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Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Not a General Enqaqem.nt.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 12.-Severe fight !
ms north Of Yentai. resulting in n tenn
porary check of General Kuropatkins
advance guard, of which the Associated
Press correspondent at Mukden tele-
Sro 1, % ''e iirst ne vs.. q not regarded
at Tie war ollice as indicating general
engagement The latest Official dis
patches indicating the disposition of
the various corps show that the whole
army is not yet in line of battle. The
present engagement may, therefore. be
regarded as the result of a counter at
tack, which an enterprising foe like the
Japanese might be expected to make
without any calculation to prevent
Russian advance General Kuropatkin's
present superiority in numbers, IL is
held here, is bound sooner or later TO
compel the Japanese to fall back upon
their strong positions within the tri-
angle formed by Yentai, Liao Yang
and Sykwantun. Everything points TO
this district as a prospective scene of
the decisive struggle OF this years cam
paign. Stragetic reasons OF the most
weighty character render it imperative
ACi 'AiN ANunSitiAis's NCAA 40 III NllN
Japanese, to bestow the chief attention
upon the country east of the railway.
The Russians are compelled to this
! course because the railroad runs north
| eastward. and hence lines of communi-
cation are more vulnerable from the
east. The Japanese are influenced by a
| consideration, but the railroad no
! longer plays foremost part in their
plans. In view of the approaching close
| of navigation at Yinkow and of the
| fact that the line from Pietsewo is long
and cumbersome and liable to Interrupt
| ton, they must consider Feng Wang
| Cheng and TaBushan as the source of
| supplies during the winter, and with
\ this in view the eastern communica-
| tions of Lao Yang are of the utmost
/ importance. The Yentai triangle is ad-
| mirohly situated to protect them. Field
| Marshal Oyama must, therefore, hold
this triangle at all costs. The problem
| confronting General Kuropatlxin in the
| immediate future is the capture of the
| fortified heights composing this tri-
angle, where the japanese will have
the advantage of fighting behind
| breastworks and utilizing their supe-
| riority in mountain guns. The general
superiority of the japanese in noun
tain operations is conceded The Rus
sian commander undoubtedly is aware
OF the difficulties of the task before
him, has measured them well and is
confident of his ability to overcome
them.
If General Kuropatl1in possessed an
army of half a million men he could
leave sufficient force to attack the
triangle while he moved with the re-
mainder around the eastern and west
ern fianks. This is considered in the
best-informed circles at the war Office
to be impracticable with the numbers
now composing General Kuropatkin's
army, and frontal advance is the only
alternative. Operations, however, ara
likely to be marked by feints on the
right and left. The Japanese probably
will make similar movements unit
both armies become involved in a deatl
struggle.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
STEAMER AND ALL ABOARD LOST
The Call, With te Persons, Went Down
OFF Prince Edward Island

Off Prince Edward Island.
Halifax, N. S, Oct. 12.-News reached
here of the wreck of the little steamer
Call. of New London, Prince Edward
Island, during last Saturdays gale, with
the loss, believed, of all on board, some
10 souls, OF whom ii were passengers,
all men.
Among those on the steamer was the
son of John Fagar, of this city, one Of
the principal owners.
The call was a new vessel, and had
been busily engaged during the last
six months in plying between New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
ports on regular packet service.
The steamer was bound frim Traca-
die, far up in northern New Brunswick,
to New London, on the northern coast
of Prince Edward Island. 1t had been
the custom OF the Call to stop at nu-
merous little fishing ports on her way
down the coast and 1t is thought that
her passengers were nearly all fisher
men.
Last Saturdays storm ragged with
great severity in the Gulf OF st. Law
renee, blowing directly on the northern
shore of Prince Edward Island. The
harbor of New London is a difficult one
to enter, and while the reports of the
wreck are exceedingly meagre, It is
believed that the little vessel was
caught in the buff by the storm, and
was either thrown on the lodges at the
entrance of the harbor or foundered a
short distance off the shore.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Solving the Race Problem.
THE Louisville, Ky. Herald, (white,
Sept. "a, 1904.

