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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-09-17
Only Did His Duty as He Saw it.


81 deem it my duty to add a word of
praise for Chamberlaiu's Collie. Cholera
and DiarrhOea Remedy" says j.. Wiley
Park. the well known merchant and post
master at Wiley, Ky. Il have been SELL
ing it for three or four years. and it gives
complete satisfaction. Several of my
customers tell me they would not be
without it for anything. Very often, to
my knowledge, one single dose has cured
a severe attack of diarrhoea, and posi-
lively know that it will cure the fiux
(dysenterv). You are at liberty to use
this testimonial as YOU please" Sold by
L. j. Liable the druggist.
Mrs. Dan DeBlanc went to New
Orleans Friday of last week and
remained several days in the Cres-
cent City.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

ST IsBUFG Dec General stoesseIs latest dispatches from
Arthur
story OF the gon stubborn defense beyond December TO- thus eav
military
unofficial which
Ashed In full and
The
his
Prince Orion
o IL
the December 10
Hi
stead
There the official
hill which
the Russian artillery The japanese using pungng fire from
heavy behind efficient
y directed the damage the squadron The
forts
of
bad
main
to
at
impossible the ships
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
POISONED
LUNCHEON
KILLS HER
AtrOCiOuS Murder OF
Young Girl in
Colorado.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Dec. 1S.-
The body of a girl who is believed
to have been murdered. has been
found on Mount Cutler by two resi-
dents of this city, who were survey
ing there. The body was lying face
downward across a log. An attempt
to destroy the features and prevent
Identification by burning had been
made. Near the body were found a
few hairpins and an empty bottle that
had contained gasoline, but every
stitch of clothing had been removed.
The woman had light brown hair,
was about 80 years of age, about five
about 40 pounds. From the appear
ance of the body death occurred about
a week or ten days ago.
The body has been placed in the
hands of Coroner Law, who will en-
panel a jury tomorrow. Detectives
are at work on the case.
The body is that of a girl about IS
years of gae, five feet in height and
weighing about 125 pounds. 1t bears
every indication of refinement. The
fingers have marks of rings having
been worn, but no jewelry was found.
The head, shoulders and portions Of
the breast were badly burned, but the
hair had burned so slightly that. II was
only partially destroyed. That which
would indicate that the deceased was q
blonde. The left upper cuspid tooth,
being the third from the center, wears
a gold crown. There is every indication
that the young woman died OF poison.
The theory most favored by the officers
is that the girl was visitor, prob
ably from the East; that she was in
duced by some man to accompany him
for an outing, and that he killed her by
0R nj
A reward for the recovery of the
girls clothing or any part that will
lead 10 her Identification mas been Of
fered by the authorities. A post
mortem examination will be made to-
morrow.
Telegrams were sent out tonight to
the Chiefs of Police of PHILADELPHIA. st.
Louis and other cities. giving a de-
scription of the dead girl. They were
sent upon the theory that the girl was
killed by some person who found that
she stood in the way of valuable prop
erty or an inheritance.
Near the point where the body was
found the officers discovered a card
bearing the name and address of a St
Louis man and a prescription blank
hearing the name of Dr. f Kline
Baker. 3019 Diamond street. PhiIadel-
phia, and the name Of Comp. druggist
Thirtieth and Diamond streets. PhiIa-
delphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec I'D. e. F.
Kline said tonight that he knew moth
ing of the Colorado murder case. He
explained the presence of his prescrip-
ton blanks on Mount Cutler by sayina
that he spent several days at Colora do
Springs last summer and that he car
RED with him q pad of his prescription
blanks for the purpose OF makins
memoranda. He says he may have
dropped some of them and that they
may have been blown about by ths
wind. He remembers having given one
to photographer who took his photo
graph
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
BANK BILLS
FALL PREY
TO FLAMES
Company
Suffers Loss OF
S23O,OOO.
Special Dispatch to The CAN.

