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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-01
UGLY RuMoRs ABOUT JAPAN.
Annoy Missionaries Report an On
easy Feeling Prevalent.

New York. Aug. IA cahiesram Va r.
ceived here to-day By the Boare OF For
eign Missions Of the Reformed Church In
America from the Reverend Philip ".
sage follows:
"Disquieting rumorS are ahoat about ia
pan. There is an uneasy feeling prevail
ing. considered temporary. Everything and
everybody all WE'LL
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-01
SPORTING

ST. Louis hammered Chesbro of the rub
Der and won easily.
Experts who were at the ring side deny
that there was any jobbery in the Corbett-
Mccoy fight.
Atlantic City gamblers tapped wire car
rying Corbett-McCoy fight bulletins and got
away with 1900 in bets.
Miss Margaret Curtis of Boston defeated
Miss: Beatrix Hoyt in the seInifinals of
womans golf championship at Shinnecock
Kills.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-01

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAy.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II II fails 10
cure. =. w. Groves signature ID on sach
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-01
OREGON At NAGAsAM.
Battleship to Touch China and
Then Come Home.

Washington, Aug. s1.-The battleship
Oregon arrived at Nagasaki. japan. to-day.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-01
ECZEMA, NO CURE. NO PAY.

Your druggist will refund your money II
PAzO OINTMENT fails to cure Ringworm,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-01

The Best Prescriptf0n for Malaria,
S.hal,v ana Fever fs bottle of Groves Tasteiess
Y.iii Tunac. It g. simply iron and quinine in q
1nste1e6S 1oens No cure-Ao pey. Prics s0cs
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-01
ALL MAkCHURIA OCCUPIED
AND DOMINATED BY RUSSIA

Petersburg 1Ocial
which
place the whole Of Manchuria Russian
Apparently there intention to relax that hold
General koWopatkin ono,d
TWO batteries or krUpp
Eight batteries Of qukfres the r
Siberian
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-01

States for the complete repair Of injuries
sustained in her grounding, but will first go
to China
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
TowNE WANTS IT.

Detroit. Mich, May 22.-CharleS A
Towne appeared in town unexpectedly
today and Immediately sought out the
anti-Campau leaders. He had lunch
con with several of them at the Cadil-
lac. where he made known his wish
that the Michigan delegation to Kan
Sas City would support his nomination
for the vice-presidency. He refused to
discuss the action of the Sioux Falls
convention further than to say the
honor was rendered. Notwithstanding
he requested that the place on the
ticket be left vacant and a committee
be appointed to confer with the demo-
Gratis and their allies.
Speaking of the Kansas City conven-
tiOn. he said: Il hope that the con-
ventiOn will adopt the Chicago plat
form. plus Il determined stand on the
regulation or abolition of the trust
monopoly and opposition to militar-
ism and Imperialism. l can quote and
adopt the following words from the
first platform of the republican party
adopted at Philadelphia in 1856. and
say that l am in favor of restricting
the action of the federal government
TO the principles of Washington and
Jefferson Under Mckinley the gov
ernment has drifted further from these
principles than it had under Buchanan.
1T is a curious case of presumption
on the part of those who defeated the
party in 1896 to attempt to dictate to
il now"
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
A CHILD ELoPES.
She Took Her Dolls Along TO Play
With-It Runs in the Family
10 Elope.

New York, May 2S.-With no bag
gage but two big-eyed French dolls,
which say Mamma" when punched
in the stomach. and go to sleep when
properly laid on their backs. Pearl
Weber. of Sheepshead bay, eloped last
Tuesday with young Jimmy Dwyer,
the 21-year-old son of Michael Dwyer,
the well-known turfman. Today 4
belated note, signed Jimmy" and
postmarked Jersey City. reached Mrs.
Weber 1t contained the bare informa-
ton that Jimmy and Pearl had been
married, and would return when they
had finished their honeymoon.
Shortly after they were married on
Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer sailed
for Florida on the steamer Comanche.
Mr.. Dwyer's father knew that he was
going. and so did Mrs. Weber. for the
young man had undertaken TO manage
his fathers hotel at Indian river. But
no one suspected that he was going TO
take his youthful sweetheart with him.
So far from suspicious was Mrs. Weber
that she let her daughter go over 10
the pier to see the young man of
Eloping is a trait of the Weber fam
lily. Mrs. Weber cheerfully admitted
today that she eloped with her hus-
band twenty years ago, and the elope-
ment of her daughter, May. with Char
ley Dwyer, Jimmy's older brother,
about two years ago, is a romance that
the good people of Sheepshead bay
still talk about Charley and his wife
are living at Sheepshead bay and Mrs.
Weber and Pearl have been living
with them for some time.
Jimmy Dwyer has been living in his
fathers cottage. just inside the race
track, at Gravesend. Pearl. until she
got married, went to school every day,
and young Dwyer was in the habit of
walking home with her in the after
noon. Dwyer is an advanced young
man, but Miss Weber. although just
16. has not passed the doll age yet,
and her most constant companions
have been the two French dolls men
toned.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
AIOsER's CONFESSION.

