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The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Story Of Naval Battle.

Che Foo, Aug. "a reliable author
ity says that eight Russian warships
participated in the recent three-days-
battle at Port Arthur Since then the
Sevastopol and the Amur have been
repaired.
1t is presumed that the fighting re-
ferred to was the engagement reported
by General Stoessel, commander of the
Russian military forces at Port Ar
thur, to have occurred July 26, 27 and
%.
During the last twenty-four hours
200 Chinese and fifty Russian refugees
have arrived from Port Arthur. Almost
all left there August 4th. 1t has been
the report of the sinking off Port Ar
thur Of Japanese cruiser. but that
this occurred is not denied, as the YES
sci is said to have been sunk in
place where mines have recently been
Laid
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
SIEGE CONTINUES
REPORTS OF NAVAL BATTLES
Uneonfirmed Report That Port Ar
thur 10 captured-Russians Said
to Be Falling Back Before kuroki.


st. Petersburg. Aug. 9.-The city is
full of wild rumors that Port Arthur
has fallen, due to reports from Chez
Foo Of another assault in which the
fortress was taken by the combined
land and sea forces. though the JAP
anese lost three warships, including
the protected cruisers Chiyoda and It.
kushima There is not the slightest
confirmation OF these rumors. 1t is be-
lieved that the Japanese are still una
BILE to capture the outer works. much
less to capture the fortress itself.
Emperor Nicholas has received the
following dispatch from Viceroy Alex
Jeff, dated at Mukden. August II:
kilograms received to-day from
Port Arthur and from the commander
of the squadron (Rear Admiral Wit
hoeft) state that the cruisers Bayan,
Askold, Pallada and Novik and some
gunboats steamed out Of the harbor
on Jdiy 26th for the purpose Of bonn
harding the enemy's positions. They
were attacked by the Japanese battle
ship Shinyen the protected cruisers
Chiyoda, Itsukushima and Matsushi-
ma and two second-class cruisers,
with thirty torpedo boats.
IAN eieht-inch shell from the Bayan
burst in the stern Of the Itsukushima.
placing that ship out Of action. There
upon all OF the japanese ships steered
for the open sea, and at the same timo
the Chiyoda was damaged by Rus
sian mine. AS the Chiyoda was sink
ing by the head she steered toward
Talien bay A shot from battery %
also damaged a Japanese gunboat
which was sighted.
"On July 27, in view Of the Japan
ese having taken the general Often
sive against our land positions, the
Bayan, Captain Reitzenstein: the bat
tleship Retvizan, the Pallada, Askold
and Novik. the coast-defense ships
Greiashchi and Otvashni. the gunboat
Giliak and the twelve torpedo Soats
under the command Of Rear Admiral
Leschinsky were ordered to support
our right flank at the demand of Lieu
tenant General Stoessel. commander
Of the military forces at Port Arthur.
Our ships, preceded by mine
dredges. steamed toward Lungantan.
from where they bombarded the jap
anese positions until three o'clock in
the afternoon.
"On their return, which they effect
ed with the same precautions, a mine
exploded underneath one Of the
dredges.
Rear Admiral Withoeft estimated
that the enemy's naval forces off Port
Arthur July 80 consisted OF five bat
the ships, four armored cruisers, ten
Sher cruisers and forty-eight torpedo
craft"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Wounded convict's Record.

Denver. Aug. 10.-George w. Kelley.
the negro thief. who was wounded at
Canon City yesterday while trying to
escape. is regarded by the police as
one OF the cleverest burglars that have
ever come to Denver. Chief Delaney
located Kelley in Denver June 20, after
Kelley had robbed number of houses.
He entered D. J. Given's home, 2724
Arapahoe street and stole money and a
watch and he broke into Detective
John McGowan's home and stole Nc.
Gowan's revolver. Many other burg.
laries were charged up against him
and he soon was convicted in the West
Side court and sent to the penitentiary.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Situation at Port Arthur.

