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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
EXECUTED BY MOB.
ohiosns Wreak Vengeance Upon
Nedro Murderer.

A mob of 500 men gathered at the
county Jail at Springfield, Ohio, Mon.
day night, and lynched Richard
Dixon, of Cynthiana, Ky, a negro, who
had shot Policeman Collins. Dixon
was shot to death in the jail yard,
after which his body was hung to a
telegraph pole and the mob spent
half hour Kidding the body with bul.
let's. Collins was shot by Dixon Sun
day morning while the latter was in
his room in hotel in Springfield re-
moving his baggage. He had decided
to quit the place, and, fearing trouble
with Anna Corbln, a woman with
whom he was acquainted. Dixon asked
Collins to go to the hotel with him.
While in his room Dixon and Miss
Corbin quarreled, and Dixon is said
TO have shot her in the breast. The
policeman then attempted to arrest
Dixon, when the latter fired into the
olllcer's body. inficting fatal wounds.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
FIERCE SEA BATTLE
REPORT OF AN ENGAGEMENT
OFF JAPANESE COAST.
AS Result Of Terrific Encounter
Russian Fleet Said to Have Seen
Sunk or Captured.

The London Daily Mail publishes a
dispatch from Toxic, dated March Z,
saying: 1T is rumored that the Jap.
anese fleet engaged the Russian Vlad-
ivostok squadron at sea yesterday.
THE result of the engagement is
not announced, but according to the
rumor, Russian ships were destroyed
or captured"
A later dispatch from St Peters.
burg says that n similar report was
rife in that city, but that the Russian
war Office declares that II has re.
ceived no news of any such engage.
ment. All effort to confirm the report
up to 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
have been unavailing.
The probability Of such an engage.
ment tends to confirm the rumor. The
attack by the japanese on the harbor
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
RUSSIANS IN KOREA.
Movement No Longer Regarded as
Diversion.

Advices from Toxic state that II is
believed that the Russian Vladlvostok
squadron is now In the vicinity of the
mouth of the Tumen river. engaged in
covering the movement of troops from
Posset bay to the valley OF Tumen.
Russian scouts are reliably reported
to have penetrated south as far as
Kiuang Sung. The earlier Russian
movement into northeastern Korea
was regarded as diversion, but 1t
now appears that considerable force
participated 1t Is thought that the
Russians may occupy and fortify some
strong position on the Tumen river.
Reports regarding Russian move.
ments in northwestern Korea are
meagre and unreliable.
The force north Of the Yalu Is being
increased, but It Is doubted II any con-
siderable number of Russians have
crossed that river.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
DESTRUCTIVE PRAIRIE e,,.
Three Lives Lost and One Thouss,a
Persons Homeless.

A dispatch from Lawton, o. = sov,
So far only three deaths from tba
prairie fires that swept the Kiowa ana
Comanche country have been verified
those of DR.. Harmon. w. II. Move-
near Walter, overcome while fsht,n,
fire, and an unknown boy. near hero
although rumors Of deaths In numar
GUS isolated points have been repo,tea
Twelve persons were burned. throo
perhaps fatally. Those most serious,v
burned are John Harmon, brother Of
DR.. Harmon; Mrs. John Henderson ,
widow living near Lawton, and I q
Strickland, sexton OF the awton ca,,.
etery 1t is estimated that 900 ner.
sons have been made homeless ana
are penniless. SUFFERING among tho
destitute Is intense, and the citizens 81
this and adjoining towns are doing ali
In their power to bring relief. The ag.
gregate property loss is estimated az
5000 600
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Mad Man Runs Amuck.

Armed with revolver, William ].
o'Brien, alias William Duffy, an ia.
sane discharged soldier, entered the
war department at Washington. and
going to the mail and record division,
shot Robert j Manning, n messenger.
and Arthur Wicker, a clerk. One hui.
let narrowly missed Miss Emma Sax.
ton, another clerk. The injury to
Manning is on the right side, and is
regarded as dangerous. Wicker was
shot In the arm. Duffy was finally
oVerpowered and placed in Jail.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
japanese stII LANDING rroops.

