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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
Weather Indications.

Chicago, June 16.-Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Friday; southerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16
russians claim Victory.

Lao Yang. June 16.-Ther battle at
Vafangaw lasted till 8 O'Clock yester-
day. The Japanese in tremendous
force attacked the Russian position
but were repulsed with terrible loss.
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St. Petersburg, June 16.-6:1O p. m.
1t is rumored throughout the city
that General Stakelburg has sustained
a disasterous defeat at Vafangow and
that his retreat is being cut off.
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Continued on Page six-l
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London. June ia dispatch to the
Central News from Toxic says that the
japanese after fierce fighting yesterday
captured Telissu between Kat Chow
and Seutantien. The Russians lost six
guns and many regimental colors.
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St. Petersburg. June 16, Z :45 p. m
The war office announces that Cen
eral StakeIburg was forced back be
fore greatly superior number ana re
tTas+ed to Vantsialin. so miles north
of Vafangow The officials here deny
that there was anything in the nature
of a rout The enemy had over four
divisions in action.
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Russian Dig a Trench.

Chefoo. June 16.-5 D. m.-Eight iunks
arrived here today from Port Arthur.
all of them loaded with Chinese. They
left that town yesterday Up to toat
time the conditions there were un-
changed. Small skirmishes are reDort-
ed continually ashore and the japanese
ships throw a. few shells daily into the
city. around which the Russians have
Just completed an immense trench.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-16

st. Petersburg, June 16.-7:20 p. m.
4 special dispatch from Lao Yang
to the official Messenger says the bat
tie of Vafangow ragged the whole of
yesterday and the Japanese, receiving
considerable reinforcene ents, crushed
the Russians left flank and COM
PEELED the Russians to retire north
ward. No estimate of the losses is
given and no mention is made of the
loss of the Russian guns.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29

Writing of the death of l.. Clarke
Davis, for fifteen years the editor of
the Public Ledger and for many years
previously the managing editor of the
Philadelphia Enquirer, journalist of
marked ability and influence, but who
"was not known to one reader in a
thousand even by name,'' the Brooklyn
Daily Eagle says:
The career of Mr.. Davis is one to
make the aspirant for journalism stop
and ask himself seriously what he is
after. If he wants reputation let him
fly a newspaper Office as he would a
pestilence. One-half or one-quarter of
the work put into fiction or magazining
will make MIN national figure, which
done as a newspaper man would reveal
him merely to few OF the elect. But
if the neOphite wants usefulness to his
day and generation, if he wants to see
his ideas become common currency,
without trademark and with no law
against c0unterfeiting, then the news
paper offers the best field in all modern
civilization.
The fact remains, however, that the
born newspaper man will never pause
to ask himself any such question; and
greater honors or larger profits in some
other calling will rarely tempt him
away from journalism. If it does for q
time, he usually returns to the worh
that is second nature with him.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
LAUNCH OF A STEAMER FOR CUBA

Built at Belfast, Ireland, and Christened by
Mrs. j. P. Showers of Standpoint, Me.
An interesting launch took place yes
terday morning from Messrs. Workman,
Clark & Co.'S north shipbuilding yard.
The new vessel has been built by this
firm for Messrs. R. Truffin & Co., OF
Havana, and is the first vessel built and
launched under the Cuban flag since the
State secured its independence. AS the
vessel began to move down the ways
she was gracefully christened Regina
by Mrs. Showers, the wife Of Captain j.
P. Showers, under whose superintend-
ence, as the owners representative, the
vessel has been built and engined. The
Regina is about $50 feet in length, with
a gross tonnage Of about 1, 300 tons, and
has been specially designed to carry
molasses in bulk between ports on the
Cuban coast. The new steamer is of
the raised quarterback type, with a
topgallant forecastle. She has five
holds, divided by transverse steel bulk
heads, and four of these holds are fur
Their sub-divided by a longitudinal Gen.
tire steel bulkhead, which rises to the
top of the expansion trunks or matches
on deck, thus forming eight large tanks
in the midship body OF the vessel for
receiving the liquid cargo. The forehold
has been reserved for general cargo.
Recognizing the particular nature of the
cargo, special attention has been given
to the structural strength of the vessel
in every part, and she has been built
under special survey of the British Cor
poration Registry of Shipping for their
highest class. The machinery and
boiler spaces have been placed at the
after end of the vessel, and between
them and the molasses tanks is placed
the pump room, in which two powerful
Blake Knowles pumps, capable of de-
livering about 40 tons per hour, will
be fitted, with suction pipes from each
tank and delivery pipes up to deck, so
as to deliver into storage tanks on tbs
quay or into large steamMer a 81 s,s..e
Accommods...ii Ion for captain and officers
will be provided in steel deckhouse
amidships, while rooms for engineers
are placed in deckhouse at the after
end of engine casing. The crews quar-
tiers are situated in the forecastle. The
machinery consisting of set of triple
expansion engines, with necessary aux
iliaries, is supplied with steam from
two steel cylindrical multitubular boil
ers, all of which have been constructed
at Messrs. Workman, Clark & Com
pany's engine and boiler shops, Queens
Road-The Belfast, ireland, News-Let
ter Dec. Sth.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29

