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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
JAPANESE NAVY'S THIRD
ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.

BY the Associated Press
st. Petersburg. Feb. 2G--A dispatch
received here from Port Arthur dated
February 26, says "At one O'Clock
this morning several Japanese torpe
do boats were sighted from here with
their sails set for the purpose of dis.
guising their character. The battle
ship Retvizan and shore batteries
opend fire and continued the firing
until day break without any visible re
suit After day break the japanese
squadron, apparently conveying trans
ports, was sighted. At a quarter past
eleven this squadron came near and
an engagement, which lasted forty
minutes ensued. There was no dam.
age. A few shells fell in Port Arthur.
II Is expected here that the Japanese
will attempt a landing soon. An in.
spection of the Japanese fire ships
sent into this harbor February "a
shows that they we're loaded with coal
and kerosene and that electrical infer.
nal machines had been placed in the
midst of this cargo"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
JAPAN GETS 4 new ALLY
KOREA WILL JOIN HANDS
AGAINST THE RUSSIAN FOE

nine cruisers and numerous vessels Of
the torpedo fiotilla, the stone-laden
steamers reached Port Arthur We'd.
nesday. While the fleet engaged the
shore batteries, the steamers made
haste for the mouth of the harbor, di.
rectly under the Russian guns. De.
tails of the attack have not been re.
ceived, but it is evident the Russian S
fire sank the steamers before they
reached the points planned for their
laundering by the Japanese.
1t is said all the crews of the four
vessels escaped in boats and were
picked up by the Japanese torpedo
boat destroyers. The report that two
torpedo boat destroyers were sunk by
the Russians is denied.
The naval department has received
brief dispatch from the commander
of one of the torpedo boat destroyers
saying no lives and no warships were
lost and no damage was inflicted by
the Russians.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT
FROM A JAPANESE SOURCE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Toxic, Feb 26.-vlce Admiral To
COS attempt to bottle up the Russiaf
fleet at Port Arthur by sinking a flee
Of stone.laden merchant steamers ii
the mouth of the harbor, evidently
faield, though the venture caused NJ
loss of life and the vessels lost were
not of any great value.
Five ships. each carrying five men
were prepared by Admiral Togo for
the attempted blockade. Four are re
ported to have been sunk hut the fat
of the fifth is unknown here. It il
presumed it withdrew with the other
Japanese vessels. The five vessels
were filled with stones so as to make
the obstruction permanent and were
manned by volunteer merchant
crews. 1t was impossible to select ma
val officers and sailors on account oi
their great rivalry to participate in
the daring venture.
Accompanied by four battIeships
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27

THE SUBMARINE BOATS
WAS WARMLY CONTESTED BY
MINORITY BUT QUESTION OF
TYPE IS LEFT TO SEcRE-
TARY NAVY.
by the Associated Press.

ny ltit NDSNAfotNA AN"fs7s
Washington. Feb, 2G--Ihe House
passed the naval bill today after hay-
ing had it under consideration for a
week There was party contest
on the number Of propositions during
the day, especially on the effort of
different minority members to secure
an amendment to the price OF armor
plate at the figure bid by certain steel
companies.
Several amendments were ruled out
Of order on points of order and the
Republican leaders by skllful parlia-
mcntary tactics left the matter of ar
NOR plates in the discretion of secre.
tary of the navy. An Intellectual at
tempt was made to have an eight
hour lay applied to all ship construc-
ton
The contest over submarine boats
was quite exciting and an amendment
finally was adopted which leaves the
question of the type of boat open but
Increases the amount OF appropriation
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27

UCEROY ALEXiEFF REPORTS
ON BLOCKING HARBOR
by Associated Press.


