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The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04
vour Health.

You young people. don't forget that health Is greatly prized in old aga Young people can stand abuses to their lealth in youth. but terrible interest is Iollected later on.-AtchlsOn Globe.
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atfll Harder.

"Ips hard to have a lot of debts that Fou simply can't pay
 "Oh. I don't know. It's worse to have a lot that you simply have to pay."- Philadelphia Ledger.
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Milton was once asked if he Intended to instruct bis daughter in the different languages. He replied; "No, sir. Op' tongue is sufficient for a woman"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04
Ma.oot has Now Music

The Mascot saloon has just received a large consignment 0f new music for its popular Victor talking machine. lt includes all the latest popular airs.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04

Earl 6 Wilson's collars and cuffs at ConwaY's
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PERSONAL MENTION

Ed. Foreman, of the Golden North hotel, will sail for the south on the Cottage City He will visit at San Francisco.
 E. P. Dosch will leave for the south on the Cottage City. He goes to take Mrs. Dosch to a hospital.
 C. B. Haraden and little son, Brice, returned from the south on the Cottage City.
 JE Barragar, of the W. p. & Y. R. force. returned from 8 short visit at Seattle and Tacoma.
 R. .L. Vining, the Dawson hardware man and former Skagwayan, returned on the Cottage City.
 J. Bernard Moore was a returning passenger on the Cottage City.
 F A. Morck returned from the Sound on the Cottage City.
 -c-
 Samuel McCaulay, of Atlin, returned on the Cottage City last night.
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A fine lunch and a large glass of Rainier beer, at the Seattle Saloon for 10 cents, u
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04

Fine porcelain tubs at Principal bar bershOp, opposite Board Of Trade.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04

Baths at the Portland Lodging House, 25c; new porcelain tub, 10 3 lmo
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Fanou. oy'tor Cocktails

The Pack Tram saloon IS now sery- ing Elmer Chamberlain's famous oyster cocktails. u
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Free Concert Daily

A free concert IS given at the Mascot salon every afternoon and evening. All the latest songs and airs. lt IS worth hearing.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04

A 6ne lunch and a large glass of Rainier beer, at the Seattle Saloon for 10 certs. tf
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04

Heavyweight ulsters at Cayson & Co.'S.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04

Get prices at Royal Laundry tor family work, special rates in rough dry, next Co new electric plant
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04
Maooabso. Had Good Meeting

There was a good meeting of the Maocabees at the hall of that order last night. c. P. Thompson was made a member of the lodge.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-04

Samuel McCaulay, of Atlin, returned on the Cottage City last night.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
NEWS ITEMS

President Candamo, of Peru, is
dead.
Peru and Brazil have about reach
ed state of war over boundary line
contentious.
The $40, 100000 of United States
money paid for the Panama canal
passed through the hands of j. Pier
pont Morgan.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
and the Rebekahs Assembly of Vir.
ginia opened in annual session at
Lynchburg on Tuesday.
For six hours British troops fought
natives in the mountains of Thibet
during snow storm. Several hum
dred Thibetans were slain. ONLY
four Brit:shers were killed.
While in Atlanta, Grand Army
Commander j. @. Black, with his
wife, visited Oakland Cemetery and
asked to be shown the grave of the
late General John b. Gordon. Mrs.
Black carried a large basket of
flowers, with which she and General
Black decorated the grave of the
great Confederate commander.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
POLITICAL.

A meeting of Democrats of
Middlesex will be held at Saluda
Tuesday, May Gath (courtday), to
elect delegates to the Democratic
State Convention.
Lieutenant-Governor Willard
spoke to the Democrats of Stafford
Monday in behalf of his candidacy
for the Governorship. The primary
does not take place till next summer
year, the election in November
1905 and Inauguration January 1906.
Judge VIM. +. Rhea, of Bristol,
says that he will not again stand for
Congress, as he would have to make
fight for the nomination in the
primary aud another fight for cleo
ton, and that the worry and ex-
pense of two such campaigns are
more than the prize is worth. 1t
is tough situation for any can
dldate to face and we are not
surprised that Judge Rhea, after his
rugged experience, prefers the quiet
practice of the law.-Iimes- Dispatch.
The impression has been general
that no man could do more than
Judge Rhea to reclaim the lost laurels
OF the party in the 9th district, and
his friends have been urging him to
say he would make the race for the
nomination. Judge Rhea declines
to he a candidate, and states his
reasons in the following words: "Nu.
numerous inquiries induce me to take
this method of stating that / will
not be a candidate for Congress
this fall. My first campaign to re-
deem the district and my second
campaign to hold it, with the result
of contest in both instances, were
enormously expensive, aud the time
occupied forced me to absolutely
abandon my profession. The third
campaign greatly added to my ex-
penses and loss of time, and / was
defeated. Notwithstanding this, if
1t were not for the primary system,
and there could be convention of
my party, and they should desire me
to make the race, would do so.
But as the primary system is imper-
alive, and one gentleman having al
ready announced his candidacy, with
the probability of Others, and this
being, as all must concede, doubt
full district, / feel that the two
months campaign at this time for
the nomination would naturally
arouse more or less feeling, which
would not be conducive to Demo
cratic success, to say nothing of the
expense of the primary"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
SHARPS.

