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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10


 maintain a poetic equilibrium. Then he began pouring forth volumes of shattered French, English and Arabic sentiment, accompanied by facial con tortions so intense that they were lit tie less than grewsome.
 'Oh, joy of the sun supreme, jewel of the only eye, hearken to the en- treaty of Mohammed." It was more as if he were commanding his troops in battle than pleading for the tender compassion of ladylove. "I am come 1 for you, queen of the sea and earth and sky. My boats are here, my camels there, and Mohammed promises you a | palace in the sunlit hills if you will but let him bask forever in the glory of your smile"
 All this was uttered in mixture of tongues so atrocious that Subway Smith afterward described it as a sal ad. The retinue bowed impressively, and two or three graceless Americans applauded as vigorously as if they were approving the actions of a well drilled comic opera chorus. Sailors were hang ing in the rigging, on the davits and over the deck house roof
 Smile for the gentleman, Peggy" commanded Brewster delightedly. He wants to take short bask."
 You are very rude. Mir. Brewster" said Peggy, turning upon him coldly. Then to the waiting. expectant sheik, What is the meaning of this elo- quence?"
 Mohammed looked bewildered for a moment and then turned to the inter. preter, who cleared up the mystery surrounding her English. For the next three or four minutes the air was filled with the jewels of Africa" star" sunlight ''oueen." heavenly ioy."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
[TO BE CoNTINUED.1
A Lack of Perception.

Dat dog O mine,' said MT. Erastus Pinkly, keeps on tryin' to whup evy four-footed critter dat comes down de road"
 He must be a fighter"
 NO, suh. He aint no fighter. But he don seem able to reco' 'nize de fack." :" Washington Star
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10

gram which demanded $324 before it could be read. It contained word for word the parable of the ten talents and ended with the simple word "Jones."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
The Barlow Bros Co
 00 GRAND STREHx
FIRE ALARM.

aN- 7A<AA\I1s
 4Cor South Main end Grand sts.
 @Scovill Manufacturing Go (Pl
 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sta
 7-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers & Bro P)
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. A-Cor East Main and Wolcott road 16-Cor High and Walnut sts. 16-Cor East Main and Cherry Sts- T-Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor N. Elm and Kingsbury stA 23-Burton street engine house.
 A-Waterbury Mfg Co (P.)
 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 26--Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine sk 29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. S1-Cor Bank and Grand sts. 82-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. 84-Cor w. Main and WatArtown rd, 86-Conn By & L'tg Go car h'se (P.l 36-Waterbury Brass Co P.)
 87-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. S8-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43-New England Watch Co P.) 46-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co P.l 9O-VAtCkUuly DuCAlC SO \1 y
 %7-Cor s. Main and Washington stS. 61-Cor Baldwin and River sts. 62-Cor Franklin and Union sts. b3-Waterbury Clock Co, case fac (FJ 64-Cor Clay and Mill ats.
 66-Cor Liberty and River stu. b7-No Hose house.
 bS-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts.
 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st, 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 73-North Willow st, COT Hillside. 74-Cor Johnson and Waterville sta 142-Wolcott st, beyond Howard l62-Cor East Main and Welton sta 1T3-East Main st, opposite PolfA 212-The Platt Bros Go P.) 213-Hammond Buckle Co P.j Cl'k Co. m'v't fac (p.l 218-Cor North Main and Grove stsJ 2b1-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 25S-Farm street Edna and North Main sts.i Cooke and N. Main sts. Abbott end Phoenix avenues. bet Central & Holmes ave 811-S. N E. Telephone Co bldg, lft 812-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. & Cloves P) s. X Atwood (PD 8l6-American Ring Co P.W Light Station P) Booth & Haydens P) S21-No 4 Hose house. Green and N. Leonard sts. Washington av & Porter e Charles and Porter sts. B25-Cor Simons st & Washington ~, B71-Cfty Lumber & Coal Co Pl 412-Tracy Bros P) Liberty and s. Main sts. l51-Steele & Johnson Mfg Go Pl Baldwin and Rye sts.
 SIGNALS.
 1. One stroke calls superintendent b the city hall.
 II Two strokes fire out, recall
 III. Three strokes. F m, c D n PJ PHvatA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
Including the Sylph.

"I have never seen woman who was good at figures" asserted the pro. lessor.
 Come across the room, professor and let me introduce you to my wife; she has had every figure that has been in fashion for the last ten years."- Houston Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
Fixing the Blame.

