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John N. Jones and ]. NJ Wardell. There is some
probability Of a recount Of the vote on Judge Of
probate, owing to the small majority.

John N. Jones and ]. NJ Wardell. There is some
propabillty q q recount of the vote on judge Of
probate, owing to the small majority.
PINE.-Republican: John w, Hunt, auditor;
register; Henry J. Rath, clerk of court; Robert
y. Wissman, coroner; r. II. Blankenship, super
intendent. Democratic; Auditor Douglas Gree
ley; treasurer, Jacob J. Folsom; sheriff, r. J.
HaWley; clerk of court, Robert Derr; judge Of
probate Robert Wilcox: county attorney, NJ B.
Hurley; county surveyor, w. II. Hamlin.
Observation-Disclosures Register, q. w.
Nash; treasurer, J: Hitchcock: judge Of probate,
Q. I. Ring; sheriff I'D Shepherd; attorney, r.
f. Cady; auditor, Fred Bloom; superintendent,
Fred =. Hanson; commissioner first district, F.
Davies M Mat1s dnlrd Ryan fifth w.
Judge of probste Il. oarF Peoples shs part1
Auditor, j. G. Marshall. Official vote for mem
Der Of congress: James r. McCleary, Alt; Miller,
RosEA1u-Republiean =, Auditor. Andrew l.
Erickson; judge, Mike Holm; county attorney
d. NJ, Stevens; clerk, Authan o. Hagan; court
commissioner, Olaf Holdolf; superintendent B
a. Matson. Democra tic-judge of probate J.
w. Storrs; register, %. Haug.
sTEELE.-Auditor. ]. w. Andrews (rep) and
w. J. Toher dem ); treasurer r. +. Anderson
lrep.l and John Watowa (dem.l: register, ]
w. Rowland g rep and = D. Ma7Gns ldem
probate Judge, N. B. Chadwick (rep.) and Eu
Soa trep) and g. L. Davis dem C. Coroner Msn
Dr. j. II. Adair (rep.); commissioners J. NJ
schafer (rep,) and +. J. Kasper (dem.).
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WATSON STRIKES NEGRO
Popu1ist Leader Draws Line at Negroes
as Seatmate.

Houston, Texas, Sept. 28:-Thomas E.
Watson of Georgia, poPulist candidate
night struck a negro hackdriver be-
cause the driver proposed to place a
negress in a cab with Watson. Watson
arrived unexpectedly and committee
failed to meet him. At the station
Watson hired a hack to drive to hotel
The driver requested Watson to admit
another passenger, and presented a
negro woman as seatmate, whereupon
Watson. left the hack and struck the
negro driver blow,
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NEWS BULLETINS FOR
UNION PACIFIC TRAINS

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 2s.-Beginning
next week the Union Pacific railroad
will begin issuing a bulletin news SER
vice for the benefit of its passengers
on the Overland Limited trains. This
kind ever attempted by railroad, will
be sent out at noon and at 4:3O in the
afternoon and posted in typewriter
form in buffet car s. Later, it is stated,
the service will be extended to other
thru passenger trains on the system. All
the news Of Importance will be trans
mitted by the company over its own
wires, and will be delivered at sched-
hled points. ~
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CONFEDERATION CHARGE 4
WILL RAISE INSURANCE

New York, Sept. 2a.-At meeting
Of the Western Union Of Fire Under
writer's it has been decided, according to
a Journal Of Commerce dispatch from
Frontenac, N. Y, to apply confagra-
tion charge to all western cities and
towns where deficiencies exist Defects
ST g P%a end W verca sppp o5enngs
will be noted by the underwriters. MI
nicipal authorities will be given sixty
days to correct the defects, and if not
remedied by that time an extra charge
will be put on the rate Of property in
the confederation district.
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HAMMOND SENTENCED
Northern Pacific Train Robber Must
Serve Fifteen Years.

