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vol. m.
To Judge a Mai
Ml
Ac
ni
I ft be i?ra |
p bfpsseli
I affit
> ' . g * t * *;<*
k /
p urge m* ia me kmf
Vf?k t( Razing Buildings
^ | Brtckinytng to Comf
mence Monday
k ?l* hmtm at lee, ll to tare ??
lap- ?ate Oad <**" *??
/} ** ?' ?w*
<' cltl. tea Ill?Ill jmrrtineed the J.
& -O. fltelir a?I tte UmaHomn
' \ p-part, atdte a-*w of Market and
t \ Thl?toH?la u< tte t?it of raatna
I te i i I Ha *ll1?la? far tte parpoae
t . ~ daj. ttetes ? brtck la exported to
m^RMraM Una lb* Muralae If
' b th
j m^- oa Market. street,of 1?7 feat and
I on TIMalrat of 254 feet
Il MMM U Mr. q-l|u Hanhaey
' of tte n igtliaijaar1'Conpw thin
I iaoo??a. a Ually Mate man learned
... that ft ia.'tte ptlrpo? of the company
W 7* it. to tea* I oar atone aa Market atraet,
, li feet treat with a depth, of 75 feet.
' Tte- tell te for rent. The Hn-el
* ' ommsbt ?tu bate ? . rapoai.
V tar? wlU baadle *11 klada
and sutatlfs of Takldso. harness and
) suppMes. IMa part of the baUdlnf
r will tan a trontkge of 57 Mat' on
- Maijttrt at^a*V ?Uh d.pth t>f 115
M . Mac It* company will alao uUUaa
iTTn-^' ot ?f "**
1st ?' "4
Sjj?sr^T"r
Orar tba fonr atoms a modern
opea* hpuar La the plaa ot tbe promoter*.
The auditorium will,be< 100
( ?? m ?ia^^tiiy-a[^U><
, ??????
\ ^ ?1? teat, CaantttW^bOdaim -ftl
*> *5 _ ^sater and x*
Abfc abr expanse will ba spared tn
/ Uiakl'na It complete^ sanitary and
? apte " ? *- " i* j
. Wa?Mi?s. jaa#?d,j
creditable place
Wffi. -1* MiaMi^raooR all** the
j Por tub It *hai beeir atfriplaed
that *a opera honae Whjd bf *fh* <A
K tie *>. addltlonr 'ln the near fu'
?*w. dtt'??ar.?*tt??*??ritti=t-aad
& ?>? *?'<"? many, wimtn. the ctsr-eao
if - V 'boast of a theater in kfonlnrr with ftfl
C * , irowth and proven. ' <
I ICE CORtPANY Je*?
ogMgca in enlarging mm noyro^yif
'its cold storage room wbdKe'lift'aftei
'< it is manufactured la stored uatll
|L' ready for consumption. Th? addltiot
BK?*. wtll be modern and much more eonKj"
venient both for the company ant!
fez'. . patrpas. . r , - j
L ?? -4
/ Church Building Started.
jj&. The Fi-ee Will Baptleu of thla cltj
haei bepiaVbo eroetion of tUell
houee of worship on Pearce ntreot 01
Kr- the lot donated to the cotutregatlai
"r.the.fa.e Thome. Latham. WhrJ
gaining ground In the oommunly
"j Kev. T. Butler of LawUton. N. C.
K !di?hVavoUfht''t'r, . u tam la
,
wm^\ ..
ASHI]
i* '.tr.. : I' ?
.... : HvV:, VV
i's Character, Fir
;ra House I
sural For I
OSI rtllES BFFEI
II
. ..
