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The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
USED THEIR INFLUENCE.
Members Of Congress involved in Lat.
est Postal Investigation.


Washington, March 8. - Another
chapter in the postoftice investigation
Of last summer was revealed during
the day when Chairman Overstreet of
the house committee on postoffices and
postroads laid before the house of rep
resentatives closely printed docu-
ment of 618 pages recounting the In
stances on file in the postoffice depart
ment in which members Of the senate
and house of representatives have used
their influence" with the officials of
the postofice department, with more
or less success. to secure increases in
salaries Of postmasters. additional
clerk hire and advantageous leases of
buildings for postoffice purposes.
The report Is made by the unani-
nous vote o. the members of Mr..
Overstreet's committee in response to
a resolution calling for the informa-
ton introduced by Representative Hay
of Virginia. AS the information &C.
companies the report the committee
recommends that the resolution lay
on the table.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
COUNT Won wALpERsEE DEAD.
Distinguished German Officer Passes
Away After Brief illness.

Distinguished German Officer Passes
Away After Brief Illness.
Hanover, Prussia, March Field
Marshal Count Won Waldersee died
shortly after & p. m. He had been i'll
but short time of stomach trouble.
Won Waldersee was the only subject
not Of royal house who was always
cheered by the public. Not even the
chancellor was treated with more re-
spect and admiration, for he had to do
with the things that made Prussia
great and the empire possible. His
partial estrangement with the present
emperor in the early part of the lat
ters reign, the reason of which still
remains obscure, had long disap.
peared and had been replaced by the
emperor's cordial friendship.
The funeral Of the late Field Mar.
shall Count Won Waldersee will be held
at noon on Wednesday.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
vLADlvosrok FORTS SUBJECTED
TO BRISK cAkNoNApE EoR
NEARLY AN HOUR.
RUSSIAN REPORT SAYS eHELlo
FAIL TO EXPLODE AND NO
DAMAGE REsuLra.
PRIVATE ApVIcEs INDICATE SEW
ERAL PERSONS ARE KILLED
IN THE ATTACK.

Vladivostok, March IA feet Of
five Japanese battleships and two
cruisers appeared of this place at 1:26
o'clock Sunday afternoon and bonn.
barded the town and shore batteries
for tifty-five minutes.
The feet approached from the direc-
tion of Askold island at the east on.
trance to Usuri bay and about thirty
two miles southeast of Vladivostok.
Entering Usyri bay the enemy formed
in line of battle, but did not approach
to closer range than a mile and one
third. They directed their fire against
the shore batteries and the town, but
no damage resulted, as most Of their
200 lyddite shells failed to burst.
The Russian batteries, commanded
by Generals Vernotz and Artomanoff,
did not respond.
The japanese fire ceased at 2:S0 p.
m. and the enemy retired in the direc-
ton of Askold island.
simultaneously two torpedo boat
destroyers appeared near Askold IT,
land and two more near Cape Madel.
The Japanese ships were covered
with ice. The attack resulted in no
loss to the Russians, but cost tho
enemy 100000 roubles ($100,000) In
ammunition.
Very Little Damage Results.
Vladivostok, March s.-Outside Of
killing woman and woundin6 few
men Sundays bombardment Of Vladi-
vostok by the Japanese feet did no
material damage. The wooden cottage
of an artisan was the only building
wholly destroyed. 1t was pierced by =
shell from a 12-inch gun, which, after
traversing the roof and wall, fell In
the yard, killing the woman previously
referred to.
In the quarter Of the city called the
DIRTY Corner" a shell fell on the
house of Colonel Shukon without ex-
ploding. 1t traversed aAbedroom, de-
stroying a stove and penetrated the
wall. 1t finally burst near the regi-
mental safe. which was standing In
the courtyard. A sentry guarding the
safe was covered with mud, but was
not injured.
Five sailors were slightly wounded
by the explosion Of shell in the court
yard Of the Siberian naval barracks.
Outside of these casualties no one
was killed or injured and there was
no outbreak Of fire in the city. The
fact that the Russian batteries did not
reply to the Japanese bombardment
was due partially to the slight chance
Of hitting the enemy's warships at
such a long range and partially to .
desire not to betray the position Of the
batteries.
1t is now thought that the attacking
squadron consisted of battleship,
four armored cruisers and two unpro-
tected cruisers,
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
Tuesday. March 9,

eenate-Almost the entire day spent
discussing the committee amendment
to the army bill concerning provisional
troops In the Philippines and the con-
solidation Of the adjutant generals Of
fee with the record and pension office.
Both amendments ultimately were ac-
cepted.
House-Day was set apart for con-
sideration Of claim bills, thirty-two
measures of that character being
pa0Sed,
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
KILL THIRTY RUssIANa

