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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
Two Ladies and a Gentleman Thrown
From Z Buggy to Cement
Sidewalk.

Lorne Mcdonald and his sister,
Miss Lille, and Miss Ida Rockwell.
of Bridgewater, had a very narrow
escape from a serious, and, possibly a
fatal, accident Friday evening, all
owing to a u dog. Mr.. Mcdonald
and his sister had been to Bridge
water and were returning with their
friend, making a drive of SO miles
that afternoon. At the corner of
Main and First street a dog rushed
out into the street and parked at
the horse. The animal took fright
and started to run away. He went
up through Main street at a break
neck pace, and fortunately kept out
of the way of teams. At the corner
of Main and Sixth street "a team was
coming along the road and in trying
to turn out Mr.. Mcdonald said that
a line broke and the horse ran tow
ard the cement side walk. AT that
point there is Il hole in the ground
and when the buggy struck it, it
broke the seat and top OF the buggy
loose and pfecipitated the three oc-
cupants to the walk. They were
all thrown ten feet or more, rolling
over and over. Miss Rockwell was
hurt the worst in the mixup, her
face and head being cut up tadly
and her body was bruised in a dozen
or more places. Mr.. Mcdonald was
hurt on the knee and he struck the
edge OF the cement walk ON his neck,
but the jolt was not strong. Miss
Mcdonald came out or the accident
without the least mishap. A great
crowd of people hurried to the scene
of the accident expecting to find
some OF the party killed or seriously
injured. Mr.. Mcdonald said that
when the horse started to run he
found he could not hold him on ac-
count Of something being wrong with
the bride. Two side wheels of
the buggy were broken at the time
the trio was thrown out.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
PRAIRIE FIRE COSTS
Carl Hekel Was Found Guilty Of Starting
PTaiIis Fire and the Court Fined
Him $4,000.
LauriCe YiCkerS Will Represent High
School In Reclamation Contest at
YanktOn Next Meek.
LOrne Mcdonald and Two Ladies' Had a
Narrow Escape From Serious H.
jury in a Runaway.
HEKEL FOUND GUILTY
Fined $500 for Setting Prairie Fire
Milwaukee Road Won Out
Against Mowrey.

THURSDAY evening the jury in the
case Of b. L. Mowery, who brought
suit against the Milwaukee road for
the recovery of -S135 for the killing
of five head<of steers, brought in a
sealed verdict at 9 o'clock. When the
verdict was opened Friday morning
at the opening Of court it gave a de-
cision in favor of the railroad ccm-
pany.
After the reading of the verdict
Judge Smith resumed the Hekel
criminal case. Attorney Hitchcock
presented additional evidence for.the
state in showing the negligence OF
Heckel in providing sufficient fire
break to prevent the fire from spread
ing to the stubble in the field. Wit
nesses stated that the defendant
plowed a small firebreak near to
the stack a day or two after the
prairiefire had taken place. The evil
dence was strong Hekel had not TAX
en- all the precautions provided by
law. Attorney Spangler did not at
tempt anything of a defense but
made a very strong plea to the jury
for his client, Stating that Hekel
had practically followed the law i'm
putting a fire break around a part
of the straw stack. After a state
ment by Attorney Hitchcock Judge
Smith gave the charge to the jury
and they retired about IL o'clock.
They were out about As minutes
when they returned a verdict of
guilty. AT 2 O'Clock Hekel appeared
before Judge Smith and received the
Judgment Of the court, in which be
was fined $500, or not less than $50
days in Jail. He was remanded to
the custody of the sheriff until the
fine was paid.
at the closing Of the morning SEES
sion Mrs. Ella Jenness, of Parkston,
was granted a decree of divorce from
Thomas Jenness on the ground of
desertion.
The members of the jury were en-
cused from further attendance on
court, as the rest of the cases Will
be heard by Judge Smith.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
New Pastor breaches.

Rev. A. Craig Bowdish, of Sibley.
Iowa, the new pastor of the Congre.
ational church occupied the pulpit
of that church Sunday morning and
evening, when he deli vered two SER
mons that were accorded an interest
ed hearing by large congregations.
Mr.. bowdish's preaching is highly
acceptable to the members of the
church and they feel they have Sc
cured a vely able man to take the
place of Rev. ID. r Tomlin. Mr..
Bowdish expects to be located per.
manently in Mitchell by the middle
of May, and went home Monday tc
prepare for the removal OF his fam.
lily. The church will be supplied
next Sunday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
Il. E. Stair Injured.

