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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12

been his dupes.
For several weeks ministers in the
state have been attempting to effect
the capture Of the man, but until yes
on him. He was arrested in the Office
of H. l.. Grinnell, and is now in the city
jail
Cooper's game was to secure adj
vance money on salary from insurance
ment He explained to his prospective
victim that he had been a Methodist
ing so muchc had injured his voice. He
asked for some honorable means of
making a livelihood until he could
again enter the pulpit.
His talk was impressive and seldom
did he fail to land his victim. The
man was dressed in the conventional
minister's garb, wearing the customary
white bow tie, white vest, long coat.
His facial expression, his victims say,
was nothing if not ministerial.
After impressing the man to whom
he was talking that he would make an
excellent insurance solicitor he asked
for a small advance on his salary. He
usually managed to get this.
From Grinnell, of the Mutual Bene-
fit Life Insurance company, he got
$500, but did not write up any insur-
ance for him. From H. L. Sizer he Sc
cured S. Sizer is the local representa-
tive of the Penn Mutual.
Several days ago the police were in
formed that the man was in the vicini-
ty, and Detective Wappenstein was put
on his track. He arrested him as he
was leaving Grinnelps office after hav-
ing duped another victim.
p The detective looked on the ministe-
rial garb of the man he knew to be a
fakir and said:
You're a nice minister. You never
preached a sermon in your life
We'll, they can't do - - thlng
with me anyway" he replied, smiling
at his predicament.
He gave his name at the police sta
ton as w. W. Cooper and his age as
"a. He said that when working at a
legitimate business he was clerk.
While the man is held in Jail 1T is
believed that he knew of what he was
talking when he told the detective that
nothing could be done with him. His
case will be taken before the prOsecut-
ing attorney today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12
EXPERT AcRIcuLTuRIsTs WILL
TRAVEL ALONG LINE OF RAIL
ROAD TO INSTRUCT FARMERS.
The Scheme 1t is Believed Will Materi :
ally Increase the Wheat Crops
Of the Northwest.
Of the Northwest.

| MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. 12.--
Farmers of Minnesota, South Dakota
and other states through which the
North Western railway lines run will
Lbe given free information this winter
on how to raise larger crops by using
the full productive value of seed.
The company will run "pure-seed
| special train in charge of Professors
Wheeler and Wilson of the South Da-
kota Agricultural school, and Messrs.
A. C. Johnson and M. F. Greeley.
Stops will be made at every station.
where brief lectures on the care and
use of seed grain will<be given.
+ The special will carry samples of
each of the various grains commonly
planted in the northwest. The experts
accompanying the special will demons
trate, by practical examples, the live
and productive seed and the manner in
which it may be distinguished from
dead and worthless grain. Every ac-
cessory which can aid in spreading
practical information of the grain
subject will be provided.
The South Dakota experts assert
that proper attention to the question
of planting pure seed will increase the
grain crop of the northwest 100000
bushels a year. Somewhat similar agi-
tation was undertaken in Iowa last
year with reference to seed corn, with
the result that this years crop shows
noticeable results of the work of the
agricultural experts.
Wheat that is dead or which dies
easily under adverse conditions, is Of
ten planted, and the specialists will
be avoided and how the efficiency of
seed may be increased 20 per cent.
The inspection will cost nothing
The meetings will be held at two or
three points in every county which
the road traverses. 1t is said that the
Milwaukee road, which is a rival of
the North Western, will offer a train
for the same purpose over it's lines.
Minnesota is not to be forgotten in
the pure-seed agitation. While the
special train will cover South Dakota
first, it will also cover the company's
Minnesota lines, and later in the win
ter will be placed at convenient points
to afford valuable information to Min
nesota farmers.
The North Western has large mile
age in southern Minnesota, all of which
will be traversed by the special train,
invitations will be extended to state
agricultural school officials to partici-
pate in the journeyings of the seed
cars, and, if time permits, it is prob
able that the special will cover the
Omaha lines in addition to those of the
Northwestern.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12

