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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
MAP OF THE THEATER OF WAR.

who are soon expected there. Active
preparations are being made for defense
at Tatchekiao.
Admiral Togo reports that at midnight
July II torpedo boats approached the
boom which blocks the entrance to Fort
Arthur harbor and attacked the guard
ship Diana with torpedoes. The result
has not been ascertained The japanese
boat returned unchanged.
1t will be long time before Gen.
Kuropatkin will have enough supplies
and men to assume the offensive. III
the meanwhile he will have to fight rear
guard actions perhaps giving up lmpor-
tant positions like Newchwang, when
are of vastly more consequence than Nal
chou.
1t is reported that five Russian cruls-
ers and several torpedo boats left Fort
Arthur at s o'clock on Saturday morn
ing last and shelled the enemy's positions
on the east coast, returning unchanged
at G o'clock in the evening. 1t IS be
Eeved they encountered Admiral Togo
ships and were forced to return.
A notable gathering of educators ana
students was held at Toxic to express
the gratitude of Japan to the unlted
States for the sympathy shown IN tne
present conflict The meeting was heid
in the lecture hall of the Higher Com
mercial School, and in the assemblage
were representatives of the Imperial I'M
versity and of twenty other leading lnsti-
tutions of learning government and PR
vate. in the Japanese capital
The opposing armies are grimiy FAC
ING each other on the heights across the
Iiank river. ready to engage in death
rrappIe. The Liank crosses the nam
-Fenghangwangeheng road
twentv-eieht miles east of Liaoyang. 1t
flows north into the Taitse river, which
masses through Liaoyang and empties
into the Liao river.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
Mystery in Gir1,s Suicide.

The deepest mystery surrounds the sui
eide Of Anna Nimms, beautiful girl
~ years of age, whose parents reside
at Watertown, and who, after writing
two letters, drank two ounces of car
bolic acid. The girl was employed as a
cashier by Frank Lintner, a wholesale
and retail baker in Racine, and was dis
charged the other morning, but the rea-
sons given for such discharge by the
employer and other employees are conflict
ing. The employer says it was because
of her refusal to obey orders and the
employees say it was because of a short
age in the cash register. On being no.
titled of her discharge Miss Nimms pur-
chased carbolic acid and was seen to
write letters which She placed on a
dresser
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER.
DOM.
husband Tries to Kill Wife and Makes
certain Job on Himself Why Did RAJ
cine Girl Kill Herse1f-Party of Fair
play Young People Missing

Herbert Wright, crippled harness
maker, 80 years of age, in a fit of jeal-
Gus rage, shot his wife and sister-in-
law, and then committed suicide at On
alaska. The previous day Wright eject
ed boarder from his house, and en-
ragged his wife. She left, going to the
home of her sister, Mrs. Thorp. Wright
emerged from his home several hours
later and went directly to the Thorp
home. He met his wife in the dining
room and shot her, the bullet passing
through the hip. He then turned the
gun on Mrs. Thorp, wounding her in the
arm. Rushing into the yard, Wright
pressed the pistol to his temple and
tired. He died an hour later Both
women will recover. Mrs. Wright is the
daughter Of II. schilling, wealthy and
prominent La Crosse County farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15

0h'>' Official reports, as besieging Port
Arthur. In the army list of Japan
WNre are two marShalS. four generals
ana thirteen lieutenant generals. Not
one OF These is named Nogi. 1t is hard
" IINe.y that the siege of Port Arthur
would be ntruSted to commander
tower in rank than lieutenant gen
eral
Admiral AlcXieff's report on the
haHal battle of June % Gn which the
h">>.2uS suffered slightly, not serious
~ us reported by Togo. has consid
tFahIy cleared up the naval situation.
Ill that fight the Russians sighted in
'u' Japanese squadron four tirst-claSS
ana one SccOnd-claSS battleships, as
"'' lis four tirSt-clasS armored cruiS-
eFN. At the beginning of the war the
Japanese had five first-class and one
N''"0'tcIaSS battleShipS. The Hatsuse
WAS sunk. Therefore the remainder of
me japanese battleship squadron, by
russian report, is intact. Furthermore,
' WIN thlidicu near fOrJ Arthur,
anu Admiral Kamimura's fleet must
consist only Of cruisers. The Japanese
nave seven tirSt-class armored cruis-
tFS. -Four of them were at Port Ar
'"'r on June %. Three are probably
WIN Namimura TO cope with the three
"''Nof"d cruisers of the Vladivostok
squadron.
Nammura has had his third chance
10 engage this squadron, but he has
1"''o again. 1t escaped him. He
S'''nS To have tried to head off the big
S"'pS on the high seas with torpedo
''a'S' lie could not do it, of course
Admiral Togo reported that in the
o"uISe Of torpedo attack on the night
VI uhe - Russian guardship in the
~"'S'ue harbor and Il Russian DESTROYER
were sunk. The guardship had two
n'aStS and three tunnels. Togo had
=. .S"''een men killed and three wound
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15

