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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
IN THE HANDS OF JAPANESE
ALL RUSSIAN POSITIONS FRONT
ING RIGHT WING OF BESiEG-
ERS AT PORT ARTHUR.

Toxic, Dec. 27.-The Port Arthur
besiegers occupied Taliuchiatun on
Saturday. 1t is officially announced
that the whole of the Russian adyanc-
ed positions in front of the Japanese
right have fallen.
The following report was received
from the besiegers at Port Arthur
Sunday morning:
"A body OF our right wing surpris-
ed the enemy at Housanytantun (Hou-
sanytanyentao?) and Siafantun, the
latter about six and a half miles north
east OF Port Arthur, at 10 o'clock Sat
urday night and occupied the villages,
subsequently dislodging the enemy.
Occupied the whole of Taliuchiatun,
about five miles northwest of Port
Arthur, at 255 O'Clock this morning
Our repeated attacks during the
past few days were uniformly success
full and now the whole of the enemy'S S
advanced positions fronting our right
wing are in our hands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
The only high grade Sakina eewoof
made a. o moderate pvios.
Calumet |
Baking
Powder
Career Of Notorious American Swir
dler Ekded.

Career OF Notorious American Swim
dler EAded.
New York, Dec. 27.-A report has
reached this city that Thomas OBTien
the notorious confidence man and al
legged inventor of the gold brick
swindle, is dead i'm the French penal
settlement at Cayenne where he had
been serving life sentence for the
murder OF his partner, Kid Waddell,
in Paris in 1925. Several Of OBrien $
old friends in this city are said to have
received the news direct from Cay
enne
O'Brien's career was a remarkable
one. He was born fifty-three years ago
in Chicago and aided by an attractive
personality managed TO make re
markable record. Many bold swindles
running into the thousapds were
credited to his genius In 1889 he
jumped a bond of $4,000 and fed to
Europe. was recapthred and sentenced
TO ten years in prison.
A remarkable plot conducted by a
woman resulted iii his escape from a
hotel in Utica, where he was in charge
of a prison keeper O'Brien caught a
steamer here for Europe. reached
Paris safely and remained there until
he was arrested on the charge of kill
ing Waddell, his partner Money was
spent layishly in his defense, but
failed to save him from a life sen
tenge
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENT.
One Man Killed and Eleven Persons
Injured at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Dee. 27.-W. vi. Gage.
was killed and eleven persons -. l.
ously injured in crash between an
Eighth and Central street car and a
Northern Pacific switch engine at sew
enteenth avenue, northeast, anu Cen
tral avenue.
There were eighty-five passengers
In the car and the tact that not more
were killed is surprising.
The accident was the result of a
misunderstanding of signals between
Motorman G. +. Gustafson and Micn-
ael Bridell, fagman at the crossing.
Gustafson drove the car To within a
few feet of the crossing. The fagman
was on the tracks and the gate was
up He saw the train approaching
from the east and made a motion to
the motorman, who Thought that the
signal meant to go ahead. Il. S. Bill.
lows, engineer OF the engine, saw the
signal and thought he had been sig
nailed TO come ahead.
The car reached the tracks on which
the engine was coming and Gustafson
saw the danger and turned on the full
current, thinking he could get across.
The engineer tried TO stop, but it was
tool late. and the street car was struck
near the front end, thrown clear Off
the track and swung around.
The pilot of the engine then struck
the rear end of the car, where most
OF the passengers were and where
most OF the injuries were inflicted.
The exact manner of Gager's death
has not yet been determined, but his
body was torn to shreds under the
wheels of the engine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
WILL CARRY MACHINE GUNS.
Japs Equip a Thousand Carts With
Shields

Harbin, Dec. 27-Chinese from the
south say that the Japanese have
brought $4,000 Chinese into Southa IN
Manehuria, but have great difficulty in
feeding them. They also say that the
Japanese have prepared Loco four
wheeled cars, with iron shields in
front and on the sides, which are to be
pushed by soldiers, and which are TO
carry rapid fire and machine guns.
Some frozen Japanese have been
found in abandoned trenches The re
is the greatest activity in Harbin,
where the Russians are building en-
larged baths, churches and hospital
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
SERIOUS CLASH IN POLAND.
Commander of Russian Regiment and
Two Other Men Killed.

