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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
SAM PARKS FUNERAL.
Expected That Thousands Of Union
Men Will Attend.

New York. May 6.-PIans are being
made for the attendance Of thousa ndss Of
workmen at the funeral Of Sam Parks
former business agent of the HouGe-
smiths and Bridgenen's Union. who died
Wednesday. in Sing Sing prison hospital
The health department refused a permit
for the funeral on Sunday. so the time
WAS changed to Saturday afternoon. This
will allow members of the building trade;
them are expected to turn out. forming
practically "A labor parade. All will wear
the costume In which they appeared on
parade. last Labor day, when they march
cd down Fifth avenue with Parks at the
head Of the line.
Parks widow lives in n small fat IN
East S4th street where the funeral ser
vices Will be held. AS the crowds of
Iniouists DESTROYS Of seeing their former
comrade before the interment could not
gain entrance to the small quarters. a
special casket has Eeen made opening on
the side so the body can be viewed bv
them in the street before the procession
starts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
COSTLY WAR.
Russia's Expenses to June 1 Will Be
SIPS COO ,000.

Paris, May G.-An authoritative state
ment was given to the Associated Press
Friday. from the highest governmental
source concerning the details; and cir
cumstanccS Of the new Russian loan as
follows: 49,
The situation has been much changed
since your interview with NJ. Mieczislas
De Itoutkowsky, the Russian financial
agent in London, April 90. The condi-
tons. Friday. on which the loan is
based are us follows:
The cost Of the war for the first five
months up to June l, including So
100000 for railroad equipment, is $125,-
600, 600
After June 1, the month = cost of the
war vii! be sS,500,oOo for the navy ana
S15,ooo009 for the army at the front.
making the total Of war expense about
$3.50 500 for the year closing Jan. next
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
ALExIEFF LEFT "siURRIEOLf.
caves Port Arthur With All Due
.u Haste.

ST Petersburg, May 6.-12.4S =. NJ.
rho landing Of the Japanese at Pit
eevo northeast of Port Arthur, Is
officiaIy confirmed. 1t is expected
that the railroad connecting Port Ar
thur with Mukden and Hardin VIII
soon be cut
The departure Of Viceroy AleXieft
and Grand Duke Boris from Port Ar
tbur was hurried owing to the posi-
bilitv of the interruption of railroad
conlmuni, alton.
The Japanese landed in sufficient
force to disc Ourage the few hundred
I,ussjans Watching at PitseWo from
offering any resistance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07

The first part Of the war was iioie
expensive than the latter owing 10 TIC
cost of mobilization and the general en-
penses incident to the setting the in''
chinery of warfare in motion.
Against these extraordinary expei'se'
we may have certain economies nanie,y
$50, 000, 900 on the ordinary budget -.
100000 on the extraordinary puoS''
and s950O.o0O on previous budgets, HIM
ing the total economies $6I,OOoooo.
When the war began the Russlall
government had between Sloo'ooV'Vo'
and $500, 600, eco to its credit III the Damn
OF Russia and with foreign pailheio
According to the monetary law Oh 1917
which made gold the standard Tor nus
STA, there was Il stock of SoiG amount
ing to $473,G00,000 and a note ISSUE vi
$751;, O0O,O 900.
Therefore Russia could still nave pi'ceo
in circulation 500. 10000 to S2;1'oN'oV III
notes without 1mpairing in the sHsh'cs'
the gold law of 1897 However. by so 90
in.y The monetary situation after the war
might he less satisfactory than az ~ tnt;,,, q,
Accordingly for the purpose OF pio pro-, ne
the international monetary Situd,io', -,
Russian government has lent ah ,di ~
the proposals made by Frencn, h nn,@,..
and has opened negotiations at 81. e't IL
burg with Joseph IiocttinGuer OF We
house of Hottinsucr ~ Co. ana WIN ~, ~,
NostZlin, on" OF the directors Oh tiic
Banuuc de Paris ct Dos Pays bdS: ~,
They have made two visits 10 p.
tersburg and are leaving there, oatliiuay
for Paris. The purpose OF their WISH 10
to negotiate the issue of treasury p g.h'':c
running five years, at ) per cent. Incn y,
are going to be offered to customers ui
the big French financial houses at near 70
par. BY so doing the Russian govern
ment reserves the right after liNc Sc'' ii !,
to make use of its international creuil
to convert or consolidate these I'VE year
bonds into founded debt bcdlliS low
CT rate of interest
The amount likely to he taken up ;tt
once i'll Paris will be Slnt@l.WO ana INC
issue can go up to S160.UN"O- Already
the contracting houses are sure 10 piacc
the full amount they underWiite among
their customers. Therefore no public IS
suanCC is to he made ard the USu;ti pun
lie subscriptions at Il fixed day VIII ne
dispensed with. the issue being sold by
bankers privately.
The foregoing differs from other reports
concerning the amount Of the loan, nut
owing to the authoritative source IL can
be accepted as final
1t is said that the terms Will he signed
before NJ. 1ioettiuguCr AND Nj. NoclZiln
depart from St prtarShrrE, Saturday
thereafter. The signing by the Frencli
banks will occur, next week. the Issuance
of the loan following immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
FOUND IN SHED.
Eleven Years Old Boy Murdered Near
Troy. N. Y.

