VOL. XXI NO 47. RICHMOND, V1RGJNIA, SATl ;DAY, OCTOBE1. 2<>, 1904. PKICE.F1VE CENTS

BLOUNT LYNCHED AT BERKI.EYAwful Scenes in the Night-time. The Turn-

Key Yields Up the Prisoner.No Protection for the Defenseless-Troops Ordered Out.GUILTY PARTIES TO BE PUN16HED.BOTH WHITE AND COLORED CITIZENS INDICNAKT.

Berkley, Va., October bbbTb, 1004.A most hoirible lyneiriiK took place

Sanday ni^ht otiuore properly speakingMonday morning, October 24th at about8 o'clock. Mr. GeOfBB F. Biouut, awell-kuown colored cuizc.n was tho vic-tim. As a result, this towu is now vir-tually under niartial law. Mr. Blountwas arrested SSaturday night at his placeof husiness by tht police atter he is al-legod to huvethrowu a lauip in tho fticoof Patrolman llollomau, who had cuttr-ed without a wnrraut or without any o8h>er authority BO todo. As u result fOBU ofthe oflicer's teeth were kLocked out.

OAVE IV THE KEYS.

Tnm key Ferrell rej>orts that at 2:16Monday morniug two mn.sked nnn eu-aaaad the aaataoa house and ooai rad hiaawith pistols. (Icimuniiiig the keys toBlonnt's edl. tie humud them uvirwithout even a show of rt-nistaiue. Mr.J. K. BaaWyeaof the towu liro depurt-ment waa alaO Dtaaaat

iiiat a | i. y- out toother parttea. rim awia wete oompletely mnsKed. B.ount was nonflaed m a3ell with Ihnry Johaaoa Johaaoaaajs wJH-n tho two BBaBhedmen aatecedthe cell, Blount pieaded fat merayTho oeU-door waa anloohed aad Blountwalked out, ploadlngfor hia life. Jobn-aon was agala loohed la ihe t aU and theBBaaaanad aaaai aaoh Blount out of tho sta-tion house.

baw trgi m aaaa.

Mr W. W. laObertBOU. a Dtl minenthaaab r.:. o. <-. baea a few aoora ttoaatho poUoa -ia lon. ii». aaya ho araaawaaeaed by the otiea ol Biouut, aadlooking out of bifl WiodOW BBW tivo men

Baragguui u the aalddle of the s leea,Four were neeting tha afth with aoaaeinstruuients that inaile duil tliuds usthey Btraoh ihe Efeajro*! head.Blount's cries stvnied to fr..

thre. ol bh aaaailaata who Bad. Thefourri; nuiii Btraoh the colored li.au :i

latTii a '... a and Bloaat fell laoa doata.*!wah!, Then th.- nian (in w a pistol, putit ti> the liack ot 11 »« piostrato man'shead aad ln-td. The hiiii.i aateted bc-¦hiad the aafa earaad paaread the baaia,taaaaetaaj iaataai death.

BTaiaaO KaBaGi

AUfooroftha Baaaked laea at oncefled. and tWOOf the ni tsks they WOfBhave beea foaad, oae ataipod with blood.They wareaaadeof ooaiea, nBhloachodcotion, aad oaaia dowa to the oaaaata ofthe weanFrom tho above it will be seon that

tho neeeaat aoaaibla aamhac of na< oiu the inob is six Two gaacded aheBolMMuaaa aad liaaaaa, two took Biouutout of the oall aad theaa two, with thotwo others were mwl uibu-dly the in-nMr. laoberta u BBW ia the middle of thesttvet.

0 ilSH UIILTY PAUTIES.

It ia now asserted that Cimimon*wealth's Attorney, lt. O. Marshall willriajidly eaamiae mto the fucts conuoetedwith the iiii'air with a view to briagiagthe guilty paartiaa to justice.It is also repotted that detectives havebeen employed to fettet out the guiltyparties and bring them to jastice.

Policeman Verrall la rcported as fol-lows:

AN OUBJBK*! STATEMEXT.