Hazonl, Russian Poland, Dec. 27T--
After the midnight mass at the To-
man Catholic cathedral a crowd coln-
posed of workmen paraded the streets
carrying red flags The military an
thorities in trying to dispense it were
received with shots and serious ell
counter followed in which the conf
mander of the Twenty-sixth regiment
was killed and gendarme was wouh +
ed. One of the demonstrators was
killed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
CHURCH CHOIR en- STRIKE.
Resign as Result of Attempt to Gust
Leader

Pottsyille, Pa, Dec. 27.-Because
the music committee OF the Methodist
Episcopal church here asked for the
resignation OF the chormaster, Joseph
g. Paynter, the entire choir went out
on sympathetic strike AS a conse,
Quence the fashionable congregation,
which has just completed a handsome
new edifice at a cost of $4,000, was
obliged TO worship without the usual
elaborate musical services.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
CAUGHT IN WINNIPEG.
Minnesota Man Charged With Defraud
inc Bank Out of S22. 900,

Winnipeg. Man, Dec. 27.-Frederiek
w. Blanche, alias A. b. Brown, Jr.,
has been arrested here at the instance
of Sheriff j C. Johnston of Mower
county, Mimi, on the charge of grand
larceny and forgery.
Blanche Is charged with having de.
frauded the Bank of Sargent, Mimi,
out of s22, 200 by means of forged bank
paper
1t is alleged he lost the money spec
ulating and, fearing detection, fled to
Canada. He was found here by piece
of clever detective work employed in
the Grain Exchange and apparently a
respectable young fellow He waived
extradition proceedings and went south
with Sheriff Johnston
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
ouTGRoWTH OF A FEUD.
Michigan Miner Shoots and Kills Eel
low Workman.

Marinette, Wis. Dec 27.-As the
outgrowth of feud Baptist Delfour
has slain M. f. Hanson at Amosa,
Mich. Delfcur put three bullets into
Hanson, who died almost instantly
The men were miners. They encoun-
tered each other in a barroom. The
feud was not originally between them,
but between their brothers. Delfour
is under arrest at Crystal Falls.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
WISCONSIN WOMAN KILLED.
Buggy in Which She Was Riding
Struck by Train.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Dec. While re-
turning from family reunion near
Evansville at night, Mrs. Appel, an
aged woman, Miss Lowell and Frank
Woods were s5xllck by Northwestern
train while drifting in single buggy
and Mrs. Appel was killed. The train
was held an hour and ten minutes
while search for the body was made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
THREE MEN HELD UP.
Ore of Them Beaten to Death and An.
other Fatally Injured.

Tamaqua. Pa, Dec. 27.--Stephen
Pushart, John Brinkush and Marten
Poblish were held up on the outskirts
OF Lansford during the day and beaten
by four men armed with black
jacks Pnshart was killed and Brink
ush fatally injured. Poblish escaped
from his assailants and made his way
to Lansford, where he notified the
police. There is no el"a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
Fatal Quarrel Over Cards.

ST. Paul, Dec. 27-Percy A. Young
was shot and instantly killed by Harry
Cannon in Cannon's room on the third
floor of 2i9h East Seventh street, at
1880 p. M. as the result of quarrel
during game of poker Cannon sur
rendered to the police and is now at
the central police station under a
charge of murder.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
RESULT OF A SAL.
One Man Dead and Another Badly In
jured.

Rlackshear, Pa, Dec 27.--As the re-
suit Of a Christmas carousal, L. b.
Altman, prominent farmer, is dead,
his son, Darling Altman, is in Jail
charged with involuntary manslaugh-
ter, and City Marshal Mcmillan is
badly cut upon the face and body.
Altman and his son were being arrest
ed for disorderly conduct. Young Alt
man drew his knife, and in the melee
which followed accidentally cut his
father while trying to cut Mcmillan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27

ste amer Ia aI.Uet..sUIg uning the uay.
Two hundred bales OF cotton destined
for Bremen were thrown overheard
and a number of hogshCals OF tobac.
co were also thrown into the harbor.
The vessel sailed for the German port
after the fire had been eXtinguished.
NO estimate of the loss To the cargo
can be given.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
PORTION OF CARGO DESTROYED
Fire of Unknown Origin on German
Ship at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Dec. 27.-Ffre OF an un-
known origin destroyed portion of
the cargo OF the North German Lloyd
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27
Disastrous Wrecks.

