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harbor to Golden Hill. Outside of this chain was still another line of forts, more scattered, but of tremendous strength. Each commanding position was fortified and supplied with guns, as though 1t had been the only fort in the place. When, after years of work and the expenditure of millions the work was completed, Port Arthur was regarded as well-nigh impregnable both by the Rus sians ana by military experts of other nations.
 So the fortress stood in February last, its guns drowning down over the sur rounding waters on the one hand and pointing away toward Harbin on the oth- CT. Negotiations between Japan and Rus sfa were in progress, but overtures look ing toward continued peace were meet ing with but little success
 JAPAN's SUDDEN BLOW.
 Suddenly Japan's minister to Russia was withdrawn from St. Petersburg. Then, almost before the world srasped the full significance of this act, war was on with vengeance, and the first blow had been struck at Port Arthur. It was but the first of many fearful blows. yet 1t will doubtless go down in history be- side the Japanese ultimate victory.
 Admiral Togos fleet had been at Sasebo, Japan, not far from Nagasaki, opposite the southernmost point of Korea Vice roy Alexieff was in command of the Rus sian fleet and the forts at Port Arthur. What the Japanese did was to take their fleet up the Yellow sea to Port Ar thur, send their torpedo boats into the harbor on the night of February s-9 and severely damage three Russian ships. These three were the Retvizan, the Czare- witch and the Pallada
 NAVAL OPERATIONS.
 Admiral Togo. following no doubt programme mapped out long before. made the headquarters of his fleet before Port Arthur. An excursion was made almost immediately after the first victory of Chemulpo, and the Russian cruisers Ko- rietz and Variag, which were at that port, were sunk. Two days later Togos ships began the bombardment of Port Arthur from sea, which has been kept up intermittently ever since.
 On the 11th the Russians lost one of their vessels at Port Arthur through care lessness. Torpedo transport Yenisei struck a Russian mine and sank. The Boyarin, a second class cruiser, struck one of the mines laid by the Russians two days later and sank with 197 officers and men. Next day the Japs tried another torpedo at- tack, but 1t was unavailing, snow storm interfering. During this attack the Rus sian ships responded to the Japanese fire, but did little harm to the Japanese fleet. For a week little was done by either side. Then the Japanese tried 'Hob- sons trick and endeavored to sink sev- eral old hulks at the mouth of the har-
 bor and bottle up the Russians. The hulks were sunk. but not in the right position. Virtually the Japs were re- pulsed in this instance. A heavy lombard ment of the town and forts followed.
 This gave rise to the first rumor of the fall of Port Arthur, which gained cur rency in the House of Commons in Lon don on March l.
 On the 10th of March the Russian fleet got into action for practically the first
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Plain Glass.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Good morning." said the old gentle man. "Td like to look over some of your spectacles."
 Yes, sir absent-mindedly replied the clerk; that's what most of our custom CTS do. It's just as good as looking through them"
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In Boston.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tri-
 bune.
 MT. c. DePuyster tto stableman from the west)-Txtricats this Quadruped from tine vehicle. Donate him to an adequate supply of nutritious clements And when the aurora of the morning Eliminates tha eastern horizon will award you an ample compensation for your amiable hospitality.
 Stableman (to hostler)-The guy says to tlvs the nag c init full of oats. He'll chuck you two bits in the morning.
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CREW OF SEVEN RESCUED.
Brought to Boston by Nova Scotian
Fishing Steamer.

