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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-01
Iananese Refunees Muraered.

Pekin, Feb. 26.-Priyate advices re-
ceived here from Newchwang confirm
the reports Of the illtrsatment Of Japa-
nese refugees at the hands or the Rus
slams while they we're 1ourneying
through Manchuria, and declare, more
over. that some Of the refugees were
without doubt cruelty murdered.
The Russian soldiery at Newchwang
is so undisciplined that the place is
unfit for European women.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-01
Negro Democrats to Meet at St. Louis.

Negro Democrats to Meet at st. Louis
st. Louis. Feb. 26.-The executive
committee of the National Negro Dem
ocratic League decided to hold the
next national convention Of the league
In st. Louis, July 2, and 9. James
A. Ross, OF Buffalo, the present secre
tary, was empowered to act as presi
dent in the place of George e. Taylor
until the convention assemblies.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-01
JAPAN'S ARMY
ADVANCING
tandsNearVladivOstOck andMarches
Against Hunchun, Manchuria.
NON-cOMBATANTS FLEEING

Mlkado's Navy Renewed Attack On
Port Arthur, Evidently Determined
TO Bottle Up Or Destroy Russian
Fleet But Were Again Repulsed'
No Warships Injured In Wednesdays
Attack.
Yin Row. Feb. 2G.--Natiye reports
that the Japanese have landed at Pos
siet Bay and subsequently undertook
operations against Hunchun and to-
wards Kirin, have received qualified
confirmation from English missionary
refugees who have arrived at New
chwang.
These people say the Russo-Chinese
Bank has removed from Kirin 10
Kwang-C heng-Tsi. where commercial
interests are seeking safety and de-
fense.'
This reported advance has produced
CONSERVATION among the European
civilians residing in the line OF march.
IL is reported also that the Russian
government bureau at Vladivostock
has withdrawn to Khabaroysk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-01

little chance Of victory against Rus
sian army 100000 men strong. The
court at Pelin Is oscillating on this
question. Russia is also pressing China
to declare the neutrality of that por-
ton of the empire which Russia already
occupies.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-01
PHILADELPHIA NURSES FOR JAPs
DR.. Anita II. MCGEE Will Be In Charge
of Ten,

OF IS0s
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 26.-The Philadel-
phia branch OF the Red Cross Society,
independent of the national organiza-
ton. will send 10 nurses TO Japan in
charge Of DR.. Anita II. MCGEE. Of
Washington. d. c. This was decided
upon at meeting of the Philadelphia
association. held in Independence Hall,
when a resolution was adopted bind
ing the local association to raise a fund
of $4,000 by voluntary contributions on
condition that the expedition will go
under the auspices of the Philadelphia
society. The selection of the nurses
will be left TO Dr. MCGEE. Only those
who have seen active service in war
will be accepted. The nurses will be
under the direction of the japanese
government, which has already accept
ed the services Of the Red Cross So
ciety.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-01

[Posslet Bay Is in Russian Man
churia, about 20 miles southwest of
Vladivostock. HunchUn is on the left
bank of the Tumen river and about 40
miles to the west OF Posssiet Bay.
Kirin is big Manchurian town, and
lies about 22o miles inland and TO the
west of Possiet Bay. Kwang-Cheng-
Isl is about so miles west of Kirin.
Khabaroysk Is about 400 miles TO the
north Of Vladivostock. with which
port it is connected by railroadl
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-01
No Torpedo Boats Injured.

London, Feb. 26.-The British for
eign Office has received an official dis
patch, saying that not one of the Japa-
nese torpedo boats was injured in the
attack on Port Arthur Of Wednesday,
February "a.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-01
Russian Minister IntImidatlns China

Russian Minister Intlmidatlng China.
Toxic. Feb. 26.-The question OF the
stay of the Russian gunboat Mandjur
at Shanghai remains unsettled. Paul
Lessar, Russian minister to China, is
said to be trying to intimidate the
Chinese government in the matter, de-
claring emphatieally that Japan has
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-01
WHITNER & SACRBY
Undertakers and Embalmers

No. 719 Main St., Freder-
icksburg, Va Phone SO.
Across from Exchange Hotel
and next to Western Union
office. Telegraph and telephone
orders receive prompt atten-
ton. Open day and night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
NEGRO KILLS NEGRO.
John Hubbard Shoots Jim Galloway
 and Makes Ills Escape.

