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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
JAP WARsHIPs FARE BADLY.
Drydocks Full of Craft Hit by Shells
of Russians.

Captain Ryan of the Canadian per-
manent forces has arrived in Seattle
from Japan, en- route to his home at
Ottawa, after spending some months
in Toxic as the representative of the
Canadian militia. He was detained in
Toxic with other foreign attaches and
correspondents. He says the Japanese
fleet has suffered severely in the en-
counters with the Russian war vessels,
and that all the drydocks and repair
ing harbors in Japan are full of Jap
anese war vessels in various stages OF
repairs. One big cruiser, which was in
the great naval battle off Port Arthur,
had all her tunnels shot away and 20
holes in her hull
Captain Ryan reports that the Jap
anese themselves admitted gross blum
dering in allowing loaded transports
to leave Japan for Korea and other
points without proper escort, and that
the raids of the Vladivostock fleet fill
ed all Japan with intense alarm.
The report circulated by the Japan
csc war officers that the unexpected
stubbornness of the Russians in the
recent fighting is due to the improve
ment in rifle shooting and steadiness
in the troops, Captain Ryan says, is
false, as the Japanese are well aware
of the fact that they are now confront
ed with regiments straight from Eu
rope, and not undisciplined, raw levies
of Siberian peasants hastily hurried to
the seat of war. He speaks bitterly
of the treatment accorded the attaches
and correspondents.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET SAILS
NINE BATTLESHIPS AND FOUR
CRUISERS FOR FAR EAST.
The Fleet viii Touch at Libau, Where
~ Transports and Golfers viii Join
Them--Departure an Imposing One
emperor Calls to Arms Entire Re.
serve Troops of Russia.

Cronstadt Sept 13.-The vessels of
the Baltic fleet, which have sailed for
the far east contained nine battleships
and four cruisers and several torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers. The
fleet will merely touch at Libau, where
it will be joined by II transports, col
Tiers and supply ships, already waiting
there. and will then proceed direct to
the orient
The scene of the departure of the
fleet was an imposing one. At dawn
the first anchor was hoisted on the
cruiser Aurora, which, accompanied by
two torpedo boats, slipped out of the
harbor The town was awakened by
the booming of the guns of the forts
as the Aurora sped toward Libau in
advance of the main squadron.
At o'clock in the afternoon, the
time for the departure of the remain
der of the fleet, the imperial yacht,
with the emperor, the Grand Duke
Alexis. the high admiral, and other
high naval officers on board, put out
from Peterhof, on the other side OF
the bay, with an escort of three torpedo
boats.
Admiral Rojestvensky, Voelkersam
and Enquist went on board the i'm
perial yacht and personally said fare
well to the emperor.
Then. with destroyers ahead and
abeam, the Souvaroff led the squadron
down the Finnish gulf. The water front
and piers and forts were crowded with
spectators. The ensigns on the yachts
were dipped and the guns from eacf
chain of forts across the bay joined
in an admirals salute, while from the
masts above the forts fluttered a string
of signal flags, reading, Good luck t.
the Baltic fleet on it's long voyage"
The departure of the Baltic fleet fo
the east is officially announced. Ad
miral Birilieff, commander of the nava
forces at Cronstadt, will accompan.
the fleet as far as Libau, from whicl
port this modern armada of almost A
penants will sail Immediately for tn
orient
The admiral does not state nov
long Admiral Rojestvensky will stop a
Libau. but it is understood that it Wi
only be a few days.
The emperor has called to arms tn
reserve troops in % circuits OF Tn
governments of Kherzon, Bessarabif
Ekaterinoslav and Taurida, belongin
to the military district of Odessa, an
also one category of reserve officer
throughout the empire.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
WALLED CITY OF LIAOYANG.
Is Two Miles North and South, Two
Miles East and West.