He says he was sitting in the TownSergeant's room,. at the station, wheat*ro uukuown meu came in and put twopistols in hi* faee. They demanded hiskeys, he says, threateiiing to kill him ifhe refaaad to surrender them, and hegave the keys up. Neither of tlie twomen asked which key fitted Blouut'scell. Seiaiag Firem-ui Sawyer, the lat-ter waa hrought into the room where.berreH was and the door was lockedwith Ferrell, Sawyer and the two niask-ed men on the iuside. Then Ferrellsavs the keys were passed out to someone at the clooraud Blount was takeu.

OTUEB rUISOXERS NOT DISTURBED.Two other colored men in the cell att the time were locked np again and the* keys thrown back into the sergeant's[.fi- Tie two»nasked raen remainedinsido and watched Ferrell and Sawveruntil a pistol ahot was heard, "and tt*enall was over," gaid Ferrell. <The fel-llseaab";ut.tOUtaUd W6kaOW ^hi««'How many were la the molv>"'I don't know,'' aaid tha ofooer "be-cause I was locked np maiae aud told toolt,. ?re l wasor 1 »rociM be kUled."Did you see more thaa thc ! WO menon the insido with your*'.I did aaot/'aaid theomcerMayor Allen requeat d that the sailorsand marines at St. ll^l,ua ^ hcld ^

readim ss with a view to qnelling anyoutbreak on thepart of the coiored peo¬ple.WANTED TROOPS yVICKLY.

Troops were here by half past fouro'clock yesterday alteruoon.Shortly after noou to-day Mr. W. W.

Robertsc n, a promincut lumber dealor)mvinj;omce6 iu theCitizens' Bank, thisoity. nnd a leadiiiR resident ot Berkley,in front of whose house the kidmg ofBlount occurred, called upon Mavor LB. Allen, ol Berkley. in the latter'sof-fioe, aud made a statemeut to that offi-cial.Mr. llobortson toh>s own grent rogret

araa an aya'afitBaaa to ihafliiaaifBl trag-idy tlns nionung. Ha saw ihings fr.inlns b. (1 room window whieh wi r. to himborribaa ia tha exrreme. His flraa (bvpalaa, ba says, was to keep out af theaffair nltogethor, but tlu> qaaaataOB ofhis uuty H8 a jjoo.l citiz. n caii.e up BBd

'.! soflaav*^ ir. .>. .1. timr.'to wliitt was best tor him" to do. Ho de-k ruiined to m curc lafja] advice in theaaataar. and ooaaiBaj io NorfaUt, calkadBBQB AtK.rmy .Jjtm B. Jviikins, t.>whom ho told tho wholo story Ol Iha

y. Mr. Kobertsou askod Attoruey.leukins BBB iuwyor aud citi/.ei: BO Mviso him.

IHS Dl'TV TO TELL.

Tho. uttorney told Mr. Robortson thatit was his daty to go to tho Mayor ofBerkley and Homiiionwoallh *a Attor-n. y K. O. Murshull, of IVrtsmouth, of-Boially, aad (all theta all ho kawrai oftba tragcdj. Mr. Soteruaoa detennin-iuthat tlns was h.s fall dutv ai.d alboob loti bia Norfolk ofttoa tor ihai ofIfayor Alion.Aooordiog to Mr. BotM rtson's state

nioiit ha araa aamhatatd a law Baiaaaeabafora o oviock hy draadfal aoraamafroaa BOBaaoBa oolha twataMa Goiaftltn his had-room wimliiw and diawm^the ourtain thereto, he saw live forius intha niiddle ot |ha sirtu-:, ano m tho alootno eat traek, as well ai ho cou d tell.

A QHaSTLY BCBMB.The rn BaotiOB from a street oleetrie

lifhl enaided him to aaa that lOBT f (habbbb arata pn"*^|tTg upon the titthman, who was down with BOfl&a iustruBBBBI unknowii to Mr. Kobirls.ui,thOBfth tho awl'ul thuds on tho man'sbaad aoold not only be heard by Mr.Roharfaaam, but by others ta daraUiagasome little distance away, who, it tl¦aad wiii ba aritaa aaasal tha Kopartiaaa,Mr. RoharlaaB up to thia ubbb had noidea thal aaardar was b, mg doraa. Hetbooghtaaarxaathad baaa uttemptedBBd tliiit tba prisoner, having resisttd,waabaiBf subdued ta raabar a cruel'way, but that he had oettur not luterlero

TH&KE KAN AWAY.