o. the human mechanism an end comes
to Ito usefulness, but it has not actually
"W0rH out" Mans system at times gets
rusty like the wheels of the watch and
only needs little cleaning and oiling to
put it in shape for lifes battles.
An imitation of natures method of re-
storing waste of tissue and impoverish-
ment of the blood and nervous force 10
used when you take an Alternative extract
of herbs and roots without the use of alco-
hol, like DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. This vegetable medicine coaxea
the digestive functions and helps in the
assimilation of food, or rather enables the
organs to take from the food just the
nutriment the blood requires.
Prof J. E. Tauguay, of 81 St. Peter Street, Que
bee, writes: III had been ill for some time with La
Grippe and did not regain my strength. With
lea! Discovery, was able to be around again,
from any of the bad effects of La Grippe I
now keep bottle Of the Golden Medical Dis
soveIy on hand and when catch cold, take
rev doses which Keeps me in perfect health.
As builder up lost strength and vitality I
90 not believe yo1r Discovery has equal"
Accept no substitute for Golden Medical
Discovery" There is nothing viust az
good" for diseases of the stomach.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the best
laxative for old people They cure CON
sfipation and biliousness.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
Hustling for Newspaper Pictures.

American newspapers today are al
most entirely illustrated by photo
graphy; and where reasonable care is
used in the preparation of the plates,
and the subsequent printing is not too
rapid, results are often attained that al
most equal the original photographs
themselves. These pictures are half
tone etchings on zinc plates. The pro-
cess consists in rephOtOgraphing the
original photograph through screen"
printing the new negative thus obtained
upon a sensitized zinc plate, and then
subjecting the latter to an etching
bath of nitric acid. The screen is
simply glass plate bearing fine parallel
lines crossing each other at right angles,
thus forming a microscopic network.
The number of lines to the inch varies
according to the character of the work
desired; for ordinary newspaper pictures
screen carrying sixty-five lines to the
inch is generally used, though for fine
magazine and book work the number
frequently runs to two hundred and
to give body and substance to an other
wise fat and colorless photograph.
After the screened negative has beeu
printed upon the smooth surface of the
sensitized zinc plate, the latter is care
fully gone over with an linked roller.
The ink is then wiped off with damp
cotton, but an almost infnitesimal
quantity of it adheres to the lines of
the photograph. The plate is next
treated to gentle rubbing with
dragons blood" a red, clay like pow
der, the secret of which is jealousy
preserved by the trade. This accent.
yates the picture on the zinc. Then
the plate goes into its bath of nitric
acid, which eats away every portion OF
the surface that is not covered with
ink and dragons blood" In other
words, reproduction of the original
photograph is left in relief. To such q
state of perfection has the mere
mechanical part of the process arrived
that in most newspaper Offices it il
possible to put the finished cut into the
form ready for stereotyping within ar
hour, or an hour and quarter, aftel
the original photograph has been de
veloped. This takes lively and expert
hustling on the part of photographer
and etchers.-Edward J. WheelOck ii
the January Booklovers Magazine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
A BucKspoRr BOON.

