THE WASHINGTON TIMES WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY IV 1904 3 JI I

France Has Declared HerNeutrality

CABINS OFFICER TALKS

Says American Interests in the Orient

Mustt SMft for Themselves United

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he vRtissoJaiMme e struggle Will befchori said a Cabinet officer last ovening in discussing the war Warfaretoday must be brief because of theiiwful destruction and the great ctfsU

Do you mean there will Inter-vention

Theic cannot be Intervention ua-J y R both sJde agree to it Whenintervention wan offered In the Spanishwar the United States refused It Ithas already been offered in the Avarnow oftJBjtfeit wae reftibedit und untilboth nations are willing to accept it

be interventionDoes tltj Hay the powers

saying It was hoped that the betligeri ntuyvvojildj localize an tar as poeelbleI of war mean that theT JvreYS will expect themx to kcop outof Mancluiqia u cs the word China Inthat Mancliuria nsked

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Vuujewecould not say that but wehav expressed the hope

Stand Aloofla there a general fear that othor

nations will IM drawn Into the war I3othe representatives of other nntlona herein Washington fear this

I do not think that they do At leastthey have not soThe United States will kcjap out of thetheater of war If expert observers arecent they will not go on large fightingvessels capable of piringbattle but onsmaller ones and then only with thpconsent oC the

Is It not Russia seems tohave been dworUfl by her allies

That IB probBly true Francd hasdeclared he nfttftrallty and without adoubt will riot IK drawn into the con-flict Without a doubt Germany hnrt asecret allfantfe Russia but h M11

hot be drawn into the struggle antIRussia is left to fight it out alone

American InterestsIf American Interests ore endangered

during tho war will that cause troublefor this Government

If American interests in the Uieaterof the war are injured they have noredress They are there and Jt is oneof the chances they take for being there-To semlclvlllsed nations we can sayhands oft but to nations like Japan andRussia two civilized nations wo calcnot this If American propertyendangered as it has been In HaWand Santo Domingo we Can Interfereand stop the We can say tcthe belligerents You ot jlglvttall ybuwant tn vntV

Then injury resulting to Amorlcanproperty jn this war will not be a causeof complaint

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HESE ATTACHE

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News of thevfesult of the firstof the KUfUfOrJapaneeo war had a

istad effect at the em-bassy of Russia and the Japanese lega-tion In Washington

Minister Ta ahtra is characteristical-ly reticent and takes the news ofJapans startling victory with phllososophIe calm Although he shows no signsof rejoicing outwardly It is evidentthe minister feels a great

satisfaction Already itlearned the friends of the Japanosounto have begun to send their congratu-lation tQ the minister and the otherofficials of the legation Today a ser-vant was kept busy answering tole-phoic calls from persons who wereanxious to tender their congratulationsAmong those who called up over thephone were several feminine voicesshowing that the wards attracting greatInterest among the fair ones

Minister Takahlra however Is an ex-tremely busy man these flays and heworks ar Intotho night It is not unusual f r the secretaries and their chiefto work until daylight in the morningThe business of legation has in-

creased tremendously In the put twoweeks

In spite of efforts to conceal theirIt 4s evident that the officials of

the Russian embassy are much dis-turbed by neWs of Russian reversesTo visiting newspaper men the attachesand showed that theywere in no good humor Yesterday Itwas asserted by one of the secretariesof the embassy that the reported battleat Port Arthur was a false rumor Lastnights dispatches however preventedthe possibility of zany such hope CountCasslnt is said to be confident thenext engagement will result differently

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Russian Note RefusedGuarantees to Japan

Demanded a Neutral Zone in Korea but De-

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Thp Japanese minister makes thestatement by authority of his

governmentIt being indispensable to the volfaro

and safety of Japan to maintain tb tIndoneiuleifco and Integrity of Korea andto safeguard hot paramount interiwtstherein the Japanese government

Impossible to view with indifferenceany notion endangering the position ofKorea Ruesla notwithstanding hersolemn treaty with China and her ie-potttcil rtsaumnces to the powers continttop In occupation of Manchuria ai lhas even token aggressive measures onKoieiin territory Should ilanchurla beannexed to Russia the Independence ofKorea would naturally be Impossible

Therefore being desirous of sccurVicthe permarif nt of eastern Asia ifmoans of direct negotiations with Rueia intended to secure a friendly ad

justmcnt of nil questions relating toManchuria and Korea where the hvterests of JApan and Russia meet thJapanese government toward the Jttnd

of July a Iur ssod theeniracnt In that sense and Invited it toconfer upon the subject v

