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Norfolk and Western r. r.
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY. RyRN

M
e:OO a. m. NORFOLK I,IMTTFD A r-, -
%M3rIoIk ii 20 A. N. Stops only at Petersburg.
e.Vg a. m. CHICAGO EXPRESS Blu IF ct Pa rio,
S Sr PETERSBURG TO Lynch urg and Roarhke
p p,uiIm9n S!eoIer Roanoke 30 Colu mbus and
RiuoI ~ * Stntinnati: also Roaoke TO
M MaOXyhllie' and Knoxville to Chattanooga. and
Lynchburg. and Roanoha.
SW m, Ocean Shors-I mited Arrives Nor
Ioik o. ~ Z NJ Stops oaly Petersburg Wav-
erIy and Suffolk Cec5eol with Steamers to
Boston. Providence, So Jerk, Baltimore AND
500 z. M, for Nort,jss q all stations east
OF Petersburg.
% I. N. NEW ORLEANS SHORT LINE Pull
man Sleeper Richmond to Lynchburp Patsre
ourg 60 Roanoke: Lynchburg to Oh attanoova
memphis and New Orleans. Cafe Dining Car
trains arrives from the west 7:35 a M s.
p; M and 1856 D. m, from Norfolk IL 10 a rr-s
IL ~ M a. m. and 80 d, m
Office Ng S3S East Main Street
w. B. BEVILI. C. II ROST Nv
JUL ass ARt Div. Pass Agent
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Live Stock Markets.

=, Union Stock Yards. Pittsburg-Cat.
tie active; choice, $5.25@5.50; prime,
s47S&G7s; Gedigms. sa.s5; heavy heavy
Workers, $4.6P@4.65; light Workers,
$4.50Q 4.55; pigs, $4.4044.50; roughs,
S464 25: Sheep lower; prime weth,
ers, $4.75@ f.90; common sheep, 81
@S;' spring. lambs, $466.75; veal
calves. $7@15O per 100 pounds.
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ALPHEUS SCOTT.
CHURCH HILL
FUNERAL. DIRECTOR

-. AND EnBALMER,
E~ Open Day and Night. Office and
Ware rooms 5000 p ST, Church HILL
Orders BY Telegraph and Telephone
promptly attended to. All business con-
fdentlal. Old Phone No. 1888.
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to Nelson's jaw, and the gong changed.
denoting that the battle was over.
Referee Roche promptly awarded the
decision to Britt
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SOUTHERN RAIL WAY
Effective Nov. 9Th, 1904.

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
200 a. m.-Daily. Local for Charlotte.
IL 80 p. m.-Daily. Limited, Buffet Pullman
/ to Atlanta and Eli bingham, New Orleans,
Memphis, Chattar )ga and all the South.
900 p. NIX. sun 4 Nv, Keysville.
ii 80 y. m.-Daily. limited Pullman ready
80 p. m, for all th South.
YORK 9IVER LINE
The favorite to routs Baltimore and eastern
points Leave Richmond 400 p. m. Daily ex-
cept Sunday.
- a; m.EExcept sunday. Local mixed for
si5 p; .n..--Daily except Sunday. Local for
West Point.
10 p. m:-Except Sunday For West Point,
connecting with steamers for Baltimore and
river landings
Steamers call at Clay Bank and Yorktown
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. aud at
gloucester Point and Almond, Tuesdays.
Thursdays and SATURDAYS,
TEAMS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
Dos a. m. ana ~ p. m.-From all the South
S;S5p. m. From Charlotte and Durham.
80 q. m iron Keysville.
20 a m.-BaltImore and West Point.
U 40 a. m From West Point.
BIO u. m.-From West Point.
S.H.HARDwIJK, Pass Traf. Mgr.
II. G. ACKERT, GIN w H TAYLoE g. PA
=. w. WEsrBURY. D. p. A., Richmond. Va
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FLED IN THEIR NIGHT ROBES
Five Houses ToppIed Off Foundations
RN Mine CaNe-Ip

