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The Western news., 1904-11-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The strike of the Chicago furniture
teamsters has come to an end, the
employers and drivers having reached
an agreement.
A London news agency report from
Brussels states that rumors are af1Oat
at Antwerp that the Red Star line
steamer Kroonland foundered in mid
ocean.
1t is reported that four Argentina
warships have been bought through a
French agent and will join Vice Ad
miral Rojestvensky's fleet, thus Civ.
ing him strong preponderance over
the Japanese fleet.
John Bates of Wichita, Kan, cut the
throat of Katie McCoghlan, a young
widow, because she refused to marry
him. He then cut his own throat
Mrs. McCoghlan is dead and Bates is
not expected to live.
Roy Scott, young college student
Of Salt Lake, Utah, whose mania is to
kill women, was captured Saturday
night after making his second attempt
at murder, He narrowly escaped lynch
ing at the hands of an infuriated mob
but was safely landed in Jail by the
police.
Shot dead in an automobile by bank
robbers, whose plot the victim of the
tragedy had discovered, and whose
plans he had frustrated, is one ex.
planation of the mysterious death OF
William Bate, chauffeur, whose
corpse and machine were found on a
lonely roadside near Chicago.
The Pacific Mail steamer Manchuria
sailed recently from San Francisco for
the orient with full cargo. She car
ried 175 cabin passengers and 715 Ash
atics in the steerage. Among the cab
in passengers is E. c. Bellows, United
States consul general at Yokohama
Nearly 800 Japs returned home for mil
itary service.
While no announcement has yet
been made regarding the president S
action in the selection of man to sue
ceed Colonel f. J. Hecker on the canal
commission, it known that he is con-
sidering seriously the appointment of
Senator Francis M. Cockrell of Mis-
souri, to the vacancy or give him po-
sition on the interstate commerce
The Western news., 1904-11-23
Defender of Port Arthur.

In the nine months of crushing de-
feat and overwhelming humiliation to
the Russian generals by the little Japs,
there is one leader, and he German,
who has met every situation with an
indomitable bravery that has made
him the hero of the war, and the sa-
vior of the cars army from complete
disaster This remarkable man is Carl
Stoessel, commandant at Port Arthur,
who for months has held in check a
Japanese army of $4,000 men, which,
could it have joined Oyamas army in
the north would have swept Kuropat-
kin and his forces out of Manchuria
The Western news., 1904-11-23
MONTANA NEWS.

Harry Neagard wasAccidentally shot
while with his brother George in west
Gallatin valley recently. The two
brothers had stopped for dinner, and
while gathered around their campfire
were shooting at a target with a small
revolver. Harry handed the weapon
to his brother, with the muzzle point
ing toward himself, when the weapon
was discharged, the bullet passing
through his body. He died Is minutes
afterward.
Warren Hubert, son of Seymour
Hubert, was accidentally shot and kill
ed by Earl Hartman of Thompson
Falls, companion, while the two were
hunting rabbits.
The organization of the Flathead
Valley Railroad company has been ef-
fected. The Flathead valley will have
a kalispell system of electric lines
radiating from kalispell and connect
ing with number of northern Mon
tana towns.
Hamilton.-The trial of the case of
John Goodson, charged with the muir
der last May of John Parks, resulted
in the jury bringing in verdict for
acquittal. Parks and Goodson were
neighbors.
Weak and exhausted from lack of
food, Charles Skinner could go no fur
ther in search of employment, and
sank to the pavement in Butte in a
fainting condition.
The year old son of Caleb Duncan.
at Red Lodge, while toddling along in
its play, was run over by team of
runaway horses hitched to a heavily
loaded grain wagon. and the child's
brains were crushed out on the ground
before the eyes of the parents.
The county commissioners, who are
making canvass of the election re-
turns for Gallatin county, give out the
remarkable information that no elec-
tion was held at Greyling. Greyling is
80 miles off the railroad and in the
absence of official instructions the res
idents did not deem it worth while to
hold an election. About 800 persons
reside in the town and vicinity.
The year old child of Mrs. Charles
Hadman of Grand Coulee was burned
to death recently during the absence
of it's mother. When the parent re-
turned all the baby's clothing had been
burned from the body, which was fear
fully scorched and cooked The baby
is supposed to have been playing with
matches.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
WILD GALE RACED ON THE COAST
Fear Lest the Shipping Comes to Grief
on Pacific.