Korean Soldiers Attack 4 Body Of the
Army Of Invasion.
Seoul, March 8.-The Russian sol.
diers operating in the vicinity of Anju
are committing all manner of excesses,
maltreating the native women and
perpetrating robbery upon every op-
portunity.
Korean soldiers attacked body Of
the invaders on Friday last, the 4th
Inst; and succeeded in killing thirty
of them.
It is reported that as the result Of
collision between Russian and Ko-
rean soldiers at Kangge the Russians
were driven beyond the Yalu river.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
ONE LUWQ

May be gone and yet the remaining lung
will be amply sufficient to sustain vigor-
Gus vitality. As general thing few peq-
pie make more use of both lungs than Is
equivalent to healthy use Of one lung.
These facts are all in the favor of the
man or woman with weak lungs, even
when disease has strong grip on them.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

at. Paul, March 8.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $3.70@500; common to
feF ss25@ss5 s. ios good to choice
5:25. Hogs-$4.90@5.55. Sheep-Good
to choice yearling wethers, S4.50@
4.75; good to choice lambs, $5.O0@525.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
WORK Of CONGRESS-.
Wednssdax. March 2.

Hogsa-Entire day devoted to con.
sideratton Of the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill. No final action on
the measure reached.
eenats-Bill for the regulation Of
Philippine shipping again the principal
subject Of consideration. Large num-
bsr Of private pension bills passed.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
Accused Of Stealing.

At the conclusion of the preliminary
examination of both Albert and WILL
lam Magnusen, prominent saloon men
in Moorhead, they were held to the dis.
trict court on the charge of being i'm.
plicated with Bookkeeper Johnson in
stealing cigars from Wholesale house
IN Fargo,
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
MINERS WILL DECIDE.
Proposal Of Operators Submitted to
Local Unions.

FroposaI OF operators Submitted to
Local Unions.
indianapolis. March 8.-The United
Mine Workers, in national convention,
have voted to refer the final decision
as to accepting the wage offer of the
operators to the locals.
The vote Of the locals will be cast
on March Is and the result will be
counted at the national headquarters
in this city March II. The voting on
the proposition will be done by the
miners of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, West
ern Pennsylvania, Maryland. Mich
igan, Western Kentucky, Central Penn
sylvania, West Virginia. Iowa. These
are the districts whose scale expires
April l.
The action Of the miners was taken
in executive session after q discussion
lasting two hours.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. March 8.-Wheat-In store
NO. I hard, 95Ac; No. Northern,
93Ac; No. 2 Northern, 91Ac. To ar.
rive-No. hard. 93Ac; No. North
ern, 93Ac; No. Northern, 91Hc;
May, 93%c; July, 94Ac; Sept, $3.50.
Flax-In store, on track and to arrive,
s1.14; May, 31.16; July, $1.17A; Oct,
$1.18.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12

Of medicine from different physicians without
much benefit. At last wrote to DR.. r: Y. Pierce
Medical Discovery I have used twenty-five
bottles. When commenced taking 1t had no
appetite my system was completely rundown,
better than did before got sick. Have good
appetite and am able to do my work. sin.
cerely recommend Or. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery to all who are afflicted as was.n
Those who suffer from chronic dis
eases are invited to consult Dr.. Pierce,
by letter, free All correspondence
strictly private. Address Dr. r. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets assist the
action of the & vDiscovery.n
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
SQUADRON IN BAD PLIGHT,
NIadivostok Warships May Be Com
PEELED to Fight Japs.

