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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
Believe laps Army Weakened.

St. Petersburg (By Cable).--Ac-
cording to information which has
reached the War Office here, Field
Marshal Oyama's strength is much
smaller than heretofore believed, tend
ing to confirm thetheory that large
force has been Withdrawn to assist
in storming Port Arthur.
This information is to the effect
that not much more than 10000 men
are now confronting General Kurop-
atkin, but the Japanese lines are heav-
lily fortified in order to check any ag
gressive movement which Kuropatkin
might undertake long enough to en-
able the Japanese to hurry up rein
forcements, by rail from the PENN
sula.
The present activity of the Japanese
along the front, these reports ndi-
cate, is only feigning to convince Ku-
ropatkin that the offensive is immi
nent Should this important intelli-
gence be absolutely confirmed, it is
possible that the Russian Commander
in-chef may himself attempt to strike
a quick blow. Kuropatkin is now sup
posed to have nearly 100000 men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
GIRLS HAIR CAUGHT IN SHAFT.
The Horrible Accident Caused Panic Among
Companions.

New York (SpcciaD. -There was
wild panic among 800 girls in Citron's
shirtwaist factory, at S Bond street,
when Fannie Landow, girl of 10.
an employee, got her hair caught in a
piece of machinery and had most of
it pulled out.
The 800 girls are all employed in
one big loft in the top of the building
Constantly moving power shafts run
through the room and their sewing
machines are connected with these
shafts.
The Landon girl stopped to pick
some thing from the floor. Her hair
was caught and she was dragged from
her seat. The revolving shaft. which
is filled with small cog wheels, be-
gan TO tear her hair out by the roots,
and her screams threw the girls into
wild panic. 1t was several minutes
before John Jacob. the foreman, could
find out what was the matter, and
sometime longer before he could stop
the shaft
The girls had begun to pour out of
the building. and the elevator boy
sent for an ambulance. DR.. Leonard.
of St. Vincent's, arrived after 20 min
utes The girl, now unconscious. was
still caught in the shaft. and it took
four men. including the surgeon, Il
cut away the hair and free her.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
Reciprocal Trade Treaties.

Berlin (By Cable).-Chancellor Won
Buelow's system of reciprocal com
mercial treaties will not be ready to
lay before the Reichstag when it opens
Tuesday because an agreement has
not yet been reached with Hungary.
Count Won PosadowskyW ehner, the
imperial secretary of state for the in
terror, who has been four weeks at
Vienna, must return soon, as the min
istry requires his services in Parlia-
ment. The controversy appears to
halt around the livestock paragraphs,
but all the schedules are of extreme
intricacy and importance, changing as
they do the tariff system of both EN-
pires.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
DROWNED FROM A RowBoAT.
-Four Men We're Being Ferried From Port
Huron to Sarnia.

Port Huron, Mich. (SpeciaD.-The
rowboat of William Briggs. the night
ferryman between this city and Sar-
MIA, Ont, which is directly across the
St. Clair River from here, was upset
near the Sarnia dock, and four men,
who were passengers, were drowned.
Ferryman Briggs left the Port HUI
ron dock with six passengers in his
rowboat. A heavy sea was running
on the river, kicked up by the strong
north wind that was blowing. The
boat pitched and tossed on the waves,
but made the passage safely until
within 100 yards of the Sarnia dock.
Then heavy back swell from the
shore suddenly caught the craft and
capsized her. Ferryman Briggs, John
Dobson, an engineer, of St. Thomas.
and Daniel Fisher, conductor, OF
Ridgetown, Ont, saved themselves by
hanging to the overturned boat, but
the other four passengers were
drowned The three railroad men
who were drowned were Pere Mar
quette Railway employees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
MIRSKY'S DELICATE TASK.
zemstovs' Memorial Presented By Him 10
Gar

