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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-06-13
LOCAL ITEMS.

See the Racycle at Johuson's.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-09
CLAFLIN..
From the Clarion.

From the Clarion.
Joe Walker has his new home finished
and is moving into it today. 1t is one
of the incest resident properties Gin town
and Mr.. Walker has just.cause to feel
proud of it. 5ac s5 ~ ~
:, Mr.. Frederick. seemsI to be having
somewhat of strenuous time.ln.!getting
a well on his new.city property. e He has
already had two holes put down, and
now has Gifber & Powell at work on a
third hole They are down with their
big steam drill to depth ofseventy feet,
but will keep going until Mr.. Frederick
is satisfied he has all the water he wants.
T. H. Seder, who was gone on asiaunt
to the coast, Texas and various other
points, bobbed up'in town again this
week, looking none the worse for. his
experience of the past ninety days,
Early this morning very disastrous
fire broke out in the home of sMr. and
Mrs. Dresser, a short distance north of
ST. Peter & Paul's church. We did not
get particulars, but the fire is supposed
to have started from an explosion of
coal gas in the stove. The couple are
both quite aged and feeble, and being
unable to get out in time, their clothing
caught and both were badly burned,
the old lady so severely that it is now
thought she cannot recover ssnd had it
not been for the timely assistance of
neigh bors both would have persisted in
the flames. The house and its contents
are total loss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-09
WHERE. MILLIONS ARE MADE
Interesting Letter That MaylMean Much
:. 80 -. to Residents of Great Bend. ~ q

Probably there is not reader OF
the DEMOCRAT who has not hear j; OF
the, fortunes made IN the Beaumont
oil fields. While the tales of fortunes
quickly made are interesting, they are
really not half as valuable to oui
readers as the following letter from
L.oK. Preston, president .of the Cas-
well-Preston Drug Company of Beau
mont, one of the largest wholesale
and retail houses in Texas. ..,..fi =.
Mr.. Preston writes Enclosed you
will find letter that came to us IN
solicited from J. c. Reeves, TO Pearl
St. [ have known Mr.. Reeves for
several years. He is a reliable man
and very happy over his fortune.
About four years ago" writes Mr..
Reeves, 81 lost the hearing in my
right ear and about three or four
months ago my left ear became al
ulOSl do OdOs LII lat, was 81 pau
that people had to. shout to me, to
make me hear. 1 had about given up
in despair all hopes of ever recover
ing my hearing when I saw that you
recommended, Hyomei. used two
bottles and can now hear my watch
tick with either ear, and my hearing
is now all right. This deafness must
have been caused from catarrh, for It
is now cured. Hyomei certainly
does what yon claim for it, TOY =.
Hyomei has made many cures of
catarrh, and in combination with Hy-
omei balm, of catarrhal deafness in
Great Bend and nearby towns.
Hooper Drug Co. give their personal
guarantee to refund the money should
it not give quick relief. The COM
plete Hyomei outfit costs but one
dollar, while extra bottles can be
obtained for fifty cents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-09
ELLINwOoD.
PROM the Leader.

Prom the Leader.
Mrs. L. g. Tullis, who has been
seriously i'll, is much better at this
writing.
Landlord Joe Walls of the Hotel Wolf,
who was quite under the weather last
week, is improving nicely aud able to be
around.
Miss Clara johnson of Canon City,
Colo, who with her parents, is visiting
10 Great Bend, came over to the Thanks
giving ball here last Thursday night.
A Salvation army corps held service
on Main street Saturday afternoon
This was Ellin woods first visit from the
Salvationlsts in many years.
The Great Bend Eagles have fitted up
handsome new club rooms, deliberately
furnished with billard.hall. reading and
l)unging rooms, etc.
On Saturday of last week John Hof-
mann of this city, received a. commits
sion from Governor Bailey, as justice of
the peace for Lakin township, vice 7. S.
Musil, deceased. He is we'll qualified
for the place and will make Ellinwood a
splendid justice He had line endorse
ments and his appointment gives genera al
satisfaction. John will qualify at once,
and then it will be- Judge fHofmann,
for the next two years.
Mike z ahorsky of the south sside, had
quite a runaway Saturday morning.
His big gray team got beyond his con-
troll at the river and ran up Main street
with 2 ahorsky trying his best to stop
them by pulling on the lines. At
Sprinker's corner he turned. them
and they dashed into, the hitch
ing rack, knocking Harvey Scott's horse,
which. was tied there, clear into the
street.i The, posts stopped the team,
and Mr.. Zahorsky got off the wagon
unipjured. The wagon was pretty badly
smashed and couple of hitching posts
broken, but there was no other damage
done. Mr. 2 shorsky's escape from ser
ions injury was very lucky. <':-r
On Suoisy afternoon Nc. andE Mrs.
W. Leo Bockemohle and Mrs Noble
drove out to the old Tucker farm, south
of the river where Leo has fine shoot
ing pond, and while the ladies were in
the house he went out to do little
shooting. While taking his gun out of
the buggy, 1t slipped the trigger catch
ing on Leo's sleeve, :and s::the weapon
was discharged, The. charge. went
the fender of the buggy. and
struck Leo in the3ealf ot2the left leg,
Just below the knee, few scattering
shots $50 4frikingIhim in the right leg.
It made quite an ugly wound but moth
ing very serious. The family drove to
town at once, the wounds was dressed
and the patient given the best of stten-
ton. No large arteries were severed or
bones broken. but had thsshot extended
an inch farther. it might have crippled
Leo for life. He is doing very nicely
now. but'it' will be several days before
be will be able to be at his<desk at the |
bank of Ellinwoed. J.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-09
PAwNEE ROCK.
From The Herald.