PEELED to Fight Japs:
Landon, March 8.-TAe Japanese
legation has received no oficial infor-
nation of the bombardment Of Vladi-
vostok. 1t is believed here at the le-
cation that the Japanese are between
the Russian cruiser squadron and
Vladivostok and there is reason to be-
lieve that the Vladivostok squadron is
now in the vicinity of the mouth of
the Tumen river, engaged in covering
the movements Of Russian troops from
Possiet bay to the valley Of Tumen.
Russian official dispatches do not
mention this squadron and this omis-
sion lends color to the belief that the
Japanese Var vessels have shut it out
of Vladivostok. It is pointed out at
the legation that il this is true the
Russian vessels are in a critical posi-
ton, since they must run the gauntlet
of the Japanese squadron of Vladivos-
tok or the Japanese squadron of Port
Arthur, before reaching 4 Russian
port.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which il agree
ably aromatic. It is received through tho
nostrils, cleanses and hsals thS whole sur
face over which il diffses itsSlf. Druggists
sell the Soc. size; Trial size by mail, 1g
Cents. Test It and you are sure to continue
the treatment.
Announcement.
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal trot'.
6les, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm In
liquid form, which will be known ~ Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is IS cents. Druggists or BY
mail. The liquid form embodies the med
ieinal properties of the solid preparation.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
Editors Back From the South.

The members of the North Dakota
Press association who have been tour
ing Mexico and the Southwest for the
past month returned home late last
week. laden with trophies. All men,
bers of the party report an excellent
time.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. March s.-Wheat-May,
S1Ac; July, 88c; old, 89A @89%c;
Sept, 83Hc; old, 84@S4hc. Corn
March, Sic; May, 53aic; July, 51Ac;
Sept, 50Ac. Oats-May, 41Ac; July,
3eAc; Sept, 331kc. Pork-May, $13.-
s7h; July, $14.10. F7ax-Cash, North.
western. $1.14: Southwestern, $1.OS;
May, &1.10. Rutter-Creameries, lao
13hc; dairies, 1874 h@21c. Eggs-16h
017c. Poultry-Turkeys, 12c; chick.
ems, 12c; springs. 12c.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
Rombardment Of Port Arthur.

New York, March There has
been a three days bombardment by
the Japanese of PoftsArthur, accord
Ing to , Herald dispatch from Tien.
tsin. The attack was kept mp at in
tervals on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
Saturday. March 8.

9enate-Naval appropriation bill un-
der discussion. Reference was made
to the Far Eastern war and the COM
mon interests of the United States
With England and Japan" The state
ment was disputed by Mr.. Hale, who
insisted that the United States was
strictly neutral.
House-Indian appropriation bill
passed after considerable discussion
and futile efforts to amend it in differ
ont sections
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
KILLS HIS WHOLE FAMILY.

Them All at Dinner.
Berlin, March 9.-Lieutenant Carl
Beseke, retired, after long and
steady decay Of fortune, teek his last
money and gave splendid dinner in
honor of his nineteen-year-old daugh-
ter's birthday. Beseke then poisoned
his wife, daughter, two sons, respec-
lively twelve and sixteen years old,
cadets at a military academy, and
himself with cyanide Of potassium,
which he seemingly inserted In the
mouth of each in the form of a pill
after they had gone into a drunken
sleep.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
Monday, March ?,

House - Postal affairs discussed
practically to the exclusion of all else.
The subject was brought up by the re.
port of the postofice committee re-
Earding the use of influence" by men,
bers of congress in securing increase
Of salaries for postmasters and addi-
tional money for clerk hire and other
purposes.
ssnate-Naval appropriation bill
passed after five days discussion and
the army appropriation bill taken up.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
OHIO NEGRO LYNcHED.
Taken From Jail at Springfield and
Shot to Death.

Shot to Death.
springfield, O., March Sat II
o'clock last night Richard Dixon, COL
ored, was taken from the Jail and shot
to death in the jailyard and the body
was taken from there to the corner of
Main street and Fountain avenue and
hung to telegraph pole, where
the mob spent the next half hour rid.
ding the body with bullets from sew
eral hundred revolvers.
The mob forced an entrance to the
Jail by butting in the east doors with
a railroad iron.
Dixon shot and killed Policeman
Charles Collins Sunday morning.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, March g. Wheat
May, 94A @94%c; July, 94Ac; Sept,
82M@83c. On track-No. hard, 97c;
No. l Northern, csc; No. Northern,
92hc.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
RUSSIANS FoRTlFY ANruNe.

