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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-08-08

disaster, has elected much praise from
the Japanese. The concentrating OF
his army at Kiao Chau at one time
seemed certain to involve it in disaster,
1t was popularity believed that a gem
orally decisive battle would either be
fought at Ia Tche Kiao.s or at Hal
Cheng. 1t is considered here that
.Kuropatkin sacrificed his prestige by
abandoning an immense territory with
out battle. He was forced to aban-
don or destroy valuable stores and
munitions of war when the transporta-
ton was almost the most serious prob
lem to the Russians. He also impaired
the morale of his army, but he preser-
we'd his men and guns. 1t is evident
that he had hoped and planned to
check the Japanese at Ia Tche5 kiao.
Then after holding the enemy in check,
it was believed to be his purpose to
concentrate his remaining force at
Lao Yang and Strike Kuroki. 4
The unexpected loss of the Russian
left at Tia Tche Kiao and the appear
ance of the japanese Taknshan army
on the flank forced the abandonment
and surrender without fight, of Yin
Row, Hal Cheng and New Chwang.
It is generally believed that the crisis
will come shortly at Lao Yang and
that Kuropatkin will be forced to give
battle whatever his present purpose
may be.
General Oku's and the Taku Shan
armies are pressing northward and
General Kuroki is close at hand ready
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-08-08
MANY JEWELS
WERE STOLEN
NEW YORKER LOST 100000
WORTH OF GEMS AT NEWPORT
Police and Private Detectives Are En-
deavoring to Locate the Property
Which Was Stolen Six Weeks Ago
and Kept Quiet.

New York, Aug. S-The police and
scores of private detectives in eastern
cities are said to be working on the
most extensive robbery ever perpetrat-
ed in America, involving the loss of
100000 worth of valnahie gems from
a Newport residence OF prominent
New Yorker, whose name is withheld
The jewels were stolen June FL bur
the loss was made public today through
the publication OF a list of missing
gems.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-08-08
RIO GRANDE OFFICIALS SAY Y
LOSS WILL BE SEVENTY

New York, Aug. S.-The New York
Office of the Denver & Rio Grande re
ceived telegram from, Superintendent
Bowren saying he thinks an estimate
of seventy dead as the result of the
Pueblo wreck is correct, but he has nc
means OF getting accurate figures until
the conductors body is found and the
tickets counted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-08-08
!. UNIVERSAL CRAFTSMEN.

Rochester, N. y, Aug. 8-The sec
ond annual convention Of the Univer-
sal Craftsmarl's Council OF Engineers
opened in Rochester today for four
days session. As the members OF the
council are all Master Masons the CON
vention is being held in the Masonic
Temple. The council, which was
formed last year in Cleveland, is com
posed Of seven lodges in Boston, New
York, Chicago, Buffalo, Detroit, Cleve-
land and Rochester.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-08-08
IOWA PYTHIANS.

Waterloo, Ia, Aug. 8.-This is Pyth-
ian week in Waterloo. and the streets
are replendant in decorations of flags,
bunting and emblems of the order.
During the week the Knights of Pyth-
las, Rathbone Sisters and Dramatic
Order of Knights of Khorassan will
meet in conclave. The advance guard
of visitors is already putting in an ap-
pearance and the crowd promises to
be the largest ever entertained here.
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had been filled with water by a cloud
burst. '.l '%% %,. 5IEi5l f5.5 n,
The bridge was fully fifty feet long.
At noon thirty dead had been taken
from the wreck.
Special trains are leaving every few
minutes and thousands are patroling the
banks of Fountain River into which
Dry Creek empties, but the stream is
SO swollen little progress can be made
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-08-08
INJURY WAS FATAL.

