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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
BUTLER DEFEATED
AT THEPRIMARIES
Confession 'of Charles F. Kelly I'm
doubtedIy Had Its Effect on
the Voters.

st. Louis, Mo-. Oct. 1.-The written
confession of Charles f. Kelly, head
of the st. Louis aldermanic Doodle
ring, was followed by the defeat Of
Edward Butler at the Democratic
primaries. What weight the confess
sion had in influencing the voting is
not known, but it undoubtedly had
some effect.
The primaries resulted in sweeping
victory for Harry b. Halves. who rep
resented anti-bOodle, anti. utter forces.
Butler was fighting openly to control
delegations, and declared he would
pearances Hawes carried every ward
in the city except two and will alb
solutely control the convention by
about ninety votes.
Democratic nominees for five judge
ships that fail vacant, circuit at
torney and assistant circuit attorney,
and one or two other less important
offices will be named by the element
supporting Folk and fighting Butler
and Butlerism.
Butler met Kelly's charges with the
usual accusati of ingratitude and
said: ''T never gave Ke'ly money but
once That was when he was making
his break into politics. He was can
didate in the house of delegates and
came to me and I loaned him $500
And, by the way, he has never paid
me that loan back to this day"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
COSSACKS ARE REPULSED
Rennenk ampf Attempts to Break
Oyama's Lines but Fails.


st. Petersburg, Oct. Awhile two
divisions Of the Russian army are
guarding the Hun river and other
forces are at Mukden, the bulk OF
KurOpatkin's men are on the way to
Tie pass and are as yet unpursued by
the enemy. Slowly and deliberately
the advance of the Japanese is contfn-
ued. Repulses, if any, are followed
by the arrival of reinforcements. Be
tween the center and the right wings
81 the advancing thousands, another
attempt was made to make break in
Oyama's lines.
General Rennenkampf, the Cossack
commander, led the attack and was re-
pulsed, leaving many dead on the field.
After this defeat the Russian rout was
checked and two days of scouting
along the entire left wing followed.
The Russians were aided by war bal
looms, but were unable to discover a
break in the Japanese lines. The mas
terly movement of the advance has
thus been revealed for the first time.
Oyama is ready to fight at once, or
the next great conflict can be averted
for month at his pleasure. Thou
sands of fresh troops are arriving over
the Lao Yang railway, which is now
open. Wounded Russians and Japan
csc have been transported to Japan.
according to reports here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Gen. Clark Monument Unveiled.

St. Louis, Oct. ga monument was
unveiled in Bellefontaine cemetery to
the memory of General William Clark,
who was one of the principals in the
Lewis and Clark expedition into the
Northwest territory in 1903. The monu-
ment was erected according to the pro-
visions in the will of jefferson Kearny
Clark. youngest son of the explorer.
The monument is tall obelislz Of mar
BILE, three sides of which are covered
with inscriptions. On separate pedes-
tai stands bronze bust of General
Clark
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Man and Wife Fight Duel.

Chicago, Sept. 3O.-Jofln Gearing
and his wife, colored. fought a duel
with knives at Twenty-seventh and
Dearborn streets Both were severely
cut. The trouble was caused by
jealousy, it is said. Gearing started
the attack and stabbed the woman
three times. He received two cuts on
the throat
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Fire Sweeps ChillicOthe, Ill.

Chillicothe, ILL.,. Oct. "A fierce fire
swept this town. consuming a block
of buildings and several detached
structures, the loss aggregating about
$4,000. The fire was still raging al
midnight, but it was under control
Among the buildings destroyed We're
the First National bank. SQuire's
grocery, Chillicothe Bulletin office
Bailey printing establishment, Dickin
sons harness, and Kauf furniture
store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Making Friends Every Day.

This can truthfully be said of ELL. O
ICE CREAM POWDER, the new pro-
duct tor making the most delicious ice
cream you ever ate. Everything in the
package. Nothing tastes so good IN hot
weather. All grocers are placing it In
stock If your grocer can't supply you
Four kinds; vanilla, chocolate, strawberry
and unhavored. Address The Genessee
Pure Food Co., Box 295, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Chicagoans Off to Fair.

