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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-02-08
Land Pirating Syndicate
Seems to BE Coming
Within Drag Net.

A case at the United States land office
at Seattle last week revealed sufficient
evidence to fully justify what has been
the popular opinion in this county for the
past five years that is, that gang OF
land pirates was in operation for the
double purpose OF extracting bIackmail
from the fraudulent land entryman and
the real settler as we'll. The modus
operandi has been explained in these
columns before. Whenever desirable
claim was about to be offered for proof,
a stool pigeon woul.. threaten TO jump
the claim, and as he always had money
furnished by the leader of the gang, who
usually took half the land as his recon-
pense, the settler would, in almost every
case, dig up what money he could to
avoid trouble in making his proof IN the
federal land office. hat this sort OF
piracy has been going on, is too we'll
known to require repetition, and accounts
for some Of the wealth acquired in GER
tain circles during the past five years.
The case referred to was an attempt of
Mr.. Sinclair to set aside the title OF A.
j. West to claim originally taken up by
Wade Wiley, of this city, the hearing OF
which was had the Seattle land Office
last week.
From the evidence it appeard that Mr..
Wiley was short Of money when the time
came to prove up on his claim, and had
to borrow somewhere. r. A. Wiley, his
BIO ner started t. find the loan. He ap.
proat he'd A. J. West, as having some
m ,ney to loan, and was told that Mr..
West was loanng little, and alylsed to
see Mr.. Vests attorney, j. G. Cross who
would look mp the matter Of security.
papers, etc. Sometime later the Wiley
aim was offered for sale. and was pur.
chased by Mr.. West. !
This was just such an occasion as sug-
gested All operation by the gang referred
to, and contest was at once began. To
those who know Mayor West, it is un-
necessary to say that he was wrong
victim to attempt to hold up. He de-
cided to fight the case to u finish, and
may be relied upon to do it. The chances
are that our piratical friends are begin
ming to see their finish.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
Tark nf TrRrAnnt fur
Mntttptt MRS MARY hz x. o,sullvAn

with housemads and nursenas
normally her life devoted honmk
ing, o wfellood and motherhood
Among gives for choice
of obligations,
obligations marriage other social service On the
the responsibility of homemakng mother
hood valuable educational phanopc and
doing much influence legislation especially
regard to child labor.
professions there division Business
and professional life makes unwomany
unnanly; whole liberty follow these camg
make unwomany On the contrary, makes them
consderate thoughtful and has given them the chance the
fesona world to become blessing to the
class, alas liberty yet only The wives of
working often only household drudge where the mother
aund and in many helps the
life The majority of working girls have only choice
slavery the shops the mill in the laundry factory
When che intelligent enough
through organization she will also be intelligent enough
and help the laws under which she lives
in America is myth Have freedom
vote for a that will protect children from being mill
corporations growth physically mentally? Have
we freedom law that will protect daughters
from the superintendent hoorwaer destroy the
we wh with being, help the making of
The socaed American freedom for a credit
sgners present lawmakers
satisfied keep the wife and mother level with Chinese,
4 T.. :'s !; %';i'; ':'s'; credit I, ',=s
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
Murdered hy HiahwaYmen.

Detroit Mich, Oct. 111.-Casimir
Wrobleski was robbed of S45 and mur-
dered last night near Wyandotte,
suburb OF Detroit, while walking home
along the railroad from work at the
Michigan allIah works, where he had
Just drawn his months pay. Frank
Caremba, fellow workman. who ac-
companied him. returned with u report
of the affair. He said they We're at
tackled by three hishwaymen. two of
whom fired six shots at Wrobles6i
while the third fought Caremba with
knife, Caremba escaping with cuts
o.. his hands.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
PEOPLE KILLED.
A RAILWAY HORROR ON THE MIS-.
SOURI, PACIFIC.
Sixty Persons Were Injured-Freighs
Train colided with a Passen~
ger Train-A Conductor
Blundered.

