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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
FIERCE ASSAULT is
MADE ON PORT ARTHUR HUJ.RF
(ByAssociated Press,

CHE FOO, Oct. 31-2 p. M.-The gems
raj assault upon Porth Arthur which DE-
gan in a preliminary way on October 24th,
developed Into flercely raging battle
Yesterday, when, according to a hitherto
3infallible authority, tho Japanese flung
heavy forces against the fortress In their
third attempt to secure a commanding po-
si,ion. The result OF yesterdays fighting
js vet unknown. The Japanese have been
preparing for this assault for month. II
is believed that the Japanese did not eH-
{pect to capture the town on this occa-
sion, but to accomplish another Important
forward step, This plan was adopted 1ol-
lowing the first assault. when thousands
OF lives were sacrificed In an attempt to
swarm over the fortlfcations by mere
force OF numbers regardless OF loss
This assault. like the previous one was
a. climatic Incident OF weary weeks OF
trench digging, gun -mountlns and small
eneagements On October oath, having
made every possible preparation. tho
Japanese opened fire with their artillery
along the whole Tine incidentally contlnu-
Ing their daily practice OF dropping shells
into the harbor. The Russians replied,
the sounds, as OF distant thunder, tell
ing the inhabitants OF Port Dalny that
the long expected assault on the fortress
was Imminent, The bombardment con-
tInucd furIously until the afternoon OF
October Goth, when the Russian guns on
Else Mountain, Antsa Mountain and
Rihlung Mountain became briefly silent.
AT 4 o'clock that afternoon. regiment
of Japanese swept out from behind q re-
Gently captured hill adjacent to Rihllng
Mountain, and advanced on the Russian
trenches lying between Rihllng Mountain
and tho railroad occupying them after
hours OF fighting. The Russians stuck 70
their posts TIL the Japanese were wlth-
In few yards. both sides hurlng hand
grenades at each other. The Japanese
infantry are now using mechanical de-
vices which enable them to throw
&grenades with great accuracy and rapid
ity. Iii the meanwhile another hody of
!, Japanese assaulted the trenches on the
v. l1,nntinllad on Third PaSe.l ,4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01

day afternoon some boys yelled, Hello,
Ice" to him and one OF the boys was
Victor Hoffman. the thirteen-year-old
step-son OF Or. 6Letew. He caught the
boy and slapped him. Later, about s
O. clock, he went to the home Of DR.,
;Lefew and asked for him. The Doctor
came out on tho porch. Flshburne told
him he had slapped his son. Lefew told
him that he should have reported to
hin, and he would have punished the
boy. The men got to quarreling, and
Lefew told Fishburne ha would treat
him as he treated his boy. and slapped
( him twice. Flshburne went out, and
sLefew followed him to the gate. Fish
burne, who was on the outside. with the
remark. ~ will show you what Will do
to you" reached over and stabbed Lefew
in the breast, He then went homo and
'phonad to the police. Eie was taken
before Judge Woods. who placed him
under $1,000 bail, which was increased
to $4,000 this morning, g4
Tho knife blade penetrated the cavity
OF the chest and wounded tho lungs and
liver. and internal bleeding set In. i,
Nearly every physlcian OF the! city has
been In attendance. and to-day Or, Stew-l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
TWO INTERSTATE CASES
DISMISSED BY The COURT
tBy Associated Press,

wAsuINGTON, Oct 31.--The Supreme
Court OF the United States to-day dis
,nissed tho cases OF the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission vs.. the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway COM
pany and the Interstate Commerce com.
,,anw The complaint In tho first case
1uas that under the rate schedule Of the
abroad company merchants In Palatka,
r1s' can receive goods from st. Louis and
yrom TENNESSEE points and reship them
- and sell the min Hampton u the
same state as cheaply as the Hampton
:, ,.rchants themselves. Tho Southern's
20 !, involved charge OF disparity In
Sreirht rates at Danyille and Lynchburg'
Va The dismissal in both cases was
made upon stipulation OF ccounsel,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
Virginia..

