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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
FORTS STILL HOLD OUT
Report That Japanese General Assault
on Port Arthur Has Ended.
SIX DAYS OF HARD FIGHTING.
One Stronghold Reported Taken, But Abandon
ed-Losses Said to Be Immense. Soldiers Of
the Mikado Declare They Must Win In the
End-Russlaus Now Have Greater Strength
In Battleshlps.

Chefu, China (By Cable).-lnfor-
nation was brought here by Chinese
that the bombardment and desperate
efforts on the part OF the besiegers to
take the fortress at Port Arthur ceas-
ed Thursday after six days. The Jap
anese took Fort No. 3, but were un-
able to hold it. Their losses are re-
ported to be enormous.
1t is reported that the Japanese
killed or wounded in front OF Port
Arthur during tho last three months
approximate 10000. The Japanese,
however, are confident that the end
OF the Russian occupation OF Port Ar
thur is fast approaching. They admit
that they have been disappointed here
toiore, but say they must finally WIN,
The fact that General Nog, COM
mander OF the Third Japanese Army
before Fort Arthur, has allowed news
paper dispatches to leave the front OF
the base of his operations is looked
upon as strongly indicating the con-
idcnt spirit OF the besiegers
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
CHINESE WOMEN ARRESTED.
Accused Of Being 10 This Country for unsw.
ful Purposes.

St. Louis, Mo. (SpeciaD Six Chi.
nese women who have been connected
with concession on the Pike at the
Worlds Fair were arrested by lmmi-
grafton Inspector A, c. Ridgeway on
warrants charging them with being i'll
this country for unlawful purposes.
Ho Hung, who attempted to end her
lie last night because she preferred
death to returning to China after the
Worlds Fair. was among those al
rested
The arrests arc understood to have
been caused by the alleged confession
oi a Chinese woman who was deta'n-
ed al San Francisco several months.
On the strength OF this alleged COW
fcssion Lee Toy. conceSsionairc of the
Worlds Fair Chinese village, and
Hyppolic Da Silva. his agent. who
went to China after the girls. were
arrested
The girls will receive a hearing BE-
fore ImmigratiOn Inspector Dunn.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
I oreign.

\ general election va; held Sun
day in Italy ior members Of the Cham
Der Of Deputies Result, snow that
the power oi the Extreme parties ha,
been diminished without materially
increasing the number OF ministerial
followers. The ClcrCals, generally.
voted for Conservative candidates.
Five hundred students paradcd the
streets OF Milan crying Down with
Austria" In a fight between Ger
mans and Italians number Of per
sons were injured The Italian and
Austrian ministries are cndeavoring to
smooth over the difficulty.
The American cvangeli,ts. TORY
and Alexander, opened thrce-mOntn
revival in Liverpool, 10000 people at
tending the opening meeting, The
choir numbers $500.
The Crown Princess Of Korea died
at Seoul,
The rioting at Innsbruck, Austria,
continued yesterday, The Italian
consulate is protected by troops. 1t
is feared in Austrian official circles
that the relations between Austria
and Italy, which have been strained
ior sometime, are now nearing the
breaking point,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
10 MINERS FALL TO DEATH
The Bottom Dropped Out OF tha
Elevator.
PLUNGED 700 FEET DOWN THE SHAFT.
Were Crushed. Drowned and Buried Under
Mass Of Debris-fioisting Englue Said
to Have Gotten Beyond Control Of the
Euglneer-Onc Cage Shot Upwards. Over
balancing That Of the Miners.