Then the cries of the man who wasdown became so inteiiso that three i ftha men, prosuuiiibly taking fright,tlod. This left tho fuurth man leaningover the fifth man, with the latterface down ou the street car track. Thefoarth man, who, it then could be seen,was maskod, suddenly stopped, anddrawing a piatol from his hip pocket,put it to the back of the head of theman who was down and fired.

KNOWN lfEKOKEIlAND.It is now known that the purpose to

lyuch Blount had been circulated Sun-dav night. One of the policemau ofthis towTn was informed cf tho intentionof tlie mob to take Blouut from thestation house and lynch him. He toldseveral people about the report.1'OLU EMAN ENCOURAGED THE I.YNC HERS.

lt is also alleged that this same po-liceman endoavored to get other whitemen to join the party of murderers.The funer.il of Blouut was largely at-

teuded by the coiored people, but nodisorder occurred.Gov. A. J. Moutagne hcs ordered

several companies of the state militiabara and he has been in attundance atthe Horse Shcw in Norfolk. The in-qnest will be held next Friday.

Do Vou Know lliai.'

Lexington, Va. <X-t, 17, 1904.| I desire to know the whereaboutaof Thoinas Anderson, son of Anuie andJefferson Anderson of Lexington, Va.He left here soma years ago. His pa-reuts are dead aud the property hasbaaa left to biaa. Any iuforinatiou con-corniiig him wiii be thaukfu!iy received.Addres9.

Jefferson Anderson,Lexington, Va.

>\ VNTEI1.A First class Chamberinuid. Apply at Soo \V. FrAukliu St.

6100.00 i:-nu»Hiin-iit Paid.

Richmond, Va., Oct. 27, 1904This is to certify that I have received

from John Mitchell. Jr , C.rand WorthyConusellor of tho Grand Court of Yir-ginia. I. O. of Calanthe, ($100.00) OneHundred Dollars in payment of thedeath claim of Sister Carrie Pleasants,Who was iv BBBBBhar of Mildred's Court.No 242 of Richniord, Va.

Signed:Geo Ii. Pleasants.

Gaardiaa,Lillian Pleasants.

Witneas:Baa G. Davis.

61*>O.00 Kmlnnnicnt Paid.

Biohniond, Va., Oot Mltl, ltThis is to r< rtify tliat 1 have received

from John Mitchell, Jr., Grnno Chan-cellor of tha Graud Lodge of Viruiuia.

.>..-.. 6. .... Bt,, A ,

A. and A. ($loU tO) One IrVndred andl'ifty Doliara larajraentol tiie daalhelaiui of Sir Wnlkcr 11. JobBBOfa, whowas a nuinU r B^huiund Lodga, No. 1Of Richmoud, Va.,

Signed: \'iut,4». i \ Jumnson,I :;.:iidimi of

Jkssie D. Joh.nson,Witness:.

Jolin K. Cogbill.

6100.00 Kinlouuient Paid.

Newport Nows, Ya., Oct. 21th, 1901.Thia is tO eorufy that I have received

froia John Mitclie 1, Jr., Graad WorthjOoaBaallor of tha Qraad Ooari of Yirgima, I. O. of Oalaatha (.fiou 00) OaaHundred D.Jlars iu payiueut of thedaath-clalm of aiatar Jalaa Roaaa, whowas a niember of Silver Leaf Court, No.241, of Newport Nows, Va.

Signed:.L W. Roane,Beueliciary.

WitnesscsMattie JelTorsou, W. C,Kininu Nornian, J. D.,

herRosa I l'orter, P. \V. C,

ni nk.Mary M. Savnge. li. of A.(Mrs.) LillioD. Byrd, D. G. W. C.

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6150 00 Kndow inent Paid.Ne*vport News, Va.,Oot. 23, 1904.

This is to certify that I have MOfifadfrom JohB Mitchell, Jr., Graud Chau-oalloroftha Qraad L dgo of Yu-giuia,($150.00) One Hundred and Filty Dol¬lars la payment ot the d ath claim of.Sir John Smith, who was B uiemhor of jDaflBOB Lodge, No. 12, Kuights of Pv-thiaa, N. A., S. A , E., A., A and A. of'Newport NaBTB, Va.

