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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
STATE IS SURE
SAYS NORTHCO1'T
CHAIRMAN OF STATE COMMITTEE
SAYS REPUBLiCANiSM is
RAMPANT IN STATE. Il

Elliott Northcott, chairman Of the
Republican State committee, was in
| Wheeling last evening on business OF
the committee, according to yester-
days Wheeling Intelligencer. He will
return to Parkersburg, the State head
quarters, some time to-day. An i'm
portant meeting was held at the Nc
Lure House last evening with politi-
clans of Wheeling, the result of which.
was not given out. He was seen there
by reporter last evening.
'Of course everything is all right
said Mr.. Northcott in reply to a ques-
ton. 1--WE Will carry the State. We
Will, moreover, do it with big major
ity. l am becoming more and more i'm
pressed with that. fact as / get into
different parts of the State. T should
not care to venture prophecy as to
the majority we Will have It would
hardly be proper for me TO set it too
high and terribly unfortunate to get
II too low. l can really say, however
that l. never saw Republicanism SO
rampant throughout the State as it is
this year. It's crushing. And what's |
4it"a z, @itAouSh MI. laws ID d ' St.iiai-
date for the Vice Presidency, it won't /
have very much real effect at the polls
upon the Republican vote. The assurT
ance is too strong that Mr. Roosevelti
it going to be elected and it will be
mighty hard for those good Republi-sI
cans to throw away their votes for
the sake of sentiment, realizing nottE-
only that it is useless, but that it isl
likewise against their real feeling in
the matter. ge4*iE
Yes, affairs with the State commit
zee are getting along nicely" Mr.
Northcott continued. THE Republic
,an opening every way was 5satisfac-
Dry d. I. E; III,
~ F551 7g5Tj- E{ ~
Have Won coro lep md II, O. q n,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

will be allowed at st. Louis on all
one-way Except Colonists' tickets to
the Pacific Coast) and round trip tick
cts reading to points beyond st. Louis,
upon deposit of ticket with Validating
Agent and payment of fee Of S1.OO.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
Opera House Restaurant.

The Opera House Restaurant has
opened up again and will serve its
customers as usual in frst-c1ass style.
It is for both ladies' and gentlemen.
ALVAP HAWFSINS
Manager. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OF Reduced Fares Authorized via
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Summer Season, 1904.
San Francisco, Cal.

Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. Q. o. F.,
September 1925. One fare for the
round trip to Chicago or ST. Louis ad-
ded to fares rendered therefrom (Chi-
cago $4,000; ST. Louis $47.5O). Dates
of sale to be announced later
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

Right in beauty of design, finish
and price. Come in and be convinced
.Fairmont Furniture Company Oppo-
site postofice. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

For additional information concern
ing rates. routes, time Of trains, ETC.,
call on or address ticket agents. Bal
tinlore & Ohio r. r.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

We have just unloaded our car of
Novelty Ranges for fall trade, and are
in a position to make you close prices.
J. L. Halls Hardware Store x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

We carry all sizes of sewer pipe
from TO 81 inches. Prompt delivery.
Call us on either phone. J. L. Hall
Hardware Store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

Three solid vestibuIed trains are
run daily from New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington, via
Parlersburg and Cincinnati to ST.
Louis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
Paul LAWRENCE Dun BA < Il
Negro Poet Contracted Pneun1onia ms
Az New York, and It Is: :ThousE,
He viii DIE. 1T s 5Es

DAYTON, Ohio. Sept 2 2 Pau
Lawrence Dunbar, q 1negro poet. IS
critically i'll Of consu1lpt lion Is at y llsS
home Of his mot her in his cit
The physic clans say he prob IlSsss
not live longer han a mon to- onss
May S he contracted pneumon MA
while in New ~ and fl developed
into tubercular troubl I.
n Note books, Teceipt books order
books. etc. Burd ette's. zsss;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