Warrensburg, Mo-, Oct. 11.--Twenty-
nine persons were killed and 60 in
juTed by head-end collision of Mis-
souri, Pacific trains three miles east OF
Warrensburg yesterday. The trains
were the second section of a passenger
train from Wichita for st. Louis and
an extra freight train. Most of the
dead were residents of Missouri and
Kansas, as are the injured.
The passenger train, consisting OF
two day coaches, Pullman and
caboose, was loaded with worlds fair
excursionists from southeastern Kan
sas and southwestern Missouri. The
Wichita passenger train had been cut
in two at Pleasant Hill on account of
the heavy load and locomotive at
tached to the front car, without bag
gage car as a buffer The extra freight
had been sidetracked at Montserrat
for the first section of the Wichita
train, which carried signals that
second section was following. A local
passenger train passed and the freight
crew took the local for the second sec
tion of the Wichita train and pulled
out of the sidetrack. Three miles
west the freight met the second sec
ton.
The impact telescoped the tender OF
the passenger locomotive and the
front car, which was full of passen-
gers, and it was here that the sacrifice
of life took place.
Twenty persons were killed outright
and nine died within few hours.
| The conductor of the freight train
says he was doing while his train was
| at Montserrat and when the local train
passed Engineer Horton believed it
was the second section Of the Wichita
train, and, thinking the track clear,
pulled out on the main line.
When the trains met, the heavy
freight train pushed the passenger en-
gine back into the first coach. The
tender of the passenger engine liter
ally cut the coach in two in the center
and never stopped until it had plowed
itself half way through the car and it's
passengers, killing those in the for
ward end instantly and mangling all
within reach in most horrible man
per.
Half a dozen who were not killed
outright were so terribly injured that
they died before they could be remov
ed from the debris. Many of the dead
were almost unrecognizable.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14

lOWeu, dS IL AOl-
merly was, but the excitement and
hurrah of such demonstrations are re-
served for the last few weeks OF
days before the election. Twenty or
80 years ago, and even before the
war, there were months of campaign
excitement, and political gatherings
were held throughout the country,
where issues were fought over, pre-
sented and refuted, and the voters
talked to for the purpose of conver-
sion.
So far this year 1t has been dem
onstrated that the voters of the coun-
try take little interest in the public
addresses, and in the old-style Joint
debates" by means of which political
doctrines were formerly disseminated
1t has been demonstrated that these
only attended public meetings who
are interested in sending noted men
and hearing the oratory of noted
speakers. They do not attend to hear
arguments, and care little for what
is presented on either side. They &C
to public meetings to be entertained
and diverted This change has been
fully grasped by the political man
ayers of the two great parties, and
they are directing their efforts to edu-
cate the people by other means They
have not abandoned altogether the
public gatherings, the barbecues
marching clubs and torch-light pro
cessions, but provide for them more as
means of exciting public Interest
than making political converts.
Chairman Babcock, of the republic
IN congressional campaign committee
declares that the most effective wor'
Is now done on election day, not lille
gally, in the way of bribery or an!
fraudulent work. but by persisten
personal efforts in getting out individ
ual voters.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
Tho Hanna MausoIeum.

