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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
A .WOMAN'S VIEW.

Judge Parker's mother saws that
she is glad that her son has been
nominated for the presidency, If his
nomination is the best thing for the
party; and she hopes and prays that
he may be elected, if his election
will be the best thing for our country.
That is noble saying, and we
wish that it were the dominant sem
timent IN politics. If political
parties would only nominate those
men who can best promote the true
interest Of an honest party and if
the people would elect only those
men who will give the beat admins
tration of public affairs, we should
have an ideal government. But it
too often happens that political
parties put aside every question of
merit and nominate the man who
has the best chance of success. And
it too often happens that the best
candidates are defeated, and those
elected who will best
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
AGED FATHER MUST STARyF.
Roosevelt Closes the Door Against
White Girl and Appoints Negro TO
IOh

job.
The negroes of this country have
no reason to doubt the sincerity of
the prptestations of regard which
they are constantly receiving from
the President.
An instance of his affection has
just been given. For years there has
been employed as clerk in one of
the departments a man who has
always been faithful to his work,
which he did well and to the salts
faction of his supsriors. But ad-
vancing age and i'll health have
within the past few months rendered
it impossible for him to discharge
his duties, and it became known that
he would have to resign his position.
This fact was learned by a lady who
was in great need of work with
which to keep the wolf from the
door and she applied for the place.
She was told by the official to whom
application was made, through her
representative in Congress, that it
was his intention to have the daugh.
ter of the old employe take the civil
service examination, after which
she would be appointed to the place
so that the old man would not be
left absolutely without support in
his old age.
This was satisfactory to the lady
who applied for the position, but
when she called at the department
this morning she learned that tele-
gram had been received from Oyster
Bay directing that young negro,
nineteen years of age, be appointed
to the place. The kind inten tions
of the Secretary were thus thwarted,
the old man who has been faithful
servant of the government for years
will be left absolutely without means
of support in his old age, the woman
who was trying to make an honest
living was disappointed, and the
young negro has good Job.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
MILLIONS OF ACRES INVOLVED.
Supreme Court decides Important
Water Bottom Matters

A case of great interest to all the
citizens of the State, and more par
ticnlarly to those of Tidewater, was
decided recently by the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia. 1t
was the case of Mrs. Ellen Y. TAYLOR
VS.. Commonwealth, and while it in
volved directly only about $4,000,
yet the decision fixes the ownership
of hundreds of thousand of acres of
shoals. A brief statement of the
case follows:
Mrs. Ellen Y. Taylor, the owner
of "Rosewell," the old Page home in
Gloucester county, leased the shoals
adjoining her farm to certain persons,
who sank an artesian well thereon.
The water of this well was found to
have valuable medicinal properties,
and company called the Colonial
Water Company" was formed to put
it on the market. Mrs. TAYLOR at
tempted to gain possession of her
land again, but the company got a
bill through the Legislature leasing
it ten acres of land under water, on
which ten acres the well was situated.
The case was decided against Mrs.
Taylor in the Circuit Court in q
very able opinion by Judge Wexford
and was taken to the Supreme Court
of Appeals, where the judgment of
the lower court was affirmed.
According to the English law, the
RIPARIAN rights of owners of property
adjoining navigable streams extends
to highwater mark, and no further.
In Virginia these rights were changed
by an act of the colonial Legislature
and were made to extend to low
water mark. But it has been the
custom for many years to exercise
rights of ownership to the point of
navigabilitv, which is somewha in
definite. Thus the idea of rightful
ownership of the shoals as their own
had become fixed in the minds of the
adjacent proprietors.
An extract from the opinion of
the Supreme Court, delivered by
Chief Justice Keith, follows:
OK We are of opinion that
the plaintiff has no title as riparian
owner to the water between low
water mark and the channel of the
river, nor to the soil beneath it; that
as riparian proprietor, she has certain
rights beyond low water mark, as
the right to build wharves and of
access to the water and of right of
way over it to the channel, and
others, perhaps, which need not now
be considered, including a right to
locate a half acre of land as an oyster
planting ground"
Many millions of acres of land,
formerly thought to be owned by the
riparian proprietors in the shoals of
Chesapeake Bay and of the naviga-
BILE creeks and rivers of the State,
are by this opinion decided to be the
property of the Commonwealth.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29

serve the interests of the party
machine.
1t Is that system which builds up
private monopoly under government.
which fosters craft and corruption,
and which runs the government in
the interest of classes rather than in
the interest of the body polite. W,
may have the best theories. aud IN.
best principles in the world, bu,
government will not be better thar
the officers, and if we would put our
best theories and principles into
practice, We must have officers who
conscientiously believe in them and
who conscientiously endeavor to
shape their official conduct accord
ingIy.-IimeS-D Dispatch.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
EMM ERTON.