KOK THE LAKOEHT YJUSLD OF I'
OOBjf THAT CAN BE OHO W.N
<>* *??*< **
'
Urt HV?RVBODV BfOW GROW ,
CORN SHOULD RR THK SLOGAN?NOW
18' li*OUR
OHANCK / j '
Lc* , everybody tram corw, <?d ^
there to no bell? RRyoHHn
otr fWOxM cultivation of tt tw? '
?u.t? N *wn t'aroUna ?
llaMfftri rnunt). Thin ytiOM ? a*
Ml poodaor lb* mdr. in I
imiMR!'!' ;
80 ?*> faldt.|pa the IpMlh
?alli?l Load a?d taJ-W-l >NI
n*l la the aoU of |Ui ?ill la 10*
! ' ?- (j?j wfU p? liny
Kp^lRltotefMlkHiKRA
thatcao b, Rfowa <? wan. '-i
' TkU amount U to bo divided Into
Una prtaoa: *50.00 for the la?T
rUU; *30.00 for the tot tara?t.
and $10.00 for tin Bat ynio contest
HPSTW o*w to avorybodi?tb. only
ooodlttroreq wired lo thai the MrRM
cultivated an* nova la the urritory
tbrottth which tie Noffolh-Sodthtrn
rabi Thla lal^bo oaly rwqolv?m-tt.
then the prize la woo. who R gnlaa
to tryV 'w hjUUHS the
development pt ..Whatm Cafcltna
should.
f. The MortoQc-Ooegbem in addition
to the abore will oOer $SG in *dld
tor the cheapest acre of corn that can
1M produced, the estimate betas
based upon prodnetioe cost her
btlehel. The only requisite to that
the acre produce as aedh aa fifty
1 'Itu la .claimed that asm. can be
aor othor pUre.la.tke wortit,.aifll4t la
BiitalnMtplq ot tke NertelkSoutbern
to prare the ymtko. The
gleguee giiieiml pMpaaktkt Mkst
amount .of *or* ta tM .aemlilaation
derbed. . Mo* let Mm1 take nofc. toiv
Hard eUh; tke oomkkiatton ngd let
the. anhftt > Thaaa w^e netar tkecoateat
etotOdeapd their eUreatt the
.- * ~ ~ .>o*
Tb,' opening hill at *??(?? feet
leeUa iimi <if riiiMfi ? >
and hie *ere$ merrj mahdre-.-ek* It
?a. l p?rf^ ?U?CeW. from rtprt to
finish, vtSy'rntiaM^ ^iSmd enter
talalpg. -X. '
: Tha opening number waa l^Q *? "
pUuded and reeelve^^aod applause
all the way through t*h*knflre act;
jtoe songn renaereo wwvm vmry ciever^
. as well as &e monologue ?tftl did not
[ contain anything of the'suggestive
* nature, that could possibly offend the
t ' The above- mentioned atrlstb tfrc'
here for. a thrde days engagement
I only and thero la no doubt but what
i they #Ul pfhy to capacity hotuea^ach
night, aa It was an act that was very
I highly commended on all sides w .
Tonight they* gito an entire change
from thgt.of laat night, and with a
r umber that is as highly appreciated
cm the previ<y<a night,
r The manager of the Lyric has vdry
r good taste in selecting artists and
i unquestionably this la an act that can
i well be v Atl $1
t .
. Sweden ^xpels Mornioe.. ?
. Stockholm. Sweden, March IS?
.After prolonged diwuMlon. the
tjpel the Mormon mtsetenartea from
M.U
=======
A3HINGTON. NORTH CAR
st Find the Food
low I'
D
EST CORK TIELDS e
_ ' ? <
^ ? . ? -? . . . . ? Ro
* * {f
f WKATHE* THIS ?BEK. ; ,?tl
. no
> t.?W, Km* li?The ^ F1
? hwtj rain* ,mmi U^h wtndu W
' *yili have aroute damage in * six
the * South bare and an
' m " >ll| fair weuther In the of
P KM In (1 section la promised qu
? .dtttex Ibr nry wrwO day*. as
Whfle nUrodl traffic tin* Be
been itiromeA, wlfaltlei are'be- ar
iMed aiid connections ire reach- ) o
-ed in many luiUneM oaljr* by an
crourfiiK and. re?u?o*f*ing round- nc
0 about Vines. X* ?P
y ' The fair weatber which prom- * re
? Uch relief l?Kthe South during flc
*.|be' next wfenl day* will alao br
f OTfiapnad the Eastern Stat re __
and will prevail in the Middle
1 Weat, (he flnit part of the week. []
according to the bulletin issued * W
; by the "Weather Korean.
