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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05
NEWS ITEMS.

line U. ,. weather Bureau reports
half the apple crop of the Union
killed by the April frosts.
The ashes of Sangi Ogawa, the
young Japanese student that died a,
randolph Macon, encased in silver
urn, were stolsn while being sent to
his parents in Japan.
Ex-Lieutenant-G Governor Robert c.
Kent died Sunday night at Wythe-
vile, Va, in his 77th year. He was
elected with' Governor O'Ferrall
tie was member of the Secession
Convention.
Benjamin p. Taylor, for more
than thirty years clerk Of the courts
OF King and Queen county, died last
week at the residence of his daueh-
ter, Mrs. Chss. b. Newbill, Centre
Gross, in Essex county. Mr.. Taylor
was In his eighty-fifth year, and was
widely known and greatly beloved.
There are eighteen counties in Vir-
ginia which have no railroads, name
~: Bland, Dickinson, Essex, FLOYD,
gloucester, Greene, Highland, King
aud Queen, King George, Lancaster,
Madison, Mathews, Middlesex, Nor
cumberland, Rappshannock, Rich
mond, Stafford and Westmoreland.
An employment bureau at Rich
mond Is bringing In Swedes to labor
on farms and at saw-mills in that
vicinity. Some Germans and some
Italians are also coming. They get
from a dollar to a dollar and halt g
day. The same agency is taking or
ders for servant glrls, and when they
reach fifty they will be brought on.
A game association has been or
ganlzed in Westmoreland county,
with George Mason chairman
and w. G. Walker secretary
DIR. M. NJ. Walker, Il. NJ. Arrest and
George Mason were appointed a COM
mlttee to draft resolutions and by
laws. At the June court the asso.
citation will meet and elect permanent
officers.
A passenger train at night struck a
bull on the bridge across Rappahan-
mock River at Fredericksburg. Por-
tlons Of the animals body were
strewn along the bridge. At the
north end the carcass became en-
tangled in the driving wheels, and
the engine jumped the track. The
train was delayed an hour. No one
was injured. If the engine had
jumped the track while crossing the
bridge, the loss of life would have
been heavy.
The Spanish Supreme Court has
quashed the will of the late Cardi-
nal Herrera (Catholic), who died in
1908 bequeathing $4,000 pesetas to
the first Spanish general who should
land at the head of an invading
army in America, to revenge SPANS
loss of Cuba and the Philippines in
the Spanish-American war. The
court said: Though the will shows
patriotic and laudable feelings, its
provisions are politically and strate-
gically unavailable"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05

Nor long since State Senator
Keezell showed conclusively how the
poor man was debarred from office
now, because under the primary sys-
tenn it cost too much to get the
nomin alton and required not little
to get elected after being nominated
in the primary. This has not been
the oaly serious drawback to the
primary. The sores left after a pri.
mary battle makes victory at the
polls doubtful when an aggressive
party is opposing. If not today, it
will be but matter of very short
while when the Repu blican party in
Virginia will put us to humping.
Indeed it is far from certain that
the Republicans will not win macy
Offices at this falls election. Should
the gubernatorial fight take the turn
that the Senatorial one has there
will be little hair or hide left to our
nominees when they brush up against
fresh and harmonious Republican
standard-bearers. Another grave fea-
ture is the little interest taken in
primaries as rule wherever in opera
ton. AS an evidence that this does
not apply alone to Virginia we take
this from an editorial in the Balti-
more Herald headed "The Same Old
Story: '"The primary election of
yesterday tells an old story. Very
little more than $4,000 votes were
cast-that is, about 123 per cent. of
the qualified voters of the city took
enough interest in the election to 90
to the polls"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05
FLEETS UNITED.
hu ssia's Overwhelming Fleet Not
Yet FOund Togo

The two divisions of Russia's feet
have joined. The whereabouts of
the Japanese fleet Is not yet known.
Togo, it is said, having most at stake
Will not hurry the battle. He
will await favorable opportunity
AS much depends on the outcome
OF the sea fight. There has been no
war news for weeks. The armies are
at a stand-still, awaiting tidings of
the naval battle which, sooner or
later, must take place.
Easter saw reign of terror
throughout Russia. At Warsaw, in
Poland, Cossacks fred on a religious
parade and killed q hundred peasants.
Gen. Linevitch. the Russian com.
mander in the east, spent Easter day
going down the line of troops anu
kissing each soldier.
A recent imperial decree grants
religious freedom to peasants; anoth.
er decree releases peasants of national
debts to the amount of $45, 900, 900.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05
SOME STEAMBOAT NOTES.

