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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27
NORWAY Notes.
NoSwAY. Va. Feb p.

NORwAN. Va. Feb p.
In SPITE Of the recent winter weather.
~ still believe in Virginia.
Recently about twenty western farm.
ers OF this neighborhood met at Norway
70 ascertain What fertilizer they would
use this spring. MIR. Branch OF Toano.
Was present. aud prices were found
higher than last verT. caused partly ~
Increased freight rates over the railroad.
The people are getting tired OF this con-
tinusl fr ight raising ON neccSsaries for
the farm a. well as our farm produce
" h'cb the railroads practice at VIII with
the impuritv # a highway robbcr,
until IL seems what little farmer pro-
daces IS used between the railroads and
commission men. Nhv does not our
Legislature take up tins matter and as
s.st the railroads I'm Arriving ~ reason
able rates, We expect ouv member m
thc blouse of Delegates to assert HIM
SCI a. thi> matter for the rcduction of
th,se charges There - absolutely no
sense in haNirc to pay AS much for a
>aor, haul Is Tor long ono. Let thc
STATE taAc rims matter iu hand properly
aud ve baoW neigLt rates Will ac lower
hers.
Nr Hunt has sisscd up and is now
running iath t-,n about thse>-ioarths
ga u.sle irom Norway.
Key. NarAen returned recently from "a
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27

We quote from the Richmond Times
Dispatch:
The state oi Virginia Is Spending this
year the vast sum of $50. 900 more s,r
popular eduostion than ever before.
n state Official was asked las, night
how this large amount Of decrease m
money for schools had been cotter He
replied that u Was due in a large mea-
sure 20 the increase OF the taxable pro
pcr;v Of the state A hcttcs advertise
n,ent Of the state could not possibly
exist. Virginia - wei ~, 81 the column
Of poor states. BETTER evidence 80 Il
could hardly &c given than tnst Der re-
venues tor orc puhlic cutcrprisc Increased
nearly eighty thousand dollars IN one
wear.
We agree tha, no better advertisement,
could 70 10 The world than that our
schools are Ia a 6oufsshiug condition.
We set $50. 600 for the public schools
and e1poct them q advancc according
" stili there are those DO wonde- this,
WiIhzrn AID Mary docs not blossom IS
the rose on thc same old scant appvo-
p-srlon. Tins venerable ccllccc IS ir-
dissclubiv linked With the history ot ttc
state. A. every ccrlo6 that las marked
a. especial opoch ~ Virginia William
ard Nsry has furnished men ~ho bore
wei their par 10 thc administrative.
iu6,risl legislative departments or or
ne fcl5 ct battle her graduates have
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27
NOW FOR PL Ms.
An Effort to- Restore Old
ISTIItOu.

Bishop \. NJ Randolph and Dr. b. ..
Tucker. of Norfolk and Rev. J. J. Grav-
att. Of Richmond. members OF the ad-
visorv committee ON church restoration.
were here Thursday TO meet !. Steward
Ratucv. the noted New York architect.
who viii draw the plans and Specihca-
tons for restoring tine Brutou church
cdiGcc
short services wc.c held az II % clocS.
after which the visitors. members ot the
vestry aud the architect went over the
church. discussing probabic changes
Nr barney Wall 70 70 Europc TINS
spring. and while there Viii eathcr some
information that Nil ard him IA draw
ing the plans for Button.
one OF the things that Will mo- Doubt
be done soon - that ot restoring the
clock iu the tower. 4, viii be done with
out amy cost e. the congregation.
The ocs,ry adopted This resolution re-
lauve to Mr.. Barucy's generous offer
That che generous offer oi J. Stewart
Ba-rcy. a,chitoct. oi New losk. to SUBJ
m,t rlar> au3 specifications Tor the re
sturauon ,t Bsuton church bc accepted
With tac thanks at the yc>,ry. cougfc-
gauar aai diocc~c.
Nr. Barney lc.t Thursday evening for
L,.chhur-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27

james City county public schools -
wei a. tb0se q tnc Wnolc State. are nor
kept Opcn joDg enough ] bis city has
nine month term. The countirs should
have from eight 70 NIX. Tbe cosrtles
should save from egb: % nioe TIE
pe ,pie shouiG demaud aud have . long.
e. school term. even y by - doiag taxes
are increased slightly. This is a vita
question
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27

In Warwick county the Madison fac
tiou was recognized hy Judge TYLER IN
h,, appointment of members as the eloc-
toral board These gentlemen. all
Madison men. were named: Ir. John
Young Charles Huhbo'd and Jam
Curtis.
Mcssrs. " r. Gefhgan. 7 Y. Cleuents
aud a. %. Page Wsfe named a. The York
county board. for three, two and one
wears. respectively.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27
y II ARD X AP.
y. +. Thomas TO LegiS-
lAtOrS

