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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
TO WITHDRAW SHIPS
IMPORTANT ACTION OF JAPANESE
ADMIRAL-THE SITUATION.

TOKYO. December 24.-Admiral Togo an
nounces the withdrawal of the majority of
the fleet from Port Arthur.
Admiral Togo telegraphing under date of
December %, says:
After 203-Meter Hill was occupied as the
result of gallant and desperate attack by
the besieging army the bombardment of
the enemy's squadron by siege and other
heavy guns became effective. In conse-
Quence the battle ships Poltava and Retvi-
zan were sunk, and subsequently the battle
ships Pobieda and Perezviet. the protected
cruiser Palada and the armored cruiser
Bayan were sunk. The battle ship Sevasto-
pol escaped the land bombardment, left the
harbor December and anchored near
Chentao mountain. She was attacked there
continuously by our torpedo boats and
heavily damaged. The main strength of the
enemy is completely crushed Only a weak
gunboat, the Otvashni and several torpedo
boat destrOyerS remain afioat
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TRAGEDY AT ROCHESTER.
Man Attempted to Kill His Wife, Then
Killed Himself.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, December 24-Will-
lam Crowley, forty-seven years DID, killed
himself by taking carbolic acid today and
attempted to kill his wife
Mrs. Crowley's face was horribly burned
by the acid which her husband dashed into
it after he had fought to force the liquid
down her throat The woman will re-
cover but will be disfigured for life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
PHYSICIAN SENTENCED.
Missouri Doctor Found Guilty of Muir
dering a Farmer.

NEVADA, Mo-, December 2I.-Dr j. d.
Todd, practicing physician and mem
Der OF the state Legislature, was found
guilty OF murder in the second degree by a
jury here today, and his punishment fixed
at twelve years in the penitentiary.
Pr. Todd shot and killed r. T. Wall. a
rich farmer at Richards No. last Nav
me shooting was the result of ill-feeling
that had existed for twenty years.
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was at that time in custody of the United
States authorities. They declined to accept
this answer as final, however, and Mr..
addressed to an assistant district attorney
known to be in the building, demanding
that he be permitted to see his client The
note was returned with an Endorsement
stating that the assistant district attorney
extended the compliments of the season
to Mr.. Weeks"
demand upon a police sergeant for
service of bench warrant for the arrest
of Dodge was rejected by that officer with
the excuse that he would have to see Mr.
McAdoo first. Another appeal to the as
sistant district attorney brought the reply
that Dodge had no desire to see the at
torneys. that he had not retained them and
that he was satisfied to be without counsel
Action Worthy of Russia.
Before giving up the struggle early this
morning Mr.. Weeks said the proceeding
was worthy of Russia" The attorneys de-
clared that they believed counsel was being
withheld from Dodge against his will, in
hope that a statement might be drawn
from him before he was arraigned in court
AT the conclusion of the conference at
police headquarters District Attorney 'Je-
rome said that Mr.. Weeks and Mr. Hum
mel had been denied admission because
Dodge had retainded ex-Assistant District
Attorney James w. Osborne as his attor-
ney. He said that MIR. Osborne had been at
police headquarters since the arrival of
Dodge, and had heard everything that he a
taken place.
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SURRENDER TERMS REFUSED.
Report From Dalny About Capitulation
of Port Arthur

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, December PA Nagasaki
message from Dalny reports that the Rus
slams at Port Arthur have proposed to sur
render the fortress on terms which Cen
eral Nagi, the Japanese commander, has
refused. The terms were that the garrison
and ships should be allowed to return to
Russia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
Post Office Plundered.

CINCINNATI, December 24.-Burglars
plundered the Fort Thomas post office early
today and escaped with stamps. registered
mail and lot of Christmas packages that
had been sent to soldiers at the fort The
robbers did not molest the iron safe, in
which there was considerable money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
Young Man Held for Alleged Robbery
of Benefactor.

