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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
CHINESE IN THE GAME.
laps Bring 10000 Of Them From For
mosa Which Causes Trouble.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 12.--Although
Lieutenant General Sakharoff reports
that there Is no change In the situation
around Lao Yang, 1t is evident from
the special dispatches to the Associated
Press from Lao Yang and Sinsintin
that the Japanese are continuing their
preparations for a fanking movement,
which may possibly alter the nature
OF the expected engagement at Lao
Yang. and which may also further de-
lay the srucial development.
The concentration OF a strong Japa-
nese force at Saimatzse indicates an
intention to press forward to Mukden
and II possible to cut the communica-
tions n prevent Kuropatkin from re-
firing northward. General Kuropatkin
is evidently aware OF this move, and Is
sending out accommodating parties from
S%infsintin along the Saimatzse road.
This is shown by the slight encounter
with a Japanese outpost within three
miles Of S~intsintin. The Japanese are
also bringing up 3 strong force from
Yinkow.
Al column marching from Newchwang
with the evident intention OF thanking
Lao Yang from the westward, included
10000 Chinese from the island OF For
mosa, who are Japanese sub1ecta< The
Japanese correspondent At Lao Yang
points out the alarming character ol
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
MORE D FOUND.
Ssventy-Nine of the Dead Recovered
From Wreck,

Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 13.-Careful re-
vision Of the list OF dead and missing
confirms the original estimate that not
less than 100 lives kwere lost in the
ci1c fast train on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad near Eden station
Sunday night. Seventy mine bodies
have been recovered, nineteen passen-
gers on the wrecked train are missing,
and ten other persons are reported
missing who are positively known to
have been On the train. One corpse is
still classed as unidentified, though
several persons rave recognized it as
Mrs. Jennie Sharpless, a well known
Moman's Christian Temperance union
worker, of South Bend. Ind.
During the funeral services of the
many victims of the disaster that were
held today all the large business houses
were closed, notices posted on the
doors reading: Because of the dead"
Further shipment of bodies to points
outside the state nave been made as
follows;
Geo. A. Beck. to Princeton, Ind.
Capt. Frank Bodeman, to Florence.
Mass.
Miss Carrie o. Bishop, to Hartford.
Conn.
Alfred E. Hoes, to Clinton. III.
Robert w. OBannon, to Lamont, Mo.
Elsie Roland, to L~indsborg, Kan.
Mrs. L. A. Stevens. to Northampton.
Mass.
Miss Lottie Shoup. to Fort Wayne,
Ind.
Mrs. Mary WEIGH, to Chicago.
MRS. a. Fl, Yeagia, 10 Lima, Ill.
Developments indicate that the bodies
of the missing victims have been
sucked into the quicksand and will
never be recovered.
1t was shown by the hosting of the
wrecked engine that an immense de-
post of quicksand lay under the piers
OF the wrecked bridge. and 1T Is also
believed that there is an underf1ow that
has carried bodies deep down in the
sand entirely out of sight, where they
can never be recovered. Further in
v~estigafion reveals the fact that quick
sand exists everywhere along the river
and this is taken TO explain the failure
TO find a number OF bodies.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
BAD WEEK FOR CROPS.
Government Report ts Decidediy Bull
lish, indicating Poor Conditions
Over Wide Area.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly summary or crop con-
ditions follows.
Weather conditions during the week
ending August 6 were as a whole less
favorable than in the previous week.
The central and east gulf and Atlantic
coast districts. except northern New
England. suffered from excessive rain.
while droughty conditions in the CEN
trail valleys and portions of the pper
Jake region become more serious. gem
orally sufficient rainfall has afforded
relief In Texas. In Wisconsin. Mime
sofa and the Dakotas the week has
been too cool. while Idaho. washington
and Oregon have suffered from excess
sive heat and dryness.
Killing frost occurred on the Sth iii
the cranberry region of Wisconsin. In
the Ohio valley corn. the late planted
especially, is suffering more or less
from drought, and rain Is needed for
this crop in portions of the central
Mississippi n lower Missouri val
leys. over the central and western por-
tons or the corn belt corn has adj
vanced favorably and continues prom
ising. In the upper lake districts lack
OF warmth and absence OF rain have
checked the growth, crop being gener-
ally backward. In the Atlantic coast
districts corn made a vigorous growth
and is generally In an excellent con-
dition.
Fine weather for threshing prevailed
over most OF the winter wheat belt;
harvesting of winter wheat having
been completed in the more northerly
districts except on the north Pacific
coast, where 1t is nearly completed.
Reports of lust in spring wheat con-
tinue general In the pakotas n por-
tons of Iowa and Minnesota. and indi-
cate the CROP has been greatly damaged
except in Minnesota where only a por-
ton OF the spring wheat area has been
seriously affected. a good crop being
promised in other portions OF that
state. Harvesting is in progress in
South Dakota and southern Minnesota,
but is not begun in North Dakota.
where the crop Is ripening slowly.
Very high temperatures on the North
Pacific coast have FASTENED the ma
turity of spring wheat and caused pre-
mature %ripening. and shriveling Of the
grain in portions of Washington.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
Is YEARS IN ONE ROOM.
Strange Case Of a Mother and Son in
a New York Tenement
House.

