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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-19
MAPS:

For the.far East. We have receiv-
ed few handsome Autograph
ed maps of Russia, Jadan, China
and Corea. These maps have
Marginal Index locating on the
maps the chief towns in Russia
in-Asia, Japan, Korea, China and
British India. They show a COM
plete line of the Transcontinental
railway connecting st. Peters
burg and Vladivostok and set
forth the comparative military
and naval strength of Russia and
Japan. Price IS Cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
ENDOWED FROM PLAYING.
Injunction Proceedings Brought to Pre-
 vent Sunday Ball.

New York. May S.-Injunction pro- ceedings, in which papers were served on Robert Davis of Jersey City, this morning shortly after midnight, pre- vented the playing of an Eastern league championship baseball game be- tween Jersey City and Montreal teams to-day. Davis is one of the directors of the organization which owns the new grounds known as Eastern League park in Bayonne. N. J., where they game was to have taken place and the papers were issued by Chancellor Pit ney of Hudson county yesterday on the complaint of Rev. Milton E. Grant of the local M. E. church.
 Two weeks ago a similar game was interrupted by the police, who arrest ed three persons at the same baseball park, but the accused men were dis charged a few days afternoon. While the service of the papers on Sunday was said to be illegal the base ball men decided not to play and they will make test case of this order to show cause why the temporary injunction should not be made permanent. which is re- turnable on May IS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
JAPANESE REPORT.
Enemy Destroyed Magazine Before Evacuating Feng Wang Cheng.

Enemy Destroyed Magazine Before Evacuating Feng Wang Cheng. washington, May s.-The Japanese le- gation has received the following official dispatch, dated Tolio, May 8: General Kuroki, commandant of the first army corps, reports that on May our cav airy detachment dispersed the enemy at Feng Wang Chang, which was immedi- ately occupied by opr infantry detach- ment. The enemy burnt ammunition be- fore evacuating the stronghold. Ref ugees of the enemy, who have been hid ling in the adjoining forests and villages, continue to come in and surrender.
 Natives say that the number of Rus sians who were carried on filters through Feng Wang Cheng on May 2 amounted to 800. It is believed that the total casualties of the enemy exceeded | 5000. Our army which landed at Liao Tung reports that a detachment, after repulsing a small body of the enemy, occupied Pulantien on May 6, and de- stroyed the railway and cut off tele- garphic communications of Port Ar thur"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
JAPAN LANDS a7, 900 MEN.
Quickly Occupy Three Towns North of
 Port Arthur.

shan -Hai-Kwan, May S-7:30 p. n.-
 It is reported here that there has been severe fighting at Feng-W Wang Chang,
 in which the Japanese were victorious. They took many prisoners. The Russians are retreating toward
 Hai- Cheng (thirty-two miles east by
 north of New Chwang), and are evacu-
 ating the western side of the Liao-Tung peninsula.
 l On Thursday and Saturday of last
 week the Japanese landed 10000 men at Kin Chau Bay, 10000 at Foe Chau Bay and 1000 at Pitsewo. They occupied the towns of Wa Flung Tien and Pu Lan i Tien and destroyed several miles of the
 railroad.
 ] Heavy firing has been heard in the
 direction of Kai Chau, where Japanese l troops have been seen recently. l The isolation of Port Arthur is com
 plete. Sixteen Japanese warships pro-
 tected the landing of troops at Kin
 Chau Bay, directing a sweeping fire
 over the narrow isthmus before the sol i diers disembarked. Seventy-five Rus
 sians who were wounded in this fight | ing were brought on the last train to arrive there.
 l Food is scarce at Mukden; the troops lthere are eating bean cakes. l The Russians are preparing to evacu- ate New Chwang, and that city is in a turmoil of hurried flight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
LAPS DRIVE RUSSIANS
 FROM FENG WANG CHENG
DISPERSE THE ENEMY AND oC-
 CUPY THE CITY.

