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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-30

Diana, Bayan, Novik. and twenty tor.
pedo boats and smaller boats. The tor
pedo transport Amur is damaged and
the battleship SevastopOl slightly dam
aged, but they can soon be repaired.
Port Arthur's Defenders.
There are 1900 sailors and 10000 SOL
diers in the fortress. The women are
mainly engaged as nurses. There are
go artisans and 1900 citizens. The 1000
have now been drafted into the army
and are drilling daily There is plenty
of food, but the government is con-
trolling prices in order to prevent specu-
lation.
1.-THE refugees also state that owing
to the jeers of the army the fleet was
forced to make its demonstration on
June %, In order to preserve the morale
of the garrison. 1t came out of the har-
Dor with total of thirty-five ships. The
Japs made a torpedo attack the same
night. Russian sailors say they are
afraid OF the Japanese torpedo boats as
they always rush at full speed for the
battleships regardless of danger. There
fore. when the torpedo boats came up
the Russian vessels retreated inside the
harbcr, the SevastopOl striking one OF
the Russian mines in the dark. How
ever. it was only slightly damaged.
Ships Repaired.
After the japanese attack on the
Port Arthur fleet on February S. 1850
artisans from Russia began repairs on
tire ships. The Czarevitch was too big
for the docks. and was repaired by
beng fioated in an artificial dock built
around her. The guns belonging to her
and to the Retvizan were placed on the
forts during the repairs, but are now
replaced on the vessels.
.'All the attempts TO block the cham
mel were failures. The last time SIX
ships reached the channel The Ret
viEan. which lay near the entrance,
sank four others, and two sank inef-
fCctually inside the entrance.
Japanese Spies.
Jap spies are circulating among the
soldiers papers abusing the Russian
government More than 1900 shots were
fred by the forts on the night Of June
% The garrison consists Of the follow
ing regiments of infantry: The Fifth,
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Six
teenth. Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh,
and Twenty-eighth, averaging nearly
1000 each The Fourth Regiment OF
Field Artillery also is in garrison, be-
sides the Fortress Regiment The num-
Der of guns totals ZOO There IL an ad-
mirable hospital service. One Norwe-
gian steamer is held In the harbor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-30
EIGHTY-NlNE COLONIES
or ANTS FROM GUATEMALA

AiBhty-nine colonies OF ants are en-
route % the United States from Guate-
mala This news was received by the
Secretary OF Agriculture and DR.. p. r..
galloway. director Of the Bureau Of
rant Industry. IN cable message yes
tefday from DR.. o. y. Cook, from Puerto
Cortes. Mexico
These ants are the ones whose enmity
70 the boil weevil was recently discover
e. and their importation Is in the hope
~ DISCRIMINATING or materially reducing
mt destructive pest. DR.. Cook was dis
patched 10 Guatemala 20 study the in
seer and transport e here. and will ar
tive in New Orleans Monday with
e!gnty-nine colonies. These will be
painted IN suitable soil. and carefully
GUARDED until they have materially in
creased and become acclimated
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TO REORGANIZE
COUNCIL OF WAR

BIRMINGHAM, June 30.-The Post
hears that new military council will be
formed in Russia for the purpose of con-
trolling the affairs of the war with ia
pan.
The grand dukes Of Russia are oppos-
ing the idea. Thet fear such a move
would remove all power from their
hands.
The Car, however, is understood to be
intent on the carrying out of the plan.
He is backed by the more progressive
element in army circles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-30
10000 TROOPS
IN PORT ARTHUR

CHICAGO. June 30-The Daily News
publishes the following from its Chefou
correspondent:
Elght European refugees who left
FORT Arthur in a Chinese junk were
picked up this morning by the dispatch
boat Fawan. There We're five men, two
women, and a child in the party. They
belonged TO the upper class. The in.
formation they gave seems reliable
The state that the Russian fleet nov,
consists OF the following ships in good
condition: The Czarevitch Retvizan'
Pobieda. Peresviet, Poltava, Askold
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LOSSES FEARED
IN SEA BATTLE

ST. PETERSBURG, June 3O.-Uneasi-
ness is felt here on account Of the fall
ure to give news of the last naval en-
II is believed a Russian bat
tleship and also cruiser have been
sunk, while another cruiser was badly
Several papers refer to the matter,
significantly that II is very
poor policy 10 let The japanese know the
damage done.
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WOMAN SHOOTS DOCTOR;
SUSPECT UNDER ARREST

BUFFALO, n. Y. June 30.-Dr. Will
lam Douglass. of Fort Erie. was shot
just above the nose and in the right
arm by a woman who rang his door
bell Pre- doctor is in a hospital here.
The bullets have been extracted and the
surgeons report him resting well.
Mrs. Fannie Wellbeloved is under ar
rest on an open charge. new re-
vulver was found at her residence. II
was concealed in a mattress
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-30
Do Not Wal. Until You Need 1t.