While defending the good name of his mother Jim Galloway, negro, was shot and killed yesterday morning about ( o'clock by John Hubbard, another negro at the corner of Avenue H and Twenty fourth street.
 Hubbard escaped and has not been caught. It seems that he said some thing against Calloway's mother and the latter asked him about 1t. They became involved in a controversy which lead to the fight. Galloway was running away from Hubbard when the latter shot him. as is shown by the bullet hole being in his back. He was killed instantly.
 Coroner Paris made an investigation and found that Galloway came to his death at the hands of Hubbard in an un- lawful manner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
ASSESSMENT ROLLS
 SHOW GOOD GAINS
ASSESSOR M'LAucHLlN COM PLETEs WORK, BUT BACK TAX ASSESSOR THOMPSON WILL ADD ABOUT $2,0oo,o 900.

The assessment rolls of property Tn Jef- ferson county for 1904 have just been completed by Assessor Mclaughlin. They show on excess valuation over last year of $25OO,0oO.
 The total assessment is now over $51. 800. 736, emitting values of property belonging to unknown owners. The following com parative figures are presented.
 190S-Assessed alue of real estate sS2,- 55,S6l; assessed value of personal prop erty, s16,259, 154; total valuation. s4s415, ,015; total taxes, $5s1, ,056.
 19O4-Assessed value of real estate, s34 645, ,179; assessed value of personal prop erty, $16,S14024; total assessed valuation, $5O,95920S; total taxes s6S7, ,922.
 The work of Assessor Mclaughlin is not final. Baclx-tax Commissioner Thompson is yet to examine the books and to add delinquents and to call for increase of values when in his judgment the figures are too low. It is safe to estimate that the figures will be raised about $2,0oO'0od or more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States civil service commits sion announces examinations as follows:
 September 14 for aid in seed testing. bu- reau of plant industry, department of ag- riculture. at salary of s6O per month.
 September 21, for aid in the division of anthropology. in the National museum. at salary of $40 per month.
 September 2i, for interpreter Polish and viddish) in the immigration service at Ellis Island. N. Y. The salary is 5000 per annum.
 September 21. 22 and 2s. for mechanical draftsman. in the ordnance departmen, at large, at a salary of $1200 per annum.
 September 21 and 22, for artist in the bureau of forestry, department of agricul- ture at a salary of s9O0 per annum
 Full information relative to these ex- aminations will be furnished upon appli- cation to s. D. Harris, secretary of the local examining board. Ills office Is at the postoffice building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
ATTEMPTIRG TO SWIM
 ENGLISH CHANNEL
Three Men Start In Contest, Accom- panied By Numerous Tugs
 and Boats.

Dover, Eng, August 20.-Three swim mers are attempting to cross the straits of Dover this year, Montague Holbien, Jack Haggerty and s. W. Greasely. Holbien, who has made in the last few years four attempts to swim across the channel. entered the water in fifth att tempt at 4:35 ,. m. today, starting from a point near Lydden Spout, westward of Dover.
 Haggerty started from the Admiralty Pier here at p. m. This is Haggerty first attempt to cross the channel
 Greasely will take the water at high tide tomorrow morning. They hope to reach Cape Gris Neg, on the French coast near Boulogne within twent.- hours. Ex perts say the conu.tions are favorable. The sea is calm tonight. There is much popular interest in the attempts.
 Haggerty and Greasely are unknown quantities and are making their first att tempts, while Holbein, on account of his persistence in previous efforts. is perhaps the favorite. He is forty-three years of age, Haggerty lis thirty-eight and Crease ley Is thirty-three. They hare been train ing for some time. Each man will be ac- companied by lysiclans, attendants and reporters in boats and tugs, the latter using searchlishts during the night.
 Haggerty was seized with a cramp an hour and a half aller he had started and was taken from the water in state of collapse. He said the water was too cold for him.
 Greaseley announces that owing to the low temperature Of the water he will not start until tomorrow morning.
 Hclbein, continues swimming strong. At 9.30 o'clock tonight he was six miles out from his starting point and was making good headWay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
SOIL SURVEY GOES
 TO BLOUNT COUNTY
SURVEY PARTY HAS BEEN AT
 WORK IN SUMTER couNTY-UN-
 pERWooD RECEIVES LETTER FROM BUREAU OF SOIL SURVEY.