A Puzzle Now as to What General Ku-
 roIki's Next Move Will Be-Czar's
 Troops Evacuating New Chwang-
 Removing Guns and SuppIies-wiII
 Probably Blow Up GunbOnt-Zassa-
 Itch Now Reports His Losses at the
 yaIu as 2,s97 Officers and Men.
 St. Petersburg, May S.-General Kuro- lpatkin has sent the following telegram. under date of May 2:
 Lieutenant General Zassalitch to- day reports that the enemy's cavalry land units of their advanced guard oc- scopied Feng Wang Cheng to-day.
 Two companies and two squadrons of their force proceeded towards Dali- 'andiapu-Tse. Our cavalry and units withdrew towards Schlindjane.
 Scouts from Feng Wang Cheng re- bort that two Japanese divisions ad- .Eanced May towards Feng Wang SEheng by the main road from Pian- Min IA third division advancing by the val Hey of the Ali river occupied position linear Khuandiapu-Tse and posted bat Berries to fire upon Feng Wang Cheng, founting upon finding our troops there.
 ''The Japanese advanced slowly and very cautiously upon Feng Wang Chen."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
DEMAND FOR PRESS SEATS.
That For Both National Conventions
 Far Exceeds Capacity.

Washington, May S.-The demand for press seats at the two national con- ventions far exceeds the capacity of the space set apart for the newspapers of the country. At the Chicago conven- tion there will be 290 seats in the press reservation and already there have beef received 1900 applications. The demand for seats at the St. Louis convention also is far in excess of the capacity of the space reserved for the press. At the recent meeting here of the sub-com- mittee having charge of the seating at Chicago it was decided that notice should be given that applications not re- ceived prior to May 20 shall be given no Applications for seats in the press reservation at the Chicago convention should be sent to W. F. Stone, custom house, Baltimore, and for the St. Louis convention to Charles H. Mann, press gallery. house of represen- tatives, Washington. D. c. The Hon. Gilbert NJ Hitchcok of Omaha, Neb., has been designated as chairman of the press committee for the St. Louis con- vention.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
CHILD,S FATAL FALL.
Little waterbury Girl Plunges Hcad-
 long from an Abutment.

Waterbury May S.--While playing with some companions on one of the stairlike abutments of the bridge over the Naugatuck division tracks at River side park this afternoon, little Rosie Day, the -year-old daughter of Thomas ay of Baldwin street, lost her footing and plunged headlong to the tracks thirty feet below. In her descent her head struck the stones twice and when picked up unconscious her skull was found to be fractured in two places. She was taken to the Waterbury hospi- tai. where it is said tonight there is no hope of her recovery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
Shipp;ur News.

New York, May S.--Arrived: Steam CTS Celtic, Liverpool and Queenstown; St. Paul, Southampton and Cherbourg; Umbria, Liverpool and Queenstown.
 Beachy Head,May 8.-Passed: Steam CT Bremen, Bremen for New York.
 Lizard, May S.--4:50 D n1.---Passed: Steamer Finland, New York for Ant werp.
 Scilly, May S-Pass ed: :Ryndam, Rot terdam and Boulogne Sur Mer for New York. Liverpool, May 7.-Arrived: Steam CTS Etruria, New York via Queens town; Sth, Arabic, New York, via Queenstown.
 Genoa, May 7.--Arrived: Steamer Canopic, Boston via Ponta del Gada Gibraltar May s.--Arrived: Steamer Slavonia, New York, for Naples, Trieste and Plume.
 i MovilIe, May S.--Arrived: Steamer Columbia, New York for Glasgow (and proceeded.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09

wounded by a flying stone. The list enables an exact statement to be made of the forces under General Zassalitch, which were made up exclusively of Eastern Siberians and included the Ninth, Tenth. Eleventh, Twelfth and Twenty-second regiments. a battalion of the Twenty-fourth regiment, all the rihemen of the third battery of the third artillery brigade, the second and third batteries of the Sixth artillery brigade, the second company of Siber- ian sappers and a machine gun detach- ment of the third rife brigade.
 General Kuropatkin does not give the strength of the Japanese. only re- porting that it is five times greater and far superior in artillery.
 The casualties show that one-fifth of General Zassalitch's command was placed out of action. The Eleventh and i Twelsth regiments lost more than half their men in the fight. The third bat ! tery of the third artillery brigade was almost annihilated. losing SS in killed or wounded and 72 out the no horses. The second battery of the Sixth brig gade los. A in killed or wounded and 1OS out of no horses. The third battery Of the Sixth brigade lost 24 killed or wounded and Al horses. Of the ma chine gun detachments only 26 were not killed or wounded.
 The name of the priest of the Elev- enth regiment who led the gallant charge and who was among the wound ed is H. Tcherbachofsky, of the Ortho- dox Greek church.
 General KuropatlSin says that no prisoners were taken by the Japanese, but he admits that seven officers and 679 men were left on the field, but 1t is 1 not known whether they were wound ed or dead. The only beam of bright ness in the dark cloud overshadowing the East lies in the official information i from Major General Pfug that Port Arthur is not yet blocked by the Jap anese. How this information was ob- ! tained she officials will not say, but they insist that 1t is reliable and are l satisfied that the defenders will pre- vent the success of further efforts | which the Japanese are undoubtedly making to bottle up the harbor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
Suit for s1o,ooo Against st. Stephens.

