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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
"A TRAIN HELD UP NEAR PALESTINE.
The Bandits Dynamited Express Car, Lost Their
Nerve and Retired in Great Disorder"

Palestine, Texas, July 1880 a
nit was officially reported at an
early hour this morning to the head.
quarters of the International and
Great Northern that wostbound train
No. had been held up at Speer, a
small flag station, about thirty miles
west of here.
They were apparently green country
boys and there is small doubt that they
will be caught quickly.
A lot of ties had been piled on the
track and fuse was shown to stop
the train. AS the engine slowed down
Fireman Hiram Muse jumped from the
engine and hurt his shoulder, but not
seriously.
When the train had come to stop
the robbers stationed men to see that
no one molested them, and then placed
big charge of dynamite on the plat
form of the express car and without
detaching it from the train. The ex.
plosion was premature and one of the
robbers was quite badly hurt, appar-
emily, as he was very bloody.
The door of the express car was
blown open and the end of the second
class coach was also shattered by the
force.
The robbers did not secure any
thing, molesting neither the express
nor the mail matter.
The passengers were not molested,
and within short time after the ex-
ploslon the robbers beat retreat,
when the train crew began the work
of repairing the damage as much as
possible in order to move the train out
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
THE DAYS WAR NEWS.
Heavy Fighting of Long Expected Batt1e-Ary in the
West-News of Positive Character scerce

London: It seems to be the lull
before tie breaking of storm in the
Far East. News of a positive charac-
ter is scarce. Reports come of heavy
fighting in Manchuria, and the belief
is expressed in some quarters that
the long expected battle which is to
settle Kuropatkin's fate has been
joined These and similar reports
have come so frequently, only to prove
without foundation, that this last one
is taken with reserve until better YER
ilication is received. The best opin-
ion here Ia that there has been moth
ing more than the usual diminishing
between Cossack scouting parties and
Japanese advance outposts. The jap
anese commanders have demonstrated
throughout the war that they possess
the prime military virtue of patience
in high degree They can not be
induced to act until their plans are
thoroughly complete, and to this is due,
in the opinion of experts, the uniform
success with which they have met so
far.
Te Russian occupancy in Manchuria
is now practically confined TO the rail
way between Ia Tchi Kiao and Har-
bn. and TO the two posts of Vladivostok
and Port Arthur.
Port Arthur is practically out of the
question and 1t is believed must capt.
ulate within very few days.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
Injunction Granted.

st. Louis 1t was learned Sunday
night by telephone from Belleville, H.,
that Judge Holder of the ST. Clair
county court had issued an injunction
restraining Thomas Morgan and John
Smith, strikers, and members of every
union affiliated with the Amalgamated
Asociatison Of Meat Cutters and Butch
ers' Worlkmen from interfering with
the operation Of packing plants in East
st. Louis and the non-union workmen
who may be engaged to take the places
of the strikers The injunction was is.
sued at the instance of the Armour,
swift and Nelson Morris Packing Com
panires.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
Dead IN Pulpit.

New York: Very Rev. Stephen Kea-
~ provincial Of the Passion order of
the United States, dropped dead Sun
day while celebrating mass in St. MI
chael's chapel at West Hoboken. He
was stricken with appoplexy and fell
on the altar steps, dying Immediately.
Father Kealy was born In Ireland on
September %, 1s4s, and celebrated the
silver jubilee OF his ordination a year
ago. He was elected TO the head Of
the Passionlsts August 2, 1899, and
was reelected two years ago.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
Given RevoIvers.

Sioux City, Ia: For their protection
in case of an attack by strikers, the
cudahy Packing Company Sunday dis
trlbuted revolvers to all its non-union
employees. Matters at the plant were
quiet, no violence being reported. The
plant win resume killing with a fair
force Of men Monday morning
On the mayors return, after an abb
sence of several weeks, the Cudahy
Packing Company appealed to him for
additional protection at the plant.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
RUSSIA SEEKING POWERS OPINIONS
She Is Interested In the Outcome of Her Volunteer
Fleet Passing Through the Dardane11es