THE Louisville, Ky. Herald, (white)
Sept. "a, 1904
An incident of profound interest at
the Bankers Convention i'm New York
City was the speech of Negro banker,
John Mitchell, Jr., President of the Me-
chanlcs' Savings Bank, of Richmond,
Va. Mr.. Mitchell informed his select
and appreciative audience that there
were ten Negro banks with "a capital of
$3.50, and deposits of $500, 600. He
came, he added, TO the convention on
the suggestion of white friends at home,
He would not have come. he declared,
under any other circumstances.
Speaking of race conditions in the
South, he endorsed the doctrine of Book
er L. Washington as to work and ccm-
petence. These were, he pointed out,
essential To substantial progress on the
Negro's part, as everyone knows they
are on the white mans. =
: LisAeis s-.s not St.nlmuniy
/ ent iuslssm, OUT tIose calm aad judi
clous hnanciers, from all sections of the
country in attendance at the Bankers
Convention in New York, gave Mr.
| Mitchell's address what the Democrat
| Brooklyn Eeagle terms an enthusiastic
welcome" Southern bankers were EN-.
phatic in approval of Mr.. Mitchell's
| declaration.
Col. Robert J. Lowry, of Atlanta, one
| OF the broadest and most successful
men in the South, expressed the sane
and sound Southern sentiment toward
the self-controlling and self-improving
| Negro. Said he: L am delighted tc
hear from my Southern brother. There
is no fight, no hostility between his
class and my race in Georgia, or any
where else. / am glad TO hear this
| gentleman from Virginia / am a South
ern man bred and born, but love one
section of the country as well as an
other. The gentleman is right IN what
| he says"
| The Tillmans and Vardamans may
call Col. Lowry TO account for the ex
| pressions he used toward Mr.. Mitchell
but the man who is true man, N,
matter what complexion an African
or Asiatic sun may have impressed
on his skin, is entitled to the fulles
respect of every self-respecting man
It is not the bureaucrats of the South
who in order to live ON Southern tax
| payers must have race troubles, but mel
like Ool. Lowry, on the one side, anC
Banker Mitchell, on the other. that cal
solve the race problem in peace anC
| Justice.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15

The Richmond Musical and Dramatic
ASSOCIATION will appear in one of its
most pleasing programs, Tuesday even
Ing October Is, 1904 at the True Refor
merS' Hall for the benefit of the burial
ground fence, Oh Barton Heights. The
rendltlons will consist in solos, duets.
quartettes and dramatic recitals of the
highest order. AS the public fully un-
aerseand this movement to enclose the
graves or our honored dead, there should
De a IulI hearty support on all sides.
we need not speak of the excellent
renditions of this Association. for IL iS
too well known. Admission to All nsrtS
OF the hall will be 10 cents. No reserv.
ed seats, 9ts
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Fo,eman Accused Of Murder.

Bcrdentowa, y. j.. Oct 12.-PatTick
Welsh, Of Johns5urg, Pa, g foreman
for the Roeblings Sons company. shot
and instantly killed John Peck, OF Car
bonGale, Pa - elsh, VINO claims the
shooting was done in self-defense, has
been placed in jail here to await the
action OF the Burlington county au-
thoTities re shooting occurred at
Kinkora. near here, where the Roeb-
Hngs company is constructing a plant
The men are said 70 have quarreled
over a trifing matter and the shooting
followed.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
$4,000 Endowment, Paid.
]. NJ. MITCHELL

Lynchburg Va, Oct 10, 1904.
This is to certify that 1 have received
from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Chan
cellor of the Grand Ledge of Virginia,
Knights of Pythias, N a., S. A, E.
A, A and a. ($l50.O0) One Hundred
and Fifty Dollars in payment OF the
death claim of Sir Henry Thomas, who
was a member of Pioneer Lodge, No.
2S k. Of p. Of LynchbuIg. Va.
Signed. MARY. THOMAS,
Beneficiary.
Witnesses:-A. V. Brown, O. @.
w. j. Wells. ID. D.. G.. O.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Awful Times in kentt ky.
LocKwoop. KY.. Oct. 0. !