BOSTON, June Capt. John w. Hunter
and crew of seven men of the British bar
kentine Edith Sheraton were brought here
today by the Nova Scotia fishing steamer
Coast Guard, the Seamen having been res
cued from the barkentne yesterday a short
time before their vessel foundered, about
ninety miles east of Chatham. The barken-
tine, which was bound from ElZabethport,
N. j.. for Charlottetown, P. Z. l., with a
cargo of coal, struck a submerged wreck
in a gale Monday. and, beginning to leak,
was soon helpless. as the rocking of the
vessel in the heavy seas snapped off her
masts Her boats also were carried away.
In spite of ceaseless work at the pumps,
the vessel rapidly filled. and the broken
spars and. wreckage dragging alongside
stove holes in the vessels hull, adding to
the peril of the men.
The exertions of the crew at the pumps
kept the craft afioat, however, and early
yesterday morning the Coast Guard saw
the wreck. With difficulty two dories were
pulled to the vessel. They narrowly escap-
ed being dashed to pieces by the wreck
age dragging alongside, and just as the res
cuers boarded the barkentine the stump of
the foremost fell. The shipwrecked sailors
were transferred to the steamer, which
they had scarcely reached when the Sher
atom went to the bottom.
The Edith Sheraton was built at Shell
burne, n. s., in 1887 She was of 33i tons
burden, 124 feet in length, % feet in beam
and II feet in depth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
TERRIFIC RAINS AND FLOODS.
Many Factories Forced to Close at
Grand RAPIDS. Mich.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June with
the Grand river at flood height and still
rising as a result of the terrific rains over
its watershed in the past torty-eight hours,
twenty factories had been compelled TO
close today by the high water up to noon
end 900 men are out of employ
ment The river has broken completely
out of its banks in the south end OF the
city, tearing over the South Front street
grade line and West Wealthy avenue, food
ing Easements and first floors and driving
residents to the second stories of houses
Help has been sent out in the north end
of the city. where every effort Is being
made to strengthen the new protecting
dixie.
Half the factories on the west side of the
city are closed down and every basement
in that section is flooded
The pumps of the American Plaster Com
pany whose gypsum mines extend under
the river have closed down and the water
will probably pour Into the mine and do
heavy damage.
The city's supply of electricity is fail
ing The Edison Company has been obliged
to partially suspend in its local power
house while word comes from Lowell that
the Edison plant there, which also sup
plies electricity to this city. viii have to
be closed down before night because OF
the flood.
At Lowell which is also the Grand
river the water is higher than at any time
during last years record-breaking food
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
FIRFMEN AT HAGERSToWN.
Historic Town Extended Welcome to
Maryland Firefghters.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. June with the
ringing of fire bells and blowing of factory
whistles the big demonstration in connec-
ton with the thirteenth annual meeting of
the Maryland State Firemens Association
opened in Hagerstown today. Firemen have
been arriving since noon yesterday, and
when the hour for parade arrived this aft
ernoon there We're fully three thousand uni
formed firemen in the city and three times
that many visitors. Threatening weather.
apparently, did not keep many away.
The parade started at 2:30 O'Clock this
afternoon, the line of march being over the
principal streets in the central part Of the
city. Col. William Z. Lane, former COM
mander Ct the list Regiment. Maryland Ma
tioual Guard. was chief marshal. There
We're assistant Glarshals and aids for each
of the five divisions. President w. CT. Ker-
bin of Snow Hill and the other officers of
he state organization rode in the parade
along with many leading citizens of the
state.
No organiza ton in line attracted more at
tention than the Veteran Friendship Fire
Engine Company of Alexandra, Va. They
pulled their famous old hand engine, which
presented to the company by George
Washington. the company's first president.
Among the members in line were Mayor
Frederick J. Paff, former Mayor r. l..
Downham, City Counclmen Charles T.
Marshall and j. Y. Williams, Chief of Po-
lice James L. Webster. Chief of Office De-
partment George w. Petty, Police Justice
Harry B. Cation and others. some of whom
have been members of the company for
over sixty years.
Other noted organizations IN the parade
were the William Penn Hos Company and
the Taylor Fire COMPANY, both OF Phlia-
delphia Both of these We're organized
when Philadelphia had volunteer depart
ment
The first session of the convention viii
be held tonight. when Col. buchanan
Shipley Maryland state commissioner, VIII
deliver the address of welcome in behalf
of the firemen and Mayor A {. Strife VIII
x,,alcorne the firemen in behalf of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
Army Orders.