The Paris Temps prints a dispatch
from ST. Petersburg as follows. The
landing of Japanese troops continues
near Won San (Gon SAM. Korea
Most Of the forces are proceeding to
Ping Yang. 1t is expected that the
japanese will take the offensive as
soon as they have concentrated their
troops The Russian tactics win be
strictly defensive for some time. The
Amur and other streams viii be used
so soon as they are free from ice for
carrying military supplies"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Poisoned Whole Elmllv.

a Berlin cable says: Lieutenant
Carl Beseko, retired, after long ana
steady decay Of fortune, yesterday
took his last money and gave a sp.en.
did dinner in honor of his 1g.yearold
daughters birthday, BCseke then
poisoned his wife, daughter two chill.
dren, respectively II and lG years Old
cadets at military academy, and
himself with cyanide Of POTASSIUM
which he seemingly inserted in the
mouth of each in the form of hin
after they had gone into a drunken
sleep.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
100000 Troopers Tor ManohurIa.

4 ST. Petersburg correspondent re.
ports an interview with General SAX.
aoror, minister Of war, who, while re.
'using 70 give the number Of men con.
contracted In the far east. said the mil.
tary authorities were well p,aasal
J nero was no lack Of troops. he said,
oui the mean. Of transportation he.
Nnhd AXE haikal were INADEQUATE.
General Sokharc6 declared that tho
.Umher OF troops TO go To- Mauchurla
had not yet been fixed; he would send
what was necessary, and he admitted
that the minimum would be 400. 900
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
A Discredit to the Nation.

The report of Charles Bonaparte and
Clinkington r. Woodruff. on their In.
vestigation OF the alleged abuses and
irregularities In the public service Of
the Indian Territory under the con.
troll OF the interior department, was
submitted Monday by tho president.
The report stigmatizes tho conditions
In the territory as involving "imme-
diate danger of ruin to the genuine
Indian population and profound dis
credit to the United States, exciting
reasonable discomfort on the part Of
all classes of the population and de.
handing prompt and drastic remedies
on the part of congress-"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
BORROW WHILE THEY CAN.
Japanese viii Erdeavor to Secure
Money in America and England.

Money in America and England.
The Japanese government is, It Is
stated, considering the advisabllity OF
seeking to secure Immediately loan
in America and Europe. Although II
is estimated that enough bonds can
be sold at home TO provide sufficient
money to prosecute the war for at
least one year and half, and al.
though many Japanese statesmen and
linanciers believe that Japan is capa.
BILE of waging war TO a conclusion
without borrowing single cent
abroad, and have. In a spirit of ma.
tional pride, counselled that no for.
elgn loan be sought, yet It is felt
that there may arise in year or two
a contingency when money may be
seriously needed
II is thought that II would be bet.
ter to place loan now, If possible
than attempt to do so in a future
crisis when money may be badly need
ed
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Naval Appropriation Bill Passed.

The senate on Monday passed the
naval appropriation bill, which has
been before 1t for the past four or FIVE
days. and then took up the army bill.
Tho principal question debated in con.
nection with the naval bill related to
the price and method Of supplying
armor plate for battleships, and il
grew out Of an amendment suggested
by Mr. Patterson providing for a GOV.
eminent armor plant He ultimately
withdrew the amendment. but offered
several others, all of which were laid
on tho table.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Sulclded In a Novel Way.

Isaac A, Johnson, colored, while
locked in the police station at Nc
Keesport, Pa. inflicted fatal injuries
upon himself in n peculiar manner.
Johnson quarreled with his fiancee.
and she swore out a warrant charging
assault and battery. a bone had been
given the prisoner with his evening
meal. He rubbed the crude instru.
ment of death along the cement floor
until It was ground to n point with a
sharp edge, He then cut his throat.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Remarkable Surgical operstlon.

Thomas Emerson. n colored man,
who was stabbed In the heart Mon.
day by his sweetheart, In Philadel.
pelphia, has been the subject OF an
unusual operation His heart was
lifted out of the body and six stitches
were taken to close the big cash made
by the negress' knife, The organ was
replaced and Emerson is recovering
After the assault Emerson walked
without assistance to the hospital,
distance OF five blocks, and was put
under the influence OF ether as soon
as the wound had been examined.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
2u"a.,s Plots to BLOW UP SHOPS o.
Los Angeles Railway.