Che Foo, Aug. 9, 6 a. m.-The firmins
which was heard last night continued
to $3.50 o'clock this morning. A'junk
which left Port Arthur August 9Th re-
ported that there had been no hostile
movements since July 2Sth, except ex-
changes between the batteries. The
Russian battleships Pcbieda, Retvizan.
Poltava and 'Peresviet fire occasionally.
which was probably what was heard
last night.
An engineer who is familiar with
Port Arthur states that it will take
the Japanese four weeks to fOrtify the
captured hills and plant siege guns.
which will require strong foundations
in the face of the Russian fire.
1t is stated positively that Vice Ad-
miral Skyrdloff was not on board the
Russian tropedo boat destroyer Lieu
tenant BurukOff, which visited New
Chwang about a month ago. and which
was sunk on one of her return trips
from that port
This last batch Of refugees. several
of whom witnessed part of the three
days fighting of the week before last.
deny that the aJpanese were one verst
(sixty-six hundredths of mile) from
the Russian fortress. They say the
Japanese troops are from ten to fifteen
verstS from the inner forts.
The Japanese are busy endeavoring
to work their trenches nearer the
fortress. The Russian resistance to
these efforts is confined to the use of
artillery, which ceaselessly harnesses
the diggers. The Japanese are said to
have sixty guns in position on Volts
hill and vicinity, and it is evidently
their intention to slowly and surely
tighten their moose around Port Ar
thur.
A refugee who witnessed the fight
ing at VOLTS hill on July 26th and 9th
declares that 1000 Russian troops de-
Tended that position, all the approaches
to which had been protected with ter
races at angle of forty-five degrees. In
many instances the Russian soldiers
dropped their rifles and rolled rocks
down on the enemy with effect more
fatal than their bullets. The Russian
mines were cleverly concealed In an
open field. Their composition was as
follows:
At the bottom of layer of high ex-
plosive, next layer of rocks, and the
whole covered with sod. The explo-
sion of those mines threw the rocks for
a distance of one or two versts. 1t is
alleged that with the exception OF
four men who were captured, two
squadrons Of Japanese cavalry were
wiped out by the explosion of such
mines.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Former Victor Marshal Killed.

Denver. Aug Michael w. O'Con-
nell, former marshal of Victor, Colo
rado, who was released only a few
days ago on $4,000 bail from the
"bullpen' in Victor. came to his death
suddenly in Denver last evening. He
fell head foremost from window on
the fourth floor OF the Markham hotel
Death came instantaneously, for his
skull was. crushed like an egg. A ru-
NOR that he had been attacked and
hurled from the window by murder
ers was circulated, but Chief of Po-
lice Delaney, who conducted a thor
ough examination into the circum-
stances, discovered no evidence OF
murder. 1t is generally believed by
all who investigated the case that
O'Connell committed suicide.
O'Conne!l, who arrived in Denver
from Pueblo Friday afternoon, accom-
panied by his nearest friend, John
Horrigan. registered at the Markham
Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. and
both men were assigned to the same
room on the third floor O'Connell
was in a despOndent frame of mind
and weak physically. In fact, he was
in such condition that his friends
thought it wise to keep a constant
watch upon him.
Many OF the friends and acquaint.
ancos of O'Connell-and he was known
to thousands in Victor. Cripple Creek
and Leadvlle-on first hearing of his
death were under the impression that
it must have been the work of his enc,
mics. Chief Delaney, Captain Connor
and three detectives, however, made q
very close investigation Not one OF
them could find any reasonable ground
for the murder theory.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
OVER ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST
IN TRAIN WRECK NEAR PUEBLO

Pueblo. Colo, Aug S.-TEain No. II,
che Missouri Pacific flyer, crashed
through d bridge over an arroya, or dry
creek. neaC Eden. on the Denver q RIO
GraAde railroad. about eigh. miles from
Pueblo. at & O'Clock last night.
It IL estimated that of the l2S pas
Bengers on board the Inflated train be-
tween eighty and one hundred lost
their lives. either under the water OF
the raging torrent or beneath the
wreckase
Upon the news reaching Pueblo a
special train bearing all the available
surgeons and Rio Grande and Missouri
Pacific officials left for the scene.
About IL O'Clock a second train, car
Tying stretChers. collins and number
Of police officers. was sent out from the
Union station The alarm was sent out
by Fireman Mayfield, who escaped un-
harmed from the wreck,
About AS o'clock this morning the
relief train returned to the city. bring
ing those who had escaped with their
lives. about seventeen in all, the only
ones. so far as now known, who did
not perish In the disaster.
Dry creek is fifty feet wide and fif-
teen feet deep. with steep banks. one
mile north OF Eden. Water was flowing
over trestle when the train struck il.
The engine got almost across. but fell
back. and baggage car. smoker and
chair cars plunged into the torrent.
The engine fell on its right side. The
chair car was carried half mile down
Fountain creek. The baggage car and
smoker have not been found.
Dry creek empties into the Fountain
less than a half mile below the wreck
There was no water in the creek two
-@,0sas after tho accident. The diner and
sieAPer did not go down.
The ADdies of two women and girl,
the latter probably fifteen years old,
were the first to be recovered. They
were found half mile below the
wreck. They were occupants of the
chair car. The bodies were covered
with mud and were not identified.
The creek is raging and the banks
are muddy. and the searchers are meet
ing with mary obstacles. Chief Shoup
and twenty-five police are there with
200 people assisting
Lanterns and torches are visible
along the river for miles. 1t is thought
that l25 persons went down. Undertak
being placed in boxes. carried to the
train and brought to Pueblo.
The baggage car and smoker were
not found and are believed to have been
washed down the creek n mile. The
engineer was found 200 feet down the
river at 2 a. m
The chair car was found mile from
the scene of the accident half filled
with sand and bodies. covered and
buried. The express car was found
near the scene of the wreck with the
safe open and the contents gone.
Pueblo. Colo. Aug. 8. $50 a. m.-The
latest estimate of the dead in the awful
disaster at Dry creek puts the total at
over 100. 1t is believed that there
were fully 1875 persons on the ill-fated
train, and only about two dozen sur
yivors have been accounted for
The train left Denver with about its
normal number of passengers. While
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The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Restrained from Politics.