Misses Eva and Beuna Northern,
of this place, who have been visiting
in lower Middlesex, returned home
Sunday night.
Frank James, of near here, re-
turned from Norfolk Sunday night
with his mother, who has been in
thai city for some time under medi-
cal treatment.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS

The Singer has been recognized as
maintaining the highest STANDARD of ex.
cellence among Family Sewing Machines.
During that period twenty million have
have been made aud sold directly from
MAKER TO user. They are never sold To
dealers, but We have a Singer Office AT
White Stone, Va, where these machines
are now being sold ut lower prices, quail
lily considered, than any other sold on
easy terms. Old ms chimes taken in ex-
change. A full line OF parts, attachments,
needles and Oi, FOR various makes of
machines Hoping this may lead TO
pleasant and profitable business rela-
lions and thanking you in advance for
your courtesies, we are,
Very truly yours,
The SINGER MANUFACTURER Co,
White Stone, Va
III. X. GRUBBs, Dist riot Manager.
n. Is. CUNDIFF, Salesman.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
STRIKE "ONo AGAIN

The meat strike, which was called
OF Friday of last week, is son" again
because all the strikers were not given
employment when they went back to
work. The agreement by which
arbitration was accepted provided,
say the packers, that present non.
union employees should be retained
and that strikers should be given
places as fast as possible, whereas the
strike leaders hold that all the
strikers were to be taken back at
once. The two sides, it is said, un-
derstood the agreement differently,
which is strange, seeing that it is
presumably in black and white. AS
the allied trades are now to be called
out if possible for a sympathetic
strike, the situation is likely to be
worse than it was before the strike
Yves called OF.
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE.
Strike orders were issued by the
Fall River textile council, Fall River.
Mass, calling for upwards of 3d.
600 operatives to remain away from
the mills Monday, in protest against
reduction of 123 per cent. in
wages. The response was general as
the labor leaders had predicted, In
thIrty-seven mills involved in the
agreement to reduce wages it ls esti-
mated that not more than 800 en-
tered ali the gates in place of the
tide OF operatives which between 6
o'clock and $50 every morning
sweeps through the various entrances
and before 8 CLOCK practically ev-
cry mill involved in the trouble had
shut down.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29

hAPPAHANNoCK and Potomac fish
ermen are beginning to complain of
the growing scarcity of crabs, both
hard and soft. This is little to be
wondered at. The great destruction
10y wholesale catching of hard crabs,
that has been going on down the
bay for years has sorely depleted
TINS crustacean family. The crab is
not migratory, and the supply in the
Chesapeake is corralled, SO to speak.
The thriving industry of hard crab
catching for years in some portions
OF the bay has had it's effect in
inishing the breed in all of its
tributaries. Within the past three
or four years the business of catch
ing the breeders in the rivers of this
section has grown enormously, and
no won der there is a cry of scarcity.
AT the present rate it will be but a
few years before there will not be
enough hard or soft crabs left to
make it pay to fish for them. The
hard crab brings but small price,
while in the soft state he is becoming
almost priceless, if we are to Judge
future markets by this years. Our
fisherman as we'll as other tradesmen
believe the "bird in hand is wol tn
two in the bush," and we know of no
human impulse that will stay the
determination of the crab from our
waters.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
BRITAIN MAKES MANY DEMANDS

The British Government is send
ing instructions to Sir Charles
Hardinge, the British AMBASSADOR to
Russia, to energetically protest
against the sinking of the British
steamer Knight Commander by the
Russian Vladivostok squadron.
Premier Balfour and his colleagues
have decided to demand that the
fullest reparation shall be made by
Russia or measures will be taken to
follow up the diplomatic demands.
The British note will not mention
the amount of indemnity Russia
must pay the owners of the ship and
British subjects having goods ON
board the vessel, but all that
will be sought will be the establish
ment of principle of indemnity
and apology. A salute of the Brit.
ish flag must also be conceded and
the future protection of neutral ship.
ping assured.
AMERICAN TRADE UNSAFE.
Apprehending that its vessels may
be stopped, like the British steamers,
and possibly seized by Russian war
ships the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company last week appealed to the
American State Department for pro-
lection. The steamship companies,
with Seattle, Washington, as a base,
are also anxious and have made in.
quiries of the department relative to
the status of their vessels in the
Pacific.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29

OVER half the year has sped, and
the record of marriages is not up to
that of its immediate predecessors.
The women have neglected their leap
year prerogatives, and the bows have
been too skittish to venture.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
A CARD.

