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The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
BENBOW'S AIRSHIP FLIES
Big Ship Did Not Travel Beyond the
Enclosure ON Account of
Cold Weather.

st. Louis, Oct. 28.-In the presence
of a throng of spectators who had
waited for hours for the event, the
Benbow airship made a short flight,
Thursday evening at shutdown, within
the aeronautic Enclosure.
The ship left the ground at eight
minutes past five o'clock, remaining in
the air about nine minutes. The start
was made from a point in the aero
nautic field exactly north of the east
end of the aerodrome, and sailed at a
height of about so feet above the
ground in a westerly direction, then
returning to the starting point. The
ascension was not a "cut-loose" flight,
the anchor rope being held by n OF
Benbow's helpers, who followed the
course OF the ship through the field.
During the short journey through the
air the snip touched land at two differ
emit points, and each time was boosted
up again by Aeronaut Knabenshue
and another student OF aeronautics
who followed 1t about.
Notwithstanding the lack Of any,
thing particularly thrilling or note
worthy about the short fight, it was
the opinion of many who witnessed the
ascension that Mr.. Benbow had demon
strated the dirigibiltiy of his airship,
IS he was able to turn and steer the
ship back to the point from which he
had started.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
Handling Of Manure.

The farmer who is a wise man will
try to save all manure made on his
farm, and will apply it to his land
with n handling. He will keep all
the live stock his land will carry, and
in order to increase his heap
will provide a quantity Of bedding. A
good time to do this is Immediately
after threshing; straw is thus saved
that is loose around the stack, and
the stack thereby shaped up better.
By bedding stock carefully, the guam
tity of n is increased and the
stock kept warmer and cleaner. When
the straw stack is adjacent to the
barn they should be allowed to run to
1t in day time. They will eat a pOr-
ton, tramp down some, and more or
less droppings will be mixed with it.
All this should be hauled and scattered
on plowed land. OF course, a mixture
spreader is the thing, but many a
farmer can not own one, so must de-
pend on wagon or sled. If the haul
is short, and you are hauling old
straw, l would use a good sled, or il
depending on a wagon, by all @
have a. low one. In hauling out ma
nure the volatile gases are best pre-
served by placing it in piles, say five
or six to the load, and then scatter
ing it just before the pillow reaches it,
thus turning under the manur fresh
before the wind has carried off valu-
able gases. This makes extra work,
so to save labor 1t will have to be
scattered direct from wagon; again to
save labor in hauling manure, I would
load direct from stable, and not throw
out unless unavoidable. Of course a
cow stable must be cleaned out daily.
but for horses l would use roomy box
stalls, keep them we'll bedded and
clean out and haul when l had a load.
direct to fields. Some will say it Is
a slovenly way, but by using good bed
ding your horse will be kept quite
comfortable, and its saves n han
ding; at best it is a hard, heavy job,
SO let one effort put it on the field
Epitomist.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
ONCE to shake hands with him and
wish him many happy returns Of the
day, and the White House gardener
celebrated the occasion by furnishing
an unusually large bouquet for the
chief magistrates desk.
The mere fact that he had reached
another birthday made no change in
the presidents regular business pro-
gramme. He was at his office shortly
after 8 a. m, and went through the
usual quantity of correspondence with
Secretary Loeb until lunch time.
The most snowy present received
by the president was a huge cluster
of chrysanthemums, 46 in number, with
stems five feet long, brought by Col.
Cromwell, superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds, from the gov
eminent exhibit now being held at the
propagating gardens in this city.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04

In fact, with the latest improvements
in safety appliances, it is not more
dangerous than the threshing machine.
Shredded fodder is in the best possible
condition for feeding that dry stalks
can be gotten into; the stock eating it
up reasonably clean and doing well on
it. Field corn may be harvested and
made into silage, the ears being
snapped off If desired. The feeding
value of the grain will be as great IL
made into ensilage IS If cribbed and
then fed.-Willis WINERY, in Epito-
mist.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
BRITAIN PREPARES FOR WAR.
Tremendous Activity Reported From
All Dock Yards.

