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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-23
FOREIGN.

Gen. Kouropatkin Is to be provided
with an army of 100000 with which to
prosecute the war with japan.
Rear Admiral Rojestrensky will hoist
his flag as commander of the formida-
BILE Russian Baltic squadron early In
July and will sail Immediately for Port
Arthur with six battleships, six cruisers
and two transports.
Pope Plus X officiated at mass in
celebration of the thirteenth centennial
of st. Gregory the Great (who died in
GOA A. d.. The immense basilica of St.
Peters, in Rome, was filled, more than
10000 persons being present
Russia demands the withdrawal OF
the Chinese troops from the Man
churian frontier to within a five-mile
limit Of the great wall.
Premier Maura, Of Spain, was attacked
and wounded at Barcelona by would-be
leaving the palace of the council general.
Senior Maura's wound is not serious.
A report comes from Chefoo that Port
Arthur again Is under bombardment.
A report to st. Petersburg from Gen.
Kouropatkin says Russian sharpshoot-
ers drowned or shot to death so japanese
scouts on the Yalu river, and that the
mikado's flag has been lowered at Wiju.
& The British torpedo boat destroyer
Teazer grounded during maneuvers at
Portsmouth The crew was saved. Tho
craft may be total wreck.
The Japanese drove back company
Of Russian sharpshooters who at
tempted to cross the first stream OF the
Yalu west OF Wiju. killing 20 Of them.
The Japanese fleet bombarded Port
Arthur in the early morning. and part
of the feet met the Russian cruiser
Bayan outside the harbor and inflicted
damage, although the vessel managed
to make port.
The Russian battleship Petropavlovs,S
was sunk of Port Arthur by r1ine or
torpedo. and 800 of her crew, including
Vice Admiral Makaroff, we're drowned.
Grand Duke Cyril. in line to the Rus
sian throne. escaped death. but is re-
ported seriously injured. The Russian
fleet was being driven back by the Jap
anese squadron when the Petropavlovsk
was sunk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-23
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News Of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESS AT WORK.
Daily Proceedings Of the Senate and
House Briefly Told.

In the senate on the 9th Senator
Spooner replied to the attacks on the
post Office department. He defended
the course OF the postmaster general.
and also defended the president against
attacks made on him. The bill for the
aid Of the Lewis and Clark expedition
was passed. as was the Philippine
shipping bill. In the house the resolu-
tion directing an inquiry into the legal
Ity of the recent executive order relat-
ing to pensions for age disability was
laid on the table by voc of 103 to 100
In the senate on the 18th the day was
spent In discussion Of the bill to create a
commission to investigate the post Of
fee department. The house passed the
bill reported by the committee on rivers
and harbors appropriating $3.O00,0OO
for the restoration or maintenance OF
channels, or of other river and harbor
improvements.
In the senate on the 18th the post Office
appropriation bill was passed and the
bill providing form OF government for
the house the race question was again de-
bated following a charge by Mr.. Scott that
Grover Cleveland invited Fred Douglass
TO wedding reception. A letter from
Mr.. Cleveland was read denying that he
granted any social favors to negroes
while he was president.
In the senate on the 18th considera-
tion Of the bill for government of the
Panama canal zone was taken up. In
an hour 219 pension bills we're passed.
The house devoted the day to consider
alton OF the Cooper bill amending the
law relating to the Philippine islands.
In the senate on the 14th the com.
mittee on appropriations reported the
sundry civil bill. 1t carries $59,102.-
400. The senate devoted the entire
day to consideration OF the bill for
the government of the Panama canal
zone. The house passed the Philip
pine bill. and began consideration Of
the general deficiency bill.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-23
THREE DROWNED IN CREEK.
Fatal Attempt to Cross Stream In
North Dakota Swollen by
Spring Freshets.

Bismarck. NJ. D., April 14.-John
Cook, a ranchman living near Fort
Stevenson. Mclean county, and three
sons, aged IA, IL and years, attempted
to cross Douglas creek. which was
swollen with spring freshets and run
ming with ice. Two sons, the oldest and
youngest, were thrown out into the
creek In the overturning Of the wagon
and the father sprang into the creek
to rescue them. The rush OF water was
so great that all three were drowned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-23

lydia E. Vegetable Compound the
edy this important period in young GIRLS
physical well being so that
life be insured against sickness and SUFFERING
$4,000 s;; :: f. n,a. s..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-23
Fire tn Automobile Plant.