DIR, Hutchinson, of Warsaw, spent
Wednesday and Thursday in tn,
village doing dental work.
Clarence Smith is very sick with
the measles. We wish for him 4
speedy recovery.
Jack Smith, who has been sick. !,
out again.
Miss Levicie Fidler is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Emma Cook, of EN-.
merton.
Among those who took in the
Fredericksburg excursion Wednes,
day were Misses Levicie Fidler and
Lucy Davis, Messrs. George Fidler
Peyton Fiddler, Emmett Davis, Osca,
Luttrell and Robert Coverdale.
Mr.. Sharp is having his house
painted by Messrs. Garner and Hail
Mrs. Virgie Davis recently visited
her parents at Farnham.
Fred Downing is greatly improv.
ing ms house by new coat of paint
Messrs. Henry Settle and Osca,
Luttrell visited recently at the home
OF Capt. L. w. Headley.
Henry Mesley and family spent
Sunday with Laura Meekins.
Miss Ethel Luttrell will close her
school today (Friday). She is much
beloved by her scholars.
SCHOOL GIRL.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
Times-Dispatch AS whipper-in.

The failure of the Richmond
Democratic Committee to adopt the
measure proposed at it's last meeting
to test the sentiment of the Demo.
cratic voters of the city on the ques.
ton of primary elections is apt to be
misconstrued in other parts of the
State and to have a bad influence
Already we have heard that in one
Virginia city the opponents of the
primary are taking comfort in the
action Of the Richmond committee
and are making all the capital they
can out of 1T.
But let there be no mistake. Sem
timent in Richmond in favor of the
primary is overwhelming, and if the
question were brought to a test the
great majority of Democratic voters
in the city would vote in favor of the
primary principle of selecting candi-
dates. If Democrats in other parts
of the State think otherwise, let them
take our word for it that they are in
error. Richmond is for the primary,
and if the Richmond delegates to the
convention do not vote for q good
primary plan, they will not express
the wishes of their constituents.
Pin the candidates down, every
one of them, and make them say how
they stand on this question:. Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
CommunlcatedO
SHORE HOLDERS TAKEwARNING

Inspector Hardy is receiving ap.
plications daily for bottoms within
the stakes of shore holders for the
acresse above what they pay tax on,
1t is said that some parties off Mo-
squito Point hold about fifty acres
and only pay tax on twenty-five; the
balance has been applied for by
other persons. Other parties up
Eastern Branch are in the same Cat.
egory; so are several parties holding
shore off Wharton Grove Camp. The
State is determined to get tax on all
the oyster bottoms; and if the present
holders will not pay the tax, the
ground will be rented to applicants.
There are also parties who hold
new plats which were taken up last
fall but have not had them recorded
nor paid the tax for 1908. Mr..
Hardy has orders to advertise the
shore for sale and the parties will be
given thirty days to take up their
oysters and lose the shore. Any
shore that tax for 1908 has not been
paid on is open for new applications.
Planters that hold bottoms that have
not paid their tax take warning, as
there are Others that want your shore.
This section is very much stirred
up over some applications that In
spector Hardy has posted for the
whole of the middle of the river,
commonly called the "mud slue,"
between the outer Baylor line on
Lancaster side and the outer BAYLOR
line on Middesex side from Towles'
Point down to the lighthouses at the
mouth of the river. S. G. Thomas
and W. L. White have applied for 100
acres; @. III. Willing, 10 acres; L. L.
Buck, 10 acres: j. l.. James, II. w.
James, w. w. Buchan, j. Z. Buchan
and L. Nj. Fitchett about $50 acres.
This practically takes up the whole
OF the middle Of the river. One of
the applicants says that out of 100
acres you get so acres of good natu-
raj rock on which are the best kind
of oysters. Surveyor Hall states that
the piece G. H. Willing has applied
for Sounds" good hard natural rock.
Some of the fishermen around the
mouth of the Rsppahannock river
have refused to pay their fishing
license. About ninety nets havs
been collected on and about thirty
i've are still holding off. Inspector
Hardy has been Informed that as
soon as one of the steamers can he
spared it will be sent to take up
the nets and sell them. The steamers
last week took up four nets, which
they took to Norfolks and sold for
taxes and the expense of trip up
and down the Bay. The steamers
are working this way, having cleared
them up from Hampton to York
river. Fishermen of Lancaster. take
"Coon's" advice and keep out of
such trouble by paying your three
dollars, and if the tax is wrong fight
it before next Legislature. You are
bucking against the State of Virginia,
getting yourself into trouble and
pulling good men in with you.
Coon.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
SOME STEAMBOAT NOTES

