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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
MAD BARTENDER
USES REVOLVER
Harry Jackson Tries to Kill
Ralph L. Macy at Saloon, Then
Shoots Himself in the Head
WOUND Is DEEMED FATAL
Notes Found in His Pockets In
dicate He Was Unbalanced
Through Love for a Woman
oakland oefce san Francisco Call,

Ills Broadway, Feb. 2
Harry Jackson. a bartender shot
himself fatally tonight with. suicidal
intent. after attempting to XIII Ralph
Z. Macy. another bartender in .Jo-
sephs & Byde's saloon, Eleventh
street. near washington, where the
shoot:1 occurred. Macy's life was saves
by a susDender buckle, wfach: effected
the bullet. fr ne Jackscn's 'pfstiri. any
caus, q the r7issile TO drop 'henmlessly
out Of The mans clothing After shoot
ing Al Macy. Jackson ran aan'uek IN
the saloon with his Qistols He -tglrEed
on Macy. again aimed. the pists ar nm
and demanded drinkaJa ckson got rhe:
glass OF liquor and stood in a: corner
Of tho barr. onl drinking. il. snS .sTan:
dishing his u.stol. SUD &eEly he '-criS@d'
'Gocd-by. fellows. %: and shot fiin7:Self- ill
the read. dronping- sense!ess.. tte the
floor. The police removed Jackson TO.
the receiving hospital where.the wound
was declared TO se ratals ghe.. bullet
entered the right slje Of the forehead
ard lodged in the. brain: -.
FIRES AT BARTENDER. !:
Jackson walked into the :sa1oon
shortly before 10 e'cld:ek... and
asked for drink. lie 6arlad. Macy
into back room TO talk With him
about application Cor .mem&ership irf
the Ra1tendors' Cmon... They ':rethrnes
10 the bar when jackson STEPPED te a
drawer and pulled ont a pistol. Macy
ordered hin, TO return she weapon and
the visitor replied by firing az the bar
tender but the shot struck the buckle.
staggering Macy and. iniidxing .enlE 2
slight bruise -.
before Macy. could resovei~ himself
-ackson jumped 10 a corner and. with
the pistol aimed. straight at. Mscy cared
for a drink. Harry L. Joseplis, .0ne, of
the. proprletors. entered the salOos just
in time 10 hear Jackson eiye the order
for every one TO gst out efethe place.
Before ne fred upoz himself Jackson
ran 20 the rear door. but found i
locked and returned 20 end hts life
Macy. Josephs and W. =: Smith.
another witness to: the. sheotins, said
Jackson was sober.
JacksoL's friends explained. that he
had been acting qGeerly. FOR several
weeks. was despondent. ana had threat
ened TO c0mnFt suicide. On. "a Alernv
orandum written in q note Book in
Jackeon's pocket was the. directien.' III
anything should happen 80 me I leave
all my effects to Mrs. Clara Van
TROUBLED OVER WOMAN.
The police suspect that Jackson's ac-
tions may have been caused by trouSle
over a woman Jackson rooIned at the
Pl0asantOI, corner Of FOurteentis and
Washington streets. He is a member
of the order Of EAgles and Of Court
Oakland, Foresters Of America. He
has nc relatives here. .
The following .netes were found in
JacksOn's pockets:
Harry Jackson. age "a If anything
sho1ld happen to- me please. let Ms.
Clara Tan Of SiXth and Castro streets
hold possession Of everything own.
and al bills you will have to cut off.
az I am not in a position to pay. Harry
Jackson"
To Ny Friends: ] cont want to do
t. but have to-
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
Death of wen-KnownI vineyardist,

FRESNO Fe5. 2-WOrd has been re-
.ceive9. of the death in Philadelphia at
the age. Of Is years Of Christian c.
Trash. He planted the first vineyard
IN FresnO-in the winter Of 1S72-7S.. now
known as the Eisen Vineyard, from
which has grown the great raisin and
wine graDe industry. He was also one
Of the pioneers of the wine and cham
pagre industries in California. He: re-
turned TO the. East a few years after
demonstrating the Success. of grape cuI-
ture in this section.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
Names We're Transposed.

