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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-03-10
JAPANESE RUSSIAN WAR.
A DEARTH OF NEWS FROM
THE SCENE OF CONFLICT.
Only Meagre News Comes in-All
We Know is That Both Combat
tants Are Concentrating
Forces.

London, March 5.-(Saturday.) =
Little change in the Far Eastern sit
uation is reported this morning. It
is apparent that the japanese are
busily engaged in transporting their
forces into Korea, and this work is
being facilitated by the enforced in
activity of the navy.
According to the Sebastopol cor
respondent of the Daily Graphic,
Admiral Skrydloff has learned pri-
vately from Port Arthnr that the
Russian battleship Retzivan lies in
such position as to block effectu-
ally the exist of battleships from the
harbor. the passage being practicable
only for cruisers.
A correspondent adds that Russia's
new battleships now building on the
Baltic, will not be ready for active
commission before the end of Au-
gust.
London, March 4.-The japanese
official who has charge of Japan's
financial and commercial interest in
England, declares that his govern
ment foresaw the possibility Of coal
being declared contraband of war,
and that it has been collecting large
stores Of Welsh steam coal for years,
so that to-day it has supply suffic-
lent for the needs of the navy for
years to come. -
Vladivostock, March At is now
estimated that fully 100000 men
have disembarked here, and it is
supposed that an immediate advance
into northern Korea is contemplated.
Toxic, March A. The reported
landing of $500 japanese at Song
Chin, Plaksin Bay, on the east coast
of Korea, has been confirmed.
London, March 4.-The Russian
Ambassador, Count Benckendorf,
to-day visited King Edward and
presented the King with an auto
graph letter from the Czar. This
was in answer to a letter : mt by the
King, who, on hearing that Count
Benckendorf intended going to st.
Petersburg, sent for the Ambassador
and asked him to hand the Gar an
autograph letter in which King Ed
ward, emphasized Great Brltain's
complete neutrality during the war
in the Far East.
Seoul, March 4.-Sixty American
marines have been sent to guard the
premises of the American Mining
Company at Un-San.
Seoul, March 5.-The japanese are
ready to start the construction of the
Seoul Wiju Railway at once. The
proposed arrangement may possibly
create an issue between the French
and Korean governments, as the
concession was originally granted in
1899. Under the agreement the rail-
road is to be built only by the Ko-
rean government under French en-
gineers with French materials. A
steamer has just arrived with thous-
ands of tons of materials and con-
struction will now be rapidly pushed
by the japanese.
st. Petersburg, March 5.-The con.
tinued dearth of war news from the
front does not cause surprise here, az
the Russians are proceeding deliber'
ately with their plans for serious land
operations. News is not to be ex-
pected for several weeks. However
minor collisions in north Korea may
occur al any time. The report o
Major General Plug, chief of staff o
yiceroy Alexieff, that the stacks of {
Japanese cruiser sank near Chemulpt
have been seen, confirms the theOgJ
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-03-10

Wichita, Kans., March 6.--Fire
to-day destroyed the Crystal ice plant
In this city. Loss, $4,000.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-03-10
MURDERER SET FREE.

Governor of Pennsylvania Refused
to Honor Requisition Papers
From North Carolina.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 7.-Wil-
liam Hill, the alleged slayer of James
Morris, at Greensboro, N. c., July
4, 1900, who was arrested in Harris
burg ninety days ago on the charge
of murder, was set free to-day be-
cause Governor Pennypacker refused
to honor requisition papers from the
Governor of North Carolina.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25
a TIMELY WARNING.