Phillipsburg, Mont, Sept. 3D.
George F. Hammond, who confessed tc
holding up the North Coast Limited
cifc railway at Bearmouth last June
pleaded guilty today to- a charge of
grand larceny and burglary and was
sentenced to fifteen years in prison at
hard labor.
It had been the intention to try Ham.
mond on charge Of numbering Engin
eer Dan O'Neil1, who was killed In the
holdup at Bearmouth, but the evidence
was deemed insufficient.
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MELODY TO SOFTEN
CHICAGO SCHOOLBOYS
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service,
Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Chicago school
melodies for pupils. The school boy IS
nature is to be softened by music. Songs
have been adopted by the school board
calculated to inspire in him love of
animals and nature. He will sing about
the autumn leaves, the squirrel, the hun
cry spider, the wren and the robin.
The seeds of patriotism will be sown
| by songs of inspiring measures. All the
songs to be sung in the schools are ''cul
tural,' and are intended to refine the
tastes Of the pupils and convey to then
living.'
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UNITED STATES
MEN DIE IN LAKE
Three Employees Of the Fishery
Commission Drown Near
Port Arthur.
Special to Tho Journal.

special TO Inc journal,
Port Arthur, Ont, Sept. 23.-At Moi
fatt's Straights, sailboat with three
fishermen, Henry Shelby, Thomas Will
Jams and Robert Smith, was capsized by
"a sudden squall. Smith was drowned
at once. The boat turned bottom up
and Shelby and Williams chung to the
rudder. James Gerou, on his way to
Rossport, saw the men in the water
Williams had been dead for some time
but Shelby had some life when found
but restoratives failed to revive him.
Williams is single and came here
from New York some ten years ago
Smith leaves a wife and three children
here: Shelby is a stranger. A party. il
on the lake searching for Smith s body
The men were employees Of the United
States fish commission service, and were
getting out trout spawn in Moffatt 4
Straits.
Squalls on the lake come up very sud
Henly, and many drownings have oc
Cured in recent years.
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To the Pacific Coast, 1876,
Via the 500 Line, every day until o.
tober 18th, 1904.
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TIE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

GRANTING only contests on the county
ticket were for the Offices of county attorney be-
tween %. J. schofeld and K. r. Dahien and
for county treasurer between Lars Lynne and
A. ]. Knutson. There were no candidates but
Lars Lynne; sheriff, Alfred Thompson; register
Frank Head; clerk Of court t. G. Johnson;
Judge Of probate, W. H. Goetzinger; county at
torney e. T. Scoheld; superintendent George L.
Woodworth; surveyor, Per Erlandson; coroner
@. B. Heimark; commissioners, first district Ole
L. Kaasa second Anton Hel1and; fifth, VI. T..
Ziebarth.
:. ooDHuE;-Auditor, 9. a. Lien (rep.l; John
Loye ds' rf Fred seebagh
9: Lockren, aem). n,ob Sheriff ?. !: Lundauist
County Attorney, Albert johnson lrep.9. SUI.
julius Boraas (rep.). Commissioners, first dis.
trict. J. 81. Kyilo trep.l;. I. 9. stromberg
H. Dicke (rep.) Coroner, A. II. Allen (rep.)
JACKSON Auditor. p. D. McKellar (rep
and J. J. Jones (dem:l register. o. J. Wag-
mild (rep.) and John Baldwin denny: probate
Judge e. d. sandon (rep.); superintendent,
(rep1, coroner, B. r. Maitland (rep.). DunN
lE j Rsa T Tsa1sE is nominated
was seven.
N.-Republican-Au Thomas McKin-
lev: treasurer A. H. Dunton; register of deeds
NJ b. Drake; sheriff, A. A. Christensen: attorney
Thomas E. Davis judge Of probate, q. O. Patter-
son; surveyor, W. A. Hawkins coroner Dr. J.
B. Robertson; commissioners, o. a. Hotlestad,
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0HIsAao--A. B. slattengren, auditor; John
Johnston, treasureri "A. P. Stolberg, register
Charles A. Holt. judge Of probate; Charles r.
Elmquist, county attorney; J. g. Modin, super
intendent; James White, surveyor. No ticke
was put up by the democrats.
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DoDGE.--Auditor, George Taylor; treasurer
J. stuyerud; clerk Of courts. L. Humason
Judge Of probate. J. F. Martin; county attorney
j. j.: McCaughey; register, J. e.. Burdick
sheriff, John Brown.
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LIE sUEUR.-JoJhn Traxler 1s nominated for
sheriff instead of Fred Hannigan. His majority
was seven.
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CARLT0N.-A. R. Norman, auditor; Peter
Ehr treasurer; F., A. Watkins, judge of probate
Charles Stolberg, register; William McKinnon
sheriff; N. G. Nilsson, superintendent; ]. %
beck (dem.), county attorney.
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Music Department.
Where You Always Find the
Latest Hits i'm Popular
81.
Music.

