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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-17
SEEK VIEWS OF PEACE
CZAR's AGENTS ABROAD SOUND
OTHER NATIONS.
Reported Gear Would Have Taken
Initial Step for Conference
but for War.

ST. PETERSBURG, November 17.-The
Russian formal reply says circular note.
regarding the eonvening of The Hague
conference. is not expected till next week.
In the meantime the vieNs of other pow
ers are being ascertainedH Through the Rus
sian representatives abrIAd. While there
is no reason TO believe tnat Russia can
agree to participate In q conference dur
ing the war, there is every indication that
Russia will not only not resent the pro-
posal, but that her reply will be of a cor
dial character. -
In the course of a conversation on the
subject between Foreign Minister Lams-
dorff and Charge d'Affaires Eddy of the
American embassy the former spoke feel
ingly of Russia's great interest in the
work and aims of the peace conference
initiated by Emperor Nicholas, and the i'm
portant fact developed that it had been
Russia's intention, had the war not inter-
vened. to herself invite the powers to a
second conference. While the war was in
progress, however, Count Lamsdorff ex-
planned, it was patent difficulty to
fruitful free discussion and to a decision
in question which nigh. affect the activ-
ity of the present belligerents.
Triple Alliance Exchanging Views.
ROME, November 17.--Although favora-
Hague peace conference. Italy has not yet
answered the proposal of the United States
officially, owing to the fact that an eX-
change of views on the subject is in prog
ress between the powers forming the triple
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A River and Harbor Bill.

1t is considered probable that there will
not be any omnibus public building bill at
the forthcoming short session of Congress.
There will, however, be a river and harbor
bill, and the committee will meet here next
week to take up the estimates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-17
Triple Alliance Exchanging View
Italy Favorable to Treaty.

The foreign office has Informed Ambassa-
dor Meyer that~Italy is quite favorable to
the conclusion of an arbitration treaty
with the United States and will empower
Ambassador Mayor des Planches to sign
it in Washington.
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Col. Breckinridge Slightly Better.

LEXINGTON. KY. November 17.-Col.
w. C. P. Breckenridge. who was stricken
yesterday with paralysis and for time
was in a critical condition. was pronounced
to be slightly better today. His speech
partially returned, and physicians now have
hopes of his recovery.
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TEXT OF sToEssEL's REPORT.
He Was Slightly Wounded in the Head
During an Assault.

ST PETERSBURG, November 17.-Gen-
eral Stoessel, in his dispatches to Emperor
Nicholas, reports the repulse of a Japanese
attack october 26 on the north front of
Port Arthur. The Russian losses were
4SD killed or wounded. All the attacks No
vember 3, the day the anniversary of the
emperors accession 10 the throne was cele-
brated. were repulsed.
General Stoessel was slightly wounded
in the head during one of the latest as
saults on Port Arthur.
General kuropatkin reports that in an
ambuscade November Is, near Sinchinnn
thirty-two Japanese Dragons were killed
or wounded
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Text of Dispatches.

The text of General Stoessel's dispatches
OF October - is as follows:
We have the honor to report to your
majesty that the Japanese bombarded very
vigorously October - our forts and en-
trenchments north and northeast The fol-
lowing day they also attacked one of the
forts on the north side, but our heavy ar
tillery and shrapnel fire dispersed their re-
serves and the assault was repulsed. Our
losses were one officer and about seventy
men killed and four hundred wounded"
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Fortifying Along Taitse River

OhANSlANOCTCN, Manchuria, General
kuropatkin's headquarters, November IL.
The japanese. according to the Russian
scouts, are heavily fortfying their second
line of defense along the Taitse river The
major portion Of the skirmishing of the
last few days has been around the village
OF Aanslntoundf. Some Japanese and Rus
SLAMS VINO mad gone unarmed to the same
spring of water had hand to-hand fight.
There We're plenty of broken heads but not
one on either side was killed
Inc health or the Russian troops with
the advent OF the cold weather is splendid
There are few cases of infectious disease
and the hospitals are no longer crowded
most or the sick and wounded having been
sent north.
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Here on His Way to India.

