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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-13

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Of the Homestead EIotel. at Hot Springs.
Va on last Tuesday. Fonrteen women
were gathered about around table ddorn-
cd with pink roses ard lovely favor
boxes filled with crystalized fruit.
Each guest was presented with a gold
buckle brooch tied. with pink ribbons.
The prizesin one Of these was drawn by5
Miss Scott, q this city. Mrs. Barton
I.ench IS expeatNl. to iet;lrn to Hot
Springs from New. y DIX tile last of tho
week. 81, HING ~ Is 43a 81 q a. 5S III
The Austrian Ambassador ana Madame
Won Hengemuller, who are on 5their. way
from Lenox, Mass 20 Washington u
c., arc spending a. few days at the Cam
bridge Hotel in New York city. ,..is
The Right Honorable Jolll Morley, one
of the eight Knights Of kinE Edwards
Order of Merit, Is among those who are
booked to sail from Liverpool for New
York on tomorrow.
Personal Mention.
Mr., and Mrs. s. Bassett Bate. OF Nor
folk, who We're married IN Emmanuel
Episcopal Church., Morrison, Tuesday eve-
ming at 6:30 o'clock, are spending their
honeymoon IN 7 Richmond !. q.
n bs seGk ~
Miss Maude83 Cooke. #
a joint meeting Of the Advisory Board
and the Executive Committee Of the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
will be held in the Confederate Museum
this afternoo n at a 80 % clock. The meet
ing is called for the transaction Of Inn
pcrtant business. sS,a " Ia 35S8sl
Miss Florence Tyler, who has been Wis
iting her grandmother In Richmond, has
returned to her home In staunton.
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th R's Enes vo on Sshsy S ety s
Fredericksburg. i l
* The ladies Of Asbury Methodist Episco-
this evening at s o'clock. Light refresh
mcnts wilittbe served; and the 5pu bile is
cordially invited 3 M
Miss Ellen Glasgow is in 4 New York
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a huge mace In the air, with which he
struck TO the deck every man who OPP
posed him. On the other side, spade-i
beard a dwarf in height, but OF great
breadth Of shoulder and length OF arm.
had cut a road almost to the mast, with
4three-score z Genoeae men at; arms close
at his heels, Between these two formi-j
dable assailants the seamen were being
slowly wedged more closely together, UNI
til they stood. back to back unde ri tho
mast with the royers raging upon every.
side OF them. ts5 gtf5 AZ
" But help was close at hand. Sir Oliver
Buttesthorn with his men,at-a rms had
swarmed down from the forecastle, while
Simon, Il Awkward. Horde John, and q
score more threw themselves from the
poop and hurled themselves into the
thickest OF the fght.5 Aiieyne, as in duty
bound, kept his eyes rxed ever on ms
lord and pressed forward close at his
heels. Often had he heard OF Sir Nigel
prowess and skill with all knightly weap-
ons. but all the tales that had reached
HIS ears fell far shorto OF the real quick
ness and GOODNESS OF the man. 1t was
as II the devil was In him, for he sprang
| here and sprang there now thrusttng and
now cutting. catching blows on his shield,
turning them with his blade, STOPPING un-
der tho swing OF an axe, springihg over
the sweep of a sword, { 50 swift ana 80
I for blow at him might pfDd .sbim SIX
PAGES Oft ere he could bring " down.
| Three pirates had fallen before him, and
lie had wounded spadebeard IN the neck,
when the Norman giant aprang at him
1 from the side with slashing blow from
| his deadly mace, Sir Nigel stopped to
avoid It. and the same instant turned
| ~, haS RWnr0SmAn.
but, his foot slipping in q pool OF blood,
ha fell heavily to the ground. Alleyne
sprapg In front OF the Norman but his
sword was shattered and ha himself beat
! en- to the ground by A. second blow from
1.-THE ponderous weapon, Ere the pirate
chief could repeat 1t. however. John :
iron grip fell upon his wrist, and he found
stronger man than himself. y Fiercely ne
stroye 10 disengage his weapon, but HorT
die John bent his arm slowly back until,
\ with a sharp crack, Ike IA brea KIN tstaye,
4 1t turned limp In his grasp, and the mace
i dropped from thu neryeless fingers. y
/ vain he tried TO pluck Il up with the 9th
or hand. Back and back stu his foemani,
4 bent him, until with a roar OF pain and
! Of fury, the giant changed his full length
upon the boards. while the gl'mmer OF q
i|knife before the hars OF his heme Y Warned
4 him that short would be his shritt u nc
1 moved
Cowcd and disheartened by the loss OF
4 their leader, the NornAHs had given nack
4 and were now streaming over the bull
Warks on to their own galley. dropping
a dozen at time on to her deck. lSu!
4 the anchor stlll held them IN It's crooked
claw, and Sir Oliver with lfty men was
4 hard upon their heels. Now. too. the
archers had room to draw their bows once
more, and great stones from me yago O
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city, and VIII remain there for some
abroad with Miss glasgow, has already
Miss Margaret Lillian Farrar, who for,
the past TIRES months has been the guest
Of Mr. and Mrs. George Everett Sprague
at their summer home II, Lynn, Mass,
has returned to the oty. During her alb
sence Miss Farrar visited some OF the
with relatives III Philadelphia and Bal
tin,ore.
III her home home. No. siooz West hialn street,
Ger s pssI sebs i prG%yinE ab ,'n
and and l is Is now II abs 70 Be out. fis
said mat the coonal M Danes aesv Of
H sa skssa family e afe pnhSd
Delegates fron, the Richmond chap .S
appointed to- the State convention OF ,t .,s
Dangh ~ the g 70 Be rs ae'd
Kssp ostoS sss IN Ms nsy
iisH sYi' Miss Jennie Cullen. Mrs.
t. kseseE Mrs. : p'enn asf Mis- Miss
Miss Nellie Spence, Mrs. Edgar 2. T!ay-
Digs, Mrs, d. r. Valentine. Mrs. Kate
+ 8. Wtnn and Mrs. John Tcefey. These
delegates are requested W notify Mrs
y. Y. Rando lph No. 81 East rran aEln
spending secretary Isl out of the city.
No delegates are entertained .ss
Mr. Leroy NJ Lacy, of Nc. 1l1s Grove
Avenue, who has been III for the past
several weeks, was to-day removed to
the Hygeia Hospital to receive the per-
sonal care and attention Of his physl-5
clan, Dr. A. j. Hodges.
CAPTAIN All eek sBagby, proprietor OF the
hotel in Tappa hammock, It'll his wife and
scvera others, passed through this city
yesterday en- route to st. Louis to attend
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No Orphan Asylulns.

