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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24
MeCue's Confession not Voluntary.

Rev. II. B. Lee, Sergeant Rogers
and other gentlemen of Charlottes-
Vile were in attendance last week
upon the Grand Lodge of Masons in
Richmond. From some of these it
was learned that, reports to the con-
trary notwithstanding, the ex-Mayor
and uxorcide was not member of
the craft. Also that McCue's con-
fession was not altogether a volun-
tary one. 1t was impressed upon his
mind that it was not well to go into
eternity with lie on his lips. He
seemed to be penitent and hopeful
of the hereafter, and finally con-
cluded to make clean breast of il.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24

Speaker Cannon is blocking the
jamestown appropriation, which
seemed assured, and it may not be
acted on at this session.
Senator Martin has had Lieuten-
ant McAlpine, of Portsmouth, rein
stated to his rank in the navy. He
had been unfairly discharged.
Representative w. II. Hearst, of
New York, threw bomb into
Congress. He charged that a men,
Der from Massachusetts had once
been indicted for murder.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs, by unanimous vote, has
directed that the resolution providing
for the return to the States of Con-
federate battlefags captured during
the war, be reported with the recon-
mendation that it be adopted.
In his fight with a Republican
Congress and the railroads over rates
President Roosevelt is being support
ed by nearly all Democrats, w. j.
Bryan and the Governors of most of
the States. Gov. Montague, of Vir-
ginia, is one of the few put down by
the New York Herald as refusing to
express an opinion.
The two words agreement" and
"treaty" threaten to cause an open
break between the President and the
Senate. The Senate propose to
strike out the word agreement" and
substitute the word treaty" 1t is
upon that amendment that the Pres
ident parts from the Senate, and he
has gone to the length of writing q
personal letter to Senator Cullom,
chairman of the Committee on For
eign Relations, in which he inveighs
In strong language against the pro-
posed change of words and declares
that to make the change would be to
take step backward, instead of
forward. Discussion of the SUBJECT
In the Senate was behind the
closed doors of executive session. But
enough is known to make it certain
that leading Republican Senators
have expressed themselves in no nm
certain language regarding the course
of the President and what they re-
gard as his efforts to force legisla-
tions. President Roosevelt has with
drawn the treaties from the Senate.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24
SURVEY OF NEW ROADS.

Frank Jay Gould, head Of the
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Rail-
road Company, which will construct
two lines from Richmond to Chesa-
peake bay, announces that a prelimi-
nary survey of the line between
Richmond and Ashland has been
completed and contract made for
1000 tons of eighty-pound steel rails.
Cars and other equipment will soon
be ordered.
Electricity will be the motive
power on the line between Ashland
and Richmond, and steam on the
lines to the Rappahannock.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24

victory, show il to have been in man,
respects a remarkable coufict. The
Japanese earthworks which the Rus
slams attacked were frozen so thickly
that they were, j, h: battleship
armor. impervious to shells. The
Russian gunners actually wept at
their failure. So intense was the
cold that blood froze as soon as it
expded from wound, causing in
t. ~ nsin. Wounded men who were
not promptly attended died within
an hour.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24
Communicated
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR
is DUE.

As there was much talk hereabouts
of the great temperance victory at
Heathsville last week l wrote to u
friend there for particulars" Up
on receiving his reply i am con-
strained to send you the following
for publication.
When the Hon. Clarence S. Towles.
formerly of Lancaster county, but
now of Reedyille, Northumberland
county, announced his candidacy for
office of Commonwealth Attorney
for the latter county in the year 1908,
many people thought it not a wise
move. He had but recently moved
here and there were older ATTORNEYS
who by virtue of experience and life
long residence might possibly have
prior claims. Nothing daunted, how
ever, Mr.. Towles made a vigorous
canvas, saw the voters in their
homes, interested them in his under
taking to such an extent that when
the primary came off in September
ne was overwhelmingly victorious.
When the convention was held on
the court day following he was nomi-
mated, and at the November election
was elected. Since entering upon
the duties of his office in January,
1904, while generally looking after
the interests of the commonwealth,
he has addressed himself particularly
TO the adjustment of the .sspeak.
easies." Success has followed. Es-
pecially was this noticeable on the
occasion above referred to. That old
offender and yiolator of the local
option laws, James G. Thomas, who
for twenty years has boldly and de.
family run a wide-open dram shop
very close to Marvin Grove camp.
was ensnared in yeritable net work
OF indictments and appeals from
Justices courts, and brought to BAY.
de was required to pay fine of
$500 and all costs, aud in addition
20 enter into bond In the penalty of
1000 not to make or sell any more
liquor for IL months and also a
further order in which he promised
the court never again to violate
the liquor laws of Northumberland
county.
This is the second notable
victory, both due in the main to the
pluck and perseverance of Mr..
Towles. L have never been a special
admirer of his, never worked for
him in his canvas nor did / vote for
him In the primary, but "honor to
whom honor is due''-Mr. Towles is
entitled to the everlasting gratitude
OF the temperance and Christian PEG
pie or the county. / hope he will
get 1t, but have little reason to think
80 when l remember the fact that
some of these same Temperance and
Christian people" run wild over a
paper which flaunts whiskev
advertisements In their faces by the
dozen, one of which begins with the
following doggerels
Who loves not wine, woman and song
VIII remain a fool his whole life long,
And don't even allow the CITIZEN.
q well known temperance journal. a
place In their homes. But this aside.
whether Mr.. Towles gets your graft
tude or not he deserves it.
OBSERVER.
Cowarts, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24

