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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Every day or two modern science
discovers that the human body pos
sesses some organ of which 1t real
~ has no need The yermiform ap-
peniix is useful only for young sur
geons to practice on; the spleen has
been discovered TO be absolutely I'M
necessary and a doctor announced tn
other day that people would live
longer ii they had no stomachs And
now comes forward another scientiat
who declares that modern man has
no nse whatever for his toes. After
awhile they will get us whitfield down
to where there is nothing left bui a
prehensile nose and a bad temper
Then the millennium will come alons
and eliminate the temper.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The weather Is clear AMI very warm
the mercury ranging from 81 in the
coolest shade which can be found 10
"a in ordinary shade
Steamboats, in port today are the
Milbrey Capt, Mcguire, the Quickstep,
tho Rob Roy, tha Helle st Louis. the
Bismark Capt Entriken. the Cnmber-
land, Capt LaWth the Gen. Ander
son, the Blue Lodge, the Strader the
Longstreot, the Julia AMI the Dick Full
ton No. 5
The proprietor of tho velocipede
rink lost coat last night in the peck
eta Of which were nearly che hundred
dollars
A Fraser has moved on to CONNER.
cial avenue. between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets, whore he has fitted
up the finest hardware and tin shop In
Southern Illinois.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
July -, 1863
To the Publick
Whereas one Jacob Bradley. pur
porting himself to be a Baptist min
lister has collared people of Bad re-
pute 70 collect Money for a Baptist
church. said Bradley is not silent
member OF eny church. mulch less
minister
Reference to the time, May ), Bul
leiin same date by order of the
Baptist church
REV T. J. SHORES.
Minister in charge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

One of the remarkable industries OF
Paraguay is the preparation OF es
sence Of orange leaves. More imam
one hundred and fifty years ago the
Jesuit priests who then ruled that Sc
chded country, imported orange seeds
ANA planted groves. which have now
become immense forests filed with
small establishments for extracting
the essence. which is exported ~
France and the United States for use
in soap and perfumery making. II Is
also employed by the natives In Para
quay as healing ointment and a hair
tonic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Several Bulletin advertisers with
business on Ohio street yesterday or.
dered the address in their ADVERTISE
ments corrected to read Ohio street
and as a result every address in The
Bulletin where applicable was
changed to read in accordance with
present name of the street,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The final report of the police com
mission was filed In New York yester'
day showing In the ease OF the Gen
eral Slocum catastrophe 95S dead, of
which Sa7 were identified. This ap.
pears TO be- one horror where the
first reports were not exaggerated.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
President Roosevelt put his

President Roosevelt put his foot in
il again yesterday He declined to
see a committee representing the la
Dor unions Of two Pennsylvania
counties. AS usual Secretary Loeb IS
the scape goat, but the significance Of
the occurrence will hardly be over
looked by the intelligent labor ele
ment of the country. The president
IS the servant of the people ana he
can not afford TO forget it.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The case against Augustus Nit
chell, referred to in the news col
umns Of this issue is one peculiarly
revolving. Language too harsh can.
not be used TO describe the enormity
of his offense 'Tis great pity the
law covering such cases does not pro
vide more severe penalty. All that
Mitchell lacked to make him guilty
OF the ugllest crime against young
girls was the Opportunity. A fortu-
nate thing II was that the little girl
in the case had friends to protect her
and who promptly took steps to see
that the offender vas punished, This
community should rid itself of Nit.
chell There is no room for him here
Ii there is any lawful way of making
him move on. it should be invoked as
soon as the jail sentence imposed up
on him for his deprayity has beer
finished
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The administration Is up against ii
the labor problem in the canal
zone. The demand II for 10000 men
tor twenty years Wheare are they %
be had? no toiier can leave Jamaica
without paying So 10 the British
government The southern states
need more negroes instead of fewer.
Must we repeal the exclusion law?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The above is correct statement Of
the circulation OF The Cairo Bulletin,
Daily and Sunday, on the dates stated,
month of June. 1904.
A. J. BENEDIC,
Circulation Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this first day of July, 1904.
lSeall E. l.. GILBERT,
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Col. William r. Scott, nominee fur
president Of the National Liberty par
ty, has, according 10 the Geographic
dispatches, been arrested and placed
in Jail This removes any doubt that
may have existed as to the identity
of the gentleman, He certainly Is our
Bill
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The Washington Post. independent
is OF the opinion that there is no long
er any excuse for the Democratic par
~ using the donkey rs an emblem
which reminds us that the Republican
party still has an elephant on H.,
hanIs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The report is current that the die
tinguiahed Antarctic explorer. Or Otto
NCrdtnslliold win visit this cOantry
soon In our present slate Of ex-
hausted vocabulary iBciIent 30 the
Rulsu-Japanese war this is much too
much
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The Democracy would secure 70 The
Surviving soldiers and sailors and
their dependents generous pensions,
not by an arbitrary executive orlar
but by legislation which grateful
people stand ready to enact.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
IS YEARS AGO TODAY.
from The Bulletin OF july "A, 1908.
GENERAL.

