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SHE WAS NOT DlsMANrLEp.
Japs Explain and Stand Pat on Their
RyeshiteIni Actions.

Toxic. Aug. IL. p. m.-The navy
department has issued the following
statement covering the Chefoo incl
dent:
According to reports received to
date the Asashiwo and Kasumi, be-
longing to the first destroyer fotilla
Captain Fujimoto commanding. were
dispatched in search of the enemy's
ships scattered during the engagement
on the night of August 10. They found
a vessel resembling one of the enc
my's destroyers and gave chase, but
lost her in the darkness.
Continuing the search they discov-
cred that she had entered the port of
Chefoo.
THE Japanese ships waited outside
the port, but the Russians failed to
leave.
Captain Fujimoto anticipated its
escape during the night if possible to
attack merchant vessels and entered
Chefoo with the two destroyers and
found the Russian destroyer Ryeshit-
.elni remaining undisarmed.
Lieutenant Terashima was then
sent to the Russian vessel with a mes
sage to the effect that the japanese
commander expected him to leave by
dawn or surrender.
The Russian commander refused to
comply With either demand, and while
the conference was still going on he
was heard instructing his men to blow
up the ship.
"At the same time he caught hold of
Lieutenant Terashima and threw him
overheard
Our interpreter was next thrown
overheard and other sailors showed
gressed the forward magazine explod-
ed killing some of our men. We then
captured the destroyer and retired.
"Our loss by the explosion was one
man killed and four men mortally
wounded
Lieutenant Terashima, our interpre-
ter, and nine others CT the boarding
party We're wounded"
St. Petersburg. Aug. 15.-The emperor
has received the following from Ad-
miral Alexieff, dated August 13:
"Supplementing my telegram of Au-
gust II, our consulate at Chefoo reports
while he was comforting with the tao
tai regarding the temporary stay of the
Ryeshitelni to repair her engines there.
the commander of the boat, acting un-
der Instructions from Rear Admiral
Grigorovitch entered into negotiations
With the Chinese admiral concerning
the disarmament of the Ryeshitelni.
handed him the breech blocks of the
guns and the rifles, and lowered his en-
sign and pennant.
After the Japanese attack the crew
was picked up by a boat belonging to a
Chinese cruiser and other boats In the
harbor. Out of the crew of forty-seyen
four are missing. The commander was
seriously but not mortally wounded by
bullet in the thigh, and was removed
with Ensign Petroff who is i'll, to the
French missionary hospital"
Chefoo, Aug. 1s-The Russian tor
pedoboat destroyer Ryeshitelni, flying
the Japanese flag. we.s sighted nearing
the Elliot islands on the evening OF
August IL. She was being towed by a
japanese torpedoboat destroyer. A sec.
ond one acted as escort.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-19
CAPITAL DAY AT CARNIVAL,
Both Mitchell and Pierre Will Try to
Show OFF

Mitchell. S. D., Aug. 1S.-Thursday
August 25, will be Capital day at the
Sioux Falls carnival, and Mitchell will
be represented there with generous
sized crowd for the occasion. it is not
yet known just how many Mitchell
people will attend the carnival that
day, but estimates fix the number at
200 TO 500. Reports reach us here
through the Sioux Falls papers that
Pierre has secured one entire floor of
the Cataract hotel in Sioux Falls to
entertain visiting friends. The Mitch
ell committee will arrange for head
quarters in Sioux Falls this week and
the arrangements will be such that all
visitors will receive proper attention.
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MILITIA IN CAMP.
Four Companies Executing Drills at
Hot SPRINGS This week.

Hot Springs, S. D.. Aug. l6--FouA
companies of the. Black Hills militia
are in camp here on College hill, maxi
ing the town lively with their bands
and drills. a baseball game has been
arranged for every afternoon between
the regular Hot Springs team and the
soldiers On Saturday and Sunday Fort
Robinson played with the Hot Springs
team
Hot Springs has been irdulging in all
sorts of gayeties for the past week,
ranging from picnic suppers and break
fasts on the top of Battle mountain,
horseback riding parties to Cascade,
trips to Wind cave, dinners, luncheons
and dancing parties.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-19
REPLANT FORESTS.
Secretary Wilson's Plans in Regard to
Black Hills Tin,her Reserues


