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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Russian Destroyers Captured.
WORLDS FAIR BUILDING BURNS.
Missouri Loses Handsome Structure
and Exhibits.

-
and Exhibits.
St. Louisville Missouri state build
ing was destroyed by fire Saturday
night, resulting from the explosion OF
a hot water heater in the basement.
Instantly the flames shot up through
the rotunda and the north wing and
cupola were a solid mass of flames
within 10 minutes after the explosion.
The principal loss is in the contents
of the building. The building cost
$145, 200, and in the building were $75,.
900 worth Of furnishings, the most val
liable of which were portraits of for.
mer Missouri governors and supreme
judges. These can not be replaced.
M. T. Davis, president of the worlds
fair commission, was in the building
when the explosion occurred. He said:
"The building as it stood, with all
the furnishings, cost in the neighbor.
hood of $225,000. There was not a
dollar of insurance. If We had endeav.
ored to sell the building we could prob.
ably have realized more than $4,000"
Mrs. Belle Hall Small of Sedalia,
Mo-, one of the state ~hostesses, rushed
into her apartments in the building to
secure some v%aluables. A fireman fol
lowed her into the smoke and found
her lying on the floor. overcome. Plac'
ing a wet handkerchief over her face
he carried her into the open air,
where she revived.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
MONTANA NEWS.

Harry Neagard was accidentally shot
while with his brother George in west
Gallatin valley recently. The two
brothers had stopped for dinner, and
while gathered around their campfire
were shooting at a target with a small
revolver. Harry handed the weapon
to his brother, with.th muzzle point
ing toward himself, when the weapon
was discharged, the bullet passing
through his body. He died Is minutes
afterward.
Warren Hubert, son of Seymour
Hubert, was accidentally shot and kill
ed by Earl Hartman of Thompson
Falls, a companion, while the two were
hunting rabbits.
The organization of the F1athead
Valley Railroad company has been eff
fected. The Flathead valley will have
a Kalispell system of electric lines
%radiating from Kalispell and connect
ing with a number of northern Mon
tana towns.
Hamilton.-The trial of the case of
John Goodson, charged with the muir
der last May of John Parks, resulted
in the jury bringing in a verdict for
acquittal. Parks and Goodson were
neighbors.
Weak and exhausted from lack of
food. Charles Skinner could go no fur
Their in search Of employment, and
sank to the pavement in Butte in a
|fainting condition.
The 2 year old sol of Caleb Duncan,
|at Red Lodge, while toddling along in
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS,

The strike of the Chicago furniture
teamsters has come to an end, the
employers and drivers having reached
an agreement.
A London news agency report from
Brussels states that Inc are afloat
at Antwerp that the Red Star line
steamer Kroonland foundered in mid
ocean.
1t is reported that four Argentina
warships have been bought through q
French agent and will join Vice Ad.
miral Rojestvensky's fleet, thus Civ
ing him a strong preponderance over
the japanese fleet.
John Bates of Wichita, Kan, cut the
throat of Katie McCoghlan, a young
widow, because she refused to marry
him. He then cut his W throat
Mrs. McCoghlan is dead and Bates is
not expected to live.
Roy Scott, a young college student
of Salt Lake, Utah, whose mania is tc
kill women, was captured Saturday
night after making his second attempr
at murder. He narrowly escaped lynch
ing at the hands of an Infatuated mob
but was safely landed in Jail by the
police.
Shot dead in IN automobile by banl
robbers, whose plot the victim of the
tragedy had discovered, and whose
plans he had frustrated, is one ex
PLANTATION of the mysterious death O.
William Bate, chauffeur, whose
corpse and machine were found on 6
lonely roadside nea Chicago.
The Pacific Mail steamer Manchuris
sailed recently from San Francisco fol
the orient with a full cargo. She car
ried It's cabin passengers and It's Ash
atics in the steerage. Among the cab
in passengers is E. c. Bellows, United
States consul general at Yokohama
Nearly 800 Japs returned home for mil
itary service.
While no announcement has We
been made regarding the PRESIDENT
action in the selection Of a man to sue
coed Colonel F. j. Hecker on the cana
commission, it s known that he is con
sidering seriously the appointment o
Senator Francis M. Cockrell of Mis-
souri, to the vacancy or give him a pc
sition on the interstate commerc'
commission,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
RICHEST BABY IN THE woRLr
Has just Returned From a Trip to
Europe.

