more than a year.
The great financier has paid less and
less attention to his business and MGR:
&c art and charity In the last Two ye;:is.
and, It IS said. he is now wiling 10 siiit
almost the entire responsibility IN his
son, and upon the other partners, Ut
whom he has ten.
Young Mr.. Morgan has md very
thorough training In the b-1k!ng tuzi-
ress ever since he left college lie b.5c1
his apprenticeship under his fathers d.
rection In the New York office, whsre
he familarjzed himself with every de-
partment Three years ago lie Welt To
London, where he began the same cturs
Of study IN the bank of P. Morgan arJ
Company he had pursued in t,e Scw
York office.
J. p. Morgan will retire from business
with fortune which Is itimatcd at
between 3lW000,0O0 and $150,yJ1'CC0.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
ATTEMPT MADE TO
WRECK HIS HOUSE
President of the Sloss-Sclelficld
Company las Narrowa
Escape.
nsn Associated pre@l.,

BIRMINGHAM Ala, September a2.--s
A neglbor passing the home OF ], g.
Slapen president of the sloss. Sheffield
Steel and Iron Company, to-day say fire
sputtcring on the front steps, and, MAX
Ing Il hastS examination. found 4 pickle
bottle with burning fuse attached.
Tie fire was c%tingulshcd and an ex-
animation ol the bottle showed that 1t
contained quantity of powdered dyna-'
mite. the bottle being sealed with a
wooden stopper, through which passed
the fuse.
There was enough dynamite In the
bottle 10 wreck the building, The man
who found the bottle told the police that
as he approached the house he saw a
white man run away from the step. A
strike Of union miners Is on at the mines
OF the Sloss- Sheffield Company. as well
as al tle mines Of several other large
corporations in this district. President
Mubenfs company has been active IN ef-
forts to brca,. the strike.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
MOB AW AITIl G
ARRIVAL OF NEGRO
Brutal Crime in, Pennsylvania
Excitcs Populacc 70
Fury. )

f 'lhF ItFsoclNleu IceSS.
JCdNSTOWN. PA, September "a
Crowds at Patton ana hhensburg, en-
cited with the mob spirit, are hour
expecting the appearance Of Constable
Jackson and deputies having in custody
the negro, who yesterday, near; Patton,
In n thick woods, drove Mrs. Thomas
Boggan, aged thirty r~irs. ut the point
of revolver into the underbrush anu
there held her pr soner from o'clock IN
the morning until O'Clock In the after
noon, committing repeated assaults upon
the helpless woman, Reports came here
from official sources that tall, yellow
negro, answering in every Particular tho
description of Mrs. Eoggan's ilssailnnt.
had been caught al La Jose, clearfie d
county, just across the Cambria county
border, Constable Jackson hurried from
Edensburg to La Jose, where he was due
to arrive at 9 O'clock this afternoon.
Since that hour no word has been heard
by the public from thes officer, and tho
belief is now general that. Sheriff Lem
hart has directed Jackson tos bring tho
prisoner to Edcnsburg ny an obscure
route and not to make his appearance
AZ the jail until late tonight, when 1t is
expected the mob will have dispersed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
SCHOONER SINKS;
SEVERAL E: E ARE LOST
Two Men Cling -Four Days and
Three Nights to Piece
OF Wreckage.
(Dy Associated Press,)5

u BOSTON, .s.rtein.er dispatch no
ccived hero go-day reports the loss OF
the Harwich N1ass) schooner Elviru J,
french. off tie Jersey coast In last
weeks gaze. together with several mem
bers Of her crew or nine. Nelson and
shulze, the engineer and one OF the crew.
ciung to one of the pieces Of wreck
age four days and three nights. beng
lacked up by the steamer hJ,rearet Has
kel and landed In Norfolk tvidy. The
Eivira French left Newport News for
portsmouth, NJ II. on September 10th.
She was commanded by Captain l.. J.. i
Conner, of Lawrence, Mass. and valued
Ut 5000, being owned by Il. ~ baker, OF
Mass. She was built In Booth
Ray IN 1896 and registered Sss tons net.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
.INSUR ANCE
MEN HERE
Numerous Party From, the
North Saw the Historic
James River.
PLEASED WITH THIS CITY
Members of the Company lager
t. Sec y. More \ g ( \. Of Il Rich
trond.

