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The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
ANCHORING A SAND DUNE.
Vegetable Growth Prevents II from
Spreading and Engulhng
Arabic Land.

The shifting sand dunes that abound
in many places along the seashores and
In the neighborhood Of the great lakes
OF the country have long been looked
upon as nuisance by people generally.
for not only are they barren and utter
ly useless themselves, but they fire.
quently shift their location, being driven
hither and yon by the waves or the
winds, and not infrequently trespass
upon and destroy arabic tracts near at
hand. But 20 much attention has been
directed to the work that is being done
In retaining the arid and semiarld
lands OF the west that the reclamation
work along the Atlantic coast is almost
entirely overlooked. The familiar sand
dunes, Characteristic OF the coast from
Cape Cod TO Cape Fear. while perhaps
artistic, constitute a menace to adjacent
cultivated lands and are useless In them
selves Massachusetts,. at considerable
expense, has been endeavorlng to re-.
claim the sand dunes that form so large
portion Of the Province lands" on
Cape Cod,
II has been found that sand Is readily
bound together by grass roots and that
II sturdy varieties OF grass suitable for
sandy soils are planted and cared for
while obtaining a foothold and matnr-
Ing they will gradually cover large areas.
transforming them from shifting,
worthless lands into veritable fertile
cultiyable fields Many years OF fores-
try work In Europe have shown that
after the grasses have made start trees
can be successfully raised on these erst-
while sand piles, which may thus be
made to yield a revenue. Some OF the
most extensive and mobile sand dunes In
the United States however, are found In
the west, and II Is the ambition Of the
bureau Of forestry TO cover these with
permanent forest growths
Along the Columbia river, in Wash
ington, the sand is very light In charac-
ter. owing to the large proportion OF
mica It contains, and consequently Is
easily blown about by the winds. In a
portion Of the lower Columbia river val
ley great orchards have been actually
engulfed with the shifting sands, and
the railroads have experienced great
difficulty In maintaining their tracks In
this district In passable condition. In
order to make o practical test as 10 the
best method OF treating these dunes
strip Of land on the Columbia river, be-
tween Willow creek and the John Day
river, has been set aside by the govern
ment for extensive experiments based
on the work done In Massachusetts,, re-
ferred TO above In the east tree plant
| ing plans for owners OF sandy tracts are
being prepared, thus extending the scope
OF the practical cooperation begun by
the bureau OF forestry.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY
Mrs. sherman Dyc, Charged with
sending Poisoned Candy 90 Mss
Ncnu Nelson, Released,

Boone, Ia. March lO,--Mrs Sherman
Dye, accused Of sending the box Of poi
soncd candy through the mails to Miss
Rena Nelson, Of Pierre, $, D., has been
released from custody, Judge Whit
akcr framing his decision In the habeas
corpus proceedings In accordance with
the decision Of Gov, CummIns In the
reQuistion matter Mrs, Dye will not
be molcsted as long as she remains out
side the state OF South Dakota, al
though tho death Of Miss Nelson makes
the charge that of murder
Upon her release Mrs, Dye stated
she was very DESTROYS Of having her
skirts cleared OF the charge, and In
tmatod that she might go to South Da-
kota TO stand trial
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
1t Is Believed at Toxic That a Naval
Battle Has Been Fought in
Vicinity of Vladivostok.
NOTHING, HOWEVER, is CERTAIN;
1lDlNCS ANXIOUSLY AWAITED.
Advices Were Expected BY Way of
Geusan, Where 1t Was Planned
That the japanese Fleet Would
Cali After the Operation iay0iv-
ing AN Attack On the Russians.