little John Nicholas Brown, the
richest baby in the world, has just re-
turned from his third trip to Europe.
Little Johnny Brown (that is what he
would be called II he were not worth
ten millions) will reach the mature
age Of 4 next February. BY merely
keeping alive for 20 years and allow
ing his money to be invested safely,
he stands to be one of the richest
young men in the world. This will
not all come out of the present paltry
ten millions which he now owns, but
through Inheritance. His father died
when he was 9 weeks old and left
him $4,000, 900. His fathers brother,
Harold Brown, died ten days later and
left him another $4,000, 900. By the
time he is 81 years old these $40, 000,-
600 will have grown into $50, 000, 900.
When his grandmother, Mrs. John
Carter Brown, dies more millions will
be piled on these; when his mother,
who was one of the rich Brown sis
tiers, dies still more millions will be
added. He has three palatial resi-
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Fairbanks Stays the Limit.

Vice President-elect Fairbanks will
not retire from the senate until March
4 next, according to reliable informa
ton at Washington. He will not with
hold his resignation until that time
however, nor will he place it in the
hands of Governor Durbin.
1t is the intention of Mr. Fairbanks
to tender his resignation to Governor
Hanly Immediately upon the inaugu
ration of the latter. Governor Hanly
will be indicted into Office January 8
and the formal resignation of Senator
Fairbanks will be placed in his hands
on that day, to take effect March 4 a
noon, when the I%ndianaian will take
the oath of office as vice president.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
SPORTING EVENTS.

st. Louis.-Abe Attel d San Fran.
cisco was given the decision over
Young Erne of Philadelphia at the end
of 20 rounds recently. Erne was a
disappointment.
Honolulu.-In the swimming races
Dan Renear won the 100 yard race in
one minute fiat, a worlds record.
Saturday Football Games.
Walla Walla.-By a score of So to 0
Whitman defeated the Fort Walla Wal
la crack football team.
Weston, Ore.-The eastern Oregon
normal school football team was de-
feated by the Pendleton high school
by a score of 33 to 0.
Corvallis, Ore.--The University of
Oregon won the football game from the
Oregon Agricultural college by the
score of 6 to S.
Salt Lake.-Utah university had an
easy time with the Utah Agricultural
college eleven on Cummings field, scor-
ing six t~ouchdowns, one place kick
and one goal from the field, at the
same time keeping their own goal line
from danger at all times.
Spokane.-In a one sided contest, in
which the Spokane high school had the
better of the argument, the state nor
NAL school of Cheney was defeated by
a score of "a to 4.
New Haven, Conn.-Yale earned a
victory which was in every way sat.
isfactory to her friends, over her old
time rival, Harvard, in the presence OF
over $4,000 spectators, on Yale field,
the final score being IL to 0, the same
as that in her victory over Princeton
Ia week ago.
Lewiston, Idaho.-With a cyclone of
sensational plays the local high school
football team swept the heavy Gene
see men off their feet in the first part
of the game, and after scoring two
touchdowns in eight minutes Of play,
settled down to a defensive game and
held the score the same until the end
of the game.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09

The st. Nicholas League is an organ
ization to bind st. Nicholas readers in
closer personal sympathy, and to n
courage and develope literary and ar
tistic talent by means of monthly COM.
petitions, with gold and silver badges
and cash rewards.
During the past five years there have
been nearly three hundred competitions
and practical lessons to young readers
in art and literary composition, with
the result that a considerable number
OF those who began in the early days of
the League have graduated from its
RANKS into those of the adult art and
literary workers. The league member
ship is entirely free. A league badge
and certificate, also full instructions
will be sent to any reader, or to any
one desiring to become a reader of the
st. Nicholas Magizines whether a SUBJ
scriber or not.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Coming Events.

Washington State Teachers associa-
ton, Spokane, December 1880.
Montana State Educational associa-
ton, Helena, December 1880.
Pacific Northwest Norwegian Saen.
gerfest, Seattle, November 80.
Oregon state convention of county
clerks and recorders, Portland, Novem.
Der 1926.
Oregon Good Roads association. Sa'
lem, December 1915.
finland Empire Sunday School insti-
tie. Pendleton, Ore, January 80.
Idaho State Teachers association,
Boise, December rs.
Montana Bar association, Helena,
January 10.
Oregon Y. M. C. A. convention, Sa-
lem, November 1921.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Defender Of Port Arthur.