The season is again at hand when
diarrhoea and dysentery are prevalent.
Do not wait until some Of your family
is taken with a violent attack, but be
prepared A bottle Of Chamberlain S
Cole, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy
at hand when needed has saved many a
life Procure IL at once For sale by
all druggists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-30
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Sales-Washington Gas certificates, goa
us
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
SIS, O00fIl051s, 1.000N105ih, 1,0OOd10512, 1000
dl051A, l ,0000l05Iz. 4.0O0alO512, 4,00Oq 1854,
1000 105ik 10J00l05l2
Capital Traction. 2G4l22-
Union Trust and Storage, %10d106.
I.anstOn. 1913.
6raphophone preferred, 52dl.
After call-Capital Traction, 30al2Z1s
Washington Street Railway IS, $1,000
s6i5. 1.000H76i5. 1.000G7615, 1,0O0q l6f2, LOCO
a76iz. 1.0o0Hl61a. l.
Metropolitan Street Railway 5s, 1,0oOW
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-30
M'LEAN REPUTED
BUYER OF STOCK
Thought to Aim at Control
of Bank of Washington.

It Is now generally reported that the
principal in the purchase of the stock
Of the National Bank of Washington
on the stock exchange yesterday is none
other than John r. Mclean. From
parties who claim 10 be in a position to
know, il was learned that about a
year ago Mr.. Mclean endeavored TO ac-
emulate sufficient stock 10 give him "A
controlling interest in the hank, but at
that time his efforts came TO naught.
the recent purchase, Of course. is a
long way from insuring such control
being only about y per cent Of the
capital stock, and it is not thought
probable that additional shares can be
had at even the fancy price paid by the
Lfoker who is supposed 10 have acted
in Mr.. McLean'S behalf. At tOdaV's Ses-
SION no stock was offered for less than
so. that being the closing asking price,
while the closing bid was 4S8.
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KINGS VISIT ENDS.

KEEL. June 30-King Edwards visit
was brought TO an end by a farewell
banquet on the German imperial yacht
HohenZollern. The King sailed for homs
on the British royal yacht Victoria ard
Albert at daybrcak today
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$40 Niagara Falls Excursion.

The Pennsylvania Railroad will run a
personally conducted excursion 10 Mag
ara Falls July s. Special train of
coaches and Pullman parlor cars leaves
washington at a m. SO for the round
TIP: ticket good for ten days. Address
3. N. NEWBOLD, p. A. S. +. D.. Fiji
teenth and q Streets. for descriptive
pamphlet
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GENERAL STOESSEL
Is UNDISMAYED

ST. PETERSBURG. June so.-General
the military commander at Port
Arthur, sent a wireless dispatch to
Chefoo on June "a saving. that all was
we'll at Port Arthur. I'D adding that
the troops sent greetings TO Russia
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A Card of Thanks.

The Sorosis Touring Association, of
Lynn, Mass, desires, through The
Times. 10 express its apprecia ton OF the
entertainment extended its members this
morning, through the courtesy Of the
A1l-around Washington Auto Company
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-30
JAPS CLOSE IN
ON PORT ARTHUR