Joseph W. Stark, an alleged lunatic.
has been arrested at Los Angeles, Cal,
and is being held pending an investiga-
tion as to his sanity. Stark is accused
Of plotting to blow up the shops OF
the Los Angeles Railway company and
to take the lives Of Henry Il. Hunting
ton and his son, Howard Huntington.
Stark has n fancied grievance against
the HuntingtOns because he was
struck by one of tho cars OF the Los
Angeles Railway company some time
ago and injured.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Weather Bureau for Hawaii.

Secretary Wilson has directed Chief
Moore Of the weather bureau to estab
lish a meteorological observatory a;
Honolulu. II. M. Hardinge has been
ordered to proceed to Honolulu and
open the station A complete climate
and crop service will be installed
Daily observations will be cabled frora
Honolulu to San Francisco. Sub-obser.
vatories will be established through.
out the Hawaiian islands. The obser.
vations will be reported to Honolulu
and published monthly.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
BOMBARDED BY JAPS
TOWN OF vLADIvoSTok AND
FORT sHELLED.
Japanese Cruisers Spend Flfty.fve
Minutes In a Harmless Peppering
of Enemy, After Which They
Withdrew.

A fleet Of five Japanese battle
ships and two cruisers appeared
off Vladivostok at 1925 o'clock Sat.
urday afternoon and bombarded the
town and shore batteries for IS min.
utes.
The fleet, approached from the di.
rection of Askold island at the east
entrance to Ussuri Bay and about
thirty-two miles southeast of Vladi.
vostok. Entering Ussuri Bay the
enemy formed line of battle but did
not approach to closer range than
a mile and one-third. They directed
their fire against the shore batteries
and the town but no damage resulted
as most of their 200 lyddite shells
failed to burst
The Russian batteries, commanded
by Generals Vernotez and Artamo.
noff, did not reply, awaiting a closer
approach Of the enemy.
The Japanese fire ceased at 2:20
p. M, and the enemy retired in the
direction of Askold island. Stimuli
taneously two torpedo boat destroyers
appeared near Askold island and two
more near Cape Maidel. The Japan.
csc ships were covered with ice.
The attack resulted in no loss to the
Russians, but cost the enemy 100000
rubles ($100,0OO) in ammunition.
Most of the projectiles were six and
tWelye-inch shells.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
REACHED THE LIMIT.
Striking Miner Chained to TELEGRAPH
Pole for Refusing to Work.

A Denver dispatch, under date OF
March 3. says: Governor Peabody to-
day said that although Telluride ia
still under martial law the military au.
thorities were not responsible for tho
pillosying OF Harry Maxi, a striking
union miner, who was kept chained to
telegraph pole for IN hour and
half after having been convicted Of
vagrancy.
Willard Runnells. deputy sheriff,
Is said to have chained Maxi to the
pole. No report has yet been received
from Attorney 70. +. Richardson, who
has been sent to Telluride by the of.
ficers Of the Western Federation of
Miners to investigate this case. W.D.
Haywood, secretary of the federation,
sent the following telegram to the
Telluride union:
Suffer no more abuses. II you can
not get relief through the courts. you
still have left the power Of self-de.
Tense"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
GET AWAY FROM YINkoW.
Women and Children Leaving Before
Arrival Of Japanese.

Arrival Of Japanese.
The Russo-Chinese bank at Yinkow
Is closing, preparatory to removing to
Mukden. Women and children are
preparing to leave Yankow in antici.
patton of the arrival Of the, Japanese
feet, which is expected when the river
opens, probably fortnight hence
The United States gunboat Helena
and the British cruiser Espiegle are
making preparations to leave the dry
docks in weeks time.
The main mast Of the Russian gun.
boat Sivoutch has been cut off. This
would indicate that she Is being dis
mantled, but otherwise she would ap
pear to be clearing for action.
On account Of the impossibility OF
defending the coast at Yinkow until
such time as thaw permits the con-
structlon of entertainments and forts.
the Russians have prepared to retire
up the main railroad line.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
JAPANESE IN MANcHURIA.
A Small Detachment Said to Be
Threatening Russian Flank.