I~relnen0ON ACTIVITY NepOrIeu from
All Dock Yards.
London, Oct. Notwithstanding
the diplomatic check in consequence of
Admiral Rojestvensky's report, it is
evident that Great Britain is preparing
for the possibility of war. Tremendous
activity is reported from all dock
yards where vessels under repair are
being made ready for sea under urgent
orders from the admiralty. At Cardiff
it is stated that admiralty agents are
securing great quantities of coal for
Gibraltar, Portsmouth, Malta and 9TH
er ports, and paying high freights. The
Mediterranean fleet is fastening in
the direction of Gibraltar, and it is an
nounced that the channel squadron,
with decks cleared, will leave Gibraltar
early this morning, its declared object
being "a sham attack on the rock"
The home fleet, likewise, is concen-
British navy is pointing in the direc-
ton of the Baltic feet, a portion is
scheduled to sail from Vigo during
Thursday. Perhaps the most signii-
cant development is the cabinet meet
ing, which is called for noon Friday.
While the call was issued prior to the
receipt of Rojestvensky's report, which
changed the situation considerably, and
appears to place some of the burden
of proof upon Great Britain, the meet
ing undoubtedly marks the reaching of
a Serious stage.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
MINES MAY ALL SHUT DOWN
Fifty Thousand Illinois Miners May
be IdI as Result of . Re-
fusal 10 Arbitrate.

Chicago, Oct. ga lockout that
may involve every coal mine in I'LL
nois and bring idleness to $4,000 men
is expected to result on November !.
The struggle practically was decided
on Wednesday, when the National
Brotherhood Of Coal Hosting Engi-
neers refused to arbitrate its differ
ences with the Illinois Coal Operators
association.
II the rejection of the offer of arbi-
tration is not withdrawn before No
yember 1 the operators say they will
begin a war of extinction against the
engineers union.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
FIRE DESTROYS OCEAN PIER
A Vessel Lying at the Pier is Said to
Have Been Partially De-
strOyed.

New York, Oct. 28.--Fire, which was
discovered early FIR lay morning, has
partly destroyed pier No. Z, between
Forty-frst and F~orty-second streets,
in Brooklyn, and has now extended to
pier No. 6. Pier No. Z is occupied by
the American-Hawaiian line, and is
stored with hemp, cocoanut oil and
general merchandise. The steamships
Arizona and America, which were ly-
ing at the pier, are said to have been
saved, but another vessel is said to
have burned.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
HERE AND THERE.

AS soon as the weather begins to
turn cold and insect food becomes
scarce, an increased grain diet must be
provided for the growing turkeys. A
ration of wheat and corn is the best.
A circular issued by the depart
ment of agriculture urges cotton plant
ers to destroy the cotton stalks early
this fall as the best a of reduc-
ing the number of boil weevils in the
next crop.
So nan people, thinking it I'M
natural for hens to lay in the winter.
make no effort to have them do so.
We wish at this time to say that this IS
unwise, as the money m from win
ter-laying hens.
TO get eggs at this time and dur
ing the late fall and early winter sea-
son, we should feed often and feed a
heap. The heavy hen is the layer dur
ing the moulting season and immedi-
ately thereafter.
The most successful way to raise
stock is first to make a good pasture,
then select the best breeds; then grow
plenty of forage and grain; good shell
tiers and give close attention to every
detail of the business.
The most paying crop depends
upon several things. Largely it de-
ponds upon you. What do you under
stand best how to raise and save anil
sell? 1t also depends upon your mar
ket and our shipping facilities.
Begin now to Gull your flocks. Kill
or sell all cockerels but those reserved
for breeding as soon as they reach the
broiler age. At the same time dispose
of all understood and crippled pullets.
Give all the room and all the care to
the best birds.
The high price of grain the most
Of the time for several years has
caused many dairymen to give scanty
rations to their stock with the mis-
taken idea that mich cows would get
a rest and do as well or better than
when a full ration was given.
1T is q good plan to put straw over
strawberry plants in winter if you taks
it of early in the spring, trarzing it
down in the middles. Thss will help
to preserve the mokrure, and they
need q great quan.ity of water in bear
ing season. Weeds and grass should
news be allowed to grow in a straw
Ferry patch.
The best hay for young, growing
horses, is clover or pea-vines. 1t
should be fed cut and dampened apd
the ground-feed mixed with 1t. After
the colts are five months old and are
eating nicely and are broken to han
die without trouble they may be
weaned, If they have been properly
cared for. the will fret very little.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
ADMITS KILLING
CRYSTAL KRAUSS
Indiana Poisoning Case is Finally
Cleared Up.
HER S%TEP-M0THER IS GUILTY
Claims She Was Prompted to Poison
Her Step-Daughter BY an Inde-
scribable Desire to Kill-Gets
Life Sentence.