Deadwood. S. D., Aug. 16.-The trip
of Secretary Wilson of the agricultural
department of Washington, through the
Black Hills this week, has been one of
great education to him. This he states
publicly. He has now returned to
Washington for the purpose of finding
If possible some way of destroying the
pine beetle which for the past eight
or ten years las been killing off the
pine forests of this reserve. There are
many thousands of acres of ground
that are totally bare of pine trees. He
will begin Immediately upon his arrival
at Washington to experiment with diff
ferent kinds of tree seeds, to find one
that will be a quick grower to take
the place of the destroyed area in the
Hills. He expects to find a pine tree
cessful he will send several carloads
of seeds to the Black Hills early in
the spring. Three years ago Captain
Bullock. forest supervisor of this dis
trict. experimental with pine seeds by
.hrowing them on the snow early in
the spring. They took root and have
made thrifty growth ever since. Cap
tain Bullock states that the soil in the
hills is peculiarly adapted to making
growth of pine trees.
Captain Bullock proposed to Secre-
tary Wilson the installing of Wire
less telegraph station in this city and
in each of the subdivisions of his re-
serve. This service will be of great
value to the reserve, especially in case
of fire. when by signalling, assistance
can be brought from any portion of
the district, Captain Bullock states
that many of the districts where the
heaviest timber formerly grew, are now
barren, having been burned over by
fire.
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RUSSIA is VERY DIseusTED.
ironical Comment on the Attitude Of
the United States.

sue of the Novoe Vremya comments
ironically upon the Washington dis
patches, saying the United States is un-
able to do more than lend it's moral sup
port in preserving the neutrality of
China. The paper declared that after
having been the first to avow its de-
termination to guarantee Chinas neu-
trail integrity now that there is neces-
sity of action in connection with the
Ryeshitelni affair at Chefoo, all the
American promises "evaporate and are
found TO have been made up of nothing
but words"
The newspapers today devote slight
editorial space to the naval engage
ment off Round island August 10, and
generally express the belief that the re-
mainder of the Port Arthur squadron
has broken through the Japanese fleet.
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Fine Shipment of Stock.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 1S.-One of
he finest shipments of cattle and hogs
that has ever gone out of this or any
other part of South Dakota was trans
ferred at this point by Fred Batter
man of Davis, S. ID. The animals com
pared favorably with the best cornfed
stock ever raised i'm Iowa or any of the
Older states of the union. The ship
ment of hogs consisted of 275 head,
which We're raised by Batterman him
self. They averaged 235 pounds each.
In the shipment We're 1S9 eornfe.d steers,
which weighed an average of LILO
pounds each. The train carrying the
shipment was double-header. So far
rs weight and quality are concerned,
Iowa feeders will have hard time sur
passing this shipment
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WEEKLY CROP REPORT
Taken as Whole the Conditions Are
Favorable for Good
Returns

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The agricul-
tural department today issued the
weekly crop report. as follows:
The Atlantic coast and cast gulf dis
tricts have suffered from excessive
moisture ard lack of sunshine, and
large part of the central valleys from
drought. the lake region from low tenn
peratures. and the northern Rocky
mountain and north Pacific coast dis
tricts from heat and drought. The
temperature was favorable over the
eastern Rocky mountain slope and in
the central valleys ana middle and
south Atlantic states. Rain would
prove beneficial generally throughout
the corn belt, over a large part of
which, more particularly the southern
and eastern portions. corn is suffering
more or less seriously from drought
In the central Missouri valley, while
needing rain, corn has made good
growth and is in promising condition.
but in the Ohio valley and Tennessee
there has been marked deterioration in
the condition of the crop some in
Indiana having been injured beyond
recovery.
In Iowa corn has made satisfactory
progress and normal yield promised
An excellent crop is now practically
assured in the north middle Atlantic
states.
In the lake region and the Dakotas.
corn is backward and is growing,
slowly.
The weather has been favorable for
the spring wheat harvest, which is far
advanced in the southern portion of
the spring wheat region. and the crop
is rpening rapidly in the extreme
northern portion. Reports of damage
from rust contiue from the Dakotas
and portions of Minnesota.
The oat harvest is now finished ex-
cept in the extreme northern districts
where this work has progressed under
favorable conditions a good crop is
generally Indicated
AS rule a light crop of apples is
promised in the central valleys and the
southern portion of the middle Atlantic
states. but the outlook is generally
promising in New England, New York
Michigan and portions of Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
Haying is finished except in the more
northerly sections. where it has con-
tinued under favorable conditions. A
large crop of hay of good quality has
been secured in most sections.
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Iowa Crop Bulletin.