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KptiaUotiK the Japanese government onthe lith Inst August through itsminister at St Petersburg proposed almsi of upretmenU whlcTi woe substut-tlally us follows

Fl t A mufjnl engagement to resncct the Indepefidcnce and terrltcrlalintegrity of China and Korea

mutual engagement tocaiatain the principle of equft1 oppor-tunity for commerce and industry-of all nations in those countries

Reciprocal Recognition

Third Reciprocal recognition of Ja-pans preponderating Interests In Koreaand of RubsJas special Interestswny enterprises in Manchuria and

recognition right of Jivpanand Russia respectively to take incasales for the protection of the above-mentioned Interests In o far as suchmwimires did not violate the principleefjunelated in Article I

exclusive right of Japan to give adviceand assistance to Korefe In the Interestsef fefoim anti good government

Fifth An engagement on the partof Russia not to Impede the eventualextension of the Korean railway tosouthern Manchuria so us to onnectwith the East Cfilna and Shanhnlkwan-Nluclnvang lines

It was the original intention of theJapanese government to have the ne-

gotiations take place at St Petersburgso that their progress might be facili-tated and a satisfactory solution reach-ed a quickly as possible But the Rue

Ifen government absojutely refused tocomply with this aesTre on pleaat thd Czars journey abroad and foriwveraT other reasons It there-fore necessary to conduot the negotlfaH-Moris at Tokyo but It was not untilOctober 3 that the Russian governmentreplied to the proposals of August 12and presented counter

Wanted Neutral ZoneIn the counter proposals the Russian

gthrernment positively refused to makeany engagements to respeot the sover-eignty and territorial integrity of China

Manchuria or to agree to Any stipu-lation for the maintenance of the principle of equal opportunities for the com-merce and Industry of all thereand requested Japan to declare Man-churia and its littoral entirely withouther sphere of Influence

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recognizing Japans right to send troops-to Korea when necessary for the pro-tection of her Interests Russia refusedto allow her to use any portion ofKorean territory for strategic purposes-of any description In fact the Russiangovernment went so far as to proposethe establishment of a neutral zone In

all Korean territory north ofthe parallel

Japans InterestsThe Japanese government tailed to

so why Russia who professed no In-

tention of absorbing Manchuria shouldbe disinclined to insert in the convention a clause In harmony with her ownrepeatedly declared principle respectingthe sovereignty and territorial integ-rity of China Her refusal Impressedupon the Japanese government nil themore strongly the necessity of such astipulation as It had suggested Japanhas Important commercial Interests inManchuria and entertains no small hopeof their future development Politicallyshe has even more Important interestsbecause of Manchurias contiguity toKorea and the relations existing be-tween the two Therefore the Japanesegovernment could not possibly recog-nize Manchuria as being entirely with-out Japans sphere of Interest and forthat reason It felt compelled absolutelyto reject the Russian proposal in thisbehalf

Th Japanese government explainsthese views to the Russian governmentand at the same time suggested othernecessary amendments to the Russiancounter proposals As regards the

zone it was proposed that If onewere created It establishedon both sides of the boundary line between Korea and Manchuria with anequal width on either aide of fiftykilometers After full discussion atTokyo the Japanese on the 90th of lastOctober finally presented to Russiatheir definite amendments

Playing for TimeAlthough the Russhyi government

was frequently urged for a reply nonewas sent until the 11th of last Decem-ber In that reply the Russian government Insisted upon the suppression ofnil clauses relating to Manchuria thusmaking the proposed agreement relateexclusively to Korea and maintainedthe original demand relative to the nonemployment of Korean territory forstrategic purposes and the establish-ment of a neutral zone In Korean

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contravention of the original object oftho negotiations which was to removeall causes for gonfiiot by a friendlyagreement regarding the interests ofboth countries in Manchuria and Korrj

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Russian StipulationsAmong the numerous stipulations

which Russia bud included In tho eounter proposal wns Article V whichread us follows

Mutual engagement pot td use anypart of tIle territory of Korea for stra-tegic purposes nor to In south-ern Korea any military works crtpuUisof menacing the freedom of navigationof the Straits of Korea

