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sanguine, however, admit the gravity
of the situation from the Russian
point of view. and the most serious
news from the front would not be re-
ceived with great surprise.
Cruiser Novik Destroyed.
Toxic, Aug. 22.--After a severe en-
gagement with the protected cruisers
Chitose and Tsushima, the greyhounds
OF the Japanese navy, the fleet Rus
sian cruiser Novik has been van
pushed. The fight occurred Sunday.
Afterward the Novik. in sinking con-
dition. was run ashore in Korsakovsk
harbor on the island Of Sakhalien.
The fate of the crew of the Novik
is not known. but it is thought they
abandoned their vessel and landed at
Korsakovsk II is generally thought
here that the Chitose and Tusushima
steamed in close to the Novik and
completed the destruction.
The details of the fight are not
known here, but II is evident that the
Chitose and Tsushima caught up with
the Novik Saturday and that run
ming fight ensued The contest was
resumed and terminated early Sun
day morning. Captain Sukeichiro
Takahashi, who is in command of the
Chitose, reported the engagement in
a brief telegram which reached the
navy department here. He says he
FIRST attacked the Russian cruiser Sat
urday afternoon and that on Sunday
morning he inflicted heavy damage
upon her. The Novik nearly sank but
she was beached at Korsakovsk.
Admiral lessen Reports.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 19.-Emperor
Nicholas has received dispatch from
Viceroy Alexieff. dated at Vladivostok
Aug. II, saying that the cruisers Ros.
STA and Gromoboi of the Vladivostolx
squadron returned to Vladivostok Aug.
16. and communicating the report
made by Rear Admiral lessen, COM
mander of the squadron. The cruiser
Rurik was lost in the engagement
with Admiral Kamimura's fleet on
Aug. IA, and the warships Gromoboi
and Rossia badly battered, the former
sustaining IL breaches in her side
Both cruisers had 1876 men killed and
307 wounded.
Russians Swept From Pigeon Bay.
Chefoo, Aug. 22.-The Japanese
have swept the Russians from Pigeon
bay and captured northernmost fort
of the western line of inner isfenses
at Port Arthur. The Russian artillery
prevents the Japanese from occupying
~: on pigeon bay.
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Military Authorities Confident However, That
General StOesSel Will Be Able to Hold Out
Repairs To AskOld Stopped.
! CAR ORDERS OUT HIS RESERVE OFFICERS.

General Stoessel holds out will render
tho Iananese position about iIas
yang more Drecarious. Even the most
sanguine, however, admit the gravity
of the situation from the Russian
point of view. and the most serious
news from the front would not be re-
ceiYed with great surprise.
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ca - II q III Z a.
Bears thu <,Ita Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss &<HzzzMx
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-03
FURIOUS PRAIRIE FIRES.
Much Damage Done in Saline and
Ellsworth Counties.

Salina, March 3-The severe wind
storm that occurred here Wednesday
afternoon caused disastrous prairie
fires in different parts of Saline county.
The largest was southwest of this place
on the Jacob Weisgerber farm, where
everything was burned except the farm
house, causing a loss of about 50 900.
The fire started in a field where some
parties We're burning thrash. The high
wind came suddenly and blew sparks
over adjoining fields and farms.
The fires spread rapidly, and all eff
forts to fight it were of no avail. The
high wind has continued since about 4
O'Clock, and several fire alarms have
been turned in from different parts of
the city. A report from east of the
town says that big fire ragged in that
vicinity for a time, but the extent of
the damage cannot be learned.
Ellsworth, March 3.-A prairie fire
started six miles northeast of here IN
Ellsworth county about o'clock last
evening. 1t has burned over ten miles
in length and several miles in width
1t was famed by a strong northwest
wind.
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nolled the cases against Steve Adams,
W. f. Davis and Charles G. Kennison,
all union leaders, the latter being pres
ident of miners union No. 40 of Cripple
Creek, charging them with the murder
of Melvin Becks and Charles H. Nc
Cornick who were killed by an explo-
sion in the Vindicator mine shortly
after the miners strike in this district
was commenced.
Thus ends three of the most sensa-
tional criminal cases involving promi-
nent labor leaders and growing direct
" out of strikes ever begun in Colo
RADIO. All of the men with the excep-
ton of Mckinney are staunch union
lists and several of them hold high Off
cial positions in the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, which organization has
stood behind them throughout their
trials
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Lawrence Man a Suicide.