Australia "A has no orphan asyluns.
Every child who Is not suppo rted by
parents becomes Ward OF the state,
placed In private family. where board
and clothes are provided until the FOUR
teenth birthday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-13
thinking about II and wondering il

thinking about It. and wondering II !
should ever be able TO pay my debts,
Finally could not sleep at all was
then forty-seven year old. siS9 ISL
I'll am sIxty-seyen now, and / hnyeanever
slept wink since. | 20 TO bed at night
and lie awake thinking get up In the
morning wi tn a headache and feel tired
and sick. I dress and get out into the air
as soon as I can, and after have walked
around while Il feel refreshed and am
ready for breakfast. Ny appetite is good.
and work every day 3s 81
a Gasoline Is employed as a la orer by
the sAcquackanonk Water Com pany. He
was found yesterday working with pick
ana shovel in q ditch. and is we'll and
strong for a man OF his ase.--N'ew York
World n '55F::s XII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-13

MISS MAKGERY KNOWIEss, ~ 49,
under the vocalist heard in
evening the hall Of Mems Christian
$3.50 O'Clock number
Of
looked forward pleasure.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

LONDON, Nov. 5.-As the success
sor of the great man who has just
died, Sir William Vernon Harcourt his
son, Lewis Vernon Harcourt, is the
subject of much interesting specula-
ton. The question is often asked:
will ne ever become as famous as his
father, the last of the Parliamentary
gladiators ?" At present he has given
little promise of it. He was elected to
the House of Commons only last
March, at about the same age. Al, as
was his father when he made his debut
there. But at that age Sir William
had already achieved renown as a
vigorous controversial writer and at
the bar had amassed a fortune of be-
tween s15O,000 and 100000, which
enabled him to retire from his practice
and launch himself on the uncertain
sea Of politics. Thus far the son has
been known only as his fathers pri-
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
MRS. POLLOK LAID TO REST
AT CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY
Hundreds of Friends Attend impress
sive Services Held at the First
Presbyterian Church.

