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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-23

oplnion of Theodore p. Wilcox or Port
land. Ore, owner and operator OF hour
ing mills in the northwest and a snip
per of large quantities of flour to the
orient and other foreign shores. Wnen
he was seen at the Holland House in
Washington Mr.. Wilcox said to a re-
porter of the Washington Times:
Already Japan and China are con
Stunning large quanti.S of flour, and
the demand is increasing constantly.
Eighteen million bushels of wheat
were manufactured into flour last year
and shipped TO those countries from
the Pacific coast. With the demand
that has been created the United States
will soon be unable to supply the nee
essary wheat. Should this demand
reach 25O0O,0O0 bushels, which it GER
tainly will in few years, this coun-
try's resources will have been reached
unless it should happen that new
wheat growing territory is opened.
Should Japan win, and her early
successes and preparedness for war in
dicate to me that she win, Manchuria
will be opened up as a wheat country
for Japan and China. Strange as 1t
may seem, it is fact that flour is sup
planting rice in many parts of those
countries, one reason being that flour
exported from this country is sold
there for less than the price at which
rice producers are able to sell their
product. The Japanese especially now
use flour. in large quantities.
with the opening of Manchuria as
a wheat country, however, there will
be no menace to our market for flour,
as it will be many years, if ever, be-
fore that country will be able to supply
the demand. AS the people of those
densely populated countries learn more
of flour they will use more, and Amer
lean wheat growers and millers need
have no apprehension that their mar
kets will be lost"
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-23

vps " the results ~ the recent An.
Elo-frepcb agreement Is a renewal az
,ps Aepe'le fof tunpeliDg the ebannel
peiwssp ffanee and England, says I'M
esn fofA Tribune 1be london ana
tn'is epnpbers ~ commerce nre lead.
nv ~ 'he matter n is nearly mn
yep'f since tae tunnel project vas ana
pu' ppQp praoiieal hasls of ernerl
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-23
CLEVER WAR RUsE.
How Japanese Captain Disguised
His ship to Avoid Capture.

Word of one of the cleverest ruses of
received at Honolulu from Japan, says
the New York Herald. A captain of
the Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamship
line is the man who effected the opera
ton. His vessel left London bound
for Kobe and Nagasaki in the latter
part of January. The vessel was at
Malta about the time that the Japa-
nese began hostilities and was of
course a prize of war could she have
been taken by any of the Russian fleet
then in the Mediterranean and Red
seas. The Russian consul at Malta
heard Of the prize, so he at once open
ed up secret communications with the
Russian admiral to send cruiser to
Malta to capture the Japanese mer-
chant craft.
The japanese captain realized the
danger, however. so one night he pro-
ceeded to change the identity of his
vessel. He changed her color and by
the morning, instead of there being the
japanese steamship Kanagawa 'Maru
in port the Liverpool steamer Amaran-
da was seen to be departing.
The two vessels resembled each 9TH
er, so the master of the Japanese YES
sci decided to profit by the likeness.
The captain took his craft through the
straits of Gibraltar and started home
by the roundabout way of the Cape of
Good Hope. He took every possible
precaution to avoid capture and to dis
guise the identity of his vessel, even
going so far as to black his japanese
crew and make them look like negroes.
The vessel arrived safely at Kobe ON
May 10, after being 100 days making
, the trip. She went to Nagasaki and
from that place was sent to the Sasebo
navy yard, where she is to be fitted out
for service in the army transport work.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-23
EXPLOIT OF JAPANESE.
How One Company of Foot Held
Large Force of the Enemy.
DRAMATIC DETAIL oFYALUBATTLE

Six Hundred Infantry, Ammunition
Exhausted, BraveIy Charged Mount
ed CossaciSs-Was Detailed TO Des-
perate Position In F<uroki's Master
full TraP-Bravery of Russians,
Called to Fight While starving.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-23
jap Ben Boys, War contributiop

In one of the leading hotels of our
city," said A. P. Sawyer of Seattle,
Wash, to Washington Post reporter.
there are employed eight youthful but
bright and active Japanese bell boys.
One of them, mite of lad, respond
ing TO the name Of Frank, l came to
know very well and often engaged in
conversation. He told me he gave out
of his modest wages $3.50 every week
to his country to aid in its present
struggle. Moreover, his seven col
leagues did the same, not one of them
turning over TO the Japanese consul
less than the amount contributed by
Frank. while one who made a little ex-
ira gave twice the donation of his fel-
lows"
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-23
what a s,ss,si-. "a.