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 1S.-
Adams Express Company lost nearly
a quarter of a million dollars in a fire
which destroyed at Webster Junction
one of its cars on the Boston and AL
bany Railroad train that left New York
at IL o'clock on Thursday night and
was due to arrive in Boston soon after
o'clock on Friday morning.
The loss included 100000 in bank
bills and coupon bonds. all the nego-
table paper in transit from New York
banks to Boston banks, $4,000 worth of
bills consigned from New York to the
Worcester national banks. $4,000 worth
of merchandise, at least $4,000 worth
NJ ievelry and other valua bles. the
axact value of which was not known
bv the company officials to-day.
The merchandise was insured for s10,-
600 through the agency of New York
cor,nany. leaving the loss to the COM
pany about $230,000.
THE safe was taken from the ruins
:. webster Junction on Friday with
- door intact and to all appearances
,ana the worse for having gone
through the flames. When the safe
was onened in Boston it was found
that its valuable contents had been de-
stroved. The fifty or sixty packages
nraseryed their form, but they were
60 badly charred that 1t is believed 1t
~,,li he impossible to obtain the re-
Sa,,,ntion of any of the bills or bonds.
THE 'nackages were burned to a crisp
and the moment they were touched
crumbled to ashes.
Tba fire followed an explosion of a
kerosene lamp in the express car.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
HILL 0TREWN
WITH BODIES
Japanese Fig ht
With FPGnZu
Of MddnlGn.

CHEFU, Dec. 18.-For ferocity and
sustained desperation on both sides,
the struggle for the possession OF High
Hill was probably the most remarkable
in the history Of the siege Of Port
Arthur siege noted for slaughter
This statement is based on an interview
with Commander MizzeneOh. executive
officer Of the bsttleship Poltava up to
the time that vessel was dlsarmed-
Afizzeneoh, as already told. headed the
party Of seven Russians who left Port
Arthur in a sailbOat on December Is
and. after extreme suffering ~ hile
crossing in driving snOwstOrm. ar
rived here on December 1t, bearing dis
patches which were turned over TO the
Russian Consul for transmission 10 st.
PETERSBURG These dispatches. il is un-
derstOOd consist partly Of statisti-
cal report Of the effect Of the japanese
bouba dnents and there is nothing IN
them 10 indicate that General StOessel
is without hope that the fortress Will
be bic 10 hold out Commander Miz-
zeneon. who was wounded in the leg
during the hattie of High Hill, said:
Since the japanese On the 18th be-
gan their attack on High HILL which
they call 203- Meter Hill. the fighting
has been continuous. The steep and
sandy slopes Of the hill were streaked
and dotted with snow when the jap
enese began the battle, which was des-
tined 10 furnish so many deeds Of
heroism that they became common
place. There was so much slaughter
that even Port Arthur's war-hardened
veterans shud6ered at the sight
The japanese were compelled TO
Chamber up the slopes Of the hill, In
many cases without firing, in the face
OF one Of the most murderous deluges
ever poured from rifles and machine
guns. I was there, and it seemed to me
that flesh and blood would be unable
TO stand our fire for a minute
ENTIRE COMPANIES FALL.
..The enemy went down in squads
and companies. but always there were
others grimly coming forward Their
bravery was beyond praise, as was that
of our men. Sometimes the fighting
was hand-to- hand. with the muzzles
~ the rifles at the breasts of the COM
batants, the bayonets being used as
swords
..The sides Of the Hill were strewn
with bodies and the snow was GRIM
soned with the blood OF the wounded,
some OF whom had crawled into IL,
seeking in its coldness surcease from
their dying agonies-
Eventually. as IN similar instances
r-bich were TO follow, we retired. leav-
ing the work Of driving the enemy from
the summit to the resistless guns of the
neighboring forts. notably those of
Liaou Mountain
lone incident Of this assault will re-
main forever impressed on my mind.
when the japanese standard-bearer
reached the summit and planted his
ear = gigantic Russian corporal, with
Sn angry cry. left his rerreating COM
rades- and. rushing back. seized the
Tananese flag. which he was tearing
-rifh his hands and with his teeth when
he fell pierced by several bullets.
when the japanese retired under an
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
ASKS FOR TWO DIVORCES
IN A SINGLE PETITION
Omaha Woman Applies for Double
Decree and the Court Is
PuZ--ed.