The city of Liaoyang is built four
squire. 1t is surrounded by walls OF
stone, topped by brick and crenelated
for archery or gun fire. The walls run
north and south and east and west.
There is a main gate in the center OF
each wall-thus there is a north gate,
south gate, an east gate and west
gate. The north gate opens out on
the Taitze river. The west gate opens
on the railroad station, and the Rus
sian cavalry barracks close to the sta
ton. From the south gate the old i'm
perial road goes southwark to New
chwang. From the east gate another
imperial road goes eastward to An
ping, and thence to the Yalu and 10
rea.
The city measures two and a half
miles north and south, by two miles
east and west, or rather, this is the
extent enclosed by the walls. But the
walled space, five miles square in area,
is far too large for the hundred thou
sand Chinese and Manchu inhabitants
and much of it is laid out in market
gardens.
The city itself resembles all Chinese
walled cities, except that its streets
have, for the last five or six years
been kept somewhat cleaner and light
ed at night, by order of the Russians
There is only one slight elevation in
side the walls, on which stands the
imperial treasury. The Buddhist tenn
pie to Kwan Yin, the goddess of mer
cy, is the finest object architectural,
, while the mission stations are thu
most interesting to westerners. Thes
had some 1900 converts five years ago
but as Liaoyang was the center of tn
Boxer movement in Manchuria man,
were terrorized into relinquishing tn
new faith. The missionaries relat
! with pride how one of their number
Dr. Westwater, prevented the Rus
+ slams from storming the Boxer upris
, ing by armed force. Liaoyang used t
: be the capital of southern Manchuris
, and is still important, it's chief indus
! try being the distillinng af a nativ
o liquor from the hemp and millet {
q the surrounding fields.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
Trade Report.

Duns Weekly Review of Trade says:
Holiday influence is calculated to
check distribution of merchandise, but
the past week has brought more en-
couraging results in the business
world and from many points come re-
ports of steadily expanding trade,
while it is not exceptional to find com
parsons with the corresponding week
last year favorable to 1904. Retail
trade in fall lines of dry goods, cloth
ing, millinery and nearly all wearing
apparel shows a healthy growth and
for hardware, household utensils and
kindred lines there is broader de-
mand.
Crop progress is better than aver
age and high prices promise large
profits to the farmers.
Failures numbered 200 in the Unit
ed States.
Northwestern Wheat.
Tacoma, Wash.-Unchanged blue
stem. SIC; club, nc.
Portland, Ore.-For export: Walls
Walla, TIC; bluestem, SIC; valley, SIC
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
THE MILWAUKEE LAUNCHED.
New Fighting Craft to Be a Very
Speedy Vessel.

San Francisco.-The new cruiser
Milwaukee was launched successfully
from the ways of the Union Iron works
in this city.
The christening ceremony was per-
formed by Miss Janet Mitchell of Mil
waukee, daughter of the late United
States Senator Mitchell, who was sur
rounded by party of visitors from
Milwaukee.
Not a hitch occurred in the proceed
ings, and the Milwaukee gracefully
moved down the ways and into the wa
tiers of San Francisco bay, as the GUS
tomary bottle of champagne released
by Miss Mitchell broke upon her bow.
The keel of the Milwaukee, the last
of the warships lately resting on the
ways of the local shipbuilding works
was laid on July 80, 1902. She is Z
protected cruiser and with the excep
ton of her two sister ships, the New
Charleston and the st. Louis, is thu
largest vessel of her class in the Unit
ed States navy. Her length is AZ
feet; extreme breadth sc feet; meal
draft 1926 feet; displacement 300 ton
She is designed to maintain a maxi
mum sea speed of % knots with 21,0O
indicated horse power.
When completed she will carry
battery consisting of IA six inch an
IS three inch rapid fire guns; IL thre
FOUNDER semi-automatic guns; fou
one FOUNDER automatics; eight on
FOUNDER rapid fire guns; four four inc
field pieces, and 10 g caliber mach1n
guns, eight of which will be automatic
She will carry 40 officers and 631 mel
The cost of the Milwaukee's hu
and machinery is $2,S25,000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
JAPS LOOT AND ROB AT LAO
YANG.
Attempt to Steal from Red Cross Com
pound.


