davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-31
Startling Reductions That Will Make
1000 and 12.OO OVorGOats $7.75.

 wool duray lined and all cut in the medium length equal quality will sell for from $1250 to $l5OO. saving.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
sAps OPEN FIRE ON uAlNv.

Land Batteries SIlsasot And Nuselan
Troops Driven From Ts,sae
Admiral Katsokas' fleet, the third
Japanese squadron. began . fierce
bombardment Of the defenses Of
Dalny Saturday morning. says q
Chefoo dispatch. The land batteries
were speedily silenced. Russian
troops we're again seen in the neigh.
borhood and driven out Of their po-
sitions by shells. Under cover Of the
fire from the ships troops were land
ed and combined attack on the city
was undertaken. There is every in.
dication that the town Is now in the
possession Of the Japanese.
When the dispatch boat Fawan ar
rived of Dalny a heavy lombard.
ment was in progress. AS the chan.
mel was thickly mined by the Rus
SLAMS. Japanese Admiral Kattakao had
issued strict orders that nou-combat-
ants boats we're to be excluded, and
IL was impossible to get within the
roadstead Hence an accurate report
Of the proceedings Is impossible.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
SAD ACCIDENT IN NEVADA.
Four People Are Drowned, Two Per.
ishing In Attempt to Save Com.
panions.

BY the breaking of one Of the spans
of the suspension tramway across the
Trucltee river at Laughton's Springs,
Eve miles west Of Reno, Nevada, four
young people, Maurice Jacobs, a
young business man of Reno; Miss
Nita Mcmillan, daughter Of prom
inent Reno business man; Mrs. =. 8.
EIDE, jr., and c. T. Tilsman OF Chi
cago. were precipitated from the car
into the swollen stream and drowned.
Both young men were athletes and
gave up their lives in an heroic effort
to save their companions. Mr.. Jacobs
was seen for a few moments swim.
ming with Miss Mcmillan, holding
her above water when in her terror
she grasped his arms and both went
down. Kingsley swan for 200 yards
holding Mrs Ede's head above water,
then was seen to turn upon his back,
the better to save her, when she
seized him and bore the strong swim
mer beneath the current. There was
no time that the two young men could
not apparently have saved them
selves, although at the place where
the accident occurred there are swift
rapids. the water seething and boil
ing over great rocks.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
CHINESE AGAINST RUSSIA.
Reported That willy MongolIans Have
Begun Hostilltles.

Reported That willy Mon0oI'ans Have
Begun Hostilltles.
Disquieting news regarding the at
titude OF the Chinese Is shown in
dispatches from offlcers at the front
issued by the general star at st. Pet
ersburg. In addition to the further
details Of the cutting of Of Port Ar
thur and confirming the report Of
the Japanese advance upon Lao
Yang. these dispatches state specih.
cally that the Chinese have com.
menced hostilities against the Rus
SLAMS. Major General Karevitch re-
ports that the Chinese attacked his
outposts on Feng Wang Cheng road.
General Plug telegraphs that accord.
ing to reports of patrols and mis-.
sionaries. the Chinese at Tapadziatsi.
100 miles northwest of Mukden and
Just outside the Russian sphere Of in
fluence, are preparing to rise against
the Russians and Christians generally.
As showing the extent Of the hostile
attitude of the Chinese, attention Is
particularly called to the fact that
the distance in an air line from the
point where the Russian outposts
were attacked and Tapadziatsi Is 200
miles. The authorities say that this
matter affects not only Russia, but
the whole civilized world. as It Is
feared the rising will spread to other
parts of the empire.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
JAPs LOSE wARSHlP.
Vessel Sinks Shortly After Striking q
Mine, Which Burst Under stern.

Vessel Sinks Shortly After Striking .
Mine, Which Burst Under Stern.
A dispatch from Toxic says the
Japanese dispatch boat Miyako was
destroyed In Kerr bay by striking a
submerged mine. The Miyako was
lost while assisting In the operations
of clearing the Russian mines from
Kerr bay, northeast Of Talien Wan
bay on which Port DAILY is situated.
Admiral Katako, commander Of the
Third squadron. protecting two no
tillas of torpedo boats which had been
detailed to complete sweeping the
harbor by the removal Of the mines.
Five mines we're discovered and ex.
ploded and the work was being sus-
pended for the day when the Miyako
struck an undiscovered mine. which
exploded with tremendous force un-
der her stern OF the port side. and in
fiicted immense damage to the hull.
The Miyako sunk in twenty-five min
utes. Two sailors we're killed and
twenty-five men were wounded. The
rest Of the crew were rescued.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Father Kills Baby and Himself.