NEW YORK, December 24-Charsed with
systematically robbing a man who had be-
friended him, young man who claims to
be Count Norman de lie Creasesa Luis a
member of an old Bordeaux, France fami-
ly, was arraigned in police court today.
Despite the young mans protest that he
was innocent, he was held in 81 900 bail
for hearing next Tuesday. The complain
ant was John S. Corning, a retired mer-
chant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
DYNAMITERS AT WORK
Another Attempt to Blow Up Newpor
(Kyo Foundry.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 24.-An-
other attempt was made during the night
10 blow up the Newport Foundry and Ma
chine Company's plant at Newport. XIV.
N Inc entire building was shaken bv a fer
lIiic @ explosion of dynamite The dynamite
,;tt1o md1 uioppeu near fence, and consequently
r,'a .Le udInase was done, but the explosion
was heard all over the city
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SITUATION GROWING SERIOUS.
British Subjects Are Warned to Leav'
Fez, Morocco.

TANGIHR, December 24-The British
minister has instructed the British consul
and all British subjects to leave Fee. It is
believed that all thef other legations will
similarly instruct people of their nation
ality.
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Millionaire Contractor Dead.

SYRACUSE, N. Y. December 2f.-John
Dunfee, one of the largest contractors in
the country, died today following an opera
three years of age and millionaire.
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Eight Men Burned in Explosion.

PITTSBURG, Pa, December 24.-Eight
men were severely burned today by an ex-
plosion in furnace No. of the Carnegie
Steel Company, at Rankin, Pa. All will re-
cover. The damage to the furnace, it is
said, was slight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
Battle ship Iowa for Dry Dock

Special Diapatch to The Evening Star
NORFOLK Va. December 2i.-Battle
ship Iowa sailed from Norfolk yard today
for Newport News. where she will be
docked.
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COAL MINE MENAcED BY FIRE.
Fierce Fire Started in Colliery at Ma
hanoy CITY.

MAHANoY CITY, Pa. December "a
The fire which broke out in Mora colliery
last night is still burning fercely. All of
the employees are fighting the fire.. 1t is
feared that the mine will be totally de-
stroyed.
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Christmas Greetings for Pope.

ROME, December 24.-The cardinals were
received today by the pope and offered their
Christmas greetings The pontifr thanked
the prelates and conversed Familiarity with
them for half an hour. avoiding any allusion
TO politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
MOVE FOR MEDIATION
REPORTED CAR ACCEPTS, WITH
RESERVATIONS, PEACE OFFER.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, December pa cablegram
from St. Petersburg says: Maurice Bonn
pard the French ambassador, has started
for Paris bearing to President Loubet a
letter signed by the czar tacitly accepting,
with certain reservations, the offer of
France to mediate in the Russian-Japanese
war.
Denied in st. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 24-The
French embassy absolutely denies that the
French ambassador, NJ. Bompard, who has
started for Paris is the bearer of any
letter from the emperor to President Lou
bet accepting the mediation of France in
the war as announced in the United States
by a news agency. He did bear an auto
graph letter to NJ. Loubet, but it is of
felicitous character. Mr.. Bompard left
here as convinced as ever of Russia's pur-
pose to prosecute the war until victory is
achieved.
Discredited at Paris.
PARIS. December 24.-The officials of the
foreign office discredit the report from ST.
Petersburg circulated in the United States
by a news agency to the effect that Am
bassador Bompard is the bearer of letter
from Emperor Nicholas to President Lou
bet favorable to 4he mediation of France
in the war.
They say they are not aware of the ex-
istence of any such letter, and the report
is believed to be an exaggeration growing
out of NJ. Bompard's call on NJ. Loubet De-
cember 13, when he presented letter from
Emperor Nicholas to the president, as
cabled by the Associated Press at the time.
The same day M. Bompard gave out an
authorized statement that Russia was
unitedly resolved to vigorously carry on
the war until decisive results have been Sc
cured The ambassador has since said that
the letter was not important or in connec-
ton with the war.
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Combined Fleet Unnecessary