"A sotnia OF cossaeks" has been fire.
qnenuy referred 70 BY correspondents
~ late, and everybody perhaps does
NOT know what SONIA" Is. u Is q
term Which has social as well AZ u
military application and among fho
cossacks means what "hundrn0' IN 10
eal government used ~ stand f0r iD
England, says ihe AoW York 0l0be.
Fvl Haf purposes fhe mounted EOS
hheks arc Organized lu ''pollsN or regi
hlep'fi ~ hkNl raYalg about Hlo
svonf ana formed usualy M ~ vaoi
ples' lle tngllsh mllliary equlys
lepi n squadron
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-23
Tobacco Invasion Of london euua.

ooacco Invasion of London Guilds.
In the good old days." when the
wine circulated freely after dinner and
every bon viveur could gauge the mer-
its OF glass Of port, to have paid
homage to the goddess Nicotine wonld
nave been almost an act OF sacrilege.
Today cigar is looked upon as the in
eYitable sequel to a dinner, says the
London City Press. For a long while
the more sedate city guilds resented
tnls departure from precedent. and
now the last OF the "old guard, has
fallen into line. The GoIdsmlths' com.
pany recently granted permission 10
smoke as soon AZ the loyal toasts have
been hon0red.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-23

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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-07-23
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

Fred. L. Ryan has been appointed
surveyor general of logs and lum-
Der for the Duluth district. Mr.
Ryan had the endorsement of both
wings of the Democratic party at
Duluth, and was the personal choice
of A. G. Weiss of the Duluth Her
aid, and Gov. Johnson could do
nothing else than recognize the
Herald's influence by this fat ap-
pointment. Mr.. Ryan is regarded
as an exceptionally strong man for
the position.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

of no other man who is so promi-
nently interested in the land boom
ing business, and this is all done
from that town, where big Office
force is kept continually at work
sending out documents describing
the advantages of this or that par
ticular section to which Mr.. Lund
conducts excursions. And a prin-
cipal factor of the Office force is o.
M. Peabody, formerly of the Echo
Enterprise, who tinges all the liter
allure. Mr.. Lund has certainly
made his own mark.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

At the coming meeting of the
Minnesota State Editorial associa-
ton, we understand that there will
be an attempt made to have all OF
the officers selected from the active
ranks of newspaper men. One Of
the new newspaper boys selected
for prominence is Col. Paul F. Deb.
mel, now editor of the Chaska Re
view, who will be doomed for sec.
rotary of the association. Mr..
Dehnel has the snap, ginger and
tabasco sauce to make a good sec.
rotary, and THE GAZETTE will be
pleased to see the young man Sc
cure the position-if he wants it
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