St. Petersburg (By ble).-Interi-
or Minister Sviatopolk- Mirsky went
to Tsarkoe Selo to present the zem-
stvos' memorial to Gar Nicholas. The
situation is extremely delicate.
Two incidents have occurred, both
OF which much initiate against the
Liberals and increase the difficulty of
Prince Sviatopolk- Mirskys position.
Prince Mestchersky. editor of the
Grashdanin. who is head of the re-
dictionary press, unmasked his bat
teries, attacking the Interior Minister
in such a fashion for his Liberal ten
denotes that Prince Sviatopolk-Mirs
ky Tor the first time since he assumed
the Ministry ordered the conhscation
OF the issue. In the strength of the
influence behind such an attack lies
the real significance of Prince Nest
chersky's act.
At the same time from the opposite
direction the Nasha Ziesn (Our Life),
a new Radical paper authorized by
Minister Sviatopolk- Mirsky, INDUCED
in direct attack on the Gar. with
the result that the Minister ordered
ehS suspension u INC puDiiSdtiOh L hS
action of this paper is considered to
be very unfortunate, as it places a
powerful weapon in the hands OF
Prince Sviatopolk Mirsky's enemies.
Many of the Minister'S friends are
inclined to believe that the zemst-
voists went too far and have jeop-
ardized the position of their best
friend.
Prince Ukhtomsky, editor of the
Viedomosti, said:
THE duty of all friends of Lib
eral regime is to uphold and sustain
Prince Sviatopolk- Mirsky in every
possible way His retirement would
be great misfortune"
There was some talk in the alter
noon of an offer on the part of the
government to compromise with the
zemstvoists by giving the zemstvos
voice in the Council of the Empire.
which is lawmaking body. The prop.
osition is to elect two members OF
each zemstvo to sit in the Council and
participate in its deliberations, but not
to vote.
Such plan, it is pointed out, while
not giving the zemstvos share IN
the lawmaking would insure the pres.
entation of the views of the provinces
on all laws enacted
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
JOINT PACT OF TOWERS.
forteen Treaties Of Arbitration Have
Been Signed.
TnE EFFEcT IS WORLD WIDE.
Text Of All the Treaties Practically Identical
With That Of the French Treaty With Great
Britaiu-A Number Sigued With the United
States-France, Austria and Russia Nego-
tiating Other Treaties.

Paris (By Cable).-Reports reach
ing the Foreign Office show that "A
treaties of arbitration have thus far
been signed between the various pow
ers of Europe and by America. The
texts of all the treaties are practically
identical with that of the French trea-
ty with Great Britain
This rami6cation of similar treaties
is considered as having widespread
international significance, as it has
the effect of joint pact to which
most of the leading nations adhere.
France has made six treaties-namely
with. Great Britain, Italy, Spain, the
Netherlands, Sweden and Norway and
the United States.
The other treaties are those of Italy
with Great Britain, Denmark with
the Netherlands, Portugal with Spain,
Germany with England, Portugal with
the Netherlands, Russia with Bel
GUM. Great Britain with Switzerland,
the United States with Switzerland
and possibly others not yet officially
ASPoi tSu. ridiiSS, huSti Id dhu othSi
countries are now negotiating num-
Der of treaties.
Those signed or pending represent
all the leading powers of Europe and
practically all the smaller powers, thus
showing the universal acceptance of
the same principle 1t is expected
that the movement will extend to
South and Central America and the
countries of Asia and Africa exerting
international influence, thus giving the
chain of treaties worldwide effect
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
HONORED IN HUNGARY.
Monument to George Washington to Be Erect
ed In Budapest.

Cleveland, o. (SpeciaD 1.-The move
ment started in Cleveland soon after
the unwilling of the Kossuth monu-
ment in September. 1902, to erect a
monument to George Washington has
taken root in Hungary, and has been
recognized by the government In aid
of the project the Hungarian societies
throughout the United States will
hold an entertainment on February
2I. 1900, the proceeds of which will
be turned over to common fund.
Three thousands dollars has been
raised and the intention is TO procure
$4,000.
The object of the erection of the
monument to Washington in Buda-
pest is to bring about better ac-
quaintance among the people of the
two countries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
Ten American Craft Seized.

Eastport. Maine (SpeciaD.-A mes
sage was received here saying that 10
fishing vessels owned in Eastport and
Lubec were seized by the Canadian
fisheries protective cruiser Curlew
near ST.. George. N. B. The value OF
the boats and their equipment aggre-
gates more than $4,000 The boats
were engaged in fishing for herring in
Passamaquoddy Bay, and il appears
that Captain Prett. of the Curlew. de-
cided they were operating in Cana
d;sp waters illegally.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
SAW THE FAIR IN 4 RUSH.
Pres dent Reossveh's Strenuous Day In ST.
Louis.