There is little doubt that the sub
way has drawn an enormous amount
of traffic from the Metropolitan Street
Railway company. 1t is said that a
study of the situation, made by persons
in the employ of the Metropolitan COM
pany, shows that the subway has not
only taken away a great deal of the
long haul business of the surface
lines, but that it has also cut into the
cross-tOwn traffic. Uptown residents
can no wreach points off the line Of the
elevated by taking the subway cars.
Until the subway was opened for traf-
fic these uptown east and west side
residents were obliged to avail them
selves of the transfer system of the
Metropolitan lines. The decrease in
the traffic of the Metropolitan has
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12
COULDN'T MAKE HORSES WIN.
Woman Healer Attempted Too Much,
Divorced From Cruel Husband.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. BE
cause Mrs. Mary Orr, divine healer.
was unable to comply with her hus-
bands demand that she make his race
horses break the worlds record, she
was subjected to brutal treatment, AMI
was accordingly granted a divorce at
MarshalltOwn.
Her story. as told to the judge was
cOrrObOrated by two witnesses. Mrs.
Orr achieved reputation as a divine
healer in Colorado, but has not prac-
ticed much in this state. 1t was shown
to the satisfaction of the court that
she suggested to her husband that if
she could only have the influence over
his horses that she could over human
beings, she could make them win every
race in which they were entered.
He thereupon began to insist that
she perform this feat. She attempted
it, but his horses failed to win. He
then abused her and the divorce suit
resulted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,


as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucuous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do
is ten fold to the good you can pos
sibly derive from them. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and nue.
Gus surfaces of the system. In buy
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken inter-
rally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F.
j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c, per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12
ployed daily in getting rid Of the hun

ployed daily in getting rid Of the hun
dreds of well-built brick and stone
structures that stood on the property.
Three immense steam shovels, each
capable of lifting seventy tons in one
effort, and fifty steam drills capa-
BILE of boring through fifty-seven feet
Of solid rock in day, are used in
following out the large space which
will be occupied by acres of railroad
tracks and underground structures of
the terminal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12

not lose her interest in theatricals
She merely transferred them to play
writing and she is now an enthusiast
tic student of that art. 1t is with this
object that she has gone to Paris. She
is said to be absorbed in her efforts TO
succeed in writing play that will win
her fame and money, of which, how
ever, she is not much in need
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12
PLIES VOCATION AS MINISTER
Confidence Man Picks Insurane. NJ,
as His Victims,

oEAII lie, Wash. Dec. 12-Garbe,3
as minister, w. w. Cooper. believed
oS 'ne police to be a clever confidence
man. mas been arrested by City Detec-
1--WE Wappenstein. Dozens of insnr.
ahce men in the state and H. NJ. Grin
nell and H. L. Sizer, of this c;tv h.o
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12

Returning to their native land as
winter approaches, thousands of Ital-
ian laborers are crowding the Mediter-
ranean liners and the outward bound
ships are carrying larger numbers than
ever on their eastward voyages. The
cessation of out of door work in large
public enterprises and on the great
railroads is in large measure re-
the steamship lines say that in the
spring the emigrants will again be-
come immigrants.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12
NEWS FROM GOTHAM.
Republicans Not Pleased With Citi
zen's Union.

NEW YORK, Dec 1O.-Republican
leaders are not at all pleased with the
attitude of the Citizens Union re-
specting the next city campaign. The
Union, in announcing it's intention to
take part in the campaign, indicated
that it is strongly in favor of the NOM
mayor The idea of indorsing a re-
publican who might be named as the |
candidate of the republican party was
secuted as preposterous, and there
seemed strong if not outspoken SEN
timent in favor of the nomination of
r. Fulton Cutting, as it's candidate for
mayor. Mr.. Cuttings high character
and gerat abilities are generally recog-
nized, and Senator Plat has ifitimated
that he is the kind Of independent
democrat that republicans might sup
port; but the idea of running a DEM
ocrat against the Tammany cndidate
has met with storm of protest by
the republican press and most of the
leaders of that party. The republicans,
in fact, have about decided to name
a straight-out republican ticket, be-
lieving that the great prestige secured
in the presidential election will carry
it to victory.
One Of the worst wrecks of the many
made here by great building opera
tons is the site of the Pennsylvania
railroad terminal, bounded by Seventh
and Ninth avenues and Thirty first
and Thirty-third streets. The work
Of razing the 300 buildings on the
property, which cost SIC, OOO, 900, has
been completed. But there is still |
much debris to be removed, and the
district looks like city that has been |
devastated by fire. The work of prepa-
ration for the building Of the great |
terminal has been carried on with re-
markable celebrity. On an average, 900
men and $50 teams have been en-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12