The McCue trial draws to q close : the
question OF exciting interest Is whether
McCue Will take the stand in his own be 4
half; many witnesses to prove domestic
.cordialty In the McCue home: letter. writ
ten by Willie AlcCue to his aunt and read
in court; coroner OF Newport News to
testify as to the effects Of a blow from a
sand -bag-Dr. Frederick c. Letew dam.
gerously wounded by n knife in the hands
Of Charles T. Fishburne in Roanoke;
ITishburne slapper lie few's etep. son and
later. he claims. went to the house to-
apologize when the alteration occurred,
Or. Stuart Mcguire and many Roanoke
physicians trying to save his lfe---, VIII
liam Morris, twenty two ,(whitc), Of Long
dale, fell beneath4the cars at Clifton
Forge Sunday and was killed--Fine
meeting OF West Chesterfield s Sunday
school Convcntlon;. Captain Lamb ad Z
dresses the conyenton---Miss kelso dies
at Winchester from shock a t the an
nouncement OF the death OF her brother
in la w-Rural free delivery carrier In
Page county elopes with another expected
;bride-Daniel3 makes a. great speech TO a
large audience in BTazewcll; 8 Attorney
tGeperal "A ndersop rs apd State Senator
Barksdale speak 70 large crowd .at. Gate i! I
City; J. Boyd Sears speaks at Freder ricks-:
burg Henry G.. j ohnson. Richmond ma
lchiniat, killed on the track near roa.no------
Preacher drops dead In the pulpit at
Newport News and causes panic-s.
II. Buchanan, a anker+ OF jon sborp, N.
c., shot by Mrs. W. l. White In. her home
at Danvillc: a. much mixed case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
The ABIDING.
OF DR. J R !. .L|E|fEWl !,
Probably Fatal Encounter With " It'll,
Charles R. Fish
burne.
SLAPPED { , LEFEW's I /; s: y sTEPsoN :':I: n
Then Came to Doctors House,
Where the. Alteration
Took Place.
Probably Fatal Encounter With
SLAPPED LEFEW's sTEPsoN
special to The Times-pispatch.>

/ Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
e ROANOKE, va. October s1.-Dr. Fred
,erlck G. Lefew was stabbed and prob
ably fatally wounded at his home yester-
day afternoon by Charles R. Fishburne.
a young banker and broker. Mr.. Fish
burne has been riding a motor cycle. and
the boys and girls in that section had
been annoying him by yelling Ice man"
and ''hello Ice" his father being engaged
in the coal and Ice business He reported
the matter to the police. and become so
much worried about t, that he began to
slap children and run after them. Sun
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
Richmond's 4 weather yesterday was clear
and moderate Iii telnperature. aL
Richmond.

Messrs. Lamb. willard. II. l.. Montague
and c.. M. Wallace address Fulton voteIs
and arraign Rnoseyelt for his ef1ort 20
str. up race feeling---Mr. James Caldst. d
we'll known man. found dead beside west
hampton railway tracks with Just q ,;,! sus-
picon of foul play. surrounding the kliilng
BODY OF mar, killed on railroad near
Tonno brought to Richmond and I,a,y WIZ 1vt, &c
liaina and State Senator Sears !snsak to- to.
Gliding Judge l.. l.. Lewis ard General
stith Boiling, speak tonight IN an open
nir meeting on West Broad s,reeet--Dr.
+. G. .Lefew, stabbed IN Roanoke, was
Richmond boy and we'll known here
Street Committee acts on matters con-
cernIng sewers and paving: other commit.
.tees--NewsE Of arrest In Baltimore o.
man selling pianos IS received with much mus
interest Virginia Polytechnic lnsti-
stute fayorites here In game next satur.
day; interest running hiBh----F Funeral OF
Slr. Edgar A..an In Washing ton---f oung
lawyer. and lady companion thrown @ out OF
buggy ana have narrow escape; young
man hurt painfully. MANCHESTER
Mr. A len Is upheld by committee of IN
yestigation and is commended-,-Nvate ater
DIGESTION Three deaths reported-Miss
Malone and Mr. Davidson married IN
Washington yesterday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
Takes Lightweight T; Pu- u,
gilist Championship.
REFEREES DECISION
WARMLY CONDEMNED
Five Rounds Fought and the
Last Is Vigorous-Both Men
Make Statements-Britt De-
clares Decision Robbery,
While Cans Says
It Is Fair.
(speclal to rhe ,rlme..plspateh.> 5