Z Detroit, Mich, April IA gasoline
explosion at the Cadillac automobile
works, at the corner Of Cass and Am
sterdam avenues. Wednesday, caused
fire that damaged the plant to the extent
of 100000 The loss Is covered by in
surance. Four employees were injured.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-23
woman Burned to Death.

Danvile. ILL.,, April 14.-Mrs. Herman
Bohn, prominent woman, was burned
to death by the explosion of combusti-
bles in the kitchen stove and her young
daughter narrowly escaped death. The
house was destroyed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13
Find a Good Thing.

Horace Wilson whom the Duluth
papers say is heavily interested in
Mesaba range properties was in Du.
luth few days last week and in
conversation with repol ter said:
81 see," said Mr.. Wilson, that Lon
Merritt believes he has made an i'm
portant find Of iron ore on Hunters
Island. l would not be surprised IL lie
has. have long believed that deposits
of true hematite would be found on
the formation to the north and east
of Ely at some point, and from cursory
observations that 1 made some years
ago feel satisfied the ore is there.
I" Had it not been for the discovery of
the Mesaba where large deposits of
iron ore were found with comparative
ease, the Vermilion range would have
been explored from one end to the
other before this time If Mr. Merritt
has made good find on Hunters is
land the time is very opportune. It
will be in demand on both sides Of the
boundary. have never doubted that
ore will also be found between Ely
and Tower. but it will cost deal of
money, unless the explorers are for
tunate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13

tinue to do so until we will be
practically oyerwhelmedIf we remain
in our present location. Even now
the amount of room allotted to the
various officials is entirely inadequate
to meet the demands for space.
The sheriff's office, for example, is
confined to one small room when we
could easily use one whole side of this
court house. The probate court is
crowded intoa little room woefully
deficient in space which cannot con-
tain the witnesses at an important
hearing The county auditor, the
clerk of the district court, the county
treasurer and the register of deeds
are all sadly in need OF additional
vault room in which to store their
records. There should be at least
four large court rooms and the judges
should be provided with more COM
modious chambers.
ST. Louis county is about the
wealthiest county In the state and
will grow in wealth constantly. We
could easily afford to erect structure
that will do credit to Duluth and this
county for many years to come. 1t
should compare favorably with our
magnificent high school building.
One million dollars would not be too
much to put into new court house.
We should not narrow our vision and
limit the extent of our expenditure
by the probable needs few years
hence, but we should with broad
civic comprehension of our future
possibilities erect a structure which
will prove equal to the demands OF a
great city.
The present site is the best that
could be selected for many reasons.
1t is quiet, being sufficiently removed
from the hustle of the city and the
noise of the trains. The city hall
should be joined with the new struct-
ure making one large commodious
building amply sufficient to meet the
requirements of both sets of officers.
The Jail should be left where it Is at
present and the new structure built
around it. When the necessity
comes, provision could be made for it
but it should always be near the court
house.
To work for a magnificent court
house and city hall would certainly
be a laudable ambition for any high
minded citizen of Duluth and st.
Louis county.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13
The Concert.

The concert given by the Presby-
terian church at the Opera House Fri
day evening was one of the best en-
tainments ever given by local talent
in this city. A large audience was
present and the receipts netted quite
respectable figure.
To mention the various eXcellencies
of the individual numbers would be
quite an undertaking, therefore will
suffice by saying everyone enjoyed the
evening The piano solos and duets
by Miss Emde and Mrs. Brownell
were particularly enjoyed as were
also the readings by Miss Bradley,
the vocal solos by Miss Carey, F. c..
Reuther and G. l.. Newberry, the
violin solo by f. G. Reuther and the
quartette in which Mesdames Miller,
James, Korb and Brownell took part.
All were forced to respond to an
encore. A revelation was the chorus
work by the younger generation. The
doll song by the little Misses Cowen,
Wright and Mattson was most rap
turously encored. The encore called
for the act Of Rev. j. M. Swander
could not be duplicated and the
audience was forced to content them
selves with one appearance. Wag-
ner's Orchestra furnished excellent
overtures.
Ely certainly shows musical talent
and it is a source of regret that not
more of these affairs could be arrang-
ed. The concerts inaugurated by
our home people compare very favor
ably with renowned troupes who haye
visited US.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13
New Court House.

