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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-11
The Kew Of sympathy.

A quiet, sympathetic look or smile
many time unbars heart that needs
help which you can give.-Josephine
Pollard,
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The notification meetings that are
now the order of the day can hardly
be called surprise parties.
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Again Russia murmurs, "War is

Port Arthur is falling with its usual
regularity.
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Rev. G. o. Dantzer, formerly mis-
sionary to deaf mutes in western New
York, has accepted an appointment to
the charge of All Souls church for the
deaf, Philadelphia, and has entered
upon his duties.
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A new railroad, planned to scale
Gray's peak, near Dillon, COL, will at
tain a height of at least 300 feet great
err than the road which climbs Pixies
peak. The new road will tap an impor-
tant mining area, the Georgetown dis
trict, and will be feeder for both the
Colorado & Southern and the Denver
&, Rio Grande railroads
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TWIN CITY MARKETS.
Minneapolis, Aug. 6

Wheat-No. / northern, S1.O4; No. .
81. OF; Sept, 9s%c Oats-No.
8 white, 35c Corn-No 8, 56c Rye
No. 2, Csc Barley-No 2. 55c
Flax-S1. %. Butter-Creamery, ex"
tras, 16@17c; creamery, frsts, 14@15c;
dairy, fancy, 13@14c Poultry-Tur-
keys, 9@10c; chickens, 1850 Hay
Uplands, fancy, SIS. so.
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st. Paul. Aug. 6

AUs dIlIf AuSs %
Cattle-Steers, 81. 50@5. so; COWS, So. 90
@4.00 Hogs -S4. 1905. 10. Sheep
nuttons. So. 90: lambs. $500
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Squadron Sails.

Vile Franche, France, Aug. 8--The
American European squadron, com
manded by Rear Admiral c. T. Jew
ell, sailed for Smyrna Sunday mora
ing.
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st. Petersburg, Aug. S.-A telegram
from Chefoo dated August says that
according to Chinese information fierce
battle was fought on the land side OF
Port Arthur. The Japanese are reported
to have been repulsed with great loss,
the killed alone being estimated at TO-
0G0, while the Russians lost about 1000.
The telegram says that Lieut.. Gen.
Stoessel was personally in command and
that the conduct of the Russian troops
was splendid.
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C. R. MORSE, Publisher
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Buried Russian Dead.

Toxic, Aug. 8.-Gen. Kuroki reports
that he buried the bodies Of 512 Rus
SLAMS on the battle fields of Yushulikzu
and Yangtzuling. In these actions he
reports the capture of 268 Russians,
eight of whom were officers. One hun
dred and fifteen of the prisoners were
wounded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
SCOUTS ARE BUSY
FOR THE RUSSIANS.

ST. Petersburg, May 1O-The general
staff has received a dispatch from
Maj. Gen. Karkevitch, dated May 9,
which says:
"On May our scouts discovered at
Liaoyhaipuzo. fourteen miles north of
Takushan, on the left bank of the
Talinhe river, the Japanese detach-
ment, one regiment strong. During a
fusilade with a line of Japanese sharp
shooters one Cossack was killed.
"At Luanmyko, eight miles north Of
Takushan, on the same bank of the
river, our scouts wsre subjected to fir
ing from the right fbank.
''On the same day they met on the
main road from Feng Wang Cheng.
four and a half miles from Salitzai-
pudza, on the Talinhe river and TWEEN
ty-one miles north of Takushan, the
extreme outposts of the enemy's
scouts, who hid I'M the mountains.
"On the following day Japanese
scouts appeared al Handajou, six miles
south of Salitzaipudza, and in the val
ley of the Sedseke river, near the
mouth of the Sedsekoghto.
According to Chinese information,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE
THE TELEPHONE LINES.
All Independent Concerns in the
Country May De Merged.