Advices from Vladivostok say that
the $500 japanese troops who landed
at Plaksit ION the east coast of north
ern Korea) are advancing toward
Musan (21S miles from Gensan) with
the intention of ultimately reaching
Hunchun Ton the left bank of the
Tumen river. about 100 miles west of
VladivostolO and threatening the
Russian flank. In order to check.
mate this move the Russian outpost.
l,5OO strong. which recently crossed
the Tumen, is advancing to occupy
Koyroyong, on the Tumen river, a
walled city commanding the trails
along which the Japanese must pass.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
VIII Photorranh IIIoc,l n,llo.s

bls'rat Judge Johnson a Denver
mas given permission to attorneys for
inc league Of honest elections to have
photographs taken Of fraudulent bal
lots used in precinct 2 of the Fourth
ward Of Denver. 1t is claimed there
are less than 200 legal voters in this
precinct, yet at TIE November cleo.
ton 72G ballots were deposited in the
box. Criminal charges are pending
a"biHSt city Detective William Green
and other election officers CT this pre-.
cinct.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
GOLD IN ITS CRAW.
Strange Story Of Death Of a Duck
Comes From Wyoming.

A special from Basin City. wyo.,
says: Large numbers of wild ducks
have recently been found dead in the
vicinity Of Paint Rock creek. The
ducks appeared to be suffering with
a malady that produced slow death,
and one Of the fowls was caught and a
post mortem held by number OF the
ranchmen who had become Interested
In the strange antics of the birds.
Tho sufferings of the bird indicated
that the seat Of the trouble was in
the craw, and this was opened. Among
number of pieces of gravel was
found a nugget which at first was
supposed to he native conner, but
which DR., Walker of Hyattville tested
with acid and found to be gold. The
nugget is valued Mt s11.S5.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Sailor Wins His Suit.

Seaman Albert Louie of the British
snip Troop was awarded $4,000 dam.
ages by the United States circuit court
Of appeals in San Francisco Monday,
Lonio was sailor on the ship during
February 1900 and when the vessel
left Fusan, Korea he fell from a yard.
arm, breaking his leg and arms. The
master OF the ship refused to put back
INTO port to get medical attendance
lor inc injured man, but set the frac.
lures himself The work was badly
done.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12

After n terrible fight in which Dis.
tolls and knives were freely used
John Thornborough, n young married
man living nenr Winterset, Iowa, shot
and killed Fred Peacock. and perhaps
fatally wounded Peacock's father, a
man of GO years, Thornborough Is
terribly gashed about the neck and
face, but will recover. The fatal
fight grew ont Of an effort on the part
of Thornhorough to induce his wife,
from whom he Is separated. to leave
the Peacock home and accompany
him.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
BRUTALITY OF SOLDIERS.
Russians Said to Have Maltreated
Women Of Anlu.

cable from Seoul says: The Rus.
sian soldiers operating in the vicinity
OF ANU are committing all manner of
excuses, maltreating the native
women and perpetrating robbery upon
every opportunity. Korean soldiers
attacked a body Of the invaders on
Friday last. the 4th inst. and sue.
ceeded in killing thirty Of them. It is
reported that as a result Of a collision
between Russians and Korean soldiers
at kang &c the Russians were driven
beyond the Yalu river.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
MURDERED HIS FATHER.
Grave Charge Made Against Young
Man Of San Francisco.

Joseph Buttgenbach, who was mys.
teriously wounded In his pork packing
factory In San Francisco Saturday
night, died Monday without regaining
consciousness. Albert Buttbenbach.
the dead mans son. and Louis E.
Bruno, the bookkeeper, are still de-
tanned at the city prison, and 1t is
probable that young Buttgenbach will
be charged with murder. A similar
charge will probably be placed against
Bruno.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Was Muchly Married.

When James II. Shppie, aged 80
years. street car conductor, was ar
raigned in court at Elizabeth. N. J..
on a charge of blgamy, he astounded
the judge by admitting that he had
been married many times, about
forty'seven times. he thought. Two
OF his wives were in court and II was
stated that he had married at least
four other women.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
MAY MAKE A FIGHT.
Russian Fleet at Port Arthur Still in
the Ring.

