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The state herald., 1904-05-20
FRENCH poub, Ru,sIan suee,,,.

Paris. May IS French confidence In
russian prowcht N much shaken Ms u
result OF tho recent developments con.
corning the weakness Of General Kuro
pnikin's land forces The early Jap
ancb" successes were accepted aa
merely preliminary. II being believed
by the officials and public here gen.
orally that kuropatkln was eonccn.
trating n vast force, approximately
100000 mon. which eventually would
annihllata the smaller Japanese army
But the reports Of the last ten days
have shown a constant ahrinkage Of
kuropatkin'E army until now II IL gen,
orally accepted In Official circles that
he has not over 100000 men, includ.
ing those locked up In Port Arthur and
In other garrisons. Tho announce.
mont that the Russian commander haa
put of taking the Offensive until July
IN order 90 secure feinfofc"men,A add
TO the belief that his strength has
heretofore been greatly oycrcstl'
mated,
The state herald., 1904-05-20

ship cook the damaged vessel in tow
and disappeared to the southeast.
The launch escaped the hot fire dl-
rected against 1t by the japanese ships
but, being unable to return to Port
Arthur or to get into Dalny. she was
beached not far from Dalny.
Only few of the higher officers were
aware of the plan, the success of which
depended upon secrecy. The achieve
ment raised the spirits of the Russians
afloat and ashore. and the young naval
officer who was the hero of the exploit
was feted and rewarded with the cross
OF st. George.
The Russians on May 1lth. appre-
hending that the presence of JRpa-
nese squadron meant an attempt to
capture Dalny, blew up the piers and
quietly evacuated the place.
Two thousand japanese have reoc.
cupicd the road to Sanchilipu. again
cutting of Port Arthur. A strong force
Ia advancing against Polandien.
The state herald., 1904-05-20
China VIII Ne Neutral.

poklnR. May i6=on May iglh tho
Japanese minister In private audi
enea with Prince Ching Informed him
of tho strongly expressed wishes Of the
Japanese government that China pre-
serve a strict neutrality and also r.
questnd Prince Ching 10 notify the ln
cations NJ the audience,
"thp Chinese government considers
II lH tie duty. owing 10 false reports
In various joufnpls. 10 inform the FOR
uign ministers that the Chinese gov
ernment IL nrmly resolved 10 adhere
to the strict rules oi neutrality"
The state herald., 1904-05-20
kentucky Feud Revived.

Jackson. Ky, May iI-Ncws reached
here yesterday ot the assassination OF
Riley Coldiron In Perry county. Cold.
iron, with Captain John patrick. was
the principal witness against Curtis
Jctt aud Tom White, who were con
yictcd of the murder Of James Cock
rili In jackson
Coldlron was returning from store
on TroublenOm" creek. Ave miles from
his home, when b. was shot from am
bush, Friends say that Abe Callahan
n brother oi Sheriff Ed Callahan. who
are enemies of coldiron. were not In
the vicinity ot the place where the
tragedy occurred, Coldiron was .
member Of the Cockrill faction. op
poged by the llnrgis and Callahan
feudista
The state herald., 1904-05-20
poyeo,,inu city Directory.

Chicago, May 1.-THE Chicago Fed
grafton oI Labor has adopted a resoln
ion requesting members ~ Unions af.
nlihtrd with Il 10 refuse 10 permit
hnif names 10 appear In the forthcam
fnH directory II Ia charged IN tho rss
1luliun that the nrm Publishing the di
rector, has publicly expressed de
ttuinrd opposition tp organized labor
IA general by its Efforts to maintain "a
su.tallpd open shop
The directory " tho chicago Tele.
phone Company, also published by this
nrm was Included In this resolution,
The state herald., 1904-05-20
Germans praIs, Japanese vslOt.

BERLIN. May ih=Th" newspapers of
all parties have begun vieing with one
another IN praise of Japanese military
genius and In prophecies of the con
tlnued defeat of the Russians, Beyefal
morning journals openly declare that
the ltHHHian cause II lost. one intlmat
ihg that Russia will prefer 10 make an
attempt 10 recover her prestige In an.
other sphere evidently meaning Asia
rather than 20 continue the struggle
IN Mahchufla indefinitely
This change uf tone peryndea not
only the military criticisms but the
political leaders alike,
The state herald., 1904-05-20
Wood Chasing the Moros.