Chicago, Oct. Alive thousand
Chica goans went to st. Louis during
the day and it is estimated that 30
600 more will be guests of the Valley
City before Chicago day is celebrated
at the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The Ashland Club, 125 strong, was the
first organization to make the trip. but
many small parties were in evidence
and more are forming.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Hammer Thrower Kills Boy.

New York. Oct 3.-Simon 2. Gill:s.
champion junior amateur hammer
thrower Of this city, while practicing
in vacant lot on Park avenue with
sixteen pound hammer killed Chris
tan Koehler, ii years Of age. The
boy had climbed the fence as Gillis re-
leased the hammer. which struck him
on the head, killing him instantly.
Gillis. who is heartbroken over the
affair, was locked up.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Notable Englishman Dead.

London, Oct. 1.-Sir William Vernon
Harcourt is dead. Sir William Vernon
Harcourt became the liberal leader in
the house of commons on Mr.. Glad
stones retirement in 1894, and held
that position until February last, when
from parliament.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
BRYAN Is a Grandfather.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 3O.-Mrs.
William Homer Learitt, formerly
Ruth Bryan, daughter of William
Jennings Bryan, gave birth to a girl
tere. Mr.. Leavitt is a well known
portrait artist andwas married against
the wishes Of Miss BryaI's father.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Cudahy-NIortOn Wedding.

Nebraska City, Neb., Oct. 3.-Miss
Jean Morton, daughter Of Joy Morton,
of Chicago, niece of Paul Morton,
secretary Of the navy, and grand
daughter of the late J. Sterling Nor
ton. was married here to Joseph
Cudahy, son of Michael Cudahy. the
packer. Secretary Morton and many
members of the two families attended
the ceremony
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Official Report from Toxic.

Toxic, Oct 4.-The following official
report has been issued: THE Man
churian headquarters reports by tele-
graph that body of scouts sent by our
advance detachment on Oct. 2. con-
sisting of Il company of infantry and
a troop of cavalry, attacked and
routed detachment of the enemy's
cavalry, sixty strong, occupying
Paohsingtun, thirteen miles north OF
Lao Yang and nine miles west of the
Mukden road. While further recon
noitering in the vicinity a force of Rus
sian cavalry. $50 strong, attacked the
Japanese scouts. After fighting for
some time the Japanese returned. The
enemy's loss was about thirty. We
sustained no casualties. The state of
affairs at the front of our army re-
mains unchanged"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Some Hope For Him.

Young So:'retop-Then you utterly
cast ne off, Esmeralda? Miss Esmer-
aida with great gentleness)-Why no,
Sylvester. But-but it would be so
silly for girl to say yes the first time
Tiff you are of the same mind you
might ask me again some day, you
know.-Chicago Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Waiting His Turn.

'Wen, Jack" said his chum after
Jack had proposed to the most popular
girl in the town, sis it all right?"
well" said Jack ruefully, 81 can
hope-thats ALL
What did she say?"
''She said she'd file my proposal with
all the others and consider it when
she got down to it,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
F,xcurs;on steamer Burns.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 4.-The ex-
cursion steamer Mayfiower burned to
the waters edge at $50 in the morn
ing. The crew escaped.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
CRUISER BAYAN
ESCAPES TOGO
Fleet at Port Arthur Makes
Another Effort to Get
Away.
FIGHT AT SEA is TERRIFIC
Russians Accredited with Out
generating Admiral Togo in
the Naval Battle.
General Rennenkampf Attempts to
Break the Japanese Lines with
His COssacks but Is
RepulSed.

Shanghai, Oct. "A Russian war
ship, supposed to be the armor ID cruis-
err Bayan, of the Port Arthur squadron,
is reported to have anchored off Gutz-
laff Island in Hangehau bay. Two
tugs have proceeded thjther to bring
her to Shanghai.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
All the More Annoying.

