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Mower County transcript., 1904-05-11
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, May 9.-Wheat -. May.
81 ~; Ju'E, S3;2c; old. SIS a.; AZ;
Sept. SOS WSlc; old, S2E2c. Lu. 6
May, 411@c; July, 4S4c; Sept, 1917 c;
Dec, 44hc. Oats-May, 4lhc; July,
3sac; Sept, 30Rc. Pork-May; Sill
50; July, $11.67k; Sept, $11.s7k. Flax
Cash, Northwestern, $1.09; South
western, $1.01h; May, $1.O1A; July,
$1:04h; Sept, $1.07. Butter-Cream-
cries, l3@1Skc; dairies, 13@17c.
Eggs-15A @151Ac. Poultry-Turkeys,
l2c; chickens, lie.
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Hangs Himself With His Necktie

St. Paul, May 1O.-Impelled to sui
eide by family troubles, Bartholomew
Pochmann yesterday drove a nail in
the wall of his dismantled home, 46
Duke street, made moose of his neck
tie and hanged himself.
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VICTIM OF HIGHWAYMEN.
Aged Priest Succumbs to Injuries |
flicted by THUGS.

ficted by Thugs.
Omaha, May Rev. Father Ed
ward Geary, seventyfive years old,
pastor of Holy Catholic church.. died
Wednesday as the result OF injuries in
ficted on him by highwaymen' Mon
day night. The assault occurred in
front Of the church, by two men, one
of whom called Rev. Mr.. Geary to his
aid, saying he was in distress. Be-
fore the highwaymen could search the
priests pockets, Father Fitzpatrick
frightened them away: A man giving
me naH1e OF jar os C"andall is u1,!c:,
arrest in connection with the assault.
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-s7& e. '~N
No. .,445.-Numerical Eniema.

whistled 1920 my 13-2-4-16-5-s dog
2O-9-1S snowy day, 10-23-12 1922 start
ed out with my sled. When 900 our
way to the coasting ground a 7-1O-11
and a 1-14-16-3-17-6 boy 21-18-4 us and
said that numbers Of my whole were
already on the hill and we would bet
ter hurry. Whole names two books for
young people.
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CONTINUE TO RETIRE
RUSSIANS EVACUATE FENGHUAN.
CHENG WITHOUT GIVING
BATTLE TO JAPS,

et. Petersburg, May 7.-According
to a persistent rumor General Kuro-
patkin decided not to give battle at
Fenghuancheng. The Russians have
fallen back and the Japanese have oc-
cupied the place. !"
The Russian retreat from Fenghuan-
cheng is confirmed. The Japanese
pressed the retreating troops, though
with few losses to either side.
The Japanese destroyed the railway
at Port Adams, blowing up the bridges.
ONLY CLEAN IN THE DARKNESS.
General Plug Says Port Arthur Is Not
Plugged.
St. Petersburg, May 9.-The only
CLEAN in the darkness of the cloud
overshadowing the far East lies in the
news from Major General Plug that
Port Arthur is not blocked yet by the
Japanese. How this information was
obtained is not divulged by the Off
sials, but they insist that it is reliable
and are satisfied that the defenders
will prevent the success of the fur
ther efforts which The Japanese will
undoubtedly make to bottle up the
harbOr. t.s
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-11
No. z48.-Chauxes.

Change the first word into the sec
ond by the addition of letter in any
part of the word
Change a light bearer into an island
to the west of Norway.
Change a contest into a hasty de-
parture.
Change homely vehicle into a sea
map.
Change river in Scotland into a
graceful animal.
Change a part of a tree into a great
motive power.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth, May 9.-Wheat-In store
No. hard, e4Ac; No. L Northern,
92Ac: No. 2 Northern, 90Ac. TO arrive
No. l hard, 94Ac; No. 1 Northern,
92Ac; No: Northern, 9OAc. On
track-No. 1 Northern, 92Ac; No. 2
Northern, 9OAc; May, 92Ac; July,
92hc; Sept, S1%c. Flax-In store, to
arrive and May, $1.0S; July, $1.O9h;
Sept, $1.1OA: Oct., s1.1O1l.
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Friday, May 6.

