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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
WIN Protect Russian Subjects.

Paris. Feb. 9.-The French govern
ment has instructed its minister at
Toxic to insure protection to Russian
subjects and their interests in Japan.
any and all circumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
Russian Report False.

ST. Petersburg. Feb. 9.-The an
nomcement of the sinking of II Jap
ancSe ships and that Port Arthur was
i'm flames was given out i'm 81. Peters
burg this afternoon as official. but in
vcstigation showed the report to be
untrue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
First Battle of Long Expected War Fought in
Harbor Before Port Arthur
ORIENTALS LEAD In THE HOSTlLiTIES
Conflicting Reports Received of the Outcome
Europeans Apparently Worsted.

Chefco, Feb. 9.-The japanese feet
attacked Port Arthur at midnight
Monday. Two Russian battleships
and one cruiser were disabled by tor
pedoes. The battle is being continued
this morning at a range of three
miles. There has been no further
damage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
Port Arthur Account.

Port Arthur. Feb. 9.-The japanese
torpedo boats attacked the Russian
fleet here during the night. Three
Russian ships were badly damaged.
The japanese, who thus scored the
first success of the war, escaped un-
damaged. Martial law has been pro-
claimed here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
The HalIada Sunk.

Paris, Feb. 9.-It is announced at
the foreign office this afternoon the
Russian cruiser Hallada was sunk in
the attack by the japanese off Port
Arthur. 1t is reported the cable from
Nladivostock has been cut.
Cheefoo, Feb. 9.-The japanese con-
sui, formerly stationed at Dalny, who
a japanese fleet today going in the
direction of Port Arthur.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
TO REMAIN IN RACE.
fractional Fight Between Wisconsin
Republicans to Be Pushed
to the End.

Milwaukee, Oct. 1.-THE national%a-
by former Gov. Edward Scofield, will re-
main in the field. This was decided after
a protracted meeting of leading stall
warts from every part OF the state
Wednesday, when the question of with
drawing the ticket came up for discus
sion.
Senator Spooner was one of the first
speakers to give his views on the sub
ject. 1t is said that while he did not
advise the withdrawal of the ticket, he
did not wish to oppose the national
committee, and that he would support
whatever action the meeting might
take. Senator Spooner left the meet
ing shortly afterwards. He took this
step, he said, in order not to embarrass
others whose. views might be different
from his The conference lasted several
hours. Before the meeting adjourned
a resolution was passed unanimously
in favor of the ticket being kept in the
field.
Ex-Gov. Edward Scofield, the stalwart
candidate for governor, when seen after
the conference, expressed himself as be-
ing satisfied with the conclusions
reached by the conference. He said he
was in favor of remaining in the field
because he believed the stalwart course
to be right. Mr. Scofeld said he would
issue a statement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
GENEROUS REQUESTS.
Will of Iowa Philanthropist Gives
Over 100000 to Schools,
Churches and Charities.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 14.-More than
$300,600 was given to various public
charities, schools and churches by the
late James Callahan of Des Moines,
whose will was opened and read Wednes-
day afternoon. At the head of the en-
tire list is Booker T. Washington's
Tuskegee institution, which receives
100000. Other notable requests are as
follows: Iowa humane society for the
home for drunkards' wives, $50,000;
Iowa humane society, $4,000; Iowa
home for friendless children, $4,000;
Des Moines home for aged, $40, 900; Sal
walton Army of Des Moines for perpetu-
alton of rescue home, $4,000; Benedict
home, Des Moines, $4,000; Iowa equal
suffrage association, $4,000; home for
aged negroes, Des Moines, S. 900; Amer
lean peace society, Boston $4,000; Ma
tional temperance and publication house,
Boston, $4,000; Penn college, Oska-
loosa, $4,000; Des Moines college, S., 900.
The remainder of practically So ,O00, 900
estate goes to collateral heirs in varying
amounts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
SCHOONER IS WRECKED.
Strikes on Bar and Goes Down Off
Coast of Cape Cod-Twelve
Lives Lost