Carelessness is responsible for many Q
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making human wrecks OF sufferers from
Throat and Lung troubles. But since
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saved by DR.. Kings New Discovery
This great remedy is guaranteed Tor all
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$l0O. Trial bottles free.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-12-27

Girls expect remedies to work mira
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changes come slow. Keep on takint
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make the face fair and blooming y
cents. .ea or tablets Frank Smith
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
FATAL EXPLOSIONS.

Findlay, Ohio, May 23.-An ex.
plosion in the two drying rooms of
the Lake Shore Novelty Company's
plant on Sunday, resulted in the death
of seven persons. Five are SO seri-
ously injured that recovery is con-
sidered improbable and twelve or
fifteen are badly injured SO that the
physicians think it is very probable
that many of them may die as a result
of blood poisoning from the potash
that was driven into their bodies.
Two employees are missing and are
supposed to have been blown to atoms
The Lake Shore Novelty works plant
covered nearly ten acres in the south
west part of the city and employed
about 200 men, women and children.
Railroad torpedoes and Fourth of July
explosives we're manu- featured. Owing
to rush of orders the officials of the
plant requested the employees to report
for duty Sunday. About 80 complied.
1t is not known how the explosion
took place but it is thought that one
of the two Sherwood brothers, who
were in the dry room, dropped large
box of torpedoes.
Human forms were strewn consider
able distances apart on the factory
site. The remains of the Sherwood
brothers were found in drying room
No. /. msngled and almost unrecog.
nizable. Their clothing was blown
from their bodies save a stocking or
the right foot of Jay Sherwood,
The body of Edith Dillon was
picked up 200 yards from where the
explosion occurred.
Camden, N, j., May 49, An ex
plosion in the mixing house Of the
Independent Fireworks Company
early this morning killed two mel
and boy and injured five workmen
A small keg of nitro glycerine fell
from the table causing the explosion
One body was hurled over 100 yards
Not vestige of the building remains
The night force had just left and th'
day force had not reported for duty
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
FOR PRINCIPAL OF THE
SCHOOLS.

1t is currently reported that f. J.
Brownscomb of Aspen, COL, will re-
ceive the appointment Of principal of
Washington County Grammar School
in place of E. G. Ham, who recently
resigned. Mr.. Brownscombe il at
present studying in the training school
of Columbia College. He has been en-
gagged in educational work in Aspen
for long time. For three years he
was principal of the high school and
for six years he was superintendent.
1t is reported that e. M. Goddard and
DR.. p. l.. Templeton. who left the city
some days ago to look up candidates
for the position, are 80 we'll satisfied
with Mr.. Brownscombe's record that
they have sent word TO that effect to
other members of the board here and
will return to the CITY without look.
ing any further.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
NEW RPORATIONS.

1.-THE Rutland Base Ball Assooia-
ton" filed association papers at the
office of the secretary of State on
Tuesday. The association is organ
lied for the purpose of promoting all
forms of athletic SPORTS especially in
GLIDING base ball, foot ball and field
games in the city of Rutland and
elsewhere, with all the rights and
privileges necessary and convenient
for carrying on the same. The capt.
tai stock is So, 900 divided into 1000
shares of $500. The signers of the
papers are all of Rutland and are as
follws: H. o. Carpenter, W. L.
Davis, E. r. Hopkins, James O'Brien,
E. S. Whitaker, E. G. Mcclellan, f.
A Fields
A company, to be known as The
George D. Jarvis Company, has
filed association papers for the pur-
pose of manufacturing, in the city Of
Burlington, all utensils pertaining to
the manufacture of maple sugar, syrup
and its products. The capital stock
is IS, 600 divided into 200 shares of a
par value of $25 90 each. The signers
are residents OF Burlington and vicin.
itv
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
SEARCH FOR MA UDE
HATCH.