Under the circumstances our combined
fleet has been removed as unnecessary from
the blockade of Port Arthur, which has
been maintained since MMay ]. 1 have ar
ranged for a closer watch for ships attempt
ing to run the blockade and to watch the
remnant of the enemy's squadron.
During the blockade we suffered from
the enemy's mines, both laid and floating on
the high seas. and from dense fog. The
cruisers Miyako, Saiyen and Yoshino Hat
suse battle ship. Kaimon. gunboat, and
Heiyen, coast defense vessel were sunk
and many gallant and loyal officers and
men We're killed. but we succeeded in main
tanning the blockade. When the enemy
emerged from the harbor our feet success
fully engaged him and finally. with the val
uable support of the besieging army. sue
ceeded in crushing nearly all the enemy's
squadron. Our second squadron so heavily
damaged the Vladivostok squadron that it
has since been unable to leave port.
Success Attributed to Emperor
"1All this success is gratefully attributed
to the brilliant virtue of our emperor
During the blockade all the ships under
my command splendidly accomplished the
work and duty assigned to them. Espe-
cially to be noted are some of those who
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were engaged in the difficult and risky task
of blockading or who tirelessly accomplish
ed the work of laying mines in the pres
ence of the enemy: others who Drawing all
dangers were engaged in the work of clear
ing mines away and others still who were
posted to watch the enemy and guard
against the enemy's ships
Imperial Rescript Lauds Forces.
An imperial rescript dispatch to Vice Ad-
miral Togo says:
I'VE hear with great satisfaction that
our torpedo notillas engaged in the work
required of them at Port Arthur have GAL
lantly and successfully accomplished the
duties required of them and in so doing
had to brave the dangers of storms and
shells by day and night.
Despite all the difficulties confronting
them they have succeeded in performing
their duties without the least confusion,
rendering one another mutual assistance.
I'VE especially note their brave and loyal
performance of the duties required of them
and express our appreciation of their gall
liant behavior
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Sensational Incident.

They met with little success. being In
formed by stenographer who was sent out
to meet them that it was not known that
Dodge was their client, and that II so he
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Sevastopol Mark for Shells.

The advanced Japanese batteries at Port
Arthur have succeeded in reaching the Rus
sian battleship Sevastopol. One successful
hit is reported. 1t is expected that the bat
tie ship will soon be completely destroyed.
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CURTAIN WEIGHS FIVE TONS.
Was Recently Hung in Mcvicker's
Theatre in Chicago.

From the New York Commercial.
What the makers assert is the most per-
feet freproof stage curtain ever construct
ed in America has been hung in McVick-
er's theatre in Chicago. The entire appa-
ratus of the steel and combination shield
and its steel supports weighs five tons.
1t is more of movable steel partition
than curtain. The drop is so arranged
with counterweighs that it will come down
at the releasing of catch.
The curtain is 1916 inches thick. On
the side toward the audience there is a
course of corrugated steel. Back of this
is a layer of magnesa-covered asbestos,
concealed by sheet of heavy asbestos.
In making the curtain the steel frame first
was laid out on the stage floor and the
pieces. made to order in the shop, were
riveted together. Then the sections of the
shield. each as heavy as a man could lift,
were made fast in their places.
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consent of the sultan. She is forbid
den by England to secure an outlet at
the head of the Persian Gulf, and
now Japan is interfering with her out
let schemes in the Far East. She
cannot reasonably be blamed for OBJ
jecting to Notifications in the Strait Of
Korea, but she should have yielded
rather than bring on a war that stays
at least all her schemes of develop
ment.
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese envoy
to Lonuon, is reported as saying that
the possession of Masampo by the
Japanele will be permanent, because
it ensures the security of Japan. This
is true enough if Masampo and Tsu
Shima are backed up by strong navy,
and this perhaps is included by Baron
Hayashi in his remarks He simply
assumes that Japan, being an island
empire, will continue to maintain a
strong navy.
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Cigarette Advertisements.

Among the artistic advertisements one
sees nowadays must be classed those of
Turkish and Egyptian cigarettes" said
a cigar dealer ITO begin with the boxes
in which the cigarettes are sold are very
handsome. The higher the price of the
cigarette the more expensive the box and
one hates to throw them away at times.
"A feature of cigarette advertising these
days are very handsome pictures of
Turkish and Egyptian beauties, who are
really chorus girls in disguise. These pic
lures appeal especially to lovers of the
artistic and are very fine for adjoining
dens where the Turkish cigarette is sup
posed to be particularly appropriate. In
faoA the cork tipped cigarettes affected
by youths who wish to appear gilded have
come to be associated with damozelles in
tensified In graceful poses, and the pleas
ure of smoke is by feasting the eye on
picture"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-15
Kinu Edward and Cotton.

