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The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-19
CARPET. CLEANER.

CARPETS cleaned, renovated, rented,
sewed, sized or laid. The only machine
cleaner in the city, all work guaranteed
o. MCCORMICK,
Phones 421 522 Van Ruren st.
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FOR SALE REAL ESTATE
w. c. STEPHENSON & CO.,
)8 Kansas Avenue. Over Rigby's.
6O8 Kansas Avenue.

608 Kansas Avenue. Over Rigby's.
blocks
wnak il
5oon
sroonh mousse front oil
n
goodb rn.
1 in
We earea a per
mprov with
all miles
6srgaios %high M this
MONEY INSURANCE AT LOWEST
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TO WHOM TT MAY CONCERN.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN-My ap-
plication for permit to sell Intoxicating
liquors according to law at 632 Kansas
avenue, in the Second ward of the city of
Topeka, is now on file in the office of the
probate judge of Shawnee county, Kan
sas. The hearing of the same is set for
Friday at O'Clock a. m, Dec. %, 1904.
GEO. w. STANSFIELD
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sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

STOLEN-Bicycle, 24-inch frame red seat
post, balance of frame black cherry
red rims, new seat and rear tire: 6
tires, name Famous on head~ reward
for return. Marion Sheldon, us Kansas
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FOR SALE.

Fine Shawnee co. farm 4S0 acres 125 bot
tom $50 acres under cultivation. 50 acres
alfalfa. 65 acres wheat, 2 good houses,
large orchard, new barn. just completed
Further particulars write or call L Van
Hook. Is Columbian bldg, Topeka, Kan.
or Valencia, Kan
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FOR SALE-L1ots johnson Place addition.
W. 6th. NJ Heery. Tel. 12S6
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SPECIAL BARGAINS.

At Paine Bros be Smith
@ R Tl0IpS rro . $
sn bicycle
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FREE DIsPENsAhY-

TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, south
east corner 18th and Tyler sts., from 1
to p. m, except Sundays. Conducted by
regular practicing physicians for the
benefit of persons without means who
need medical attention and treatment. Pa
tients are assured of careful and consid-
crate treatment. Medicine furnished in
most cases.
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| kinds. We still have some good bicycles
and sell sundries: also do gun work and al
sas ave The best bargains ever offered il
music at sc per copy.
dye AND CLEANING WORKS
This is the only dry cleaning house in this
cleaned like new. Give us call
Ind. Phone ss7 and Bell s2n Black
go Kansas Ave.
ROEDIGER & SON.
SEE ]. NJ FRENCH, at rs Kansas ave-.
for your horse goods.
sickness. A. X. VanHook. 10 Columbian bldg.
CALL on ]. NJ. French for your winter
robes. rs Kansas ave.
USE PERFECTION FLOUR.
FOR your currycombs and horse brushes,
call at ]. NJ French's harness store, us
Kansas ave-
CALL on J. NJ French for your winter
| robes, us Kansas ave.
| "THE Travellers" for life, accident and
sickness. A. K. .VanHook. 16 Columbian bldg.
FOR team harness made to order. call at
]. NJ. French's harness store, us kan
sas ave.
USE PERFECTION FLOUR
SEE J. NJ FRENCH, at rs Kansas ave.
for your horse goods.
THE MARGARITA CIGAR
Is the best made. Smoke no other.
FOR team harness made to order call at
]. NJ Frencn's harness store 7lS Kan
sas ave.
THE Travellers for life, accident and
ickness-A- = K. VanHook, 16 Columbian bldg.
SEE ]. NJ FRENCH, at us Kansas ave-.
for your horse goods.
THE Travellers for life accident and
sickness. "A. K. .VanHook- 16 Columbian bldg
FOR team harness made to order. call at
j. NJ. French's harness store, rs Kan
sas ave.
USE PERFECTION FLOUR
CALL and see ]. NJ. French. fine. line of
horse blankets for stable and street
wear us Kansas ave.
TURKISH BATH HOUSE under National
hotel. Russian, shampoo baths and mas
sage treatment; ladies' parlors on 7th st.
Mrs Everett and Parmler in charge. |
Baths, massage and manicure ]. H. Ly-
man, proprietor
FOR your single or double delivery har-
ness, see ]. NJ F'rench's own make, 71S
Kansas ave.
USE PERFECTION FLOUR
CALL on J. NJ French for your winter
robes, 71S Kansas ave.
THE Travellers" for lite, accident and |
sickness. a. K. .VanHook, 16 Columbian bldg. |
FOR your haIters, call at ]. NJ. F'rench's
harness store, where they are made, us |
Kansas ave.
THE MARc4ARITA CIGAR
Is the best made Smoke no other. |
CALL and see ]. NJ French. fine line of
horse blankets for stable and street
wear. rs Kansas ave-
USE PERFECTION FLOUR.
CALL and see ]. NJ. French. fine line of
horse blankets for stable and street
wear. us Kansas ave
THE MARGARITA CIGAR
Is the best made. Smoke no other.
FOR your halters, call at J. NJ. French's
harness store, where they are made, rs
Kansas ave.
USE PERFECTION FLOUR
SEE ]. NJ. FRENCH, at rs Kansas ave.
for your horse goods.
THE MARGARITA CIGAR
Is the best made. Smoke no other.
FOR your single or double delivery har--
ness, see J. NJ. Erench'S own make, rs
Kansas ave-
USE PERFECTION FLOUR
THE Travellers" for life accident and
sickness. "A. K. .VanHook, 16 Columbian bldg.
USE PERFECTION FLOUR.
SEE ]. NJ FRENCH for your whips, a
fine and complete line. us Kansas ave.
THE TOPEKA BARREL. AND BOX
MANUFACTURING CO.
Manufactures apple, sweet potato, meal
and tree protectors. Get their prices.
THE TOPEKA BARREL & MFG. co.
buys cottonwood and elm logs.
USE PERFECTION FLOUR.
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FLORISTS.

]. c. RODMAN, blooming plants. cut dow
erS, palms, designs, decorations. III W.
sth. Phone 81. Greenhouse eth and Mon
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SHORTHAND SCHOOL.
DOUGHERTY' SHORTHAND school,.
EIGHTH AND JACKSON.
Ind. Phone $50.
A number of features offered by no other
school.
Actual experience throughout the course
Increasing demand for our students. Tet
US tell you why
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CUT FLOWERS and floral designs ae
Hayes 10 w. sth St Both phones 81.
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BANK STATEMENTS.

(Ffrst published in the Topeka State Jour
nal November 16, 1e04.)
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PAVING.

CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK 81
PAVING CO., lis w. Sth st. Mfgrs. OF
building, paving and sidewalk brick
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RUG FACTORY.

RUGS OF all sizes made from your old
worn out carpets. Write for price list.
Best rug on earth.
o. MCCORMICK RUG FACTORY.
Phones 421. 522 Van Buren st.
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CIaAIRVOYANT.~
TRANCE AND TRUMPET MEDIUM.
Seances Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Readings a. m. to-5r IN. Mrs. Inez
Wagner, go w. 9Th ave. Ind. phone S63.
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DRESSNIAKING.
MONEY.

MONEY to loan on any good collateral
security. N B. Campbell, Cos Kansas
ave-, upstairs.
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MACHINE SHOP.
MOVING AND STORING.

FOR moving, packing and shipping, Ath-
erton Bros, 200 e. 5th st. Both phones 99S.
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MATCHMAKER


springs, 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for
old gold or silver. All work guaranteed
Old Jewelry exchanged for new. II hard
up, see Uncle Sam, 5l2 Kansas ave.
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COMMISSION HOUSES.

OONIAIo6ION HOOSIH5.
COPE & CO., car lots a speciality. frui
and vegeta bles. Established 1888. Phone:
1896. 134 Kansas ave. All codes.
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UNDERTAKERs.

