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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-10-29

:on Wednesday,
Miss Georgia Rose of Colfax is
he guest of Miss Leila Hill.
The w. A. c. football team
plays the U. of w. eleven at Seattle
today.
Howard Blackman was here
from Walla Walla the early part of
the week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Skinner, Monday, October %, a
daughter.
Mrs. A. Hill visited Genesee
friends this week, returning home
Wednesday.
i f. S. Burgan was looking af-
ter business interests at Latah
Wednesday.
"A handsome new residence is
being erected by H. I. Douglas on
Military hill,
The Halloween dance, given
by the band in Odd Fellows hall,
next Monday night.
IS. A. Calvert is a new teacher
in the public school in place of Mr.
Dodge, who resigned.
-Messrs. Enos and Davis have
opened up a box ball and pool es.
adjustment in the building along
side the Club barbershop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wallis, who
were fiefr@fesss---~-s--l---.4---.....,. Ia
w. A. c. u. of I. football game
returned to their home Saturday.
The band boys of Pullman are
arranging for social dance, Hal
lowe'en, Monday, October 81, in
Odd Fellows hall. Tickets will
be SI.oo.
The local fair in the white
brick building will remain open till
next Tuesday. If you haven't
already visited it, you should do SO
before that time.
Nothing like a Coles Hot Blast
Heater for these cold mornings.
By right use of this stove you need
not let the fire go out till spring.
Nven heat night and day.
President Bryan has gone east
to attend the meeting of the Asso-
citation of Agricultural Colleges, tc
be held at Des Moines. He will be
gone three weeks.
Our ex-townsman, w. l.
Lyon, who is now a resident of Nez
perez, Idaho, has just moved into
a handsome eight-room house which
he has recently completed.
J. L. Harris and wife are here
from Nezperce enroute to ST. Louis
where they will do the fair, afteI
which they will go to Lynn, Penn.
and visit with Mr.. Harris parents
during the winter.
The Stewart Outman Hardware
Co. this week received a new thing
in the heating stove line-a sof
coal Base Burner. The public i:
invited to call at their store and SEE
the same on working exhibition.
The brick work on the flat
iron building has been completed
and the interior is now being fin
ished. The structure will be ready
for occupancy within the next three
or four weeks.
H. F. Blanchard arrived il
Pullman yesterday, being called
home from Mcpherson, Kan, by
the sickness of his wife, who is sui
fering with typhoid fever. He will
remain till Mrs. Blanchard is able
to accompany him east.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
LATE NEWS.

Collar. Wash Nov. IS. PRANK Par
ksF was shot By ChaFlsa Martins we'll
known character. a. tho q. RIA n.
passenger depot No cause can b.
gained from tho shooting either Para 81
OF the man who sh1s him Parker
oliams 60 hnvc no IDEA why hp was
shot and Martin Is apparently foiRniu-
insanity.
The Wsrdnur. Idaho. pebble school
building was completely destroyed By
firs Thursday morning How the Hrp
started IL 4 mystery thfa no ono sCems
able 90 solve, but when detscJvUrrsi Il
lad gained such headway a. 20 make
il tmPuasiblo 10 ohCrk the flames.
Paul Kruger. late president of the
TTansvaal republic. lefE fortune csti.
mated at by the Amsterdam ourrrapun.
dent Of tho New Yurk World a. s8,.
10000 He bequsathsd eias. 900 10
various societies In Holland aud sums
10 all the funds opened after the south
African war for support Of the Boer
widows and urpaua. requests also
were made for tho maintenance Of the
Dutch language.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
Latest News From
Field of Battle