Congressman o. W. Underwood received letter yesterday from Milton Whitney, chief of the bureau of soils of the de- partment of agriculture, stating that the soil survey party under w. G. Smith will move into Blount county this week to commence the survey of the soils of that county.
 The party has been in sumpter county for some time. where a soil survey was made. Following is the letter received by MT. Underwood
 U. $. Department of Agriculture,
 Bureau of Soils,
 Washington, D. C., August IS. Hon. o. W. Underwood, Birmingham. Ala:
 Dear Sir-I take pleasure In informing you that the soil survey party. in charge of Mir. W. c. Smith, has just completed the soil survey of Sumter county, and they expect to move next week to Blount Springs, Blount county, to begin their survey of that area, as promised you last winter. It has taken so much longer to finish Sumter county than 1 expected that we are little bit later than anticipated in starting this work.
 Trusting that you are having a very pleasant time this summer. I am, very truly yours,
 MILTON WHITNEY,
 Chief of Bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21

London, England, August 6.-Unlike the American Congress the sit- tings of Parliament are not generally open to the public. Through the cour- tesy, however, of the Hon. Robert Cam eron. member of parliament, to whom had letter of introduction. we heard the debate In the commons on motion to censure the government. In the course of the debate Mir. Chamberlain proposed conference of the colonies to consider his fiscal policy in order, as he expressed 1t. to ''rivet together more closely the colonies of the mother country" The motion to censure was lost by major ity Of 7B. The colonies now have a pro- tective tariff of their own, but the mother country gets the inside tracK on other countries by a system of rebates. Though It will somewhat shift the burdens of gov ernment 1t is thought that Chamberlain's protective tariff will ultimately be adopt ed At present the revenues of the gov ernment arc mostly derived from the income tax and tax on intoxicants and tobacco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
4 BOON TO BIRMING-
 HAM PURE WATER

Even if strong men choose to risk drinking water which is so muddy or comes from such contaminated sources that 1t requires alum to settle the mud, mud mats and filters to catch bacteria and disease germs, still 1t would seem mercy. as well as prudence, to furnish something better during these hot days to teething babies, children and sick persons.
 Moreover, many people are so consti- tuted that their systems cannot stand limestone water. even if it has not been doctored with alum and strained through mud mat"
 Multiplied thousands of prudent peo- pie all over the world will most positively not risk drinking water which is even questionable.
 The world is rapidly learning through the medium of advanced scientific re- search, that water may be as clear as crystal and yet contain loathsome, dead ly microbes Filtering positively does not prevent these slimy, insidious erea- lures from slipping through.
 Ingram Lithia Water Is drawn from deep wells, blasted out of solid rock. These wells are bricked Up to the tops, with the bricks laid in Portland cement and then heavily plastered with cement. both back and front
  celain pumps. Around these pumps is cement cap. No surface spring water can be made secure from surface contamina- tion. Hence all surface spring water is liable to contamination from surface im- purities.
 Ingram Lithia Water is so chemically pure and light that it cannot be shipped in any kind of a wooden vessel. Hence only glass is used.
 k1rf ic talx in hax xfircr vessels and bottles cleaned thoroughly. Every bottle of Ingram Lithia is sealed.
 The analysis of this water by Profess sor Mallett shows remarkable number as well as combination of well known minerals.
 Physicians demanded an exhaustive an- alysis by chemist whose standing Is such that the analysis cannot be ques- toned.
 Professor Mallett of the University of Virginia has an established reputation surpassed by none, equaled by few.
 Ingram Lithia Water Is now being pre- scribed by almost every physician in Bir- mlngham.
 Every prominent hotel and restaurant buys it. Most of them furnish it free to their patrons Some few, although we are glad to say only few. use our well known bottles and fill them with other water. If patrons will demand Ingram Lithia Water and accept no other, 1t will be promptly furnished.
 Nearly every first-class soda water fountain and saloon keep Ingram Lithia Water on ice.
 It is also on sale at all prominent drug stores and retail grocers, who will take your order and deliver promptly. We will also deliver promptly by telephoning us 1Os either phone. Very respectfully.
 INGRAM LITEIA WATER co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
CROMWELL MAKES
 AN EXPLANATION ToIhSof Necessity for Reorgan- Ization of American Cotton Co. HAS AN MMENSE BUSINESS Additional Working Fund of $1,5oo,ooo Is Considered Advisable By the
 Management for Operation
 of the Business.
HAS AN IMMENSE BUSINESS