The new steamer which il beine
built at Locust Point for the Weem,
steam boat Company will be launched
saturday afternoon. As yet no name
has been decided upon for the new
vessel, or has any one been selected
to christen the boat. The new boa
VIII be the tenth of the Weems feet
and one of the most complete. She
will be 1S3 feet over all. 40 feet
beam and depth of IL feet 6 inches
She will be propelled by a triple.ex.
panslon engine, with 123, 2Ol and
SO inch cylinders, and Will have 3
"A inch stroke.
The fishing steamer bu,lt at Col.
onna's Eastern Branch marine rail-
way and launched last week left the
ways yesterday for the shops of the
Neate " Levy Ship and Engine
buildlng company, Philadelphia, to
have the machinery installed. The
craft is l35 feet over all, % feet
beam and 10! feet deep, and will
cost $4,000 when completed. Her
engines will be Ia 3O-S9 stroke. The
boat was built for the Hinton, foul.
son on and Guano company, of
Reedville, Va, The boat was named
after the builder, Charles j. Colonna
one of Berkley's most progressi We
citizens, and built here as an exper,.
ment, 1t being the only boat of it's
class ever constructed in this section
Several experts following this class
OF craft visited Mr.. Colonna's wards
while the boat was building and pro-
nounced it the finest and hest eouip-
ped of her class ailoat. Norfolk
Landmark.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13

THERE is some commotion in the
Democratic camp by the rumor that
the Bryan and Hearst people may
bolt the st. Louis convention. Also
that Mr.. Bryan-will lend his influence
to the defeat of Democratic nomi-
nee unless he has big say in nomi-
mating him. Undoubtedly Mr.. Bryan
has good precedence for such tao
ties, as the Palmer aud Buckner
people treated him that way and
caused the Democratic defeat. But
this is not Democratic, and we very
much fear that Mr.. Bryan is going
to be more human than Democratic.
He is going to give US trouble and
we see it. We cannot hope to win
with any man of his selection, and
we cannot hope to win if he pulls off
the element in the party that fool
ishly worship at his shrine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
THE USS0-JAPANESE WAR.
EVENTS OF A WEEK In THE FAR EAST CONCSELY TOLD
rore Arthur Cut Of-Terrifc Fighting he
ESetr