A quiet and impressive funeral was
that of Mrs. Mary Pollok held yester-
day at the First Presbyterian Church,
Van Ness avenue and Sacramento
street. Here hundreds who knew and
loved the dead woman gathered to
pay their last tribute of affectionate
respect. The casket was literally
buried in masses of flowers. The pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. William Kirk Guthrie, paid an
earnest tribute to the departed and
then to the solemn strains of Chopin's
Funeral March" the casket was
borne from the edifice. The remains
were laid TO rest at Cypress Lawn
Cemetery.
The following were pail bearers: j.
s. Webster. Gavin McNab, Rolla V
Watt, Smith Anderson, John Nc
Naught. Charles E. Green, John Nc
Dermott and ]. Balnarus. Mrs Pol
lok's three children, Allan Pollok, for
mer manager of the st. Francis; Mar
garet and Jean Pollok, followed the
remains to their place of rest.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
WOMAN CLERK SUES FOR
DAMAGE TO REPUTATION
Mrs. Van Curan Says Employer False
Iy Accused Her of Stealing
Prom Cash Register.

A demand for $4,000 for mental
suffering and damaged reputation is
made by Virginia Van Curan and her
husband. W A. Van Curan, in a suit
filed yesterday against J. Cibilich.
Mrs. Van Curan was employed as a
clerk by Cibilich and on November 2.
in the presence Of c. E. Quivey, the
defendant is alleged 10 have said,
You stole s15 from the cash register
and / am going TO call a policeman
and have YOU arrested.
This and phrases Of like purport
are said 10 have been repeated in a
loud. boisterous, violent and insult
ing manner" and she was detained in
the store for a long time and subject
ed to a search. Mrs. Van Curan de-
clares that the accusation was SLAM
derous and false. Her attorneys are
Dorm. Dorm e. Savage.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

urged Sir William to give up his radi-
cal ideas.
You've got the land" replied Sir
William laughingly, land you'll stick
to it, and / shall stick to my ideas"
Stick to them he did, and they carried
him far-to the Chancellorship of the
Exchequer and the leadership of his
party in the House of Commons. And
ultimately the land came to him. too.
\ Behind that lies sad romance. When
Colonel Harcourt died-he and Sir Will
liam despite their political differences
were the BEST of friends-the estate
passed to his only son, Aubrey Har-
court. When a young man this son had
been engaged to a young lady of great
beauty and intellect, Miss Liddell,
daughter of Dean Liddell of Oxford.
The wedding day had been fixed, but
within a few hours of the time that the
ceremony was to take place she sick
ened and died. For early twenty
years Aubrey Harcourt remained true
to her memory And thus 1t came
about that Sir William Harcourt inher-
tied as his nephew's heir the magnifi-
cent family seat, Nuneham Park. which
now passes to Lulu Harcourt.
The crowning disappointment of Sir
Williams life was his failure to attain
the Premiership. He never quite got
over that. After Gladstones retirement
of all men in the party he had the best
claim to the office. He had earned it by
long years of brilliant and faithful ser
vice But Queen Victoria. without con-
sulting. any of the party leaders. passed
the veteran over and bestowed it on
much younger man-Lord Rosebery. Sir
William would have been more than
human If he had not found some con-
ISOLATION in seeing the failure which his
then successful rival has since made of
his political life. fiocking by himself
and blowing lone furrow."
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

VALUE OF MRS. ZEILE'S ESTATE.-The
estate OF Mrs. Sophie smith Zeile. late wife OF
Frederick W. Zeile president Of the Mercantile
Trust Company has been appraised at S122. =
sos OF which $4,000 is the valuation given
TO an undivided one-fourth interest in the resi-
due OF the estate OF Carolina Smith de Santa
Marina.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
noes Not ReInrn samnIes-

Francis L. Cook, jeweler, 1712 Mar
ket street. got a warrant from Police
Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the ar
rest of Joseph Martin on charge of
felony embezzlement. Cook says he
engaged Martin as a travelling sales
man and gave him a dozen gold-flled
watches, valued at 1928 so. as sam
pies. That was several months ago
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
Election Day at the Postofice.

The general delivery of the main
Postoffice on Washington street will
be open from a. m. to 1 p. m. on
election day. Only the forenoon car
rier deliveries will be made. The reg
ular holiday schedule of street letter
box collections will be in force.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

OPPOSES LIMITING SPEED.-The Sunset
District Improvement Club fled a protest yes
terday with the Supervisors against the pro-
posed ordinance limiting the speed Of street
cars 70 eight miles an hour.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

and he heard nothing about Martin
till a few days ago. Martin is in In
dian Territory and will be brought
back.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

Fail hats. 1904. Just arrived nobbisr
than ever. Tom Dillon & Co. Palace
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