w. w. Butchart, sheriff of st.
Louis County has donated the fol.
lowing to the News-Tribune anent
the erection of a new court house
Mr.. Butchart's ideas are good. He
says:
St.iLouis county should have az new
court house. The time is long past
when the present building met re-
quirements of the county officials
The volume of business has been in
creasing by leaps and bounds and the
logical conclusion is that it will con
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13

dred but L saw at no time more than
seventy-tiye men on the streets Of Ely
whom L believed were in any way
connected with the strike. and it is
quite clear that great many of the
miners, in fact large majority OF
them, were forced to leave their work
by the agitators. The trouble seems
to have begun at the Chandler mine,
and | believe it began principally
among men who are very friendly to
former Captain Kelly. Mayor Vail
told me repeatedly that he was will
ing TO furnish protection to Capt,
Trezona but that he did not know of
over half dozen men in town whom
he could trust, as lie said Capt Ire
iona had not a friend among the bust
ness men. He even went further and
said that he did not believe Capt.
TreZona's clerks in the office were
friendly to him, and that he doubted
very much IL Chas. Grabowsky was
with him." / talked with one or
two business men in Ely and they did
not state the case with the same
positiveness. John Glode, Manager
of the Vail hotel, told me that he
| did not believe Capt. TreZona had an
enemy among the business men of
Ely. He added that from the posit-
ion Trezona held as an employer of
laborlng men he realized that he
would probably not be as popular a
man as many others, but repeated
that he did not know of any business
men who entertained any i'll feeling
toward Capt. TreZona. L asked him
how many men he thought Mayor
Vail might have secured in case it
became necessary TO call out assist
ance, and he said perhaps not more
than seventy-tive or hundred."'
From this it does not appear that
the mayor has the sympathy of the
townsmen in support Of good order.
1t is a sad condition of things when a
decent citizen cannot be protected
from lawless lot Of fellows who in
sist upon deporting man who dis
pleaseS them for some imagined
Wrong. He's a hot mayor who adj
vises law-abiding citizen to leave
town to escape injury, If he has nc
more influence with the people than
that he should tender his resignat-
ion."
= The Duluth NewsTribune of Sun
day, referring to the matter says:
1.-THE sentiments expressed here by
every body are most cordial to ChaS.
Trezona, and the people of Ely would
like to see the steel corporation re-
sumo operations at its Chandler and
Pioneer mines. But there is grow
ing feeling that the company will not
resume at once. The mines have
been shut down aud there is much
ore in stockpile, the room for
additional ore is limited. In addit.
ion to this, the opening of the season
of navigation for inter-lake boats
seems to be some distance away and
shipping from stockpile to docks can
not long continue. once it is begun,
until the boats are moving, to take it
away Under the circumstances
there is little incentive for the steel
corporation to resume mining at the
Chandler and Pioneer until the ship
ping season opens. The mining com
! pany is noncommittal as to the prob
able date for resuming operations at
the closed mines. The strike is great
ly regretted by everybody. even those
who took leading part in It,, ano
the whole matter will he forgotten as
soon as work in the mines is agar
under way"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-30
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $3.95; hogs. shipping grades,
$500 to $40; sheep, fair to choice, $2.75
70 $500: wheat, No. red, S1.0S to Sill;
corn, No. ?. 53c to SIC; oats, standard,
Sac to 33c: rye. No. 2. 73c to 75c; hay,
timothy, $3.50 to $1,000: prairie. 5000 TO
$1,000; butter choice creamery, 10e to
1Sc; eggs. fresh, 14c to l6c; potatoes,
4Jc to SOC.
ST. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to 1913; hogs.
S4.0O TO $5.45: sheen. $500 70 1913;
wheat. No. 2, S1.0S to S1.1O; corn, No. 2,
J2e to 54c; oats, No ,, 32c TO BIC; rye,
No. =, zoe to tic.
Cincmnatl-Cattle. $500 to s5.25;
hogs. 800 to $500; sheep, $500 to
$3.50: wheat, No. .. S109 to SL10;
corn. No. ? mixed SIC to J6c; oats. No.
mixed, 32e TO 33c; rye, No. ?. re to
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 to $50: hogs.
S4.oO to 500; sheep, $3.50 TO 1915:
wheat. No. 2. S1.07 TO $I09; corn. No. Z
yellow. SIC TO zoe; oats. No 3 white, 33c
70 35c; rye. No. =, Tic to 73c
Wheat, No. northern.
s1l2 to $114; corn. No. 3. 54c 10 SIC:
OATS No. 2 white, 3Je to Bic; rye. No. /.
74c 70 Toe; barley, No. >, 54c to 55c;
pork. mess, Sl1.53.
ToIedo-W Wheat, No 2 mixed. Sill to
sI15; corn, No. mixed. SIC to 5sc;
oats No = mixed, 33c to 34c; rye, No. 2.
74c to 76e. clover seed. prime, s7.30.
Bnfalo-CattIe, choice shipping steers.
800 TO $3.50; hogs. fair TO choice. 800
to 1915; sheep. fair to choice. $3.50 to
$3.50; lambs, common to choice, Sj.75 TO
SeT5.
New York-Catfle. $3.50 to s5.6J:
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep. $500 10
800; wheat. No. . red. Sill TO SLIP;
corn. No. 2, 5sc TO zoe; oats, No ? white.
&c to 43c; butter. creamery. 15e to lsc;
eggs. western, lie to 2lc.
Indianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500 to
1915; hogs, choice light, 500 10 S5.4o;
sheep, common to prime. $3.50 to S3.25:
wheat, No. =. $1.09 TO S1.10; corn. No. z
white. 54c 10 55e; oats, No. . whits new.
&c to Ga
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-30