All Independent Concerns in the
Country May BE Merged.
Louisville, Ky, May 10.-The Post
says:
Preliminary steps toward the consol-
idation of all the Independent Telephone
lines in the United States will prob
ably be taken at a conference, which
will be held in this city between Pres
ident j.. G.. Splane, of the Pittsburg
and Allegheny Telephone Company
and the officials of the Louisville Home
Telephone Company.
The Pittsburg representatives are in
Toledo to-day inspecting the indepen-
dent telephone plant in that city. From
Toledo they will come to Louisville,
reaching this city Thursday morning.
They will be Joined here by President
j. A. Armstrong of the Home Tele-
phone Company and Joshua D. Powers,
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of that company. The visitors will
be shown over the local plant, and on
Thursday night, in company with the
representatives of the Home company,
will go to st. Louis where a con-
ference will be held with the officials of
the Kinlock Long Distance Telephone
Company of that ~city.
The st. Louis conference, it is be-
lieved, will be final.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11

ENGINEER AND FIREMAN
KILLED IN A WRECK.
Engine Plunged Down n 77-Foot
EmbAnLment.

Engine Plunged Down n 77-Foot
Embankment.
New York, May 10.-Two men were
killed early to-day when the Adams
Express section of the Federal Express,
on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, left the tracks
while crossing the Byram river bridge
at Port Chester and plunged down a
seventy-seven-foot embankment The
Federal treasure car. which was the
third on the train, stopped just at the
brink of the embankment
Lawrence Keegan of Dedham. Mass,
engineer and John Howes, of Boston,
Mass, fireman, were killed
one suggested possible cause of ;he
accident is that the engineer may have
died at his post
The wrecked train is that on which
special armed guards were carried sew
eral weeks ago, because of fears that
an organized band of train wrcckers
had planned a wreck for the purpose
of robbery. On this train the cash
from the government repositories N
New England is usually carried to
Washington. Because of the valuable
contents of the train detectives and
armed railroad employees surrounded
the wreck to prevent possible attempts
to loot the cars, but there was nothing
discovered to connect train wreckers
with the accident.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
SAFE BLOWERS
ARE CONVICTED
WERE TRIED IN MONTGOMERY.
HEAVIEST SENTENCES ALLOWED
by LAW WILL BE IMPOSED.

Two White Men Who Blew Open ana
Robbed the safe of FOye q Eek
stein In Savannah Are to Be Pun
ished for Similar Crime Commit
ted at Montgomery - Callahan
Broke His Leg in Effort to Escape.
Career of the Convicts.
Montgomery. Ala, May 10.-J. f. Cal
lahan, alias Clark, of Cincinnati, who
made a desperate attempt yesterday
afternoon to escape by jumping from
the Court House window, breaking a leg
and otherwise injuring himself, was
convicted of burglary to-day.
He, with Albert Cammeyer, alias
Driscoll, alias Duncan, of New York,
blew three safes here. They are said
to be wanted all over the country for
similar crimes. Callahan was brought
into court on a litter.
Both men will get the heaviest sem
tences allowed by law. Driscoll was
convicted yesterday.
AS Albert Russell, alias Duncan and
j. e. Russell, alias Clark, or Callahan,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11

st. Petersburg. May II, 3:05 a. m.-
The most important official news from
the front up to this hour is that tell
ing of the complete re-establishment of
railroad and telegraphic communica ton
with Port Arthur. though how it was
brought about and whether a battle
was necessary to accomplish it are
mysteries which Viceroy Alexieff fail.
ed to clear up.
The elation of the authorities is sob
cred by official dispatches, showing the
activity of the Japanese in Eastern
Manchuria. Kuang- Gems Sian (Huang-
Tiang-SaiO, fifty miles northeast Of
Feng Wang Ckeng, was occupied by
the Japanese and enables an advance
along the bad roads to the flank, either
at Liao-Yang or Mukden.
The territory between the main road
to Feng Wang Cheng and the river
Tayang has been penetrated by such
strong force of Japanese as to lead to
the suggestion that another army has
landed at Takushan. of which the out
side world has not before heard.
The activity Of the Japanese. how
ever, has been expected and, therefore,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
OVERLOOK THE RUSSIANS
AND GAVE THEM BATTLE.