Mahanoy City, Pa, Dec. 20.-By the
settling of the surface at Jackson's,
near here, the families of Jacob Lam
bert, Francis Benedict, Frank Collin
and Joseph Weir were forced to flee
in their night robes to escape being
swallowed up in a cave-in. The earth
was rent in huge assures, and the
ground subsidized several feet The
Kitchens of the homes of Benedict and
Lambert dropped into the mine The
houses which toppled off the founda-
lions are the property of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron COM
pany and are located over the work
ings of this company
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BURSTING BOILER KILLS -FOUR
Saw Mill Crew Horribly MansIed BY
the EXPLOSION

eHC CNpiOSions
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 21.-Four men
were killed and their bodies terribly
mangled, as the result Of a boiler ex-
plosion at the saw mill OF B. r. Red.
line, near Rohrsburg, In Columbia
county.
The dead are: William Redline, aged
30; Irwin Kline. aged so; Charles
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business district Of Opp, Ala, entailing

business district OF Opp, Ala, entailing
a loss OF sl5O.O00.
Brigadier General muel Nj. White
side, retired, died su emily in Wash
ington of acute indig on.
Pension Commissio Ware has re-
Iinquished his official les at Wash
ington and left for Z ne in Kansas.
Two masked me cred the bank
of John RiZvak, ,lipsburg. N l.
and at the point their revolvers
robbed him of SIS
Wireless telegr3 messages were
sent from Kansas " 10 Cleveland,
725 miles. withou aging, the long
est distance overl sver covered.
Saturday, er II.
According to & filed by the
executors the late L. Elkins.
OF Philadelphia, le' state valued
at S31, SIS, 26S.
The Carnation ] requests all
churches to hold rial services
January 90 as to the late
President Mckinley
One girl was kilIet aid 20 injured.
two fatally, by jumping from windows
after an explosion had wrecked a toy
pistol factory at Portsmouth, o.
By placing basin of gasoline on the
stove in mistake for water, Mrs Henry
Radusky and niece, of Philadelphia,
were severely burned by the explo-
sion that followed
Monday, December 10.
The National Educational Associa-
ton will hold their next convention at
Asbury Park. n. j.. Jelly to Z, 1905.
After quitting work at the Dick
striDpinCs, Eaz.ctCn, Pa, Anthony
Cburcart wa Killed by a steam shovel.
Nearly $4,000 worth of statuary
now at the 81. Louis Exposition has
been secured for the lewis and Clark
Exposition at Portland, Ore
William Schimper & company's
nickel plating and decorating factory
at Hoboken. N j., was destroyed by
fire. entailing loss of 500, 900.
Counsel for August w Machen. DR..
George e. Lorenz and the Croft broth
ers, all convicted of postal frauds. will
carry the cases to the United States
supreme court
Tuesday, December 20.
The United States supreme court has
adjourned until January 3 for the
Christmas holidays.
M. Calhoun, engineer, and H. Kin
ney, fireman, were killed and four 9TH
ers injured by the explosion of loco
motive boiler at Davenport, Ia.
Having dressed herself in five COM
plete sets of clothing, Mrs Sarah
Sauble hanged herself from tree near
her home at Woodensburg, Md.
Justice of the Peace John Ford was
shot and killed by his cousin on the
main street Of Chattanooga, Tenn. as
the outcome of an old family feud.
Before a congregation of 5000 per-
sons, John Alexander Dowie declared
that the as. sets of Zion City were $780,
100000, and that the total indebted
ness less til an $500, 600.
Wednesday, December II.
The Steel Bar AssS on at a meet
ing in Jersey City eed the price
OF steel bars 81 a q
Commissioner Gar Of the bureau
of corporations, viii Chicago and
Kansas City to in as ~ beef
trust
A marble bust of Major General
Judson Fitzpatrick, of Civil War fame,
has been placed in the reception room
of the secretary OF war
Sixty miners from Pennsylvania
were put to work at Letters mine at
Carbonate, H., where strike has
been on for some time
Divide Chapdelaine aged IL years.
charged with the murder of Miss EN-
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Another Fort Captured.

Toxic, Dec. 20.-The Japanese fired
an immense mine under portions Of
the north fort of East Keekwan
Mountain at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon. The infantry Immediately af-
terward charged and occupied the fort
with heavy force.
The following report OF the capture
was telegraphed from General Nogi's
headquarters:
"At 2.15 o'clock on the afternoon Of
December is part of our army blew up
the parapets of the north fort of East
keekwan Mountain and then charged.
A fierce battle with hand grenades en-
sued.
subsequently, at o'clock in the
evening, General Semeamiam, COM
handing the supports, advanced into
the classmates AID, encouraging his
me-, threw his supports into the
fighting line in a last brave charge.
AT 11.50 o'clock at night we COM
pletely occupied the fort and imme-
ciately engaged in the construction OF
defensive works. Our occupation be-
came firmly assured today.
I'VE captured five nine-centimetre
field guns and two machine guns, as
well as plenty of ammunition.
1.-THE enemy left 40 or so dead. Our
casualties have not been investigated.
but they are not heavy"
1t is reported that the Japanese
have seized a strong position about
1000 yards southeast of 203-Metre Hill,
preparatory to assaulting the new
town and pushing between Liaoti
Mountain and the Russian headquar-
tiers at Port, Arthur.
The, lighting against Sungshu
Mountain continues
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100000 Fire In Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Dec. 20. - The large
three-story building at 919 and 92I
Walnut street, occupied by about half
a dozen business concerns, was totally
destroyed by fire, entailing a loss esti-
mated at 100000. Among the occu-
pants Of the building, which extended
from Walnut to SAMSON streets, We're
Henry I. Coates & Co, the well-known
book publishers; Loughead & Co..
printers; II. Il. Schultz & Co. MILL
merry and dress trimmings; A X Bill
stein. millinery goods. and d. Klein &
Co, tailors. The Irving House. largely
patronized by the theatrical profession.
and the Racquet Club, which adjoin
the burned property. were damaged
principally by smoke and water. Thou
sands Of Christmas shoppers were at
tracted by the sight, and for a time
greatly hindered the firemen.
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SAILS TO FIGHT
BALTIC FLEET
Japanese Send Forty Warships South
to Engage Rojestvensky.
FIERCE FIGHTING AT FORTRESS

