The Portsmouth Star from Portsmouth, Virginia • 1

LEARNING THEIR LESSONS leavcs The Star STILL PROBING GOEBEL MURDER 3 she GAVE THE PROESSOR CROTON OIL Ac bad still she was for City and County Rally at Lyceum October 27 This Yard Had Been Designated as Place for Her to San ran cisco and Vessels of Coast Squad ron Will Come However Capture Two More Russians Lose 5000 ighting at Yen Russians Claim Successes but Oyama Advances Miss Bessie Stone a Student at Ash' land and Robert Gill Unable to Obtain to Union Decided Not to Live Inys and in fj PRICE ONE CENT ALLEGED WIE SLAYER MAY BE BANKRUPT WEALTHY HORRIBLE ATE BOARD WILL OPEN THIRD OVERLOW SCHOOL REPUBLICANS PERECT TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION Japs Shell ire Adds Conflaga tion to Woes of Beleaguered ortress VOLUME 21 NO 89 1 meeting was held last night by Repub licans of Portsmouth at St Hall in Dinwiddie street when a temporary campaign Club was organized Another meeting will be held tomorrow night when a permarfent organization will be perfected The hew club starts out with' a membership of about thirty JMr'P 'Riley was elected temporary chairman of the new organization at might's meeting and MtI Thomas John son acted in'the capacity of secretary Riley 'addressed the meeting and stated that the object of the drganization is to establish Republican headquarters in this city and supply the same with cam paign literature etc and from which the local campaign? of the party? in this city will be conducted 1 XThe members of the new club who were enrolled pledged theinselve to brihg one or more' members in 1 6 the new: organization UNION BIG MEETING New York Oct The Union League Club has completed extensive preparation fof a rally and meeting to be held under its auspices tonight in the interest of the Republican national ticket Cornelius Bliss will preside Among the schedulespeakers are Secretary Taft Senator Depew sand ex Lieutenanf Governor Woodruff BIG COAL CONCERN RESUMES Va Oct 13 The Had ley Lincoln CouL Company at Hadley resumed work this morning after Idleness of one year Several hundred tniners wil go to work as a result of the resumption Governor Montague May Be Present Stralghtouts and uslonists to Big Preparatory Rally October NEWS AND GOSSIP THE NAVAL STATION Roosevelt: Is THE Republican Kentucky Grand Jury Will Indict a ederal Official Lexington Ky Oct 13 The report of the ranklin county grand jury at a spe cial session called for next mqpth will take up the conspiracy to assassinate Wil liam Goebel It is learned that Common wealth's Attorney ranklin will sub mit additional evidence which it is said in volves a ederal official TTiis has caused consternation among well known politicians here It is known that detectives are still working on the case and sensational developments are expected Capt Taussig to Succeed Captain Eaton on the Texas Washington Oct 13 Announcement is made at the Navy Department of several important changes in commands Capt Edward Taussig succeeds Capt Eaton in command of the Massachu setts and the latter goes on waiting orders Capt Anjold will become general inspector of the West Virginia which is nearing completion at Newport News and will be succeeded in command of the Lan caster by Capt Delano Capt Swinburne will bee relieved of the command of the Texas by Capt A' Bicknell now commandant at the navy yard Key West who will be relieved at Key West by Captain Colvocorresses Rear Admiral Wise commander in chief of the training squadron who re tires November 8 will be relieved on that day by Capt Bradford now com manding the Illinois Captain Bradford will be succeeded on the Illinois by Capt John A Rodgers at present president of the navy wireless telegraph board It is probable the training squadron will make its headquarters nt Pensacola duiing the winter Special to The Star Richmond Oct Ashland the subur ban town west of Richmond is the scene of a murder and suicide today Miss Bessie Stone a student at the College this city and Robert Gill a young man of Ashland are the victims Miss Stone was 18 and Gill 17 years of age They were sweethearts but objection on the part of the parents kept the lovers apart Miss Stone received a letter from Gill in which he asked hei to go with him and that he would kill her and then end his own life Tuesday they went to the park then to a pond and returned to the park Searchers found the couple today lying side by side hands clasped both dead The pistol had fallen between them Gill had several days before shown a pistol to