Signed..Emma W. Smith,Beuuhciary.

Witnesses.A. B. Ellis, K.of R. and S.,S. H. Marshall,J. E. Byrd,J. J. Booker, D, D. G. C.

Yoa'll laugh if you hear "White-,wash" at the Eoenezer Bapiist Church,Tueaday night, Nov. 1st. Pnce, 10 cts.

A Cliange of Designation.[Washington, D. O., Coiored American.j

It is John Mitchell, Jr. the baukernow, instead of editor. He is to be cou-gratulated ou the recognition giveu himat the National Bankers' Association inNew York aud the Association is to becongratulated on the fact that it pos-sessed sense enough not to draw the'color line. There was no uecessity forit aud tho Associati BB did not drift intothe ordiuary rut of most white orgaui-zations, af simply snnbbiug Negroes be¬cause it is cQ.siomary.

While the. National Bankers' Associa¬tion was listeuiug to Mr. Mitchell, theNational Deutal Association whieh metin St. Louis was beiug toru asunder by» few hof-heads wh^ objocted to thepresence of Dr. Beutley of Chicago.

Prof. D. W. Davis has the town go¬ing. Hear 4'Whitewash" at the Ebe-nezer Baptist Church, Tuesday night.It's for the benefit of the Old Folks*Home of the Richmoud CharitableUnion. Admissiou, 10 Cts.

lilterary IVotes.

The Novemb >r number of "TneTwen-tieth Centnry Hoiin." is a snperbly il-taaantted nupizuie, aud itsconteuts, forintort st aud variety. are on a par withthe artistic side of ilm new aud popular' periodieal. Some promineut featuroa

ave "Some Fancy Dress Balls in Lo:>don," "Elcctricity as an Aid to House-keeping,'" "VYomeii Who Toil," andthe Bonaea of Oeorge Elliot." This isnot taking into account the iiction,which mcludes a churmiugly illastratedstory by Florencv Wilktfisun eutitledtbe "Gipsy Quetn," as well as storiesby Howani Mnrkle Iloke, Tom afaaaouaud Harriet Preacott Spofford. "ThoTwentieth Ceiituiy Home" is primarilya Biagaaine lor women with large luter-BBta iu life, who eudeuv r;o make some¬thing of themselves, un:t therefore itgiYeeooaaiderahlo atuntfuu to meuus ofconunercial act.vity within aud out-Bide tbe borae. This month we note atleaat fonrartiolesol thienature, "WhyWoaaea Fail iu Jnaaaaeaa.M hy F.iz.ibitiiM. (Jiluicr; "Is NVork iuiniicul to Beau-ty?" l.y Mrs. YVnsm Woodtt B*j "Artis-tic Bookbinding *or WoO) a, and "AW'omau'b Farm." The destre ofW< oi ,n lor p< rennal detau- ;:; ,

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ruvcrsliaiu :u iLvii i*xit\-y liOtno, am.'Jatta Ci.oloy, the exr.u-Ktinary ohildlpoat, now oaly ehrei n yeara ol agily oooapyiaa, i plaoa oa ttbtary]ahelaea. Baohaxd La Galiitnue haa]writtea a very aj oipathi Pata>|olajttra aoooaat m n. r peraoaality andwork, while B ia W. V < the

for Boae I \ cil < >"S> ii, the j.LUoatratof. The aaafal aad borae help-fiug dvpartmeuts aro up o their umi.i1bigfa BTandafrt

Heipa woaaavyoaaaa hy Hataiilug toj' Whttewaah*' at the Bbeneacr BaptistOhurvh, Toea lay, Noaaaahet lat for thabeoedc of ihe Old Folha' Horae of tho;liu-hmond (Jnariiable Uuion.

Goni BKFoiu:.

riaiiel Ledga*8 Trihule.KuiiMOMi, V.v., Oct. 20, 1804.

Whereaa, Qod la his aaaiae wiadoaaB ftt io vi-it our r Bahaaad gatherto himaall our behrted sir Knight, Robt.

