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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
Southern Railway,

Schedule effeetive Jan. 18th, 1904.
Trains leave Washington from PennByl'
vanla Station.
7.30 m Daily-Local for Harrisonbu re-,
WarrentOn, Danville, and way stations.
1881 q M Washington and Florida
Limited. First-class coaches and drawing
room sleeper to Jacksonville. Fla. Din
ing car service.
D.I5a m Daily-United States Fast Mail
First-class coaches and drawing-roOm
sleeper to New Orleans. Dlning-car ser
vice.
4.O1 M Week. Days-Local for Harri
sonburg and way stations on Manassas
Branch.
40 pm DaIly-Local for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
6.3l IN week days-SOuthern's Palm
Limited. Solid Pullman train; club, din
ers, drawing room, sleePers, and observa-
ton to Columbia, Aiken, Augusta, Sayan-
nah, Jacksonvklis and st. Augustine.
7,i0p m Daily--NeW York ana Atlanta
Express--First-class coach TO Atlanta.
Sleeper to Columbus, Ca, Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays. Sunset Route Tour
list sleeper, Washington to San Francisco,
Pullman Buffet service.
9.50p. NJ. daily-New York and Florida
Express. Through coaches and sleepers
TO Columbia, Aiken. Auguata, Savannah
and Jacksonville; dining car service.
1000 y m Daily-New YOrKsand Men,
phis Limited (via Lynchburg )-First-class
coach and sleeping car to Roanoke. Knox
vile, Chattanooga, and Memphis; sleeper
to New Orleans. Dining-cer serves.
IO.45 D N Washington and South
western Limited-All Pullman trains. club,
and observation cars to Atlanta and Ma
con; sleepers to Nashville, Atlanta, Ma
con. Memphis. New Orleans. Dining
Car service.
TRAINS on BLUEMOET BRANDT
Leave Washington $40 III, loo y rs,
4.3o . m, 6p m, week days, for BluemOnt,
4.35 . m and 6-25 p m week days for Lees
burg only. Sundays only, $40 m and
6.25 D m.
Through trains from the South arrive
Wash'n 6.42 a m, 6.52 m, 9.45 a IN. 1875
am, $3.50 p m, $50 p m, and $50 . NJ,
daily. Local trains from HarrisOnburg.
I1.55 q M week days and $40 o In daily.
From Charlottesville. s.25a m and $40 p ID
dailyI
Tickets, sleeping-car, reservations, anG
desailed information can be had at ticket
oflce, 706 10th ST.; 5t1 Pa. ave-, aud Penn
syIvania Station. Baggage checked through
from hotels and residences.
Phone 1910 for Z. X. X. Dab service.
C. II. ACKERT, General Manager.
4. II. HAkDWlCK, General asa. Ag,
L. s. BROWN. General Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
ANOTHER POSTALPROBE
House Orders Investigation of Bris-
tow Report as ItAffects Members.
A DAY OF WILD EXCITEMENT