POINT RICHMOND. Feb. 2.s-The
Call Of January 26 contained tele-
gram from here saying that o. Wylie
had been arrested for burglarizing the
saloon Of N. J. Hayden. The names
should have been reversed. 1t was
Hayden who was arrested for burg
larizing Wylie's restaurant
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
WOMAN Brealxs Both Arms.

OAKLAND, Feb. Mrs. Rosa
Santos, residing at 20 Hollis street
fell from rear porch at her home
this morning while shaking a rug,
breaking both arms and receiving in
ternal injuries that may prove fatal.
She was leaning against a balustrade.
which broke, throwing her to the
ground, a distance of 4ifteen feet.
Mrs. Santos is so years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
VIII Talk ON Bonds.

OAKLAND, Feb John LA How
ard, chairman of the special commit
tee on bonds of the City Council, will
deliver an address Friday evening be-
fore the Oakland Board of Trade on
bonds for municipal Improvements.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
snes Father for Moner.

OAKLAND. Feb. 2.-Elizabeeh H
Hamilton has begun suit against her
father w. T. Hamilton, and his sure
ties, Louis Gottshan and w. M. Kent
TO recover $905 II she alleges is due
her from an inheritance. Her father
was declared her guardian in order
to take care of the property she now
asserts she never received.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, Feb. 2.-The following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: John w. Kee-
nan, 81, Napa, and Mary Schumacher,
%, San Francisco: Christ c. Gonlardt,
over 81, and Mamie A. Silva, over 1S,
both of Haywards.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
Grand Jury Meets.

OAKLAND Feb. s2.-Thea Grand
Jury met in regular weekly session to-
day. City Attorney McElroy and Con-
stables Vandervoort of I13vington and
ROderick of Niles were the witnesses
examined. The operation of nickel
in-the-slot machines. of the municipal
ity and of the two outside districts
named was the subject under fnvesti-
cation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
Runaway Horse KILLED

OAKLAND. Feb. "A runaway
horse was killed in collision at 8
o'clock tonight with an Alameda
electric car on the north approach to
Webster-street BRIDGE The car front
WAS smashed.
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sonnma .Yalle1 I.oses AM old Resl,lcnt.

!. soNONIA Feb. s2.-Charles Ohm, a
wealthy and we'll known resident Of
this valley. died at his home near Aqua
CaIiepte. early this morning after sew
eraI weeks illness. ohm was the son
of the late Charles Ohm. wealthy
property owner of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
NtIcnigan's oldest E.ditcr Dead.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Feb. a.
Walter. w. NVoOlnOugh. probably the
oldest newspaper editor in the state.
died to-day aged SS. WoOlnOugh
started the. first paper published in
Battle Greek and was one of the men
present at the Organization OF the Re
publican party at Jackson
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
MN 40 on iCrematory.

OAKLAND. Feb. 2.=Mayor Olney
today announced that he would take
action tomorrow on. the garbage ere
matory ordinance, which is before
him for approval or Veto
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
TASMANIA Statesman Dies.

.LAUNCESTON. Tasmania. Feb. p
Right Hon Sir Edward Nicholas Cow
entry Braddock, former Premier and
leader of the House Of Assembly in
Tasmania. is dead. aged IS.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
Health. Board Reorganized.

ALAMEDA Feb. 2.-TAe Board of.
Health reorganized tonight electing
DR.. A. a. Stafford president. The new
member. DIR. A. Tappan Lum. took his
seat. .
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
Pioneer Cracker Baker Dies.

. CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-William w.
Shaw. pioneer Of the cracker baking
industry in the West is dead of pneu-
menia, aged 2 years
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03

BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
Ills Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
214S Center Street.
Telephone North "a.
ALAMEDA.
1885 Park Street
Telephone Eagle 500.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-03
The Cosmos Club held its regular meeting
Monday at the residence of Mrs. j. r. Burn
ham. Mrs. T. G. .Coogan won the prize.