By the way" said the talkative bar Der to the bald-headed man in the chair. "did you ever try my hair tonic?"
 "No," answered the victim, "that wasn't what caused my hair to fall out. Pm a married man."-Chicago News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
Sunday Face.

oUHUdy fdCe. The Sunday face that looks like ly will not wash out the sins of the week
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10

Faith. Faith builds no fences between us and our fellows.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
Need Cash.

What most Christians need is no more assurance of faith but more assets
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
His Extremity.

''In these good things" young Raceley
 said,
 My faith no more I'll put My horse did not get home ahead, So got home a-foot'' Philadelphia Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
PRISONERS MAY
AAv[SS SMALLPOX,
Men sat# Penitentia Lived With
Hobo SN Now$D D yillgj Vitll
81 Diseas Ct
XII;
CASE I. NcHBU Z {. \ / RG L I \ J.

ss There Is / 81 rave dnn ger, that the State
spenitentlary &yyil 8be visi ted hyS small lpox.
-Four prisoners, two ytlteF and two col--
sored were received z tlt II the prison on
Thursday, These 4 our men were brought
from q the i'll Lynoh burg ljal rs where they
had been IN close contact with a negro
jail l-bird who has since broken oit with
a deadly clso OF & sllra Il lpox M
ssf IA i elegrain from I,ynchburg was re- re-
Seelved in thts olty last n ight from, a pri--
yate source. 1T stated that almost inlrao- q
$diatclyf al ter tho four prisoners for the
srententiary had Sbeer rem we'd VI the ne ne
gro hobo. who n. had been n X Y olently III.
wa s.# removed 4 to the city hos pital, the
jail authorities believing, him to be suf-
tterlngs from typhoid fever, q the hos
tpital, DR.. Casey. president II OF the Lynch AL,
burg B oard Of IA ealth. Ii discovered that
the negro was Esnfferlng from smallpox.
4 Flo " as sat once sent to the est-house
Sbut tfis thought that he will certainly
die.
sis The man lltld been associated with all
tho prisoners I'm tho I.ynckburg jail, and
there Is grave danger that there will be
an epidemic here. Ss{ 9Il @
sbWhen;the m ews reached r !chmond last
might thes penitentiary was K closed and
Ysuperintendent Boiling had retired Over
tho 'pllone he stated that four prisoners
had been received from Lynchburg on
Thursday. X II 9 was 4 unable ITO give their
names, as,3 sl' 53 - u s
n. N No Wild Epidemic.
III Mr., Milton Marcuse, president of the
srenHentiary board, was informed Of the
danger. FL Mr. M Mnrcusef said thnt there
could Sbe nogwild epidemic, \ for tlle prls--
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
F'II11|[E...|N|.A||Y | | 4 b
V|AD C0l|!ECI0R ! | !: [ ||.|'|
Rep hat Presid dsnt Will W III 4, AEp7; .;
poitlt lit Him to& N orfollls
COL. Lam B / 0R /: osTliMAsETE:!R'' 81 \ IS 4! !
aF,rom! I7, our Regular Correspondent.