Lawrence, Kan, March 3.-Despond-
ent because suffering from pneumonia
and a combination of diseases, A. L.
Wilson, a contractor of this city, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself Mr..
Wilson seemed on the road to recovery
from his diseases and was about to be
up, but his wife was taken ill recently,
and this probably brought on the fit of
dependency which led to the suicide.
Wilson stole quietly from the house
during the night and climbed to the
roof of the barn and hanged himself
to a beam in the loft. Mrs. Wilson
called neighbors as soon as she found
that her husband had left the house.
and the body was found soon after the
deed was committed. The shock, COM
bined with her illness, has made Mrs.
Wilson's condition very serious.
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SHE RAISES PARsN1Ps.
Lawrence Woman Has a Substantial
Income for the Winter Season.

1t generally takes a woman to show
up a long head on a vegetab farm
same as other places of business. And
that is what Mrs. Burton Hamilton
seems to possess in her management of
her truck farm just west of Lawrence.
Mrs. Hamilton has figured out that
the farmer who doesn't calculate on
keeping busy and bringing in the coin
in the winter months same as the sum-
mer isn't much of a farmer.
She has put her wits to work, and the
result is that while other truck and
vegetables raisers are lying around idle
waiting for the ground hog to do his
worst, she gets a hustle on herself and
makes the frost man help her earn a
goodly competence. Mrs. Hamilton S
scheme is parsnips, and it's a dandy.
She brought in a great wagon load of
the vegetables today, and sold every
bushel for 60 cents each. AS she has
been bringing in a wagon load every
day since Christmas, it is easy to cal
culate that Mrs. Hamilton has cleared
up in the neighborhood of 5000, a pretty
snug sum for the dull season following
the holidays Gazette.
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CHAINED TO POLE.
Striking Miner Who Refused to
Work Under Arrest.

Denver. March Headquarters of
the Western Federation of Miners in
this city has been thrown into fever
of excitement by a report of i'll treat
ment of a striking member of the min
ers' union, under arrest on the charge
of vagrancy at Telluride. by the civil
authorities there. The infOrma ton
came in a telegram from Secretary
Forbes of the Telluride union to Secre-
tary-Treasurer Haywood Of the West
ern Federation of Miners as follows:
'See Peabody. One of our men
shackled to a telegraph pole. Are we
going to stand this any longer? All
arrests by civil authorities
Secretary Haywood advised the Off
Gals of the Telluride union to use ev-
cry means at their command to protect
themselves. He also replied that he
would make no appeal to Governor
Peabody. Richardson, attorney for the
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Western Federation of Miners left for
Telluride. Because of the rigorous CEN
sorship prevailing at Telluride, it is
difficult to get news from there The
following version of the affair was sent
out by Captain Buckley Wells who is
in charge of the local military forces:
Five of the men convicted under
vagrancy charges by the civil authors
ties yesterday were put to work by
order of the sheriff filling in the exca-
walton made this winter by the sol
diers in searching for the body of w.
]. Barney. One of the men, Harry
Maxi, refused to work and was ham,
cuffed to telegraph pole by the depu-
ty sheriff in charge. This action on the
part of the civil authorities has caused
great indignation among the strikers"
Both Captain Wells and Sheriff Rutea
disclaiIned any responsibility for tfa4
action of the deputy sheriff in his
treatment of Maxi
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VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL
Rendered in Parker and Foster Con-
spiracy Cases.

Cripple Creek. Colo, March 3.-The
jury in the conspiracy case against
Sherman Parker and Thos. Foster,
miners union leaders. who were
charged with conspiracy to wreck
Florence & Cripple Creek passenger
train, rendered a verdict of not guilty
after brief elaboration. After shaking
hands with their attorneys and the
members of the jury the defendants
left the court room in company with
President Meyer of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners and other union lead
ers There was no demonstration when
the verdict was announced.
w. F. Davis. also a prominent
union leader. who was jointly accused
of completely in the alleged conspiracy,
was ordered discharged by Judge
Lewis several days ago.
Immediately after the announcement
of the verdict the district attorney
nolled the cases against Sherman Par
ker. w. F. Davis and II. H. Mckinney
in which they were charged with the
overt act of the train wreckipg.
While the jury was absent from the
court room the district attorney also
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-03
YOUNG GIRL TRAMP.
Steals a Long Ride to Fort Scott
Locked in a Pullman.