several of his boy friends and told them that he intended to end his life but no attention was paid to him Miss Stone was one of the belles of the town and Gill bore an excellent name Excutes Many of Affairs Badly Eldest Son State Special to The Star Richmond Oct or several has been currently rumored here Charlottesville that Samuel McCue charged with the murder of his wife bankrupt or that his affairs are hopelessly involved Certain it is that lit is not so prosperous as people at first thought In the last two or three weeks he has executed many deeds of trust securing various debts and the popular belief is that the cud is not yet It would take no little research to ascertain just how McCue stands but his editors are assuredly most uneasy Report has it that an investigation has shown the accused to be a wretched ac countant and his affairs are to say the least tangled All the prisoner's children are now in Albemarle save the oldest son an impor tant witness He it is said has left the State The ex mayor now spends hours in consulting lawyers COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETS Completes Arrangements for Its Share in the Portsmouth Rally There was a well attended meeting of the county Democratic executive commit tee of which Maj Owens is chair man at Hotel today at noon Maj Owens presided and Mr John A Leaner acted as sect etar of the meeting Every district in the county was repre sented 'by one more members of the committee: There was aHotal attendance of twenty members The principal business transacted was the receipt of reports from all parts of the county which indicated that Demo cratic success will not lie hard to attain November The members were all in sanguine mood and they said that their best efforts were pledged to bring out a full rote in No vember Arrangements for the rally in Ports mouth on the 2t7h were discussed and the committee also ccnsidered the matter of the Pine Beach rally on the 28th 'I There was a discussion relative to hold ing a speaking at Hickory Ground the di viding line between Butts Road and Pleas ant Grove districts Without definite ac tion on this proposition the committee ad journed subject to the call of the chair man Tragic End of the Love of a Boy and Girl at Ashland ound Lying Side by Side Secretary Help man Special to Richmond Oct It is announced that Secretary of the Treasurj' Shaw will speak at Wytheville October 29 in the interest of Congressman Slernp the Republican who is being hard pressed bv Captain Wysor Democrat The fact that Shaw is to aid Slernp indicates the eagerness of the Republicans to capture at least one Vir ginia district Girls Take Revenge on Teacher ho Reprimanded Them Bainbridge Ga Oct 13 In order to be revenged on their teacher Prof Bi i nes several girls poured croton oil on ln lunch and as a result Brynes is near death as are three children at the Barber home where he boards and whtf also partook of the poisoned lunch? Some days ago the profes sor reproved five girls for neglecting their studies and flirting with the boys The oil incident was their revenge IRISH PATRIOTS AT HOME Queenstown Oct John Redmond and party who have been in America atr tending the convention of the American branch of the Irish League were passengers on the 'White Star liner Baltic which called here this morning on voyage to Liverpool 'x SOLD BABY GIRL OR I CENT Bell Decided He Had a Superfluity When 14th Child Came New York Oct An agreement in which she disposed of her baby girl for 1 cent wty produced today in the first crim inal court Jersey City when Mrs rances Bell appeared before Judge rank Hig gins accusing Mrs Rose McDermott her sister in law of conspiracy to defraud her of her 4 year old daughter and of using vile language when she called repeatedly at the Bell home The bill of sale read as follows: 7 1904 Thomas Bell do hereby waive all elaitn to mv daughter Rose Glendwine Bell and do hereby sell her to John and Rose McDermott for the sum of 1 cent I hereby promise that should said girl die before the expiration of two months I will see to her burial BELL McDERMOTT McDERMOTT (X) Tlie mother of the youngster who been bought at such a bargain was weeping and now almost hysterical live without my cried I get her Mrs Bell told Judge Higgins that could not write and that when she asked to sign her name to this agreementhe did not know its purport though she made a cross near her husband name nor that she was selling her ''fourteenth child for 1 cent Thomas Bell her hus band told the judge that lie was