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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-02-27
DROP OF ESQ FEET
FIFTEEN WORkMEN FALL FROM
DOME OF POSTOFFicE BUILD
ING AT CHICAGO.
COLLAPSE OF SCAFf0lD THE CAUSE
SHEER DESCENT THROUGH SPACE
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM or
BIG STRUCTURE.
COLLAPSE OF SCAFF0LD THE CAUSE

Chicago, Feb. 27--A triple floor
scaffold in the dome of the new post
office building suddenly collapsed dur
ing the afternoon, carrying fifteen men
into the first floor of the building, Kill
Ing them all. Scores of policemen
and firemen were quickly summoned to
clear away the debris and permit the
recovery of the bodies. The helpless
fifteen victims had a sheer descent of
$50 feet through space.
The men were at work on the Dig
scaffold finishing up the decorations
on the interior of the dome. There Is
a space beneath extending to the first
floor and it was down this hole through
all the floors that the scaffold contain
ing the men fell with crash. The
victims were literally buried and after
the sound of the fall died away no
cries or means of pain We're heard.
About 100 plasterers and laborers
were at work in and about the dome
when the accident occurred. The scat
folding which fell was one OF the
largest of it's kind ever built in Chi
cago and is said to have contained
100 900 square feet of timber and lum-
ber
Although ten companies OF firemen
were soon at work with axes on the
wedge like mass of smashed and splin-
tered timber the work Of recovering
bodies was necessarily siow.
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RECEIVED TIMELY WARNING.
Russian Torpedo Boats Met Jap Fleet
Outside Harbor.

New York, Feb. 27-Arrivals from
Port Arthur report that before the
Tuesday attack the Russians received
timely warning from three torpedo
boat destroyers which met the Jap
anese feet twenty miles outside, says
q Herald dispatch from Chefoo
The Japanese fleet approached with
in eight miles of the entrance and
commenced the attack.
The first to retaliate We're the forts,
followed by the Petropavlovsk, the
Novik, the Pallada and the Askold.
The engagement lasted until nearly
daylight, when the Japanese retired.
Evidently they attempted to destroy
the arsenal.
The forts had five guns silenced.
The damage to the town was serl-
GUS. One shell struck amid the an
chorage OF junks, blowing many TO
atoms.
The Newsky works and the engine
works were struck three times.
Several shells fell just short OF the
arsenal, striking the mud wall sur
rounding it, but doing no damage.
Several guards were killed by burst
Ing shells. Civilians took refuge in
the new part of Port Arthur.
Five thousand men are working day
and night Strengthening the defenses
Of the garrison, which is 10000 strong
and well provisioned.
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WHOLLY UNSUCCESSFUL.
Russian Report of Attempt to Block
Port Arthur Harbor.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 27.-The Rus
publishes the following from Port Ar
thur under date of Feb rs:
+. "On the night of Feb. "a the Jap
anese attempted to blockade the exit
from Port Arthur bay in order to en-
close our feet concentrated within.
Under convoy of torpedo boats and
transports the enemy advanced four
freighters, in ballast, at full speed,
to the gateway, where it was intended
to sink the latter vessels, but the
maneuver was Immediately observed
by the battleship Retvizan, which was
standing in the bay before the en-
trance The RetviZan at once opened
fire and, after it, the batteries on the
peak ard those on the promontory
took part. As result the ships with
which it was designed to blockade the
port were destroyed and their mission
rendered unsuccessful. According TO
a wholly unsupported report one Jap
anese torpedo boat was sunk.
"The cannonade began before 3
O'Clock in the morning and continued
until 7 o'clock From a. m, how
ever, there were merely single dis.
charges. The Japanese feet, at long
distance, answered our fire ineffective
ly. This evidently was done merely
to cover the retreat Of their torpedo
fotila.
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JAPS NEAR vLADivOSTOCk.
Naval and Military Forces Preparing
for Attack.