Washington, Dec. 20. - Japan has
dispatched great feet of 40 warships
20 meet and destroy the powerful Rus
sian Baltic fleet
This information is official It is
contained in a cable to the United
States government from the American
minister In Toxic. 1t reads:
"a Japanese fleet of 40 vessels
passed Pescadores Islands yesterday,
going south. This report has been
confirmed here"
The Pescadores Islands lie just
Douth of Formosa.
Thus. Japan, ever ready and quick
10 act, has moved far ahead of the
time expected, to bring about sea
battle that is expected to be the most
important in modern times
The place agreed upon by the Rus
SLAMS to concentrate is believed to be
the Chagos group of islands, south OF
India. Naval experts here figure that
the cars officers expected to mobilize
the armada about January 4.
However, this sudden and dramatic
move on the worlds chess board by
the mikado is declared here to be GER
tain to surprise the Russians and
compel hurried change Of plans.
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Held ln Peonaqe sy a Nearo.

ANutHS. va, Dec. lS.-OnR negro
seeks release from a condition of SER
vitude under that of his own race. In
Clark county Robert Christopher. col
ored. through his attorney has sworn
out a warrant before United States
Commissioner Kinnebrew, charging
his half-brother, George Christopher.
with compelling him TO work for the
latter without any legal right to do so.
and he seeks aid of the federal court
in procuring his release. The commit
ment trial OF the accused negro is
awaited with unusual interest
Couldn't Buy Child Xmas Present.
New York, Dec. 21.-Because she
could not buy a Christmas present for
her 3-year-old daughter, Mrs. Mary
Metzger. OF Jersey City, tried to cut
the little girls throat The child's
screams attracted neighbors, who res
cued her after she had been badly
injured. The mother then tried to kill
herself. but was prevented. Mrs. Metz
gar was arrested and the child was
removed to hospital, where 1t is said
she may die.
Egyptian Exhibit Sold.
ST Louis, Dec. 20.-The sale OF the
Egyptian Astrological exhibit at the
Worlds Fair has beer announced.
John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia.
half of the exhibit, which
included an ancient sarcophagus and
a mummy GOO B. c. for the Philadel-
phia Museum. The price paid for the
exhibits aggregated about $4,000.
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both IN box for Soo. three boxes fao
40 mt weay and 10 be the best In the world
all that Is required If used directed
WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH
fEACHlIkR Complexion obtained II used as diro,-
W turn the skin of black person four i've s les
anu mulAtto person perfectly white forty-ei ne
no, shae or two lighter win be noticeable 1t
c SKIN IN spots but bleachcS white
beautiful without continual VIII remove wrinkles fkiS
dark spots pmpes or bumps baekheads making the sk
so and smooth SINAI pox pits liver spots removed
han TO the skim When you get the color you WISH
CRANES HAIR TONIC
that goes In every oneolar box enough to make anvop.
hair grow long and straight keeps IL from alnS. ot
fhty periuned and makes the hair soft
Any person sending dollar in letter Post Office
orer express money order registered letter. will
SEND through the mail postage prepaid; sent
T. q. D,itw come by express, as extra.
IN any case where tails to do what claim,
the money or send book free of charge. that no
one Will know the contents except receiverJ
chANE q CO.. IL w. jackson St, Richmond, Va
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THE NEXT CHAIRMAN.