George Hedger has recently installed
in his jewelry store on Main street.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12

One of the questions now being in
vestigated by the commission on pneu-
monia, of which DR.. Thomas Darling
ton, president of the board of health
is chairman, is whether the luxurious
steam heated apartment of modern
times is not responsible in a measure
for the increase in the ravages of the
disease. During the past month there
were 6S2 deaths from pneumonia in
Greater New York. OF these, 461 were
in Manhattan and the Bronx and 221
the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and
Richmond. BY far the greater num-
Der of these deaths were in what re
known as apartment house districts.
Physicians who have been interviewed
on the subject of 1.-The modern fiat as
cause of pneumonia" give divergent
opinions. but nearly all of them state
that the tendency to Overheating the
sleeping apartment and lack Of venti-
lation undoubtedly are increasing the
inrOads of the disease.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12

Advertise in the Statesman.
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caused a revival of the rumors that
the company will be forced to accept
merger with the PETERBOROUGH company
at terms dictated by the latter, but
firmatiOn as heretofore.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-12

Miss Norma Munro who used to be
an active figure in New York life, has
gone to Paris and will probably re-
main there for some time. She has
taken an apartment and has made no
definite plans for returning to this
country. After her brief experience
that did not succeed, Miss Munro did
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-17
WARNING Order.

In the United States court in the
Indian Territory, Southern district,
at Tishomingo.
l.. Berry \. Gay, plalnuT. VS.. Liz.
zie Gay, defendant
The defendant, Lizzie Gay, is warn.
eG to appear in this court in thirty
days and answer the complaint of
the pIaintin. L. Berry 4. Gay
Witness Hon, Hosea Townsend.
Judge of said court and the seal
thereof this 23rd day of January. 1904.
G. NJ. CAMPBELL. Clerk.
(Sea)
Potter, Bowman 4 Potter, attor.
neys.
J. c. Thompson attorney for non
resident.
First published Jan "A, 1904
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-17

accomplished iu the white and Indian
schools. aud other institutions ,f
learning now eisuDg In the Territory.
This exhibit wiIl b., maintained i'm the
Territory building
I'm the Territory building. i'm a,trac.
1--we show cases. cabinets. etc. will
be- displayed samples of territory min.
.,taIs. such "a. lead. zinc. iron. copppr.
a-pha'um. etc.. etc. and a place will
Dee provided for every specimen of
whatever nature that will evidence I'm
Tie least the great mineral richness
of the Indian Territory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-17

.#... a,,.... a-a fa. r...,u.f. oft,.
.r.nsr. aa, s,r.,a .in D.. ..i,paf
,.r.ur from tr. TorHtar. nest year
.ar display au the tables A mudre.
barrel. .I Toni. o.. app.p. ave now
u ,oll stoeas. ... ST. bot. Vil vbi..
this exhibit wr o.. .saupl cu'
Under thp dIa.ruu .. Nr. y j. N,.
AIo-D.r honorary commits .rc. spec.
linens %. every variety 30 ,up.r grow.
me Boo o0mmr~.. qua,r t.. m th.
Indian Territory are being prepared
and can o., seen m lu. T.rrrary Build.
ing during tine ute of the Exposition
!. is believed t.at 900 u1 mmuD can
The actual couJji,r and presses, stat
%. ur Tine Indian Territory be- so well
Illustrated aud SO Iorc.b'y shown a.
bv means OF photography and the
cDumissi.a have arranged Tor very
elaborate photographic display in the
g, ,uiJory building Pictures of lead.
Irp commercial institutions of street
scenes ot aIl important TERRITORY
towns ald at public and private build.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