The Southern District.
Judge-Benjamin F. Keller.
Clerll-Edwin M. Keat1ey ~-
District Attorney-George w. Atkin-
son. ..- -.,..
Assistant District Acknowledgment
Northcott
U. S. Marshal-John K Thompson
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
United States Senator'S

united states senators.
Stephen B. Elkins and Nathan +
I Scott.
Representatives In Congress.
First Observation-Disclosures B. Dove
ner.
Second district-Alston c. Dayton,
Third district-Joseph H Gaines
Fourth district-Harry c. Wood
| yard
Fifth district-James A. Hughes.
State Government.
Governor-Albert B. White.
Secretary of State-wm. NJ. o. Daw-
SON
Superintendent of Schools-Thomas
C. Miller.
Auditor-Arnold C. Scherr.
Treasurer-Peter Silman.
Attorney General-Romeo H. Freer
Adjutant Generals. B. Baker
Commissioner of Banking-M. A
Kendall.
Commissioner of Labor. v. Bar
ton.
Chief Mine Inspector-J. w. Paul.
Supreme Court of Appeals.
George Poffenbarger, president;
T1euIy y. VIC "uoIleT, t1enTy bTdnnOn,
Marmaduke H. Dent, Warren Miller.
Clerk-William B. Mathews.
County Government.
Judge of the Circuit Court, Second
Judicial Circuit-John w Mason
Judge of the intermediate Court
U. S. Kendall.
Prosecuting ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Pow
ell.
Sheriff-Marce1lus A. Joliiff.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-R. B.
Parrish.
Clerk of the County Court-Geo. M.
Jacobs.
County Surveyor. H. Wilcox.
County Superintendent of Free
L. Faust '
Assessors - James L. Hayhurst, |
Eastern district; J. B. West, Western |
district.
Legislators.
State Senators-Charles W. Swisher
md Ira E. Robinson.
Members of House of Delegates
Toward r. Furbee, J. Q. McNeely and
AMOS O. Stanley.
County Court.
w. T.. wi III y, III SSluSHt. cSLuS
Downs, S. z. Fleming.
Fairn1ont District.
Justices of the Peace. G.. Ben
ington, E. S.. Amos.
2 Constables-L. c. Jones, F. NJ
wisher.
'oard of Observation-Disclosures indie
pendent District.
E. NJ. Showalter, president; O. S.
IcKinney. NJ. J. Lantz; T. W. Boyd
ton, secretary.
City Government.
Mayor-George w. Kinsey. .4
City Clerk-J. Eng1e.
City Collector-Charles L. Barnes. {
City Treasurer. E. Powell
City Engineer. NJ. Prickett.
City Assessors. E. Billingslea.
City Solicitor-A. o. Stanley t
Chief Of Fire Department-T. Frank !
eed. t.ss C
Water commissionerJ. Howard t
visher. sy Ss IS
Street commissioner-Ge Geo. H. Rich, IL
dson. 55.s. 81. 5 { c
Health ON Harry r obinson. t.
Chief of Police Janaes q. Morgan g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

Magnificent coaches, sleeping cars
observation cars and unexcelled din
ing car service.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

Three solid veslibuied trains are
run daily from Pittsburg, Wheeling
and Columbus via Cincinnati, to ST.
Louis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

For illustrated folder, time table
office, Baltimore e Ohio Railroad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
"a a Z MAKES

@ese os1s, Linseed Oil! Just pure lin
tgesd Osa: That's all! Nothing tn at man
: hos. been abses:to invent can make any
paint wear longer than the Euseed oil in
vrhicsI it is mixed, $3.50 - s5.ft-s
Et everybody understood that oil is the
only thing about paint that wears, there
would be no sale for cheap ready mixed
paints "a prominent educate wrote US that
us friend. college president, had been
UindIed by using on his dne residence
-ceG61y mixed paint advertised frSt-c1aSS.
g he asked VIVA. was wrong with the paint
aud said: t-sWhea the rain had soaked 1t
Eehoros1gdfy; it was the ost miserable look
,Eozy thing you ever saw
- Their was nothing wrong with the paint
pigments. IF they had strong color and
soxerlnE body. But the oil in the paint
no rain would have Soaked It. as pure
ZES,aee6, oil paint does not take up
e-aoisture. z Waterproof oil clothing is cloth
Gated with Iinseed oil: and no pure linseed
Lasts Ycn can't rub dry paint on a building
and u1ake 1t stay there no m after how good
the dry paint Why mix white lead with
1insecd OH if it's the lead that wears7 Why
not MKT with wated Is sts
.sgsl Wherever we have no agent, 70
Cur VOC tf shown this ad., by writing direct
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD

Rar r,e,o7re onupono
&c, fs,e Bgor,c,,s Fair. Very l ow Rates.
o ,~.;
yario,,s forms of excursion tickets
so 81 louis via baltimore e, Ohio
\ s7ssIroaa now on sale from Fairmont
5Sas follows:
Season tickets, good to return until
December is, 1904, to be sold daily at
rate az s26.SO, round trip.
----- -.-
sixtv day excursion tickets. final
s;azft NOT. later than December Is. 1904
3, ~, HI. soy5 dai7v 1T rate If 500 az round
srsn. = n as
g.
4s,1<s daily at rate Of s1s.75. round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

United States District Courts-The
Northern District
Judge-John r. Jackson
- Clerk-Jasper Y. Moore.
District Attorney-Reese Blizzard.
Assistant District Attorney-E. NJ.
Showalter
Z. S. Observation-Disclosures D. Elliott
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

Season tickets, good to return until
iDacenber Is, 1904, to be sold daily at
rate Of s26.sO, round trip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
30 ire Worlds Fair, Very Low Rates.

Various forms of excursion tickets
10 St Louis via Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, now on sale from Fairmont
as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

Sixty day excursion tickets, final
sfutt not later than December Is, 1904.
TO be sold daily at rate of s22.35, round
Grip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

Have you some long standing ac-.
counts you want collected Turn
them over TO the Marion Claim Agen-
CIV .aF fS5y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
The WEST n
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

President or the United States
Theodore Roosevelt. of New York.
Secretary of StateJohn Hay. of
Ohio
Secretary OF the Treasury-Leslie
N. Shaw, OF Iowa
+ Secretary OF war-wm. H. Taft. of
Ohio.
Attorney General-w. H. Moody. of
Massachusetts,.
Postmaster General Henry c.
Payne, of Wisconsin.
Secretary OF the Navy-Paul Nor
ton. of Illinois.
{ Secretary OF the 1nterior-Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, of Missouri.
Secretary of Agriculture-James
Wilson. of Iowa. 80
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Victor II. Metcalf, of California
President of the Senate pro tenn
pcre-William P. Frye. of Maine.
Speaker of the House of Represen-
G. Cannon, of Illinois. |
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22
PAIN = WEARE5

The oil is the rnuci1age~ When yon
seal an envelope what makes it remain
closed. sit the quality of the paper OF the
quality of the r1ucilage? The durability c;
paint is the pure linseed oil part the paint
not the pigments Pure linseed oil is to paint
exactly what "a11-wooln is to clothes.
Therefore you don't have to take our
word for the quality of Kinloch Paint. Icl
put the quality and durability into kinioc!..
yours elf when you II tx your own pure lin
seed oil with it. kiuloch Paints made from
the old tme-tried N atezia1s used by practical
painters everywhere, and the only difference
between Kinloch'' and any really k:as:.-
grade ready-nixed is in our selling il -
paste form. ready to thin with pure !i!sseea
oil. All prepared paint is first ground ir2co :.
thick paste similar to Kinloch.'' bus VIC
stop there. The ready-1ni:1ed paint e aizcr
goes and adds the oil, (somethiuE yo,:-
fourteen-year-old boy can do and the dea
and consumer have to pay the ready
mixed paint price for TINT oil, or iron,
three to four times more than for oil they
know to be pure.
CaldzceX 6, Drake, the Ipo1zI's Fair con:
tractors. builders of several state capitol bxE!-
zngs, etc.. vrfte Ne are stst,g hi:sIoch Paiat or
all our z0ork and find 1t entirely satisfactory.
: own dealer will get "klR!och'
. klnloch Paint Company. St. Louis. Mo
SUBSTITUTE. ,-.,...
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

Supreme Court of the United States.
Chief Justice-Melville w. Fuller.
Associate Justices-John NJ. Harlan,
David j. Brewer, Henry P. Brown, Ed
ward d. White. Rufus w. Pecllham,
Joseph Mckenna. Homer Day, Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr.
United States Circuit JudGes-Na-
than Golf and Jeter c. Pritchard
United States District Judges-John
J. Jackson and Benjamin F. Keller.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-22

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&or ibrer Wadt Der SAB peritumm'!
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0en
Gin 5%riC0cnSreid) fir ollie lueroen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1904-12-23

OBJ It I. = .&nnn man ni6t
einnlnl III ooS anbaret Bur pobns
iinni9en Spisnlails~ eingefiibrt tuer.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-10
News of the Day.