Washington. May 1.-THE Moros
who attacked the American troops
May sth and killed two officers and a
number of men. may be severely pun
ished by Major General Leonard Wood
who is marching on the band with a
force OF $50. Major Ainsworth. mill
tary secretary. to-day received a cable
gram from General Wade. command
ing in the Philippines. In reply TO n
message asking particulars concerning
the movement against the Moros in
Mindanao. General Wade's message
is as follows:
Major General Wood, with $50 Off
GERS and men Is On route to recover
the bodies OF our killed. Two of the
number who were previously reported
killed have come In. II Is learned that
four men who were reported killed are
alive.
There is no trouble outside OF Ais
band. Plan, Is friendly TO the United
States. Everything quiet In Cottoba'
to valley. People are planting crops
and anxious to have AIS band taken,
and are furnishing assistance freely
and Willingly ANS outfit is in the
district east OF Lake Lignasan. which
Is swampy and almost uninhAbitahle.
Word from the expedition Is not TO
be expected for several days. II will
take the command six days hard
marching TO reach the place where the
engagement Of May Sth occurred"
Onicials OF the War Department hes
itatc 90 express any opinion about the
movement Of General Woods column.
but Il II evident that the Moros will
be unable to resist such force, Some
OF those who are Informed concern.
Ing the attitude Of the Moros believe
they will attempt TO prevent the nd.
vance OF the American soldiers. In
which case there probably VIII be n
decisive encounter.
The state herald., 1904-05-20
Brave Washington Woman.

st. Paul May Reports received
here at the Northern pacinc once
from division headquarters In the
West tell Of how Mrs A. J. Barlow,
wife nf a section foreman In the state
OF Washington saved the life of q tel,
Hgfaph operator, who was shot by u
bandit aud then talsEfaphod the news
to headquarters, rrsnltins In the cap,
ture Of the outlaw
The state herald., 1904-05-20

~ the Italian chemist who thinks he
hiss discovered chemical combina.
'ion in liquid form that will prove
substitute for kerosene oil II right.
hc may be cndoSihg universities or
giving away libraries dozen years
from now.
The state herald., 1904-05-20
Japanese Cruiser Torpedoed.

Lao Yang, Saturday. May IA. (De-
layed in transmission. )-The Russian
feet scored its first distinct naval sue
cess of the war May 10th in the tor
pedoing and crippling, though not the
sinking of an armored japanese cruis-
er in TalIenwan bay.
The Russian attack was carefully
planned on May 10th while the Japa-
nese squadron was concentrated out
side Dalny. devoting It's whole atten-
tion to Talienwan bay, and was carried
out the same night.
The attacking force was not a regu-
The state herald., 1904-05-20

Novoo Yrcmya. which is tho namo
OF ono Of Russla's leading newspapers.
means The Times and Tho vsemlrnaya
means Tho World, II must be cNcit,
ing when The World nowsboys lock
Out with an extra.
The state herald., 1904-05-20
JAPANESE HAVE THREE BIG ARMIES
IN THE FIELD MOVING VERY RAPIDLY

St. Petersburg. May 16.-From Muk-
den the Japanese are said to have
turned up in six different new places.
occupied four stations, blown up the
line five versts below Port Adams and
taken Dalny.
At the same time Kuroki and Oki
divisions are advancing in line $50
kilometers long. while the strategical-
ly important town of Hsin Teng is be-
The state herald., 1904-05-20

II would foryc the convenience Of
editors, competitors. proofrcadcra aud
readers alike n the American news.
papers would only agree upon com
plste not Of Yankee names for both
the Japanese and tho Russian war,
ships,
The state herald., 1904-05-20

one Of tho japanese orlccrs who
were killed at Port Arthur has been
elevated 10 tho rank Of war god IN
Japan. Stlll, comparatively few Of uH
wosid care TO be blown 10 pieces even
for that high honor.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

The eminent authority that doserlb.
cd Uncle Russell Sage Ms man who
did not care for money for It's own
sake must have heard OF tho reckless.
ness with which he sometimes spends
sos for a suit OF clothes.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

ders Kuropatkins r'sition critical in
the extreme"
Great bitterness is felt and ex-
pressed over the toIe CT the German
press so Unexpectedly going back on
this country at tine when she most
needs friends.
Won Buelow's well meant efforts are
only making matters worse. The
Grand Duchess Maril Paviona's hospi-
tai train was ferried over Lake Baikal
today
The state herald., 1904-05-20

