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Evening journal., 1904-11-30
Japs Successful at Port Arthur.

ueHt SUCCESSFUL dA FoIA ~ tUlTs
Toxic. Nov. 3O-The imperial head
quarters summarized the Port Arthur
situation as follows:
"With regard TO the enemys forts
at Sungshu mountain and eastward,
we have firmly captured the crests.
glacis and counter scarps and their
vicinities, but the time to charge has
not yet come At present we are de-
stroying the classmates and other ca
poniers.
"At 20-meter Hill by several charges
we succeeded in capturing the enemy
shelter trenches near the summit. Al
present our force is holding it's posi-
tion and endeavoring to capture the
whole fort"
It Is estimated that 30 per cent. Of
ths whole work Of the complete occu-
patton OF Port Arthur will be finished
with this height in the possession OF
the Japanese No part Of the harbor
Of Port Arthur viii then be concealed
from the Japanese.
Evening journal., 1904-11-30

oyama Sent Troops 70 Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 30.-According
70 information which has reached the
war Office here. Field Marshal Oyamas
strength is much smaller than hereto
fore believed, tending to confirm the
theory that a large force has been
withdrawn TO assist in storming Port
Arthur This information is to the eff
feet that not much more than 10000
men are now confronting General
Kuropatkin. but the Japanese lines are
heavily fortified in order to check any
aggressive movement which Kuropat-
kin might undertake long enough to
enable the Japanese to hurry up rein
forcements by rail from the peninsula.
The present activity OF the Japanese
along the front, these reports indicate,
IS only feigning to convince Kuropat-
kin that the offensive Is imminent.
Should this important intelligence be
absolutely confirmed, It is possible
that the Russian comrnander-in-chi
may himself attempt to strike a quick
blow. Kuropatldn is now supposed To
have nearly 100000 men.
Evening journal., 1904-11-30

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles. Your druggist VIII refund
money If PAZO OINTiIENT fails to
cure you "a to IA days. soc.
Evening journal., 1904-11-30
PHYSICIANS ENDORSE IT
ReeoonizeAseateo as a True Specific
For Asthma and catarrh.

New York, Nov. 29.-1n spite OF the
well-known reluctance with whlch
American physicians accept the discoV-
cries of foreign specialists, the new
Austrian drug, ascatco, has attracted
the attention of the medical proies-
sion I'm this country more than any
thing that has heretofore emanateu
from the savants of Europe. one year
has elapsed since its introduction from
Evening journal., 1904-11-30

Read The Evening Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
Mysterious Accident.

From Minas Prietas comes a good
story that equals the darkey's pork
barrel. through the bottom of which
rats gnawed n hole and carried of all
the pork, leaving the brine in the bar
rel
small boy was sent to carry lunch
to his older brother, working in one
of the mills. which included a bucket
of soup, with some meat balls In the
liquid. The balls were tempting in ap-
pearance. and their aroma savory. CIV
ing the kid temptation to which he
yielded and he ate one-"just one"
as the small boy will sometimes do.
Then in a little time he ate another;
and again another; until when the
lunch reached the brother. the meat
balls were not, and the buckets held
nothing but soup.
Where are the meat balls?" asked
the brother.
oh! l dropped the bucket" was
the reply, "and everything spilled out
l gathered up the soup; but the meat
balls rolled down the hill."-Noga!es les
(Arizona) Oasis.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
Denver Wholesale House Burned.

Denver. May S.-The Hurlbut Gro
Gerry Company's wholesale house at
1433 to 1439 Lawrence street was
completely destroyed by fire last night
involving a loss Of over $4,000. The
flames were first observed shortly af-
ter $3.50 O'Clock by lodger in the
Suffolk rooming house across the al
ley. They were then well under way.
The fire continued to gain against the
utmost efforts of the fire department
until midnight, when the contents of
the building had been practically con-
sumed. and the water began to count
against the heat. Although several
accidents We're narrowly averted, no
one was seriously injured. Fatigued
with their long fight at the scene OF
the Curtis theater fire Friday night.
the fire department was again at work
all last night. 1t was not until late in
the morning that it was considered
safe to leave the place. Most of the
loss which was about equally divided
between the building and stock. is
said to be covered by insurance. This
is the second time within little more
than a year that the Hurlbut Grocery
Company has suffered by fire. On
March II, 1908, the retail house on
Fifteenth street was burned, entailing
q loss of about $4,000.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
PERIL
CHURCHES UNITING AGAINST 1T
phia.-Urgent Appeal Issued to
the American Public.