New York, May S.-Edwin Bedell of this city has brought a suit for $10,000 against St. Stephens college at Annan- dale. N. Y. The complaint alleges that while tsudent at the college Archer Bedell, the IS year, old son of MT. Be- dell, was hazed by eight students at St. Stephens because he refused to join a secret society and that the college au- thorities refused to take any satisfac- tory action in the matter.
 MT. Bedell says the warrants will be issued for seven of the students, charg- ing felonious assault.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
DROWNING ENDS A PARTY,
YOUNG ToRRINGT0N WOMAN LOSES HER LIFE.
Miss Lenn Blacisman and Guy Beecher Capsized in Highland Lake in Sight of Their Friends-Desperate but Fu- tile Effort to Save Her-Beecher Goes Out of His Mind and Another Young Woman Becomes Unconscious.


 Winsted, May S.--A house party of Torrington and Winsted young people came to sudden end this morning by the drowning of Miss Lena Blackman, Iof Torrington, one of the members of the party. She was the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles Blackman The accident happened in Highland Lake. and has caused great sorrow among the friends of Miss Blackman in this sec- ton of the state. Miss Blackman was With Guy Beecher, of Torrington, at the time of the accident, and since 1t 1 occurred he has been out of his head and was taken to his home In Torring- ton this afternoon under the care of a. physician.
 Miss Blackman and Mir Beecher were enjoying paddle in canoe about s o'clock this morning, when a sudden squall came up. Beecher suggested that they put in to shore and walk to the cottage where they were staying. but Miss Blackman said she thought they could reach there safely, and so Beecher headed for the landing. not
 more than two hundred feet away Af- ter going few feet the frail craft cap- sized within the sight of other members of the party on shore. An attempt was made to launch a boat by some of the men of the party, but the waves were running very high, making 1t impossible for them to do so. Beecher, who is a good swimmer, succeeded in holding on
 to the canoe, and for a time he kept
 Miss Blackman's head above the water.
 Twice he put her almost lifeless body
 on the bottom of the overturned canoe. when 1t would slip off, but after the
 second time Miss Blackman, who was
 then unable to help herself, sank in twenty feet of water.
 Beecher clung to the boat and drifted with it to the shore, and soon after he
 became delirious and was put in charge lof a physician. He was reported in
 that condition tonight. The body was
 recovered after five hours.
 Some of the friends of the drowned
 young woman almost became hysteri- cal, one of them fainting when she saw her friend go down in the lake. She is
 Miss Elma Drake, of Drakeville, life Hong friend of Miss Blackman Miss | Drake was a member of the house par lty as a guest of Miss Blackman, and
 tonight she is reported in an uncon- scious condition.
 Miss Blackmans body was taken to |. o'clock. She was twenty-one years old
 and well known as @ music teacher in
 her home city. Her companion in the |canoe, Guy Beecher, is an officer of
 the Coe Brass company, of Torrington
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
Two yesseIs Given Up.

Victoria, B. C., May S-The sealing schooners Triumph and Umbrina of this port have been given up as lost at sea with all hands. Captain Ham of the sealing schooner Jessie just arrived from cruise along the coast from Cali fornia to Queen Charlotte Islands, and picked up south of the Columbia river, broken sealing boats and canoes and other tackle belonging to the Umbrina. The Umbrina was owned by Captain Peppet, now in eastern Canada. She carried half white, half Indian crew, tWenty-three all told.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
Engineers Heroic Act.

Scranton, Pa, May S.-James Shay, lengineer at the Blue Ridge colliery near Rockville, did heroic act last night. With flames all about him and a hose company playing a stream of water on him to keep his clothing from taking fire, he stood at the lever in the fiercely
 burning engine house and safely hoist ed fifteen men to the surface. A mo- ment after he staggered out of the building with his face and hands badly blistered, and the roof of the building fell in.
 The engine room, the fan house and the shaft tower were completely de- Istroyed. The loss is about $10,00O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
Order of B'Rith Abraham.