UNDERTAKERS-
|~~~-O~-~~~~-~-~-~-~~~-~~~
DEMOSS & PENWELL Funeral Direc-
tors and Embalmers. First class service
reasonable prices.5u Quincy. Both tells 192.
GEO. B. PALMER, undertaken. Estab-
liShed 1S71. Prices reasonable. Tel. office
l46 residence 81. 81 Jackson st.
SHELLABARGER & SON. funeral direc-
tors and licensed embalmers. Parlora
122 w. 5th st. Phone 1913.
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VETERINARY SURGEONS.
J. o. YOUNG, D. V. s., vet. surgeon and
dentist, 426 Quincy st. Ind. Tel 1876
Bell 2591 red.
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MANUFACTURERS.

TOPEKA STEAM BOILER WORKS. the
largest shop west Missouri river, boilers,
all kinds tanks, smokestacks & sheet iron
work Write for prices Phones 4e5.
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STORAGE.
MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co, packs, ships and stores household
goods. Tel. 1S6. Clarence Skinner Gil
Quincy st.
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MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos,
organs, typewriters, household goods and
personal security. l. Biscoe, 52S Kan av.
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JEWELLERS.
~-~~~~-~-~-~@--~~~~~-~---~O
JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti-
clan. Complete stock of watches, dia-
monds silverware, etc Eyes examined
and spectacleS- properly fitted
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
GREATEST DAMAGE DONE
AT NIEDRINGHAUS PLANT.

Over the plant OF the National Stamping
ana hnarneLng Company the supreme vio-
ience or the storm centered. The build
Ing occupied by the shops is but one story
In height. but occupies almost a block of
ground at the intersection Of Main and
Destrehan streets
More than 100 men were at work in the
aouhdries and at the machines when the
!Ist TOKENS OF approaching danger came
IL was about 2:iJ o'clock when tn. warn
ing came that storm was approaching
ana the employees dropped their tools and
darted for places of safety.
The combined clouds OF wind c,rre ,-,,b
bang against the west side OF the build
ing, reducing II to SD inters and causinp
the roof to fall almost instantly. Tie
Wal!s and roof Of the boiler-house COL
hve seconds the structure was mashe1
70 sp'inters. 1t was here that the ma
Jority OF the casualties were reported and
hylng bricks and timbers caused MAN. in
The roof had stood for twenty vears and
was covered with masE OF dirt and dust
and when the crash came this rolled I'm In
a CLOUD which threatened sufYocation 20
The first report wes that eight or ,en men
We're imprisoned beneath the debris ami
great excitement prevailed for an hour
until II was demonstrated that there were
II. l.. Niedringhau.. manager Of rho
company. said:
=, We have sustained heavy loss hu.
the factory will resume on Monday. and
ihe mill within ten days so that prarticsI-
y there will be no INTERRUPTION Ia oiir
business. A conservative estimate ~ tho
loss Will approximate s25Olo / think there
rosfei,io ~ iforndoo insurance. but 1 cannot state
positively until one OF the other officers
OF The company arrives. He has rho ma.
peTs locked in the SAFE
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
EAST SIDE CITIES SUFFER
FROM THE SECOND STORM