L. f. Stair was injured Friday af-
ternoon about $50 O'Clock by falling
from his motor icycle. He had been
out to the cemetery and on returning
to town he seems to have taken sick
while riding down Main street. He
fell from his wheel, but got up and
walked down to his place of business.
When ne arrived home he was not
rational and could give no account of
how the accident happened. The
wheel was damaged to some extent
and MIR. Stair injured his leg when
he fell.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT
f. H. Hoff Was Reelected by Boa,
of Education for S%uperintend-
ent of Schools.
ent of Schools

The board of education held its
first meeting OF the new year Friday
evening and effected the organiza-
tion by the election of H. L. Bras as
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06

The following committeeman were
appointed fol- the various counties:
Aurora. S. II. Bakewell; Brule.
b. Q. Huddle; Buffalo, III. S Fer
ran; Dawson, L. j. Spangler: Han
son, w. S. fill: Jerauld, c. G.
Glenn; Lyman, j. G. Bartine: San
born. j. j. Kean. At the meeting
OF the committee after adjournment
Geo. h. Foster was elected chairman,
and I. j. Spangler was elected Sec
Rotary of the judicial committee.
Both gentlemen reside i'm this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06
TWO REPORTS
From Russian and Chinese Sources Re-
garding Port Arthur.

Che Foo, Aug. SIS. A. Serrh-inik.
who was passenger Of the steamer
Hipslng. which was sunk by the Rus
Sims and who was among the refugees
arriving here from Port Arthur. yes
tcrday. is n Russian. Ele held contracts
to supply artillery. but he WAS suspect
ed IF being Il spy and was confined
separately. His information regarding
conditions at Port Arthur was derived
chiefly from a newspaper which was
allowed him.
The accounts of the Chinese refugees
differ from that of Mr. Serebrinik. They
say that the Japanese were only two
miles from the fortress when they left
Mail. Including newspapers, was still
arriving ut Port Arthur. The Hipsang
was Off, cred by Englishmon as follows:
Capt. bradley. Engineer Collier. Wat
son and Bishop and Mate Smith and
Cartwright. They are now at Che Foo.
They We're marched into Port Arthur,
some in Pajamas and some in ev,n
less clothing. They did not re-
ceive any clothing until the junk
on which they left Port Arthur
was stopped by the japanese who
gave them every attention. The reason
assigned by the Russians for sinking
the Hipsang and given to the HipsanG' :
officers was that they thought she was
a Japanese vessel. They claimed that
the japanese had been dying the Brit
ish flag.
Thirty moro refugees arrived. today.
on the junks from Port Arthur. which
nj hA,y- Inf n The DOM y
of MI civilians from Port Arthur is said
to be owing to the exhaustive pr"para-
tons for final stand against the Jap
anese. che Foo is being taxed to pro-
vide for the unusual influx Of travel
lers. The only good hotel in the city
is assigning three or four to room
and the overflow is compelled to accept
squalid quarters elsewhere.
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When the japanese threatened their
road of retirement, which was still fur
ther endangered by the advance OF an
other detachment of Japanese on their
left.
The Russian officers had collected
their companies for retreat in close
forma ton. as usual, making them
splendid targets. their dark coats form
ing huge blots against the brilliant
green shrubbery. Several shells burst
among the r"treating troops, scatt.rin.
them into temporary confusion, and as
the Japanese from their trenches saw
dozen men moved down by single
shell they stopped shooting and loudly
shouted "HlnZai"
From 10 a. NJ. until noon the Rms
slams slowly and doggelly retreatnd
down the valley. gathered in close. solid
bodies with rear guards dcl'loying to
cover their retirement.
The shrubbery was so dense with
frequent clunps Of trees to furnish
cover that rapid pursuit was imi.oe-
sibl". No matter how -HUfeiy dressed
the Russians maintained their furtna-
ti"n with admirable discipline.
some prisoners taken SLY that July
| being the anniversary OF tile. tai,iiI;-
| of the Shpka pass, and Il lucky d.lv IN
IA" Russian calendar the soldiers had
entered the fight i'm the highest spiri.s
confident of victory and as f.,!inin.in
troops determined to show their ,t,.ttl,.
1t was evident that the RuSsi.aii$ -X-
pected to occupy the pass, because they
had struck their tents and packed all
their camp baggage in wagons. loas
trains "f which followed the army.
july Il was Intensely hot ard the
wounded OF both armies suffered fear
fu!ly. lying i'm the sandy corn fields be-
EeIih tn" blazing sun. Many of tlrm
passed the night undiscovered ana lln-
aided in the woods or under the brush
and tn" work of searching for them
continued. July IS. Burial d.tachnens
are yet busy and wounded men are still
arriving at the hospitals.
Comparatively few unwounGed nris-
oners Were taken by the Japtnesc ana
many russians were rescued by thnir
own forces, whose white covered am
bulanc" wagons could be seen hur.yiu:c
about within their lines all day.
No RUSSIAN camps are visible from
Molten pass and the Japanese troops
have umiisputed possession of the val
ley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06
The Cost of Crowns,

