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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
.CzAR. INT CRESTED
CALLS COUNCILS
Favors Number Of Principles.
Laid Down iii Recent Zeln-
styoist Memorial.
.RECOMM MENDATIONS.
AWAITS.
Revolutionary Organizations Pro
mulgated Constitution Con-
tanning Forty-two Articles.

nv Associated Press.l

D Sr. Sr.4PETERSBuRG, December T.-The
Council OF tho Empire and the Council
Of Ministers, by tile Empero,'s direction,
are considering The. memorial presented
by the council OF Zemstvoists ts, which was
recently held here. It can be- stated au-
thoritatively that the Emperor has shown
intense interest in the questions raised.
and that while st Is Impossible that the
idea Of a direct Legislative body can be
entertained, he has, nevertheless, stgnt-
fed to Minister Of the Interior Prince
syiatopolk- -Mirsky, his approval of a NUM-
;ber OF the principles laid down In tile me-
morial and is now awaiting the Tecon,-
nendaAions or the two councils.
In the meantime the revolutionary or
ganizations have promulgated their idea
OF a constitution, which has been circu-
latde by tens OF thousands throughout
Russia. It is composed OF tkforty-two artl-
clcs, and modelled partly upon the A1ncrl-
can and partly unon the British systems.
Supreme authority is vested in tho Em-
peror3 and a congress of two houses, called
the imperial dounla. The proposed con-
stltution provides for responsible minis
ters to sit under the presidency or the
imperial chancellor, all subject to I'M
peachment the emperor has all tho
power granted to monarch, hut the pre-
rogatiyes Of tho imperial douma ,mre
carefully hedged.
The document includes a bill OF rights,
among other things. making all Russians
equal before the law, irrespective OF race
or religion; guarantees OF personal I'D
crty. exemption from arrest without pro-,
cess OF law, inviolab!lity of domicile and
letters freedom OF conscience, Of speech,
of association, of residence, Of OCCUPATION.
Of ownership OF land, and of travel, except
abroad to avoid military servic's.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
Gun HURLED
OFFICERS TO- GROUND
Accident Said to Have Been Due
to Defective Priner-Artil-
lcryncn Hurt.
(By Associated Press.)

NEWPORT, II. /. December 7-Ieu-
ltenant-Colonel ]. IT. Willard. of the
United States Engineer Corps, and Leu-
tenant Frank w. Ralston, OF the United
states Coast Artillery. were Injured to-
day by tho premature explosion OF a 10
inch gun at Fort NVetharell, at James
town. which guards Newport harbor and
the entrance Ia Narragansett Bay. Both
officers had their eyesisht and hearing
affected and their faces cut, The iexplo-
sion blew the parapet away, lifted the
gun fromsits carriage, and threw Il back
on the trunsions. partly wrecked Twenty
nrtillerymen We're thrown to the ground,
hut were not injured, q
Tho explosion was said to have been,
due to a defective primer on the gun.
which was recently Installed In the fort,
and which was helng tested blythe oltl-.
GERS. Leuteuant-colonel Willard ana
lieutenant Ruwlston We're standing on
the platform or the gun carriage While
1the men We're grouped about, when the
gun exploded, hurling officers and men
to the ground,
The two officers werr treated AT the tort
hospital. The sartillerymen are members
,ol the Ninety seventh Coast Artillery,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
WORKING HARD
FOR: VIRGINIA. |. u.
Real Estate Association Holds
Interesting Annual Meeting,
With Good Attendance.
NOT ONE MAN DISCOURAGED
Though Unable to Get Much Aid
From Legislature, Something
Was Accomplished.