: % :
THK WE.ITHKR.
f, > , 4 81
Pair tonight. Warmer In extreme U1
Weat portion. Wednesday probably 1*
f*lr* .Mhi X. -1 t ^
.T Jijd? i* .?
RECORDER TRIES i?
SEIEMl USES
.. ' * - ' ' tm
The fdUowlng caees we dlepoaed
of befoge'Becorder Qrlmee this momlug:.
Utilise Brents and Josephine. Ua- 6
them, both, ooloted, were rhtrttd
with en affray. They were ediudxed
xellty end flned *1 end the coats
each A
Matt liuloa waettjarged with being U
drunk. He was found xnflty and J*
lined ?1 and coat. .
a Abner Alligood *wda before the V
eo?fl:for beiPf drunh. He was fined P
$1-andcoat. *
t-i ^1' hi- * 'g
.wj.ii: Mm s
m mwm I
Vgta - - "
The> frill] Lner y. cfe par tine n ta' of-M rl *j
^'k'^yyiHiM Bdakin ?di 'Berry c
tanerfttf US- 2
steady.stream ot^ ladles and M iaaoe *
entering thaa^elk kooyn n.plaoea "
'viewing witty'jp^yjion the elahor- r
ate dlaplay^PjyrVy goods for the 4
j The styles '.this season, wsjre pro- ^
-nouncod superb and many beautiful
land attractive t hate were purchased
ohu ?he"?pot7v ,Tho*" d'penings were a
jpror.ounced ^ suct caa /and reflect,*, ??
credit on both &rhls. .jfytt Stock and
her assistant* a I Hoyt'sV arid tolas
Jlarrison. at Surfklnrand Berry, fook
jveat pleasure In exhibiting the head- g
k\r khd"were- frmrifrM*. triflf to all T
w#io called. . ^ -sr - a
There Is no'towh rollna P
\vh$s?- there is a/j'b^ter opportunity b
to otirchase telttnea^rtlM oner- n
Inge ^MrfratK'ifKnloh. l<
Congrattnotlpnt %re 1* order lor n
boft ' _??*. _ -t 4
Wwkvtfl' Afii A ttAXK. ?
MfJim .ViMbi tuVitoro wm nc n
the Iggnor ead~\fratrhnme. d V ti
Wanaw; .Pohmti; March 1?.?Borope'e
Ont wortcr-n. bank trill coon
ka opened In the ancient city of
Xorne by the AeebclatLon of the"B?- o
man Catltoflc \Women of Uthoanla. '
It will .tart with a capital of enteral c
mUllpprof cobiea and Deenttretf ran li
by woriea. Only the Janitor and the I
night wetchmah wUl be ijrcmttad a
from the atarner eex. n
The movement baa rateed great in- d
. v f"
, ?i w aiw i oaer *
OU;:A. Tuesday MTE
Upon Which H
mmW
jti
K. KORKR.SO.N. 'MADE HKCHKFARY
AN* T3BKAHCREH OK
LARGE REALTY #1KM IN
CAPITAL ,'. CITY.
-" syfr"
Anod#?' Waahlaifton boy U "mak?