While the mother of his child was
away from home, A. Thorstermson
formerly member of the police force
OF Bellinsham, Wash, shot his 0.
months-old baby through the heart
three times as 1t lay in its cradle. and
then lying down on the floor, placed
the muzzle of the 3S,calibor revolver
In his mouth and blew his brains out.
Vhorstermson left an unsigned note.
evidently TO the woman, in which he
reyiled her bitterly for her treatment
of him
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Stole His House While He Slept.

Rev, A. o. Swartwood, pastor of
the Christian church at Miller, s. D..
says his house and fence have been
stolen from his homestead west of
Pierre. A man named Elrud went to
bed the other night only to awake
later with his home ten miles from
his land thieves having six horses
hitched to the building and, moving
II west, The owner stepped out with
two guns and ordered the volunteer
house movers to return his house TO
its original foundation, which they
did, apologizing by saying they did
not know II was his home.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
~ PECULIAR POSITION.
Kuropatkin Fears Chimes Rebels
May Cut on His Communications.

Kufopatkin Fsars Chimes Rebels
May Cut on His Communications.
In the absence Of actual news from
the seat OF war in the far east, the
London newspapers comment on what
Ia believed to be the precarious posi-
tion Of General Kuropatkin, who is
menaced by the possibility Of the Chi
nese rebels cutting his communica.
lions. as well as by the difficulty of
divining the Japanese plan OF cam.
paign.
The Standard, which is rather In.
clined to be pro- Russian in its views
admits that Kuropatkin has at his
disposal almost 100000 troops of in.
ferior quality, only $4,000 Of vhom
are valuable for active operations
while General Kuroki has 100000
flrst.class troops. the equal Of those
In European armies. Under such
conditions" the Standard says, 1.-THE
issue Of battle is very seldom doubt
full"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
n, ,sANps or JAPANESE.
Ors~a Men csn4ro4 ths grtirs lsee
Tuna Psuinsuia.

0rswa Men Centred ths GHtirs lsee
runs Psn,asuia.
smDsading events Of great import
aace 70 the military situafioo In Man
chussa are foreshadowed in omciai
dispatches given out by the war com
mission at st. Petersburg.
On May 8 the Japanese forces eau
tiousiy moved from Feng Wang
Chens toward Hal Chens. which Is
thirV-two miles east by north Of New.
chvang, and 1t is the opinion OF the
general star that they should GER
taanly reach their destination within
two days. II the Japanese occupy Hat
Cheng. with Port Arthur effectively
cut OF, .Newchwang. which the Rus
SLAMS have already dismantled. would
pass into their hands--the entire
Lao Tung peninsula, In fact. save
Port Arthur. and perhaps kaiping,
would be commanded by them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
CHILD KIDNAPPED.
Two.year-oid Son Of Wealthy Seattle
Merchant Disappears.

Two.ysar-oid Son Of Wealthy Seattle
Merchant Disappears.
The 2-year-old son Of r. d. Baker.
. wealthy Seattle merchant. was kid.
naped at Eagle Harbor, summer re-
sort, located on an island across the
bay from Seattle. The child was TAX.
en- as he was passing through small
grove to join his mother, who WAS
waiting for him on the brow Of hill.
Great mystery surrounds the affair
Mrs. Baker stood watching her baby
as ne came up a gentle incline. She
turned her eyes away for moment
and when she looked again he has dis
appeared. The alarm was raised and
all day a party Of $50 men thoroughly
secured the island. There are no wild
beasts on the island and the place
where the boy vanished is so situated
that he could not possibly have been
drowned in the bay. Pinkerton de.
tectives who are working on the case
say 1t is a sure case Of kidnap.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
BODY RIDoLED WITH BULLETS
Man Accused Of Assaulting Wardjon
Is Assassinated.