Liaoyang. Japanese officers
were unable to restrain their soldiers
after six days of desperate fighting,
and looting became general.
The soldiers in attempting to rob
the missionary and Red Cross COM
pound, stabbed DR.. A. M. Westwater,
well known medical missionary, in
hthe neck and hand. This is said to be
the first instance where Japanese
soldiers have been known to have been
uncomfortable.
The Japanese were welcomed by the
Chinese, but they abused the good
name which they established in the
Chino-Japanese war. Chinese retu
gees are still arriving from the battle
field, where native fortune seekers are
securing the field for treasure. Mos
of the dead have been buried, bu
broken accoutrements are scattered al
over the ground. The Japanese oper
ate the railway frequently with cooli'
power. Japanese reinforcements ar
en- route north by all roads. Prince
Kai Yen, brother of the emperor o
Japan, commanding the second BRIG
ade of cavalry, has passed Haicheng
The Red Cross officers fear an cpl
demic of disease will break out Il
both armies, the torrents of rain tina
fell after the 10 days battle at Lac
yang having compelled the wornou
and hungry troops To sleep withou
shelter in mire by the roadsides. Il
any case it is believed to be certail
that the hardships endured by the so
diers will result in a great increase i
sickness.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
Rio Grande on a Rampage.

Alphine, Textile Rio Grande is
on the worst rampage in its STORY,
and great destruction of property has
already occurred at Preside del Norte,
Ujinito and many other smaller settle
ments situated on both sides of the
river for a distance of 300 miles along
it's course. More than IvV houses OF
Presidio del Norte, including the Unit
ed States customs house, were washed
away by Nthe flood.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
ALEXIEFF
RESIGNS

London, Sept. ia dispatch to
Reuters Telegram company from ST.
Petersburg says it is understood tina
Viceroy Alexieff, in view of the mill
tary exigencies in the far east, has
placed his resignation in the hands OF
the emperor, but that no decision with
regard to it has yet been made.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
c. p. r. TRAIN is HELD UP.
Robbers Get $4,000 from the Express
Car Safe.

Vancouver, B. C.-The transconti-
mental express, due here at o'clock
in the evening, was held up about Is
miles east of this city.
When the train was seven miles
west of Mission, three masked men
crawled to the engine and forced the
engineer to uncouple the engine, which
they ran ahead. Then they proceeded
to the express car and forced the ex-
press messenger to give them the con-
tents of the safe, which was said to
nave contained about $1,000 in cash.
-.lis is the first train robbery which
has ever taken place in British Co
lumbia.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
Transfers Return to Work.

Chicago.-All probability of compli-
cations at the stockyards was removed
Sunday when the packing house team
sters voted to return to work. The
offer of the packers to take back now
as many teamsters as are needed and
to hire the others as necessity de-
mands was made known through a
committee that had visited the packers
and the proposition was accepted with
out opposition.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
Arthur the Russians, on September 4

latest news received here from Port
Arthur the Russians, on September 4,
shelled the Japanese covered trenches
in front of Palichuang and destroyed
them. Everything was quiet along the
line during the night of August 80, but
in the morning it was seen that the
Japanese outposts had crept closer
into the Russian lines.
One incident of the recent lombard
ing of Port Arthur was the STRIKING of
she'll The Japanese fire was drawn
to the hospital by a Japanese shell
The japanese fire was drawn to the
hospital by the placing near it by the
Russians of beacon signals.
One small Russian scouting party
succeeded in creeping close to the
Japanese entertainments on Corner
mountain, but the barking of dogs gave
the alarm and prevented a further ad
vance. Japanese reserves poured int
the entertainments and opened fire OF
the Russians, but a shell from a rus
sian battery landed in the trench ant
killed many of the Japanese soldiers
and the remainder retired. This en-
abled the Russians to occupy tn
trench until dawn. The trench evi
dently was unimportant, for the jar
anese troops captured some outpos
trenches on a high hill which is no
far from Corner mountain, but the al
proach later of Russian detacnmen
caused them to evacuate this positio
without fighting
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
Heavy Japan Foreign Trade.

Tolxio.-The Japanese foreign trade
during the first nine months of the cur
rent year amounted to 424,00O,000 yen,
being by 100000 yen more than for
the corresponding period of 1908.
1t the development continues, the
valume for the entire year will be
625 900 900 yen. The issue of TO-
600, 900 exchequer bonds has been fully
subscribed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
Kramer Wins Handicap.

Vailsburg, N. J.-Vailsburg's IAN
nual handicap" day produced a new
American record for one mile, Frank
L. Kramer winning the handicap at
the distance from the scratch in 1:4a
2-5, only two fifths of second slower
than the worlds record for the dis
lance, made by Mcfarland in Australia
several months ago.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
MeIba's Auto Kills Aged Man.