Toxic, March s, Tuesday delayed
in transmission)-It is believed here
that there has already been decisive
naval engagement in the vicinity of
Nladvostok, and tidings of it are anx-
iously awaited. The japanese fleet
did not, it is said, go to Vladivostok
for the purpose of bombarding The
town, but to locate and attack the
armored cruisers Gromoboi, Rossia,
Rurik and the cruiser Bogatyr, the
Russian fleet stationed there. 1t is UNI
derstood here that when the japanese
fleet arrived there on Sunday last it
found the Russian squadron absent. If
this is true it gave the japanese squad
ron advantage in the way of avoiding
battle close to the in-shore batteries,
but at the same time putting it in
position to prevent the Russian ships
re-entering the harbor II is doubtful
that the japanese ships withdrew their
entire squadron, unless the location OF
the enemy had been discovered, as it
meant surrendering the advantage OF
being IN a position between the enemy
and the enemy's base. There is a
strong possibility that the japanese
found the Russian ships in the vicinity
of Possct bay and gave them battle
there The names and number OF
ships in the Japanese squadron have
been kept secret, but It was probably
sufficiently strong to divide into the
divisions, the one to guard Nladivos-
tok and the other to cruise in search OF
the Russian ships, 1t is said that the
newly purchased cruisers, Min and
Kasuga, are taking part in the present
movement off VladivCstok.
The navy department expects to re-
ceive dispatches tomorrow from Gen
san, where 1t was planned that the fleet
would call after the operation inyolv-
ing an attack upon the Russian squad
ron had been concluded. The Japan
ese are quite confident in the ability OF
their squadron to signally defeat the
Russian ships, and laughingly say that
the big Russian cruisers which stand
unusually high out Of the water make
excellent targets,
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
The Army Bill Passed BY the senate
and the Philippine shipping
Dill Taken Up.

Washington, March 1G-The senate
passed a bill prohibiting the grazing of
stock on the Bull Run forest reserve,
in Oregon. The reserve includes the
water supply of the city of Portland.
The army bill was passed and the
Philippine shipping bill taken up,
House.
When the house met the invocation
was delivered by Rev J. j. Deliver,
father of Senator Do,liver, Of Iowa. I'M
mediately thereafter, w. Bourke Cock
ran. who was elected TO succeed Geo
s. Mcclellan, from the Twelfth district
of New York, was sworn in.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
FRENCH COAST DEFENSE.
They Are Being Placed In II Condi-
ton Of Readiness for Anything
That May Turn Up,

Paris, March l0.-ln pursuance OF or
ders by Minister Of War Andre, active
work has been begun with the view
Of placing the coast defenses in a state
of readiness. A hundred coast artil-
lerymen have arrived at Marseilles,
and are occupied in perfecting the har-
Dor batteries, a force Of naval mechani-
clans Is working on the island APP
proaches and the trials Of various
kinds Of heavy ordnance are progress
ing actively at Marseilles and else
where,
These measures are not considered
significant, except as an indication Of
the determination Of the officials to
have the coast defenses In state of
preparedness
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
Water at Wilkesbarre, Pa, Within
Nine Inches of the High Mark
of the Flood of 1902.
The Temperature HAS FALLEN,
Which SHOULD BRING RELIEF.
All Residences in the Lowiands
Have Been AbaudOncd-Practi
ly the Same Conditions Prevail
fer FIFTY Miles Down The River,
and Heavy Loss Resulting.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, March !G.-The
flood situation here is more serious
than that Of Tuesday. The river is
80 feet inches above low water mark.
This is within nine inches of the high
mark in the great food of 1902. The
temperature has fallen 20 degrees, and
this should bring some relief,
One Vast sheet OF water.
Looking west from River street, all
the eye can see Is one vast sheet of
water, resembling a lake, stretched
over the lowlands, After the ice at
Pittston broke, at midnight, and be-
gan to move, the river rose rapidly.
River street, the main residential thor
oughfare of the city, is under three feet
of water, and the residents are great
ly alarmed. The backwater has made
its way up into the business section
of the city. The pressrooms Of the
newspapers are flooded, and it was
with difficulty that Wednesdays edi-
lions could be issued, there being sew
q
Rescued by Police Boats.
The people who lived in the low
lands who remained in their homes,
thinking the worst was over, had to be
rescued by the police in boats. The
water entirely surrounded their houses,
and as there was danger that they
might topple over the authorities in
sisted that they be vacated
Practically the same conditions pre-
vail all along the river as far as Dan
vile, 80 miles below here, and the loss
to property will be greater than that
sustained in any previous flood. No
town along the river front has escaped.
At Shickshinny the people living in
the lower portion Of the town were
forced TO leave their homes.
Hundreds of Houses weakened.
At Plymouth the greatest damage
was done Hundreds of houses in the
southern part of town have had their
foundation walls weakened, and 1t is
feared that the high water will carry
the superstructures away. Main street
the principal business thoroughfare of
the town, is small one, and all traffic
is conducted in boats. Every mer-
chant in town has sustained heavy
loss
AT Nescopek, 80 families had to leave
their homes, The village Of Espy, near
Bloomsbury, is completely surrounded
by water, and the residents are inn
prisoned in their homes.
The Gorge ut CInrk's Island.
The ice gorge at Clarks island, be-
low the town of Catawissa has forced
the water into Front and Water streets
and scores Of families have been COM
PEELED to leave their homes.
The water at Bloomsbury now ex-
tends up Leonard street as far as Third
street Many Of the industries of the
town in that section are flooded, rem
dering It impossible to start machinery
As result, hundreds Of persons are
idle The cellars and first floors OF
hundreds of dwellings are under water
The damage TO property will be heavy
There Is almost complete suspen.
sion Of mining throughout the valley
The water Is flowing into the collerles
faster than It can be pumped out. Fully
& 900 miners Dre idle.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