Dresden, Ohio, Aug. 8.--Verne Low,
aged Io, a member Of an amateur base
ball team of Coshocton, died here. He
was struck in the head BY a pitched
ball in Saturdays game. The accident
occurred in the second inning, but the
lad played through the other seven in
fnings and made two hits, winning the
game. AT the hotel afterward he fell
unconscious and never recovered con-
Esciousness.
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ARSENAL At
TOULON b ON ABLAzE "
FIRE RACED SINCE MIDNIGHT
AND CANNOT BE CONTROLLED
A Gunboat in One of the Burning Slips
= Will Be Destroyed and the Entire
Arsenal Seems To Be Threatened
Now. ST. .... .....s

Toulon, France. Aug. 8.--The fire,
which broke out in the arsenal here at
midnight, is still spreading in spite Of
the desperate efforts of the fremen,
troops and sailors. Two ships, one
OF which is a gunboat, are in the flames
and are momentarily expected to coli
lapse.
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IMPORTANT MILITARY
CONFERENC NCE WAS HELD

st. Petersburg, Aug. s. An important
conference Of the military situation was
held sat Petershof Palace today. The
ministers Of war and marine and Grand
Duke Alexis, General Motto, one of
General Kuropatkin's aides. who just
arrived from the front with personal
dispatches from the emperor, were pres
ent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-08-08
BIG FIRE DESTROYED
VALUABLE PROPERTY

Strassberg, Alsce Lorraine, Aug. s.
Damage by fire which ragged in the low
er part of the city this morning and
which destroyed the large orphan asy-
lum and church amounts to $1,5oo,ooo.
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HEAVY FLOODS PREVAIL.
in CENTENNIAL STATE

Denver, Aug. 8.-Speeials from
points in southern Colorado tell Of the
heaviest rain and windstorm in years,
causing floods and considerable dam
age to property. Only meager de-
tails have been received. sgaEH 81
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N. D. TENNIS.

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 8.--The
annual tournament Of the North Da-
kota Tennis Association opened here
today under favorable auspices. The
play. will continue for three days and
some two-score players, including the
best of the state, are taking part.
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NO CHANGE TN THE
WAR SITUATION TODAY

St. Petersburg, Aug. 8-kicutenant
General Sakharoff reports that up to
noon yesterday there had been nochange
III the Manchnrian army's sphere of op-
seratiorS.
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BEND is CHAMPION.

Minneapolis, Aug 8-H. P. Bend,
of the Town and Country Club, St.
Paul, Mimi, won the t-ons- Mississippi
golf tournament from ]. T. Stewart of
Omaha by the score of 4 UP and 3 to
play.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-08-08
GENERAL REYES HAS
ASSUMED PRESIDENCY

Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 8General
Rafael Reyes assumed the Office Sunday
as president Of Colombia, succeeding
President Marroquin.
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HUNDRED LIVES
REPORTED LOST
Loaded Passenger Train Fell through a Bridge
Into a Raging Torrent.

The Officials Estimate That the Hundred and
Twenty-Five Passengers Were Either Drowned Crushed in
the WreckageA Cloudburst Had Terrible Flood
Small Stream and the Bridge Gave Way-Some Of the
Bodies Found. & #E
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ontinusd a Psse 6.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
sharp-shootlna Fish.


Certain hsh have been termed
sporting" because they shoot their
prey with great precision. The jacu-
lar fish OF Java is Of this sporting
tribe.
Several Of these fish, in the posses
sion of Javanese chief, we're placed
in a small circular pond, from the
centre of which rose a pole upward Of
two feet in height Beetles were put
on top Of the pole on sharp-pointed
pieces OF wood. The hsh then came
out Of their holes and swan around
the pond. One of them came to the
surface of the water and rested there
After fixing his eyes steadily on a
beetle, it discharged a small quantity
Of water from its mouth with such
force and precision as to knock the
beetle on the twig into the water In
an instant the beetle had been swal-
lowed.
After this another fish came up and
performed a similar feat, and so the
sport continued until they had caught
all Of the beetles. II fish failed to
bring down its prey the first shot, II
swan around the pool till it came op-
posite the quarry and fired again. In
one instance a fish returned three
times to the attack before 1t secured
its prey, but usually the fish were very
expert marksmen, bringing down the
beetle at the first shot
The fish frequent the banks Of the
rivers in search OF food. When It
spies a ny on the plants that grow
in shallow water, it swims to a dis
tanee Of 1--WE or six feet from it and
then with surprising dexterity elects
from its tubular mouth a single drop
Of Exchange
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION.