1) Brown. who has beeaaaaoeiated withus by fraterm.l tns of trieodabip, ohari-ty aud beucvuleiiue, lor several \i-ai .;aud.

YYhereas these nssociations hnve BBBB1Of the nios BBBaaBBBt uature, linding OBTBil Knight always ready to hold up thebaaaei of Tythiamsm in a devoied andloyal was ;

fVoateaa he is now aaawad from usforever, to sleep tlie sleep ot fhjQBB. whoBleep tn Jeeaa; thal we will no more,lioar his voice uiingled in sweet struinsof

"May the angels ever keep,Vigils o'er us While we sleep.

OrLKjd uight;"etc.Therefore he it,BeaoWed lat. That we will forever

oheriah the Baaaaory of .ur departed SirKnight aud keepsacred williin the fn»-terual records ol l'iam-t LodjBB, No. 2-1K ol P.. his name, with a knowledge ofliis worth to us as a man, while he lived,belu ving that CJjd has bidden him ahappy admittauce into eternal rest;

Kesoived 2nd. '1 hat a copy of theseresolutions be spread upon the miuutesol the lodge, a oopy sent the bereavedfaniiiy and the sauie be published iu theRichmond Planet.

Plauet Lodge. No. 23, K. of P.,Oommittee:.\V. S. Morgan,

B. P. Vaulervall,W. H. White.

The black brother went up against a"Whitewash" brush. Prof D. VV. Da¬vis will tell you all about it next Tues-day night at the Ebeuezjr BaptistChurch.

Persouals aqd Briefs.

Mr. Jordau Binga of Fart Missoula,Moutana is the guesi of his brother,Rev. A.. Binga, Jr., li D. of Manches-ter, Va.

Mr. John (Jardenshire of Alma, Kan¬sas st uds us a list ot subscribers withthe money for them and hearty thanksare returued for his interest.Laugh and the world laughs with you

by ajoiag to the Ebeaa aer Baptist Churchnext Tuesday mght to hear P-of. D. W.Daaia tell all about "W itewash."Almission lOcts.

-Mr. D. J. Chavors, wht returuedto the city thii week viaited iqaa, Jef-fersonville, Mt titerling an \ . >iumbus.He is looking the pictufeo' >dhealth.Mrs Media Mason of F id hia,

Pa. was in the cicy this w»' od .

on us. she left last Tu<. . for b-»radopted home.

FROM AFK1CA.

Yonr Laaataaai MMI lUaualaca ourRaara Fatii. The BfcgShBBT.

Proviuence Indistkial Mission,B. C. A., ..*ugust 30, 1904.

JhIv 2ath the people li ught theirlive stock iuto Blautyre. rrom ducksand poodles to doukeys nnd horses wereto be entered. Products were ou exhibi-tion fiom cabbage and puinpkins to cof-fee, bumrand cotton Ii was BB up-todate white man's ogricultural show,aud he is here to stay.

TUE t'lRe TMClSlON DAME.

Among tbe Yao and Angulu tribcstheir custom is to daM-e vulgnr dancesaud circumcise the boys at the age ottwelve, tcachiug them too much thatBBBBB early marriages and polygamy.The boy is given a wife geneially BBaOnghis cousins iu his own villug" to keepthe family together not rosi»eetinc thefact that they are marrying their kin somucti as following the rulo of the h adman to keep all his people together, thusthe little fellows have no ohOBBB la getting a wife. The girlfl are ilanced in astaily as uine years ot age whieh is not a\rual cirouinci lon out giving th> m u M ayVt.ry often BBaOBBBOaa BBBB for B BTifathus Bha hai no choueof her own iu thematter.

in a ai aaa hakkm.