by an explosion Of nitroglycerin q
man was blown to pieces at Marion.
Ind.
The St Joseph (Mo) grand jury will
investigate the Jail escape OF Mark
Dunn.
Milton c, Seropyan has been APP
pointed St Louis yice-consul of Persia,
the first to hold the office.
King Peter of Servla, it Is said. has
determined to purge his cabinet of the
regicldes in interest Of national safety.
Members OF the Illinois commission
say that the Illinois exhibit at the
Worlds fair will be all in place when
the fair opens.
George Wilson. a morphine fend.
died at the st. Louis city hospital from
tetanus resulting from the use OF a
hypodermic needle
The board of curators of Missouri
university has decided to give free
scholarships to all the high school val
edictorians of the state.
Wives Of members Of illinois,
Worlds fair commission are TO serve
as hostesses Of Illinois pavilion and
are to receive no salary.
The St Louis Humane society has
appointed a committee to seer the
enforcement of the state law aA ,ast
the exhibition of human freaks.
War correspondents arriving at
Shanghai from Japan assert that the
mikado's system Of censorship il the
most rigid they have ever encountered.
Japan contemplates floating for
eign war loan, in anticipation of hos
tilities extending beyond two years,
lest the national resources become ex-
hausted
Nine. Patti, who sang at Hot Springs,
Ark, Tuesday night, announced that
she would not sing any more In Amer
lea, and has cancelled all her remain
ing engagements.
Friends Of former President
Stevenson, Of Illinois, are trying 10
launch a boom for him for the presi-
dency, and say that he can unite the
democratic factions,
Gov fIerrick of Ohio called out eight
companies Of militia to go to Spring
field to prevent the threatened negro
uprising to avenge the lynching OF
Richard Dickerson.
In the bombardment Of San Pedro
MarcosIs, San Domingo, only six Of the
crew Of the government ship Presidente
escaped uninjured. 60 men, including
the captain, being killed.
Gov. Cummlns has refused eXtradi-
tion for Mrs. bye, charged with send
ing poisoned candy to a girl in South
Dakota, on the ground that she is not.
under the law, fugitive from South
Dakota.
The school land lessees Of the Okla
homa territory, numbering 1900, are
perfectng secret order, known N
the Lessees' Protective association, for
the purpose OF controlling the election
OF members Of the territorial legls-
lature
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
stage Of the Rivers.
THE MARKETS..