tition. The diplomats think that some
of the powers might insist that hence
forth all volunteer vessels shall be CON
sidered as warships within the mean
ing of the treaty.
One of the most interesting ques-
lions in this connection, the diplomats
believe, will arise out Of Russias de-
claration that coal is contraband Of
war. The prize crews on board the
captured vessels could be sent to Rus
sian Baltic ports, but il short of coal
they could not be put into neutral
port to replenish their bunkers. This
same question may embarrass Russia
when the Baltic squadron sails for the
Far East
In view OF the protest made by Ger
many in the case of the stoppage OF
the steamer Bundeefaff eteized In Del.
agoa bay December 20, 1890 during
the South African war as the result
of which Great Britain had to pay dam
age, much curiosity exists as to what
Germany will do in case of the confis-
cation by the Smalensk Of the mails
on board the North German Lloyd
steamer Heinrich, especially as largo
portion of the mails seized was I'M
doubtedly Of commercial character
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20

st. Petersburg, July 1S.-The news
that the Russian volunteer steamship
Smalensl and St Petersburg, now
cruising in the Red Sea, are now stop
ping ships of neutral nations and
searching them for contraband is caus-
ing the liveliest interest in all quar-
tiers. Russia has evidently weighed
the question, believes herself to be
within her rights and neither fears nor
anticipates international complica-
tions. Indeed, some of the powers
have been sounded by Russia on the
subject. Members of the diplomatic
corps are beenly anxious to ascertain
the views their governments will take
OF the passing through the Dardanelles
of these volunteer vessels as mer-
chantmen and their subsequent con
version into men of war. The general
view in diplomatic circles, even where
sentiment is not particularly friendly
to Russia, lie that, while the passage
OF the Dardanelles might be consider
ed a piece of sharp practice on the
part OF Russia, it is an accomplished
fact and the powers will not now re-
gard it as violation of the treaty of
Paris, but will guard against its repe-
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20

News from Toxic indicates that the
inyestemnt of vladiyostok win begin
Immediately Port Arthur is taken.
The Russian main force Is nov be-
ing pushed north by oku's army while
its rear and left flank is being threat
ened by Kuroki and the Taku Shan
armies.
News comes that fourth army is
moving north, to the west OF the Rus
sian position, threatening the right
flank. AS near as can be determined
by the dispatches, these four Japan.
ese armies are in touch and are able
to act together with precision. If this
is so, they may close in on Kuropat-
kin from all sides and overwhelm him
at any time, That Japanese strategy
has placed them in position to choose
time and place for the great battle
of the campaign is universally accent
ed as fact. When they will do it
only the Commander in Chief, Mar
shall Oyama, who is said to be at the
front now, knows. 1t is safe to say
that it will be only when he sees Vic
tory practically assured. He may
deem 1t wise to wait until Port Ar
thur is captured, and he has at his
disposal the veterans who have can
tured 1t. This is regarded as not un-
likely AS for the Russians, military
men declare that it is lnconceivable
that kuropatkin will offer battle south
OF Lao Yang If it can be avoided
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
TWO KILLED.
Rear Coach Deraled and Pulls Elk
press and Smoker.

Lufl5in, Texas: Regular mixed
freight and passenger train No. 2 on
the Eastern Texas railroad running
from Kennard Mill to Lufl1in, was
wrecked Saturday evening near Druso,
about seventeen miles west of this
place, just over the line in Houston
county, killing two persons and injur-
ing several.
The train was in charge of Conduct
or Snow and Engineer Roberts and
was running at usual speed when the
rear coach was derailed, pulling the
express and smoking cars with 1t.
The engine and freight cars remain
ed on the track, Both coaches toppled
over, throwing several passengers
through the windows and falling upon
them. Several uninjured passengers,
lpon extricatlng themselves, procured
an axe and heroically went to work to
rescue those beneath the cars, who
were all more or less injured.
Upon receipt of the news of the ac-
cident physicians were dispatched
from both ends OF the line.
Everything was done by the railroad
officials for the comfort of the injured.
MIR. and Mrs. Gosnell were on the way
to their old home, and the body of
= their little one was placed in a coffin
here and shipped to Missouri for inter
terment.
One of the coaches was badly torn
up and will probably be burned. A
force of men are clearing the wreck
and traffic was resumed Monday
Another Fatality.
Another fatal accident occurred on
the same road this morning. Track
foreman Kramer secured a railroad
tricycle. Sunday morning and started
from Kennard for the scene of the
wreck. Later his dead body was found
beneath a trestle
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20

AS quickly as possible after the re-
ceipt of the intelligence here the adj
iutant general was notified and all the
officers along the San Antonio division
were given as much Of description as
possible
Sheriff Henry Watts was aroused.
and his deputies and dogs was placed
on special train and hurried to the
scene of the hold-up. Horses await
them there, so that they can begin
the work of trailing down the robbers
as quickly as possible. The Leon
county officers will assist them, and
Rangers will probably be on the scene
OF the affair by this afternoon.
Train No. 5 left st. Louis Thursday
night and is due to arrive in San An
tonic this morning. It carried both
registered and ordinary mail in add
ton to express and register matter
Conductor Blount of San Antonio was
in charge Of the train.
speers is a small siding station in
Leon county, about thirty miles west
of Palestine, and five miles east OF
Buffalo, on the San Antonio division
of the road. The country is not very
thickly settled in that vicinity. Cen
terville is some distance from the
railroad, and it is probable that the
sheriff of Anderson county will be able
to get to the scene much more quickly
than win the sehriff of Leon county.
This is the first hold-up in Texas
in many years, and the third since
the law was passed making train rob
berry a capital felony. punishable by
death.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20

Mexico City: George B. Dariere, a
Cuban embezzler arrested in Vera
Cruz, Will be returned to Havana. His
defalcation amounted to $500 Mex
leo and Cuba have no extradition
treaty but the present exchange of
prisoners may lead to negotiations to-
ward the establishment of treaty,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
Copper at Amarillo.

Amarillo, Texas; The Triple Metal
Mining Company of this place has
been chartered, with Louis Anthony
as president; S. H. Madden, secretary
and treasurer, and r. A. Blackshear,
superintendent. The company has dis
covered copper near here in paying
Quantities, with a small run of gold
and silver in the ore
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
OIL KilIo weevlIs.

Luling, Texas Several practical
and experienced farmers are using
crude petroleum in killing the boil
weeyil and are getting good results.
The oil is put in common grass sack
and fastened to the cultivator and the
oil drips on the cotton.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-22
THE CONCERT.

The concert given at the Congrega-
tional church Monday evening was at
tended by a arge-audience. who were
given an evening of rare enjoyment.
The Cans chorus Of forty voices con-
tributed two members to the pleasing
pre- gram, and proved credit to the
good work of Mr.. Cans as we'll as
evidencing the talent of the chorus
members. Ebert's orchestra and the
Sunday school orchestra, each of four
pieces, gave their selections in splendid
style. The piano duet by Misses
Cornwell and Brannen. the selection
by the mixed quartette, Misses Csrley
and Mahan and Messrs Harding and
Towle, the vocal duet by the Misses
Carley, the vocal solos by Mrs. G. A.
Weyerhaeuser, Miss Olive Cornwell.
and R. G. Towle, all pleased the
audience. Mrs. G. D. LaBar of Brain
erd confirmed the pleasant impres.
sions of Little Falls admirers by the
solos given. The concert netted the
ladies' club a little over $3.50.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-22
TAR J | All fR.
Buchanan Hopes to Get
Department 70 Recon-
!: !. g.. mend Station.

Brainerd Tribune: A camp of In
struction for the troops in the depart
ment Of Dakota at Walker, Mimi, lie
q project to which Representative
Buckman is now giving his attention
and for which he has hopes of sue
cese. Last year the question Of de-
tachment of troops to be stationed at
Walker was sgitated by Mr.. Buck
man, who at the time found that the
general staff was opposed to the Idea
of creating new posts until their plan
of reorganization shall be subjected to
thorough test. The medical officers
Of the army have for long time been
strongly impressed with the Desirable
ity of establishing in the northwest
camps for instruction and GONZALES
cent camps for troops returning from
foreign service. No vicinity. 1t is
pointed out by Mr.. Buchanan, has 80
many Of the general qualifications as
has Walker, and Mr.. Buchanan expects
the cooperation of the medical de-
partment in securing the rendezvous
Of some of the commands now serving
in the department Of Dakota near
Walker during the present summer.
If the department adopts the plan
proposed it will mean the assembling
of the troops of Minnesota and the
Dakotas at Walker and q resultant
expenditure Of money.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-22
PHYSICIANS MEETING
SMALL ATTENDANCE AT AITKIN
GATHERING

