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The state herald., 1904-07-08
EIaht at Fen Shut PAS.

London. July IA dispatch TO the
japanese legation from Toxic to-day
gave few details of the operations at
Fen Shut pass. II says the Russians
left ninety dead on the main road.
while the number left elsewhere is not
yet cstimatablc.
Six Russian officers and eiehty-nye
men were captured.
The total casualties Of the Japanese
are estimated Mt 40.
The report, which was sent By the
commander Of the Taku Shan army.
says the japanese army, In three col
umns, commenced operations June 26th
for the occupation of Fen Shut pass.
where the Russians had constructed
scml-fortifications. with forts, en-
tronchmonts, wire ENGAGEMENTS and
abattis. The Russians stubbornly re-
sisted. but after fierce engagement tho
japanese succeeded In surrounding the
Russians and finally captured the pass
June aith
The state herald., 1904-07-08
Naval Fiaht at Port Arthur.

St Petersburg. July IAN official
dispatch received from Lieutenant
General Stoessel. the commander OF
the Russian military forces at Port
Arthur, says that the squadron OF Reai
Admiral Wlthoeft re-entered that port
after repulsing five torpedo boat at
tacks. II contains no further details.
1t does not mention any damage to the
Russian ships.
As no injury to the vessels OF the
Russian squadron was mentioned. the
belief OF the authorities is greatly
strengthened that Admiral Togo's re-
port was very much exaggerated.
While Offering no specific ground for
this opinion, the admiralty believes
that n fight occurred ON Saturday.
General Stoesscl's dispatch is ad-
dressed TO Lieutenant General Zeilon.
sky. General Kuropatkin's chief or
stan, and is dated June cath.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

The ships sunk, according to a dis
patch to the Central News from To
kio, were the steamer Koun. of 2,S7t
seitu.
st. Petersburg, June 30-It Is ru-
mored here that the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Liuetenant Burukof,
which arrived at New Chwang from
Port Arthur Wednesday evening,
brought news that Rear Admiral With
oeft again. on June cath, gave battle
to the japanese fleet
New Chwang, June 30.-The Russian
torpedo boat destroyer, Lieutenant
Burukoff, arrived here from Port Ar
thur yesterday evening and is berthed
alongside the gunboat Sivouch. The
river bank was soon crowded with eX-
cited natives who were told by the Rus
SLAMS that the japanese fleet had been
completely destroyed.
The officers of the Lieutenant Buru-
koff tell several stories. One is that
Admiral Togos report of the fighting
was exaggerated and that the Russians
have made two cruises in the gulf of
Pc Chi Ii in FIVE days.
Another story is that Port Arthur
fleet has joineu the Vladivostok squad
ron.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press sent a messenger VINO speaks
Russian to the side of the destroyer,
but the Russian sailors would not talk,
except to say that they left Port Ar
thur Tuesday night. Every inch of the
boat was crowded with men. She had
The state herald., 1904-07-08
STEAMER SINKS
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED PERISH

Steamer Norge Strikes Reef in the
North Atlantic and Goes to the Bot.
tom With Load Of Danish and
Norwegian Emierants.
London, July 4.-Over 700 Danish and
Norwegian emigrants bound for New
York are believed to have been drowned
In the North Atlantic on June 2Sth. Out
of 800 souls on board the Danish
steamer Norge. which left Copenhagen
June 22, only twenty-seyen are known
| to be alive and for the rest no hope
is held out.
When last seen the Norge was sink
ing where she struck on the islet of
Rockall, whose isolated peak rises IT.
self from deadly Atlantic reef 290
miles off the west coast of Scotland
Early in the morning Of last Tuesday
the Norge, which was out of her course
in heavy weather, ran on the Rockall
reef. which in the distance looks like
ship under full sail. The Norge was
quickly backed off, but the heavy seas
poured in through a rent in her bows.
The emigrants. who were then await
ing breakfast below, ran on deck. The
hatchways were scarcely built for the
hundreds of souls, and became clogged.
The Norge quickly began to go
down by the head. Eight boats were
lowered, and into these the women and
children were hurriedly put. Six of
these boats smashed agsl INST the side of
the Norge and their SNpless inmates
were caught up by the heavy seas.
Three boatloads got safely away from
the side of the SINKING ship, and many
of the emigrants who were left on
board, SELLING life preservers, threw
themselves into the sea and were
drowned
One Of the survivors, man, said:
I'VE left Copenhagen June 22nd.
There were zoo emigrants. Norwegians,
Swedes, Danes and Firms on board.
The crew numbered about eighty.
"All went well until June 2Sth. lay
in my bunk waiting for breakfast. We
heard little bump. then another
bump, and then rus he'd on deck
Il saw at once that something serious
had happened and | made a dash be-
low to gather up my few belongings.
Scores were rushing on deck and
the 'hatchway was crowded with emf
grants. They were launching boats
and rushing into them, but there was
no panic.
-Four or five were In the boat into
which ! got and we cleared the ship.
Luckily for us. in our party was the on
ly seaman from the Norge who escaped
aEl he was able to navigate our little
boat.
We saw two other boats capsize ow-
ing to the heavy weather and because
no one could navigate them.
I'VE made straightaway and when
We last saw the Norge large number
Of emigrants were on deck. Captain
Gundle stood on the bridge.
Dozens of passengers had jumped
into the sea. They wore life belts but
were drowned before our eyes.
After twenty-four hours the Saliva
bore down and picked us up.
About 700 persons must have beel
drowned"
The state herald., 1904-07-08
Three Enrin cnn,irsd.