Salt Lake. May 22.-Samuel MOser.
who. on Sunday. May Is. brutally muir
dered his wife and three children, at
his farm near Aremont. Illinois. and
who attempted suicide here by shoot
ing himself in the head and then
plunging into the Jordan river. when
he was taken in charge by policeman
wept bitterly over his failure to kill
himself In his room were found n
letter to the police and another to the
editor of the Peoria Herald. In both
letters he confessed TO the murder
In the letter to the Herald he said:
I did not see any change or show
for change unless l agreed to the
church order: therefore. l chose to die
and take my family along. If only so
much had been granted that 1 could
have gone home with my family. /
perhaps could. have been cOntented.
but as it was. my wife. as it appeared
to me. was most of the time in sorrow.
and in the latter days we had more
or less trouble or disagreement. and
our dear little boy began TO notice it.
\ short time ago we had trouble and
il appeared TO me it hurt the dear little
ones. but before | would be ruled by
my wife l chose to die with them.
What is this life worth if there is no
pleasure or enjOyment:"
Officers are en- route to take him back
to Illinois
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
FOUR MEN WITH REvoLvERs.

S.; Louis, May 24.-Four robbers.
armed with revolvers, entered the sa-
loon and grocery of John Hennessy.
1901 Biddle street, about II o'clock
last night and compelled the proprietor
to hand over 500 he had in the cash
drawers. After the robbery Hennessy
fired four shots at the thieves, and they
returned the fire as they ran away.
All of the shots went wild
When the robbers entered Hennessy
was alone in the place He was stand
ing behind the counter in the bar and
the first intimatiOn he had that rob-
berS were in the place was when two
men entered through Il side door and
called to him to throw up his hands
Both had revolvers pointed at his head
and when he looked up he noticed
two others standing near They also
had revolvers.
Hennessy raised his hands above his
head and at the command of one of
the robbers told where the money was
As he did so the four robbers started
for the cash drawers. In the one in
the grocery was about $500 and the
same amount was in the one in the sa-
loon
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
NEARING PRETORIA.
Lord Roberts and His Hosts are Draw
ing Nearer and Nearer to
Their Goal

London, May 21.-When Lord Rob
erts wrote his first dispatch on Trans
vaal territory yesterday, shortly before
, o'clock in the afternoon, he was fifty
seven miles from johannesburg and
seventy-five from Pretoria. His i'm
mensely superior forces had passed the
Vaal river, their last great natural
obstacle, at three points. The Vaal
forms curve of eighty miles from
Parys on the west to the Zand Drift
on the east, The concave of the current
is toward the Free State Thus Lord
Roberts advancing along the railroad,
was in a position to strike any part of
the crescent by shorter lines than those
by which the Beers could reinforce the
threatened points. The Beers retreated
almost without show of defense.
General French and General Hamilton
apparently did not fire a shot. OF Lord
Roberts immediate force. eleven men
belonging to the Englished mounted in
fantry were first to ford the river They
came upon a Boer patrol. looting at
Viljoen's drift, and skirmish lasting
ten minutes followed. Two hundred
Beers tried feebly to hold yereniging
Colliery, but they were dislodged. The
Boer rear guard is at Moyertop. ten
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
AN ARKANSAS TRAGEDY.