Washington, Aug 1O.-F'rom rel-
able source it is learned that Pres-
dent Roosevelt has withheld his ap-
proval, through the heads of their de-
partments. on the application OF II.
Smith Wooley, assayer of the mint at
Boise. and of Robert Grimmon, Unit
ed States marshal in Idaho. to attend
the Republican state convention.
The Treasury Department thought
it inadvisable for Mr.. Wooley to at
tend the convention in either his pri-
vate or official capacity. and as re-
suit it is thought he will not attend as
a delegate and probably not as spec
tatOr.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
SHOT HER HUSBAND.
William Stebbins Killed by His Wife
near Golden.

Denver, Aug. 10.-A Republican spe
cial from Golden last night says:
Mrs. Ida Stebbins of this city shot
ard killed her husband, William Steb.
bins, about s o'clock tonight at the
home of William G. Lewis, at Sunny
side, near Mount Olivet, where Mrs.
Stebbins and her children were work
ing.
Stebbins and his wife had been sep
arated for some time owing to his dis
solute habits. Last fall she came to
Golden from Pueblo, where they were
residing, and kept club of School OF
Mines students.
Last February Stebbins arrived In
Golden and visited his wife. making
threats against her life unless she
would agree to live with him again.
Instead of complying she had him ar
rested and he was confined in the
county Jail for about three months in
default of bonds to keep the peace.
At the time of his trial number of
letters threatening her life were Of
fered in evidence. Upon signing an
agreement to leave the state and not
trouble his family any more, Stebbins
was taken to Denver about month
ago but the sheriff cautioned his wife
to be on the lookout for him and al
ways be prepared.
For several weeks past Mrs. Steb
bins and her children have been pick
ing berries at Mr.. Lewis place, and
tonight about dusk the children saw
their father coming up the road. They
ran screaming to their mother who
was getting supper in a tent. She
took them to Mr. Lewis house.
The children locked themselves in
q bath room while the mother re-
mained in the hall to talk with her
husband and to try to induce him to
go away. The door was locked and
she was talking to him through the
glass, when some of the men who had
been attracted by the children's cries
approached.
Stebbins turned upon them. and
with an oath drew revolver order
ing them to leave. He then broke in
the door and entered the hall with the
revolver still in his hand. Immedi-
ately his wife shot him through the
head. killing him instantly. Coroner
Davidson was summoned and took
charge of the remains.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
lonq Lost Son Found.

Denver. Aug. 10.-Charles B. Rey.
nolds of Quincy, Illinois. has written
Mayor Speer to thank him for finding
his son, Luther, now in Central City
under the name of Jacobs. Mr.. Rey.
nolds says that he has been looking
for his son for the past thirty years,
and has attended conventions and
other gatherings in the hope that his
boys face might appear in the crowds.
The lad was taken away when two
years old by man named Miller, his
father knowing nothing of the circum.
stance. Mr.. Reynolds has prospered,
and now owns property and has money
in the bank.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
IMPRov(Ne MANILA.
New Water Works System, Parks and
Sewerage.