Scene Almost lndeseribable Followed
penouneement Of Every Executive
Department For Arrogant Treatment
OF Congressman.
Washington, March l2.-The house
OF representatives INDUCED ITSELF IN
nearly seven hours of explanation. ac-
cusation and yituperatiye denunciation
and then ordered. with only two mega
tive votes. AN investigation OF postal
anairs so far as members OF the house
are concerned by special committee
OF seven members W disappointed by
the speaker, who. likessse. are to eX-
anime into the origin OF the Brstow
report SO far as il concerns members
OF the house. The demand OF the mi
nority for a sweeping investigation OF
every branch OF the postolice depart
ment was not granted The test on
this question came on a vote which re-
suited IA to 1876, strict party vote.
The climax OF the day was reached
when Representative William Alden
Smith. of Michigan. denounced every
executive department for its arrogant
treatment Of the only branch Of the
government in direct touch with the
people OF the country-the house OF
representatives--an shouted out the
nomination OF Speaker Cannon for
president Of the United States.
The scene which followed this re-
marx was almost indescribable. The
entire membership OF the house to a
man wildly cheered. The echoes had
not died out when there was another
outbreak OF yelling, screaming and
cries OF Hear" Hear" Speaker Can
non meantime was vigorously rapping
for order. When quiet was restored
Mr.. Smith said there was not a bureau
of the government that shows proper
respect for the direct representatives
of the people Members Of congress.
he said. constantly were being shunted
of for senators, and made To wait by
bureau officers. Mr.. Smiths time had
expired. whereupon Mr.. Clayton, OF
Alabama. asked, amid shouts Of APP
prevail. that Mr. Smith be given 80
minutes to conclude.
II object" shouted Mr.. Oyerstreet,
In the midst OF the uproar Mr.. Clay
tons motion had caused. He (Oyer
street, then asked unanimous consent
for continuation Of the debate for
three days.
81 object" came from Mr.. Williams,
the Democratic leader. who was crowd
ed of The floor by Mr.. Clayton, and
who. facing Mr.. Oyerstreet, said con
temptuously. you are the grandfather
OF this"
The parliamentary struggle between
the Republicans and Democrats came
late In the day. The recommendation
of the committee that the Hay resolu-
ton lay on the table was brushed aside
unanimously. The Democratic de-
mand for n full investigation finally
came TO a vote in the shape OF an APP
peal from the decision Of the chair,
and was defeated. IA to 125, strict
PARTY vote. A resolution for an inyes-
tigation of the connection OF members
with the department. offered by Repre-
sentative Mccall OF Massachusetts,
was then agreed to. only Representa-
tives Lind dem, Minn) and Giles
pie (Dem., Tex opposing It.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
Eroitement In SHANGHAI.

Shanghai. March 1.-THE japanese
in Shanghai show considerable eN-
element over the report that the Rus
SLAMS have abandoned Port Arthur.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17

TWO or JAPANs SWIFT TORPEDO BOAT
DEsTRoYRRs.
conditions of Port Arthur make i'm
munity from serious loss from bonn.
bardment almost impossible. Admiral
Togo's torpedo fotilla opened the ac-
ticn by holding steaming in under the
battering and successfully placing a
number of mechanical mines at the
mouth OF the harbor. Following that
there was a desperate bow to bow en-
counter between the torpedo boat de-
stroyers. in which the Japanese appear
to have scored a clear victory.
Admiral Togo's Report.
Admiral Togo's report is as follows;
"Our squadron, as prearranged, at
tackled the enemy at Port Arthur on
March 10. Our two torpedo flotillas
reached the mouth Of the harbor at
Port Arthur at / o'clock on the morn
ing of the 10th. Finding no enemy
and waiting until dawn. one fiotilla en-
gagged In sinking special mines in the
harbor entrance. Notwithstanding the
enemy's fire. our hotilla succeeded in
the mines. The other hotllla
met the enemy's torpedo flotilla, con-
sisting of six boats, in the Lao THE
Snan channel south of Port Arthur, at
4.30 o'clock A hot engagement oc-
Cured at close range for 80 minutes.
The enemy then took flight.
Our fire greatly damaged the Rus
sian ships. one of which was badly
crippled by shot through the boil
ers, and another was observed TO be
on FIRE. So close were the two hotillas
to each other that our destroyers. the
Asashio. Kasumi and Akatsuki, nearly
touched the enemy's ships, and our
crews could even hear the cries Of
agony of the injured men on them. We
sustained some damage and loss- The
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17