~
(Froml Our Regular Corl'espon dent.) 5.$I
WASHINGTON, II, Feb. 7--5AA ;=7A = n rep port n is
current i that the Presid dent is consld lderng
, tho ap pointmen Of General Fl zhugh Lee
Ito the position Of u collector Of customs
Of the port Of ok. Coupled with this his
.urr,3 run,or is anothc to the effect that Colo
mel William Lamb will be appointed post; OF !;
master Of that city. here is nc n! means 1talrl
Of authentl the orts which have have
not gained general curren cy.
General Lee is a Democrat. e though he
has not taken an .act tive part II In politics
for a number OF years He was N. Cuba l'4
as consul general at Havana Il when NJ N X
Bryan was tho Demo cratic nominee for
tho presidency in 1906 He was in the the
army when Mr.. nley 4 Was lecteld q
Sspnnd second time in 50 that he did not q:
have e5opportunity to xe part in the cam
3nnaIgn. Since /, that electton he has been
if,1, AZ tho retired list of tho army, and has
not entered into spolit tlcnl contest ts. ~ l
President Roosevelt told several South
arm Democratic senat tors and members
very recently that he would x be glad II
any Of them would come him and tel tell
h!mtE frankly of bjections fto the appolAtT
lment of particular men spro posed for .cerr
tain offices in tho$s South, and that & their !l
objections were valid e no would Pc glau
to1lIsten to them and would appoint somo-
bod ~ elsc.i Il ,g NJ q. ,sl
{HBut, or course, \, Il he add ,83S$'I 8$I cannot
appoint a Democrat, II he Rep bllcan par
tys has elected mo to office, and /, shall
fcol bound to select appointees from that
party B. n 4. y, Fs, !,
Ma lor Thomas O. ones, az Confederate
soldier. and n gold Democrat, to a. dis
trict jlidgeship III abanla., It Is under
stood that, General Leo was oppos sed to
the election off, Bryan, and ma y, there
fore, be looked upon as ~ gold q Domo-
crat. l.5 t4.j u I l " y !, jI + !.
Colonel William lamb has been q Re Re-
publican ever since tho war betwcen the
States His heroic defense Of Fort Fish
er gave hin, q reputation In this coun-
trys and siin Europe. OF recent years his
health has been very poor, no W. yer, and
IT is not known that he would ACCEPT
tho posItIon OF postmaster II offered II. M
With General Rosser as post nlaster at
Cha ottesyllle General Lee collector OF
the mort Of Norfolk, Colonel Lamb post
master Of that city. and q son Of General
j. E,I q, Stuart, marshal OF the lastern
District Of Virginia, It would u be said
that the President had put the gConfed-
crates in the saddle In Virginia. IT Is not
believed entirely fimplobalb1S1s I y nat the
President Will appoint General Leo and
Colonel Lamb To the positions mentioned,
yot. Ia appoint the former would be to ylo-
iate determination MI, Roosevelt de-
clared only q few days ago he had reach
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
KANSAS. FIGHT
WAKES \ F'IERCER.
House +1| Adopts. s. 4 Bill II. Max
ing Oil Pipe: e: \ Lines !. Il, 4 !
!. Common Carriers.
STATE, CAN NOW
USE I TRUST ]! | LINES ]. \ |l:,E.:
Governor Says egislatiiyon; Is i!
# Not Eff ort to I Drive Standard n
Oil Company From Field.
But Attempt to Compel
IL s5 Monopoly M '.'to IS ,, BE s#
(. s85S Decent K
S(By Associated 4 Press. } IL,


ssg OPEKA, !, KAN. " Feb. i q II he Kansas
House 70. day without q dissenting vote
passed tho bill making oil pipe lines
common carriers. This Is The second of
the series of bills directed against the
STANDARD OIL Company. It has already
passed the Senate and will, 1t IS said ,s ts
signed BY the Governor. WI hout Il his
bill the refinery plan copd not have Y,l been M
carried out successfully. owing 70 the
lack OF pipe lines owned by the state.
NOW. III lioweVer.G 4 no stlte d can he plped
through the standard Oh conpahny,s q = II. 8
lines 9sS S3 MI
The discriminatl tlon i'll, designed to pre-
vent the Standard Oil COMPANY y from jlln- !.
derselllng the state refinery. was made
Sa special order for ncxt .4onday. This
bill makes ii unlawful for any commod- u
5ity to be sold in any one q own OF the
State lower than In another, except such
differences as may be made u ecessary
through freight rates T hus the Standard
OIL Company will be prevented from cut ut y
ting the price OF oil to meet the State
price at any place In the State unless u
reduces the price for the whole State
Governor Hoch to DAY signed the p bill IL,
passed on $ " ednesday, appropriat ating
5000, 900 forS tho erect ton and main tenance
Sof a State oil rennery with a capacity Of
2, 900 barrcs9u day. & Governor Hoch sent
q lengthy message g to the Legislature giy-
Ing his reasons for 81 igning the refinery e
BILL 3 ~.
Governor Il TIoch said that the present
Legislation; was not an attempt to drive
tho Standard OIL Company from IL the q
State, nor to deprive It Of Its rig ,l lt
Is not an attempt to esta blish al monopoly,
but an attempt to compel q nor opoiy:. NJ !.
ready existing to be dec cent.it 3 saiu
{ TINT when normal conditions were again
restored the smte would be- glad to
Withdraw from the business Of efnlns l1lal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
E.CN0Q.L.D.R||.DG[||:. ! ! /. !. ||| | ! [.
AGAIN n N"C.OuR'!' ] |:|.
ARE estcd With 4 :l ia: Dan Wl','ooldridge| We
on the charge 81 Attacking
Rs.S p. &. Forbes. 81.
.RELEAs r; OF BOTH / i ON ) Bail. 3 A Y.
RELEASE OF B 9th ON Bail 9 4 I | !.