Especial to Tho ,rimes-Dispatch)
BY Jimmy Britt.
BAN FRANCISCO. October 31.-
The decision Of Referee Graney was
downright robbery. l had Cans go.
Ing at the end Of the fourth round,
and was Just about to finish him
when Graney interferred by forcing
us apart. and declaring Cans tho
{ winner on foul. We had agreed
to hit In the clincheS. and there was
no foul committed by me In hitting
Cans when he was holding me. even
II he was down on one knee The de-
cis,on was so unjust that I lost my
temper and struck Graney. I'm
A sorry for that. but 1t was no more
Z than he deserved. Il n q s5.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
TRY AGED SOLDIER
ON MURDER CHARGE.
Frederick Kingsley to be Ar
raigned III Norfolk
To-day, rs
E(speclal 70 the Times, D.spa,ch.,

x Especial to The Times, Dispatch,
X NORfOLli, VAn October 3l.-Among
the more important cases 10 baEtried at
tho fall term OF the United states Court,
which convenes8 here Tomorrow. witt,
Judge Edmund Waddlll on the bench, will
be the arraIgnmeht of Frederick Kingsley,
an aged inmate OF the Soldiers Home. at
Hampton, charged with killing q fellow
inmate OF the institution.
E Kingsley Is nearly eighty years old,
and the oldest man ever placed on trial
for murderain Norfolk, and. perhaps, In
Virginia, and among the very few men
OF that &c who have ever faced a similar
charge In the criminal courts Of this
country. NJ $ 3ss 8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01

The Wonan's Committee.
The woman's Commit tee OF the Central
Young Men's Christian Associat!on viii
citation parlor. Matters pertaining to tho
proper celebration OF tho coming jubilee
anniversary Will be presented and the
presence or every member Is requested,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
By Zoe Cans.

Although 4 would have preferred to
win by knockout or by gradually.
wearing Britt down. i am satisfied
I that the decision was correct. had
complained OF Britt rouling me sew
4 eral times before tho fifth round by
striking while i was on one knee.
but in the fifth he repeated the act
several times, so that Graney had
no other course open but to declare,
the fight lost on a. foul am sat-
isficd that am Britt's superior. and
would not be willing to meet him
again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
.SCHLEY OR DEWEY
MAY Be ON COURT Il
British Naval Men Want One
to Sit in North Sea
Matter.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
Especial Gable to The Times. DIspatcI,
Copyright 1904.)

K LONDON, Oct, sl--There Is much In
terest shown here as to the composition
OF the International Court Of Inquiry.
incident. That Admiral Sir CyprIan Bridge
will represent Great Britain Is certain and
Prof, Martens will be ono OF Russia's re-
representatives. Is assured. There Is a strong
feeling amctg British naval men that
either Admiral Dewey or Admiral achley
should be requested to act as one Of the
5neutrals, 55
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01

Associate Board of Directors,
The Associate Hoard Of Directors. of the
Central. Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton will meet Tonight at 8 o. clock In
the blue room OF the association building
for The transaction OF important business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
.ASSAILS SREPUBLICANS
in NEW YORK CITY \
Ovation Lasting Nearly Twenty
Minutes Is rendered by the
Greatest Gathering Demo
Gratis Have Yet Had-1t
Took $50 Police to Man
age the Affair.
fBy Associated Press.)

n NEW YORK. October 31.--Judge Parker
tonight made his first platform appear
ance away from his home at Esopus since
his nomination as the Democratic can
didate for President. He addressed a
monster mass meeting hold in Madison
Square Garden. where his reception was
attended BY a. demonstration seldom
equalled, both in the intensity and the
dura tion OF the enthusiasm displayed.
The nearest approach was that which
followed the nomination OF Judge Parker
at st. Louis and later the endorsement
by the same convention OF the candidates
now famous gold telegram.
Not only was the appearance OF Judge
Parker cheered,a but every mention Of
his name by speakers who preceded him
provoked outbreaks OF applause. The
tumult OF unrestrained enthusiasm which
accompanied Judge Parker's entrance
to the garden was in contrast to the
close attention given him during Ills
speech OF not more than half an hour.
While his address was punctuated by APP
plause, the throng which filled the gar
den to Its capacity. was markedly con-,
siderate In It's treatment OF the candi-
date. He had but to raise his hand to
gain control Of his audience. Though his
voice was not strong. is stated he
could be heard in every part Of the
building. II YAK
#8 No Standing Room.
Two hours before Judge Parker was
scheduled to arrive at Madison Square
Garden, 1t was evident there would not
be one seat vacant In the mammoth
structure At 1880 p. NJ. the line in
front OF the Madison Square entrance
began to form. Tho doors were not
opened untilc6 O'Clock. Under control Of
$50 policemen the crowd entered the
building III an orderly manner. III less
than two hours standing room was at a
premium. and many We're turned away
unable to get near the garden.
Judge Parker was escorted to the gar
den by committee OF ono hundred, con-
sistng OF the most prominent Democrats
In the city. Heading the escort were
Mayor George b. Mcclellan and Isador
Straus, tho latter the presiding officer
=
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
SUMMARY oFsTnE DAYS NEWS
The Weather.