AKatsnlu had n steam pipe broken. and
four stokers were killed thereby. Our
loss was seven men killed and eight
wounded. Among the latter is Chief
Engineer Minamisawa, OF the Kasumi
Our other flotilla. while leaving the
harhOr entrance. observed two Russian
torpedo boats coming from seward,
and Immediately engaged them, the
battle lasting one hour. After causing
them severe damage, one OF them ell
fected its escape. but our destroyer.
the Sassanami. captured the other
boat. which proved TO be the Stere-
guschtChi.
Notwithstanding the land batteries
were pouring a heavy fire on our no.
tilla. the captured vessel was taken in
low. Owing To the high sea. the tow
line soon parted and the Sassanami
sound il necessary to take the crew
from the Russian boat and abandoned
the Stereguschtchi, which finally sank
at 1880 o'clock.
"The encmy's cruisers, the Novik
and the Bayan, steamed out Of the en-
trance of the harbor toward MS, but
observing the approach Of our cruiser
squadron. retired to the harbor Our
notilla suffered some damage, but not
heavy. The Sassanami and the Akat
subi had two sailors killed, and Sub.
Lieutenant Shemi. of the Akatsuki, and
two sailors were wounded.
"Our main and cruiser squadrons ar,
rived of Port Arthur at o'clock. and
the cruisers Immediately advanced
toward the harbor entrance to protect
the torpedo foulla- The main squad
ron advanced near Lao THE Shan and
opened an indirect cannOnade against
the inner harbOr from 10 o'clock to
1.4O. According to the observations
made. by one of our cruisers facing the
entrance. the bombardment was re-
markedly effective. During our can
nonade the enemy's land batteries
fred. but none of our ships suffered
any damage.
Another cruiser squadron went 10
fallen Wan and bombarded the en-
emy's fortress on Samshantao, damag
ing the buildings thereon
"The cruisers Takasago and Chi
haya reconnoitered the west coast OF
the Port Arthur peninsula. but did not
find the enemy. The Russian torpedo
boat destroyer damaged in the third
attack on Port Arthur was found To
be the Wnushiterinuy which had been
completely sunk. the mast only being
visible above the water"
The latest reports place the Japa-
nese loss at nine killed. five seriously
wounded and II slightly hurt. The
Japanese fleet was not damaged in
the fighting.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
STEEL TRUSTS REPORT
Allows So, 900, 900 of Bond CONVEX
sion Cash to Remain In Bank.

Great Corporation, Despite a Disas'
trous Year, Shows Net Earnings Of
stos,t7t,152, and Properties Are
Said to Be Improved.
New York, March 14.-The annual
report Of the United States Steel Cor
poration reveals the fact that there
still remains in the hands of J. p. Nor
gan & Co. the sum of 100000 in cash
due from the bond conversion syndi-
cate. which it claims inexpedient or
impolitic to call at this time, for the
reason that II desires ito avoid the I'M
necessary burden of interest upon the
bonds which it will be compelled to
issue in exchange for the cash.
This disclosure, coupled with the
fact that the net earnings Of the great
corporation has fallen OF over $24-
600 900 during the year 1903 furnished
the 1887 stockholders food for deep
reflection.
The results of the year, however,
do not wholly justify the great pes
simism that has existed in investment
circles concerning the future of the
billion dollar corporation.
The corporations net earnings dur
ing the fiscal year amounted to $780,
171.152, as compared with 1888, 30S,-
1853, a decrease OF S24.137.611, to which
must be added appropriations for sink
ing funds on bonds Of subsidiary COM
panies, Improvements and construction
funds, leaving a net decrease Of s24,-
S5S,5S7 The total income was 1882
572.S65.
The condensed balance sheet shows
assets of 1883, S45,2s9. Properties
owned are valued at s1,357, 1874 ,46S.
Current assets, including inventories
Of $107, 976,523 are placed at $215,-
61O,S99 Gross sales for the year were
1896, 572,S71, and manufacturing and
operating expenses $40e, 26S,599 The
balance of net earnings for 1903 was
$50, 675,7S6, as against s10S,534,374 in
1902.
Dividends on the preferred stock in
1903 amounted to s30.404,173. as
against $35, 72O.177 in 1902 Undivided
profits for 1903 were s12.3O4.916, as
against s34. 263,656. Payments for ac-
count of common dividends In 1903
were s12,7O7562. compared with $780,
332,69O in 1902. Reports show the
balance OF undivided surplus for 1903
of $66,096.61S
Expenditures made by all proper
ties during the year for maintenance,
renewals and extraordinary replace
ments amounted to S34,7S5, 191, all OF
which was charged TO current opera
tions This was $5,012,9S5 in excess
of the sum expended in 1902. It is
declared that the physical condition of
the properties has been not only fully
maintained, but greatly improved and
strengthened by these extensive out
lays.
The most sensational feature of the
whole report is shown in the state
ment for the quarter ending December
81, 1908. which explains the abandon
ment OF dividends on the common
stock. During this disastrous quarter
the net profits we're only s2,29O, 775, or
more than s4,OOO,OOO less than the act
ual requirements for the dividends on
the preferred stock. which were &c.
4s2,260. 1t has. OF course, been gen
orally known that the business for the
last quarter Of the year was the poor
est In the corporations history, but the
exact figures were not made public.
and they are even worse than was ex-
pected.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
Russians Had Forty.fve Killed.