Randolph May "a. Miss Maude
Hatch, who disappeared Sunday after
noon from the home of Hon. James
Hatch, is still missing This morning
at 7:30 O'Clock several organized
searching parties set out to hunt for
the missing woman in the woods and
hills in this vicinity. Miss Hatch is
a daughter of Town Clerk Edgar A.
Hatch, has dark hair and eyes, prom.
inent teeth, is of slight build. medi-
um height and weighs about 100
pounds. When Miss Hatch left Judge
Hutchinson's home on Sunday after
noon it was supposed she was going
to her fathers home ON the fair
ground and when she did not return
at night nothing was thought about
her as she had several times left Mr..
Hutchinson's in the afternoon and re.
turned the next morning. When she
did not return Mr.. Hutchinson went
to her fathers home and learned she
had been there since she left his home.
Letters were found in her room i'll
which she said, "Do not look for me.
| am going away, don't worry about
me as shall not commit suicide. +"
In another letter she said she had
prayed and prayed for the people here
but it had done no good and she want
ed to go to God and talk it over with
him. 1t seems she has gotten insane
over religion. Yesterday, morgan
lied searching parties were at work
on several misleading clues and no
denfiite territory has been thoroughly
searched. Nearly the entire popula-
tion of the village turned out this
morning and it is hoped that the miss
ing woman may be found today.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
OLD MAN CELEBRATES.

Alvin f. Smith Of Barre, who was
born on May 20, 1915. celebrated his
seth birthday today by visiting the
capital for short time. He is the
Oldest man in the Barre city or Barre
town and he is still as bright an old
man as you would care to talk to.
His son, E. l.. Smith, was the first
mayor of Barre. When asked if he
were veteran of the civil war, he re-
piled that he was not a soldier in any
war but his grandfather fought in the
Revolutionary War and his father in
oned himself one of the number of
Sons of Veterans.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that my
wife, Laura Folsom. having left my
bed and board, I will not be held re.
sponsible for any of her acts or pay
any bills of her contracting after this
date Be it further known that I
hereby claim now and have always
claimed the property covered by three
notes payable to Laura Folsom and
dated at Marshfield. VT, March 10th,
1904, for the sums of Two hundred
dollars, Two hundred dollars and
One hundred dollars respectively, and
that l shall undertake to hold respon-
sible to me, any one who makes pay
ment Oh them to my wife, Laura Fol-
som, or to any other person excepting
myself or those whom may authorize
to receive payment.
DENNIS FOLSOM.
Marshfield, VT, May 23, 1904.
1924
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
WAR US.

st. Petersburg, May 3.-Advices
from Mukden state that news of jap
auese disaster has just reached the
camp there. The advices add that
the news is believed as the japanese
advance has been suspended
st. Petersburg. May 23.-A report
is current on the bourse this afternoon
that the Japanese army made COM
bined attack upon the outer defences
of Port Arthur today and were re-
pulsed. The Japanese, according to
the report, lost 5000 and the Rus
slams 5000. The report is credited
in commercial circles.
London, May 24.--The reported
action OF the Russians at Port Arthur
in placing submerged mines in vari-
GUS parts of the Yellow Sea and Gulf
OF Pechili, thus putting all shipping
in those vlcinities in jeopardy, has
aroused considerable protest in semi
official circles. The act is character
lied as contrary to all rules of civil
lied warfare and as cruel and bar
barous. The Times this morning
prints a letter from Admirable Dehor
sey which deals with the matter at
considerable length. The Admiral
expresses the hope that some qualified
international jurist will publicly state
where the laying of mines in the open
sea is admissible by law OF nations.
Sir William Wslrond M. p, speaking
at Devon Yesterday, expressed like
opinion.
London, May 4-The st. Peters,
burg correspondent of the Central
News wires that advices from Lao
yang, Manohuria, state that cholera
has broken out at Feng Huang Cheng
and that hundreds of Japanese are
dying daily.
| Mukden, May 24.-The Russians on
May 16 captured and destroyed the
town Of Anju, Korea. The Japanese
garrison set fire to the houses and re-
tired in perfect order.
st. Petersburg, May a. The Rus
sian correspondent at Liaoyang tele.
graphs that, according to Chinese re
ports, force of Russians under Gen
eral Fox have surprised and massacred
seven Japanese battalions near Kin.
chau. The Japanse are reported to
be leaving Feng Huang Cheng and
moving toward the north.
st. Petersburg, May 25.-A Muk.
den telegram says Japanese forward
movement has been begun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
IN SUPREME co URT.