Tha old Icadiis (>f this cuise t.iVrotaaraja of ihe obuldreo aad carry themta thaBroodaaad aaaha thaaa haa in aBraaa aaraai aad boi alloar tha a la aaatlmr paren s BOt all m BBybod] BOooaaa aaar taaaa dartaaj thhi tiaaa wu causeil to be tLrie moi'ilis bai l.ow uboutoue-half tlns tliue. Muuy ure leivn.gthis Oaf cust .in tlureli.ro iheydm',daaoa ao loag aow aad they are puuingti.. hiidieii in earliar. Thia -

¦ur raoug t lu m. I aaaOa I i BB Oal ih.aib Bad a dontbegraaa araaad abig h g liro and BOflM tit.y BOJI BOB7raadj to ratora ii bb i ,.¦!.¦.

olothad ic bark oloth aaokaaad bcatl.larad to i.. n thalr fa ea, arhtla tba

did th<. aon batiog aad joiupu uJ ln y arara frlghually arrayad ta akiataand f< .ni ami i d< afoaiag appl iBBB they Lai .i!..l ihe 1ayhioh thaa rtaaaabaad a big b aaaablaaa.

n.vNCKUors OJaMB.

Laoparda fnr.-.,. I fiva goata for ouroaighb >r, Mr J. Ku'.a.Oa tha road t Biaa yra laol araah ¦

lion s latoba 1 a b.iby IrOOl Us mo.her'saad killed a taaa who araa Bt tho

eJBJBaay of carrlara toaall aora ia Biaa-tyra. This is our unul fOBta as wtll.

90M9 \ :siTS To oti.i;; \i>mons.

We spent a most ploa.-ant week atOholowttb .'.ir. Braaca aad auad familyBQBBBfortymilaa aaray, arho ate frooaAm. jija aad oaa of tha arurhara <>t thaSevaath Day AdvaaUata, oolorad) aritbfamily of fbar. Road along tha Launi-aoaa.

v, urs raaaaotrai y,L NAlMl.fc.ON CllKlK.

I.aly BaBBBgar Wanlcd.

1 . siro a lady mauager fOT a first-cla.-s restaurant. Must have good olu-oa'i.m, good obaraotac aad « speiiaaoa lamaaaglBaTaffaira, Oaa arho is compataaa. AaexaeUaat, ajuafortabla home,Blaoagjood salary anil cotuiu.ssiou forthe ri^ht p.irty.

Plciso state experieuce with rcfor-oiices.

Adiress:.Lewis \V. IV .ktkk,M Qaabaa Btrcat,

Cor. South 1. gaa Ave.,3t. Clevelmd, Ohio.

A i'ard of Thanks.Rev. J. S. Mason, Mauager of tlie

Oou.red Mission, located at No. ."> W.Caual SSt., returns thauKs to the pastor.membersaud friends of the Third StreetA. M. E. Church lor a donation of $2 10colleeted Sunday, Oot. lt>, 1904. Thismission is lor the purpjse of helpingthepooraud distressed All ehurchesaud orgauizatious are usked to help.

Do Vou Know Him.'1 desire to know the whereabouts of

Nat Young, son of Louisa Harris, arhowas raised in Hauover Ci ., Va. by IsaacButlur. Whaa last luard of he wasliviug ou Wuverly Plantation, Cheuey-ville, La. Any iuformation concemiughim will be gladly received by hismother.

Mrs. LotisA Hakkis,1021 St. PoterSt..

Richm.md, Va.

Female Fcrger Takes Poison.Falrniount, W. \ a, Oct. 2(5..A wom¬

an grriag her aaaaa as Mrs. HalaaKnns, ol' thbl city. was arrested andhold under $looo boad for the grandjury. eharged with forgery on the FirstNational Baah of tltis (ity. She is al-legod to baaa (Orged tho nnnios of s.1.. Wataoa aad .1. lf. Jacons to a $1000check and another for the sam<on the Bank of Fair.nont. with thenames of A. L. Parriph and Prad \V.Kahrl. She was placed in a cell inthe county jail. and in some plncoabout her person she had concenloi!some polsonous drug whieh she aftor-wards swallowed, and she ls In a criti-cal condltlon.

RUSSIA AWAITINGADMIRAL'S REPORT

Great Britain Woii't Make DemandsUntil Explanation is Made.

.ZAR PROMISES REPARATION

lt is Believed When Demands AreMade They Must be Prorrptly Com-

plied With or Rupture Will Follow.Eritish Fleet Ready.St. Petersburg. Oct. 26..Vice Ad-

mirai RoJeetaeeahy*a loaanna for fir-lng into the British fishing fleet re-

main as great a mystery as ever.

