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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
RUSSIAN ARMY 10 DIVIDED.
kuropatkln Retreats, Leaving $4,000
Men Cut or.

kuropatkln Retreats, Leaving $4,000
Men Cut OF.
The flag Of Japan flies over Lao
yang. Field Marshal Oyama, who led
his famous Second army into Port
Arthur during the Chino-Japanese war
Of 1894-5, and who in that struggle
also captured Weihaiwei and Talien-
wan, by dint of incessant fighting, in
which his men were spared neither be-
cause of casualties nor because Of
hardships, holds sway over Liaoyang,
and General Kuropatkin, through
whom Russians believed their arms
would be successful, is in full retreat
northward, while one Of his chief
aides, General Stakelberg, with his
command, the First Siberian army
numbering $4,000 men, is cut off to
the westward Of Liaoyang. Russian
forces are concentrating at Yentai, but
the dispatches thus far give no init
nation as to whether or not they will
make a stand there or even If the Jap.
anese are pursuing their foes In the
fight.
1t is not known whether the Japan
ese will stop at Liaoyang and fortify,
and with the Taitze river between
them and General Kuropatkin's force,
endeavor either to become defenders
in, case the Russians should attack.
or, by inaction, will end the campaign
at Liaoyang.
This last blow to Russian arms,
though it is spoken of in st. Peters.
burg as the logical consequence of
Russian plans, doubtless will be taken
much to heart by the subjects of EN-
peror Nicholas, who, after a success.
sion of defeats and retirements by
their army, had expected finality Of
the struggle at Liaoyang in their ia
vor.
In the loss of Liaoyang by the Rus
slams the Japanese probably will gain
little except in the way of q strate-
gical point, for the Russians blew up
the magazines and set fire to the en-.
ormous quantities of army stores and
provisions there before they evacu.
ated.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
STAkELBERG'S ARMY SAFE
TROOPS LEFT BY kUROPATKiN
At LIAoYANo.
Heavy Losses Reported-Japanese,
Concealed In Grass and Chinese
Corn, Shoot 1900 Men In One Of Or
lofts Regiments Alone-Russian
Seem to Be Panic Stricken.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 5.-General
Kuropatkin, in late report, says that
the greater part of his army, includ-
ing General Stakelberg's force Of 25,-
900 men, which succeeded in rejoining
the main force, is now south Of the
Yentai mines, about 10 miles from
Liaoyang.
The troops which were left at Lao
yang and the surrounding Notifications
to cover the retreat, crossed the Taitze
river Saturday and occupied the right
bank of the river.
The report says that after the de-
cisive engagement between the armies
of General Kuropatkin and Kuroki
large numbers Of Japanese, perfectly
concealed in the Chinese corn and
grass, stealthily crept up on the re.
treating Russians and inflicted heavy
losses.
These same tactics had previously
been adopted with terrible results.
Major General Orloffs mixed detach.
ment was assailed in the midst Of the
grass with a completely unexpected
fire. A panic ensued and one regiment
alone lost 1900 men-half Of its total
strength.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
OREGON ITEMS.

Prunes are the banner crop around
Milton this season.
The Oregon state normal school at
Monmouth will begin its 23d year
september 20.
Recently showmen turned loose a
collection of bull snakes, boa constric-
tors and rattlers, to the terror of the
inhabitants of Forest Grove.
The science department of William.
cite university at Salem, is to be
strengthened this year by the. addition
Of much new and up to date apparatus.
Poker tables and nickel in the slot
machines other than those used in
cigar stores will follow faro layouts
and crap tables to the lumber piles in
short time at Portland.
Two logging trains came together
On the same track at Deep River log
sing camp recently, and as the result
If collision which followed four men
are seriously injured and a boy is
dead.
Blackwell & Combs will make a
shipment of 1000 head of range cattle
from Baker City about the 10th. They
will be held at the Bowen ranch, three
niles from town, for few days rest
previous to shipping.
While attempting to capture Chas
W. Walton, a highwayman, who made
an attempt to hold up a street car on
bridge over Willamette gulch, near
Portland, Police Officer Ole Nelson
was shot twice and probably fatally
wounded by the bandit.
Eugene.-Last week one of the old
est married couples in the northwest,
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Goodman, cele.
brated their 61st wedding anniversary
here. Mr.. Goodman is 81 years old
and Mrs. Goodman n. Both are
strong and healthy, and their home
life is ideal.
Bert Oakman, the young murderer
for whom the police and detectives of
western Oregon section have been
searching for a week past, was cap
tured at fish cannery at Warrens-
vile, about 80 miles east of Portland.
Oakman had been working in the can
merry since last Monday, commencing
work there two days after he killed
Frank bennett at Hillsboro. bennett
had aroused Oakman's displeasure be-
cause he had betrayed the secret Of
Oakman's clandestine marriage.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
NovoE vREMYA TALKS PEACE