The able but dyspop,lc New Ycrl,
Post still sternly declines to point
with pride at anything in this repre-.
henslble country except the occasional
imaginary fulhllmont OF one OF It's dis.
NAL predictions.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

ing strongly fortified with the object of
securing the left flank of the main
Japanese forces. A large amount of
artillery is being brought up.
The Novoe Vremya military expert
says:
Delayed kilograms received show
the Japanese are operating three ar
mics. On all sides heard nothing
but pessimistic opinions. 1t is being
openly admitted that the unexpected
display of numbers by the enemy rem
The state herald., 1904-05-20

In one block OF twelve houses In
New Brunswick there are six brides.
That block is n good deal more deslr.
able now as a place Of residence than
II will be a few years hence. II they
all stay there.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

The news that fortune OF 81, 900.
600 awaits one missing George Miller
is calculated TO raise false hopes. But
1t would have been stlli worse II the
lost heir had happened to be John
Smith.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

Tho Englishman who has been In.
Sestigating the question decides that
there Is a measure of stern reality in
dreams. Any man who has paid or
his wife's spring hat will corroborate
this.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

Tho executive board Of tho Western
Federation af MineFs has decided 90
hold tnr convention nf tho orgaBigA,
tlon In Denver, May 23d, This IL tho
convention which adjourned a. Butte.
Montana, owing 10 the detention of
President MoYrf In Telluride.
Tho Interstate debate between tho
Universities at Kansas and Colorado
held NJ Boulder, May f,h, was decided
IN favor ~ Colorado Colorado had the
negative and Kansas the affirmative ot
the subject 'neHolyed, that the em-
ployrr n Justified In refusing 10 rec.
urnizn labor unions"
The state herald., 1904-05-20

An undeftaker's rate war In North
Yakima. wash hsa been carried 90
far thst one may be buried ont thrfa
for one cont The bargain price ~
subject TO change without notice. aud
anyone wishing 10 take advantage Of
Il should time hls funeral accordingly
The state herald., 1904-05-20

Il is 10 be hoped that the fact that
a defendant In n breach OF promise
case used 10 send his sweetheart n
million kisses IN every letter will not
ho used NJ an argument against the
feaalhlllty nf one.eent poatnge.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

Some genius has Invented n machine
60 split wood, 20 be run by three,
horsepower gasoline engine. II isn't
enough where il the man who can
no, at once recall splitting knots that
would stop 'hroehofaeBowrr engine
M Htill as n clork7
The state herald., 1904-05-20

1t would be interesting to know how
much Prof. Crittenden, since he dis
covered that people generally eat too
much. has reduced his own daily bill
OF fare.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

II is unsafe to make n running COM
ment on baseball team or the
weather Either is likely to present
n complete change OF form without a
moments notice.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

An esteemed New York contempor-
AIRY is discussing the question, why
does popcorn pop?" 1t will be follow
ed by symposium On the topic. why
IS gourd."
The state herald., 1904-05-20

The decision Of Philadelphia court
that a wife does not own her hus.
bands pay envelope will not disturb
the average wife. All she wants is
the contents-Kansas City Journal.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

One Of the mysteries OF nature is
the ease with which song birds and
game can be eXterminated us com.
pared with the difficulty in getting
rid OF the boil weeyil.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

That separation of Weber and
Fields, after twenty-five years of part.
nership, seems something like the
divorce Of a couple 10 years old.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

You can't make a chicken thief be-
lieye that bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush If he is caught with
the goods on him.-Town Topics.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

Half million talliing.machine rec
ords were destroyed in Camden,
N. j., fire the other day without utter
ing word of protest.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

DR.. Pearsons. the Chicago philan.
thropist, endowed three colleges in
commemoration of his birthday. Long
life to him!
The state herald., 1904-05-20

There is something in the finger
nail diagnosis. If you have aches all
over you, and your nails are thin and
brittle, you have rheumatism.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

There are some people who think
the dentist, not the politician, has the
biggest pull.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

"A sneer never yet answered an
argument" says the Hartford Times.
And it's foolish to try to argue against
q sneer.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

One reason that trusts are often
dissolved is that too much water is
frequently used in their composition.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

The latest news from the grated
nose is that it has taken root and
Is getting ready to blossom.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

When Nine. Patti gives up $4,000
once in her grip she surely intends
10 make another farewell tour" in
order to recover it.
The state herald., 1904-05-20
lnslst On GettInn IL.