The Japanese government expressed-Its willingness to agree to the latterpart of this proposed stipulation andthereby to bInd itself not to interferewith the fre navigation of Straitsor Koroa but asked th s Jlysslan governrnerit to consent to tho omission ottho first telause The entire suppres-sion of a neutial zone waj also sug-gested on the ground hat if Russia ob-jected to the erection c yuch a zone InManchuria there was u good reasonfor establishing one in Korea

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Recognition by Japan of Manchuriaand Its littoral as being outside of hersphere of interest while Russia withinthe limits province will notImpede Japan or other powers In theenjoyment of rights and privileges acqulrtnl by them undcr existing treatieswith China exclusive of the establish-ment of settlement

This stipulation was propose1 however only on a condition of the maintenance of a neutral zone in Korea andthe nonemployment of any Korean ter-ritory for strategic purposes of any de-scription conditions the absolute im-possibility of tho acceptance of whichby Japan had already been fully expltfined to the Russian government

China Left OutIt should be further explained that In

this last Russian counter proposal nomention at nil was made of the territo-rial integrity of China in ManchuriaSuch being the caw It Is selfevIaVntthat Russias proposed engagement torespect the treaty rights of Japan andother powers in that province would beof no practical value so long as it isnot accompanied by a definite stipula-tion regarding Chinese sovereignty foras treaty rights are only coexistent withscvenilgnty the absorption of Man-churia by Russia would at once annulall rights and privileges acquired there-by virtue of treaties with China There-fore the Japanese government regardedIt as indispensable to obtain Rus laagreement to some stipulation

the territorial integrity ofand on January 13 formally re-

quested a reconsideration by the Rus-sian government of this Importantpoint A t

tills representation notwiyifstanding the repented requests no replywas made and no intimation given ofwhen a reply would be made for aperiod far exceeding any real necessityfor

Acted With ModerationThe Japanese government feels con

fident that it will be acknowledged-that It has acted with moderationthroughout the whole of these negotia-tions It has asked nothing morefrom the Rusians than the recognitionof the principles which the Russianshave repetttedly voluntarily declared anintention to respect

The representations It has made havenot varied either in principle or In scopefrom the beginning and It has alwaysbeen willing wherever It could be donewithout a sacrifice of principle to agreeto any honorable compromise thatpromised to promote a friendly

But If regrets to say thatthe conviction has been forced upon Itthwt the Russians did not feel them-selves obliged to meet the proposalsmade on behalf of Japan In a spirit ofeuual Impartiality and moderation RusSiRS replies to Japans proposals havebeen unduly delayed on tho one handwhile on the other naval and militarypreparations on Russias part have beensteadily augmented In fact largeforces of Russian troops are already ontho Korean frontier

In view of those facts the Japanesegovernment while animated by a

desire for peace feeling that It hasexercised the utmost degree of patiencehas boon reluctantly compelled by Rutsias action to abandon all hope of re-conciliation and to break off negotia-tions

RUSSIAN

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LONDON Feb Russian ver-sion cf the negotiations with Japan be-fore the rupture is published here Itsays that In 1KOS Japan proposed toRussia revision of existing treatieswith regard to Korea Russia consentedand asked Admiral JVlexIeff to draw up-U scheme The statement recitesthe negotiations with regard towherein Japan made demands not onlyas to Korea but as to Manchuria towhich demands Russia was unable toassent Novurthelesu Russia did not re-fuse to recognize while the occupationof Manchuria lasted the sovereigntyof China or the privileges the powershud acquirer there by treaties withChina The statement proceeds-

In view of this justifiedwhile charging Baron Rosen to pre-sent Its reply and lost proposals toJapan In oxpectlnir that the Japanesegovernment would take into account theabove facts and appreciate Russias de

to to a peaceful understand-ing Instead of this Japan did noteven await the receipt of the reply botdeemed to break off the negotiations andsuspend diplomatic relations with Rus-sia Tho government while lav-Ing on Jntiun the full responsibility torLao conseouonces of willawait the development of events andat the necessary moment will take dleivu measures for tho protection of

Vor rights and interests the FurEast

OIL STOVE EXPLOSIONI The explosion of an oil stove caused

fire which occasioned a damage ofabout ft5J residence of WilliamLutz IflOI Ninth Street northwest about1030 oclock last evening

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Erasrtus Wiman Made andList Fortune There