TOKYO, June 30-Information has
been received of the occupation, on
Sunday, Of important heights four miles
west of Cape Bevan, near Port Arthur
Cape Bevan is a promontory about If
teen miles east Of Port Arthur and a
lance southwest of DaIny.
The Chikwanshan, Chitan and Sung
shoo forts were captured after a days
fighting The Sungshoo fort was taken
first and the other soon afterward.
The defense was stubborn. The Rus
slams were routed and driven westward
by the Japanese artillery, leaving forty
dead, two rapid-fire guns and a large
quantity of ammunition behind them.
The Japanese casualties were about
100.
Location COMPOUNDED.
LONDON, June 30.-Numerous un-
official reports of the capture by the
Japanese of forts at Port Arthur prac-
tically concur in their statements re-
Garding the losses on each side, but
locate and name the positions variously.
The Morning Posts" Tokyo CORES
pendent describes the forts as on the
heights in the vicinity of Talienwan
Bay. The Chronicle" places the Chik-
wanshan fort IN the center of the Tiger
Tail Peninsula, southwest of Port Ar
thur Its Tokyo correspondent does not
mention the other forts, but he saws
the Japanese are advancing toward Port
Arthur on each side of the Kwangtung
Peninsula
The ''Telegraphs'' Tokyo correspon-
dent quotes the ''Asahl'' as saving that
the japanese advancing from the east
ward Of Lantunbashi Hill took the
Huhanshan and Hsiteishan forts \
Russians Resist Fiercely.
The Chefoo correspondent Of the
Express" reports that TIE japanese
advance began early Sunday from the
northeast. They first occupied Sung
shoe Hill, four miles from Kutah.
They afterward seized Kaiyangchiao
and Lungtungchiao. on the coast, using
tho Island OF Siaupingtao as a naval
base. A body OF cavalry and infantry
advancing from Sungshoo Hill occupied
Nbikwanshan and Hautashan
All the heights were extensively for
tilted and mined. The Russians fierceIy
resisted, but the japanese artillery fire
WAS overwhelming, and by evening they
had secured all the coveted points. and
the Russians retired on the inner de-
lenses of Port Arthur.
Nothing further can be learned Of the
capture by the Japanese of Molten and
Fcnchui passes. Reports of the Jap
anese occupation of Kaiping. the Rus
sian retirement north and renewed
fighting in the neighborhood of Han
Cheng are confirmed.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Of the
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
WASHINGTON. March l. !

4.
I. THOS. E. DRAKE, Superintendent
of Insurance OF the District Of Columbia
do hereby certify that the della
WARE INSt RANCE COMPANY. 10
Gated at Dover. in the State of Della
ware, has complied in all respects with
the laws Of the District of Columbia an
plicable to II. and is authorized 10 trans
act in the District of Columbia its appro-
pirate business of insuring property
against loss or damage by fire and
lightning and tornadoes. and making all
kinds of insurance on goods and other
property in course of transportation on
land and water and on any vessel or
boat during the current year. its con-
dition and business on the S1st DAY of
December of the year next preceding the
date hereof, is shown by the statement
under OATH "A required by section G4I
of the amended Code of Law of the
District OF Columbia, TO be as follows:
Aggregate admitted assets $40. 963 81
Aggregate amount of liabili-
ties except capital includ-
ing reinsurance. .,............ 9O,S77 50
Net assets ..................... IL, OS5 81
Amount of actual paid-up
capital ........................ 10000 90
Surplus ........................ I2.OS5 81
Amount of Insurance in force. 1876. l24 o.
Amount of losses sustained. 80 AS SO
Amount Of income for the
year in cash..........-....... 474l3 IS
Amount of expenditures for
the year in cash............. Al 564 60
In witness whereof / have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused my Of
fetal seal TO be affixed. the day and
year first above written.
(SeaI) THOS. E. DRAKE.
Superintendent of Insurance, District
OF Columbia 1t
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MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS.

A STOCKHOLDERS MEETING OF
The Joy Detective Service will be held
on July 8, 1904, 10 O'CLOCK A. M
at 905 Colorado Building. Washington
ID. c., for voting upon increase OF can't
tai stock. FRANK JOY. FRANK b
BLACKSTONE, Trustees. jel6, 1880
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-30
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, June 30.-The cotton
market opened a shade higher in sym
PATTY with the advance in the market
at Liverpool which Offset the favorable
conditions in the belt. rains having fall
len where needed in the Eastern sec
tons The market appeared pretty well
evened up for the holidays and there
fore presented little feature.
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at Kiau-Chow. the German port on the
east coast of ShanTung province, denies
the report that food and munitions of
war have been allowed to be forwarded
from German territory to Port Arthur.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-30
Hardy my 7raaIm9 IN Stocks,
Thomqh Market Parry Strong
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

reported by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1919 P
Street. Members New York Stock Exchange,
Chicago Board of Trade, and Washington Stock
Exchanged
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10 Baltimore and Return, s1.a5.