Mr.. \. +. Thomss IN AZ open letter 20
the Legislature. saws that the General
Assembly for thirty wears has been un-
friendly T. the tree school system.
TIE General Assembly. with the
above exception. has never contributed
ANYTHING 20 the tree school system cI-
ceps 50 much IS the Underwood ConSti-
tuition compelled Il 70 DO. The Under
wood Constitution adopted July &. 1869.
and iraucurated ths free school SvSscnn.
put tins Constitution into effect. and IN
doirc So subscribed - the free school
principle. treating City and Country
ahgc. ard permitting local authorities
q levy a tax not IN excess oi 1--WE mills
20 hSip support the free school system.
The asa oi March 81. 1871. denied the
c,tics thc right 20 levy greater rate
than three mills March 20 1872.
denied The people The night 70 vote cu
the question cf local taxation. and &c
d-ccd them o. a rate 60 ore ard "a half
mill. Act ct the April I. 1873 raised
.r,s ',rrit to tvc niiis. Act ct The As
Ser,niy lSe5--e6. amcudir. 500 90 thc
CoSr. taxes out thc iar1uaSc. making
=. thc dutv so thc Board o' Supervisors
q, levv.taN toritce school purpose. I e
General Assembly has ucvct exceeded ir
Us l.>i,s tlc minimum required ty tho
Underwood CDus,itu,ian. aui has given
.-.. .,-- r-f .1-r-- che
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27
EmbrOideries and LaCes.

There Is not lady ia this land or in Williamsburg that
does like TO have pretty delicate embroidery at
times Now here time that get some IT little
cost.
Embroderses in good and pretty patterns i'll many
styles 10 pick from %.
Zoe Embroderes in good styles in open and blind work
Special Tor this sale only Sc.
4O-nch stripes Insertions fine Nainsook and Swiss
the most fastidiOus pattern to blend with the finest
work for self or children. The strip 1Oc
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27
KIND WORDS.

The William and Mary College at vii
haussbosg - p~titioDing the legislature
10 grant them an increase IN sppropsia-
ton Tor the coming wear, ard 10 view N
abe general novemept toward the bet.
ferment OF the schools u yirsinia We Ca .
sec no valid reason why this should not
b. given.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27

Despite ths hostility oi Riehrncal :
-u-o dalics e. ~ IS. 7 Bryan bat ger
-iszar sec-s 70 srsud pretty vel WE
the Richmond pubhc TIE Academy oi
stusi1 was crow ri &C hsar hin lc-,u-e
Tocs5av riEh-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27

Chamoerlain's stomach and Liver
Tables. A new remedy JOY stomach
troubles. bilousness. and constipation,
add good one. Price Is cents. For
s4le ~ !. Il. stone.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27
SATURDAY. FEB 2. 1904

With sour a; - PER barrel, neS' and
other provisions II proportion on as
count O. the WAY II he far Essi- none -
- VII ca-e hoW soou lspsn and Russis
nuish their Estie sap.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27

7 re regular animal meeting oi the
,tockhoi5-rs ~ tie Williamsburg Knit
tsag Nil c.. 1in De held en- Tuesday,
March sin. 1905. a. noon a. the miu.
r. s. Bid. Sec'y.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27
Tables intGua lrJ FOR COn-
~tDation-

NJ a. Z. K4re. q prominent druggist
% Br1fer SprirGe. Kansas. safs-
-.Clzu beE-zil's stomach aid Liver Tau
its are. 81 rly t-cgu ent. tLe uost su-
peTiCr IIsP4s ziicn 81 any thing ia u-e
today Tor constipation Taey are sure H.
sciion ard Wifh TO terdercy - nausel,e
~ gripe- For ssle by }. Il store
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27

Urte--6 81 tns pcsfofce "a "iihAHshEis
- -.corG clS<s usli-uSftrr.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27
LEGAL ADVERTISING.

l. E(rAA- AAfh IN A A>7A-NNr
Arro-nevs wAo plsce Legal AGrer-isine ~
,hfsrs--- ~ held personally -.Sponsihie fo-
x.u. rhfs hesnr rhe only coalition u1oer
u-hf-h ~ S-rcrs Such sdre-risinC. Asfes
,ta-. r.e- frck -srt rine. aeSs - re- ccnr. No
,serssrson n-oz fhese terms
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27

SURSC RiPTION RATES:
Subscription price 81 80 per lcsf Ssure
rsre for leSS time. ALWAYS IN scrsncr-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-27
ADVERTISING RATES :

Advertising ~ rss rrssc nsoie snc f1rnfss,e
on Sprhcsrtcn. Rates o. 81. - tenfs F'er
s-~h 5~- f<Su-. ,rffR usual discounts for $3.50
.,Sf,r,e Local noricsS : C-rfs RE lire.
r.Solprfous of--Ss---t. Cent? per Hnc.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
OBITUARY.
e. r. AheII. BnItimore.