SURELY it is time this Jefferson
Davis-Nelson Miles affair had be-
come a closed incident Why should
the scars of forty years be opened
anew? No one endorses the youth
fulmistakes of pompous soldier, but
youthful indiscretions should not
always be kept over the head as the
sword of Damocles.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24

TwENTY-FoUR SHOWS are credited
to Virginia for this winter SO far.
The man who prognosticated that we
would have ID SHOWS because the
first fell on the 18th of November
has been "snowed under"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24

WE COULD stand a few spring
poems just now; just a few. The
crop might be shorter when not so
much needed-when we have spring
sure enough.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24

The President thought of appoint
ing Gen. Fitz Lee as Collector of
Customs at Norfolk, but the General
says he does not want the job.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24

Representative w. II. Hearst, of
New York, threw a bomb into
Congress. He charged that MEM
Der from Massachusetts had once
been indicted for murder.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24

The Baptist orphanage at Salem
is quarantined on account of seven
teen cases Of varialoid there.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24
SOME WAR NOTES.


The peace talk has little founda.
ton. 1t is announced from Russia
that the war will go on.
Riots broke out again in Warsaw,
the capital of Russian Poland. %
were killed by a volley from the
troops.
In a recent dash by Russians last
Friday to capture a certain heights
Two thousand Russians were killed.
The Japs captured 1000 rifles.
The United States has called
Russia's attention to the fact that
officers of the Lena, interviewed at
San Francisco, have broken their
parole by returning to Russia.
The first year of the war between
Russia and Japan has closed and
the loss of men on both sides is esti-
mated at 10000, and the expendi.
tnre In money runs up in the
hundred of millions.
In the North Sea inquiry officers
of the Baltic fleet continue to swear
that they saw Japanese torpedo boats.
IL they did, they sank them along
with the fishermen, for no trace can
be found of them.
81 ann not opposed to a Zemsky
Aeabor. On the contrary, believe
1T necessary" In these words
Emperor Nicholas, whose word il
law, personally declared himself in
favor of a Land Congress, and ex-
pressed the conviction that the time
mad come to prepare to give the
people voice In government.
Details of the battle of the Hun
river, which occurred the last of
January and ended in Japanese
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.

Speaker Cannon is blocking the
jamestown appropriation, which
seemed assured, and it may not be
acted on at this session.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24
POLITICAL.

A bill giving women the right to
vote has just passed the Kansas
House.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-24

Senator Martin has had Lieuten-
ant McAlpine, of Portsmouth, rein.
stated to his rank in the navy. He
had been unfairly discharged.
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Wisconsin and Alabama.

From the Milwaukee Journal.
Wisconsin has given the country more
evidence of the fact that the old antagonism
between the north and the south Is fast
disappearing. The legislature has voted to
return the Alabama battle flags which were
taken by the Wisconsin soldiers during the
civil war. A request from the governor Of
Alabama to have these flags returned has
been granted with expressions of friend
ship and good Will. This act. though of no
great Importance in itself, is indicative of
the change in the relations between the
north and the south, that has taken place
during the last, decade. In both sections
the younger elements of the population
who have not been moved by the feeling
of hatred and personal enmity which ami.
mated many of those|who took an active
part in the great war, have come into
places of leadership and have exerted a
powerful influence in, bringing the north
and south into a better understanding of
each other. The lapse of years has per
mitted all people to view the war; and the
events which led up to 1t and those which
resulted from It, in a truer perspective and
has revealed in a stronger light the faults
and the virtues of both sides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Odd Corners in New York.
rom the -Four Track News