St Petersburg, Feb 2G.---A report
0 the car from Nicer0y Alexian
lated Feb 25th. concerning the attach
m Port Arthur made public tonight.
A squadron Of the enemy's vessels
numbering sixteen, approached the
fortress about II O'Clock this morn
ing and opened bombardment ON the
cruisers Askold. Bayan and Novik
which were in the outer harbor, and
tlso on the fortress The firing con.
nued half an hour Then our cruisers
vent into the harbor The enemy
fred for several minutes on one OF
,ur batteries, and then began to leave
they stopped within sight of the fort
but out of the range of fire AT thi
line four of the enemys cruisers dc
ached themselves from the squadron
md proceeded to Pigeon bay. whert
hey quickly opened fire on our tor
,edo boats that were cruising there
They directed also a strong cannon
sde against the shore. The command
INT consequently sent troops to Pig
con bay. The firing there lasted thir
y minutes, but no landing was made
Fhe japanese cruiser then departed
Suitable measures have been taken Il
oppose a possible effort on the part o
he enemy to creep up by the sea
Dur losses this day were one mar
wounded at the battery"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
JAPANESE LEGATIONS STORY,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Washington, Feb 26--The Japan
csc legation at Washington received a
cablegram from Toxic under today's
date substantially as follows: vice
Admiral Kamimura reports as fol,
lows February 26: According to the
report from the torpedo flotilla sent
for the purpose of rescuing the crews
Of the steamers sent to block the har
Dor of Port Arthur, the EIokoku Maru
lies on the left side of the entrance
sunk purposely by the Japanese by an
explosion. The Lenshin Maru, Buyo
Maru, Jinsen Maru sunk themselves
east OF the i.aote Shan. All The crews
of these steamers were picked VI
safely. Our destroyers and torpedo
flotilla are unharmed. Dawn of th,
25th our main squadron approached
Port Arthur and bombarded the enc
nys men of war and forts
We saw the Russian ships Noyik
Askold and Bayan fleeing into the har
bor' il thus being apparent the block
ing operation had not much effect
Our squadron then fired into the har
Dor and saw flames and considerable
smoke. We withdrew after fifteen
minutes shelling, While our cruis
ers were thus engaged in firing. W.
saw one of the enemys torpedo boat,
destroyed. Our squadron eceived ne
damage,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
City OF Rochester Visited By a
Disastrous Fire
ONE FIREMAN INJURED
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED PER-
SONS THROWN OUT OF WORK
LIST OF THE LOSSES
INCURRED.

Rochester, N. X Feb. 26,-One of
the most disastrous fires that ever Wis
tied Rochester today wiped ont three
Of the five large department stores in
the city, causing loss of four mil
lions, and throwing $500 people out
of work, The fire started in the store
of the Rochester Dry Goods company,
and spread to Walkover Shoe com
pany en- East and Beadle streets, the
Sherbourne company, Marble block
and q Is story granite building occu
Pied mainly as Offices, on the west
livery stable and some frame
buildings on division street were dam.
aged by the water and the falling
walls. There were no casualties, and
only one person, a fireman, was in
jured.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
MINORITY
SENATORS
CRITICISE
BILL FAvoRlNo AMERICAN SHIPS
CARRYING SUPPLIES.
OF Lack of Quorum
Hale Champions.

Washington Feb 2G-The senate
to-day considered At some length the
bin requiring the use of American
ships in carrying governm ut sup
piles but without action adiourned
for want uf quorum The bill was
criticised by The Democratic senator's
as being in the nature Of a subsidy.
but Hale. xho was in charge Of the
measure, defended IL agains, this at
tack and championed il in the inter
est of American shipping. Early in
the day an agreement was reached
TO take NJ on Monday next the bin
authorizing the erection of joint
building for the departments Of state.
Justice and commerce. and 10 devote
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
From Death by the Fall of Seal
fold Almost Miraculous
ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED
BY THE ACCIDENT WHICH OCCUR.
RED IN NEW CHICAGO POST.
oFFlcE-FiRE ALARM
TURNED IN.
BY Associated Press.

| BY Associated Press.
Chicago Feb 2G One man killed
md another probably fatally injured
and over score of other workmen
had narrow escapes from being
crushed beneath monster scaffold
hich collapsed This afternoon in the
enter of the new postoifjca building
The scaliod was built from the main
Iloor of the building directly beneath
its dome. lGl feet ahove Thrty-fivc
men were working about the dome,
md for a time it was thought that
learly hat this number had been XII.
led, but all escaped with tho exception
If two plasterers James Buron. ana
Barney Mcbride who we're standing
IN a portion Of the scalfpldlng which
collapsed
When the scaffold collapsed great
clouds of dust were blown through
The doors and windows, and 1t was boz
iievcd the building was ahre. A dozen
'nsines responded to a special alarm
and when it was found there was no
ire, the firemen were put 10 work re.
moving the debris In the search for
those thought TO have been caught
in the accident Byrons body was
found pinned beneath tons of lumber.
and when all the debris was cleared
away, II was found that only one life
had been lost Those working about
the scaffold when it fell saved them.
selves by jumping into the windows
in the dome and onto the tenth 1oor
Of the building.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
FOUR MEN
FOUND GUILTY
AS INDICTED
a VERDICT REACHED nv poSTOF-
FiCE CONSPIRACY CASE,