Baltimore, Feb. 2S.-Edwin Franklin
Abel, president of the A. S. Abel
Company, publishers of the Sun news
paper of this city, died at his resi-
dence to-day, aged Ga years. Mr.. Abel
was born in Baltimore and was the
Oldest of twelve children of the late
Arnah S. Abll, founder of the Sun,
and by his death the last of the found
er sons has passed away.
Upon finishing his school studies at
the age of 16 Mr.. Abel entered the
counting room of the Sun office. AL
though always identified with the pub
ushlng of the Sun, he had given his
attention more closely to the manage
ment of his fathers estate and not
until the death of George w. Abel did
ne assume direct control of the paper.
since the death of his brother, he had
peen the directing head of the papers
politics and views on national ques-
ions and local affairs. As director of
his paper it was his fixed policy to
Keep his personal identity from the
public gaze, and in this he achieved a
notable success.
Mr.. Abel had been noted throughout
lifetime for his charitable deeds, al
ways performed in an transformations
way.
Walter Abel, son of the deceased,
who has been in practical charge of the
sun for the past few years, will con-
tlnue to conduct it.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
JAPAN IS DlSARMING
AUXILIARY CRUISERS.
She Seems to Consider Herself Mis-
trcss of the Seas.

She seems to Consider Herself Mis-
tress of the Seas.
Toxic. Feb. 2S.-On account of
Admiral Togo's successes at Port
Arthur, the opening of the sea to
Japanese merchantmen and the re-
vival of shipping, the Japanese govern
ment does not anticipate that it will
have further need for the auxiliary
cruisers America Maru and Yawata
Maru, and they will be disarmed and
returned to their owners.
Nothing now prevents the America
Maru from resuming her place on the
San Francisco line and the Yawata
Maru on the Australian run.
In preparing for war Japan armed
big fleet Of fast auxiliary cruisers
on account of the equality of naval
strength between the Russians and
japanese, but it is believed that the
auxiliary cruisers are no longer need
ed. 1t is expected other auxiliary YES
sells will be disarned and released.
The Nippon Husen Kaisha Company
are chartering a fleet of British ves-
sells for re-establishing the Chinese
coast lines.
Lack OF details of formations, firing
ranges and evolutions prevents
full understanding and appreciation
of Admiral Togo's tactics. He seems
to be endeavoring to accomplish the
maximum destruction with the mini
mum of exposure. He is carefully
balancing those considerations and
relying upon superior mobility, marks
manship and ammunition. At the out
set the equality of naval strength,
the probable necessity of fighting the
Russians under the batteries of Port
Arthur made extreme caution es
sential. The loss of few ships en-
dangered the ultimate success of the
japanese arms, hence the brevity of
the engagement of Feb. 8 and the
avoidance of the engagement of the
fortress. The same tactics were used
in Thursdays engagement and bonn
bardment
These dashes, the brief battles, the
speedy Withdrawals, are novelty in
naval warfare which warrant the
consideration of strategists. Admiral
Togos reliance placed on gunnery is
fully warranted by his gunners clear
ly outshooting the Russians. They
fought at long range, Furnishing the
enemy severely and escaping without
serious damage. The personnel of his
forces is shown in another way by
the superiority of the officers and men,
who are anxious to undertake hazard
Gus duty.
Togos ships are apparently in better
condition than the Russian vessels.
The heavy scoring of the torpedo craft
is one of the surprises of the war so
far.
Foreign naval experts say, how
ever, that making every allowance for
the daring, skill and persistency of
the Japanese, the Russians are large
ly to blame for a lack of watchful-
ness and poor craftsmanship.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
INTIMIDATION CHARGED.
Arrest of "WaII<ing Delegate" at
Coast Lines Instance.