Eighty Of the party OF f1inety-seven
ordinary life agents of The Prudential
Insurance, Comuny arrived IN the city
yesterday evening by a specially char
tered steamer OF the Old Dominion Line,
having made the trip from Old Point to
this city by daylight In order to enable
the party to view the numerous points
of historic interest along the valley Of
the James. The visiting insurance mon
are from tho New. England States and
from New York, New Jersey and Penn
sylvana. They are the agents who have
written more than $4,000 insurance dur
Ing tho six months ended July LIST. Che
of the agents has record of writing
$35oO00 insurance for this company In
just six months and many largely exceed
cd the fifty thousand dollar figure which
entities them to this trip.
Wednesday night the agents were ten.
dercd an elegant banquet at the Cham
berlin. and yesterday morning started
on their trip up the river. They wero acc
con,pnnted from Old Point by Mr. Robert
Lee Traylor,of this city, who pointed out
the places Of interest en- route and de-s
tailed much OF the history suggested BY
the scenes Witnessed
On their arrival In this city tho entire
party proceeded to tha Richmond Hotel,
where they arc quartered during their
stay In this city. One Of tho visitors
last night haructcrzed this as the
Twentieth century hotel.
Is Greatly Pleased.
Mr.. r. a. Atherton. OF Kcenc, N. H..
stated that he regretted that he could
not remain longer in this city. lie said
that he had seen as much Of the city as
possible last night ard would get UP at
Is A. NJ. to-day and drive over as much
of It as possible in two or three hours
before his train for Washington. lie
was especially impressed with Broad
Street and declared that it and its stores
would compare with any he had seen
anywhere In the larger cities. Mr.. Ath-
erton inquired as to the climate here and
expressed surprise when informed that
the mercury rarely sank as low as zero
at any time, rklng that it had reg
istered SIS below zero m his New Hamp-g
of bringing his wife to Virginia next year
and stopping at Old Point and running
up to Richmond.
The visitors. are travelling in specially
chartered cars and every expense Of every
kind Is being paid by the Prudential
Company These men are from the east
ern district.
The visitors will leave this morning
at o o'clock for Washington, where they
will renlainsunti Sunday. Thence they
will OTTO New Y ork, where the outing
ends. President John F. Dryden, OF the
company, who is United States Senator
from New Jersey, did not accompany the
party to Virginia, but will join It in Wash
ington 998
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
WILD RUM0RS..
Reported That Stoesscl Has
Made Counter Attack and
Recaptured Fort.
: - ---T-T-IG --T.II - M
iBy Associated Press.

LONDON, 1. sept 2;- Various uncon-
sfirmed runlors have reached London that
the Vladivostok cruisers have sailed out;
that Lieutenant General Stocssel h:s
made counter attack and recapturcd q
fort from The Japanese: that Madame
while attending wounded soldiers at Port
Arthur; that the Russians are leaving
Mukdcl etc. but little reliable news has
been received here. n
the Daily T telegraph denying that tho Rus
slams destroyed the railway bridge u t
Lao Yang. He says that only tho wood
work was burned and that the steel grid
crs are intact. He adds that the Rus
slams hardly. damaged the railway between
Dalny and Lao Yang.
The Daily 1'clegraph's Ticn-1sin CORE
spondent reports bodies OF Russians cav
alrymcna at tIr:.koman, n rich district
across the Lao River west of Tie Pass.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
S16.oo-RoUND TRIP $1,000
TO THE
WORLDS FARSI. LOUIS.