The story that King Peter Of Servia
lacks crown through having no money
to buy one can only be credited by peo-
pie who know nothing Of the cost of re
gal circletS, which need not be expensive.
as Ii is by no means necessary to con-
struct them of gold and diamonds.
Kings of old We're not wont TO put much
money on Insignia which might he stolen
in times of disturbance; and much of their
jetwelry was valuable by association. not
through original cost. The crown of
Scotland. for instance. if put up at auc-
ton at the present day, would probably
fetch an immense sum. 1t is Ct gold.
carbuncles. four jacinths. four amethysts.
two white tOpazes. two rock crystals
foiled to represent emera Ids. white to
paZ with a yellow foil behind. seven Scot
fish pearls and about twelve or thirteen
Oriental pearls. Enamels in red. blue.
green and white contributed to the ap-
pearance of this crown.
A present-day jeweller Of taste could
furnish the King of Servia with regalia
which would answer every purpose. and
Yet lie cheap; and the fact that It only
cost 4 few hundreds instead of a million
would better insure its safety in coun-
try liable to dynastic upsets.
King Oscar OF Sweden is the only pres
ent-day monarch who wears his crown in
Parliament. King Edward of England
prefers that the imperial crown should
he carried in procession when he meets
his Lords and Commons. though, did his
Majesty so choose. it could certainly
adorn his head.-Chicago Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06
LOSSES ABOUT EQUAL
Is Claimed by St. Petersburg in July
30Aug. I Fighting.

ST. Petersburg. Aug. 5.-o.15 p NJ
Detailed reports reaching the war otice
from General EUROPA tkin's generals show
that Russian losses July ~. July II and
August l. did not exceed 400. The japan
ESQ are believed to have lost at least an
equal number.
From a comprehensive review of the
fighting obtained by The Associated Press;
ii appears that most Of the Russian losses
w"r" sustained on the SaimatZa road ;,n.,
he1 ween Sim Oucheng and Hal ChrnC.
The two divisions of tn" late General kel-
ler's corps did not make n serious resist
on I.iandiansian with scarcely any cas-
uaIticS. Similarly. General ST: Ike berg: :;
and General ZaraouIaicff's troops retired
upon Anshashan ChaIi way between Hal
Ch"ng and Lao laug) without heavy
fighting or loss.
The greatest nnmlrr of casualties was
sustained by Gen. lerschclnann. who.
with the ninth i.nrupean division held
kuchiatZu ard W: hu ;aSs. on the Sal
matsZa road. TIL fighting there WIS of
the most desperate ana bloody character.
A single regiment cost - per cent, or %h
men. before they Withdrew towards An
ping
Another point whore most stubborn re-
SiStIncp was made was AT Manga pass.
a position between Simoucheng and Hal
Ch"nG. which was held by Gen Zas.;a
Itch. who Lad been placed in comm nd
OF a newly forced corps including the 51st
Corps and two Siberian battalions. alto
gtther l. tHi mon.
Gen. %,".tl.t,h'9 misfortune Mt the
Yam river vas aunlicatei. owing to the
superioIii.- II the Tap2',""e artillery. He
was maxim" n splendid light until he sud
denly d." eye I :.s,t M japanese gun
ners Mc,, enfia.li,e hi batteries
| 1t arH'lis t!,at "as saiiich in this cas-
was not to h'nrnt tn information tina,
Gen Iraorlairn ha-! s"ceiyrd orders &c
retire hrd not YET reached him with his
: own orders ior withdrawal Of the Rus
sian surnori -. the ".e,. and consequent
ly he allowed the JataHese Ia take up &
new position sudhahic urElask batterie:
and ovcrwnclm the RUSSIAN 4gunners
| who made desperate efforts to remoV'
| th6ir pieces bat wore compelled TO ieaV'
six of them Lehind
/ There has been no further fighting q
any Importance sine" August l.. accord
l ing to the latest rer"r'> received by Tn
i war office. In the opinion OF the genera
stan both sides need rest after hghti4
three days in the terrible heat anu "
j oaieials here are Inclined to believe thf
j the Japanese will not be able TO reSune
Their advance for several days.
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FROM THE FRONT.
Trains Filled With Wounded Men Ar
irving in Siberia.