Mr. Rastamji Dusti. deputy high priest of
the Parsees who Is returning to India from
the international congress of religions, just
closed at Basle, is at the Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-17

has amply justified this belief. am sorry
that you feel that your health Will not
permit you TO serve longer.
with best wishes. believe me,
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
President Roosevelt has not considered
yet the subject tof a successor to Colonel
Hecker on the commission. Indeed, an in
timation Is given that it may be some time
before an announcement Is made Of his sue
cessor. The President regards the appoint
ment of a member of the commission as of
such Importance as to warrant very care
ful consideration. Such man as he de-
sires is not easily to be obtained. and, as
the preliminary work of the commission is
well in hand, there is no absolute reason
that the appointment should be made i'm
mediately. The President has not intimat-
ed to anybody whether he has any man in
mind for the place or not.
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TO BEGIN FORWARD MOVEMENT
Reported Japs Are Preparing to Ad-
vance on Russian Center.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, November IA cablegram
from st. Petersburg says: 1t Is reported
that the japanese intend to begin a for
ward movement on November 10, in an at
tempt to break the center of the Russian
formation on the Sha river
The correspondent of the viedomoski at
the front wires that the Japs are collecting
large forces on the Russian eastern front
scouts from that vicinity bring the report
that Japanese hold all the passes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-17

Postmaster at Keysville, Va.
A. B. Hammer was today appointed
fourth-class postmaster at Keysville, Va.
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Merit
advertising.

There is much IN merit,
but of Two stores of equal
merit the one that does the
best advertising will do the
most business.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court at its meet
ing last week approved the follow
ing bonds: Bond of Isabella 81.
Barnes, executrix of Mary Rea;
bond of Jos. F. Holt and John B
Holt; executors of John T. Holt;
bond Of Sarah S. Burlington and
Edwin r. Burlington, administra-
tors of Walter r. Burlington; bond
of Archibald Mem. Creed, admins
traitor of Edward K. Creed.
Accounts passed-First and final
account of DIR. E. N. Crawford, adj
ministrator of George W. Mcgee,
and distribution struck on same;
first and final account of Elizabeth
L. Mackie, administrative of Frank
lin T. Mackie, and distribution
struck on same; second and final
account of George H. Cooper, ex-
ecutor of James E. Haines; fifth ac-
count of L. M. Haines, guardian of
Edna W. Passmore; eleventh &C
count of T. B. Gillespie, admins
traitor d. b. n. C. t. a. Of Edmund
Physick.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20
County Commissioners.

George Sebold, of Cherry Hill,
appeared before the County Com
missioners at their meeting last
week, asking damages for injuries
to his horse while driving or
March A near Jones Chapel. Re.
ferred to Commissioner Davis.
William r. Polk appeared be-
fore the Board asking the privilege
to use certain road in the First dis
trict by the Middletown and Cecil.
ton Railroad Company.
The Trustees of the Poor and
Insane asked for an appropriation
of $1,000, with the proceeds of the
farm, for 1904. P. s. P. Conner
appeared before the Board in re.
ference to assessment of his real es.
tate and personal property.
w. r. Grosh and Leslie Good
year appeared in the interest OF a
new school house at Beacon Hill.
A claim was presented by George
H. Poist for $500 for the death of
horse, which was killed on the
road in the Sixth district.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20

rigorous defenders. New England was
unanimous for its continuance. Demo
cratic opposition came mostly from Hi
nois, Missouri, Kentucky, and the South,
and republican opposition from Illinois,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West
Virginia.
~
1t has been decided here that Porto
Rican cannot be employed in the Navy
Yard because he is mot citizen of the
United States and for no other reason
in the world. But have in my posses
sion a document of the State Department
in which Secretary Hay ahirms that a
Porto Rican is citizen of the United
States And law graduate has been
refused admission to the bar here because
he is neither citizen nor foreigner !!
OF don't we make tangled mess
When first we venture to Cypress
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20
A Sure Thing.