In the nine months of crushing de.
feat and overwhelming humiliation to
the Russian generals by the little Japs,
there is n leader, and he a German,
who has met every situation with an
indomitable bravery that has made
him the hero of the war, and the sa-
vior of the cars army from complete
disaster. This remarkable man is Carl
Stoessel, commandant at Port Arthur,
who for months has held in check a
Japanese army Of $4,000 men, which,
could it have Joined Oyama's army in
the north would have swept Kuropat-
kin and his forces out of Manchuria.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Lates News FhA
Field Of Battle

Shanghai, Nov. 22'-Russians cap
tured near Port Arthur say that five
men OF war In the haIbor have been
rendered useless by the Japanese fire.
Mukden-The Russian detachments
occupying Da pass have retired before
q Japanese column 1000 strong. The
Japanese are reported to be advancing
towards Sintsintin.
st. Petcrsburg-General Kuropatkin,
telegraphing, reports a daring deed ac-
complished by four volunteers Of q Rus
ians patrol November 16. While re-
connoitering the patrols discovered a
Chinese building occupied by 25 Jap
anese. Four rifiemen volunteered to
blow up the place, and armed with
grenades loaded with p%yroxylin, the
rifilemen succeeded In evsding the SEN
tries, placed the grenades and retired
u~ndetected.
A. few minutes later the grenades ex.
ploded and completely wrecked the
building. When Japanese reinforce
ments arrived they found all the occu-
pants, dead or wounded, among the
ruins.
Mukden-Since the Japanese attack
on Poutiloff hill on the night of Novem
Der 10, NJ heavy engagements have
been reported. This incident is the
most important that has happened
since the battle Of Shakhe. Poutilofl
hill, which is now the center of the on
trenehed lines, could be seen flashing
the signal of attack from her fortified
tions as the Japanese infantry advanc'
ed. On account of repeated reports
that the Japanese intended to attach
November 10, this assault was believed
to be the signal for an advance Of the
entire line and consequently the entire
Russian army, on the qui yive, inaugu'
rated its own hostile movements botl
east and west of Poutiloff hill.
The Japanese arrived within 81
yards of. the Russian trenches. The
Russian fire was too deadly for a fur
Their advance. The next morning dis
closed about 80 Japanese dead, which
the Russians buried. The japanese
succeeded in carrying off in haste zoe
wounded. The Russians lost half 6
dozen men in the trenches.
Scouting parties result in daily en-
counters, sometimes between battal.
ions. The scouting is for the evident
purpose of identifying opponents posi-
tions and local strength. The Russian
continue to daily shell the japanese
position at Linshenpu.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
PRESENTED BY THE EMPEROR
STATUE OF FREDERICK THE
GREAT UNVEILED SATURDAY.
The American People the Recipient Of
Beautiful Bronze statue-cere-
mony at National Capital Was Mark
ed by Great Military and ofHcial Die.
play-RooseveIt Makes Address.

Washington, D. C.-Hailed by a mill
tary blare of 20 trumpets, the bronze
statue of Frederick the Great, present
ed to the American people by Emperor
William, was unveiled Saturday after
noon by the Baroness Speck Won Stern
berg, wife Of the German ambassador.
The ceremony was marked by great
military and official display. The
statue was presented on behalf of the
emperor by his personal envoy, the
German ambassador, who made a brief
address. The president made the chief
address of the day and accepted the
gift Of the American people. Remarks
were made by Lieutenant General
Chaffee, chief Of staff; Major General
Gillespie of the general staff, master of
ceremonies; Lieutenant General Loew-
enfield, one of the special commits
sioners sent to the unwilling by the
emperor, and Charlemagne Tower, the
American ambassador to Germany.
Distinguished Gathering.
Seldom has the national capital wit
messed a more brilliant and distinguish
ed assemblage than was gathered on
the grand esplanade of the army war
college around the pedestal of the
statue. Immediately back of the stat
ue on the presidents stand, which vas
completely covered in red, white and
blue bunting, sat the president and his
cabinet, the German ambassador and
the Baroness Speck o Sternberg;
Lieutenant General Won Loewenteld
and Major Count Won Schmettew, the
emperor's special commissioners to the
unwilling, and the entire diplomatic
corps, all in full uniform. On the
stands to the right and left Of the stat
ue were officers of the army and navy
in full dress uniform, the members of
the supreme court, members Of con-
gress and other invited guests. Di-
|rectly in front of the pedestal of the
statue were grouped members of Ger
man societies from various parts Of the
country.
Within the gates of the army war
college, along the line of march to
the esplanade, were stationed the
troops in attendance.
The official program began with the
invocation by the Right Rev. DR.. Sat
~terlee, the bishop of Washington.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Buy Chicago City Railway.