4OCA0Q Al q Z u41AAus
Fort Scott, Kas., March 3-The Re
publican says: 1t is not often that
trampS get into a Pullman car, but
such a thing occurred the other day,
and this tramp was a girl, too. She was
a colored girl. who had not seen much
of the world. but she had an ambition
to see more, and went She managed to
sneak into Pullman car and rode al
most hundred miles before she was
discovered and taken out. Her name
was Hattie Beatrice, and she lives at
Carthage. Mo. where she resides with
a foster mother and father. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wyatt. They have never
taken the girl anywhere on the cars,
but on account of the trains running so
near the home the girl has often stood
conVerSant with the way things were
run. and she also must have been we'll
posted on how to hide herself, for she
succeeded very we'll. She was caught
here and returned to her home.
She is probably the youngest female
tramp on record For some length of
time Hattie, who is a bright little col
ored lassie. has longed for a trip on
the cars. and with a longing in her
heart for travel has day after day
loked with pleasure 1t the train
standing near their home and making
mental calculations regarding the cost
Of trip over the system. To her
probably Fort Scott, Kas., seemed a
great distance; The other evening in
stead of obeying her foster mothers
command to get wood preparatory to
building fire to prepare the evening
meal, Hattie boarded a Pullman sleeper
unnotlced, and locking herself in one
of the closets patiently awaited the de-
parture of the train. The train does
not leave Carthage until about 10
o'clock at night, and her presence in
the car was unknown until her arrival
In Fort Scott. when she made her ap-
pearance.
The porter on the Pullman takes his
meals at the Wyatt home. and he
recognized the girl at once. After some
inquiry she told him her plans to see a
part of the country.
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THEY CUT THE PHONE WIRE.
An Eloping Couple From Windsor,
Mo. Eluded the Brides Aunt.

Wichita, Kas., March "a l. Graw
of Windsor. Mo. and Miss Ethel F.
Hewlett, formerly of Glen Rose, Tex,
but recently living with an aunt near
Windsor, came here Wednesday and
were married. The bride had left the
home of her aunt, who objected to the
marriage, wearing a calico dress. On
the way here the young man purchased
a trousseau for his intended Before
leaving Windsor they cut the telephone
wire at the country house which, the
bride left. They left in the afternoon
for Ellinwood, where they will reside.
The bridegroom gave his age as 80 and
his brides as Is.
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one could not see across the street, and
since then it has continued with no
sign of cessation 1t was accompanied
by drop in temperature.
AT SALIVA.
A cold wave struck here Wednesday
afternoon, and the temperature fell
rapidly At o'clock the weather was
summer-like the thermometer reg
istering 80 degrees in the shade.
AT WELLINGTON.
The most severe blizzard in years is
sweeping over southern Kansas and
Oklahoma. Since 6 o'clock Wednesday
the wind has been blowing a gale from
the north. Both telegraph and long
distance telephone wires are out of
service.
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Injured ii an Exnlosion.

Galena, Kan, March 3.-The explos-
ion last evening of a box of miners
caps held in the hand of Henry New
som, a partner in Newsom & Teeter's
crushing plant and mines, cost him
both his hands and eyes, and it is now
thought he cannot live. His right hand
was blown from the wrist joint, his left
was torn to strings and his head and
face so badly lacerated that the extent
of the injuries is hard to determine. He
has lived here only a few years, and
this is his fourth accident in the mines
He is 81 years old and is married.
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i'll suddenly yesterday while at his office
in the New York Life building and was
taken to the Savoy and hurriedly. put
to bed A trained nurse and his physl-
clan, DR.. c. NJ. Fulton, were with nm
last night He was resting more COM
fortably and it was said he probably
would be fully recovered in day or
two.
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1nflammatorv Rheumatisn1 Cured.