1t is said that nothing is sure
except death and taxes, but that
is not altogether true. DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption is
a sure cure for all lung and throat
troubles. Thou sands can testify to
that. Mrs. G. B, VanMetre of
Shepherdtown, w. Va, says 81
had a severe case of Bronchitis and
for year tried everything heard
of, but got no relief. One bottle of
DR.. Kings New Discovery then
cured me absolutely" It's in
fallible for Group, Whooping
Cough, Grip, Pneumonia and Con-
sumption. Try it. It's guaran-
teed. by Eli T. Reynolds, druggist.
Trial bottles free. Reg. sizes soc,
and $1.O0.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20
property Transfers.

John Banks and wife and George
| X. Houck and wife to John Bets
wanger, Z acres in Second district,
$l05. deed made in 1902.
Wilson L. Smith and wife, of
Baltimore, to Thomas Kane, prop
erty near Perryville, $500.
John S. Writ, attorney, to
Joseph Coudon, of Henry, Coudon
property of - acres near Perry
vile, "a, 700.
Joseph Coudon, of Henry, and
wife, to Thomas Kane, property
above, $4,000.
Joseph Coudon, Of Henry, and
wife to Thomas Kane, property
near Perryville, $40.
Wilson l.. Coudon and wife to
Thomas Kane, property near Perry
vile, $40.
J. Wilson Squier, assignee, to
Samuel E. Maloney, two properties
in Seventh district, $3.50.
John r. Evans and wife, of
Pennsylvania, to William P. Cum
mings, II acre property in Seventh
district, S2,145.
Amy T. Mearns and others to
Emma Mearns, Caroline F. Cameron
and Margaret Ann Mearns, interest
in property near Zion, 81.
Joseph G. Lynch and wife, of
Philadelphia, and others to Robert
L. Barnes, property at Charles
town, 81, 450.
William S. Evans. trustee, to
Samuel Smith, ST., Headly farm of
50 acres in Sixth district, $3,055.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20
Cured His Mother of Rheumatism.

my mother has been sufferer for
many years with rheumatism" says w.
H. Howard, of Husband, Pa. SAT times
she was unable to move at all, while al
all times walking was painful. pre-
scented her with bottle of Chamberlain s
Pain Balm and after few applications
she decided it was the most wonderful
pain reliever she had ever tried, in fact,
she is never without it now and is at all
times able to walk. An occasional APP
plication of Pain Balm keeps away the
pain that she was formerly troubled
with" For sale by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20
Made Young Again.

"One of DIR. Kings New Life
Pills each night for two weeks has
put me in my 'teens' again" writes
d. III. Turner of Dempseytown, Pa.
THEY'RE the best in the world for
Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Pure
ly vegetable. Never grippe. Only
25c at Eli T. Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20

Soft and crooked bones mean
bad feeding. Call the disease
ricketts, if you want to. The
growing child must eat the
right food for growth. Bones
must have bone food, blood
must have blood food and so
on through the list.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment for soft bones in
children. Littledoses everyday
give the stiffness and shape
that healthy bones should have.
Bow legs become straighter,
loose joints grow stronger and
frmness comes to the soft
heads.
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Rightfood will cure it.
In thousands of cases SCOTS
Emulsion has proven to be the
right food for soft bones in
childhood.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists.
4Oo-4l5 Pearl Street, New York.
soc. and Sr.oo; all druggists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20
Quick Arrest.

j. A. Gulledge of Verbena,
Alabama, was twice in the hos
pital from a severe case of piles
"a tumors. After doctors
and all remedies failed, Bucklen's
Arnica Salve quickly arrested fur
Their inflammation and cured him.
1t conquers aches and kills pain.
25c at Eli T. Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20

Sick headache results from a disordered
stomach aud is quickly cured by Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. For
sale by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20