0S"StaJC
Washington. Aug. G.-Under the di-
rectiOn of this government more than
six million dollars is to be expended in
improving and beautifying the city of
Manila.
Final arrangements for the eXpendi-
ture Of this amount have just been con.
ciuded between Maj. J. F. Case, engi-
neer for the city of Manila, who has
been in Washington in consultation
with Mr. Taft. the secretary of war,
and Clarence Edwards, chief of the
bureau OF insular affairs
Work will begin Immediately on a
water works system to cost 100000
and sewer system to cost S2.000000.
Maj. Cases plans for the water
works and sewer system for Manila
have been approved by Desmon Fitz-
gerald. the great authority on munich
pal engineering, who recently returned
from trip to the Philippines.
Congress has made it possible for
tho Philippine government TO issue suf-
tcient bonds to construct the water
and sewer systems and work will be-
gin Immediately. The bonds will prob.
ably not be issued before January lst.
Mr.. Durnham. the Chicago landscape
expert ard architect, will go to
Manila in a short time to inspect the
city and will report plans for the beau.
tication of the city, which is to be ac.
cOmplishcd at cost of $4,000, 900 or
more. The esteros or open ways. are
to be Strengthened and freed of all
sewerage, and parks are to be laid out
The walled city is to be preserved
and put in first-class sanitary condi
kon.
t'ailure OF American iron manufac
taters to take any interest in work in
the Philippines is a great surprise tC
Maj. Case. who has been authorized by
Secretary Taft to visit the American
steel manufacturers and lay before
them the advantages of trade in the
Orient. German companies are gettine
all the steel contracts in the Islands
The Ayala bridge, a giant structure
over the Pasig river, is to be built by
German contractors,
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Picketirg Declared Illegal.

San Francisco. Aug. Superior
Judge Hunt yesterday decided against
the legality of picketing and boycot-
ting by labor unions. The decision
was rendered in the case of e. G.
Pierce against the local stablemen' S
union and others. The union. the
judge said, called out its men en-
pioyed in the defendants stables and
picketed his place of business because
he refused to discharge non-union
man and substitute union man in his
stead. at the demand of watkins
DELEGATE of the union.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Boston People are Particular.

Rev. Robert Collyer. whose long and
successful ministerial career has been
passed chiefly in Chicago and New
York. finds the complete satisfaction
of Bostonians in their city source of
amusement He says he once dreamed
that he was in the vicinity of the
pearly gates. and saw two ladies ap.
proach. seeking entrance
where are you from" asked St.
Peter.
We're from Boston," replied one of
the ladies'
well. you can come in" said st,
Peter, but you won't like it,"-Suc-
cess.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12

some of them got on al COLORADO
Springs. not less than thirty passengers
boarded the train there. SO that If the
total changed. il is not unlikely that II
was increased.
With the breaking of day the full
horror of the scene, which was con
ceaed TO a great degree by the mantle
OF night, became apparent. Wreckage
is visible in all directions, dead bodies
being visible here and there in the
piles of debris from the cars, driftwood
and mud.
/ 1t will be several hours before the
number of dead can be announced with
any certainty. Many OF the bodies OF
those who perished were carried down
Fountain creek by the wall OF water
which had force enough to carry sew
eral coaches nearly four miles away
from the point where they went
through the bridge.
! Denver. Aug. s.-Passenger train
No II is the fastest train sent out OF
Denver by the Denver & Rio Grande. 1t
makes the Missouri Pacific connection
for Kansas City and St. Louis. and
usually carries heavy load OF travel
! ers.
| Yesterday afternoon the train was
made up of six cars-express, smoker.
diner, chair car and two sleepers.
Nearly every coach was well filled
when the train pulled out of Denver at
o'clock.
The train makes the run to Colorado
Springs in two hours and five minutes.
and all went well that far last even
ing. One hour and ten minutes Is the
1 ,Th itt1n ND ha hno two n
was whirling along through the storm
to make this fast time when it
dropped into the stream.
Last night the train was in charge
OF the following crews: James H..
Smith. conductor. living at 269 South
Sherman avenue; Thomas S. Rees,
messenger the Globe Express Com.
pany, living at 1875 Winona street;
Henry S. Hinman, engineer, $50 South
Eleventh street; Thomas ]. Turner.
fireman. Denver.
The first intimation of the accident
was received from Pueblo and all ad-
vices to the Denver office of the road
came from that point.
When Division Superintendent Bow
ren of the Pueblo division was notified
from Pinon station by passengers who
had escaped and who had walked
through the binding rain to the near
est telegraph station, he immediately
sent a hurry call for all surgeons and
nurses in the city to follow him on re-
lief trains and taking an engine and
car, hurried from Pueblo to the scene.
One train followed another from the
city in quick succession, and every
available physician responded to the
call, accompanied by a large supply Of
medicines and number of nurses. In
the meantime measures were taken
for the equipment of hospital train.
and that left Pueblo later in the night
The first relief train left the station
about IL O'Clock. and a second fol-
lowed soon after. In addition to the
surgeons and nurses a carload of cof-
fins was sent to the spot.
Superintendent Eowren arrived on
the scene first and Immediately COM
municated with Denver.
Az a
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Verdict Of Accidental Death.