Conscience Would Not Allow Him "a
Rob the widowed o. Bread.
A merchant advertised for a steno-
grapher with a knowledge Of Span
ish who could correspond in that Ian
guage as well as English. By mis-
take the newspaper printed the sal
ary to be paid as 3Os. instead Of IS
a week. BY post the merchant re-
ceived this communication In reply:
London.
"Dear slr-I beg to offer my ser
vices as applicant for the position ad-
vertised this morning.
81 am young man thirty-twO
years Of age and have had a business
experience Of seventeen years, and l
feel confident, IL you will give me q
trial, can prove my worth to you.
1 am not only an expert bookkeep-
er, proficient stenOgrapher and type
writer, excellent telegraph operator
and college professor, but have sew
eFal other accomplishments which
might make me more desirable than
ordinary mortals am an experi-
enced manager, and have won medals
for reciting Mary had little lamb /
also have some knowledge Of remov-
ing superfuous hair and clipping the
ears Of puppy-dogs.
81 am a practical farmer, can cook,
take care Of horses and pigs, crease
trousers, repair umbrellas, and also
am the champion cricketer in my club.
Being possessed of great physical
beauty, l would not only be useful
but ornamental as well, lending to the
sacred precincts OF your ofice that
delightful artistic charm that a stuff
ed billy goat would. My whiskers be-
ing quite luxurious and extensive, my
face could be used as a doormat, PEN
wiper, or feather duster. l can fur
nish recommendations from the pre-
mier, Kaiser Wilhelm, and the nobil-
ity.
,"As salary, / would feel was rob-
bing the widowed of bread and the
orphaned Of spongeeake AZ l were to
take advantage of your offer by ac-
cepting the fabulous sum of sos. per
week. would be entirely willing to
give my services for less, and by ae-
cepting los. 1t would not only give
me clear conscience, but would also
give you an opportunity OF increasing
your donation to the church, pay your
life insurance, and endow a free bed
in the dogs home. ."-Tit-Bits.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

"All right" says the rich father,
after the count has stated his terms,
"Tll let Sadie marry you and agree
to turn over to you one million dol
lars. Now, let's get it fixed up prop
erly. Suppose we say one thousand
down ana the balance at two dollars
q week"
Here Sadie bursts into tears and
leaves the room.
NOW, ma" says the rich father to
his wife, what on earth's the matter
with that girl?"
well, / don't blame her at all, pa.
II seems as If you never could keep
from betraying the fact that we are
Of plebeian origin"
What have done noV2Y asks pa.
why, you talk as II you were buy
ing the count from sp installment
house. Judge.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
Hoods JdrSdpdriiid
and Pills

Remove AL humora, Oyereone AL
their effects, strengthen, tone and
invigorate the whole system.
"I had salt rhsum on my hands - that ]
could not work. Itsok Hood's ssrsaparIlla
and Il drove out tho humor. continued
its use TIL the sores disappeared" NRs.
IRA o. BRoHN, Rumford Falls, Ne.
Hood's 8aFsaPatllla premises 20
cure and kosps the pFen1lGos
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

Further information may be had
ny addressing HY T. BAKER, atty, +,
dilford, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

Are impure skaters which the skin,
liver, kidneys and other organs can
not take care oi without help, there IL
such an aocunulation Of thom.
They litter the whole system.
Pimples, bolls, eczema and other
eruptions, loss Of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns, ats Of indiges-
ton, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
MORPHINE
What is To Become Of the Con-
stantly Increasing Number
Of Drug Viotims2
CAN THEY BE CURED2

This question is agitating the
minds of the best ministers, doctors
and thinking men of today. There
are over a million drug users in the
United States alone, and the number
$ rapidly increasing. ALI unite in
saying that a reliablecu cure is the only
Aviation This is no ordinary dis.
case and yields to no ordinary drugs
pr methods of treatment. We now
fer our treatment which we guar.
antee will cure any case of Morphine,
Opium, Laudauum, Cocaine or other
lrug habit or refund your money.
TO any person suffering from this
ireadful disease we will send trial
package of our treatment absolutely
free, Write today. All correspond.
ence strictly confidential in plain
envelopes. Address, MANHATTAN
THERAPEUTIC ASSOCIATION, Dept B.
ll35 Broadway, New York City.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

Advertise in the Press
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

/ never got over the dazzle Of that
sunlight on her hair. and that manu-
script is kept as our most priceless
reasure-hy my wife and myself
Illustrated Bits.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

