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Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-29
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Await BreathIessly the News.

In this momentous hour the EN-
peror, the admiralty and the Russian
public are awaiting breathlessly fol
the Japanese to furnish authentic
news of the fate of Vice Admiral Ro
jestvensky and his fleet, in which the
hopes Of the Russians are centered
The official disposition is to construe
Tokio's silence favorably, but at the
same time the strategic reason toT
such silence is recognized.
The public, altering the premature
jubilation of Saturday night, is in
clined to reverse its attitude and to
become pessimiStic. The report sent
to Washington by the American con
sui at Nagasaki of the sinking of five
Russian warships, including a battle
ship and repair ship, was accepted as
the most definite and the most au'
thentic piece of news received, and
undoubtedly produced bad impress
sion. The fear was expressed that the
battleship sunk might have been 10
jestvensky's flagship, the kniaZ Sou
varoff, on which the Japanese would
undoubtedly concentrate their fire.
The sinking of the repair ship KAN
chatko. which was filled with the
most modern machinery, might, it was
thought, prove later to be more sc
we're loss than that of warShip. bit
at the admiralty. where crowds con
gregated Sunday afternoon and even
ing. the opinion was expressed that II
Rojestvensky had cleared the gateway
to the sea of Japan with no create"
loss than that reported by the Amer
lean consul the passage had not bc'l
dearly purchased, especially # la"
reports should prove that the. Jap|H'
csc losses were anything like eQr'.
proportions. Probably no one in Rus'
STA displayed such intense anxiety as
the emperor. Early Sunday morning
he summoned Grand Duke Alexis,
high admiral; Admiral Avellan. head
Of the Russian admiralty department.
and Admiral Wirenius, chief OF the
general staff of the navy, to Tsarskoe-
Selo and remained closeted with them
no to a late hour last night, impa-
tiently awaiting information and pour
ing over charts.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-29
VACATION
DAYS

Have you began to figure on
when you are going to take your
vacation, and what a good time
you expect to have9 Why don't
you also figure on bringing your
visit home with you to be enjoy
ed over and over again.
THE ONLY WAY-Take a ko-
dak with you; buy it now and get
familiar with it. We instruct all
purchasers how to use the kodak
to get the best results, and il
might also be a good idea to have
some new photos taken Of your
self to take along. You all know
the kind we make. A pleasure to
give to or receive from a friend.
Prices as reasonable as first-class
photos can be produced. A full
line of Photographic goods for
sale. Finishing for amateur pho
tographers.
KERR'S NEW GROUND
FLOOR STUDIO
COL Wells Street.
Jpbopa 90
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poned their departure pending the re-
.oi.4 ,f E,,rthar nous

poned their departure pending the re.
ceipt of further news"
Nothing is known at the admiralty
of the reported sinking of an unknown
American steamer off Formosa by
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky. 1t is rec
ognized at the admiralty as quite pos
sble that "Rojestyensky may have
been compelled by military necessity
to destroy a neutral. If he feared that
to allow 1t to proceed and report the
whereabouts and direction of the Rus
sian fleet would endanger his strategic
plan he had no other alternative ex-
cept to take off the crew and sink the
ship. Such an incident is unfortunate.
but every naval officer must admit
that the risk in such crisis is too
great to take any chances. II the
ship was unjustifiably sunk from the
standpoint of international law, Rus
STA, of course, will have to foot the
bill, but any cost is cheap if it fur
thered Rojestvensky's mission"
Practically nobody believes that
Togo offered open battle, the concen-
sus of opinion being that the Japanese
favored by a stage of the moon, which
was at three-quarters full, waited and
delivered a series of torpedo attacks
Saturday night with such aid as their
heavy ships could offer without run
ming too much risk. Mines may have
played an important role and perhaps
been responsible for large share OF
the losses reported. At any rate, the
result is not fully satisfactory to the
naval authorities.
It is possible that running fight
at long range took place Sunday, from
which better results are anticipated,
as the naval authorities generally do
not believe that torpedoing could be
renewed Sunday night in the open sea.
The cruisers Gromoboi and RosSia OF
the Vladivostok squadron probably
have sailed south to afford Rojest-
vensky any assistance in their power
A dispatch to a news agency from
Cheefoo says that private advices have
been received by the Japanese consul
there stating that the main portion of
the Russian Baltic fleet engaged the
Japanese squadron in the straits OF
Korea.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-29