Again the admiralty aunomiced thatthe adtuiral's report af the affair hadnot beea recelYed. hToantlmo. with¬out waiting the Russian vorsion of theaftair aCaaperor Nieholaa thjroagh Am-hasaador Elardlage, has sont to Kinglciwani aad the Btitiah goretaaaeata mcfs".;!' eonveylng Bfl BinioBa.oii ofthe Bfofoaadeal regrel for the BBjott-un-i»<- affair, coapled with aeaaiaaceathal 'he famtltea ol the rlcttaaa shouldrecetre the folleal n paraiion. TheItritish BOverOBieBl also BjhOWl modor-atioti in the not. which Sir CharleaUardlage preseated to Foreign Miuis-ter I.amsdorff. While it av.aits ex¬

planation lor an BCt whieh is charnc-in BtroBg lai as unjust-

lable, deliberate aad Inhaaaan. iraai ree**1 °.laae LIbbIfdff r< no de- [

'... ri

ii.it I maada are re-

paadtag of an axplaaarIioa.The will Biitata to

.. n h. foraforatalattag deraaad coaaider-nlion Ihad l placed by a d blaa«dcr. M I tlnaatioa haa aa <

only ~' r ivity

of th<note admlttiag of no doabl thal whenthe dctnaada are ultlraately preseated

al Brlti in lateada to insist upon |full compllaoce with them. PVotB Ihedlplomatlc ataodpolol the very faclthat Qreal Brltala haa aol shown herhaad atreagtheaa her poelUoo. What

ada will bo raaaibe a matter of apecnlation

un»il Admlral K< ky'a reportanivea, bul it the Iraportaal allegatlooln tha i: ttabllahed, aaraely,thal the BQuadroB actually chaagedform.il irn before OD* nlag fire. it woaldsc. m to ti\ the reepoaalblllty upon

11 an.i whoeeer the aathorOf tho ofl> oae may be. it is regardedns eertala thal Qreal BrUala will d.^-maad, anoag other thlaga, his paalah-'raeat it la also coosldered certalB thatfallure ta proraptly eotaply with thodeaaanda w>n ho Immedlately followedby arabaaaadoT Hardlage'a reealLAltboagh aorae aervoQaaeaa is per-

ceptlble in dlplomatlc clrcleSi gea< r>ally aaealrJag there is the greateatooaftd< aee, both arooag dlploaaata amlhlgh offictala of the oTenuaeat thatthe affair will be aralcably adjaated.a tour of the embaaalea aad lega>

tions ahowed thal the BeatiraeBl wasalmost uiianimous that Russia wouidraaha every reparatloB, nnd that theladdeat wouid be adjaated, unlossQreal l.ritain's demands should be mi-

reaaoaable, which it w;is thoaght theywouid not be. Nevertheless, the great-est aetivity was nianifested at all thelegations. Cipher dispatches were oora-Ing and going and tho forelgn offieewas bealeged by under socretarios andministers. all eager for information.The Bceaea gavo foreiblc reminder ofthose immediately precedihg the sev-eraace of diplorr»atic relations withJanan. At the admiralty there weresimilar BCOBBB of aetivity. The corri-dors were full of newspaper corres-pondents and naval attaches awaitinginformation regarding Rojestvensky'sreport. but the admiralty had nothingto offer ln explanation of the extra-ordinary silence. It is felt that thisdelay is one of the most serious fea-tures of the situation. While theBritish note fixes no time limit forRussia's reply. it ls argued that theprotraeted delay of the admiral'a re¬port will do more than anything cls"to inflame British p"b!lc opinion andrender final adjustment difficulL

GREAT BRITAIN QUIET'NCCzar's Message to King E

Allays Deep RcLowdna, Oct. 86.

lays of dlplomatlc pnretnrd a corapbrettlemrnt of thetweea Great r.r::lng frora the <*fr.ir. King EdwarBmperor NIgram axpretand a pal GreaL Bj

