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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-12-21

That 25c underwear at Coffin Bros
special sale is equal to any 40e ger
ment in North Yakima. 4ltf
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-12-21

FOR SALE-fouse and lot at Sll
North Fourth street; bargain if taken
at once Call at S07 \. Fourth. Sill.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-12-21

Johnson's bakery opened Dec. ~ with
everything the best. 1t
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
"HURRAH FOR STOKES"
ALIAS VIM. HOLDERBY
FORMER CAIRO BOY ENTHuSIAs-
TlcALLY cHEERED BY AID.
MiRlNG CHICAGO NEWs5oYs.

The following taken from the Chi
cago Record-Herald will intere the
friends Of a former Cairo boy VIII
liam Holderby, who is an Instructor
Il club composed principally o.
newsboys and known as ,he Klio as,
sociation:
stokes, Stokes; Hurrah for
stokesv' yelled geo strong lunged
members of the Boys club who were
given a Christmas entertainment at
heir quarters, 269 State stree. last
night by the Klio association. Stokes
whose real name is William Holderby
an instructor at the club, had just
competed a talk,
A moment later tley changed heir
enthusiasm to cheers for Roo. eyelt
to whom Superintendent Atkinson
announced a Christmas greeting was
to be sent. Under the direction OF
Mrs. Charles Bliss 150 bags contain
ing fruit, candy and nuts were dis
tributed. Mrs 81. Croix Johnston
Miss Louise Blish and Sam Davis fur
nishcd The evenings program.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
n
:n0D scHuHs cory ,, c, coRE ~
u n WW HM tcornsbun canouses
~ ~ HV - price in Cairo
~. - - u. d. =
FOUND A PEARL
IN AN OYSTER
WORTH ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS WHILE EATING
RAW OYSTERS IN PHILADEL.
PHlA.

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec 2G.-When
Edwin 0. Wood OF Flint, Michigan,
chairman Of the Democratic state ex-
ecutive committee of that common.
wealth, vino is a guest at the Hotel
Hanover, went into the cafe there
yesterday to eat some raw oysters
he had no idea that he wa going to
come out with a ewiel worth $3.50.
He lifted a large, fat oyster on his
fork. preparatory to putting it where
ii would do him the most good, when
he noticed something which looked
not unlike a grain of buckshot. 1
didn't know you fellows killed your
oysters with a shotgun, he remarked
! ana picked the thing up
il was too nght for buckshot So
Mr. Wood concluded it must be a
pearl His diagnosis was pronounced
correct by a bysJander, who declared
himself an authority on gems and Of
fered Mir. Wood $3.50 for it on the
spot. Mr. Wood declined. He's go.na
TO have it handsomely mounted and
wear it himself
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
POWDER PLANT
IS BLOWN Up
SHAKING UP THE CITY OF HALL
FAX LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE
1T is BELIEVED THAT SEW
ERAL LIVES ARE LOST.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Halifax, n. S., Doc. pa terrific
explosion shook the city of Ha flax
today, buildings rocking as If by an
earthquake. A report reached here
from Wayerly. ten miles away tina;
il was tle conclusion caused by tho
blowing up Of the plant of he Area
dia Powder company at hat place.
A telephone message from Waiver
ly confirmed the report that the pow
der works had blown up. Il Is be
lieved several lives were lost The
explosion occurred in the dry houss
plant, which contained seven hun
dred thousand cases of PeIet powder
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
KITTY TEAMS WILL
NOT Be DROPPED
HANCOCK SAYS HoPklNsVILLE
AND GAINESVILLE WILL BE
m LEAGUE NEXT YEAR.

Hopkinsville, Dec. 23.--In an inter,
view Vice-president Hancock Of he
X l. T. Baseball leagge has correGte
some false statements that have an
9eared in Tie papers in regard to the
future action Of the league. He says
that here Is no truth whatever in tho
statement sent ont from Vinccnne1 tc
he effect that Clarksyiie and Hop.
kinsville viii be dropped from the cir
cult at a meeting Of the league 10 be
acid next month and Owensboro, KY
ana Marion. H., be admitted in their
places to sim make a six-club league
for the season of 1905. The uqestion
as t0 what towns viii compose the cir
cui. for next sea, on viii be decided at
netting of the X. l. T. OFFICIALS CALLED
by President Thompson, tosbe held In
either Vincennes or clasl1svlle, on
Sunday, Jan s. The authority Of Pres
ident Thompson to call meetings il
recognized by every club in the
league except Cairo. aud Hancock
says he has every assurance hat q
large majority Of the clubs will vote
20 keep Clarksyllle and Hopkinsville
in the circuit. next year. Moreover
these towns have franchises under
which it would be hard to shut thcm
out He says that the real lovers o,
baseball anticipate y cry lite truubio
when the business meeting has beel
held as every one will recognize LIS
authority to act in the matter
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
NOTED MEN LIVED
IN ILLINOIS TOWN
INeERsoLL, LOGAN AND 9TH
ERs WERE AT ONE TIME RES
IDENTS OF THE THRIVING
TOWN OF MARION, ILL.
Marion. H.. Dec. 25.