Washington, May 29.-The Ameri-
can consulate Nagasali cabled the
state department that the Japanese
sunk Russian battleship, four other
warships and a repair ship in the
straits Of Korea.
Confirmation has been received
from Shanghai of the press report that
the Russian warships have sunk an
unknown American merchant ship Oft
the Chinese coast. Heavy gun fire is
plainly heard to the northward.
1t is believed that two Of the Rus
sian ships reported to have been sunk
in the Korean straits by the Japanese
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-29
FiSk'S
Corner

Pianos, Organs, Sewing Ma
chimes, Talking Machines, etc.
Repairing Of Organs and Sewing
Machines. We can make them
sew as good as new, Give US a
trial Write us. We travel by
wagon everywhere. No trouble TO
cali and give prices on repairing
Singer Sewing Machines from
$3.50 to $24.S0.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-29
Russians and Japanese at Last
in Midst of Mighty
Struggle.
Goth SIDES SUSTAIN LOSSES
The Best information obtainabIe
Point to a Japanese Victory-close
Censor Maintained on All Dis
patches by Both Nations.
Information Obtainable

According to the latest information,
the battle between the Russian and
Japanese naval forces for the su-
premacy of the Oriental seas, on which
hanus the outco of the far eastern
struggle, has begun, if it has not
terminated decisiveIy. All the dis
patches received by the Associated
Press point to a Japanese victory,
though it is not yet known whether
the full force of Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky's fighting ships took part in
the contest, which, according to the
dispatches, took place in the compare
lively narrow waters oil. the strait of
Korea.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
Scottish BowIers on the Green.

Some good practice games were
played by the Scottish bowlers yes
terday on the Golden Gate Park green.
The match between II. l.. Tickner and
E. C. Medeau and Andrew Forman
and ]. C. Moffatt was by far the clos
est of the day. The former team won
by a single point. the score being 81
to 20. The following matches were
played:
E. c. Medeau and H. L. Tickner
beat ]. c. Moffatt and Andrew For
man. 81 to 20: Judge Lucien Shaw
and T. c. Millar beat DR.. Gum and J.
Deasy, 81 to 8: G. Center and William
Watson beat G. c. Patterson and T.
Lattimer, 81 to 10; James Stott and
the Rev. Mr.. Fisher beat ]. w. Dun
can and John T. Dare, 81 to IS: Will
liam Watson and G.. C. Patterson beat
E. G. Medeau and Joseph Gray, 81 to
II; Judge Shaw and Andrew Forman
beat the Rev. Mr.. Logan and j. C. Mof-
fatt, 81 to o: w. r. Eaton and A.
Boyle, beat D. O'Brien and w. For
syth. 81 to 16: John Reid and James
Gray beat R. Park and Joseph Gray,
81 to 16: ]. Stott beat the Rev. Mr.
Fisher, 81 to II.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
COLORADO PHYSICIAN
TO WED RICH WIDOW

COLORADO SPRINGS, March 4.-Dr
]. d. Nifong, a prominent bachelor
physician Of Colorado Springs. has
gone to San Francisco. where, within
the next week, he will be married to
Mrs Susan BeIden. a charming and
rich Vermont widow. DR.. Nifong left
rather precipitately, having received
word that unless the nuptial knot were
tied Immediately his fiance would start
on pleasure trip to Honolulu.
DR.. Nifong and Mrs. Belden first met
last summer in the Gardens of the
Gods, by chance. A mishap to her
carriage led him to proffer aid. 1t was
a case of love at first sight, and before
Mrs. Belden returned to her home in
the Green Mountain State she had
promised to become the bride Of DR..
Nifong. She is we'll known In Califor-
mia and in the East.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND. March 4.-The follow
ing marriage licenses We're issued by
the County Clerk to-day: John II.
Kennard, over p. and Anna Brown,
over IS, both of Oakland: Frank J..
Riordan. over q, and Emily B. Eli
oft, over Is. both of San Francisco:
Paul Ueberall, -, and Mamie Spooler.
90, both OF San Francisco; Manuel
Fernandez. Al. and Amelia da Costa,
33, both Of Oakland: John ]. HaIli-
nan, %, and Annie H. Rallinan, 2s,
both Of Oakland: Ernest A. Hearther,
2s, Oakland. and Clelia Rea, 19, Ala
media; William nellie. 20, and Frances
r. Fuller. 90. both of Oakland; Frank
J. Rogers. 81. Oakland, and Ella Mad
sen, %, Fruitvale; John NJ. Willard,
%. Los Angeles, and Sophie Engle-
hardt, %, Oakland; Charles II. Spinks,
over q. and Virginia n. Nelson, over
Is, both Of Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
Pawlicki's NIisft.