Washington, Feb. IS. There has
been considerable discussion around
the senate and house about the prob
able successor to Senator Hanna as
chairman Of the republican national
committee and the names Of Senator
Scott, Of West Virginia, Senator PEN
rose, OF Pennsylvania, and Representa-
tive Charles Dick, who is slated to be
Senator Hanna successor in the sem
ate. from Ohio, are most frequently
mentioned. "A suggestion also is made
that Senator Aldricl no doubt will Be
connected with the committee iii some
capacity, probably as chairman 81 the
finance committee 1t is said Of both
Senator Scott and Representative
Dick that they were closer politically
10 Senator Hanna than any one else.
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A SUICIDE
AT LANGDON
a. II. Murphy, a Well Known Resident
Of Langdon, Committed Suicide
at Langdon Last Night.
Two Pistol Shots Were the Cause oI
His Death Deceased Had
Been IN m Health.

Lailgdon, N p, Feb 25.A Herbert
Murphy suicided here last night. He ate
"a hearty supper at the U. c. T. Hotei
and after playing game Of billiards
went to his room Some hours later
|he was found on the bed dead. He
had stripped off all his clothing. There
were two bullet holes in his body, one
bullet having gone through his right
lung and another through his heart.
Three letters were left. one to a young
lady in Neche, one to the father Of the
deceased and another to the knights OF
sPythias Of which the suicide was d
member
The dead man was about 28 years old
and had been ia i'll health for some
time. though had not apeared to be de-
spoifdent.
He grew to manhood in Neche, where
his father, Alex Murphy, resides. He
was a brother of the late County Treas
tirer Murphy Of Pembina County.
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NO MORE DETAILS RECEIVED.
The Russian Government Has Nothing New
From Port Arthur.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 25.-No further
details of the unsuccessful attempt of
the Japanese to bottle the Russian fleet
at Port Arthur by sinking big mer-
chantman at the mouth OF the harbor
has been received.
Brief details in the official dispatches
indicate the coup was planned by the
Japanese to take place at night and
failed.
Great praise is given the Russian
battleship Retvizan for gallant work in
beating off the enemy. Her part shows
she was not SO badly damaged as first
reported. .... -
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FIRST RURAL ROUTE CARRIER
Barber at Oakland, TlI., Originator Of Free De.
livery In Country.

Aak1and, Ill, Feb a5To James A.
Mitchell, a barber in this city belongs
the honor Of having originated the free
rural mail delivery ii the United States
now SO popular with the rural popula-
ton. Mitchell was newspaper route
carrier between Newman and Homer,
and at that time had eleven patrons to
whom he delivered mail every day,
these patrons having provided boxes,
IN which Mitchell placed their mail.
For two years Mitchell carried the
mail thus. This was the beginning of
Tree rural mail delivery
Congressman Cannon, now speaker
of the house, was an early advocate Of
the free rural delivery MitcheIl's s route
was III his district.
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ONLY BARGES SUNK.

London, Feb. ga dispatch to The
Central News from ST. Petersburg gives
another version of the reported Japanese
defeat at Port Arthur, according to
which the Japanese planned to sink some
barges on the strait leading from the
outer to the inner harbor of Port
Arthur, thus blocking the exit. The
Russian gun fire, however, sunk the
barges before they arrived at the in
tended spot.
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CHARLES i. EVANS MARRIEs

Chicopee Falls, Mass, Feb as.
Charles r. Evans. the well known
comedian and for years the teammatc
OF 4 Old Hoss'' Hoey in IA Parlor
Match, was married here today to
Miss Helena Phillips. member of the
company playing There and Back, in
which Mr. Evans is now starring This
is Mr. Evans second marriage. His
FIRST wife. who died several years ago,
was Minnie French. one OF the well
known French sisters. who for long
time were vaudeville favorites.
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DREYFUS CASE.

Paris, Feb a5.-1he re-trial Of the
Dreyfus case was formally begun to-
day before the court Of cessation. The
trial, which IS nothing more than I
forniality intended to publicly estab-
lish the innocence of Captain Drey-
fus Of the charges which led TO his ex.
apulsion from the army and his impris-
Ionrnent on Devils Island, is expected
to satisfy the clamor OF the Dreyfus-
ards and to mark the final chapter 81
the famous case. s..l
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CONFIRMATORY NEWS.

London, Feb. 25.-A dispatch to
lReuters Telegram Co. from St. Peters
burg, says that on Feb. 20 the Japanese
attempted TO send four steamers filled
with explosives among the Russian fleet
in Port Arthur harbor.- These fire ships
did no damage and were themselves de-
stroyed, two being sunk and two going
gshoref Two Japanese boats escorting
the fire ships were destroyed by Russian
guns. Z &-' e.. : -. 'ss... .s-.
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JEROME TO TALK.