VIA NORFOLK AND WESTERN RY.
Tickets at above rate will be sold every
Tuesday and Thursday during The month";
of 8 ptember ana October limited to ten
days from date Of sale. Tickets lm.ted
to fifteen days s2l,5o; sixty days, SEQ;
season ticket, $Sl.20. These tickets viii
allow stopover at Summer Resorts be-9
tween Bedford and Bluen Id within Anal
limit OF ticket. Two fast Vestibuled
trains, with through Pullman sleepers,,
parlor and dining cars For descriptive
matter Of the Worlds Fair and further
Information, apply at company's Office
1888 East Main Street,
5JNO. u, WAGNER, c. IL BCSLEf
City Pass. Agent Il Dist. Pass. Agent,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. John d.. sadlcr Of Lone View. Va,
B, Miss Carrie johnson. o { Parksley, Va,
was in the city two days Miss johnson
entered her sister, Mildred. In the NVo-
mans College. 6l ~ h n
Miss Mary Carter Anderson has return
ed from an extensive trip to- st. Louis,
Colorado. Miss Anderson Will now re-
sumo her wOrle at the Woman's Collegf,
Harrictte Yarbrough the twelve-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs W. Nat:
Yarbrough continues III at her paren 9
home, 1916 West Broad street. pr. ~. s.
Mr.. and Mrs Chaste Trafierl and their
two children, Chas!e,. Jr.. and Helen
Louisa, left Wednesday afternoon Tor
Tor Italy where they will pay a six
months visit to the home Of Mr.. Traferi,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
PREPARING FOR s0RTlE.
Russian Port Arthur Squadron
Again in Untcnable Position.
Japanese ATTACK Continues.
(special Cable to The Times DlsPatef'.
8 Copyright 190A)

' g. , .
fspecial Cable to The Times DlsPatef'.
Adj Copyright 19o4)
f CI1li ZOO September with recent
less determination, the japanese are
lanlmerins at Port Arthur ana are ststa-
ily pus hing their way TO u position Which
VIII make 1t possible to strike the inner
lefenses and capture the fortress livery
inch OF ground is desperately contested
cy the Russians. Thefurlung forts lave
Eeeu three times taken and twice retaRell.
According to the latest reports received
here, the Japanese hold the position IN
the face of fiaree. fire from the Rus-
s,ans The losses On -boeb sides have been
heavy and no quarter Is shown. On thG
west of the port the japanese also occu-
nv strong positions, their guns command
ing the inner Qualifications. According TO
passengers arriving here from Dany, the
Japanesc are confident that Cney Will b,
in possession Of tho fortress by Octo-
Der list. Port Arthur is reported to be
short OF coal and water. The latter short
ige has. II is said, added largely to the
difficulties OF the garrison. Diseases are
reported TO be on the increase, and 70
be causing as many II not more cas-
uaties than tho japanese fire. "A report
reaches here that Madame Stoesscl, wife
OF the Russian commander, has pccn
wounded by n Japanese shell
Admiral Wren, commander of the Rus
sian squadron. Is said to be preparing for
soriie in earnest The japanese gun
Icrs are getting the range OF his vessels
In the harbor and already damage has
tcen done the ships by the Ire oi the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
.LUNENBURG RAILROAD.
The First Section Of the Line
Ready for the Rails.
(speeial to The Times-Disp. tch.)

(speeal to The Timcs-Dispa tch.>
7 NEI1ERRIN, VA, Sept. 22-Good pro-
grcss is being made on the railroad mat
is being run by the Lunenburg Lumber
Company through this county. About ten
miles have been graded and Tie ties
placed thereon ready to5rccclve the Iron.
which is expected to arrive ina few days,
when the entire distance graded will be
completed ready for work. An engine
will be placed on the limo as soon as the
work Of laying the rails will he COM
menced. and will BIO used 10 haul iron and
ties along the route rs fast rs the road
Gun be built. &
Thousands Of feet Of lumber are being
hauled and piled on this new line ready
to he gotten out us soon rs completed. ~
large portion will be ready for operation
In the next few weeks, and one Of the
greatest timber sections of Southslde Vir-
ginia Will be opened up.