Chief Surgeon Stephen of the Emer-
gency Hospital service recently issued
an order for the arraying in military
uniforms of the surgeons and stewards
under him. A tunic such as is worn
by first lieutenants in the army was
one article of apparel called for. DIR.
Pawlicki, eager to please, purchased
and donried a tunic, on the shoulders
of which were the straps that mark a
major. Pawlicli is inclined to stout
ness. The tunic was not built that
way, and refused to meet in front by
a margin of nearly foot
Il got it just as soon as the order
came out" said DR.. Pawlicki, two
weeks before the limit set by the chief.
/ got it at a bargain from DR.. Herzog's 8
uncle. 1t doesn't f1t, but the order says
nothing about fit"
DR.. Stephen heard Of the Pawlicki
tunic, and on Friday visited Pawlicki
at the Harbor Hospital. The tunic
was donned for the chiefs inspection
and promptly condemned as a sartorial
outrage. Stephen, 1t is said, thought
Pawlicki's action an attempt to bur-
lesque the new order. Pawlicki pro-
tested, but unless his next tunic COW
ers more of Pawlicki Pawlicki will hear
more of the chief.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
Estatcs 90, 70 Probate.

OAKLAND, March 4.-Petition for
letters Of administration on the estate
Of the late Sheriff John n. Bishop was
filed this afternoon by Attorney A. F.
St. Sure for Ada A Bishop. the widow
The estate is valued at about S11, 900
and consists of a home just completed
on Chestnut street, which he decided
last September to his wife; a $4,000
life insurance policy in the Workmen
a $1,000 policy in the Railway Mutual
Benefit Association and about $1,000
worth Of personal property.
The will Of the late Mary J. Demp-
sey was filed for probate this after
noon by Oscar 7. Luning and Ellen A.
Fife, who are named as executors
The estate is valued at over $4,000,
the main asset being a residence at
1903 Sutter street. in San Francisco.
She was unmarried and distributes her
property between twenty-three friends
and relatives.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
STOCK MARKET
CLOSES ACTIVE
Strong Rise in New York
Central and Union Pa
cific Railroad Shares
DEALINGS NOT LARGE
Settlement in Export Grain
Rate War Causes Salts
faction in Wall Street

NEW YORK, March Mot much
Importance was attached to to-day's
market. Dealings were not large and
the tone was hesitating until the re-
sisting power OF the market was dem
onstrated. In the final dealings the
demand took on some animation and
New York Central and Union Pacific
rose strongly. The evidence of the cul-
mination Of reaction in these important
stocks had a cheering effect on the
whole market and the closing was firm
and quite active.
The announcement that a settlement
had been effected OF the export grain
rate war was received with great sat
isfaction, as the length to which this
controversy was being drawn out
threatened bad effects on railroad
earnings.
There has been q great deal OF unset
tlement in the stock market this week,
owing TO the heavy profit taking sales.
The recent speculative favorites have
undergone wide reactions and this in
fiuence has been sufficient at times to
overcome that OF the strong new fea-
lures which have developed in the mar
ket The result has been a very active
and highly irregular market, the vol
ume Of business having risen to the
largest since the present active specu-
lation was instituted.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
BIGGEST LINER
EYER LAUNCHED
Mammoth Proportions of
the Cunarder Canonia,
Now Due at New York
Special Dispatch to tn. Call