Some grocors say they don't keep De-
ianco Starch because they have n stock in
hand OF II OF brands. which they know
cannot be sold TO customer who has once
used tho le oz. pkg. Defiance Starch for
same money.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

II man praises his Ylfe's cooking
he viii never have to pay nlimony
The state herald., 1904-05-20
WiaaIe.stick LAUNDRY sLur

Unless n man Is his own master he
can't master others.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

We know and form club. The Gossip
-Eyerybody We know Why th.rs
wouldn't be anybody TO talk about.
The state herald., 1904-05-20

Won't spill, break, freeze nor spot clothes.
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth OF
any other bluing II your grocer does not
Eeep II send To- for sample 10 The Laundry
Blue Co, II Michigan Street, Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-22
THE LAST ANALYSIS OF GRAFT.

Lincoln Seffins in McClure's Magazine in his analysis
of upodate and much denounced graft which seems 10
have clutches everything holds that it is the re-
spectacle successful business man. the captain of in
dustry is responsible for the municipal crOokedness
and legislative bribery of times He says that I'VE
all of the wrong track You can't reform a city
reforming part of it can't reform city alone
reform politics alone And for the corruption
and the understanding thereof cannot run round and
round in municipal rings and understand ring
ton ring thing We cannot remain in one city,
or ten and comprehend municipal coTuption 1t isn't
local thing cannot stick to party and follow party
corruption isn't a partisan thing And have found
conne myself politics and grasp all the
ramcations of political corruption It's corruption The
corruption politics is American cor
ruption political financial Industrial Miss
Tarbe showing in the trust Mr.. Baker in the labor
union; and my groupings into the msgovernment of the
drawn everywhere but always always out
politics business and of the cities into the
Business started the corruption of politics in Pitts
burg; uphods philadelphia; doomed with it in Chi
withered with its REFORM and in New York bust
financed the return of Tammany Hail. Here, then,
is guide OF the labyrinth. Not the political ring,
but big businessthat is the of the situation Our
political corruption is system, regularly established
custom of the country by which political leaders are
hired by bribery by the license to loot by quiet
moral support conduct the government of city state
and nation for the good but for the special
interests of private business Not the politician then,
the bribeaker but the bride giver the are
proud of successful is the
the of bad government The captain
OF industry is the to catch His the trail to follow
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-22
WAR AND THE MARKETS.

The reason why an international should have a
farreachng effect financial values deserves expana-
ton very imperfecty grasped by the
To people the matter seems simple enough In or
binary such events there will prey
aen inference that the securities of given state time
OF rise fall according that is
unsuccessful because the will make
for national prosperity defeat adversely
Security values affected simply and solely because
of the enormous expense of war which leads sale of
securities whereby the general feve OF neces
sarily is lowered The underlying principle of
kets that the costness war particularly
in modern times makes absolutely necessary very large
borrowing operations by contending governments
Estimates of recent indicate that small
be fought finish except by average expend
of fully million dollars daily French statisticans
have lately reckoned that conflict Europe between
first class continental powers would cost each of
them in the neighborhood 100000 day These es
mates may may be exaggerated: but they show
conflict
Now, no government possesses fund of money suff-
Gent to wage such for any long period: il
possible for government introduce taxes such
would raise from people sum required Hence
must have the accumulated capital of the
worlds capital some limit follows that such sud
den and demands viii necessate withdrawal of
invested capital from its previous location
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-22