New York, Aug. 12.--Mrs. Theresa
Born, aged 81, and her son Paul, aged
40, have been removed to a hospital
from a back room In a Blocker street
house where they had existed for if-
teen years without having set foot in
the street. The son saw a trolley car
for the first time while on the way to
the hospital. He became greatly ex-
cited when he entered the elevator.
Fifteen years ago Paul fell sick. He
was attended by his mother, and when
their means failed they were sustained
by charitable organizations and neigh
bors. Recently the mother was strick-
en- with paralysis and Paul's condition
rapidly grew worse. Finally the neigh
bors became alarmed for feaf both
would starye to death and notified the
authorities who removed the invalids
to a hospitaI.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
WORE MONEY THAN EVER
United States Per Capita Is Greateot in
History.


New York, Aug. E.-Ignoring the
merry war waging between the demo
cratic and republican campaign man
ayers ON the cost Of living, the treas
ury department makes IL clear that,
whether prices are low or high, there
is more money In circulation today than
ever before in the history OF the coun-
try. An equal distribution among ev-
cry man, woman and child in the
land of all the money in circulation be-
longing to Uncle Sam would give to
each the sum of $S1.06. This is the high
est per capita circulation ever attained
I'm the United States.
There was a gain of SIS, DOC, 600 in the
volume of money In circulation in the
month of July. This was a big jump
and accounts in a large measure for
the heavy increase for that month. 1t
WIS brought about by the heavy dis
bursements of the government incident
to the beginning of the new fiscal year.
The total amount of money in circula-
ton August / was $2,546, $50, 500. This
is a gain of $164, 000, 900 over the volume
of money in circulation August 1 of last
year Previous to this the largest per
capita circulation was on May l, when
it amounted to $31.02-
The present per capita is based on an
estimated population of 81, S92, 900. The
largest part of the none in circulation
Is in gold coin, the total of which is
$644, 900, 900. There is $500, 900. 900 in gold
certificates in circulation and $3.50, e00,-
600 in national bank notes. Silver GER
tiicates aggregate $459, DOC, 900 and
United States notes 1881, 000, 900. The
balance is made up OF standard silver
dollars, subsidiary silver and treasury
notes of 1890.
In view of the fact that Secretary
Shaw has made UP his mind not to ex-
tend aid to the eastern banks this fall,
If there should be a Tightening in the
money market, the increase of the vol
ume of the money in circulation ONE
as a happy incident. 1t will facilitate
the movement of crops and serve to
prevent q currency stringency.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
PRESSING ON LAO a N
Japs Apparently Intend to Force Mat,
tiers at That Point.

