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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
NINE LIVES
BY EXPLOSION
Girl Threw Squib into Stove at
Factory with Fatal
Results.

SCRANTON, Pa, April l. Eight
girls and one man lost their lives in an
explosion in the Dickson squlb factory
at Priceburg. Seven other girls were
badly injured. Two Of the girls were
blown out of window, and their man
gled bodies were picked up on the
street forty feet away. All the mem
bers of a family named Callahan, who
lived in rooms over the factory We're
killed with the exception of the father
1t is said that the explosion was
caused by Bessie Lewis, one Of the
girls who We're killed, throwing "A squib
into a stove.
The squib factory was situated back
Of the town hall. The building which
contained the factory seemed to heave
up and was at once enveloped in flames.
Several girls on the lower floor rush
ed out their dresses and hair afiame,
screaming with agony. Through the
flames that licked up the broken tim
bers of the building could be seen 9th
er girls fighting desperately to escape.
Some were pinned down under heavy
timbers Citizens of the town rushed
to the rescue, but could do little.
In spite of the flames several men
rushed into the factory and half drag
Eed, half carried, four girls out These
and two others are the only ones so
far as is known who escaped. Hurried
calls were sent in for ambulanceS, and
the fire bells were rung, calling out the
fire department of the borough
The flames from the factory spread
to other buildings, and in short time
Petersons double block was afre. The
shrieks of the injured and dying in
the burning building could be plainly
heard by the crowd on the streets
An hour after the explosion the first
bodies were taken from the ruins They
were taken across the street 10 an I'M
dertaker's and covered with blankets.
Although there were twenty-five kegs
of powder stored in the factory on the
main floor the second floor was rented
to the Callahan family who had been
living in fnncied security over a veri
table magazine. The death of two of
the Callahan children is regarded here
as the most pitiful Of all because OF
the seemingly needless sacrifice of the
two young lives.
1t is only because Of their mothers
bravery that two others of the four
Callahan children were not added TO
the list OF victims. Mrs. Callahan was
on the second floor when the explosion
occurred. Taking the two youngest
children in her arms, she rushed down
stairs and through the flames. Hand
ing her charges TO a bysmnder, the
mother turned back TO rescue her other
little ones, but II was too late.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

Twice within a week the Banner has
been requested to leave out an item Of
news because it would hurt somebody's
feelings and doubtless those interested
have felt hurt because the Banner
failed to comply with their wishes.
Here is what the Fair Haven Era says
on the subject:
This paper as well as other papers
is time and again requested ito omit
any reference whatever to our fami-
ly.n The Era very much regrets its
inability to comply with such re-
quest. 1t is not published for or in
but it is published for and in the in
,erest of the human family and its
editor must be the Judge OF what is
permitted to go into or be left out of
its columns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
APPROACHING CONCERT
Prof. ohm II. Daley Has Completed Arrange
mentS For Three Recitas.

Arrangements have been completed
for the series of three piano recitals
which John II. Daley will give in
Academy Hall on the following even
ings at SIS and with the assistance of
these artists:
Wednesday, April -, 1904. Be
Franklin, tenor of Troy, who will
sing arias by Gounod and Wagner,
songs by Richard Strauss and the
song cycle "Eliland" by van Tielitz.
Friday, May 8, 1904. Miss Susan
Linsley Haywood, reader of Albany
will give original monologues, also
Tennyson's poem "Enoch Arden"
with the beautiful music composed for
it by Richard Strauss,
Tuesday, June 7, 1904. Mile Eugene
.Tessier, soprano soloist at the Cath
Ollie Cathedral, Albany and II. d.
Thomas, violinist of Albany. Peculiar
interest is attached TO the last concert,
since Mile Tessier is the blind singer
whom many Bennington people
have been charmed with in Albany
and it was only through the strong
influence of musical friends in Albany
that Mr. Daley was able to secure
her services. Harry y. Thomas is
concert master of the noted Albania
orchestra of 80 pieces and is a gifted
artist. Course tickets for the three
concerts, for one person, Sl.25, single
tickets 80 cents. All seats reserved.
On sale March % at ShurtleG's drug
store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
Flood. Increase In Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 1. -
Heavy rains have increased the flood
danger in the southwestern part of In.
diana. Nincennes. Mount Carmel, New
Harmony, GRANVILLE, Princeton, Evans
vile, Westport and all OF Lawrence
county. Ill.,, are suffering from the
high water WestpOrt has been com,
pletely abandoned Hundreds OF refu-
gees are living in schoolhouses and
barns. Live stock is Quartered in hay
lofts, and railroad traffic is at a stand
still. The great I'LL at Hazleton, which
was constructed at cost of 100000,
has been swept away The Wabash
has risen six inches, and all telegraph
and telephone communication is par
alyzed one of the heaviest rains OF
the year fell here last night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
1own Miners, strilse SIN On.