New schedule Of the Piankatank
River line went into effect April %.
The work is progressing on Wares
wharf and soon substantial new
roadway will be laid. The ice last
winter injured the wharf very much
and necssiated rebuilding.
The steamboat officers of the
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
Railway will soon appear in new
uniforms. A new departure will be
made in the uniforms of the capt.
aims, frock coats being worn.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05

AND now the South Carolina quill
drivers are jealous, and will come
a buttin' in on the North Carolina
and Virginia editors at Asheville in
July. What show will the Old Do
minion fellows stand when the Moth
Ca'lina and Suof Ca'lina editors get
to clinking glasses ! Virginians will
have to resort to ice creamC).
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05

1T is hardly fair argument that
because Claude Swanson is one of
the strong and rising men in Con-
gress, and has great future, he
should not want to be Governor of
Old Virginia. Even if four years
hence ne is to be politically shelved
ne is willing to undergo that for the
sake of the high ambition he has
long entertained to be the Governor
of his State. And the people of the
State seem to recognize that it is his
turn, and will crafty his dearest
wish.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05

ONE by one they are passing away.
Fitzhugh Lee, great in war, but u
greater victor in peace, lies lifeless
beneath Hollywood's soda fitting
place for the dust of heroes of Lost
Cause who taught the world first
how to fight and then to conquer de-
feat. Virginia, the South and the
whole nation mourn one who was
chiseied for a partiular sphere and
who filled it with singular credit to
himself and his people. His life
will be one to which Americans for
generations to come will point with
unity of pride.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05

RUSSIA need not busy herself with
preparing such a vast navy for the
future. When she concludes peace
with Japan there must be no string
to the negotiations-no mental reser.
vatIons. Later, she will probably
come to this conclusion-as does the
Spanish court with respect to Amer
;ca-that an invasion of Japan is
politically and strategically un-
realizsble."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05
DEMOCRATS WIN.

Baltimore experienced hot mu-
nicipal election Tuesday. The Demo
Gratis swept both branches of the city
council.
1t was a great victory for sewerage
ami other internal improvements.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05
Cleared for Action

when the body is cleared for action, by DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, YOU can tell it nv Tho
bloom of health on the cheeks; the briShtness
OF the eyes; the flrmnsss OF the flesh and
muscles; the buoyancy of the mind. Try
them- AT Z. G. Richardson, Kllmarnock; T.
j. Hayden y Son. Irvington; FIck,in & Bass,
titwaiton '
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

kemember men, tomorrow (Satur.
day., May the 9Th, is the last day.
Unless you pay your poll tax on
or before that date you can not vote
in the primary and fall elections.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05

CANDIDATE WILLARD's rabbit ep-
isolde of last winter finds a rival in
the Quintinoak capture of a wild
gobler while fighting with tame one.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05

WHILST the CITIZEN has within
the last few weeks devoted much
space to State politics, this was not
altogether from choice. 1t is adj
mitted that three -fourths of Virgin
lans are always interested in politics
when the time rolls around, aud it is
chiefly to satisfy the taste of large
number of our subscribers that we
give them the political happenings.
Not all are interested in politics, and
to some the subject may be disgust
ing. The same holds good as to war
news, farm news, campmeetings, local
letters and even editorials. Not all
of our readers delight in all of these
topics; yet large coterie does, and
we try to accommodate each in the
proper season. 1t is with some pride,
devoid of conceit, that we pay much
attention and devote much labor to
the condensing OF war news, news
items and the topics of the day.
When war is going, we let nothing
escape US in that line which can
possibly be given the readers of their
local paper; the same with news items
the year around, congress and the
legislature when in session, items for
the farmer. campmeetings in summer
and the local letters (Which may dis
gust some but are of intense interest
to others)-each in it's season and
dealt out to suit the taste of those
liking such things to the best of our
ability. just now the war is going
slow, news is not rushing, campmeet-
ing time has not yet come; so poll
tics and farming being uppermost
there should be no apology needed
for our dishing them out.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05