Eureka Springs, Ark. May %
Charles Devers was shot and instantly
killed by ]. w Mitchell this afternoon
Mitchell, who had been arrested at the
instance of Dever's wife for alleged in
suit, had just been acquitted in the po-
lice court after a sensational trial, in
which Mitchell introduced evidence to
prove the immoral character of COM
plainant. Devers attacked Mitchell
while seated, struck him with brass
knuckles and fled Mitchell fired one
shot as Devers leaped from porch
in the rear, and was arrested later.
Devers begged the police to disarm
Mitchell. and as he was brought into
the latter's presence again broke and
ran, pursued by Mitchell, who caught
and held his victim while he fired a
bullet through his heart Mitchell is a
patent right man from Little Rock.
Devers had lived here many years.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
\ DIABoLICAL MURDER,

Hoxie, Arkansas, May 2S.-Conductor
Graft. of the Hoxie Pocahontas and
Northern road, furnished the following
meager information of the commission
of n terrible crime near Maynard, Ran
dolph county, between Saturday after
noon and Sunday morning. The dead
body of John Stockhouse. brother of
Robert l.. Stockhouse, the contractor
with the Western Tie and Timber Co.,
of st Louis was found lying in woods,
shot. His eyes had been gouged out
nose and ears cut off. and other parts
of his body terribly mutilated. Mr..
Stockhouse came from Missouri about
two weeks ago. and it is not known
that he had an enemy.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
AN ILLINOIS TRAGEDY.

Mount Vernon, Ills, May 24.-Sikes
Riggs, a farmer living Il few miles
south of this city, shot and killed his
neighbor, Thomas Summers, this morn
ing The circumstances which led to
the shooting We're substantially as fol-
lows: On May 8 Summers, who was
n timber man, told his wife he was
going to Wayne county to do some
hauling, and, hitching his team to his
log wagon, he started, ostensibly for
that place. 4 short distance away he
met pretty Nellie Riggs, the 17-year-old
daughter of his slayer, and she ac-
companied him. A warrant was sworn
out for Summers for wife-abandon-
ment and abduction, but nothing was
heard of him until last Saturday, when
he returned home alone. Mr.. Riggs
asked him in regard to the where
abouts of his daughter, but Summers
refused to tell him anything. This
enraged Riggs, and, when the officers
drove into town with Summers today,
he walked up to the wagon and fired
five shots from a 32-caliber revolver
into his head, killing him instantly.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30

miles south of Vereniging. Their main
body is moving toward the Kip river
hills that cover the south side of Jo-
hannesburg. while Lord Roberts with
10000 infantry, 10000 horses and $50
guns are moving ON johannesburg and
Pretoria. through pafched and de-
serted country The situation at the
Transvaal capital as it was last Fri
day, however is thus described by an
observed who sent his message by pri-
vate hand to Lorenzo Marques yester-
day: The situation. both from a mill
tary and political point of view. has
become very critical President Krn-
ger yesterday admitted that for the
first time matters are very grave. The
BOer determination is to trust every
thing to a last stand on the Gatsrand
mountains to the north of Potchef-
strOOm, where 5000 Kaffirs are digging
trenches. To that point every avail
able man and gun has been sent The
whole of the western border of the
Transvaal from end to end is defense
less. and General Baden-Powell can
march in when he likes. Lord Roberts.
on the other hand. will encounter the
greatest resistance
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
HEMP FROM MANILA.

Boston. Mass, May 25.-The United
States transport Scandia, is now on the
way 10 Boston from Manila with a
cargo of hemp for use in the manufac-
ture of rope at the government rope
walk ut the Charlestown navy yard.
The Scandia carries 400 tons of the
finest Manila hemp. This is the first
time that the government has tried the
experiment Of importing its own raw
material for the manufacture of rope.
The cargo was purchased by Rear Ad-
miral John c. Watson. L. S. navy in
compliance with instructions from the
navy department at Washington. This
consignment was bought in Cebu, and
if the government officials are satisfied
With the results of the experiment more
purchases are likely to follow.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
FAST TRAIN SERVICE.

New York. May 25.-For the purpose
Of meeting the fast train competition
recently started by different lines in
western territory. the Pennsylvania
railroad will put on two or three new
flyers on May 27.-The feature of this
new departure that attracts the most
attention among railroad men is a daily
express from Cleveland to Pittsburg
and New York. This new train will
shorten the time between Cleveland
and New York four hours. and its con-
tinuaRce will necessitate Il readjust-
men; of all trunk line schedules be-
tween the two points named. General
passenger agents of competing lines
say that this move of the Pennsylvania
railroad will force an issue on fast
train service which may disrupt the
joint passenger agreement
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
GETTYSBURG REUNION.

