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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
LAND BATTLES COMMENCE.

Ever since the first successful at
lacks Of the Japanese fleet upon the
Russian Port Arthur squadron, the at
tentlon Of the reading public has been
directed toward the Yalu river, which
separates Corea from Machurla, where.
II was supposed, the first land contests
OF consequence would take place. The
question was, would the Japanese army
prove itself as efficient in the field,
as the navy has done2
Word now comes from several places
to the effect that preliminary fighting
has taken place, and that the Japanese
have, II not proved their superiority,
at least gained material advantages,
The Russians, It seems, are slowly fall
ing back, taking up positions behind
new entrenchmentS as the first are
abandoned. This may be part OF the
Russian plans OF operation, but II is
safe to say that the retreat Is not
made until absolutely necessary, as IL
Inspires the Japanese with hope and
fills them with enthusiasm.
It Is too early yet to form an opinion
as to whether the Car or the Mikado
has the better soldiers. The stubborn
ness with which the crossing of the
Yalu seems TO have been contested, In
dicates that no advantage will be
gained by either side, except by hard.
fought battles. What the Japanese
plan further is. Is only n matter Of
conjecture, but in the opinion OF ex-
perts, the decisive battles must be
fought on the plains of Manchuria.
That It will be a long war, is not
doubted now
The leader Of the Japanese armies is
Cen Gentaro Kodama, a middle-aged
gentleman who has forced his way up,
from poverty. He comes from fight
ing race, and has undoubtedly Inherit
ed the qualities OF his ancestors. He
has studied closely the military systems
of Europe. He Is described as a man
OF strong character and the possessor
Of strong personal magnetism. Night
and day, 1t Is said, he sits at his desk
attending TO the multitudinous details
of great war; yet his door is never
closed upon a friend, or even q strang-
er who has the least claim to his at
tention. During the Chinese war he
suffered III health from the continuous
strain Of work, and has since adopted
a severe regime in food and drink, with
the result that at fifty he is young
man, brimful OF energy and high
spirits, lie IS, in word, a man who
inspires confidence.
His antagonist IS General Kuropat-
kin, the most famous fighter OF Russia,
at present. He was Skobeleffs right
hand man at the sangunary battle at
Plevna. and he has seen active service
since he was IS years OF age. lie has
shown the most desperate courage in
perhaps a hundred battles, and his
skin IL at least equal TO his courage.
The world cannot but follow with alb
sorblng interest the development Of
| the contest that has now commenced
! on the Yalu river
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
INTERESTING INFORMATION.

The 1903 volume on Economic Cecil
ogy, issued by tho r. S. Geological Sur
yey, S. L, Emmons and G. w. Hayes,
biologists in charge, has now been is
sued, It is a work Of over 800 pages,
and deals with a number Of subjects Of
special interest to western readers. It
contains valuable information on de-
posits entirely unknown to the general
public. Among the articles that are
sure to attract wide attention are those
on the Park city mining district. and
on iron ores in the Uinta mountains
and In southern Utah, Other valuable
papers are those on Rock gypsum at
Nephi and the salt industry OF Utah
and California; on the Cumberland Gap
coal field Of Kentucky and Tennessee,
the Deer Creek coal field Of Arizona,
ana the Meadow Branch coal field of
West Virginia, The bulletin has Just
bee published for gratutous dlstribu-
ton, and may be obtained on applica-
ton to the director Of the United states
geological survey Washington, d. c.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

resentatlen Of Porto Rlool national pure
food law, and the statehood law
As a rule, legislators deserve COM
mendatlon, and not criticism for going
slow In regard to legislation, The great
flood of laws that Is poured upon our
statute books IL one OF the great evils
OF tho time, Very little new law is
needed every year, but Il seems that
during the past session Of Congress,
G000 bills were IN the Senate and 10000
In the House, And then every state
adds laws ana statutes, pillng them mp
on ono another az II under contract to
build another tower Of Babel Any
congress any state legislature, that en-
deayors to stem tho tide OF senseless
law-making and devices means for the
honest administration OF the laws In
force, deserves well o. the constituents,
There IS no aurcr way 70 create con-
tempt FOR law. than by enacting mass
of rules ana regulations that must
necessarily remain dead letters on the
statute books. Where there is death,
there Is decay and what Is dead is
therefore speedily removed. that the de-
cay may not spread But dead laws are
suffered TO remain, although no one can
fully appreciate the mischief they do to
public morals.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
A woMAN's VIEW.