TSo EUItUTIdTS NttTdCt VOnSIoeFdpIS Al.
tention in Vienna.
Unconstitutional the Novoe Vrem-
va is a newspaper of cratic tenden.
cies, its reported statement that upon
the fall Of Port Arthur Russia will
make peace with Japan has attracted
attention in diplomatic circles here. 1t
is regarded as not out of the question
that Russia will be ready to make
peace at once, thereby sparing the
country the financial strain and po-
litical danger Of another campaign.
This may become matter of earnest
consideration with the car and the
more enlightened of his advisors.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Mayor Timanus of Baltimore has
read the riot act to city employees in
the matter of keeping better Office
hours. Being business man himself
he can see no reason why men on the
city pay roll should not give a fair
days work for good pay. Therefore
he has determined that all shall rigidIy
adhere to the hours which are sup.
posed to govern municipal service.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

Sir Edward Clarke, X. c.. is said to
be the best paid professional man in
England. He distinguished himself in
the baccarat case, the Bartlett case
and the Jameson case, is a member of
parliament and was for six years soil.
citor general. His earnings at law are
about $217 an hour. Il. he works III
hours day 800 days in a year his
income is 1851 900 a year.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
WHEAT CROP OF NORTHWEST
Washington Leads With Over Twenty
Seven Million Bushels.


Portland, Ore, Sept. Sc. w.
Wright, commercial editor of the Ore
-gonian, who has just completed trip
Of 1000 miles through the wheat dis.
tricts of Oregon, Washington and Ida.
no, estimates the wheat Of the three
states for the cereal year to be 49,
100000 bushels.
OF the total crop this year Oregon
is credited with 12,950,00O bushels;
Washington, 27,650,0O0O bushels, and
Idaho, 100000 bushels. This com
pares with a crop of 34,7s5 900 bushels
last year, 41,600,0O0 bushels in 1902
and 46,600,000 bushels in 1902. the lat
ter being the record crop for the three
states. The outturn as now estimat-
ed by Mr.. Wright, is fully 100000
bushels under the yield indicated a
short time before harvest, the decrease
being due to dry weather and frost.
The poorest yields are in the Grande
Ronde and Willamette valleys, in Ore.
gon, and the Big Bend in Washing.
ton; the best yields in the latter dis.
trict being more than 100000 bushels
less than in 1901. The best yields are
in Gillian and Umatilla counties, Ore.
gon, and in the western part of Whit.
man county, in Washington. The acre
age is larger than ever before, and
with an average yield equal to that OF
1901 would have produced crop OF
SIS, 600. 900 bushels. The crop is SELL
ing freely at the best prices ever re.
allied when the yield was so large.
In this estimate Whitman leads Wash.
ington counties with crop Of 9,000.-
900 bushels, and Umatilla the Oregon
counties with 100000 bushels.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

To be seen is the easiest way Of
being known.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

"You Americans don't discriminate
at all nicely" MOP" mo. l have
known more people to be crushed and
trampled to death at the wedding of
viscount and q. two millionaire's
daughter than at the wedding Of
duke and ten millionaire's daught-
er."-Puck.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
FIVE PASSENGERS KILLED.
Fatal Wreck on Canadian Pacific Rail.
road.

Fatal Wreck on Canadian Pacific Rail.
road.
Winnipeg.-The westbound Imperial
Limited express on the Canadian Pa.
cific was wrecked, colliding with a
freight train at Sintaluta, N. w. T.,
due to an open switch which is sup.
posed to have been left open by one
of the crew Of the freight train. Five
women passengers were killed and
four other passengers, the porter and
engineer, were injured.
Responsibility for the fatal accident
has been fixed on Engineer Erickson
and Conductor Irwin Of freight train
No. 11S. At the coroner's inquest a
verdict Of criminal negligence was re-
turned against them and they were
arrested.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
CONSERVATIVES TENTED CITY.
Dedication at Denver Of Jewish
Home.