Troy. n. Y. May 6.-Clement Rob
ert. il years of age. son of IL Water
ford, Saratoga county. saloon keeper.
WAS founi dead in a shed half a mile
from his home, early Friday, with his
head crushed and Il stone hear him
covered with blood. His clothing had
been almost entirely torn from his
body and some efforts at mutilation
had been made by his murderer.
The boy went out. Thursday after
noon. and was last seen near the scene
of the murder with young man, 20
years old, who is now held by the cor
oner as a witness. When the boys
parents could not learn of his where
abcuts search was instituted but
the body was not discovered until Fti-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07

who said he most deeply appreciated the
sentiment which Had prompted the toast
and asked that all present drink to the
health OF the President OF the United
States.
The glasses were Immediately rcflIed
and once again Prince Lun proposed a
toast. this time to the health Of Mr. Fran
Gig and Mrs. Francis. together with that
of the exposition commissioners
These toasts were followed by brief
Tung LANG Chcng. Chinese minister al
Washington =
President Francis followed with brief
address.
Tonight. n reception was given NV
Prince Pp Lun at the Washington hotel
to Which more than 400 guests were In,
Yitcd
Prince Pu Luu and his party will re-
main in st. Louis until May H. when thew
Will leave for Chicago and Indianapolis.
after which the prince and Sir Tung
Ljang Cheng will make tour Of .he
country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
TIE FUTURE FLOATED.
Was Stranded for Seven Days on Maui
set Beach.

Chatham. Mass. May 1.-TWO tugs ac-
compliShed an unusual feat, Friday. when
they ifoated the threc-ma Stcd schooner
Future. which had been stranded seven
days on NauSet beach. The schooner
was comparatively unnjurcd and was
leaking but slightly. 1t is seldom that
- sSels are saved after striking the dan
Immediately. The Future was favored
ny fine weather since April %. the day
she struck bottom. and the tugs Mercury
and PaiiaS had little difficulty in drawing
her into deep water at high tide. Friday
The latter tug took the schooner to Bos-
ton and the Mercury started later with
The Future was bound from Long Pond
Maine. for Brunswick. Ga. She carried
no cargo and was taken so far upon the
beach that the tide left ner high and dry
After repairing at Boston it is thought
she will rcSlImc her Vnyare
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
PORT ARTHUR'S REAR.
Expected Landing of Japanese Began,
Thursday.

Chefoo. Nay Cd =. M.-The ex-
pectcd landing of the japanese on the
peninsula of Lao Tung commenced,
Thursday. according to reports re-
celVed here from a reliable japanese
source. 1t is stated that the landing
s. being made on the eastern coast
OF the peninsula opposite the Elliott
Islands. After a reconnaissance from
Takushan south by naval detach-
nents, the Japanese concluded that Il
comparatively small force of Russian
cavalry guarded the east coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
CHINESE PAVILION.
Its Opening One of Notable Functions
of Exposition.

st. Louis, May G.-One Of tho most not
able functions that has taken place ut the
Louisiana purchase Observation-Disclosures
in nature, but gorgeous in appointments
was the dedication and opening of the
Chinese pavilion. today. President ID. r.
trancis of the exposition, proposed the
following toast:
Il am sure | express the sentiment of
the commissioners and<thc guests assGm-
hlcd when ! ask that we lie permitted TO
drink to the long life and prosperity of
the Emperor of China ard the Empress
DOwaErr.'
The toast WIS responded tn by Prince
lu Lam, imperial Chinese commissioner,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
e: s. !;
IT zz0TCS So Young? And hair turning
- AIk ~ gray? Why not have the early
eA~12 ~ ~ rich color restored? 1t is easily
0A~ ~ done every time. iow.Rss::

