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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
SPORTING EVENTS.

Manager Dugdale is tired of the
Portland team and has sent a letter
to the directors, resigning his posi-
ton.
The navy football team, so helpless
ly defeated by their army rivals last
year, Saturday worsted the last year
college champions, the Princeton Ii
gers, the score being 10 to 0.
West Point was defeated at football
Saturday by Harvard, to 0.
Yale defeated Syracuse Saturday af-
ternoon in a sensational game by a
score of II to 9.
In one of the hardest and fiercest
contests ever held in Spokane, Jerry
Mccarthy and Jim Burrows Saturday
night struggled hammer and tongs fol-
20 rounds without knockout, and al
the end of that time Referee McNally
called the contest a draw.
In a fierce 20 round draw Friday
night, Perry Queenan and Kid Parker
fought for dear life at Walla Walla.
The San Francisco police committe,
of the board of supervisors has decid
ed to report in favor of granting ;
permit to the Shasta club for the Britt
Cans match October 81.
Friday closed the 10 days trottinl
meeting at Lexington, KY, during
which nearly $4,000 was distribute,
in stakes and purse races, six world
records were broken and several stalk
records were lowered.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

While experimenting with a patent
fire escape swung from the eighth
story of a building recently in st. Paul,
p. M. Scannon and wife of Minneap-
oils fell from the third story to the
stone sidewalk. Mrs. Scannon was
killed and her husband fatally in
jured.
1t is announced that the marriage of
Mary Grant, daughter of U. S. Grant,
Jr., to Lieutenant S. Macy of the navy
will occur soon.
The Rapid Transit commission will
open the main line of the New York
subway to the general public on Thurs
day, October 81
General Corbin, commander of the
army in the Philippines, is now on the
high seas.
President Francis and Director o
Exhibits Frederick V. Skiff of the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition, have beer
made grand officers of the Order o
the Crown of Italy. The decoration
was conferred upon them by the kinl
o. Italy
A passenger on a steamer whicl
passed Mont Pelee October IL say
the volcano was not in eruption a
that time, but was emitting jets o
steam.
The presidents yacht Mayhower i
to be placed out of commission seol
and her officers assigned to the neN
battleships which soon will be read
, for service.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
State of Washington
Won Medals at Fair

The awards in the agricultural de-
partment at the great st. Louis exposi-
ton have been made, and Washington
fare we'll, having secured two grand
prizes, nine gold metals, six silver
medals, one bronze and six diplomas.
The grand prizes were awarded to the
general display of the state, and to the
collective display of Thurston county,
grown and arranged by Mr.. Bush OF
that place. Gold medals to the Pa
louise, Snohomish county, Walla Walla
valley and to the Washington state bu-
reau of garin inspection.
Silver prizes have been won by the
Big Bend, Clark county, John H. Nc
Ian, Oak esdale, Washington State ag
ricultural college, Whatcom and Skag
it counties combined and Yakima cour
ty.
Wenatchee gets bronze medal il
grains.
Gold medals go to the state in but
ter, wool, flax and hops, and a numbe,
of small flour mills secure diplomas.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
HEROIC ACTION SAVES THE PASS
Gallant Charge of Left Column Wins
for Japan.

Liaoyang, Oct. 17.-General Oku,
commanding the Japanese left, is driv-
ing the Russian reserves back upon
Changtau, after having frustrated their
attempt to flank him. He captured
two more guns east of the Tumin pass,
and trained them upon the enemy.
Heavy cannonading is heard without
interruption from the direction of the
pass, and it is believed here that Gen.
eral Oku is following up his success by
pursuit. Field Marshall Oyama has
ordered seven regiments of infantry
and three columns of cavalry to pro-
coed to the Tumin pass in order to
enable General Oku to cover the ter
ritory east and west during the pur-
suit.
1t develops now that but for the he
roic action of the extreme left column
of General Oku's force, all the advan-
tages so far gained might have been
lost. The column was reduced to less
than one fifth of it's original size. but
prevented the Russians from complet-
ing their thanking movement and turn
ed threatening defeat into victory.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21