DIES MONIES, Ia, April 1.--Proposi-
tons for a settlement of the strike in
the Iowa mines were submitted last
night by both the operators and the
miners. Both propose a board of three
arbitrators, one to be miner, the 9TH
err an operator and the third disinter-
ested party selected by the two. The
two propositions have been presented,
with indications pointing 70 continu-
alton OF the deadlock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
mo.nne of omnr at ST. Louis.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The coun-
Gil Of ministers Of Turkey has unani-
mously approved the proposition for
an exhibit at the st. Louis exposition.
A great number Of natives are permit
ted TO partake in the exhibit. Religious
services Of the lslamic faith win be
held at the Mosque Of Omar, which il
an exact reproduction of the most cele-
brated mosque Of ConstantinOple. The
export Of the water from the Jordan
and Of the soil from the Holy Land
has also been authorized.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
Receired sas. 900 For Her Log.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April Miss
Anita Kelly of New York, to whom a
jury in the superior court last week
awarded damages in the sum of $685..
900 against Santa Barbara hotel CON-
pany for the loss of limb in an eleva-
tor. wreck, has compromised her case,
receiving as settlement $4,000 and
payment of all costs of the suit She
sued for $4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01

BUTTE, Mont, April /. - Augustus
Heinze, president of the Montana Ore
Purchasing company; A. l.. Frank, su-
perintendent of the Johnstown, and j.
II. Trerise, superintendent of the Ra-
rus mine, paid their fines of $4,000
for violation Of the order of the fed
eral court enjoining Heinze and the
Amalgamated interests from mining in
the Michael Davitt lode claim and were
set free
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
Girl Can't Remember Her Home.

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-The police are
inclined to believe that girl who was
found here and could only remember
that her name was Won Krese and
that she was born in New York is be-
ing sought for by New York rela-
tives A long distance telephone call
was made by the SIMPSON, endee
company of New York asking de-
tailed description of the girl. The
girl says her name n Annie, Fannie or
Rene Won Krese.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
shanty Lined with Ten Dollar Notes

NEW YORK, April Patrick Far,
rell, sixty years old, for several
years Waterman for J. c. Rogers, a
contractor, at the feot of Adams street,
Brooklyn, was found dead in his shan
ty. He lived at the edge of the pier,
and the freebooters of the locality
never disturbed him because they
thought he had nothing worth going
after. When discovered the man had
been dead at least thirty-siX hours
Police in searching the place found
that hidden about the shanty was 5000
in ten dollar notes
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
Former Lord Mayor Dead,

DUBLIN, April valentine B. Dill
lon, twice lord mayor of Dublin, rs
dead He attained prominence as 90
HECTOR for many leaders of the Irish
Land league, including the late Charles
Stewart Parneli,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01

NEW YORK, April There is no
question but that the next cardinals
hat will come to New York-to Arch
bishop Farley. The great feature of 1t
is that there is no one opposed 10 it; no
competition. John d. Crimmins made
this statement at his home last night
after his return from Europe on the
Deutschland.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
Big Blaze In Newark. n. ].

NEWARK, n. j., April 1.-The FIVE
story department store of the Goerke
company, one of the largest in Newark,
mas been burned. The flames reached
close to the great Prudential Life In
surance building, and a general alarm
was sent in, calling out every engine in
the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01

PROVIDENCE, X. l., April I'm
prisonment for life was the sentence
given Charles ]. Quigley in the su-
prems court for the murder of Abra-
ham A. Camac in Pawtucket saloon.
The defense was insanity in the form
of delirium tremens.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
FOR SALE?