Receivers were appointed yesterday
for the Neafe & Levy Ship and Engine
Building Company, of Philadelphia.
Senator John w. Daniel, of Virginia,
is in Baltimore gathering data for q
history of the civil war which he is writ
ing.
]. n. Perry, the former bank presi-
dent, OF Chicago, who was accused Of
setting fire to the 4 merican Locomotive
Works plant oobtain the insurance, was
discharged yesterday after long hearing
ir court.
The House yesterday passed the
legislative, executive, and judicial APP
preparation bill, carrying approximately
$2S, 900, 900, after eliminating items
aggregatiDg about $500, 900. Through
out the session the policy of retrench-
ment held full sway, and all attempts to
increase salaries failed.
Herr Won Vollmar (socialist), in
speech in the Reichstag yesterday, at
tackled the government, and, referring to
Emperor Williams telegram 10 Presi-
dent Roosevelt expressing admiration
for the United States, declared that the
socialists by no means saw their ideals
in American conditions.
Six schoolboys none more than four
teen years old, are under arrest in Chi
cago awaiting the coroner's verdict Oh
the sudden death of Rabbi Abraham
Click. Click was killing chickens for
David Levy in the rear of the latter's
store, when crowd of boys made him
the target Of volley of snowballs, some
of which, it is said, contained stones to
give weight and accuracy, One snow
ball struck Click on the back of the head,
making a small wound. Trembling with
excitement, the rabbi ran four blocks to
the police station, where he was advised
TO secure warrants. Click hurried from
the police station to Leyy's store At
the door he threw up bis hands aud fell,
diving ia few minutes. The arrest Of
the boys followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-10
From Washington.
fCor espondeuce Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, D., c., Dec. 10.

lCories pondeuce Of the A'exandrs Gazette. ]
Washington, d., c., Dec. 10.
Second Lieutenant Paul II. Mcdonald
of the Tenth Infantry, recently resigned
from the service, and came to this city
this week to urge the War Department to
accept the same. While at the depart
ment he was placed under arrest upon
charges preferred by the regimental COM
mander at Fort Lawton, alleging
various Irregularities in financial trans
actions, including the duplication OF his
pay accounts and obtaining money under
false pretences. Lieutenant Mcdonald
was first taken to Fort Myer aud later
sent to Fort Lawton, Wash. He is a
native OF Virginia and rose to commi.
stoned rank from an enlisted man, being
appointed about year ago.
The congressional programme for the
next week is interesting especially in the
Senate because of the announcement that
the committee on privileges and elections
is about to resume consideration of the
Smoot case. The hearings will begin
M )nday and much of the testimony will
be to show the character of oaths taking
by Mormons passing through the Endow-
meat House, OF which Senator Smoot
has taken all the degrees. The claim is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-10
The Nan Patterson Case.

New York, Dec l0.-For the first
time in many days Nan Patterson the
Floraiora girl, on trial for the killing OF
her lover Caesar Young, was ia a happy
mood today. The young woman review
ed carefully in her mind the testimony
given yesterday by the prosecution and
she told her father who called upon her
at The Toulbs, that the evidence was all
10 her favor. The next session of the
court will be held next Monday, and it
is more than likely that the States case
will be presented in its entirety By the
end of next week. Miss Patterson is in
better health today than she has been
for some time and she is rapidly recov
ering from the effects of her recent illness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-10
FataI shooting AffraY.

Augusta, Ky. Dee. lO-Dr. Edward
Courtney and DR.. Carney, rival physi.
clans in the village OF Neave, l6 miles
from here, engaged in a street fight in
front of the formers Office Friday, in
which DIR. Carney was shot to death.
Carney was shot SIX times and lived
ouly half an hour. The two were for.
mer partners, but about year ago had
trouble. DR.. Courtney is married, while
Carney was single. Both were Knights
of Pythias and were prominent. DR..
Courtney surrendered to the authorities
Immediately after the shooting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-10
Couision ON Coast Line.