That perpetual cry, "All is quiet on the
Yalu,'' will remind the people who lived
half a century ago of that famous ex-
preston, Quiet on the Potomac which
was heard so often during the Civil war.
()-(O)-()
One of the curious things in politics,
and there are many. is TO see the Demo
cratic party claiming TO be the party OF
the people and then urging the shutting
out of a part of the people from office.
Harvey Odds. of Guthrie. asserts that his
Democracy Is "a government of and by
the white people for all the people. II
this means anything. 1t means that black
citizens are mere subjects. which the
Democrats say is not possible in a re-
public.
C)-(O)-C)
The Smoot case is re-opened. and the
senate will proceed to try every other
Mormon except the accused.
(:)-(O)-(O
An insurance company wrote a policy
holder for a health certificate said
holder being a Swede and the following
ar~-.-eT --aS received:
Der Sir you sind me ay cope too fill
cute aOuute mye helJ I'VE rote you I'VE
Was not Well this does not men that I'VE
Was intirle Dis abel or in needle of ay
curgen i've Don my chore of 81 head Of
catel besides nlye Horses ines is dy goo
Days work for anne one man win he is
abel I'VE had your Letter in mye Sonday
close and Dit not ron ontoo it in time too
sind it in I'VE Paid for aboute IS yers
and olwas Paid ii Promp for me and nye
Wife win i've make a mistake of Days
ask me too be rec eXament With VIII
cos me 100 Doler i've work for mye Dolers
i've con sitter mye belt is gust as good as
aver bot rlye Strengt is fallen Some befor
I'VE Pay for anne rec exament i've Will
Dry the hold dam consorn IL I'VE Wos in
need of ay Doctor i've wood not kek this
is the tank ay man CITES for helben such
consorn you had no kek comen wen you
Wos owen me on mye credit Your trule
PETER CHRISTIANSEN.
2. SIT might be relief to the
readers feelings to tell him that the COM
pany accepted this health certtf-
cate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-22
pEARsTs DEMOCRACY BELOW PAR

Senator Stockwe1 of Minnesota, the advocate of the
single tax doctrine has made independent investga
ton William R. Hearsts Democracy and found it I'M
sound He that California Hearsts record
with regard to Democracy conform his present
attitude belongs the rule ruin class 1t
discovered he hesitate to turn against
Democrat nominee who fails to conform TO the yellow
idea Democracy that his San Francisco has
helped defeat of the best Democrats in the state
Here is the vulnerable part of Hearss career and
his opponents would make progress if they would
devote their attention to rather than his personal
life and how he parts his hairl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-22
Daily ~ :. gle
M. M. MURDOCH. Editor.

The editor of the Eagle, in noting what
~ an editor of an eastern exchange had to
say about big counties and who men
Noo"'i1' toned Woodward and Woods counties OF
Oklahoma picked up government map and measuring
by the scale of given found Of these counties
to be "A miles square other 40 by "A miles square
Either the government postal map is incorrect or the
scale of miles is false Mr. F1anneu woodward writes
the following correction:
s1he Eagle Of today informs that woodward county
is A miles square and Woods county 40 by Al miles
square The facts are: Woodward county is So by 90
miles square and Woods county by So miles square
Please your historian have desire to be
written smaller than are. Some OF our citizens
(rom their actons) THINK big as the state OF
Texas OF course your historian will understand that
Texas lies south and west of US.
J. W. McNeal president of the Bank of Guthrie :"
supplements Fanneurs correction with the following
facts
in your issue the 10Th you have editorial in re-
laton size of the counties in Oklahoma that is SO
full of bunders that it ought TO be corrected in the in
teres of correct history say Woodward county is
"A by Al miles square, it is 60 by IS and rac
ton miles square Woods county is As by 5S and frac
ton 40 by Al miles square Beaver county is SUN
larger Comparing counties with the area OF New
England states might mention that Rhode Island has an
of 1853 square miles Delaware l9eO square miles,
Jointly they would have 3O14 miles Beaver has
an area g. 1876 square miles Comanche, 1850 square
miles, Greer county 2261 square miles, Woods county
706 square miles, woodward county 1925 square miles,
might incidentally that part of the people III
Woods county live Guthrie the capital OF the ter
ritory they do the county seat of their own county
We have at least six counties larger than the state OF
Rhode Island counties larger than the state OF Della
ware and two counties each larger than the combined
area of Rhode Island and Delaware"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-22
PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE.

Thomas Nelson Page, in writing the question
IN McClures Magazine holds that the north is too one
sided and its judgment the attitude OF the
people of the southern towards the colored people
He puts his estimate in this way:
"A wild southern politician said to have once trucu
leny boosted that he would call the roll slaves
the foot of the Bunker Hin monument If the tradition is
true il piece of insoence which naturally offended
deeply the of the people of that proud common
wealth. But this gasconade. Had he been able
TO carry his threat and then had he installed his
negroes in the state house of Massachusetts and by
trayesty S law filed the legislative halls with there's
and proceeded dsfrancse the and the proudesr
people of thu commonwealth then, had he sustained by
bsyonets during egl years ridden roughshod them
cut the value their property in half ouadrupled their
taxes sold out OYER twenty per Of the landed prop