A convenient modern house suitable for mod
crate sized family. SITUATED In one OF the best
residential sections Of Bennington. House has
steam heat bath, ciosets and other tonven.
fences Good sized lot Possession given at
once. For further par Aeulars inquire OF
c HARLESa. POWERS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
Estate of Michael Howe.
VIII Presented.

VIII Presented
STATE OF VERMONT, 50. ! At session
- District Of Remington, % of the PrObats
Court, holden at The Probate ONCE I'm Benning-
ton. in said District, on the 18th day of March
A. d., 1904.
Present John V. Carney, Judge.
An Instrument, purportlng to be the last VIII
and Testament OF Michael Howe. late ,Of Ben
nington IN sad district, deceased, being
presented by Thomas Madden, the executor
therein named, for Probate, It is ordered
by said Court, that all persons con
cerned therein, be notified to appear at a ses.
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Of
fee, in Bennington, In said District, on 3lst
day of March A. ID. 1871, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon. and show cause II any they have, against
the probate of said VIII; for which purpose 1t lis
further ordered that this order be published
three weeks successv ely In the Bennington
Evening Banner, a newspaper printed at Ben.
nington in this State previous to said time OF
hearing.
BY the Court
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
TRAINS LEAVING

Corrected TO Oct. ~. 1908 Trains leave Ben.
nington daily, except Sunday, unless otherwise
noted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-01
Are Thene the ReaicIdonI

BELGRADE, Servia, April IA roy
al decree just issued has retired twelve
Of the higher army officers.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1904-11-01

peir, sem NEST STA og l@ra a syningu
Pessari, cru m%annvirk jafraoingar, rafmagns-
fr@oingar og yir h0fu0 a%llir, sem skyn bera
q verkleg visindi. pvi Pc mannfr@6i, menta.
stofnanir, fagrar listir o. fl. eigi her miki0 rum
og vel skipa0, pa leynir PAD ser ekki az gufu-
aft og rafmagn situr hvervetna / 0ndvegi. 1
Pessum fau lfnum er au0vita0 6m0gulegt 40
lysa Pvf svo a0 nein veruleg not verdi az, en-
faein d@mi ma P6 nefna, er syna hversu affair."
miklum framf0rum mannkyni6 tekur 1 bvf, az
hagnyta ser Pessi nattdru0A.
Asyningunni 1 P Philadelphia Q876)
nagoi 800 hesta aa til allrar v6lavinnu, 90
PAD aA framleiddi elm g%ufuvel, sem pa p6tti
eitt hid mesta furouverk heimsins. - ST. vel
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1904-11-01