Paris.-Madame Melba, while driv-
ing in an automobile Sunday evening.
her two cousins, the
Misses Walker, ran over man about
so years of age and killed him instant
ly. The chauffer was not to blame.
as the old man got in the way of the
automobile while endeavoring to es-
cape being run over by a cab.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16

The Washington State fair this year
promises to be full of interest to ev-
erybody. There will be a larger num-
Der of features than heretofore and
there will be more contests for the big
prizes offered than ever before.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
Another Battle in Uruguay.

Buenos Ayres.-A further heavy en-
gagement between the insurgents and
the troops of the government, In
which the latter are reported to have
been defeated, is said to have occurred
in Uruguay.
Negotiations between the Paragua
yam government and the revolutionists
are still proceeding.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
jap Casualties Total 1889.

An approximation of the Japanese
casualties in the battle of Liaoyang,
based upon reports of the chiefs of the
medical corps of the three Japanese
armies, concluded. 1t covers the fight
ing from August 26 and shows that
the Japanese killed and wounded
amount to II ,539 men.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
Letter of Acceptance.

Oyster Bay, L. l., Sept 12.-The let
ter of acceptance of President Roose-
welt accepting the nomination for
president by the republican national
convention, was given to the press for
publication Monday morning.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
AS oYAMA REPORTS TO TOXIC.
Russians Sent North by Train 10000
Killed and Wounded.

A dispatch to the Japanese legation
from Toxic, says
Field Marshal Oyama reports from
the fighting of September and Sep
TENDER 5, our right occupied the Yen
tai colliery and Yumentse hill The
enemy's main force is believed to be
retarded north of the Hun river.
Natives say the enemy sent by
train over 10000 killed and wounded.
We buried over 5000 Russians. The
enemy burned magazines near sta.
tions before evacuation. We captured
however, immense quantities of provi
sions and ammunition"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
People Hurt, Shops PilIaged.

ST. rg.-Anti-semetic rioting
took place at Rovno, in the govern
ment of Colhynai, September 4, during
which many persons were injured and
shops pillaged.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
vloIlnist Stern Is Dead.

London.-Leo Stern, the violinist,
husband of Susanna Adam, the singer,
is dead.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-16
RUSSIANS ATTACK JAP FORTS
SHELlED JAPS IN TRENCHES
NEAR PORT ARTHUR.
During One Attack of Japs Their
Shells Struck Hospital-On Septem-
Der 6 Jap Troops Captured Some
Outpost Trenches, Near Corner
Mountain.

Chefoo, Sept. 12.-According to the
latest news received here from Port
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-07-16

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allowed for ....... ....,..... ......... sI2 90
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} NJ ~mitten, care of central office. .....# 90 90
Is f Thornton. horse feed in Wadsworth. 30
{ NJ Rnrchell, supplies. ............#. II Ms
|. l. Allen. CARGO INDECENT. $500. .... 90 10
| II Kent. rent of telephone office. $500. "a 90
W " sanford, board of | \ Taylor ....... y ~
sc Lee, keeping order Fourth of July.
so. allowed for 800
IL Y Clinton. material and labor. 49,. 500
\ + Branch, board. horse feed and NOV
ing fence ........... l03 20
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-07-16
BILLS ALLOWED
by THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
SlONERS
Of Churchill County, Nevada

At an adjourned meeting of the Bonrd of
County commissioners of Ghurchill county,
Nevada. held in the County Clerks office, Fal-
Ion. lnly II. 1904, the following list of bills was
allowed:
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-07-16
STATE OF NEVADA
County OF Churchill

! hereby certify that the foregoing is II true
and correct copy of the bills allowed by the
Board of County commissioner OF Churchill
County. state of Nevada. ut their meeting held
in Fallon. on Monday. July IL. 1904.
W. II. BROWN,
Clerk OF the Board.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
MANY GO FROM NEW YORK.
Notable Democrats Took a Trip Up the
Hudson to Esopus.