unable to earn enough to support such a large fam ily and promised to give this child to his sister Mrs McDermott The judge dis missed the case PRESCRIPTION OR DIVORCE Chicago Woman Leys Down Some Ruguln fations for Husbands Chicago Oe Here is a prescription guaranteed to cure divorce It is presented by one who knows Mrs Ashley Smith who on Tuesday was di vorced from her husband a prominent West Side chibman nnd president of the Marvin Smith Company This cure is prescribed solely for hus bands The formula follows: neglect a parting kiss when Start ing for business This means 'you' and not your wife your wife to the theatre at least a wk you buy theatre tickets telephone her and give yoiqj wife ample time to dresj your wife at least once a day that you love her Never compel her to force ihis front you' Say love of your own free all there is to it ollow this formula and all will be happiness despite matrimony and tthpre will be no divorces! (Wf SNOW TN VERMONT Montpelier Vt' Oct Snow has been falling in Northern Vermont since early last evening and the hills are i white this morning" Arrangements have been completed for two grand rallies by the Democrats of Portsmouth and Norfolk county and the events promise to be the most notable events of the campaign hereabouts I The committee on arrangements of the ii int rally of the city and county has com I pleted all its arrangements end Mr Joseph Saunders secretary of the committee this morning made public the plans for the celebration The Lyceum Theatije has been engaged for the occasion and it is nntieipateib that even this large auditorium will be insuffi cient to accommodate the crowds expected from the city and the Western Branch ami Diep Creek sections of Norfolk county The theatre will be brilliantly illtimi niited and likelv there will be decorations of bunting and other gala effects The meeting will be under the joint auspices of the city Democratic executive committee of which Mr Samuel Montague is chair man and of the representatives of the two 'factions in Norfolk county the straight outs and fusionists To this extent it will be a party love hast both the county fac tions having representatives on the com mittee of arrangements and both bearing an eiiuil portion of the expense This was the result of an ultimatum of the city committee which extended a cor dial invitation to oth factions to partici pate as Democrat! and not as factional pnrtisans The eominittee made it clear that the rally is to be a part)' affair and declined to recognize local differences in arranging therefor The oratory of the occasion will be the Henry St George Tucker former Congressman president of the American Bar Association and one of the electors at large from Virginia He is known as one of the eloquent speakers in the Common wealth and his presence here will pack the Lyeeunfi the occasion of the speak ing The date has been set for Thursday the 27th instant and it is hoped by the com mittee on arrangements that Gov Mon tague's engagements wil ladmit of his be ing present also Congressman Maynard w'il of course be one of the speakers The committee has secured the services of a full brass nnd there will be Other features to give life and interest to the occasion It will mark the inding up of the Presidential campaign in this sec tion and for this reason it is desired to make the event as noteworthy as possible The joint rally at the Lyceum will lie the second held here during the same week The first will be held Monday night the insjant under the auspices of the Parker Davis and Maynard Club of the ifth ward It will be preceded by a torchlight pro cession and at the campaign pole coiner of Effingham and Glasgow streets there will be speaking he orator of the occa sion as heretofore announced in The Star will be Judge Simucl Williams of ville one of the Democratic electors at large Mr Joseph II Saunders president of Parker Davis and Maynard Club will pre side at this meeting Repairs at New York Yard Orders Revoked Berlin Oct 13 The Tokio correspon dent of the Lokal Anzeiger wires that as a result of three continuous bombard 1 ment the greater part of Port Arthur is in flames Numerous Russians under white flag to the Japanese who also captured two more forts SAKARO REPORTS IGHT SOUTH MUKDEN St Petersburg Oct The following dispatch was received today from Lieut Gen Sakaroff giving a description of the fight of Monday and Tuesday south of Mukden: Japanese took the offensive on both sides of the railway and north of the Yentai mines A hot battle