Mukden, Nov. s5. - The japanese
made a fresh attack on P0utilof hill
tho night Of ssNovemebr 20. Tho adj
vancing ranks were deoimated by the
Russian she'll fire. Some OF the Jap
anesa secured lodgment on the slopes
Of the hill, bnt were driven out az the
point Of the bayonet. when the whole
Japanese contingent fed. A similar at
tempt was made the same night south
OF Erdagzon, which was also Fepulsed
with hayonet charge. The Japanese
lost heavily, while the Russian loss
was 80 killed.
A band Of 1900 Chinese bandits, with
six guns, under Japanese officers, com-
Ing from the direction u the LiaO
river, was in conflict with three sotnias
Of border scouts near Kaiuan early ON
the morning Of November 80.
Tho scouts charged without giving
the bandits battery time 20 come to
atcion. The bandits made feeble rests.
tanoe and fed in all directions. leaving
900 Of their number dead. Tho RUS
sian loss was tFiiiing.
A Japanese column OF two companies
attempted 10 penetrate the Russian
flank ON November IS, but they were
met BY two sepcrate divisions of Rus
sian cavalry and driven on with Severe
loss.
Sc. Petersburg. - un0hieiaI adyieea
only bnTing affairs at the trout up 70
November 2a. aud chs absenee 81
official news Of later date, either from
shs japanese or tha Russian side,
causes the belief that more important
operations than heretofore may b. pro-
crossing,
Reports from the correspondents at
the front indicate renewed skiTmishing
eliminating tho night u November "a
IN fierce attack on Poutiloff Lone
Tres hill. IN which the Japanese wete
Fepulsed with heavy losses, and also a
severe hsht with Chinese bandits near
kaiuan, in which 900 Chtness we're
killed.
Headquarters u the Third japanese
Army Before pUFt Arthur. The only
permanent forts Ia d . possession Of Ihs
japanese arr the two panlunR forts
captured la August. They hold ths ad.
vance works ~ tho Rihiung Fed0pht.
called Fort kuFopatktn, an entEenched
hill, miaoAllcd fort. kobu hill .saehisa-
kiyAma aud one Hundred and Seventy.
FouF Meter hilt
They also oecnpy the eaponisFu. gal
lsFlsa and meats of tbs two Rihluns
forts and North k1kwaa fort
London The correspondent At Mos
cow the Daily Telegraph claims aHtb0F
tty fur the statement tina General
ssoesssl's dispatch, sent BY the toFpedn
boat kastorpony. iafoEmsd EmpcruE
Nicholas that the Port Arthur garrison
was being starved cut. with otheE
frank "details 81 its aetaAl condition.
showing that the fall Of the fuFtTusa /,
iusvitabis.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The strike OF the Chicago furniture
teamsters has come 10 an end. the
employers and drivers having reached
an agreement.
A London news agency report from
Brussels states that rumors are afioat
at Antwerp that the Red Star line
steamer KroOnland foundered in mid.
ocean.
1t is reported that four Argentina
warships have been bought through a
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 own throat
Mrs. McCoghlan is dead and Bates is
not expected TO live.
Roy Scott, young college student
LOT Salt Lake, Utah, whose mania Is 10
kill women. was captured Saturday
night after making his second attempt
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 an automobile by banh
robbers. whose plot the victim OF thc
tragedy had discovered, and whose
plans he had frustrated, Is one ex
PLANTATION of the mysterious death d
William Bate, chauffeur. whose
corpse and machine were found on q
lonely roadside near Chicago.
The Pacific Mail steamer Manchuria
sailed recently from San Francisco fol
the orient with a full cargo. She car
ried It's cabin passengers and It's Ash
atlcs in the steerage. Among the cab
in passengers Is E. c. Bellows, United
States consul general at Yokohama
Nearly 300 Japs returned home for mil
itary service.
While no announcement has ye
been made regarding the president
action in the selection OF a man to sue
coed Colonel F. J. Hecker on the cana
commission, II known that he Is con
sidering seriously the appointment o
Senator Francis NJ. Cockrell of Mis-
souri, to the vacancy or give him a pc
sition on the interstate commerce
commission.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
Five Ships Rem
derod Useless