Miss Helen Chase entertained the Tuesday
club At here home today. among her guests
Being Claire Chsbot. Miss Lucretia Burnham,
Miss Mollie- Mathes.s Miss Elsie Everson, Miss
Marian Goodfellow. Miss Helen Chase. Miss
Nav sCooean Miss Bessie Reed Miss Ethel
Svrns Miss Edith Beck. Miss 5ean Downey.
Miss Ethel Crellin. Miss Ada Kenna. Miss Bes-
sic Fillmore Miss Emily Chickering. Miss Edna
Barry and Mrs. Irving Burrel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-17
Continued on Third Page)
LEGAL FIGHT FOR !.
A LITTLE GIRL
[r. Simon Rice Awarded the
s51 ! Custody of His 5s...s
Ss:3 Niece. &
(spe cial i 10 The TInlles,ls.Dlsp

gils s Especial to. The Tlmes-D
WIN NCIpHsTER, VA, August II. IL n the
Corporation Court Mr., Simon Rice, OF
FredericK. Nd y was y awarded the GUS
stody8 Of his niece, Ruth Smith, ten years
of q &c. H The case had attracted consid-
erahle attention here and In Frederick,
The Children Is Home Soc clety OF Virginia
had AIKEN the child away from Its mother
on the ground that she was M la pro Eer
person to have the custody Of AZ. RuLh's
ygrandfither, Mr., Presley Barrie OF
Frederick, therellpon entered suit here
to recover the custody OF his grand dchlld,
and the court was about to grant his
petition when "A Il was learned that M ii
,Barrlck was a bout to get led again.
IS The child was remand led to the custody
OF the hildren,a Home Society until Mr.,
Rarriok could produce some one who was
better able to 3 care for the little ono
than he, His onrin-la,w, Mr Rice. pro-
,duced letters before the court from lead-
ing Frederick people, showing that he
was able to properly care for the child,
and Ruth gas yen inta |, bis pstodY,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-17
FORBES. very !.
IlvJAIl.
H; Has phoid5 Fever an: and Chances
Of Recoyyery gainst a
Him.
HIS SISTER NURSING IL II, HIM II
E. ooldrid gels Also il &
[7'yphoijd Fever I and Chances
iIs5 ii SISTER NURSING I d IN I HIM II Y
E.. G oldrid ge25iss q Also !. il e: 8
Bad Way. from ~ ervous Con-.
ditions and His Pulse$ Low. u
n 8. & !. &. ~ q. n
4 g .--,7----,- : n -'7-77F D
(spe cia1 to The Times -Dispatch:)

Especial to The eST1mes-Dlsp spatc NJ g ftS,
3ARVoEIA.. v a.. August a1e: Charle e q ssJ.
Forbes, Re young man who, since last
May has sEeen conf fined in the Bucking-l
ham jail; awaiting trial upon the grave
charge OF burning the home and soutbuild-
5ings OF his fat ther, the IA tes$ John s.
Forbes, Y on the night Of & March Sd s has
within The past few y days developed 81
grave case of typhoid fever, and he nov
lies dang gerously Ill In his cell. For sbnlo
days.. probably a week or more Forbes
has been unwell, ! and has had mo appe-i
stite for food Last we elk his mperature
began to rise. and was more or less per-
sistent until Saturday and Sunday when
sitsreached the! alarming stage OF 1o4 de-
9glees. s IS 53lg
Dr. Garland "a ght foot Morris, the 5coun-l
~ physician, attended Mr.. Forbes from;
the first and did everything in his power
for him. Yesterday he announced that
his patient was suffering from a severe
case OF typhoid fever. To-day his tens
perature is 1903, and he q Is considered;
worse than on yesterday. i:si a3a
f5f5 NURSED BY HIS SISTER,
"a Miss jamie Forbes. his sister, Is at his
bedside in the Jail, giving him her best.
attention, Il She has assisting her a faith
full colored woman: and q. number OF
tf ~ . J 1EF y ri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-17
|D['|R||;'.O.P| DEAD
PAR|A'[l)E +,
Colonel @ Prime Of New y ork,
b Dies Of cart Failure Induced I
/ y xhaustion }
e ,9'l Mar 'Il|' RcH. 4
The { AK a Severe One for the
L. Old 81 SSold s. ldiers and The Drop
I. 9by the 5Score I3s$5
g g THoUsAND 10 y. MAR '!l'l CH. ! [
3
i Y 8. " j.
" (By{s ASS o:ciated 4 Pre.s.a)I