The Swiss military authorities are
about TO adopt khaki for soldiers uni
forms
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

vate secretary and general understudy.
From the doughty veteran he has re-
ceived the best of political training,
but he lacked the stimulus of having
his own way to make in the world.
In features he closely resembles his
father at the same age, but he has
none. of the latter's masterful aggres-
siveness and love of conflict. Because
of his gentleness and urbanity he was
dubbed Lulu at school and as Lulu
Harcourt he has been familiarly
known ever since. 1t is not a nick
name that suggests future greatness.
But men have gone far in public life
who were not aggressive and despite
the handicap of an effeminate nick
name. OF this Arthur Balfour, the
Premier, TO whom Lord Rosebery
sometimes contemptuously refers as
Pretty Fanny" is a conspicuous ex-
ample. And so, though Lulu" Har-
court has nothing of the political
fighter about him, he may yet realize
the great hopes which his father en-
tertained of him.
HIS WIFE AN AMERICAN.
In one important respect he may be
said not only to have followed his
fathers example, but to have bettered
the instruction. Sir Williams second
wife, who survives him, is a charming
and brilliant American woman, daugh-
ter of John Lathrop Motley, the his
torian. Lulu" Harcourt has begun
his matrimonial career with an Amer
lean wife. Five years ago he married
Mary Ethel. the eldest daughter of the
late Walter H. Burns of New York.
She was an heiress and brought him a
fortune. but it was a love match for all
that, there being no title or prospect Of
one to figure in the matter. Another
American marriage had previously
taken place among the Vernons, the
titled branch of the family. Lord Ver-
non, the seventh Baron, married a
daughter of Francis c. Lawrence of
New York, and the present Lord Yer
non, lad of 16, is her son.
Partisan friends were not more con-
spicuous than political foes at the me-
mortal services held in Sir William
Harcourt,s honor. Their presence was
a tribute not merely to the eminent
character of his public service. but to
the popularity of the man himself.
The lattes was a matter of slow
growth. Only in recent years have
those who differed from him politi-
cally come to recognize that this Titan
OF debate, so masterful, vehement and
dashing of speech, so ready with the
brilliant and biting epigram, was really
a man of the most generous and kind
" feeling. But in the Parliamentary
arena he fought only to win and as
sailed those who opposed him with
merciless ferocity. His ancestors had
been mighty warriors and the same
fighting blood filed his veins.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06
oF NORMAN DESCENT.

A Liberal in politics, he was a ma
jestic type of the born aristocrat. He
stood over six feet and was built
throughout on the same massive scale
Norman descent showed in every line
of his face. Both the Vernons and the
Harcourts trace back their history to
the time of William the Conqueror,
with whom they came to Britain. The
Harcourts have played important parts
in English national history from the
time of the battle of Hastings. There Is
still a Norman branch Of the family,
headed by the Due d'Harcourt. Scions
of the famous house have figured in the
forefront of French history. no fewer
than four of them having been mar
shals of France.
II can't stand Harcourt," said Lib
eral once; "he uses such strong Ian
guage when you disagree with him."
His temper when ruffled was at times
none of the sweetest At a momentous
sitting he once described the late Sir
George Osborne Morgan as "a fool On
another occasion he called Lord Ran
dolph Churchill "a little ass" in a whis-
per every one could hear. But such
ebullitions were passing. He never cher
ished malice or harbored grudge.
He thrice refused a peerage. He even
objected at being knighted when ap-
pointed Solicitor General, but his po-
litical chief, Gladstone, insisted on it,.
and with bad grace he accepted the
honor. At one time his elder brother,
Colonel Harcourt. occupied seat in
the House, and, true TO the family ira
ditions, on the Conservative side. He
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

Many would rather be in sin than
out Of style.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-08

In the China-Japan war of 1894 Port
Arthur, on the Liaotung peninsula, was
captured and occupied by Japan. In
the treaty of peace, influenced by the
naval powers of Europe interested in
far east affairs, Japan relinquished
Port Arthur and other Chinese terri
tory that had beer captured. Not long
afterwards, Russia obtained Port Ar
thur from China, on the pretext that
it needed an ice free harbor, which
VladivoStok was not. This gave Rus
STA q strong position at the entrance OF
the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li and q basis for
future operations against China on the
one side and Korea on the other, while
Japan could be threatened from both
Vladivostok and Port Arthur.
Then came the Chinese concession OF
railway rights in Manchur1a to RUSSIA
which puts Port Arthur in railway con-
nection with the Russian military base
in its own territory; the military occu-
patton of Manchuria for the protection of
the railway line during the Boxer dis
turbances; the reluctant promise to the
combined powers to evacuate Manchuria
the failure to fulfill that promise; the per-
sistent attempts to coerce China into con-
cessions that will practically place Man
churia under Russian control while sun
nOminally Chinese; the assumption OF
powers on the boundary line between ko-
rea and Manchurit that, II perssasIIeeo d n
will menace the independence OF Korea,
and in any event will destroy the lnf1u-
ence of Japan on that peninsula. me
latest proposition of Russia is that Korea
shall be divided into two spheres OF IN
fuence'' Russia controlling the northern
part and Japan the southern. That would
mean the virtual annexation OF Manchu-
RUSSIAN empire, after which 1t would not
take long to get the lower half of the
Korean peninsula also. Then Russia would
have the entire coast line from the Amur
river to the Liaotung gulf, with all the
territory behind it, and Japan would be
reduced to insigniicance as far east
ern power
Japan sees what will happen to it un-
less the Russian advance can be checked
at once 1t therefore wants Russia to
fulfill its pledge to the powers in regard e
the direction of Korea, and leave that
country to the protecting and dominat-
ing influence of japan. That is con
made to state it, the trouble between
Russia and Japan. Plain
Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-08
AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.
Eastern Situation Is Discussed at
European Capitals.