Arthur was fred upon a mile and quar-
Ter outside Polandien (about 40 miles
north of Port Arthur by 100 japanese
;nfantrymen occupying the heights east
If tie railway. The train carried many
passengers. ee0 sick Occupying an ambu-
lance carriage flying the Red Cross flag.
Two of the sick were wounded. The
train succeeded in reaching Polandien
TRANQUILITY prevails in the maritime
province and in Yin kow.
washington, May 6.-The Japanese ie-
eation has received the following cable
ram from Toxic under date of today:
Gen kuroKi, commandant of the First
army corps, reports that on May > our
TIulinted scouts after a seVeae hand to
hand fight near Feng Huang Chens, drove
hack the Russians toward FenS HuanG
Cheng. Chinese say that on May /, about
300 Infantry posted on hill east Of Fcns
IIuang Cheng, fired upon 200 comrades re-
treating from the ,, Saiu. mistahlng them
killed 10 The rest of the body fled in dis
order abandoning commissary carts. \
Russian officer captured there states that
the only bodies which retreated in order
ON MAY / w3rn fIve or six infantry battal-
ions and two artillery companies. Two
hundred more Russians killed and wound
ed were found in the field and others are
being discovered
Paris. May. s;-The St; Petersburg cor
respondent of the Echo de Paris Sents the
following under date of May i:
THE general staff believes that the
.Taprncse landed at Ptsewo number not
less than 4O,O1, and say that the bulk OF
General Kuropatkin's army was, this
morning. about nine and Il half miles
fror, Feng Wang Cheng. The army was
advancing in three columns, the third
column following the coast probably in
order to communicate with the troops
landed at Pitsewo. All the reserves. pro-
visions and ammunition We're landed ON
the Elliott islands.
"A staff officer said that Lieut.. Gen.
ZaSSalitch will hc kept in the back
ground during the remainder of the war,
and il is believed that Gen kuropatkin
will personally direct the opera tons.
II am positively abb To deny the state
ment that Port Arthur is bottled up. The
passage * still tree.
Vice Admiral Skrydlon and Vice Adj
miral Bozobrazon have been ordered tu
pl orecd to Mukdcn. from where they will
probably 80 To NladivoStok."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
Col. MONIES Won.

New York. May 6.-The Boliyian con-
sulate has received a despatch from La
Pare. Bolivia. announcing that the
presidential elections there took place
on the first of the present month, with
all tranquility" The liberal candidate
Col MONIES. won in all the different
points Of the republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
Ten thousand Japs.

New Chwang. May ct is reported
here. that the Japanese troops landed,
'ThurS,l:ty at PitScwo on the Lao Tung
peninsula, numbered 100" mon Port
is well cquippcd with provisions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
ABANDONING PORT ARTHUR.
Viceroy Alexieff ard Grand Duke Boz is
to Retire.

Rome, May 6.-AccorGing to tcl@-
grar, received here from Chefoo. the
garrison at Port Arthur has been re,
duced to 1909 men and all the impor-
tant documents, money ana held guns
have been removed to Mukdcn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
New Mexico DROUGHT Broken

Las Vegas, N. M. May e. Apro-
tracted drought in Northern New
Mexico has been broken by copious
showers. Less than half inch of
rain or snow has fallen previously
during IL months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07

"Young" Kelley of Boston. and Patsey.
Healy of Newmarket fought 10 fast
rounds to draw at Newmarket, n. H,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
AT PORT ADAMS.
Japs Land There as Well as at Pit
SeNo,

London. May Ga dispatch to the Gen.
tral News from St. Petersburg. Friday.
says the Japanese landed at Port Adams
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
IN tbe west coast of the Lao Tung PENN
sula as well as at PitsewO.