Via Pennsylvania Railroad. Saturday
and Sunday Good on all trains except
Congressional Limited.
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NEW YORK.

A prominent banking house writes
THE most important is the fact that no
matter what happens there has not been,
nor is there now, any pressure OF stocks
for sale. while outside of the walls of
the stock exchange there has existed
and continues such a demand for invest
ments that the tin boxes of bankers and
syndicates, who for two years have had
no-rnarket. are now practically empty
This is a sign which we have never
known TO fail, and we cannot Impress
1t, too strongly upon our friends; II rs
almost sure 10 be followed by activity
and higher prices for the lower classes
Of securities.
United States Treasurer Roberts an
nounces that $S50.0OO new gold, the pro-
duct of American mines. was yesterday
deposited in San Francisco for tele-
graphic transmission to New York.
Application will be made to the New
York and Philadelphia stock exchanges
to list $40, 10000 per cent bonds of the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad Company.
The exports Of iron and steel for the
month of May amounted 10 $l1, 159, 7l2, as
compared with $3.50, O63 for May, 1903.
gain Of 81. $50 649. For the eleven months
ended May the exports total 800, 267, 500,
as compared with SIS. l69,525 for the
elRven months ended May. 1903. and S9O,-
7S057l for the eleven months ended May
1902. This is the first time in several
years that steel exports for the eleven
months period have crossed the $780,
Coz. 600 mark. The chief increase was In
steel rails, which aggregated in the last
eleven months 109, 1893 tons, worth $3.50. :
SIS. as compared with p, G54 tons, worth
1915. 7i3 for the eleven months ended
May, 1903.
A summary Of the final crop estimates
of H V. Jones was received yesterday
by Watson & Co from Minneapolis. 1t
was somewhat less favorable than ex-
pected The estimate of but 72.000, 000
bushels OF winter wheat in Kansas is
about 100000 lower than any figures
previously made. The abandoned wheat
acreage in that State. however. has
been put largely TO barley. Mr. Jones
, says. which should offset of course. the
wheat shortage. The entire winter wheat
crop Is estimated at 344. 900. 900 bushels. a
| decrease Of 100000 as compared with
the last crop.
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Some Suggestions.

A consideration of these facts leads
some persons TO the assumption that
Mr. Mclean is cooperating with a syn
dictate Of the smaller stockholders of the
bank or that he has, perhaps. secured
a considerab BILE quantity Of shares by
outside" purchases. Experienced brok-
ers express surprise that his brokers
should have paid the price he did pay,
unless his principal was already in pos
session OF a sufficient number Of shares
10 constitute controlling interest with
those bought Yesterday
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, June 3O.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain mar
ket today:
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COLONEL BRIGHAM
DIES N OHIO
Expires Of Heart Disease
at Old Home in Delta.

Col. ]. H. Brigham. Assistant Secre-
tary Of Agriculture died suddenly at Il
o'clock last night a his old home, Delta,
Ohio. Colonel Brigham was on his way
10 ST. Louis as chairman of the Govern
ment board OF the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, and had stopped at Delta
for a short visit. He left Washington
on Tuesday in apparently the best OF
health An attack Of heart diseas Sc to
which Colonel Brigham had been subject
for some time. was the immediate cause
Of death.
Details Of the funeral have not been
completed. but services will be held at
Delta either Saturday or Sunday. In
terment viii be made in that city.
Secretary Wilson, Of the Department
Of Agriculture, has appointed a commit
tee 10 frame resolutions or Colonel Brig
hams death. and also 10 attend the flu
neral services as a representative body
from the department This committee
Is composed Of Colonel Birch, chief clerk
OF the department; Prof. Milton Whit
ney chief Of the bureau Of soils. and
Mr.. Dodge. Of the good roads bureau
Colonel Bingham's Career.
Colonel Brigham was born in 1898, at
Lodi. Medina county, Ohio. He moved
TO Fulton county in 1852 lie enlisted
IN 1861 and served through the civil war.
march 10 the sea" and was mustered
cut with the rank OF colonel He
served three times as sheriff OF Fulton
county and one term ia the Ohio State
senate. He was for six years member
Of the Ohio State board Of agriculture
ara served one year as president OF the
SEINE
Colonel Brigham was appointed prcsi-
dent Of the Ohio State board OF man
ayers Of the penitentiary by Governor
No klnlev. was twice elected to the no.
siuOn OF master Of the Ohio State
Grange and served nine years as mas
ter Of the National Grange. the largest
agricultural organization in the world
In March. 1897. President Mckinley ap-
pointed Colonel Brigham Assistant Sec
rotary OF Agriculture. In 1898 the
President appointed him chairman Of
the government board Of managers Of
the Pan-American Exposition. In 1893
De was sent 10 Paris 10 investigate ag-
Ticultural conditions abroad
Tallest Man in Office.
Colonel Brigham was noted as being
the tallest man in official life at the
National Capital. standing six feet six
inches IN his stocking feet. He was
devoted 10 his profession, and had
studied farming all his life.
Colonel Brigham was one Of the most
popular officials ever connected with the
Department OF Agriculture, and was
a close personal friend Of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley. He is survived bv six
children. H X. Brigham. Roy s. Brig
ham, and the Misses Josephine and Kate
Brigham, Mrs. r. ". Dunbar, Of Toledo.
and Mrs. 5. S. Cline, OF Washington Mr..
Cline and Harry. y. Price. private sec
pany the Washington relatives 70 Delta.
II is expected the pallbearers will be
selected from Colonel Brigham's life.
long friends in his old home.
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Merger Theory.