St. Louis (SpeciaD.-Never have
more perfect conditions prevailed
since the opening of the Worlds Fair
than those that marked Saturday
which was devoted to tour through
the Exposition by President Roose-
welt, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt,
Miss Alice Roosevelt and members
of the Presidents party. 1t was strict
ly a day of pleasure and not the
slightest incident arose to mar the
perfect enjoyment of the occasion.
The heralded announcement that the
Nations Chief Executive would visit
the Exposition drew tremendous
throngs, and to guard him from pos
sible danger that might menace him
Secret Service men, soldiers and po-
lice guards abounded, but it was con-
comparatively little to do in preserv-
ing order. The sentiment seemed to
be unanimous in the minds of the
thousands of spectators that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was the guest of each
one and each did his best to preserve
order. The onsequence was that
those IN authority, had only to desig-
nate their wishes and instantly crowds
parted, passageways were cleared and
hindrances quickly removed, SO that
every moment of the Presidents linn
tied time might be occupied in view
ing the Exposition.
This is marvellous" he said. 1T is
beyond description and exceeds my
fondest expectations. l have had the
best time I ever had in my life and
| have seen more than | ever ex-
pected to see in one days time
From 10 o'clock in the forenoon un-
til in the evening the distinguished
visitors, following an arranged sched-
ule, hurried from one building to the
next, from one part of the grounds to
another, and overlooked nothing of
interest. From the start until the
end of the tour Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Alice Roosevelt accompanied the
President and fatigue was forgotten
in the enjoyment of the day.
At night President Roosevelt was
the guest of honor at banquet tens
dered by the Exposition management.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.

The House Committee on Rivers
and Harbors decided to prepare riv-
er and harbor appropriation bill to
be presented early in the coming ses-
sion of Congress.
The United States Supreme Court
decided the Fayerweather case in ia
vor of the colleges.
Secretary Hay has received from
the German government note ac-
cepting President Roosevelt's sug-
gestion for second Hague confer
enee.
Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Enid
colt, chief of the Bureau of Yards
and Docks, has submitted TO the Sec
rotary of the Navy his annual report
and estimates.
The report of Mr. Norton, Ameri-
can consul at Harput, shows that the
10000 survivors of the massacre in
the Sassun district are on the verge OF
starvation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
ONE PERSON KILLED, FORTY INJURED.
Body Of Trolley Car Falls From Tracks In a
Steep Grade and Rolls Over.

New York (SpeciaD-One person
was killed and about 40 injured in a
trolley car incident at Rozelle. N. J..
Several of the injured, it is feared,
will die.
A car of the Plainfeld and Elizabeth
line of the Public Service Corpora
ton, was rounding curve at the
bottom of steep grade on First
avenue when the body of the car top
pied over. leaving the truck on the
track. There were 40 passengers in
the car and all were more or less in
jured.
Charles Tatan, 40 years. of 100 Bea-
con avenue. Jersey Citp, was killed.
Mrs. Fannie Harris, of Plainheld,
N. J., was pinioned under the car and
badly crushed. She may die.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
Foreign.

Lord Rothschild, when asked re-
gardlng the alleged ENLIGHTENMENT of
$5,ooo,ooo by Moses Blumenthal said
to have been head of the bullion de-
partment of the London house of the
Rothschilds, said it was "a gross ex-
aggeration." The whole matter was
settled privately.
While two British naval launches
from a schoolship were engaged in
an Institutional course of sweeping
the harbor of Portsmouth, England,
for mines. an explosion of counter
mining explosive on one of the small
boats caused the death of two men.
In the trial of the alleged fraudu-
lent bond case at Port au Prince,
Hayti, in which 80 persons are ac-
cused, including former President
Sam, his ministers and officials of the
National Bank of Hayti, 10 were pres
ent, the others having fed.
Boris Sarafoff. the Macedonian lead
er, says the revolutionary committee
will defer the next general rising until
the spring of 1906. after the expira-
ton of the two-year term of the Aus
tro-Russian reforms.
II hAN dOSChNC VI sCfNidi
members the French parliamentary
committee considering the separation
OF church and state voted rejection of
the governments bill.
The Conservatives in the municipal
election at Milan, Italy, obtained CON
troll, terminating the rule of the dis
orderly elements, which has been in
force four years.
Prominent Jews in Copenhagen
have formed an organization TO as
sist Russian Jews in emigrating to
the United States through Danish
ports.
Students made riotous demonstra-
tons before the Strassburg statue anl
in front of the Chamber OF Deputies
in Paris against alleged insults to
the memory OF Joan Of Arc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
KILLED IN A STREET DUEL.
J. S. Murray Shot By His Nephew ut Our.
ham, N. G.