Capt. Sam F. Bottoms, commissary, has
been relieved from duty in the Philippines
and ordered to San Francisco for further
orders.
Capt Ira A. Sinner, assistant surgeon,
has been assigned to duty with the canal
commission on the Isthmus of Panama
Capt Henry c. Hodges, jr.. quartermas-
ter, has been relieved from duty in charge
of construction work at Forts Adams and
Greble, r. /.
First Lieut.. John S. Johnston, Artillery
Corps, has been placed in charge of con-
struction work at Fort Greble, r. l.
Capt. George S. Gibbs. Signal Corps, has
been granted two months leave of abb
Sence.
Major Webster Yinson, paymaster, has
been ordered to proceed to Saunders
Range, Glenburnie, Nd. and make pay
ment to Companies F and G, I'd Battalion
of Engineers.
First Lieut.. Walter c. Chidester, assist
ant surgeon at Evansville, Ind, has been
ordered to Fort Leavenworth Kan, to ac-
company Companies A and B, LIST Battal-
ion OF Engineers to San Francisco.
First Lieut.. William Mex. Lambda
Artillery Corps, has been ordered to in
spect certain unseryiceable public prop
erty at Kennebec arsenal, Maine
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A. Gordon ct al. trustees. to Alonzo

A. Gordon ct al, trustees. to Alonzo
Daniel, lot 10. square 7s5; $500.
William F., to William n. Moore and
Mary E. Moore. lots "a and 36. block
Is; SO
BLoOMINGDALE-G Logan ct ux.
to Fred W and Emma D. Henke, lot
MERIDIAN HILL-Mary NJ. Hodgen ct al.
to Daniel K. Jackson. LOT 10: block 20;
TAKOMA PARK-Henry NJ. Baker to VIII
liam r. Van Horn. lot %. block IA; $40.
NORTH BRIGHTWOOD-Char c. Lam
caster to Frederick c. Ohm, west one
half Of lot -. block 8: $40.
streets northwest-Frederick L. Siddons
ct al, trustees. to w. Charles Heitmul-
Ter. lots 81, IS and 30; square 40; =.
SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE SOUTH
James Berry ct ux to John A. Hefner.
north one-half OF west one-half Of lot
6. square $40; $40.
NO; 1880 X STREET NoRTHWEsT-
Wellesley College to Walter S. Harlan,
lot 10. square 24S; $40.
NO. 1T2S FOURTEENTH STREET
NORTHWEST-Willia w. Stone to
,e pinney D Root lot q; square 2o7; $40.
D street and Market space-George Nit
chell ct ux. to Emile Berliner, part
original lot IL. square 40S; $105OO.
FOURTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
pStWetii II tlilO StTeetS--t<iiZaDeln w :.
Trescot ct al, to Edward l.. Hillyer,
original lot IL, square 80; S. Edward
L. Hillyer to Rebecca +. Worthington
same property; $40.
PETWORTH-Andreas Loffler ct Tx to
John NJ. Lederer, lot Is, square so; $40.
ADDITION TO LIE DROIT PARK-Joseph
Paul ct Tx. to Middaugh & Stanton
Qnc0, lots IS to Ice, block %; $40.
NO. T15 SEVENTH STREET NORTH
EAST-Emma F. Rosen ct vir; Geo. E..
to atherine Quirk. lot 16, square 500;
$40.
Chandlee to George H. Chandlee, lot
los, block 8: SO.
WHITNEY CLOSE-Rosa I. Lewis to John
A. Landlord, part original lot l, block
Il; $40.
WHITTINGHAM-M. Elizabeth Browning
ct vir, John w, to Erbie b. King, lot
%; $40.
NO. 2f2 b STREET SOUTHEAST-Phoeb
E Souder to Emma ]. Baker, part lots
2, and Is, square 761: $40.
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THE GUEST OF HONOR.
Vice President Fairbanks at Flint
(Mich) Golden Jubilee.

FLINT, Mich. June 7.-Vice President c.
w. Fairbanks is the guest of honor today
among the thirty thousand visitors who at
tended the city's golden jubilee and the
laying of the cornerstone of the new fed
eral building. He arrived from Detroit be-
fore noon on a special train with Senator
R. A. Alger and number of other promi-
nent men under escort of battalion OF the
Michigan Guard, battalion of the Michi-
gan naval reserves and G. A. r. post.
The Vice President delivered an address
at the laying of the cornerstone, wnich
followed a parade two miles in length Vice
President Fairbanks while in the line or
march was accorded a continual ovation
from the throngs along the streets. In his
address at the cornerstone laying he SAID:
I'VE lay this cornerstone at an interest
ing period in our national history; at time
when we are at peace with the word ana
when there is harmony within our borders
and when our countrymen are engaged as
never before In the pursuit Of their gainful
occupations. We observe no signs OF DAN
ger about US. Everywhere there is most
abundant assurance of increasing strength
and expanding power in all of the ways
which make for a higher and better peo-
pie"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