Hartford City, Ind, Oct. 2S.-In-
dicted on Thursday morning by the
grand jury for the poisoning of her
stepdaughter, Crystal Krauss, the de-
PENDANT, Mrs. Ray M. Krauss, after de-
manding an immediate trial, pleaded
guilty to a charge of murder in the
first degree, and walking calmly to
the bench, handed Judge Vaughn q
signed confession written October 16,
while prisoner in the Blackford county
Jail.
The audience listened intently while
the confession was being read, after
which the jury retired for Is minutes,
returning with a verdict of guilty. I'm
m~ediately Judge Vaughn pronounced
sentence, which carries with it impris-
onment for life in the women's prison
at Indianapolis, and within half an
hour the prisoner, escorted by two Of
fcers and followed by a mob, Kissing
and uttering cries of violence. was on
her way to the interurban train, which
was to carry her to prison.
The confession pleads that the crime
was committed while the defendant
was dispossessed of her senses; that
she had confessed to her husband, w.
r. Krauss, that she was prompted to
poison her Step-daughter by an indie
jcribable desire to kill, and after deal
ing at length with the domestic rela-
tons of the family, which the confess
sion says were most pleasant, con-
Cludes with an invocation of Gods
help in supplying strength to bear the
sorrow she endures.
History of the Crime.
Crystal Krauss, daughter of w. R
Krauss, a prominent and wealthy
druggist. died August 2 last of strych-
nine poisoning. The theory of suicide,
the only foundation for which was the
finding of two notes alleging suicide,
was almost instantly d~iscredited in the
light of subsequent developments. Dis
similarity between the penmanship in
the notes and the chirography of the
dead girl was discovered by the ia
Their. The story vas told by a milk
boy to the effect that he had, on the
night previous to the death of Crystal
Krauss, gone to a drugstore for Mrs.
Krauss to get some rat poison. A
coroner's inquest was held, and within
one week Mrs. Krauss was arrested
and placed in Jail.
Since her Incarceration, Mrs. Krauss
received frequent visits from her hus-
band, who refused to give expression
to his views regarding his>wife's con-
nection with his daughters death.
Through his instrumentality the con-
fession was obtained.
The social prominence of the family
gave more than usual notoriety to the
case. Previous to Crystals death, the
Krauss home was the social center
OF Hartford City.
Mrs. Krauss is the daughter of W.
H. Anderson, a prominent physician,
who, after his daughters arrest, sold
his practice and left the city.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
"EITHER DRUNK OR A LIAR"
ROdjestvensky MISUNDERSTANDING
q Hand-Breadth From War.

ROdjestvensky Arraigned--England
q Hand-Breadth From War.
London, Oct. 28.-The London press
comments on the alleged explanation
of Admiral Rodjentvensky, emanating
from Madrid, in most caustic tone. 1t
is a noticeable feature that these COM
ments are hourly becoming more belli-
cose in their limitations. The Pail
Mall Gazette pays the following trib-
ute to Rodjentvensky's statement:
1--WE can only say the man must
have been either mad or drunk, or that
he is q liar"
The Globe says:
"The explanation is an insolent az.
%gravation of the outrage. 1t is i'm
possible to let the feet pursue it's way
until after the exaction of a swift pub
lie retribution."
The st. James Gazette asserts there
is but a hand breadth between England
and war.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04

Marshalltown, Ia, Oct. 28.-The
board Of trustees of Des Moines COLI
lege, In session here Thursday, imam
imously elected Herbert L. Stetson,
now president Of Kalamazoo college.
Kalamazoo, Mich, as president of Des
Moines college.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
WAS ELECTR0CUTED
of George Geyer, Near AL
ton. O.. Meets Death Bravely Mt
Ohio PeniteMtinry.

Columbus, O., Oct. 28.-Louis Har-
mon, one Of the trio of robbers who
murdered George Geyer, a farmer near
Alton. O., a veal ago, was e~lectrocute6
in the annex of the Ohio p~enitentiar
shortly after midnight. The electri,
shock was administered at 1908, and
Harmon was pronounced dead at 1908.
He met death bravely.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
Charge Misuse OF Malls.

Burlington, Ia, Oct. 28.-Sidney
Smith, a well-known young man Of
Burlington, was taken to Keokuk.
Wednesday night, to answer in the
federal court to a charge of sending
improper matter through the mails.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
WRECK ON GREAT NORTHERN
Failure III Airbrake. to work Is
Given as the Cause of the
Accident.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. 2S.-The east
and west-bound passenger trains on
the Great Northern collided at Rich
mondB Beach Thursday. The failure OF
the airbrakes to work is given as the
cause of the accident. Two were
slightly injured. Both locomotives and
tenders were partially demolished.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
Fraudulent Registration.