*lth a t ipjy coneediug every de-aaaad for apol >¦ y f0r tlie n^t of ag-

e Brltiah Bag. corn*Ferera and puni3b»

men' of the officera respoaaible fofwhat is ererywhere cooet ted t hargbeea a gUaatlt blaader, aml tho Rua>sian ambaaaador to the court of st.Jaraea has t\ reaaed to Foreign mib>»isti-r l.ansilowu" his BOffTOW ;-nd syna.pat'ny. These d vidomnents havo al*layed to some exteat tha deep resenf*ment. in the pablle auuid, an-' the adjamiralty gnv its apprecle-tion of the aeceaaity of proeiag that 18is prenared aetively to support theposition of the people ofr.rc.it nritahgand fulfiil the expectatloaa of tba,world. whea it laaaed the followlnalstatement:"On reccipt on October 24 of thg

news of the North Sea tracedy, pre»

Ilmluary orders for mtitual supporfand oooperaticB arere laamed aa %measure of preeaution from the ad*miralty to the ChaBBel, BledlteiaaBaeaeJ,aud home tlcets."The apeechea of rmmbers if the

cabtael aad of the house ot «. >mmongin dlffereal parta of the country voicdthe scntim.-iit ot* Qreal -Rr.f.-.in. endthe apirlt in which tha ut'.eraneeawere met abowa that for thc moment.p.arty dlffereacea have been Iftld asldfand that the country ls solidly bcblnd,the goTeraaaeat Lord Belboraa at thePttgriaaa baaqaet deaoaatred tho Dog.ger Baak affair in ;'.<.. most oatspoker*ternis y.-t fa n! ftoaa a mem'oer ofthe cal.inct as an "inexcusablo out-

aad "a '.

or

WBB impo- .ir asother thaa the as ln-ttuiion Of

Kuropatkin Made Commancier-in-ChlefBt Petorabu :\ in>

BBl i;:l ii'.. r 83, ap-:i Kuroi a' l.ln coaa*

r in < hlef of thc Russian army.uenoe by

the Hn ilan aad Japaneae annlea inthe vitinity .. is roporti d.Alezlefl h i iu theofuce of Viieli J

Japs* Losscs 15,873.Tokio, Oct 88. Fleld Marshal

0 thai tha Japaaeae to¬tal ( aaaa 878 offlcera andmcu at the battle of Shakhe river.

Russian Casualties 60,000.Tokio, Oct -1.- -ManchurlBB aeaqV

qu.irt.rs reportlag hy telegrapl} saysthat tha eamber of Raaalaa dead foundon the battU Beld and interred up toOctober 22, imtl.es a total of 13,333.Upoo this total RoaalaB caaaaltlea areeetlaaated to axceed 80,000. tl-g Japaaaeee captnred a total of '.a guns dur»lng tlie Shahke op.-rations. j

CORNELIUS VAN COTT DEAD

Postmaster of New York Dies Sud-denly of Heart Picease.

New York, C) t. 88, Curin lius VanCott, postmaster of New York city,died aaddealy Of heart failuro, follow-Bag ¦ aharp attack of acute nervoualndigestion.He was takea ill Monday afternoon

at his o!li< e in the federal building,and bis coodTttoa was such that theBtteadtag physiclaa deeaaed his re>moval uiiwi: e at that time. YesterdayMr. Yan Cott appeared much betterand was tak< n to his home iu WestSGth street. He walked to tlie elovator.in the federal building without dlffl-culty, and his phystciaa believed thatthe postmaster was merely sufferingfrom an attack similar to several hehas had during the past year.A consultation of physicians waa

held as soon as Mr. Yaa Cott reaehedhis home, and they gave a favorableprognosis, provided apoplexy did notintervene. Shortly after, however, thepati<nt had a sinking spell and died,of heart failure.

Mr. Van Cott had been a vigorousman, but of tate he had been subjectedto an unusual amount of trouble, andthis is believed to have undermlnedhis health. Tho reeent arrest of hiason. Riehard Yan Cott, charged withcolonizing. was a sevcre blow to thepostmaster, who expressed his flrmbelief in his son'a innocence. Thesetroubles. coapled with advanclng age..he was in his C7th year.played anImportant part in bringing on the fa-tal illness.

Centence Killed Woman.Tenn.. Oct. 25..Mrs. Fan-

who shot andb Bterabarger, her hus-] veefca ago. and who waa

olaataty manslaughtero yeara in tho pen-

i : at the city hospital.I was readered 10 dayscollapaed and has not

nt slnee. Shea hospital under

-iker,..«,s.