Tacoma, WASH, Nov. 21.-Torrents
of rain fell here Saturday night and
Sunday, and high gale prevailed, but
no marine disasters are reported. The
wire to Tatoosh is down but terrific
storm is prevailing off Cape Flattery-
Shipping men discredit the Victoria
report of the wrecking of the barken-
tine Mawakeli. She was laden with
coal in Tacoma, making about 1900
tons, for Mazatlan, Mexico. The story
from Victoria that the barkentine be-
ing overloaded with deck cargo and
turning turtle, is probably untrue. The
Makaweli was well down in the water
with COAL and the rough dimension
lumber which is being found along
the shores is certainly not from the
Makaweil. The fact that life buoy,
bearing the barkantine's name has
been carried ashore is no proof that
the ship has gone to the bottom. While
nothing has been heard of the Maka-
we'll since she sailed from Tacoma Oc-
tober 80, it is possible she may have
been carried to the north in the high
gales. but the finding of lumber shows
that it is some other vessel than the
barke entine which foundered.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
Election Judges Sentenced.

Thomas Shepardson, Peter Miller
and Michael Dowd. Denver election Of
ficers, were adjudged guilty by the SUI
preme court of substituting ballots and
swearing in an election clerk wrong
fully at the recent election, and in ad-
dition to being fined, were sentenced
to prison.
Shepardson and Miller were fined
$1,000 each and sentenced to Jail for
one year. Dowd was fined $3.50 and
sentenced to Jail for 60 days. The
lights We're extinguished at the polling
place where these men were officers
for few minutes after the polls clos
ed, and during this time, it is alleged,
the ballots were changed.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
SPORTING EVENTS.

st. Louis.-Abe Attel of San Fran
cisco was given the decision over
Young Erne of Philadelphia at the end
of 20 rounds recently. Erne> was a
Honolulu.-In the swimming races
Dan Renear won the 100 yard race in
one minute fiat, worlds record.
Saturday Football Games.
Walla Walla.-By a score of So to .
Whitman defeated the Fort Walla Wal
la crack football team
Weston, Ore.-The eastern Oregon
normal school football team was de-
feated by the Pendleton high school
by score of 33 to 0.
Corvallis, Ore.-The University of
Oregon won the football game from the
Oregon Agricultural college by the
score of to 5.
Salt Lake.-Utah university had an
easy time with the Utah Agricultural
college eleven on Cummings field, scor-
ing six touchdowns, one place kick
and one goal from the field, at the
same time keeping their own goal line
from danger at all times.
Spokane.-In a one sided contest, in
which the Spokane high school had the
better of the argument, the state nor
NAL school of Cheney was defeated by
a score of "a to 4.
New Haven, Conn.-Yale earned a
victory which was in every way sat
isfactory to her friends, over her old
time rival, Harvard, in the presence of
over $4,000 spectators, on Yale field,
the final score being II to 0, the same
as that in her victory over Princeton
a week ago.
Lewiston, Idaho.--With a cyclone of
sensational plays the local high school
football team swept the heavy Gene
see men off their feet in the first part
of the game, and after scoring two
touchdowns in eight minutes of play,
settled down to a defensive game and
held the score the same until the end
of the game.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
SHARE IN GOVERNMENT.
Citizens of Russia Send Word to Gar
Nicholas

st. Petersburg.-The meeting of rep
resentatives of Zemstvoo, which had
been looked forward to with SO much
hope, was held Saturday afternoon at
private residence in this city, but
at the last moment the government
withdrew the official auspices under
which it was to be held because the
representatives declined to adhere to
the original purpose of the conference
A hundred interested men, included
among which were some of the most
prominent figures in Russia, therefore
met and discussed a carefully prepared
memorandum, practically embodying a.
recommendation for a national repre-
sentative body to have a share in the
government. This memorandum will
be presented to Emperor Nicholas.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
JACK DAVIS REMEMBERED.
Sends His One Time Prosecutor
$4,000