A VISIT to headquarters of the
several candidates in Richmond will
convince one that real poor man
could have little show in State
primary election. Mr.. Willard has
a magnificent suite of rooms and at
tendants and typewriters galore. His
expenses in an effort to secure the
nomination (solely) for Governor will
undoubtedly run up into the tens
of thousands of dollars. But he
is accounted the richest man in
Virginia and to him money is
of small moment. At Senator
Martins headquarters four rooms
and ten typewriters are required
to get out his campaign litera-
ture. His expenses will probably be
second to those of Mr.. Willard. Gov
ernor Montague is fortunate in hav.
ing many friends aud employees
around him in his official capacity,
and while his campaign management
is as extensive as Senator Martins
his expenses will probably be much
less. Congressman Swanson, fiuan-
cially by far the poorest of the four
candidates, has three tidy little rooms
at the Richmond hotel and engages
two typewriters only. 4 host of
friends in Richmond and through
out the State make up in efficiency
and zeal what this leading guberna-
torial candidate lacks in the way of
bank notes. Truly there is not a
man in Lancaster county, and prob
ably not more than one or two in the
whole Northern Neck, that would be
financially able to run as a candidate
for Governor, much less as United
States Senator. Surely this is a
commentary upon the primary system
that is not to Virginia Democracy's
nral,k
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05
ADVERTISING RATES.

Notices in reading columns, 10 cents per
uonpsreil line.
Obituaries, religious notices of entertain
uents, excursions. etc.. one-half regular rates
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-05

All communications or business letters
nhould be addressed to the VIRGINI IA CITIZEN
lrvington, Va, to receive prompt attention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19
SEVERE SHAK E D P
FIRE DEPARTMENT STIRRED BY
CHANGES.