Chatham, Mass, Oct. ia small
part of the forward section of the hull
and a slanting foremost stand as mute
reminders of the ocean tragedy enacted
here Thursday night when the three
masted schooner Wentworth, of None
ton, N. B., struck on Chatham bar dur
ing a raging northerly gale, and all on
board persisted in the terrific seas. With
the exception of the loss of the steamer
Portland in November, 1898, the wreck
of the Wentworth is the worst disaster
that has occurred on the Cape Cod coast
during the last DECADE. Of the ~ per-
sons who were on board the stranded
vessel not one reached the shore alive,
although two bodies were rescued from
the surf, one of them that of woman,
believed to be the wife of the captain.
With her three children she was accom-
panying her husband on a trip from
Hillsboro, N. B., to Newark, NJ Little
could be done in an effort to aid the
crew of the disabled craft, as the Cape
Cod life savers from two stations were
unable to launch their surf boats in the
tremendous seas.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
GIRLS COMMIT SUICIDE.
Tilted by Sweethearts, Two Young
Ladies Take Poison and
Die Together.

Kankakee, ILL.,, Oct. Zulu Cook,
aged IS, and Minnie Ifiand, aged 10,
Tilted by the two young men who for
a time had been attentive to them, and
fearful of ridicule from the town gos-
sips, committed suicide together by poi
son. The two girls went about prepar-
ing to die with a great deal of DELHI
Grafton and care for details and dra-
matte effect. Although they kept their
plans secret, it is believed that the
young women began to arrange for the
suicide a month ago. The two girls
killed themselves with strychnine in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Cook, the
parents of Lulu Cook, the younger of
the two girls. The young men, or rather
boys, in the case are James Ifiand,
brother of one of the suicides, and Henry
Ferden, who had been calling upon Miss
Ifland. The boys declare they had no
intention of wounding the feelings of
the girls, and say they knew nothing of
the suicide compact.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
TRADE CONDITIONS HOPEFUL
Degree of Confidence Is Best Shown
by Increased Ease in Max
ing Collections.

New York, Oct. 15.-Bradstreets says:
Despite irregularities, due to warm
weather conditions or to reductions in
crop movement, trade as whole main
tains a satisfactory volume. Nothing
of boom character is to be noted, but
many lines show gains over the cor
responding period of 1903, confirmation
of this being found in best on record
September railway earnings and clear
ings enlarged over last October's week.
ly totals. The underlying confidence is,
perhaps, best shown by the increased
ease noted in collections, reports as to
which are better than for nearly two
years past. Warm weather, however,
is a drawback to retail business, which
needs the stimulus of sharp, cold
weather.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says: Progress is slow but sure
in the leading branches of manufacture,
contracts being more readily placed for
distant delivery, while the percentage
of idle machinery steadily decreases.
Satisfactory news from leading iron and
steel centers tends to strengthen con-
fidence elsewhere, as the consumption
of iron has been found good barometer
of business conditions. Building oper-
ations have expanded, at some cities,
establishing noteworthy record for the
month of September, and the permits re-
Gently issued promise we'll for the flu
ture. Labor is fairly we'll employed,
according to the latest official trades
union reports. All divisions of the iron
and steel industry are making progress.
Failures this week were 208 in the
United States, against 2OS last year, and
in Canada "a, compared with % year
ago."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Divorce Canon
IS Voted down
IMPORTANT ACTION IS TAKEN
BY THE EPISCOPAL CoNVEN-
TON IN BOSTON.
Proposed Amendment Prohibiting Re-
marriage of Divorced Persons Re-
ceives a Severe Blow in the House
of Deputies.