Gettysburg. May 22--Here upon the
spot which one time occurred one of
the blOOdiest of battles have today
gathered the surviving members of
the Third army corps who participated
in the fray. In the three days of fight
ing. July 1. and 3. 1868. the losses
10 the Union army are placed at 3O7O
killed. 14.497 wounded. 5434 missing
an aggregate of $4,000. while the re-
ported losses of the COnfederates were
1892 killed. 12.7O6 wounded. $50 cap
tured and missing. n total of 20.44S
This battle experienced the heaviest
losses of any engagement during the
civil strife General SickleS the only
surviving commander of the Third
army corps. is present to deliver an ad-
dress. Many are the tales and remin-
iseeneeS being passed from one to an
other here today
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
DON'T RECOGNIZE BEcKHAM.
Governor Mount of Indiana. Refuses
10 Honor a RequisitiOn from
Kentucky.

indianapolis. Ind. May Ex-Governor
Mount tonight set his official seal upon
his attitude regarding the Kentucky
refugees by refusing to honor a requisi-
ton from Governor Beckham for the
return to Kentucky of Charles Finley.
The requisition was presented TO him
tonight at his hotel by Z. T. Thomas
soon. Frankfort policeman.
Il am informed that the jury that
re turned this Indictment was made up
of one political faith, said the COVER
nor. Il do not believe Finley could
get a fair trial under them, and there
fore refuse to honor the requisition.'
Privately. Governor Mount declared
he would protect Finley if it We're ne
cessary to call out the militia. This
was on account of Il rumor that there
was in the city crowd of Kentuck-
ians determined to carry Finley back
by force.
Finley was arrested at $50 o'clock
and was detained ut headquarters two
hours When his release came he was
surrounded by many republicans. in
cluding Vice-Chairman Healing, of
the state committee. and escorted to
the rooms of Chas. Hernly. chairman
of the republican state committee, in
the Denison house. The occasion was
celebrated in champagne until a late
hour Finley will stay here under
the close guard of his friends indefi-
nitely.
Taylor is expected tonight. He cross
ed the Kentucky line into Illinois early
this evening and wired Finley that he
was headed for Indianapolis.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
ECCENTRIC WOMAN'S DEATH

Rochester. \. Y. May 2S.-Mrs. Lou
Use C. Gilmore died of pneumonia at a
fashionable boarding house at % Rey-
nolds street, on Sunday. and was bur
led today She was 30 wears of age.
Horace Mcclure, local attorney,
took charge of her effects and, assisted
by the Rev. A. B. f. Hallock. assistant
pastor of Brick church. found a trunk
almost full of blonde wigs of various
shapes, and many articles that are used
to renew woman's youthful appear
ance Several hundred dollars was also
found in one of the trunks and this
sum Is as yet unclaimed.
Mrs Gilmore always wore wig with
long curls hanging down her back.
She came here year ago. All she told
anybody was that her husband, II. s.
Elmore, was dead, in Kansas City. and
that she did not want to hear of any
body of that name and did not want
to be known here. AIr Mcclure wired
to Kansas City and learned that n. s.
Elmore died there in 1893 1t is sup
posed here that Mrs. Elmore became
estranged frem her relatives and came
hef,. to snensi her life tn SerI,,sFer
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
NOT REA1Y FOR PEACE.

London. May 23-The Transvaal gov
ernment has Informed correspondents
at Pretoria that it has not considered
and does not intend to consider uncon-
ditiOnal surrender, but will fight to a
finish. Foreign cOnsuls have been in
formed that johannesburg will be de
Tended and the government announces
that it will not hold itself responsible
for injury to property resulting from
defense measures.
Pretoria dispatches affirm that Presi-
dent Kruger, President Steyn and all
the most prominent leaders of both
republics after prolonged Interchange
of views are determined to continue re-
sistance. but that minority of the
leaders advocated surrender without
terms
Mrs. Reitz, wife of the Transvaal
state secretary, and her family, with
the families of other officials, have
gone to Lorenzo Marques. Johannes
burg and Pretoria are being cleared
of nOn-combatants The Boer chiefs
who now recognize the possibility that
they will have to defend these cities
are preparing with the utmost haste
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS.
General Roberts Still Moving Toward
PretOria-BOers Fighting and
Retreating.