s rha fog Of mystery surrounding the
r,. been thicker during the ast
:" +hon ever before, says the chi
a,,ih,,np. There is a feeling that
ovnnts are going forward, but
nl,, rbe merest rumors OF them nave
Ioacbed the outer world.
L,,,rokf has pushed his lines forward
f>,,, miles. Sakaroff reports that on
k,a morning Of July vast camp OF
INV, was discovered in the neigh
.raod If Siaokhetzza, which is prob
~. roratpd as marked on the map.
IN the meantime Oku has been ac-
,ftpr 4 severe fight on Friday
Ebo o. ..npied Kaichou. 1t is unoff1cially
[S,,,.tad from Toxic that he captured
1 INNS and fifty prisoners. II this
TIME the Russians exhibited unpar-
/, ..,1r. negligence because they must
1 ,rrowed another small portion Of
B,'.:,. army 10 be caught by Il superior
zs1,.n If Kouropatkin lost ten guns
~,frhou he repeated the blunder of
Il, y.lu crossing and of TeliSsu. He
sn.,.ad mn inferior force, without hope
= rn,rforrrmcntS. to get involved in a
I,,.f,,s frhr, to get partly surrounded,
and 10 have its guns taken. Perhaps
b. l. undrsnrying Of such structures.
n,bo r.ro,t of the Kaichou incident has
,,o+ Lnnu confirmed, nevertheless he
l,,s already committed this identical
bIrndrr twice, and may have repeated
himself,
Thr puzzIng question in regard to
+bo r,nanese disposition is the where
|ohort, Of Nodzu. Early in May he
ms rpnortrd to have landed at Taku-
|sbon with the first, third and fourth
Edivf.fons Since then his name has
hardly appcared in Toxic dispatches.
Now fine troops which carried Nah
sbon hill were the first, third and
fourth divisions. the same as landed
|ot TaI;u>han under NOdZu. When this
army was transferred to the Liaotung
.npnin,uIa is it not likely that Gen.
Nodzu its commander, went with it?
If 50, he is probably the mysterious
."Gpn. Nogi' continually referred 70 IN
unofficial dispatches, but never i. Jap
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
STORM HAVOC AT THE FAIR.

Thousands Are Drenched and the Pike
Is Damaged.
Sweeping down from the north against
the heat and humidity that made ST.
Louis dead center of atmospheric stag
nation last week, terrific storm of cold
wind and hail wrought death and havoc
in the worlds fair city Monday after
noon. The icy gale struck the exposi-
ton at a time when the grounds were
thronged with sightseers and threw the
visitors into panic Thousands who
were within a few steps Of the buildings
or just outside the attractions on the
Pike were drenched by the sudden down
DOur
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
Boat Found; Party Missing.

The discovery of four boats on the
beach Of the Mississippi river at East
Dubuque has caused systematic search
of the river in that vicinity for the bodies
OF two young women and two young
men, farmers, who reside near Fairplay.
The party left Fairplay July for Du-
buque, Iowa. At East Dubuque small
row boat was secured and was later
found upturned mile below that point.
A large reward has been offered for the
discovery of the bodies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
BIG STRIKE BEGUN.
FIFTY THOUSAND STOCK YARDS
EMPLOYEES QUIT WORK.
Labor Tie-Up Affects Nine Great Gem
ters-Demand Is for More Pay No
tices Sent Out to Stop Shipments of
Live Stock,