Marion. H.. Dec. 25.
Dear Bulletin;
Your scribe is now in Marion, H.
This was my home for twenty-five
years. For a decade the town wa'
an ordinary, commonplace com@luni-
ly. growing slowly but solidly, and be
Ing the hub of ricl agricultural and
horticultural section always enjoyed
good retail trade.
In .he latter part Of 1899 and the
early part Of 1900 capitalists came
in, bought large bodies OF coal lands
and began the active operation OF
mines ON n large scale. Tnat wa
the initiative of the greatest bcoI
thar mas ever been known in 'hc
southern half of Illinois Real eatat4
doubled in value within year and
quadrupled within twenty months
Great cultivated fields and wooded
groves were laid off in lots, blocFa
and streets and houses sprung up as
by magic The population jumped
from 2,000 20 1900 in less than three
years aud iG now increasing N Ike
ratio During the year now round,
ing out a house was built every day
on an average-3G5 in he year And
the buildings are ali of modern and
popular design, walked in four fig
ures.
There is an electric railway con
Meeting Marion with Herrin and Car.
Iteryille, of ten miles in lengta ana
enc to Spiller.own Of three miles in
length The latter is to be extended
to Johnson City next spring
Marion has a number Of public i'm
proyement I-waterworks, electric
plant, ice plant, large hour mills, ell
evators. pressed brick manufactures
cigar fac CRY ald other industries.
Marion was once the home of q
number of noted men General John
! A. Logan was married here AMI /,
was in a speech he delivered here al
tine inception of the Civil war il
which il was alleged for years thai
he uttered the sentence: Il hope tina
my righ arm may wither at my sliC
anu Alf kbi1ut AlNtAhN " AAAN AD1A ~
my mou h # over take up arms
against my southern brothers" Thaf
he used such EXPIRE sion was very
/ generally disputed, especially at the
time that the immor al nero was j.
the contest for the vice-presidency
Since he question is in doubt youl
humble servant has always gwen hin
the benefit OF that doubt.
| Judge William Joshua Allen VIII
was fer years judge Of the Unite.
States district court for Cairo, resld
ed here and practical law in hi
younger days.
This was the home alsO-bef0re tnt
war, of lne noted jurist. lecturer anC
literary genius, Robert G. IngerEoll
Two regimental commanders in th'
Union service in the Civil war resid
ed here for many years and died here
They were Col. Robert NJ. Hundley
and Col. James ID Pulley.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
kIIIs Insects by Electricity.

Recently in a paper read before a
technical society at Odessa, Mr. 10
ku2eiewski descriaed a way of lliii
ing the young Of insects in fields by
electricity. a dynamo Is carried on a
wagon (horse or automobile). and the
current cxcites an induction coil, Civ
.pz 2 high tension discharge. One
pcie of the coil is to the metal tires
and the other to metal brushes pass
Ing over the ground. The discharge
kills the grubs, ETC., in the soil.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
open.AIr School in Germany

The town of Chsrlottenburg, near
Berlin, has an open-air school Each
child brings his own cup and helps
to cook his dinner, peel the potatoes,
etc. while a succession Of classes are
held on every conceivable subject
The school was attended during tha
summer by 1l9 children. who wcro al
lowed a free railway journey daily
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
Animated st.el ni-dsr.

A steel Cirdcr fell while being hoist
cd to the top OF a San francisco
building ard struck a house movers
wooden roller which rlcochot,ed
across the street, passed through
lie window Of a crocbery store and
81 ept a ffty-too: counter clear Of y G
0ricG-brac, cut glass, e~ sc.s.
racos. etc. that were ccoa II.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
Rroad.MInded seoteh eeetsrIsn.

A Scotch gamekeeper, great light
in one of tie kinks, was asked the
difference between the Free and the
United Free churches. Give me the
actual difference in a simple form,
the inquirer requested after long
lecture from the gamekeeper. We'll,
sir" said John, IF you want it plainly
it is this; Wen all be saved and
they'll all be damned"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
Suicide Statistics.