Prof. Cannon returned home. from
Kansas City, Sunday night, where he
had been visiting friends for few days
Mrs. Chas Gano left Saturday night
for Kansas City, where she was called to
the bedside Of her father who was Ger
iously, hurt in runaway. -on :
sa LATER Word was received here Mon
day that the old gentleman had passed
away. He was also the ia father of Mrs.
D. R. Logan, Of this city, who is now
visiting in California.
A. B. Evans left last Friday mig hts FOR
Colorado SPEiass-aad-eeher- Colorado
points ! in the Interests Of his poultry
business. HE returned TUESDAY, and
reports sueeessfuk tip i.:gt-is
, Grant Lippincott this office, made a
business trip to Hutchinson Saturday
-a2sN - ~ Ike
/. Frank r. Smith returned Saturday,
from Wright Kshs., where he had been
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-09
HOIsINGTON.

From heDispatch.
Frank and Ed. Moses drove over from
Great Bend, Tuesday.
Hazel Buckland and Lois Sans were
over from the Bend, Friday evening.
Mrs. Ellen Coughlin and Mrs. W. J.
McGreevey drove over from Great Bend
Tuesday, to visit Fl. WiTdgen and family.
Miss Addie Pressed and Miss Stella
Allison of Great Bend visited the Misses
Wildgen the last of the week.
Uncle Boz" of the Pawnee Rock
Herald would be more appreciated if he
would chase local news instead of writ
| ing those talks.
Leon Dep's fine driving mare was dis
covered to be very sick at VIncents barn
Tuesday morning. DR.. Horine2of Great
Bend was telepkoned for and:caHe over
as soon as possible, but afUeri working
with her for 48 hours, the maresdied.
The City Council Monday night
awarded the contract for the city water
works we'll to J. E. Sponseller for
$500 90. The we'll is to be 16 feet lin
diameter and so feet deep and is sto be
completed in 60 days. The wellIwill. be
located on one of the citys four lots
near the electric light plant.
May Estelle, the 2 M 1nths and,,24 day
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. W.
Whitney died Monday of pneu monia
after.a short illness. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Nichols of
the U. B. church. Interement.Ein the
Holsington cemetery. 4
Marshal Wilson arrested three sboys
yesterday who gave their names and ad-
dresses as follows: Harry Benson, 141O
Penn ST., Tom Shea, 15l6::::Penn, and
Frank Wilson, 1912 Penn, Kansas City,
Mo. They said they had run awav
from home and when arrested 1by Viii
son, only had Is cents left. They were
ready to go back home and were put
aboard No. last night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-09

pending Thanksgiving with his best
friend.
We are CAD to report that James
Kane Who had a stroke of paralysis last
week, is somewhat better, aud is on a
fair way to recovery. A professional
nurse from Hutchinson is taking care of
the case
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-09

About threeinches of fell here
Saturday night, and the white blan.
ket increased in thickness during
Sunday. until by Monday morning
the snow was about seven inches deep
on level. It's. damp and heavy
and much of it, melted soon after
falling. With But slight wind blow.
ing there was no. drifting. ase,.s - -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-09

NJ N. Towers; called Tuesday
afternoon and showed his subscription
to the big county paper, THE DEMO
Graf up another year. Mr.. Towers
has been GA jury duly during this
term of court. - - -4si :.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-12-09

a,. The, chances are, that L. Governor
Hoch Will remember the newspaper
men and appoint Tom McNeal, of the
Mail Nail, and Breeze, as his private
secretary. e -.ssss ve 20
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
JAP WARSHIPS FARE BADLY.
Drydocks Full of Craft Hit by Shells
of Russians

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
feet 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 rs
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 rife shooting and steadiness
in the troops, Captain Ryan says, is
false, as the Japanese are we'll aware
OF the fact that they are now confront
ed with regiments straight from Eu-
rope, and not undisciplined, raw levies
or Siberian peasants hastily hurried to
the seat of war. He speaks bitterly
of the treatment accorded the attaches
and correspondents.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
WALLED CITY OF LlAoYANe.
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,
a 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
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,
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 INTELLECTUALLY
while the mission stations are the
most interesting to westerners. These
had some 1900 converts five years ago,
but as Liaoyang was the center of the
Boxer movement in Manchuria many
were terroriZed into relinquishing the
new faith. The missionaries relate
with pride how one of their number,
DR.. Westwater, prevented the Rus
slams from stOrming the Boxer upris-
ing by armed force. Liaoyang used to
be the capital of southern Manchuria,
and is still important, its chief indus
try being tle distillinng af a native
liquor from the hemp and millet of
the surrounding fields.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
Spokane air.

Every indication points to a record
breaking attendance at the Spokane In
terstate Fair, October to 8. The rail
roads have been more generous to Spo-
kane this year than they have been for
several years. Each community will
have one day when an excursion will
be run to Spokane, the fare being the
one fare rate for the round trip Per-
sons going on this excursion can return
any day up to and including the day af.
ter the Fair. Besides this, there is a
general reduced rate of a fare and a
third, good all days.
Indian races, war dances and ghost
dances in an Indian village all their
own, will be one of the interesting
sights at the Spokane Interstate Fair
this year, which lasts one week, from
October 3 to 8.
Cold storage facilities, free of
charge, for the accommodation of fruit
growers who have perishable fruits to
be exhibited at the Spokane Interstate
Fair, which opens October 3, have been
provided for. Write to Manager r. H
Cosgroye.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
Kuropatkin Reports
to the Emperor

st. Petersburg, Sept. 14.-The en-
peror has received long report from
General Kuropatkin outlining the sit
uation and disposition of the Russian
forces and describing infinitely the
strategical considerations. 1t is also
understood that General Kuropatkin
dealt lengthily on the political aspect
of the situation. The contents of the
report will not be published.
= The authorities here are of the opin-
ion that General Kuropatkin will not
withdraw from Mukden without ac-
cepting battle.
1t is expected that he will leave Co.
900 men to defend Mukden, while the
remainder of his army retires to Tie
pass. 1t is believed that General Ku.
roki has over 200, 900 men. The gener-
al staff says that since the battle OF
Liaoyang General Kuropatkin had
been reinforced by two army corps.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
Six Persons Burned
Were to Death

New York, Sept. ID. - Six persons
in one family were burned TO death and
six others were injured seriously in a
fire which partially destroyed a tene-
ment building at Nos. $3.50 First
street. More than 90 families were
asleep in the building and thrilling
acts of bravery accomplished their res
cue which was accomplished by fire.
men and the police.
1t was shortly after 2 o'clock when
the alarm was given. Owing to the
danger of fire in such crowded Sec
ton police reserves from three stations
were hurried to the scene.
Within few moments that elapsed
the flames were found to have made
great Roadway from the first floor, and
the neigbborhood was in a panic of ter
ror. Women and children were being
dropped from the windows of the lower
floors and dozens of grown persons were
fighting in the Railways to reach the
open air.
A policeman clambered to the roof
of an adjoining building and by cling
ing down into his face reached down
to the windows of the fifth floor and
raised seven children who were handed
out by their parents. Another officer,
windinga coat about his head, entered
the building from below aud rolled
down the stairs the body of half suf-
located man. Three times the officer
came back and carried two persons in
his arms. Then he fell exhausted.
Meantime, ladders had been run to
the top of the building, and firemen
clambering up, rescued at least 20 tene
ment jewellers who were about to
jump. Men sought to reach the fire
men first, but were thrust back, while
the women and children were taken
out. One fireman, although badly
burned, took seven persons from sim
gle window on the fourth floor
When the work of rescue had been
completed and the flames had been I'M
der control the firemen hurriedly
searched the crowded flats and on the
fourth floor they found six dead.
Those injured sustained their hurts
chiefly by jumping from the lower
floors, but many received severe burns.
The financial loss was small.
Police Captain McDermot and the
firemen who first reached the burning
building believe the fire was of incen-
diary origin. The janitor of the build
ing says that an attempt to set fire to
the tenement was made last Thursday
night, when burning broom that had
been sprinkled with kerosene was found
in the hallway.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
Russian Warship
at San Francisco

San Francisco, Sept. 13.-The Rus
sian auxiliary cruiser Lena, which
came into port Sunday for the purpose,
as her commander declares, of under
going repairs, is still at anchor in the
harbor, and no steps have been taken
to place her in the dry dock. The COL
lector of customs has been in commun-
ication with the authorities at Wash
ington, and Rear Admiral Goodrich, at
Mare island, upon informing the navy
department of the arrival of the Lena,
received instructions from Secretary
Morton to inquire of her commander
what his intentions were.
No representative of the United
States government has boarded the
Lena for the for the purpose of investi-
eating the claims of Captain Berlinsky
that the warship put into this port sole
ly for the reason that her boilers were
in such condition as to render her alb
solutley unseawOrthy.
The Russian warship has now re-
manned in port long over the "a hour
limit, and prominent members of the
local Russian and japanese colonies
are evincing great interest in what they
are prone to designate "serious COM
plictaion -
1t has been learned that local United
States Inspector of Hulls and Boilers
John K. Bulger will leave at O'clock
in the morning on the United States
revenue cutter Hartly for the Lena.
He will make thorough inspection
of her boilers, and as soon as possible
submit written report to Collector of
the Port Stratton. Upon this report
may depend whether or not the Lena
is ordered to put to sea Immediately or
whether she is allowed to remain until
such time as the repairs deemed neces-
sary may be made.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
c. p. r. TRAIN is HELD UP.
Robbers Get $4,000 from the EXPIRES:
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
have contained about $1,000 in cash.
ais is the first train robbery which
mas ever taken place in British Co
lumbia.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET SAILS
NINE BATTLEsHiPs AND -FOUR
CRUISERS FOR FAR EAST.
The Fleet viii Touch at Libau, Where
IL Transports and Golfers Will Join
Them-Departure an Imposing One
Emperor Calls to Arms Entire Re.
serve Troops of Russia.

Cronstadt, Sept 13.-The vessels of
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
1t will be joined by IL transports, col
Tiers and supply ships, already waiting
there. and will then proceed direct to
the orient.
The scene of the departure of the
feet 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 feet, 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 each
chain of forts across the bay joined
in an admirals salute, while from the
masts above the forts futtered string
of signal flags, reading, Good luck to
the Baltic fleet on its long voyage"
The departure of the Baltic feet for
the east is officially announced. Ad- |
mtral Birilieff, commander of the naval !
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
RUSSIANS ATTACK JAP FORTS
SHELLED JAPS IN TRENCHES
NEAR PORT ARTHUR.
During One Attack of Japs Their
Shells Struck HospitaI-on Septem-
Der Jap Troops Captured Some
Outpost Trenches, Near Corner
Mountain.

Chefoo, Sept. 12.-According to the
latest news received here from Port
Arrnur the Russians, on September A,
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
apanese outposts had crept closer
into the Russian lines.
One incident of the recent lombard
ing of Port Arthur was the stirling of
the roof of a hospital by a Japanese
shell. 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 further adj
vance. Japanese reserves poured into
the entertainments and opened fire on
the Russians, but a shell from a nus
sian battery landed in the trench and
killed many of the Japanese soldiers
and the remainder retired. This en-
abled the Russians to occupy the
trench until dawn. The trench evil
dently was unimportant, for the Jap
anese troops captured some outpost
trenches on a high hill which is not
far from Corner mountain, but the ap-
proach later of a Russian detachment
caused them to evacuate this position
without fighting.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
IRRIGATION DEVICE.

Irrigation with device that will
lift river water upon arid lands by the
force of the running stream, has been
the dream of the inventive genius for
decades and is about to be realized, If
the machine invented by John Roeh
of Spokane gives results as good as
the experiment with it in the Spokane
river gave recently. The machine
stands in the river and for two hours
pumped an eight inch stream out of
the top of a so foot pipe.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-17
ALEXIEFF
RESIGNS

London, Sept. ia dispatch to
Reuters Telegram company from ST.
Petersburg says it is understood that
Vceroy 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.