Boston, Oct. 15.-The house of depu-
ties of the Episcopal general conven-
ton, at the close of a four days de-
bate, on Friday rejected an amend
ment to the divorce canon, which
sought to prevent the remarriage of
divorced persons by clergymen of the
denomination. While the house of
bishops may yet act on the matter, it
is certain that no change will be made
by the present convention.
The present law of the church,
which has been in operation since 1859,
allows the remarriage of the innocent
party to a divorce granted for infidel-
ity. At several conventions attempts
have been made to repeal this law,
and when vote was taken Friday BY
the house of deputies sitting as a
committee of the whole, on the ques-
ton of reporting the proposed amend
ment to the house itself, the reformers
were successful by a vote of 214 to 191,
and this vote was regarded as repre-
senting the actual strength of the con-
tending forces.
The final vote, howe .nr, was taken
by dioceses and orders, and where a
diocese was evenly divided in senti-
ment its strength was coSnted in the
negative. The vote by dioceses was:
Clerical-For the amendment, 80;
against, 81; divided, 10. Lay vote
For, 25; against, a.; divided, 6.
Practically the entire strength of
the middle western states, the strong
hold of the high church party, de-
clared for the proposed reform, but
the Pacific states and number of the
southern states voted against change
of the present canon. The diocese of
New York opposed the amendment.
while that of Pennsylvania favored it.
In New England, Vermont, New
Hampshire and western Massachusetts
voted for a change, as did the lay
deputies from Rhode Island. The cler-
ical deputies from Maine favored the
amendment, but the votes of Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts, were cast in
the negative. The issue was not a
party one, although the whole strength
of the high church forces was given to
the reform movement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

Dogs trained to catch fish are
among the features of everyday life
on the barren shores of that distant
part Of Labrador which belongs to
Newfoundland. The cod fisheries
along the LOO miles of Labrador's
coast yield about one-fifth of New.
foundland's total catch and furnish
employment annually to thousands of
fisher folk. They fish with lines from
$50 to 200 fathoms long, two men to
a boat, and each man using two hand.
lines. The usual bait is capelin.
when fish are plentiful it takes very
short time to fill a boat with cod.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Hill Presents New Issue.

Wheeling, w. Va, Oct. 14.-David B.
Hill injected new argument into the
democratic campaign here Thursday,
night-a straightforward condemna-
ton of government by injunction" and
the demand for a law granting jury
trial to persons held in contempt of
court, for the violation of a restraining
order of a federal judge. The demo-
cratic national platform sustains this
position, although in guarded terms.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
CRANE TO SUCCEED HOAR,
Ex-Governor of Massachusetts Is Ap.
pointed United States
Senator.

Boston, Oct. 13.-Gov. John l. Bates
Wednesday appointed former Gov. w.
Murray Crane, of Dalton, United tSates
senator, to fill the unexpired term of
George F. Hoar, recently deceased.
Mr.. Crane has informed Gov. Bates
that he will accept. He is one of the
largest paper manufacturers in the state
and has been prominent in state poll.
tics for score of years. In 1897 he was
elected lieutenant governor and in 1900
became governor, which Office he held
for three years. Mr.. Crane is personal
friend of President Roosevelt
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
FOUND GUILTY.
Young Girls Convicted of Completely
in Murder and Sent
to Prison.

Belleville, ILL.,, Oct. 12.-After being
out IA hours, jury in the Belleville
circuit court returned a verdict finding
Nellie Gardner and Mabel Wright guilty
of completely in the murder of John
Dunlap and fixed their punishment at
IA years each in the penitentiary. The
girls are Is years old and in view of the
fact that the charge was only construc-
tive completely some surprise was ex-
pressed over the severity of the sem
tenCe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

Realizing that crowless rooster
was a long-felt want of poultry lovers.
Farmer Charles Ross, Burnwood
(Pa.) farmer, has risen to the occa.
sion and bred a crowless rooster, or,
rather, a. mute male fowl Farmer
Ross has two samples of the crowless
bird, both full grown and silent.
Neither has made any other unseem-
ly noise up to date. Whether they are
deaf and dumb Ross does not know,
but they can't, don't or won't crow.
IN all other respects they are like 9TH
er roosters. The cowless fowls are
hybrids.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

Over a copper wire in the house Of
a Portland man is apparently sent a
clear, distinct image of a living face
whose original is a dozen yards away.
It is an attachment to short tele-
phone line, and by the complete APP
paratus it is possible to talk over the
wire and at the same instant see the
movements of the lips that are franz
ing an answer in the next room and
the expression on the face OF the
speaker. In truth. it is seeing by
telephone. J. B. Fowler, the inventor,
after 20 years of application, has par
TALLY perfected the apparatus.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
FASHIONS FOR THE FAIR.