ROBERT GARRETTS FRIEND

Widows Health Is Poor and She Mayv Not Survive the

Shock

NEW YORK Feb 10 Erastus WIman who lifted Staten Island to Itshighest prosperity and then droppedhimself Into financial difficulties diedlast night at his home at Wall and JayStreets St Gdorgc lie had a strokeof paralysis years ago fromwhich he novcir ftilly recovered and formore than a year he had been almosthelpless and his mind wan no iSugerclear

On Monday evening he suffered another stroke one of many within thelast tow months lie lapsed into unconsciousness and remained so until deathcame shortly before 730 last evening

Mrs Wiman AbsentWith him when he died were his

harry Wlman and Mr and Mrs Norman Walker of Staten Island the laterhis daughter Mrs Wlmans health wastoo feeble to allow her to be at the bed

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Mr Wlman was born in ChurchvllloOut April 34 1831 He watt educated-In the common schools and began lifeas a newsboy then became a printers

devil He rose until he became tlnnn-clnl editor of the Toronto Globewhich position he held for many yearsIn 1S55 he was considered the ablestwriter In his line In Canada In the lastnamed year he became manager of theCanadian branch of R G Dun Coof New York

In 1SB5 ho was called to the NewYork office and made general managerof the entire business of the concernHe went to live on Staten Island sawthe possibilities of the place and In-

terested himself and outside capital InIt

In Absolute CommandFor yonrs hd was In absolute com-

mand there and awakened the sleepyisland to a sense of its possible impor-tance lIe was then called tIle King ofStaten Island

Mr Wlman became interested In trol-leys water works electric lightingterry and railroads for Staten Islandand investea heavily He built a ntfig

homo near St George on SUMarks Place which was sold a fewmonths ago to tho Staten Island Clubfur 15000 a fraction of what it cost

The biggest man Mr Wlman InterestedIn Staten Island was the late RobertGarrett Garrett In Staten Islandthe Now York terminus of the Baltimore and Ohio system and he went Intothe plan to make it uch aa Lrartlly adid Wiman himself The great bridgeacross the Arthur Kill was built TheStaten labjrjl Railroad was devolvedand from to StGeorge Vaic the Staten Island RapidTransit Railroad built from Erastlnnnow Mariners Harbor and hlong thesouth shore to what Is now Arrochar

The ferry plan was begun and twoboats were built One was named orQarrott the other for Wlman Thelatter is now the Costleton-

Wlman Garrett and their associatesplanned groat things and Wiman in-

vested all he had and more in landalong Staten Islands waterfront Heexpected to realize millions

Plans GiganticThe plans of the boomers wore gigan-

tic the realization was tragic WhenGarrotts mind gave way interests hos-tile to his plans came Into control ofthe Baltimore and Ohio and that meantdeath to Staten Island and its plansWiman fought long and hard to holdhis head up but where Staten Islandproperty had Increased In value by leapsand bounds the failure of the planssent values down below where they hadbeen before the boom days

Tho boom disturbed values on StatenIsland so that It was not until afterconsolidation that values of adjoiningproperties had any relation to eachother Experts from the tax depart-ment were thrown Into confusion by thosituation and they worked months before straightening out the tangle

li 4 has a brokenman although he fought against adverslly at every step One by one hispieces of property and his investmentsslipped from him The property wontfirst then his railroad street and steamand his electric light Interests

MARRIAGE LICENSES-C Columbus Green 34 and Pauline

Ward 32

Herbert J Arnold 32 and Esther AH Goldney 33

W Grolner 26 and Nellie MColeman 32 to Orange Va

Daniel T Cunningham 39 and Brid-get A 34

Amzl R A C Holt 27 and Frances-E Blake 27

Edward R Ilnchelloo 30 District ofColumbia and Pauline S Clarke 20Woodbridge Va

Andrew J McIntyre 26 HannibalMd and Josie 22 District ofColumbia

Joseph F Coelins 28 and Annie MayGleason 23 t

Daniel P Myers 27 and Annie FKelly 27

Harvey H B Tapp 24 and Clara AEssig 22

J Allan Eyster 35 WVa and Annie A MacLco SO Districtof Columbia

Richard M Palmer 29 StCounty M l and Mary E Stubbs 22Baltimore Md

Oliver Holmes 20 nnd Mary ABowIe 23

Leroy Betz 34 N J andGenevieve Goodrich 21 District of Col-umblu

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Torpedo boat rushes arc Japan uspecialty The great victory won bythe Japanese boats at Port Arthur-Is a repetition of the triumph of Japanstorpedo bouts at WelIIalWelyears ago