grade movement. which is the most
trying TO the discipline OF any army
They have also swept back the Rus
SLAMS in three directions, until the va
rious commands have been practically
concentrated in the vicinity Of Lao
Yang.
While attention has been drawn to the
operations Of Oku. who has been Joined
by Nodzu at Haicheng. Kuroh has been
able 70 slip around 10 the rear. where
he Is In position to menace Liao-Yang
and to cut OF a retreat, or to proceed
TO Mukden itself. where General AIeSief
has his headquarters. Mukden Is the
real Russian headquarters in Manchu-
ria
As far as can be known. the Japanese
will now roll General Stakelberg back
upon General Kuropatkin. who is now at
| Chiutsu, Just north Of Liao-Yang. and
the two armies will then be surrounded.
or else Huroki viii let them through
and then the five japanese armies will
be ready to close ir at once upon Muk-
den. which Will theI contain the armies
Of AieXieff, Kuropatkin and Stakelberg
For time It seemed that an open door
| Of escape had been left to the westward
but just IN the nick OF time Fukishima
appeared at Yinkow and the japanese
line was quickly extended up the line Of
the river as far as Mukden.
Each step OF ali these intricate move
ments seems 10 have been made accord
| ing to a carefully prearranged schedule.
so that the generals have arrived in time
| 70 put the pressure on the Russians at
exactly the place they had planned 70,
and so that one great battle, which may
be fought near LiaO-Yang will practi-
/ cally settle once for all the superiority
OF the Russian or the Japanese army.
1t is estimated that the Japanese are
| operating with between 10000 and 80. coo
men, while the Russians are generally
credited with from 125.O00 TO 225,O0O. The
Russians have the advantage in that
/ they are occupying intrenched positions
and the japanese are compelled TO take
the aggressive.
Climatic conditions have been almost
| Understandable. During the winter months
there was an arctic cold; May and
June were quite pleasant; then followed
the rainy season. when the country was
half awash and rain fell almost con-
tinuously for a month.
Following this comes the hot season.
during which a merciless sun sets the
| water-soaked country TO steaming. and
the greatest suffering among both the
japanese and the Russian soldiers has
I been from heat In withstanding the
| blazing sun the japanese have an i'm
mense advantage over the Russians
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
LIAO-LANG MAY
BE LIKE LADYSMITH

LONDON. Aug 31-Only the most
meager reports have been received here
Of the mighty struggle in which some
half million men are engaged. before
Liao-Yang. The Japanese have go. 900
men. and Kuropathin about 10000. The
latest official news is contained in Cen
eral Sakharoffs telegram, which was
sent from Liao-Yang at 10 o'clock on
Tuesday morning.
Although the French and German
rumors THAI the Japanese outhanked
General Kuropatkin to the northward do
not come from good sources. pro-Japanese
critics here incline to believe them. point
ing out that there Is no doubt that Cen
eral Kuroki forced the passage of the
Taitse River at Pensinu. thereby open
ing the way for a movement north OF
Liao-Yang.
The correspondent of the Daily
Mall IN a dispatch dated kupantse,
August %. reports the preliminary
fighting which resulted In the Russian
retirement on the base and adds that
General Oku is advancing from the
south Another army, supposed to be
that Of General Nodzu, is to the north
in communication with Lienshankwan.
II IS not probable that there will be any
decisive battle until the Japanese third
army is released by the fan of Port
Arthur.
The st. Petersburg correspondent Of
the Express" says he has official in
formation that the Russians at Lao
Yang are offering two fronts against
the enemy A powerful rear guard. well
supplied with guns. is defending the
town from intrenched positions q few
miles to the south on a ten-mile line.
The other section passed through Lao
Yang by the Mukden road. and is OF
fering a front against an expected
fanking movement. General KuropatlSin
realizes that his safety depends on
crushing the flank attack while the rear
guard holds Liao-Yang. All the impedi-
menta are moving over the plains north
of Liao-Yang.
There are three courses open TO Cen
eral Kuropatkin. II the rear guard can
hold the positions to the south and the
turning movement can be crushed TO
the north, he will reap a splendid VIC
tory. II he fails against the hanklnE
columns. he can retreat toward Mukden
safely, as the japanese have insufficient
cavalry for pursuit. The rear guard.
however, might have TO be sacrificed II
defeated in flank rear. his Liao-Yang
position Will become a second Lady
smith
An army OF 10000 disciplined regular
troops are being prepared TO so TO Har-
bin. They are vastly superior 20 the 81
berian troops now lighting in the Far
East. Theirs viii be the task OF start
ing the winter campaign on a level foot
ing or OF attempting to relieve General
kuropatkin II ne should he besieged at
either Liao-Yang or Mukden.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