Intend to Make That Place 3 Base for
Resistance,
TOXIC, March THE Russians are
briskly fortifying Antung, which It il
believed they will make base for re-
sistance. Scouts near Anju are be.
ing withdrawn toward Kasan.
1t is denied here that the French
government, in behalf of the holders
Dt the concession, has made any OBJ
lection to Japan completing the Seoul.
Win railway.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Thursday, March 8.

Edmund F. Dixey. a once famous
minstrel, is dead at Philadelphia of
congestion of the lungs.
Russell w. Davenport, one Of the
leading metallurgists of the country,
died at Philadelphia Wednesday Of
pneumonia, aged flfty-five years.
The senate committee on interocean
ic canals has agreed to report the
nominations Of the Panama canal COM
mission with favorable recommends.
tion.
Luther M. Ramsey, cashier of the
superior court at Baltimore, has dis.
appeared. 1t is found that his &C.
counts are short to the extent Of about
$4,000.
DR.. d. M. Wick, one of the leading
physicians Of Northwestern Iowa and
an officer In the State Medical asso-
citation, is dead at Cedar Falls, aged
sixty-five.
Late returne from Vermont city and
town elections indicate that five Of the
six cities and less than SO out of the
246 town In the state voted in favor
Of licensing liquor saloons.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
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IN NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
Canadian Pacific Will Build Four Hun.
dred Miles Of Track.

cred Miles Of Track.
Montreal, March 9.-The Canadian
Pacific has decided to build nearly 400
miles of track during the coming sum-
mer in the Northwest Territory. The
Pheasant Hill branch will be extend.
cd for zoo miles. Branches each
twenty-five miles long will be built
from the Calgary and Edmonton line,
one starting from Wetaskiwin and the
other from Lacombe.
u In addition the Arcola branch will
be extended to Regina, distance of
116 miles.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
TO PURCHASE PANAMA CANAL.
Secretary Shaw Advises New York
City Depositaries to Paw LIN.

ty 91Fo9'so' 'So 80 Tdy OP'
Washington, March 4.-Secretary
Shaw has advised all special national
bank depositaries, including those in
New York city, that they will be re-
Quired to pay, on account of the Pana-
ma canal purchase, 20 per cent Of
their holdings of government funds on
or before March rs. The 20 per cent
aggregates about $30,OOOO0O, leaving
about $2O,o00,000 to be supplied from
the treasury
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
SIX PERSONS KILLED.
Three Others Fatally Hurt in Wreck
Of Trains,

Birmingham, Ala, March 9.-Six
persons were killed. three fatally hurt
and two badly injured in a head-on
collision Tuesday on the Alabama
Great Southern railway, near Kewa-
nee, seventeen miles north of Meri-
dian. Miss.
The trains colliding were the south
bound limited on the Queen and Cres-
cent system and northbound South.
ern railway freight
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED.

Wisconsin Central Freights Collide
Near Hewitt, Wis.
Marshfield, Wis, March 8.-Two
Wisconsin Central freight trains came
together head on between Hewitt and
Auburndale. Fireman Charles Kelly
and Brakeman Herbert Mccarthy were
killed and Engineer Ed Moran was Sc.
riously injured. All three resided in
Fond du Lac. Both engines were bad
ly smashed and dozen or more cars
were wrecked and burned.
The Dickinson press., 1904-03-12
SATURDAY.. March &.

Fire insurance rates on risks In the
congested districts of large cities are
to be advanced.
Joseph W. Babcock has been renom-
mated for congress by Republicans of
the Third Wisconsin district.
Sir Joseph w. Trutch, formerly gov.
ernor of British Columbia and at one
time agent in London for the Domin-
Ion of Canada, is dead.
The condition of Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee is causing anx-
iety among his friends He has been
Ill for many days and Is losing his
strength.
S. 8. Osborne, who was at one time
prominent legislator and politician
In Ohio, is dead at the home of his
daughter In Chicago. He was in his
ninety-ninth year.
The establishment of a college of
domestic science is announced at the
University of Chicago. The courses
will include cooking and the study of
the science of foodstuffs.
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CHAPTER XII,
Dan Lapham Makes a Discovery