Again a flotilla of destroyers com-

manded by Japanese officersan enemy under cover of

darkness and wrought havoc before thoguns of the t battleships could locatethe insidious foo

February E and 6 183 were thenights When Japans skillful naval ofllcern made sallies against the Chinesefleet in VelIIalWel harbor and ac-

complished with torpedo boats whqttho entire Japanese navy could not ac-

complish In the great all day battleof the Yalu

Chinese officials christened the torpedoboat the dirkknife of the modern navyand now It Is theN Russians who hatefelt the thrusts of the naval stilettoand are offering prayers for deliveryfrom another such encounter as the

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efficiency but the Japanese have faithIn tho little boats and have sixtyseven-of them which are available in the FarEast Russia has only twonty torpedoboats which are available In the waragainst Japan

Japanese troops were able to get control of the city of WelHaiAVel but thecapture of the Chinese fleet In the har-bor was a more difficult task On Feb-ruary 3 the Japanese began a combinedattack with their naval forces both uponthe harbor fortifications anti the Chin-ese fleet and then the torpedo boatscame In for a lions share of the gloryof the campaign against the city which-Is now tho British stronghold In Chins

The forts on the islands guarding theharbor were not very active but theChinese squadron answered with energyIt was bottled up In the harbor where-

ON INCREASE HERE

Health Authorities Alarmed Over Num-

ber of Deaths Last Week SlightDecrease in Typhoid

The groat number of deaths In theDistrict from consumption Is causingconsiderable alarm ampng the healthauthorities The weekly report of theHealth Officer submitted to the Com-missioners today shows twentyonedeaths from the dread disease duringthe lost seven days This average hasbeen maintained for months

The reports says there 17 deaths

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The cases of typhoid fever were re-

duced by one only 1 new case being re-ported and 2 discharged which leaves24 cases In all now under observation-

At the close of last report there wore13 cases of diphtheria in quarantineDuring the week 8 new cases were reported and 3 were discharged thus increasing the total number under treat-ment to IS quarantined in 12 premises

Of scarlet fever there was an Increaseof 7 cases from the number under ob-

servation at last report Fifteen newcases were reported and 8 dischargedwhich leaves 65 cases in all quarantinedIn 41 premises

No new cases of smallpox wore report-ed but 1 case was discharged which

3 under treatment at the hos

The births reported during the weeknumbered 127 Of those S3 were whiteand 44 colored CG males and 61 fe-

malesTho deaths during the week numbered

118 as compared with 114 In the preced-ing week and 122 In the correspondingperiod of last Of the recentdeaths 74 wero and 44 coloredThese represent a death rate of 1S4 per1000 of the white inhabitants and of 243of the colored and a death rate for theentire population of 204 Therates for the corresponding1903 were 187 2ST4 and 2L7 respectively

The weather conditions prevalentthe period covered by this report

were ns fellows Temperature27 degrees mean relative humidity 67

actual barometer 290S5 The windssoutherly averaging 76 miles per

hour reaching a maximum velocity of36 miles ror hour on the 1st lrstahrThe maximum temperature was 6G

the Oth and the minimum wason the 2d

BUSINESS ENTERPRISESINCORPORATED HERE

Certificates of the Incorporation of thefollowing named business enterpriseshave been recorded

Th Corral Flat Mining Company pipItal stock 100000 mcorporatbrsClay Campbell Charles V Embrey andRalph E Campbell

The Consolidated Jock Mines Com-

pany capital stock 550000 incorpora-tors James A Black Eugene SchooleyJames R Porter Frank Mattes andStanley R Snook

A PUBtlC DANGER

You Cannot Afford to MissReading

We believe it Is our duty to Informtho that the majority offatiilcases of pneumonia ore caused toy thepatient taking for a cold some socalledcough cure which depends upon poison-ous for Its effect

deaden the nerves andstop secretion along tho breathing tract

that causes pneumoniaFather Johns Medicine cures colds

and throat and lung troubles withoutpoisonous drugs It is not a patent medt

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the Japanese could not hope to destroyIt from tho mainland Only one meansof sllencing the fleet remained The tor-ped vboat squadron might reach it whenbattleships could not Japanese gunboatS begun firing on the Island

in the early rooming of Feb-ruary 6 and under cover of tlito hire twoJapanese flotillas crept through the

to the harbor The moon wentdown at oclock In the morning andthe craft then worked their wayInto tho harbor-