The food In Arkansas IL abating
The New York Sum has gone back
on Mr. Colfax for the next pres iiency
and now trots ous Gen. Sheridan
A letter received from Jef Davis
now in Paris, renders it doubtful II
his health viii ever permit his re
turn to this country.
The Ninc2nnas ana indianapolis
railroad, which is a direct continuation
of the Cairo, Vincennes railroad, viii
be completed BY the LIST of August
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

A fellow who toyel with bon mots
In telling them took the wron pots
So that all who heard.
AT about the tenth word
Fell back in a very Ion dots.
Chicago Tribune
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We demand the enlargement Ut the
powers Of the interstate commerce
commission to the ani that the tray.
cling public and shippers may have
prompt ana adequate relief.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The men who ridiculed and oppos
ed Golden Rule" Jones during his
lifetime are now all trying 10 see
who can cay the most good thing
about him after his death
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

subsist upon crustsg Mr.. Riley's
rhymes have not only enabled him 70
build home OF his own, but to become
q bloated landlord
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Bangs-Wonder what there was in
he paper today about Masterson?
Grimes-Didn't know there was
anything
Bangs-Oh, there must have been.
He was saying 70 me that today's IS
sue was unusually interesting -BOs
ton Transcript
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
PLATFORM PARAGRAPHS

We demand the determination of
polygamy.
We favor the reduction OF the army
md of navy expenditure
We favor the maintenance Of the
Monroe doctrine IN its fun integrity
We favor the election Of United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people
We favor lib raj trade arFange ments
with Canada ana with the people, q
other countries.
The Democracy viii construct the
Pan-Amcrican canal spcelily. honest
by ans economically
We demand a strict enforcement Of
existing civil and criminal statutes
'gainst all such trusts
We denOunce the ship subsidy bill
IS an iniquitou- appropriation Of pub
iic funds for private purpo-es
We hold that the Officials appointed
70 administer the government Of any
territory should be bona fide real
dents.
We demand that all over thu world
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The goidbug has became as pre-
historic as the dodo II T. now In or
der 10 reiegate the octopus into the
same obscuriiy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The council has decided that Il
shall be known as Ohio street Il On.
ly for the newspapers AMI job print
ing offices TO do their part to bring
the name into Immediate general use
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

II is stated that there Is counter
felt one hundred bin in circulation
Cairo newspapers men are much ex.
orcised over the report.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Word from St Louis is 10 the effect
that the news of The packing house
strike was received al the lgorrC1e
village with comparative equanimlty
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

duly authenticated passport issued
BY the government Of the United
States shall be proof OF the fact that
he is an American citizen.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Practically all Of the allspce, or pi-
mento, that enters into the Commerce
of the world Is grown on the island OF
jamaica The exports Of this product
from Jamaica In 1902 amounted 10 s..
072,9GO pounds. against ll,2Gl2G4
pounds in 1901 and 13,SSf,sG4 pounds
In 1900.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The difference between Democratic
rule and Republican misrule will be
beautifully exempiified in a few months
now.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We especially denounce rebates and
discrimination by transportation com
panies as the most potent agency IN
promoting ana STRENGTHENING the
unlawful conspiracies agains trade.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

After all the only outsider to finish
FIRST was Senator Davis of West Vlr
ginia. This wasn't much Of year for
dark horses
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County Illinois, Pop.
uation 16,f47.