Denver, Cola tented city built
under the auspices of the Jewish Con.
sumptive Relief society, where con-
sumptives, regardless Of cred or finan-
cial condition, will be housed and treat
ed, was dedicated Sunday. The city
is located west of Denver, on a 20 acre
tract. Over 1000 persons attended the
exercises and the speakers included
men of all religions. The society is
backed by something like thirty Jew.
ish fraternal associations.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07

A firm Of printing press builders in
New Jersey owns an old press built in
Boston in 1742 by Thomas Draper. II
was the first press ever used In New
Hampshire and is said to be one of the
Oldest in existence.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-07
MEAT FAMINE THREATENED.
President DonneIIy's Only Hope-oon
pers Refused a Call,

perS REFUSED q Call.
Chicago.-"A meat famine will be
forced at all costs. It is the best weap-
On with which to fight the trust pack
ers, although it may not be welcomed
by the independents"
In these words President Donnelly
Of the butchers national union today
declared boycott against all meat
and announced that union men viii
quit in all packing houses immediate
ly regardless of where livestock is Sc.
cured.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor has refused to
call a meeting of the national council
Of labor to consider a general strike
Of unionists in sympathy with the
packing house strikers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
Renounees Wealth for sentiment.

Michael MacMahon, st. Louis no
ltceman who died there last week. was
the son and heir of the late Baron
Hugh MacMahon, owner of large
estate in County Armagh, Ireland. He
refused to take up the title and prop
erty because before doing so he would
have had to swear allegiance to the
British crown. His oldest son is of
the same view and declares he will
follow his fathers example. The young
man is priest in charge of a church
in Detroit. The dead officer was sec
ond cousin to Marshal acMahon, the
famous soldier of France.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
Put in one strenuous pax.

Pastor Charles Wagner, advocate
of the simple life. put in at least one
strenuous day in Philadelphia last
week. On arriving from Washington
he was driven to the. University club.
honor. Immediately thereafter he pro-
ceeded to Temple college, where the
degree of IL. d was conferred upon
him. In the evening he dined at the
home of Joseph Lindley and later at
tended a reception at the Penn club.
where he greeted several hundred
prominent residents of the Quaker
city
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
coIIcoe Graduates Weak In enoIlsb.

Prof. Charles Gayley of the Uni
versity of California says: There are
many employers in San Francisco who
for the last fifteen years have com
planned to me of the horrible English
used by our graduates employed by
them. They say there are very few
indeed, who can talk and write cor
rectly. The main trouble lies in this
that the students are railroaded'
through colleges in their study of the
professions and very little. IL any, of
their time has been spent on the study
of English expression and literature"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
DoInu Great Work.

Florlsant. Mo-, Dec. Especially
THAT Dodd's Kidney Pills are doing
a great work in curing the more ter
rible forms of Kidney Disease. such as
Bright's Disease, Dropsy and Diabetes,
everybody knows. But it must also
be noted that they are doing still
greater work in wiping out thousands
of cases of the earlier stages of Kid
ney Disease. Take for instance, Mrs.
Peter Barteau of this place. She
says
i have been subject to pains In my
back and knees for about three years.
but since | have been taking Dodd's
Kidney Pills | have been entirely
cured"
Others here tell similar stories. In
fact, in this part of Missouri there are
scores of people who have cured the
early symptoms Of Kidney Disease
with Dodd's Kidney Pills. The use of
the Great American Kidney Remedy
thus saved not only the lives of Kid
ney Disease victims. but thousands OF
other Americans from years of suffer.
ings.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
England and the Steel Trade.

Sir James Kitson, NJ. p, who came
to this country with a number of 9th
er distinguished Englishmen to par
ticipate in the American meeting of
the'sIron and Steel institute, is con
nected with a great steel plant at
Leeds. Though a wealthy man and
amply able to smoke the finest Ha-
vanas, he sticks to briar root pipe,
claiming that only through its aid can
man really enjoy tobacco. Sir
James does not think there is much
chance that an international steel
combine will be formed. Such union
is under consideration in continental
Europe. he says, but he thinks that
England will be able to hold her own
in the steel trade.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
SEA LEVEL CANAL.
engineer Says II VIII Eventually Be
Necessary at Panama.