Travellers like to visit the oddly named
little streets Of old London town that they
may talk OF them to their intimates, but
few Of those who pry into the corners of
foreign cities know Of the quaint sur
vivals OF other days In the very heart of
the new world metropolis, of Flat and Bar
rack hill. Tin Pot alley Edgar street and
Petticoat lane in the midst Of the financial
district of New York.
Standing at 81 Broadway one looks down
a steep and narrow street that was the JOY
of the small boys Of a century and half
ago, for then this spot was known as Flat
and Barrack hili and down the slope in
winter time the lads and lassies coasted,
speeding on into Garden street, as the rude
road was known after 1t crossed Broad
street. Now, under the more significant
name of Exchange place. this street wrig-
giles between great skyscrapers. and from
Broadway one can see. the edge Of the
largest Office building in the worfu, the
Broad Exchange, on the southeast corner
Of Broad street and Exchange place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

comfort of the passenger on sea as # does
on land. There is one in every state room.
1t connects with the captain steward.
smoking rooms cafe and grill. The wheel
house has telephone connection with ev-
cry part of the ship. In addition. there are
electric signals to warn the bridge in case
Of fire or for closing compartments, auto
matically. in case of accident.
The Office of the liner is near the m II
companfonway. as you enter. 1t has 4
desk running nearly the width OF the snip.
with a sailing list instead of a register
exposed to view. There the usual pig
con poles for keys and letters behind Tie
desk. Mail to be sent ashore with the pilot
is left there
The passengers keep their valuables IN
a steel safe. provided for the purpose by
the purser. The smaller ones on some OF
the ships are built into his cabin, while
on others the safe forms part of his desl
Five meals day are served on the hne.-
breakfast. dinner and supper and somn-
thing light between meals In the morn
and afternoon. large German steam
has grill room and Vienna cafe which
well patronized, especially during the eve
ing. 1t makes speciality of steaks arI
chops.
These are some of the features of =
modern liner that make the sailing lis >
large every spring. They are even m
potent than diplomats in bringing Eur. q
and America closer together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

nous wild game photographer. who lives a
Lay, Col, few miles from Rifle, and
whose work in wild game photography has
earned the warm praise of the President,
has taken pictures of herds of blaCk-tailed
deer at his very threshold But today the
herds have been driven into more inacCessI-
bic places, greatly reduced in numbers.
Promscuous slaughter of deer went on for
many years but at last Colorado awoke to
the fact that the game hogs We're work.
ing great injury to the state, and stringent
laws were passed limiting the hunting sea-
son to a few days, and imposing tax on
all hunters from outside states. This tax
President Roosevelt will have to pay. as
even Presidents are not to be made eXcep-
tons in such a case. And the President is
too thorough sportsman to ask any privi-
lege which is not granted to another dew
otee of the rifle and shotgun.
President Roosevelt will not be in Colo
RADIO in deer-hunting season but there Will
be more exciting line of sport open to
him-the hunting of bear and cougar.
There is no closed season on these animals.
Indeed. the man who kills bear or a
mountain lion at any season of the year
is regarded a public benefactor by Col
Orddo ranchmen, who suffer greatly owing
to the depredations of those animals. There
are grizzlies, black bear and cinnamon bear
in the Businesses of the northwest Colorado
country, and there IS fine sport in hunting
all of them. The last time the President
was in Colorado imaginative newspaper cor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

to make things 50 easy that every one who
comes here can find something he wants.
One of the schemes that Librarian Bower
man has adopted recently for the conven-
fence and assistance of patrons is the plac-
Ing of two large open cases full of books
in the lobby of the building. These cases
contain, principally. books of history, travel
and biography. and also such volumes as
have a bearing upon the subjects of the
lectures given in the lecture room during
the week. These cases have to be re-
plenished every day with books from the
stacks in order to replace the volumes Sc
lectcd by visitors. and this fact indicates
the popularity of the scheme. BY placing
the timely books at hand many patrons
often make selections from one of the two
cases while waiting for their turn to return
books previously borrowed.
The Open Shelves.
Several months ago. it is stated, there
were practically no books in the open
shelves directly available to readers ex-
cepting works of fiction. The percentage
of fiction in the home circulation for the
year ended June 30. 1901. was s3.7. Mr.,
Bowerman decided 10 make change in the
class of books on the open shelves and con-
sequently removed some of the fiction and
substituted books of a more serious and
Instructive character. BY reducing the
number of volumes of fiction in the open
shelves he was able to bring out at one time
two classes of the ten large classes in the
library and after IA few weeks two other
classes were substituted
AS a result of this change the percentage
OF fiction in the home circulation has been
reduced from S3.T per cent since the 1st of
last July to 600 per cent at the present
time This would seem to indicate that the
reading public does not really desire fiction
in such large quantities. but that free aC-
cess to other classes of literature is fol-
lowed by large circulation from them.
In another way still. the library Is en-
Ia a 10 d.
ers of Washington. Every day the libra
ran has brought to him the slips handed in
to the library attendants, bearing requests
for volumes kept on the shelves back of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