The storm last night struck East 81
LOUIS with peculiar force. coming sud.
denly from the Southwest. demoIishinc the
chimneys of many houses and unroonnc
some OF the smaller buildings.
Around the Relay Station the Mobile and
OEio and Terminal Railroad wards consid-
efabIe damage resulted. Many freicb.
cars on the side tracks were unronfeI
slEnai Shanties were topp!ed over ,pJ
traffic more or less impeded. "''-
In the city the storm inflicted considara
Die damage. All the electric light sarvi~e
darkness iei' III
The street railway service was uni,ter-
rupied. and the passing cars gave some
lght 10 the darkened thoroughfarss as
Wei as aTording means of Jranspe-t,tion
10 beiated pedestrians
Aiong coll!nsvilie avenue. one OF tho
principal thor"uGhfares. many trees wern
blown down. ch!mncys DESTROYED and some
roofs damaged '''''e
Serious DANA se Resulted at Forest Lawn
SIN miles from East ct. Louis. and in
BfIeville the wind and rain did consider
able damage
Many persons who We're caught on the
country roads in vehicles we're alrnost
blown from their carriages. and rDanv
minor accidents from this cause are re-
ported &C
A barn belonging to Albert Sch.nesseur
three miles from BelleyiIe was struck Tx,
lightning during the storm last night and
destroFed. The stable contained go
bushels of wheat. 3G1 bushels o. potatoes
4 large amount OF fLrming machinery and
seveEa! horses and a mule. The horses
Were saved. but the mule was struck dead
by the boi:.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
STORM OF EXCEPTIONALLY
LOCAL CHARACTER

AT the United States Weather Bureau l.
II Dainserfield. the local torecaster in
charge. said that the afternoon storm WAS
OF an exceptionally local character. as a,
'he observation station. within two miles
OF the scene. there was scarcely ,rec. q,
'he disturbance on the bsrograph. which
minutely records every variation in IN.
barometer
me barometer" said he. fell steadily
an Day, announcing the approach Of the
tnunderstorns which have preyaiIed over
Nebraska and Kansas for the last FORTY
eisEt hours. and which are expected TO
psoutce reo;st, rams here to-day The barometer
Iesistered S.se degrees pressure at S O'Clock
IL. 1he morning; and fell steadily to 9T4
az O'Clock and to 9.13 at o'clock he
t"sen ..srt which hours the storm occurred.
CONS is Is threatening barometer. OF
cyclone in 1895. but the difference Is that
lhsn the fall was very sudden and fiuctu
gradual descent
The wind at no time registered more
station. ' ''ie
There was great deal OF funid,.,, all
cay. reaching within nine points OF what ie
hnDW as comp etc saturation
- n" thermometer yerterday recistered
=? HegFess at noon. ard rose to SO at
o CLOCK dropped back TO 81 at 3 o'cIocI, and
rose to 81 at o'clock
mere were sounds Of thunder during tho
storm 5 .! that caused slight downpour abou:
Ibs etork; l,sito. nut they were TO the north OF
ne 5taucn. The actGal rainfall was only
-ei during the last twenty-four hours.
AZ .he WORLDS Fair station there was
aIso 'als n,iie indication on the harogra.h Of
was only twelve miles an hour. and 10
o1 an inch OF rain accompanied the after
noon shower. though there was an inch
/. snd hsh OF rainfall there during the las
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
CONDUCTOR STOPS PANIC
ON A BROADWAY CAR

Among the marooned vehicles or
Broadway was stree, car No 1772 o. the
broadway line in charge OF Notorman f.
Heintzr1an and Conductor J. VI. Eilicot,
OF No. s30 keokuk avenue
As the car crossed Destrehan street a,
2:4S p. m. Heintzman observed that d.
rectly in front OF him several telegraph
poles showed indica tions of getting 10 tho
Gartn with the least possible loss OF time.
he AT once stopped his car. and as he
uid so two poles fell on it, though with
but little force. being held back by the
telephone. telegraph and trolley wires
fheFtn PASSENGERS in the car, four of
WHOM wer. women, became badly fright
ened and rushed for the door
E.ncott. the conductor yelled to them
10 SIT down. as they were safer inside
thin outside. at the same time forcihly
pushing one Of the women into a seat
By TINS time the storm had passed. and
an OF the Passengers filed from the car
ufihjured. The poles did but little dam
age TO the car. and gangs of workmen
we're SET TO work at once to cut them
away. although 1t was thought that the
line could not be cleared before midnight.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
TARPAUlINS IN DEMAND
AFTER THE STORM.