says that according to a report from
the center army $50 prisoners were
taken on October 10. The Russian
dead. as estimated, on that day will
reach 500. October IA the enemy's
dead totaled 1000. One hundred pris-
oners were taken, together with rifles,
guns and wagons. The total Russian
dead left in front of the center army
are estimated at $500. The enemy's
dead already investigated, says the re-
port, totals at $3.50, but the enemy's
losses during the two days of fierce
engagements on October IA and Is are
not included in this number More
over, there are some undiscovered
dead by all of the armies, so that the
enemy's dead left on the field Will
reach a total of over 10000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
.SHAkHE is IN HANDS OF SLAVS.
Mukden Reports That Japanese Failed
to Hold 1t.

Mukden, Oct. 17.-Shakhe is again
in the hands of the Russians. After
the last evacuation of the village by
the Russians the Japanese failed in an
attempt to reoccupy it, and now the
village is held by Russian infantry.
There is every indication that the Rus
sian right flank is about to resume the
offensive and reoccupy the positions
held by them on October 10 and II.
The Japanese resistance is growing
weaker and they are apparently pre-
pairing TO evacuate. Toward the east
and center the Japanese are more stub
born and are showing more resistance.
Some of the positions of the fighting
line have already changed hands ten
times.
The Russians were engaged Sunday
in a heavy rear guard action south
west of Snake. The Japanese, who
are in enormous force, have a great
advantage in knowing the topography
of the country. They evince a desper-
ate courage. They have suffered ter
rlDle losses, but bear them with per-
feet equanimity. Their energy seems
unbounded and they continue the ag-
gressive increasingly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
BALTIC SQUADRON SAILS.
Six Batteships and Eleven Cruisers Go
Northeast.

Libau.-The Baltic squadron has put
to sea.
Copenhagen, Oct. 17.-During the
day the Baltic squadron passed Bourn-
holm island in two sections. 1t COM
prised a total of six battleships, IL
cruisers and numerous smaller craft.
and was going northeast.
The st. Petersburg Novoe Vremya,
protesting against the sending of the
Baltic squadron to the far east with
out a single friendly port on the route
thither in which to repair or refit,
advances the suggestion of purchasing
one of the smaller Dutch East India
islands for the purpose of establishing
a naval station where the squadron
might be finally overhauled before
starting on the last stage of the jour
ney to Port Arthur.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
-FOUR PERSONS SUFFOCAIED
FATAL FIRE IN WILLIAMSBURG,
NEW YORK.
Fifteen Persons Were Overcome by
Smoke-Two Will Probably Die
Fire Oriqina:ed in Basement Of
Tenement Observation-Disclosures Is
Suspected-SmaII Financial Loss.

New York, Oct 18.-Four persons
were suffocated and 10 were overcome
by smoke in a fire which Quilted a hve
story brick double tenement house at
Is Moore street, Williamsburg, early
Monday. Two of the injured, a boy
and a girl, probably will die. lncen-
olarism is suspected.
The fire originated in the basement
and ran up a dumbwaiter shaft, caus-
ing the crowded flats to fill rapidly
with smoke. The flames spread
through the flats on the fourth and
fifth floors, and escape for the persons
asleep there was cut off. Firemen and
police did heroic work, and soon res
cued more than a score, Is of whom
were almost suffocated. These we're
removed to a hospital. Two children
among the number were in a dying
condition. One fireman, in attempting
daring rescue, was overcome by
smoke and had to be carried out by
his fellows. The loss was only $4,000.
Several fires occurred in the neigh
borhood during the early hours today,
all of suspicious origin. They appear
ed to have been started by the same
hand, as all were discovered from the
basement of tenements. Only the one
noted, however, was accompanied by
loss of lire.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
PRESIDENT ON sLocuM HORROR.
Directs Discharge Of Three Men
Proven Guilty.