BOSTON, MASS, August 1s.-If any
thing Swere needed TO y prove that the
Grand Army Of the Republic is q, nighty
host. 4 7 was to be found to- day. when
with half a million civilians looking on.
*, 600 survivors of the Union forces Of
the Civil War assembled here from all
sections Of tho United States, marched
through the streets OF Boston. Five and
one-nalf hours were required for the
sparad 9 to pass q given point, and 1t was
"a severe strain on the \ old soldiers, hut
generally u they bore Il the 3 hardship we'll
More than three score Of them droppcd
iprostrat ion, and we're cared for Mt the
field and civic hospitals, /; 4;
5s TheN death 81 Of one soldier 4 marred an
iotherwise ha ppy q ay Colonel John s..
Prince, a member OF John Al Dix Post.
OF New York, d led s from heart failure.
induced Il by ex haustio # 5s
More than three hundred spectators,
mostly women, + nted during the parade.
and I'll many n persons Were slightly in-5s
jured and had their clothing torn In the
crush, $S Eigf Din 3ts44. d s9
i AS the columns OF blue swept up Beacon
HI closely u fol owing the northerly side
lIIS
were reviewed from the State house by
Governor ] John u, Bates, who was accom-
panied by Senator 10 dge, Booker II
washington and others, and at City Hall
Mayor Patrick a. .5g Collins reviewed the
parade. 4. III iE Is * $s{
3 At the end OF the route Comma lder-in-
Chief John G.. Black. Of the g, "a. Ri
held his review, Several former Confeds
crate officers occupied places in theistanl,
and the Bpre-eminently picturesque featu
of the 4 parade was the living flag,
formed by two Thousand children dressed
yariously In white. Il red and blue, and
seated near the reviewing stands, Every
soldier of the marching army raised his
hat as he passed this picture. while the
children Joined "a n ID Dixie'' and the Bats
tie hymn Of the r Republic. B i,gs s
n Tonight the q. "A, 4, r. campfire was
held In Mechanics Building, Tobacco
coffee and doughnuts and cheese were
served TO 10, 700 parsons, Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-17
CALLED
HOME FOR SERVICE
\ Carpenter Fatally Hurt by !;
& Fall from Coal 4
Triple,
(specia ! to The Tlmes-D -Dispatch3

BLUEFTBID. w VA, AUGUST 16--A
slow but steady exodus Of Russians s. and y
Russian slavs out OF the ocal fields has
set in. These men have hVn working as as
laborers in the miness along the Elkhorn
and ClInch Valley and on railroad 2con-
structions Many with cumbersome bag
gage take the trains here, all bound for
home, rhey say the Russian government
Is calling them back, all Of whom hays
been requisitioned TO serve In the army.
Robert Young, a carpenter at work to-
day5 On the Twin Branch Coal Compan;ys s
.tipple, was suspended BY ropes, which
gave way. letting him fall about thirty
feet. He landed in a pile OF rocks, d sus-
tainlng fatal INJURIES
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-17
QUARTER OF
MILLION. |. [ ! |.
That is What John Arms Strong.
Chanler8 Wants from Thos.
T.Sherman.
5 31pv =, , Aa.oci,ted / \ I Press. ,,,l,I

(By Associated Press.o ~ si; w;
z NEW y DIRK, Au gust l6--As SUI. 70 re-
cover s263,5e was instituted to-day IN
ths United States Circuit Court BY Law,
yer Leo G. In 2beha ~ 4 .of q 4 ohn
y Armstrong Chanler. who seeks hat sum
from # Il honlas T. Sherman. whose q y
pointmert as committee in charge Of
his person and estate, Mr. Chanler; and
his attorney allege to have been illegal,
and, therefore, null and void. .E Gss.s Il
This suit brings II up al gain the many
contentious made some time ago In con-
nection with the Incarceration OF Chanler
In the sBloomingdale Asylum In March,
1897 and the former club mans sensa-
.tional escape At the time, Mr.. Chanler,
and many OF his friends insisted that
he was not insane. and that his con fine-
.ment and the subsequent pointment Of
Prescott Hall Butler as q COMMITTEES IN
charge OF his person and estate. was ! an
to 4 say the least. Later Mr.
Butler resigned and 7 honlas =. s herman
was appointed In his stead y, /, i,.s
Mr.. n q hanler In f his complaint states
that on November 6. 1901. petitlon was
filed in the County Court Of Albemarle
county Va, of which State the petitioner
says he is a legal resident, praying for
an ninvestigation Of the PLAINTIFFS sanity.
This petition, the complainant l.aAes
was .dsmisse !, and the plaintiff q sanity
thereby, esta blished, s.. q Il
Il Mr.. ChanIer declares the order of the
Supreme Court Of November 10, 1901 ap-
lpointing the defendant the committee OF
plaintiffs pension and estate to null
and void, as 1t It was mi ade5 without any
notice to the plaintiff, who was, there
fore, unable to appear and oppose the
same either In person or. by counsel. sS 4
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q 9DEsPERA L e. { 6 GHTIN G.