A proposition to memorialize con
gress in behalf of Canadian reciprocity
was defeated in the Massachusetts
house of representatives.
A gas explosion which demolished
the house of James Mcdaniel, living
south Of Marion, Ind, fatally injured
Mrs. Mcdaniel and her two children
Eugene Garfield, a we'll knovr
comedian, is dead in New York cit:>
from pneumonia. His principal wor,
in recent years has been in the Hoyt
farces.
David Studebaker, banker, lawvc,
and juIist. is dead at Decatur Ind
He was identified with many financial
concerns, among them the Bankers
National bank OF Chicago.
Congressman Robert G. Cousins has
been renominated by acclamation for
seventh term by the Republicans of
the Fifth Iowa district The conven-
ton adopted "stand pat" resolutions.
Saturday, May 7.
The Lake Carriers association and
the Masters and Pilots association are
still unable to agree and the lake sit
uation is unchanged.
NJ. P. Carrick, general secretary
treasurer of the Brotherhood of Paint
ers, Decorators. and Paper Hangers, is
dead at Lafayette. Ind
Captain John Hallam, aged eighty
nine years, a veteran of the twelve
years fighting in the RlackhaWk. Sem
inols and Mexican wars, is deal at
Oshkosh, Wis.
Saturdays trading on the New York
Stock Exchange was the smallest in
years. the total being 4O6 500 shares, as
compared with 7340O shares, the pre-
vious low record of the year, on N,arch
10.
Rev. Emmanuel Vogel Gerha-t, D.
D., IL. L., professor of theology and
president OF tho Theological seminary
OF the Reformed Church of the Unit
ed States is dead ct Lancaster, Pa.
He was eighty-seve1 Years Of aga.
Monday, Nay g..
John B. Torres has ,,eol appointed
United States consul al Port AL Prince,'
Haiti.
Plf*fuen1 a.! ;::au cr" ~ Ii. vho
AeAt .b'>\ti ~ XVI :OiA e ( t.t f.t G.
quira, is (;ca''.
Mayor William G. Crolius OF Joliet,
ILL.,. three of his police officers and one
citizen have been indicted for con-
spiracy. The policemen were also
held for alleged intimidation of voters.
James Donovan, aged fifty-five years,
stevedore, was suffocated and eight
others were, overcome by fumes aris-
Ing from an explosion of gas in the
hold of the steamship Switzerland at
Philadelphia. - r*". T. .;-:.% i
John Campbell Smith of New York
city, formerly paper merchant, who
Inherited more than $1,000,000 five
years ago, has fled a petition in bank
ruptcy, with liabilities of 4S,3OO and
assets doubtful. ~: II.
A. D. Balcomhe, prominent in state
and national politics, for eleven wears
publisher Of the Omaha Republican
and for fifty years identified with the
development of the West. is dead at
Omaha, aged seventy-four years.
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PROMINENT FARMER KILLED.
Slayer Taken to Another Town to Es-
cape Possible Violence.

Des Moines, Ia, May 10-William
Porter was shot five times and killed
by Millard F. Buck, at Prairie City
Monday afternoon. Porter was seven
~ years old and prominent farmer
The cause of the shooting is said to
be rumors connecting Bucks name
with that of a woman Buck was
taken to Newton to escape possible
violence and lodged in Jail. He ap-
pears to be mentally unbalanced.
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ENTRANCE ISBLOCKED
PORT ARTHUR HARBOR CLOSED
TO ALL VESSELS EXCEPT
THE SMALLER BOATS.

Toxic, May 7.-Vice Admiral Togo
reports that the entrance to Port Ar.
thur is blocked completely to all ves-
sells except small boats.
He adds that the Japanese have not
lost a single war vessel, although the
attack resulted in considerable loss of
life.
TCkiO, May 9.-The casualties in the
last attempt OF the Japanese fleet to
block Port Arthur, which took place
Oh May 8, are one officer. Commander
Takayangi, commanding the steamer
Yedo Maru, and six men, killed; four
men seriously and five officers and
eleven men slightly wounded -Four
teen officers and seventy-four men are
missing and eight officers and thirty
six men were rescued uninjured
All the officers of the blocking ships,
Including Commander Takayangi, who
was killed, have been decorated and
granted annuities by the emperor.
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-11
500 LINE ENTERS RATE WAR.

Other Roads Running East From Twin
Cities Will Not Meet Rates.
Chicago, May 10.-The 800 line Mon.
day entered into the rate war that has
existed for several days between Chi
cago and St. Paul and Minneapolis by
announcing a rate of 81 above the
Chicago rate from St. Paul and Min.
neapolis to Eastern destinations. The
railroads running east from Chicago
have decided that they will not at
tempt to meet the 500 line rates to the
East, as their so doing would de.
moraliZe the passenger rates between
Chicago and the Atlantic coast
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-11