Toxic. July lit IL unofhclally re.
ported that the Chik Wan Shan, Chit
An Shan and So Cho Chan forts, south.
east of that part OF the Port Arthur
defonsos. were captured ON Sunday
after an all.dny nght. beginning with
an artillery duel. So Cho Chan. It In
added, was iirst captured and the
other forts fell soon af,crwafd. The
Russians rctrcaiod west, leaving forty
dond. Tho composition Of the lapa.
n.sc force has not been asccrtainod
beyond the fact that I, Ia said TO have
consisted Of all branches of tho scr.
vice The Japanese lost three officers
anh 100 men killed or wounded, and
captured two guns and n quantity Of
ammunition, Tho officials here do not
credit the report.
The state herald., 1904-07-08
May Gu, or nu,slsn Force.

Lao Yang. June 20. delayed IN
transmission THE Japanese column
which forced The passage NJ Mo TiUn
pass ID advancing on LAO Yang by the
eastern fond, Ruusiah force com
mAnded by General Count Keller 10
holding n fo-ilaod position command
lnr The road on this slide Of the pass
The object oi tho Japanese II TO eut
the ituhsinn communications north
ward of Lao Yang while General Kh
rophttin n operating Ia tho vicinity o'
Hal ChenE With practically the whole
NJ the Russian futtcH.
The state herald., 1904-07-08
peadlY RaIlroad Wt,ek.

iltchhcld, lll, July i.-rhe Chicago
limited on the Wabash railroad, due
IN 81 Louis NJ 7 ., M, n half hour
late ana running nfiy mileH an hour.
was wrecked last niFht inside the city
limits, Tho engine ran into an open
switch and struck freight train on n
siding Tho engine and nrst three
coaches were piled In heap across
the track caught iife ana were con.
Humed. II N believed that twenty
persons purlHhud IN these coaches and
that forty we're Injured, Three ~ the
Injured have since died, The laht car
ON the train, "a special from wlseos,
sin was pushed back nnd saved.
The state herald., 1904-07-08
BoA, sInLs by AeeIds,,

81 retoraburg, July The subma.
rihe boat pclnn sank at hor moorlnra
IN the N''a. IN the Battle shlpbulldlnr
yard. at II O'Clock Wednesday morn.
lnE With the loss Of nm onlccr Lien.
iennn' chcrlasuB aud twenty mon.
Tho Incident was due partly TO tho
excessive number N the crew, MOSTLY
inexperienced mon, aud rhleny TO tho
nhiofihnhlo attempt Gf man to cr.
enpc while HE comrades were screw.
rs down the mnnbolo.
The state herald., 1904-07-08
CAPTURE OF Forts Denied.