LOCKWOOD, KY, Oct. 0, 1904.
Mr.. Editor:-One day last eek, there
Was quarrel between a VIII Q woman
and colored one at Chr Jiansburg,
Kentucky, in which the col ed woman
got the best of the fight. The white
men got in arms to lynch the colored
woman. She made her escape and then
they drove all of the colored people out
of the town, including thirty women.
Today, week ago, whilS l was at
Catlettsburg Kentucky, young white
boy, II years of age RAPID little child
years of age. They put him in ilil
there, but l did not hear any more
about it. 1 was there all the week, but
did not hear from him. The youth be-
longed to one of the best families in
town.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Was Buried Under 500 Tons Of Coat

New York, Oct. 10.-John Cullen. G
coal passer. Ga years old, missed his
footing and fell down a coal chute in
a huge pocket in one of the iroa
buildings of the Kings County Gas anE
Illuminating company, where he rs.
mained for II hours practically buried
under 800 tons of coal. Two hundred
tons of coal were removed before
Cullen could be rescued. One hundred
men worked for almost 12 hours re-
moving the coal, and in the meantime
Cullen was given stimulants through
a long rubber tube. The imprisoned
man was finally taken out. and beyond
q few bruises was not hurt.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
FIFTEEN HURT IN PENNsYwREcx
Express From New York Ran fntd
Freight at Bordentown, N. J.

Express From New York Ran inta
Freight at Bordentown, N. J.
Philadelphia, Oct. IA Pennsyiva
mia railroad express train, bound from
New York for Camden, N. j., ran intc
a freight train in the Bordentown rail
road yards. q miles north of Camden,
and about Is persons were injured,
three of them seriously. Isaac Wurts
engineer; Bradford Steelman, fireman,
and James Zane, an engineer who was
on the passenger engine familiariZins
himself with the road, were caught un
der the wreckage OF the LOGON otive
They are all seriously injured Zane
was taken to Trenton hospital, and
the other two were brought to the
Cooper hospital, Camden, along wit
10 of the injured passengers.
The freight train was crossing the
main line tracks when the passen geI
train dashed into 1t.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15

Colored folks with big feet are much
III demand and their stock has gone up
one-hundred per cent. They smile as
they walk and their unlucky competi-
tors are envious. There is an advertise
ment in this weeks issue for corns and
bunions and the person will no doubt
be well patronized. With these evils
ont of the way, who would want TO ride
on street-car? Certainly not the col
ored folks of the big and well feet per-
suasion.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
The Roxer Launohcd.

Portsmouth. n. H.. Oct. l.. : The
United States brig Boxer. the first OF
her class, 'se.s, successfully launch, /.
is to be used as a training ship by the
naval academy at Annapolis. She is
125 feet inches in length. with IS feet
inches beam, 25 feet IL inches deep
and has a displacement Of 450 tons.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Lord MiIner RESIGNS.

London. Oct 12.-Lord Miner has
resigned the high commissionership Of
South Africa, on account OF i'll health,
brought about by the prolonged
strain in graphing with the situation,
which is daily becoming more difficult
owing to the financial and racial trou-
bles Of the country
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15

PERVALL-S05 N 1st St. entered
into eternal rest Monday morning, Oct.
3rd at 7:25 A. NJ, Perciyal Berpc u,
age 10 years, the fourth son of Jiara
Griggs and Frank Pervall. Buried
from St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tues.
day, Oct. 4th at $50 p. M. Father
Hannegan officiated,
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
The Only Colored Delegate. .