"But his statement about you is a
tissue Of malicious lies, is it not?'
"No; it's very substantial combina-
ton of malicious lies, with tissue of
malicious truth. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

For eruptions, sores, pimples, kid
ney and liver troubles. constipation, in
digestion, use HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Carries new life to every part
Of the body. Tea or tablet form. 35 cts.
81. j. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

We have been engaged in no
; war in which those of German <
ancestry have rot borne their full :
; share Of the burden. They have
never failed to respond to the
;. first call to arms.-Senator Fair X
banks at Indianapolis, Sept. 3,
; 1850.
X
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

Lulu Stanhope, st. Louis: Il used
to have horrid complexion | took
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea and am
called the prettiest girl 10 the city Tea
Or tablets. So cents. 81. J. Stangl
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

Chefoo, Oct. 4.-After many trials,
Admiral Wirens and his Russian
squadron at Port Arthur have made
a dash for liberty with partial sue
cess. Some time since Saturday the
vesseys engaged Admiral TOgo's ships
could be cleared of mines a Russian
vessel was sunk. Whether the whole
feetw was either damaged orannihilated
or whether they escaped, is unknown.
Sailing junks arriving here report
heavy firing Sunday off the harbor.
Cruiser Bayan Escaped.
The cruiser Bayan of the fleet is
known to have escaped, and has put
into the harbor at Shanghai. She is
anchored off Gutzlaff island, in Hang
chen bay. Tugs have proceeded thith-
er to escort her into the harbOr. If
the Russian dash has been successful,
further hope of saving Port Arthur is
established. Terrific fighting is re-
ported to have occurred, but the gal
liant Russians are credited with out
1OSO III hofoA NoAA
bat.
Meager reports are alone received
here. Reports from General Stoessel
reached Chefoo confirming a previous
report of the repulse of the Japanese
attack on Port Arthur which began
Sept 10 and ended Sept. %. The
fighting was of an extremely severe
character.
Frightful Slaughter of Japs.
London, Oct. 1.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Nagaski correspondent, cabling
under date Of Sept. %, says: Terrible
artillery conflicts are adding to the hor-
rOrs of the situation at Port Arthur.
On. Sept. % and % the Russians made
sOrties against positions held by the
Kama gawa regiment, and desperate
fighting ensued. The Japanese force
was practically annihilated, only one
nOn-cOmmissioned officer and eleven
men remaining alive out of the 1000
who went into the engagement. The
japanese tunnel into Port Ar
thur was completed on Sept "a and
was Immediately used. The result is
unknown.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

An acre Of good fishing ground will
yield more food in Il week than an
acre Of the best land will in a year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07
Imperialism of Steel.

When the great iron and steel In
dustry of the United States thrives,
other American industries thrive. The
Democratic party could not leglsiate
to destroy the protection to the iron
and steel industry without leglslating
to destroy the prosperity OF the United
States. The millions OF additional
profit and wages that have come to the
iron and steel industry under Repub-
lican rule would have been earned, II
at all. by foreign nations, had Demo
cratic policies prevailed during the last
eight years. The gigantic rise of this
industry during the last eight years
added enormously to the wealth OF
the United States. and every branch OF
American industry and agriculture nas
been stimulated by it. = Prosperity al
home and prestige abroad" has indeed
been intna tely connected with the in
creasing imperialism of steel, which
once was I~:per but now is King.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

Here is a veritable Roosevelt family:
E. R. Conley, farmer who liyeS at
Westfeld. ILL.,, has six sons, six grand
sons and three sons in-law. All, includ-
ing Mr.. Conley himself, will vote for
Roosevelt in November.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-07

The auspicious and momentous fact
is that reyer before in the history Of
the world has comfort been enjoyed,
education acquired and independence
secured by so large proportion of the
total population of the world in the
United States of America that has oc-
Cured under protection.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
ICE BATHS
Taken by Eskimo Lads Would kEIlzAnferi-l
can Boys.
Detroit News-Tribune.