From l to 2 an important city of
Ireland; from l to 5, region along
the northern coast of Africa; from = to
4, a seaport on the northern coast Of
Africa; from 3 to +, river Of Siberia;
from to 6, one of the United States;
from to I, the name Of the yacht
which won the cup in 1851; from to
s, town and county in Vermont; from
to 8, the name of some islands in the
bay Of Bengal; from l to 5, the first
four letters of the name of q town in
New York; from 2 to 6, the name of
town in Ireland; from 4 to s, county
in Wisconsin,; from 3 to Z, a county in
Arizona.
No. 452.-AccentuatiOn
[Example: \ month; grand. Answer
1. At hand; to endoW.
2. A conveyance; to remove.
3. An aim; to oppose.
The Remedy.
"A simple look is all I crave"
The poet wrote. and bright lass
Replied, "Sir, if that's the case,
Why don't you get a looking glass?'
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-11
No. 441.-Rhomb bold,

Across: l. Polite. 2. Withered. 3.
One who leads a pastoral life. 4. One
who loves. 5. Fresher.
Down: l. A letter. 2 Supposing that.
J. Front of an army. 4. An image WOE
SHIPPED. 5. A tropical fruit. 6. A mans
name. (. Moisture deposited at night.
3. One half Of reed 8. A letter.
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st. Paul Union Stock Yards

st. Paul, May g. -Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4.5O@5.00; common to
fair, $3.5o@4.25: good to choice COWS
and heifers, s3.25@4.25; veals, $3.50
$50. Hogs-$4.45@4.75. Sheep-Good
to choice yearling wethers, $4.75@
5.15: good to choice lambs. $5.10@5.65.
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-11
RIOTS IN WARSAW
One Student Killed and Two Hundred
Persons Arrested.

Posen, Prussia, May 7.-Warsaw
newspapers received here state that
two hundred persons were arrested
and one student was killed in the
streets on May 3, the anniversary Of
the PRONUNCIATION of the Polish consti.
tuition. jjs@~ {" & 5.%a555%5: 55%5:17:..9 =
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-11
MARKET QUOTATIONS,
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, May 9.-Wheat-May.
93Mc; July, 93hc; Sept, S13sc On
track-No. l hard, 971Ac; No. / North
ern, 95a4c; No. 2 Northern, 94Ac.
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The Remedy.
Key to the PuZZler.

No. 436.-Metag agram: 1. Nard. 2.
Bard. 3. Lard. 4. Hard. 5. Card. 6.
Ward.
+, NO. 437.-1llustrated Rebus: Men can
not be behind time and be on the safe
side.
No. 43S.-Triple Acrostic: Initials
Cicero. Middle letters-Virgil. Finals
Cesar. Crosswords-1. Civic. 2.
,Ivica. 3. Circe 4. Edges. 5. Ruina.
s. Owler
No. 439.-Anagram: Cinderella's slip.
per.
No. 40. - Additions: Cat-a-corab.
Cattle (cat-D.
No. 441.-Decapitations: l. Strain.
train. 2. Snail, nail. 3. Chair, hair.
4. Chart, hart. 5. Smile, mile. 6. Fac
ton, action. I. Scold, cold.
No. 442.-Buried Proverb: Never too
late to mend.
No. 443.-Diamonds:
A PRIL A T ER
Ma Nj AN WI RP
c. LOW N sP Ar
No. ~. = subtracttons: s{c>.,>. !,
klMa&. FNoe. ....s.:. i.
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-11
NO. 44S.-COncealed Central Acrostic

Zone word is concealed in each line.]
I. To skate on thin ice risks ones life.
2. Go to the rink and take your wife.
3. Write with ink and tell me true
4. Is ale made best with salt or glue?
5. gave them Adams ale to drink.
8. For peach and pear are rich, think.
Z. Fair Mabel at her easel sits;
3. She sits and sketches cats and kits
The central letters now will tell
The name of those to love tbs we'll
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No. 449.-Angles,

o o o
0 o O O o o O
O O O Q
l. A current of air. 2. Collision. 5.
To fall as icy masses. 4. Ruin. 5. To
fall in flakes. 6. Rude. Z. Dreadful
s. Mistakes
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-30
SAW HER FATHER
KILL HER HUSBAND.

Kirkland Ga. March 29.-About 2
o'clock this afternoon Henry Cook shot
and instantly killed his son-in-law,
Walter w. McNeal. The circumstances
III regard to the sad affair from best
accounts were that Mr.. Cook, accom-
panied by Mrs. McNeal, had started
from his home to Douglas to be present
in a suit pending for alimony and de-
tense in a divorce suit. When reaching
the farm of Mr. Daniel Moore. some
three miles north of here. they were
stopped by McNeal. After some con-
versation threats were made by Nc
Neal If Mr.. Cook would get out OF his
buggy he would whip him. Cook ex-
planned his inability to combat with
him on account of his old age and be-
ing crippled, but after the second In
vitation alighted from the buggy. In
the presence of Mrs. MeNeal and Mr..
Daniel Moore, McNeal advanced threat
eningly toward him. when Mr. Cook
drew his pistol and shot him once. Nc
Neal showed him backwards, but the
shot was a fatal one, going through
his right breast. McNeal then stag
gered back and was shot again in his
mouth, dying instantly. After this Mr..
Cook proceeded to Douglas TO surren-
der himself to the sheriff.
McNeal and his wife have been sepa-
rated for some time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-30
THINGS THAT C0NGER
DOES NOT REPORT.