The effect Of the reorganization of
the Democratic party in West Vir-
ginia on the Republican party Will
doubles be salutary.
At any rate it ought to have such an
effect, but whether it will or not re-
mains to be seen. The big conven-
ton held by the Democrats and the
general disposition that prevailed to
bury the Ratchet and get together in
an effort to recapture the State,
should be a warning to the contend
ing factions of the Republican party
of disaster unless they follow a good
example set them by their political
foes. A large and harmonious Dem
ocratic convention is something that
hasn't been had in West Virginia for
a good many years. but the peace that
reigned the other day at Charleston
indicates that the Democrats have
tired of fighting and slashing one an
other and are willing to make most
any kind of compromise and concil-
iation to close up the ranks and unite
the party. On the other hand. the
Republicans have always been to-
gether until this year and the faction
aliSm that diSturbS the serenity OF
the party organization is something
new TO them. However, they have
seen it's effect on the opposing party
and ought to profit by what they have
seen it do to a once powerful organ
ization. With such knowledge as
they have of the downfall Of De-
mocracy because of internecine strife
and with the reorganization of that
party now completely and for the
most part satisfactorily effected, they
should have a care that all unseemly
wrangle and fractional diScOrd should
be cast aside and every energy bent
in the direction of whiting the party
and getting it equipped and discp-
lined for the great battle of the bal
lots that is to be fought next fall. II
that be done. and with the advantage
of a Republican majority to start
with, it will be safe to predict that
the State which was first to break the
Solid South will not go back into it
ParkersburS News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25


ers8 st tate an insult to their
INTEL renee. s93S
& II his 3p1a des II II oppo-
ssItion to the kansas City plat form not
only opposition to- silver, bltsz oDposi-
Stion. to every needed reform, and OPP
position to all that the misses de, de-!
sire.
s2..I had expected that a pl'ttf' m pre-
pared by Mr.. Hill for judge Parker
would .be evasive and lacking in frank
I, ess, butt did not conceive that any
body OF men calling themselves Dem
ocrats would present such <-.r'ltform
rs a recommendation OF a candidate.
THE New York platform is ambig-.
uous, uncertain. evasive and dishou-
est. 1t would disgrace the democrats
CT the nation to adopt such platform
ard it ought to defeat an aspirsnl for
a Democratic nomination any man who
would be willing to have TO go forth
as, a declaration OF his views Of pub
lie questions
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25
FIRST STEAMBOAT
ON THE MUDDY WATERS OF THE
WEST FORK MADE A TRIP
YESTERDAY.
NEXT SUNDAY TO
VALLEY FALLS-LARGE NUM-
Der OF PEOPLE GOING.

Sunday saw the first steamboat on
the waters of the West Fork. Cap
tain Frank Canoe, of New Geneva, Pa,
brought his boat up to the city yes
terday, and made the trip to cayenne.
'rhe boat is being run from Browns
vile to a point further down the river.
The Captain wished to visit Fairmont,
and came up with As boat. After
lying at the wharf awhile the boat was
ia ken up to Jayenne. Colonel Fl. T..
Blair, who knows every foot of the
rivers around here pointed out the
way and the, trip was made without
the slightest accident. A large crowd
came hack down on the boat.
The boat was built for excursion
purposes. having large dancing plat
form with seats around for nearly a
hundred people. The boat is beauti-
fully arranged throughout.
On next Sunday Captain Canoe will
run an excursion from Little Falls
to Fairnont. Two trips will be made
oh way. and large. crowd will take
this opportunity for an outing Tick
cts may be had Of Col. Blair at the
Fountain Saloon. The fare for the
round trip will be seventy-f1ve cents.
1t is likely that after Sunday Cap
tain Canoe will make two trips daily
between here and Little Falls.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25
Fiji. IBU Err; R DANLEY
sTEAMs uP, MADISON STREET
Il AND Runs seANE TsA N FLAG
SHIP AND CRUISER.
COSTLY NAVAL CONFLICT
8 FIRST SINCE SLACK WATER:
REACHED FA1RMONT-

