The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-10-08

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Four PERSONS were killed and fifty In.
jured In an English railway accident.
Toxic 10 advised that the army 10
making steady progress at Port Arthur.
Fire wiped out an entire village in
Southern Russia. Five hundred fam
ilies Are homeless.
The Norwegian bark Sir John Law
renee, from London, struck on ROCKS of
the coast Of Norway and went down
with all on board.
The Santa Fe has large gangs Of men
at work in Colorado repairing the work
al the dood. 1t will take week to
make the road passable.
Detectives are unable to find any clew
to the persons who have attempted to
destroy the battIeship Connecticut.
Thsre ID little danger that any further
attempt will be made. Marines are
stationed all around the boat and 9th
err on 1t.
According to dispatches from Okla
hma the South Canadiaa river is high
~ than in 40 years. ItSs feared that
the loss to cotton and corr crops and
Dridgea. with other properties along
the river. throughout the territory.
win be enormous. No loss Of life has
been reported.
Sir William Harcouvt, q noted Brit
ish politician, Ia dead.
A third attempt has been made to
wreck the battlesh.p Connecticut.
Trinidad. Colo, reports that 1t can
relieve all distress caused by the food.
The sepse mber receipts of the st.
Louis fair amounted 10 about $780,
O00.
The Russians have temporarily
checked the Japanese advance east OF
Aukden.
The Gear may block the plan for the
Immediate reoi gsniEaiion OF the Rus
sian army.
Postmaster General Payne continues
In = dangerous condition. His life
hangs In the blame.
Russians made raid on iunks car
rying supplies to Oyama and des
troyed = number OF them.
II Ia reported that General Basili'
Munox, leader OF the Uruguayan revo
lutionists, has been shot by his forme
followers.
Considerable loss OF life and prop
erty was accustomed BY fire In the ar
tillory and ammunition magazines a
ssbastopol. Russia.
The Japanese have begun = genera
advance on Mukden.
The condition OF Postmaster Genera
Payne In very serious.
Mobile, Alabam, Ia having the warm
est weather In it's history for the tims
Of year.
The Japanese have adopted tactics
intended to prevent the return OF tbs
main Russian force to Mukden.
The Russian squadron at Port ar
thur has made another attempt to es
cape, but were driven back. Anothe
sally IL expected.
Kurcpatkin now ealizee that be can
not 10 ON to Hardin and the problem
Of wintering bis troops is serious one
The hope Of the Russians Ia to detea
the Japanese at Mukden.
Souvenir Lewis and Clark dollar
have been sent to President Roosevelt
and member OF congress who were in
trumentai in securing the appropria
tion TO the Portland exposition,
mail car from Paris to Hsvre, cor
tanning about 100 pouches OF America
mail, was broken into and 81 pouehe
opened and rified of such valuabies a
they may have contained. There is n
record of their conten e or Of the Walt
nbles distracted.
w. j. Bryan Is a grandfather.
Disease Is claiming many Japanes
soldiers.
The battleshisp Connecticut has bee
successfully launched.
The Russian cruiser Orel broke
cylinder ON her trial trip and will B
dlayd ak months.
The main Russian army has retrea
cd from Mukden, leaving only sma
force TO guard the rear.
The Japanese army has captured I
pass. Practically no resistance Wi
offered by the Russians.
A Puget sound tug just in from Ala
ks. reports having sighted Russia
gunboat at Unimak pags.
Hops have advanced two and tare
cents throughout the Willamette va
ley and at North Yakima. Indepenc
ence growers have receied as high q
30 cents.
A dispatch from Cons'sntinople say
that the village of Ramsa, Arlnenia
was the scene OF a massacre of Armen
isns by Kurds. Details are lacking.
Heavy rains have caused seriou
damage to railroads in Western Texas
New Mexico and Northern Mexico
Several washouts are reported on tn
Santa Fs la New Mexico and ON al
roads trains are delayed.
Unofficial estimates by japanese off