Rome, Feb. Skiing Victor Emmanuel
had a long interview with Premier
Giolitti and Marine Minister MirabelH
today as a result of the severance of
diplomatic relations between Russia
and Japan, and ended with expressing
the hope that war still may be averted.
The king asked the premier to keep
Foreign Minister Tittoni, who is now in
Naples. informed on all that transpired
in the far east.
Minister Maribelli has cabled instruc-
tons to the commander of the Italian
squadron in the far east to send the
Italian third class cruiser Piemonte
from Shanghai to Japan, to keep the
third class cruiser Elba in Korean
waters to protect Italian interests, and
to have the armored cruiser Vettor
Passini communicate between them.
The third class cruiser Puglia, now at
San Francisco, has been ordered to
Japan. Although it is hardly consid-
in view of the limited Italian interests
in tbe far east. two other warships are
ready to start for the far east An ex-
change of views on the subject is tax
ing place between the countries whose
rulers like the king of Italy have re-
ceived letters from the emperor of
Korea announcing his intention to alb
stain from any act which might be in
terpreted as a breach of neutrality
Although not expected the latest
news from the far cas-. deeply affected
turned to the faithful and the mission
aries exposed to the horrors of war.
The Dontiff said:
81 shall have hope in the peaceful
disposition of the car. Let US pray
that God maySguide him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-08

a chance to get Strengthened out. Gov
ernor Warfield stated today that every
safe deposit box and vault in the vari-
Gus institutions was absolutely safe,
that the records were preserved and
that it was next to impossible for Seri-
Gus damage to happen to documents
contained therein. The b1ackened re-
mains of a fireman We're found in the
Equitable building this morning, where
he had rushed in an effort to get line
of hose to the roof. Chief Engineer
Horton, who was overcome yesterday
afternoon was resting easy this morn
ing. The lumber yards along West
Falls avenue from Pratt street to the
water edge are in ruins.
This morning the tremendous power
house of the United Railway company
and United Electric Light and Power
company, near Jones Falls, collapsed
and the expensive machinery, recently
installed, was in Is minutes total
wreck This was the largest and one
of the most expensive plants for gen
Grating electricity in the country. Ihe
tremendous business, storage and ware
house section between South street
and Jones Falls. from Fayette to Pratt.
is a mass of ruins. The dynamiting OF
buildings has been continued To-Day,
but the necessity for such a heroic pre-
ventive was not so urgent today as
Yesterday. The eXpediency OF using
dynamite was decided upon by the
board of estimates, composed OF Mayor
McI4ane, Building Inspector Preston
and the city engineer
A citizens meeting has been called
by Mayor McLane to assemble at the
citv hall today to consider measures OF
relief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-08
CUT THE CABLE,
Japan Sewers Telegraphic Communi-
cation With Korea.

Paris, Feb. S.-The French foreign
office was advised this afternoon that
the Japanese have cut the cable con-
Meeting Japan and Korea. The object
of this action is believed to be to pre-
vent news of the opera lions of the Jap
anese reaching the Russians, which
was possible no matter how closely cen
sured the dispatches sent might be.
Following the breaking off of relations
between Russia and Japan, the cutting
of the cable is regarded here as signifi-
cant of the purpose of the japanese
to begin hostilities.
1t is Learnt that among the troops
sent by Russia to the vicinity of the
Yalu river are 5000 cossacks, whose
province it is to destroy the commune
cations of any Japanese army landing
along the coast or trying to strike the
Port Arthur railroad. The French. mill
tary experts consider this a good tact
full move for the reason that the jap
anese have only a small cavalry force.
insufficient to cope with that of the
Russians.