New York, August 2O.--Wllliam Nelson Cromwell, counsel for the reorganization committee of the American Cotton com pany made today a statement which says in part:
 The American Cotton company began operations in 1898 upon the introduction of the new round lap bale process for ballng the staple product of the south; over N,000,000 has been invested in the introduction of the round lap bale in the United States and in Europe 1t being protected by patents both at home and abread
 The company owns a large foundry In Chioas O. and in nine southern cities owns eighty-three different plants and also leases out presses at 215 other points. Agencies for the sale of the product in the United States, France England, Italy and hussia are established It's business last year amounted to over s15,OOO 900.
 No Mortgage Lien on Property.
 Tn establishing this large organiza- tion and accomplishing these results the working capacity has been consumed; no mortgage lien, however, exists upon any of the property. An additional working capacity fund of $l,5O0OOO Is considered by the management advisable for the effect i've and prosperous operation of business. and to provide this fund a rcadjustment or tue capitalization of the company has become necessary.
 Accordingly a reorganization commit tee consisting of Cornelius N Bliss, A. D. Julliard, J. Edward Simmons, E. c. Converse, William c. Lowering and Max well Woodruff. has been formed.
 Will Unite In Purchase.
 The principal feature of the plan is that the creditors and stockholders are to unite In the purchase of the new first mortgage bonds in the proportion of 20 percentum on the holdings of the credi- the preferred stock and percentum upon the holding of common stock, and that the creditors convert their holdings into per cent preferred stock, having pref erence both as to dividends and upon liquidation, and being further secured by the provision that no mortgage or in- crease of preferred stock shall ever be made without the consent of 80 percentum of such new preferred stock.
 Therefore by the consummation of the plan the reorganized company will con- tinue operations with an ample work Ing capacity, q mortgage indebtedness of but Sl.500,000 and with all present float Ing indebtedness discharged. The holders of very large amount of indebtedness and stock of the company have already consented to the plan"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
LARGE INCREASE
 IN SALE OF LIMBS
THOUSAND BARRELS OF THEM CONSUMED IN THIS DISTRICT EVERY sEAsoN-LEMoN TRADE ON SLIGHT DECREASE.

There has been a remarkable increase In the sale of lines in the past few years, while the lemon trade has been on slight decrease.
 The figures of the wholesale merchants show that about eight years ago there were only few barrels of lines sold in a season in this market, while now more than q thousand barrels are consumed in the Birmingham district every sea- son
 The reasons for this great increase are numerous. One of the most important is that Times are much moro economical than lemons, as there is little waste in the former. while often whole lemon Is used. when only a small part of it is wanted. In tho soda fountains, lines are used almost exclusively. the Lemonade trade constantly decreasing in favor of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
RACES WITNESSED
 BY SMALL CROWD
HORSES RAN WELL AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE PRESENT WERE ENTHUsIASTlc-EvERY NIGHT THIS WEEK.

A grail crowd. but an enthusiastic one witnessed the races at the fair grounds under t..e electric lights last night. The horses ran well and two of the races were especially last and hotly contested. The horses dashed neck and neck and the crowd was ca It's feet cheering for its favorite.
 Every night this week there will be running aaLes at the fair grounds under electric lstts and the races will grad ually imp owe, as more horses arrive and the ann.als get better accustomed to run ming Inder .he lights.
 One of the half mile races last night was run in :51A, which Is as fast as they are run on the big tracks. In fact this will stop many of the hroses on the big circuits. Another race, the match be- tween Miss Black and Alex Doyle was run in .5.1s, and the nose of Miss Black was not more than six inches in front of Axel Doyl.
 The results last night were as follows:
 First race, four and half furlongs, all ages. rurse $10o-victor. 11o (Posey), first; Fly posk, 11o (Grant). second; Augusta, 165 (Wllstn), third. Time, :5s.
 Second race. four furlongs, all ages, purse sj0o-Hazel, 100 (GranD. first; wach- nseii, 115 (Posey). second; varube, s5 ufs f,n), third. Time. :51M.
 Third race, four and half furlongs. all ages, purse s1oo-Gowdy, 115 Grant, first Wilton. 115 (Green), second; Review, 11O (Wilson,. third. Time, :57ls.
 Fourth iaee. 1alf mile, all ages, purse s1o0-Tdna D.. 105 CWilson). first; Euro pean star. 115 Posey). second; Lovers Dream. 1eJ (GranD. third. Time, :52
 Fifth raoe, match between Miss Black and Azel Doyl, the former winning by a hose In :iiL2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
 AND THE LAW COURTS
BY JOHN W. roMLINsoN.