William Shaffer, a brakeman of Denni-
son, Ohio, was confined to ais bed for sew
eraI weeks with infiammatory rheuma-
tisrn ''I used many remedies" ne says
FINALLY I sent to McCaw's drug store
for a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
at which time / was unable to use hand
or foot, and in one weeks time was able
to go to work as happy as a clam. For
sale by all druggists
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Throat Cut in a ouarrel.

Hoisington, Kas., March 3.-Arthur
Dick, of Great Bend, had his throat cut
by A. Fatama, of this place. The two
were in a resort when the fight took
place. Dick was also cut in the face
and neck, an artery being severed. He
is in the hospital here and will prob
ably recover.
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Mailers' Union No. 6.

2S6 Gates ave-, Brooklyn, N. Y,
Dec. IA, 1908.
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. T.:
I used Swamp-Root for distressing
Inflammation of the bladder, which
baffled the skill of three of Brooklyn's
best physicians. After taking three
bottles I was entirely cured. 1 have
no doubt it saved my life.
II w8>zoz~zeo@
Hatters' Union of North America,
Local No. 7.
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Working Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless little workers-Dr- Kings New
Life Pills Millions are always at work
night and day, curing indigestion, bilious
ness, constipation, sick headache and all
stomach, liver and bowel trouble. Easy,
pleasant safe. sure. Only Csc at Arnold
Drug Co., s21 y. Kansas ave.
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new YORK LABOR UNIONS PRAISE
swamp ROOT, The GREAT KIDNEY REMEDY.

2S5 Classon ave-, Brooklyn, N. Y.
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y:
Gentlemen: I suffered severely from
pain in the kidneys and tried many So
called remedies, but without avail.
Finally, at the solicitation of a friend,
was induced to take Swamp-Root.
with the result that two bottles cured
me. 1 shall be glad to say a kind
word for Swamp-Root at all times.
IT, M7z
Hatters' Union of America, Local
No. 7.
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Ex-Mayor Craddock 1ll.

Kansas City Kas., March s.-W. r.
Craddock, formerly mayor of Kansas
City, Kas.. is i'll at the Savoy hotel
Mr. Craddock is suffering from an at
tack Of acute indigestion. He became
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-03

Assistant Foreman Nassau News Co.,
Mail Drivers Union, 16 Spruce ST., New
York City.
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Why Swamp-Root Gives Strength.