New York, May S.-The eighteenth annual convention of the Independent Order of B'rith Abraham was held here to-day in Terrace Garden. More than 700 delegates, representing 1,157 mem bers, were present. According to the report of the grand secretary, Jacob Schoen, the capital of the 35S lodges es- tablished in the United States aggre- gates $33O,6SS5 reserve fund, $160, ,S25; sick benefit fund, $9,5SS.92 Over 5000 members of the order have been enroll ed during the past year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
M. E. GENERAL CONFERENCE.
Visiting Bishops and Pastors occupy
 Pulpits of the Churches.

Los Angeles, Cal, May S.-Bishops. ministers and presiding elders in at tendance upon the Methodist general conference, occupied pulpits in Protest ant churches in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and all the surrounding cities and towns within a radius of sixty miles to- day, and every place of worship was crowded at morning and evening ser vices to listen to distinguished speakers.
 At Hazards Pavilion mass meetings in the morning, afternoon and evenings were attended by as many os could find seats or standing room.
 At the first Methodist church Of Los Angeles, Rev. Dr. George P. Eckman of New York, who has been spoken of as candidate for bishopric honors, spoke in the morning to large congregation. Tn the evening at the same place pr. Frank M. Bristol of Washington, D. O, preached to an audience that filled the house to overfiowing.
 At the first Methodist Episcopal church of Pasadena Dr. A. R. Leonard presided.
 At the First Presbyterian church Rev. D. w. c. Huntington and Rev. Dr. Levi Gilbert were the speakers. At the Elm manuel Presbyterian church Rev. Dr. Mills of Elmira, N. Y, preached.
 Bishop Willard F. Manalieu had an immense audience at Westlake Method ist Episcopal church in the morning, while Bishop Isaac Joyce preached a powerful sermon to great audience at the West Hollywood Methodist Episco- pal church. At Riverside Rev. J. D. Butler at Bakerfield, Dr. J. M. Leon- ard; at San Diego, Rev. J. W. Bashford of Ohio Wesleyan university: at Santa arbaBra Rev. Dr. E. ]. Lockwood and at Pomona Rev. pr. J. M. Buckley spoke to great crowds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
 ON AGAINST DIVORCE
OPENS WITH APPEAL BY INTER-
 CHURCH CONFERENCE.
Fourteen Leading Denominations Are Working Jointly to Secure Enact- ment of State Laws and an Amend- ment to the American constitution- The Prevention of Re-marriage.

Philadelphia, May 8. The Inter- Church conference on marriage and di- vorce, a body representing fourteen leading denominations, has issued through its secretary. Rev. William H. Roberts. p. D., an appeal to the pub lie. calling attention to several aspects of the divorce question.
 1 The paper Is the beginning of a na- tional campaign of education upon the subject to be followed by efforts to se- cure the enactment of laws in the state l legislature and ultimately, it is thought, of an amendment to the con- stitution of the United States.
 1 Already action fsas been taken by the conference looking toward the preven- tion of the re-marriage, by ministers of other communions, of divorcees whom clergymen of their own faith have re- fused to marry.
 This movement is the first occasion of any sort upon which the representa- tives of the great denominations have Fofficially come together. The members of the conference include many of the most minent ecclesiastics and laynen in the churches. The denominations which subscribe to the appeal are: Pro- testant Episcopal churche in the Unit ed States, Presbyterian church in the United States, Methodist Episcopal church, Methodist Episcopal church south. Reformed church of America. Reformed church in the United States. United Presbyterian church, Evangel- ical Lutheran church, the Baptist churches, the Congregational churches, the Universalist churches; the Unitar- ian church. the Cumberland Presbyter- ian church, the Alliance of the Reform- ed churches holding the Presbyterian l service.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
NO GENERAL BAKERS STRIKE.
Convention Against Ordering Men Out
 in All New England.

Boston, May s.-Contrary to what had zeen deemed probable, a general strike of all the union bakers in New England was not ordered at the convention of the Massachusetts state branch of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers held here to-day
 The sentiment of the convention seemed to be to drastic action at this time. The matter of ordering a gem eral strike, in order to prevent firms outside of Boston from supplying goods to those bakeries in this city against which strike has been de- clared was left to the executive com nlittee of the Massachusetts state branch. This committee will meet here next Sunday.
 Resolutions expressing sympathy with the striking bakers in Boston and vii cinity and guaranteeing them support were adopted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
NoW AFTER DALNY.
One Report of Its Capture and Another
 That 1t is Invested.