Washington, Feb 26.-" Guilty as
indicted was the verdict announced
by the jury in the postonice conspir-
aey trial tonight, stating al the same
time that this was the verdict as 10
all -four defendants. August w Ma.
chen late general superintendent OF
The rural free delivery division. George
u. Lorenzo, Toledo Ohio. and Samuel
A. and Dillcr Il. C;ron. of this CITY.
The jury was out nine hours WheA
The jury announced that 1t had
reached a verdict Justice Prichard
was summoned The four defend
ants anXiousiy awaited the verdict
aud deathlike stiffness fell upon the
small crowd which had been permit.
ted 20 enter the room as the clerk
inquired Of the foreman If verdict
had been reached The jury rose,
aud as the words guilty as indicted"
fell from the foremans lips the de.
PENDANTS and their counsel seemed ap.
palcd.
The attorneys Tor the defendants
Immediately filed motions for new
trial. for the arrest Of judgment and
fnr an appeal for the purpose of hav-
Ing the defendants admitted to bail.
Bail was fixed at s20.000 each. the
bonds of Lorenzo and the two Groas
being increased from $4,000 10 that
sum. There was general astonish-
m-at that the jury had included in
conviction Samuel A. Groh. the Wash.
ington policeman and inventor Of the
Croft fastener as 10 whom counsel
for the government yesterday inform.
cd the jury that he did not expect
conviction and that he personally did
not believe in his guilt. next 10 Sam
uel A Croft the most surprised mam
Sas Machen. who said he was thun
defs,ruck at the verdict and seemed
utterly crushed
The jury took Eve ballots. on she
drst vote il stood 70 for convie-
ton; on the second eight to four.
the third nine 20 three. the fourth tea
70 two: n 9th vote was unanimous
Bal was furnished tonight for each
OF the convicted naeH. the suresies he
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
ANOTHER RUSSIAN VERSION.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. ga Russian
correspondent of the Associated
Press, telegraphs from Port Arthur
under date of February 26: Last
night about ten o'clock the Japanese
torpedo boats again unsuccessfully at.
tempted an entrance into Port Arthur.
Firing was heard at sea after mid
night. and it is presumed the Russian
torpedo boats or torpedo boat destroy.
ers had attacked the Japanese. No
details of the result are at hand" :
Continuing. the correspondent SAYS:
THE Now Kri has published a criti-
cism Of the United States for propos.
ing the naturalization of China, and
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
Principal losses are: Granite build I

Principal losses are; Granite build
ing. $50 900 Marble building. $4,000
the Buell. estate. 100000, the Corn.
well building. sG0,000, the Kirley
building. S35.000: Walkoyer Shoe Co.
10000. Sibley Lindsay & Curr com
pany. $4,000.
The losses on stock. The Sihley
Lindsay & Curr company retail. $500
900. wholesaia. sl.250.90o. Tenants in
Granite building. 5000. 600: Beadle and
sherburne company. $3.50 900: Roches-
ter Dry Goods company. Sl5o.000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27

yesterday charged with attempting 70
assist in liberating his son, Albert
Peters from the Alexander county Jail
Albert Peters is the young man @ho
shot c. A, Marchldon at Thebes sew.
eral months ago and on account Of his
age was sentenced to the reform
school
His father sent him book about
a week ago in which was concealed
some steel saws but Tailor R!ggle S
wife discovered the saws before the
book was delivered and the plan to
break jail was frustrated
Jailor Riggle left for Chicago last
night to bring the prisoner to Cairo
and he took Myrtle Thornton to the
penitentiary at Joliet. She is the
negress who stole some clothing from
Roy Sholson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
TURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY u, 1904.

