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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-11
.CR0CERYMAN DIES
IN HIS TRACKS
Mr.. Kramer Expires in Ills
Brook Avenue Store-In APP
parently. Fine Health,

A1r, Rudolph Kranzer. a grocer at No.
$50 Brook Avenue, dropped dead In his
store about G;SO last evening.
He was thrty-four years old and for a
long time had not known what SICKNESS
was He had no complaints, his wife
says, and is It not and will not be known
what no died OF, Coroner Taylor thor
oughY satisfied himself that the death
was due to natural causes, and this Is
as far as his duty warrants him to 60.
AIr. KRAMER and his wife lived oyer tho
store, The wife survives The stricken
man appeared all day In the best OF
health. IIe was never brighter and ap-
parently was enjoying life and heath
as much as possibss. Several late GUS
toners were In tho store a the time. and
he was buslly and cheerily waiting on
them when seen to stagger and faa to
the floor. He died almost before any
one could reach him, After Dir. Taylor
had made his examination the body was
prepared for burial by Undertaken Bliley,
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General

8t ~ . ,.
Prices of stocks relapse to the level lof
Monday night, though there was appar-
emily no unfayorable news to account for
the drop-Fortune stills favors the Va
panese In war with Russia; eleven YES els
have been destroyed or captured in tho
first thirty hours Of lighting, and two
transports captured with two thousand
troops aboard; Czar issLes formal de-
caration of war--Japanese minister In
Washington expresses his delight at sue
cess, Of his countrymell--Bat atImore busi-
ness men rapidly eynlying order out Of
chaos caused by fire, and are taking steps
to prevent trade enjoyed by them from
heng diverted to thor cities; Federal
troops will be asked for to take the y aces
Of the milltiamen in guarding the burned
district Senator Hanna's condition Is so
serious that his friends do not think he
can recover from disease Senator Dam
lei speaks at executive session of Senate
against ratification of treaty with Pana-
ma, saying that tho Nicaraguan route for
the canal is the only one tho title 70
which can he secured with honor---Dele-
CATION of Virgininns calls on Pres dent
Roosevelt and invites him to attend cele-
bration at Sewell's Point ON May 18th.
which is anniversary or the landing Of
English on American sol q
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Virginia.

Dismissal threatens a score or. more Of
students at Hampton Sidney unless they
sign q pledge eXacted BY the faculty
parents consulted and authorities sus-
pend action-One more death from
smallpox In Mecklenburg--FoLr persons
killed by engine In Alexandria county; a
woman's body on the pilot was enginee:,,s
first notice of collision liead-on COLI
son between passenger and freight trai
near North Garden; engines lock together
in mighty crash and only two men hurt
3--Firc In Pocahontas does considerable
damage-Thc city Of Petersburg sends
Mr. Gould conclllatory message con-
cerning the work Of development near
that city--AIrs. De Lonchr dies at VIII
.lamsburg while on n Wis t to her student
son, who is ill--Negro arrested at Pamp-
lin Citv suspected OF being Mrs. Shle!ds's
sHssailant and taken to Roanoke e---F Ve
million mortgage on Seuboard ratified BY
stockholders in meeting In Petersburg---
Fire inSPetersburg destroys Ice plant and
machinery; negroes came near burni s
up--Yo Young man severely cut In Frederick
county whlle returning from church.
New synagogue dedicated In Charlottes-
vile-Truce declared between Newpoit
News Medical Society and tho hospital
Intox, Gated mate of tug at Norfolk shoots
defenscless engineer and his ASSISTANT
Grand Conclave of Heptasophs In Norfolk
install full complement Ut officers. t;5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-11
MEANS TO FIGHT
TOBACCO TRUST
Manufacturers From Country
Over Attending Meeting
in Boston.
Especial to The Tlmos-plsbutch'>

(Speclal W 1Ne 4'H'sS 7'~tspNo'N'
BOSTON, MASS. Fob. 1o,-Tobacco
manufacturers from all over the country
are in session here behind closed doors
devlslng measures to fight the tobacco
trust"
John Landstreet, of Richmond. Is pres
ident OF the meeting and Mr., Hamilton,
Of Richmond, is secretary, Tho pro-
grnmme so far outlined provides for
three committees Of manufacturers on
implicitly, procedure and legislation, re-
'spectively, and of these tho make-up OF
only ono committee has leaked out
This comprises John surherg, OF New
York. chairman; q. ", stinson and BEN
jamin Pearson, Boston, and g, y, IArus,
Of Richmond. Tho session will last three
days.
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OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.
Baron Hayashi Notified OF thel
Battle Off Chemulpo. 4
lRy Associa ted Press,