4 Saturday night about 10 o'clock the
flibuster Guy Dan1eys steamed up the
Madison street channel with his siren
working overtime, and a full cargo OF.
"Contraband of Kinsey.' Off the
coast Of Nian-MacDonalds salonsky
he discovered what he thought was
the enemy's fleet, and stopping he
delivered a missile from his star
board-stern bow "a inches which
struck one of the craft amidship
tamidship is the nautical term for
just below the left eye). The missile
very much resembled an ordinary
paving brick. About the time the
shot was fired the flibuster discov-
cred that what he had thought was
the enemy's Evansville fleet was a
bunch of coaIboats from New Eng
land. Hastily crowding on all sail
he liked for the tall timbers but ow
ing to the fumes of his cargo pene-
trating his brain, he did not have a
very good sense of direction, and ran
plump into the (yard) arms of the
flagship Bartholow +, and 1rst-class
cruiser Morgan, who captured him
and escorted him as prisoner of war
to Port Rudsky $40. -
Tony Motza was fined SIS for drunk
enness. Tony was pinched last night,
but swore that he procured his booze
ut Pennington.
George Osserton and Hartman Lem
ley, who were arrested Saturday night,
each put up six dollars for their ap-
pearance this morning, but both We're
Invisible. 4,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25

The Democratic party is preparing
to fall back on the tariff issue. 1t
worked in 1892 but the country re-
members the four years from 1898 to
1897, and if the Democratic party pro-
poses to repeat the experiment of the
tariff revision the voters Will not
again be misled. Experience is dear
teacher, but Lesson learned by ex-
perience is not soon forsotten.--Ta-
coma Ledger.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25


READ THIS COPY Or TtIE
.D0flU West VI 0I1ll0I1
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But we are working h ard to make our paper
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IT TAKES MONEY AND HARD WORK
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needed such paper as we propose to run
WE ARE "BoOsTERS' NOT .sKNOCKERs.
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We need all the enterprises we have. TO en-
courage the men who are helping to build up
this community will be delight. We Will
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ALL THE NEWS,
and occasionally tell you think aos
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25
THE EVOLUTION OF BASE BALL.
Brief History Of Sport Which Has Be-
Come the National Game of America.

The evolution of base ball, down to
the present day where it is at its
zenith OF popularity as the interest
ing, says Harry c. Pulliam, in the
Illustrated Sporting News. We are
told that ball playing of a certain char
acter was INDUCED in by the ancients.
Among the sports of the Greeks and
Romans are a species of ball playing
which was INDUCED in to give elias
ITCHY to the muscles and grace to
the body. 1t is a matter of history
that the Greeks erected a monument
to Aristonicus, the Math eWson or
Philippe of his time, for his. skill in
the use Of the ball. Who knows but
what the ancient city of .Philippi was
founded as a tribute of admiration
for the proves displayed on the ball
field by some ancestor Of Philippe,
the pride of the PittSburS champions!
Attached to the Green gymnasla and
Roman baths were the apartments set
apart and used by the athletes of
those days of ball playing; and who
knows but what the original victim
of the arena was not the same hap
less umpire!
Coming down to the sixteenth CEN
fury, we find that hall players were
called upon to display their skill be-
fore the courts of Italy and France.
The modern game of base ball, as now
played in America, comes to this coun-
try from England through the medi-
UNI of cricket and the so-called
FOUNDERS" At first it was town
ball and in 1888 the Olympic club Of
Philadelphia was formed to play this
game. The Knickerbocl>er club of
New York, organized in 1915, was the
pioneer base ball club of this country
to play under regular code of play
ing rules. The progress made in the
game from the time of the Knicker-
bockers in 1915 resulted in the for
nation of the National Association Of
Base Ball Players, the first meeting of
which was held in Cooper Union. New
York City, March 9, 1853.
In the sixties base ball began to
boom and expand, and clubs were or
ganized all over New England, the
East generally and the Middle West.
The game was then on amateur basis,
and clubs travelled Independently OF
each other and played many memora-
Bile contests as the result of challenges
issued and accepted In 1869 the first
regular championship professional
team was organized in the Cincinnati
Red Stockings, which Travelled from
Main to California. playing Sc games
in all without losing one. and scoring
1859 runs to 574 for their opponents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25
Will Be in Fairmont.

Mr.. Grant Shurtleff left this after
noon for Uniontown. Penn, where he
will Join the Coughanour & Frazier
Refined Vaudeville Circus, of which at
traction he will have the entire charge:
of the advance work. They will be:
in Fairmont for three days May u, -
and If.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25
Mrs. e. a. Mccartney,
Ladies Tailoring.
GentIemen's Cleaning and Repairing.
Cheapest price for high grade Tailoring
Third Floor. Carr Building.
HORSE STRUCK
BY Street Car But Got Off Without a
Scratch.