E f 4 ,.i
Il WAsHINGTON, oct. Sl.--Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesdays:
vlrglnla-Falr Tuesday and WEDNESDAY;
light, variable winds.
North hCarolIna,--l lcalr Tuesday and Wed-
hesday; light northeast Winds.
Richmond's weather yesterday was clear
and moderate Iii temperature
Is RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER
q a. M. x sI
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3 z. M. oo y
X, Al. ...... ~
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IL VHldnlgnt .,....:. .s.... ~
Average 4S OF
Highest temperature yesterday........ 5S
Lowest Temperature yeslerday........ ~
Mean temperature yesterday.;..........n1sS ns 40
Normal temperature for October...... "
Departure from normal temperatures. y
\ precipitation during past "a hours......So
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
General.

Judge Alton b. Parker is accorded the
most wonderful demonstrations Of the
Ga mpa' gll at Madison Square Garden,
where he speaks 70 a vast throng OF eager
hearers: cannot proceed for nearly - min
j,tes, because OF prolonged cheering
Both Japanese and Russian armies have
been heavily reinforced. and some v'gor-
GUS fighting is momentarily expected
Joe Cans, tho negro pug. list. Of Baltl-
more wins championship lightweight. con-
test at San Francisco. over James Prltt,
OF the latter city. In the ffthl round on
foul .CoIored woman. nearly one hum
dred and twenty-five years old, dies at
Brunsw OK. Ga.-Counterfeiters convicted
Ia Allan nta-Fire causes stampede in At
3lanta a. Theatre A,rship Cal fornia ar
rived: makes great record at st. LOUIS
Exposition-Bank building collapses at
Memphis, Tenn ---s Aged x-Federal
soldier to be tried for der----New York
stock market shows unexpected declines
ii prices due 1t Is thought,sto heavy en-
raEemcnts OF gold for foreign shipment
Dick BERNARD wins the Richmond Iiandl-
can at Jamaica-Interest.n ng damage
case argued In United States Supreme
fC.ourt--Amar!can consulate at s,tAmoy,
China. burned together with valuable pa
ners-Thomas e. Watson speaks at
China. burned, together with valuable pa
s1atesboro, States; m e Mrs. Lucy, Taylor Nun N
ford 10 become bride OF Lieutenant w.
II. Upshur, at Annapolis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01
North Carolina.

4 William Steele, OF Concord, fatally hurt
BY falling from train while in. a fit.
Insurance companies sue, the Seaboard
Air Line for insurance already paid = on
losses by burning cotton. Calming Sea
board engines set 1t aflre--J. W. Lee, for
many years agent OF the America To-
bacco Company. buried with Masonic
hon train to North
Wiikesboro leaveg he track, but the pas.
sengcrs escape serious injury.
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No Standing Room.

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-26
NOT MUoH.ENDURIxe.

It is astonishing how little some mar ried men can stand. Here is a Smith ton (MissourD man who has sued for divorce just because his wife called him bad names, threatened to kill him, re- fused to mend his brooches or darn his stockings and diverted herself by beat ing his head with stick of stovewoo&
 Compare this pusillanimous MissoHri man with the Kansas man who tyas willing to run around the yayd to please his wife while she pursued him with pistol. Compare him With the many other brave and noble men who will suffer anything, even to attending tea-Darties, rather than Seek divorce from the wife whom they are bound to love. honor and obey. LAnd especially compare him with the wives who stick to their husbands through such thick and thin treatment that they have a right to occupy much time in calling themselves martyrs. If Missouri can't show more enduring husbands than the one who has just shown himself at Snithton she win do well not to blow much about Missouri men to the visit ors at St. Louis this summer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-26

to the man who had conquered him; Odell, flushed, triumphant, strode away with the light of battle still in his eyes land an air upon him so militant and viatprious that had there been p7 ssers- by. in those deserted streets his look
 might have told the veriest stranger |aII.
 Some time ago there was sad and melancholy farce in New York. when some of MT. Platt's friends, headed by |Depew. went to Odell after a confer ence and extorted a compromised By this compromise Platt was to remain nominal leader and Odell was to run the State campaign. It may interest those who read with open mouths of this happy settlement and compact to know that this is precisely the thing
 for which Odell contended at the White House the night he wrested the Re- publican standard from the old flag bearers hands.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-26