''Diamondfield" Jack Davis, the Cen
trail figure in one of the most remark
able criminal cases on record, has CIV
en- the man who drew his death war
rant at Albion, Idaho, six years ago,
mining stock valued at $4,000, says
Salt Lake Herald.
Judge o. w. Powers of Salt Lake is
the recipient of the gift. In 1898,
Judge Powers, with w. B. Borah of
Idaho, assisting the state in prosecut-
ing "Diamondfield Jack" for murder,
secured a conviction and by order OF
Judge Stockslager drew Davis death
warrant.
Afterward, however, becoming con-
vinced of Davis innocence, Judge
Powers appeared before the Idaho
board OF pardons to urge that Davis be
released. This was done, and about
two years ago Davis came to Salt Lake
penniless. Judge Powers loaned him
money enough to get to Tonopah New.
and Davis departed with the promise
that he would repay the money.
Since then Davis has become
wealthy. At Goldfields and Diamond
field he secured large holdings.
Recently Judge Powers received a
letter from the secretary of the Dia-
mondf1eld Gold Mining company, in
closing $500 shares of stock, with the
statement that it was the personal gift
of Davis.
The shooting. for which Davis was
thrice sentenced to death was dou-
Die killing, committed in Cassia coun-
ty, Idaho, in 1896. The legal proceed
lngs ran through six years. The case
at one time reached the supreme court
OF the United States and almost attain
ed the proportions of a political issue
in Idaho.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
RICHEST BABY IN THE WORLD.
Has Just Returned From a Trip to
Europe.


Europe.
Little John Nicholas Brown. the
richest baby in the world, has lust re-
turned from his third trip to Europe.
Little Johnny Brown (that is what he
would be called if he were not worth
ten millions) will reach the mature
age OF 4 next February BY merely
keeping alive for 20 years and allow
ing his money to be invested safely,
he stands to be one of the richest
young men in the world This will
not all come out of the present paltry
ten millions which he now owns. but
through inheritance. His father died
when he was 8 weeks old and left
him $5,O0O0O0 His fathers brother,
Harold Brown, died ten days later and
left him another $5,OOO,O0O. BY the
time he is q years old these $40. .OOO,-
600 will have grown into 100000, 900.
When his grandmother, Mrs. John
Carter Brown, dies more millions will
be piled on these: when his mother,
who was one of the rich Brown sis
ters. dies still more millions will be
added. He has three palatial resi-
dences.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
Fairbanks Stays the Limit.

Vice President-elect Fairbanks will
not retire from the senate until March
4 next, according to reliable informa-
tion at Washington. He will not with
hold his resignation until that time
however, nor will he place it in the
hands of Governor Durbin.
1t is the intention of Mr. Fairbanks
to tender his resignation to Governor
Hanly Immediately upon the inaugu-
ration of the latter. Governor Hanly
will be inducted into office January s,
and the formal resignation of Senator
Fairbanks will be placed in his. hands
on that day, to take effect March at
noon, when the Indianaian will take
the oath of office as vice president,
The Western news., 1904-11-23

Baker City-William r. Sturgill, 81
years of age, a pioneer Of 1868, died
recently from heart disease.
Baker City.--E. j. Bell, the Wyoming
stock buyer, will ship eight cars OF
cattle and % cars of sheep from this
city the fore part of the week.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
IDAHO sQUIBBs.

Hat j. ~. PattOn is not guilty OF
murder is the verdict returned by the
jury in the district court. Patton ad-
mitted killing Charles Lewis in Pat
tons hotel at Culdesac, but claimed
he acted in self defense.
James r. Sovereign of Wallace, for
mer master workman of the Knights
of Labor, who suffered hemorrhages of
the brain last week, is much improved.
An accident occurred at the big
bridge being constructed across Snake
river at Weiser, by which Clarence
Walton, one of the bridgemen, was
drowned, and Clyde Baptiste, another
bridge employe, was pulled out of the
stream as he was sinking for the last
time.
John Bickel, who was captured a
couple of weeks ago in the act of rob.
bling the Cactus saloon, died in the
Lewiston hospital, where he has been
confined for several days as the result
of his attempt upon his life.
Emma Num-, the Kellogg girl who
gave Spokane police the slip, is home
again.
Lee Bunch, we'll known in Boise
section as miner and the promoter of
the Great Oxbow tunnel project on
the Payette, came near losing his life
during the late storm in the noun
tains near the headwaters of that
stream. He broke leg and lay in
in the storm for nine hours before he
he was found.
Some fiend made a deliberate attempt
recently to blow up the handsome new
residence of W. P. Hurlburt of Lewis
ton which is nearly completed Dyna-
mite, which had been placed in a big
brick chimney, tore that part of the
residence to atoms.
c. A. Reese of Coeur d'Alene City,
died recently, leaving a large estate
but no known heirs.
Boise.-News has been received
from ST. Louis that the Idaho agricul-
tural exhibit has been awarded the
grand prize at the exhibition.
Work has begun on the construction
of the Minidaka & Southwestern rail
road.
The state reform school building at
st. Anthony will soon be ready for oc-
cupancy.
James Connor, on trial at Blackfoot,
was found guilty of murder in the first
degree for killing Deputy Sheriff Sweet
on September 25th last.
Enormous quantities of wheat, oats,
beets and potatoes are being delivered
in Idaho Falls, and the railroad COM
pany is taxed to it's utmost for loading
track room, as well as for cars. 1t is
estimated that 800 wagon loads of farm
products are received daily.
Boise.-Warden Perry has dismissed
Deputy Warden Calbingham, also a
guard, Mcclellan Smith. This is an
outgrowth of trouble over Clerk Kelly
Calbingham having taken sides with
Kelly and, according to the warden,
having conducted himself in such
manner as to tend toward demoraliz-
alton of the force, at the same time
showing such spirit toward his SUI
perior that it was for the good of the
institution that he leave. Guard Smith
went to sleep while on duty in the cell
house.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
Rough Riders to See Chief,