The Virginia Real Estate Association
held It's annual meeting at Afurphy.s
Hotel last night. The discussion OF mat
ters relating to the general welfare Of
the State was thorough, and nearly every
member present took part
Mr.. A.. P. Bibb. OF Charlottesville,
president. called stl.e association TO or.
der. and Co.one, Cary Ruffir Randolph.
I charlottesville, was secretary. Amongst
tho members present we're $AIessrs. A. =.
Bbb. president 9of Charlottesville; Col.
III. ". Weis, Of Enaporia H. w. yvcls,
.Jr., OF Enporia; T.. f. Youngblood.. OF
Norfolk: Judge J. Q. Shepherd OF Pal
.myra; Col. Miles Cary, OF Richmond; c.
r.. Randolph, secretary and treasurer.
Charlottesville; John Stewart Walker,
.Lynchburg: a.. T. s Harlow Orange;
Charles G. Maphis. charlottesville; T.
H. LIE Bawne. Roanoke; = Major NJ. ".
Richards. Southern Railway DIR. Magru-
der, chemist OF the State Agricultural
Departments; ". Q. Warthen. OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; =. r.
Powell, Cord onsyile: G. B. Cooke. Rich-
mond; w. N. Ruffin, Danville; W. D.
Hill, South Boston; Senator Harman, Of
Richmond Real Estate Trust Company;
II. B. Smith. Jr., Richmond; @. Z. D.
Barron, Norfolk; J. c. Easily. Richmond;
II. c. Clay. Lynchburg, and G. sohre,
Farmvile. Va Il }
President Bibb's Address.
President Bibb was heartily cheered
when he arose to make his annual re-
port He spoke as follows:
Gentlemen,-Just one year ago to day
We met lii this city and organized our
state association. Some said it was
useless TO try to get united actiongwhere
so many divergent interests and views
existed, but there was and is a number
Of lis who still believe In harInonlzing
ana pulling together. We have been dis
appointed at the small number who hayo
shown any interest III the movement.
and 10 this lack we must ascribe the
failures which have marked our way and
retarded our progress. We have been
able to accomplish very little. but ~ is
over tho battlefield strewn with dead
that a vallent army marches onato VIC
tory. Therefore, we bid you take co.'r-
age, continue the warfare, the heights
can be takeiiS We are sure to win out
# wo really Inerit&succcss and work for
III, Among tic failures we have met We
begin With ,the Torrens bill 3" only b a
few more votes and VIC would have had
This excellent law. 1t was endorsed by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
cooperation
IN EDUCATION
Splendid Address Before the
Meeting in Nor
folk.
PRESS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
What Higher Education May Do
for Public Schools Enrich
mcnt Of Rural Life iii Va.

,a (SpecIal to Tho Times. Disnatch 4

34 Especial to The Times Dlspatch.) II
Il NORFOLK, VA. December After a
meeting voted an unqualified success In
every particular. tho second annual con-
svcntionS Of the Virginia Co-opera tive Ed
sucation Commission came to an end to-
night. The gathering OF educators was
largely attended and was distinctly repre-
Ssenta tive OF tho best ard highest citizen
ship OF Virginia. "a II
$ The Executive sothnlttec Of the COM
mission will determine the next place OF
meeting, which will probably be Staun-
tom After5t Tho adjournment this evening,
the Norfolk alumni OF tho University Of
Virginia tendcred' IN a8magniflcent dinner
to President Alderman In the Virginia
Club. 55 t55
& To-day's sessions OF the commission
were notable for eloquent and forceful
addresses. Tho speech OF Mr. w. s.
Copeland at the morning session, and the.
address of Dir. c. L. vawter at the af-
&ternoon session We're among the notable
features of tho day. This evening the
Right Rev. Alfred M. Randolph. bishop
OF the Episcopal diocese. delivered an
able address upon the Church and Edu-.
cation' .a5 ss
Morning Session.
The second days session OF the convell.3
tion opened at 10 o'clock III the auditorium
Of the church, with a large attendance of
members OF tho commission and those
who arc generally interested III and iden-
tilted with tho cause OF education iii Nir-
glnia Governor Montague presided
4q A nu nlbcr Of Important addresses were
delivered by able and distinguishn ednca-
tors, tho subjects taking II ;t4wide range,
hut revolving close about the ono single
purpose Of the Cooperative Education
ComNisslon-tlie upbuilding OF the coun-
try schools. The address OF Mr.. w. 9.
Copeland or Richmond on .~rhc Press
and the Public Schools was listened TO
With marked attention.
. Mr.. Copeland spoke of the Press as aes-
5sentially a part of5the public school sys-
TEN and declared tina a model news
paper was a travelling schoolhouse, a
apcripatetic school-nluster. Hn then gave
n hurrfed review OF the history OF news
Epapering, showing that while tllern were
publications even as early as the days
of Rome, the real newspaper was q
thing OF comparatively recent date. Ono
fact Of history mentioned which will
doubtless interest the brethren OF the
press was that during the rcign OF
George III the first attempt at Par
llamentary reporting was resented by the
ilcgc. He said that the people OF that
day and generation were afraid OF pub
licity as they arc In this day and gen
(Contlnued on Second Page.l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
JAPS GET H|LL
AND SINK SHIPS. |:
Guns Reach Port Arthur
Squadron and DO
Much Damage.
NJ 7-3 -
ARTILLERY DUEL
AROUND MUKDEN
Terrific Bombardrnent Leads to
Belief That Oya1na Is About
to Assume the Offensive.
News From the War
Zone Is Very
Sca1t.
!. lBy Associated Prcss.)