London, Feb. 27.-Dispatches from
Vladivostock and Newcnwang state
that the Japanese are preparing to at
tack Vladivostock In force.
A large Japanese fleet has boon seen
cruising outside the harbor, evidently
waiting to strike blow at the Rus
SLAMS and cooperate with land forces
In an attack upon the city. The fleet
IL composed of several battleships,
cruisers and torpedo boats.
A Japanese force has landed at Pos
siet bay, seventy-fve miles south OF
Vladivostock, where the Russian forces
were recently reported to be massed,
and to have advanced twenty-five
miles to Munchun.
The Russian garrison at the latter
place is reported to have abandoned
its strongly intrenched position there
without firing a shot and to have re-
treated, panic stricken, toward Vladi-
vostock.
The japanese are now reported to
be marching on kirin, in Eastern Man
ehurIa. with the expectation OF flank
ing the Russians and isolating Mukden
and Port Arthur.
A Cossack regiment is patrolling
west OF the Bioa river and a collision
IL feared with the Chinese troops
guarding the railway.
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THE CHARGE DENIED
AMERICAN VESSEL FIRST TO OF
FER ASSISTANCE TO RUS
SLAMS At CHEMUlPO.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The navy de-
partment has received cablegram
from Commander Marshall of the
Vicksburg saying that he was among
the first to offer assistance to the Rus
sian sailors aboard the Variag and
Korietz. The cablegram is badly
garbled and the officials have not been
able to fully translate it.
The following bulletin was posted at
the navy department during the after
noon:
"A dispatch from Commander Mar
shall, commanding the United States
ship Vicksburg, states that he sent
medical aid as we'll as boats TO the
assistance of the Variag."
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IMPORTANT MEETING HELD.
Livestock Men and Packing Managers
Talk Over Troubles.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-An important
meeting was held between the com
mittee representing the National Live
stock association and the freight
traffic managers of railway lines
centering in Chicago The meeting
was exceedingly harmonious. During
the discussion the traffic managers
conceded that the livestock service
during the past year had not been sat.
isfactory and the representations made
by the stockmen would he immediate
ly taken up with the assurance that
there would be satisfactory adjust
ment. All transportation lines run
ming West and South were repre-,
sented.
Livestock men want freight rates
readiusted, pass privileges restored
and oppose the tonnage system.
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Just Oxygen.

Liquozone is simply liquid oxygen-no
drugs, no alcohol in it. 1t is the discovery
of PAUL., the great German chemist, who
spent 70 years on it. His object was to
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Oxygen Is life to an animal-tEe very
source Of vitality. We would die in three
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its effects are exhilarating, purifying,
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table matter.
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IN CASE OF ENTANGLEMENTS.
Denmark and Sweden and Norway
Plan United Action.

Paris, Feb. 27.-The Temps corre-
spondent at Copenhagen telegraphs
that the highest political authorities
there are occupied constantly with the
plans for united action on the part of
Denmark and Sweden and Norway for
mutual protection of their neutrality
in the event Of the Russo-Japanese
war causing entanglements.
According to this correspondent
Denmark is able to call out for serv-
ice 500 coast artillerymen and to
commission four armored cruisers and
four torpedo boat destroyers. All the
district functionaries, he adds, have
already been notified to adopt urgent
measures and Danish cruiser now in
the Mediterranean has been ordered
to return to Copenhagen.
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MIkADO'S FLEET AND THE RUS.
SIAN SQUADRON AND FORTS
PARTICIPATED.
ASSAULT ON VLADIVOSTOCk PLANNED
JAP LAND AND NAVAL FORCES
SAID TO BE PREPARING TO
TAKE ACTION.

St. Petersburg, Feb PA long offi-
cial telegram giving details of the at
tack on Port Arthur Feb 25 was re-
ceived during the afternoon and is
now in the hands of the military CEN
sorship committee The correspond
ent of the Associated Press learns
that the attack developed into gen
eral engagement between the Japan
csc squadron and the Russian squad
ron and forts which continued Tor
three hours and resulted in the re-
pulse Of the Japanese.
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ALL VESSELS AVAILABLE.
Repairs on Russian Port Arthur Fleet
Completed.

Paris, Feb 27-The Temps st. Pc
tersburg correspondent telegraphs
that the Russian warships Poltava,
Novik, .Askold and Diana have com
pleted the repairs necessitated by the
injuries they sustained in the first bat
tie off Port Arthur. He adds that all
the ships damaged are now available
for active service and the Vladivostock
squadron makes frequent sorties from
that port, which remains open.
Admiral Makaroff is not expected to
arrive at Port Arthur until March II.
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Let us Pay

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RUSSIANS IN RETREAT.
Japs Land Near vladivostock and DC.
cupy Munchun.

Newchwang, Feb. 27.-Rey. w. IL.
Gillespie, a British missionary who
has arrived here from Kwangchetse,
states that Japanese force has land
ed at Possiet bay, seventy-five miles
south OF Vladivostock, where the Rus
sian forces were recently reported to
be massed, and to have advanced
twenty-five miles to Munchun.
The Russian garrison at the latter
place is reported to have abandoned
its strongly intrenched position there
without firing a shot and to have re-
treated, panic stricken, toward Vladi-
vOstock.
The Japanese are now reported TO
be marching on Kirin, in Eastern
Manchuria, with the expectation OF
fanking the Russians and isolating
Mukden and Port Arthur.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-02-27
-FOUR TRAlNMEN KILLED.
Locomotive Jumps Track and Boiler
ExpIodes.