Irkutsk. Siberia. Aug 5.-Trains filletl
with Noun1ed men are arriving here
daily from the front. many of them
proceeding to European Russian and
others remaining here. Two Red Cross
hospitals have been opened here and
one private hospital has been establish
ed by the wife of Governor Mellerius
w.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06
SUCCESS OF RUBBER CULTURE.
means Employed to Supply the Elk.
traerdinary Demand.

The man with the gum shoes Is al
most as extinct as the dodo. We have
progressed both in shoemaking and in
sanitary sense until most men find it
unnecessary to incase their shoes in
rubber sandals even In rainy weather.
As women are still addicted to light
Shoes however, they furnish con-
slant market for rubber footwear.
but the passing of the man with
the galoshes" has not decreased tho
worids demand upon the product of
the rubber tree. The remarkabl elect-
ricai development Of the last two de-
cdues mas draWn upon the rubber sup
ply TO an extent not appreciated by
those who have but superficial know
| ledge OF the electrical industries Pub
Der is the most important insul,to,.
that has been discovered for high fem
sioii conductors and for inside wiring.
LII view OF the increasing demand
created py the rapid development of
TINS INDUSTRY the reports Of United
States consuls in the ruaber-produc-
ing countries are of special interest.
Some time ago one Of our cons,,,s in
Mexico sent in very discouraeinp re
ort regarding the future of rubber
culture in that country. He took a
| Very peSsimistic view as to the s,Iccass
~ the Plantations recently started
there ana i'm which American and Enc
:'liSh capitalists are heavily Interested
From the United States consul at
Para, Brazil. report has been receiy-
"a which gives a description of sever
I'll very successful rubber plantations
N that country which, the writer
claims. demonstrates the success with
which rubber trees may be planted and
cultivated.
In this connection the statements of
the editor of The India Rubber World
in the current issue of that publication
| are of especial interest and value. be-
ing based. as they are. upon actual OBJ
servation and investigation. The edi-
tor, who is making a tour of inspec-
ton in rubher-pr oducing countries,
takes issue with the Mexican consul
declaring that the plantations in that
country are certain to become impor-
tant sources of rubber. In Ceylon he
found many fiourishing plantations
where the trees We're raised from the
seeds. demonstrating the complete sue
cess Of this method of replenishing the
rapidly diminishing rubber forests.
AS there are vast sections Of the
country not yet planted. but which are
adapted to rubber culture, there ap-
pears to BE- no mediate danger of a
rubber famine so long as capital can
be drawn into the starting of new
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record-Herald.
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THE GALL FOR CRADLES.
An Oid-Fsshioned Harvesting nipple
mant Still in Demand in the West.

IF is downright Shiftless and bad
housekeeping not to have tallow cam
dies about the place to fall back on
when other sources OF illumination fail.
No matter how complete the modern
appliances for lighting may be. they are
liable to fail at critical moment, ana
then it is that the humble "tallow dip
asserts it's great value. This was DEM
onstrated during the flood in Kansas
City, last year. When the high water
put the electric light plant out of bust
ness the prudent and careful house
wives were not left in the dark. but
turned with proud satisfaction to their
store of tallow candles.
J.y the same token the farmers in
Kansas and Missouri whose grain fields
have not been in condition to admit of
the wet weather. may learn the wisdom
Of providing themselves with old fash
toned cradles with which to harvest
their crops. Several consignments of
these obsolete implements have passed
through Kansas City recently. and I'M
less the seasons change in this part of
the West the demand for them will in
crease.
While the argument that to harvest
wheat on large scale with cradles would
be impossible is perfectly tenabIe. that
does not alter the fact that q very con-
siderable amount of grain might have
been saved in the wet districts. this year,
by return to the old fashioned method
of reaping. All Of the farmers whose
wheat has been des royed might have
saved their bread and seed and much
more. 1t takes a champion to cut three
acres of wheat in day with A cradle.
and the time required for that task is
from sun-up to sunset. The average man
will cut little more than two acres, and
this involves another man for raking and
binding.
Fifty or 60 bushels of wheat a day is
something worth saving, however and Il
helps to ease the heartache which one
cannot help but feel in seeing the pro-
ducts of labor go to ruin.
While 1t is not TO be feared that the ell
| matte conditions in Kansas and Missouri
| will so change as to force farmers 10
abandon the use of machinery In harvest
| Ing their cropec there could be no harm
in keeping on hand a supply of cradles.
as long as this can be done with an m
vestment that is merely nominal and with
the reasonable expectation tlat they may
come in handy kansas City Star.
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have been obliged to retire from here
as the Japanese We're working around
them from the east, threatening to cut
them off from Lao Yang. The fresh
Japanese troops disembarked at the
part of New ChWang are also advance
ing on the other flank. The main con-
centration of the Russians is now about
Lao Yang. The japanese form a semi
circle of about so miles around the Rus
sian positions.
AS this dispatch is filed the order of
the troops to retire has been given.
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PORT ARTHUR DIRECTION.
Heavy and Continued Firing Heard It
Peitasho.