Car NO. S, on the local street car
line. hit a fine horse Saturday. A man
was leading the animal and did not
1lotice how near the track ne was
when the car struck him. AT first II
was thou ght that the animal was hurt,
but he was not even Scared
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25
BOYS LIKE SOMETHING NEW

1t is natural for a boy to like some
thing new. A bright boy who sells
the Times had Just one paper left at
ter selling his quota Saturday when
one of the new West Nirginian force
was on the street with some of the
new dailies stuck in his pocket. The
boy accosted hm-''Say Mister, won't
you trade papers?" They did, and the
bright boy stepped on brisllly as usual.
CRYING out ''New Daily West Nir-
cinian, al about the Cook Hospital"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25
Infant Child Died Sunday.

Hannah, the infant daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Trippett. of Winfield
district, died Sunday, April Gath, of
pneumonia. The lie one was eight
months old and was buried Monday
afternoon in the Bunner cemetery
Rev. Ieunen held funeral services
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25

c., B. HIGHLAND.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25

"The platform ignores the income
tax: it fails to endorse the election of
Senators by direct vote, and a':o onlits
the plank of the Kansas City plat
form denouncing corporate DONNA
ton in particular.
81 The New York platform is a dis
honest platform, fit only for dis
honest party. No one but an artful
dodger would stand upon it, The sub
mission Of such platform 10 the vot-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25

Davis IIlllinS came up from Morgan
town Sunday noon and left for the
Fast on &c.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25

Where there is much pretensioR
much has been borrowed. Nature new
er Observation-Disclosures.
! A source of pleasure Is to wear
Dorothy Dodd Oxford. r.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-25

have some of the best lots on the
South Side for sale at from $3.50 to
$500.
Evening journal., 1904-11-21
NEGRO PROPHECIES TELLS
OF COMING RACE WAR
Mrs. Gayle Says Bloody Con
flict Is Coming Between
Whites and Blacks

Pacing back and forth on the plat
form Of Odd Fellows Temple, shaken
by emotion, her bushy hair standing
out straight, Mrs. Million Gayles, the
negro prophecies. yesterday told Of a
bloody race war that will be fought
she claims, between the whites and
blacks of this country within two years
This woman claims to have super
natural power Of foretelling coming
events She said she had been born
with second sight and had been called
by God to preach the gospel. She de-
clared the people of the United States
are living I'm the last day and that the
war which is to come will be the blood
lest ever fought She further declared
that the sins of the forefathers of the
Ethiopian race are about to redescend
upon the present generation. that wo-
men and children will be swept away
and that blood will run knee deep.
Mrs. Gayles stated that the Jim Crow
law Is nothing more than the will of
God TO create prejudice against the
black race and that the election of
| President Roosevelt was also the will
of God i'm order to direct the war
which, she holds. is sure to come.
The woman has luxuriant growth
of bushy hair which sticks out straight
behind, and during her talks she wore
a turban or cap resembling the famous
wishing cap" in the "Show Girl" pro-
duction. She possesses powerful
voice and her talks were listened to by
her hearers with rapt attention.
Evening journal., 1904-11-21
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
PLANNED FOR NEWARK
Prospects Are Bright for the
Establishment of a Centre
There
Special to The Evening Journal

Newark, Nov. 2f.-A committee, rep
resenting different interests I'm this
town. met last week IN the High School
for the purpose Of discussing the or
ganization of University Extension
Celtrc. 1t is the intention Of the COM
mittce to start "a movement which Will
result IN the organization of a centre
under the auspices OF which shall be
given every year course Of lectures
The value OF course OF lectures to a
community is evident and since the
days of the old Lyceum are over, the
University Extension Society is the
more intelligent way of bringing the
culture ana research Of the university
to the town. The lecturers are furnish
ed by the Extension Society and are
men OF broad culture. men who have
made "a study Of subject and are ready
to popularize their thought
The lectures form an invaluable
means for intellectual Improvement
They are O. great stimulus to those who
desire new interest along literary or
historical lines. In many cultured
communities the Centre" has become
the focus OF the intellectual life of the
people. Not am uninteresting feature
is that the lectures are equally interest
ing to the casual listener and to the
one with sustained interest.
The prospects for course this year
and for the establishing of a permanent
Centre are bright.
Evening journal., 1904-11-21
RAISING IMMENSE PARSNIPS
On a Small Farm Martin E. Smith
Grows Large Vegetables.