. Sale on Folios.
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Pioneer Rag Time Folio, &c., for.. Zoe
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Comic Song Folio, 50c, for ..........19c
Coon Song Folio SOC, for. ...........19e
Beever Mandolin, Soc, for ......18c
Parlor Gem a hands) 75c, for. ......... .25c
Excelsior Song Folio, 75c, for. .23o
So Per Sheet.
The following SOC Music:
Break of Dawn Waltzes. Pearlie.
Those Tantalizing Eyes. The Palms.
The Girl of My Dreams. Calvary
The Postrnan's Message. Susie Anna.
Impecunious Dave. Same Old Crowd. Susie.
Popular Music
The kind you pay 23c for each day.
Coroena malone .................oI5C
Under the Anheuser Busch. 1esc
Meet Me in St. Louis .............15c
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blue BELL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ito
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Fur Season Open

Now Is the Time to Select Your
Astrakhan Jackets. We have
splendid stock that we offer at
prices which will at once recon-
mend them to your notice.
Regular $4,000 and $4,000 Values-Our
own make, which insures the best service-a
large. lot to select from-Satur- a. Cd G
day wewill offer them at, each. - % I'D
One lot Of Fine Sable or Isabella Fox single
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two brush tails-a good $40 q ~ Em
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PRIMARY NOMINEES

s Observation-Disclosures for county Offices
all on republican ticket: Auditor, John VIII
mann; treasurer, George French; register, Matt
Phib6s; sheriff, A. B. Hazen; county attorney
II. j. Loud; Judge Of probate, NJ. A. Clark
surveyor, NJ. d. Stoner; superintendent, j. J.
Regain; coroner, DR.. p. n. Marcum.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-10
GRAVE CHARGES FILED
AGAINST LIEUTENANT.
Young Man, Native Of West
Virginia, Placed Under Ar
rest at War Department.,
fsn,cial 10 Tho Times, D,spatch.)


Special TO The -Dispatcll.)
WASN'T INGTON, D. c., DecelDber ga
sensational incident occurred III General
.Chaffeo's Office at the War Department
this week. Second Lieutenant Paul H..
,McDonald, Tenth Infantry, recently subs
mitted his resignation. Tho matter was
reported to the regmentul commander
tor his Recommendation, lie at once, tele-
gruphed the departmental authorities
that numerous charges had been pre-
ferreI against Mcdonald, and that he
should be hold for trial by general court
martial This information was received
when Lieutenant Mcdonald WAS at tho
War Department, and General Chaffee
ordered that he be placed under arrest,
and taken to Fort Meyer Later In the
week, Lieutenant Mcdonald, still under
arrest, was taken to Fort Lawton, wash
ington The charges preferred against
the officer, alleged all manne. Of irreg-
lplartles in field transactions, including
duplication OF pay accounts and Obtain
ing money under false pretense. Tho
officer Is a native Of Virginia, a graduate
of tho Atlanta High School. and WAS
for IL time an enlisted. man tpf Troop H..
Twelfth Cavalry. Ho was comm lssloned
q second lieutenant of tie Tenth Infantry
In October, 1903,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-10
INTERIOR VIEW. OF BETH AF1ABAH TE1P-E.
the Bureau Of Corporations TO make il,-
vestlgatlons or else a lack OF intention on

the Bureau Of Corporations to make it,-
vestigations or else a lack OF intention on
the part OF the Secretary OF Commerce
and Labor to- get at the facts. It was
lie said, a notorious fact that a steel rail-
association exists. and yet, he said, he
had been Informed that the House Ju-
dietary Committee would report adverse
5ly on his resolution to investigate that
association on the ground that It was
Il rumor. In stentorian tones he de-
claredS amid Democratic applause, that
1T was as"rumor so strenuous, so terrible.
that tsit can take the American people by
the throat and exact an undue tribute of
ss3o. 900, ,00o. He ridiculed the idea that any
one did not know of such an nsassoc ciation.
On point OF order by Mr. Maddox
(Goorgia). !. the salary for the position OF
chief Of the Bureau Of Manufactures of.
the Department. Of Commerce and Labor
was abolished.
AS amended the bill then passed.
Mr. Palmer Pennsylvania)E from the
Committee on Judiciary submitted the
supplemental report of the maj jority Of
the committee on the Swayne inpeach-
ment cases The minority were given un-
A til Monday to file t heir report.
rs Tho House adj journed until Monday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-10
TERRIBLE CARNAGE
IN REGENT ASSAULT
Belated Report Gives Account
Of Fighting at Rishbing and
Kckwal1-P Preparations to
Meet Coming Baltic
Squadron-Seoul Be
ing Fortified.
(By Associated Prcss.)