ILL.,, en- Pykir MI merkileg s6. ems sem form
gripur. = A syningunni Chicago QS93)
Purfti 2l,0o0 hesta aft til Pess af hreyfa ALTAR
P@r velar, er par unnu, og s~tersta gufuv6lin
par hafd 5000 hest aft. En- a pessari syningu
er $4,000 hesta aft til talks pegar a part as
halda: til hversdags brdkunar n@gir P6 rdml.
$4,000 hesta aft, og ~stsersta gufuv6lin hefr
5000 hesta aft. - Skamt fra henni standa 4
boroi undir glerhjalmi, tver hinar minstu
gufuv6lar, sem til cru; Per hafa hver um /
hests aft en- cru a0 0llu leyti sjalfste0ar og
fullkomnar v6lar og Wilma vi6 az ella vain +
smaskalar.- Alt PAD aft sem her er nota0 er
rafmagn. Gufuvelarnar hreyfa rafmagnsvel-
ar ogg fra Peim er rafmagn lett um alt syn
ingar sveoi0 til allra PETRA v6la, er Wilma /
hverri syni'garh0ll, til sporvagnanna, sem
fara hringinn I hiring UNI syningarstaoinn og
til lj6sanna, sem loga par Pdsundum saman,
utanhdss og imam, a hverju kveldi. A syn
ingunni I Chicago h0f6u st@rstu ra~fmagns-
v6lar 1000 hesta aa o. pa voru svo aamikl-
ar rafmagnsv6lar fag@tar mj0g, en- a Pessari
syningu cru ra%fmagsvelar me0 $500 hesta
aAi, og P6 cru aAmeiri rafmagnsv6lar en- P@r
MI allvi0a brdkaear. / Lunddnum og New
York cru rafmagnsv6lar me0 1000 hesta aai
haf0ar til Pess az framlei6a rafmagn fyrir
sporvagna, og MI er verio az smf0a rafmagns
vel, sem Niagarafossinum er. etlao az hreyfa,
% a az framlei0a 1880 hesta aft.
Hin margbrotnasta vel, sem her er synd
mum vera prentvelin mikla, er s1niou0 var i
verksmioju PETRA Hoe br@ora 1 New York,
sem hafa uppg0tva0 v6lar Pessar og cru hinir
fr@gustu prentv6lazmi0ir i heimi. pessi vel
er endurbmtt dtgafa af samskonar v6lum, er
Peir hafa a0ur smfoa0, og Elm af hinum startu.
peir smi6u0u nylega sj0 Pessar velar fyrir
tfmariti0 Lloyd's Weekly Lundhnum, og
Paer cru hinar st@rstu ogfullkomnustu prent.
velar, sem til cru. Vel Pessi getur prenta6
100000 bloc / tj0gra bla0a broti a klukku-
stundu, broti6 pau og tali0, og merkt hvert
bla6 I sinni roo. Fins getur hun a klukku-
stund prenta0 100000 bloc 1 alta bla6a broti
e0a $4,000 / sextan bla0a broti, brotio pau og
fest saman i kj0linn meo vr e0a lfmi. Fyrir
thu arum sloan, a Chicago syningunni, gatu
starstu prentv6larnar ekki prentao heiri en-
10000 bloc / fj0gra bla0a broti a M.stund.
Smesta velin a syningu Pessari : og az
likindum hin smesta / heimi - er dr eitt,
sem franskur gimsteinakaupma0ur fra Paris
arborg synir i i0na0arhollinni. Or Petta er
greypt demantshring, og er me6 kassa og
allri u%mgj0r6 t@plega halfur Pumlungur as
Pvermali. Umhverfis dri0 sjalft er krans
ger0ur dr smaum gimsteinum og beggja
vegna cru two dalftil mannslikan me6 hanna
/ h0ndum, er sla a gullbj0llur jafnm0rg h0gg
og klukkan v::sar til. 1 drverki Pessu cru
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1904-11-01
Fra Syningunni / st. Louis.