When King Edward opened parlia-
ment he called attention in his address
from the throne to the need of increas-
ing the area of cotton cultivation with
in the British empire. The belief is
that England will make determined
efforts to raise in Africa and India
more cotton, but there is also a belief
that she will not accomplish much
year in and year out except perhaps
in Egypt, where possibly a million
bales more can De grown each year.
The chief trouble has been the sta
tionary tendency of American cotton
growing. The crop has not keep step
with the increasing needs of the world.
Demand has outgrown supply, the re-
suit being high prices and speculation,
or perhaps we should say speculation
and high prices. The world needs an
American crop exceeding twelve mil
lion bales, and in less than five years
It will need crops well toward fifteen
million bales.
The cotton yield of India is not
promising. 1t makes low grade cot
ton. The fibre is short and harsh, and
it clings to the seed with a tenacity
that defies even the saw gin. Only
low grade goods can be made from it,
and the few bales that have come from
West Africa are of a similar nature
Good cotton seems to be confined to
the irrigated lands of Egypt, and to
the favored lands of this country. DR.
Edward Atkinson, cotton expert of
Boston, thus describes our lands:
Owing 10 the physical geography of the
cotton states and of Texas. the mountains
lying back of the cotton lands on the At
lantic coast intercepting the humid at
mosphere brought up by the Gulf Stream
leading TO frequent showers, seldom de-
structive rains. gave the ideal conditions
for growing cotton on the uplands, and a
like measure of humidity coming in from
the Gulf of Mexico rendered the eondi-
tons Of the black lands of Alabama and
of Mississippi even more conducive to the
making Of the best cotton of the green
seed variety, the great cotton of COM
merce. No attention need be given to the
Sea Island variety; 1t is insignificant and
negligible. Again, warm currents laden
with humidity as I am informed, come
up from the southwest over the northern
section of Texas, of Oklahoma, and of
the Indian Territory These conditions
conducive to the growth of the plant, are
coupled with winters by which the plant
is kept annual and that is necessary,
with constant renewal of seed or improve
ment of seed, to maintain the best varie-
ties Of the great staple of commerce.
This is why the cotton states of
this country have grown the great
commercial crop of the world, and this
is why these states will continue to
make the bulk of the crop, even when
King Edward calls for more British
grown cotton. 1t will not be forthcom-
ing, and America will continue to grow
all she reasonably can, but she will
never again consent to accept starva-
ton prices for her bales.
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Commencement at Montevallo.

1.-THE Rev. Neal Anderson of Montgom-
cry will preach the commencement SER
mon at the Alabama Girls Industrial
school at Montevalo Sunday, May TO-
said member of the faculty yesterday.
president c. C. Thatch will deliver an
address on the day of the industrial ex-
hibit, and the Hon. S. j. Bowie will
deliver the commencement address on
May II.
1.-THE school has been suffering from an
epidemic of measles since Christmas. but
l am glad to say the disease has almost
disappeared and we have not had new
case in a week. One mild case of small
pox developed also but the pupil affected
is now we'll and the scare has subsidized.
In fact we have had a rather troubulous
time for the past month or two but every
thing is now running smoothly Pupils
who went home are now returning and
we anticipate a very successful COM
mencement season."
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GLOSSARY OF NATIVE
TERMS USED IN FAR EAST.
I'm the washington Times.