London. May 23.-Lord Roberts to-
day reported to the war office another
decided advance. He had bloody en-
gasement with the enemy. but the
Beers retired steadily before him Sev-
eral additional casualties are reported
4 Lorenzo Marquee dispatch says
that Kruger has transferred all his
property to his friends. fearing that
otherwise the British would confiscate
it. The wives of the cabinet officers
are fleeing TO Germany on today's
steamer. The defense works of 10
hannesburg are progressing rapidly.
Six guns brought from the front have
been emplaced in a fort. while schan-
zes and trenches intersect Gatzerand
near Klipriversberg, near the race
course.
Six siege trains have been prepared
at AIdershot for transportation to
South Africa, This seems to indicate
that Roberts expects to lay siege to
Pretoria.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
CANNOT ASSIST HIS son.

Peking, Ills. May 24.-Benedict
Moser. father of Samuel Moser, the
self-confessed murderer of his wife
and children, is Il devout member of
the Omish church at Morton. Illinois.
Sunday the minister of that church
served notice on Mr.. Moser and all of
the relatives of Samuel Moser that
they must offer no financial aid for
the defense of Samuel Moser, when
trial time arrived. According to their
religion, they can help only members
of their church, and, as Samuel Moser
was expelled two years ago, and has
since refused to come back into the
church, he is entitled to no aid. What
action his father will take is a matter
of conjecture. To give assistance
means his expulsion from the church.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
AFTER THIRTY-NINE YEARS

Parsons, Kansas. May 23.-An in
teresting meeting occurred here today
between r. c. Biffan. yardmaster of
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas rail
way, at this point, and his sister, Mrs
Mary Baker, of Milwaukee. Wis,
whom he has never before seen. The
story is this: Thirty-nine years ago
Bufan, then four years old. was living
with his parents in Topeka. Kansas.
Biffan's mother left Topeka for visit
with relatives in Wisconsin, and while
there was taken sick and died, leaving
the baby girl, who is now Mrs. Baker.
Biffan and his father remained in To
peka. and the baby girl was adopted by
her aunt. in Wisconsin. who was raised
as her own child. Not until her mar
riage did the girl learn the truth. Then
she learned through the aunt of her
father. who had died meanwhile. and
of her brother, who was known to be
somewhere in Kansas. After con-
siderable trouble, Mrs Baker located
BifTan. her brother, in Parsons. A cor
respondence followed, and then came
the happy meeting of today
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
LATE SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS.

London. May 26. - Telegraph and
mail communication has been cut off
from Pretoria and the only information
obtainable from there is from parties
who cross the borders According to
these oral reports the Beers were quar-
reling among themselves. Transvaal
paper money was circulating at so per
cent discount. Krouse and Klinke, the
engineers who opposed the blowing-up
of the mines. have been dismissed.
COmmandant Schultz has been appoint
ed TO defend johannesburg, and all
the British subjects had been turned
out The Transvaalers fear that the
British will blow up the bridge at
Komatipoort, thus cutting off their sup
plies from Delagoa bay. and COM
mando of 800 is guarding the bridge
against any such attempt by British
raiders
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
TO ARBITRATE THE STRIKE.

St Louis. May 2S.-State Labor Com
missioner Rixey today sent letters TO
President Whitaker, of the st. Louis
Transit company and Chairman Ed
wards of the strikers grievance COM
mittee requesting each to appoint two
arbitrators to act with himself as
chairman of the board to settle the
present strike. This is done in compli-
ance with state law. The state labor
commissioner stated in his letter that
if the request was not complied with
in twenty-four hours he would make
the appointments himself, as the law
provides. Cars are in operation today
on nineteen of the Transit company s
twenty-five lines under police protec-
ton. Wire cutting is still done on
some of the lines. causing trouble and
delay.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-30
HE THRAsHED THE EDITOR.

Lincoln, Ills, May 24.-This morning
as John Edmonds, editor of the Cour-
ier, was on his way to the office of the
publication he was assaulted by E. P.
Gram, the county superintendent of
schools.
The assault was made on Broadway,
in the heart of the business center. The
editor was taken unawares, and be-
fore he could make ready to protect
himself was thrown on the sidewalk.
The educator was furious, and rained
blow after blow on the face and head