Hay for sale. Inquire of Ilett &
Son. 52-tf.
Miss Gretchen Hitchcock came
up from Grinnell, Iowa, last Friday
to spend the holidays with her par
ents.
All persons indebted to the under
signed will find their account at the
Gold-Stabeck bank, and are requested
to call and settle at once, and save cost
of collection.
21-2t w. S. SOUTHWICK.
Alex. Williams and wife came
down from Willmar last Friday
afternoon and spent couple ofdays
visiting with Mrs. Williams parents,
f. NJ. Isham and wife.
School closed for a two weeks
vacation last Friday afternoon, and
all of the out-of town teachers left
for their homes to spend Christmas
with relatives. Before returning
all of them will attend the meeting
of the educational association in St.
Paul.
A good work or driving horse for
sale. Also double harness.
20-2t DIR. SOUR.
George Whittet left 'last Friday
evening for Edgerton, Wis, where
he will visit with his mother and
other relatives. The arrival of Mr..
Whittet at the home of his mother
will be the last of the living chill
dren of the venerable lady to arrive
at that place, and it will be the
first time in 30 years that the proud
mother will look upon all of them
and give them her maternal bless
ing in return for the children 5
greetings. The Whites of Red wood
county have been important factors
in the development of the county
and those who know them will send
forth their greetings on the happy
reunion.
For sale cheap-One parlor or gan
slightly used, and one fine piano. In
quire Of J. P. Cooper, at Gold-StabecH
bank. I'll
Herman Marquardt, wife and two
children, former residents Of Red
wood county, came down from Wal
halla, n D., last Saturday morning
and will visit here for some time
Mr.. Marquardt has had a prosper
Gus year in North Dakota, harvest
ing large crop of wheat, and il
addition thereto cutting a good pill
of wood from his land and selling
the same at high price. He il
more than pleased with his nev
location.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28
GRIPS OF MONEY.

The only sensational feature of
Mr.. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance"
in Everybody's Magazine for Janu-
airy is the tale of the appointment
of a receiver for the Boston gas
companies, without the knowledge
of the companies, and the sudden
bouncing down upon the Offices of
the companies by the receiver for
securing the information.
A part of this story also deals
with the discharging of the re-
ceiver. This required dirty work
and the ''monkeying" with courts.
It was in 1896. Rogers of Standard
Oil fame, while arranging all the
preliminaries and furnishing funds
through the Republican National
committee for the coup, washed his
hands of the whole affair.
The scene shifts quickly. A pack
of men with murderous passions
gather in Judge Wales court in
| Wilmington, Delaware. Two oil
them have charge of two dress suit
cases containing 100000 in cur
rency. As the receiver, through
his attorney, moves for the dis
charge of himself as receiver, and
the order of the court is entered or
the docket the two grips are pushed
over to the discharged receiver anC
his attorney. The two men disap
pear from Addicks thugs, who as
sembled to attack the men who haC
robbed the "Boss" of his pile
while there was a temporary com
motion, and made their way dowr
to the railroad yards where |
special engine and a car wer,
lawaiting them. The engineer pulled
the throttle and the Wilmington
thugs were outfiankedin despoilin!
robbers. The crime was complet
and the Judge knew naught of il
The story of Amalgamated Cope
will commence in earnest in til
February number, and sensations
developments are promised.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

Two recent appointments by Gov.
Johnson will be commended by the
newspaper craft in particular, and
by the public who know them in
general. They are those of John
E. King of the Red Lake Falls
Courier and W. r. Hodges of the
SleepyEEye Herald to the positions
of librarian and assistant librarian.
Mr.. King was formerly at Adrian
and later has been running a snap
by Democratic paper at Red Lake
Falls. He was also the Democratic
candidate for secretary of state.
Mr., Hodges has long been connect.
ed with the Sleepy Eye Herald ano
has been a persistent plugger for
Populism and Democracy. Both
are men of exceptional ability, gen.
ial and sunny dispositions, anG
will become popular with the pa
irons of the state law library. VIZ
congratulate them and congratulate,
Mr.. Johnson upon having selected
them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

A bunch of 20 or more students
of some parochial school left St.
Paul over the Minneapolis & St.
Louis train on Tuesday evening of
last week for their homes along the
Pacific division. The Oldest was
not over Is, and the youngest was
probably nine. Nearly all, if not
all of them whirled into the smok-
ing car where they began the most
pernicious cigarette smoking, caus-
ing most nauseating condition oil
affairs in the same. Conductor
George Biglow, who is regarded as
one of theI most popular conductors
along the line, came to the relief oil
the other patrons of the road, and
administered a most scathing re
Duke to the cigarette kids. They
quit. But we wonder whether any
of the parents of those boys know
of the habit contracted by then
sons, and what they will do to STOP
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28
H. N. Bell returned from a trip