Worcester, Mass, Oct. S.-The chill
dren of the late Marcus A. Hanna are
to erect 100000 mausoleum in the
family lot at Lake View rcemctery
Cleveland, to contain Is catacombs for
the Hanna family. In the center will
lie two mammoth sarcophagi of pure
Norwegian marble. One will contain
the body of Senator Hanna, the other
will be the final resting place of Mrs.
Hanna. With the exception of the
sarcophagi, the entire structure is to
be OF Troy white granite. 1t will be 40
feet long, 25 wide and "a high. in the
simple style of the Greek temple
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
RUSSIANS ADVANCE SLOWLY.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 11.-A battle
upon which the fate of this years
campaign in Manchuria depends
seems only few days ahead. Advicea
from the front are meagre. All that is
positively known officially is that Gen.
Kuropatlzin has cast the die at last
about faced his army and is marching
slowly but resolutely against the
enemy, as if resolved to do or die.
According to unofficial reports Field
Marshal Oyama, at the first sign OF
Gen. Kuropatliin taking the offensive,
began drawing in his line and concen-
trating upon fortified positions north
of Lao Yang. According to the latest
reports, which are contained in dis
patch from Mukden, dated at o'clock
last night, the Japanese outpoSts are
being driven in all along the line
A dispatch from the headquarters OF
the Japanese second army says that
the Russians are building heavy earth
works south of Mukden. Kuropatkin' 8
army is moving in two strong columns
| one on each side of the railway, and
| they are entrenching as they advance
Toxic reports that the Japanese re
Gently centered heavy fire from the
fleet and land batteries on the Russian
vessels at Port Arthur, sinking three
of them.
Che Foo, Oct. 1.-THE Russian
agent here announces authoritatively
that there has been no fighting of i'm
portance at Port Arthur since the last
big assault on the fortress (from Sep
tember 19 to 23).
On the night of October the Japa
nese landed force from Tache Bay
and the Russians retired in the face o
superior numbers. The next day, how
ever, the Japanese were driven out b,
an artillery fire, one gun which the.
had mounted being destroyed.
The Japanese engage in lombard
ments for three or four hours daily.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
RUSSIANS MOVE FORWARD.

Mukden, Oct. 10-The Russian for
ward movement has begun and Bent
siaputze has been captured with small
loss.
The position at BentsiaputZe was
strongly fortified and intended to
withstand attack. 1t Is reported that
Gen. Kurok was there in person. The
Japanese had omitted to fortify one
hill, which was the key to the position.
The Russians, aware of this omission,
made a wide detour eastward and
seized the hill with little opposition.
The hill once occupied exposed the
whole Japanese position to heavy
flanking fire. The Russians also turn
ed the Japanese right, and the forti-
fed positions thus becoming unten-
able, the Japanese were forced to
withdraw hurriedly from Bentsiaputze,
fighting a rear guard action in which
they suffered heavily. The Russian
losses throughout were small, al
though severe opposition had been eX-
pected. Gen. Mistchenllo's Cossacks
had been marrying the Japanese out
posts for several days and were en-
tirely successful in a number of en-
gagements.
The retirement OF the Japanese on
their position at Lao Yang is con-
strued as evidencing the desire of
| Field Marshal Oyama to draw the
Russians into an attack upon II strong
defensive position. The dry weather
is favorable to military operations.
Nemirovich-Da -Danchenko, in dis
patch to the Associated Press, says:
Gen. Kuropatkin's order to advance
which was read to the troops after g
church service October 2, evoked wild
enthusiasm. 1t was beautiful
autumn day. Officers and soldiers
were packed around Gen. Kuropatkin'S
train, the steps of which were used fol
a pulpit from which Father Golubef
preached to multitude that stretch
ed farther than his voice could carry
Father Golubeff uttered a ferven
prayer for victory"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
IMPORTANT MEETING.

Inquiry Into Relations of Private Car
Companies and Railroad Companies
by Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
Chicago, Oct. 11.-What is regarded
as one of the most important sessions
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion this year was held here Monday.
The feature of the meeting was an in
quiry into the relations of private car
companies and railroad companies and
the effect on trade.
j. w. Nlidgley was the principal wit
ness. He declared that the system of
private ownership of cars had the
railroad companies firmly in its grasp"
and was "one of the greatest powers
ever known"
Mr.. Midgley's testimony tended to
show that by a comprehensive system
of rebates and commissions, transpor-
tation of many of the principal COM
modities of commerce is almost wholly
within the grasp of the private car"
companies, which are able to regulate
rates and prices to degree that prac-
tically stiles competition.
James S. Watson, of the firm OF Por-
ter Bros, which firm passed through
bankruptcy not long since, was also
examined. Mr.. Watson admitted that
he probably realized $4,000 year
through his transactions with the
Fruit Growers Express Company as
profit, which is said by shippers to be
| a rabatp
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
Refuse to Carry Mail to the Orient.