Information received from official
sources in Korea confirms previous re
ports to the effect that Chinampho is
free from ice, that the Japanese have
ceased debarking troops at Chemulpo
and that they have taken advantage
Of the opening of the Chinampho to
land troops there, thus expediting the
forward movement
Oflcial adylces from st. Petersburg
confirm the reports that decisive
movement is anticipated on the part
or the Port Arthur squadron now that
Admiral Makeroff has arrived there
that torpedo boats especially will be
brought into play. and that in spite N
reports to the contrary, Russia Is I'M
derstood to have ample supply OF tor.
pedoes for these crafts.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12

ut Vladivcr tol Sunday was unques-
tlonably for the purpose of determin-
ing whether the Russian ships were
in the harbor Finding that the feet
was absent. It Is believed that the
Japs withdrew their vessels and lay
in wait for the return of the absent
squadron,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
MANIAC HAD MONEY.
Government Bonds Worth $1,000 Dis.
covered by Relative.

Mrs. Grace p. Johnson OF Boston.
who is endclyoring to procure the re.
lease OF her nephew, Dr. J. II. Holmes,
from the state insane asylum at Ag-
news, Cal, has found in San Francis.
co, whore he left his trunk three
years ago, $1,000 worth of govern.
mont bonds belonging to him. His
former iandl'dy had sold the trunk
but preserved the bonds.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
ORDERS OVERLOOKED.
Six People Dead as Recult of a Rail.
way Accident

Six persons killed. three fatally in.
lured' two injured and a limited ex-
press train and a freight partially
de troyed by fire rs tho result Of a
'e2d-on collision Tuesday On the Ala.
Lama Great Southwestern railway
near Kowancc seventeen miles north
Of Meridian, Miss II Is understood
the wreck was caused by the freight
train overlooking orders to meet the
express.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Families Rescued.

The families OF George and John
berger and Miss Kuntz, a school
teacher, fourteen persons in all, who
nave been imprisoned by high water
IN their homes on Shelly's Island In
tho Susquehanna, opposite Goldsboro.
Pa, have been rescued.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12
Immense Sum Owed.

The receiver Of the firm OF Stephen
Luhrmann & Son, OF Berlin, whose
failure was announced February 10.
reports that the firm owes its foreign
creditors S4,l45.000 The total esti.
mated value Of the assets is $3.50. 900.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12

Among the Russian generals to
have an important command in the
Japanese war is Gen. Dragomiroff AL
though rough old soldier, he is
celebrated and sympathetic person
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12

The japanese attempted to send a
number OF steamers loaded with in.
fammables through the channel at
Port Arthur, with the intention either
OF exploding them in the narrow pas.
sage and Do,tling up the Russian
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12

squadron or OF setting FIRE to whatever
the ships might come In contact with.
Niceroy AleXiefl reports to st. Peters.
burg that one or these ships grounded
near the lighthouse on the Tigers
TAN peninsula and the other on the
shore of Golden Hill.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-12

age. In the Turkish war e was Sc
verely wounded in the Shlpka pass
but, though manned for life on that
occasion, he is accounted one OF the
drst generals in the Russian arm,.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-09
HEARST
CLAIMS
STATE
Illinois Said to Be for the
Western NewSpaperman

Chicago. ILL.,, June 9-Democratiq
politics in Illinois is livening up In
view of the state convention to be
held at Springfield next week. The
convention will name delegates to the
national convention in addition 10
placing in nomination a state ticket
The Hearst boomers appear confident
that their candidate has sufficient dele
gates pledged to insure his indorse'
ment. but the opposition is prepared
to carry on the fight to the last ditch
and strong hope is expressed that
Hearst instructions will yet be defeat
ed. Comparatively little attention
has been paid so far to the contest
for nominations on the state ticket
A half dozen names are mentioned
in connection with the gubernational
omination and the outcome of the con-
test cannot be predicted as yet with
any degree of certainty.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-09
Died.

ROBY.-At the family home, in East
Salem, Wednesday afternoon at .
o'clock, Miss May Marian Roby,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs S. G. Ro-
by, after a lingering illness.
Miss Roby is almost a stranger in
Salem, as she came here with her pa
rents from Davidson county, south
Dakota, on February 28th, last. she
lis a member of the Christian church
and was an active worker in both
church and w. C. T. U. work until her
sickness prevented her from taking an
active part.
The funeral will be held at the First
Christian church, Friday at O'Clock
D. m, conducted by Elder D. Errett
and the remains will be inferred in
City View cemetery.