The great stock yards strike, expect
ed to paralyze the meat industry for
time at least, began Tuesday. Ow
ing to the refusal of the packers to
grant demand for increased wages,
what promises to be one of the most
extensive strikes in the history of the
packing industry of the United States
was begun in Chicago, Kansas City,
Omaha, st. Joseph, Mo-, and other
cities where large packing plants are
located. If prolonged, this strike is
expected to cause such widespread in
convenience as was never before
equaled, except by the anthracite coal
famine Of two years ago.
No one can foretell how long the
strike will last Meat in Chicago took
big jump in price at once. With
in a short time it will be impossible
for the city householder to secure meat
at all, unless the packers succeed in
running their establishments with nom
union labor More than $4,000 men and
their families are involved In the move
ment which has enforced this great
idleness. In Chicago alone $4,000 men
are on strike, and 10000 more work
ers, whose services as electricians,
steamfitters, firemen, engineers, car
workers, painters, clerks, bookkeepers
and teamsters will not be needed, will
be thrown out of employment
What Men Demand.
A uniform rate of wages, the mini
mum to equal the maximum now paid,
stationary date for the expiration Of
all agreements, fixed living" wage
for unskilled workers, non-reStriction
of union influence and no more than
ten hours days work, are some of
the essential requests of the union
which have been incorporated into a
platform upon which the general Off
Gals have accepted the strike power.
Anti-union, anti-increase and Opposi-
ton to all demands is the platform
upon which packers representing an
aggregate wealth Of $1O7, 100000 have
decided to fight. The packers, it is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
Saloons Merge; Town Dry.

Onalaska saloonkeepers, in an effort
to avoid the payment of large licenses,
formed trust and determined to operate
under one license, dividing the profits,
figuring that the combined trade would
equal the former business of all. The
Onalaska Council refused the application
of the saloon trust for the single licence
and for the first time in the city's his
tory Onalaska is a "dry" town.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
Superior Depot Burns to Ground

The Union depot used by the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and South
Shore roads in Superior was burned to
the ground 1t was a frame building,
built in 1885, at cost of $4,000, and
was insured for $4,000. For years there
has been talk of a fine Union depot
there, and people are hoping that the
fire will bring the talk to a head. The
cause of the blaze is not known.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
Other Stock Yards Strikes,

The last time the Chicago stock
yards plants were tied up was in 1894,
during the great railway strike For
six weeks all the industries were prac-
tically tied up, no cattle being received
and none slaughtered. A mob of from
5000 to 10000 men, women and chill
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15

Twelve mules and three horses were
burned to death in fire which destroy
ed the barn of the Boyd Construction
Company, Fifth and Orchard streets,
Kansas City, Kan. 1t is believed the fire
was caused by lightning striking an cleo
tric light wire running into the building.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15

mining fields and the many times mill
ionaire United States Senator are the
leading characters. Senator Clark made
the girl his ward and provided her with
opportunities for such tuition as he con-
sidered she should have. 1t began in
seminaries in this country and finished
i'll schools abroad and in extensive travel.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
SENATOR CLARK is MARRIED.
Wealthy Wesferner WEEDS His Ward
in France Three Years Ago.

Wealthy Wesferner WEEDS His Ward
in France Three Years Ago.
Senator w. A. Clark of Montana has
caused the announcement to be made
that ON May %, 1901, in Marseilles,
France, he was united to his ward, Miss
Anna La Chapelle. Following the for
NAL announcement by the Senator HIM
self came the fact that there is little
daughter in France, who is now about
2 years old. Mrs. Clark and her child
are at present in Paris.
The announcement adds another chap
ter to romance that began about nine
years ago in the city of Butte and in
which the handsome child of the western
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15

The application of the Kingman State
Rank. at Kingman, Kan, to become a
national bank has been approved. l.
will be known as the Farmers Natlonal
Bank of Kingman, with capital OF go
600.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15

said, have advertised for thousands OF
countrymen to replace the strikers.
The advertisements say the men are
to eat and sleep in the plants.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15

The right Of the Citizens Alliance to
use a label similar to one adopted by the
Typographical Union for use on all print
ed matter turned out of union shops is
to be tested in the San Francisco, CAL,
courts
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15

A general defense fund Of $150,000 is
being raised by the Amalgamated Assoc
citation Of Street and Electric Railway
Employees of America.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15
WarNews in Brief.