Brunswick, Ca, Feb. 2S.-G. P. KEEL
Ium, a young white man, was arrested
yesterday on warrant sworn out
against him by L. S. Price, roadmaster
of the Atlantic Coast Line, charging
him with intimidation. The case grows
out of the labor disturbances on the
Coast Line.
It seems that Kellum is walking
delegate" of the International Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way, and it is
alleged that acting in that capacity he
intimidated a young white man, w. M
Newsome, and threatened his life if he
continued in the employ of the Coast
Line at Everett City
The man was given preliminary
hearing before Justice Fahm, but the
Judge held that there was not sufficient
evidence to hold him. Roadmaster
Price then Immediately appeared before
Judge Gale, of the City Court of Bruins
wick, and swore out another warrant
against Kellum, and he was placed un-
der a bond of $500 and the case will be
heard in May.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
HEARST CLAIMING
FIRST DELEGATES
TWO IN OHIO INSTRUCTED
TO VOTE FOR HIM IN THE ST. LOUIS
CONVENTION.

Max Ihmsen, Personal Representa-
tive of MIR. Hearst, Made the State
ment in Atlanta That the First
Democratic Delegation Had Been
So Instructed = Meeting of the
state Democratic Executive Com
mittee to BE Held To-day.
Atlanta, Feb. 2S.-Quite number of
politically prominent Georgians ar
rived in the city tonight to attend the
session of the State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, which will be called
TO order at IL o'clock tomorrow morn
ing in the Convention Hall of the Pied
mont by Chairman Ed 7. Brown. A
good attendance is expected, though
many members will be represented by
proxy.
1t is thought that the committee will
be almost unanimous for an early
primary No close contests are ex-
pected.
Max Ihmsen, personal representative
of w. r. Hearst, who was in the city
tonight, announced that he had just
received telegram that the first two
delegates in the United States elected
to the National Democratic Conven-
ton had been elected in the Congress
sional Convention at Warren, O., and
instructed for Hearst. Mr.. Ihmsen
left tonight for Florida.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
considered probable. has not yet been
confirmed from other sources.
JAPANESE LANDING.
Thus Far 10000 Have Disembarked
ut ChemuIpO.

At OnemulDOs
London, Feb. 29-The Times Che
mulpo correspondent, under date of
Feb. q, via -Hai-Wei, by DeFor-
rest wireless biography, says that the
japanese disembarkations of the last
few days were confined to supplies for
transport corps and to 1900 panies The
total number of troops landed is 10000.
The guards have not yet arrived. The
artillery consists of six batteries, be-
longing to the Twelfth division.
Another decentralization, believed to
be on a smaller scale, is taking place
Immediately south of Haiju. whence
the troops will advance parallel to the
Pekin road, Joining those in the neigh
borhood of Hwanja, thus affecting
gain of five days on the march.
1t is supposed. says the correspond
ent, that 5000 troops, with a few
guns, are now advancing beyond Seoul
towards Ping Yang, where $50 japanese
have arrived.
The advance of the Russians patrols
is steadily marked by the interruption
of the telegraphs, which were broken
at Anju on Feb. q.
There is no trustworthy information
concerning the Russian movements.
The Koreans estimate that up to Feb
81 5000 Russians crossed the frontier
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
CONGRATULATIONS OF ROOSEVELT
ARE EXTENDED TO PAYNE
President Says That Corruption Will occur in
Any Government

Washington, Feb. 2s.-The President
yesterday sent the following letter to
Postmaster General Payne:
white House, Washington Feb. 81,
1904
MY Dear Mr.. Postmaster Generals:
While all the work OF the Post Office
Department and the Department of
Justice in connection with the postal
frauds is not yet over there is al
ready to the credit of the departments,
and therefore, primarily to your credit,
such an amount of achievement that
take this opportunity to congrat-
uIate you personally upon 1t.
ut is impossible to expect that
corruption will not occasionally occur
in any government; the vital points
is the energy, the fearlessness and
the efficiency with which such cor
ruption is cut out and the corrup-
tionists punished. The success of tn,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
DEFENDS CENSORSHIP.
Japanese Minister Tells why II Is
Necessary.

Necessary.
London, Feb. 2S.--In reference to the
severity of the censorship exercised by
the Japanese government over news
dispatches of the foreign correspond
ents, Baron Hayashi, the Japanese
minister to Great Britain, said to the
Associated Press to-day:
II have had numerous representa-
tons from English and other newspa-
pers upon this subject, but l believe
our position i'm the case Is not only
right, but will be admitted to be such
by those who look carefully into the
circumstances.
1--WE are fighting against numerical
odds, which are quite out of proportion
to the odds against any combatant in
recent wars. We are fighting for our
existence, and our only hope of main
tanning it is to strike swiftly and Sc
cretly at the beginning. To get in the
first blows means more to us than, l
think, it has ever meant to any bel
ligerent, and to insure this it is vital
for us to demand a degree of secrecy
which had not been necessary in any
recent warfare. Even at the risk of
alternating temporarily the friendship
of the press of the world, we must
prevent even d WHlSpeI VI ouT Iedi III
tentions reaching our powerful enemy.
Il do not think the present rigor of
this censorship will be continued very
long, but momentarily the conditions
of the campaign make even insignifi-
cant movements clues towards our
main naval and military detectives.
When our preliminary operations are
complete / have no doubt the censor
ship will be relaxed.
Our own press and people are un-
dergoing the same regimen"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
DOWIE NO FAVORITE
WITH AUSTRALI ANS.