MOUNT PLEASANT HEIGHTS-Fulton
R. Gordon ct ux. to Frank R. Gordon,
lots 5S. SO and part lot go, square 4,
s246010. Same to r. Dana Durand,
lot 1 and part lot 90, square 4; s2777 81
p STREET NORTHEAST between North
Capitol and LIST streets-Benjamin F.
Leighton ct al, trustees, to Richard E.
Pairo. lots and 2 square 66S; $3,41477.
EAST DIEANWOOD-Frank T. Rawlings
ct ux.s to Richard A. West, lots IA and
Is, block IA; $40.
G STREET NORTHWEST between 4th
and 9Th streets-Patrick F. Mcmahon,
administrator d. b. n. to Cora b., Elise
K. and William C. Taylor, part lot 5,
square SIS; $1,000.
BARRY FARM--William II. Underdue ct
ux. to Lily Bell, lot 46, section 8; $40.
U STREET NORTHWEST between 18th
and 18th streets-Thomas NJ Gale ct
ux to Monte Sanger, lot 1874, square ISL:
MOORE & BARBoUR's SECOND AID
DITION-Francis A. Biundon ct ux. to
Charles e. Etchberger. jr.. lot IS block
NO. iss e STREET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Important Meeting at San Francisco
Next Week-Changes.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, June IAN inn
portant meeting of the directors of the
Western Pacific railroad will be held In this
city next week. Word has been received
here that President w. ]. Bartnett is on his
way back frsm New York. accompanied by
Virgil g. Bogue. consulting engineer of the
Western Pacific. Early in the week the d.
rectors will be called together and the for
NAL ratification of the financial arrange
ments recently completed in the east, as
we'll as other matters of Importance, will
take place.
1t is understood that at the meeting sew
eral changes will be made in the personnel
of the board w. ]. Bartnett will resign
from the presidency and will be succeeded
by E. T. jeffrey, president of the Denver
and Rio Grande. Bartnett will become vice
president and general counsel of the road.
Several Of the local directors will also re-
sign, and their places will be filled by the
election of New Workers.
The articles of incorporation of the West
ern Pacific will be modified so as to make
New York the principal place of business of
the company, and after that the directors
meetings will be held in the east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
DEMURRER OVFRRULED.
Case of Policeman Walsh, Recently
Dismissed From Force.

Justice Barnard of the District Supreme
Court today overrued the motion of the
District Commissioners to quash the writ
OF certiorar issued in the case of Police
man John G. Walsh, who was tried before
the police trial board. convicted and sem
fenced to dismissal on charge of playing
craps at the seventh precinct police sta
ton.
At the hearing Assistant Corporation
Counsel F. H. Stephens contended that an
officer is responsible for his acts while off
duty. if such acts are committed in the
police station to which he is attached. 1t
was contended by Attorneys Lambert and
Baker. for the policeman, that he was not
answerabie to the Commissioners for acts
done while off duty.
The Commissioners will now have to file
return to the writ of certiorari, and the case
will then be heard on its merits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07

noon representative from each graded and
high school of the city met to express their
esteem for Gen. Boynton. late president of
the board of education. and passed resolu-
tons expressing profound sorrow at his
death and appreciation of his worth as
educator; of his untiring services In behalf
of the schools and their esteem of his high
personal character. 1t was declared that
have sustained a severe loss in his death.
but will continue for many years to feel the
benevolent effects of his efforts for them
and that the teachers Of the public schools
extend their sympathy to his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