Shan Hal Kwan, May 10, p. NIT
is reported that the First Japa-
nese Army Corps, having fol-
lowed the Russians retreating
from the Yalu river, overlook
them twenty miles south of Lao
Yang yesterday and severe engage
ment ensued. The Japanese dragged
their guns up hills believed to be in
surmountable. The Russians there
upon continued to retreat north.
A division of the First Corps Is ap-
preaching New Chwang, which is now
garrisoned by a handful Of Russians.
japanese scouts have been seen six
miles from New Chwang.
Nineteen women were the last civil
ians to leave New Chwang for Shan
Hal Kwan. They arrived here tonight
and confirmed the reports Of tine
evacuation of New Chwang.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11

sustained no casualties. On the same
day Gen. Karkevitch occupied the town
of Pekton-Lin. twenty-one miles south
of Pekton. Here he destroyed a con-
siderable quantity of provisions. On
that day also a third detachment of
scouts had a skirmish with small de-
tachment of Japanese. the Russians
sustaining no losses.
A Russian scouting party encoun-
tered the enemy seven miles from
Ujan, and eighteen miles northward of
Pekton, near the Yalu river. The enc
my's force was composed of 200 Korean
soldiers and 200 Japanese wearing Ko-
rean uniforms. The force occupied a
position on the steep nights. After a
well-sustained fire, the enemy with
drew to Ujan. The Russian casualties
were one soldier killed and four wound
ed and seven horses killed
On May s Cossacks accommodating
between Sinsin Ting, forty miles east
of Mukden, and Tsiantch, thirty miles
southwest of Sinsin Ting, where at
tackled at Tchansefigon by a band of
well-armed robbers, apparently Chinese
bandits. During the ensuing fusilade
one Cossack was wounded and three
horses were killed. A guide and Chi.
nese interpreter also were killed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
Congressman from the Second Dis
trict in Florida Is Nominated for
Governor.

r. Taliaferro leads everywhere for the
United States senatorship. John N. C.
Stockton is closest to him, while Gov
Jennings is poor third. Call is out
Of the race.
For Governor, Robert w. Davis, the
present Congressman from the Second
Florida District, is in the lead. For
second place the contest looks as
though it will be close between N. B.
Broward and D. H. Mays,
Indications at this hour are that C.
NJ Brown, the Confederate veteran
candidate, is not in the running.
Congressional Contests.
The contest for. congressman from
the Second District of Florida is tri-
angular, for while there are fiye can
didates, neither Wilson nor Alexander
mas developed enough strength to
stand any show. ]. NJ. Barrs Of Jack
sonville, Frank Clark of Lake Ci1y.
Sad Charles Doughsrty Of Yolusia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11

county each claim the victory, and it
will not be known until the votes are
counted in the thickly populated dis
tricts who the winner will be.
In the First District the reports re-
ceived indicate that Congressman
Sparman is leading, but that Robert
McNamee of Tampa is close to him.
In the Third Congressional District
Lamar had no opposition.
Landslide for TaliaferrO.
Reports from Pensacola and Talla-
hasses indicate that Taliaferro leads.
A conservative estimate at this hour
is that Taliaferro will be nominated in
the first primary, receiving a majority
of all votes cast. 1t looks now like a
landslide for the present junior SEN
ator. dii& lALlK9E
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
TOOK FUNDS INTENDED
FOR SICK AND WOUNDED.

Berlin, May 1O.-Die Post pub
fishes n news agency dispatch from
st. Petersburg, which says that
Gen. SchwedOff lost over half a
million dollars through specula-
lion in stocks and took the money
from the Red Cross treasury. In
order to avoid scandal tho Empress
DOwager, who is the prOtectress of
the Red Cross Society, and a friend
of Gen. SchwedOfT, reimbursed the
sum.
The dispatch further says that
Prince Galitzin and Count Lansky
have also been guilty of irregulari-
ties in connection with the Red
Cross management.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
SOME UNDESIRABLE MEN
IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
President POmrOy Said That They
Should De Fired Out.