az 0llu dtliti er ems og heimili T6masar JEFF
ferson 1 Monticello skamt fra Charlottesville
1 Virginiu. Ham REQ sjalfur allri hdsager0
a heimili sinu og let fra ollu ganga sem rik-
mannlegast be0i dti og inni, enda er pa0 al
kunnugt a0 ham lif0i sjalfur ,,vellystingum
praktuglega" b6 ham predika0i j%afnan UNI
sparneytni og einfalda lifna6arhetti. 1 hhsi
Pessu cru margin dyrmetir munir; hdsg0gn
o. fl. fra hans tfma.-Hds PAD, sem Louisiana
rikio he6r a syningu Pessari, er sni0io eftir
fr@gu %st6rhysi i New Orleans, sem Cabildo
heitir. 1 Pvi hdsi gerou Frakkar samninginn
VIC Bandarfkjamenn UNI s0lu Louisiana hja-
lendunnar ari0 1903, og i minningu pess at
bur0ar er heimsyninginn mikla / St. Louis MI
haldin. l hdsi Pessu cru syndir margin form
gripir fra Peim TINA; mccall annars skrifboro
PAD, er Lousatte greif sat vi6, er ham undir-
rita0i s0luskilmalana fyrir h6nd Frakka.-
Begging New Hampshire rikisins litur ut
ems og fornfalegt og sviplaust timburhds, og
er nakv@m eftirmynd af hdsi Pvi, er Daniel
Webster var faddur /. BAR er margt svnt af
fornmunum, sem a0ur voru eign hans Stalls
e0a nttmanna hans. = pannig ma tel a m0rg
feiri hds, sem her cru synd, en- Pao yr6i of
langt upp a0 tel a..
Her cru einnig syndir nokkrir kofar byg0-
If dr 6heAu0um trjAbolum og leir Qog cabins),
sem destir munu kannast vi0, er i nylendum
hafa bdi0 her 1 landi. Kofar Pessir hafa YER
ID auttir hinga0,o g Aestum leikur %forvitni a az
sja pa, Pvf a0 Peir hafa a6ur veri0 heimili
merkra mama. Finn Peirra er kof sA,er Grant
byg0i sjalfur hausti0 1854, nfu milur SUD vest-
ur fra St. Louis, og par BIO ham i Prjd ar
me0 konu sinni og b3rnum; pa hafoi ham Of
an at fyrir ser og hyski sinu me0 Pvi az
h0ggva eldivio, sem hann svo Autti til St.
Louis og seldi par a stratum hti; en- sd BIZ
skapur gekk ekki betur en- svo, az skuldir uxu
svo arlega 40 Grant aosna0i upp, en- pa varo
PAD honum til bjargar ao karlinn fa6ir hans
BAUD honum vinnu yio sdtaraverksmi0j u, Ell
ham atti / Galena. DAD BOD t6k Grant feg-
ms h0ndum, og vann par fyrir SO dollara man.
a0arkaupi Panga0 til honum bau6st aftur her.
Pj6nusta.
Her er all-miki0 gripasafn, sem kent Ell
vi0 Lincoln (Lincolrs Museum). Oar e1
mccall annars syndur kof sa, er Abraham
Lincoln var f@ddur i, og var kofinn auttu7
hinga0 fra Hardin county I Kentucky. Un
pam kofa gengur ST sag ga, ao Tomas Lincoln
fa0ir Abrahams, haf self ham fyrir Prjar tunn
ur af whiskey; og sk0mmu. sioar er karl f.
40 s@kja tunnurnar % etla0i ao Aytja pert
batskriai ni0ur Ohio-Aj6ti0 hlektist honum a
svo batnum hvolfdi og tunnurnaa tyndust, er
karl komst af slippur, og kofnn var tekinn a
honum. [ kofanum er rokkvr Nancy Hanks
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1904-11-01

Myaugur hafa aldrei fyr fengi0 ems veg
legt rum & syningarsafni og P@r hafa her.
Her cru P@r syndar i tveim syningarhollum.
En- mesta og merkasta myauggnasafni0 er I
sk6gr@ktunarh0llinni. BAR cru margar teg-
undir af mJaugum fra New Jersey rfkinu,
bn0i dauAar og lifandi. Allir lifnaearhettir,
@xlun og framProun PETRA er synt par. =
Myaugan var fyrir thu arum sloan l%itilsvirt
og fyrirlitinn at aestum, og pa hef6u fair viii
a0 vi0 henni lfta a h~eimssyningu. En- MI er
0ldin 0nnur. Sloan PAD var kunnugt, 40 my
augan velour miklum og hettulegum sjdk-
d6mum, og hefr drepi6 feiri MEM en- falli6
hafa fyrir vopnum fra upphaf veraldar,P pa hafa
menn l@rt az meta hana az ver6leikum, og
allsta6ar cru MI ger6ar t%ilraunir til a6 dtryma
Pessum 6vini mannkynsins, par sem Pvf ver6-
ur vi0 komi0. Og syningardeild Pessi er til
Pess a0 fraeoa MEM um PAD, hvernig h@gast
Sc 40 losast vi0 plagu Pessa, med PVT az g@ta
Pess, az hun hafi hvergi st00uvatn e6a polla
fyrir yrmlinga sina, Pvf a Purru landi Prifast
Peir ekki, og ekki heldur / vatni, sem Ola er
BORN a.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1904-11-01
mo0ur Lincolns, en- fatt anna0 at hdsg0gnum