ST, Petersburg. July l.-ToleRrams
from Toxic relating 10 the CAPTURE o.
forts forming part Of the dcfcnScs Of
Port Arthur do not agree with INFORM
alton received at the war Office, nor
with the reports Of Goscrnl stooasoi.
which indicate that the Siege opera.
'ionn mr.. proceeding very slowly,
Heavy guns have not yet been brought
IN range uf the works at Port Arthur
The state herald., 1904-07-08

Nladivostok was the first Russian
stronghold constructed in the far East
and is said to be almost impregnable.
The city is built on what is called the
Murarev or Albert promontory. and
may be reached from two entrances
one from ussuri Bay. on the east
where the japanese fleet now is re-
ported to be lying In wait, and the
other from Amur Bay. on the west.
Both Of these bays are merely inlets
The state herald., 1904-07-08
Moyer In Denver.

Denver. July 5.-Presidont Charles II.
Meyer of the Western Federation OF
Miners was brought 10 Denver last
night at . o'clock in charge Of Sheriff
Edward Bell OF Teller county aud tnk-
On TO the Albany hotel. where he spent
the night Deputy Sheriff I'D. Doroddy
accompanied Sheriff Bell
After registering Rt the hotel. Mr..
Meyer was taken out 10 supper. then
returned TO the hotel Al visitors
were denied an interview Mr. Meyer
will meet his bondnmen nl the once Of
his attorneys, MeiHu Richardson A
Hawkins, In tho Ernest A Cranmcr
building. at 1880 o'clock this morning,
and will be- released after the hiing of q
bond for 10000.
Prior 10 the release of Mr.. Moyer
Sheriff Bell will serve the warrants ON
tho several officers of the Western Fed.
cration of Miners In this city. who have
been charged with murder and com.
pllcity In the Victor riot Of June 9Th.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

from Peter the Great bay, into which
the Muravev peninsula juts. The en-
frances to the town are long, narrow
and bordered with high hills, which
conceal many guns and because of
Its land-locked and protected- harbor
Nladivostok is called the eastern Bos-
porus, while the port itself is known
as the Golden Horn. The harbor is
one of the safest in the world, the
depth OF water permitting vessels
The state herald., 1904-07-08

drawing twenty.four feet OF water
along the arsenals. Vl.divostek is
the terminus of the Trans-Siberian
road, and Russia has expended mil
lions in its defenses and in Its count
less hidden land batteries. vladivos-
tol. which means THE Ruler Of tho
East" was founded In 1861, and be-
came naval station for the Siberian
fleet in 1870. The first forts were built
In 1S76-77.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

The arrival OF Boozona Sokup an
omigrant from the old world, was duly
recorded at New York the other day.
We venture TO predict bright politi.
cal future In this country for MIR.
Sokup.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

The Chicago Girl who tried TO com.
nit suicide by drowning and was
saved because her skirts noatcd her.
has good reason to be clad that she
never followed the example OF DIR,
Mary Walker.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

+. W. Giles is said to be the name
of the man who introduced the Eng.
lish sparrow into tho Mississippi val.
ley. The charitable supposition Is
that Mr.. Giles didn't know what he
yns doing.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

che latest scientific information Is
that hair and teeth have about served
their purpose and that the human
family II destined 10 become perfectly
ioothlcss aud bald which makes us
ftill rladdcr we're alive right now.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

Even at savings bank interest of 3
per cent. compounded ncmiannuRlly.
money grows rapidly, Ten dollars n
month deposited In the bank viii
amount TO .Gi77O in ave years. Start
n bank account today
The state herald., 1904-07-08

The Boston Globe prints a roll of SO
e. A. Il. veterans who are SO
or over, which demonstrates what
ktad of constitution the boys OF other
days were endowed with
The state herald., 1904-07-08

The pastor and one ot his oldors In
pl,tsburR church treated the conRro
cation to few rounds with barn
Lnucklou after the services Comment
II withheld until II ls learned phothet
this was a rusc to make diyiHc wor.
ship more attractive 10 the male part
of the community
The state herald., 1904-07-08

The duke and duchess OF Mari.
borough are reported to be living
apart Nobody can blame any mar
ried couple from doing everything in
their power TO be happy.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

Twontyfour people of the Harry
Lchr stamp are going TO dine Ia n
monster wine barrel In Berlin. The
guests will enter through the bunE
hole. which IA Just large enough to
admit an ayoragoslsed person. Thc
question Ia can they get out after din
nor
The state herald., 1904-07-08

An Iowa man after firing five shots
times by policemen. Owing to the fact
that there We're no innocent bystaud.
ers nobody was hurt.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

The New York Herald urges the es.
Enlistment of a school for writer's OF
fiction, but what is really needed is an
institution to teach people not TO try
TO write fiction.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