Philip Bunau-Varilla. who. before
being minister of Panama TO Washing
ton, was the principal engineer of the
Panama canal recently gave an au-
thorized interview at Paris relative to
the building OF the canal at sea level
According to NJ. Bunau-yarilla the
construction OF the canal at sea level
is not only possible, but II must ulti-
mately be so constructed. as are other
connections between oceans, like the
straits of Bosphorus between the
Black sea and the Egean sea. Asked
II the Panama canal ought to be con
structed at once at sea level. NJ Blu.
nau-Varilla replied:
Not at all. To be at perfect sea
level the canal must be free from any
artificial work. and there is perhaps
no engineer who would be willing TO
accept The responsibility of building
It Immediately without demands upon
the upper Chagres TO regulate the
floods and without tide locks at
Panama to counteract in the canal the
currents due to the food tide in the
Pacific. The construction of such a
canal would give experimental data
about the necessary cross section Of
cut ut Culebra and about the sedi-
ments of Chagres. all of which are
essential for building sea level pass
age successfully.
''As to changing from the lock to the
sea level form. | gave in 1887 n solu-
ton which communicated recently to
Admiral Walker. 1t Is an easy, prac-
tical and cheap method of gradually
transferring the local canal into a sea
level canal all the work done for the
lock canal except. naturally. dams and
locks. This solution entirely pro
tects the future.
"In one word. I think 1t would be a
great error to begin with the sea level
plan at once. 1t would cost 500 000,-
900 more and require twice as much
time. The lock plan will be. amply
-sufiicient until the traffic reaches 40
| 900, 900 tons-that is to say, seven
times the probable traffic in the first
years operation-and will lead by eS-
perimental and secure ways to an ideal
solution of a sea level passage"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
MONEY IN RAISING DUCKS.
Writer Declares II one Of the Most
Profitable OF Home Industries.

The raising of ducks is among the
most profitable of home industries.
so the early part of December should
be devoted to preparing quarters for
them. says Kate Saint Maur in her
article. "A Self Supporting Home" in
Pearson's.
IL your memory of ducks is of the
old-fashioned 'puddler" which spent
all It's time grubbing in the mud and
mire OF the creek. wandering far from
home, dropping its eggs promiscuous-
ly everywhere to feed water rats.
eventually ending an Improbable
like prey to some carnivorous ami
mai. the Pekin duck will be & reve-
lation in its size and beauty They
are almost as large as geese. with
plumage which is white. deepening to
rich cream at the quill. bright yellow
bills and legs-in fact, they look just
what they are. the aristocrats of the
duck species. At ten weeks old they
weigh from six pounds. bringing an
average price of is cents a pound
Their addition to the farm is not
serious consideration beyond. the out
lay OF the 1rst cost OF the birds there
Is little expense
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22

ways between the drawing room ana
dining room and were set on the little
tables and cabinets which filed the
room.
In the dining room the table was
laid for the guests and bridal party un-
der g-eat cluster of scarlet which
hung from the chandelier, and on the
table were arranged several clusters
of lights, in silver candlesticks, shaded
with scarlet and wreathed with holly
and the pure white frost berries, which
looked like pellets of glistening snow.
Each plate was encircled by holly and
at each chair branch of 1t was tied
with scarlet ribbon. The centerpiece
on the table was mound or molly
from which broad red ribbon was
carried to each plate, ending in
small bunch which hung down over
the edge of the table.
The wedding was planned to occur
at half past seven, and just at quar-
ter past the chimes of the church at
the corner began their hour of music,
so that we had this sweet accompani-
ment to the ceremony.
Promptly at half-past seven we
emerged from the room upstairs
where we had been dressing. since the
early five o'clock dinner, and we could
see for ourselves as we went slowly
down the broad stairway that the
scene was a beautiful one. First IN
the procession walked the four small
est nephews and nieces of the bride.
two by two, the girls wearing frocks
n vvh TO wi Iaf rfh ~, nf,
hair and carrying baskets of holly,
the boys in red, each with a branch
OF evergreen. Then went Katherine,
dressed in white cleaning satin, with
bunch of mistletoe fastening her
veil, and white vellum prayer book
in her hand. Then we girls, six of
us, walked, two by two, each dressed
in white. but wearing crowns of frost
ed holly and carrying a great armful
of poinsetta blossoms from which long
streamers of scarlet ribbon hung to
the edge of our gowns.
From the foot of the stairs to the
sides of the archway two other nieces,
also dressed in white and scarlet.
stretched lines of glistening white
satin ribbon, in which small lunches
of nolly we're knotted at intervals. and
through this enclosed pathway the
bride walked to the improvised altar.
leaning on her brothers arm. Dur
ing the ceremony the sound of an
organ playing the sweet old Christmas
hymn, "Adeste Fideles," penetrated
the room. and continued while the SOL
emn words of the marriage service
were spoken. making a most beautiful
accompaniment for the scene.
When it was over there was a mer-
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22