Durham N c. (SpeciaD.-In a
street duel in this city, ]. S. Murray,
a prominent business man and broth
er-in-law of DR.. l. E. Emerson, of
Baltimore, was killed by his nephew,
w. R. Murray.
The shooting took place in front of
store of the dead man, on Main
street, in the business section of tho
city, and was due to business rivalry.
Both men had been running music
stores and were well known in bust
ness circles
Early in the morning J. S. Murray
was preparing to ship piano and he
accused a salesman of w. R. Murray
OF watching and prying into his BUSH
ness for the purpose of trying to
thwart the trade.
w. K. Murray heard that his sales
man had been SO accused, and, ac-
companied by his son, Earle Murray
which is about half block from his
own place of business. At the door
he was met by J. S. Murray.
y SHOlt, Diltt1 quafrel followed anu
J. 5. Murray pulled his revolver and
began shooting at w R. and Earle
Murray The three bullets fired all
took effect in Earle in the hand, arm
and thigh. w. R. Murray, power
full man, closed in on his assaiiant,
and, taking the revolver, from him,
shot his uncle, inficting a wound that
caused death in few minutes.
The man who was killed was So
years of age. He leaves a wife and
seven children. His wife is a sister
of DR.. Emerson, the Baltimore mil
lionaire.
w. R. Murray, who fired the fatal
shot. is about az years of age and has
wife and several children.
Both sides have employed a bril-
liant array of counsel and the case
will be hard fought Nothing in re-
cent years has so stirred this sec
ton of North Carolina.
During the afternoon and night the
prisoner had been offered bail in sums
aggregating more than 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
Trenches Near the Summit Captured.

Toxic (By Cable).-The Imperial
headquarters summarized the Port Ar
thur situation as follows:
with regard to the enemy's forts
at Sungshu Mountain and eastward,
we have firmly captured the crests,
glacis and counterscarps and their vi
entities, but the time to charge. has
not yet come At present we are de-
stroying the classmates and other ca
pointers.
AT 2o3-meter hill by several
charges we succeeded in capturing the
encmy's shelter trenches near the sum-
NIT. At present our force is holding
its position and endeavoring to cap
lure the whole fort"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
Suicide on 8 RsiIroad Train.

Altoona, Pa. (SpeciaD man sup
posed to be H. c. Sollenberger, of
Chambersburg, Pa. attempted suicide
on the Western Express of the Penn
sylvania Railroad by shooting him
self in the head. The attempt was
made between Gallitizin and Cresson.
He is dying at the Memorial Hospital,
Jamestown. His railroad ticket was
from Chambersburg, Pa. to Sterling.
IL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
A Jealous womsa's Crime.

Birmingham, Ala, (SpcciaD.--Mrs.
John Kyser, shot and niortally wound
ed Miss Nellie Edwards at her home
in Woodlawn. 4 suburb OF Birming-
ham. and while on street car re-
turning to the city, Shot and instantly
killed herself. Both Mrs Kyser and
Miss Edwards are well known. il
is said that Mrs. Kyser was jealou
of her husband who. it is alleged. was
formerly engaged TO Miss Edwards
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
PAY FOR CONGRESSMEN
A Proposition for Doubling Their
Salaries.
AND sles.eee FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Promoters Of the Scheme Want 10 Include 10
II the Doubling Of tn. Presidents Salary
Proposed. However. That the Congress
Winch Shall Pass the Bill for the Increased
Pay Shall Not Profit by II.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD.-It is
stated that number Of members OF
Congress will undertake at the first
session Of the Fifty-ninth Congress to
raise their salaries $so 600 to $4,000 a
year. The plea for doubling their pay
is the claim that a member of Con-
gress cannot live on $4,000 year III
Washington In order TO, gain sup
port the gentlemen who are 'promot-
ing the plan intend to include the
President in the measure. His salary,
too. is 30 be doubled-from $4,000 to
100000 year-and the vice presf-
dent is to get $2o,o
There are still many persons who
remember the notorious Back salary"
Law in the days of President Grant.
The members of the Forty-second
Congress decided that the country was
not properly approaching their serv-
ICES, and at the short term of that
Congress they passed bill raising
their salaries from $1,000 to $500.
The salary OF the president was raised
from $4,000 to $4,000. The bill, as
first introduced, did not include the
members OF the Congress that was
to enact it. but a number of dead
ducks" who had been defeated for re-
eicetion neid the measure up uh.i II
was made retroactive not only tor the
session at which it was passed. but
su., h.cL for n. 6-st eess;on which
had aIreaoy expired,
Objectionable as was the bill to
most people, it became law
Many members of Congress, know
ing the disgust which the back-pay
grab had aroused all over the country,
wisely turned back into the Treasury
the extra $4,000 accruing from the two
terms. Others boldly pocketed 1t;
few, if any of them remained long in.
public life thereafter The next Con-
gress promptly repealed the bill as far
as it increased their own salaries, but,
under the Constitution, they could not,
of course, decrease the salary OF the
President during his term.
Public sentiment. indeed. never OPP
posed the increase of the Presidents
salary. AS matter of fact the propo-
sitron to increase the salaries OF the
congressman was not in itself objec-
tionable and it was only the act of
the members in dating the increase
back to the beginning of the Congress
that disguised the people.
The gentlemen who may undertake
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
Three SENTENCED 70 Death.