An Ausirian student Of the phenom.
ena attending suicide says that Of
those persons who try TO take thci.
life by shooting themselves only one.
third sueceed in attaining their end a;
once. Another third died after long
period OF sunering from the wound
inflicted. vile the remaining third
survive.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
KILLED HIS MAN.
the Assoclated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
St Cloud, Mimi. Dec 26.-Shot
Town by shotgun in the hands Of
Jack Shields, VINO then, it is alleged
slashed his victims face from ear tc
sar with a bowie knife, is the story
Of the awful death which came to c.
Maxon OF this city, Saturday last
near Kirkhoven, Minn. Shields gave
himself up and pleads self-defeHse.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
Saved With Elnhlnn God.

While fishing in Lifford reservoir
the caretaker Of Stirchlcy Institute,
Birmingham, England, saw a dones
tic servant named Annie Curtis throw
herself into the water Being unable
10 swim, he cast lor - with the rod,
an d, catching the hook in the girl's
cmthing, he managed to bring her
safely to shore.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27

A man al Wexham England, was
given IS wherewith to buy q wreath
for The funeral Of a friend Of the per
son who had given the s.. Instead
Of buying a wreath the fellow went
out to cemetery stole a wreath
there. left il with the mourners and
pucEetcd the s.. But his act was
discovered later
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
Men With EenInlns Tastes.

Whenever a man IS founG to have
tastes commonly consider ed feminine
he Is almost sure to be a distinguished
parsonage. For instance Sir Walter
Scott. Mohammed. Dr. Wolsey, Richie
lien. Montaigne. Pierre Lott and the
poct Gray we're all excessively fond oi
eats.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27

In a church at Birmingham. Eng
land. recently, the singing was post
p0ned while the organist went out to
waker up the organ blower. who had
fallen asleep. Then choir and con
eregation went On with the well
known hymn. art Thou Weary, Art
Thou languid?'
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
IA Rnralr czar,a cottane.

A public subscription has been
started in Holland toward repairing
the ruined cottage at Zaandam. in
which the car, Peter the Great. lived
while he was working as NAVY in
the docks
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27

Fred Miss Eljerleigh has proposed
three times within the past six weeks,
but J can make up my mind 10 accept
Ter
Joe-Ilgs sne scr mone-.
Fred About $4,000. { understand.
Joe Well you are taE.ig 6csrc. ate
chsBeCs, old man. Suppose she should
stop proposing?
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27

Grind Vast Quantities Of Grain.
One hundred million bushels Of
grain are sent every year to the mills
Of Duluth and Minneapolis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
LOST OR STOLEN.

Lost or stolen--On4 a'igator leather hand
bal and one large lRht-oolored lea her suit
case. Both containing number OF { hristmas
j. W Burn, H.. Also one dark kautomobile over
eat. Parry does not Know where same ". r.
eft but thinks St one u the depots .r OH
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27

Pat-That spellbinder last noght
said he knew no north, south, cas-. or
west.
Mike-And what did you tell him.
Pat-T told his he ought to study
his geography a bit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.
FOR RENT.

For Rent-lis SEVENTY strert 6room cot
tage. Apply Mrs. Marquand, 1905 Poplar
street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-27
PASTURE

street restaurant. liberal reward for return
10 hotel Illinois.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-27
CONFESSION Of
CHARLES F. DODGE
Dist Atty Jerome Working Hard
To Obtain COrrObOratiye
Evidence
A BIG CONSPIRACY INVOLVED.
Prosecuting Attorney Confident He
Will Soon Have a Complete Case
Against Three Men,

New York, Dec. 27.-Dlst, Atty.
Jerome and his assistants are working
hard to obtain corroboratlye evidence
In connection with the confession Of
Charles + Dodge, who was brought
here from Texas on a charge Of perjury
which grew out Of the Morse-Dodge d.
vorce entanglemenJ This confession,
according TO current report, involves a
conspiracy on the part Of men we'll
known here to defeat the ends Of JUS
tice but the district attorney Is UNDER
stood to take the position that corrob-
Grafton Of the statement is a necessity
before any court or jury. because Dodge
admits that he committed perjury
Procuring OF this corroborative evil
dence is one OF the most difficult tasks
which has ever confronted the public
prosecutor. II is known that IN several
instances he has found himself face to
face with obstacles beyond which he
cannot 90. On several sides he is be-
set by the fact that communications be-
tween a lawyer and his client are phi
ylleged What a client may have told
his attorney cannot be asked OF the
lawyer, In face OF this difficulty Mr..
jerome is confident that he will soon
have a complete case against at least
three men, and he Is hopeful that his
investigation viii lead him not only to
the Instruments Of the alleged con-
splracy, but to the men whose interests
made II vitality necessary that the con-
spiracy should be carried out as the dis.
trlct attorney believes II was planned.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-27
CONDITION OF
RUSSIAN NAVY BAD
The Russ Openly Criticises it,
Saying That the Time for
Silence Is Past.
SYSTEM OF GONCEALING FACTS.
Is Responsible for the Loss Of O,ooO,-
600 RoubIes Worth Of
Warshlps.