Lyle Gregory, an ex-policeman, was
assassinated at an early hour Monday
morning as he was returning to his
home in Denver from social visit
with friends. His body was riddled
with bullets and he died in his tracks.
II Is believed that the assassin used
q repeating rife, and his aim was
true. for in all ten bullets penetrated
the murdered mans body. Although
bloodhounds were given the trail
shortly after the murder occurred, no
positive trace OF the assassin has
been found.
Gregory recently had served the
Reno detective agency and was one
Of the men accused by William Ward
Jon, the national committeeman OF
the United Mine Workers of America.
with assaulting him on Rio Grande
train near Sallda, Colo, recently.
Wardion was badly beaten up and
claimed that four OF the Reno agency
men were his assailants. Gregory
had ollv Just returned to the city,
having been absent several weeks.
Letters found on his person indicate
that he was aware of Wardjon's ac-
cusatiOn
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
WOULD AllAY FEARS.
China Assures Russia That Neutrality
VIII be Maintained.

China Assures Russia That Neutrality
viii be Maintained.
In order to allay Russian apprehen-
sion as to the attitude OF China, the
Chinese minister at st. Petersburg
has given Foreign Minister Lams-
dorff fresh assurances Of the pur-
pose Of his government not to vio-
late its neutrality and to preserve
tranquility throughout the empire.
These assurances, which are based
on dispatches received from the Chi
nese foreign office and Viceroy Yuan
Shi Kai, commander.in-chief Of the
Chinese forces, set forth in the most
positive terms that there is absolute
ly no ground to believe that China
will depart from her proclaimed atti-
tude
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
A Prize Ring Fatality.

In ten-round preliminary at Fres-
no. Cal. Johnnie Bryant was pound
ed into insenslbility by Walter Rob
inson, a negro, from which he died.
The fight ended in the ninth round.
Bryant was practically out the whole
OF that round, He was floored six
times. His seconds had thrown the
sponge into the ring when the blow
on the jaw that rendered Bryant UNI
conscious was struck Robinson has
been arrested. Bryant's home in Los
Angeles.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
CAR URGED TO END WAR.

War Party Wants Him to Bring Hos
tlIItles to a Close at Early Date.
On excellent authority It 10 assert.
ed in Berlin that, there Is q strong
possibility Of peace in the FAR East.
What makes the news doubly inter.
esting is the belief that the Russian
emperor is now being urged by the
war party to end the struggle.
The basis of settlement suggested
Is the independence Of Korea under
the protectorate OF Japan. Manchuria
to remain Chinese territory. The in
tegrity of Manchuria has been guar.
anteed by q secret treaty between
Japan and China. II settlement
should be made 1t is said to be the
desire of Russia that It be brought
about independently of England.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Religious Prejudice Did Not Cause
Japanese. r. ssian War.

In refutation OF the claim that rad
ical and religious prejudices inspired
the Japanese to engage in the war
with Russia, thousands OF Buddhists,
Shintoists and Christians held a Joint
meeting at Toxic on Monday, at
which addresses denying the charge
were delivered by several leading
priests and ministers, A resolution
was adopted declaring that the war
was not connected with racial or re-
ligious questions.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Fourteen Were Injured.

A train on the Pacific Electric rail-
road, bound from Los Angeles to
Whittier. crashed into Santa Fe pas
senger train from San Diego at Los
Nietos crossing, ten miles from Los
Angeles. Fourteen persons were in.
jured, four on the Santa Fe and ten
on the electric car. The injured were
all residents of Whittier and Los An.
geles. 1t is not thought any OF the
injured will die, though several are
very seriously hurt. The air brakes
refused to work.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
RUSSIA FEARS CHINA
SUSPECTS THAT MoNooliANe
WILL elohr roR JAPAN.
q. Petersburg Authorities Make No
Attempt to Conceal Their Apprs-
hension Regarding Attitude Of
Chinese.

In view of the Official dispatches re-
garding the hostile attitude OF the Chi
nese within and without the Russian
sphere Of influence, the authorities at
st. Petersburg do not conceal their ap-
prehension as to the outlook, especial.
" in the north of the empire. for they
purpose to call the attention OF the
Celestial government to the impend-
ing uprising in Tapadziatsi IN order
that repressive measures may be In.
stantly taken.
II is known and appreciated at st.
Petersburg that all the powers have
made strong representations to Pc
king In the interest Of the preserva-
ton Of the tranquility Of the empire,
but it Is stated that Major General
Plugs dispatch Of May IA shows the
necessity for further impressing the
Celestial government with the ad-
visibility Of acting with firm hand.
The authorities do not forget that
the Boxer revolt, which spread from
Shan Tung. would have involved the
entire empire had 1t not been for the
firmness Of the southern viceroys.
The military authorities in st. Peters
burg claim to have Information OF .
sensational character to the effect that
the Chinese have tacitly agreed to CO.
operate with the Japanese operations
against the Russians. The Japanese
propose, It Is stated. to drive General
Kur0patkin's forces int Mongolia,
which would place the Russians In
the position Of invaders Of neutral
territory and enable reprisals BY Gen.
eral Mas army, which, 1t 10 asserted,
IL kept In that region for the special
object. thus cleverly avoiding the
slightest infringement of the neutral
ity of China by japan, and the Chi
nese troops, by not crossing the
Manchurian frontier, could not be
charged with violation Of pledges
in respect to non-interference in mil
itary operations in Manchuria.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Chinese Soldiers sehead Miners.