TOXIC. Dec. 87--( oon) The Japanese
troops occupied Akasaka Hill lsfronting on
Port Arthur yesterday. December 9Th. The
russian arrored cruiser Bayan is report
ed to be ngrou1d. t
Poltava Sunk.
It Is officially announced that tho RUS
sian battleship Poltavp has been sunk
IN tie harbor Of Port Arthur as n result
OF tho Japanese bonlbardmcnt, and that
tho battlcship Retvizan has been seri-
eisly damaged. Tho commander OF the
Japanese naval guns in front Of Fort
Arthur. telcgraphing on December 9Th,
says:
AN observation taken from 2o3 Meter
JIIIl shows that the turretship Poltaya
Is sunk and that the batucship Rctvizan
is listing heavily TO port.
observations taken XII Dccc cmber yin
( covered the results of the hombardment
OF December 5th; now taking observa-
/ lions from hill near Shuishiying. Since
December I'd We have daily bombard q
tho cncmys fleet lying south Of Paiyiu
Mountain. From that point only the
Inasts and funnel tops OF the battlcshlrs
$Pobicda, Rctvizan or the cruiser Pallada
could be seen, but II was impossible to
count the number OF our shells taking
effect.
ION other ships explosions, resulting.
from our shells. could he seen, but owing
TO their positions behind hills IT was OIL
flcult exactly TO Identify; them.
..The successful result OF tho lombard ' J..
Incnt on December 5th Is inspiring our
men to still greater effort a t4$t 5
The Poltava was an armored turret-
ship Of 10s6O ions displacement and III
.b5 indicated horse power She was was
built in st. PcterEurg In 1891 ana went 3l.
into commission In \ So cost &c of
construction was nearly s6 .oo0,0oo
I n Tho RetrizanS Is n battleship or al2.1oo
tons displacement and 1000 indicated
horse power. She waa built IN Phllade1-5
phin In 1902
Report Confirmed.
Tho headauarters Of tho Japanese army
IN front OF Port Arthur has reporteo'
confirming the disabling OF the Russian
battlcships Retvizan and GPoltava, ano
stating that tho cruiser Bayan Is
sncro,,r1d The report goes on to say as is
follows: 80,
..owing TO the plunging fire from 2Os
Meter Hill, the enemy has Withdrawn AVN
10 Akusaka Hill.
ION December 6thF our forces occupied
nm entire fort at 4 r., NJ, Subsequently
our forces, after dislodginE the enemy
I occupied an emlnence north OF Suerp
I<ou and two eminences north OF Sanll-
chan at r. NJ
.,On December 9Th, at p. NJ, IN re-
sponsc to the bearer OF the enemy5 tiug
AZ truce, nn alrnistice Of five hours was
granted for the removal OF the dead.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
.DEsPONDENT MARINER
BLOWS BRAINS OUT.
"A Private at the Norfolk Navy
Station Commits
Suicide.
Especial 10 Tho Times-Dispa tch,) )

5.sss4}5. tSpeclal 10 SIAe llmes-DlsPdtcn'l t5
e NORFOLK, VA, December 7,r-Leon
&. Cline, a private In the marine corps,
attached to. tho cruiser Newark. at the
Norfolk navy station. committed suicide
tlls evening by blowing out his brains.
Cline secured a. room In an East Main
Street boarding house, having bought a
now pistol and q box Of cartridges be-.
fore doing so, lie also carried a pint Of
whiskey. but WAS sober. and beforc
shooting himself, he took one drink from
tho bottle. From tho position Of his
body he lad stood in front OF large
mirror when firing the fatal shot.
The mans home was III Boston. and
he had recently returned from a fur-
Tough, He had been Respondent since
coming back to his shin, ana told cons
rndes his people objected to his being
In the service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
ROAR OF GUNS.
Possible That japanese Have
Assumed Offensive at
Mukden.