Mlliord. Pa.. Feby l5 lgO4.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

If you want folders for leap year
'arties or dances, THE Press has
handsome ones at an easy price.
Just remember we do any kind of
printing from a large post II down to
: beautifully engraved card, and at
rates. Will be glad to
nave orders for vendue bills.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26

Balch q Son, Matamoras, and all
general stores in Pike county guar
antee every bottle Of Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy and will refund the
money TO anyone who Is not saiis-
fed after using two-thirds Of the
contents This is the best remedy
10 the world for Ia grippe. coughs.
colds, Group aud whOoping cough
and Is pleasant and safe 70 take. II
prevents any tendency of q cold to
result in pneumonia. 2 20 o.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-26
IMPORTANT.
SALE II

For the benefit and on account Of
ind to close and settle the ESTATE
OF PETER A L. QUIcK. deceased. on
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1904
in the front hall Of Court House, in
Milford. Pike county, Pennsylvania.
't O'Clock p. m, Of valuable real
estate, comprising six separate par
GELS of land or farms and number
4 town and Borough lots, in differ.
nt portions of said county, all
With improvements thereon erected,
TO wit:-dwelling houses, barns,
etc., one of which is large brick
building suitable for hotel or
boarding house, known as manor
iall" near Dingmans Ferry, and
ippurtenant to this property is a
magnificent growth of heavy timber
# all kinds, covering a large area
At the same time and place, will also
le exposed for sale, Uaiud5le securities,
consisting Of ten (l0) shares Of stock
IT "The First National Bank of Port
Jervis, New York mine (9) shares
Il stock of "The President, etc,
company, for erecting a bridge over
The river Delaware, near the town
t Milford, Pa, eight (s) shares
II stock of the milford Water
Company, etc.
TURNER'S, Hotel men, i,m6e,man
md investors, may we'll observe this
notice and attend the sale. reference
being had to hand bills, posters,
stc, for terms, etc.
LENA A. TALMAGE.
Executrix.
Milford, Pa, Feby Is 1904
Further information may be had
nv addressing HY I. BAKER, atty,
I;1e,.1 D.
The Western news., 1904-08-03
CRUISER WASHINGTON.
Will Be Queen Of the Navy-Com
pleted Next Year,


Washington.-The cruiser Washing
ton when completed next year, will be
the queen of the American navy. Work
on this magnificent armored cruiser is
progressing rapidly, and the vessel is
today about As per cent completed.
The ship is being constructed at the
Cramp ship yards near Philadelphia,
and it is the expectation of the build
ers that she will be launched about
August, 1905, and will cost the govern
ment $4.659,000.
More attention has been given to the
general features and designs of the
which is a sister ship, and similar
cruiser Washington than any battle
ship or cruiser in the American navy,
with the exception of the Tennessee.
which is a sister ship, and similar in
all respects to the Washington.
The Washington, when launched
will plough through the ocean at 8
rate of % knots per hour, a rate Of
speed equaled by only one cruiser thu:
far constructed in the American navy
This is the contract speed required
and her builders predict that she will
exceed this rate by clear extra knot
The Western news., 1904-08-03
Arriving at q Verdict.

Kushequa, Pa, Aug. 1.-(Special)
I'm this section OF Pennsylvania there
is growing belief that for such Kid
ney Diseases as Rheumatism and Lame
Back there is only one sure cure and
that is Dodd's Kidney Pills. This be-
lief grows from such cases as that OF
Mrs. M. L. Dawson Of this place. She
tells the story herself as follows:
81 have suffered from rheumatism
for thirty years and find that Dodd's
Kidney Pills have done me more good
than any medicine have ever taken.
l was also bothered with Lame Back
and can only say that my back hasn't
bothered me since took Doud's Kid
ney Pills"
Considering that Mrs. Dawson only
took two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills,
the result would be considered wonder
full were it not that others are reporting
similar results daily. Kushequa is fast
arriving at a verdict that "Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills are the one sure cure iol
Rheumatism.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