OMAHA. Dec. 1s.-Can woman %
divorced from two husbands at once2
This is the question which the Omaha
courts are called upon to answer Mrs
Mary c. Bennett, an Omaha woman.
wants to be a widow with the aid OF
the law in order to obtain pension
from the Government. MIS- Bennett >
first husband was killed IN the Civil
War subsequently sne married JOSIAH
Nfor+fn who later deserted her Three
Years afterward she married Bennett.
s1d he too. finally deserted her
Yesterday Mrs Bennett fled a suit
Foy- divorce against both Martin and
Bennett. alleging desertion and asking
that she be made the legal widow OF
the Union soldier in order that she may
ohtaiu a pension. Two divorces are
asked for in the same petition
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
CHICAGO'S MAYOR COMING
WEST FOR THE WINTER
Harrison Attracted to Los Angeles
Through the Glowing Accounts
of His Private Secretary.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1S.-Mayor
Carter Harrison of Chicago expects to
arrive in this city shortly after the
holidays for an extended outing. His
private secretary. Edward Lahiff. is
now here and is making the necessary
preparations for the reception of his
Chief.
Lahiff has become an. ardent adj
mirer of Southern California and his
glowing descriptions have had much
to do with Mayor Harrison's determi-
nation to spend a portion of the win.
ter here. Harrison is coming pri-
marily for the benefit of his son, who
is In i'll health.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
SERIES
OF ASSAULTS
StO6SS6l Reports
Twelve Days
Battle.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1s.-Gen-
eral Stoessel's dispatches to the En-
peror. which were received on Friday
night, were given out to-day. The first
is dated November 25 and is as follows:
/ am happy TO inform your Majesty
that on November 20, after an increased
bombardment, the Japanese attacked
one OF the forts on the northeastern
front and leaped with a portion of the
forces on the parapet. They were an
initiated by rife fire and the bayonet
and thrown back into the trenches.
Their reserves were scattered by shrap-
mel.
From November 21 n November %
the enemy violently bombarded the
fort and in spite of great losses ef-
fected by their perseverance a passage
between two forts on the northeastern
front.
AT $50 o'clock in the evening of No
vember %. after heavy firing, the Japa-
nese suddenly hurled themselves
against several works on this front and
seized a portion of the trenches. but
they were thrown back by the reserves
after fierce bayonet struggle.
They returned to the assault at mid
night and again occupied a part of the
trenches. but were annihilated by our
morning
all was over, and your Majesty's heroic
troops were able to rest and started re-
pairing the damage caused by the bonn
bardment.
HEAVY JAPANESE LOSS.
From the 10th to the Path the lana
nese lost more than 1000 men. All Of
our troops behaved as heroes. The fol-
lowing especially distinguished them
selves: Generals Kongdr- -tenko. Mkt
tin commander of the artillery and
Gorbatowsky and Lieutenant Colonel
Naoumenko.
IA dozen other officers in lower
grades are mentioned in the dispatch
"Bombardment Of the town and har-
Dor continues daily. A number of
buildings have been destroyed and the
harbor has sustained some damage. The
garrison is in excellent spirits"
In another dispatch, dated November
%, General Stoessel said:
THE 18th and 9th were the bloodiest
days in the assaults on Port Arthur
The attacks began on the night of the
18th against our left flank, near Pigeon
Bay. The first was repulsed with great
loss TO the japanese. The same night
the enemy attacked a detachment ON
Panlung Mountain, but were repuIsed
as also was their attack on Visokaia
(2o3- Meter HID.
"On the 26th the japanese began 10
lombard and attack fiercely the forts
on the north front and advanced
trenches. The trenches repeatedly
changed hands. Nevertheless. on the
night OF the 26th we threw back the
Japanese at the point Of the bayonet.
The enemy succeeded in blowing uu
the parapet OF one of the forts and be-
gan building parallels there At an
other fort on the same night f11oxy lo IA
sacks along the rampant, but our artfl-
lerly disperse them. Toward 10 O'Clock
in the evening the Japanese attacked
battery on our left flank in consider
able strength and at first obtained pos
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
DaTIGHTER OF WEALTHY
PLANTER is MURDERED
prominent Young Man Disappears
When the Tragedy Is
Discovered.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. d

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Dec. 1s.-
THE nutilated body of Rose White.
the 1S-year-old daughter of Harlan
white a wealthy planter, has been
found in the snow near Chapmans-
Vile. A clinching iron found nearby
was stained with blood and the sur
roundings indicated a struggle. A
prominent young man has disap-
peared-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
Aneged FmbezzIer Caught.