Much Work in View for the Cominx Year
Bucksport is looking forward to q
Doom next year. As it is now under.
considerable sum of money there in the
construction of a new station. wharf
ana coal pockets. 1t is said that in all
the railroad is to put out in the neigh
D0rhood of 500, 900 in this work, while
there is talk of other large jobs Of work
which are to be done in the next twelve
months by other interests.
About six weeks ago the railroad
company bought what is known as the
steamboat wharf, where the boats of
the Eastern Steamship Co. now land.
1t is understood that the company is to
greatly alter this wharf and that they
will put in wharves and pockets suit
able for discharging the largest coal
barges and schOOners which bring coal
to the river for them. At the present
time these crafts are discharged at
Bangor, but the conveniences for
handling them are not sufficient. In
other words, it is impossible, with the
present wharf facilities there to handle
the vessels as fast as they should be
cared for. The result of this is that
the demurrage bills which the road has
to pay in the course of summer, by
reason of vessels kept waiting longer
than their charter calls for, is very
large.
Another reason in favor of being able
to discharge coal at Bucksport is that it
can be done during the winter, which
is, of course, impossible at Bangor 1t
is not understood that the road con-
templates doing away with its present
at Bangor, but that it is
to make the Bucksport facilities sup
so that there will be no
need Of vessels having long waits before
discharging, except in very exceptional
cases.
1t is also understood that the Eastern
Co. is to construct new
wharf at Bucksport, and that the
Mckay & Dix Co., which owns the
shipyard where the new Arctic explor-
ing vessel of Lieut.. Peary is being built,
are to build large marine railway at
the yard next summer This company
owns large number of vessels, the
repairing upon which is done at New
York now, but they feel that with a
railway at this point it can be done
more cheaply and just as well at Bucks
port.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
Concerning Clans.

VIM. Underwood Co. are Receiving and
packing clans at their factory with the
promise of a good seasons business, and
chat clam diggers find a ready and profitable
market for their CLANS, some making as
high as $40 or $12 week. The Enterprise
says further: "a very interesting feature
of the business is, that in spite of the thou
sands Of bushels dug the clans seem to be
more plentiful each year, which goes to
show that the productiveness of the clam is
enormous"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29

shuts off everything beyond our deck.
Soon as the sun jumps up again
with no rosy blush Of morn to herald
the coming of the newborn day'-we
are again afoat, steaming slowly be-
tween numerous islands of all shapes
and sizes, which remind us of portion
of the st. Lawrence. Some of the
channels dividing the islands by which
the immense breadth of the Amazon is
broken are themselves like ample rivers
and are locally named as such. A
second stop is made at the village of
Tajaparoe, on the channel or river of
the same name, which, though contain
ing hardly dozen huts, is of import
ance as being one Of the chief centers
of the rubber trade. Here we find
another crowd of nearly naked blacks
with the same monkeys, parrots and
pottery to sell, or more just like them;
and it may be as we'll to say right here
that this part of the scene is duplicated
at every stopping place along the rivers
entire length, with this difference only,
that farther up the vendors are mostly
women and children, who appear to
devote their lives to catching such
beasts, birds and reptiles as passing
travellers are likely to buy, while the
men are off in the woods rubber hunt
ing.
For days and days we steam slowly
along between fiat and mostly marshy
banks, generally alligator-infested, and
always backed by dense wall of YER
dure afiame with gorgeous flowers.
Post Am zonian travellers complain of
the monotony of a long voyage, but it
has never become so to us. Were there
nothing to look at but the splendid
palms it would be enough to keep us
profoundly interested. Among the
thousand varieties of those monarchs
of the tropical forests the assai palm is
most prominent, wi tn its crown of
plume-Hke leaves and pendant punches
of berry-like fruit.
FANNIE B. WARD.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
Industrial School for Girls.