Next we visit the law courts, with the divisions of the Queens bench, chan cery, probate, divorce and bankruptcy The judges and barristers wear gowns and wigs. The proceedings are very for nal, the most punctilious courtesy Is observed witnesses are especially treated courteously. The barrister and the wit ness stand during the examination. There are many judges for each division and the many court rooms are in one big building known as the Law Courts" Speaking of courts we had pointed out to us while coaching from Warwick to Strat- ford-on-Ayon, the place where 1t Is said Shakespeare was arrested and convicted for shooting In the park of Esquire Lu- cy-the woodland is still used as a deer park It is said that the chief justice rid iculed in Henry " Is the offending es- quire who was the prosecutor and judge
 on this occasion. One of tne party ven- tured the suggestion that but for this episode in his life of the greatest of all writers would possibly have never gone away and the play that has made him immortal would never have been writ ten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21

limeade The saloons now use lines In mixing drinks, where few years ago lemons answered the purpose. Lines make delicious and healthful beverage. and will always be in demand. Although they can never take the place of lemons for household purposes. they will find many uses In the kitchen. The flavor of the lime is much more pungent than that of the lemon, and goes farther.
 Probably no other fruit has gained such popularity in so short while as has the lime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
COUNTERFEITERS
 CONFESS GUILT
BIG HAUL IS MADE IN ATLANTA BY eEcRE, SERVICE DEPART MENT-A6oUT $so,ooo IS RE- COVERED.

Atlanta, August 20.-As result of service department, four men were ar- rested here last night and today charged with making and circulating countertfiet ten dollar bills of the Buffalo" pattern; the plates from which the bills were printed were surrendered and about s30, 900 of the bills were recovered.
 The men under arrest are Oscar l.. Me- AIcna'. pressman in the local establish ment of the La Hatte Printing Company; Clarence W. Rebb. a rrinter employed by the same firm J. N. Little, an artisan, who lives near this city, and F. s. Coffey, formerly postmaster at Sneed. a small town in Upson county. where he was arrested late today. There is still one man to be arrested and 1t Is believed he lives in St. Louis.
 The spurious bills were printed at night in the La Hatte establishment, although the proprietor knew nothing of 1t until he was informed of 1t by the officers. He gave material assistance in preventing the men from escaping. Rabb was arrested and taken to the office of United States Marshal J. N. Wright yesterday Rebb there confessed his part and his confess sion led to the arrest of the others.
 From him was learned where the money that had not been passed was to be found. The bills 1t Is reported are farly good. sufficiently so to have been accepted by a number of business houses, including one bank In this city. All the men were brought together today and admitted their guilt. The inspector in a statement said that Little and Coffey met an en- gTaver who is believed to have lived bera hut who now has rnOvad tn Louis From him they bought the plates for $500, each paying one-half. Four plates were used, one for the front of the bill, one for the back one for printing the numbers and the fourth for printing the seal.
 The capture Is regarded as one of the most iHnI ortant of the kind for many years in this department of the govern ment service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-21
THE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Referee Trimble Taking Vacation Referee Ferguson Will Act for Him.

Capt. N. W. Trimble. one of the referees in bankruptcy, has gone away to enjoy much needed vacation and will be ab- sent month. Under the rules of the court all the business before him will be under the jurisdiction of Referee Fergu- son.
 To facilitate the transaction of the business of both courts General Fergu- son will sit in his own division from s:S0 a. m. to 12 m. daily. and in Captain Trim ble's division from ? p. m. to 5:30 p. m. daily. Interlocutory orders will be grant ed for either division at any and all hours, when the referee is not otherwise en- gagged.
 The good wishes of his many friends go with Captain Trimble on his trip to the west and it is ho. ed he will soon return rejuvenated and happy.