Aitkn Independent In point of at
tendance the meeting of the Upper
Mississippi Medical association,
which was held here last Thursday
wac q Hat failure.
There were only five visiting phys:.
clans present, ..Drs. Werner Hemstead
and J. A. Thabes. Of Brainerd; DR..
J. g. Millspaugh, Little Falls; DR..
J. J. MoKinnon, Wadena; and DR..
B. F. Van. Valkenberg of Long
Prairie.
. The business meeting was held at
the court house in the afternoon, and
the evening session in the Office of DR..
Avery In the Washington block. At
the evening session interesting papers
we're read BY Drs. Belsheim and Van
Valkenberg, followed by lively dis
cussion. 49, ~,
Eat 8 o'clock the visitors were es-
cor tedseto the Foley hotel by the local
doctors, where an elegant banquet
was spread, and good cheer prevailed
until q late hour.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-22
ClElAND 5 . CEEDS FEE Fl
APPOINTED GEN ERAL PASsEN
GER AGENT OF TIE, NORTH
ERN PACIFIC. IT.. -

st. Paul, April 16-The announce
ment was made to day that Alexan'
der NJ. Cleland had been appointed
general passenger agent of the North
ern Pacific railroad. to succeed
Charles 8. Fee, who resigned to be.
come traffic manager for the Harri'
man system. Mr.. Cleland has been
for three years assistant general pas
senger agent to Mr.. Fee. and his pro.
motion follows the established rule OF
the Northern Pacific in advancing its
worthy employees whenever possible.
Mr.. Cleland was at one time con.
nected with the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul ticket Office, in the Union
station In Chicago. He succeeded A..
L. Craig as assistant general agent OF
the Northern Pacific when the latter
became general passenger agent of the
Oregon Short line.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-22
A BAD RUNAWAY.

Jerome Martineau, a vel! known
farmer of Ripley, hitched his team
Saturday morning to post near the
Tanner -four mill on the West side.
About ii O'Clock they became in some
way frightened. broke the tridle and
started on run. They ran north and
across the bridge, causing general
scattering along Broadway. At first
street they turned north. The delivery
rig of Richard Bros was standing in
front OF the store. The wagon pulled
by the runaway collided with the de-
livery wagon, breaking it In two,
and one of the runaway team fell
down, and kicked around, but got up,
and the excited animals went north
for several blocks. being stopped
across the tracks. The principal dam
age was to the delivery wagon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-22
NOTICE OF SALE
Ditch Proc PROCEEDINGS.
Sale OF DlTCHINC JOBS.

Notice is hereby given that on the 23d
day of April, 1904, at one o'clock p. M,
at the office of the county auditor, in the
city of Little Falls, in the county of Nor
rison, will sell the jobs of digging and
constructing the ditch No. of Morrison
county, established by the board of coun-
ty commissioners of Morrison county, and
state of Minnesota, by tt cir order bearing
date March 7th, 1904, viz:
In sections of leo feet each, each of said
sections to be known and numbered by
stakes, as shown by the report of the en-
gineer in said matter, commencing at the
one including the outlet, and from thence,
successfully, up stream to the one includ-
ing the source.
Commencing at the northeast corner of
the northwest quarter (nwAr of section
thirty-one (3D, township Al, range. 80, in
said county, thence running along the
following route: North to the center of
section 30 in said town, thence east half
a mile to the east quarter stake of said
section thirty(3O thence in anortheasterly
direction across section 20, and a part of
section 20 in said town about one mile, and
terminating at point in the southeast
quarter of said section 20 where Pelky
Lake creek crosses said seA of seq and
said Pelky Lake creek to be used as it's
outlet
to the lowest responsible bidder or bid
ders, and that bids are invited for said
work ;.said.. work to be completed within
the time required, and in the manner
specified, in said engineers report. And
no bid: will be entertained which exceeds
more than thirty (30) per cent over ana
above the estimated cost of the construc-
ton, in any case as stated in the said Or
der; and Unsuccessful bidder " ill be re-
quired to give a satisfactory bond, to be
approved by the auditor of said county,
with two freehold sureties, for the faith
full performance and fulfi1lment of his
contract, and to pay all damages that
may accrue by reason of his stature to
complete the job within the time required
in the contract. The said order and ee-
Inmates and profile are on file, and may be
seen at my Office. =
All bids must be accompanied by
certified check payable to the auditor of
said county, forEnot less than ten per cent
of the amount of each bid. ~ -
The right to reject any and all bids 10
hereby reserved. -. .'... -.
WILLIAM A. BUTLER,
County Auditor Morrison County, State
of Minnesota. "
49, (SEAL.) III:
Dated April 9Th 1854.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-22
FIRE LOSSES