Mayor, CLAUDE WINTER.
Clerk, r. A. HATCHER.
Comptroller, r E. Powell.
Police Magistrate, ]. H. ROBINSON.
Chief of Police. T. b. PRICE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

From present indications vegetar-
zianism is about to receive decided
impetus.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

James Whitcomb Riley IL building
an apartment house in indianapolis.
What has becatne 81 the tradition that
poets should I've IN dinKy garrsts and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Lightning. when il strikes a tree.
sometimes converts the sap into
steam with such energy that II eX
plodes. scattering the wood In eye.y
tireclio,t
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Justice must be accomplished in
this city, The color OF an offender
should not be considered.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
MENU FOR TODAY.
Thursday, July IA.
Breakfast.

bTtdkTdsFs
Fruit
Triycuit Sugar and Cream
Broiled Bacon
Delmonico Potatoes
Huckleberry Mullins Coffee
Lunch.
Heart Rechauffe in Cases
Fruit Iced Tea
Dinner
Currant Soup
Stewed Beefsteak
Mashed Potatoes Corn
Cauliflower Salad
Waters Cheese
Caramel Cns.ar1s
Coffee
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Atlas held up the earth but 1t viii
only be necessary for Judge Parker
10 carry New York state
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Poor Jim! He doesn't call his soul
his own any morei"
What? | didn't know that poor old
Jim was married. New York Sun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Enthusiastic meisocrlty of,en Tasses
for talent. A bot sausage Is not more
nutritious than a cold sausage. bun IL
n more highly thought of.-Puck-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

She "a bride of six months) -"Ev-
arybody says You only married me for
my money"
He Everybody is wrong my dear.
I know you look it: but, honestly,
lidn't. Minneapolis Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average. Daily and Sunday for Six
months ending June 80 1904. 1871
Average Daily and Sunday Month
OF June, 1904, ,......+..,....20 5G
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Sillicus--"Life is full of trials" Cy
nicus-"Yes, but Their are no: half
enough convictions. Philadelphia Re.
cord
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

When travelling abroad Assistant
Secretary of State McAdoo carries
two watches, one keeping European
time and the other WASHINGTON.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We favor the reduction OF the army
md of navy expenditure
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We favor the maintenance 81 the
Monroe doctrine IN its full integrity
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


For Vice President
HENRY G.. DAVIS
of West Virginia.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
SHEARS AND PASTE.

Some men cant even tell the truth
without exaggeratin.
A rich man dot is close nit his
money always has farayay look to his
relatives
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14
FOR THE SCRAP BOOK.
SUCCESS IN OBSCURITY.
Author Unknown.

Author Unknown
There's the u
lucky and bjld
the who has fate his
side
There cheers for the folk that
jinglng the gold
drifting along with
tide
But the who is striving to get to
the land
Ana facing the hungry waves
quite oyerlook don't
fellow doing his
But u has his when
Though smile as he pois his
way
Fol salfesteem the prize
securely he's stood in the fray
And he he o home
friends
pieaauea of honesteamed
There and good will, as the
twilight descouds
For the fellow that's doing his best
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We favor the election Of United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We demand the determination of
polygamy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