Ell. N. Bell returned from a trip
to Minneapolis last Friday evening.
Harry Thorn left for Rushmore
Saturday to spend a week at the
home of his parents.
Geo. A. Jaehning and wife left
Sunday for few days visit with
relatives in New Richland.
Prof. Chas. w. Knox of the Re-
we're schools, is spending the holt
days with friends here,
Between two and three inches Of
snow fell Sunday evening, and
sleighing was good Monday.
Paul r. Mccoy and wife and VIM
Smith of Aberdeen are visiting Mrs.
Smith and daughter in this city.
Fl. A, Baldwin made trip to St.
Paul and Minneapolis Thursday
morning, returning the day follow
ing.
Miss Mollie Joern has been Wis
iting with her grandparents in
Nicollet during the past several
days.
Darwin R. Bigham came up from
Elgin last Saturday and spent sew
eral days with relatives in Redwood
Falls.
Miss Grace Newsalt left for Owa-
tonna last Friday afternoon to spend
the holidays with her relatives in
that city
| have opened dressmaking parIors
at Mrs. Davis millinery store, or will
sew by the day.
20-2t KATE GALLERY.
A. w. Bager came down from
Minot, North Dakota, last week and
has been visiting with his family in
this city.
Thomas @. Finn came up from
Manchester Saturday, and will spend
the holidays with his mother and
other relatives.
Mrs. E. E. Lentz and children Of
Mankato are visiting with w. r.
Caswell and wife. Mr.. Lentz spent
Sunday with them.
The time for fling certificates of
nomination for city Offices expired
at midnight last Saturday. VIM. D.
Lines is the only candidate for
mayor, E. A. Gray is for city re-
corder and Herbert "A. Baldwin is
for city treasurer. 10 the first
ward w. 7. Wilcox is the only can
didate for alderman and in the sec
ond ward VIM. Rosendahl stands
without opposition. The space for
special Judge is left blank, no can
didates filing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28
MESSAGE TO FRATERNAL ORDERS.
Interesting News from Cincinnati, with
Local Confirmation in Redwood Falls.

The thousands of members Of
Fraternal bodies in this state will
be interested in the following mes
sage from John Theobald, promi-
nent Forester who lives at I'LL,
York St., Cincinnati.
Mr.. Theobald writes, For five
years | suffered with stomach trou-
bles, having all the distress and
misery that afflicts dyspeptics. |
could not enjoy eating, thinking OF
the sugering that would follow.
My food did not digest, and al
though took all kinds of medicines
found nothing to help me, until !
used Mona. Thanks to this re-
markable remedy, I am now cured
man, and believe that it made a
permanent and complete cure. :
HI. M. Hitchcock is local agent for
Milo ma, natures cure for dyspep-
STA. 1t is in the form of small tab
let's and sells for Soc a box. The
remedy has made SO many and such
remarkable cures amongst his Gus
toners, confirming Mr.. Theobald's
statements that, he will give his
personal guarantee with every box
he sells to refund the money if il
does not cure.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

purchasing the Fairmont News,
which he will conduct after Jan. i.
Bro. Mitchell's return to the news
paper field Fl be welcomed by the
newspaper boys of the state, and
Fairmont will welcome Mr.. Mitchell
because it means "gingering" up
of a good newspaper field.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

Minneapolis of Day, as Lund
Sees It, is the title of neat little
booklet published by the Hon. John
G. Lund of that city, setting forth
the advantages of the Mill City.
Which reminds US that one of the
big fixtures Of Minneapolis is Mr..
Mr.. Lund himself. For we know
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28
Thousands Cured.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve has cured
thousands of cases of Piles. Il bought box
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve on the re-
commentator of our druggist" so writes
c. H. La Croix, of zavalla, Tex, land used
it for stubborn case of Piles. 1t cured me
permanently. Sold by Fl. M. Hitchcock.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

