Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1905-06-15
NOTES FRQ4 WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondenca.l


proach to an accurate abatement ~
the Russian and japanese losse. IN
Manchurfa Is contained in a list of the
battles and their casualties compiled
by General Tasker H. Bliss of the gen.
eral stan. Some Of the Information
has been gathered by the military In.
formation bureau OF the war denart.
ment This has been supplemented
by data from sources that are not re-
vealed, but which are regarded aa
authentic. These figures give a total
loss of 1888 for the Russians and
15S.1S6 for the japanese. There are
no reliable figures as to the deaths
from disease In either army, but they
are reported to have been very light
among the Japanese. but heavy among
the Russians.
Smithsonian Observation-Disclosures
w. karr. the accountant of the Smith
sonian institution and disbursing
agent for the government bureaus un.
der 1t. was arrested here last week
on the charge Of embezzlement. which
according to his own confession az.
gregates $4,000. His stealing. he con.
fessed. have been going on. for the
past 10 years. Karr Is so years old.
came to Washington from Memphis.
and has been identified with the
Smithsonian institution since 1890
The embezzlement was accomplished
by making use Of checks s.nt to the
smithsonian institution in payment of
miscellaneous transactions. The war.
rant on which he was arrested was
sworn out by DR.. 8. p. Langley, the
secretary OF the institution. Karr has
wife and four children.
Another "Hone" Gone-Prosnect
cottage. that was the home of Mrs. z.
d. E. N. Southworth. the novelist. fs
now peanut stand The quaint little
cottage where the authoress of The
Spectre" and The Fatal Secret"
labored and loved and died is now a
hve-cent lunchroom at the trolley
junction In Georgetown. There the
wayfarer to and from Cabin Johns
bridge on the upper Potomac can buy
pink lemonade. ginger pop. snaps.
biscuit or pie. There is nothing sac.
red to the onward tread of progress
In Washington: the most cherished
homes are giving up to 1t, and
Prospect cottage" has simply gone
the way OF the rest. A more pictur-
esque little dove-cote does not smile
down upon the placid waters of the
POTOMAC from mountain to sea than
the former home of the gentle spirit
that penned 1.-The Hidden Hand"
"Capitola." and others equally lurid in
text and title.
War Department Orders-Orders
were issued at the war department
lately relieving Maj.-Gen. John T.
Bates from duty in command of the
northern military division. embracing
the departments of the lakes. the Mis-
souri, and Dakota. with headquarters
at st. Louis, and directing him to pro-
coed to Washington and report to the
secretary of war. Brig.-Gen. Theodore
J. Whit. commanding the department
OF the Missouri. with headquarters at
Omaha, Neb., in addition to his pre-
sent duties, has been ordered to as
sumo command Of the northern divi-
sion until a permanent assignment is
made. These orders were issued in
anticipation of the retirement of MAJ
Gen. George l.. Gillespie, assistant
chief Of STAFF. on June Is. on his own
application after nearly 4S years OF
active service. 49,.
President for Pesee-President
Roosevelt is interesting himself in an
EFFORT to bring about as speedy a peace
as practicable In the far east. and the
signs show that he can be as strenu.
Gus in his ardor for tranquility as ev-
er his critics accused him of being
In welcoming fray. Lest there
should be any dread that the presi-
dents enthusiasm in the cause of
peace may excite the ill-will of eth
er Russia or japan. IL may be remem-
bered that Mr.. Roosevelt and Emperor
William appear to possess in common
the most astonishing faculty OF rush.
ing headlong. and with apparent reck-
lessness, into dangerous situations.
and reappearing. composed and COM
placent, with something done and ev-
erybody accepting IL. Whether or not
the war In the east be shortened as n
result Of the peace efforts here. IL Is
gratifying to-observe the government
In the attitude Of the peace-maker. of
whom II was written that he should
Inherit the earth"
statvette Of RooseveIt-President
Roosevelt received early last week a
beautiful statuette of himself as col
onei OF the Rough Riders. which is the,
latest OF the works of Macmonnies.
The presentation was made AT the
White House by Miss Janet scudder
OF New York. pupil of Macmonnies.
whose work has been accepted for
the Luxembourg gallery at Paris. Be
sides the president and Miss srudder.
those present at the informal core,
mony were Mrs. Roosevelt. Admiral
Dewey and Mrs. Dewey and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles J. Bonaparfe. The presI-
dent expressed his unfeisned pleasure.
II now feel myself" said he. laugh