President Roosevelt, according to his
present intentions, will visit Fort
Worth, Tex, in the spring on the oc-
casion of the reunion of the First vol
unteer cavalry (Rough Riders). He
has given assurance that unless some
thing unforeseen happens he will make
the trip.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
Pat Crow Again.

Mexico City.-Pat Grove, for whose
capture Cudahy, the Omaha packer, is
reported to have offered reward of
$4,000 as the kidnapper of his little
son, is thought to be in this city, and
the police are endeavoring to locate
him.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
COL. BRECKENRIDGE is DEAD.
Noted kentuckian Succumbs to Par.
aIytic Stroke.

Lexington, Ky.-Colonel William
Campbell Preston Breckenridge died at
11:4O a. m. Saturday from stroke OF
paralysis sustained Wednesday. The
end came peacefully. He had been
gradually sinking for "a hours, and
for that length of time the case had
been known to be hopeless.
Colonel Breckenridge served in the
confederate army during the civil war
and was congressman from Kentucky
from 1884 to 1895,
The Western news., 1904-11-23
Killed by Negroes.

Lexington, XIV Moore, labor
ing man, was killed Sunday night by
three negroes who attacked the white
man in a saloon without provocation.
Jim Garfield and Ed Taylor, two OF
the negroes, were caught and lodged
in Jail.
The Western news., 1904-11-23

According to a report from Mexico
General Luis Torres, who conquered
the Yaqui Indians of Sonora and kill
ed thousands of them, will be appoint
ed minister of war of Mexico, to sue
ceed the incumbent, A. Zmena.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
Booker Washington a Donor,

Atlanta, Ga.-Booker T. Washington
has contributed his check for s25 to
the fund now being raised for the erec-
tion of a monument to the memory of
General John B. Gordon.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
Edison Plant in GERMANY

Berlin.-The electrical plant to be
erected under the auspices of the
Deutche bank. the Edison and Berg
man Electrical works of Berlin, will
be located in Germany, and not in the
United States, as reported in certain
circles.
The Western news., 1904-11-23
BIG BATTLE At ETZ MOUNTAIN !
THAT Is THE REPORT OF THE
CHINESE FROM DALNY.
Japanese Are Being Rapidly Rein
forced-Citizens Expect Big Battle
Nov. 24-Powder Magazine ExpIodes
at Port Arthur-Japanese Captured
Two More Russian Destroyers.

Chefoo Nov. 21-Another attack on
Etz mountain is expected to occur No
vember "a, according to Chinese who
left Dalny. The Chinese further report
that reinforcements for the Japanese
continue to arrive. For the past 10
days 1000 men have arrived daily. On
November IA, the Chinese say, they
saw SO guns brought into Dalny Some
were broken, others were in good con-
ditiOn. The japanese said they had
captured them. They also saw $50
prisoners, including three officers,
brought in. Some of the citizens ex-
pected that the attack November "a
would be general, Etz mountain being
the chief objective of the attack. Five
Japan.
Blew Up Powder Magazine.
Toxic, Nov. 21.-A telegram from
the forces besieging Port Arthur,
dated November 10, reports that dur
ing the afternoon of that day in a
bombardment by naval guns a maga-
zine near the arsenal was exploded.
The dispatch concludes as follows:
"Our operations against all the forts
proceed as prearranged."
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from the Manchurian army
headquarters: "At noon November 10
we shelled the enemy's infantry en-
gagged in entrenching west of Riuch-
iangtun; also body of infantry in the
rear of the village, causing them to
fee in confusion. In other directions
there is no change"
Attack on Northeast Forts.
Toxic, Nov. 21.-Unofficial, but ap-
parently trustworthy reports, indicate
that the Japanese on November II
blew in the counterscarp of Erlung-
shan and Sungshunshan forts, but did
not fire the mine north of Kekwanshan
fort, inasmuch as the enemy has evacu-
ated the counterscarp galleries. The
explosions inflicted heavy losses and
much injury, but the forts, according
to reports, remain uncaptured.
Russian Destroyers Captured.
London, Nov. 21.-The Standards
Shanghai correspondent wires that a
steamboat just in from Chefoo reports
that three other Russian torpedo boat
destroyers left Port Arthur together
with the Rastoreopny. The Japanese,
the report goes on to say, captured two
of these. None of the destroyers has
since been heard of.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-26
A Mysterious C olony.