One of the most severe shakeups in the
history of the fire department took effect
today within the ranks of Engine Company
No. 3. Delaware avenue and c street north
east Four members of the company were
dismissed from the service and two others
transferred to other commands The men
dismissed are Lieutenant John II. Davidson,
Driver Frederick C. Long and Privates
Frank o. Markward and William L. Wiles.
Those ordered transferred for the benent
of the service" are Privates Richard ID.
Crompton and Robert X. Clements. This
drastic action was recommended by VIII
liam T. Belt, chief engineer of the ire
department after a thorough inquiry into
an alleged serious state OF affairs at NO.
3 engine house. The order has been ap-
proved by Commissioner Mcfarland. Pro-
motions and appointments 10 ill the va
cauces take effect tomorrow.
Trouble in No. 3 engine company. appar-
emily has been brewing for long time,
but II came to head about month age,
when Captain c. B. Proctor. in command
of the little band of fire-hghters. returned
from furlough to. find the company almost
in a state of disorganization. This he re-
ported to the chief engineer. together with
statements that several members of the
company were drinking heavily, and that
the finding of empty whisky bottles about
the premises seemed to warrant more than
a suspicion that intoxlcantS were even
brought into quarters. Private Wiles, II
was stated, was SO under the influence or
liauor on one occasion that he failed to re-
spond when an alarm came IN lhlrd Bar
TALON Chief James Keiiher, Captain Thomas
O'Connor and Captain August l.. Grimm
were accordingly appointed a trial board
to hear evidence cohcerning the alleged
clique in No. engine company and their
efforts TO down Captain Proctor.
The hearing took place in No. j engine
house but despite the fact that Capt
Proctor had previously secured acknowl-
edgments from drivers employed in the
Senate stables that they had carried buck
cts of beer TO the dremen. 1t was Impossible
to secure direct evidence to that effect
Nevertheless. the trial board in their find
ing expressed the opinion that there had
been drinking about the quarters of No. 3,
and they recommended that Lieut.. David
son. Driver Long and Privates Crompton
and ClerNsnts be transferred 10 other COM
panies And that Private Wiles be removed.
AS already stated Chief Belts recommen-
dation was of even wider scope
The men who will profit by the downfall
of the four ffremen dismissed include Pri-
vate Benjamin w. Weaver, promoted to
rank of lieutenant. vice Davidson; Senior
Waterman Harry w. Swami. promoted to
private. vice Weaver, William c. Beller.
appointed Waterman, Vice Swami: Private
William Cation promoted to driver, vice
| Long; Waterman Richard f. Moreand.
| promoted to be private. vice Cation; William
Riley, appointed Waterman. vice Moreland !;
| Watchmen William II. Bteber and Wallace
| III. Rollins. promoted to privates, vice
Markward and Wiies and Thomas j. Grim
| minis and Thomas w. Groueher. appointed
watchmen. vice Bieber and Rollins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19
POOL ROOM CASE s
LENGTHY ARGUMENT OVER EVIL
DENCE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, October 49,
The state made good progress yesterday In
the case of Arthur Wall. president of the
Maryland Telegraph Company. who was
placed on trial for alleged violation of
the gambling law of 1898, as stated in q
dispatch to The Star yesterday, but In the
afternoon delay was caused by the I'LL
ness of one of the jurors. Detective Frank
Paur and Mr.. Thomas N. Mohler had con-
cluded their testimony and Star reporter
was upon the stand when an objection
was made by the defense to certain ques-
tons asked by States Attorney Magruder.
A lengthy legal battle ensued Attorneys
Wells and Rogers arguing against the ld-
instability of the testimony. Judge Mer-
rick said he would give his decision upon
the question after recess. but when court
reassembled the juror was still sick and an
adjournment was taken. until this morn
ing. Detective Baur gave the jury a de-
scription of the pool room at Kenilworsh
and told the manner in which he played
several horses that were on the Belmont
track. Several bets were lost and several
were cashed. The testimony of Mr. Mohler
related chiefly to his visit to Harper's Ferry
and his effort to locate the firm Of r. T..
Lee & Co., at that place. Similar testi-
mony was given by a Star reporter, and
the state then attempted to show by him
that the business at Kenilworth was car
ried on day after day. 1t was upon the
question of the admissibility of this testi-
mony that objection was raised and argu-
ment had.
When this mornings session of the court
was resumed the line of questioning was
changed, and the witness excused after
giving additional testimony.
Allen w. Mallery's testimony brought the
case Of the prosecution to a close. The
defendant was sworn in his own behalf
and objection v 70 made to his effort to Of
fer in evidence she charter of the Maryban nd
Telegraph CtscEany. This caused a
lengthy argument, in which counsel on both
sides participated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19
WORKING ON NEW CLUE,
Detectives Have an Interview With
w. s. Hancock
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md. October 10
Detectives Hagan and Burns came here
last night. bringing with them Constable
Garrison. The former officers represented
themselves as two strangers from Balti-
more. Hancock was seen by the members
of the party ana closely questioned What
he stated the detectives would not divulge,
but It is intimated that he gave informa.
ton that may assist the officers In locating
the house in which the operation upon
Emma Smailwood was performed.
States Attorney Magruder was pleased
with what was reported to him today. Con-
stable Garrison returned home this morn
ing II is believed. for the purpose of fol-
lowing the clue alleged to have been OBJ
tanned from the prisoner II Is said that
the state now contends that the operation
was performed in n building on the Han
cock premises. but not In the family house
Important developments are expected after
another search has been made of the Han
cock premises. The prisoner Is still Ill
and Is being attended by DR. Hume He
was seen by his attorneys. Rogers and
Wells, today and told them he had said
nothing OF importance to the detectives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19
NO SALARY REDUCTION
Government Printing Office
Can Retrench Otherwise. .
WASTE in LIMITING
in LIMITING
,TEPs TO CORRECT THIS EVIL
AIMED AT.
New Composing Machines Arriving in
Numbers and Are Doing Satisfactory
Work-Purchase Of Supplies.