LONDON, Feb lo,-Baron Hayash!a
Japanese minister here, has received et+ :.
fetal confirmation from Toxic OF iha
destruction at Chemulpo of the HusSaa.t
first-class cruiser Yarias ana the th'fu~'
class cruiser Rorletz,
The TEXT of the Official. Dispatch re-
ceived by Baron Hayashi Is as follows
"on Monday d japanese squadron, es*
corting transports, met on the way To-
csSmulQa &sxss> sGS plssian sanb9aaAl
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BREMEN BANKING
FIRM HAS FAILED
tBy Associated Press


BREMEN, Feb, l0.--The banking firm
of Stephen Thurman s. Son has failed
The assets are estimated at t25O00o and
tho liabilities at sl.50o,OO0, Besides Rre-
men, the principal places affected are
&sw Sark. Lvaeaa spA parlI-
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Mr.. JOSIAH PATTERSON
HAS PERlT0NlTlS
tBy Associated Press,)

MEMPHIS. TDNN,, Feb. 1o,--Mr. Jo-
siah Patterson Is critically III nt his
homo here. suffering from perltonit1s,
He formerly was a member Of Congress
from the Tenth District OF Tennessee.
and is now a commissioner OF the shiloh
National Bank.
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1'- "sal ~ Ii Sc & i77s-.1rIsfs r ilF.a as.t
MINIATURE ALAfANA
Richmond.

Only japanese citizen now here de,
clares with enthusiasm that japan will
win in her war with Russia--Adv'ces
from missionaries in japan indicate hops
fulncss OF victory-Ge eneral snow storm
throughout Virginia and the South and
OF finding. OF treasure left by Junius r.
Scott. while unfounded. reviyes tnterest
in tho mysterious murder, which is still
Rudolph Kramer drops
dead In his store on ErLo ok Arcnt e----I he
Torrens bill favorable reported by the
;ItIcs4nond people married 'ns yVasi si1ington
- sIr. Albert Ball dies at the advanced
age OF nincty-two ;iyears-Dr. Gardner
in opening the session OF the House pTa S
for the success OF the Japanese In their
nght for liberty--The Jordan oyster ELI
debated in the House and nll amend
men,a re!ectedBIll making a,saeas insreassa oi
Virginia reported favorably& by Sen ate
Finance Committee--Citizens OF Chase
City protest against the qua-aF tine OF
that place-General scott Shipp t1lks
about Virginians in the army-Ann's
age held by the Suprame Court not to DO
case-Opf nion rendered in case inyo!vt s
Richmond Insurance cnmpany-Aleasure
offered providing for commission to ex-
anime official books-Annual repot OF
Superintendent Davis makes fine record
for nlmshouse nagement--peath OF
Daniel Blilcy. aged scventy-four yc rs
MIR. w. a. aioncuse elected president
.preme Court refuses to Interfere In Ken
nedy case-One negro seriously cut by
another. MANCIIESTE ER--Arrest OF a
negro charged with stealing a bicycle
Death of Mrs. w. r. Flournoy-Health
OF Manchester Is good.
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Continued on Third Pase9
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North Carolina.

Judge Purnell refers the questions In
voved In suit of Southern against Corpo-
ration Commission to master In chancery
l--Fivo thousand men on Coast Line to
go on n strike at noon to-day---lurge
5Veniro In murder case at Wilson dis.
charged and compromise verdict reached
by counsel engaged In the case--The
merchants and Farmers Bank at Dunn (N.
C.) suspcnds-Wild cars collide With
freight train at Benson and wreck it--Ihe
normal school at Greensboro to reopen
FEBRUARY 18th. f6 ffi
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Highest temporal turc yesterday..........G 2
Lowest temperature yestcrday........... 9;
Mean temperature yesterday 2. 2.
Normal telnperaturefo for February. y
Departure from normal temperature....l; !;
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
FRANCE AND MOROCCO.