A great deal of interest is being
aroused in the Canton Of st. Gall,
Switzerland, as the time approaches
for the arrival of a rich American
colony whose agents have been re-
Gently buying the choicest plots Of
land in the village of Amden, which
commands a magnificent view of the
mountains and has the little lake Of
Wallenstadt at it's foot
A mystery hangs arount re identi-
ty of the Americans, WIFE agents,
though they are paying we'll for ev-
erything, refuse to say fort whom they
are buying. A number o. beautiful
villas have been erected, while others
are still in tho hands of worlmen.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-26

the Atlanta and Birmingham had pur-
chased outright the Brunswick and
Birmingham and that the papers have
all been signed up.
The officials in Waycross, however,
refused to make any public statement,
but the facts have been obtained from
reliable source and there is no fur
ther doubt about it. The only thing
that now remains to be done is TO
have the sale ratified by the stockhold'
ers of the Brunswick and Birmingham
road.
There are rumors that the general
Offices and shops will be moved TO
Brunswick, but it is all merely rumor
and nothing Of this kind has yet been
determined.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-26
shopIifters Come to, Grief.

In default Of IS 600 ! bonds, MIS-.
Edith Briggs and Mrs. Ellie Rivers, the
two alleged shoplifters, were sent to
the Tower in Atlanta by Recorder
on five separated charges OF
larceny from the house.
Both women claim Charleston as
their home. They arrived in Atlanta
some time ago and began their work.
A merchant reported to detectives that
he suspected the women of being
shoplifters and they were followed &c
their place Of boarding There the
officers found a trunk full lof valuable
goods which were afterwards identi-
fed by five leading merchants. In the
trunk was found a curiously arranged
bag which was especially adapted to
shoplifting.
Mrs. Rivers claims that she was
only a chance acquaintance of Mrs.
Briggs and that she met her in Allan
ia while en- route to visit relatives IN
Tennessee.
The officers believe both women are
professional shoplifters since Mrs.
Briggs has made a full confession.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-26
No Encanapment Thls Year.

It is now a certainty that there VIII
be no encampm ent Of the Georgia
troops this year That much has been
ascertained by Governor Terrell, who
says that he has BEEN informed by the
United States government that it has
no money on hand forN Georgia this
year. The governor had hoped to be
able to make arrangements to again
put all the Georgia soldiers\ in camp,
but there is not enough MONEY from
the Dick bill this year to give the sol
diers in every state camp{ and the
Georgia soldiers were camlped last
year at the expense Of the st8te.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-26
Money for MeeIeyan coIIeae.

At mass meeting held in Atlanta
last Sunday afternoon In Wesley Me-
mortal Church, the sum of $1,61O was
raised to aid in the erection of a new
chapel and for other improvements at
Wesleyan Female college atMacon.
The meeting was projected by and
held under the auspices Of the Atlanta
Alumnae Association of wesleyan col
lege and that organization contributed
$1,000 to the fund realized. The occa-
sion attracted a large audience that
filed the spacious church auditorium.
Several prominent men participated In
the meeting and made talks in the In
terest of the college,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-26
May Enlist Aid Of Children.

At a meeting in Atlanta of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the John B. Cor
don Monument Association, the propo-
sition to enlist the aid Of the school
children of Georgia, and of the entire
south in raising the fund to build a
memorial to the late General Gordon,
was extensively discussed.
There was some opposition to this
plan, but 1t was finally decided to ap-
point committee to take the matter
under consideration and report at the
next meeting of the executive commit
tee.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-26
sylvester Wins County site.

After a hard fought contest in
Worth county to move the county site
from Isabella to Sylvester, the election
the past week resulted in 2,126 votes
for removal to Sylvester against 43O
opposed. The election passed off
quietly everywhere.