BY the time the residents in North ST.
Louis had recovered from their fright and
those whose residences had been injured
had an opportunity to investigate the
amount Of damage. an active demand for
tarpaulins Of any sort sprang up.
This demand was increased by the rain
which followed the gale and which threat
cred TO pour into the unroOfed and dam
aged houses
Within few hours many of the houss
on Destrehan street presented "A peculiar
appearance. as pendant from their roofs
or where their roofs had been. hung flow
ing tarpaulins. aHording ample protection
the top floors had been pinched off and
the room was clearly visible from the
street. Over these shaved off corners wide
pieces of duck were hung.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
WAR II THE FAR EAST.

Seven japanese torpcdo-boat destroyer:
enter the harbor OF Chcfoo and seize al
unknown vessel as it is coming into IN,
harbor. This capture in neutral por,
.,.::a thrc1iens to cause international
,-.:-:i,.ications.
..:..lese officials at Shanghai have IN
formed the Russ.ars that they will not be
allowed 20 repair the cruiser hskold and
dcsi oyer. which took refuge in that har-
Dor. but that they must get out.
Japan IS considering the advisabiIlty OF
dispatchlnC n squadron TO e'hanghai 10
enforce China's demands.
The Russian Admiralty Is plunged into
despair over the receipt of detailed re-
ports OF the recent naval battles. which
show that both the Port Arthur and
Nladivostot squadrons have been prac-
ideally destroyed.
The Japanese gradually tighten the iron
barrier about Port Arthur for it, final
capture. while General Kuropatkin at
tcmpts movements TO force the withdrawal
of large detachments from about tn. be-
sleged city.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
BUCK STOVE COMPANY'S
PLANT IN THE PATH.

After the storm passed over the Med
ringhaus plant. the factory Of The Buck $
Stove and Range Company became the
object OF the fury Of the storm. Their es-
tabiishment occupies the side of the street
opposite, but only the new fve-story ad-
dit;on at the cast end was damaged ma
tertalIy.
A mammoth section OF the roof was
blown of. and q fragment was carried
across the tracks of the Terminal Com
pany and landed on the river bank.
J. W. Van Cleave, vice president of the
company. was in his office when the blow
came. He said:
II had just stepped into the Office of my
stenographer and glanced over to the
plant of the Niedringhaus Company Just
as looked 1t seemed as if the entire
place had been blown into the air. Fun
nels. bricks and machinery were flying
through the air. and it looked as though
the whole thing was going to be de-
Stroyed. expected every second that our
building would so. but our loss is con-
0ned to the damage to the new building
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
mcCULL0cH TAKES CHARGE
OF REMOVING WRECKAGE,

Robert McCul,och. Jr. assistant general
manager OF the Transit Company, took
personal charge of the work OF clearing
the Wreckage on Broadway. Mr.. McCuI-
ioch said that all the employees available
Fad been put to work and that he expect
ed TO have the Broadway line clear by
midnight.
Regarding the loss that the Tr,nsi,
Company sustained. Mr. McCuIIoch said
tIlat II would not amount to more than
~ the chief trouble being the DELAY in
The trolley wire from Bremen avenue TO
DOCK street was carried down by the
poles OF the telephone and telegraph com
pahies. which were heavily burdened bv
Iour iarSe cables and many small wire,;
me iron pos'5 placed at Intervals along
the street to carry the trolley wires were
IN many instances bent over by the weight
OF the telephone and telegraph wires.
Gangs or men Were put to work at once
removing the wreckage. The large poles
were sawed into sections and removed
from the track, and. though the trolley
wires were still carrying a heavy current.
the insulation material was heavy enough
TO protect the workmen. and not a stnsIe
instance was rel orted OF a workmen nay
ing been shocked. though they swarrned
through the maze of wires in a seemingly
reckless
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
CATHOLIC CHURCH PROPERTY
SUSTAlNS $4,000 DAMAGE