We beg To inform our friends and
customers that we have removed our of.
hce and salesrooms to Nos. 5I6, 518 and
go w. Lexington st Baltimore, where
We will be glad to- have you call and see
US. We solicit your orders, and can
give them prompt attention.
CARR, OWENS & HRINEMAE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
SHOPPING FOR LADIES.

Save travelling expenses sul have ' our
shopp'ng done by Mrs j. 4. Meanley,
s2O4 Oak ST., Baltimore. She is in
close touch with the best stores and can
save our ladies' money on their purchases
In all lines. II costs them nothingTextra.
Samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29

1T HAS been suggested that Mr..
Roosevelt, in running the convention
and now running his own campaign,
will prove the old saw that LAWYER
who pleads his own case has fool
for client.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
YOUNG MARE FOR SALE

Bay mare, years old, 900 lbs. weight.
good driver and all round worker. Will
sell under a guarantee.
w. +. BOOTH,
Simpsons Wharf. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29

WHENEVER the Car and his gov
eminent announce reforms and depre.
cate massacres We can't help remem-
Sering that when,
3'The devil was sick.
The devil monk would be-"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29

FATE has made President Roose.
welt mad and he is verging upon
political destruction. Soured by
criticism of his Booker Washington
.lndlscreetness (never repeated, please
note), his Indianola postoffice fizzle
his DIR. Crum aash-in-the pan, and
latest of all, his Oyster Bay BARRIERS
rebntf to an ebon visitor, his Siren.
aousness will find vent in frothine
over the virtues of his anti-Southern-
Representation plank in his home
made platform-the negro plank,
commonly called.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
Friday, July go, 1904.

The puns that are being thrown at
presidential candidates indicate full
graduate corps Of wits for 1904. The
Democratic vice-presidential candi-
dste-Heury Gassaway Davis-de-
clares he will not take the stump. So
much for Gassaway's being scared of
the punsters. The Prohibition nomi,
nees are the best mated pair for pun
sters' fun that we have seen, and the
Richmond NeUs Leader gets off one
OF the best on them. Here it is, aud
the writer seems to know whereof he
writ:
There Is irresistible and infinite evil
suggestion in the Prohibitionist national
ticket-Swallow and Carroll-for presi-
dent and vice-president, for the idea is
TO swallow and to carol at a. m. such
things as
Wen all go hcme in the morning
Wen all go home Ia the morning,
Wen all go home In the mor-n.n-iug,
When daylight doth appear"
or
Hail hall the gangs all here;
An what the - do we carer" etc.
Swallow and Carroll 1t hath sinful.
hibulous, hilarious and profsne sig
nihcance; smack of violent, vociferous
and ribald chantings at unholy hours,
destitute time; of ordinations devoid
OF just provocations, of following lights
and muzzy voices and tangled choruses.
heavy fogs of stale tobacco smoke, uncer-
tain legs, muddlsd understan 6ings, empty
decanters, fresh bottles and heel taps; OF
overestimated capacities, incoherent dis
qaisitions, vinous wisdom, heavy eyelids
ana INDIGENOUS melodies discordantly
rendered In cracking trebles and disap-
pearing growls. With such a combine
oon OF names on Prohibitionist ticket,
who may resist thoughts of wine and
song, OF liquor and subsequent to mid
night musical enterprises, OF strong drink
and weak harmonies Swallow and
CAROL The very names constitute a
wicked exhortation TO drink copiously
and below uproariously. Surely an
enemy hath done this.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
MUST WHIP KUROKr.

Expert opinion here is that he will
rush his main force to LAO Yang,
leaving only men enough in the
southern positions to hold the Japa-
nese in check as long as possible.
His only chance of salvation Is in
whipping KurOki. Victory over
either of the other Japanese armies
would leave him little better off than
he is now, as long as Kuroki is
between him and Hardin.
a high army officer, sized up the
situation recently as follows: at
must now he race between Kuro-
patkin on the one hand and Nodzu
and Oku on the other-the former
to get to the north and force his wav
beyond kuroki before the other Jan.
snese columns can come IN with
him, and the latter to hang 40 close
to his rear that they can close in
when he strikes Kuroki. Upon the
Fesnlt of this race depends the fate
OF kuropatkin's army. There is no
safety for him south Of Hardin and
maybe not there. With the capture
of New Chwang, the Japanese have
attained the object of their campaign.
and after they have either crushed
huropatkin completely or sent him
back crippled to Hardin, they can
well afford to 60 oa the defensive for
toe remainder Of the war-that is.
with the exception of pushing the
siege of Port Arthur to a conclusion
and taking Vladiyostok. They will
then have all they have been fipbting
for"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-29
POLITICAL.