Tien Tsin. March 1l.-Information
from an official who was an eyewit-
ness Of the bombardment OF Port Ar
thur on Wednesday and Thursday is
to the effect that the Russians had %
killed on the battleship Seyastopol. 20
on the Retvizan and 20 in the town.
The Russians claim to have sunk a
japanese cruiser
The Russians are preparing for the
defense Of Newchwang, finding 1t i'm
possible to stop the landing OF the
japanese.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
Whole of Manchuria In Confusion.

Pekin. March 14.-Private Chinese
reports that are being received here
state that the whole Of Manchuria is in
a state of utter confusion, owing 10
the Russians having seized all food
supplies and other commissariat ne
cessities The natives are streaming
south towards the ports and are suf'
fering great hardships. The late mill
tary governor of Kirin. has committed
suicide owing 10 mis- inability TO re-
lieye the peoples distress or stop the
Russian depredations.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
FerOxer Sixty Year.

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
RUSSIA ABANDONS
PORT ARTHUR ?
Two Unconfirmed Reports to That
Effect Received.
JAPAN's STORY oFlNAVAL BATTLE

Claim a Clear Victory In Torpedo
Boat Fight and 5ombardment OF
Port Arthur On March 10--Russians
Lost Forty-fve Killed and Japan
Had Nine Killed and Twenty-Five
Wounded.
Tien Tsin. March l4.-An uncon-
frmed report has reached here tha'
Port Arthur has fallen.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
JAPAN's STORY OF NAVAL FIGHT
Claims a Victory In Battle Of Torpedo
Boats of Port Arthur.

Claims Victory IN battIe OF IoTpeuo
Boats of Port Arthur.
Toxic, March 14.--Official reports
indicate that Admiral TogO's fourth
attack on Port Arthur on the 10th
instant was the most effective assault
yet made, except the first assault Of
q month ago. One Russian torpedo
boat destroyer was sunk and several
Russian torpedo boat destroyers were
seriously damaged. The Notifications
and city were subjected to a heavy
bombardment, lasting nearly four
hours. The naval bombardment OF the
land works have generally been inef
fective, yet the peculiar Typographical
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17


London. March IA dispatch to
the Central News from Toxic says:
1T is asserted here that the Russians
virtually have abandoned Port Ar
thur"
Rumor of the evacuation Of Port
Arthur comes from different points.
but it is absolutely without conhrma'
ton.
According to the st. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph,
vague rumors are current that the
later kilograms describe the lombard
ment of Port Arthur as much more
serious than has been admitted Off
cially.
In a dispatch from Toxic, dated
March IS. a spondent OF the Daily
telegraph says that In the latest at
tack on Port Arthur two Russian tor
pedo boat destroyers were sunk and
great damage was done to the docks.
forts ana arsenals. including the ex-
ploSion of a powder magazine Dalny
is reported to have been almost en-
tirely destroyed. Several guns there
were dismounted, and the crews OF
four torpedo boats in the inside har-
Dor are said to have deserted.
This correspondent declares further
that the presence of Japanese at Feng-
Huan -Cheng (the Manchurian town
about As miles northwest OF Wiju) has
been confirmed.
In a dispatch from Chefoo. dated
March 70. a correspondent of the Daily
Mail describes an inspection OF Port
Arthur. made on the nth inst from a
boat The new city seemed to be on
fire: three columns of smoke We're
ascending from IT, The Bread Hill fort
appeared to have suffered terribly;
the defenses were shattered and the
earthworks torn up. No guns were Wis
ible. The line Of forts on the Tigers
Tail also appeared to have suffered
damage. At sunrise no sign OF life
could be seen anywhere. and Port Ar
thur looked like a city OF death.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-17
Gar to Command Troops.