Washington, March 29.--Minlster
Conger has cabled the State Depart
ment from Pekln that the Russian au-
thorities have declared martial law at
New Chwang and have formally no.
titled all foreigners.
Mr.. Conger's message makes no ref
erence to the reported hauling down of
foreign flags by the Russians. The
officials here assume that If this has
been done 1t simply means that Russia
has assumed the responsibility for the
protection of foreign property belong
ing to the belligerents, and that 10
effort will be made to interfere with
the consular flags.
Nor does Mr.. Conger refer to the
reported notice from the Russian au-
thorities at New Chwang to the con-
suls that they may no longer exercise
consular jurisdictions and consular
functions, especially extra territorial
jurisdiction. It is said that IL any
such action has been taken it will raise
a very serious question. for the con-
suls exercise their power In this treaty
port under treaty stipulation with a
sovereign power which is not party to
the war. 1t is not recalled, moreover
that 1t has been customary I'm time Of
war for a belligerent to undertake to
deprive consuls Of their functions.
The State Department will let mat
ters run along for a while In order to
allow actual experience to determine
whether American interests really suf-
fer from any Of the acts taken by the
belligerents in Manchuria before taking
any action.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-30

st. Petersburg, March 2s.-Gen.
the Emperor from the scene of war.
announced that offensive land opera
tions had taken place against the
Japanese upon the sixth anniversary
Of the occupation Of Port Arthur by
the Russians.
The operations took the form of
cavalry attack yesterday by six com
panies of Cossacks, led personally by
Gen. Mishtchenko, against four
squadrons of Japanese cavalry which
the general believed to be beyond
Chong Ju, but which he found to be in
occupation of that town.
Despite a cross fire, which Gen.
Mishtchenko cleverly directed against
the enemy, he pays a tribute to their
tenacity and bravery, the Japanese
only ceasing to fire after combat
which lasted for half an hour. Before
the Russians could follow up their ad-
vantage, three squadrons galloped to-
wards the town, of which two succeed
ed in entering, while the third was
driven back in disorder, men and
horses falling.
The fire maintained on the town was
so destructive that the Japanese were
unable to make an effective return.
Further Japanese reinforcements ar
rived an hour later and in view of the
superiority of the enemy Gen. Misht-
chenko determined to retire, doing so
without embarrassment, although he
carried with him three killed and six
teen wounded.
Gen. Mishtchenko's Cossacks have
been endeavoring for some days to
come in contact with the Japanese pa
trolls. but the latter refused to come
back.
The skirmish of to-day will have
the effect of encouraging the Russians
to retard as much as possible the ad-
vance of the Japanese army.
Gen. Kuropatkins dispatch, report
ing Gen. Mishtchenko's operations as
published, does not give the place of
its origin, but it is presumed that the
commander-in-chief is either at Lao
Yang or en- route to New Chwang.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-30
BIDS TOO HIGH
FOR Fl. SCREvEN
MAY ALL BE REJECTED.
CONTRACTORS WANT TOO MUCH
FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

Col. Ruhlen to Whom the Bids Have
Been Submitted for Review, Holds
That They Are UnreasOnRbly
Hight May BE Necessary to Adj
vertise for New Bids-Names of the
Bidders and Amounts Of Their
BY r. NJ. Larner.
Washington. March 29-Considerable
delay may be experienced in award
ing the contract for the improvements
at Fort Screven, for which bids were
recently called.
Lieut.. Col. Ruhlen, assistant quar-
termaster general, who has charge of
the contract division of the quarter
master department, says all the bids
submitted for the proposed building
and other work at Fort Sereven are
unreasonably high. and it may be nee
essary to advertise for new bids.
The names of the bidders and the
amounts proposed are withheld for the
present, until Col. Ruhlen, the review
ing officer, has an opportunity to ex-
anime them. The papers in the case
only came before him to-day, but he
says he is informed that the bids are
much higher than was expected, and
it may be necessary to reject all of
them.
When interviewed on the subject to-
day Col Ruhlen said he was not pre-
pared to make a final announcement
concerning the Fort Screven bids He
said he would take the subject up
for consideration within the next few
days. AS soon as the department de-
cides what action shall be taken, the
names of the bidders and the figures
will be announced.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-30
BENNETT WILL CASE.
Proceedings Are Again Under Way
in New Haven.