ST. Petersburg. Aug l2.-News re-
ceived at the war office today Indicates
the concentration OF the Japanese arr
mics east of SimouchenR. which is In
terpeted as showing an Intention 10
press direct on, Liac Yang In an af~
tempt 10 cut off Anshanshan.
The Japanese advance on Mukden
does not seem to have developed d SER
ious character. and according to the
general STAFF the way Of retreat is still
open II Kuropatkin chooses TO with
draw.
The iatter's official report received
this afternoon, confirms the dispatch 10
the Associated Press from Sintsintin.
August 8. reporting ! fight ear Tsian
Chan. The general also reports daily
skirmishes on the southern front. While
no confirmation has reached the ad-
miralty at this hour. OF q repulse with
heavy loss OF the Japanese ait Port Ar
thur August s, the London Daily Teie-
graph reports from Chefoo To that ef-
feet Ii received with qualification,
The Russian reply to Great Britain's
representations on the subject OF the
sinking of the Knight Commander
while couched in the friendliest terms.
does not recede from the Russian posi-
ton, as set forth In the prize reguia-
tons In regard to the exercise OF the
right to destroy neutral vessels carry
ing ~contraband n In cases Of emer-
gency, reserving the question for dis
cussion after the war. At the same
time Russia ssure Great Britain that
the extreme occurs to sinking neutral
vessels Will not be resorted to unless
the circumstances render 1t impossible
to AXE them TO a prize court.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
WILL BE REVIEWED.
ST. Petersburg VIII Look Further Into
the Knight Commander Case.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-THE case
OF the British steamer Knight COM
mander, which was sunk by the Vlad~
ivostok squadron and afterwards on
dernned by a prize court at Vladivos-
tok, will be reviewed by a special adj
miralty court. On account of the
strong position taken tn this case by
Great Britain Russia has agreed that
such a court shall determine the ques-
ton whether she is a lawful prize. and
Foreign Minister Lanisdorff has fele-
graphed viceroy Alexieff requesting
that all documents pm which the prize
court based it's judgment be sent to
st. Petersburg.
While Russia has not abandoned her
claim &c the right to sink neutral yes
sells carrying contraband In cases OF
"direst necessity" Ii Is safe to say that
after the action taken on August s.,
when Russia issued instructions to ma
val commanders not to sink neutral
merchantmen with contraband ON
board In the future. except Ia cases OF
direst neseccity, but In cases OF emer-
gency to send prizes into neutral ports
no cause will again arise.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
TWO NAVAL MONSTERS.
Clyde Shipbuilders to Construct Bat
tleships Longer Than Anything
Yet Undertaken.

London, Aug. liking Edward
started for Marienbad, Bohemia, today
to take his annual cure at the baths.
He travels ~incognito.
The admiralty has invited the Clyde
shipbuilders TO tender bids for two bat
tleships of 1880 tons and high speed,
by September 9. II Is said the vessels.
In the matter OF armament and pro-
lection, will eclipse anything yet at.
tampted.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
SOMETHING UP THEIR SLEEVE.
Japs Alleged to Have . Scheme to
Destroy Port Arthur.

Toxic, Aug. l2.--To prevent. they
say. a meaningless sacrifice Of human
lives, frequent invitations have been
given the Russians in Port Arthur by
the Japanese to surrender. These in
xitations-a nrlaalslitua
sentinlentalfty On purely humans
tartan grounds the Japanese are de-
sirous OF inducing the fortress to Yield
before being carried by assault.
However, they maintain that If the
Russians persist in their defense OF the
fortress their efforts will prove useless
One Of the newspapers here, a gov
eminent organ, say that plans have
been matured by which the fortress
will be RACED with terrible slaughter 81
the Russians, but with comparative
immunity to the Japanese.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
ROBBED A CONSULATE.
American Official Establishment il
Paris, the Object of Effort
bv BURGLAR.

Paris, Aug. l0.--Consul General
Gowdy, on arriving at the American
consulate today, found his private desk
had been forced and petty cash and
postage stamps amounting to several
hundred francs, extracted, and the pa
pers ransacked. The big safe contain
ing a large sum In cash and important
documents bore traces OF an unsuc-
cessful attempt to force 1t open. The
police are making the fullest inyestiga-
fian S.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
A JOIN MILITIA.
I. T. U. Convention Votes Down the
Proposed Rule to Bar Members
From II.

st. Louis, Aug. Reconsideration OF
the report of the committee on laws
wal resumed by the International
Typographical union convention today.
The committees recommendations that
the proposition to amend section 124 Of
the general laws. and to add a new Sec
were ~concurred In, but their I'M
dalton that no member shall enlist In
any military service under penalty OF
expulsion was overwhelmingly de-
faated.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
SMALLPOX IN ZION CITY
Fifteen Persons Are Sick and Dowie
Will Allow No Drugs to Be
Used.