SACRAMENTO. Dec 1S.-C- A
ruller. charged with embezzlement BY
Frank M. Jones, a bicycle dealer hav-
ing stores in Sacramento and Los An
geies, was arrested in San Diego to-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19

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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
STOESSEI CLAIMS FOE
SACRIFICED $4,000 MEN
Unprecedented Slaughter IN
Late Port Arthur Fighting.
J0ban Loses TzOo War Craft

TOXIC a M two
the wh
IN
dissb
90 intercept the Baltic number
As
he remainder
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
THE THEArERs

L1AZAR-''PeacefuI Valley"
CALIFORNIA-.'S Hopkins
kCOLUMBIA-"The Bflsonaire-'
Little Waifs.'
cHUTES- Vaudeville. Matinee to-day.
FTsCHERy Ry-vaudeviile Matinee to
day.
GRAND-'fIn Dahomey."
MAJEST1C-'tJim Biudso."
I PHEUM-VaudevilIe
| TTvOII-'.King Dodo-"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
THE WEATHER

Forecast made At San Frzncaseo sor
thirty hours. ending midnight. Decem-
Der ls:
San Frsncisco and v1cinity-FaIr
Monday: lisht north wind
G. h WILSON.
Local Forecaxz
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
This SUMMER
IMPROVEMENTS
THE PROBABLE COST OF THEM
AS FIGURED OUT BY
THE B. P. I.
OPENING WEST
SECOND STREET
Will Cost Most Eestimated Cost of
Other Proposed Improve
ments.

The board Of public Improvements
held its regular meeting yesterday
afternoon. Routine business was the
only matters up before the board,
and the meeting was short.
The board will make a report to
the city council Monday as to the
probable cost of improvements to be
made this summer, of which cost the
/ city's share is estimated at 10000,
not including the $4,000 for the ex-
tension of the municipal light plant
over the city.
The opening of west second street,
under the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany's tracks, will be the most ex-
pensive improvements, costing about
$4,000, of which $4,000 will be for
construction of viaducts under the
tracks. The city's share of the $780,
600 is forty per cent, or 1000. The
sewer will cost $4,000 thus making
the total cost to the city $21 900.
Nearly all of the c., c.. & L. excess
subsidy will 90 for this improvement.
The south side people are anxious
for the proposed intercepting sewer
on south seventh street, and many
councilmen think they deserve it.
The west side of south seventh
street has no sewerage and this inn
provement has been under considera-
ton for several years. The cost of
this sewer will be $4,000, the city
paying the largest part.
The building of intersections in the
improvement of south eleventh, thir-
teenth and fifteenth will cost about
$4,000 and the north end sewer, the
one between Sheridan and Butler
streets, in west Richmond, and other
improvements, many of which have
been under contemplation for three
or four years, will cost at least $1O,-
900 more.
The condition of the city treasury
is such that rigid economy will have
to be observed in other lines, if these
proposed Improvements are made,
and, this being the case, the Glen pa
vilion and other projects are knocked
in the head.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
HIGH SCHOOL
MAGAZINE
MISS CHARLOTTE MYRICK TO
EDIT, IN INDIANAPOLIS,
A NEW JOURNAL.
FOR THE STUDENT
A Monthly Publication to Cover an
Exclusive Field.

Miss Charlotte Myrick, who has
been on the Palladium staff for the
past four months, will GO to Indian
apolis next week to make arrange
ments preliminary to the publishing
of a new magazine. The magazine
will occupy an entirely new field and
will be devoted to the high school
student, his work, play, contests,
athletics and general news. It's con-
tents will be largely from the stu
dents themselves, as prize stories,
drawing, designs and various other
articles are to form the fundamental
principal of the periodical.
Miss Myrick has had practical ex-
perience in newspaper and magazine
work and becomes one of the COM
pany organized by the Central Print
ing company, of Indianapolis, to
place this magazine on the market.
A prospectus will be issued next
month, preliminary number in May,
and regular publication will begin
with the opening Of the schools next
September.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
JOSEPH KENuEY
Wins CONTEST
AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY LAST
NIGHT.
THE SOUTH AND
HER PROBLEMS
Subject of the Grafton = Joe Again
Honors His Own Town.

Joseph w. Kenney, of this city,
who is at present in the law depart
ment of Indiana university, and who
brought honors to Earlham by win
ming the state oratorical contest,
won a contest at Indiana university
last night. The following dispatch
from Bloomington tells the particu-
lars of the affair:
Bloomington, Ind. March 19.-At
the annual primary contest last night
to select delegates to the Central Or
atorical league, Joseph w. Kenney,
law '06, was chosen to represent In
diana university. His subject was
''The South and Her Problem =
Charles A. Reeves, 'O4, was given
second place. He spoke ON "The
Mob and the Law The other speak
ers were Roy Medsker, '05; Ralie B.
Buzzaird, '04; Percy V. Ruth, law,
'O5.
The judges were Judge Hogate, DIR.
Lindley and Miss Mary Breed. The
winner viii represent Indiana in the
contest of the Central Oratorical
league at Ohio Wesleyan university
at Delaware. o.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
SALVATION ARMY
Will Soon Start a Meeting in This
City.