Chinese coming into Newchwang from
the country report that Russians every
where are retiring before the japanese,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-15

The pay Of common laborers in Ire.
land is almost double that OF twelve
years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19

The house is the residence of 100 girls
and women. They all earn their own
livelihood in various ways. Of course each
one has one acquaintance more favored
than the rest, and to spend quiet eve
ming with him, far from curious eyes, she
finds the counting parlor' boom
These parlors are engaged days in ad-
vance for a particular evening. The par
lors are furnished exquisitely They have
been donated by wealthy women who take
an interest in the institution. Some are
furnished in dark, rich colors, and others
in light. airy tints, so that brunette or
blond can easily choose one that shows
her complexion to advantage.
When the favored one calls, he is shown
into a large reception room until the OBJ
ject of his affection appears, and then
they disappear into one of the cupid dens
where, with drawn portieres. they can
spoon to their hearts content, safe from
interruption One noticeable feature -
each parlor is the absence of tell-tale
clock to keep the sweethearts on the
anxious seat.
At l0,45 the goodbys are commenced and
at IL sharp they are concluded. The lights
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19

would give her lore. a good piece of her
mind as wives will do, did Coleman drown
his sorrows in some neighboring saloon?
'Neverl' says the complainant "He
would just sit down on the parlor sofa
and fill his stomach up with red and green
and pink match heads"
Then he would drink deeply from the
kitchen water bucket and go to sleep.
Mrs. Coleman said he had developed such
a taste for match heads that he could now
get away with whole box of them at one
sitting.
She stood it. she said, until a few nights
ago, when he licked down most of box
of matches. She says he woke up at mid
night cross as usual after a match spree
and choked her. Now, she says, she
wants to be left alone.
Prosecutor Colt looked over all his law
books but couldn't find anything pro
hibiting man eating his own parlor
matches. He wrote a letter to Coleman
asking him to call at the Office and ex-
plain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19
EATS MATCH HEADS
AS STEADY DIET

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. ia young
woman who said she was Mrs. Richard A.
Coleman, and that she lived at 542 Cen
trail avenue, called at central police sta
ton late Monday and complained to
Prosecutor Colt because her husband, she
said, just would eat match heads. The
match heads didn't do him any special
harm as far as she could see, but they
made him cross, according to her story,
and she wanted to know what Prosecutor
jesty of the law is invested were going
to do about it.
According to the story the young woman
told, her husband had been indulging his
strange appetite for birthstone ever since
their marriage several years ago. 1t was
on their honeymoon that he astonished
her by eating heads off all the .parlor
matches he could get. Later when she
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19
THE CAPTAIN PRAT.

The Captain Prat, the cruiser which has
been bought by Japan from Chile, was
built at La Seyne, France, in 1890 She is
fourth-rate armored ship, according to
some classifcations, but may in fairness
be described as battleship of the third
class. Her tonnage is 69Ol, and with ma
tural draught and $500 horse power she
made a trial speed Of us knots Her
maximum was 1873 knots, with l2,l50
horse power. The machinery consists of
two sets of triple-expansion engines Her
normal coal supply is 400 tons, though she
can carry 100 tons, which, at an eight
knot rate, gives her steaming radius of
about 1000 miles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19

methods praeticed in ward politics are
thrashed out in painful detail in the con-
tests for congressional seats referred to
the committee. Hearings go on for DAYS,
sometimes for weeks and each is a con
tnuous story of bribery and corruption.
Congress pays $4,000 for expenses to every
contestant for a seat in congress. The
amount is hardly large enough to cover
the cost of legitimate contest. 1t is
large enough, however, to tempt some men
TO file contests for the sake Of getting
their graphing hooks on the money. They
make a perfunctory claim for seat,
spend little money in the securing of evil
dence, and, when they have been turned
down. return home with a large share
of the $1,000.
Congressman Mann was born in 1856
...1d- Is Chicago lawyer. He served for
four years in the cry r0uTsv5,- ssss there,
but has lived that down. He was chair
man of the state Republican convention
in 1894 This is his fourth term in con-
9ress. At the last election he defeated his
opponent by over 5000 votes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19