While there Is a general housekeeping
and campaign Of retrenchm-nt going on
at the government printing office. it is not
a reduction that will touch the wages of
the employees, and Is not likely to make
any reduction In their number This was
the gist OF the statement made to The Star
yesterday by Acting Public Printer Rick
etts. AS matter OF fact, the force Of
compositors in the Office now is smaller
than it has been for many years. There
have been no new appointments for two
years, and. with the deaths, designations
and transfers that have naturally come
about. the force Is already at almost a
minimum working strength.
1t Is possible that the large introduction
Of machines may either call for a reduc-
ton Of force in the future or keep the
present strength at a standstiH. But no
changes are imminent in that direction.
Part Of the big order Of Lanston machines
has arrived. There already seventy
two keyboards and forty-seyen casters
here. There are fourteen machines work
ing In one division aud turning out very
satisfactory work. The relatively small
number Of casting machines to keyboards
keeps the casting machines working over
time, but so far things are running
smoothly.
Keep Commission Meets.
The chief retrenchment that is hoped for,
however. is in cutting Off much of the use
less printing now being done for Congress
and for the various departments. Mr.. Lam
dis of the printing investigating committee
is already here. and his colleagues on the
committee will probably meet here for a
printer has already accumulated a mass of
evidence for them in the line of waste that
would never be permitted in private es-
tabliShment.
The members Of the Keep commission had
long session with him last week and ex-
pressed themselves gratified with the show
ing made them.
1t would be a long technical undertake
ing to go into the full story OF the waste
of printing that has grown up In Washing
ton in past years but If the recommended
lions of the printer are carried out 1t will
save the expenditure for tons of good white
paper that are spoiled annually merely to
rot in storage without being read.
Purchasing Supplies.
There probably Will be thorough refor-
nation. too, in the method of purchasing
supplies. Some of the departments that
have bought stationary in the open mar
ket have complained that the same mate
rial secured through the government print
ing office cost just twice as much.
This Is held by the complaining depart
nents to be not 50 much In evidence OF
graft as an utter carelessness In purchasing
economically. 1t is comparatively easy,
however, to put check this evil.
The subject of symposiums has not been
I'D recently. They We're all ordered to go
out of business, but sufficient time was
granted them to wind up their affairs with
hos -hnC M :
mately invested. Their business Is now in
process of liquidation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19
Personal Mention.

Mr. w. H. Bonham. editor and proprie-
tor of the Deadwood IS. d. Pioneer Times.
was in the city over night. en- route home
from visit In New York Mr. Bonham ia
pioneer OF the Black Hills country, having
located in that section twenty-eight years
ago.
Mr.. s. NJ. Yeatman is repcSiad to be seri-
ously I'll at his home I'm thS'city.
Mr.. Fred r. HEREFORD has resigned his
position in the War Department and will
probably leave within the next few days
for Charleston. W, Va. Mr. HEREFORD re-
Gently graduated In law from the George
Washington University and viii probably
locate in West Virginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19
NOR WEGIAN THRONE
FULL AGREEMENT REACHED BY
THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT.

COPENHAGEN. October 19-An impor-
tant dispatch was received late last night
from the Norwegian premier. NJ. Nicholson.
at Christiania. notifying the Danish court
that full agreement had been reached by
the members of the Norwegian government
on the advisabiIity of a prompt settlement
of the throne question by a resolution of the
storthing.
The Danish ministerial council was fmme-
diateIy summoned, the ministers sat for
two hours and it was announced this morn
ing that the Danish court WAS ready to
abandon the idea of q plehiscfte, and that
Prince Charles of Denmark was willing to
accept the crown of Norway when elected
by majority of the storthfng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19
DEATHS BY ACCIDENT
RESULT OF TWO INoUEsTs HELD
TODAY.

A double inquest was held at the morSus
this forenoon before Coroner j. Ramsey
hewitt and Jury OF six citizens. The hrst
case considered was the death of Henry
SfnceiI painter, forty-eight years Of age.
who was struck and killed by Capital
Traction car at 7th and G streets north
west Tuesday night. The second was that
of Lawrence Redd. a coIored child. near
~ three years OF age. who was found dead
in the elevator shaft at the Lizon apart
naent house 18th street and pennsylvania
avenue, last night. Yerdiets Of accideataA
death were rendered IN both cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 pm. yesterday:
October. Is. pm, n; 8
pm, 10; II midnight. 90. October 10. A am.
Sc: am. 90; II noon. az; 2 pm. %.
Maximum, n. at PM, October IS; mini
mum, 65. at Am. October ID.
Barometer - October Is. pm. 5000; &
p-m.. 38.05: IL midnight. 30.05. October 10
am. 1904: am, 30.05: noon. 5000: !
PM, $685.
Maximum temperature past twenty-fouz
hours, n; year ago. 81.