Wilkesbarra, Pa. (SpcciaD.-ONc OF
the most appalling mine accidents i'll
the history OF the Wyoming Valley
for many years past occurred at NO.
Auchlncloss shaft, operated by the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Coal Company, at Nanticoke, at an
early hour in the morning, by witch
10 men were hurled to instant death
and three seriously injured The men
were upon the mine carriage to be
lowered to the workings below.
The signal was given to the eng-
neer, who began lowering the men.
The carriage had gone but a few feet
when the engineer lost control ot his
engines. owing to the reverse levers
failing to work. and the carriage, Wltl,
its load, was dashed beyond the Ross
vein landing nearly LOO feet below
the surface. and from there they were
precip!tated 300 feet further into
stump.
Those who may not have been kill
drowned in the sump, which is fully
so feet deep with water.
The victims, VINO were miners aud
laborers. all resided i'll Nanticokc. aud
most Of them leave families. lhcy
were Poles or Slavs, with the cHccp.
ton OF one named John kempcr.
There are fully y miners and Ia
b0rcrS in the mine dragging the 'Nmr
for the bodies, and it may require tW,
or three days before any OF the dead
can be recovered.
The cage containing the mcn had a.
the safety appliances, and II appears
that after dropping 1000 teet the cage
caught in the safety fastenngs. but +
was brought to stop so suddenly
that the bottom dropped out and the
men fell out and landed in the stump
distance OF 700 feet farther down
the shaft.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
LIGHTNING CALCULATORS.
interesting Contest 10 Which Bank Tel'ers
We're the Competitors

Chicago, III. (SpeciaD.--A money.
counting and adding contest has been
held at the First National Bank und",
the auspices OF the American inNt'-
tute OF Bank Clerks.
Twelve packages OF mixed bank bill:
oi s.. $40 and $50 denominations and
aggregatina 10000 each, were car.
rird INTO a cage under the guard ot
- special policemen. Twelve repre-.
Scntatjvcs from as many Chicago
bank, sorted the money, "proved' i
counted it into $500 packages, strap
ped it up and initiated it under the
critical gaze OF 700 of their fellow
clerks. The first prize OF SIS wa:
won by Lemoyne S. Hatch, OF the
First National. i'll FL minutes T.;
seconds. Neatness. accuracy and speed
We're the essential points.
Two contestants were placed III each
cage under the guard OF two judges
and two timekeepcrs. The contest,
ant, were principally teIIers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Horrors of the Siege.

London (By CablcD.--Thc Daily
Mails Chciu correspondent has OBJ
,aineL a letter from the Russian n
Port Arthur, dated October ~, III
which the writer declares that il
would need the pen OF a Zola or the
brush oi Ncrcstchagin to picture the
awiulnc,, OF the siege. The letter
continues:
The uncanny part OF it all is that
men meet death in utter silence. One
see, the ticrccst Of fights, but hears
no sound One moonlight night, at
Else Mountain watched an assault
oi 4 ghostly mass Of moving figures
through which continual lanes were
made by our guns, admitting elimpses
of scenes behind These gaps were
closed up as il by magic, and the
masses surged onward while our men,
ior,aking the trenches, sought tho
shelter OF the forts.
"On they came until when they
were close up to Us. the mines cN,
Dlodcd and the earth opcred. Bodies
were buried high in the air and then
,ank again 10 earth. Hands clutchcd
rifles. and in the moonlight the bay
oncts looked like fireworks shooting
upward and ascending point down
ward INTO the bodies OF men. dream
t the sight even now.
All the inventions OF military gen
ius are not able to daunt the Japa-
ncsc. who fight with Titanic energy
Our soldiers are eladiators and great,
hearted heroes :,
The last sortc OF the fleet failed
hccau.c Of inability to repair vessels
previously damaged.
We have not a single bottle of an
esthetics lett. Just think what agony
the wounded must endure! The food
is of the coarse,t, aud even that Is
l,ccoming scarce, while disease is rite
md sanitary conditions are dep'ora-
bic. 1t is impossible to repair the
ships with our scant resources, but we
are all determined to hold out come
what will, in the hope OF relief For
every man we lose our foes bemoan
the loss OF hundred.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
TERMS OF ARBITRATION.
Russia Accepts Proposed Draft-Another
North Sea Story.