come stage of the campaign when
Russla will assume the role of the
invading power and we must act
solely on the defensive. From the
beginning it has been so, and our
aggression is, and has been, but a
means toward the eventual repulsion
of an invading army.
General Kuroki himself probably
cannot say at this moment at exactly
what point our aggression will be
changed into defense. Kuropatkin,
| believe, says he will not undertake
to drive us back until he has 300, 900
men ready to take the field | think
what that means is that at least 5
per cent. of his force will die from
sickness, so that to keep his force al
the maximum required he will al ways
have to be transporting $4,000 men
from st. Petersburg-no small task
"Thls years harvest in Manchuria,
| learn, promises to be bad. A mil.
lion Russians there in addition 10
the army must be fed. We have or
shall have closed every source of
food supply except by the Siberian
railroad. Even with double tracks
and no men or munitions of war to
to transport, the problem of feeding
the Russian population and ARMY
now IN Manchuria would be in itself
intensely serious; but with a single.
track road, which is Russia's only
vital slnew, 1t seems almost impossi
Ole, aud famine appears inevitable.
with this dreadful accompsni-
ment of war, there is only too likely
to bes rising among the Manchurians.
They may attack the Russians or
they may attack us. Either case is
bad enough to contemplate.
NEW CHwANG TO FALL.
Another surprise has developed in
the far East. The Russians troops
are leaving Niuchwang and the forts
have been dismantled. There is
every indication that the city will be
evacuated.
Next to Port Arthur Niuchwapg
Is the most important Russian post
IN the present theatre of war, aud its
abandonment will cause great sur.
prise: The Japanese will probably
use 1t as their maiL base for the
invasion Of Manchuria.
An American cruiser has been or.
dered to New Chwang to protect
foreigners from the Chinese brigands
that are likely to swarm into the
city between the time of Russian
evacuation and Japanese occupation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
THE SMITH ISLAND BUOYS
CN0rMampton Times

Mr.. L. B. Smith, of Cheriton, ha.
sent as the following letters regard,
ing the establishment of buoys al
Smith Island:
DEAR SIR:-Yours to hand and noted
In reply will say that I will very cheer.
iuIly do everything / can to aid in the
matter referred to. / shall take the
matter up at once and do my very best
regret exceedingly not to nave seen YOU
while you were in Washington. If YOU
ever come here again hope you will
give me the pleasure of seeing you.
with kindest regards and beet wishes
/ am, Your friend.
CLAUDE A SWANSON.
SIR;-The petition sent by Won and
others, and forwarded for consideration
oy the Hon. Thos. 8. Martin. II s
senate, Tor the establishment of buovs In
the south Channel, Smith Island Inlet
va has been under consideration. and a
favorable report will be submitted ON the
matter. send you by mail today, In a
separate package, copy of Chart No.
lSO, on which would thank YOU 10 indi.
cate the positions of the buoys desired
py the parties interested, TO mark the
channel into the inlet. On the return of
this chart definite decision can be
reached in this matter.
Respectfully,
HENRY w. MoCRRA
Com, US. N, Lighthouse Inspector
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
STATE COMMITTEES WEAK,
tNe'oport Me,os Tunes. Herald. Dem,

tNe'oport Ne'os Tunes Herald, Dem)
The action Of the State COMMITTEE
In the Norfolk primary matter leaves
the majority of that body open to the
charge of being weak and partisan,
and wholly lacking in the moral
courage to denounce palpable fraud
committed in its own party ranks.
The local report in the Times. Dis.
patch, which was undoubtedly made
oy man who was present and in
formed, says:
1.-The committeeman were unwill-
ing to place the brand of fraud upon
the election. in those wards, because
by doing SO they might be reHectin 2
upon the character of men who
served as judges when fraud was not
absolutely proved. More than two.
hfths OF the members of the commit
tee regarded fraud as proved in the
other wards also. 1t was not denied
by any who spoke that the primary
plan was one that was open to sus-
picion, and in which fraud was EASY,
and that many foresaw and predicted
fraud. There was really little doubt,
apparently, in the minds of the com.
mitteemen that the State Committee
could not afford to endorse the cleo.
ton. But they were unwilling to
condemn it."
Why should the committee hesitate
to declare that fraud had been CON-
mitted through any fear of rejecting
upon somebody? This committee
was elected at the invention in Nor
folk whose slogan was "pnrity in
politics" The primary in Norfolk
was in the hands of the "good gov
eminent" people, and yet when the
testimony comes up reeking with
evidence of fraud the committee for
fear of "rehecting" upon somebody
stultities itself by bringing in a
Scotch verdict, and showing its par
tisan proclivities.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13
LATEST WAR NEWS.
BALTIMORE, "wednesday NIGH