Should De Fired Out.
New York, May 1O.-H. X. Pomroy,
the new president of the Stock Ex-
change, took Office to-day. In his
inaugural address he touched upon the
alleged improper relations of some
members with outside houses. He re-
gretted that among the large member
ship were some men who seemed to
care more for private gain than for
the good name Of the exchange and
their own integrity. Such men, Mr..
Pomroy added, were a disgrace to any
institution of high standing, and their
methods called for the strongest con-
demnation. He called upon the MEM
bers to eradicate this evil.
President Pomroy's speech was re-
ceived in silence and created pro-
found impression in many quarters.
Although nothing was said by him
regarding an investigation into the
operations of the offending members,
it is known that an inquiry is in pro-
gTess.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
Sentenced

as he was known in Montgomery, the
two men sentenced in Birmingham. will
be remembered by Savannahians.
They robbed the department store of
Foye & Eckstein early last December,
and did one of the prettiest pieces of
safe-blowing ever pulled off in this
city.
The robbers were traced by the dyn-
amite that they purchased here, but
were arrested in Mobile before the Sa-
vannah officers were able to locate
them. The men went from this city to
Jacksonville, where they had shipped
scme of the dynamite bought here.
In Mobile they were seen and identi-
fed by Detective j. ]. Murphy, who
had seen them in Savannah during the
fair in November. Every effort was
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
REP PUBLICAN CONVENTION
Is HELD IN NEW JERSEY.

Trenton, N. J., May 10.-The Repuh-
lIcan state convention, which was held
here to-day for the purpose of electing
delegates to the national convention in
Chicago on June q, was unusually en-
thusiastic, considering the fact that
there were no contests of Importance,
and that the results of the convention
had already been discounted
Gov Murphy. Senators Kean and
Dryden and David Baird were elected
delegates to Chicago.
The platform adopted by the conven-
tion was a strong Endorsement Of the
Republican national and state adminls-
trations. and favored the nomination
of President Roosevelt to succeed him
self although the delegates were not
instructed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
RAILROAD IS OPEN
TO PORT ARTHUR.

st. Petersburg, May 10, $40 p. m.
The correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press has obtained absolute
confirmation of the report that rail-
road communication with Port Ar
thur is again open. The first loco
motive came through last night and
the second at 0 o'clock this even
ing.
Washington, May 1O.-Count
Cassini, the Russian Ambassador,
has received a dispatch from St.
Petersburg saying that Viceroy
AleXieff telegraphed the Emperor
that railroad communication with
Port Arthur was. restored during
the night of May o and 10 and that
the telegraph line is being re-
paired.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
BUT ONE REGIMENT
REMAINS IN NEW CHWANG.

New Chwang, Monday, May 9, Night
delayed in transmission )-Of the
five Russian regiments which were in
garrison here four have left and the
other received orders to go to-day, but
this order was cancelled an hour later.
The Russians are strongly entrench-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
MAY BURY STANLEY
BY SIDE OF LIVINGSTONE.

London, May 10.-Sir Henry NJ. stan
ley, the African explorer. whose death
was announced in these dispatches
early this morning, passed away peace
fully shortly before o'clock. He was
conscious to the last. and able to rec
ognize his wiee.
Before he died Sir Henry expressed
wish to be buried at his country scat,
Furze Hill. Pirbright, Surrey. The
question. however. is being discussed
of burying him beside Livingstone in
Westminster Abbey.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
WAR AT A GLANCE.

1t is said that the japanese gov
ernment has awarded a contract to
the Newport News Shipbuilding
Company to construct four Lake
submarine torpedo boats.
Red Cross scandal is launched in
Russia, Gen. Schwedoff being ac-
cused of the embezzlement of $780,
900 of the societys funds. The
Dowager Empress is said to have
made the shortage good in order to
prevent talk.
Russian general staff makes pub
lie a dispatch relating to the op-
erations of Russian scouting par
ties.
A dispatch states that a high
angle bombardment of Port Arthur
is proceeding.
In an official report the Russian
minister to Korea declares that the
United States gunboat Vicksburg
declined to receive Russian wound
ed aboard from the Variag and
Korietz, which were destroyed at
the battle of Chemulpo at the out
break of the war. An extract
from the official report of Com
mander Marshall of the vicksburg
gives a different story.
1t is declared that railroad COM
munication with Port Arthur has
been restored.
The Japanese, pursuing the re-
treating Russians, it is said over
took them twenty miles south of
Lao Yang, when a severe engage
men occurred. The Russians
continued their northward retreat.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
PERSISTENT RUM0R
OF A BIG BATTLE.