FROM the washington IlIneS
MANCHURIAN TERMS.
FU-To the name of city, indicates cap
ital of province city Of the f1rst-class.
CHOU-Indicates city of the second
class.
VA small post town, as YchangYi.
And at the termination of geographical
terms:
KIANG. HO, YCHUAN, YCHU = All
mean stream, river.
HAl-Sea. sometimes lake.
CHAN-Mountan.
KUAN-Camp strong. fortified place.
SHAN HAI-KUAN-Th fortified camp
where the mountains and the sea meet
aptly illustrates these three terms.
LINGEPass over a mountain.
YCHENG, CHEN, HOLO-Town, large
village.
At the beginning of geographical names
the following prefix may generally be
translated
YA-Great large HUANG-Yellow.
SIAO-small little. SI--West.
PEI-North. TUNG-East
NAN-South. STRANG-Upper.
HEI-Black. HIO-Lower.
KOREAN TERMS
Pc or PHO-Indicates that the place is
a port or harbor on naviagble waters
for instance:
YONGAMPHO-Th harbor near the
mouth of Yalu river.
DO-As termination indicates that the
place is province, and means, there
fore. 1.-THE district off, or that it is the
capital city of such a province.
HAN--River.
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A. w. kinsey Is Dead.

Pitsburg, Va, February 14.-Alonzo
William Kinsey, one of the foremost
chemists and metallurgists in the
United States and known among man
ufacturers from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, died at his home in Braddoclx
today, ageo Sc years, from organic
heart trouble. Mr.. Kinsey was the
pioneer in applied chemistry in the
iron business and has done more prob
ably than any other one man for the
iron industry in the United States. Mr..
Kinsey married In 1888 Mrs. Mary E.
Dinkey, mother of Mrs. Charles M.
SchWab
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-15
ExTRAvAcANT ENeLlsHwoMEN

Thirty years ago." says Lady Jeune
in the London Ladies' Field, Ave or six
hundred year was a good allowance for
a married woman who went much into So
ciety Nowadays 1t would hardly pay
for her petticoats. gloves shoes. and
boots Girls allowances have increased
in proportion. Thirty years ago girls
thought themselves well off with eighty
pounds year; a hundred pounds was
an enormous allowance, and very few
girls had as much. The reason for the
increased expense of dressing is the va
riety that is now the fashion All En-
glishwomen have too many clothes-in
fact, too much of everything-and the
consequence is that their garments are
oid-fashioned and unwearable long be-
fore they are worn out. Frenchwomen
have very few gowns; they have just
what they want. and wear them out"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-15
Boil WeeviI Battles.

The Louisiana boil weevil commits
sion armed with an appropriation of
$4,000, and the agricultural depart
ment with $250,O00 at its command,
are organizing in harmony warfare
upon the insect that is assailing the
cotton bolls. They are to a great ex-
tent not hopeful of the eradication of
the pest, but they do hope to minimize
its destructive work. The two forces
will cooperate. The Louisiana COM
mission holds the amplest power with
in the lines of that state, and the agri-
cultural department will aid it wher-
ever and whenever It needs more
money. The gricultural department
has forty men at work at present in
Texas, and desperate fight will be
waged against the little brown pest.
But If all efforts in the direction of
determination fail, the case will not be
as hopeless as some have considered
it. Take, for example, Victoria county,
Texas. 1t is county located in South
ern Texas, and it has been afflicted
by the boil weevil since 1894, and it
continues the grow cotton, as the fol-
lowing table shows:
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THE DESTROYER.

BY Edward Sydney Tylee.
A dwarfish thing of steel and fire;
My iron nerves obey
The bidding of my crafty sire.
Who drew me out of clay,
And sent me forth, on paths untrod,
To slay his puny clan;
slave of hell scourage OF God;
For was made by Man.
When foul fog curtains droop and meet
Athwart an oily sea;
Ny rhythmic pulse begins to beat;
IT'S hunting time for me.
A breathing swell is hardly seen
To stir the emeral deep,
AS through that ocean jungle green
/, veivet-footed creep.
And lol my prey, palace reared
Above an arsenal.
BY lightnings viewless finger steered
Comes on. majestical.
The mists before her bows dispart
And meath that Traitors Gate
The royal vessel high of heart.
Sweeps queenlike to her fate.
Too confident of strength to heed
The menacing faint sound,
AS from their leash, like bloodhound
freed.
The snub torpedoes bound;
She does not note them quartering wide,
Nor guess what lip is this
That presses on her stately side
It's biting Judas kiss.
Till with roar that rights the stars.
Her cracking timbers rend
And lurid smoke and flaming spars
In one red storm ascend;
Whose booming thunder browns the cries
OF myriad souls in pain;
Where tossed on turbid waters lies
Ny quarry, torn in twain.