At ever from personal Experience knows @ hgh neglect OF the cause kd trouble
OF strain felt permitted e fatal rsnHa OH0w
Strength dys dtoug
them
he
d tremendous strain przerng
Weak dueaH kdnys ephh I udr how it has cured thousands
exans1 than therefore o nd LESS srenom Hsof
leading
rbeenab lie discover
No
really
givenup hopeo everbe well
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DR.. KiImer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y.
Gentlemen: I was surprised at the
quick results of Swamp-Root. A bot
tie cured a pain in my kidneys which
caused me no little suffering. I now
feel so much better that it gives me
great pleasure to testify as to the
benefits of Swamp-Root. which 1 con-
slider the most wonderful kidney,
liver and bladder medicine.
A~A @~
1923 Ave. A.
Member of Carpenters Union of
Greater New York.
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DIR. Kilner & Co., Binghamton, N Y:
When L was taken i'll few
months ago, I tried several medicines,
including a prescription given me by
physician, but none did me any good.
One day read in a paper of the
merits of Swamp-Root, and bought a.
bottle. One bottle did me so much
good I bought another, and have now
taken eight bottles in all I had kid
ney trouble; Swamp-Root cured me. 1t
certainly does all that is claimed for it.
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salary of the city clerk has also been
raised during the past year, and he gets
81, 500 now instead of $3.50 Squires show
ed himself to be runner by the way he
beat Z. E Lair in the last primaries
City Urea sCrer NJ NJ Hale, who has
served three terms, Is a little bit IN DOUBT
about making race for a fourth term.
He takes quite unique view of the sit
uation- He says:
7 don't want to be a hog about this.
timent that i should continue in my pres
ent position ! would probably make the
race. But they are talking about having
the next legislature pass a law requiring
the city treasurer to collect all the city
taxes. If they do that and do not pro-
vide an adequate increase in pay 1 don't
think take the job. It VIII cost too
much for clerk hire and all that II costs
too much to run for office in this town
to make it very profitable business 50
in view of the uncertain condition OF the
future can't say positively what 1 will
Mr. Hale gets 1890 year salary and
out of this he has to pay clerk he gives
his daughter the job of clerk and 50
keeps the ST. 200 in the family. But if the
would require the services of probably
four or five clerks during the busy season
and of course some provision would nave
to be made for paying them 1t couldn
be done out of the treasurers small sal
airy.
Sis. members of the city council viii al
so have to be chosen next spring The
present members whose terms expire are
S R. Kutz in the First ward; Joseph Girl
ley in the Second; George Neil IN the
Third: L. NJ. Nellis in the Fourth: J. G
Sinner of the Fifth and S. A Sweud-
the majority of these will be candidates
for reelection.
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long in some instances. This has tend
ed to ALLEVIATE to some extent his law
and order backing, but now that he
has put in Stahl as chief, it may sat
isfy the faction which gave Bergund-
thai the nomination a year ago. J. w
F. Hughes is lowering around over
Bergundthals political horizon, and if
there is any chance will go in and try
to get the nomination. The boom for
William Green which started when he
was elected member of the council
from the Third ward is also a factor
which BergundthaI may have to
reckon with.
Charles F. Spencer will be a can
didate for a third term as city attor-
ney. He thinks it is a little early to
make a definite announcement, but he
said today:
81 believe that the longer a man
stays in the Office of city attorney the
more valuable his services to the city
become. This same thing is, of course,
true of other city officers, but believe
it is especially true of the Office of
city attorney do not think the third
term objection in city elections cuts
very much figure with people any
more. They are beginning to realize
that it does not pay to put in new Off
Gals when the old ones give satisfac-
tory service"
Since Mr.. Spencer has been in office
the salary attached to the job has
been raised from $1,000 to $500
This makes it the best paying Office
within the gift of the city, and is
likely to convince several patriots that
they have a call to serve their coun-
try. 1t is not likely that Spencer Will
get the nomination without fight. for
w. A. S Bird gave him quite a tussle
when he was candidate for a second
term Bird is thought to be likely to
go after the job again, although he
was recently. elected to the Office Of
representative.
J. H. Squires will make another stab
a the office of city clerk. Mr.. Suuires
has served the city three terms next April
and he thinks that having broken over
the third term barricade. he has i'm
proved his chances for getting the office
for fourth term. His arguments are
very similar to those of Mr.. Spencer. He
says that experience has made him able
to give the city better service than ever
before and he thinks that he will be able
to make another successful race The
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Loolz for Peaceful settIement.

Rio Janeiro, May 11.-Reports
from Europe received here show that
the border skirmishes which have
been going on between the Peruvian
and Brazilian troops in the Alto
Purus and Alto-Jurua districts have
been ridiculously exaggerated. The
Associated Press correspondent is au-
thorized by the Brazilian government
to say that successful negotiations for
an amicable settlement between the
two governm are fully expected.
The departure Of the Peruvian minis
ter from Brazil was purely a personal
matter and without any political
significance.
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Makes Announcement Through
State journal Today.
OTHERS TO TRY ALSO.
Mr. Spencer Would Like to
Have Third Term.
City Clerk Squires Thinks He
Should Have Fourth.

It is about as certain as anything
can be ten months ahead of time that
all the present city officials will be
candidates for denomination at the
city primaries next March. All are
laying their plans in that direction.
Mayor Bergundthal will in all prob
ability ask for a second term. His
prospects have frightened up some
since he got his police muddle
Strengthened out by the appointment
of Chief StahI He said today:
$50 far as can see there is no
good reason why I should not be a
candidate. But I am not ready to
make any positive announcement. I
want to talk the matter over with a
good many people. and there is plenty
of time
This is the first time that Mayor
Bergundthal has even intimated his
attitude toward a second term. His
administration has so far been sadly
embarrassed by its police affairs, and
he has perhaps made the mistake of
Standing by his friends little too