was iouglit all day The position at Haulin Pass east i of Yeiitai was for the most part taken by us but the highest points were not occu pied up to 5 During Tuesday our outpost troops retained advanced positions except at a few points where they were obliged to retreat to the main OYAMA TRICKED THE RUSSIANS Tokio Oct A battle is raging today to the north of Yentai westward across the railway and southeast to Pentishu on the Taitse river attack antici pated a Russian turning movement both on the left and right The Japanese armies arc maintaining their advance STOESSEL LEADS 15000 MEN IN UTILE SORTIE Rome Oct The newspaper Italia Militaire publishes a dispatch stating that Gen Stoessel in command at Port Arthur on October 10 and 11 led 15000 men in sor ties from the Port but was driven back by Japs In accounting for sudden decision to advance which surprised the world the clue to the true reason is that Count Radziwill arrived at Mukden Sep tember 29 bearing important dispatches from Gen Stoessel at Port Arthur Simul taneously Kuropatkin stopped the retreat ing movement and four days later issued the order to advance This is taken as showing clearly that Port Arthur needed relief without delay Gen Kuropatkin is quoted as saying that the war will last one year explaining that when the advance once begins events will proceed more rapidly than is generally ex pected RUSSIANS RETREATING LOSE iftGII OICIALS Tokio Oct 13 ield Marshal Oyama this afternoon reports that the Japanese center army at midnight Tuesday charged two field guns and eight ammunition wagons Maj Gen Murui ivas wounded and one colonel killed RUSSIANS LOST 5000 MEN IN DANGER London Oct 13 A dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph Company from Rome states that a message received there says during the tight in the vicinity ol Yentai Tuesday the Russian loss was 5000 Japanese reinforcements are being rushed northward especially toward Kuroki who is in danger of being surrounded by an overwhelming force of Russians JAP CRUISERS SCOUT AMERICAN COAST Tacoma Wash Oct The Russian ship Glenard just arrived from San ran cisco claims to have bpen overhauled 200 miles outside the Golden Gate by a Japa nese cruiser After examination she was permitted to proceed RUSSIANS CLAIM TO HAVE TURNED LANK St Petersburg Oct 13 The Bourse Gazette says that at 10 yesterday morning the Japanese retired from two lines near Ycntai and evacuated Yentni station while the Japanese right wing considerably weakened hajl withdrawn duiing the niglit leaving the Russians to occupy PeriHiho without fighting Having thus turned the Japanese flank the Rus sians attacked a position of great strategic value which was occupied after a fierce light in the Yentain hills The Japanese stubbornly resisted JAPS CAPTURE HILLS HELD BY RUSSIANS London Oct A dispatch Gen headquarters via usan dated Octo ber 11 says that during the night the Japanese occupied the hills held by the Russians on the right center the Russians retreating a distance ot three miles IVE JAP CRUISERS' HADIV0ST0CK London Oct 13 The Ijaris correspon dent of the Exchange Telegraph Conjpany sends a report that five Japanese cruisers ive been sighted off Vladivostock JAP SUCCESS CONTINUES PORTSMOUTH A THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER 13! 1904 7 'i ii PORT ARTHUR IS MARRIAGE OPPOSED NOW IN LAMES THEY DIED TOGETHER Primary Grades to Be Accomodated at Store on Effingham Street A third auxiliary school has been found to be necessary to accommodate the over flow from the regular schools of the city and it is probable that the School Board will lose no time in providing the same The superintendent of schools Mr John Ashton declared at the beginning of the session that every child applying for ad mission to the schools should be given a seit this year and in line with this idea two overflow schools have been opened One of these on Middle street has been in operation for the past two terms Jt accommodates forty pupils and it has re lieved the presiffire in the ifth grade in several of the other schools i The second school for overflow attend ance waa opened this fall in the old Slater school building on South street Thirty two pupils are accommodated there and they are nil from the ourth grade and are mostly those who could not be accom modated at the Second district school on Green street At a meeting of the committee on school buildings and supplies of the GSty School Board held last evening it was decided that it is now necessary to open the third