The Southern Telephone & Tele-
graph Company, of Kirkwood, Pa,
has declared per cent dividend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-20

it occupied Stewards Castle. They were
either sold to the Senator or given to him
to satisfy his claim at the time when he
sued the minister for damage to the build
ing. The articles to be sold are almost
all so novel as to be entirely unique, and
are better fitted for palace than for any
private residence. One of the vast en-
broideries is an inch thick and the huge
dragon has red and blue eyes as large as
hens eggs, set in sockets and movable
from behind in way to startle the spec
tator. These things ought not to be sold
at all. If Senator Stewart is half as rich
as is reported, he ought to give, them as
a "Stewart collection" to the National
Museum; and, if not, the government
ought somehow to rescue them from the
auctioneer.
~
The present civil service system is hav-
ing some hard Shedding these late years.
Early in the session just adjourned res
olution actually passed the House TO
abolish the Civil Service Commission, but
on roll call the resolution was defeated,
being supported by IS republicans and
50 democrats, and opposed by los repub-
licans and sc democrats. About 40
members did not vote. Vigorous and
even violent speeches against the civil
service system were made by Hepburn.
Grosvenor, williams, and several other
prominent men of both parties, but it had
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

tention. The power of a court to pun
ish for contempt is one of the largest
and most dangerous in it's possession.
II exerted unreasonably against critics
of the court. it would tend to place the
bench above restraint and to relieve it
from all responsibility in case of pos
sible abuse. In some instances the
power has been so exercised, and judges
have thrown into prison men who had
dared to express an unfavorable pub
lie opinion of their conduct.
Now the danger of injustice on both
sides is apparent. 1t is clear that what
the orators used to call "a licentious
and unbridled press" if it kept con-
stantly pickering with the courts and
imputing to the bench sordid or COR
rupt motives. could destroy respect for
law and weaken obedience to decisions.
On the other hand, no judge should be
exalted to the rank of dictator, should
feel that his position exempts him
from criticism or should be allowed by.
his own superiors in authority to make
free use of the penalties for contempt
Nothing could be more highly credit
able to the bench itself than decision
like that Of Judge Pritchard, strictly
limiting the right of the courts them
selves to impose penalty.
The true remedy here, as elsewhere,
is public opinion; and there Is none
other. Contempt of court is an offense
exceedingly rare as far as the press is
concerned. Most editors are scrupu-
lousy careful not to reflect unfavor-
ably upon any act of a judge, unless it
is hagrantly violative of the law or
public decency. That this must some
times happen we understand, when we
remember that judges are only men.
after all, and that the remedy of i'm
parchment has to be provided for the
few unworthy of their calling. We are
proud of the fact that cases of this
sort are so uncommon, and the press
everywhere realizes the dignity and i'm
peccability of the bench by criticising
1t moderately and courteously, and
then only when apparent necessity has
arisen. AS long as there is a healthy
public opinion, the judges will be with
neio from any undue and arbitrary ex-
ereise of their power, and the press will
not care to provoke hostility by fault
finding that is either insincere or of
!. undue undue severity. The less we hear Of
the offense called contempt of court''
and OF means to prevent or punish it
the less need of such means will
there be.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
PAST AND PRESENT

mere are few men in this city, old
settlers in every sense of the word, who
remember ST. Paul before it could fair
ly be called anything but a frontier
settlement. A few of those who are
still with us came in the forties
alas, they are all too few now-but
there are many still living who were
here when st. Paul began it's corporate
existence. And to these what revela-
ton must be the ST. Paul of today.
Fifty years ago the entire city was
tween Broadway and Wabasha street,
and Eighth street and the river. There
were three Or four churches and as
many schools. Business was done on
Third street and the levee Boats ar
rived once a week in summer In win
ter one travelled by stage Mails came
seldom. There were no paved streets,
no street cars. no fire department, and
the stores and houses were of the
crudest and rudest style. st. Paul was
village pure and simple, and even the
business man of that day did not dream
of what it was to become.
And what of it today? To the old
settler who cast in his fortunes with
the Sanity city in the fifties, the ST.
Paul of today must be an increasing
wonder 1t must be hard for him to
realize that from the village of the
early day has grown this great and
beautiful city with it's miles of paved
streets, it's extensive street railway sys-
tenn. unexcelied fire department, and
excellent municipal government. ST.
Paul to the old settler who knew it in
the fifties must be like a great dream
city. His sensations as he traverses
the beautiful avenues in the residence
district must be akin to those of Rip
Van Wrinkle when he awoke from his
long sleep. Although the old settler
has seen the city grow from tiny in
FAINT to sturdy man, his wonder at the
transformation does not abate.
1t is pleasant thing that we have
still with us a few of the pioneers of
the first days; men who blazed the way
and laid the foundation of our great
ness; and in this time of Jubilee we
cannot too greatly honor Them
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