$?od" lb his adopted city In the
radn of Mr. N. R. Robinson, now a
iWent of Waaklnsfcm. " C. Mr.
iblnson has oodT iacaotly aseoci>d
bJmself wttlf Mr. 8. R. Norman,
dec tke Irm nkofo of Norman and
bihaon for tbe fcUrpoM of do in* a
Iirioi umij MOWJMfP. I i ui; UK1X
Led unhandsome offices on the first
or of tlie Woodtrd building 7S9
fteenth street "Northwest. The
sahtngton Herald of that city in
caking of this firm ggfrsi. ^ThnS
other addition 4s jpade to the list
prominent firm* Vfc^ch hare headarters
in what beeptne known
the 'Wall Street' of Washington.'
th Messrs. Norman aiid Itoblnson
e experienced reaj estate men; are
una men ot?tto >roctesslre tyfs
d are well known In the local bnfcisa
circles. Tbeftr aim tm not to
ecialfee infany one branch of the
alty business. but to conduct an ofe.
the scope of ~ Which, -will be ~ on
osd lines. They have fathered toWEI
MSI
FOR mucins
Miss iGoldle Rlcka. daughter of
leriff George fi. Ricky, wee opsrssfceiI
K>u at the WahhiMtmr Hospital yesrday
afternoon "tor v sppendlcltla.
tie operation was successful and the
y.ft.-Tom by V?
? mrwFmimamevy irsa wm vf
OK. /Jjsjjwr. ii
The condition of ^"ercrbfeot.'
ho waa operated upon ^the Waahfton
Hospital a week ago, is not so
vo rsbie today. '
CMDftnjTOR WUMOS.
&i? HI r>^ ;??aM?T,
pusem's Ifiarifci 11 Bag He Will Be
XMniMifti ott tke Pftrac KaDet.
Washington, D. C., March IB ?
ccordtng -to a atateineat issued *by
le managers of the Presidential
00 * of^GoW Woodrtw -WlttdoV tho
ew Jersey Governor wQUftlf' ap-oxim&Uly
xlelrgatsa .when the
cmofrtfy National Convention ae toblee'ln-Baltimore.
? - ~ r "
-jnvTfirttkr c^alnr fe Tq|*crr-:.tl?at
?f- he Jhe
rat' baUqt In making tfctt claim,
Pennsylvania ^rjfi
lariea would elect more' Wllaon SfleEMjairi
are now cUfrn^icL^dte
nt time by ail the other r?adi<
combined. "$ T V
[The Wilson'?trnrAagel'ir nkf
p&Mkt . Chan\p . Clark ha? f frpt hie
plt.v: Jlidy' dwell, on the. fact. that
je jilaooiirl, Oklahoma and Kansas
l*t? conventions *ere called tar In
lva?oe of Other Bute conventions In
jfev expectation that the Speaker
ould hare the solid vote froi? those
iotes.'. They aay the Speaker lftet
lit of-Oklahoma and Just skinned
trough In Kansas by a majority pi
* in I convention of more than 7On
1 lega tes?
ITY OF PARIS si;V 1>S
KA.ST-:R KGG W> THAIt:
* w:;
-St. Petersburg. March IT' T*.,
Ift sent by the cltyrof Paris t<> the
mi* and presents! hli/n?J(Mt^
t Asargkofc Eelo by4 th^mayor- ol
ans. took thp shapo of a euperbly
eautlful Bas\ er^egg (ncrus ted itli
reclous stones. It rested on a caehm
of the finest silk. The ogg ta anrloimted
by a email -c.lden crpwn. ol
ellcato workmanship. y\v
Beneath the crown Is an almost fnislble
button attached to a eprine
?hen the button is pressed the egg
les open, d tec losing a chenrmlng por
rait of the little Tsarevl^ch. ,
MILLINERY OVK$mc,.
Mlee Hattle Henbplp" millinery
penlng Ukee place tomorrow and
he cordially Invitee the hdlen of tb<
Ky to Mil end Inspect the very 1 steel
V spring end summer bets Uiu
(hub# Is e milliner of teat* en<
rent. Her mUllnery store *10 n<
^*
'
AILY
RNOOj| MARCH 19. 1912~
Bfain Feeds -G
llflED ME
ggthjy Jforps of experienced sale*- S
men t^mnndle the selling and excha
jgtitf Ot properties and a compem
force to attend to the rent- I
Ing, nerfnlatlng for loana, rnanagemei^sf
estates and other routine
raattJlV Their offices are both well
equlppA and handsomely decorated, a
The fvnishings, which are of ma- \
hoganv form a pleasing contrast b
with seen caroetlnr and cream-col- n
oted mlla. The renting department E
and wp&ler's deak will-occupy the a
f?nt portion of the office. The cen- S
tha 0Vtl6tt will be dovoted to the c
salesmen's desks, while In the re?V k
ted the private office* of U
Mw4 Nortnan and Robinson.* Mr. \
XormAu 1b the preaideot of the com- t
panj And >lr. Roblnaon is the aecre- t
'UmVMMKrtr."