T~hirty-six million dollars is to be
paid for the Chicago City railroad, by
q syndicate headed by Marshall Field,
P. A. Valentine and John j. Mitchell
of Chicago, and ]. P. Morgan, Thomas
Ryan and their associates of New York
city. MI. Morgan's Wall street firm
and one other trust company not yet
named will underwrite the deal.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
COL. BRECKENRIDGE IS DEAD.

Noted kentuckian' Succumbs to Par
alytic Stroke.
Lexington, Ky.-Colonel William
11:40 a. m. Saturday from a stroke OF
paralysis sustained Wednesday. The
end came peacefully. He had been
gradually sinking for "a hours, and
for that length of time the case had
been known to be hopeless.
Colonel Breckenridge served in the
confederate army during the civil war
and was congressman from Kentucky
from 1884 to 1895.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
SHARE IN GovERNM EMIT.
Citizens Of Russia Send Word to Gar
Nicholas.

st. Petersburg.-The meeting of rep
resentatives of Zemstvoo, which had
been looked forward to with SC much
hope, was held Saturday afternoon at
a private residence in this city, but
at the last moment the government
withdrew the official auspices under
which it was to be held because the
representatives declined to adhere to
the original purpose of the conference.
A hundred interested men, included
among which were some of the most
prominent figures in Russia, therefore
met and discussed a carefully prepared
memorandum, practically embodying a
recommendation for a national repre-
sentative body to have a share in the
government. This memorandum will
be presented to Emperor Nicholas.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
At the close of 1908 the London y

At the close of 1908 the London pc.
ice had a collection Of 10000 sets OF
'nnger prints of criminals. 1t has been
completely established that the thin
capillary ridges on the tips of the fin
gers undergo no natural change OF
characteristics from the cradle to the
grave.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Circus Money Has Vanished.

Charlotte, N. C.-The man and wo-
man arrested in connection with the
robbery Of the Sells.Forepaugh circus
ticket wagon at Tarboro, s. c., have
been released from custody. Their ef-
fects were searched, but no tracNtes
the missing sac. 900 was found
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
IDAHO soulaes.

That J. o. Patton is not guilty of
murder is the, verdict returned by the
jury in the district court. Patton ad-
mitted killing Charles Lewis in Pat
toms hotel at Culdesac, but claimed
he acted in self defense.
An accident occurred at the big
bridge being constructed across Snake
river at Weiser, by which Clarence
Walton, one Of the bridgemen, was
drowned, and Clyde Baptiste, another
bridge employee, was pulled out of the
stream as he was sinking for the last
time.
John Bickel, who was captured a
couple of weeks ago in the act of rob-
bling the Cactus saloon, died in the
Lewiston hospital, where he has been
confined for several days as the result
of his attempt upon his life.
Emma Num-, the Kellogg girl who
gave Spokane police the slip, is home
again.
James R. Sovereign of Wallace, for.
mer master workman Of the Knights
of Labor, who suffered hemorrhages of
the brain last week. is much improved.
Lee Bunch, well known in Boise
section as a miner and the promoter of
the Great Oxbow tunnel project on
the Payette, came ear losing his life
during the late storm in the noun
tains near the headwaters of that
stream. He broke a leg and lay in
in the storm, for nine hours before he
he was found.
Some fiend made a deliberate attempt
recently to blow up the Handsome new
residence of w. P. Hurlburt of Lewis
ton which is nearly completed. Dyna-
mite, which had been placed in a big
brick chimney, tore that part of the
residence to atoms.
c. A. Reese of Occur d'Alene City,
died recently, leaving a large estate
but no known heirs.
Boise.-News has been received
from st. Louis that the Idaho agricul.
tural exhibit has been awarded the
grand prize at the exhibition.
Work has begun on the construction
of the Minidaka & Southwestern rail-
road.
The state reform school building at
st. Anthony will soon be ready for &C.
cupancy.
James Conner, on trial at Blackfoot,
was found guilty of murder in the first
degree for killing Deputy Sheriff Sweet
on September 25th last.
Boise.-Warden Perry has dismissed
Deputy Warden Calbingham, also a
guard, Mcclellan Smith. This is an
outgrowth of trouble over Clerk Kelly,
Calbingham having taken sides with
Kelly and, according to the warden,
having conducted himself in such q
manner as to tend toward demoraliz-
alton of the force, at the same time
showing such spirit toward his SUI
perior that it was for the good Of the
institution that he leave. Guard Smith
went to sleep while on duty in the cell.
house.
Enormous quantities Of wheat, oats
beets and potatoes are being delivered
in Idaho Falls, and the railroad com
pany is taxed to its utmost for loading
track room, Is well as for cars. It Ii
estimated that 800 wagon loads of farm
products are received daily.
The pumps at the Quilp, at Repub.
lie, WASH, have been operated the
past week in unwatering the mine.
j. j. Moon, a miner of Wallace, Ida.
was brought to Spokane last week to
be operated upon for bladder trouble
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Edison Plant in Germany,