New York, Aug. 12.-With flags flying
and a band playing, the steam yacht
Sycamore left the Twenty-second street
pier at Sis today, carrying 525 per-
SONS to Esopus to notify Judge Alton
B. Parker that he has been nominated
for president by the democratic ma
tional convention. A drizzling rain
was falling and the gayety Of the occa-
sion was somewhat marred by the in
clement weather.
The boat will reach Esopus about 2
p. m. The notification committee,
members of the national committee,
and many other prominent democrats,
were guests of the state committee ON
this occasion.
Nearly every prominent democrat
within reach was invited. Many went
by train, as they did not care to spend
so much tine on the river. Some of
those who went were Champ Clark,
Cord Meyer, Thomas IaggarJ, William
F. Sheenan, Charles +. Murphy. Sen
ator Bailey of Texas, Patrick H. Nc
Carren, John c.. Carlisle, Marcus A.
Smith Of Arizona, Norman E. Mack,
Charles A. Walsh of Iowa, Perry Bel
mont, Daniel j. Campau of Michigan,
Homer S. Cummings OF Connecticut,
George Foster Peabody. treasurer of
the national committee, Timothy F..
Ryan OF wisconsin and Representative
Timothy d. Sullivan, and a large con-
tingent OF local democratic leaders.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
WEATHER roc o o
Report of South Dakota Crops b,
Weather Bureau.

Huron. S. D.. Aug. 1.-THE weekly
crop bulletin issued by he weather
bureau says. The weather during the
week averaged cooler than usual, es-
pecially at night, and the showers that
occurred were local and light. over
large areas rain would be beneficial.
The conditions were very favorable
for rapid progress in haying, harvest
ing. stacking, and the threshing Of
early cut rye, barley. spelt and oats.
The cutting OF barley, spelt and oats
is nearing completion, with promise OF
generally good yields and quality,
though in the northern counties some
late oats and barley are affected by
rust.
The harvesting OF spring wheat is
becoming general in the eastern por-
ton of the state and is nearing COM
pletion in the extreme southeastern
counties, but the crop, except the nae
aroni variety, has generally been SER
iously injured by rust. The extent OF
the damage is variable, apparently
ranging from very serious to moderate.
Macaroni wheat appears to have en-
tirely escaped injury from the rust and
promises good yields. Reports indicate
that some fields of wheat will not be
worth cutting.
Corn is advancing fairly well, is gen.
eraly healthy, and the earliest is caring
well. but over large areas the crop Is
beginning to need rain, in some upper
Missouri valley counties badly. The
nights were too cool for corn to make
rapid progress.
Flax, potatoes and millet have made
good progress and are In good condi-
ton. except that late potatoes and mill
let need rain in some middle counties.
Early potatoes are veryg God. Early
flax is in boil.
The bulk of a very good crop Of
hay has beer secured in good condition.
Hay grass is in good condition, though
rain would be beneficial.
While p~asturage is generally good,
1t needs ain in a number of counties.
Live stock continues to do very well.
Fruits are promising. In the coun-
ties where apples are grown for market
he outlook for a good crop is bright.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19

this development. and fears that ms
example may prove contagious. X
local Chinese are induced to jninMfhe
Japanese 1t will be impossible to dis
tinguish between the Formosan and
Manchurian Chinese. This revives the
specter OF China's embroil ncnt. with
the more remote possibility Of foreign
entangiements. There lis considerably
anxiety regarding the presence Of Cen
eral Yuan Shi Kai. commander IN chief
OF the Chinese forces, and General Ma.
With strong forces OF troops IN the
north. lest should a convenient oppor-
tunity present itself, they might be
tempted to overstep the ounds OF
neutrality.
Although II seems improbable that
anything can prevent a Japanese att
tack on LAO Yang. OF the Assoc
ciated Press correspondents In report
ing the prevalence of heavy rains. ex-
presses the hope that the elements may
again prove TO be Russia's ally, just
as theyt did in 1912. The. prospect OF
rains heavy enough to arrest military
operations is not likely, however. Al
the time for the rainy season Is now
past
There Is an unconfirmed rumor that
Lieutenant General Linevitch Is bring
ing large forces to Mukden 20 reinforce
General Kuropatkir.. General Line
vitch's troops are stationed near yiadi-
vostok, and IL is doubtful If they would
arrive at Lao Yang In time. The
Associated Press hears on good author
ity that Viceroy Alexleff Is still at Lao
Yang.