The con inued disorder IN Morocco
Affords an opportunity TO interfere in
he affairs of that country with a view
to IFS ultimate annexation The oppor
uni;y is further enhanced by hc
ultan's manifest hostility 10 French
influence and his dismissal II tn
french ana other military advisors
from his cour The landing of
Ftench army at Tangier for tie &c
dared purpose of restoring order IL
Morocco, but with The ultima.e inten-
tion of making the country a French
dependency, after the manner OF the
leighboring country Of Algiers. wGull
lot be surprise.
The way for such a movemen. wa
made clegr By the recent treaty be
ween France and Great Britain in
ghicn the latter country acknowledge
l French s1zeranity over Morocco IL
exchange for the withdrawal Of
french opposition TO the continued
British occupation Of Egypt In short
he1e two European powers have yir
ua ~ agreed 10 divide North Africa
between them. 1t is for this rea-
ION tina the disturbance in Morocco
las more farrelchlng Significance
that would be otherwise the Gaze The
mutual agreement Of France and
Great Britain 70 support each Others
interests in North Africa creates a
strong bead Of amity between the
Two nations and may lead TO a new
alignment in European alliances.
Another thing lugges;ed by the pos
slble French occupation of Morocco is
hat the time has past for any part o.
he ear.h to be left unmolested In
itase of saml-sagagery that disturbs
he rest of the world. II has not been
I hundred years Eince The Barbary
States of North Africa levied tribute
N all commerce of the Mediterrane-
n. Commodore Decatur of the Am
erican navy was the first to interfere
Nigeria and Tunis are under French
Algeria and Tunisa re under French
dominion and Morocco is likely 10 bs
brought under he same control. Ii is
N this way only that these countries.
can be made OF any use to themselves
and deferred from plaguing the rest
II the world.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
THE TALBOT SCANDAL.

The monk who drained the marshes
IF Europe, who introduced the art o.
agriculture among savage .ribes in
Gaul and Britain, who fed the poor at
lis gate and who preserved literature
through an age Of ignorance and dep.
relation has been almost forgotten.
The monk with PUFFY purple cheeks
smblazoned nose and distendei
pauneh stares az uo with a nagon in
MS hand from he latest Christmaa
card. Is itaasjoy to the human soul "a
zee Professors of righteousness con.
descend to dniquity?
Bishop Talbot of Penn ylvania may
be perfectly innocent Of the improper
transactions with which he is charg-
"a Yet even the fact nat he is caarg
sd with them Starts delectabie CONVEX
sations al over the country ABOUT the
asst Sunday school superintendent
who was sent % jail for embezzle.
nent The msn who doesn't pretead
% be religious. who drinks deep. who
swears loud. and who CANDLES on the
races now has his turn at respectable.
icy He never did the things tha;
Bishop Talbot is said 10 have done.
And if there is anything that he dis
likes ii is hypocrisy. &C.
There is said to be JOY in heaven
over one sinneF that repents. Blu.
What about the buzz of rapture IN ceG.
tain parts of The earth over enc good
man gone wrong? Does it spring
from the same .ource with the Joy
which is apparent in the faces OF
school children when the teacher is
unable 10 answer a question and is
convicted Of fellowship in ignorance?
We all Ike 90 think that nobody
knows much more Than we do. We
all like to listen 10 stories abou. Unit
cl States senators vine wanted TO
vote to protect indu uies which were
not in exis- ence in this country. The
English state man Who legi,3ated for
America and wl0 was surprised and
delighted 10 learn that Cape Breton
was an island is a fountain of pleas
IRE for all ti-e. I. is amcrg the low
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
WHAT A BLOCK IS WORTH.

according 10 figures presented by
the Insurance Pre- there are blocks
in New York city in which S25.00000t
worth of property could be destroyed
# swept by fire That is COMPRISING
good deal of wealth in 4 small com
pa $. Chicago, Philadelphia and New
ark, n. j., come next with blocks val
ned at sS.000.000, Bosom and ST
Louis have blocks worth $1,000 600 ana
nearly .wo score other cities can show
similar properties at values ranging
rom one TO six millions
The block in Cairo that would prob
ably furnish the greatest loss in case
If fire is tie one bounded by Seventh
and Eighth treets be ween Commer
cial and Washington avenues II has
valuation. outside of he real es
tate, of S350,000
In a table showing the rank Of
tates as buyers OF fire insurance
New York leads with more than ST.,
000000,0O0 year while Illinois, Penn
sylyania ana Massachusetts buy pro
ection for more thaa one billion dor
ara worth of property.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

err characteristics Of human na.He To
take a eneaking pleasure in equality
in morals as well as in information.
II so, it ought TO he corrected as far
as possible by a constant recognition
of the fact that the number Of p.ies.s
who fall from the level of their pro
fessicn is astonishingly email. The
church makes ayere demands upon.
It's officers. Behavior OF the kind
which is described by Bishop Talbot's
accusers would hardly persuade the
directors of a steel corporation to de.
pose their presideu Moral failure
Is frequently Consistent with CONNER
cial success. In the church morai
failure almot inevitably means de
tee ion and punishment II BishoI.
Talbot has been guilty of immortality
he viii lose his petition If this same
rule We're applied o the heaes OF bus
inc s there would be some rapid
changes in personal habits taic morn
ing.
1t is best not 20 gloat over moral
!sts who turn out 70 be immoral, This
cause Of wonder should be that there
are so many persons who aim higa
in morals and so compare lively few
who totally miss their mark Give
the church the credit ii deserve. II
keeps thousands OF men who are just
men. 10 standard which il is not rs
nal in men 10 observe
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
ono Hundred Years &c.

One hundred and ten years ago
there was not a single white man in
Ohio, Kentucky Indiana and Illinsis.
Then, what is now the most flourish.
ing par. of America. was as little
known as tho country around the
mountains of the moon.
1t was not until 1867 that Boone left
his home in North Caroline 10 become
the first settler in Kentucky The
frs pioneers Of Ohio did not settle
until twenty years after this time
A hundred years. ago Canada belong
ed TO France and the whole pop;;la.
ton did not exceed a million ana
half of people. A hundred year ago,
the great Frederick of Prussia was
performing those great exploits wpiCI
have made him immortal in m try
annals, A hundred years ago tn
United States were the most loyal
part of the British empire A hun
dred years ago there were four news.
papers in the United States S.tam
engines had not been imagined and
railroads and telegraphs had not en-.
tered into the remotest conception OF
man. W - - - 81
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
FOR THE
SCRAP BOOK
FAIRY TALES,

You never hear the stories now
The dear old-fashloned kind
Thee modern tales don't seem. some.
how,
To satisfy the mind
I wish someone would tell few
r Like those I'VE loved of old
The ones we used 70 think were true.
The stories mother tod.
When ! was but a little chap
AS socn as it was night
I'd climb up into mothers lap
Ana she would hold me tight
And tell Of fairiec giants, and
Of warrior brave and bold:
Never have tales seemed half 50
grand
As those that mother told!
Tale after tale she'd tell--and then
When she would say she'd done.
IA always make her starr again
And tel another one.
Until. at last, all tired out,
Ny eyes would lose their hold
On wakefulness-Td dream about
The tales that mother told.
Then, by and by, there'd come a
knock.
And sle'd let father in.
And a. she p0in ed at the clock
He'd give a sictly grA;
His business kept him late. he sworc
And he'd explain and scold.
Till mo hers ia es looked pale before
The stories father told
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

Tie New York Times, mild Radi-
cal organ, which is al to interpret
the presidents Olynp,an nous for iii.
formation of the great unwashed
axes strong ground against the re
peal of the law creating the income
lax The Times SAYS Grant is plads-
ed 10 the Continuance of IL. and then
proceeds TO give its reasons why ii
should be, One of the Times argl-
ment is that We are all too flush OF
funds, and hat little hard times
morally and physically, would 10 us
all good. This IS rich, coming upol
the desolation of the war Hard timer
may he needed in New York 10 checl;
the Wa street swindles. the custom
house frauds the nornicions exam
pies of the Beechers and the eAtrav.
aganee and the apng Of aristocrlry
by the ahodlies. But away on here
far from ignohle strife of the panda
monium Of speculation and lioen-
tiousness. hard times are not needed
&c purify the moral and financial at
mosphere.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
VERY BADLY CRIPPLED.

Des Mones, Ia, Dec. 2S.--Railroad
lines entering Des Moines were un.
able to operate trains today except ia
a few cases and another days work
will be necessary before The track
are cleared and telegraph wires re-
stored. In Des Moines business was
still badly tied up today. The street
railway company were unable to op
crate any Of is lines until this after
neon. and now on ylahtir do IL hh
noon and now only third Of the city
has any service.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST


Persons are killed at the rate of
me for every day in the year, in the
New York city streets, by vehicles.
The juice of a plant that grows in
Central America serves as good
nix, without any preparation. At first
Il, is red, but after few hours it
turns black.
There were last year 532 paper
mills in operation in European Rus
STA, employing 4G.100 hands and turn
ing out paper to the value of about
i24,000,0O0.
A report from German East Africa
is to the effect that there are over
100000 zebras in the colony. They
appear sometimes in herds Of from
200 TO 400 animals.
A minnow within a pike within an
other pike within st.ll another pike,
was the remarkable discovery made
by a Delaware woman, when cleaning
some fish for dinner
The most remarkable mountain in
The world. is said to be in the state of
Durango, Mexico 1t S almost solid
iron and is at its base three-quarters
u Il mile in thickness
The very latest curfew idea comes
from Waycrosse. Ca, where a demand
is made that the bell shall ring for
the coming home of married men
rather than of the children.
Sixteen hundred miles in nine hours
is said to be the speed attained by a
bird known as the northern blue
throat, in it's annual flight from Cen.
trail Africa TO the German ocean.
Fishing with tiny mirror attached
10 the line n3ar the bait so that the
fish will hasten to snatch the morsel
belOFe It's supposed rival can 40 so,
Is a device ssslaliys some French fish
ermen.
&a
Dakar. a French port in Senegal
West Africa, is being connected with
France by q direct cable. The con
Meeting point on the French side win
be Brest. The cable is expected to be
in working order in January
A Hun woman, named Flora Whis-
kers, was fined he other day for steal.
ing a penny from slot gas meter.
She had taken the same penny from
the meter BY means of buttonhook
and used it over again $50 times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
HALF A CENTURY
IN THE SERVICE
By the Associated Press.