According to the latest Hgures tho
population of the world to-day Is T..
COS. 800 600. About half ot ~ inhabi.
tants are feminine Aud yet young
men continue TO sing "Thctra only
ono Girl In The world fpt me"
The state herald., 1904-07-08

Car Nicholas has begun to find in.
fernal machines under his bed.
There's u boy who doesn't need mi.
croscope when he goes hunting for
trouble.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

He laughs best who laughs last. Ac.
cording to this, the best laugher is the
man who has to be trepanned in order
10 make him see the point OF joke.
The state herald., 1904-07-08
Affairs In Port Arthur.

On Beard the Daily News Dispatch
Boat Fawan, Che Foo, June 3O.-Eirht
European refugees who left Port Ar.
thur in Chinese junk were picked
up yesterday morning by the Fawan.
There were FIVE men, two women and
n child in the party. They belonged to
the upper class. The information they
gave seems reliable. They stated thai
the Russian feet now consists Of tn,
following ships in good condition: The
CZarevltch, Retvisan, Pobieda. Peres
Wet, Poltava, Askold. Diana, Bayan
Novik and twenty torpedo craft and
smaller boats. The torpedo transport
Amur Is damaged and the battleship
Seyastapool slightly damaged, but
they can soon be repaired.
There are 1900 sailors and 10000
Uoldicrs In the fortress. Women are
largely employed as nurses. There
are $50 artisans and 1000 citizens
These 1000 have now been drafted
into the army and are drilling daily.
There is plenty OF food. but the gov.
ernmont is controlling prices In order
10 prevent speculation.
The refugees also stated that. owing
TO the jecrs Of the army. the fleet was
forced 10 make It's recent dcmonstrn,
tlon on June 23d In order to preserve
the morale Of the garrison. II camo
out OF the hnrbor with total OF thir'
ty'nvc ships, The Japanese made n
torpedo attack the same night.
Russian sailors say they are afraid
of the JnpancEc torpedo boats ms they
always rush nj full speed for the bat
tloships. Regardless OF danger from
mines. when the torpedo boats came
NJ, the Russian vessels rc.-entod In,
lc the hnrbor the ScynHtapool
r'rlklng oao Of the Russian mines IN
the dark. However II was only
slightly damaged The refugees deny
that the Russians lost any cruisers
They say. however. that the japanese
lost two torpedo boats This, however
IN not TO be credited. They stated tina,
they thought tho fleet would make n
H'al HFh' 'N'nIuhllN, uni thhi m'hn
time. while waiting for the arrival OF
Admiral skrydlofI, al the officers were
afraid TO risk defeat without orders
The captain of the Noylk IA an oxccp
ton To this rule lie IN very brave
going cut repeatedly
These refugees taid that they
thought the fortress could be taken
from tho land side only The 1npancs,
are nj proycnt making an attack on
Wolf mountain,
The state herald., 1904-07-08

King Peter Of Seryia announces
that he is going to have a coronation
in August. 1t will be a good thing for
innocent bystanders to stay away
from.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

When that s2,5OO,OOO,OOO ore trust
is formed It will be something more
than an airy joke to say that Mr..
Rockefeller owns the earth.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

The four.leaf clover is a favorite de
sign with the younger ladies for EN-.
broidering their silk hosiery. We learn
this from one of our exchanges.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

There's no use crying over split
milk. The better way is to seek the
nearest pump and repair the damage.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

A new York paper is offering prize
for the best vacation suggestion. We
have heard that 1t is good plan to
remain quietly at home and take a
rest.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

ST. Louis, July a.-Iudgc ". u. Al.
ans of the United States District
couf, yesterday granted United States
Senator Joseph T. Burton NJ Kansas.
convicted Of accepting money from n
company under investigation by the
PoHiofileo Department an appeal 10
the supreme Court of the United
States
Senator burton whb fined $500 and
sentenced 10 the iron county, Missouri.
jail for slS months, llu appealed to
tho United States Circuit Court Of Az.
poalr, but yesterdays action takes the
case direct 10 the Hupreme Court Of
tho United States,
The state herald., 1904-07-08

The war has, after all, its bright
side. So far neither Rudyard Kipling
nor Alfred Austin has written poem
about ii.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