Denver. Aug. 1O.-Accidental death
was the verdict returned yesterday
morning by the coroner's jury. impan-
eled to inquire into the death OF
Michael O'Connell, formerly marshal
of Victor, who met his death Satur-
day afternoon by falling from fourth
floor window of the Markham hotel.
While there was evidence indicating
suicide the jury did not consider it
conclusive
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Sheep.
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling, per 100 lbs.
$1.3O. Rye, Colorado. bulk, per 100 lbs.
75c. Oats, bulk, Nebraska. new, white.
s1.25; mixed, $1.23; in sack. Colorado.
white $3.50. Corn. in bulk, $l00; corn
chop, sacked, SLOT; Colorado corn and
oat chops, sacked. S1.25; bran. Colo
rado. per 100 lbs, s1.10.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Hay.

Upland, per ton. $40 OO@11.OO; second
bottom. choice to fancy, s7.00@S.OO;
good to choice, $6O0@700; timothy.
$11.OO; timothy and clover, $500; al
falfa, prime, $3.50; straw. $4.0OM5 90;
South Park wire grass, $14.00.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle.

Comparative Receipts
Month to Aug. . ....-........ S.Sie
Same period last year ........ 400.
Increase Psi
Year to date ......-.......l loS,+of
Same period last year .2O7. .4tS
Decrease .............. 44,014
The following quotations represent
the range Of prices paid on this mar
ket:
Beef steers, corn fed. LOO
to 1900 lbs. ...........s4s s4so95.4o
Beef steers. corn fed, $50 to
1.1Oo lbs. ..............4 4.sO95. 90
Beef steers, hay fed. LOO to
1900 lbs. ............... 45Oa5 5.O0
Beef steers, hay fed. $50 to
1,1oo lbs. ............... 4oO945o
Cows and heifers, choice
corn fed ........... 3.750425
Cows and heifers, medium to
good, corn fed .......... 3.40Q3.75
Cows and heifers, choice hay
fed ................::.. 3.5o@4oo
Cows and heifers. medium
to good, hay fed. 3.O0@3.25
Calves, veal, choice ....... %.00Q5.OO
Bulls, stage, etc ......... 150G2.6O
Feeders, 900 to 1.15O lbs.
good to choice, F. P. r.. 3.2503.75
Feeders, 800 to 900 lbs,
common to fair, F. p. R.. 2.7503.25
Stockers. choice, F. P. r.. 3.00G3.5O
Stockers, fair to good. 2.60Q3.W
Hogs.
Comparative Receipts
Month to August 5th. ........... 2.098
Same period last year. ......... 1913
Increase ................... 1.785
Year to date ...................1 .103, ,2O4
Same period last year ... W, ,639
Increase. 20,595
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Choice heavy $4.S5@5 5.00
Light and mixed packers.... 1880 ~
Sheep.
Comparative Receipts
Month to August 5th. ......... 1881
Same period last year. .......... 1.145
Increase 746
ear TO date ................... bb, ,S64
Same period last year ......... .103, Jas
Decrease. &c, ,26l
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market for fat
sheep:
Wethers, muttons .......... 3.5014.00
Ewes. muttons ............. 3.0093.75
learlings. ................. 3.75@4.25
Lambs. Observation-Disclosures. 4.0015.5O
Feeder wethers, F. P. r.. 2.2593.5O
Feeder lambs. . ............ 3.00g4.O
The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-12
Live Poultry.
Butter.

Elgin market .......... II
Creameries, extra, Colo. 20
Creameries, extra, eastern 20
Creameries, firsts, Colo.
and eastern . ........ ~
Process and renovated
goods, lb. ............. 10
Store packed ........... 11G 11h
Cooking butter ........ 09@ 10
Eggs.
EGGS, fresh, loss off $50
Eggs, fresh, case count 4.9O