Washington, Oct. 11.-official notice
was received by the postoffice depart
ment Monday in telegram from Dod-
we'll & Co., of Tacoma, Wash, that
they decline to carry the United States
mails during the remainder of the
Russo-Japanese war, on account of the
seizure of the mails on the steamer
Calchas, which sailed from Tacoma in
July. The telegraphic notification
protested against the seizure as an
outrage against this country and asked
what action would be taken by the
government. The withdrawal of the
steamers operated by the company
will not cause any material difference
in the dispatch of the mails to the
Orient
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14

Il Itssaa tor
tacular as former
ly, and while a corps of spell-binders
will traverse the country from cne
end to the other, there will not be
SO much dependence placed upon their
efforts.
The national managers have learned
that the establishment of rural free
delivery and the extension of sub
urban trolley systems have been the
greatest aids in the dissemination of
general knowledge in the past ten
years. They have aided in the polit-
ical education of the country by Civ
ing the rural population daily mails,
and of this the national committees
have taken due advantage. They send
out daily brief pamphlets on political
topics, which the farmer and work
men can read in few minutes. They
have a corps Of newspaper writers at
headquarters. who furnish to the
smaller daily newspapers editorial
matter and news letters of a political
character. so that the claims of each
party are. constantly before the eyes
of the public The public is a closer
reader than ever before, and for this
reason has about made up it's mind
on political questions before the cam
paign orators swing around the circle
with their speeches.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14

ans, and rely to a great extent upon
eX-office holders for their debaters.
Wherever these men go, whose names
are household words on account of
their prominence in public life, there
is sure to be an interested audience
to listen to them. Speaker Cannon,
of the house, draws immense throngs,
as does Bourke Cochran, easily the
first orator on the democratic side
OF the house. Senator Fairbanks,
vice presidential candidate on the re-
publican ticket, and ex-senator Davis,
the vice presidential candidate on the
democratic ticket, are always sure OF
a hearing.
When it comes down to a heart-to-
heart talk with the horny-handcd
sons OF the soil, Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson takes the prize. His
value as a campaigner is SO we'll es-
tablished that he was one of the very
hrst to receive assignment for work
in the field. The old gentleman Is a
Scotchman by birth, and he has never
lost the burr from his tongue. He
speaks with broad accent, and Is pos
sessed of plenty of quaint Scotch hui
NOR, that is keenly appreciated by the
people. He draws his illustrations
from nature, and when he gets right
down to an earnest talk with his au-
dience he comes nearer making votes
than any other speaker on the politi-
cal platform. He is a good mixer, and
when he goes around among his au-
dience after the speaking is over,
shakes hands with the farmers, and
asks about their crops, at the same
time giving some shrewd suggestions
regarding the same, he just about
captures the rural crowd.
National Avenue to Mount Vernon.
In the recent agitation for improv.
ing and beautifying Washington and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
A Crop Report.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE monthly
report OF the department OF asricul-
ture will show the condition of corn on
October to have been S3.9. as COM
pared with 84.6 one month ago and a
ten-year average of 1873. The preiinl-
nary estimate of the average yield per
acre OF spring wheat is 1871 bushels,
subject to revision whom the final esti-
mate is made in December. The aver
age quality OF spring wheat Is 1871, as
compared with S5.5 in 1908. The pre-
llminary returns indicate an oats crop
of about SSS, 500. 900 bushels. or an av-
nrage OF 32.l bushels per acre.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14

study means OF
conserving the public health. These
learned gentlemen have experimental
great deal, and are satisfied that
they have discovered a safe and cheap
method in the use OF copper sulphate.
They do not want to force their rem
edy upon the people, but they have
been limiting very strongly that the
District of Columbia offers a field for
trial of their discovery. They want
to put this copper sulphate in the city
reservoirs, and they also recommend
that for simple drinking purposes wa
ter be placed in copper vessels and al
lowed to stand few hours.
The district authorities, however, do
not take kindly to the suggestions of
the government experts. They de-
cllned to allow the copper sulphate
experiment to be tried on the dog"
They have ignored the recommends
tion regarding the use of copper ves-
sells, and when the public schools
opened a few days ago they insisted
that the children be irrigated with
boiled water. This, they claim. is the
only practical method SO far found
of exterminating germs. They have
supplied the schoolhouses with old
fashioned tin wash boilers, in which
the water to be used by the children Is
boiled. Now come the government
experts with a cry of horror that wa
ter boiled in these tin vessels, contains
ing a large percentage of lead, Is poll
sonous and so the controversy goes
on.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
Street Car Crashed Into a sulldlna.