Another theory advanced to account
for the purchase was that the connec-
ton of Mr. Mclean with the Riggs Ma
tional Bank. the American Security and
Trust Company. and the Washington
Gas Light Company furnished ground
for the belief that these interests were
seeking TO obtain control Of the down
town banking business by bringing about
a merger Of several Of the banks located
east Of Ninth Street and south Of T.
Street. Opposed 20 this theory, how
ever is the fact that a large block Of
the STOCK Of one Of the banks brought
into this supposititiOus combination has
been for sale for "A long time at price
somewhat above the stock exchange bid
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FOR RUSSIANS
UNLESS THEY SURRENDER

Continued from First Page.)
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RAILROAD STOCKS.

capital Traction co... I22 70
Washington Street Railway Di.. s. 81
Washington Street Railway CON-. Il ]
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SEx-dividend Ia per cent.
~EX-dividend Pr per cent.
stFEX-diY. IA.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
RAILROAD BONDS.

Wash. Css Co., ser. A, 6's I002-27. 100
Wash. Gas Co., ser. b, 6s l904-ZT. iJU
Washington Gas ceTI-..-.-- llT4 ]
Z. S. Eiec. Light, Deb. Imp. 1902. lJjS II
L. s. Elec. Light, Cert. lndebt---- los
Ches. Pot. Tel. CO. 5s......... 1854 II
Wash Market Co. lat 6's. 1872. lJ9
Masonic Hall Assn SIS, Co.. lei
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SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST STOCK

National safe Deposit & Trust. 1919 I55
Washington Loan L Trust. sO7 2iO
American Security Trust........ l92k =.
Wash. safe Deposit. 40 .
Union Trust & Storage. I06 =.
Washington Savings Bank. los ll0
HoMe Savings Bank is l6Q
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THE DISPATCH.
Published every Friday evening.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1904.
THE IRRIGATION DITCH.

ALL public lands along the lines Of
the main lateral canals have been
temporarily withdrawn from all forms
OF entry. and the reason assigned for
this Is to prevent the starting of
saloons along the route of the ditch.
Homesteaders, who have located within
the withdrawn area, cannot amend
their filings to correspond with the
subdivisions until such lands are
restored to homestead entry, which
will probably be next January or Feb
ruary. The Land Office is not sending
notice to such homesteaders.
We believe that several entrymen
amended their filings this week. at
Fallon. before Mr.. Holgate. Assistant
Examiner, and that that gentleman
will remain there until Sunday next
to accommodate those who do not
desire to 60 to Carson City.
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Another Rich Strike.

Another bonanza strike has been
made near Goldfield. this time in the
Gold Crater district % miles east and
slightly south Of here. Sanders and
Inman are the lucky owners.
The vein is large and easily traced
and the pay streak is about | 8 inches
wide. The ore assays 1854 per ton.
A townsits has been laid out. and
1t is anticipated that the Gold Crater
will become very lively camp. eaad
soon be on the list Of ore shippers.
Wood is about miles distant from
the camp. and while water is none too
plentiful. it can easily be developed.