{ special Il to g The u Times Dlspatch.l
BUCKINGIIANd,E ,Es All NJ F eb. .a 4. .-- =. .5s q.
woodbridge and Dan " ooldridge were. were
arrested and brought here today Dan sil +
vooldridg is charge ged E. with, making !; e an |
assault With attempt to .FSorhaes..! II g .
gE. 8. Nv ooldrld dge Is charged with being be.
an accessory.
They we're jointly $ir,d cted tho grand gia1,
1 jury VS. ann lien brongli here Ell.
8to:da they were bailed by ddge FI ur1d-: g
ley, n with d Mrs. =. ooldrid dges 5 &a les: as
surety. # ~ g q
s.g:s ss5 A sToc TRBsPAss. II; IT
M The whole flair gro VS. out an u al a.;
legged! trespass by W ooldrid ge's stock g on
the Forbes land. 1t Is thought by some some
lat Nv ooldrldge lis entitled Ito the sym M
I pat thy! 81 the people in this Instance
a. Forbes, j Judge Hundley and tF. q
Moon are all on the sick list, Jud sc II md.
Eleysand Mr.. NJ oon being confined to their
rooms. ivy * $Il l 3s5
ss.f Her Family Summoned
Mrs M. F. Ellis is ill With eun,onla MA
at her home, and has h elegraph'ed !; for
ali sof her sons who are a way. va
& n The Wlngina bridge question was as settled
y TO- day by the supervisors, and this county
IS to pay four thousand ollars when the
5bridgeNi ssdedicated to tho county by$the the
railroad compa ny. Y; *
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
/. 1 /: Family [. y.
WERE VI / H POISONED
Cook Declares White Woman
Gave Her Powder to
Put in Pot. (

Z a 4 Especial to Tho Times-D DIspatch.)
9L.YNClIl3UIlG, ~ Al Feb, l7,--Lllle War,
g young colored girl. was arrested hero
family OF Ham Faulkner, q brother OF
John A. Faulkner, secretary OF tho Lylrot-
burg Board OF Trade, The girl admits
sprinklng5n powder In some OF the cook
Ing utensils of the family on. last Satur-
day, but claims this was done at the
tlnstigation Of q white woman. who told
her 1t was Good Luck powder. and she
wanted to give the family good luck.
Mr.. and Mrs, Faulkner and two children
have been very III. b,lt they were bettor
this evening. They have been III since
Tuesday, but It was only learned to-day
that they We're Victims Of poisoning, The
police are investigating tho charge Of
the girl. and 1t is expected that the wo,
man accused by her. will be arrested tor
night ls8s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
OFFICERS OF%LENA s
VIOLATE PAROLE

4 n n fBy Associated Press,) Z, ,,,..
N eb a 7-ihe n !, sttate st'. .De. ~
tRmssia - + b government 4 to the fact that h
threc II ficcrs Of the. Russian TRANSPORT y
Il ana. who were interviewed al San Fran fran
cisco, have broken their parole and u are are
now In St. Petersbnrg. The lA. men are are
Engineer q. Kopazin and Mldshipmesen e !: Pe-
ter Michacloff and Andrey KyraI VI Danya1.. %
Secretary Hay has notified the Russian 7AIl 81 u 2
governmcnt Of the facts In the case lnaK- az
ing no demand for the return OF the men, le
but simply leaving II to he Russian goy- I,
ernment to do the proper thing II u 8i'l'ls ms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
3CRJPENBERG TELLS
SIT OR OF ri RETRE1AT'|. [! I I J Z 4
Blanes Kuropatkin for Failure ! All II,
ITO Send Reinforcernents-:At' Ar Ar
# rival in ST. Petersburg
Causes Sensatio Says
Victory Was in His Ii
d Grasp.