Rochester, Pa, Oct. ia street
car was derailed at the end of the Ohio
river bridge last night and crashed
into a building. killing one man and
seriously injuring two others. The
car was on it's way from Monaco to
Rochester and had just crossed the
bridge. At the Rochester end of the
bridge The tracks curve to the right.
AT this point the car left the rails and
crashed into the rear of w. f. Work
mans cigar store. The vestibule of
the car tore through the wall OF the
building, taking Motorman Thorne
with it and killing him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
rhe Nebraska 10 Launched.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. Sin the pres
ence of a multitude of onlookers and
christened by daughter OF the gov
ernor of the state for which she Is
named, Uncle Sans latest battleship
Nebraska, was launched from the
ways of the Moran Brothers Co. yes
terday. Gov. Mickey, of Nebraska
and his party participated in the cere-
monies. The Nebraska is the first bat
tleship constructed on the Pacific
coast north of San Francisco.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14

COrDln o or
three years ago, and has been dis
cussed to some extent since. 1t is just
13 miles from the boundary lines of
Arlington national cemetery to the old
Mount Vernon mansion. The way lies
along an elevated ridge, bordering the
Potomac, from which a beautiful
view of that noble river and surround
ing country can be had. The idea as
it has been discussed is for the states
now representing the IS original colo
MES each to take in charge one mile
Of this avenue, build the road, and
suitably beautify it.
Such a project, if carried to COM
pletion, would mean a perfect and
handsome driveway from Washington
City to Mount Vernon, and it is be-
lieved would become exceedingly popu-
lar in addition to- its historic signifl-
cance. There is now a splendid road
from the limits of the city to Airing
ton cemetery, the ancient home of the
Custises and the Lees. Adjoining Ar
ltngton is the military reservation of
Fort Myer, now one of the best-ap-
pointed military posts in the country.
If the avenue of the 13 original
states were built, it is suggested
tht memorial arches and other means
of perpetuating the history of the
first confederation could be built,
and the driveway be lined with shade
trees representative of the various lat
itudes, as nearly every form of tree
will flourish in these parts.
The Question of Drinking Water.
The city of Washington has been
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14

campaign, a n d
that is a change
in electioneering
methods. T h | s
change has been
gradual during the
past dozen years,
but In this ma
tional campaign is
more marked than
ever before. The
OIL d brass band,
torchlight process
sions, and barbe-
cue style Of cam
Dpipn is not fol
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14

that the highwater
mark in campaign
expenditures has
been passed. Mel
ther party expects
to spend so much
this year as in
former national
campaigns. This is
due largely to the
change in t h e
public mind re-
garding politics. 1t
is not necessary
to spend so much
money in the SDec-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14

question OF whole
some, S healthful
drinking wa ter.
Epidemics of ty-
p h old fever in
various parts of
the country have
called the atten-
tion Of the people
to methods of
purifying W at e r
supplies. In the
agricultural de :
partment are noted
scientists, whose
lNI1cipaac AZ 10 RI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14
News FROM
War ARENA
LITTLE INFORMATION.

London Oct. S.--No information
bearin on the military situation in
Manchuria is contained in Fridays
dispatches. Toxic reports that four
Russian warships were damaged by
the fire of the Japanese land batteries
during recent fighting at Port Arthur,
one of the vessels being destroyed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-10-14

New ideals demand
that the woman be, first
of all, a person, an in
dividual whose interests
and affections are more
broadly social than in
the old DAYS. She is not