Tho controversy on the question
which agitates some not over liberal
club ladies' 90 to the recognition of
Hon. Mrs. Coulter Of ogden at the
biennial congress Of woman's clubs
seems to be under consideration IN
many places. We find the following on
this subject in the Anaconda Stand
ard Of Sunday, May
Unfortunately a political aspect pre-
scnts itself in the denunclatlon Of the
action Of Mrs. Mary c. Coulter OF OB-
den. n prominent Utah club woman, eN-
state president and @. Il. w. g. dl-
rector Mrs Coulter was a member or
the last state legislature and she voted
for Reed Smoot A controversy In To-
cal club circles has spread to the ma
tiunal and a protest has been MADE
against Mrs. Coulter appearing at the
biennial as speaker.
Meanwhile Mrs, Robert j. Burdette,
first vice president of the national led
Grafton discusses the Mormon plural
marriages and with telling shot hits the
divorce laws OF the country declaring
that In them Is fostered consecutive
poygamy that IS as degrading TO mar
rlage and the home as are the peculiar
marriage laws among the Mormons,
And while all this controversy has been
gradually climbing toward the explo-
sive mark, Mrs. Rebecca Douglas Lowe,
former president OF the general feder-
alton, quietly marries in her beautiful
apartments ut fashionable hotel In
Atlanta, Ga, George b. Gunton OF
Gunton's Magazine. Washington, ID. c.
Mr.. Gunton having but recently been
released from a former marriage by
the convenient laws OF Dakota.
MRS. w. J. CHRISTIE
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
A PASSING RACE.

According to an item in the outlook
the Hawaiian race Is vanishing, partly
through the death Of the full-booded
natives, and partly through mixture
with other races, principally the eau
casan and Monaghan. The pure Ha-
waiIans, it Is said, have small families.
Many of their children die in infancy,
and the adults are carried away by
consumption and other diseases. Their
total number, we are told. has been
reduced from 10000 in 1853, to less than
10000 in 1900. Concerning the mixed
race, the writer in the outlook says:
1.-THE health and vigor of those OF
mixed Hawaiian blood Is much superior
to that of the pure Hawaiians, There
are two leading types OF these mixed
races, the Caucasian Hawaiian and the
Chinese Hawaiian. or these, II is the
testimony of all observers, that the
Chinese Hawaiians are the best race,
both physically and mentally. Mar
riages between the Hawailans and 9TH
err races are quite frequent, and the
number OF part Hawailans Is steadily
Increasing In 1872 the census gave
but 1,4S7 part Hawailans. In 1854 they
had increased TO i,2lS, and in 1900 to
7SiS. The larger proportion Of children
among the part Hawalians is shown by
the statistics of school attendance,
which in 1902 showed 4.9OS full-blooded
Hawaiian children TO total population
Of 29,7s7, and 2,s69 part Hawaiian chill
dren to n population Of 7,S4s. In other
words, the proportion Of children Is
twice as great among the part Hawaii
ans as among those OF pure blood.
These facts force upon us the conclu-
sion that within two or three genera
lions the Hawailans as a type will pass
away, and the Hawaiian problem will
find its solution in the gradual absorp-
ton Of the natives by stronger races"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

In addition to many enactments Of
minor importance. such as amendments
TO facilitate the administration of the
public land laws, the loaning Of $4,000
600 to the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton ana the order to investigate the
beef" trust. the proceedings were en-
livened by an investigation Of charges
duplicating members Of Congress in
postal scandals and by an inyestiga-
ton of "Mormonism" and the right OF
Reed Smoot of Utah to a seat in the
United States senate. Chicago has to
thank Congress and the president for
the law affecting the tunnels, also for
the law creating the office OF naval Of
ficer for this port, For the particular
officer appointed It's indebtedness is 10
the president, who found DIR. Jameson
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