Martin +. smith, the wen-known at
torney, has added TO his legal business
another industry, that Of farming, and
from all appearances win make sue
cess of il.
Mr. Smith purchased a small farm
and buildings on the trolley line be-
tween this city and New Castle and
during his leisure hours has expended
much time and labor until he has made
it a model miniature farm. Mr. Smith
called at the Office Of The Evening
Journal this morning and left a speci-
men of his products. II was a bunch
Of four parsnips the aggregate weight
Of which was IL pounds.
Evening journal., 1904-11-21
H. A. BRAOFIELO DEAD
Well known Music Dealer sueeumbs to
Paralysis.


Paralysis.
After an Illness Of one day Henry A.
Bradheld. a well-known piano dealer of
this city died at his home, No. 401 West
Fifth street, early yesterday morning.
Although in failing health for some
time Mr.. Bradheld was stricken with
paralysis on Saturday morning. He
leaves a widow who is a daughter Of
the late Rev. Joshua Turner, formerly
of the Wilmington Conference, and two
daughters, Miss Martha NJ. Bradfield
and Edna Turner Bradfeld, both mu-
sicians.
Mr.. Bradheld was always interested
I'm music. He was choir leader in Bris-
tol for "A number of years, and conduct
ed the Grace M. r. Church choir during
part of the pastorate OF the Rev. DR..
Dobbins He was a member of Grace
Church, and of Eden Lodge of odd Eel
lows, Minqua Tribe Of Red Men, and
Winona Council, Junior order Ameri-
can Mechanics He possessed most
jovial, generous and affectionate nature.
The funeral services win be held at
his late residence tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. Interment viii be made
I'm the Wilmington and Brandywine
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1904-11-21
EDEN HALL SCHOOL OF DANCING

ture, Society and Fancy Dan
cling, Cotillions
Beginners Class Mondays to 10 p. m.
Extra music. y
Physical Culture Class. Thursdays, 430 .. m.
Children's Class Saturdays, to p. M
arrangements may now be made for private classes.
Private lessons by appointment
MISS MecLAFFERTY,
Viee-president American National Association Of
Masters of Dancing.
Office hours, Eden Hall, to p. m
u. q A. Phone 222lD. Residence The Gables
Evening journal., 1904-11-21
Last Coach Excursion to the Worlds

Fair.
Wednesday, November 16 and % are
the last dates that the ten days coach
excursion tickets to the Worlds Fair
will be sold. Rate only $500 for the
round trip. Tickets good only on the
fast Western express leaving Whining
ton at LII p. m, arriving st. Louis at
6 p. m. next day. Call at city ticket
office, SO4 Market street for tickets and
full particulars.
Evening journal., 1904-11-21
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Will
Issue Clerical Orders For 1905.

Pursuant TO its usual custom. the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company win issue
clerical orders for the year 1895 10 or
daniel clergymen having regular charge
as settled pastors of churches located
on or near its lines. Clergymen desiring
such orders should make individual appli-
cation for same on blanks furnished by
the company and which can now be OBJ
tained from the Ticket Agents. Applica-
tions should be sent TO the General Onice
OF the Company as soon as possible. i'm no
case later than December 10. so that or
ders may be mailed by December 80. to
all clergymen entitled to receive them.
Evening journal., 1904-11-21
GRAplInpnnNr rRAnING.

If you have one of The Evening Jour
nails graphophoncs remember that you
can trade it mat any time within six
months from the day you got it-for a
s. credit on a larger machine
Lippincott a Co. wish to announce that
the six months is, in many cases about
to oxpire-prompt action is necessary.