New York, Oct. 28.-As a result of
the investigation of the registration
lists preliminary steps have been taken
in the prosecution of 5000 cases of
alleged fraudulent registration. Gov.
Odell says the surface has only been
scratched.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
jAPS ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE
sian Position From Mukden
to Rentsiaputxe.

Mukden. Oct. 28.-News has just
been received here that the japanese
Wednesday assumed the offensive or
the east front and made q slight adj
vance. 1t is rum0red that the Japanese
have taken all the Russian positions at
Erdagou, Ben Huansian and Findiapu,
on the road from Mukden to Rentsia-
putze, but the report has not been con-
firmed and looks improbable.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
parochial school Dedicated.

Chester, ILL.,, Oct. 28.-The new $10.-
900 Catholic parochial schoolhouse was
dedicated by Bishop Jansen of Belle
Vile, assisted by Vice-Chancellor Ha-
gen and Fathers Mnnier, Heigban,
Dunn, Eckert. Of H~arrisonville, and ].
S. Eckert.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
FIGHTING BEGAN AT TEN.
.Japanese Reported to Have Captured
the village of Jerdajan In .
Night Attack.

Mukden, Oct. 28.-Fighting began at
ten O'Clock Wednesday night south
east Of Mukden. The japanese have
advanced to the village of Jerdagen,
which they are reported to have cap
tured after a fight lasting until morn
ing.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
TO Launch Submarine Bont.

Newport News. Va, Oct. 28.-The
submarine torpedo boat Simon Lake
No. 10 was launched at the ship yard
here Thursday. This is the third OF
ave boats believed to be destined for
Russia or Japan now completed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
RoJENTvENsKY,s EXPLANATION.
Gives His Version Of the Hull Affair
In to st. Petersburg.

Gives His Version of the Hull Affair
In Telegram to st. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 28.-The naval
general staff publishes the following
two dispatches from Vice-Admiral Ro-
~jestvensky:
First Dispatch-''The North sea in
cident was caused by two torpedo
boats advancing to attack without
lights under cover Of darkness against
the vessel leading the detachment.
Then the detachment turned on its
searchlights and opened fire, the pres
ence of several small steamboats, re-
sembling steam fishing boats was dis
covered. The detachment ~endeavored
to spare these, and ceased firing as
soon as the torpedo boats were outO Of
sight.
1.-The English press is indignant be-
cause a torpedo boat left by the de-
tachment on the spot until morning did
not aid the victims. Now there was
not a single torpedo boat near the de-
tachment, and none was left behind;
Consequently the vessel remaining near
the small steamboats, was that torpe-
do boat, which was not sunk, but only
damaged. The detachment did not aid
the little steamboats,, because we sus-
pected them of completely on account
of their obstinately cutting into the
order of the positions of u vessels.
Several of them showed no light, and
others only very late"
Second Dispatch-"Having met sew
eral hundred fishing boats, the squad
ron showed them every consideration
except when they, in company with
foreign torpedo boats, of which one
(.sappeared, while the other, according
10 the fishers own evidence, remained
among them until morning. They sup
| posed it was a Russian, and were in
| dignant because it did not aid the VIC
| Tins; but it was foreign, and re-
manned until morning, seeking the 9TH
err torpedo boat, its %consort, either to
repair damage or through fear of be-
traying itself to those who were not
it's accomplices. If there were also
fishermen imprudently dragged into
the enterprise, I beg in the name of
the whole squadron to express by sin
cere regret to the unfortunate victims
Of the circumstance, under which no
warship, even in time of peace, could
have acted otherwise"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
Norwegian Ship Fired On.

Copenhagen. Oct. 28.-The master OF
the Norwegian steamer Skaatol reports
from London that he was fired upon
by a Russian ship, Sunday, in the
English channel. The firing ceased
when the Skaatol hoisted her flag.
aoon afterwards Is Russian men-of-
war passed the Skaatol.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
ANOTHER INDICTMENT FOUND
Father-in-Law Of County Treasurer
Chase, of POmerOy, o., Indicted
as q Confederate.