In the May issue OF Success the lead
ing article by Vance Thompson. is the
first of series on Noted Diplomatic
Mysteries" which this author Is writ
ing for Success" "The Limitless
Power OF a New orld-Industry," by
Frank Fayant, sets forth the claims Of
the automobile as a factor for better
hygienic conditions, etc, "The Advance
IN the Cost OF Living" Is the subject Of
an article from the pen Of David Ora
ham Phillips. Among the fiction Is
"Annabeps Blue Dressing Sack" by
Charles Battell LOOMS, a humorous
story about q struggling author upon
whom Fortune suddenly smiles, and an
instalment of the serial story, Guthrie
OF The Times" by Joseph A. Altsheer
There are new poems by Joaquin Mill
Ter, Holman f. Day and Nixon Water
man, n sketch Of John l.. Bates, the
governor of Massachusetts,, by Ridgley
Terrence, Little Stories about the Late
Jean Leon Gerome by Test Dalton
and other interesting articles. Univer-
sity Building, New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

q jolnt convention of the powers most
directly interested ia the North PHeiho
to regulate pelagio hunting OF the fur-
bearing seas, and has given Official
recognition and material aid to an
American group OF ntates affiliated
with the "lnterparlamentary union
Tor promoting arbitration IN lntorila'
tonal disputes The ooastwlso ship
ping regulations have been extended 10
the Philippine islands, to take effect
July 1, 1905, A loun OF N,600,OOO was
made to tho Louisiana Purchase eS-
position, and $4,000 WIS appropriated
In aid OF the LOWS and Clark eNpOsl-
ticn at Portland. Tho house OF repre-
ncntatives has investigated tne dealings
OF lts members with the Postollico de-
partment, ana found everybody pure as
the driven snow IL has directed Il de-
Iartment investigation OF the beet
trust. from which entirely different re-
suits are expected, Oillce buildings
are 70 be erected FOR senators and rep
Gtgentatiyes, with an Office room for
each member Ia which 10 conduct his
business with his constituents, A
great number OF private and routine
bills were passed on the report of COM
mittees and with little or no debate,
and both parties have united 20 fill the
Congressional Record with great
many more campaign speeches than
the public can ever be got to read.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
Chlcngo RECORD TLerald.


Though the present Congress Is more
distinguished by the important meas
ures II has ignored than by those it has
acted upon there Is nevertheless one
thing TO which II can point with pride.
That Is tho huge number OF bills that
It's members have introduced IN the
two houses The Fifty-seYenth Con-
gress made the record In this respect,
with 7ii5 senate bills and 1860 house
bills, The present Congress- only half
way through it's history, has already
piled up 1898 house bills and 5,6i5 sen.
ate bills, TO say nothing Of Its resolu-
lions Of various kinds. which are num-
bered by the hundreds, Thus does
Congress progress. Its guiding prnci-
pie appears to be that the less logisla-
ton It intends to enact the more siren
uous it ought to be in deyislng bills
which II doesn't mean TO consider
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The editor Of the Herald seems to be
dlsgruntled because the News" re-
porters do not read all the contents OF
his paper Well who does? II Is
evident he does not take II all in him
self. And every one is to be pitled who
thinks that everything happens" that
Is to be found In our morning contem-
porary. Ask the Hon. william Glass
man,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
LAWS AND CONGRESS.