ST. Petersburg, Dec. 27..-In an out
spoken article In reply TO the Russians
not to openly crlticise the condition Of
the navy, the Russ today declares the
time Is passed for silence In view OF the
face that the "old system of conceallng
facts Is responsible for the loss OF $780,
100000 roubles' worth Of warshlps and
has covered US with shame and grief.
IL would be absurd - hide the defects
that can stu be repaired IN the ships
which remain at Cronstadt ana Libau.
We have already cnminally wasted
enough time"
The Russ enumerates the defects In
tho ships still In Russian waters, aver
ring that the "peculiarities Of structure
OF several of the vessels destined foi
the far east make the voyage danger
Gus, and the torpedoboats are in such
shocking condition that II is a matter
OF surprise that the authorities accepts
ed their delivery Torpedoboats intend
ed TO reinforce Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky must clearly not be dispatched
with the numerous defects which nave
been proved TO exist In them"
In conclusion, the Russ says;
Even II Admiral Rojestyensky II a
clever leader and his 1900 comrades
are heroic sailors every one knows that
we have imposed upon them an almost
superhuman task in consequence Of our
not being furnished with a true account
Of the gravity Of the events which have
occurred since the fatal night Of Feb.
80
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-27
COLORADO ELECTION.
Supreme Court Hears DR., Res.
hoar's Petition for Mandamus.

Denver, Dec. 2i--A hearing was held IN
the supreme court today on the appllca-
ton Of Dr. Michael Boshoar. pcm0, rate
sen0tor-elect from las Auimus county.
for u writ OF mandamus directed against
the state canyasslng board 10 compel IL
to canyans the election returns on which
he received majority Of votes over tho
Republican candidate
John NJ Waldron, Henry ]. llercy nnd
father NJ Goddard appeared for the Re-
puhllcans, and opposed the granting n the
petition. Charles s. Thomas, George l..
Hodges and James y. Beliord, represented
tine Democrats There are two reports
from the Las Aumas county canvasslng
board, but tho majority being in favor of
Beshoar. One member reported IN favor
OF Barela, this result being reached by
throwing out the vote OF one Democratic
prcclnct Of Trinidad a similar condition
exists IN Boulder county 10 which the de-
clsl0n In the las Anlnias case will like
wise apply II certificates are issued 20 the
two Democrats elected on the face OF the
returns The senate VIII consist OF Il Re-
publlcans and II Democrats one seat boz
Ing vacant owing 10 tho recent death o.
Senator Buckley.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-27
MRS. SWENDSEN DEAD.
Wife Of Chief Of Reclamation Survey
Died Last Evening.

Mrs. Mary Matthews Swendsen, wife
Of Professor G, j., swendsen chief Of
the reclamation survey for this district,
died early last evening, after a fatal at.
tack Of an illness Of long standing.
Mrs. Swcndsens death came suddenly
ana unexpectedly for although seized
with an attack, Sunday She was able
TO come down stairs yesterday morning,
when IL was hoped and reasonably ex-
pected that she would become convale-
scent But later in the day, fatal
symptoms appeared, and notwithstand.
ing all that could be done for her in
the way of prompt medical treatment,
MRS. SWendsen expired at p. M She
mad been suffering for year or over
from a complication OF troubles which
necessltated a surgical operation from
which II was hoped the best results
would accrue. But her strength was
not equal TO the effort OF recovery, and
finally the end came.
The remains win be taken to Grants.
Yllles Mrs, Swendsens former home
Whore the funeral Is to be held Thurs
day from the local Westinghouse. There
VIII be no services IN this city. The
deceased leaves besides her husband,
son seven years old, Mrs Swendsen
was an accomplishing sufferer, and a
woman OF a very sweet and loyeable
disposition who made friends easily
wherever she CHANGED to reside and her
loss VIII be felt deeply by many strong
and life long friends. Prof. and Mrs.
Swendsen were devoted to each other.
and their home was a happy one until
death came to take the loved wife and
mother away The professor Is receiv-
ing words OF sympathy and confidence
lrom many sources and these are ena-
bling him TO stand up under a blow that
naturally comes upon him with crush
ing force
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-27
JAPANESE CONTINUE TO
ATTACK THE RUSSIANS