When D. M. Grover passed away
there was called out from the Great
Northern railroad system, not only
it's great legal light, but a character
that beamed out over the system in
most wonderful manner. Mr..
Hill must feel the death of this great
and good advisor most keenly, The
supplying of his place cannot be
done in a minute or day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

Chas. S. Mitchell, formerly editor
and owner of the Alexandria Post
News, and for the past four years
postmasterat Alexandria, has again
assumed the editorial harness by
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28

Bro. Starr has new Campbell
printing press. He will now be ex-
pected to hump" himself.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-12-28
ADVERTISING RATES

Larger contracts at minimum rate OF 10
cents per inch each insertion. Rates for
preferred position, metal base electros or
alternate insertions furnished at ONCE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
THE TOPIC OF THE DAY.
The Chasm-vaulting Feat of PrOdig-
 iOus POrthos.

According to all accounts Sells Brothers Great United shows, which are to appear here on June IT are com ing with a big train load of new and amazement-breeding features, includ. ing. as one of the most stirring and strenuous of Parisian-born. hair raiS- ing features, the feat of Frodigious Porthos, in making flying cycle leap of fifty feet across a broken bicycle track. None of our readers having as yet seen this heroically phe.omenal performance. the following summary thereof, taken from detalled descrip- tion,. accompanied by a half page H. lustration, published in the New York Evening Journal of March 9th last, will be found of general interest.
 The bicycle used is Of the ordinary safety pattern, except that two sta- tionary pocket stirrups to hold the riders feet are substituted in place of pedals, which, as 1t will be apparent, would be worse than useless. Thus mounted and grasping the handle-bars with grip of steel, Porthos starts from platform fortyfive feet from the ground. Before him lies at an in cnne of forty-five degrees. board path, less than three feet wide and a
 undred feet in length, which at the bottom ends in sharp upward curve. directly in line with and separated by break of some fifty feet from another platform ten feet above the ground. A gentle shove from an attendant and Porthos is off on brief but fear some journey, the ending of which no man, not even himself, can foretell. Should the wheel swerve a single inch from the required direction, or he for the fraction of. a second lose un- hinching coolness, absolute perfection of control, concentration of instanta- neous observation and supreme self possession, deadly disaster rides with him. So rapidly does he gather speed in his furiously fleet descent that he flashes like misty streak across the sight, and almost in the twinkling of an eye has reached the summit of the curve referred to and he and his wheel soar upward and headlong high in air. The momentum decreases until they seem to hover high in space, then the bicycle dives downward and, di- rected by an instantaneous delicate ness of manipulation, imperceptiblel to the dazed and dumbfounded onlookers lands on the receiving platform, which it's two wheels must strike at practlc- ally the same moment, as otherwise there would be dreadful finish, right then and there. But seemingly super human nerve and skill have triumph ed, and Porthos rides placidly down a gentle incline, after what might not inappropriately be termed race with death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-26
FnREST PARK.

Everything is in readiness for the
 big opening of the above cozy sum- mer resort, which takes place on Me morial day. Managers Horrigan and Harris have completed all the arrange ments for the opening and everything is in readiness for the thousands of spectators who will be present on the opening day. The grounds have been all renovated and there is nothing up there that will not look new and make you feel at home. Music and dancing, boating, bowling, pool, riding on the merry -go-round, the Ferris wheel and all other amusements will be there to greet you and keep you entertained. Refreshments of all kinds meals and everything to appease your thirst and hunger. Then the lit tie vaudeville theater will be an at traction. The management has secur- led the clever colored company, "The Policy Poftr er's,t ayle vbgkqj cmfw Policy Players" for the opening date and you will be forced to laugh from |the opening until the closing number. FYhe trolley company will be prepared to handle the big crowds and if you want to spend this day in pleasure and enjoyment you will have every oppor- Itunity.