chicago. Aug. IAN epidemic Of
smallpox has broken out In Zion City.
the home of Alexander Dowie. the So
called divine healer All told there
are said to be fifteen persons III with
the disease. although Dowie's lieufeH-
ants claim that but eight of the pa
tients have been isolated and bowie
and all OF his elders daily offer prayers
Tor their recovery.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19

Constanfinople, Aug 10.-Thc porte
has defiantly accepted the assurances
Of Russia as to the character OF the
volunteer fleet vessels seeking to
raverse the Dardanelles. The vessels
shall not carry arms or munitions or
war, shall fly the commercial Rag
throughout the voyage. and shall trav-
erse the straits separately, at stated
intervals. The first vessel lis expected
tomorrow.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
AID FOR THE STRIKERS HERE.
Firemen's National Body viii Raise q
Fund to Help Strikers.

Washington, Aug. 12.-At today's ses-
sion Of the convention of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
men. a resolution indorsing the action
of the packing house firemen in going
out in a sympathetic strike in aid of the
cause of the butchers, was agreed to.
"A committee was appointed to raise a
relief fund of $1,000 to aid the firemen
in South Omaha. Sioux City and St
Louis
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
EIGHT DROWNED
IN FLOODED Mine
Miners Caught in a Trap ana
Die at Salisbury, North
Carolina.
A BIG DAM BuRSTED
DAM
This Caused a Large Body Of Water to
Rush Into the Shaft and Upon the
Men Before One Could
Escape.

Raleigh, N. c., Aug. ia special to
the News and Observer from Salisbury,
N. c.. says:
Information has been received here
that the Baringer gold mine. located
near Gold Hill, N. c.. Rowan county,
was suddenly flooded with water late
yesterday afternoon, causing the death
OF eight men employed IN the mine.
The dead:
WILL CANUP.
WILL STIRWALT. .
JOSEPH MAGRUM.
BOB DEBERRY.
SAM PRICE.
THREE OTHERS, whose names are
not ~obtainable.
Nine men were In the mine shaft
when the dam OF a large pond located
near the entrance to the mine gave way
because OF excessive rains, the waters
rushing In upon the mel.
Thornas Moyl, manager of the plant,
was the only one to escape death.
The mine was filed with water last
might, and none Of the dead bodies have
yet been recovered,
An unusual downpour of rain fs re-
ported in the vicinity Of the mine. do
ing much damage to property.
The flooded mine Is the property OF
the Whitney Reduction company OF
Salisbury and Pfttsburg, Pa, and has
been operated for a number OF years
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
NEBRASKA CROPS.
Showers in Parts of States Have Been
Very Beneficial.

lincoln, Neb., Aug. 1.-THE sum
mary of the conditions es esens -, the
weather bureau says:
The past week has been cool with
light showers in eastern and heavy
showers In central and western coun-
ties. The daily mean temperature has
averaged 6 degrees below normal in
eastern counties and 4 below in west
ern.
Showers have occurred in nearly all
parts OF the state. The rainfall was
generally less than half an inch In
eastern counties but exceeded an inch
IN a considerable area in western
counties and in some places exceeded
two inches.
Stacking and threshing have pro-
crossed rapidly the past week. especial
ly in eastern counties. Good progress
was also made In securing the excellent
crop OF wild or prairie hay. The har-
vest OF oats n spring wheat is near
ing completion in the northern coun-
ties. A number of hail storms occurred
in western counties, damaging crop in
small areas. Corn has grown we'll and
continues very promising bat higher
temperature is needed. The rains In
the southwestern counties were very
beneficial to corn. In the southeastern
counties generally corn needs rain.
Early corn a reached the roasting
ear stage while some late corn is just
tasseling. che ground in most parts of
the state is too dry to plow to adj
vantage.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Despite all efforts
of the commission men today's receipts
OF live stock were so heavy as to as
tonish the packers. There were %, 000
cattle, 25,0 900 hogs and $4,000 sheep.
With the New York packing plants
closed by the strike, the disposal OF the
receipts is admitted TO be a difficult
problem. Steps looking to a settle
ment of the stock yards strike are to
be initiated at a conference between
the retail meat dealers association and
the market wagon drivers union, ac-
cording to reports reaching the packing
house teamsters today.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
CARE or
VIII Be Given Same Attention as Rus
sian Army, by Cars Authorities.