There is a well defined rumor cir
culating to the effect that Richmond
will soon be invaded by the Saliva
tion Army. In the past few weeks
Salvation Army workers have been
dropping into town by twos and
threes, until now there must be con-
siderable number of them here They
will probably start working in a few
days. The Salvation Army has not
been in Richmond for several years
not since the leader was arrested for
disturbing the peace" Since that
time it has given Richmond a wide
berth.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
PARAGRAPHS
OF THE DAY
PICKED UP HERE AND THERE
BY THE MAN ABOUT TOWN
as,. - -
INTERESTING ITEMS
Of Various Events Happening at
Present in the City and County.
INTERESTING ITEMS

There is much complaining going
on at present relative to the new gov
ernment building plans. The story
that is being circulated to the effect
that there may be an attempt made
to have the plans changed is exciting
great deal of local interest. Many
persons think that in addition to
changing the front of the structure
from brick to stone or terra Gotta, the
structure should be changed SO as to
front on north ninth street instead of
on A street. 1t is not known wheth-
er these changes will be made but it is
evidently the wish Of the people that
they be made and complaints and
kicks" are being heard everywhere
in regard to these matters.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
PERU BANK
Burglarized Last Night Cashier At
kinson Shot.
(BY Associated Press.l

Peru, Ind, March 19.-The Miami
county bank at Amboy was entered
by burglars last night, who attempted
to blow open the vault The explo-
sion blew out the front wall of the
building. Chas. Warren heard the
explosion and called Cashier Atkin-
son. They fired on the burglars, who
fed, after returning the fire. Cashier
Atkinson was shot in the head and
seriously wounded. The burglars got
no money.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
EXAMINATIONS.

Diploma examinations are being
held in all the townships today with
the exception of Wayne. Examina-
tions are made in the eight common
branches. Those who pass are adj
mitted to any high school.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
MR.. SUTHERLAND
Climbing the Ladder of Success


Mr.. r. r. Sutherland. lately con-
nected with the c.. c. & L.. railroad
in this city, has been going higher ac-
cording to the following notice re
ceived here by Superintendent Cor
mon, which is as follows:
"Kansas City, March 10.
Effective March 18th. Mr.. r. r.
Sutherland is appointed superinten-
dent of the FL Paso division of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, vice
Mr.. J. Fl. Conley, resigned.
III. f. Byram,
General Superintendent. !"
The many friends. of Mr.. Suther-
land in this city will be pleased to
hear of his success.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
OPEN CHURCH.

At the south eighth street open
church this evening there will be an
|old-fashioned spelling school. Timothy
Wilson, an OLD teacher and county
superintendent, will have charge. The
public is invited to come and take
part.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
NEW RULING
BY State Superintendent Cotton.

County Superintendent Jordan re-
ceived notice from State Superinten-
dent Cotton in regard to persons
making application for teachers Ii
cense. The communication states that
persons applying for license must
identify themselves other than by let
ter. The applicant must be accom-
panied by some persons known to
both the applicant and the superin-
tendent.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
Two FAILURES
Announced on the Cotton Exchange
Today.
(By Associated Press

New York. March 19.-The failure
of J. Garrison & company, which was
announced on the Cotton exchange
today, is not an important one. A
statement from Sullyread said he
hoped to resume in the near future.
The cotton market opened irregular
from five points lower to twenty-four
points higher. rs1 ttsT
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
WHEN SHE WAS
NINETEEN
Progress of the Trial Which is At
tracing so Much Attention.
Friday Afternoon.

The Bertram case closed today s
session with Mrs. Bertram on the
stand on direct examination. She
made a good witness for the defense.
The court room was crowded all aft
ernoon until court adjourned for the
nioht
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
fRv Associated Press.l

Berlin, March 10. The Frank
furter Zeitung says that the Russian
government has ordered three thous-
and railway cars in Russian Poland,
to be delivered within six months.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-19
STEAMER. AYIRE.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans, March 10. - The
steamer Albanian is afre Mt her dock.
She has $4,000 bales of cotton ard
lsrge eonsignments of grain and othe,
freight aboard