Berlin.-The electrical plant to be
erected under the auspices of the
Deutche bank, the Edison and Berg
Electrical works of Berlin, will
be located in Germany, and not in the
United States. Is reported in certain
circles.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Rough Riders to See Chief.

President Roosevelt, according to his
present intentions, will visit Fort
Worth, Tex, in the spring on the &C.
casion of the reunion of the First vol.
unteer cavalry Trough Riders). He
has given assurance that unless some
thing unforeseen happens he will make
the trip.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
COLUMBUS, Private Paper..

Paris.-A movement is on foot to
have the United States acquire the
collection Of private papers of Christie
pher Columbus. which are now in the
possession Of the duke Of Able, who re-
sides here.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
BlGBATTlEAT ETH MOUNTAIN
THAT 10 THE REPORT or THE
CHINESE FROM pALNY.
Japanese Are Being Rapidly Rein
forced-cltIxsns Expect Big Battle
Nov. 24-Powdsr Magazine Explodes
at Port Acknowledgement Captured
Two More Russian Destroyer.

Chefoo Nov. 21.-Another attack or
Etz mountain IL expected to occur No
vember "a, according to Chinese whc
left Dalny. The Chinese further report
that reinforcements for the japanese
continue to arrive. For the past II
days 1000 men have arrived daily. On
November IA, the Chinese say, they
saw SO guns brought into Dalny. Some
we're broken, others were In good con
dition. The japanese said they had
captured them. They also saw 15(
prisoners, including three officers
brought In. Some of the citizens ex
pected that the attack November. ~
would be general, Etc mountain being
the chief objective Of the attack. Five
more heavy guns recently arrived from
Japan.
Blew Up Powder Magazine.
Toxic, Nov. 21.-A telegram from
the forces b~esieging Port Arthur
dated November 10, reports that dur
ing the afternoon of that day in
bombardment by naval guns a maya
zine near the arsenal vas exploded
The dispatch concludes as follows:
Our operations against all the forts
proceed as prearranged."
The following dispatch has been re
ceived from the M~anchurian army
headquarters: "At moo November 1!
we shelled the enemy's infantry en-
gagged in entrenching west Of Riuch
iangtun: also a body Of infantry in the
real of the village, causing them tt
flee in confusion. In other directions
there is no change"
Attack on Northeast Forts.
Toxic, Nov. 21.-Unoflcial, but ap
parently trustworthy reports, indicate
that the Japanese on November 1,
blew in the counterscarp Of Erlung
shan and Sungshunshan forts, but die
not fire the mine north Of Kekwanshar
fort, inasmuch as the enemy has evacu
ated the counterscarp galleries. The
explosions inflicted heavy losses ant
much injury, but the forts, according
to reports, remain uncaptured.
Russian Destroyers Captured.
London, Nov. 21.-The Standard'i
Shanghai correspondent wires that t,
steamboat just in from Chefoo reports
that three other Russian torpedo boa
destroyers left Port Arthur together
with the Rastoreopny. The japanese
the report goes on to say, captured tive
of these. None Of the destroyers hal
since been heard of.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09
Killed by Negroes.

Lexington, XIV. Moore, a labor
ing man, was killed Sunday night by
three negroes who attacked the white
man in a saloon without provocation.
Jim Garfield and Ed Taylor, two of
the negroes, were caught and lodged
in jail.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-09

The golden wedding celebration Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Hastings of Prince
ton, Mass, is believed to have had
one absolutely unprecedented feature.
Mrs. Hastings father, John Dunton.
was present. Mr.. Dunton, who was
100 years old last September, jour-
neyed from Lyndon, VT, 200 miles dis
tant, to take part in the interesting
occasion.