Port Adams is situated about % mics ltss
from Port Arthur. at the head OF Society
bav and on the railroad connecting tort
A1,,,antIy r. NAV he inferred that If the re-
p mort Of a Japanese landing there Is cor
rect. communication with Port Arthur
has been c,t off PitSewo, on the east
n"ast where the Japanese have landed,
Is less than 70 miles from Port Adams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07

ST. Petersburg, May $3.50 p. M.-The
ministry of war has received the follow
ing telegram from Major General Plug
chief of the military staff:
According to the information ! have
received. seven of the enemy's transports,
and afterwards about 40, appeared oppo-
site Pitsewo on the evening of May 4.
''On the morning of May ). the Japanese
began to land at PitSewo and on the coast
near Cape Terminal tabout 10 miles south
west of Pitsewo) under cover of an artil-
lery fire.
AT this moment about 60 transports
were observed bearing down upon the
whole front and our posts retired from
the shore.
''All papers in the post office al Pitse-
wo were removed and the Russian inhab-
itantS abandoned the town.
According to Chinese reports by the
evening of MAY about 10OG0 of the enc
my's troops had landed and taken up
quarters in the Chinese villages near the
points of debarkation.
The enemy sent two columns of about
a regiment each. one in westerly dircc-
ton and the other to the southwark
On May b, passenger train from Port
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07

Paris. May CA dispatch to the Ha va
agency from st. Petersburg says w, 1, jap
anesc troops who landed at P1tsewo'
Thursday. have cut the land commuiiica-
lions with Port Arthur.
The Washington times., 1904-02-14
WIFE BURIED AS (
ANOTHER WOMAN.
ts|
Frank Greenwal6's Long Search for an
Iroquois Theater Victim Ends in
Cemetey-Robbery Suspected

CHICAGO. Feb. 13.-The long scared
OF Frank r. Greenwald for the body or
his WIFE who lost her life i'm the IrO-
Quois fire, has been rewarded. lie has
found the body buried at ElmwOod as
nat OF another woman. Mr.. Greenwald
identified the body by two rings still. on
the hand. The body was burned beytnd
recognition. Linked with the pathos Of
the long search is a story. II the theory
Of the police ! t.e husband Is true.
cs a. ~---. Tempt 70 get posses
sion OF the body in order to obtain this
money found on It.
Mrs. Greenwald's body was taken to
an undertaking establishment. where K
was numbered 81 The number wa a
duplicate. and on the other body nrm-
bered "a was 500. man who said he
came from Montreal. Canada. claimed
Eody No. a. saying that 500 would be
found on IL. He secured permit TO
take away this body. which, he said.
was that of his aunt. a woman Of fifty
years of age When he brought the
permit TO remove the body he foIrd
that it already had been Identified as
that of Mrs. Helen Miller. twenty-thres
years old
On finding that he could not get the
body of Mrs. Miller he took the other
one, as his permit called for No. "a. This
was the body OF Mrs GreenwaId he
called an undertaken 20 care for tie
body and bury f.
Ike police have a good description OF
the Montreal man. and his arrest is ex-
pected- Greenwald's son also had been
wrongly identified. He had been placed
In vault as Vernon Corbin. This mis-
take WAS discovered by EIr. Greenwald
ten days after the fire
The Washington times., 1904-02-14
FARMER USES A HIVE
OF BEES FOR WEAPON
Busy SINGERS Drive Of Sheriff Who
Came to Serve Papers-Suit
for Damages.

GLENS FALLS. y. Y, Feb. l3.-An
interesting suit for damages because of
personal injuries viii be called for trial
In the Washington county supreme court
on Monday
A judgment was obtained a few
months ago against James Rogers. a
wealthy farmer of Greenwich, and when
Sheriff Bert Austin and G. G. Van Kirk.
a lawyer. went TO Rogers home TO
serve the papers on him. the farmer
grabbed the first object at hand. which
happened TO be q hive of bees, and hurl-
ed II at the sheriff and lawyer. Instant
~ the bees got busy. and the two men
beat a haSty retreat and for the next
few days did not appear in public
Rogers was alter arrested and was
found To be INSANE but escaped from an
officer and his brother while on the way
10 an insane asylum. He was at lber-
~ for several months but was caught
In Montreal a few days ago and is con-
fined in the State hospital at Poughkeep-
sic Austin believed thar he had been
injured in his person ana dignity 10 the
amount Of 5000. for which sum he has
brought the suit
The Washington times., 1904-02-14