Flowered taffeta will make some
charming winter frocks.
Armholes are hiding under a narrow
adjustment of trimming.
Ruchings, ribbon scrolls and cordings
distinguish the new blouses.
Don't have one of the new-old dolmans
unless you can afford numerous wraps.
Ornaments of leather and metal conn
bined adorn tailored hats for fall wear.
1t is predicted that pinking will take
the place Of the strapping that has held
popular fancy so long.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Celebrate Michigan Day.

st. Louis, Oct. 13.-"Michigan day.
was celebrated Wednesday at the ex-
position. A parade of military organ
izations began the celebration, which
was followed by exercises in the Michi-
gan building. Addresses were made by
President Francis, Frederick e. Smith,
president of the Michigan worlds fair
commission, and Gov. Aaron T. Bliss.
The concluding function of the day was
reception at the Michigan building in
honor of Gov. and Mrs. Bliss.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

In 1903 Denmark exported 24,441
horses, 62,929 head of cattle, $780,
600 pounds of beef. 165,S3O, 900 pounds
of ham and bacon. 10000 pounds of
mutton, 20,154,OO0 pounds of meat
products tongues. sausages, fat, etc.
and 1850, 900 pounds of butter. The
great bulk of these exports of Danish
agriculture products went to England.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

The iong-pending plan to connect
Singapore with Penang by railroad is
about to be carried cut. Part by
part tha road has been built through
the Federated Malay States, but un'
til recently the sultan of Johore
whose sultanate separates the FEEDER
ated Malay States from the Island OF
Singapore, has not favored railroad
connection. The sultans objections
having been overcome, it Is expected
that the road will be completed with.
in four or five years.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

The total values of the sewing ma
chimes and parts thereof which were
imported into Germany during the
first six months of 1902, 1903 and 1904
were $745,S92, $1,036,450 and $1,417,.
52S, respectively. The exports amount.
ed to $2,550,170 during the first half
Of 1902, $3,O4O.45O during the first six
months of 1903 and S3,163,020 during
the same period in 1904
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Wynne Succeeds PAYNE.

Washington, Oct. 11.-President
Roosevelt Monday announced the ap-
pointment of Robert J. Wynne, acting
postmaster general, as postmaster gem
eral. How long Mr.. Wynne may con-
tinue as postmaster general has not
been determined. Beyond the state
ment that the appointment is tempo
rary in character nothing is known.
The probability is that he will be sue
ceeded by Mr.. Cortelyou about Janu-
airy !.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

A preliminary statement compiled by
the board of agriculture shows that there
is decline in the British wheat acreage
from 1851 ,587 acres in 1903 to 1875, 2S4 in
1904. This is little more than a third Of
the acreage under wheat in 1869.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

Owing to the dry hot winds that
have prevailed during the past three
weeks in Smyrna the estimate of the
coming sultana raisin crop has been
reduced to $4,000 to $4,000 tons.
against $500 tons last year. At pres
ent the berries are unusually small
and have an unhealthy appearance, so
that the outlook in general is not ia
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

A contrivanc> which enables one
to catch the gamest trout with a mir
ror has been patented by man in
East Greenwich, r. l. The idea of the
invention is to make the fish see him.
self in a mirror behind the bait I'M
agining that the bait is to be snapped
up by another fish, he hastens to Sc
cure it himself, and the hook at the
same time. At present there is 40
testimony to the value of the inven-
ton in practice.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Bad Fire in Winnipeg.

Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 13.-This city
was visited Tuesday night by the worst
fire in it's history. In two hours two of
the most important business blocks were
destroyed, entailing losses aggregating
100000, with insurance of 100000. No
lives were lost
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Fell from a Train.

st. Louis, Oct. 14.-While on his way
to visit his daughter, whom he had not
seen for 20 years. George Krsbs of Kan
sas City fell from the platform of Mis-
souri, Pacific train at Kirkwood, suburb
of ST. Louis, and was instantly killed
within a short distance of where his
daughter stood waiting for hun.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

From TZaritzyn, a town on the Vol.
ga, comes the report that new in
dustry has been discovered, that of
making caviar from the spawn Of a
large species of frog which is found
there. 1t is stated that in appearance
and taste there is no difference be-
tween frogs caviar and the best prod.
uct of the sturgeon. A big inland
trade is going on in this article, and
It will soon be exported
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

A plantation belonging to ]. c. Hor-
ter, situated in the Pearl Lagoon dis.
trist, Nicaragua, about thirty miles
north of Bluefields, is the Oldest of a
number of estates devoted to the cult
walton of the kind of rubber known as
"CastilIoa elaStica."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
LINES FOR THE LAUNDRY.

Make your iron holder of asbestos
cloth.
A little borax in the last rinsing wa
ter will make handkerchiefs easier to
iron and look better when done.
A useful thing to remember is that
the iron will not stick to the clothes IL
the starch used has been mixed with
soapy water.
Rub the irons with cloth soaked in
kerosene to prevent scorching. FIRE.
quent rubbing on sandpaper win keep
irons from sticking.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Making Allowances,

Bridget can't stand the missus,
sir.
Master of the House (sarcastically)-
It's pity, Bridget, that couldn't have
selected wife to suit you.
"Sure, sir, we all make mistakes."-
Smiths Weekly,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

The total quantity of rubber export.
ed to Europe from the Amazon river
during the year 10000 was 36,O61,.
1872 pounds, against 33,643.537 pounds
during the previous year, aad $685..
100 pounds were exported to the Unit.
ed States, against 32,112,116 pounds
during the previous year. The total
export figures are 67,314,591 pounds
for 10000 and 65,756,O48 pounds for
1902-'O3
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Dies Suddenly.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 13.-Col. James p.
Averill, national junior vice commander
of the Grand Army of the Republic, died
at his home here at an early hour
Wednesday morning. His death was
sudden.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Insures Her Life for 500, 900

IHsureS der L1Ie TOT $1UU,UUU.
Chicago, Oct. 14.-Mrs. Netcher, the
widow of the late Charles Netcher, the
State street merchant, has taken out
two insurance policies on her life aggre-
eating 100000. Only one woman in the
world carries more insurance than Mrs
Netcher. She is the widow of Senator
Stanford, who is insured for 81 900 900.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

The average quantity of wine pro-
duced in Spain annually in the last
ten years is 557,251,00 gallons. In
1900 the product was 596,S66,000 gal
Ions. This decrease in the vintage
represents loss of nearly $30,000.-
600 year to the wine growers, which
explains the crisis in the wine-produc-
ing districts. Fortunately. this years
vintage promises to be abundant and
to compensate for past losses.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Heart Failure Causes Death

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Moses Bensinger.
president of the Brunswick Balke-C Col
lender company, manufacturers of bill
lard tables and bar equipment, died
early Friday at French Lick Springs.
Ind. Heart failure, following slight
illness, caused death.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20
Conductor Killed.

Chillicothe, Mo-, Oct. 1.-TWO Wa
bash freight trains, west-bound, collided
rear end, near here, Tuesday morn
ing, and George Runyon, of Moberly,
Mo-, conductor of one of them, was
killed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

Competition in the German medical
profession has become acute. The
German Association of Doctors has is
sued notice of 61S higher schools
for boys, warning the graduates from
becoming doctors.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

Three ounces of borax and two
pounds of sliced white bar soap dis
solved in two quarts of hot water will
make a splendid lather for washing
clothes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

The intellectual life of Russia may
be said to be centered at st. Peters.
burg and Moscow. And yet as much
as one-third of the population of the
former can not read or write.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-10-20

Never go from a warm atmosphere
into cooler one without keeping the
mouth closed. so that the air may be
warmed in its passage through the
nose before it reaches the lungs.