laSs s. l.. rIsTERsB UIG, Feb. 17-G:4 :4o Ps Ms
b The Associntcd Press q learns on q exec "a
tlonal authoritysthn q peace '''s,'
was formully considered a8 by E'1l Emperor p,a
ta taNicholas and his ininsters nj The confer
cncc held ut 1saiskoe selo Il vest erdn y;
q N $particulars are obtainablc; as ie fore or
tho discussion began The Dni ipcror5 exa cted Gsl
Il from encll ono pteseii Ut solemn promise
mot 10 diyuige% the sg titest hint what nat
;tianspired8 rhe belief h ~ the alt 7
4 tho possible conditions and terlr,s were lsr'
i under consldernt tioi.y 3#5i
% ii is sugges ted III high, quarters that M
some II,tiinatlon OF terms has retichc l' cd
a the Russian u government from VII q PEI
although 1t is certain that III II Ed did mot
Il come through the regular plom1a tic
channels 85 s XXI 3si5 $ II
Gripenbe Story .s5 r
sis s5s4 s,rhe arrival in st.aP petersburg OF Geu-
erai GrIpcnberg former commando of
the second Mnilchurian Az arm " ho
q reached here at midnight, has caused {. q
4 good deal OF; q sensation n IN MIL litnry
circles. 58G8 4 S v as
sS General Grpenbcrg IN an interview, de- De-
scribes tho battl In which Ills army va ". .
engaged Saying that vic tory was u e nls y
II grusp| y + he could lavc obtained g rem 9
forccr,euts he nsked for.s Il concludes; ltl :;
.rhe reply gof Genera IS e. 4 A 5.
Z. .4,ixed M 4 in he evening instlie shape OF
a mn order TO leave q islnu1 force II ouF -
& 5posltIons and move up the arm y 70 n MS ~
4 support, iii view Of the OK xpccte ia panese q
D Sadya Ice on the center. How Nastf possi
sble for hc Japanese to q tack the cenlteL
when ,ll tl,eir nyailable forces Were q, dtIi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
DECLINES TO DISCUSS
HITCHCOCK CHARGES
S(By "a .Al'ssoe,ceIlat ted Press.

ATLANTA, q Al Feb. l7,--EIoke Smith
former Secretary OF the Interior, whose
official action IN granting ii ~ lease ot
lands In Indian Territory ( to alleged oil
speculators,2 has been crit ticized by Score
Stary Hitchcock, declined to make any
statement to-day to an Associate ed Press
reporter He said that heSwill reply to the
criticism, bllts lle would say mt hing OF Ut
until lo shall have better Information
as to the exact nature Of tho comment
I on his act, and also until he ppn refresh
his memory it,as tol the matte in ques-
ton. MI, Smith left for washington late
N-day. # ssis n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
Il. NIGHT 6 4 i |. N IN .
AIFAsT-FR.0| [! ] |:
Terrible Experience OF George
Jackson, a Young Citizen Of
Petersburg, Va,
7fspaecial 10 The Times.p plspatch.

taPecldl W p = w ,t|'sl'tSNsf''Sq li5
BOOKER, VA Feb, l7,-NottoWay
River. from the rains Of the l2tt3 arm 18th,
has been out Of its banks, George jack
SON, travelling collector for s, = s. Elliott
Of Petersburg Va spent the night Tues
day In the low ground Of this river, Not
knowing tlle5SSsd depth ofi3giwater,1 he
drove In and about ha Ef way It was too.
deep for his horse to break the Ice, and,
no ono going to his rescue, he spe pent the,
night IN the buggy, He WAS found next
morning more dead than allye, Ills
clothes wero frozen sto his body, a few.
hours more and life would sAaYe been
extinct: His feet and legs were frozen,
and ihe could scarcely artlcullate when
got to shore, Z /. n. FL +; 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
II Her F arnily Summoned.
REAL BY OVER
100000 PEOPLE. = Z; 9. I 'l!...l:'