By "a fsspC1HFct r,,-L,JN q,
9NtUkDEN, December via PlshlN.--
cannonading Of great volume was around
poutilofs Hill and the railroad yesterday
morning | / continued during the Day.
and evidently, owing TO the tremendous
noise, reached lis height from 10 b
o'clock in. tho afternoon; II was uni.ne
anything OF the kind heard hereto1ote'
except at Port Arthur.
This tremendous noise Is supposed to be
caused by the Increasing number. Of
siege guns of large calibrc. all Of which
seemed to be In use yesterday,
Rumors Of aiun attack by tho Japanese
at various dates. have been current for
tho past two weeks and the impression
prevails that yesterdays heavy bonn
hnrdmcnt was An anticipation Of the as
sumption OF the offensive by the Japan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
.D|DN' I SELL A SHARE,
DECLARES LAWSON.
Says Campaign Against Analga-
mated Copper Is Entirely in
Interest Of Stockholders.
(,pocialsto Tho Times,D ,Dispatch,)

Spacialsto Tho Times-D -Dispatch)
X BOSTON, December 7,-Thomas W, Law.
son, speaking or the Amalgamat Cop
per campaign, said to-day:
my campaign is entirely in the interest
or the stockholders. I did not personally.
directly or Indirectly, sell a share yes
terday, Drop out OF Wall Street a few
days; remember the Northern Pacific
corner, when thousands We're ruined. Then
YOU the people, had the engraved water
}chromos. To-day tho case Is Just re-
yersed Frenzled llnanciers are loaded
with them. Theodore Roosevelt. President
of the United States, whom tho system
tried to stab In the hack, may cal! for q
quick examination of national bank col.
.laterals, them, %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
AT AGE. OF SEvENTY.THREE
VIRGINIAN WILL WED

1-g--7g (speoial to The Times blspatch5 "
BALTIMORE, Mp. Dec. IA license
for tho marriage Of WILLIAM Me.zger sey;
Woodbrdge. Va. and Miss Morella Stark
weather, aged forty-sx, whose address!
was given as New York city. was issued
tbs merpng IN the Gourt ,el th Of Common
-reiative Iai Of Of the bvide, MI q. Leo stark
weather, Of ocoquan. ya- was rather
.retlcent as TO the details ;1f the coming
be put down as twenty.one. plus: The
wedding, he said, would take place Ut
once. but, he refused 70 state what min
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
AUSTRIA WILL SEND FLEET
FOR PORTE's INSPECTION
~. Ass,.taiei Press. !

3 7H97N (By lAss'Vtatfu -I'ress,l
Ii VIENNA. December 7'-t IS stated
that the government Is about TO send n
squadron to Turkish waters to support
the demand the Austrian Ambassador
presented TO the porte for the dismissal
and punishment within three days OF the
officials responsible for tho forciblc de-
tcntion Of Austrian malls at Scutari re-
Gently.
The Ambassador presented the ultima-
3tun on Monday The fleet which It is
intended 10 send from Pola consists of
three battleshps and three cruisers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
APPOINTMENT 0F
TALLEY VERY LIKELY
(specIalt 10 Tho Times -Dispptell,)

JyAsHIN GTO 81 D. 4, December r.,
The Department of Justice has not re-
celyed Notification that Judge Waddill
and District Attorney Lewis have ems
tlorsed the application Of Robert Fl Tai
ley toathe. position of Sassistant district
Attorney II was stated; to-day by " man
in position Sos know that the appointment
Of Mr.. alley IVA a not g certainty,
likely. Sandl best Informed people regard
II as almost assured File is highlylspoken
Of at tho dep4.rtMent,,.ast' ,.st U \.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
POWELL EXPELL ED FROM
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
tBy Associated Press.)

tioa tHmiea eabntlnhed ii its meeting to-day W. =,
Powell, Of Girard, Pa, was expelled from m
Tho National Association by the board
IL connection with the Jim Kennedy case,
l,nrse called King Wilkes was identified
AS jim Kennedy. PAGER with n rrcord
~ e.r1 1 a II was alleged that the horse
was raced in New York, Maryland ana
North Carolina under the name,. Of ,king II:
J'nui Paul Ghatia nj OF North Carolina, under
ihnt kname The lpard eNoneratcd Mr.;
Cha ham, Robert Davis. trainer and
Tho horse
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
Nineteen Drowned.

Ii7l7f3lI ny Associated Press.l " 1
& TRlPOLI, December LA boat from
The Turkish corvette Mansura. manned
by forty seamen, hus sunk, in the road
steud, Nineteen of tie crew weie'
drowned,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
Dodge Taken in Custody,

+ HOUSTON, T3XAs, Dec. 7.--charles +.
Dodge was taken in custody to-day by
tThis action was taken by Judge Bln'ns
,lpon request. II was set forth that
Dodge waS likely to escape, pending the
arrival OF the mandate al the Supreme
Court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
Confirm Nominations.