- Itn Robinson is a native of this "
city Mid for many yean was actively I
fhgfcfted In the commission business. I
Mm Wtfuslness man he was a success
and J* ion convinced pad Impressed
the-Entire city with his business
asMfien Several years ago he decided
4%)|ott to Washington, D. C., and
siti<? that time be him gone forward
at ba*M~paee and an knew that he j
is 4ktfni going forward Is welcome
nf i^kHe his friends In his native I
SMtflS :
STEA1S TONOT:
' - ' . ' ' *' 1 <
I ' John C. Dsncey, formerly Record- ]
wjr of Deeds, District of Columbia. Is
jdRled to speak at the Colored M. E. '
Mhurcb, at the corner of Fifth and
Iftespess streets this evening at 8:20
>^pck. subject will be, "The
Is reputed to be a
dytRRSjows and no doubt will
tblsUw't large audience
e 1
iwKKB dP daoo.ooo
GRAND LOTTERY PRIZE. ,
Paris, March 19.?The winner of '
the million francs, f 200,000 prize In
the French lottery, which -under the
present disposition Is to be the lost
hsld. in Franco, Is an elderly gentleman
' of private means residing In
the.Bonlfirsrd Perelre, Paris.
Hs was at lunch when he received
neWsOl'bU good fortune, and leaving'the
unfinished meal immediately
hatred bis doors to all callers, order- ,
tag the Concierge to tnform'lhenr that
h? had iefufor the cduntry. - 5 ' ,
--?: .7^-1 sr 'U it 1-T .
| f~' '. ' Wedding Announowni.
? following Wadding .gnnounte
wlf! prtfv,. 'of Jrit^rHf^fd'^dlte a
'[. !&h?nber ef'the Dally Newa read^S: . ;
Mr{and Mrs. C. J". -Ausfip
-announre- thh marriage ^8r their
'd?*ght,.r
Si*.? /I. Jatinet Jeffreys * >
to '
Mr. John Kand^fTph Chatnblls? "*
on Thursday, M^rch the fourteenth
1 nineteen' hundred and tweJvp * .
? Tarbordjigh, Jfiorth CaSjOlin# f
. At Hdrne. < ^
pioreqcb, Soli nth Carolina.-'
!. Tie "bride was>at.one time a resident
of this "cipj-befng the stenogjr^pher
for the-,Fulford Hardware Co.
1} I (' H*. M iswrro VJy>K-S
'.RKTt'Rjtt A TRAMiS
' > -Spr ' .
Chicago, Mardji 19.?Andrew HcirBet^
has reappeared suddenly in
^K^naote-- after hn absence of five
^yoars. When he left the .Wisconsin
j'o*! he w?y? a ytch mah. Rn tatuej
tt&ck Ih tl^e^garb b< a trainp.
1,
lU'lfn llbr^l U.,,. k tr.. ew .1 i
AtlvrteMnlch 19.?While il.was
reported that' Eugeno GzWo. who
Bays bis wife shot him. showed, considerable
improvement hia physicians
would not alter their opinion that
Grace cannot survive. - He has had
' his.mustache shared off, because, he
said, his wife, who Is In jail, admired
it.
New Revldeare. (
| /Mr. ft. E. Hodges la erecting a neat
residence on Fourth street'near the
J comer of Market When completed
. it will he occupied by lkr. Thomas
} *** CnnsUy
^
IjomI Politic.
*" /
Wf * fr'
NEW
. ;"'v'.i. . l- \- , ; # ' V*.?