,,rhe lie rs Of tho world and many pa ges
Ia best agaxineg features are ear
4 ,.led to- oycr 100 900 trea ders every week
II IL The sunday Times Dispa patch. And
thasnnmberryy " Of read ders is gro wing SIT ea d-
SSi ilv.s "a M the paper .improVln and. broad
Et cn,nrj ito field. .8. II -nnorroW's Issue VIII
~ be one 3of the best yet sent ou Y
HALL 8 h Erminle Rives. the talented a Az Y
Srsthore,ss. has been especial sengag ged by
3 The Times- Dispatch to "a res ot
STales FROM s Dickens. ~ Fac h'SSlll pe 2 q
I, complete novel of Charles Dickens, art
ID sfully3compressed5 into ~ ppge ne ne y Otu
Il Curiosity Shop" will besprinted to-morv
s. row, and ! old :and young alike will be
interested I'm the sad story t.ie it
5R.5 Nell, sl5..l Il vi a u IL,
George Waslngton's advlcciSto os q young
woman on Love and Maria sc, Will be
5g ron with interest In the %fnc-slmill lie of
sg a letter written to Miss Betsey {1ustis
when she was q pretty glrl OF Inineteen.
This rather remarkable letter. which
538 has l$ never 4, been published, VA; Is now
in tho n possession of@Sa New IS Y oTk
gentleman II There will be other inter-
features bearing on the 81 roa aot-
ing washington birthday celeb bratio on, IN
S3 Guiding an !ttrslctc ~ LA'..eo
G!Iberta Whittle on Washington relies
II at Tudor Place, the home OF Mrs, ISen-
non, tho Oldest living descendant or
Martha Washington,
Tho Yon,an's Page has long been a pop
ular feature Of Tho Sunday Times Dis
patch, and its recently estnbl llshed L Ilx-
change has sprung into I'll great favor.
The contributions Iii to-hiorroW's page
viii be among the best yet printed. The
awards In the January contests will be
made public ana new contests will be
announced, N Iii
America, the refuge for foreign criminals,
Is tile subject of a striking color age
Il feature for to-morrow. Tho casual
reader viii be surprised to learn ofitha
great Increase in crime, dHlp~ to inlmi-
h grafton \: # 5i
The Children's Page will be- found up to
\ a high standard q this week, y and N the
comic page has two exceptio nall " funny.
features The Confederate Page, the
M Genealogical Department, the Foreign
Page, the Sporting Page and all other
y departments viii be excel lent, And the
news of yhe world Will be well covered. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
RUSSIAN DETACHMENT ~
SURROUNDED BY JAPS
fnv As,,,ociated Proas.) h

1. 488 # R{By Associated Preas.) q,
"a ST.PETlIRSBUi1G, Feb y, 7,----Ai dlsl'h'eil
from Sachetun, Manchurla,# says 9 hat lia
III OO0J panese tro OPS and Chinese pana,!s
u "a reported to fbe in southeast Aianchutl--
ia. sinithc, nel & hbo rhood OF Chal chon.
#forty.flye \ miles n northWdst S$of " Gunsh!ul "
4 3I,ass, where they intended TO operate r'a !.
against the railroad Is detachment t5F r Of
@1lusslan frontier guards, with two guns,
encountered the Japanese February l4th !ll
and defented them. y The det ohmen,, r'il
however, while advancing, was 4surrouhd- !r g
ed by1two regiments of ] apanese cnyalry .'
four companies Of Infantry and q !, "a q g
NM i ~ Chinese bandits about fifteen
miles northwest Of Gunshu, and lost
heavily. Ono gun was lost and nearly all
the gun horses and u nulnbergof gunlnllerfssi flfsi
1rnral X He'd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
KAISER Wi IL ACCEPT
UNIVERSITY DEGR
nv Associated Press,) 4

\, (I3y Associated Piess) 2, I,
BpRLI N sfI Feb. IN 7.--lIl IN peror Nvi lllann
viii accept the degree Of doctor Of laws
Rfronathc University OF sPennsylv lva ala, y
will be conferred upon him IN Absent "a.
February 22d. at tho time " Is pestoWea g
,n,on President roosevelt. 4 ctlons
have been cabled to Baron won speck
5sternburg, the German ambassa dor, ~ 9
represent the Emperor. This Is the first
instance, so far as known, In which q
reigning SOVEREIGN has takenia university
degree, } f 8fS s ) ia695 III y 8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
Company Buying Oil.
3 Z nv A.socIated Press

3sj5 q (Iy Associated Press.) 2ie I.
CHANUTIl, KAN Feb. 3l7.--rhe stand
ard OIL Company Is again buying OF B IN y
tnka any for ono week. The construc-
ton Of \ the pipe lines in the territories
which was recently suspended, Is also
again In pro- ogress. ..lis /, y /,
] Reports from \, ,Inde depend once. Peru l1l ana
other places indicate that the Standard
oil Company Is buying there also.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
State Refinery in Colorado.
4 h (By' .[3 Asso[,tclatcd Press.

DENVER. COL. Feb. Il, ~ bill for the
establshmeMt OF a State oil refinery has "a
been introduced in the 4 Colorado q Legls-
.lature. , The bill provides for q m u ppro-a
nrIation Of s1e5, 900 for the erection and
operation OF IA refinery, The a price OF
crude oil lin this State has recently been.
reduced from 81 to 50 cents a. bar rrel "a &,