Washington.-The report of the COM
mission on investigation into the dis
aster to the steamer General Slocum
has been made public. In connection
with the important findings of the COM
mission, President Roosevelt, to whom
the report was submitted, has written
a letter to Secretary Metcalf of the
commerce and labor department, brief
ly summarizing the report and direct
ing him to carry into effect the recon-
mendations of the commission. He
also directs that Robert S. Rode, sup
cruising inspector of the second dis
trict steamboat inspection, and James
A. Dumont and Thomas H. Barrett, 10
cal inspectors in charge of the port OF
New York, be discharged from the
service, the commission holding them
directly responsible for the laxity OF
the steamboat inspection, to which the
Slocum disaster was attributed.
Appended to the report is a report
from the department of justice on the
criminal proceedings connected witt
the disaster and the life preservel
cases.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
WEEK OF THE WAR.
Russians Offensive Movements Are a
Failure.


The past week in the far east was
one of almost uninterrupted fighting.
Sunday saw the publication of Kuro-
patkin's order for a general advance,
which had been issued several days be-
fore, and it raised high hopes in St.
Petersburg. There was constant Skin
mishing, with the outposts in close
touch, and at Bentsiaputze the Jap
anese line was broken. The Russians
crossed the Schill river about half
way between Mukden and Liaoyang,
and were almost engaged with the en-
tire line of the Japanese, which ex-
tended distance of So miles through
Yentai
Uyama had been drawing in his lines
as the Russians advanced in two
squadrons, but on Monday he assumed
the offensive, and Kuropatkin fell back
across the Schill. The fighting be-
came general on Tuesday and has been
almost uninterrupted up to the present
time. The Russians again crossed the
Schili, but were unable to noIu their
advantage, and on both right and left
wings the engagement was desperate.
The Japanese renewed the attack
Wednesday, and kept it up on Thurs
day, the Russians being compelled to
give ground. Kuropatkin's plan had
evidently been to envelop the Japanese
right, but while attempting this man.
euver his own right was savagely at
tackled by Oku and driven back. The
thanking movement met with poor sue
cess, report reaching Liaoyang Fri
day that Kuropatkin himself with four
divisions had been cut off. This, how
ever, was not confirmed.
Kuropatkin had fallen back across
the Schili, and so determined was the
assault of the Japanese that he stead
lily yielded ground and is reported to
have been forced back to a position
north of the Shake river, which is
about half way between the Schili and
Mukden. The contest has been even
more fierce and sanguinary than that
at Liaoyang, and, while the reports OF
the actual results attained have beer
fragmentary, the public is convinced
that Kuropatkin's advance has ended
in disaster with frightful losses. How
ever, nothing like a rout seems to have
taken place, and the probabilities are
that the Russians will retire in fairly
good order.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Russians Again
Attack Japanese

Toxic, Oct. IS The Russians fierce
ly assailed General Oku's left column
and made six counter attacks, all of
which were successfully repulesd.
AT sunset, when the last telegram
was sent from the field, the Russians
were advancing for the sevenh attack.
Field Marshal Oyama reports that
the Russian losses in these attacks were
heavy.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Port Arthur Fleet Suffers.

Toxic, Oct. 1S.ZIt is authoritatively
reported that the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur is suffering severely from the
fire of the Japanese land batteries.
Reports of a recent attempt by the
fleet to sortie are unfounded, as is the
reported capture of another blockade
runner.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
st. Louis Fair Paws Aoain

st. Louis.-The worlds fair has
made the seventh of the stipulated
100000 payments on the government
loan of s4.6OO,OOO which was advanced
by the federal authorities. The fair
now owes s91, $50 to the government.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Diptheria at White Horse.

Thirty families at White Horse, B.
c., are afflicted with diptheria. Sew
eral deaths are reported. There are
no doctors to administer to the needs
of the sick. The unaffected portion
of the population is quitting the town.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
KING GEORGE is DEAD.

Royal Princess Present at the Death
bed in PilIntz.
Dresden.-King George of Saxony
died at Pillnitz. His end was peace
full. His sons were present at the
death-bed.
Princess Louise of Saxony, whose
marital troubles have been frequently
aired in the press, is a daughter of the
late King George.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Burying the Dead.