London, May s.-The Morning Posts Shaghai correspondent reports that Dalny was captured Friday, while the Tokio correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph, cabling under date of Sunday, says:
 "Dalny was invested yesterday The Daily Mails correspondent at New Chwang, in a dispatch dated May 8, says:
 Yesterday most of the Russian troops retired to Tashihohao and during the night most of the guns were remov- ed from the fort and sent to Liao Yang, where all the Russian forces are con- centrating."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
GARMENTS STRIKE SETTLED
CONSOLIDATED EMPLoYES WILL
 RETURN TO WORK TO-DAY.

Report Made by Committee to Meeting
 of Union in Boston-A Permanent
 Nine-Hour Day Schedule and In-
 creased Hourly Pay Granted-A sIid-
 ing Scale of wages-Men Did Not
 Get All They Wanted.
 Boston, May S.-The railroad carmen, members of the International Brother hood. who are employed on the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail road tomorrow will begin work on a permanent nine-hour day schedule at increased hourly pay.
 Such was the report made to the meeting of Bay State lodge tonight by P. J. Cronin, E. J. Trainor and J. Fitz- gerald. of the lodge. who had returned from New Haven after conference with the railroad officials.
 The carmen of the system are organ ized in two separate internationals, the brotherhood and the association. It is understood that the association men re ceive the same terms as those of the brotherhood.
 There are about three hundred of the brotherhood employed by the road. The mass of the men at the Norwood shops the largest in this section, are mem- bers of the association. which has a charter from the American Federation of Labor.
 The men will now work on a sliding scale of from 2112 cents to 2S1s cents ar hour It is understood that they gair about per cent. in the hourly rate They desired 15 per cent. All overtime will be paid for at the rate of time and half.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
KILLED WHILE CELEBRATING.
Twenty-one People Lose Their Lives in
 Mad Crush in Tokio.

Tokio, May 9.-During the popular demonstration last night in honor of the victories achieved by the Japanese forces twenty-one people were killed and forty injured
 The killed and injured are mostly boys. who were caught against closed gates at an angle in the old palace walls by the throng and crushed or drowned in an old moat.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
TOXIC CELEBRATES.
The Greatest Demonstration Ever Wit
 messed in Japan.

messed in Japan.
 Tokio. May S-s p. m.-A great popu- lar demonstration was held here to- night in honor of the victories achieved by the Japanese army and navy.
 Tens of thousands of people, carrying lanterns. flags and banners. marched past the imperial palace and the offices of the foreign, war and navy depart ments.
 At the navy department they were reviewed by some of the imperial princes and princesses and high officials of the government, and the imperial household.
 Many bands of music accompanied the marchers and there were beautiful displays of fireworks.
 Dozens of American and British flags were carried by men, women and chil- dren, who participated in the celebra- tion. It was the greatest demonstra- ton ever witnessed in Japan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
1,5O0 THIBETANS DEFEATED.
The British Expeditionary Force In-
 fiicts Heavy Loss.

British Camp. Karo Pass, Thibet, Fri day, May GA stiff fight to-day to drive the Thibetans from their positions
 two miles below the pass latsed for six
 hours. The Thibetans, numbering 1.500, held
 the positions with great tenacity and
 lost nearly 200 before they were expel- led. The British losses were Captain
 Bethune and three men killed and 21
 men wounded. A snowstorm prevailed throughout the fight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
Dies of Her Burns.

Hartford, May s.-Mrs. Annie Miller, who was badly burned at the fire in the Goodacre block in Main street last Tuesday night, died tonight in the Hartford hospital. John Allen, colored, another victim of the fire, is in a crit- ical condition and cannot live.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
Was Not Poisoned.

Clinton, May S.-An autopsy on the body Of Walter A. Barker, whom it was supposed died of poisoning yester- day. was performed to-day by Medical Examiner Herbert s. Reynolds and dis closed the fact that Barker died of chronic nephritis.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-09
AIexieT Wounded.

New Chwang, Saturday, May z, a. m. Delayed in transmission) Ut is re- lported here that Viceroy Alexieff was lslightly wounded before he left Port
 Arthur. The viceroy barely got away from there before the Japanese closed the lines of communication.