TOXIC, December 9--(Evening) lin dly-
abling the Russian fleet at Port Arthur.
prccluding the possibility OF Its being abie
e to reinforce tho Russian second Pacific
squadran, the Ia Pancse have accomplish
cd the main object OF tho desperate as
saults against the fortress. which they
have been making for the past three
months. There IS now a strong proba-
4 biAty. that, while continuing the sicge.
they will avoid losses OF the magnitude
already attending their efforts. and. In
i stead OF asseultng will rely on starving
out the garrison until 1t Is finally cap
t,ired
Considerable astonishment is expressed
hero over the fact that the Russians in
no way resisted the disabling OF the Port
Arthur fleet. In certain quarters. tho
opinion Is entertained that the Russians
! opened the sea cocks OF tho submerged
vessels SO as to lessen their exposure to
the Japanese fire. The recent Fcessa-
tion OF mine clearing was taken as evil
dence that the fleet did not intend TO
mako a sortie. There was no sign OF lie
on the Russian ships during the bonn
bardmcnt.
Now that the Port Arthur feet has
been disa bled 1t is deemed impossible for
the Russians to overcome the inferiority
OF the second Pacific suadron to Togo's
fleet. unless, contrary to expectation. the
Black Sea fleet should pass the Darda-
nelles. @
The following report dated December
sth. 10 p NJ. has been received from the
commander OF the naval land batteries
in front OF Port Arthur;
Eight shells struck the protected cruis-
er Pollada to-day. and set her. on fire.
simultaneously she began oslist to port
lowering astern. She Is deemed unfit for
navigation. Y Il hi
During the action we discovered n
4 gunboat. Giliak. TO the landward north
II OF the battlcship Pcresviet apd lombard
ed her. Eleven OF olr shells were effec-
tive. This vessel is also deemed to be
disabled.
.The arnlorcd cruiser Bayan caught
fire at 1890 o'clock this morning The
fire was not eStinguished at 4:15 in the
afternoon. Evidently the cruiser Is seri-
ousy damaged.
''The results OF our bombardment OF
the battleship scvastopol. the mine ship
(transport) Amnr, and the transport are
not yet known. 3 s;s
The above mentioned hits were made
with shells from the heavy guns. Those
made by the small shells are not mcE-
toned In the report n
Another report from the same COM
mander dated 8 o'clock this (Friday)
morning, is as follows:
Gas the result of our naval gun bom-i
bardment yesterday Thursday). tile
Bayan was hit six times and the Amnr
fourteen times. The Amur IS sinking
astern.
Our tcannonade. directed against the
store houses and arsenals at the north
cast base OF Paiyu Mountain resulted In
thirty-six hits. causing great damage
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STRUGGLE FOR FORTS.
Account OF Terrific Battle Z
Port Artllur-Losscs
Very Great.
INV Associatexl Press.)