Seven national tickets are compe-
ting for the presidency of the Uni
ted States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Decision Modified,

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
after two conferences with President
Roosevelt relative to the big petition
from northern Minnesota asking the
president to have the rulings of the
department regarding swamp lands
changed so that surveyors field notes
need not be considered as final in de-
termining classi6cations of land, has
modified the former orders of the de-
partment to this extent.
On the Chippewa reservation a sur
veyor has been ordered to determine
the character Of the lands, and also n
cases where settlers squatted upon
unsuryeyed land before it was open to
settlement, and which land was after
ward declared to be swamp. Settlers
will be given hearings to show that
the lands are not swamp,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Few Sales Made.

Lake Superior mining men are
watching with interest the progress
of events as regards the sales of iron
ore for the year 1904. Aside from the
long time contracts made some time
ago and running through this year,
but little ore has been sold for deliv-
cry this season. A dispatch from
Buffalo says that some ''pirating"
has been done in 1904 sales owing to
the lack of an ore association, but the
effect has not been felt.
The disposition to postpone action
both as to the buying of ore end the
chartering of boats for transporting
it seems to be strong, and the pros
poets are that when there is some fair
idea Of when navigation will open
that vast amount ofbusfness will be
crowded into a short space Of time.
Prices Of Mesaba ores have ranged
from 81 25 to S. a ton. Last year they
were from 81 to $3.50.
Mining men look for continued inn
proved conditions as regards the de-
mand for ore and believe that before
the last half of the season Of naviga-
tion is far advanced the iron and steel
industry will have experienced sub
stantial revival.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Must Show Fraud,

President RooseveltWednesday sent
letter to Congressman Bede regard
garding the big petition from North
ern Minnesota people who want the
swamp lands rulings modified.
The president enclosed a letter
from Secretary Hitchcock in which
he holds that the recent modifica-
lions to the present practice of the
land office, namely, to resurvey lands
where it is shown that field notes
are fraudulent, is sufficient to meet
all requirements.
Mr.. Hitchcock says that nothing
like sweeping order such as is asked
for can be granted. but if it is shown
by proper evidence that surveys are
wrong or that questionable methods
have been employed, the department.
will authorize hearing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Entitled to Vote.

AS there has been much discussion
regarding the residence qualifications
necessary to be able to cast a ballot
at the coming election and for the
benefit of the wise ones who have
been maintaining that anyone having
been here for 80 days was entitled to
vote, we give few extracts of the
laws.
In the first place, the voter must
be full citizen, have both of his
papers, or must have been born in the
country and be 81 years OF age.
The place shall be considered and
held to be residence Of a person in
which his habitation is fixed, with
out any present intention of remoV-
ing tberefrom, and to which when
ever he IS absent he has the intention
of returning.
A person shall not be considered to
have gained residence in any county
into which he comes for temporary
purposes merely, without the inten'
ton of making such county his home.
The place where a mans family re-
sides shall be held to be his place OF
residences; but if it be place OF tenn
porary establishment for his family,
or for transient purposes. it shall be
otherwise.
Ifaman have family fixed in .one
Mace and he do business in another,
the former shall be considered his
place of residence: but any man hay
ing family. who has taken up his
abode with the intention of remain
ing, and whose family refuses to re-
side with him, shall be regarded as
a citizen and voter where he has
taken up his abode.
No, person employed temporarily in
the pineries for the purpose of cutting
timber for saw logs or railroad ties,
or in the construction or repair of any
railroad, canal, municipal or other
work of public nature. shall acquire q
residence in any election district in
to which he came for that purpose,
as to entitle him TO vote therein, but
this proyision shall not be held to eX.
tend to station agents and section
men who permanently reside in such
election district.
If any question may arise as to the
right of any person in the employ
ment of any railroad corporation OF
employed upon public work, as afore
said, to be registered or to vote in al
election district, it must first salts
lfactorily appear to all the judges O
such election that the said party is al
actual bonafde resident Of said cleo
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Exhibition Postponed,

The school exhibition failed to
materialize on the date advertised
owing to the non-arrival of the pic-
lures. The en- tertainment will be
given later, due announcement to be
made. 1t is to be regretted the ex-
hibition could not take place this
week but the proba bilities are it will
take place soon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-25
Births.

March IS, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Oates, a son.
March 20, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pajek, son.
March 20, to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Koschick, a son.
March %. to Mr.. and Mrs. And.
Happalli, a son.
March %, to Mr.. and Mrs. Matt.
MorawetZ, son.