Detroit News Tribune.
Boys who make a fuss because their
parents oblige them to take frequent baths
should be glad they are not Eskimo chill
dlen, living on the shores of Norton sound
In that cold region of Alaska all the boys
are obliged to take sweat bath every
week and this bath is no joke. A fire Of
driftwood is built in the center Of the floor
of the, kaShim-the one-roomed house
where the men and boys of a village pass
most Of their time-and when the smoke
has passed off and the wood is reduced to
red, glowing Goals a cover Is put over the
smoke hole in the roof, and the place be-
comes intensely hot. The boys then must
take off their clothes and sit about the
furnacelike apartment until their skin be-
comes as red as the shell of a boiled lob
ster and seems on the point of blistering.
Owing to the intense heat, the bathers
are obliged to wear respirators to protect
their lungs. These respirators are pads Of
shavings bound together, concave on the
inside and convex the outside and large
enough to cover the mouth, nose and part
Of the cheeks Of the wearer. Across the
inside runs a little wooden bar, which is
held in the teeth to keep the respirator in
place. The boys sit there until they are
dripping wet with perspiration. Then they
rush outside into the intense cold and roll
in the snow.
E.. w. Nelson, who spent between four
and five years in Investigating for the gov
eminent the Eskimo living about Boring
strait, says: "On several occasions saw
them go from the sweat bath to holes in
the ice on a neighboring stream. and.
suuatting there pour ice water over their
backs and shoulders with a wooden dipper,
apparently experiencing the greatest pleas
ure from the operation Attic the Es-
l5irno boys seem to withstand such a bath
as this all right, and even to enjoy it, it
would, in all probability, kill any white
| boy who tried 1t.
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1T has always been the dream of
enthusiasts at the head of Lake Su-
psrior that some time the iron trade
should have place there. From
time to time various schemes have
been undertaken, occasionally, in
deed, by landboomers, whose interest
In iron manufacture was subservient
to that of selling lots, but they have
invariably failed when put to the ac-
tual test of everyday, year-after-
year conditions
3But it is easy to look back and see
why these plans have been ineffec-
tual, and why every plant that has
been projected for Duluth or Superior
has met with iH-luck. In the first
place, earlier efforts-and there was
a charcoal blast furnace at Duluth so
far back as 1871, when there was no
ore nearer than Marquette-did not
give sufficient weight to the question
of markets. There was not then, and
there has not been until recently, any
important market for iron and steel
irlsthe northwest.
4Of course, ore could not be brought
to Bottom furnace from the Mar
quette range and limestone from Lake
Erie and result in product that could
be shipped east in competition. Fuel
was always a serious consideration,
and the shipment of coke all rail from
Connelsville made a cost that was too
heavy for contemplation, tho more
than one operator did contemplate it
serenely until the experiment had ac-
tually been attempted and its impos-
sibility shown in practice. Coke
could not take advantage of the low
lake rate of freight from the east
that has always been made on coal.
Once at least suspension came from
the bankruptcy of the concern buying
pigiron made here Other attempts
were deficient in capital or in the
necessary initiative
Fuel and Labor.
lit has been evident enough on pa
per that with a market reasonably
near, 1t is cheaper to bring the fuel
to the ore than the ore to the fuel.
First, it takes more ore than fuel to
make a ton of iron and, second, the
rate Of lake freight westbound on coal
isabout 40 per cent of that eastbound
on ore and SO continues year after
year. That it will be stable at about
this proportion is unquestionable, SO
long as the great bulk of the freight
Il moved is eastbound.
On the other hand, there is the
matter of labor. It has always been
commended that it costs more in the
northwest than elsewhere. And, by
wages an hour, it does. But the
Zenith Furnace company has had op.
portunity to test this question during
recent construction. In concrete
work, similar to what Mr.. Andrews
has erected at Hamilton, Ohio, he
found the labor cost at Duluth the
past winter less. This, tho at Duluth
the wages were 81 a day and at Ham
ilton, they had been SLIGO. It is thu
fact, of course, that any question O
relative wages and work resolves it
self into that of food and shelter, ani
1T is also the fact that the better tn,
laborer is cared for and the bette,
food he eats, the more work he will
do.
But while it has been easy to make
the argument of proximity of fuel anG
ore, it has been a difficult thing II
& convince eastern ironnlakers that |
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IRON linking IN
THE NORTHWEST
the Head the Lakes About Be
Plant at Duluth for the Manufacture
of Coke and Pig lron-.Steel Products
to Come Later.