London. Dec 27--The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at ChefoO In a
dispatch dated Dec. e. says
"A messenger from Port Arthur de-
scribes a Japanese attack the evening
OF Dec. % with light column OF 5000
and many machine guns on the north
ern defenses. They dashed along the
railway carried trench after trench
and succeeded IN reaching the water
course beneath Payuisean mountain,
when the Russian artillery worked ter
rlble execution A fierce bayonet fight
occurred at midnight, a strong Rus
sian force advanced eastward Of
Payulsean mountain, threatened the
retreat Of the japanese, who, after a
desperate struggle, retired to the
north, leaving several machine guns.
800 rifles and 50 prisoners II is es-
timated that they lost GOO killed The
Japanese halted near the cemetery and
finding that both their tanks had car
rled all the works forming the outlying
range Of the main forts. they en-
trenched on a small hill near Else
mountain under severe ennladlng
fire which caused them heavy losses"
The Daily Mails correspondent at
Toxic cables as follows,
ION Dec. 10 the japanese signalled
the Russian hospital ships protecting
the destroyers IN the roadstead'of Port
Arthur to change their positions, and
the Russians requested a respite OF six
hours. which meant giving the de-
stroyers the benefit OF darkness. The
sequel Is not known.
1T is reported that recently positions
have been captured behind Llaotl
which have cut on the Russian supply
buses,
Foreign correspondents from Port
Arthur declare that the fortress Is the
strongest that was ever attacked, and
compare Il 10 SeyastopOl. Hills ar
ranged IN mutually supporting groups,
connected by tramways and tee.
phones and backed by walls masking
the movement OF the troops from one
another They assert that no other
army IN the world could have done
what the Japancsa have accomplished,
but deprecate as Over-sanguine the
idea OF its Immediate capture~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-27

You'd IL II they decided TO build their
own depot Under the new plan this
road, which is now built as far as
Scranton will be extended To Llmon
and the Rock Island VIII come In from
there Instead Of going around by Colo
RADIO Springs.
FROM Utah Junction tho Moffat road
WIN build over to connect with the
colorado q Eastern at 90 point near the
stockyards. while the new sugar beet
line coming down from the north VIII
reach the Colorado & t,Nen at Elyria
ana come in over the Joint tracks from
there.
Tho sugar beet lIuc which the
Northern Colorado Construction CONE
uunv viii build. win start north at
fIyr.n ana reach ont into the coal fields
around Erie and Marshall and perhaps
go as FAR u3 Boulder The main line.
however viii continue from Eyno
through Louisville Ioyoland. Fort COL
llus and around 90 Greeley.
The Union Pacific has not named a
successor for Mr. GrInen Thomns G.
scott has been mentioned. but It ~ said.
Traffic Director Stubs win send
Southern Pacific man here.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-27
The Fri8htfuI Experience Of Young GtrI.
Cold
$ oa Brigham
in For

Then she got otf-shc doesn't know Just
whcre-ard commenced the task OF lo-
cating herself.
During hor WandorIngs about the
street she met two young men whose
names she does not know She told
them her story az best she could, and
they very kindly consented tO help her
They went with her 10 @ street, where
she said her sister lived but she failed
10 point out the house and como back
down town as far as the Pioneer mon
umeut. where the young men loft her.
II was now about O'Clock u the moru-
lng, and she started east ON South
Temple, thinking she would make one
more effort TO "nnd herself" as she
later explained When she reached
Senator Kearns residence she met
Rummell who had been ont for the
night And to him she repeated inco-
hcrcutly an account OF her mlsf0r-
tunes He ls said 10 have readily con.
scented TO direct her He claimed TO
know Just where 10 go. After time
he said he would also have 90 give L
up, and added that the best thing he
could now do was % take her TO the
INIhfA ItFlNNNAff w NNlI EllH 'NhNl NllNlf
the room of the hired girl until she was
rested. The girl consented, and when
the house was reached she says he
suddenly thrust his hand over her
mouth and threatened violence He
then picked her up and carried her 10
the barn, from where she later escap.
ed to make her way 10 the police sta
ton and tell the story OF the crime.
lie Is alleged to have treated his VIC
tim In the most inhuman manner The
man denies the charge emphatlcally and
says the girl went to the place Of her
own volltion. The answer Of the officers
and the girls friends Is that she was
so chilled and confused that she would
have gone anywhere or with anybody
who would have promised aid. The
night. It win be remembered was q pitt
lessly cold one and she was MY pre-
pared to Withstand ts rlgors. Under
these conditions, It is urged she may