Pomeroy, O., Oct. 28.-The grand
jury Thursday indicted r. Naming,
father-in-law of County Treasurer
Thomas J. Chase, as a confederate in
the county treasury robbery of Sep
TENDER 9. A capias vas issued for his
arrest.
T. J. Chase, indicted Wednesday, has
furnished $4,000 bond, and was re-
leased from Jail.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04

urgent action than the British gov
eminent at first contemplated.
In the present temper of the British
nation, it is not at all likely that prep
arations for hostilities will be relaxed,
or that the popular cutlery will be di-
unfinished by Admiral Rojestvensky's
report, but it is understood that Great
Britain would run the risk of forfeit
ing in some degree The good will of
France, and certainly that of Germany.
If she proceeded to substitute warlike
for diplomatic steps. Of which inten-
ton, so it is stated at the Russian en-
bassy, there is no indication in Lord
Lansdowne's communication.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
DecIare Against Divorce EVIL.

Marshalltown, Ia, Oct. 2S.-The Iowa
BAPTIST convention, on Thursday. In
resolutions, declared against the d.
vorce evil. The ministers pledged
themselves to remarry only innocent
parties.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
On Account 81 Russian Loan.

New York, Oct. 28.-Indications
point to heavy exports Of gold from
this country to Paris and Berlin before
the years end. One estimate places the
amount at not less than $4,000, 900.
The new Russian loan is believed to be
the basis.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
nov Charged with Murder.

Pittsburg, Kas., Oct. 2S.-Noah
Chism, ten years old, was arrested near
Stone City, charged with the murder OF
an eight-year-old playmate named
Frank vankan, on the 18th inst. Young
Vankan declared that Chism shot him.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
HARVESTING CORN.
Improved Machinery las RevOlu-
tionized the Harvesting of the
Great Cereal Crop.

The old method of cutting and
shocking corr by hand, allowing the
fodder to remain in the field until
needed and feeding the stalks without
cutting or s%hredding, was SO unsatis-
factory to most farmers, that they ac-
ouired the habit of husking or snap
ping the corn from the stalks and al
lowing the stalks to remain standing.
This habit has become SO confirmed
thatmany are slowtoawaken to the fact
that with the s Of improved machin-
cry, this fodder crop can be very prof
itably harvested and utilized. The act
ual feeding value of well cured corn
fodder is very close to that of timothy
hay, tests having shown a margin of
one to three. 1t Is a balanced foot for
dry cows and horses at rest, but for
milk cows a grain ration rich in pro-
tein, such as wheat bran, oil meal or
gluten meal, or a mixture of these
should be fed. Young stock should
have one feed each day Of clover hay
also a grain ration of oats or bran or
q mixture OF these with a little oil
meal added. DO not feed much corn
in connection with corn fodder. as it
Is too low in protein to make a bal
anced ration. If corn is down badly
it will be best to cut it by hand; if
standing well the sled cutters two rows
at q time are a great saving of labor.
Corn binders are possibly best and are
now built to do the work well, speedily
and economically. The shredder is un-
doubtedly the most economical ma
chine for husking tro corr and putting
the fodder in t.sr condition to use.
This machine has been greatly inn
proved OF late and it is not the man
manner and murderer 1t formerly vas
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hanged Himself In Cellar.

st. Louis, Oct. 28.-The body Of John
Jasper, q ~woodturner, aged So years.
was found hanging to . joist In the
cellar at his home. Wednesday. shortly
after six o'clock. he was out Of work
and respondent.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
THE PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY
President Theodore Roosevelt Passes
His Forty-Sixth Milestone.
Received Congratulations and Pres-
ents, But That Did Not Keep
Him From Work.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-President
Roosevelt was 46 years old Thursday.
During the morning he received pres
ents from each of his children, n
Mrs. Roosevelt, and messages Of on
gratulations by wire and mail came
from all parts Of the world. Many OF
the presidents friends dropped into his
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
To Launch Rattleship New Jersey.

Quincy, Mass, Oct. 2s.-The Fore
River Shipbuilding Co. has announcer
that the United States hattleship New
Jersey, under construction at the com
pany's yards in this city. will be
launched Thursday, November 10.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04
on Conspiracy Charge.

Huntsville, Ala, Oct. 28.-Thomas
N. Riggs, q hotel man, has been ar
rested and placed under $1,000 bond
on : charge Of conspiracy in the lynch
ing Of Horace Naples.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04

Shanghai, Oct. 28.-It is ascertained
here that certain Cantonese merchants
have raised enough money to pur-
chase the American interest IN the
Canton Hankow RAILWAY.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-04

Athens. Oct. 28,-All the vessels of
Tho british Mediterranean feet now in
Creek waters have been ordered to sail
forthwith.