Further details Of the attack made
May IA by Chinese soldiers upon the
railway coal mines occupied by Rus
sian administrative forces near Port
Adams, show that the troops were
the bodyguard Of the governor OF Foo
Chow who led the attack in person
and was attended by fifteen Chinese
officials The governor ordered the
arrest and the beheading of the Chi.
nese miners. The Russians were
stripped and driven off naked, their
property was looted and 10000 tons
OF coal vas destroyed
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Murdered by BURGLARS.

Clarence Meyer. aged %, a printer
was terribly sashed and killed In his
home in the southern part of Kansas
City. According to Mrs. Meyer, who
reported the matter to the police
two negroes entered the house
at 2 O'Clock in the morning. While
one held the woman TO prevent her
giving the alarm, the other struggled
with Meyer slashing him with a
razor ON the head throat and body
Mrs. Meyer became unconscious, and
when she recovered, she found her
husband dead
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
MASSACRE in BORNEO
REsEls SWEEP DOWN UPON
LITTLE COLONY.
Men, Women and Children Ruthisssiy
outchsrsd BY B,oedthlrsty savasss
81 British North 0ernee.

A special to the Portland Telegram
from Victoria, B. c., says: Mission
airy passengers by the liner Empress
Of India bring advices of an atrocious
massacre on the west coast Of Brit
ish North Borneo. On March 81 at 10
O'Clock at night a band of $50 rebels
from the interior, armed with guns,
paranes, spears and blow.pipes. swept
down upon the little colony ut Ka-
wang railway station, midway be-
tween Jesselton and Papar The band
divided into two parts, one Of . hun
dred remaining concealed as q reserve
on the top Of hill. while the other
fifty rushed down upon the settle
ment, butchered the inmates Of the
Chinese shops, attacked the railway
station. smashed the telephone and
killed the wife and child Of the sta
ton master, the latter saving his life
by hiding In the bush.
The band Of murderers turned their
attention to the coolies, most Of them
Chinese. killing and wounding them
savagely right and left The English
railway driver was the next victim. .
speedy and terrible end coming to him
and his wife. Tn carnage then be-
came general, males. females and in
necent babes being butchered in the
lust for blood. The houses and huts
IN tho Kampong were set hre to next
In the brutal career Of the savages,
and when nothing was left but dead
bodies and cruelty wounded people.
ashes and desolation, the sanguinary
Wretches went their way.
The survivors--one native fireman,
the station master, with . few Of tho
wounded coolies---ran down the line
in the direction Of Jesselton for their
lives. BY putting all steam on the
construction engine stationed there.
the terrible news was carried to Jes-
selton, putting ali the inhabitants Of
that place In panic.
The total number Of killed was 130.
No record Is available Of the number
| Of wounded.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Enalishman Predicts Triumph foI
Japan.

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Glenn
ent Wilkinson, X. C. b., retired of.
flcer of the British army, who has
just arrived in New York City, ex-
pressed strong pro.Japanese sympa.
thies. He said in an interview that
Russia is practically sure to be beaten
by the Japanese in the present ,strug-
gle. He was equally sure that Rus.
STA will not be able to recover her
lost prestige He said the sentiments
he expressed were the sentiments Of
the English army and navy.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT.
Russians Are Determined to Make
Stand Near Lao Yang.