A prominent Southern lady, =
Mrs. Blanchard, Of Nashville,
Tenn, tells how she was cured
of backache, dizziness, painful
and irregular periods by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR MRS. P1NKHAM - Gratitude
compels me to acknowledge the great
merit of your Vegetable Compound. l
have suffered for four years with ir-
regular and painful menstruation, also
dizziness, pains in the back and lower
limbs, and fitful sleep. dreaded the
time to come which would only mean
suffering to me.
Better health is all wanted, and
cure if possible. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
brought me health and happiness in
few short months. feel like another
person now. My aches and pains have
left me. Life seems new and sweet to
me, and everything seems pleasant
and easy.
six bottles brought me health, and
was worth more than months under
the doctors care, which really did not
benefit me at all. l am satisfied there
is no medicine SO good for sick women
as your Vegetable Compound, and
advocate it to my lady friends in need
of medical help" Mrs. B. A. BLAN-
cHARD, 422 Broad ST., Nashville, Tenn.
5000 forfeit If cri~irai of above iet'y proving
| oenuineneSs cannot be produced.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

The bandit who blew his brains out
with his own revolver June 9, last,
after being wounded by the posse in
ed the Denver & Rio Grande train
near Parachute, Col, June Z, is iden-
tilted by the Pinkerton National De-
tective agency as the notorious outlaw
Harvey Logan, better known as har-
vey Curry or Kid Curry. He was the
leader of the famous Hole in the
Wall" gang, which is pronounced by
criminal catchers as the most desper-
ate gang in recent years.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

Little Rodney-Papa, what is the diff
ference between climate and weather?
Mr.. Wayout (of Dismalhurst-on-the-
Blink)-Climate, my son, is what a To-
cality has when you are buying home
there, and weather is what it has af-
erWardS.-Puck,
The Western news., 1904-08-03

Twenty-one and a half columns of
the forthcoming Oxford English die
tonary are devoted to the specific ap-
plications of the adjective red.
The Brooklyn bridge has 1876 feet OF
cuear headway under the center of the
bridge at high water. The towers ex-
tend 27S feet above high water.
ne largest window in Britain is the
east window in York cathedral. 1t is
rs feet high and SO wide.
The Western news., 1904-08-03
how's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known f. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions and fin nancially able to carry out any OBJ.
legations made by their tirm.
WEsr L. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O
WALDINa, KINNAN 4 MARVIN, Wholesale Drug.
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price Toe. per bottle
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

The name of Victor c. Lewis, Sec
ond lieutenant of the Twenty-eighth
company of coast artillery, has been
dropped by the war department from
the army register on account of alb
sence without leave for three months.
He has been ordered to Honolulu and
disappeared at San Francisco.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

I'm afraid said the country editor,
that young Blackstone won't like the
writeup we gave him today
why asked his assistant.
81 wrote of him as a thriving young
lawyer, but the intelligent typo made
it 'thieving.' '"-Philadelphia Press.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

The st. Bartholomew hospital in
New York is so constructed that there
are no internal corners to catch the
dust. There are absolutely no angles
or projections in the building above
the basement
The Western news., 1904-08-03

A Birmingham, Eng, youth went to
the corporations baths for a swim re-
Gently. and while in the water one
of his ankles was scratched by an
other swimmer. Blood poisoning set
in, and death resulted.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

The raising of asparagus for export
as we'll as for domestic use, is an in
dustry of considerable Importance in
parts Of Germany. 1t is confined chief
ly to certain localities of north Ger
many and parts of Baden.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

When the Spanish officials wish to
show visiting foreigners what they
rapidity they offer express trains which
dash madly across the landscape at
an average rate of Is or 1S miles an
hour.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

A Birmingham, Eng, insurance Of
flee recently received claim for COM
pensation from a woman for the loss
of a Joint of meat which was burnt in
the oven. She informed them that the
loss was due to fire.
The Western news., 1904-08-03

The action of C. d. Walker in bring
ing herd of Angora goats into At
Gibson county, Kansas, has resulted in
a great increase of wolves in the coun-
try five miles south of town.
The Western news., 1904-08-03
PURCHASE OF CHILEAN NAVY.
Japanese Coup Said to Have Been
ACCOMPLISHED.

OOUP 0"'u - ''vS 0SSV
Accomplished.
New York.-The Herald's ST. Peters
burg correspondent says: There is Of
fetal Knowledge of the purchase of
the Chilean navy for Japan, the same
having been effected through a large
American syndicate.
Such a coup which would immedi-
ately change the entire aspect of the
war. is deemed here impossible. From
an international point of view, it would
bring forthwith the strongest protest
from Russia.