No wonder the railway engineer
who saw his lifelong friend ground to
pieces under his locomotive has Who'll.
ly lost his nerve.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

oxford university is going to con-
fer the degree of doctor of letters on
w. d. Howells. Who reads an Ameri
can book?"
The state herald., 1904-07-08

A new Galveston greets the eye of
the traveller On the stepping stone Of
its dead self it has risen to higher
things.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

Jack White has won the British
open golf championship. One of the
strange things about the case is that
he is an Englishman
The state herald., 1904-07-08

]. Pierpont Morgan is another sut.
ferer from the malady known as mil
l;onaire's stomach.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

A woman is willing to take the bene-
fit of the doubt and let man have tho
doubt of the benefit.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

n,ng Peter is preparing for his cor
onation by taking a five-mile sprinp
every day.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

Port Arthur seems to fall as easy
and as often as a man who is trying
10 quit smoking cigarettes.
The state herald., 1904-07-08

Cronstnlt, July i.-rhc Russian
baltloshlp NayariH while returning TO
her anchorage Wednesday was
nmmed by the Russian lronclnd No
tron Monla. which s'rptk hor amid.
ships. The damage 10 the Sayarln IL
not serious, though II may be- ncces
a1ry 30 drrdoek thn vessel. II la be-
liev"i TINT tho prrIo1 required Tor
repairing the biltlovhlp viii not be- d
Tan" ore
rlr Npyar'u 10 hh'ilrHhip or 10000
ra liBblnormort aai o0o Indicate
Tr power rad carries a crow Of Car
4 she vlH completed ln 1898 ant
h1t commissioned rp Riiurda..
The state herald., 1904-07-08

All the damage suits arising out OF
the disaster of last January NJ STRAIT
tons Independence mine have been
settled excepting two caHez and nego.
tlaiions for the settlement " these are
IN proEtrHh
The state herald., 1904-07-08

Millions have laughed at Mark
Twain's quaint humor. Millions grieve
with him in his present sorrow.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-05-11
Barber County Pupils at Fort Scott.

Editors Index: After so long an alb
sence I will again send you few lines
today. The Barber county delegation
are we'll satisfied and doing we'll, al
though their number is decreased
about 40 per cent. A. D. Mcclure, n.
H. Taylor Geo. w. Colborn, Abba
Alfred and Grace Taylor have at
various times each departed from Ft.
Scott, for their respective homes IN the
rich and fertile Sharon valley and are,
to the best of my knowledge, enjoying
farm life in Southern Kansas. There are
only six of us left and we will stay till
the end of the school year, May Goth.
Mr.. E. Alfred and myself will not re-
turn home for the summer. Mr.. Alfred
will attend the st. Louis Exposition
and | Will remain here in TT. Scott.
School is progressing nicely and is
fast drawing o a close.
The students have all spent very
profitable and enjoyable winter here.
The faculty and the students alike are
very much pleased with the intellectual
progress made by the students of the
Collegiate Institute.
If the plans of President Newlin are
carried cut, $4,000 addition will be
erected to the present building. The
faculty will also be increased. The
total enrolment reached something
above 100, this being the second year.
The college year will soon be at an end
than a
months. Sunday, May 18th the Presi.
dent will deliver the annual Baccalaure-
ate sermon and Thursday night
following Will be the annual oratorical
contest.
There will be six in the contest for
q $50 gold medal. The writer was the
only Barber county "chap" lucky
enough to get place on this contest.
Last year the medal was carried off by
. Barber county young man, A. D i.
Mcguire.
The weather has been fine all winter
with good deal Of rain. There has
been q good deal of sickness here this
winter. At times nearly half Of the
school were sick at once. OF course,
the weather and health are inferior to
what they are in Barber county. A
one fourth inch rain will produce more
mud here, than Barber county ever
saw. TT. Scott has a population OF
Is 900, principally miners, railroad men
and laborers. About % per cent of the
population is colored. Hoping this
will he of interest TO vour readers
! will close. Roy EVANS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-05-11

The Oklahoma statehood bill
which passed the house, didn't even
get started in the senate before
congress adjourned. The republic
cans never did have the remotest
intention of giving Oklahoma
statehood at this session. They
merely put it through the house to
fool the people of Oklahoma into
the belief that the party is favor
able to their interests. 1t must be a
thick headed individual indeed
who can't see through such a
transparent bluff.