Fall, 'Trace.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
NOT ALLOWED BY CHART Err
The Charter Of KANSAS city Does
Not Give Ii Authority to Reg
uIatc Telephone Charges.

jefferson City, Mo, March 1O.-Tho
supreme court, in banc, decided that
the charter of Kansas City did not give
the city authority to pass an ordinance
regulating telephone charges in that
city. j. W. Garner, OF Kansas City, In
stituted mandamus proceedings in the
supreme court against the Missouri G.
Kansas Telephone Co. TO compel the
company to reduce thei; rates to the
scale fixed by city ordinance, The
writ is denied by the supreme court.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
JAPANESE LAND MOVEMENTS.
.Jnpnnrsc Land Forces Have Ap-
pcnrcd nj Eunp wang Chang.

Washington, March l0-The govern
ment here has received adyices by ca
bic from Che Foo, opposite Port Ar
thur, TO the effect that japanese land
forces have appeared at Fung Wang
Chang and at Tashan. No details are
furnished The first named place is
about 45 miles north Of Antung, in
Manchurla, and the latter Is n few
miles inland from the mouth Of the
Yam river, according TO the calcula-
lions of the naval officers here, They
believe that this movement has placed
the Japanese on the Russian flank and
perhaps IN the rear and on their line
of communication
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
DECISION A MONTH HENCE
Custer Suit Against the ~. Louis
Terminal Rniirond Association
Argued at jefferson city.

jefferson City, Mo, March l0.--The
custer suit instituted by Attorney Gem
eral Crow against the Terminal Rail
road Association of st. Louis, was ar
gued in the supreme court, in banc,
Wednesday The case involves the
right Of the company 10 do business,
the petition charging that It Is yioat-
ing Che state law in thai It Is alleged
to have combined TO control business
The decision may be expected within
a month,
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
THE NEW TURKISH CRUISER
Report That the MrjIidin Nv Drinw
Held ~ for the Final Payment
Dcnicd by the Cramps,

New York, March l0-Reports from
Newport News Va that the Turkish
cruiser ModjIdla IL being held W there
by the builders because Of doubt re-
gardIng the anal payment by the sui
tOns government upon the cruiser, are
denied IN dispatch from Philadelphia
quoting Edwin = Cramp M saying
"fhe last payment Is now on deposit
In u bank, subject to our orders as
soon as we present the papers show
ing that the cruiser has been turned
over to the Turkish government This
ceremony Will probably occur Thurs
dny 4"
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
TO INSPECT THE PRISONS
DR.. Thorn, OF the American Mission
In hsiatic Turkey, 10 Inspect
the Dinrbckir Prisons.

Constantlnople, March l0,-Dr Thorn,
n member Of the American mission at
Mardsen (Turkey In ASIA, has been
appointed by the porte to inspect the
prisons at Diarbekr (AsIatlc Turkey,
and arrange for the prisoners, In con-
sequence OF the complaint Of Sir Mich
OILS O'Connor, the British ambassador
here, regarding the condition Of tbs
BulgarianB who are confined at Diarbe-
II
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
ORDERED 30 NAUAsAhh
The Norwegian steamer iicrmcs ncs
t,nsrd By the sRsrho Naval court.

Nagasak, MIrlh 1.-The Norwegian
steamer iormoa h1a been released by
the Sasobo raya court aud ordcrd 70
proccod to this por to await orders re-
gardIng the dspo N W. her cool car
80, ,.
Tho hospital alea ner ltawl Maru has
arrived here, brlngl Vounu'o WYE
elan sailors belongi pop 'h' huo'y',
Korloly which was de oyod by The
JAPANESE fleet n, Chculpp They viii
No removed for the tiU' hche to MAI
sayuma hospital on tho nlat ID saa
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
WAS NOT MRS. MAVERICK.
Denial of the story That Mrs. May
brick Arrived On the
Kaiser wilhelm II.