In Supreme Court on Wednesday the
Windsor county case of Edwin w.
Royce VS.. Norris Carpenter ct al. was
argued by John G. Sargent for the
orator and G. A. Davis for the de-
PENDANT. This is chancery case to
decide some water rights. The orator
claims the defendant built a dam and
flooded the orators water wheel.
That afternoon at O'Clock the Chit.
tenden county case of Agel 81 Levia
VS.. f. r. Patch Mfg. Co., was taken
up. Mower & Peck for plaintiff and
Cushman and Sherman for defendant.
Tuesday afternoon the Chittenden
county case of In re Peterson was ar
gued by H. S. Peck and W. l.. Bur-
nap for the relator and Max l.. Powell
for Gosselin Bros. The case involves
questions under the bankruptcy act.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
MISS HACTH FOUND.

Randolph, May 3D. Miss Maude
Hatch, who disappeared Sunday after
noon, was found this morning by
Willis Howard on his farm about two
miles from this village on the Roches-
ter road. Miss Hatch was seen for
the first time last evening by Mr..
Howard, who Immediately gave chase,
but she reached the woods and got
out of sight. At o'clock this MORN
ing Mr.. Howard again got sight of
Miss Hatch and did not stop until he
caught her. He took her to his house
and then with team to her home in
this village. Miss Hatch has suffered
quite badly from her wanderings.
She was tired out, badly bitten by
mosquitoes, clothing wet and her mind
still in bad shape when found She
had had nothing to eat since she left
and no extra covering for her should
res, and has been out of doors all the
time. She said she was trying to find
her brother in-law's farm in Bethel
Lympus. Miss Hatch was found in
the very same strip of territory that
was covered by the searching party
yesterday forenoon. 1t is great re-
lief to the townspeople to know she
has been found alive. All the citizens
have done everything they COULD to
find her and are glad to know she
has been found.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26

Juxtapositior is sometimes an effect.
i've way OF exposition Take, for ex-
ample, the following from an article
in the Island Pond Herald:
I'VE can see no credit to man to
repeatedly say no, no, when in fact he
is hopeful and expectant. 1t never
belittles man OF the high character
of Mr.. DeBoer to say to the people,
I am willing to serve you il you wish
1 should esteem it an honor to be
called by you.''
Then read this extract from Mr..
Deboer's December letter. After ex-
pressing the pleasure he has in his
work and his need of it's compensation
he said:
'It seems to me, therefore, unwise
and unnecessary to drop this work,
which gives me pleasure, for the sake
of seeking opportunity in politics.
At the same time. I may say frankly
that 1 should like to be Governor for
the sake of the service and, if that
service were before me in the form of
an actual choice, I would gladly and
proudly respond to the call. p"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26
THE MERCHANT MARINE.

Why has the American flag been
disappearing from the high seas in
recent years? The Marine Commits
sion, which is now in session in New
York, hopes to gather information
which will throw some light upon
the hitherto insoluble mystery.
Before the civil war the American
merchant marine was in a healthy
condition and no American needed to
feel ashamed of the rank his country
took on the water, for she stood
supreme. In 1860, 1888, 1858 tons of
shipping were credited to the United
States, as against 4,655. 687 tons for
Great Britain. The next year Amer
ioa's total was 8, 533, 813.
The subsequent decline of the
merchant marine under the stars and
stripes has been variously accounted
for by different students OF the condi
tions, though it hardly appears that
anybody has made a very extended
research in the matter. 1t has been
claimed that it was all due to the
depredations of the Confederate cruis
ers, but it seems strange that, if that
were true. the tonnage should be
greater in the last year of the war
than in any of the thirty-fve years
following. 1t has been claimed that
the change from wooden to iron shil
building transferred the power OF
cheap construction from America tc
Europe. But America now leads il
the iron and steel industry of the
world and American workmen build
ships for foreign companies.
1t has been said, also. that the cos
OF running expenses are so high OF
American ships, owing to the higl
wages and luxurious fare given the
crew, that they are unable to compete
with foreigners. People who claim
to know about the comparative con
ditions, however, say this is all mis-
take. Certainly the difference be.
tween the wages of American ant
foreign shipwrights and sailors is nc
greater than the difference between
the wages OF American and foreign
locomotive builders and engineers and
railroad employees. But in Americs
railroads are built and operated with