dustrial School for Girls at HallOwell was
made to the governor and council Dec 10th.
During the year II girls have been COM
mitted. There are now 142 girls in the
school, "a of whom are out in homes. Dur
ing the past year Is have been discharged,
II became of age, four by permission of the
good conduct. There were only two at
tempts at runaway and these by girls work
ing outside in homes. There is an urgent
need for a more adequate water supply
The board also emphasizes the need Of an
administration building.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain. cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for Diarrhma.
Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world. twenty-five
cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. WinslOw's SOoth-
NJ Syrup, and and take no other.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29

okG4SA VI 01BS80S IN
the battle of life,
The old idea Of fate
or "kismet," and
that q person al
ways dies when his
time comes, 10 now
exploded. Every
mechanism, wheth-
er made by God or
man, has . definite
amount of wear
and its life can be
length ned or
ehortened accord
ing to the care that
d given it. If &C.
cident or careless
ness destroys the
works of the watch
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
OBITUARY.

In the death of James L. Macomber
which occurred at his home on State street
Dec. 10th, Ellsworth loses one of her oldest
citizens. For the last few years he made
his home with his son in COrinna, but was
called to Ellsworth because of the death OF
his son, DR.. Arthur L. Macomber, whose
remains were brought here for interment
two weeks ago. For sometime past Mr..
Macomber had been feeling poorly, and the
shock OF his sons death, together with the
fact of his advanced age, proved too much
for him
He was born in Islesboro in 1927, son of
Rev Samuel MacOmber, one of the pioneer
Baptist ministers in eastern Maine. In his
earlier years he followed the sea, sailing as
captain, but finally gave up the life of a
mariner and settled in this city, where for
many years he worked at his trade as a
blacksmith. He was a man of untarnished
reputation and commanded the respect of
all who knew him. The religious training
OF his youth was not lost upon him. He
Joined the Baptist church and for many
years was an ottice-bearer, being it's senior
deacon when he died He was a man of
devout spirit who loved the sanctuary and
tried to make his religion practical. Many
today recall his faithfulness in the service
of the church. He carried with him a
acter rang true to every good cause. His
greatness was his goodness. A widow, one
son and one daughter survive, and in this
added sorrow they have the sympathy of a
wide circle Of friends Ellsworth American.
Mrs Hannah d. Colby died at the home
of E. B. Ellis on Central street, Mortified,
VT, Thursday morning, Dec, 18th, at eight
O'Clock of apoplexy. Mrs. Colby had been
ill for three weeks. Mrs. Colby, had she
lived until Sunday, would have been 80
years old and had lived in Mortified for "A
years. She is survived by two sisters and
three brothers, Mrs. Melissa Redman of
Belfast, Me-, Mrs. j. P. Grindle of Portland,
Me-, Bradford Gray Of Chestwell, Md,
Capt. Andrew Gray of Rockland, Me-, and
Stanley D. Gray Of Haverhill, Mass. ; also
by three step-daughters and two sons, Mrs.
E. b. Ellis Of Mortified, Mrs. Eugene
Stilphen of East Somervilie, Mass, Mrs.
Ann McAllister of Bucksport, Me-, Warren
D. Coombs and Eugene CoOmbs of East
SOmerville, Mass. The funeral took place
at BuckspOrt, Saturday.
News was received in Palermo Centre
last week of the sudden death of Mrs
| Sarah Williams Greeley, wife of Watson
Greeley of COulterville, Cal. Mr.. Greeley
was former resident Of Palermo, the SOL
Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Greeley, but went tt
California when Il young man and has since
resided there. Mrs. Greeley was a Califor
mia lady. Mr.. Greeley's many friends anG
relatives in Palermo deeply sympathize witt
him in his bereavement
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
Good Advice.