Shanghai, Nov. 2a'-Russians cap
tured near Port Arthur say that i've
men of war in the haIbor have been
rendered useless by the Japanese fire.
Mukden-The Russian detachments
occupying Da pass have retired before
u Japanese column 1000 strong. The
Japanese are reported to be advancing
towards Sintsintin.
st. Petorsburg-G General Kuropatkin,
telegrsphing, reports a daring deed ac-
complished by four volunteers of Rus
ians patrol November 10. While re-
connoitering the patrols discovered q
Chinese building occupied by 20 Jap
anese. -Four rifiemen volunteered 70
blow up the place, and armed with
grenades loaded with pyroxylin, the
rifilemen succeeded In evading the sem
tries, placed the grenades and retired
undeteoted.
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 Pontilon hill ON the night of Novem
Der Is, no heavy engagements have
been reported. This incident is the
most important that has happened
since the battle OF Shakhe. Poutiloff
hill, which is now the center of the en-
trenehed lines, could be seen flashing
the signal of attack from her fortifca-
tions as the Japanese infantry advanc-
ed. On account of repeated reports
that the japanese intended to attack
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 both
east and west Of Poutilof hill.
The Japanese arrived within so
yards Of the Russian trenches. The
Russian fire was too deadly for a fur
Their advance. The next morning dis
closed about so Japanese dead, which
the Russians buried. The Japanese
succeeded in carrying off in haste 200
wounded. The Russians lost half a
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-
tons and local strength The Russian
continue to daily she'll the Japanese
position at Linshenpu.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
Japs VIII Winter
In Port Arthur

The Chicago Daily News publishes q
eablegam from its correspondent with
the Japanese troops outside Of Port Ar
thur. reading as follows
General Kodamn, chief Of the Jap
aness general staff. after thorough
inpseotion Of the operations at Port Ar
thur and a conference with General
Nogi, gave this interview;
You have seen Port Arthur and
may think It is easy TO take" the gem
eral said, ''bHt il is a difficult task. .
''Of course" said. 9 it has 80
powerful forts ON which the Russians
have spent ten years Of engineering
the natural defenses are strong; there
is stubborn army of fghtesr within.
eleverly commanded. KOdama held
out his closed hand into the air. in
terrupting me. II hold Port Arthur
here, I" he said.
Where will You winter about Port
Arthur" l asked. You are not build.
ing barracks and have only shelter
tents.
II shall winter inside, F" replied the
general. 81 will take the fortress soon.
hesitate to use my big guns for feal
of hurting nonoomhatRnts. II can not
say what damage the big guns will
do, " resumed the general. This il
the first time in history that coast de-
Tense gunsshave engaged each other.
How about fo~d?" asked.
1T Is reported that you permit tran,
potrs and junks to run the blockade
wishing only the glory Of taking tbs
fortress by assault. +"
That is absolutely false" replied
the general.
'Our blockade is perfect. The Rus
sian forts are well bailt on the BslgiaI
model. The general situation Of tbs
forts also is similar to Belgian forts
They arc iron plated toward the sea
toward land they are only earth works
with some masonry and little concrete
A clever engineer designed them. VI
find them absolutely changed since th,
war with China. VIXEN we took Por
Arthur in one day. Then one fort
Etseshan. was the Key Of the whole po
aition. When that had been taken al
others fell.
Now we can NOT say any single
fort il the key. All are 50 arranges
that we must take them in detail Til
capture Of one means only the eaptur,
OF that individual fort, not OF ssrie
atgs formerly. Study a. We may. vi
find it difficult to locate their weak
ness, they have carried on fortifeation
10 such an extent.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
SHARE IN GOVERNMENT.
Citizens Of Russia Sand Word to Gar
Nleholaa.

St. Petersburg. The meeting Of rep
resentativss Of Zemstvoo. which had
been looked forward to with so much
hope. was held Saturday afternoon at
a private residence In this city. but
at the last moment the government
withdrew the oficial auspices under
which Il was To be held because the
representatives declined 60 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 embodyinE =
recommendation for a national repre-.
sentative body 10 have q share In the
government. This memorandum will
be presented TO Emperor Nicholas,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
RICHEST sAsY TN THE WORLD.
Has just Returned From a Trio to
Euraue.