was the correct, one probably for the
simple reason that none Of them de-
sired to be convinced, all their inter
ests lay the other way. It remained
for A. B. Wolvin Of Duluth to asso-
ciate with himself a group Of capital
lists who were willing to put in AIDE
quate money to make the attempt on
scale sufficiently large to avoid the
difficulties of fuel, finances and, ulti-
mately, Of a market also. For it is
no secret that the present owners of
the Zenith Furnace company are pre-:
reasonable extent that may promise
dividends. .
Plans of Furnace Company.
The Zenith Furnace company was
organized about az year ago and
bought the blast. furnace, at Duluth
that had been built by John Birkin-
bine some ten years before. Tho rea-
sonably modern when erected, it had
been remodeled and enlarged more
than once, but the new owner inme-
diately proceeded to plan another re-
construction and enlargement, which
has now been sufficiently completed
to permit the operation Of the plant
About s1,O00,0OO has been spent by
the company since it bought the fur
mace, and most of this money has
! gone into the fuel side. The result
is that it has a furnace plant that
can make coke bessemer and MALE
able iron at as low a price as any
probable competitor, and that can put
it's product into markets further away
than could have been reached by any
Of the previous operators in this dis
trict.
The initial proposition in the minds
Of the men back of this enterprise
was that coke must be made at the
furnace in order to take advantage of
the low rate Of freight on coal, save
their coke from injury in transit and
utilize the by-products. A population
of more than 100000 stood ready to
take a part Of these, and avenues in
which the rest might be worked off
were invitingly open.
ers of the Otto Hoffman coke patents
| for the installation of plant contain
| ing a battery of fifty retorts, with a
coke capacity for about $50 tons every
| twenty-four hours, and this plant is
in operation. AS soon as the ovens
are working smoothly to capacity, the
| 25O-ton furnace will be blown in and
on bessemer iron. Contracts for the
| sale of this product have been closed
| that insure the operation of the plant
/ for a long time, and 1t is entirely
probable that in due course the COM
| pany will consume its own pig in the
manufacture Of minor steel products
suitable for the northwestern market
The Plant at Duluth.
/ The plant Of this company is vel
/ situated in the harbor of Duluth, with
! al frontage of $500 feet on deep wa
4 ter, to which 200 feet may be added
by dredging another slip, and reached
4 by any ships that sail the lakes. This
spring, since the completion of these
4 docks, such vessels as those Of the
Provident, Pittsburg and Peavey fleet.
1 have been frequent arrivals. Work
on the coal docks and ovens begaI
last fall and was carried on continu,
1 ously all winter. On a foundation o.
4 solid sand filled cribs there is a coal
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s1s to St. Louis and Return.

> Coach excursion tickets on sale
every Monday via Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railroad, the only line running
direct. to the gates Of the Worlds
Fair. For further INFORMATION call at
424 Nieolleta avenue, Minneapolis, j.
G. Rickel, City Ticket Agent. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
s1s to St. Louis and Return.

Coach excursion tickets on sale
every Monday via Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railroad, the only line running
direct to. the gates Of the Worlds
Fair. For further information call at
424 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis, J.
G. Rickel, City Ticket Agent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
Backed by Large Interests.
You Are wise Who Think

That the best and proper way to spend
a holiday in August is to go to some
point on the Great Lakes. The rates
are low and the way is easy
Sault Ste Marie and return. $50
Mackinac Island and return. -. $50
4Desbarats and return ......... l4.75.
Sailors Eneanpment and re-
turn 49,. I % "
Michipicoten and return ...... 1880
We would very much like an op-
portunity to talk the matter over
with you at our ticket office, I119 Third
street S. :s. edsm
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They AVE Still on.

The low rates to the great sum-
mering places on the lakes via the
500 Line.
Excursions every Friday during the
summer to
Detroit and return .s16.75
Toledo and return ........... 1850
Cleveland and return ......... 1925
Buffalo and return ........... 20.25
Get booklets and reservations at the
ticket office, 119 Third street S.
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Homeseekers' Excursions.

Aug. 9Th and 23d. and Sept. 18th
and 9th The Rock Island System will
sell round trip tickets to principal
points in Texas, all points in Okla
homa and Arkansas at rate of $27.75.
Aug. 10th, and Sept. 9Th and Goth
one fare plus $500 for the round trip
to Arizona, Idaho, Indian Territory
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. For
particulars and literature apply at
city ticket office, 322 Nicollet avenue,
Minneapolis, MINI.
"a. u. Steece, City Pass. Agent.
w. L. Hathaway, Dist. Pass. Agent.