His majesty and all prominent pol
iticians are fully aware Of the situa.
tion created by irremediable cleavage
in The Unionizt ranks by fiscal and
other differences ana they are all
preparing for n spe dy fall OF the
government and consequently gen
oral election
Those who are hcst informed in pol
itical matters. including even many
persons in close touch with Chamber
LAIN anticipate that the liberals will
not only win easily at the forthcoming
general election hut estimate their
majority may be rs high as 15o
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
MUSCOvITE EvACUATES DALNY
French Minister Will Be Given His Pass
Ports By Korean Government
Japan's Third Attack

says the news received from Toxic is
to the effect that a fund has been
raised in Washington to enable the
Japanese to continue the war
The paper adds that the Shanghai
Mercury, which is published with
American money, is endeavoring
openly to induce China to side with
Japan and expel the Russians from
Manchuria.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
RETURN OF LIBERALS
20 rower in England Expected Lore
Spencer Asked to Form
New Cabinet.

London. Feb 2s.-The Asociatef
Press is in a position to declare that
there win be a dissolution Of parlia
ment within six weeks. and If as ey
pected. the liberals are returned t.
power. King Edward will summon
Lord Spencer, 1ih leadefl 10 form
A cabiOpf.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
PRICE OF FLOUR AO1aNces.

Minneapolis. Feb. 26.--Another ad
vance of ten cents per barrel in the
price of -four was announced today
rs the result of the high record OF
wheat prices reached Thursday. The
bakers are now buying flour sparingly
and raise in the price of bread Is pos.
sible.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
PRINCE HENRY LOSES SON.
By Associated Press.

Kiel. Feb. 26.-Prince Henry. the
youngest son of Prince Henry of Prus.
sia, died today. aged 4. He had been
unconscious for some days as a re-
suit Of injuries received in a fall while
playing in the nursery several weeks
ago. Yesterday high fever devei-
oped and the prince had several at
tacks Of commissions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
RUSSiA'S DAMAGED SHIPS
NOT FIT FOR ANY SERVICE
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
Paris, Feb, 26.-The Temps st.
Petersburg correspondent telegraphs
that the Russian warships Plotova,
Novik, Askold and Diana have com
pleted the repairs necessitated by the
injuries they sustained in the first
battle off Port Arthur. He adds that
all the ships damaged are not avail,
able for active service and that the
Vladivostock squadron makes fire.
luent sorties from that port, which re-
mains open.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Seoul, Feb. 26.--The Korean govern.
ment has decided to order the Korean
troops to join the Japanese in the
field. The port of Win was opened to
foreign trade last night. The lmita.
tons to be placed on trade and other
incidental matters will be passed on
later This action necessitates a har.
Dor, SO Yongampho has been decided
upon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27

or such boats.
Minority failed to secure a record
ote on the proposition to recommit the
ill with the instructions proposed.
Instructions being declared ont of or
Ter.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
ENGLAND MAKING READY
FOR ALL POSSIBILITIES
by Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Victoria, B. G., Feb 26. BY an or
der received from the British Admir-.
ally, the Canadian Pacific Railway
company's steamships of the Empress
line plying between Vancouver on the
main land and Oriental ports, have
shipped their Six inch guns, the
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
KOREA WILL HAND FRENCH
MINISTER HIS PASSPORTS

BY the Associated Press.
London, Feb. ga report which
emanates from St. Petersburg says
the Japanese minister at Seoul, Korea,
has requested the Korean government
to hand the French minister his pass
ports.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27

mounts having bgeu placed on them
in 1898 during the trouble with France
over the E'ashoda question.
There are liye of the ships named
as follows: Tho Tartar Atheaian and
The Empress Of India Empress Of
China and ;he Empress Of japan.
They arc not5 FIRST class auxiliary cru
isers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27

Thursday 10 legislation IN the inter
est OF Alaska.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
ARRESTED IN CHICAGO
G. Peters will Answer to > Charge Of
Attempting to Aid in Jail
Breaking.

J. Peters was arrested in Chicago
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27

Concluded IN fourth paeg
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Tramway in Hull, England.