Tokio.-In the reports of the great
battle which continue to arrive from
the front the most striking feature is
the terrible record of Russian dead.
Before the severe fighting on October
Ia General Oku's army alone recovered
and buried 1000, making the total
number of Russians buried by the Jap
anese. with Nodzus army still to hear
from. $500. Applying the usual calcu-
lation. and making reasonable allow
ance for the fighting of the 14th and
18th. the Russian losses will exceed
40 1000.
Fragmentary reports of Japanese
casualties are coming in. General
Oku. up to and including October Ia,
lost $500 men. Estimates of the total
Japanese losses are not possible, but
they are small in comparison with the
frightfuI losses of the Russians.
A report dealing with the Russian
casualties. received here at midnight
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Lady Curzon Improves.

Walmer Castle. Oct. 1S.-A bulletin
issued tonight announced the con-
tinued improvement of Lady Curzon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30
SENTENCE SERMONS.

The aimless life cannot be the end
less life.
A rough diamond is worth much pol
ished dirt
There is no comfort where no COM
passion is.
They who put pleasure first are the
last to find it.
Awkward deeds are better than elo-
Quent dreams.
The finest music heard in heaven is
made on EARTH
No man ever reached a joy by jump
ing over duty.
Wandering afar is not essential to
the welcome of home.
Finding flaws in the sermon is easier
than following it any day
People who advertise their troubles
never clear off their stock.
There is no promise of pardon for
confessing the sins of Chicago
Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30
MYSTERIES OF NATURE.
Some Of the Many Things That Find
No Ready Explanation.


No Ready Explanation.
Whatever opens up new doors or
windows for us into the world about
US, whatever widens the field Of our
interests and sympathies, has some
sort Of value, says John Burroughs in
Country Life In America. But much
of the so called nature study opens no
new doors or windows It affords no
mental satisfaction or illumination or
aesthetic pleasure. It is mainly potter
ing with dry, unimportant facts and
details. Do you know the edelweiss
flowers or our own matchless arbutus
after you have merely analysed and
classified them? No more than you
know man after having weighed and
measured him. The function of things
is always interesting. What do they
do? How do they pay their way in the
rigid economy of nature? How do they
survive? Why do the roots of trees
flow through the ground like run
nels of molten metal" often separating
and uniting again, while the branches
are thrust out in right lines or curves?
Why is our common yellow birch
more often than any other tree planted
upon rock? Why do oaks or chest
nuts so often spring up where a pine
or hemlock forest has been cleared
away? Why does lightning so COM
monty strike a hemlock tree or a pine
or an oak and rarely or never a birch?
Why does the bolt sometimes scatter
the tree about and at others only plow
a channel down it's trunk? Why does
the bumblebee complain so loudly
when working upon certain flowers?
Why does the honeybee lose the sting
when 1t stings a person, while the
wasp, the hornet and the bumblebee
do not? How does the chimney swal-
low get the twigs it builds it's nest
with? From what does the hornet
make it's paper?
have never been greatly interested
in spiders, but I have always wanted
to know how a certain spider managed
to stretch her cable squarely across
the road in the woods about my height
from the ground.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30

The New Idea" paper patterns
are considered the best the world
over. Ioc. No more, no less.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30
Living on a Few Cents a Day.

The problem of living on few cents
a day is not so difficult of solution if
one cares to limit oneself to the actual
necessaries. For instance, we could
point to the workers in the turpentine
forests, who labor hard from sun to
sun on a bill of fare that costs not
more than 5 or cents per meal. The
average ration Of a turpentine ''hand'
in the woods per week is FIVE pounds
of bacon or pork, one peck of corn
meal, one quart of molasses and a
pint of salt The value of this ration
is about 81 to $1.1O.
The real problem, then, is not really
how cheaply may one live, but how
many of the extras Of eating one is
willing to do without. - Savannah
News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30
Where He Made His Start.