'
iood Reading.' Ma
rare
IF Ml
JXHETAHV AND TKRAHl'RKR OF i
THK FIDELITY HA VINOS c
TRUST COMPANY.' WELL <
EQHPPEI> FOR POKITION.
I
Thomas J. Latham. Jr., formerly <
asistant cashier of the Bank of 1
Washington, now of Norfolk, where i
ie went'ovor a year ago to accept a I
osltion as assistant cashier of the <
lank of Norfolk, has been elected as 1
ecretary-treasurer ? of the Fidelity i
lavlngs and Trust Company of that |
lty The news of Mr. Latham's pro- :
Teas in his new home will be learned
dth pleasure by his many friends in I
Vaahington, where he resided for so ;
nany years. He knows the Mhiklng 1
luslnese from ? to z and the Fidelity
Snip
PLUNGES DEEP
IN OLD OCEAN
lATTLKSiUV MAINE IS BURIED
AT SKA?DECKS COVERED
WITH FLOWERS.
Havana. March 19.?Under cloudy
ikies and a heavy roar of guns the
battleship Maine, resurrected after
fourteen years burial In Havana
Jsrbor. plunged with her cdlors flying
to her. everlasting rest $00 fath>ms
deep In the sapphire waters of
he Gulf. The sinking of the hull
carried out precisely as planned
parking tl^e end of the great work
begun more than a year and a half
igo. After lmpoV.n^ ceremonies in
the morning which ended with the
lormnl..^rfLnafer of the custody pf the
tii ay or of Havana, Julio de O&rdenaa,
\j>. Brigadier General Bixby, chief of
the engineer-corps as the representative
ot the Uhited" States, the ooftns
were . taken aboard the armored
cruiser' North Carolina and deposited
on thei quaftcr <Jeck, completely covered
by a great mound of floral tributes,
under a guard of honor composed
of marines. Minute guim
were flrod by the North Carolina and
the scout cruiser Birmingham and
the batteries of Cabanaas fortress
when the ships cleared the harbor.
Soon after 2 o'clock the navy tug
Osceola, aboard of which wore the
(Jolted States Minister Beaupre, tlie
aiaff of She legation and the Maine
commission. passed lines to the stern
end. of- the wedge-shaped wreck and
started acawarc^.
Put-to Sea on Last Voyage.
Her, d^cfes were covered deep with
flowers and. palms and a great American
ensign floating from the jury- j
maat. where the mainmast formerly-j
stood the Maing put to-sea on her
last voyage. .
On deck stood Capt. John O'Brien,
famous as "Dynamite John,'.' skipper
of th?u nllbustering. steamers
Dauntless aqd. Three Friend s^gting
as the Maine's, last pilot.. ^ "
, |Ab th6 wreck passed the American
squadron tfc^.crews manned the ralid.
the marines presented arms,, the
scarlet-^ated.bandsmen on the quarter-deck
playedthe national antheni,
while the^ '.minute guns boomed n
requiem., C
Paesng- opt Of the harbor, no
3?kutes Were fired the flotila headed
by the, Maine, proceeded in silence
with the flags at half mar..
At 4:So o'clock the 3-mile limit
cruisers Itool. jy> a. position to the
west ana. the accompanying M^els
to the north and south. Meanwhile
th9 wrecking crew went aboard the
hulk and made ready to carry out the
arrangements for the sinking.
AH Ryes Kh?I on the Wreck.
At 5 o'clock another whistle sound*
cd. This was the signal for the shilling.
Then all eyes in the great fleet
tfcre fixed on the wreck. The crews
of the war Vessels were lining the
rails. All was silence but for the
p For ten minytes no change wnsj
visible in the trim of the great rusty,
battered hulk, which pitched heavily
as the huge rollers struck her. Then
she was seen to be sinking at the
bulkhead end. Soon the waves began
to' ,waah> ovejcJ&er. deck. As she remained
pitching and wallowing, the
stern, was seen to rise. In a few seconds,
the hoik was almost vertical,
showing first the propellers and then
the full keel. The ntxt moment there
was a Sash of and white as the
great enajgn flying from $he meat
struck the wares and disappeared.