communal federation where we are all
co-workers, to the home that all of us
love.
It is but glance of retrospect to
these fifty years of honor; but one of
those gifts that the child loves to bring
to the parent upon whose temples the
gray hairs begin to show. 1t will best
serve its purpose if it shall rouse new
pride, new loyalty. new resolution for
endeavor in some hearts; so that they
who celebrate. a half century from
now, the rounding out of greater years,
may have more thrilling tale to tell
and may look back upon us with some
thing of the affectionate reverence that
we feel for the founders and builders
and defenders of ST. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
political relations, as well as it's COM
mercial investments and the satisfying
of the daily needs of the household.
THE MAN HUNT

TX WAN f7ONI
That primordial instinct which i'm
pels man to enter with zest into a hunt
which has for its object the killing of
MS Kind has by no means been elimi-
mated by coeducation and those other
devices which. we are assured, tend to
check the brute in us. For two weeks
some hundreds of men have been beat
ing the woods of Western Wisconsin in
pursuit Of a fugitive murderer. With
oloodhounds leading them they have
traversed hundreds of miles of forest
and farm lands The quarry has kept
Well anead of the hunters and at the
end disappeared. He was practically
insured against capture by the very
means of the pursuit The pursuers
entered .ln with such vim into their work
that their progress was as plainly in
dfeated as though they had given
warning OF their coming by the blare
OF trumpets. 1t is probable that the
ends of Justice have been defeated by
the methods of the hunters who sought
! to Kill the fugitive wretch.
Another man hunt in New Jersey
ended even more disastrously for the
hunters than this one nearer home. A
hunted negro turned on his pursuers
and killed one. wounding another.
If only
atrocious crime that the man hunt is
undertaken in the more civilized sec
lions of this country. 1t is under
standable that the people of st. Croix
county, Wisconsin, wrought to a pitch
OF frenzy by the assassination of Sher-
III Smith, should seek immediate VEN
geance upon the assassin. They were
joined by the other hunters under the
inspiration of excited conditions. Mill
+ TIA companies. volunteering as individ-
uals, gave the aspect of official organi-
cation to the hunt And the criminal
got away.
The affair and it's finish points the
faulty of attempting to, administer the
police functions by lay means There is
very little doubt that if the murderer
of Sheriff Smith had not been driven
into the woods he would have sought
asylum In city--in which event his
apprehension would be practically as
sured.
The hue and cry belongs to the past.
Whenever community takes upon it
self the business of the police that bus
mess is sure to be badly done. The
forces Of society have been organized
with view to suppressing the primor-
dial instinct, and one intelligent, trained
policeman is of much more avail than
sheriffs posse when the object is the
apprehension of a clever and desperate
criminal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
ON The ROAD TO MANpALAy

A Burma gentleman has announced,
through some of the newspapers of
this country. his intention of opening
public library in MandaIay. He ex-
plains that it will include literature
and scientific works in all languages.
He naiveIy requests managers of book
stocks to send their catalogues of
books, and editors of newspapers, mag
azines and other periodicals to send
specimens of their papers. and IL
earnestly assures everybody that his
object is philanthropic, purely.
On this side of the pond, at least, the
general public knows little OF nothing
of the real needs of Mandalay. Mr..
Kipiing is authority for what little