Dan Lapham Makes Discovery.
The storm went out with the tide.
The wind lulled with every receding
wave. Inch by inch Dan Lapham de-
scended the rocks. 1t would be relief
once more to secure good footing where
he could stand or sit with ease. He
had chung to the eide Of the upright
boulders until his fingers were worn to
the quick. His toes ached under the
continual strain and the bones of his
body seemed torn, from the flesh so
long had he been in contact with the
rocks.
When once the tide was out he found
himself upon large nest of rocks.
This he knew would be tbscase for he
was acquainted with the bay and river
as one is acquainted with his home and
the landmarks about the place.
At high tide Chinook rocks were sub
merged, save that one spur near the
center of the group extend d above the
high water mark. 1t was to this that
Dan had chung throughout the day.
Finding himself again able to walk
about he began to plan for escape. He
had hopes that he might hail some
early morning fisherman by picking a
conspicuous place on the rocks from
which point he could view the river
and bay, but he was anxious to leave
his place of imprisonment earlier if
possible
He peered into the water at the loot
Of the rocks and examined every nook
and corner, with the hope that he
might find his boat or some other craft
that might have drifted to the place
and lodged.
A few lights in the village to the
north showed that some OF the inhabi
tants were yet awake. He noticed one
light with which he and all the fisher
men were familiar. 1t was light in
an isolated cabin far up the beach.
This light tonight was . source Of
mystery to Dan. 1t shone from the
cabin Of Ringwold and sankala. He
had seen them going to their doom
that morning. He did not believe any
earthly, power could save. them. 49, His
final conclusion was that they had left
the light burning in the early hour Of
morning when they went out into the
storm or that their bodies had been re.
covered by the life savers and neighbori
who were sitting up with the dead.
Poor SankalaI Dan sat down upon
the rocks and reflected. He thought Of
the frail girl whom he had go often as
sisted in fishing her net while her aget
companion sat helpless in the boat
He thought Of how cheerful the littl,
one worked day after day to sustain hel
protector. He thought Of the self
denial, of the bravery and kind hear
Of the girl and then he saw the limo
cent confiding blue eyes as they had 8,
often thanked him when he rendered
her assistance at tho traps, and bi,
tear stole into the eyes of the younl
athlete. In the very darkness he wa
handsome. His black hair hung abou
his head in graceful wavy curls. vi
The Greeley tribune., 1904-08-25
THE FIRST SHIPMENT
Cantaloupes from Greeley Dis
triCt Sent to Denver.

The local cantaloupe growers COM
menced shipment for the Denver
market last Monday. The price re-
ceived was - a basket with fourteen
cantl!oupes to the basket. The
melons were grown on the Gregory
farm.
A. F. Marsh, the fed man for the
melon growers association expects
that there rill be about 1000 crates
OF the. ne ions shipped out of here
this season. They run $50 crates tc
the car, making twenty carloads.
This is fairly good owing for the
first season when it is considered that
out Of the 700 acres started in the
spring only 200 acres of the melons
we're left intact by hail. The weather
too, has. been against the ripenins OF
the fIuit. Otherwise the melons
from this section would have been on
the market in large quantities as
quick as those at Rocky Ford. When
it is considered that it is 2OO acres
against 10, O0U at Rocky Ford the
showing made by the Greeley growers
is rather remarkable.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-08-25
Long Auto Ride.

A peculiar looking automobile
stopped on Eighth avenue for a few
minutes last Thursday morning while
its TWO drivers, l.. l.. Whitman and
e. S. Carris enjoyed a shave. The
two gentlemen are on record break.
ing trip from San Francisco to New
YORK, and if they keep on running
ahead OF record time the rest of the
distance as they had up to the time
OF reaching here, the record Of sixty
days viii! be cut nearly in two. They
left San Francisco August |. The
best run from that city to Denver
heretofore recorded was in thirty
da's, or fourteen days longer than
the present trip.
The machine used is a Franklin,
air cooled gasoline motor and is built
very light for so hard trip.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-08-25
Saloon Burned.

The saloon owned by the Weld
County Liquor company and managed
hv Joe Judelowitz in Evans was
burned to the ground early Saturday
morning. The fire was started some
where IN the rear Of the building,
evidently by frebuEs. Building and
contents we're totally destroyed. The
building aud stock we're insured for
SO. 600.
The city hall Of Evans, which was
really a part of the same building
was also destroyed This had rnsur-
arre TO the amount of ss7j.