[Simultaneously the decks were blown
- NO. 119
?**M*MW?MMMNMMaaMMM?-^Mi ' *'^B
IHMH
!
Savings and Trust Company Is to bo oiiKratulatod
In having hitn as one
M its officers.
This banking Institution Is makine
-apid strides in the business world. It
was organised in the spring of 1910
with a paid in capital of 920.000
3luce Its organlzaton it has earned c
surplus of 96,000 and has outstanding
loans aggregating 678.000 Not
ane dollar has been lost in the operation
of the company and the officers
and directors have every reason to be
nroud of the notable record helns
made.
Mr. Latham is fully equipped for
bis work as he has had years of experience.
He l/ the oldest son of Mr.
Thomas J. Latham, cashier of the
Bank of Washington.
. ? .. t. n . a
mm war
docs rushed
to the orient
THKKE FASTEST SHIPS IN NAW
KI'SHK1> WITH ALL SPEED.
.. IMITATION CRITICAL. / j
* ' '
Washington, March 19.?Believing
that an attempted partition of
China by Russia and Japan is imminent
the state department has ordered
the armoured cruisers Colorado.
California, and the South Dakou*'
the three fastest ships in the navy,
to hurry with all speed to the Philippines.
These cruisers which are now at
Hawaii were under orders to proceed
to the> United States when the critical
situation developed in the Orient.
It was announced thajt the armored
cruiser Maryland Upon which . '-i
Secretary Kndr has been visiting the
west coast df Central America ha*
haen ordered to Shn Diego, Calif. ?,Tr ' &
is -ahtlaipated hare "that as soon as ^jj
the Maryland can coal at San Diego .3
she wjl be hurried after her sister 1
ships to the Orient.
Added to the Astatic fleet under
command of Admiral Murdock the armored
cruiser squadron will glve the
v/u.m oiaica me largest naval representation
in Chinese waters except
Japan.
It is understood that the armored
cruiBer Pennsylvania, the battleship
Oregon, now at Bremerton and thecruisers
St. Louis and Raleigh will
soon be added to the fleet.
For some weeks the United States
has-viewed with tho greatest alarm
the very evident reluctance of Japanand
Russia to assist in the pacification
of China. They have kept their
foreee aljjof from the International
army ana gre actually actng in cooperation.
with the imperial legions
now marching on Pelting with the ob- A
ject of overthrowing the republic.
. The sinister purpose of Russia was
tflrst laid bare when she proclaimed a
protectorate over Mongolia which Is
equivalent to territorial sovereignty.
In this she was warned by the United
States and Germany which announced
in no unmistakable terms that
4}itch n move wgs in direct violation
[or her agreement for the integrity
[ of China. a
^ While Russia apparently yielded to
.->mvu |w??iui pressure sue aid not
I in fact abate from her determination
ito grab this most^teslrable territory
which Is an empire in itself.
j. Her'reward for aiding in the over- ? ' * '
j throw of. the republican government
!If such result can be attained is the, ^3
j coveted province as a "new sphere
j of influence."* It. was with the promlise
of such an aid that the imperia- v ??^|
lists again took heart and tfae V-wfl
!pi-esent movement on Peking
j Japan is equally determined^ he
jtbe predominating force iij^yfqrnehu[ria,
which is the home of the irtfperlnl. "vfl
{dynasty. * Only six weeks ago under
|the guia? of protecting her southern
IManchurieu railway, she was taught
sending suspiciously large bodies of
troops into that*province. At theI
vigorous protoat of the United States
and Germany she also stopped. /
Land Kale tTo morrow.
The big land sale of tho Grist prop- ?31
erty comes off tomorrow. Activo
preparations are being made for th< I
event and doubtless a large number
Win attesd the aale. The ule be(lns '1
*t 10:20 o'clock.
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