NEW YORK, March 4-Some time
tomorrow or early on Monday there
should reach this port the biggest
steamship the Cunard Company has
ever sent afioat-the Canonia, the new
twi nscrew giantess which is now on
her maiden trip from Liverpool to New
York
Unlike her swift predecessors, the
Lucania and the Campania, which not
only won, but kept speed records until
displaced by the newer racers of the
German lines, the Canonia has no pre-
tensions to high speed, sober gait of
eighteen knots or so being all that the
company expects of her; but it ex-
poets and confidently predicts that,
because of her great size and superb
lines. she will be able to maintain that
speed no matter if the weather be IA
vora BILE or not.
This addition TO the Cunard line is
not only a vessel of enormous proper
tions, but her builders have managed
to install in her more novelties than
have ever before been brought to-
gether in one hull. They had plenty
of space for new appointments, ner
10000 tons of displacement giving am
pie room.
Measuring SIS in one direction, the
Canonia measures 721z feet in the other.
Some idea of these proportions may be
had from the statement that if the
steamship were set down beside the
Capitol at Washington it would hide
it from view. Not even the roof line,
except the rSof dome, would be above
her upper decks.
The two smokeStacks Of the giant
liner reach to a height of $50 feet above
her keel-a height equal to that of a
twelve-story building. If one of these
were laid fat on the ground there
would be sufficient room within the
massive elipse for two locomotives to
pass through on parallel tracks.
On board are accommodations for
3100 passengers and for a crew of 400
men.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
AGAINST FETE
AT THE TRACK
Charitable and Religious
Societies Oppose Using
RacecOurse for Benefit
DENOUNCED BY PULPIT
Organizations Agree to At
tend Called Meeting and
Declare Their Sentiments
DENOUNCED BY PULPIT
Oakland ohice San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, March 4.
The various charitable and religious
organizations % this city gave express
sion at meeting this morning against
holding the proposed charity Mayday
fete at the En1eryville race track. There
were represented at the meeting, which
was held at st. Paul's Church, the West
Oakland Home, Ladies' Corps, Kings
Daughters, East Oakland Settlement,
Fabiola Hospital, Oakland Club, Pa
cific Club, West Oakland Kindergar-
ten. New Century Club. Womens Ex-
change, Oakland Social Settlement and
the Associated Charities.
The Rev. Charles r. Brown expressed
himself as follows:
Il hope the Board of Trade and the
charities of this city will not approve
of holding the fete at the track, be-
cause racing does more harm than any
not except saloons, although / am a
total abstainer and am against saloons,
This track is no better than a poker
game or any other form of gambling" >"
BY a unanimous vote of the repre-
sentatives, with the exception of those
from Fabiola Hospital. these remarks
were indorsed. At a meeting to be
held at Ebell Hall on Tuesday night
there will be present those who will use
all their influence to have the fete held
anywhere than at the track.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
Save uumber Firm sIs Bankrupt.

Leonide Mckinnon has pettioned the
United States District Court for the
Northern District Of California to de-
clare the firm of Preston & McKinnon,
lumber men, bankrupt. She is the ad-
ministratrix of the estate Of John j.
McKinnon. deceased. Garret Nc
Ererney is her attorney. The petition
alleges the sum of se7, ia SO is due to
che estate Of John ]. McKinnon from
Preston & McKinnon, but that it re-
fuses to pay. IT is alleged that $S7. 900
is due on six promissory notes and that
the remainder of the indebtedness is in
accounts. The matter has been in
court about a year. The petition asks
that all proceeds from the property of
Preston & AIcKinnon shall be devoted
TO the payment Of the claims of the
estate of John ]. McKinnon, who died
"a 1895
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
ENGAGEMENT
OF PROMINENT
OAKLANDERS
BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.