having some Of the finest packs Of hounds
In the west. and when they are brought at
bay there is an exciting fight. The dogs
are shrewd. well as brave. and keep
worrying the bear. some OF them nippinR
the animals hind quarters while others
keep his bearship sparriDg i'm front. once
in while dog is hit with one Of he
enormous paws, and IL is usually cas- OF
a new-made grave on the spot. or. at the
least. long and painful process OF rccov-
cry from broken bones. The pack will
worry a bear into a sitting posture and
then is the time for the hunter 10 demon
strate his fiber. If the hunter is "A good
shot he can usually bowl the bear over
stone dead, but sometimes grizzlies have an
awkward habit OF making a long run with
R bullet In the heart. In this case the hunter.
IL he IL game" will stand to his work.
and send bullet after bullet into the adj
vanciug animal But Il takes a steady
hand and a cool head to pick out the vulner-
able spots I'm grizzly coming head-on at
the rate of a well-lolded hand-car sliding
down-grade. Consequently. the usual pro-
cedure IS 10 drop the gun ana either run
across the open or swarm up a friendly
tree. In which case the bear stops and
breaks the hunters gun. unless ne is put
out of business by a shot from some hunt
er who is supporting the party Of the first
part
In President Roosove,rs case there viii
be no retreat FOR several reasons Tho
President has fought grizzlies before even
to the point of administering the coup de
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

floor. In speaking of this phase Of the
work Mr.. Bowerman said:
Throughout the library the demand is
for more and more work in quantity, but
We are also endeavoring as far as possible
to improve the quality of the work. In the
children's room, especially, the aim is to
improve the character of the child's read
ing. If the child is reading too much fic-
ton, the effort is made to change the de-
sire to something else for a time The
children's librarian reads all the books be-
fore they are added to the juvenile collec-
ton and makes careful selections for pur-
chase. The aim is to have a large number
of copies of good books rather than large
number of titles. The child reader has
many good old books to read before he
gets to the new books.
We had hoped to make each school In
the District practically branch library or
distributing station, but Congress failed to
appropriate the funds for the purpose and
we shall have to postpone that project.
However, we are gradually getting in
touch with the teachers, and we have an
arrangement whereby teacher may take
out ten books at time to use in the school
room. In the meantime the effort will be
make to encourage the interest of the
teachers in the library's work.
The Story Hour
The chidrens librarian has recently be-
gun a STORY hour for the little folks.
Twice a week groups of children assemble
in a room and she relates old classic legend
and myths and fairy tales to the tots, much
to their delight. The library is also ar
ranging with the Audubon Society of the
District for a series of Saturday morning
talks to the children on birds. These talks
will be prime pally for the school children,
who will be taught to observe birds, their
habits and haunts A bulletin board has
also recently been installed. on which are
shown colored pictures of birds now to be
in n 1y,an q
children will be taught to take notice of
the migration of certain of the feathered
species.
Bulletin boards are also used very gem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

When j. p. Morgan and his associates
sought to merge the American. Cunard,
Red Star and other great steamship lines
into one big trust, shortly after the for
nation of the United States Steel Cor
poration, and control the ocean-carrying
trfflc to and from New York, the answer
to this move by the German liners. in
spired both by their stockholders and the
kaiser, was the construction of new ships
to surpass all others afioat in point OF
speed comfort and luxury. The result was
that when the combine failed and a dis
astrous rate war began between some OF
the English companies those lines which
Mr.. Morgan and his associates INTENDED
to merge found that their German competitor
with its new ships had set the pace they
had to follow in order to retain their pas
senger and freight traffic. During the last
six months, therefore, number OF new
ships of other lines have entered the port
of New York, not one of which fails to be
the equal in comfort, luxury, speed and
carrying capacity of the German steamers,
and the competition for the ease-loving pas-
senger Is no longer a one-sided affair.
The new style liner has ceased to be
steamship to those who travel on l., ez-
cept In rough weather. In Its makeup
there Is the comfort of home blended with
the luxury Of first-class hotel or club.
The pokey cabins and other disagreeable
features are things of the past
The first innovation that will prove sur
prise to the person who has not been on
any Of the modern liners Is the telegraph
office at the desk near the entrance to the
main companionway. 1t is not alone fer
such kilograms as may be sent before the
steamer passes outside of quarantine, but
Is open for business throughout the entire
trip. The Marconi people are In charge.
and whenever the Office is In communica-
ton with a wireless station or ship bull
letin announcing the fact and fixing en-
hour up to when messages may be filed
is posted The office Is always in touch
with wireless station during the first
day out, and usually with some ship dur
ing the rest of the trip.
The Marconi system has also revolution
lied journalism on shipboard. Prior to the
development of the wireless the ships pa
per. when 1t appeared. was only q chroni-
Gle OF happenings among tho passengers.
with no news of course, from the outside
world. Things have nov changed Most