Has just Returned From = Trip to
Europe.
little John Nicholas Brown. tho
richest baby In the world. has Just re.
turned from his third trip to Europe.
Little Johnny Brown THAT Ia what he
would be- called II he we're not worth
ten milliunsl viii reach the mature
age OF 4 next February. BY merely
keeping alive for 90 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 . weeks old and left
him s5.000,OO0. His fathers brother.
Harold Brown. died ten days later and
left him another $1,000 900. by the
time he il 81 yearo old these sc. 600
600 will have grown into 10000. 900.
When his grandmother, Mrs. John
Carter Brown. dies more millions Will
DO piled on these; whom his mother,
who was one OF the rich Brown els.
ters, dies stlll more millions win be
added. He has three palatlai resi-.
dences.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
JACK DAVIS REMEMBERED.
Sends His One Time Prosecutor
$4,000.


"Diamondfleld" Jack Davis. the Cen
trail figure in one OF the most remark
able criminal cases on record. has Civ
en- the man who drew his death war
rant at Albion. Idaho. six years ago.
mining stock valued at $4,000. says
Salt Lake Herald
Judge o. W. Powers OF Salt Lake Is
the recipient Of the gift. In 1898.
Judge Powers. with W. b. Borah Of
Idaho. assisting the state in prosecut.
ing 'Dlamondfeld jack for murder.
secured a conviction and by order OF
Judge Stockslager drew Davis death
warrant.
Afterward, however. becoming con
WINGED of Davis innocence. Judge
| Powers appeared before the Idaho
board OF pardons to urge that Davis be
I released. This was done, and about
( two years ago Davis came to Salt Lake
I penniless Judge Powers loaned him
money enough to got to Tonopah. New,
and Davis departed with the promise
that he would repay the money
Since then Davis has become
wealthy. At Goldhelds and Diamond
field he secured large holdings.
Recently Judge Powers received a
letter from the secretary Of the Dia.
mondheld Gold Mining company. in,
closing $500 shares Of stock, with the
statement that it was the personal gift
Of Davis.
The shooting for which Davis was
bile killing. committed in Cassia coun-
ty. Idaho. in 1896. The legal proceed
lngs ran through six years. The case
at one time reached the supreme court
of the United States and almost attain
ed the proportions Of a political issue
in Idaho.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
Election yudaes Sentenced.

Thomas Shspardson. Peter Miller
and Michael Dowd. Denver election Of.
fcers. were adjudged guilty by the su
preme court OF substituting ballots and
swearing In an election clerk wrong
fully at the recent election and In adj
dltion to being fined. were sentenced
To prison.
Shepardson and Miller were fined
81 900 each and sentenced to jail foI
one year Dowd was fined $3.50 and
sentenced to Jail for 90 days. The
lights we're extinguished at the polling
place where these men were oficerl
for few minutes after the polls clos
ed, and during this time. Il is alleged
the ballots were changed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
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 one 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. commandment at Port Arthur.
who for months has held in check q
japanese army Of $4,000 men, which.
could 1t have Joined oyama's army in
the north would have swept Kuropat.
kin and his forces out Of Mauchuria.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
COL. BRECKENRIDGE IS DEAD.
Noted kentuekIsn sueeumbs to Par
alytle Stroke.

Lexington. Ky.-Colonel William
Campbell Preston Breckenridge died at
11:4O 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 Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26

WORLDS FAlR sUrLDlNo BURNS.
Missouri Lossa Handsome Structure
ard Exhibits.

Missouri Losss Handsome Structure
ard EXHIBITS.
81. Louis. The Missouri state build.
Ink was destroyed BY are Saturday
night. resulting from the explosion Of
a hot water heater In tho basement.
instantly the flames shot up through
the rotunda and the north wing and
cupola were a solid mass u flames
within 10 minutes after the explosion.
The principal loss Is IN the coutenta
OF the building. The building cost
ttt50Oo. and IN the building were SIS.
900 worth of furnishings. tho most val.
liable of which were portraits 81 for.
mer Missouri governors and supreme
Judges. These can not be replaced.
". T. Davis. president Of the worlds
when the explosion occurred. lie said !.
the building as it stood. with all
the furnishings. cost 10 the nciEhb0F.
hood o. S225.000. There was not a
dollar OF insurance. II We had cndeav.
ored to sell the building We could prob.
ably have realized more than $1,000"
Mrs Belle Hall Small Of Sedalia.
Mo. one Of the state hOHtesses. rushed
into her apartments Ia the building to
secure some valuables. fireman fol-
lowed her into the smoke and found
her lying on the iiooF overcome. Piac-
ing a wet handkerchief over her face.
no carried her into the open air.
where she revived
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26