OAKLAND, March 4.-When Miss
Marion Smith, rose-crowned and robed
in filmy white. posed as one of the
bridesmaids in the wedding tableau
at the Fabiola benefit last night few
guessed that she would ere long be one
of the principals in a real nuptial
scene. But even then the cards an
nouncing her engagement to Roland
Oliver were speeding on their way to
friends of the Smith and Oliver fami-
lies, and to-day society Is all agog with
the biggest surprise Of the year. Miss
Smith is the only daughter of f. NJ.
Smith, familiarly known as the "borax
king" whose vast wealth has made
him conspicuous figure in the COM
mercial world and has enabled him
and his wife to follow their generous
inclinations in a manner that entities
them to rank with the real philanthro-
pists of California. Arbor Villa. their
beautiful home in East Oakland, is the
scene of much lavish entertainment
and is also the scene of the great an
nual charity-May fete that attracts
thousands of visitors every year.
Miss Smith herself seems to be a girl
of rare sweetness of character and un-
spoiled by the golden favors Dame For
tune has showered upon her. She is
accomplished, playing the piano and
organ well and being the possessor Of a
very sweet, we'll trained soprano voice.
The lucky man is the eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Let's Oliver and
is associated in business with his
father, who is president Of the Califor-
MIA Cap Company. The divers not
only rank with the wealthiest people in
Oakland, but they occupy a high social
position. No two girls in the smart set
are more sincerely admired than Caro-
lyn and Anita Oliver, and their clever
elder brother shares their social popu-
larity.
The wedding day has not even been
talked of yet, much less determined
upon. but owing to the prominence Of
both families it will be an important
event, and in the meantime society will
have one more motive for a round of
brilliant functions.
Certainly no theater in Oakland has
ever housed a more brilliant throng
than the fashionable audience that
greeted the participants in the Fabiola
benefit last evening. It was a good
natured crowd. too, eager to applaud at
the slightest provocation and in spite
Of the fact that 1t was near to mid
night before the last curtain fell, the
enthusiasm continued to the very end.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05

The rare sight Of society women posing
in the various charming tableaux was
one of the most attractive features Of
the programme. The gowns In the de-
but and wedding scenes were exquisite.
To my mind the last tableau was the
prettiest, when Mrs. Folger, crowned
with snowy hair and robed in a stun
ming violet velvet gown. posed as the
American Woman, dreaming before
the fire of those happy incidents Of her
life. that had already been shown in
preceding tableaux.
The unusual spectacle ofSa woman
leader was given by Miss Winifred
June Morgan, who held the baton while
the orchestra, of which she is the di-
rector and which is composed OF Oak
land amateur talent. gave two very
good numbers. and also played to Incl
dental music for the tableaux.
One would like to dilate upon the
merits of The Little Tycoon" which
really went very well, but space for
bids individual mention. There were
several very pretty solos and duets
that were heartily encored. Mrs. Nc
Murray is very much at her ease on
the stage, and, as she has a good voice,
too, her enacting of the old maid, Miss
Hurricane, was very pleasing. Miss
Eiben was graceful as a fairy az Dolly
Dimple-she is veritable little Dolly
Dimple In real life-and Mrs. Rasor,
in the leading role Of Violet. quite car
ried off the honors. vocally. although
the opera was written in akey much too
low. not only for her but for the rest
G&I
splendid as General Knickerbocker,
and Rufus Smith, Ernest McCandlish
and Lowell Redfield were also good.
Willard Barton had nothing to say,
but furnished a delightful bit OF COM
edy as Lord Dolphin.
At the close OF the first act the Ia
dies in the cast were showered with
floral compliments and then there was
a call from the audience for Miss Cope,
who managed the affair. When she
made her appearance on the stage
there was prolonged applause, espe-
cially when a great basket of pink car
nations was passed to her over the
fcotlights.
The specialties by George Walker
and the singing by the De Koven Club
were two of the best things on the
long programme.
Tonight the Starr King art exhibit
opens at Maple Hall with a reception
to members of the association. The
exhibit Is an unusually interesting one,
several canvasesI by new exhibitors, in
Guiding Mr.. Neuhaus and Willis Davis,
both of whom have sent notable pic
lures. The display will be open to the
public Monday and thereafter
throughout the week.
Joseph Rosborough has been in
town for a few days. taking part in
the athletic tableau last night. He
will go south next week. to return
from Los Angeles with his mother.
Mrs. A NJ. Rosborough. on March IL.
Mrs. Kate Bulkley and the Milton
Bulkleys plan to spend the next year
in Los Gatos. intending to rent their
home on Albion avenue.