New York, March 10.-The report
that Mrs. Florence Maybrck, recently
pardoned by the British government,
arrived Tuesday on the steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm H., was denied by At
torney Decker, counsel for Mrs. May
brick, in the litigation going on about
her property Mr., Decker said, "Mrs.
Maybrick's present plans are to arrive
here in July"
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12

Live stock Nnrk cts.

81. LoulG-Cattlo= Fancy exports, 81 90
600 butchers, tlt0oi0o0, htOckors, ~ OoD
400 cows and hofers tJtoiiiN. llogH-.
Packers, SbOu0.S butchers, 5000 ib.
light, u tOn6W Hhcep-Mutton sheep,
tJJouiit, lambs, N5O,SD,
indianapolis -- Cattle -- Good TO prime
steers, N,G5q6lJ, llogs-G9od 20 prime
honyieA, E.COQi6,s6 medium ana mixed,
~ ijdlb ~. Rhoop-GoOd to choice sheep,
s. 8Q87b lambs, tib0li500.
Kansas Cl,y cattle Native steers,
81 s0ii6,3 southern steers, ~ pui 81 !
southern cows, y 5Od9 %, native COWS and
hclfers, EUui 20, stockera ana feeders
~ vyii 70, calves, 81 Vud,b0 western steers
~ ioU6 ", western cows, E,ghf3o1 llogs-
Heavy p.i6a6 20 packers, s. $4,000 piss
ana lights, ilSyi030 Sheep Muttons,
s. UOu6 10, lambs, 81 slqib -, range wothors,
ti2Viito ewes, t3ipl0l5.
Chicago -Cattlo-Good 20 primo atcorA
g. lgdG01 poor 10 medium, bion0 ~
stockqrs ana feeders, n50lN ~ cows, u 10
go, hcliort, s. a,fib0i Gamers, Il5OV
Z bU, calves. BWuJb1, Tukas.fcd utccfa,
81 Oolfl ". lloga~ MlNcd ana butchers,
o. Bu6ib good 10 ch1lco heavy ~ t0dD N,
rough heavy " igu6 o., llHht, $4,000 w.
hhuupHOood 10 choice NnlhorH, " 2lfl ~,
fair 10 choice mixed bboil 9i westcfn
sheep, tjd1uD 20, native lambs, ~ BOO, ",
western lambs " 5nd0W
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
10 lie Glcc,rocu,cd June ~,

Columbus, o., March lO=By the do.
clson of tho supreme court, Martin
Schiller, OF Youngstown, under death
sentence for killing his wife, will 30
TO the electric chair June l. lie had
been granted new trial by the cir.
cult court but the supreme court re.
yersed the ruling,
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
A HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
The French steamer tnmbodgc Lost
In u storm on the Coast of
Cochin china,

London, March 1O--A special dis
patch from Paris announces that the
French steamer Cambodge, of 1855
tons (Which left Rangoon, February
H. for CochIn-China and European
ports) has been wrecked In n storm of
tho coast Of Coohin-Chinn, The dis
patch adds that II IL believed 100 per.
sons persisted In tho wreck.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
Notified OF an Increase,

New York, March lO.-About 900
employees of the Manhattan elevated
railroad system have been notified of
an Increase in wages. They com
prise tower men, hand switchmoni
porters and trackmen. An advance
was recently granted to the guards.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
Diplomatic Changes.

Washington March lO,-The prcrl-
dent has directed tho transfer OF John
Barrett present minister Of the Ar
gcntnc Republic, TO DO minister 10
Panama W W. Russell at present
charge at Panama, has boon made
minister to Colombia and Arthur w
ncaupro, now minister to Colombia,
has been mado minister 90 Argentine
to succeed Mr., Barrett
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
HIS LIFE FOR A CHlLD'S
sumner smith, Son of n wealthy
citizen of Portland, OrcnDrownrd
while saving u Chiid,

Portland, Ore March l0--ln n
heroic attempt to rescue ora Brown,
a little girl who had fallen into the
Willamette river from steamer, Sum
ner Smith, the 2l-year-old son Of w,
x, Smith, one OF tho most prominent
capitalists OF this city, Tuesday night
sacrificed his own life The little girl
was saved, but Smith was drowned.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
Denied by Duke OF Marlborough.