as they were unable TO break through
the ring OF forts in places essential for
the capture Of the remainder.
Artillery Aim Accurate.
The artillery fire on both sides is ex-
cellent. As soon as men appear on the
hills Smelling instantly begins.
The recent advance Of the japanese
IS described 10 be like that Of a swarm
OF locusts. They waded through streams
Of blood and were impaled upon a line
or bayOnets. Men were killed by whole
sale while constructing earthworks, but
others stepped into the vacancies, calmly
taking up the picks and shovels until
whole trenches were swept away.
As the japanese were climbing on the
shoulders Of their comrades 10 scale the
fort walls they were stabbed by the
bayonets Of the Russian soldiers. who
were leaning over. Finally, men drop
ping from exhaustion were trampled on
by the fighting troops
Fierce Bayonet Fight
On one occasion At Fort No. / both
Russian and japanese were wedged into
a struggling mass between the walls,
unable 10 use their arms. They de-
tached their bayonets. however, and
landed recItlessly. slashing the faces,
heads. and arms. Many were nearly de-
capitated. II was. indeed. a regular
human shamble.
The roar Of tho guns was deafening,
and orders were given by signs. An eye
witness says the fights were Ike the
meeting OF two stone walls
The Russian defenses are stupendous
and their food supplies are adequate.
The Russian naval brigade was superb
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

The blow which Japan struck at Che
mulpo cleared the way for the first
army 20 lane and march up to the Yalu
River. The Yalu River is the boundary
between Korea and Manchuria. and here
the first land battle OF the war was
fought. General Kurok forced his way
across the river after a desperate bat
tie and marched TO Feng- Wang Cheng
where his army was landed in the rear
Of Port Arthur. and Immediately gave
battle TO the Russians at Kin-Chau.
Having won the terrific battle Of Nan
Shan hill and been greatly REINFORCED,
Okus army was divided. a part turned
southwark t. lay siege TO Port Arthur
and the balance began the slow task OF
sweeping the main army Of the Rus
slams back toward Mukden.
Meantime the third army. commanded
by General Nodzu, landed at TalSu-Shan
about midway between the mouth Of the
Yalu River and Port Arthur. and ad-
vanced TO Siu-Yen. where a battle was
fought. Kuroki and Nodzu advanced
very slowly Nodzu lighting his way
through the mountain passes and slowly
drawing 10 the westward toward the
main line OF the Manchurian RsfIway.
Oku was making his way along the
line Of the railway. giving battle to the
Russians whenever possible. and with
almost unvarying success.
1t was difficult. with the information
at hand, to understand why the jap
anese never attempted to follow. so
as TO turn g. into rout The reason
I is apparent now. since General Fuki-
shima Ianded at the mouth OF the Lao
River at Yinkow and made his way
north past Niuchwang, while armed
launches and torpedo boats have been
sent up the Lao River nearly 100 miles
and japanese soldiers have been scat
tered along the line.
It seems now that the grand plan Of
the japanese has been to discourage and
displrit the Russian soldiery by con-
slant defeat. and forcing a long retro.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

teries did Some very effective work
About 4 o'clock IN the afternoon the
enemy were observed attempting TO turn
our right flank with considerable forces;
but several battalious from our reserve
went forward. and after n nerce engage
ment succeeded In checking the Japa-
nese and compelling them 20 retire,
THE battle continued even after dark
ness had set In. and only ended at 2
o'clock. The spirit OF the troops is ex-
celicnt. They have received news Of
the heroic behavior OF the Port Arthur
garrison ioyfully. Our casualties were
considerable.
According 70 the number OF those
whose wounds have been dressed, they
reach about 5000.
The Japanese losses must have been
heavy