Copyright eo4
CEE&FOO !, Au &. e. III he most
desperate sfi ghting Of the who ole3$War nj
lis now in#progress at II Portf Arthur
according to n reports, which each$$;
here II tod day from tradi 6 vessels
from the Shan-Tung Peninsul hes
III Japanese guns have rained s8 q G on
stant stream Of 8sh ell & on IL orts Ar
thur and lave 4 inf lioted enor rmouss
damag &c. .3 The Russian warsh hips,s
which M escaped ~ destr tructi ION in S5El asst
weeks battle, have been forced S@ by
the Japanese fire from the inner.
harbor 8aft ter seye eraIS Of them had 4
received ad al itional damage and are
now at the m outh VA Of m the sch hRnnela.
almost i'm the same posi- ion they
were d, when the # first attacl was
made on 3 th em last ! F'eb brua ry
lis regarded as altogether prob able
that they will be q gain attack 3D. by
the Japanese torped q boats. ss
4 The Japanese in fantry h ave ef--&&
lfected a. lod gment in the inner line sS
sof the Russia an efenses after he
Russian fire had been sil fenced by
the superior artil lery prac tice f&th eS
infantry resisted m ost desp erately,s
at the Ebayonet,s s point by an over
Ewhelmings force OF J Japanese The
main attention OF M arshal Oyam11a,N Ina
who Is in command of the ~ apaneses
Investing force is " directed to thess$
eastern def fenses and 1t Is there the Z
breach which probabl lyi marks the &
beginning Of the end was mad e. he
Japanese artillery stat Toned on Avn Nh
8kershan Mountain did the! most lse-S
Frious damage Ito the Russ sian de- esis
tense and it WAS al llnost directly OPP
:posite thisfposition that the Russian
line was bro ken. t is also re ort;S.s8S t;.8S
ed that he u panese are n now gsaSS
heavy column on the west, wit the le'i
apparent object OF attacking the pp-s
5sitions on eEtz Hill !. which is only two
miles from the center of y Port -ass -
thur S 81 III q sss.. ;5 .s 81
sUnconfirmed reports reach here
that ahoth G Generals Fock and 81 Stoes-s
sci have been wounded In the sSre-
cent II fighting. NJ
It has been imp osslble up to this n
time to- Identify the Z Russian war
ships still In Port thur. s They
are believed 10 be y The etzivan,
iPoltaya, Pobieda, SeYastopOl !, Pes
#vesoiet and Bayan, None of them
are believed to be q BILE TO do much s
fighting SnoW.tsi sii 5l 81!
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! q " . I7l7II.l 7lF77l7 ~.
.Vir!!jg|inia.

The Chesapeake and Ohio breaks all
records in dumping coal q q n Newport News
a youth ms franklin county Jumps
sixty feet from q trestle to commit suicl
attempted assault. treated as astrustys BY
the taller, and makes his esca Pc he
Rocking ham Horse Show a fine success IN
spite Of rairl--Th The oyster navy making
Newport News Charles J. Forbes Is III
iin.the Buckingham jail with a severe case
OF S}typhoid fever; his sis ter, Miss anie
bad wa -MannIs Shepherd. an & AIDE.
marie farmer, thrown from his horse and
killed fter8 a long legal la tight tween
the relatives OF Ruth Sml tn and the Yir-.
cinia Chidren's Home Society her case
III awarded TO her9uncle-- The State Fire
.men's 8 Convention convenes in Alexandria
to-day. X 3s i5ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-17
iADVAN GIN G ON LAO. ]. YAM G..
Kuroki is Advancing and the
Russians Failing Back ctivTs
ty All Along the Line,