back TO Port Arthur are in bad way.
And since the dockyards are within
range of the Japanese land batteries,
they cannot be repaired. The Italian
attache of the Japanese army says that
two of these ships have been sunk. The
emperor has ordered that none of them
must fall into the hands of the jap
anese When their capture seems i'm
minent they must all be damaged be-
yond hope of repair by their own
crews.
Not much news has come in concern
ing the situation around Iiaoyang.
There has been no real fighting, and
hardly a skirmish. At one time the
Russians lost complete touch witt the
japanese, but the outposts are in con-
tact now, the Japanese screen being
twenty miles east of Liaoyang. The
Japanese movements to the west of the
railway are still mysterious. The Rus
SLAMS say Chinese bandits are operat-
ing in this region under Japanese off,
GERS. What is happening behind the
screen of the Japanese forces is I'M
known. Whether the Japanese concen-
tration is taking Place north Of Lao
yang. with the object of being cast
across the railroad and cutting off
Kouropatkin's retreat, III a matter OF
surmise only. Such would seem TO be
the obvious plan. The Japanese have
let three weeks go by without attempt
ing ii. The Russians begin to think
that the Japs would like 70 maneuver
them out OF Liaoyang without fight.
Liaoyang would make comfortable win
ter quarters. But IL is not ike Port
Arthur, place oEl such immense stra-
tegicaS. importance as 10 warrant the
sacrifice of thousands Of soldiers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-30
Te1egraphic Brevitle..

The Standard Oil Company will begin
the construction of an eigllt-inch pipe line
from the Kansas oil fields TO Whiting,
Ind, at an estimated cost Of $4,000
600.
The executive committee OF the Ma
tional Association Of Letter Carriers will
recommend a plan to divide the county
into two divisions, with a chief Of each
division.
Japan. China, Germany, France, Bel
GUM, Austria, Italy and Hungary have
signiied their intention to exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark fair in Portland, Ore,
next year.
Timothy Healy oflSew York City was
elected president Of the international
Brotherhood OK Stationary Firemen in
the closing session Of the organizations
convention in Washington. The next
meeting will be in Omaha two years
hence.
The Berlin Yossische Zeitung says that
NJ. Tregubenko, head Of the forest de-
parrment. and Chief OF Police KuznezOf
have been murdered openly in the streets
OF Nakhchivan, Russia.
CAPTAIN George F. f. Wilde. COM
mandant Of the navy yard at Boston, and
Captain Charles J. Train. president OF
The board Of inspection and survey,
have been promoted TO the grade Of rear
admiral.
Comptroller Of the Treasury Trace
well decided, in the case Of Commission
er OF Corporations CARRIED, that an on
Ger Of the government recalled from his
waea4fou 70 Washington on oftcial hnei.
Sess must pay his own expenses.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-30