Mr.. Gilchrist Stewart, son of the bril-
liant attorney, T. McCants Ste ,Vart has
the honor of being the only colored dele
gate in the State Republican Conven-
ton which met at Saratoga, y. Y, be-
ing elected by the colored voters of the
10Th Assembly District of New York
He was bitterly opposed by Hon. John
s. Wise, but he won out.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
All Should Read 1t.
[ jackson, Miss, Peoples Defendt

jackson, Miss, Peoples Defenderl
The elegant address of Mr.. John
Mitchell, Jr., editor of the Richmond
PLANET and President of the Mechanics
Savings Bank of Richmond, Va, was
indeed a masterly piece of oratory, full
of logic and eloquence and every Negro
in the country should read it. Mr..
Mitchell's address was delivered before
the American Bankers Association
which convened at New York City some
time age.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
TO UNVEIL KAISER'S GIFT
Baroness Won SteTnburg to Uncover
Statue Of Frederick the Great.

0IdtUc OF FTSdeF.CK the Great
Washington, Oct. 12-Emperor Will
Hams gift to the American people of
q bronze statue of Frederick the Great
will be unveiled by the Baroness Speck
Won Sternburg. the German ambassa-
dress, on the esplanade Of the Army
War College, November 19, in the
presence Of the president, the cabi-
net. the diplomatic corps, the supreme
court, the admiral of the navy, the
chief OF staff CT the army and officers
OF the army and navy in Washington.
AS far as possible officers Of the army
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15

WANTED special representative in this
county and adjoining territories, to rep
resent and advertise an old established
business house of solid financial stand
ing. Salary S2l weekly, with Expenses
advanced each Monday by check
direct from headquarters. Horse
and buggy furnished when necessary;
position permanent. Address Blew
Bros. g. Co., Dept. A, Monon Bldg,
Chicago, III.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Killed BY a subway Train.

New York, Oct. 10.-Michael KupaS,
an electrician, 80 years old, was run
down and almost instantly killed by q
subway train at 137th street This ix
the first fatality in the subway caused
by the operation OF a train.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
PRICE, FIVE CENTS

and navy OF German descent will coma
to Washington from nearby posts and
VIII participate in the ceremonies.
The statue arrived in Baltimore ssv
eral days ago. 1t will be shipped 60
Washington soon, unpacked and erecas
ed on the pedestal selected for It on
the esplanade overlooking the Pots,
mac river. 4
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Manaaer of GUESSING Contest Arre BE,

Washington, Oct. 11.-ChristoOhei
d. Marsh, manager OF the Nationa
Contest company, which advertise
that the company intended giving
prizes to the amount Of $4,000 f.
cash to those making correct or nearly
correct guesses of the total mum bei
OF votes received by the successful
candidate for the presidency, was ar
rested here on the charge OF setting
up a game Of chance. He was held uH
der bond for his appearance In the
police court. &
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15

VANDERvALL-NELs Lula b.
Nelson became the bride of Mr. Benja-
min T. Nandervall, Monday afternc on
at $50 In Washington, ID. o. Recep-
ton from the house 429 Seventeenth
Street, Sunday afternoon from 4 to p
M, Friends are cordially invited.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
$4,000 Endowment Paid.

Lynchburg. Va, Oct. 5th, 1901
This is to certify that have received
from John Mitchell, Jr.. Grand Chan
cellor of the Grand Lodge df Virginia,
knights of Pythias, N 4 8. a e,
A. A. g A. (Sls0 nos tls,a ~st usa s-.'
I'-,. -. MARS in i.sy 10 death
claim of the late Sir Geo II. HAYES.
who was a member of Il -, Era Lodge.
No. SO of Lynchburg, Va.
Signed Willie Ann Hayes.
Beneficiary.
Witnesses
William p Allen, O. q, New Era
Lodge. No. Sc.
s. b. Hill, New Era Lodge, No. 80.
Beverly DESMOND, NJ. of f.
w. j. Wells, ID. ID. G.. O.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Baptists Meet In srIston, Tenn, In tsos

Baptists Meet In Rriston, Tenn, In tsN
Knoxville. Tenn, Oct 12.-Ths Ger
man Baptists of the United States wiz
hold their 1905 meeting In Bristol
Tenn, and the occasion win bring 2os
900 visitors from all parts Of the coun
try. The question of the meeting pl ace
was decided by a conference held be
tween a committee of Baptists and III
Bristol chamber Of commerce. ph.
body will convene ia May or June D.
he In session for 10 day&. -----sS
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15