Rome, Ga. (SpeciaD.-Judge Henry
sentenced three men to deatn-Jack
Bone, for killing z. T. Hall, to be
executed December 10; Courtney Ba-
ker, for killing his wife at Cave
Spring, and Bob Sutherland. for kill
ing three negroes at dance. the lat
ter two negroes to be executed De-
cember 20.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
smooi Case 10 Be Taken Up.

Washington (SpeciaD.-Robert w.
Taylor, representing the protestants
against Senator Reed Smoot, held a
consultation with Senator Burrows,
chairman of the Committee on Priv
leges and Elections. 1t was stated
that the Committee probably would
begin the examination of witnesses in
the case in about 10 days.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
CRESTS OF FORTS TAKEN
Slow Bot Sure Progress in The 6igan-
tic Task.
RUSHING THE RUSSIAN TRENCHES.
Continued Desperate Fighting by japs at
Port Arthur Their Positions Most Promls.
ing at Rhiung and Keekwan Mountains
Destroying the Classmates and coponlers at
Sungshu.

The severe fighting the past three
days at Port Arthur has resulted in
the Japanese capturing the crests and
counterscarps and the Russian shell
ter trenches near the summit of the
Sungshu Mountain forts. To finally
take the works will necessitate des-
perate, deadly charge.
The Japanese have secured strong
positions at Rihlung and Keekwan
Mountains. After five hours fierce
fighting and several repulses the Japs
drove the Russians out of the trenches
guarding the approach to the South
east Keekwan forts.
The Russian War Office claims to
have information that Field Marshal
Oyama has drawn largely from his
Manchurian army to reinforce the Jap
anese besiegers at Port Arthur. The
Japanese strength below Mukden is
now estimated at 10000 men. against
General Kuropatkin's 100000.
Desultory fighting continues near
Da Pass, the Japanese making repeat
cd attempts at turning movement
The Russians buried $50 japanese
dead at Tsinkhctches.
A Japanese cavalryinan captured by
the Russians says General Kuroki is
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-02
x.ray Drove Him Crazy.

Toledo (Specia)-James O'Brien
died here as the result of treatment
by the x-ray He had growth upon
his lip, which was treated by the x
ray. The treatment was so painful
O'Brien lost his reason and was taken
to the Toledo State Hospital. where
he died
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-03
ELDERS LOSE
ACL0SE CAME.
Pitchers Battle Goes to ST
Vasbinder.
TITUS PITCHED GREAT BALL
HAMMOND MADE THE ONLY Err
RoRs SCORED.
TITUS PITCHED GREAT BALL
(speeial to - FIeraId.l

Butte, JuIv 2-Both salt Lake and
Butte played fine bail today. Only two
errors were made in the game ard one
Of them was questionable The score was
TO in favo- of Butte. Vasbinder for
Butte and Titus Tor salt Lake pitched ez-
ceptional bail. each allowing Just seven
hits. 1t was Salt Lakes game uD to
the seventh. IN the sixth the Elders had
a chance to score when Vasbinder was UP
IN the air and couldn't find the plate
giving three bases on balls and forcing in
one run. Muller went to bat and knocked
an easy fly to second. and Salt Lake lost
the game right there. IN the seventh
Butte began to score and took the game
from the NormOnS One OF the brilliant
features Of the game was the capture OF
q het E-Ounder with one hand by Bruy-
cite and a throw out to first Another
was fly catch after a long and hard run
by Lally. The score: