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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21

Our first fleet did not reach firing dis
lance.
Our fleets retired at one p. M, pre-
pared for another attack. They re-
sailed April IA toward Port Arthur.
The second, the fourth and the fifth de-
stroyer flotillas and the ninth torpedo
fiotilla also joined at three a. m. and
seven a. m. No enemy's ship was
found outside of the port. Our first
fleet arrived at the port at nine a. m.
and discovered three mines laid by the
enemy, and destroyed ALL
''The Kasagi and Nisshin were dis
patched to the west of Laotishan, and
made an indirect bombardment for
two hours, it being their first action.
The new forts on Laotishan were final
ly silenced Our forces retired at 1:Se
p. m"
Attributed to Heavenly Aid.
In concluding his report. Admiral
Togo says; The fact that not a single
man was seriously injured in these
successive attacks must be attributed
TO his majesty's glorious virtue The
officers and men proved gallant and did
their utmost in the discharge of their
duties, despite many things that
seemed beyond human control.
"The ships freely moving over the
enemys ground without suffering any
damage must be attributed to heaven
| y assistance"
Japanese Elated.
| Toxic, April 1S.--The Japanese are
elated over the success they have won at
Port Arthur. They are also proud of the
achievements of Vice Admiral Togo, par
ticularly of his newest strategy of coun-
termining the enemy's harbor and de-
coying him across this field of mines to
an equally dangerous flank attack. The
success of the system of placing deadly
counter mines is due largely to series
of careful observations made by the Jap
anese during their previous attacks on
Port Arthur. The Japanese saw the
Russian fleet leave the harbor and re-
| turn to it several times, and they dis
covered that the Russian warships fol-
lowed an identical course every time
they came out or went in, evidently for
the purpose of avoiding their own mines.
A Dangerous Bit of Work.
The Japanese took bearings on this
course. When the destroyer divisions
of the Japanese torpedo fotilla laid
the counter mines during the night of
April 1918 they placed them along this
course. The laying of these counter
mines was exceedingly perilous, be-
cause if any Japanese boat with mines
on board has been struck by a lucky
Russian shot she would have been an
initiated The weather of the night of
April 1918 favored the work There
was heavy rain, the night was dark
and cloudy and the Russian search
! lights playing over the channel failed
to reveal the presence of the Japanese
destroyers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21

is not attacking the will or assuming
position of hostility toward it, but is at
tempting to remove the ambiguity of the
clause in the will mentioning the letter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21
Await japanese Landing.

Port Arthur, April 1S.-Rumors are
current here that 20 Japanese trans
ports conveying troops have been sighted
steaming in the direction of Yinkow
The rumors cannot be confirmed The
Russians impatiently await japanese
landing
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21

The above dispatch indicates the
falsity of dispatches received on Satur-
day that the battleship Sevastopol had
been destroyed, and that Port Arthur
had fallen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21
PORT ARTHUR HAS
NOT YET FALLEN
RUMoR TO THIS EFFECT DIS
CREDITED BY LATEST NEWS.
ALL QUIET IN BESIEGED CITY
Story of Destruction of Battleship
Sevastopol Also Untrue - Late
Details of the Five Days
of Bombar6ment.

Port Arthur, April Is Since the
bombardment of Friday all has been
quiet here. Viceroy AIexieff has hoisted
his flag on the battleship Sevastopol.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
M;,,aono1;. A.

Wheat-No. northern, 96c; No. Q
northern, 92c; Mey, 93]6c. oats-No
white, 4oc Corn-No. 3, 4sc Rye
No. 2, Coo Barley-No. ?, 40
Flax-s1.15. Butter-Creamery, ex-
'tras, 23@24c; creamery, irsts. 21@22c;
dairy, fancy, 1s@19c Poultry-Tur-
keys, 9@10c; chickens, 7@sc. Hay
Uplands, fancy, IS. so.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

The way to catch woman is not to
chase her.
Generally we wait until our bread gets
stale before we cast it upon the waters.
It is a good thing for man to have a
temper, so his wife will think one in the
family is enough.
A womans idea Of a becoming hat is
something that looks like a flying ma
chine that has been struck by lightning.
IN. Y. Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21

Mukden, April 1S.-Russia's Baltic
fleet will not be sent to the far east.
The project of increasing the water
defenses afloat at the seat of action is
on the point of being abandoned This
decision involves the abandonment of
Port Arthur. Gen. Kuropatkin has adj
vised the car that Port Arthur is at
present useless and costly establish
ment and that it will be wise to aban-
don it and move the garrison farther
north. He considers that there is
danger in the concentration of troops
at Port Arthur
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21
St. Paul, April 10.

Cattle-Steers, So. 4o@3. IS: cows, So rs
i@3.oo. Hogs IS 4 s0@5. IS Sheep
lmuttons, So. 90: lambs. $500
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21
Treaty Expires December

The Chinese treaty expires Decem-
Der Z, so it is imperative that action be
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-04-21
All Quiet on the Yalu.

st. Petersburg, April 1S-Rumors
were in circulation here of fresh en-
gagement on the Yalu river which had
resulted favorably to the Russians, but
a dispatch received by the general staff
says that the situation is unchanged and
that all is quiet on the Yalu
Says japanese Cruiser Was Lost.
st. Petersburg, April 1S-A dispatch
from Port Arthur says several eyewit-
nesses assert that a Japanese cruiser
was lost outside Port Arthur April IL by
striking one of it's own floating mines.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
PROF. GHAS. LANE
Will Lecture at the Marion Opera
House Saturday
Night.

Prof. Chas. Lane will deliver one Of
his inimitable humorous lectures here at
the Opera House Saturday night. While
his lectures are made up largely Of anec-
dotes, and bubble over with humor from
beginning To end, yet at the same time
they scintillate with beautiful thoughts,
glowing truths and nuggets of wisdom
While he amuses he furnishes much
wholesome food for earnest thought and
reflection.
He has an inexhaustible fund Of stor-
les, most Of them illustrating types of
Georgia life, which he tells as no other
man on earth could tell them. You
laugh, you cry, you laugh again. You
think, you resolve; as you leave the lee
ture the world looks brighter than ever
before, and you go out into it to do bet
ter work. Seats on sale at Gilberts ~
Hicklins grocery.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW
at Opera House Friday Afternoon
and Night November nth.

All growers Of this beautiful flower
compete for prizes.
First Prize-TWo and half dollars to
the grower Of the biggest single blossom.
Second Prize-A box Of Lowneys to
the grower of the finest plant with bios
SONS.
Third Prize-The Ladies Home Jour
nal for one year to the grower making
the prettiest general display Of plants.
Exhibition opens at p. M, continu-
ing until 1890 p. m. Admission TWEEN
ty cents for all over twelve. Ten cents
for those under twelve. A place Of beau
ty, the Chrysanthemum set about by
beautiful pot plants and vines. A place
for rest and refreshments. Delicious
ices will be served, also the finest can
dies. A chance to help the library the
children of Marion use every day in the
year. The public always enjoys bit Of
fine thing AMI we are going to have 1t
on the evening of the 18th. Songs and
drills by the high school girls. Reauti-
full costumes, daintiest drills ever seen
i n Marion.f Come out and enjoy and
help. Public award of prizes $50 p. MI
Friday. Show open on Saturday.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
LETTER FROM MISSOURI,

Sikeston, Mo, Nov. 9, 1904.
Mr.. Editor, if yau will allow me
space in your paper l will drop a
few lines to your many readers,
Missouri is a fine farming coun-
try as far as 1 have been able to
see. 1t is a fine farming country;
the wheat is fine for the time OF
year; corn is running from 40 to
% bushels per acre. The people
seem TO be kind hearted but most
of them are rough, much more 80
then the people of dear old Ken
lucky. especially my native coun-
ty-Critteuden. We don't have
any church in my neighborhood ;
the people hunt, fish, drive stock
and do their moving on Sunday,
so you can guess about the reli-
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10

gious influences. l am looking,
hoping, and earnestly praying for
better times in my neighborhood,
and l will ask all praying readers
of the Press to remember us in
their devotion to God. We will
try to organize a Sunday school
in the spring. There are lots of
children from ten to fifteen that
were never in Sunday school or
church in their lives. If we CO a
work up interest enough to got
the people to go we can have a
good school. We are spending
our Sundays reading the Bib,
good papers, and praying for bet
ter times.
The election is on and / regre t
very much that l could not vote.
as | have not been here loh 2
enough; so the Prohibition par
lost one vote. | wish the best r.
suits to the party. Good peopl,
should vote as they pray. Good
bless the Press and it's readers IS
the wish of your friend.
JEFF LOVE.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
LoFToN.EoRD.

Mr.. John lotion, ofthe Green Grove,
section OF Webster county near Provi-
dence and Miss Ellie Ford daughter of
John b. Ford, OF the Piney vicinity we're
married at the Gill House Wednesday
at high noon. Rev. j. r. McFee ofiiciat-
ing. They were accompanied 10y Wn.
Ford brother of the bride and Miss
Laura johnson. Immediately after the
ceremony they partook Of bounteous
repast prepared by Mrs. Gill and aft e
dinner left for their home in Webster
county.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
DEEDS RECORDED.

S. r.. Cassidy to Harry Watkins land
on Hurricane Creek, 500.
J.R. Finley to Arthur w. Finley,
House and lots in Marion, Sl3l0.
ST. Gordon to Susan f. Glenn. Lot
in Marion, $25.
P.Deboe to w. Il. Gibbs. House
and lot in Marion $110O.
d. NJ. Boyd to j. II. Orme. Right Of
alley, $50.
J.A. Parr to N. r. Cochran, 113 acres
Sl,l00.
G. II. Brantley to J. G.. Mcconnell
lob acres on Pigeon Creek 5000.
Err. Robertson to Finis M. Chandler
80 acres on Camp Greek 1926.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
5ASAaaSSAS3S3aaAA

Chastain Haynes left Tuesday for Lex
ington where he is attending college.
Pleas Howerton brought to the Press
office Wednesday an Irish potatoe which
is curiosity, not only in size but in
shape 1t weighed three pounds and
has central tuber with half a dozen
others attached, each one equal in size
to the general run OF potatoes. Pleas
says It is "hotel variety" one potato
making a meal for most any hotel.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10

r. Il JAMS was home to vote Tues
day.
/. II. James returned from Hopkins
willie Monday.
J. G. Brantley Of Gladstone was in the
city Tuesday.
John Wilson returned from Evansville
Monday night
Mrs. }. W. Lamb returned from Bells
Mines Tuesday
Lossie Gilbert left Tuesday Tor the Old
University at Louisville.
J. NJ. Patterson, Of Salem, moved to
Sharon, Tenn, last week.
Jesse Olive came in Monday to vote
Jesse Is one % the old reliables.
our shoes are vinrers and have al
ways been Mcconnell a Stone.
Miss sallie worley left Tuesday at
noon for Mayiield TO visit her sister.
j. G. Bib, Of the U. s. Army station
, eli at Norfolk, Va, is here on visit.
From coast 10 coast popular toast
Browns shoes Mcconnell A Stone
Lor-A thin spring lock door key
Finder will please return 10 Press office
Leavel Bros. want mules 3 10 year'
old. Marion county court day Nov. l4tf
1904
}. 5. Braswell has the contract for ovel
hauling and repairing G.. q. Grays resi-
dcnce.
Rev. T. 4. Conway has returned from
| Rock Springs whore he conducted
meeting.
Mrs Roo Order left Tuesday for
Charleston, Nowhere she will reside IN
the future.
Richard f.. Champion, OF Salem, was
In the city Sunday and returned Mon.
day morning.
Nr. James Adamson, OF Order was
the guest Of his uncles Al and j. +.
Dean last week.
Mrs. Jchn Cochran left Monday aitor-
noon for Henderson To visit her daught-
cr Mrs Dora Rodgers
George King and Willie Jones, Of Rep
ION, we're ia the city Tuesday. They
came on the noon train.
George Jennings is building Mrs.
Frisbees store room and will also build
DR., Shiveleys residence.
HI. Moore and sister. Miss Sue, were
guests Of their brother Il. r. Moore,
near the Crittenden Springs Sunday.
Mcconnell d Stone are receiving
their second fall stock, w. Il. McCon-
nell has just recently returned from 81
Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Champion arrived
from St. Louis Monday at noon. They
visited the fair and other points on theiT
bridal tour.
II. NJ. Young wants young mules
yearling , and 3 years old. lie will 6e
will be in Marion Monday Nov. llth
county court day
| Rev.T. A. Conway will preach at the
| BAPTIST church Saturday night ano
ISunday and Sunday night. Hours FOL
services at IL M, and 6;i5 p. M.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
Royal Present for Teddy"

New York, Nov. S.-Two liones
es, two monkeys, two ostrichs ar
a zebra, which were presented |
by King Menelik, of Abyssinia,
the president of the United State
arrived here today on the Atlant
Transport Line steamship from Lor
don. One lioness died during IT,
voyage.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
Safe Blown.

St. Cloud, Mimi, Nov, 7.-Burg'
lars entered the bank at Becker,
Mimi, blew open the safe with nj
troglycerin, secured $1,000 in cur
rency and made their escape on
handcar.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
Fire in Steamer.

Bremen, Nov. 8.-The Norwe
gian steamer Guersney, from So
vannah, Ca, October IS, arrive
here today with her cargo in the al
terhold, about 5000 bales of cotton
burning. The fire broke out forth
night ago. The captain thinks the
fire now practically extinguished.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
Child Rurned 10 Death.

Fulton, Nov. 8,-While the little
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L
Sphinx were out in the yard Settinl
leaves on fire with some matches
the little six-year-old son caught fire
to his clothing and was so badly
burned that he died.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
Lots For Sale,

We have for sale some desirable lots in
O'Bryan addition on Walker and Second
streets, Fords Ferry and College streets
for cash or on easy payments. For fur
Their particulars call on j. L. Kevil, j..
b. and ID. b. Kevll, Marion, Ky. II
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
THURSDAY. NOV 10, 1904.

Albert McNocly was in the city Sun
day
A.p. Noe returned from Morganheld
Tuesday
Eo.- Gi,cns came 10 on the noon train
Tuesday
WIN. Wing came in from Cridcr Tues
day Go vote.
Horace Smith, Of S;urgis was in the
city Tuesday.
RT. Mayes returned from Evansville
Monday night.
Now good. In all departments. Nc
Council a Stone.
Mrs. Mary Harris returned from Order
Monday afternoon.
r. Haag. Of Henderson was 10 the city
Monday ADD Tuesday
Tom James came home 10 vote aud has
returned 10 Cascyyille.
Mn. Carrie Maxwell returned from
Order Monday afternoon.
Rev. Virgil ,Elgin the presiding elder
arrived In the city Monday.
John Weldon h building Albert Wei.
don = uow house IN New Marion.
CD. Hauy won't 10 Oakland City to
vote lie viii return in few days.
WANTED Gentlemen boarders.
Mus. j. w. GooploE.
r. w. Billert went to Oakland City TO
vote and returned "Wednesday morning
Dan Browning il home to vote Dan
has boon on visit 10 relatives IN Evans
Vile.
Mcconnell 4 Stone are opening some
novelties IN dress fabrics. Call and soc
them.
Miss Kitty Gray will visit relatives IN
Henderson this month, probably the
latter part.
benny Hubbard was 10 the city Sun
day and Monday. He is now in business
az BLACKBOARD.
" Q. Hoover left for Boston, Mass,
Wednesday morning where he VIII again
enter thearmy.
W.D. Booth has gone TO Illinois TO
visit his family and will be absent a
couple Of weeks.
Mrs. W. s. Hutchcn has gone 70 Ur.
iontown 10 visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Willis Hale.
b. W. Dyer, OF Sturgis, was in the
d city Monday aud will return next Mon
4 day TO buy mules.
X. l.. Orme was in the city Monday or
business trip. lie left for the south
on the night train.
Marion Clark is building nice cot
tage for Mrs. Maggie Moore in the Wei
don Blackburn addition.
40. Oman. Of Sturgis, was in the
H city Monday. He wants weaving mules
aud will be back Monday.
Miss Amy Howard, Of Wht6ville, ar
rived Monday night and Is the guest o
DIR. and Mrs. G.. K. Shiyely.
0 f.. l.. Franklin, OF Salem, was in the
city Monday II some one would build
+ Lie a hotel he would move back.
Rev. Jas. +. Price will preach Sunda!
At Shiloh church at Lisman whore he be
gins meeting to last a week or ten days
Rev. M. +. Miller, pastor assisted 10y
Rev. T. A. Conway will hold meeting
at Fredonia next Monday night Nov
l4th.
Todays paper contains the last coupon
10 guess on the presidential vote. Send
10 your guesses, some one will get Dug
~ free.
DIR. G. l.. Gray optician has been in
chicago tang a special course In neurol-
.,Ry and will he better prepared than
aver to test your eyes, New Marion
Rotel December 2nd and Ord.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-11-10
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

j. w. Ray to Mrs. Mary Sellers,
w. p. Lloyd to Ellen Minner.
John Lotion TO Efiie Ford.
The Irish standard., 1904-04-09
"Kait q Mlnute."

How long is Il minute? I'm a min
ute is one of the most common bits
of unconscious satire in English col
louuialiSnS, says the New York Press.
"In Il minutr," answers a mans wife
when the clock is striking eight and
she is far from the finishing touches
of her thcater toilet. "In minute
says the imperturbablc waiter when
asked why the steak ordered half an
hour before is not served. "In Il min
ute,' he'll add ut the next inquiry, ten
minutes later.
Minute" clicks the telegraph ope-
rator to the sender on the other end
of the wire. Then he goes out for a
drink or begins n long-windcd CONVEX
sation with friend.
Minute" says the hello girl, ana she
forgets all about the call five minutes
later when called up again.
The peculiar thing about il is that
although this common gauge of the
stand-otf' minute invariably is longer
the average person who is put to an
actual test of calling off Il single min.
ute will announce the expiration Ion.
before a minute really has elapsed. Try
1t. Hold your watch on the worst pro.
cl:stili:ttnr YOU know. and you'll find
his estimate of Il minute is rarely more
than 40 seconds. even if he counts &c
III what he thinks are seconds
The Irish standard., 1904-04-09
DULUTH NEWS.

The will Of Katherine Beatz, known
as Sister Mechtildis, of the Order OF
St Benedict, was probated in this coun
ty last week. All her property is left
to the Benedictine sisters.
p. H. Martin returned last weel
from a trip to the Fox river valley
| Wisconsin, where he went in search OF
carload of pulp wood shipped to a
Wisconsin town last December. The
car became lost in transit and was
found by Mr.. Martin this week at a
| small Wisconsin station, where it had
been for the past three months.
Contracts for street paving amount
ing to over $4,000 have just been
secured by p. Mcdonnell, the local
contractor, who has returned from a
trip to the West. One contract is for
the paving of Il street in Grafton, n. ID.
The main business street of the city
is to be paved for a distance of one
and half miles with cedar blocks,
and Mr.. Mcdonnell secured the con-
tract on bid of little over $4,000.
The Bishops club held a social scs-
sion Tuesday evening at the library.
G. p. Maginnis returned last Satur-
day evening after an absence of four
months in Portland, Ore.
st. James Court No Ga, c. O. f.,
will receive holy communion in body
tomorrow morning ut st. James
church, West Duluth.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Il. r. Walsh and Vincent NJ.
Grady, which will take place Tuesday
morning, April 49, at the Cathedral
Both young people are well known in
the cathedral parish and are very pop
ular
st. James Court, No. GA, C. O. f.,
will meet next Tuesday evening in
Gilley's hall.
At the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
the music on Easter Sunday was not
only exceptionally fine, but, from Il
musical and churchly point of view, in
teresting as well, in that it marked the
first rendition in Duluth of the Missa
Benedicamus Domino" by the priest
composer, Able Lorenzo Perosi, direc-
tor Of st. Peters choir in Rome, and a
personal friend Of Pope Plus X. His
music has caused much comment and
fntarast in tho old world op1 4, odd;
ton to the compositions Of Palestrina
md the old Gregorian chant alone, have
received the approval of his holiness
for use in the services of the Roman
Catholic church.
At 1870 o'clock Sunday morning
there was solemn high mass, Right
Rev. James McGolrick, D. D., preached
and splendid program, was rendered
The Irish standard., 1904-04-09

what have You in the urdcr:''
asked the cannihal kin" OF his chcf.''
Not so much today. your elevated
ness. explained the chef. Nothing.
except Il printer and an actor
"nh we'll. fix them up some way
The chef lmwcd several tunes ana
rubbed his hands together.
what are you waiting for?' ASKED
the cHnnilHl king.
Would your ScrrncIy attudIuous
eXcrllcncy drign to suggest some
method of preparing the two prrs.,1,s--
some new dish. for instance, tlI,t vuuIY
u" pleasant to your royal lEllttcy'
Don't 20 to amy bother. Iusr nut
tn" printer in the pi and the actor liz
the Supc."
And the court jester stepped ,,p ana
resigned.