A squire in a certain town had Just
finished marrying young couple and
proceeded in paternal way to give
them good, solid advice. Turning to
the bridegroom, he said:
'Never spend your money extrava-
gantly and be saving in every way
possible"
The bridegroom listened respectfully
and then remarked:
'Well, judge, we might as well begin
on you" And be proceeded to give the
squire SO cents for tying the knot
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30
"Stonewall's,' Comment

At council of generals early in the
civil war one Of them remarked that
Major - was wounded and would be
unable to perform certain duty for
which he had been suggested. "Wound-
cdr said old Stonewall Jackson. eff
that is really so I think it must have
been by an accidental discharge of his
duty
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30
A Doubtful Compromise.

I've worn out six pairs of Shoes"
said the collector, coming after you
with this bill''
Don't let that bother you," replied
the editor. Give got an old pair that'll
just fit you'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30
The Pace.

"You hear so many people talking Of
the pace that kills. 1 wonder what
they mean exactly?''
"Well, it depends. There's the mes
senger boys pace, for instance. That
merely kills time" Philadelphia
Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30
Making Himself Agreeable.

Uncle George says was born with
silver spoon in my MOUTH
"A spoon In that little mouth! Oh,
sect was one Of those after dinner
coffee spoons. cleveland Plain Deal
or
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30

Wanted Two cords of dry four-foot
maple wood to roast the OK for the
Fourth of July. Apply to T. F.
Scheen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-30

When men speak i'll Of thee, live so
that nobody will believe them.-PIato.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-04
Denton POISONING Case.

Cofax, La: The case of Charles
Denton, charged in completely in the
poisoning of his uncle, r. H. William.
son, has been continued until the
February term of the district court
Mrs. Sayilla Roberts, who was con-
victed some time ago as principal in
the case, she having confessed to ad.
ministering poison to Williamson
through his coffee, was brought here
from the penitentiary as a witness
Mrs. Roberts was given a life sentence
and after her incarceration made a
statement duplicating young Denton,
who, she alleged, hired her to poison
his uncle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-04
Burned to Death.

Lake Charles, La: Sunday night
the 14-year-old daughter of ]. Hay,
mark, al the kaOugh settlement,
which is about ten miles above Lake
Charles, was burned to death as a re.
suit of an explosion of lamp at her
home. The lamp was overturned and
while she tried to catch it the OF!
spread over her clothing, and within
a few minutes she had burned to
death.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-04

meeting. A final inquiry will be held
at The Hague under the rules of The
Hague convention. The appointment
OF arbitrators will be discussed at once
between Ambassador Benckendorff
and Lord LaIsdOwne. The only &c
tail which remains 10 be arranged is
the permission of Spain for the por-
ton of the Russian squadron concern
ed in the North Sea incident to remain
at Vigo until the inquiry is completed.
This no doubt will be obtained. The
remainder of the Russian squadron is
expected to proceed to its destination.
1t is suggested that articles Of the
convention at The Hague furnish
good and satisfactory basis for the
contemplated procedure.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-04
Poisoned hY Mistake.

Lake Charles, La: Miss L0ttie Nc.
Ginty, the 19-year-old daughter of Mrs.
McGinty, proprietress of the Lockport
Hotel, died Sunday under peculiarly
distressing circumstances. The young
lady had been afflicted all evening
with toothache. and shortly before IL
o'clock took bottle. which she sup.
posed contained alcohol, and swallow
ed a part of its contents for relief. 1t
developed that the bottle contained
carbolic acid and she drank enough
Of it to die within ten minutes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-11-04
Laredo Onions Affected.

Laredo, Texas: Many of our onion
growers report that the young plants
out Of the ground from two to three
weeks are infested with some kind Of
disease, which they call yellow top.
That is to say, about half inch of the
tops OF the young and tender plant
turns yellow and it ceases to grow
The result Of this new and strange dis
ease is looked forward to with much
interest as seed enough has been
planted to set out over GOO acres of
onions in this immediate section. The
Agricultural Department of the gov
eminent has been written to on the
subject.