Alexander County, Population 22,s65.
County Judge. VIM. s. DEWEY.
County Clerk. JESSE II. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, LEE B. DAVIS.
Sheriff, JAS. s. ROCHE.
Coroner, DR., JAS. N. McMANUS.
Assessor and Treasurer, FRANK IA.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The entire income al the German
emperor IS, 750, 000-eomes from the
people of Prussia, whose king he is
He gets no pay for being emperor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We demand that all over thu world
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The richest splnster IN New York
is Mary G Pinkney Ii Is said She
has more money than Mrs. Het;y
Green
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We favor liberal trade arFang ments
with Canada ana wlth the peoples 4
other countries.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

PUT 1T so PLAINLY THAT 1T
MAY BE READ. A GOOD PLACE
TO PUT 1T is I'M THE COLUMNS
or THE BULLETIN.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

The Democracy viii construct the
Pan-American canal zpcelily. honest
iy ans economically
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We demand a strict enforcement Of
existing civil and criminal statutes
igainst all such trusts.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

We denOunce the ship subsidy bill
IS an iniquitou- appropriation Of pub
iic funds for private purposes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
Cost of. the Strikes S23, 036, 600

Denver, June 1O.-The cost If the
various strikes in Colorado the last
sixteen months il estimated at 500,
036,000 OF this amount the state
has lad to pay $636,0O for main
tanning troops in the field. The loss
to strikers and Others directly at.
fected in wages, etc, aud to the en-
ployers in loss Of business at 1884,
100000. With the exception Of q
few brief periods, the national guard
has been on duty at one point or
another in the state since early In
1908. President Campbell OF the
Colorado Mine Operators associa-
tion estimates that the loss of metal
liferous miners alone may be placed
at close to 5 million dollars, and 1t
liz estimated that the total cost to
the state, with the troops now In SER
vice, must ultimately reach / million
dollars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
For Loss Of Their Families.

Chillicothe, NO., June lO,-A set
tlemant was effected in Topeka yes
terday between Isaac Hirsh OF this
place, representing Walter Reid and
Chester Harv'lle, formerly farmers in
Livingston county, whereby Reid
and Harville are to receive $50, 900
{ ,r the loss Of their families in the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific wreck
near Willard, kas., January 6 Mr.
Reid's wife and three children, and
Mr.. HARMLESS wife and two children
we're killed. The two men had
boughs farms together near Tyrone,
Ok, and had preceded their families
there. The wives and children we're
on their way to join their husbands.
The money is to be divided equally
between the men.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
GOOD SPIRITS.

Good spirits don't all come from
Kentucky. Their main source is the
liver-aud all the fine spirits ever
made jim the Blue Grass State could
not remedy a bad liver or the hun
dred.and. one i'll effects it produces.
VI can't have good spirits and a
bad liver at the same time Your
liver must be in fine condition II you
would feel buoyant, happy and hope
full, bright Of eye, light OF step, vigor-
GUS and successful in your pursuits.
You can put your liver in fine condi.
ton by using Green's August Flower
the greatest OF all medicines for the
liver and stomach and a certain cure
for dyspepsia or indigestion. 1t has
been q iavorite household remedy for
over thirty-five years. August Flow
or will make you healthy and active
and thus insure you q liberal supply
Of good spirits" Trial size, 24c;
regular bottles, 75c At all drug
gists'.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
Cowboys May Race at Fair.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, June Of 81.
Leland, a veteran cavalryman, and
William Closson, a well known cow
boy Of this section, are organizing a
200 mile relay race for cowboys,
open to riders 10 New Mexico and
Arizona, with the starting point in
Albuquerque and the finish at the
gates OF the Worlds Fair grounds in
st. Louis.
The purse will be $1,000 and will
be offered by New Mexico stockmen.
There are already six entries In the
contest, and 1t Is probable shat the
start win be made during the first
week in July. The distance fron,
Albuquerque to St, Louis by rail
over the shortest route is 1850
miles.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
A St. Louis Matad0r Killed.

st. Louis, June 11.-Don Manuel
Cervera, a Spaniard who was intro
duced last Sunday when the bull
fight was attempted and stopped by
the authoriti,s as the iavorite mata
dor OF the king Of Spain, was shot
through the heart to-day by Garlic
ton Bass, known as "the American
matador." Bass and five other bull
fighters who witnessed the shooting
were arrested. The shooting result
ed from Il quarrel regarding the bull
fight fiisco Sunday, when authorities
stopped the fight and the crowd
burned the arena structure. Cervera's
body was taken to the morgue. Bass
is % years old and came to this
country from Ireland He went to
Mexico, where he gained a reputa-
tion throughout that country as a
matador.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
Rowdies Blind Young Woman.