Des Moines. la. Aug. 1S-The re
port of the Iowa bureau of weather and
crop service for the present week is
as follows:
The week has been very favora BILE
tor all growing crops, and for stacking
or threshing small grain. The we'll
distributed showers on the Sth and 9th
We're timely and beneficial to corn,
pastures, late potatoes and other minor
cropss The latter part of the week was
bright and warm, affording ideal con-
ditions for the growth of corn, which
has made very good progress. This
crop on the average is in very promis-
ing condition, being more heavily cared
than usual, and showing dark green
color from tassels to roots. With "a
normally warm and frostless Septem-
Der the crop will be a full average
More than the usual amount of oats
and barley will be stacked. Threshing
return of these cereals indicate fair
yield and quality. Spring wheat is
very poor in the greater part of the
sections where the acreage is largest.
Good progress has been made in put
ting up wild hay, which is generally
heavy. Reports show no material dam
age to the apple CROP More rain is
needed for all unripened crops and to
facilitate fall plowing.
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RURAL ROUTE AT SALEM.
There Are in Operation in State Nearly
800 Rural Routes.

Salem. S. D.. Aug 16.-P l.. Neil,
government inspector of rural routes.
was in Salem investigating proposed
route, which was petitioned for some
time ago. His report will favor the
establishing of route No. 1 from Salem.
Petitions are being circulated for two
other routes. Mr.. Neil came here from
Howard and Woonsocket. where he has
been making Investigations. He gives
out information that there are now be-
tween $50 and 300 routes in operation
in South Dakota. over 100 having been
established since June 1, 1904.
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GOOD FLOUR WHEAT.
A Salem Miller Says Present Crop L.
of Good Quality,

Salem, S. D., Aug. 1S.--A H. c. TORY,
miller for the Salem Milling, Lighting
and Heating company, states that they
are not complaining about the quality
of wheat being thrashed in McCook
county. While the grain is light and
badly shrunken, yet the flour is of a
better quality than can be obtained
from plump, we'll developed berry.
The amount of flour to be obtained will
be about 10 pounds less per bushel
this year than last. but fancy patent
grade will be much easier secured, and
the breadnaker will find it much easier
to make a fine loaf with much less
mixing. and the bread will be whittier.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-19
WOULD DRAW CHINA m
Russia Directly Charges complicity
with Japanese in the Ryshitelni

Washington. Aug. 17-Minister Con-
ger cables the state department as fol-
lows:
The Russian minister has sent to
the Chinese government a strong note
charging il with completely in the Rye
shitelni affair, and charging the Chi
nese commodore with cowardice or
treason. and demanding full explana-
tion. restoration of the destroyer and
severe punishment of the commodore.
The Chine Sc government has demanded
from Japan the restoration of the de-
stroyer."
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Escaped Prisoners Recaptured.

Bridgewater, S. D.. Aug. 1s.-Jacob
Lippold and Ed Lintner. the two men
who broke Jail at Alexandria. S. d..
several days ago, We're captured south
east of here near Freeman, and taken
back and locked up in the Hanson
county Jail, to await the fall term of
the circuit court. The former is held
for the larceny OF $50, stolen from a
farmer near Emery, and the latter for
. setting fire to buildings at Emery.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-19
South Dakota crops