Poplar Bluff, Mo. Feb. PA freight
wreck. caused by the locomotive jump
ing the track and exploding its boiler,
occurred on the Cairo branch Of the
Iron Mountain railroad near Sikeston,
Mo-. resulting in the death of four
trainmen The dead are: Will Hack,
engineer; Fireman Haas, Frank An
drews, brakeman, and j. Connor,
brakeman.
The wreck occurred just one mile
west of Sikeston on a level piece of
road while the train was running at
passenger speed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-02-27
Parry's Employees Go Out.

Indianapolis, Feb. 27,-Seventy-five
craters and hangers employed by the
Parry Manufacturing company, at the
head of which is ID. M. Parry, presi-
dent of the National Manufacturers
association and the National Indus
trial association of America, struck
during the day on account OF cut in
wages. All the men are nonunion.
They were paid of and discharged.
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CHARGED With Offering Bribs.

Green Bay, Wis, Feb. 27.-William
c. Seggsman salesman for New
York betting and packing company,
was arraigned during the day on an
indictment charging him with paying
SIS TO Alderman j. II. Shaughnessy
as bribe to secure sale of hose to
the city.
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MESSAGE TO kuRoPATKiN.
Stirring Manifesto to the Army lssuee
by the Gar.

by the Car.
ST. Petersburg. Feb. 27.-A stirring
manifesto to the army has been issued
by the czar in the form OF message
to General Kuropatkin, the comman-
der-in-chief of the Russian army in the
Far East. as follows:
Although as head OF the military
administration since 1898 you have
worked with energy and assiduity to
reorganize and perfect the army your
work is not yet done. The hour has
come when | must summon you to
head my valiant army, to defend the
honor and dignity of Russia and her
sovereign rights in the Far East.
Knowing your brilliant gifts and the
imminent preparations for battle am
glad to entrust to you the responsible
command of my Manchurian army
against the Japanese on your leaving
your work as minister. May God help
you In your difncult task. which yoi
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-02-27
AT THE IOWA CAPITOL.
Mother and Daughter Crushed I
Death in Elevator.

Des Moines, Feb 27.-Mrs. c. b.
Fountain and her mother, Mr.. a..
Hogue of Valley Junction. Ia, We're
crushed to death in an elevator acci-
dent at the statehouse. Mrs. Hogue
was the last person to get on the ele-
vator and the operator started the
cage before she had fully got out OF
reach OF the door Her daughter, no
ticing her danger. reached out to catch
her and was caught between the cage
and the ceiling and crushed. killing
her instantly. The operator then re-
versed the power and the mother
made plunge for her daughter and
was caught between the floor of the
building and the roof of the cage. Be-
fore the bodies We're released both
were dead.
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MANY JAP VESSELS DAMAGED.
Russians Assert Twelve Are Docked
Undergoing Repairs.

ST. Petersburg, Feb 27.-The Bir-
shewja Viedomosti says a telegram
has been received from Baron Guis-
burg, who has a contract for supply
ing coal TO the Russian navy but
whose present address Is not stated,
asserting that twelve armored Jap
anese ships are now in dock undergo
ing repairs for the injuries inflicted
upon them in their battles with the
Russians.
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CAR FAMINE SERIOUS.
Cold Weather Blamed for interruption
in Traffic.


Pittsburg, Feb. 27.-The car famine
has reached an acute stage In the
Pittsburg district and coal and coke
shipments are seriously affected. The
majority of the mines can operate
but a small percentage of their total
capacity and added to this is the fact
that the river mines have for the
greater portion Of the present winter
been tied up by weather conditions.
The railroad companies, in response to
complaints. make the statement that
the winter has, without exception.
been the most severe on traffic In
twenty years 1t is shown that it has
been a frequent experience during the
past two months for as many as seven
big locomotives to be put suddenly
out of service while standing on sic
ings waiting for trains to pass because
of the freezing OF waterpipes
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OBJECT ACCOMPLISHED.
Japanese Report of the Hobson Affair
at Port Arthur.

London, Feb 27.-The Japanese le-
cation has given out the following Off
cial dispatch from Toxic, dated len.
26:
Early In the morning OF Feb. "A
four old vessels, escorted by some tor.
pedo boats, were run into the entrance
Of Port Arthur for the purpose OF
blocking the mouth OF the haEbor The
object of sinking these vessels was at
tanned and the crews returned safely.
Although there is no report regarding
our fleet direct from Admiral Togo no
doubt can be entertained as to its
safety"
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with sncn se.f-aehial nave assumed.
In taking leave of you and thanking
you for your six years work for the
good of my dear army | confer on you
the Order of st. Alexander Nevski in
brilliants. Wishing success to you
and trusting you to transmit TO my
brave army my imperial greeting and
my blessing, may God keep you un-
harmed
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Tumors-Ulcers
VaricOcol0

Feyers-Gall Stones Tumors-Ulcers
Goitre-Gout VaricOCol0
Gonorrhea-Gleet WOmen's Diseases
All diseases that BEGIN with fever all infiam-
nation al catarrhal contagious diseases all
the results OF impure or poisoned blood.
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FOUR MEN KILLED.
Fireman and Three Stockmen Perish
in Iowa Wreck.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb PA fast
stock and freight train ran into the
rear end of another stock and freight
train on the Chicago Great Western
railroad at Dyersville, Ia, killing Fire
man f. w. Greismold and three stock
men. The bodies of the stockmen
were cremated
Two other stockmen who were rid
ing in the caboose OF the first section
were injured. The wreck caught fire
and the caboose and refrigerator
car were burned.
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Germ Diseases.