Right in the path of the boiling clouds
was the Church Of Our Lady Of Good
Counsel. at the corner of Eleventh and
Destrehan streets.
The Reverend Father Tracy pastor Of
the church. vas sitting at the window OF
his house. which adjo!ns the church. He
noticed the darkening clouds and suddenly
two-story brick building collapse
He jumped TO his feet and started for
the door and had just reached the entrance
when ne felt his own house tottering. A
tree fell across the doorway and the roof
rose into the air and sailed away
Before he could make his way through
the debris the report reached him that
perhaps dozen men were under the ruins
OF the Niedrtnghaus mill, and before wait
Ing to ascertain the damage to his prop
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Tyler were astouished by finding wire
in operation No person could tell why
one wire might work and another call
could not De reached. 1t all created Il
great 6eal of confusion and mystery. as
one telephone which was out OF service
would be apparently near another that
was in perfect order
Superintendent Grain OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company said that most
OF the wires of that company crossed the
river at the Eads bridge. and that their
service was practically intact
Other Western Union officials said that
the greater part of the damage sustained
by the company was In Venice and along
the Illinois side Of the river
The Postal Telegraph Company an
nounced that they had suffered the de-
struction of from twenty to thirty poles.
Their wires cross the river at the Mer-
chants bridge. and all the northern-that
is. Chicago-and southern wires. reaching
to Texas points. are carried along Broad
way to this point. The consequence was
that all the service last night. both north
and south. was carried on through Kan
sas City
The kinloch Company suffered compara-
lively slight damage. Three or four poles
were knocked down by other poles falling
on them. Their service was in comrara-
lively good shape last night
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SEIZURE OF ANOTHER SHIP
IN CHEF00 HARBOR
CAUSES COMPLICATIONS
Continued From Page One.

at Liao-Yang. The forthcoming fight there
will decide the fate OF Japan
This leads to the belief that General
Kuropatkin. even at this stage OF the con-
fict. may make a supreme effort to try
and force the japanese to reduce their
Amy around Port Arthur. Pess!n,,srn pre-
walls here to almost an Incredible extent.
Everywhere It Il whispered that Port
Arthur has fallen. Such assertions are
merely idle sppo.itions.
DESPAIR REIGNS IN
RUSSIAN ADMIRALTY.
feeling almost akin TO despa.r -eIrns
in the mCch-:-;ed Russian Admiralty. The
official report Of Vice Admiral Skrydlof,
coming on the heels of the known losSe.
Sustained by the Port Arthur squadron In
Its desperate sortic Of August 10, and the
anxiety over the fate OF the warshtps still
u3accounted for. not only confirming t.h
sinking of the Rurik. but showing that the
injuries sustained by the Gromobof and
Roseia In the fgh. with Vice Admiral
Nafnlmura's squadron, were even greater
than anticipated. completes the crushing
nature OF the blow TO Russia's ill-starred
naval forces in the far East.
30 Tar as the immediate future 4, con-
cerned. the Admiralty does not Disguise
tie fact that the Vlad.vostok squadron is
destroyed. The effect upon the public is
most depressing.
Detailed reports OF the injuries sus-
tained by tho 0romoboI and Rossia natur-
ally are withheld from the public, but no
doubt exists that they are serious enough,
70 REQUIRE going Into dry dock. So far as
known. there Il only one dock at VIaci-
yostok and IL u now occupied by the
Bogatyr. Consequently this will make the
repair work slow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-20
HORSE COLLAR FACTORY
LOSES FOURTH FLOOR.

Damage to the establishment of the Som.
mers Brothers Manufacturing Company
manufacturers Of horse collars. at Broad
way and Destrehan streets, was done by
the storm to the extent of $3.50.
The roof of the four-story house vas
blown away and much OF the wall OF tina,
story destroyed.
Fortunately the fourth floor is used for
a storaSe-room and none of the fifty en-
ployeS were On il az the time of the storm
though fifteen of them were on the lower
floor. None of them was hurt.