Princeton, NJ T.. Feb. IS District
Attorney William T. jerome, Of New
York City, came to Princeton today to
deliver the first Trask lecture in Alex
ander Hall. These lectures are given
annually at Princeton University, the
sum of $Io,ooo having been donated by
Spencer Trask of New York for this
ptlrpoSe
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HEAVY SNOW
Wiiliston Got Snowfall and Court
Term az the Same
Time.

Williston, n, D., Feb. IS There was
a six-inch snowfall here last night and
the coulies and sloughs will be well
filled with water in the spring.
Judge Palda is holding district court
here and there are sixty cases on the
calendar. 1t is the heaviest term that
has ever been held here. Many Of the
cases are damage suits against the
Great Northern.
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/ St. Petersburg. r7eb. 2s.-Major Cen
,eral Plug. Admiral Alexieff's chief of
staff, telegraphed today: "The enemy
again attacked Port Arthur from I to 3
o'clock this morning and were every
where repulsed. Details will follow"
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THEY WILL BE GUARDSHIPS
The Damaged Russian BattIeships VIII Be Re
tanned to Guard the Harbor.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 25.-The battle
ships Retvizan and Czaretitch will be
Temporarily employed at Port Arthur
as guardships in which capacity their
formidable guns will be used to good
advantage. They will remain at Port
ARTHUR until circumstances permit their
being sent to Vladivostock for repairs.
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PAIR OF WIFE
MURDERERS
Two Pennsylvania Men Were Hanged
Today on Convictions for
Similar Crimes.
Their Wives Had Been Their Victims
in Each Case One Was
.s. Weak.

Pittsburg, Feb. a5.John Conroy, con-
victed Of killing his wife while she was
asleep in their home here Dec 2, 1902.
was hanged in the county jail yard to-.
day. He was very weak and had to be
supported to the scaffold.
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RAILROADER ABOARD,

Omaha Feb. 25.-Horace G. Burt,
iormer president of the Union Pacific,
and Mrs. Burt were passengers on the
Corea, reported to have been seized
by the Japanese at Nagasaki.
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CUT THE WIRES.

@ Seoul, Feb. 25.-The Russian vim
detteS have advanced south Of Anju
and have cut the telegraph wires be-
tween Anju and Ping Yang.
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] BRYAN THANKED HAY.

Washington, Feb. rs William ].
Bryan called on Secretary Hay to thank
him for letters which the secretary gave
him on his recent trip to Europe and
which proved of much assistance TO Mr..
| Bryan.
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NO TORPEDO BOATS LOST.

London, Feb. 25.-The British for
elgn office receiveda dispatch saying
none OF the Japanese torpedo boats
were injured in the attack on Port Ar
thur Wednesday, Feb. "a.
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SAME CHARGE.

Kittaning, Pa, Feb. 25.--Harry Zilla-
fro was hanged in the county Jail yard
here today for the murder of his young
wife last year. He was Sc years Of
age.
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POWERS MAY BACK RUSSIA.
The Russian Protest Against the Japan-c -corean
Treaty May Be Sustained.

Paris, Feb. a5.---It is the belief in the
highest official quarters that the pow
.ers will support the Russian view OF
the invalidity of the Japanese treaty
with Corea SO far as it creates Jap
.anese protectorate over Corea, owing
to.tlle emperor being under duress.
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anese Of Vancouver have contributed
$4,000 toward the war fund. In San
Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver the
Japanese have raised a total of $235, ,ooo
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TOOK THE WAR MINISTER
5Japs Took the Corean official Because He Sym
pathized With Russia.

Seoul, Feb. 25.-Yi Yon TX, formerly
minister OF war and practically dicta-
tor OF Corea and considered friend
of Russia, was taken Dy the Japanese
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when they entered ChemuIpo and sent
on a warship to Japan.
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THE RUSSIANS
WIN AGAIN

Another Attack
Claimed the aps Were
Port for Hour Report En-
trely From Russian
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HEARD IN ST. PETERSBURG.

ST.. Petersburg, Feb. 25--Rumors are
in circulation here this afternoon that a
bonbardment of Port Arthur is now
going on 81
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PLAN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
Jap Boats We're Destroyed Before They Could
Blockade the Harbor.

Port Arthur Feb. rs. Four steam
.ers were sent il by the japanese yes
tefdays morning ills an attempt to block
the entrance Of the port and all were
sunk. One lies behind Golden Hill,
one near the Retvizaii and two be-
tween the entrance Of the channel and
Lieao Thie Shan peninsula. Two yes.
sells are. still burning. *
RAISING FUNDS FOR JAPAN.
Japanese in This Country Are Contributing to
the War Fund. ~
Vancouver, B. G.. Feb. q. The Jap