In times of stress and fire people are
apt to examine into the solidity and
strength of companies in which they
are insured. But why insure in a
weak company and take chances on a
Baltimore fire when there are plenty
of good companies.
The undersigned represent some of
the Leading and strongest English and
American companies. Among the five
English companies is included that
peerless prince of all comprehensive
Royal of Liverpool, which pays it's
Baltimore loss of one million dollars
without discount and contributes
SO, 600 to the fire sufferers. All the
English companies pay their Balti-
more losses direct from England. Of
the companies represented we mention
the we'll known Continental of New
York, the. National of Hartford and
the Germania of New York.
When considering insurance give us
call. Respectfully,
Signor & Schallern.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-22
CHI PEy AllDS
SOON TO BE OPENED. SAYS O..
/ s q. HARTLEY .

g. g. Hartley returned yesterday
from Washington. ! says the Sunday
Duluth News-Tribune, aud In tho
course Of an interview regarding
Chippewa land matters said:
GAN the agricultural lands outside
Of the forest reserve on the Cass Lake,
White Oak Point, Wlnnibigoshish
and Chippewa Indian reservations
will be opened for homestead inside
Of two months probably in about Eve
weeks. The list will include some
very good land.
"None Of these lands are subject to
scrip or any other than actual home
stead entry, at $1.25 per acre. Some
agricultural land in ttst region 10
described by the surveyors notes 40
swamp land, but Commissioner Rich
ards Informed me that be proposes to
correct any apparent mistakes of this
sort on these reservations, and where
it is plain that such errors have been
made. he will have the description
examined and re-classi6ed; go that it
would seem settlers will be safe in
entering upon any lands claseed as
swamp lands which are beyond ques-
tion agricultural lands.
MANY people have inquired of me
how to get homestead in that coun-
try. and for their Information I wish
You would say I have letter from K.
J. Fulton of Cass Lake saying he viii
be prepared, with headquarters at
Cass Lake, to locate settlers on these
lands. He is a capable cruiser and
has examined these. lands for this pur-
pose. and has plats and descriptions
of all the lands, and he and his assis-
tants will be prepared to take settlers
out and locate them.'
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-04-22
ANOTHER BIG DEAL
Davidson & McRae Buy
200 Land Town.
sites

Duluth News Tribune ~: Davidson
& McRae, of Duluth, have just COM
pleted big land deal in Canada, in
volving from $3.50, 600 to 81, 600, 900.
They have purchased from the Cana
dian Northern road, which is con-
trolled by Mckenzie & Mann, all of
the townsites on that line between
Port Arthur and Edmonton. The
number involved ls said to be 200 and
it includes Fort Frances, which ia
opposite Koochiching, on tie Rainy
river.
A. D. McRae returned yesterday
from Toronto, where he has been en-
gagged with Mckenzie & Mann in the
deal.
The Canadian Northern road runs
thorugh a new territory all the way
from Port Arthur to It's present west
ern main line terminus al, Gilbert
Plains. The road is to extend Its
track 300 miles this year in the direc-
ton Of Edmonton. The line penetrates
an undeveloped country most Of the
way, and Fort Francis seems to be
the most important townsite on the
route at present.
Davidson & McRae and their asso-
ciates have for 1.-The past two years
been heavily interested in Manitoba
lands. The firm will 60 about the pro-
motion of the string of townsites IN
an energetic manner, and encourage
the development of each according to
it's advantages.
The deal is unique in many respects
for the wholesale purchase.~zo of such--a
large number Of townsites on line OF
railroad is without precedent, in the
Northwest at least.