a cablegram from Naples says that
man named Ferras, who is believed to be
the person who threw the bomb at king
Alfonso in Paris on the night of May 81,
was arrested in Naples today. He was
disguised a strolling musician.
prominent resident Of Berkeley, Cal, has
been killed by falling from the percipice
of Ell Captain, distance of l,oU0 feet In
company with j. c. Stats of Mount Yer
non Ohio Bailey started the CLIMB the al
most perpendicular face of the Cliff, feat
which has never yet been accomplished.
They had climbed about half way 20 the
top when Bailey lost his footing. The pody
has not been found
South Carolina College mas resolved
through William Jennings Bryan 500 from
the Bennett fund. The sum has been
placed in the bank, and for the present the
interest will be devoted to purchasing an
annual medal to be awarded for the best
essay by a student of the college on Free
Government" Other use may be made
later of the principal.
If has become known that Miss Maude
Adams the actress, underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis at a private hospital
in New York three weeks ago, and that
for several days she hovered between life
and death. At one time her recovery was
almost dispaired of, but her wonderful
vitality enabled her to rally, and 1t became
possibie to remove her to her home at Lake
Ronkonkoma, L. L., where she Is now out
of all danger and rapidly convalescing.
At the commencement of the Nebraska
Wesleyan University at Lincoln last night
the degree of doctor of laws was confer
red on William j. Bryan.
Rev Ward Beecher Pickard, for nine
years pastor of Epworth Memorial Church
in Cleveland has accepted call to become
pastor of the Richmond Avenue Methodist
Church in Buffalo, N. Y. ~
The annual convention of National
Liquor Dealers Association began at Chi
cago today. Between 800 and 800 wholesale
liquor dealers from all parts of the United
States were present at the opening ses-
sion The object of the meeting is To pro-
mote social and business interests, and to
present new ideas for the improvement of
the trade.
Thfrty-eight miles of track on the Bur-
lington road between Sheridan and Cody,
Wyo., have been washed out by sudden
rise in the Big Goose and other streams.
The steamship Mongolia which is sched-
uled to sail for the orient from San Fran
cisco today. will carry treasure valued at
about $50900o. In the cargo is a shipment
of several thousand big shells for the Jap
anese naval vessels On the way from Eng
land. F. P. Sargent, commissioner of i'm
migration, VIII De passenger for Homo
lulu.
Gen. VIM. J. Palmer of Colorado Springs.
Col, and Andrew Carnegie have donated
respectively 100000 and S50,oC3 as nu-
cleus to the 100000 endowment fund the
Colorado College is raising.
A special cablegram from Rome today
says the Marquis Cappelli has been APP
pointed financial secretary of King Victor
EmmanueFs International, Institute of Ag-
riculture. Toward the support of the insti-
tute each nation will contribute according
to the comparative Importance of its agri-
cultural interests
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A NEW PHASE OF PEACE
CARS RESPONSE TO ROOSEVELT
TENDER FORWARDED.
Council at st. Petersburg Over Situa-
tion-Greatest Reticence Observed
Meyer Sees the Gear.

ST. PETERSBURG, June $50 pm
President Roosevelt, when this dispatch
reaches America, should be in possession
OF Emperor Nicholas response to his ten
der Of good offices.
The efforts that President Roosevelt has
been making to bring the belligerents to-
gether entered on a distinctly new phase
last night. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff had
an audience Of the emperor in the afternoon
upon the subject of Ambassador Cassini's
communication, and at IL o'clock last night
Ambassador Meyer called upon Count
Lamsdorf at the chancellery and remained
with the foreign minister for some time.
Whether this visit was upon the invitation
OF Count Lamsdorff or at the request of
the ambassador cannot definitely be stated
out there is reason to believe that the visit
was in obedience to instructions from
washington conveying a personal commu
nicaticn from the President to the emDerpr
rendering his good offices.
Inc result was that today Mr.. Meyer
went to Tsarskoe-Selo in full uniform and
was received in special audience by the
emperor. Upon his return to st. Peters,
burg this afternoon Mr.. Meyer fastened to
the embassy, whence he sent long cipher
dlspatch TO Washington. Half an hour
later he was closeted with Sir Charles
Hardinge the British ambassador
The present situation Is extremely deli
cate, and the greatest reticence is OBJ
served. The foreign office is deserted this
being the empress birthday, and at the
American embassy no statement could be
procured this afternoon. Nevertheless there
are some collateral indications that the
emperor response was favorable.
The sudden retirement of the French
foreign minister, NJ. Delcasse, who was re-
earded as not only one of the strongest
supporters of the dual alliance, but as one
OF the stanchest friends of Russia, was
a great blow to Russia and rendered Presi-
dent Roosevelts friendly tender particu-
larry opportune. Besides. it is known, as
set forth in these dispatches last night,
that the emperor has been strongly advised
II he decided to open peace negotia tions to
do SO through President Roosevelt.