s Crept PastThe torpedo boats passed the

standing guard at the entrance andwero not detected untllthey dis-

charging torpedoes Ono ofnose torpedo b ts No 9 by name leftthe rest of Japans boats and wanderedaround in the harbor until it fell lit witha flotilla of Chinese torpedo boatsmanaged to make Its way clone toChinese fleet It at thea 7120toneffect that thfffingshlp soon sank Thelittlo torpedpiJjoat was badly riddledby Chhlese and gunboats before-It loft the Iffirbdr but Its work was oneof the greut of the war betwcen Japan ana China Later Japa

orpedo also fired tellingat the vessels of the Chinese fleet

Not having done sufficient damage theJapanese torpedo boats again enteredthe harbor the following night whenthe WeiYuen a sister ship of the TingYuen was sunk The LaiYuen and tisteel transport were also sunk andseveral other vessels were damaged

Weakened by these onslaughts theChinese fleet lost heart and the Japa-nese continued their bombardment ofthe fortifications oj WelHalWel antisoon forced the Chinese torpedo boatflotilla to attempt to escape from theharbor It was captured and a fewdays later a white flag greeted the eyesof the Japanese officers Terms of sur-render were arranged most of the Chi-

nese officers committed suicide and thetaking of WelHalWcl was completed

ASSOCIATED CHARITIES

WORK IN JANUARY

At the meeting of the board of man-agers of the Associated Charities yesterdt y afternoon it was reported thatthe society received 214S applicationsfor charitable assistance Janu-ary representing 1J06 families Materi-al aid was administered 1449 times in thisone month most of this aid coming fronttho Citizens Relief Association whichrepresents the general relief funds ofthe two cooperating societies

In 3S3 instances relief was securedfrom other sources than the CitizensRelief Association

Those present at the board of man-agers Tuesday were Pi ofB chairman FreerlcJMoore George S Wilson Dr George U-

Kober Mrs J W Baboon Col Archbald Hopkins Thomas W Smith andCharles F Weller

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What Is Going OnIn Washington

NATIONAL Grace in PrettyPeggy 215 and S16 p m

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LAFAYETTB The Burgemastrr iijand SU6 IV m it

CHASES Vaudeville ZM and S15 p mACADEMY Over Njlngara Falls j-

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MATINEES TOMORROWCOLUMBIA The Prince 0f Piiieiig

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CHASnrS Yavdevllle Siltfp mACADEMY Over Nlitgam Falls

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EXCURSIONSNorfolk und Waalln ton stcarrfor for

Norfolk and Fort Monroe 680 prf mDATES FOR PAYING OFF

THE DISTRICT GUARD

Members District NationalGuard whit nrfe not empldydd In thwGovernment will receive pay for theirlast six months service within the nextfew days Cnpt Andrew Parker actingpaymaster has fixed thetor paying ofT

and sfcnoralnoncomml3-sloiied staff of the militia ox hcadqunrters Star bUIlcVSgi lit 7SO oclock pm Tuesday instant

The First Battnllonnt t

oclock p m Tuesday the ISlh InrSlant

The Battery Ffeia Artillery UWCJbrns antI the AmbtJtance Corps

at the Center Market Ajrmory at 9

oclock P m the IGth instqntThe Second Regiment in the rifle gali-

lery of vthc Center ilarket Armory illS oclock p m Wednesday the 17fuinstant

The Naval Bottalion on the Fern atoclock p m Wednesday the TJlh In-

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Third In tho rifle gallery8 oclock p m Thursday the Ittstant

The of each battalion willbe paid alphabetically

TRICKED INTO MARRIAGE

SAYS THOMAS A COX

In his petition askS an aimulraant ofhis marriage with Annie B HewlettThomas A Cox says he w a tricked anti

Into marrying The petitionerthat on January 7 1903 he was

Induced to accompany Annie El Hewlett-to Rockvllle Md where she salt shewished to go to visit a sick friend Theyarrived at Rockville 835 v mrCox say and were by G WMcadc a deputy sheriff By the latterCox says hfr and Miss Hewlett wereconducted to the home of a Methodistminister and led to a room in the upptr

of the house Meade thenCox produced license xo pi anly

which he had Cox andtfes WhenTTfijeHparty ar

said him In an undertonegot to marry me right now

He protested he says but eaiiris ar-rest at the of the deputy sheriffconsented to enter Into pretemmarriage

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