New Haven, Conn.,, March 29.-Philo
s. Benefits will was admitted as a
competent document for probating by
Judge Edwin B. eager Of the Superior
Court as the result of the first days
hearing in the appeal Of William Jen-
nings Bryan from the decision of the
probate court, which disallowed the
"sealed letter" found with the will
giving Mr.. Bryan $4,000. The chief
contention-the admissibility of the
SEALED letter" as evidence-was being
argued by counsel at the time the court
adjourned for the day.
Former Judge Stoddard. who appears
as senior counsel for Mrs. Bennett and
the other heirs, fought every inch Of
the ground over which the appellants
moved in their efforts to introduce evil
dence, and at time he directed bitter
invectives and sarcasm against the
opposing side.
Practically the whole day was taken
up in the effort of Henry G.. Newton,
counsel for Mr.. Bryan. to have ad-
mitted as evidence the will, the seal
ed letter" and a typewriter copy Of
the sealed letter" -Four times At
torny Newton asked the court 70 admit
the sealed letter." and on final re-
fusal argument was begun by Judge
Stoddard.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-30
COLLISION DUE
To CAPT. COWLES
THINGS HE DID NOT DO
CAUSED ILLINOIS TO RUN INTO THE
MISSOURI.

Court of Inquiry Holds Capt. Brad
ford of the Illinois BlameIess.
Fault Lay with the BrOther-in-
Law of the President-NO Further
Proceedings Against Him, How
ever, VIII he Talxen-COurt De-
scribes the Actions of Capt. COwles
Before the Collision.
Washington, March 29.-The report
of the court Of inquiry, of which Rear
Admiral Wise was president, on the
investigation of the collision between
the battleships Missouri, commanded
by Capt Cowles, brother-in-law of
President Roosevelt, and Illinois, COM
manded by Capt. Bradford, was made
public to-day. Ehe court recommends
no further proceedings, and it's action
is approved by Rear Admiral Barker,
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the North At
lantic station.
Accompanying the report are opin-
ions by the judge advocate general
and by Admiral Dewey, each of whom
concurs in the recommendation that
no further proceedings be had. The
case is accordingly closed.
In it's opinion, the court says:
"As to the question of responsibility.
the court is of the opinion that the
collision was not due to fault or negli-
gence on the part of the commanding
officer or any officer or man of the
Illinois.
ION board the Missouri Capt. Cowles
gave the necessary orders for immedi-
ately reversing the engines for full
speed astern, repeated the signal as an
emergency signal and ordered the dis
play of the signal which should warn
the Illinois of the Missourfs break
down and movements, but failed to in
dictate the course to starboard by one
blast of the whistle and of backing by
three blasts, in addition to or in adj
vance Of the speed cone signals, and
also failed to sound the siren as a call
for collision when collision became
inevitable.
1.-THE orders for the display of the
signal by dispatch flag was not obeyed
by the officer on the deck, Lieut.. w.
Pitt Scott, u. S. N, or was not obeyed
with sufficient promptness to be of
service to the Illinois, while the abb
sence of prescribed whistle signals left
the captain of the Illinois in absolute
ignorance of the Missourfs actual
movements.
capt Cowles acted promptly and
decisively in the expedient which he
adopted to control his ships Roadway.
Whatever expedient he adopted, how
ever, had his course been immediate
IL communicated to the Illinois by the
prescribed signals, the latter could
have Unanswered to avoid the coils
ion"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-30
EVENTS IN THE EAST.

Gen. Kuropatkin gives Gen.
Mishtchenko's account of the sharp
skirmish he had with the Japanese
at Chong Ju. Japanese held their
ground, being reinforced, and final
" forced the Russians to retire. Al
though on parade, the Russians re-
treated.
Admiral Togo makes an official
report upon his last effort to bot
tie up the Russian feet in the
harbor of Port Arthur. He says
that the attempt was partially sue
cessful. He gives the details of
the plan and the method of it's exc
cution.
Russia will not permit war cor
respondents at Port Arthur. They
will not be permitted to proceed to
the front from Hardin until April
2.
Russians ordered the American
flag over the correspondents mess
at New Chwang to be hauled down.
Minister Conger makes a report
upon the declaration of martial law
at New Chwang.
Report of skirmish from Seoul,
in which fifty Japanese and one
hundred Cossacks were killed or
wounded.