He Was Chased About the Streets OF
Melbourne.
Melbourne, Feb. 2S.--John Alexander
Dowie's meeting this afternoon in the
Exhibition Hall was broken up by
crowds shouting and singing comic
songs.
He was obliged to abandon the even
ing meeting, and was himself chased
around the city by the rougher ele-
ment. the mob yelling challenges to him
to Justify himself as a prophet.
Public antagonism is so strong that
Dowie has been refused rooms at a
fashionable hotel.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
Eire M tI,e stroIIers,.

Network Feb. 2s.-ConsideEable ex-
eitment was caused in the Strolle IS
Club in Madison avenue at the close
of a. late supper and musical entertain
ment to-day by a slight fire on the
stage resulting from the explosion Of
a flash light cartridge which set fire
to some decorations. On the cords car
rying the decorations were strung
many hundred empty Chianti TASKS
one of which fell from a considerable
hight, striking Mr. Conreid of the
Metropolitan Opera House on the
head and injuring him so severity that
he had to be taken home in charge Of
a physician. Tonight Mr.. Conreid had
recovered from the shock and was
able to take a train for Chicago The
fire was extinguished with little dam
app
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
UNIVERSITIES
C0MMENCEME
Pians for Erection of ArbOr on Site
OF First commencement Exercises,

Plans for Erection of ArbOr on Site
OF First Commencement Exercises.
Athens, Ga, Feb. 2S-The pro-
gramme of exercises for the next COM
mencement of the University of Geor-
gia has been made up.
The first commencement exercises of
the University of Georgia were held
in the summer of 1904 and the guests
OF the occasion were seated beneath a
large bush arbor during the gradua-
ton of the first graduating class. In
view of the fact that the next COM
mencement will be held just a century
after the first commencement it has been
determined to hold the exercises under
a bush arbor which will be constructed
on the exact spot where the arbor was
IN 1904. The account of the exercises
that year states that the speakers
came out of the eastern entrance to
the old college building IMMEDIATELY up-
on the stage. The stage will there
fore be erected in front of the old
Summey house on the eastern end ana
the arbor will extend towards Broad
street and in front of the new Pea
body Library building
The board of trustees at the meeting
last June decided to shorten the ex-
ercises at commencement as much as
possible, and this year they will be
much shorter than has been the Gus
tom. They will begin Saturday after
noon preceding commencement, at
which time the prize drill of the uni
versity cadets will take place. Satur-
day night the representatives of the
Phi Kappa and Demosthenian liter
airy societies of the University will
meet in their annual champion debate.
Sunday the baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered by Bishop Thomas f.
Gailor.
Monday morning the sophomore
defamation contest will take place and
in the afternoon the juniors will de-
liver their orations, at the conclusion
of which exercises the sophomores
will be awarded their prizes
Tuesday morning the Alumni Socie-
ty will hear the address by Hon. James
H. Eckels of Chicago. The afternoon
had been set aside for the orations by
the representatives of the various
branch institutions connected with
the university, but on account of the
fact that the Peabody Library building
is to be dedicated this year, these ex-
ercises will be dispensed with and in
their stead the dedicatory exercises of
the library building will be arranged.
The chief address will be by DR.. Fran
els G. Peabody Of Harvard Tuesday
night at Denmark Hall the alumni
banquet will be given. Wednesday
morning the graduating exercises will
be held. The commencement address
will be by Congressman w. G. Brant-
lev
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
cHERRY'S LEG CRUSHED.
station Master Mt Macon Is Not Ex-
pected to. Live.

Macon, Feb. 2S.-With his right leg
from the knee down mashed to a pulp
and hanging by shreds, E. d. Cherry,
for many years station master at the
union depot here, lies in the City Hos
pital, and but little hope is entertained
by the surgeons for his recovery.
Shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon
Capt Cherry was signalling an incom-
ing train as a Georgia Southern and
Florida engine was leaving the depot.
He stepped in front of the engine and
the front wheels passed over his leg.
He is we'll known in railroad circles
and has been employed by the Central
for thirty years. Owing to his critical
condition the surgeons fear to amputate
the mangled leg, and he is not expected
to live until morning.
Capt. Cherry is near 70 years of age.