An intimation has reached officials
of the Japanese legation at Washing.
ton to the effect that great battle
is imminent in the vicinity Of Lao
Yang. where the Russians are deter
cannot be traced to its source.
The Japanese hope to occupy Dalny
within few days. Dalny is not for.
tilted, the only fort in the vicinity be.
ing one midway between Tallen Wan
and Kin Chou. After the destruction
Of the submarine mines at Talien
ditional troops there and attack Port
Arthur.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Child Falls From Third-story Window

Turning two somersaults in q fail
from thirdstory window and land.
ing on her feet uninjured was the ex.
perience of four-year-old Ella Dooley
of Chicago. The child was leaning out
OF the window, holding doll, which
slipped from her grasp. and in trying
to recover 1t she toppled head fore
most to the lawn, thirty feet below
Persons across the street from the
Dooley house say that the child
turned over twice In her downward
flight.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Germans Think Russians viii Lose

Germans Think Russians viii Lose.
The Berlin newspapers Of all par
ties have begun vying with one an.
other in praise OF Japanese military
genius and in prophecies Of the con-
tinued defeat OF the Russians. Sew
eral morning journals openly declare
that the Russian cause is lost, one
intimating that Russia will prefer to
make an attempt to recover her pres
tige in another sphere-evidently
meaning in southern Asia-rather
than to continue the STRUGGLED in
Manchuria indefinitely. This change
OF tone prevails among all classes in
Berlin,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
TURKS HAVING A LITTLE FUN.
Slaughter Of ArmenIans by Soldiers
In the Sassoun District.

An official dispatch to the French
foreign ONCE from Constantinopls
confirms the reports that the Turkish
troops have burned villages through
out the Sassoun district Of Armenia,
killing the inhabitants. The French
ambassador. M. Constant, has Joined
with the Russian and Japanese am
bassador in sending consuls to Ere
roum, in the hope of limiting the de-
struction and bloodshed. The omcial
reports do not give exact details as
to the number Of towns burned and
people killed, but they show that the
action of the Turks has been sweep
ing.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Japanese Land 5000 Men at Pltsewo

The st. Petersburg correspondent
OF the Paris Eclair says: 1t is now
certain that the Japanese have not
landed more than 5000 men at Pit
sewo. Only few detachments of the
advance guard reached the railway
which they cut in several places
They then received orders to fall
back and Join the main force.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
HORRIBLE DEATH OF A BABE.
Father Throws Can Of Boiling Pitch
on Little One.

David Mcintyre, little boy years
of age. son of F, d. Mcintyre OF Rose
dale, about twelve miles from Ia
coma, Wash, was frightfully burned
by can OF boiling pitch which
caught fire on the kitchen stove. The
father seized the can to throw It out
of the door and the contents went
over the boy, who was on the porch,
burning him so badly he died while
being taken to the hospital in Tacoma.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
RUSSIANS DESTROYING THEIR
ShlPo.
Report That They Are Preparing te
Evaeuate Port Arthur.

Report That They Are Prepsrs"0 70
Evaeuate Port Arthur.
An unofiicial Japanese dispatch has
been received at Toxic to the effect
that the Russians have destroy ed
their feet in Port Arthur.
The impression in Toxic is that the
Russians. despairing of their ability
to defend Port Arthur, are destroying
their ships before evacuating the
place.
The day after the destruction of the
Petropavlovsk the Russians at Port
Arthur had available three battle.
ships, one armored cruiser and three
protected cruisers. whereas on Feb
ruary / they had available at Port
Arthur seven battleships, one arm.
ored cruiser, five protected cruisers
and one torpedo transport.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
Indiana Democrats for Parker.

The most interesting Democratic
state convention since 1892. when
Cleveland and Isaac P. Gray contest
ed for control of the Indiana delegs-
ton to the national convention. was
held In indianapolis. Ind, on Thurs
day. The convention instructed the
thirty delegates to the national con-
vention to vote as a unit for Judge
Parker of New York for president,
and endorsed Thomas Taggart for ma.
tional committeeman.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-21
AMsUsHep ~ MoRos.
Two OFFICERS and Fifteen Men Ar
Killed In Fight.

Lieutenant Winfield Harper and
thirty-nine men Of r company Of the
Seventeenth United States infantry
were caught on May in an ambush
by several hundred Moros. Two
American officers and fifteen men
were killed and 1--WE men we're wound
cd. The ambush occurred at Simpa-
tenn, on the east shore Of Lake Ligu-
san, island of Mindanao.
The officers killed in the ambush
were First Lieutenant Harry A. Wood
run and Second Lieutenant Joseph H.
Hall, both Of the Seventeenth In
fantry.