The first session OF the Fifty eighth
Congress Is the object Of some criticism
because 1t failed TO pass some meas
ures which are considered urgent Con-
gress goes home, leaving unenacted
about nine-tenths OF the measures pro-
posed, Il IL said.
Among the numerous measures pl.
geon-holed were those relating 10 an
elght-hour labor day; post check cur.
rencyI protection OF the President; rep.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

progress, enlightenment and good gov
eminent, @ model city where art and
science and beauty and religion shall
flourish, and to which viii be attracted
the great and mighty and truth-seeking
Of all the earth. Zion viii arise and
shine, put on her beautiful garments
and become the glory OF the land!
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The appropriations have been large
but apparently the aggregate viii still
leave surplus, though one which will
be narrow as compared with those to
which we have been accustomed OF
late years. OF the appropriation bills
that for the navy has come in for se-
we're criticism, both because of its
vast total approxmating Sl0OO00,0O0,
and because by implication It licenses
''the big navy" policy and our entrance
into n race for naval supremacy with
out regard TO the cost. We may not
yet have gone navy mad but the bill
indicates condition of the national
mind that will bear watching.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
DEsERET NEWS PHONES.

Persons desiring TO communicate by
telephone with any department OF the
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Save the Land for Homemakers"
might be adopted as the motto Of Max
wells Talisman. The April number of
this magazine opens with extracts from
an address by President Roosevelt, the
burden Of which is this ddmonitlon and
the entire issue re-echoes that sound
advice. Repeal the Land Laws" "The
Public Domain" Irrigation News"
and Cooperative Colonization" are
headlines that give the reader an idea
Of the mission this publication has un-
dertaken to fulfill,L17OO Fisher Build
ing. Chicago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
Kansas city Times.

The important matters OF tariff re-
vision, of Philippine trade, of immigra-
ton in general and Chinese restrictions
in particular, were ignored. But doubt
less the party leaders regard the ses-
sion as highly successful, for II Con-
gress showed disposition to dodge
responsibility. " also refralned from
enacting legislation which might give
campaign material 60 the Democrats.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

Russia and Japan win probably have
settled their differences by the time the
Temple OF Peace at The Hague is
completed and then may very properly
accept an invitation 10 the house
warming.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The Burr Mcintosh Monthly for May
presents number of portraits Of popu-
lar notabilitles, such as Maxine Elliot,
Nicola Tesla, and others. There are
many fine panoramic Views color-Rrav-
ures, and color panel OF May Irwin in
her New Spring Hat. The editorial Is
addressed TO amateur photographers,
and will prove Of special interest to
them-The Burr Mcintosh Publishing
Co., New York,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The Japanese are not so progressive
as the Russians, They are behind the
Russians all the time and don't seem
able 10 catch up
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

OF course some days must be dark
and dreary, and into each life some
rains must fail, but for the last few
days the business has been somewhat
OyerdOne,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

People would not get caught so often
with get-rich-qulck schemes If they
would but remember that there Is no
excellence without labor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The Japs seem to get blocked every
time they attempt to block the entrance
TO Port Arthur There are some block.
heads somewhere.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The women students OF Cornell uni
versIty have formed an "anti-spoouing
society" Membership in II will never
be at a premium.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

San Francisco is preparing 30 cele-
brate the opening OF the Panama canal
There will be plenty OF time to prepare.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

According to the News" special cor
respondent at st, Louis the exposition.
inside, looks more like a May day moy-
ing than a great fair.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

II IS charged against Judge Parker
that when boy he wrote poetry. He
could now offer a plea in abatement or
the statute Of limitations.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The government is probing the beef
rust, But 1t seems 20 be using beef
trust skewer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

France seems TO dread the influx Of
forty millions in gold more than the
United States breads its effux.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

1t will not be long now before Uncle
Sam begins cleaning up his backyard
In Panama.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

II he Is wise, the weather man will
not do any more predicting for several
days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The Russian runners bid fair TO be-
come more famous than the Orloff trot-
tiers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The japanese may not have money
TO burn, but they have ships 10 sink.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

The losses on the Yalu make the car
feel very sad Adam Fad.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04

At the st. Louis fair night is fairer
than day.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-04
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.


Tho Senate has ratified commercial
treaties with cuba and China, and Con-
gNss mas authorized tho negotiation OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-01
, market closed strong.
New York Stocks.
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
TOday's Quotations ON Provisions, Live
stock. Feed and Fuel.