Paris. March 14-"it is almost GER
tain" telegraphs the St Petersburg
correspondent of Gil Bias, that the
emperor will assume command of the
troops in the Far East after the first
important engagement"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-03

Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-day
Saints who Is a qualified citizen, the
right to vote freely and to hold Office
equally with other citizens, and include
In this those who act as Its ministers
for they are not n clergy In the ac-
cepted sense OF the term, and lose no
right OF citizenship by their Church
standing or appointment. We also con-
tend that every Mormon" has as much
right to ask the opinion OF a man
prominent In the Churca, as to secular
and even political affairs, as to seek the
advice OF some political boss or office.
seeker or platform orator or attorney,
and TO follow It or not as he may him.
self elect.
On the other hand, We and.t Church
are as much opposed to coercion OF the
human mind and the intrusion OF the
church into the domain OF the state. as
are any individuals or organizations
eXtant. The Mormon hierarchy as
political machine" is a myth that fig
ures into confusion the theories Of most
writer's on what they can "the Mormon
problem Here Is the article from
The Worlds Work;
The agitation to induce the United
States Senate 10 eXpel the Mormon
Senator Smoot, Of Utah, VIII not sue
coed unless It can be proved that he
has plural" Wife, and II Is under
stood and generally admitted that no
such charge can be proved against him.
That he Is theoretically or doctrinally
a ''polygamist" may be true; for, al
though the Church has openly, az least,
forbidden plural marriages since they
were made Illegal. one Of It's cardinal
doctrines Is that men attain greater
glory Tor something to that effect by
plural marriages The doctrine OF
polygamy is a part OF the Mormon |
creed, And Senator Smoot Is one Of.
the Twelve Apostles Of the Church.
But this Is quite another matter. a
man may believe In what he please
the having OF one wife or a dozen; but.
II he do not violate the law against
polygamy there Is no lawful reason TO
punish him. And II IL well that there IL
ot-fundamentally well for the safety
Of our Institutions
The organized movement against
Senator Smoot may In part be traced
to personal political opposition, and In
part TO opposition 70 the Mormon HER
archy ag political machine. There
is n more or less vague idea that In
some way II may be proved that there
is in Utah. and to a degree in some
Of the adjacent States, union OF
Church and State, No doubt there Is
such union. The hierarchy may de-
eide and has decided who shall ba'I
elected to many political offices. But
since every apostle and bishop and
elder Is also an American citizen, and
every American citizen may be n boss
Il ne can, Il Is difficult TO see how the
power Of the Church In politics can be
lessened by the Senate. II can be les
sened by the citizens Of Utah II they
have mind TO lessen II. but In no
other way. The work of "dlsestablish-
ing the Church under these condl-
tons Is missionary and political work
that must be done within the region
OF the Church's domination.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-03
GERMANY AND DENMARK.

In n London dispatch Of recent date IL
is stated on the authority Of adyices
from ST. Petersburg that an agreement
has been concluded between Germany
and Denmark. by the terms Of which,
I'm the event Of Great Britain being
drawn into war against Russia, Ger
many viii Immediately make friendly
occupation OF Copenhagen with a strong
force. effectively closing the Baltic and
preventing the Russians from going out
or the British coming in The cores
pendent says he would hesitate to give
publicity 20 such extraordinary news,
but that ne has been assured repeated
~ by "a person In the best position" to
know that II Ii fact II this state
ment Is true II shows that the great
powers are already lining Themselves
up and determining on what position
10 take In the case Of an outbreak OF
general conflict. But II Is quite pcssl-
BILE that the dispatch Is no more than
an idle rumor. The Danish govern
ment cannot willingly give up Copen.
hagen TO Germany, even for friendly
occupation" Presidents are against It,
Egypt was so occupied by Great Brit
ain, and Manchuria by Russia But
that period OF friendly occupation is
evidently meant TO last forever what
would prevent Germany from helping
herself TO Danish territory, by lease
or otherwise. as compensation for the
trouble Of protecting the straits?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-03

The choice OF Mr., Afales Young as
President Of the new library board, Is
evidence of the good judgment Of the
other directors Of the free public Ii
brary, II incidentally voices general
approval OF the Mayors appointment,
Mr.. Young's literary tastes and &C.
qulrements are Of high order and In
other respects he Is suited to the post.
ton while his associates on the board
are also fitted for their places, II is
gratifying to note the readiness with
which the Mayors selections were APP
proved by the City Council, and also
the support given by the law, as eX-
planed by city Attorney Dey to the
appointment Of a full board Of dlrec-
tors, We wish all the appointees sue
cess in the good work that they have to
perform.