BALTIMORE, Wednesday night.
Viceroy Alexieff announces that
the railroad to Port Arthur has been
restored. Two trains have come out
safely. The surmise Is advanced
that the japanese who landed in it's
rear were not strong enough to at
tempt siege, or that their real in
tention was to operate further north.
An unofficial japanese dispatch
has been received to the effect that
the Russians have destroyed their
fleet in Port Arthur. The idea that
the Russian squadron at Port Arthur
is being destroyed to prevent its fall
ing into the hands of the enemy is
secuted at st. Petersburg. Port
Arthur is being bomborded at high
angle by the Japs.
st. Petersburg says General Kuro.
patkin will not take the offensive until
the end of July, as it has been de-
cided to draw the japanese as far as
possible into the interior of Manchu-
ria. ST Petersburg announces that
Gen. Kuropatkin will evacuate Lao
yang and retire toward Mukden if
strategic exigencies render that
couise desirable and goes on to say:
at is considered by the general staff
that the greater the distance Kuro-
patkin places between himself and
the enemy, the greater the difficulty
which will confront the Japanese,
whose increased impedimenta will
hamper their movements. Each day
that passes without attack by the
Japanese is so much gained by the
Russians"
There has been big fight near
Mao-Tien-Ling pass between the
Russians ana General Kuroki's
army. The Russians, lost heav-
lily, Lieutenant General Zassa.
Itch being among the killed. The
trst Japanese army corps, having
followed the Russians retreating from
the Yalu river, overlook them twenty
miles south of Lao Yang yesterday,
and a severe engagement ensued.
The Japanese dragged their guns up
bills believed to be unsurmou n table.
The Russians thereupon continued
to retreat north. Gen. Zsssalitch
had been censured for allowing the
battle of the Yalu to happen. 1t is
thought in desperation he fought at
the front with the purpose of dying.
Gen. Kuroki reports the capture of
Feng-wang-cheng without difficulty
on May 8. Many of the Russian
soldiers are emerging from conceal
ment In the woods and villages and
are surrendering. Kuroki estimates
the total Russian losses in the battle
on the Yalu at 5000 at least. Much
of their hospital equipment was
abandoned.
Gen. Kuropatkin has called on the
Gar for another 100000 troops.
These will be sent him from the
reserves. Kuropatkin has 100000
men south of Hardin, and is deter
mined to adhere to his original plan |
Ito allow the Japanese to follow
him into the interior of Manchuria
until he is strong enough to take
the offensive. To have held southern |
Manchuria, it is declared, would have
required 100000 men. A long war |
is predicted.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13

made bis, the ninth district, a Re-
publican district. Notwithstanding
his lighting powers aud q united
party the suffrage clause dethroned
Democracy in the ninth district.
Judge Rhea Is also honestly and
courageoUsly opposed to the primary
system, for his astuteness sees that
party strife and factional animus
is kept alive in this way as in no
other. Our present party policies
being pursued relentlessly will leave
the rank and file in the slough
of despond, while its versatile papers
and politicians will fall right side up
with care, landing on the top of the
wave whether Democracy be the up
per current or the neither current.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13

WHILE maintaining that we do not
think Mr.. Hearst ought to be omi.
mated the CITIZEN agrees with the
Staunton Dispatch that sit is certain
~ unfair to assume that Mr.. Hearst
is the most absolutely unfit for the
position of any man whose name
may by any chance be presented to
the convention" We call upon the
Richmond Neacs- Leader to specifi-
cally state why "Hearst is the most
absolutely unfit man for the posi- tom
of president of the United States
"whose name may by any chance be
presented to the convention"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-13

JUDGE RHEA. one of the ablest
Congressman Virginia has had in
years and who was defeated last time
by Republican Campbell Slemp, de-
clines to enter contest for the
Democratic nomination this fall.
Hon. j. @. Wysor has announced
that he will be a candidate. This
would necessitate primary, a hot
canvass and ruptured feelings of
that weak Democratic district if
another entered the contest. Judge
Rhea says he has been sufficiently
amused. He does not feel inclined
to enter into hot scramble for the
plum within Democratic lines. and
then have to make another bitter
tight with his Republican opponent
in case he should win the nomina.
ton. Here the beauties of the pri-
mary unfold-bard feelings, hard
work, loss of time and money and
weakening a candidate and the
party in the face of an organ
lied enemy. The whole is to the
credit of Judge Rhea, but far
from such to the Democrats of
the ninth district, and Mr.. Visor in
particular. Judge Rhea carried the
banner of Democracy valiantly into
the enemy's country and it was little
enough that the Democrats should
again tender him the nomination
unanimously and without the strife
of q primary. Ex-Congressman Rhea
stands prominently among Virginians
as an opponent of at least two politi-
cal themes. When at the Norfolk
State Convention he bowed to the
will of the party, which declared for
the new constitution and the new
suffrage law, but with his right hand
to Heaven he said he went home a
defeated man; that the party had