Rock Island, July Following are
the wholesale quotations on the local
market:
Provisions.
Butter-Creamery 1sc q zoe. dairy 1sc.
Eggs-Fresh lie.
Lard-9c.
Live Poultry - Spring chickens IS a
$3.50 per dozen: hens SC per pound
turkeys loc per pound; ducks Sc; geese
SC.
Vegetables-New potatoes 81.
Live stock.
CattIe-Steers s45OMS6: cows and
heifers $3F7 $3.50: calves S3HS4
Hogs - Mixed and butchers $4.75d
s5.2s.
Sheep-Yearlings or over s39s45O:
lambs $5-50TSs.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn 55c a 5Sc: oats 43c a l6c
ForaEe-Timothy hay 81 lsI2; praI-
RE sec $1o.50. straw SS-5oE $3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-01
LyfOrd-CrOmptOn.
AT THE HOTELS

At the Harper House-A. Rutledge
Rockford; H. E. Pursell, Kewanee; w
II. Kimkall, Davenport; w. S. Heyer,
st. Louis; NJ J. Wade. Iowa City;
j. G. Johnson, Chicago; A. Y. McDon.
aid and wife, Dubuque; F. Bell and
wife, Dubuque; r. U. Hemenway
Galesburg; S. c. Clifford, city; r. p.
Macauley. Atkinson; H. B. Hamlin,
Akron. Ohio; c. f. Martin. Kankakee :
w. c. Mclaughlin, Kankakee: G. l..
Heck, Jr., Burlington; w. H. Johnston,
Peoria; B. n. Storms, Streator, Ill; w.
j. Spencer. Canton. ILL.,; G.. c. Nutting
and wife, Iowa City; w. l.. Hope Chi
cago; G. r. Morrison, Lorraine; J. G.
Grave, Chicago; w. Van Hoesen, Chi
cago; Ike Hoffman, New York; J. w.
McCarty. Chicago; A. NJ Chase; New
York; III. Scam, Scales Mound Ill;
II. G. Pirney. Boston; F. J. RosbroOk.
city; II. G.. Davis, Chicago; Thomas
Small. Chicago; Mrs. G. Smith. Hawk
eye. Iowa; w. ID. Jennings, Jackson,
Mimi; B. Booth and wifi. Oklahoma
City. o. T.; n. T. Anderson, Galva;
H. A. Seloage and wife. New York:
]. Metcalf. Princeton, Iowa; V. F.
Dickert, FIT. Dodge. Iowa.
At the Rock Island (European)-
w. A. Parker. Marseilles; w Frank.
St. Louis; H. B. Gingreich. st. Louis:
E. l.. Doods. f. b. Hutchinson, J. B.
Frenchard. Chicago; r. NJ. Cram, Otta-
wa; w. Beck. H. Cook, ]. Currie, Bar
mum a Bailey circus; George w.
Watts. Lyons. Iowa; S. T. Wilson, Wi
ID
r. Jones. Galva; c. E. Bentley. Aledo;
J. r. Pitney. Peoria; Fred H. Cole,
Prophetstown; Kin Hadaway. Proph-
etstown; Abb Lands, city; F. w. Des
A. w. Salzmann, city.
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Licensed to Wed.

John r. Stengel -...-... Rock Island
Miss Elizabeth r. Edwards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-01
DAN NAVAL Is HELD FOR
BEATING HIS BOARD BILL

Dan Mayall, who beat Mrs. Mary
Tarpy out of a two weeks board bill
amounting TO $40, was bound over tot the
circuit court in the sum of 800 last
evening by Magistrate Johnson. In
default of securing bail Mayall was
remanded to Jail Mayall stated at
the hearing that he did not have any
money to pay his board. He had a sis
ter living here, but she would not help
him out of his predicament. His home
is in Ipava, and it seems that he had
gone from this city some time ago.
forgetting to settle for his board. The
other day he returned. This was his
undoing. for his landlady was watch
ing for him, and when he made his
presence known he was arrested.