Cumberland, To-, June 11.-Hood.
lums assaulted a newspaper man
named Carleton and Miss Mary Con-
nelly last night with beer bottles and
inflicted such wounds on the latter
that she will lose her sight.
Tie hoodlums waylaid Carleton
and the young woman, who were cut
buggy.ri ling. One Of them cut out
Miss Lonpelly's right eye and so in.
jured the other that it's sight will
also be lost.
The identity Of the hoodhms is
not positively known, but several
suspected individuals have made
their escape from the community.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
Jackson Democrats
/ Effect Compromise.

Il Kansas City, Mo-, June 9.-The
Jackson county Democratic COM
|pittes to-day rescinded its action Of
wu weeks ago so far as it relates to
s}he selection Of delegates to the state
dominating convention at Jefferson
City. The action does not In any
way affect the election Of delegates
20 the three other conventions.
They viii BE- elected at the primaries
Jpne Is, a. originally provided.
- committee met at Independence,
.(6 the meeting was harmonious.
~ future action Of The COM
nobody knows Jet What Il
rlmsries win probably b
emo time % NE psi.
poyids delegates iofths
~ sonyentios, II h
- - ~ mandamus pro
~ g. IN = dismisssd.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
A Kansas Setting Rooster.

Hiawatha, Kss, June 11.-Mrs. W.
8. Higgins of Robinson claims the
prize monstrosity OF the summer.
She has rooster which Is setting on
q neat OF eggs and will soon raise a
brood OF chickens. The rooster
forced a setting hon to leave her
nest. All efforts to dislodge him
proved iruitless and Mrs. Higgins Is
now waiting to see what he will do
when his offsprings arrive.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
This Girl Doesn't Fear Rats.

A plague Of rats is infesting the
country south Of here, and doing
serious damage. For some time the
Farmers have complained that rats
were eating their corn. The rodents
have now turned their attention to
young chickens and the havoc they
are working is appalling to the poul
try raisers. One woman living near
Hale reports that she lost seventy.
ave young chickens, killed by rats In
one night. Others have suffered to
IN almost equal degree. Rat kill
ings" have been inaugurated by the
farmers OF Livingston county. One
day recently killing "bee" on the
farm Of John Hoyt resulted In the
slaying Of eighty five. Mr.. Hoyt's
16-year-old daughter helped II the
slaughter, and to prove that che did
not share the usual feminine fear Of
rats, held three Of them in her hands
while the dogs dispatched them.-Ex
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-16
Only Five Vessels Ssaworthy.

Chefoo, China, June ia Chinese
formerly employed in the machine
shops at Port Arthur, who arrived
here to-day, says only five OF the
nine largest Russian ships at Port
Arthur are capable OF going to sea,
and that steam is kept up on only
three OF the five sound vessels. All
the guns from the damaged ships
!, have been removed to the forts and
Athe sailors from these ships have
flpne to the front with the troops.
The Russian warships, which for
merly we're painted black, are now
apainted gray, as are the vessels OF
the Japanese feet Russian torpedo
boats leave the harbor occasionally
for half an hour, but the larger war
ships cannot get through the en-
| trance.
! The Russians are refusing permits
tion to skilled workmen to leave
4 Port Arthur, but many are escaping.
Little work is done in the machine
shops because OF the confusion
among the workingmsn each time
firing is heard. One shell recently
wrecked a machine shop building,
but did no damage to the machinery.
Another thell wrecked the Offices in
|, the dockyard.