mo0ur Lincolns, en- fatt anna6 at h~dsg0gnum.
j safni Pessu er einnig syndur vagn sa, er
Lincoln ok NEST 1 Pegar ham var %forseti,
hann er haglega ger0ur en- skraut er ekki a
honum meira en- oft s6st MI q fallegum hvers-
d~agsv0gnum alPy0unanna, og fat@klegur er
ham al 1tliti eff tekinn er til ~samanbur6ar
skrautvagn sa, er Macmillan atti Pegar hann
kallaoi sig keisara t Mexico; sa vagn er allur
bdinn gull og silfri og vf0a settur gimstein-
UNI. Ham er her til synis t autningsh0l]inni.
= Enn metti nefna elm vagn, sem frsegur
er og her er syndur. DAD er p6stvagn sa, er
Hank Monk keyroi foroum yfr f%jollini New
ada, a0ur en- jarnbrautir voru lag0ar par /
landi. 1 Pessum vagni for Horace Greeley
for pa, sem lengi mum fr@g ver0a vegna Pess
a0 Mark Twain sag6i feroas0guna. Meo
st6ru letri er skyrt fra PVT, az stigamenn half
fmtfu og sex sinnum ra0ist q vagn Pennan,
og af Peim, er reynt haf ao verja ham, half
alls veri0 drepnir Prjatiu mem.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-30
JAPANESE PLAN S
PROBABLY NO EXTENSIVE lNVA-
SION OF MANChURIA.
Relieved That the Isolation of Port
Arthur and VladivOstock VIII
Be Attempted--Eviden Deter
minatiOn to Keep as Near the
Sea as Possible.

st. Petersburg, April 25.-Appar-
session of .he general staff leads to the
belief that the objective point of the
japanese campaign does not involve
the ambitious invasion of the interior
of Manchuria for the purpose of reach
ing arc overwhelming the main Rus
sian army. If the Japanese ever enter
tanned the hope of accomplishing a
task similar to that to which Napoleon
set himself, present advices indicate
that they have abandoned it and have
adopted much more cautious and less
hazardous program.
If this information is correct there
will be no advance upon the army con-
centratea at Liaoyang and Mukden,
with its consequent constant length
ening and weakening of the Japanese
line of communication. Instead there
seems to be determination to stick
as close as is possible to the sea, where
lies Japan's natural base of communi-
cation, she having established herself
in Korea.
The general staff reports say that
the japanese will have three other OBJ
jectives, the occupation of line across
the Liaotung peninsula for the purpose
Of cutting off Port Arthur, the isola-
ton of Vladivostock and the establish
ment of junction between the army
of Korea and the force at the head of
the Liaotung peninsula.
The last named movement might be
accomplished by landing near the
mouth of the Tayang river, which by
threatening the flank of the Russian
position at Fenghuenchang might rem
der it untenable and make the advance
of Il column from Korea comparatively
easy.
If these plans should succeed the
life of both Russian squadrons in the
Pacific would be menaced and with
the sea and feet back of her at every
point Japan could fortify the position
thus gained, and, with the tables turn
ed, compel Gen. Kuropatkin to come
forward and attack.
Gen. Kuropatkin, however, is in
possession of the latest advices received
by the general staff, and it is safe to
assume that if the japanese campaign
develops along the lines indicated he
will be ready to make sue b disposition
of his force as will meet and check
mate it.
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yLADIVOSTOCK FLEET.
After Period of Inactivity Comes Ou'
and Sinks NJ erchantman.

After Period ofInactivity Comes Out
and Sinks Merchantmen.
Tokyo, April 25.-The Russian Vlad-
livestock squadron, after long period
of inactivity, suddenly appeared of
Gensan, on the east coast of Korea,
this morning and sank the Goyo Maru,
a japanese merchant steamship of 600
tons.
A brief telegram received from Gen
san says three Russian cruisers entered
the harbor, and that they were still
there when the telegram was sent.
Their arrival created CONSERVATION in
the unprotected japanese colony at
Gensan.
1t is thought in Tokyo that this Rus
sian naval movement was made in the
hope of intercepting some unprotected
Japanese troop ships. 1t is not be-
lieved that the squadron will remain
at Gensan long.
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New Line TO Australia.

San Francisco, April 25.-L. p.
Hardman, of London, member of the
banking company which will advance
the bulk of the money for the extern
sion of the Grand Trunk to Port Simp-
son, on the Pacific, is in San Fran
cisco. Pending the completion of this
line, the company, according to Mr..
Hartman, will put on line of steam
ers between Puget sound ports and Hon.
olulu, Australia and, in all likelihood,
the Orient, stopping at English posses
sions in the south.