The golden wedding celebration OF
Mr.. and Mrs. e. o. Hastings Of Prince.
ton. Mass, 10 believed 70 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. VI. 200 miles dis
tant, to take part In the interesting
occasion.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
big BATTLEAT ETIAOUNTAIN
THAT IS THE REPORT or THE
CHINESE FROM pALNV.
Japanese Are Being Rapidly Rein,
foresd-cItlzens Expect Rls Battle
Nov, 24-PewdeF Magazine Explodsa
at Port Acknowledgements Captured
Tive More Russian DsstrOysrs.

Chefoo Nov. 21.--Aaother attack on
Etz mountain Is expected TO occur No
vember "a, according to Chinese who
left Dalny. The Chinese further report
that achievements for the Japanese
continue % arrive. For the past 10
days 1000 men have arrived daily. On
November IL, the Chinese say, they
saw so guns brought into Dalny. Some
were broken, others were in good con,
dition. The Japanese said they had
captured them. They also saw i50
prisoners, including three officers
brought In Some Of the citizens ex
pected that the attack November ~
would be general, EGz mountain beine
the chief objective Of the attack. Five
more heavy guns recently arrived from
Japan.
Blew Up Powder Magazine.
Toxic. Nov. 2i,--A telegram from
the forces besieging Port Arthur
dated November 10, reports that dur,
| ing the afternoon OF that day Ia a
bombardment by naval guns a maya
zine near the arsenal was exploded
/ The dispatch concludes as follows:
our operations against all the forts
proceed as preaFranged"
Il
| The following dispatch has been re-
ceiyed from the Manehurian aFmJ
/ headquarters -At noon November Il
we shelled the enemys infantry On
gagged in entreuching west OF Riueh
iangtun. also body Of Infantry In ths
rear Of the village. causing them Il
4 foe Ia confusion Ia other directions
there Is no change"
/ Attack on Northeast Forts.
Toxic. Nov. a. Unonicial. but ap
/ parently trustworthy reports. indicats
that the Japanese on November II
blew In the counteracarp 0f Erlung
shan and Sungnhunhhan forts. but did
not Are the mine north OF kekwanahaf
fort, inaEmueh as the enemy has evacu
ated the euuntaFacaFp galleries tn,
explosions inflicted heavy losses ans
much injury. but the forts. according
To reports. remain uneapturcd.
Russian oestreysrs Captured.
London, Nov. Zt-The STANDARD
Shanghai correspondent wires that
steamboat Just In from Chetoo report
that three other Russian torpedo boa
deatruyers left Port Arthur togeJhs
with the RastoFeopny Tho japanese
the report goes On 10 say. captured ",
Ug these. None % the deatruyeru ha
since been heard Of
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
King Victor and Chamberlain.

Rome-Klng Victor Emanuel Sun.
day received Joseph Chamberlain in
special audience at his country estate,
San Roossore His majesty evinced
great interest in the situation In Eng.
land and in Mr.. Chamberiain's scheme
of tariff revision.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
ROUGH RIdsrn 70 &c. chl.f.

President Roosevelt, according TO bis
present Intentions, will visit Fort
Worth. Tex. in the spring on the oc
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 Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
coIumbus, Prlvats Panern.

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 Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
auy CHICAGO civ Railway.

ThIrty.six million dollars ls to be
paid for the Chicago City railroad. by
a syndicate headed by Marshall Field.
p. A. Valentine and John ]. Mitchell
of Chicago. and J. p. Morgan, Thomas
Ryan and their associates Of New York
city. Mr.. Morgan's Wall street firm
and one other trust company not yet
named will underwrite the deal.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-26
Pat Grow AGAIN.

Mexico City.--Pat Grove, for whose
capture Cudahy. the Omaha packer. Is
reported to have offered a reward OF
5000 a. the kidnapper OF his little
son, is thought TO be in this city. and
the police are endeayoring 10 locate
him,