The second section of soulhhound pas.
senger train No. S5, on the Atlantic
Coast Line railway, was wrecked near
Stony Greek. Sussex county, Thursday
night by head-on collision with the
locomotive of construction train. The
engineer of The construction train, Jesse
Lawrence, bad left his train on siding
and had gone to Stony Creek to get wa
ter for his locomotive. The locomotive
was on the siding when the first section
of train No. 35 passed. Failing to no
tice the signal that another train was
following Engineer Lawrence left Stony
Greek and was run into by the second
section, running at 80 miles an hour.
The collision occurred on a curve. Both
locomotives were wrecked and the mail
car was telescOped. George Bony, en-
gineer on train No. 35, was slightly
hurt, but Fireman Howard Sims, col
ored, was seriously injured. Engineer
Lawrence was not injured. A number
of passengers were slightly injured.
Three wrecking cars, two from Rich
mond and one from Rocky Mount, were
sent to open the track, which was torn
up for 200 or 300 yards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-10
Temple Dedicated.

The Jewish te nple, just completed for
the Beth Ahaba congregation, at Frank
lin and Riland streets, Richmond, Rev.
DR.. E. n. Calish, rabbi, was dedicated
last night. Addresses were made by
Rev. DIR. Samuel Sale, Of st. Louis, and
Rev. DR.. William Rosemar. of Peters
burg. The key Of the building was
transferred from the building committee
to the congregation BY little Miss Mil
dred Calish. daughter Of the rabbi. The
perpetual lamp presented to the syna-
gogue by Henry S. HutEler was lighted
for the first time by Alfred Moses, the
oldest member of the congregation. The
frat religious services will be held today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-10
Declared Innocent.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-Isaac N. Perry,
upon whose shoulders fell the charge OF
arson when the plant of the Chicago
Car & Locomotive Works was partially
destroyed by FIRE October 9th, was de-
clared innocent of the charge Friday
afternoon by Justice Frank Foster, Of
South Chicago, before whom the pre-
liminary hearings had been in progress.
It was shown during the hearing that a
certain employee of the banker had per-
jured himself, uttering damaging testi-
mony against Perry. There we're also
hints of plot to ruin him in financial
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-10
THE WAR IN THE EAST.

The latest general assault upon Port
Arthur by General Nogi's army is told
in a thrilling manner in dispatch dated
November 2s. The correspondent says
that while one force attacked the forts
at Rihlung and Kekwan Mountains,
with a view to euveloping the city from
the east, another force tried a similar
movement from the west. The attempt
failed after the most furious fighting
since Port Arthur was invested. In the
terrific attack the japanese were moved
down by hundreds.
Captain Clado, of Admiral Rojest-
vensky's squadron, who has been op.
posing the admiralty by agitating in
favor of forcing the Dardanelles and
sending the Black Sea feet to reinforce
the Russian second Pacific squadron, in
St. Petersburg, has been arrested in
that city, it appears that Viceroy
AIexief instigated Clado's agitation and
that he will be rebuked by being rele'
gated to the Caucasus as viceroy.
In official quarters in London it is
learned that an investigation induced by
the renewed suggestions of sending out
the Russian Black Sea feet shows that
most of the ships of that squadron are
dismantled and laid up.
Surprise is expressed in st. Peters
burg that the Russian warships at Port
Arthur, when under fire, we're net
moved out and sunk in deep water,
where they would be beyond the posi-
bility ofsalvage. At Toxic it is stated
that in disabling the Russian feet so as
to prevent it reinforcing the Russian
second Pacific squadron the japanese
accomplished the chief object of their
desperate assaults upon the fortress and
it is now probable they will rely upon
starving out the Russian garrison.
Considerable astonishment is ex-
pressed in Toxic over the fact that
Russians in no way resisted the dis
Aiding of the Port Arthur feet. In
certain quarters the opinion is enter
tai1ed that the Russians opened the
seacocks Of the submerged vessels, so as
to lessen their exposure tn the japanese
fire.
The recent cessation of mine-clearing
was taken as evidence that the feet did
not intend to make a sortie. There was
no sign of life on the Russian ships dur
ing the bombardment, and from this fact
il is concluded that the bluejackets took
refuge on land or that they are engaged
in the land defenses.
With the Russian second Pacific squa'
dron approaching, those in Toxic can
not comprehend the failure of the Rus
slams TO die hard and to infict all posi-
bic damage on the japanese feet. even
at the cost of weakening the effective
garrison.
Now that the Port Arthur feet has
been disabled it is deemed impossible for
The Russians to overcome the inferiority
IF the second Pacific squadron to Togo's
Heet.