ing impossible ev aIion Of public opinion. tne communal suffrages left Christians by Malone. IT., it was most i'm portant to ext to the Mussulmans. have been grs ally reduced to the vanishing pop In order to confirm the authorit Of the capital. the cOun- try has bs deprived of popular initia- tive and/ bncemned to a long period of inertia and to the suspicious md haras zig tutelage of government whifa has neither the power nor the Ineeessary intelligence to apply it with advantage. and whose representatives, as rule. are unacquainted with the requirements of the populations placed under their charge The memorandum says in conclusion: Turkey is being 'stihed in the bonds imposed upon her by an ignorant and rapacious oligar- chy- It is matter of urgent neces- sity to loosen those bonds. before they are rent asunder by the efforts of the people driven to despair"
 Reform in Turkey is almost a fun my phrase. It is also very serious one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-26
Tine GastrononnIc Norei,

The gastromonic novel now We're daily urged to buy. It only goes to show us how To meet our taste they try. Heres He That Eateth Bread With And soon. no doubt, will come The Cake That Naught But Dough
 Shall Be-"
 And Crust That Turned to Crumb." ''TFe Man That Landed in the Soup May shortly lead the list, While "Sirloin Steak: The Butchers
 Dupe,"
 Will prove hard to resist. The Girl Who Made the Pie for Me" The readers will devour; He Was Pudding, too, will be The novel of the hour. The Unsuspected Cake of Yeast" Is nearly due to rise, And He Who Fanlished at the Feast Is soon to greet our eyes. One busy author merely begs Three minutes to complete The Man Who Lost the Hard Boiled
 Eggs
 He vows it cant be beat. Also, sThe Lass That Poured the Tea And Biscuits Made by Ma And Mullins That Were Burnt by Me, And She Who Made the Slaw. And Waffle Irons Out of Gear But why name all the rest? The gastronomic novels here; It's easy to digest.
 Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-26
PANAMA CANAL PROP ERrY,

Now that the new Panama Canal Company has formally transferred to the United States the property owned by it on the Isthmus of Panama there needn't be any more trouble about the matter, and even the inquisitive Chi cago man can be satisfied. The prop erty turned over includes 30,000 acres of land, about 2,500 buildings, quantity. of machinery, maps, drawings and rec ords, and controlling interest in the Panama Railroad Company. But the price paid represents mainly the value of the excavation already accomplished by the company or by it's predecessor, the old Panama Company, of which it is the heir. The Isthmian Canal Com mission, appointed in 1899, estimated the value of the excavation work at $27, ,474,- l0S3 the value of the railroad stock at $6,S50,0O0, and the value of the maps, drawings and records at $2,000,0o0. To the total of 36,324,0SS the addition of the customary 10 per cent. to cover omissions brought the price for the property up to $4O,OOO,Ooo. The commits sion made no allowance for the build ings, for the land which the company held, or for the machinery, but as the |land is comparatively valueless and as the buildings and machinery are in a |rickety condition the canal company Twas satisfied to consider them covered by the ten per cent. set aside for onlis- sions.
 A good trade for all concerned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-26

By the trembling, nervous efforts Platt is still making to cover his nakedness with some rag of authority. one can see that he has drunk deep of humiliation; but he has not yet drunk to the dregs. That will be done when Odell either comes to the Senate him. self in Depew's place. or sends some re- presentative of the new knockdown- and-drag out system of leadership which has replaced the Easy Boss
 Then will be seen the spectacle of the wreck of a Senator the ghost of boss, sitting unregarded, impotent and useless in his Senatorial place, while over his head his new colleague cracks the whip of party rule, and while his Iold acquaintances crowd around the new man to learn New York's desires. When that takes place, this tragedy of politics will reach it's climax; it will be time for the curtain to fall.--New York Times Correspondence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-26
REEoRM IN TURKEY.

There is trouble enough in Turkey all the time. Just now the Young Turks" are uneasy. They point out that all efforts at reform in Turkey have come to naught because Ottoman politicians have failed to take into ac- count the differences of race, language and tradition existing throughout the |en1pire. Alarmed by the abuses of the pashas and the feudatory beys, they
 succeeded, it is said, in depriving the latter of their privileges. Instead, however, of correcting the evils of this
 old system of decentralization, instead |of transferring to the people at least
 a part of the power of which a multi
 tude of petty tyrants had been de-
 prived they took advantage of the dis
 possession of the latter to place the
 vilayets under the administration of
 the Sublime Porte by a measure of ex- cessive standardization, thereby render