Washington. Dec. ga messenger
from the White House brought to the
Russian embassy today a letter of
hearty congratulations from Presi-
dent Roosevelt upon Amba, sador
Cassinps half century of service for
his government, also an autograph
photograph of the president and a
bountiful assortment of flowers from
the White House conservatory sent
by Mrs. Roosevelt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
MEN WERE
BADLY SCALDED

BY the Associated Press.
Defiance, o., Dec. 2S.-A Balbimore
and Ohio fast passenger train west.
bound ran into a freight train here
this afternoon. Engineer Collins and
Fireman Baum were SO badly scald-
ell that they died soon afterwards.
Five coaches were derahed and
burned. All tGe passengers escaped
without serious injury
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

Several excellent Republican pa
per5 in Mis- ouri, are supporting Mai
Warnir for he enatoiJ nip, wIilo
several other excellent Republican pa
pers are merely in a Missouri frame
IT miad concerning him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

1t is getting reasonably Gear t1at
Mrs. Chadwick got her money, and
how she got IT, but 20 use plain IAN,
guage, there has not yet been an op
descent ejaculation Of the ineompre
hensible manner in which he dispcs
"a of the same.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

Colonel Waiterson Is nov in Paris
ana doub le improving his chances
10 ascertain wherein the gayest city
m The world differs from the Sarato-
ga set in respect to morality and
things OF that kind.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
ONE BELOW ZERO.

Kansas CITY. Dec. 2S.-Tne lowest
temperature registered here during
the last twe1ty-four hours was enc be-
low zero. Tonight Il IS moderatiug
Near Hiawatha, Kan, Constautine
Miller, an old soldier. los, his way in
lie storm and. was frozen to death.
Inc dead body Of an unknown man
was found near Lees Summit, No
oday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

THE impeachment Of Judge Swayne
may have a good effect on some OF
the oher United States judges who
have been in the habit Of strolling
through their duties in a very leisure
~ manner
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

.Tae I'd Of Skibo Castle deniea
that he ever signed note for Mrs.
Chadwick. and most people are in,
eined to believe him. Rut if he did
not, the chances are thas Mre. Chad
wick never asked him TO do so.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

The wor that We have seen in re
lation to two curren events Is the
following from the Cincinnati Com.
mercial Tribune; Wall Street pre-
iers lamb. while the choice Of Mrs
Chadwick was for old bucks"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
In > serIoue Difficulty.

See the man who is carving.
Observe his red face. his awkward
lnessa his nervous and fustered man.
net
Is II the FIRST time he has ever Of
'ficiatedgi
Not at all -
His rich but nearsighted aunt, who
is taking dinner with the family, and
from whom he has expectations, has
inst asked him for some of the white
meat.
The Christmas fowl happened to be
q goose.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

The attitude Of New York City 10
ward Nan Patterson. as nearly as We
can make il out, is that the people
would like either 70 acauit or conYic-
her without g ing 10 the expense of
another tfial
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

The above Is correct statement O
Inc circulation of the, Cairo Bulletin
,ily and Sunday, on the dates stat
I'd, month OF November 1904. ni
CLYDE SULLIVAN
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
inis second day of December, 1904
e. l.. GILBERT.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

George Meredith, who says America
has never produced a great writer.
must have failed. somehow, TO sec
Mrs. southworth's magnificent out
put of literature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29
No Telling.

The young woman had refused him.
Il never could marry man of your
habits" she said. Still | hope you
will do nothing desperate on account
of this
II don't know" he said. 81 cant
promise. Some day | may get drunk
enough to come and propose to you
again
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

Tom Lawson ought TO be able to
command a big price for his maya
zine articles. and if he would colabo-
rate with Colonel Greene he could de-
mand almost any sum in reason.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-29

There is not a single vessel afioat
in 'cvt Ar.aur harbor. according t
the japanese reports This should
gYa The fishermen over IN that sec
ten 81 TIE world some assurance that
iAey viii not be interrupted in their
business