ST. Petersburg (By Cable).-Russia
has accepted the telegraphic draft of
the Anglo-Russian convention for the
commission of inquiry into the North
Sea incident submitted to Russia
Wednesday, and the final exchanges
will be ratified in London.
The terms of the convention are as
follows:
Frst-Thc commission is to con-
sist of five members, officers of Great
Britain, Russia, the United States and
France, these to select fifth Ii they
cannot agree upon choice the selcc-
ton is to be entrusted to the SOW
by Great Britain and Russia.
Second-The commission to report
Oh all the circumstances relating to
the disaster and to establish the re
sponsibility.
Third-The commission to have the
power to settle all questions Of pro-
ccdure.
Fourth-The parties to bind them
selves to supply the commission with
all the necessary information and ia
ciliteS.
Fifth--The commission to meet in
Paris as soon as possible after the
signature.
SiXth-The report OF the commits
sion to be officially communicated to
the respective Governments.
Provisions are to be added regard
o,I ,~apt,'
penses and decision to be reached
by majority.
1t is expected that the commits
sion will assemble in about a fort
night.
Four points OF the Russian case,
as presented simultaneously by dis
patches from Paris to two papers
here, which bear evidence that they
came from inspired sources, are as
follows:
First-Tniormation which reached
Nice-A dmlral Rojestvensky as he was
leaving Danish waters showed that
suspicious vessels were i'll the North
Sea, navigating first under one flag
and then under another.
Second--Thc transport kamchatka
reported by wireless telegraphy some
time before the incident occurred that
she had seen two torpedo boats, the
kamchatka being then 80 miles be
hind the squadron.
Third-Later the receipt OF a sus-
picious wireless message signed
"kamchatka' asking for the exact lat
itudc and longitude OF the squadron.
a message which it was afterward
ascertained was never sent by the
kamchatka
Fourtn-Then the appearance OF
two torpedo boats alongside the
squadron, which could not have been
Russian, as all the Russian torpedo
boats were then in the English chan
mel. The squadron did not fire un-
I'll the torpedo boats were seen.
The fact that only seven torpedo
boats are now with the squadron,
though eight lett Ltbau. is explained
by the fact that one OF them broke
down before the squadron lett Dar-
ish waters and was towed back t.
Libau by the ice-breakcr Ermak
The reports Of British warshps io'-
lowing the divisions OF the Russian
squadron are creating intense irrj-
tation here. The Sviet says
The shadowing OF the Russian
squadron by British cruiser, cannot
go on. This game must be stop
ped, and the sooner the better"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Increase In Ginned Cotton.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD.-The
last OF the census bulletins giving the
-cturns Of its agents on cotton glnned
or the present year up to October IS
'a,t was issued Thursday. 1t shows
he total number of running bales
% be 6,5oo.137, as against 3,83o,627
running bales last year. Counting the
~ornd bales included in these totals
as half bales, the balage for 1904 is
-educcd to 6,4I7,So4.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10

The daughter of an uptown physic-
ian of credit and renown is bright
little girl of seven, who has been much
Detted by her admiring friends. Per.
haps this has spoiled her little, but
she is SO sweet and entertaining that
visitors take to her at once. One of
these visitors, a new neighbOr, made a
call on the child's mother, and soon
had the little maid in her lap. In the
chatter which followed the woman
made some allusion to the little ones
grandmother.
"Why, don't you know cried the
child.
know what, dearY' asked the Wis.
itor.
"Why," said the child, grandma is
dead, and Aunt Susan is dead, and
most all papas patients are dead,
too!"-New York "::ess. 4.4.-..-.>4-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
A SONG or FAREWELL.

Out of the life that was lone and unb|cstt,
Peace after pain, and the song for the
sigh:
There are kind hearts and hands, and we re
loving them best;
Good-by TO you. Lady. Goodby.
The fair flowers fade near an iccmantcd
dome.
But somewhere lie's honey is sweet i the
comb
One, to a world That is tinsc. aud strange
Where Joy is phantom, and hope can
hut die;
And one to a world where the hearts never
change;
Good-hy to you, Lady. Good-by,
There are storm-lands i'll life where the
wild breakers foam,
But somewhere liles honey i, sweet / the
comb.
At .he gates OF your palace the dead days
will throng.
Like ghosts from the shadows Of earth
and OF sky:
am hidden away in the lilies Of song;
Good,bv to you, Lady, Good-by.
The rocks for the wrecks, as all starless
they roam:
But somewhere lilc's honey is sweet i the
comb.
Land of all loveliucss- land OF ali light!
Land of LIES dreams, where the dreams
never die!
God lead yor there, when your soul feels
the night
Good-by to you, Lady, Good-hy!
Now, the 10Y o the billoWs-the fleece o
the to2m.
TO world where HES honey is sweet j.
the comb
Frank l.. Stanton.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Reported Loss of $4,000 Lives.