ST. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-THE army
organ publishes at length the regula-
tons for the government OF Japanese
prisoners, many features Of which have
been already announced. The prisoners
are to be concentrated In the town Of
Penza, capital of the government OF
Penza, European Russia. The food and
clothing supplied to the prisoners will
be as nearly as possible what the jap
anese are accustomed TO In Japan. The
men are % be organized into companies
under n staff officer.
The medical and hospital attendance
will be the same as for the Russian en-
listed e The officers may select
private quarters at their own expense
under police supervision.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19

Port Arthur u Full of Sick and
Wounded Soiajefs.

London, Aug. 12.-Acuording to the
correspondent OF the Morning Post at
Shanghai. 1t is reportGA there that
there are 10000 sick ar& wounded per-
IONS at Port Arthur and that the Rus
to send the hospital ship Mongolia
away full of sick
1t Is reported. the correspondent sage.
that Lieutenant General Stoessel I'm
command of the military forces at Port
Arthurl has committed suicide. and
that panic prevails at Port Arthur.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
ANOTHER REVOLT ON.
Parasuayan insurgents Will Rise as
Soon as They Get Some
Weapons

Buenos Ayres. Aug. IA dispatch
from Asunscion. Paraguay, says the
government has discovered a plot TO
proclaim a revolution on the arrival
of the steamer Sajonia, which sailed
from LaPlata August 4 with $50 men
and six Krupp runs aboard. The gov
eminent has made many arrests I'm
connection with the case and has pro.
claimed martial law.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19

Waldeck-R Rousseau died this afternoon,
the result Of an operation.
NJ. Waldeck-Rousseau's name will al
ways be most prominently connected
with the movement for the disestab-
.shment of the religious teaching or
aers in France, which was seriously in
hugurated during the time when he
was at the head of the cabinet under
President Loubet, as premier minister
Of the interior and minister of public
worship. Taking up the demands of
the republicans, socialists and radicals
generally, he formulated the famous
association bill, which, with later leg
l~slative enactments. served to disestab-
lish the religious orders engaged In
teaching in France, and TO drive many
Of them from the country. After this
work had been accomplished Valdez
Rousseau retired, being In poor health,
and was succeeded by the present pre-
mier, NJ. Combes, who has been in Of
fee about two years. Waldek-Rous-
seau's health has been failing for a
long time, and the end Will be no sur
prise to the world.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
MEN QUIT IN. NEW YORK.
Wide Difference Of Opinion as to Ef.
fe~ctiveness of Strike.

New York, Aug. 12.-Following the
ultimatum given the packers by the
A~malgamated Beef Cutters and Butch
ers Workmen of America yesterday,
that a general strike would go into eff
feet today, the order became operative
at the time set this morning. The
plants affected are those affiliated with
the so-called Beef Trust" The union
leaders say the strike is complete,
while the packers state that only about
30 per cent of the men have left and
their places will be quickly filled.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
CHICAGO CAN'T
USE THE STOCK
Despite All Efforts to Keep II
Back, Today's Receipts
Are immense.
A NEW SETTLEMENT MOVE
IL is Said to Have Been Instituted by
the Retailers and Market Wagon
Drivers in chicaso--New
York Situation.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-As evidence that
the strikers are anxious to bring about
a conference and emo the strike. they
have solicited the Intervention of Sam
uel Gompers. who viii arrive Sunday.
1t is said to be the nlan for Gompers,
as mediator. to do his utmost to ar
range a meeting with the strikers rep
resentatives and packers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
NUMBER IS UNLUCKY.
ons Hundred and Thirteen Covers the
List Of Victims Ct Colorado Rail
road Wreck AZ IL Stands Now.

Pueblo. Aug. l2.-Of 153 passengers
known : have been on the Inflated
Missouri Pacific fiyer wrecked at Eden
Sunday night. eighty dead have been
identified and thirtE-three are missing.