Mr.. Collin NJ. Logan Of New York
called on us He is the guest Of Mrs.
Rowe, 707ls n. Sd street
If your corn and bunions hurt you,
call at No. 2 W. Baker st. sure cure
for coIns and bunions.
Miss Laura NJ. Cobb. daughter of
Capt. Cobb, has gone to Providence
Forge, New Kent. Co., Va, TO take
charge of school, No. /.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
JAP WARsHIP SUNK BY NINE
500 Men Drowned Through Loss O,
Coast Defense Ship.

Toxic, Oct. 12.-The japanese gun
boat Heiyen struck mine in Pigeon
bay, west of Port Arthur, September
Is, and sank. Only four of her crew
were rescued. Nearly 500 persons were
drowned.
Two petty officers and two sailors
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
A Compliment Appreciated.

lStaunton, Va, Valley Index.l
That Hon. John Mitchell, Jr. is a man
of wisdom is to be seen by his sane and
sound address delivered before the
Bankers Association, which has won
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
Notice.

You are invited to a Convention of all
w. Q. L. Unions of Va, No. 2. en- Sun
day, Oct. I6, 1904. at O'Clock p. M. at
the Leigh st. Methodist Church.
Come, and your time will lie pleasau t.
ly and profitably occupied by an inter
esting programme.
You're for the cause,
Rosa ID. B0wser, Pres.
Lucy V. Boiling, Sec.
Va. w. y. L. u, No. 2.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
RICHMOND, viRGINlA SATURDAY. oCToBER15, 1904

him a foremost place am & the people !
of this country. We doff hat to him.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
STILL LOSING MONEY.

That its Jim Grow" car features
should remain is an anomalous situa-
ton. The company has been losing
money to such an extent that its office
force has been reduced and Judge Wad-
dill's action indicates that it will be a
long time before it will be on its feet
again, so TO speak. The final outcome
no doubt will be the sale of the entire
system to the highest bidder
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
wYNNe SUCCEEDS PAYNE

Appointed Postmaster General BY
President Roosevelt.
Washington, Oct IL. - Robert ].
Wynne, who was appointed postmaster
general to succeed the late Henry C..
Payne by President Roosevelt, took the
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
WANT "sTRIKE" CALLED OFF.

1t has been conceded in high quarters
that the refusal of the colored pcop,e to
patronize the lire has resulted in finan-
cial disaster 10 the street-car company.
One of these gentlemen stated that
inasmuch as the colored people had real
ly won that the strike" should be
called off at public meeting called for
that purpose. There was a noticeable
increase in celored travel during the hot
days, but It now seems that the colored
people have returned TO the foot route
with surprising regularity. At no time
has there been more than 25 per cent of
the colOred people patronizing the cars.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
HON. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. THE
HERO OF TIRE HOUR.
Was the Only Negro Delegate to the
National Bankers Association which
Met in New York City Was shown
Great HOnOrs. ''NO Discrimi-
nation i'm Business"
LEI Paso, Texas, Arc Light ]

III 4 doO, ItAtts, AIC IISUV
Hon. John Mitchell. Jr. the fearless
Editor of the Richmond PLANET, also
President of the Mechanics Savings
Bank, Richmond, covered his race as
Well as himself with great honor, and
from his IT markable address will add
much good result for better under
standing and relationship between the
better element of both races. Mr.. Mitch
ell points out strongly the fact that in
business there is no discrimination and
that there is no trouble between the
better element of the white and black
people. 1t is the low vicious element
OF both races that causes most Of the
trouble between the races.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
EMPTY SEATS NOTICEABLE.

Now, 1t is less than that number.
Car after car may be seen with the three
rear seats empty or with white men sit
ting in them. When the average col.
ored citizen rides on a street-car here
now, he is in a hard place, or has n
mighty long distance to go, and the
frowns on his countenance would serve
vel for funeral He feels too that
evesy walking colored brother is look
ing al him aud he feels uncomfortable.
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15
THE STREET.CAR SITUATION.
The Company Still ColOred
Folks will Force Sale of Road.

Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr. has
made the temporary receivers of the
Virginia Passenger and Power Compa.
ny permanent. Accordingly, the street
car lines of this city, Manchester and
Petersburg, Va. are now In the hands of
the United States District Court
Richmond planet., 1904-10-15

Major l. J. Miller is not here fo1
fuu, he is at 52S L. Broad ST. for bust.
ness. His new line of suits and gents
furnishings of all kinds are away down.
Call and see him and save money,
The Bourbon news., 1904-11-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

The attraction at the Paris Grand,
Friday, Dec. 2, will be the favorite
melodrama, "The Span of Life" with
it's thrilling sensational effects, strong
situations, beautiful heart story,
brilliant scenery, marvellous mechan-
+ical effects, it's great lighthouse scene
and the daring and skillful formation
of the human bridge by the famous
Donazetta trio of acrobats.
Prices, 25c, 35c, SOC and 75c.
The Stanly Metropolitan Stock
Co., comes to the Grand for. one
week, with the exception of Dec. z,
commencing Dec. 5. This company
comes well recommended. There are
20 people in the cast, and they put on
well-selected plays. The scenery
used in their productions were painted
by Sosman & Laudis, of Chicago.
The prices will be 10, 20 and 80 cents,
with ladies free ON opening night.
There is not musical comedy in
this country which can equal the
record for long runs in the different
cities as "The Burgomaster, which
will be seen at Paris Grand, Wednes-
day, Dec. z, with large cast, and a
very elaborate production.
The Bourbon news., 1904-11-29
Viola Allen at Lexington.

Viola Allen will be at the Lexington
Opera House, Wednesday, Dec. 7th,
for two performances, matinee and
night. She will present her mag
nifcent production, "A Winters
Tale" Over fifty people and two
cars of scenery and effects are earri-
ed by the company. The prices viii
range from fifty cents to two dollars.
The sale of seats will open Saturday
morning, December Sd. All orders
for seats sent to Manager Scott will
receive prompt attention if accom-
panied bY a remittance.
The Bourbon news., 1904-11-29
(. MILLERsBURG.

Judge Stitt and family spent Thanks
giving in Maysville.
Mrs. G. M. Best and Mrs. Ella Thax-
ton are both quite ILL.
Bern, Saturday, to the wife of
Wallace Shannon, a daughter.
Mr.. Roy Patterson, of Lexington,
visited his parents here Thursday.
For Hukin's celebrated coffee, go
to Louis T. Vimont's-the best on the
market.
A. E. Diesam, of Columbus, o.,
visited his son at M. M. l. from Sat-
urday to Monday.
Send your laundry to Louis T..
Vimont, or call either phone No. 8,
and he will send for it.
Have Just received a new supply of
queensware. Prices very low. Call
and examine. LOUIS VIMONT.
Miss Bessie T. Purnell, who has
been very I'LL at Franklin, Va, where
she has been teaching, is some better.
| For SALE.-Two Durock Jersey
male hogs, weight 200-lbs. Price,
t$1O. ORA COLLIER.
G. s. Allen has purchased Judge
| Harmon Stitt's residence. The
Judge and family will move to Paris
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Ratcliff, OF
Carlisle, were guests of her father,
VIM. Carpenter and wife, Thursday.
Rev. @. Oney, wife and two daugh-
ters, of Lexington, were guests of his
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Martin, Thurs
day and Friday.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Goodpaster
of Owingsville, were guests of Mrs
Nancy Allen last week, and also Wis
tied their son at M. M. l.
At Stewart & Golfers corn show
Saturday, James III. Arthur received
first premium on yellow, 81 in gold
Kader Burroughs, first on white, 5
in gold. There were IA entries o
yellow and Is of white. They wer
sold to the highest bidder, John Lee1
Z for $4.75. Samples were weighed tina
made bushel to 48 ears.