New York (SpeciaD.- A London
cablegram to the New York World
says:
The attempt Of General Nog' to
present Port Arthur to the Mikado
as a birthday present resulted in dis
astrous failure. The Japanese were
repu>ed with heavier losses than they
had previously experienced in sin-
gle assault Nevertheless, according
to Japanese adviccs. the attempt to
reduce the fortress continues
"The only report, concerning the
birthday assault come from Japanese
sources and all admit defeat. The
assault did not result in tho capture
OF any of the forts held by the Rus
slams, although the Japanese carried
many trenches The Russians still
hold commanding positions overlook
ing all the approaches to the
important inner forts, and until these
can be captured the Japanese can do
little more than try to make the be
legged force exhaust its ammunition.
The larger the force the besiegerS
send into the zone OF artillery fire
iI''li lilt i'llN klC X N"NN' i''''N -
their losses
The determinations OF the Japanese
to reduce Port Arthur as soon as
possible is explained i'll measure by
official confirmation OF the report that
Admiral Togo lost his finest bait c.
ship, the Nashima. last summer. She
struck Russian mine outside DaIny
and went to the bottom. The news
that the ship had been sunk was con-
'radctcd at the time by the japanese
Government.
The loss OF thc Yashima lett the
Japanese with only iour-cIass battle
ships. The Russians have FIVE bat
tIcshipS. more or less damaged, In
the harbor at Port Arthur. Admira!
RojeStvensky, with the Baltic fleet,
now ell route to Port Arthur has hve
hat,le,hips. In battleshp strength
the Russians outclasss the japanese
two to one, but Admiral Togo j.
greatly superior in armor"d cruisers
and in skilled fighters on the sea.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Saved.

But the trouble with life Insurance
is that YOU never can get anything out
of it Yourself It's all dead weight
for the benefit of S0r ehody else. You
merely carry the load, and when yon
put it down that's the end of the case.
as far as you're concerned"
NO. you're off there My life has
been saved by the insurance I'm carry
ing"
Say, YOU don't think I'm weak
minded or anything like that. do you:
How could your insurance have the
least thing to do with saving your
lifc:'
"The doctors were going TO operate
on me for appendicitis, but the in
surance companies that are interested
in me rushed in and stopped them.
It's great thing. Better take out Il
policy for couple of hundred thou
sand dollars "-Chicago Record Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Rescued Girl From Niagara.

Niagara Fails. n. Y. (SpeciaD. -
Miss Carrie Wahl, a clerk in this city,
had a sensational escape from death
in the Niagara river, She was dis
covered floating down the swift cur
rent several hundred yards above the
brink OF the American falls. Some
BOYS on Willow Island heard her
screams and saw her cluching wildly
at the rocks, They called for help,
and Arthur Brady and George Haney,
at the risk Of their lives, made their
way out on the rocks and waited TN
Ill the woman came near them. Ha-
ney succeeded i'll grasping the young
woman by her hair and with Brady $
help he pulled her out.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Mr.. McCUE IS GUILTY
CharIOtte's Ex-Mayor is Convicted OF
Murder in the First Degree.
FIGHT FOR new TRIAL BEGINS.
Each Juror Took the Stand and Swore ne
Had Not Been Influenced By Outside Con.
sideraions ns--McCue Received Verdict Calm
Iy, But Wept When Little Daughter Climbed
Into Ills lap