overflow school This school will be for the accommoda tion of the little people the primary grades all being badly crowded It will be pxrssible to hold two sessions a day for the primary scholars and in this way it is hoped to give instruction tp at least sixty of those who have applied for admission to the other schools but who have had to be refused for lack of room The committee last evening decided to recommend to the School Board the lease of store on Effingham street1 nnfl its cmiinment with desks and seats for use as a primary overflow school It is stated that by holding two sessions a day this building will easily accommodate the overflow in the primary grades A special meeting of the School Board has been called fopU'Tiday night to con sider this matter Big I ST georgetucker WILL NOT COME HERE WILL BETHE ORATOR IUiR9in Will All Arrangements Now Completed The office was today ad vised that the New York navy yard has stolen another march on this station and that the orders to the battleship Illinois to proceed here for her repairs have been re voked T(f The bigAdiip is now at New York hav ing her bottom cleaned and painted and minor repairs made thereto It W'as the original intention of the de partment to have this work done at New York and then send the ship io this yard for the remainder of her engine room equipment repairs These after the European voy age and her long practice ccuise off the lorida coast and in thq Carribean would have been very extensive and the loss pf the work is a blow to the yard The office was simply lad vised today that tlte vessel will remain at the New York yard there to complete iher repairs No explanation was made of the reasons for this as a matter of course In official communicat icns the department never takes time to explain such things It is not known whether some other ves sel of the battleship squadron will be sent here to take the place of the Illinois or mot but it is scarcely probable that any of the work on the big fighters will be al lowed to comdpouth now that the ships are at the Brooklyn ard The record made by this navy yard on the Illinois when she was here last year was excellent She has required no re pairs of consequence since although she lias been in constant service for the eighteen months since she left this station The orders to the cruiser San rancisco which has also been to Europe and in con i Ion stant service since she was remodeled at this navy yard have not been changed as yet Unless the New Yorkers kidnap her also she will likely arrive at this yard shortly for quite extensive repairs It is expected that she will be followed by the monitor Nevada of the coast squadron which is now in these Waters Officers of the vessel who were in the city today stated that the repairs on the Ne vada are considerable and they expect them to be made at this navy yard It is not improbable that several other of the vessels of the coast squadron will be sent here for repairs so that the yard will no tsuffer to a very great extent by the fact that the Illinois is to repair at New York After the vessel had been ordered here for repairs however it is a sore point with navy yard attaches that she will re main at that point NAVAL COMMANDS CHAN6E0 Lieut Gilmer ormer Aide Here Goes To Case of A II Lindsay Against Laki 'I he Stewart In Drummond Canal and Water Com Appointments Lieut Gilmer formerly aide to pany Continued Rear Admiral Harrington commandant of riie case of Ambrose II Lindsay against this naval station lias been etaelieil irom i DrumlnonJ Canftj al(1 Water I 111 lllivy 'UU rtlivi AM' Iu uv I shin IllinoiH Company was (ailed for Inal today in thej The torpedo boat destroyer Stewart wi Norfolk county circuit court but on placed in commission at this navy yard to notion of counsel for the plaintiff it wa dav under command of Lieut Sellers 1P nnttl the December term oi Lieut Hugo Osterhaus has been detached coult The continuance was occasioned oni from the torpedo boat destroyer Lavi cnee uloUlld that a movement was on look and ordered to the Stewait nil to a settlement of the case out of court Samuel Pennington of LouimiIIc The plaintiff sues to recover dam Ky has been appointed a clerk in the de ngKe ne alleges that the defendant com partment ot steam engineering panv has not conpncd with an the pro a visions ot its charier inc declaration sei COURT HUSTINGS forth that the company in widening thi rnnnl destrnved the road on the eastern In the court of hustings today Emma thereof and that the ditches Zink qualified as