Huron, S. d., Aug. 1S.-The report o.
the bureau OF weather and crop servics 3
for the past week follows:
The weather during the week averaged
warm, moderate the early part, but quite
warm the latter part when afternoon
temperatures ranging from 80 to 100 de-
grees occurred The afternoon and night
of the Sth and morning of the 9th there
We're moderate to generous rains in the
benetitbls corn, late hay, pastures late
potatoes and other late crops. but in some
middle and upper Missouri valley coun-
ties and also portions of the Black Hills
distric: more or less injurious drought OBJ
tains.
The conditions were favorable for hay
ing, harvesting; stacking and threshing,
Barley. rye, spelt and early oat harvest
is practically completed. except in the ex-
treme northern countries and in some
generally good yields Spring wheat har-
vest is practically finished in the middle
and southern counties east of the Mis-
souri, river, and is we'll advanced else
tained by wheat from rust, except the
macaroni variety is according to con-
servative reports generally serious, and in
not worth cutting. Macaroni wheat sus-
tained little or no damage from rust and
promises good yields.
On the whole corn made healthy and
rapid advance. Considerable of the early
is in the roasting ear stage. but the crop
is. as rule, backward and will need
much favorable weather to mature it be-
fore frost may occur.
Early potatoes are very good. Late po-
tatoes are less promising in the dry dis
trict.
Flax has done very we'll. also milct ex-
cept in the dry area, where also pastur-
age is getting dry; elsewhere pasturage is
good.
Live stock continues to do we'll except
extreme W. .hnr how
to be a shortage of water
Apples are ripenins in the southeastern
counties. whore they are grown for mar
ket, and promise good yields.
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WILL p,sARM.
Russian Destroyer at Shanghai Can't
Leave the Port.

Shanghai. Aug 1.-THE forty-eight
hours granted the Russian torpedoboat
destroyer Gromovoi expired at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. AT that hour she had
not disarmed. The taotai of Shanghai
has repeated his demand that the yes-
sci leave or disarm. The probabilities
are that she will disarm
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BadIv Injured in Runaway.

Armour, S. D., Aug 16.-Henry Mohr
was seriously injured in a runaway
here today, coming out of the melee
with his right shoulder dislocated and
severely injured internally.
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Mason City Capitalist Dead.
| Mason City, Ia, Aug. l2.-Henry Herri-
| mann. prominent capitalist, died this
I morning after long illne.
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GOOD RECORD MADE
BY ENSLEY PLANT
OUTPUT FOR THE MONTH OF DE.
GENDER VERY SATISFACTORY.
BRIGHT FUTURE IN SToRE-PER-
soNAL AND GENERAL.

Ensley. December H.-(Special.) 1.-The
record made by the steel plant for the
first twoIthirds of December has been
very satisfactory and the indications
are that the output of the plant will be
much larger than 1t was last month,
when all previous records were broken.
The quantity of steel rolled last month
was nearly $1,000 tons, an output of 1000
tons more than in October, when the
large industry broke all records establish
ed prior to that time.
The improvements and additional ma
chinery added to the plant during this
year have proved a marked success and
from all appearances next year will be
one of the most prosperous in the history
of the steel plant.
Preparations are being made to begin
at an early date work on the 100000 i'm
provements projected for the coming year
at the steel works.
1t is reported that the output for next
year has already been sold and that the
industry will be kept in full operation
during the year 1905.
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PREPARING FOR
SUPREME EFFORT
JAPS HAVE EXPRESSED DETER.
MINATION TO CAPTURE PORT
ARTHUR BEFORE BEGINNING OF
CHINESE NEW YEAR.

London, December 22.-The Daily Tel
egraph's Che Foo correspondent says
that the steamer Lady Mitchell which
sailed from Tsingtao with supplies, am
munition and dynamite reached Port Ar
thur during a snow storm four nights
ago.
He also says that the Japanese were
compelled to evacuate their position on
Itz mountain. owing to a thanking fire
from other forts, and the explosion of
Russian mines from which they lost
heavily. The Japanese. the correspon-
dent adds are employing thousands of
coolies In making strong forts at Dalny.
and around Port Arthur. They express
determination to capture Port Arthur
before the Chinese new year. An at
tack is now preparing that will be on a
hitherto unequalled scale, and 1t will
mean either success or a terrible dis
aster to the besegers. The correspon-
dent concludes by saying that 1t is stated
that General Nogi has asked for $4,000
reinforcements from Japan.
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DERRICK BREAKS LOOSE.
BattleshIp Texas Is So Seriously In
Iured That She Must Be Drydocked.