Two OF the vessels which are re-
ported damaged by the japanese
torpedoes are the most powerful
battleshps of the Russian navy
They are the Czarevitch and the
Retvizan. They are smaller than
the Japanese AIlSosa the Hatsuse. the
osaki. and the Shik!shima, of the Jap
anese navy. but both are larger than
any ship of the United States Navy. and
carry as heavy an armament as the
Maine. The Pallada is cruiser.
The Retvizan was Quilt by the
Cramps. Its measurements are as fol-
lows: Displacement. Il. 100 tons: length.
S74 fest: beam, 72.2: draft, 25: twin
screws; indicated horsepower, 1900:
speed. is knots; guns. four Pinch.
twelve 6-inch rapid fire, forty-eight va
rious; $50 men
The Czarevitch is OF French construc-
ton. Its displacement is 1s.l11 tons
length, 3SSS feet: beam. 1872; draft.
%; twin screws; indicated horsepower.
1890; speed, Is knots; guns. four IL
inch, twelve 6-inch quick fire. six tor
pedo tubes, forty-eight various; $50 men.
Pallada Measurements
Tie measurements of the Pallada are
as follows: Displacement, $3.50 tons
length, ABA feet; beam, 55S: draft,
81; triple screws; indIcated horsepower.
ll,6l0. speed. 20 knots: guns. six e-inch
rapid fire. twenty S-inch, eight ik-ineh.
four torpedo tubes.
The Retvizan is shielded with s-ineh
Krupp plates constituting an armor belt
extending two-tnirds her length. and
terminating at the athwartshlp bulk
heads The turrets are protected by
steel from 5 to 10 inches in thickness,
with steel deck from TO inches
thick. The slopes of the deck descend
to the lower edge of the belt. and the
coal bunkers occupy the space between.
The normal coal capacity Is 1,Ol6 tons.
but when necessary the ship can carry
1000 tons. After she had been launched
at the Cramps shipyarG. Philadelphia.
the Retvizan had a speed test OF the
coast Of Cape Cod on October is, 1901,
when she steamed for twelve hours at
an average rate OF 1S.S knots an hour.
The CZarevitch was built from the
designs OF NJ Lavane. and ws-s launched
at the FORCES ct Chantiers de la Medi-
torrance at La Sey7e. February q. 1901.
The armor belt of the CEarevitch is
complete. consisting Of steel 9.S inches
thick amidships at its upper edge and
Sc inches at the lower. The space be
tween the two armored decks is covered
by a steel sheathing SIS inches thick.
Nickel steel covers the uppermost and
principal armored deck
Two 12-ineh and eight s-inch guns are
available for bow and stern fire. and the
ship was built to use four I2-inch. six
6-inch. and half the other guns In a
broadside. All the guns are trained and
sighted by electrical apparatus.
The Pallaoa was built at st. Peters
The Washington times., 1904-02-14
Powerful BattLeShipS
Damaged by Japanese
Czarevitch and Rekizan Each Larger Than
Any Vessel in United States Navy--Lat-
ter Built by Cramps.

burg. where she was launched in 1893.
She was built cOntemporaneously with
the Diana and the Aurora. All are
first-class crui'iers
Other Vessels.
The Poltava is one of three battle
ships OF identical dimensions. the others.
now at Port Arthur. being the Petro-
poulovsk and the SebastopoL She Is OF
iO.s50 tons. 1900 horsepower. Il knots
speed, and has and i0-inch armor.
Her weight of broadside is 1851 pounds.
II she is disabled. the Russians have
only four battleships left. the Osliabia
having apparently not vet arrived in
those waters. The other two. besides
those mentioned. are the Peresviet and
the Pobieda. which are larger and swift
er than the Poltava. but Of much lighter
broadsides-
The Novig is in speed tie crack
cruiser of the Russian navy, making
twenty-five knots an hour. This ire
mendous speed is secured BY the use Of
1900 horsepower to drive her 5000 tons
displacement. She has practically no
armor. and throws only $50 pounds of
metal in broadside
The Variag is-or was. before her cap
ture by the Japanese-the best protect
ed" cruiser in the whole Russian navy,
for all around work. Her tonnage Is
$500 and her horsepower. 10000, is the
greatest used by any ship OF any. size
o. class under the Russian flag. .NHer
speed is twenty-three knots She has
five inches Of armOr over her guns and
throws 510 pounds in :, broadside The
acquisition Of such vessel will ma
teriaily strengthen the japanese fleet.
though she belongs TO a class in which
Japan was already twice as strong as
Russia