Simms go is not for any championship
The men meeting at the lightweight
limit it cannot be for featherweight title
and the little champion stands to lose
nothing and gain a great deal in the way
of reputation. He is simply pursuing the
tactics that McGovern was forced to fol-
low in order to get matches.
"Corbett' can make 1873 pounds with
ease, and be in good condition He can
fight at this weight easier than at 100
The majority of ring followers do not
concede Simms the faintest chance of win
ming. Although tall and lanky and pos
sessing a wicked right hand, the local man
is no longer as good as he once was. The
ripping. tearing little Denver lad is con
tidently expected to punch holes through
his opponents carcass. and the best
Smms is looked to get is the short end
OF the 90 per cent, for which they will
fight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19

AKRON. O., Jan. l9-Somewhat to the
surprise of even his close friends. Art
Simms, the local lightweight, has been
matched to meet Young Co bett," the
featherweight champion, at 1873 pounds.
The bout is scheduled to take place in the
arena of the Oakland, Cal, Athletic
club, and win be for 20 rounds. Straight
Marquis OF Queenshury rules, without
fancy interpretations, viii govern the con
test. "a
The last important fight Simms had was
with Martin Duffy, at the international
club. of Detroit. Duffy got the decision
from Geo. Siler and Simms claimed the
referee favored the Chicago man. II was
apparent to all who witnessed the fight
that Duffy was head and shoulders above
Simms
Since then Simms has fought several
battles. but none as important. Duffy has
since claimed the white welterweight
championship. The young Corbett" =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19
MANY GOOD THINGS
COMING FOR TACOMA

The trustees of the Chamber of Com.
merce met last evening and considered the
probability of getting several new factories.
Among them are glove factory, sawmill
and wood working factory. Nothing def
mite can be given out now, but in week.
or maybe a month Tacoma will know if
these factories will locate here.
The efforts of the Chamber to have this
city made a headquarters for commits
sary supplies for the United States army
have been successful. This will prove to
be great commercial benefit to Tacoma
The efforts of Congressman Cushman to
aid Tacoma have not proved futile, as last
evening it was announced that things were
very favorable to secure an appropriation
for the purchase of the American lake site
for an army camping ground
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19

LONDON Eng, Jan. ls.-"Morny"
Cannon is the first jockey in England.
Others have won as many races, but he
stands first in the estimation of the racing
public. His father was well-known
ceived his name from the double stakes
won by his father on Mornington the day
of his sons birth.
lie was born in 1873 and began riding at
IA. His first half dozen races went wrong,
but this augured well for the future. for a
Jockey is afraid of a good beginning OF
the, races won by Cannon, the Newmarket
stakes of 1901, which he won on Wilnam
ILL.,, he considers the most sensational.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19

Among the famous horses he has ridden.
Flying Fox, on which he won his first
Derby in 1899, and Eager are his two ia
vorites, though Throstle, the winner of his
first classic race, the ST. Leger, is a good
second. 'Morny'' Cannon is an all-round
sportsman. He cares as much for cricket
as he does for horse racing. He plays a
field is a hard man to beat to hounds.
Cannon is the best type of a successful
jockey. He is honest and courageous. He
has the confidence of the public. who
know that horse Cannon rides is going
to be run for every atom of speed is pos
sesses. There is no owner rich enough to
make Cannon pull" a horse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19

The armament is composed of four OIL
inch guns, mounted on four barbettes, and
of eight 6-pounder, four 3-pounder and 10
l-pounder rapid-ire pieces. She carries
four above-water torpedo tubes, disposed
at the bow, stern and on either side just
above the base of the amidship barbettes.
All her guns and ammunition hoists are
worked by electricity. The armor belt
tected deck is three inches on the fat.
The vessel is named in honor of the gal
liant Arturo Prat, who in the war be-
tween Chile and Peru laid his little cruiser
alongside an armored vessel and lost his
lire leading a boarding party that had
gained the deck of the enemy ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-19

There the cause of the furious storm
was revealed. In leaving his place of bust
ness several hours before he had neglected
to close the window securely and the ele-
ments, always on the watch for chance
to do mischief, had escaped from their
bottles, skipped out through the opening
and played hob with the town.
That is how it happened that snow and
wind blew things around in Tacoma.
The Weatherman promises that it shall
not happen again while he is in office.