Charlottesville. Va, (SpcciaD.-
. Guilty OF murder i'll the first degree"
Such was the verdict OF the jury in
the case of former Mayor J. Samuel
McCue, charged with the murder OF
his wife, Mrs. Fannie NJ. McCue,
September 4 last But one ballot was
taken by the jury. Sentence was sus-
pended pending a motion for a new
trial. The verdict calls for the death
penalty.
Standing as erect as soldier on
parade, with every feature and line
ament of his pallid face lighted by
the bright sunlight that streamed
through the windows Of the old court
house, the former Mayor, political
leader and social light, heard the
verdict that branded him as the muir
dcrer OF his wife without a qulver
of form or face. His steel-gray eyes
were fixed steadily on the white
haired veteran court clerk, Mr. Duke,
who, with tear dimmed eyes and chok-
ing voice, read the words that placed
the shadow Of the moose about the
neck OF his lifelong friend,
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant
guilty, as charged in the indictment,
Of murder in the first degree. Shel-
ton Chicvcs. foreman"
Not sound was heard i'll the dense
ly packed courtroom as the prisoner
resumed his scat, and the awful 81
lencc was first broken by the hys-
terica sobbug of young Willie Nc
Cue, the prisoners eldest son, who
had fought the battle of his life to
save his father from the gallowS and
had lost Then little Ruby McCue,
the prisoners daughter, slipped Oft her
chair, nestled to her fathers SIDE and
lifted her tcar-streakcd face against
his, and in the eyes OF the prisoner,
the Judge, the jury and many OF the
spectators there sprang up ioun-
tain Of sympathetic grief from the
hearts that had been touched by the
hands of little child.
As soon as the verdict was read
Mcssrs. Lee. Coleman ana Sinclair,
the attorneys for the defense. were
seen in close cOnSuItaNun and III a
few moments Mr. Lee asked that the
Judge grant nen i''"' "t "'u =.
"niCh 10 confer n"G' H. To,'.r r,,.r : a." ,of,
cd tie request ana '"c 'aWy'F' @ 1e,t
the courtroom Nn,i' ,nry were o"' '',
the PRISONER SPC'' 'ne ,n,e III "'Sp
ing ana ra'',i''G KISSES npo" '''' S"'''
tace OF h.' Itt'G dauSh'er, ..
BACK o' me uoGe ",'''" y""'!e
man sat "i'n ms "'a' "u' 'Tn :. n.'
nahdS' 1t was Nl', '.''''H, d o'HN
tord, OF fiafr',oho'rS, we Tv, VI ''nel .t
ol INC "'", uc'c1 MI'''", Nv" IA. ~
counsel rGtntneG Ni'' o".e,'l"" S"."'
on neNaIt OF inc . a'Iu'e" We 'e
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tlal lot several ltd>ohN'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
COngressmen's Trip 10 Panama.

Washington, y. c. (SpcciaD.--
Members OF the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce will
start on a trip to the Panama canal
zone from New York November II
to acquire information as a basis OF
legislation. The transport Sumner
will be placed at their "'-@N-"' Ii
was reported some time ago that the
members would dciray their personal
expenses
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Farmland Shoots Sweetheart.

Bay City, Mica pcciaD.-Wliiam
Muthart, a farmland living near Nun
ger. about eight miles from here, shot
his sweetheart. Martha Zuba, three
times after they had quarreled, and
then sent bullet into his own brain
lie was dead when found by the
sheriff in a nearby wood, and the girl
is not expected to live.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
FINANCIAL.

Industrial stocks show the biggest
gains now.
Pennsylvania ex-dividend reached
its top price for the year.
General Asphalt has $3,5oo,ooo OF
quick assets" says one on the inside.
A big union of Texas farmers has
decided to hold its cotton for II cents
a pound.
Another advance was made in the
price Of sugar, putting American
granulatcd at 5 Us cents,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Woman Killed In Field.

Ashcviile. y, G. (SpcciaD -- Mrs.
w. II. Bell, who lived near Bayboro,
has been atrociously murdered, Her
husband and two OF his ucphcws. W.
A. Bell and w + Bell, have been
arrested, accused of the crime, Mrs.
Bell was assaulted in field where
Bell and his ncphcwS we're at work
digging and was killed by means OF
fence rails and hoes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Admiral Foiger Decliued.

Chefoo (By Cable).--The Japanese
consul here. on the occasion OF the
Mikado's birthday, requested Rear
Admiral Folger, commanding the
cruiser division OF the American Ash
attic Fleet and the captain of Chi
nese cruiser to fire salute. Rear
Admiral Folger declined to accede to
the request, on the ground that he
was not in Japanese waters. The
Chinese captain, however, complied.
The incident has aroused much COM
mcnt.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-11-10
Kentuckian Shot By Assassin.

London, Ky. (SpeciaD.-Whilc sit
ting at the supper table last night
Milton Greene, who lives near East
Bernstadt, was instantly killed by a
rifle ball, which was fired from the
street and passing through window
OF his home pierced his heart. No
arrests have been made. Bloodhounds
are on the trail OF the assassin,