ry clash of bells, apparently coming
from the very air about us. and when
we looked in astonishment to see the
reason. we found that an older boy
had begged and borrowed all the bells
ne could, OF every kind. and had set.
then going in the various rooms of
the house. as soon as the ceremony
was finished and the merry congratua-
tions had begun.
Inc newly welded pair did not in
tend to leave the city that night SO
the gayest of Christmas wedding mar.
ties was in full progress within a few
moments after the marriage words
concluded.
supper was served first, and the
merriment enhanced by the fact that
IN the punches of holly composing the
cehterplece, which the bridesmaids
drew TO our plates at the conclusion
OF the meal. we found each an ex-
quisite little locket showing a branch
of holly, with green enameled gold
leaves and bits of coral for berries
as souvenirs from our bride.
Dancing came next, to the music of
stringed orchestra stationed some
where out of sight, and through the
drawing room. halls and dining room
we whirled. counting the moments
only by our flying footsteps.
1t was half-past eleven before we
stopped. and then only at a signal
from the band. This was no less than
a march-or rather, the Christmas
hymn played in march time. and stop,
ping our waltz suddenly, we wondered
what 1t meant, until Katherine and
her husband, taking the lead, beckoned
us to follow in procession. Wonder.
ing little, we did so, and found our
selves led through the hall across to
the library doors. which had been re-
ligiously closed all evening. rather to
our surprise, since we needed the
extra dancing place. Katherine flung
open the doors and a moment of
amazed silence ensued. There in the
middle of the room stood a magnifi-
cent Christmas tree, hung from root
to top with glittering emblems of the
season and aglow with myriads of
tapers fastened to its branches. At
a signal from Katherine's brother. the
electric lights in the hall and dining
room went out and we found ourselves
with nothing to detract from the ra-
diant splendor of the symbolic tree.
After the distribution of the many
pretty gifts, the bride and bridegroom
led the way to the dining room.
where .bountiful supper was served.
including all the favorite Christmas
goodies. Thus was brought to close
one of the pleasantest and prettiest
weddings that any of the assembled
guests had ever seen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
DOGS That Draw Carts.

a traveller who has cycled hundreds
Of miles in Holland has a good word
for everything Dutch except the use of
dogs in carts. He quotes some rather
affecting instances of very old or sick
dogs used in a certain district and con
cludes that the employment OF dogs as
draft animals is a survival of barbar-
ism. The cart" dog is high-splrited
eager creature. which. as a rule. takes
great deal of interest in its work.
and needs neither beating nor scold-
Ing.
At The Hague the dogs which bring
the vegetables into market lie under
their carts while the cargo is being
sold. In the afternoon when the time
for going home approaches. they bark
excitedly. and. with their owners sit
ting in the carts. often race other dogs
home. The carts are frequently very
smart and so Is the harness. Nearly
all the milk and similar commodities
in Liege are distributed silently.
quickly and early in the morning by
dog carts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
To church Like a rurk.

David r. Francis. president of the
st. Louis fair. says that one OF tine
smartest things ever said in the
grounds was uttered by one of the at
tendants at the Turkish mosque on
the Pike. An elderly spinster fell
into conversation with this subject of
the sultan. who speaks excellent Eng
lish. She was much interested In his
spiritual welfare and said to him: II
hore you go to church every day like
a Christian" The man replied quick
ly: mo. madam, go every day. like
a Turk"