Especial Gable to The Times, Dl lspstsh,.
Copyright. 1904. 81 .s ss;s
3 VI KIN CHIC Jl3 n ". Aug 8.-- te.
newed Japanese actiylty Is eported3
along thesentire Japanese fghtings
line. Kurokt is advancing s oI,
I.lao Yang from he north aud east
and d number Of sharp skirIntshe hes
have been reported N In that sectt ON
in which the Russians were inxafi-
ably forced hack, Japane ese scouting
iparties have been operating on both
sides of the railroad betwHen Mnk-s
den and Lao Yang and he tnd lea
tlons are that the ~ olumn, Whtch
has been marching north fsoa
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North Carolina.

Capitalists purchase Richards dson's Pond.
near Raleigh, and Will turn ~ ante. a sum
ner and winter. resor rt:---W ". M. Y Pea rson.
man Pou,S declines to make the run -
Major b. #. Dixon forced on account of III
health to cancel his engag gem mt TO speak
In Fanuiel Hall, BOSTON, Body, of +, = &
horse into the river r. W department
added to Trinity College. IS rs 4 (. 4.s
General.
The most fighting OF the. y .Gam.3 z n.
the Japanese break through I he =
fdefenses and forcing their wa ia ke the
inner lines; big oil plant reported I'd aplaze
the hsssged tr9ops npgea sata
and returns ithpilt Bencoun term 3 so \
Japanese imbYing }bn Lila 10 Yang and great y
activity reported all along I he fighting
xiated at stateshero. Ga, sf the murder
lof the Hodges family, taken by mob:
which disarms The mi tary. and carried
two miles away and burned at the stake
oaenisy
that he is OF sound mind and does not need
committee--Large therlRg e !, ef y distn. e!
Ready Ready for the Dayis no tiacation; Chair
man TaggartT and MI, III unable to aatr
tend - 'irne and place Of Republican,
NCongressip ipnal Committee meeting In Ken
10 tSptsn one Of the candida ongressmann II
Clayton. after a visit to New York. i Is
8sanguine Of the Democrats carrying that
State and Of the Demo ocrats elect ting their.
!, gressman Flood Wanted for speeches In
New Jersey Mrs, Maybrick not to he
dstalned a New York, but Will be shown
avery 60 uEteass.s B !sa
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VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA.
Small in Numbers, But Made a
SoldierlY Showing. B as

Ili'l "a (spNclal 10 Tho Timesr Dlspatcb,( 7.Tr
RBBOSTON, MASS, August 18,--A though
small In numbers. the Department Of
Virginia and North Carolina made n SOL
3diery showing. to-day In the great re-,
view, and received much favorable com
sment from military experts who saw
Department Commanders JOIN, G. Irnwler
headed the line. wit n Assistant Ad1utant-
Gsneral A. HagSer, !, !. 4. :, I, \, z
commander John w, Rudder. OF PoTtsY
mouth; John W. stebhilis, OF Nnrfolk,
and b, q, Cook. of Richmond. and ifty
men representing Warden, Dwell z and
Post, of Portsmouth,: Mulllgan Post, OF.
WinehesterS Va. and James II Peachy
lPasL 7ot Newborn, N. ss'a-3l 8E-i.f'T' ,s
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LONDON, August q . -.:A dis
patch to the Central NeWss says
that the big oil & q llouse at RI Port
Arthur is blazing furiously md
that the post tians of the Sbesiegedi
Sis3S n such that the japanese are
urging them to surrend Ter.
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Jap Guns Rain Constant
Stre ST fInfliG &
ing Great I D Dla.m,ag il. q g
BREAK INN ER II N '.sli
OF RUSSIAN ! IS DEFEN \ N,CES!sl 4
Big Oil House B lazings Furi iouslY
and Jap Japanese = 4 yJrge Sur
rende q ssiarl Ship NJ
axe Sortie ithotlt ES
Enc tlnterirg g sss
8:. ogo: 2sSs5

TOK1O, August n - The Ems
speror's offer TO release the nom
comb batants I at Port Arthur, cou-gs
pied with q demand for the Gsur-.;g5
5rende 4 Of the fortress was de-
livered yesterday Tuesday An
answer Is expected to-day (Wed-fs
snesday sy5S