i.st565 iltt (Byg Associated PreSS.) 80
HEADQUARTERS OF TILE JAPAN
losE THIRD ARMY BlIFOIti9 PORT
ARTHUR, November 2s {(Vla Tlen Tsin,
Ilecenlber a)-llarobably held at Head
quarters for censorship.--T general as
salult OH Port Arthur, which began At
noon November 26th, is still In progress
In the first series OF assaults an attempt
was made to capture the forts at Rlhlung
Il and I<eleWall Mountains by penetrating
the principal line Of fortlilcutions sur
rounding them, ana to enyelop the city
from tho east. At the same time u strong
force pushed III, tho gorge Of Shishi VAL
ley between two fortified ridges. and at
tackled the supporting fort in the rear
called SunGshu Mountain, With the in
tention OF enveloplng the city from the
west, !, XII
Ing that has been witnessed since Port
Arthur was invested The nghting lasted
from November e5tll until after dawn OF
\ tla following day without cessation
The assault began iii the early morn
4 Ing With u tremendous bomba rdment of
Tho forts. lNop hours tho whole fortified
ridge was tleluged with heavy shells AT
4 noon tile principal line Of fortifcations
z was a perfect Hell OF bursting shrapnel.
Yl,ld the spectacle WAS more wonderful
than anything previously seen
Japanese Moved Down.
Through tho haze caused by tho smoke
n of the bursting shells The assaulters
could be seen emerging from the cover
of tho parallels, as we'll as sWarnling 3up
tho fortified tridse nC half dozel, differ
cut points. Rifles, rapid iiTe guns aud
machine guns bla2ed from the Russian
lf,.,.
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WOMAN MAKES DIRECT
APPEAL |:.A'L|.. /, TO PRESIDENT. !. |: M
Says She Is at Mercy Of Person
Who Has Her Daughter
Under Control.
.(By Associated Press.l

ATLANTA GA, December 9.--4Alleglng
that she Is at tho mercy OF n person
who has her daughter under control. and
who threatens her, Mrs. Julia A, Young,
who gives her homo address MS Boston,
Mass, has made a direct appeal for help
to President Roosevelt
She teles,ranhed President Roosevelt
to-day US follows:
"l am prisoner IN the Fulton county
jail. III tlls city, ut the mercy OF a per-
son who holds my daughter under con-
troll. and has threatened me, My address
is Julia * Young. No, Cat Massachusetts
Avenue, Boston, Mass. 4 am a member
}or the William Mckinley Circle. No. 16,
Ladies OF the Grand Army Of the Ro-
public, ask protection ut Your hands,
My BOSTON counsel is ex-Judge Dewey.
No, % Court Street Boston,
&. "LJLIA a. YOUNIf"i \
Mrs. Young, has sucd a writ of habeas
corpus, upon which Nearing Will be had
by Judge Reid Tomorrow.
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.ARE UNWILLING
Or |NC0M||P|E I. Mt
Baker Says Men Whose Duty
IT Is to Investigate Trusts
Have Done Nothing.
CUTTING DOWN DO " EXPENSES v
Policy Of Retrencl1mert Holds.
Full Sway at House
Session.
81 fBy Associated Press.)

IS 5l BY Associated Press.) X
W.ASHINGToN,D Dec 9.-.The House to-
day pa sscd the legisl a tive,s executive and
| judicial appropriation BILL practically as
L 1t came from committee and adjourned
|$until Monday. With the disposal OF the
provision relating to the civil service
commission, which yesterday caused so
much discussion and criticism. there was
no lengthy debate on any item to-day.
Throughout the session the policy Of re-
trcnchment held full sway, and all at
4tempts to increase salaries failed. B
Il BY the terms of a concurrent rssolu-
tion, which was adopted. the House
agreed to 4 ad journ on December 21st,;
until January 4th, 1906, for the usual.
. Christmas holiday. 81
When adjournment WAS taken yester-2
E day the discussion was on the amend
ment of Mr.. Hepburn QoYa), cutting off
appropriations for the civil service COM
mission. BY a viva voce vote the amend
%nlent was lost.
Mr.. Olnlstead (Pennsylvania) declared
the provision for a rural carrier examin-3
Ing board to be not legslation,i and mot
properly in the bill. The chair sustained
MIR. Olmstea DIS contention, *; I.
Onslaught on Trusts.
In crlticisinG the paragraph relating
to the Bureau Of Corporations, Mr.. Baker
New York; said that his complaint was
not that too much money had been ap-
Eproprated for tho pay Of special attor-
sneys, special examiners and special agents,
but that no use had been made OF. the
money. There had been, he said, q de-i
f ~, !, = II, &jnynSt ipafc what had bcCOn1c to
be known as "thc trusts. a III.
..Wl,at Is the result?' he. inquired.
Absolutely nothing, !" he said. answer
Ing his own question. Tie had been as
sured BY a. friend In the department that.
ADMINISTRATION has been made Of q cor
gpo,ation whose books were so kept that
If could not be asccrtninedi whether that
corporation had made sl00,oo0,ooO or ST.,
100000, hrom this lie drew the deduction
that either there WAS lack OF compe-
tency OH the part OF the men detailed by