New York. December H.-Breaking Ave
great cables as II they had been threads,
the 100-ton floating derrick Hercules,
moored to the side of the new battleship
Connecticut, broke adrift in the navy yard
basin in Wallabout bay today and crashed
into the stern of the battleship Texas,
smashing several plates and so injuring
the war vessel that she will have to so
into drydock.
In the basin when the squall swept over
1t were the Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Ia
coma and Minneapolis. Tho Hercules was
securely tied to the Connecticut and was
landing great armor plates on the decks.
The strain caused by the heavy winds
caused the cables to part and the derrick
started up the bay towards the warships.
Two tugs, the Narkeeta and Pentucket,
were hastily dispatched to catch the flee
ing derrick, which was making directly
for the Tacoma and Minneapolis, moored
close together. The Pentucket caught the
Hercules when almost upon the warships
and made fast to her. Before the derrick
could be controlled 1t swung around and
struck the Texas squarely in the stern
post.
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Personal and General.

The young people of Ensley will give
a dance next Monday night at Nolan's
hall for the benefit of the Athletic
club.
The ladies of the st. Agnes guild clos
ed their bazaar which has been in prog
ress at the old Presbyterian church for
the past two days, last night.
The EnsIey Odd Fellows lodge met at
their hall tonight and nominated officers
for the ensuing term.
The Improved Order of Red Men. will
organize another lodge in Ensley tomor-
row night. For the past few days, Dep
uty Grand Saehem Barrett has been in
the city and the prospects for the new
lodge are exceedingly bright.
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DEMAND THE JEWELRY.
Proprietor of Huffman House Is Al
legged to Have Property.

New York. December H.-Nathan Loes-
er, receiver in Cleveland of the affairs
OF Mrs Cassie L. Chadwick, made de-
mand today through his legal represen-
tative in this city on J. P. Caddagan,
the proprietor of the Hoffman House for
all the jewelry and other valuables al
legged to be in his possession, being held
for the owner Mrs. Chadwick Under the
date of December 10, Mr.. Loeser wrote to
him as follows:
II wired you this morning as follows"
I here demand Of you all the prop
erty of Cassie L. Chadwick, now In your
possession or under your control, and 1
hereby notify you not to deliver same
to any other person.
Information has reached me that GER
tain property consisting partially of val
uables and jewelry belonging to Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick, is now at the Hoff-
man House. and under your control, and
l shall hold you responsible for a faith
full accounting for same IL you will adj
wise me as to the charges which you
have thereon, l shall arrange to pay the
same, that the property may be deliv-
cred to mo in Cleveland"
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GOULD DID NOT GO
TO THE BANQUET
soPHoMoREs HAVE TO PULL OFF
THEIR FUNCTION WITHOUT HIS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is
MADE OF THE SHOOTING.

New York, December A.-Although
Kingdom Gould was not present to grace
their dinner, the Columbia sophomores
had a merry gathering tonight at one Of
the uptown Broadway hotels. In hard
fight early in the day IN which about
100 of the second year men were pitted
against the same number Of freshmen,
the sophomores succeeded in capturing
II. B. Mccutcheon, the vice president of
the class, and his brother. This battle
took place directly in front Of the One
Hundred and Sixteenth street subway
station ON Broadway. The fancy work
of the subway entrance was wrecked and
few of the students were severely in
jured.
The firing Of a revolver at some Of the
sophomores by young Gould the previous
day, somewhat dampened the ardor OF
these young men, and with the excep-
ton of the engagement at One Hundred
and Sixteenth street little effort was
made to capture freshmen for the
banquet
Faculty intervention in the Gould affair
began today, and an investigation will
be made at once with view to suspend
ing the leaders of the outbreak. Pres
ident Butler it was announced, had writ
ten to Prof r. F. Hutton, dean Of the
schools of applied science, asking him
to institute q thorough investigation OF
the affair, and enclosing list Of names
President Butler thought had been most
prominently identified in 1t. Dean Hutton
has requested these sophomores to meet
him at his office tomorrow.
Young Gould did not appear at Column
bia today for lectures The police author
tiles have taken up the matter of his
carrying the pistol, and of his firing it
In the streets of New York, but they
claim they are hampered by the refusal
or the part of the students TO tell any
thing about the incident.