Y 45 Bl3ll FsWEAYsQcia teUs Fress.l M J47 an
WASHINGTON, Dec. n THE Senate IL.
cSceutipe sessAn to-day confirmed the
following gllonii ma Lions: w. r.; Wtlcn% aN
postmaster at New York. and FraaclE q,
Leupp ls 1ndlas I ll;ommtss sione.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
Noniinates Hulce.

With all the preliminary business dis
posed Of. AIr Ianderktn arose to llolnir
nato for chief Captain IL. r. Hnlce for the,
uneSpred term. The speaker enlpsi iEsd
Captain Eulce. unuuallledly coinllcndt HE
his service as acting chief and his fitness
and qualifications for the position.
..IIe has had ali sorts oethpgs to con-
tend with during his SlS months as acting
chief" said MI, landfrkin. ard thsn he
Proceeded tor specify In doing so, he
enumerated d list Of persons Wire had been
men toned by newspapers as prnha bls
successor 10 Captain Huce, and criticised
tia newspapers, which he charged had
geratly harassed tho oiticsr bS these pub
itcations. lie reviewed me ad',linlssrars 4
lion az th., acting chief. 'crsditing ht1l
WITH the capture of shinberser's slayer i.
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ls:elstlaasl en- sa<satA PaSs1
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3. j. Whitney, who is a director OF tho
itizens' National Bank, Of Oberlln, o.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-06

ten an take keer of it-when I'm gone. ''
 And then was Simon seized with a spe- cies of aphasia. What he really blurted out quite abruptly was: Il don't want no kitten!', Whereas, what had been on the tip of his tongue to say was-but that is another matter.
 With face that burned painfully be- heath the tan, he started up. turning over his chair in his haste.
 Well, good-by,' he said, and was out of the house and out of the gate be- fore he had time to breathe.
 But it was a cold day, and one may not take a two-mile tramp through fros- ty woods without his hat. Terrible as the trial was, he must go back after his hat And when one is sneaking back into house, after making an exhibition of himself, and when one finds a pretty girl with a white kitten in her arms, sit- ting on a rug and crying into the kit tens fur, one suddenly remembers that he is his fathers son. In an instant Simon was on his knees on the rug, and had taken the girl and kitten into one embrace.
 Why, Sereny. don't cryi' he was say ing in his most protecting manner, as though he had never been troubled with weak knees or a craven heart in all his life. ''Yes-I come back to tell you-Im going to take the kitten-if you'll come along to take keer of it, Sereny. Say, sereny-eay. now, will ye, Sereny? ain't
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-06
The Alabama Soldiers Buried in Win
 chester (va.) Cemetery.

More than year ago letters from Miss Russell of Winchester Va.) Chapter
 U. D. C., to every Chapter in the State of Alabama. requesting aid for the plac- ing of head-stones over our heroic dead. were received and in conjunction with her. as an authorized agent, MT. James M. Green. pastor of Berryville, Va, M. E. Church. also sent letters to the State Chapters and also to individuals. Their work of love was pressed with untiring energy by these noble workers until in- spired by their zeal and devotion to grand cause. the Union Springs Chapter yielded to the wave that brought the ap- peal for help. and in their turn have worked wonders for success in marking the graves of those who sleep so far from home. The desire of Miss Russell and Mr. Green now is to place a creditable monument to these Alabama heroes and are desirous of the cooperation of the State in attaining this end. Their propo- sition Is to have each Chapter throughout the State contribute s10 $5 to be paid in June and the remainder in December. A noble work for most noble cause. heart- fly endorsed by the U. D. c. column of The Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-06
A Steady SIugger Coffee
 works
works
In ways people
 fail to undeYSta nd.

With many persons it sets up stomach disease and direct ly congests the liver thus caus, ing yellow skin, bad breath, constipation and extre m e nervousness and frequently heart trouble.
 One can find out exactly how much coffee has to dc with bad feeling and sickness, by leaving it off entirely for 10 days. Drink Postum, well made in its place and note the change in feeling. That an easy way to fix the guilt on the "fellow" that is silently and in a most stealthy manner doing deadly work.
 If health and the ability to "do things" are worth any, thing at all it certainly is worth such a test, attended by no inconvenience whatever. on the contrary one feels bet ter from the beginning.
 It may solve your problem.