Paris, May 1.-THE Mathis st.
Petersburg correspondent says it is
persistentIy rumored that there has
been a big fight near Mao-Tien-
Ling Pass between the Russians
and Gen. klIroski's army. The Rus
slams, he says, lost heavily, Lieut..
Gen. zassaIitch being among the
killed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
TALIAFERRO GOES
BACK TO SENATE
DAVIS WILL BE GOVERNOR.
INDICATIONS FROM THE FLORIDA
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.

State Seems to Have Gone for Tall
aferrO as in "a LandsIide-He May
Not Need n Second Primary-Davis
Leads for GOvernor-How the Cam
didntes for Congress Ran--sIovv in
Counting Votes Because of Long
Ballots.
Jacksonville, Fla, May 10.-on ac-
count of the length of the ballot and
the large number of candidates for the
various offices, the complete returns
have been received from only very
few of the smallest precincts, in the
state
Ten o'clock bulletins from Tampa,
Orlando, Gainesville, St. Augustine,
Ocala, Key West and other cities of
some size show that as far as the
count has progressed, Senator James
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11

japanese detachments, numbering
three infantry regiments in all, are in
the mountains fifteen or twenty miles
from Doyanche."
A telegram from Gen. Karkevitch,
dated May 8, reports that the Korean
garrison at Pekton. on the Yalu river,
consisting of seventy-five men, has
surrendered to the Russian scouts in
that town, also giving UP 700 pools
of food and forage prepared for the
Japanese.
On April % another party of scouts
had an encounter with a small detach-
meut of Japanese cavalry at Media.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
Eligibility of Directors.

New York. May 1O.-Cord Meyer,
chairman of the Democratic State COM
mittee, announced to-day that he had
named committee of three law
yers. William r. Hornblower, Adrian
n. Joline and Delaney Nicoll, to in
vestigate the question of the eligibility
Of national bank directors to be mem
bers of the electoral college.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11

made to bring the men back to this
city for trial, but the Alabama author
tiles refused to surrender them
There are unserved warrants 70. the
two men in Justice Michael Naughtin's
court at this time. The desperate eff
fort of ] r.. Russell, alias Clark, 10
escape. caused no surprise to the off,
GERS in Savannah, who know both men
as two of the most desperate criminals
in the country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11
NO TRUE BILL FOUND
AGAINST M. B. BAGGS.

Grand Jury at Bninbridge Heard
Evidence in the Hunter-Baggs Case.
Bainbridge, Ga. May 1O.-Judg
Spence convened the regular term of
the Superior Court here this morning
Immediately after receiving his charge,
the grand jury took up the case of the
state versus NJ. B. Baggs, charged with
the killing of John Hunter in this city
on the morning of Feb. 27.
After the examination of several
witnesses the grand jury failed to re-
turn a bill against Baggs. who is out
on bail
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11

has not diminished the satisfaction felt
at the opening of communication with
Port Arthur.
The people naturally wish for more
details. concerning the re-establishment
of communication with Port Arthur.
All they know definitely is that the
railroad has been repaired. and that
at o'clock yesterday afternoon the
first dispatch passed over the recon-
structed telegraph lines.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-11

ed at Aiming, where the guns from the
New Chwang forts have been sent
Col. Muenthe. the military adviser
of Viceroy Yuan Shikai. Communicating
chief of the Chinese forces, arrived here
this afternoon. 1t is believed he came
to New Chwang to consult the Rus
slams regarding the proposal to turn
New Chwang over to the Chinese.
The Russians are known to be COM
municating with the Chinese brigands.
and to be stirring. up state Of terror
among the natives.