According to United States Consul Hamm
at Hull, England, the tramway system in
that city, owned and operated by the l.
ncipality, is superior in many respects to
the system existing in almost any Ameri-
can city. The cars are double deckers
and the fare is cents for all distances
on all lines. The financial results of this
low fare system are interesting. During
the past twelve months ten miles of dou-
BILE track, or twenty miles of single track
were in operation. The gross income was
about $445, 600, and the cost Of operation
about $4,000. leaving gross profit of
S2l2. COO, and, iideducting interest on the
investment and the sinking fund. a net
profit of s$122 COO or an average of over
$12, COO mile of double track which went
into the Getty treasury. The wages paid
will appear low to an American. Motor
men receive from $6.75 to $3.50 week.
and conductors from So to So. so per week
1t is admitted. however that house rents
and some kinds of provisions are cheaper
in England than in most American cities.
A days work consists of ten hours The
overhead trolley is used and the speed
varies Insufficient parts of the city. the
maximum being twelve miles per hour
The length of the track Is being constantly
added tor the consul says, and all the
leading streets will soon have car lines.
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Education in Japan.
he Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

From the Seattle Post lnteD1gencer.
In no field of activity has Japan done so
much as in that of education. Thanks to
the private and temple schools, which have
been in existence for centuries, as well as
to the higher state seminaries, popular ed
ucation has always been at high level
1t is greatly to the credit Of the Japanese
physicians that ever since the middle of the
eighteenth century they have applied them
selves to the study of the Dutch language,
thus opening a channel which has enabled
the science of Europe to effect an entry
among them. AS early as 1857 Tokyo saw
the creation of a sort of institute for for
eign science. in which instruction was given
at first in Dutch, then in English, French,
German and even Russian languages. The
chief achievement of this seminary was the
compilation of an English-Japanese diction-
airy, while in 1853 the first European school
of medicine was also established there. A
quarter of century ago Japan depended
almost entirely upon foreign countries for
it's supply of professors and teachers; now
the recruits are wholly drawn from native
scholars 1t scarcely requires to be shown
that this new system of public education
proved in a comparatively short time an
eHectlVe. means of transforming japan in
the progressive sense intended by the gov
eminent, so that the ministry of education
may be said to have done most to weld the
natlon INTO a harmonious whole. 1t may
fa1riy be inferred that this wise and full
development of Japan cationalIy Is to he
credited largely with the clever work now
peing performed by the Japanese naval
commanders and government officials. the
similarly clever work of Japan's army and
nay III the Chlno-Japanese war of 1894 90
Picking. 0' upon
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Origin Of City Plans.

FROM the Architects and Builders Magazine
All cities, with few exceptions trace the
origin of their plan to the inclosed camp.
and many still show marked features of
primitive fortilcatlors. In all early
schemes for defense the inclosed square
was considered the best From the time
when wagons We're merely parked on the
plain to the time when buildings We're con-
strueted with blank walls to the enemy
and their facade to the open square. this
plan mas Hbeen universally adopted and
many OF the great squares or market places
OF famous cities still show undenia Bile evil
dences of these precautions for defense.
which faces it's wonderful city hall is ap-
must surely have been constructed with the
idea of defense in mind.
Were it possible to forecast the rapid de-
velopment of cities or to predict which of
our many cities is to become a metropolis,
the problem might not be such a difficult
one, but such, unfortunately is not the
case. Even the most vivid imagination
would scarcely have been able to predict
the enormous increase of population and
the consequent architectural development
of modern cities. The rapid growth of
American cities is well known, but few
realize that the older cities of Europe have
had similar experience. The recent in
crease in Berlin has exceeded that OF Chi
cago, and what is true of Berlin is true OF
many other European centers. 1t is then
not surprising to note that in Hanover,
Hamburg, Nuremberg. Leipsic. Leignitz. ST.
Johann a Saar and Magdeburg modern mu-
nicipal buildings of great Importance have
recently been or are now being constructed.
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To Cure Sleeplessness.
From Leslie's Monthly.


When We are kept awake from our fa-
tigue, the first thing to do is to say over
and over to ourselves that We do not care
whether We sleep or not, in order to Undue
ourselves with healthy indifference about
it. 1t will help toward gaining this whole
some indifference to say II am too tired to
sleep, and therefore the first thing for me
to do is to get rested in order to prepare
for sleep. When my brain is well rested it
will go to sleep; it cannot help 1t. When
1t is well rested it will sleep just as nat
uraliy as my lungs breathe, or as my heart
beats" Another thing to remember--and
it is very important-is that an overtired
brain needs more than the usual nourish-
ment. II you have been awake for an
hour. and 1t Is three hours after your last
meal take half a cup or cup of hot milk
If you are awake for another two hours
take half cup more, and so. at intervals
of about two hours. SO long as you are
awake throughout the night. Hot milk is
nourlshing and sedative. 1t Is not inc,,n-
venient to have milk by the side of ones
bed. and little saucepan and spirit lamp.