Russia's Port Arthur garrison hay-
ing rejected Japan's demand for sur
render, it was reported that the Jap
anese army at once began storming
the fortress. When the last definite
news from the besieged city WIS OBJ
tanned the Japanese had caplIced i'm
portant positions, and at close range
were throwing shells into the fortress
in great number and setting fires in
the city. At the same time everything.
was in readiness for the final charge
up the heights when the demand for
surrender was denied.
The Japanese, having swept away
all exterior defenses, pressed onward
to the inner ramifications of the eta
del to the final infantry assault. The
shells from Japanese guns, exploding
within the city's walls, set fire to her
coal docks, and the conflagration
spread unchecked. The oil warehouses,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-30

an officer of the besieging army under
a flag Of truce conveyed a formal de-
mand for the surrender of the garrison
to the Russian lines. The word sur
render seemed not in the vocabulary
of Gen. Stoessel. His ultimatum to
the Mikado's demand for his surren-
der, received under a flag of truce
within Gen. Nogis lines, conveyed the
most chiyalrous defiance.
In the coolest terms he expressed
thanks for the enemy's humanitarian
offer to grant safe conduct outside
the lines to non-combatants within the
city, but refused to consider the posi-
bi!ity of capituletion. 1t would be, he
intimated, a fight to the death.
Progress of the War.
The past week has been one Of ac-
tivity in the Far East and severe bat
ties have been fought both on land
and sea.
The japanese around Port Arthur
renewed their assault on the outlying
defenses of the town. With Takushan,
elevation S45 feet, on the northeast as
a vantage ground, they kept up a con-.
slant hammering on all the eastern
lines of the enemy. At the same time.
on the opposite flank of the besieged.
a heavy attack was developed against
the forts on Liauti Mountain. Llauti-
shan is 1872 feet high. being by sew
eral hundred feet the greatest eleva-
ton in that part of the peninsula. A
battery maintained on top of the hill
could direct a plunging fire upon all
Notifications within range. 1t is I'M
certain whether the Japanese have
managed to take the hill The Chi
nese reports are contradictory.
There have been many and circum-
stantiaI reports as to the use of land
mines by the Russian defenders The
stories of the casualties caused by
them must, however. have been enor-
mously exaggerated. 1t would require
the mining OF acres of ground 20 de-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-30

stroy any large quantity of troops in
open order Rife fire is less dramatic
than land mines-and more effective.
Early in the week the Japanese gained
nearly every position outside the main
chain of forts, but at the cost of many
lives.
The Chinese report that the Japs
took Fort Palichwang, near the rail-
road, but the subsequent evening a
sortie drove them out of it again. They
retreated to Suciszeying.
Tuesday morning the japanese sent
an officer under a white flag to de-
mand the surrender of Port Arthur.
The rather fanciful terms announced
by the Chinese refugees, that the fleet
should be turned over intact, that the
10000 defenders might march out with
their arms and join Kouropatkin's
army in Manchuria are not confirmed
in the official account received from
Toxic. An answer was demanded
within twenty-four hours.
Whatever the terms, they were re-
jected by General Stoessel, who broke
through his habitual taciturnity into
profanity as he considered the Japa-
nese proposition. Perhaps in the fu
ture, when war has become more of a
science and less of an art, if it can be
automatically demonstrated to COM
mander that he is hopelessly surround
ed and outnumbered that his resist
ance will merely prolong the suffering
of his men, and that Il will accom-
plish no good to his country, perhaps
when that time has come the average
citizen will throw up his hands in hor-
ror at the general who refuses to be
governed by the logic of the situation
and who prefers to fight hopeless