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All that medicine can do for these
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FATAL POWDER EXPLOSION.
Ohio Woman Killed and Three Men
MortaIly Injured.

Bellaire, O., Feb. 27.-Mrs. Michael
Tondocovich was killed and three men
were fatally burned by a powder eX.
plosion Thursday. Seven shanties
occupied by miners were destroyed
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SOUTHs DORSET.
James Bowen is repairing his house.

James Bowen is repairing his house.
Jaramiah LeGarrie was called to
Proctor Monday on account of the
illness of his mother.
Mr. and Mrs Michael McGraw spent
Sunday in Bennington.
Miss Nellie Leary was the guest OF
Mrs James Bowen last week.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Pelky visited
their parents in West Rutland last
week.
Several of our young people attend
ed the box party in East Dorset Fri
day night.
Work has commenced at the folsom
quarry. There has not been anything
done there since Root aud Kent went
out of business although there is still
any amount of good marble there.
Mr. and Mrs Clifton Kent and child
rem, who have been visiting at Chas
Kent's, have returned to their home
in Albany leaving Master Charles to
spend the summer with his grand
parents.
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Race Traok Reports stop short.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19-In ac-
cordance with instructions received
from Colonel Robert c. Clowry, presi-
dent ana general manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, the col
lection aud distribution of race track
reports have been promptly discontin-
ued at the following points on the COM
pany's Pacific division: Sausalito, Sac
ramento, Los Angeles, Seattle, Tacoma
and spokane These are the only places
in the division which have been receiv-
ing racing news over the Western Tn
ion wires.
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NOTICE 1!

The undersigned will receive sealed bids for
furnishing all material and laying curDing,
gutter stone and paving from Pleasant street
10 Gage street on School street in the village Of
Bennington, VT, on both sides OF the street.
To do all the excayating and remove all trees
that viii be in the curb line. All to be done in
a thorough manner, subject to the approval OF
the street commissioner. J. reserve the right
TO re ject any or all bids. .e n H. 81
Proposals must be handed In by the 18th
inst. NJ W. STEWART.
Street Co mmissioner
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ALL WIRES ARE CUT
Western Union Will Collect
No More Poolroom News.
ORDER GOES THROUGHOUT The UNION
President CIOwry Upsets EquhnImity
of the Sporting Fraternity North,
south, East and wsst-HOrse
Race Dispatches Cut on.

NEW YORK, May 10. - President
Robert c. Clowry of the Western Union
Telegraph company has upset the
equanimity of the sporting fraternity
anew and furnished more food for
thought to those persons who have
been assailing the company for main
tanning relations with pOolrOoms by
sending a notice to the company's su-
pcrintendents, north, east. south and
west, to the effect that II had been de
cided to discontinue the collection and
distribution Of horse race news.
The first order by Colonel Clowry
affected subscribers in this city only
and, so Colonel Clowry'S secretary
said, was issued by Colonel Clowry as
''thc only thing he could do TO stop the
poolroom evil" The order did not have
any apparent effect on the evil.
The present order, however, affects
poolroomS, and other subscribers to
race track news all over the country
and was at once regarded as obviously
an answer to criticisms made that there
was nothing in the first order to ham
per poolrOoms in other cities or to pre-
vent poolrooms here from receiving
news roundabout through other cities.
The following announcement has
been made to each general superintend-
ent Of The Western Union Telegraph
company:
1T has been decided to discontinue
forthwith the collection and distribu-
ton by his company of horse race re-
ports. You will please act according
IT,"
There Is q noticeable difference be-
tween the wording Of this announce
mcnt, which says in plain effect that
/ the company has gone out of the bust
ness Of gathering racing news as well
as sending it, and the wording Of the
notice by President Clowry at first,
which said only that the company had
discontinued the delivery of race re
ports in New YORK city.
In New York and elsewhere in the
east the pOolrooms, or at least the
greater number of them, attempted to
continue business. With some it was
fiat failure. Others were able to
obtain a patched up news service and
accommodated their customers. The
service from Morris park was just
sufficient to show that leak occurred
somewhere, while 1t was not sufficient
ly complete to make possible any
charge of double dealing against the
directors Of the Western Union. From
the tracks in the west no service was
obtained, and there is no promise OF
! improved conditions.