administratrix oi the drained Lindsay farms at Deep Greek in estate of Schuyler 1 Zink in a pond ot tie canal were stopped up causing tnt yzuu witn noma rrieuun us surety in? fields to become nooaea inerebjjjjpamagmi iinnmiara flnnnintpH WPrn lfivd Roan? I 4 La ornne 1 4 V14V vjrtyi Moodv Adams and II Myrick The charter granted the Dismal Swami Andrew Pahnquist aged 41 a native Company which acquit oi Denmark was granted naturalization ed by others and its name cnanged to tne paners Lake Drummond Canal and Water Conw a pnny required the company to furnish and TRANSERS COUNTY REALTY keep in a good condition a public road The following bargain amt sate aeeus along the canal and that the farm lanqt were admitted to record today in the Nor 1 bordering on the cabal should be drained folk county office: in the canal Theodorick A Williams special com After the continuance was granted coun missioner to John Simpson ninety one W1 for the defense moved! the court that acres in Tanners CreSk district I the plaintiff file a fuller bill of particular! Heptasophian Building isLaafu Asso jn order that the defendant could prepare nation ot in block 18 on ine avenue iis defense I he court: overruled the $400 motion He held that the bill already filed Trustees of the Building and Loan Asro I Was sufficient ciationto Ileptasophian Building and Loan Qol Marshall and Judge Tucker Association lot in block 18 on Pine ave 1 Brooke represent the plaintiff and Capt nue $800 I John Happer and' Mr rank Li a Crocker appear for the defense TOWN ON IRE igonier Iml Oct 13 This town of CHRISTIAN CHURCH MEETING 4M0pedple is on fire the whole business I St Louis Mo Oct The interna section being already doomed The: fire I tional convention of the Christian Church hrnVe out in the air' store at 3 o'clock jot Disciples of Christ has attracted znorrl thw moaning and gained great headway Lthan 2000V visitors to St Louis 5 The con still burning briskly A call for help has vention is composed of the Christiar been sent to surrounding towns The ori I oreign Missionary Society the Ameriear 1 cin of the fire is unknown I Christian Missionary Society the Christian 1 I Board of Missions and their'London Oct A bulletin issued at auxiliaries A concert will mark the formal Walnier Castle this morning announces I onening of the convention tonight! During that Lady Curzon passfed a restless night I the week many eminent divines arid other 1 A 1 1 1 4 I 1 1 1 1 I raj iVA spa mi somewnat exnaustqu inis morning oe Burned to Death in Unknow Man Leaps from ourth loor of Building New York Oct Mrs Nellie ergu son was burned to death in her home at 163 Went ifty fouith street and several others injured in a blaze which destroyed the house which is 11 four story brown stone mansion One of those injured gave the name of John Smith but the name is fictitiou He is said to be one of the most prominent clubmen in Nyw York and very wealthy His real name cannot be oh tamed aH he refuses to give jt He jumped from a fourth story window and broke both knee caps and if he survives he will be a cripple for life Airs erguson is the ii ifzi vf it li i tn 1 1 1 in 1 ir( rn'iTi DAMAGt SUH WILL PROBABLY BE COMPROMISE! Oyama Makes Report on Victorious tion $9uth of Mukden Tokio Oct? 13f Well informed circles hear that Gen Oku has captured twenty fire field guns leaking a total of thirty 'guns cajSthred in the fighting to the south of Mukden The latest reports indicate that the success of the Japanese in the fighting continues ield Marshal Oyama reports under date of yesterday that the situation to the south of Mukden is about as follows: On the morning of the 12th the central column the right army and the left cdlumn of the same army occupied the heights to the cast and northeast of Yentai The central column occupied the mountainous region to thq northeast and pursued the enemy 'The left nrmy continues the attack on the enemy at the Seljchi river and is fighting fiercely but Las not ygt been able to dig lodge the Russians Reinforcements havenj rived nnd this column is trying to en velop the Russians action CABINET OICER AIDS SLEMP of Treasury Shaw to Try to Elect Republican Congress 1 a (A tW 8 1 1 11 rll I I IJ1 fl Bl ilW JLB BJBTi BB Brw iSrlrBW 1 I IJi vn 5 I li 1 ma a 1 A A "A ft ft 1 I 'Hu IgaSl Stan 1 wgg HffiTOajajaLi BmMHi 1 A IMMSI I HmB wM 4'0 A HSl kH okhbb fii 8 I i WBWI llg Rse imHfil iH 1 MBs at HngjM I'M CM gilQH m'BI flH I Hi I 'lag I fl 1 'W i I is IB 9 i wa h9 Al rl 1 sSI iU Ml 1 4 7 nJ Irf 1 A AW "I sr Ax Cv 4 4 '1 31 A 4V 3.