New York, March l0-The duke OF
Marlborough at the West India com.
mltteo rooms, has tAkon occasion,
says n Herald dispatch from London,
10 state thoro IL no foundation for tho
report that he II to succeed the earl
Of Dudley aa yleerOy Of ireland
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12

call easy, lAd2 per cent closing bid M
New YORK Mhfch No. Close Money on
offered al q time loans easy aud dull
% days, Q per cent 10 days, 3uaib six
months 8MHE, prime mercantile paper,
iiaM6h per cent, sterling exchange nfm,
isG Goffisg6 for demand, and nt iS3, fjql
$3.50 for G9.day hils, posted ratfa, iin
ANA isih commercial bills, i.jqtisj4s,
bar silver biA Mexican dollars, ~. COY.
gfnment BONDS steady, faiIrVad bonds
heavy. t
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
unlfnrmA of Army Onionrn.

The similarity OF army officers uni
forms to those OF the rank and ille, 70.
sorted ,oln order TO battle the sharpshoot-
trs, has its Disadvantages Il IA com-
plalnod that the "gallopers,' carrying or
defs, are unable to find readily the oiil-
cers TO whom the orders should be deliv-
cred
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
10 Install nioch system.

Bloomington, Ill.,, March io,--Tho
Chicago 4 Alton has purchased wire
between Chicago ana ST. loule from
the Western Union Telegraph Co, and
will install station block system, to
DO IN operation during tho Sc. Louis
fair,
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
The knnana nennhllcnns,

Wichita, kae., March lO.-=The Kan.
sas republican state convention unan-
imously nomnted Ed w, llooh, editor
OF the Marion Herald, for governor. w.
II, Stubbs who has led the recent up
hcayal, was chairman of the conyen-
ton,
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12

Salt Lake City, Utah, March 10
Leading ca,tlemen Of several western
states have organized corporation
whose object IL to promote the inter-
osts Of s,ockmen IN chipping The new
company IL called tho Western Stock
Growers Incorporation, 1t Is capital
ICED ut $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12

Washington, March l0.-.leaslng Of
Osago reservation land In Oklahoma
has been begun by Indian Commission
er Jones OF the interior department
over $4,000 acres Of this land are
available for grazing purposes,
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
senator Tiiimnn Very M

Washington, March lO.-Senator TIL
man, Of South Carolina, is very III
with u serious throat trouble His
friends are much concerned, rs It Is
impossible for him TO swallow and o
lIquId nourlshment is all he can take,
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
NO NEWS Ar ST. PETERSBURG.
II Would Not Surprise the Authori-
ties to Hear of n Fight.

St. Petersburg, March $3.50 p. m.
Up to FIVE o'clock Wednesday after
noon no word of naval battle between
the Reitzensteln and Urui squadrons
had been received. 1t Is evident, how
ever, that evidences Of fight at Nlad-
ivostok would not surprise the author
tiles here. They naturally decline to
say whether Capt Reitzenstein's
squadron was outside Vladiyostok
when the Japanese appeared; but it is
now firmly believed here that 1t was
outside
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12

Greaayllc H., March 1O-Mrs. Ida
Cutler, who was tried for the murder
of little Ewart Chccksneld at Bunker
lIIll last July and acquitted, is lying
nj the point Of death az her home In
SmIthboro, east of Grocnyilc, duo to
nervous prOStratiOn
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12

Taylorylllo, H., March lO,-.Tho East
school Of this city closed on account
Of an epidemic of scarlet fever that
covers tho whole country Many Of
The country schools have been closed.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
4 10 n.pr.scn, Japanese Court

Toxic, March 1O-lt IL annouhced on
reliable authority that Prince and
Princess Arisugawa will represent the
Japanese court at the 81, Louis expo
plti1n