Tien Tsin, Aug. SIS p. M.-Heavy
and continued firing was heard, YES
trrday, at Peitasho, from the direction
of Port Arthur. 1t is reported here that
Nic"r"y AleXieff is still at Mukden.
There are persistent rumors here from
Japanese. sources that the fall OF Por
Arthur will occur within a week. but
military experts, are of the opinion that
a month Will elapse before the jap
anese make their final assault.
1t is estimated that there are 100, 900
Japanese troops before Port Arthur.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06
LADEN WITH COAL,
Passage of Volunteer Fleet Steamers
Through the DardanelIes.

Constantinople, Aug Sit is an
nounccd here that Russia has notified
the Porte of the impending passage
through the Dardenalles of some volrn-
teer feet steamers laden with coal
Russia, it is said. has given assurances
that the vessels will preserve the char
acter of merchantmen throughout thu.
voyage.
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PRAISE FOR THE MEN,
Admiral SkryIdIoff Tells His Men They
Have Done Well,

VladivoStok. Aug. 5.-Vice Admira.
Russian cruisers which recently re-
turned from the raid in the Pacific,
thanking the officers and men and es-
pecially warmly prtising the engineers
going down into the stOkeholes to dis
tribute rewards. The engines worked
perfectly during the cruise. There was
not a single accident to the men on any
of the cruisers. Vice Admiral Skryll
loft presented % cases of beer to the
ClCWS.
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AT SlMOU CHENG.
Russians Leave Seven Hundred Dead
on the Battlefield.

Toxic. Aug. Ill A. M.-The Rus
sihns left seven hundred dead on the
battlefield at Simon Cheng and the Jap
an"sr casualties during the same battle
aggregated 500.
The Japanese captured six guns at
simon 'htng and two guns at the en-
a"g"ments which took place at the
Yang 10 and Yshulintzsi passes.
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"A special dispatch to the Bourse Ca
zette from Lao Yang. says:
According To Chinese reports tho Inn
anese landed 900 men at the port of Ne,y
Chwang. July II. and the further disem.
barkatIon OF troops is procec,iing,
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Politely Requested to Do
So by the Japanese.
No Particular Graciousnes:
Noticed in the Invitation.
II Would Also Be Hard to Tell Who
Had Lost the Most Men in the War
The Japs Are Still Leading, Accord
ing to All Reports.

st. Petersburg. Aug. 1.-The temper
continued retreats is perhaps accu-
ratcly reflected by the following brief
message sent by one of The Associated
Press Russian correspondents from
Lao Yang:
The orders to evacuate Hal Cheng
arr condemned by many. 1t is heart
breaking to be constantly falling back,
but there must be an end to this retro
grade movement. A little more pa
iienrc 70 advance only requires man.
Illness
TIN. correspondent of the NovOSti,
Who is Investigating the CRISIS in the
t.-tiln Industry Of Russia. principally
ii the Polish center Of LoGise attributes
il as much to the depression in agricul-
tule as to the war. citing as evidence
tine fact that vast ma jority of those
in financial trouble are inhabitants OF
the central, southern and eastern prov
inc"s. whcr" the crops are very bad.
The harvtstS this year have been
generally good except i'm three south
rrn provinces, which the paper says
doubtless will lead to an increased de-
mand for textiles, but it is question
ablr whether it will be sufficient to
UI.rn the closed mills and increase the
employment of those who are now
working half time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06

Electricity brought overland by wire
some distance is being used in Oregon to
pump water in irrigating farms. If the
experiment proves successful the system
will be developed further.