We would not dictate to any as to where
they spend their own money: it is theirs and
they have perfect legal right to place it
where they wish, but from loyalty to their
the trade be given to home merchants
AroOstoOk Republican.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29

Removes the microbes which impoverish
the blood and circulation. Stops ali trouble
that interferes with nutrition. That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will do. So
cents. Tea or tablet form. r. z. Moody,
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sf]s.sss.r' Early RlseI.s
ne taasoue 0ttDo pl10os
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F. g. SPINNEY,
LOCAL AGENT FOR THE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,

Has been promoted to assistant superintend-
ent and will have charge OF the branch office to
be located IN the new Mixer block. Mr.. Spnney
will give up his tailoring business and devote his
entire attention to the increasing business of the
company in this section. 3m40
CHAS. e. SHERMAN will succeed him as
agen9.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

the authors have placed the imaginary
Island of Adrea, which little kingdom
gives its name to the eldest daughter
of King MenethUs- The old ruler has
lately died it is the ''hundrcdth day,
the end Of the time allotted before the
crowning CT a new queen.
The tragic story which begins TO un-
fold itself deals with incidents in the
career of Adrea, daughter of Menethus,
and It is said to be carried through a
series Of scenes and stage pictures such
as only Mr.. Belasco can conceive and
successfully realize.
The first act passes outside the palace
of the kings of the land. The second is
within the Tower of Forgetfulness. -
The third shows the crowning of the
queen. and the play closes with an
epilogue in Already.
While this is all that can b.. gathered
from the program in advance. enough is
indicated to show that the authors have
chosen a theme - dignity and period
which should allow them rich oppor-
tunities for the poetic treatment that
belongs TO a great drama. That Mrs.
Carter viii be given full scope for her
rare and wonderful talents is already
assured. The cast, which will be fdenti-
cally the same that viii support Mrs.
Carter at the Belasco Theater, includes
Charles A Stevenson, Tyrone Power
X. d. Mclean, Claude Gillingwater, j.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
Mrs Leslie Grtep IN Adrea !.
Mrs Leslie Carfee IN Adreaa
ADREA' MODERNIZES
CLASSIC GREEK DRAMA
Every Element Reproduced and Adapted, Even Old
Chorus-Not Unlike Electra
ry Element Reproduced and Adapted,

that it is not lost to the story. but not
made to have each succeeding act OF
vengeance the imperative corcllary of
what has gone before. The auditor calls
mentally for the punishment which is
inflicted. and then for the repentance
and sacrifice which follow when he
knows, as Adrea does. that the pun
ishment was too swift and passionate
TO be just
The "Greekness" of ''Adrea' consists
not in pure form, but III this: That
everything is subordinated to the en-
thralling story Though the sceneries
and properties are said to be the most
interesting ard costly ever seen upon
the stage. there is no part of either
which has not it's distinct office in put
ting forward and emphasizing the story.
The lights take their part in il: the
drinking cups, the furniture. the very
time of DAY The music-strange, haunt
ing, sometimes terrifyins-take It's
place In the tragic relation. Greek Mrs.
Carter's play certainly is in model, but
never rEonotonous-
The chorus viii be there, but not in
the form in which (thc authors think
moderns have conceived IL Perhaps
the audience may rot know by demon
stra ton that there are choric effects
but i Is hoped that they viii feel them
in t.le general and profound impression
Of the tragedy.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

While no apology is made for the
strenuousness Of Mrs. Leslie Carriers
new tragic play, -4drea," by David
Belasco and john Luther Long, bit
Of enlightenment on the work to be
seen at Convention Hall tomorrow night
may be found in the statement that the
model OF the play is Greek, with such
embellishments as modern taste and
civilization demand.
The Greeks considered their audiences
not at all. With them the play-and the
play alone-was the thing. Those who
are familiar with Electra will re-
member that Orestes is sent into the
palace while his sister waits without,
on guard, 10 slay his mother. And the
audience has TO listen to her groans and
to Orestes' own description Of her kill
ing a moment after. The keynote of
that play is yengeance-the vengeance
which vas a characteristic of the godly
character of the Roman Olympians-
and no sentiment of filial piety was per
mitted tc interfere in its dramatic exki-
biton
But the stimulation OF mere horror in
our times. simply for its emotional eX-
hibition, has ceased 20 attract any but
the morbid, especially where il has been
so divorced from humanity and human
motives as to make il the wantCn act
of pagan gods. Therefore, while -Adrea -
is essentially Greek in pattern, anything
like horror is suggested $50 inevitably