Philadelphia, May 9.-The inter
church conference, body represent
ing officially fourteen leading denomi-
nations, has issued, through its sec
retary. Rev. William H. Roberts. DID,
an appeal to the public, calling at
tention to several aspects of the d.
yorce question. The paper is the be-
ginning OF a national campaign of edu-
cation upon the subject. to be followed
by efforts to secure the enactment of
laws in the state legislatures, and ul-
timately, 1t is thought. of an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States.
The members of the conference in
clude many of the most eminent eccle-
siastics and laymen in the churches.
The address says:
Before any civil legislation can be
enacted which will be operative and
quite apart from the accord which We
are seeking to secure in the marriage
in the regulation of the Christian
churches, must come leavening of the
minds of men and women which shall
lift them toward recognition of the
noblest dignities of life.
I'VE plead for a recognition of tho
sanctity of marriage. We are facing
danger to the most sacred things. The
very sanctity of human life and of hui
man love Is assaulted and profaned.
Manhood, womanhood and childhood.
the home and the family, are in
volved, and neither civil legislation
nor ecclesiastical discipline can save
them, until and unless the conscience
of human Christianity is reached.
Behind the monster of polygamy.
behind the spectre of the lax divorce
court, with its collisions, its corrup-
tions and its contagion, stands the
sad fact OF the low ideal of marriage.
What words can we find to express
the adherence which ought to rise in
righteous indignation against the pres
ent possibilities and the existing facts
of the divorce habit in America. Just
now polygamous Utah looms large and
ugly in our minds. But we must look
nearer home to realize the true condi-
tion of things. The proportion of di-
vorces to marriages in 1902 in eight
states reporting statistics, is as fol-
lows:
"In Maine, / to 6; in New Hamp-
shire, 1 to So in Vermont, l to 10;
in Massachusetts,, to 16; in Rhode
Island. to s.; in Ohio. to S.S; in
Indiana. ! to 7.6; in Michigan. to IL.
In these states there has been
steady and rapid increase in divorces
during the decade. and this increase Is
believed to be true Of the country at
large.
I'VE are pleading for the home. for
family, for children born and TO be
born; for the protection OF society and
for the preservation Of the state.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
LIVE STOCK JOKE.
How 1t Was Sprung Upon Prominent
Clergyman.

Clergyman.
Rev. Richard E. Sykes is telling his
Deliver friends a joke on himself,
which he relates with great glee. AS
is known, he recently resigned his pas
torate In Denver to take charge of a
congregation in suburb of Boston.
On Wednesday he was down at one
of the freight depots shipping his goods
to his new home.
THE clerk did not know me-" is the
way DR.. Sykes tells the story, and
when he had listed my goods he leaned
over and asked:
"Say, mister, do you have any live
animals?'
Il was somewhat surprised at the
question. but quickly and truthfully
answered that l had not.
"'Well,' he went on, let me give
you G tip. If you have a donkey or
burro or something like that you could
ride through for nothing in the car.
to take care of it
81 would like to go into Boston in
that manner, wouldn't ~" and he
laughed with great satisfaction.
The portion of the story which Mr..
Sykes did not know is that the query
put to him is one of the stock jokes at
the freight depots If he had shown n
certain trepidation when the first query
was asked, it would have eventually
led to suggestion that maybe his beds
contained live animals. AS ne showed
certain signs of not being the right fell
low for that sort of joke he had the
other sprung on him as means of the
joker letting himself down easily
Denver Republican.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
Miss Meeker's Answer.

Denver, May S.-A Republican spe-
cial from Greeley last night says: A
new light was thrown on the Meeker
affair by. the filing to-day Of an an
swer to the complaint filed by Arvilla
D. Meeker and Ralph Meeker against
Rozene Meeker. In her answer Miss
Meeker AYERS that Ralph Meeker and
Miss Lillian Whiting. a we'll known
Boston writer, author of Life Radi-
ant" and world Beautiful" are the
real plaintiffs in the case; and she
alleges that they have conspired to
deprive her of her rights in the Meek
er estate and to poison her mothers
mind against her and deprive her of
her mothers love. The defendant as
serts that In January, soon after her
mother had decided certain property to
her. Ralph Meeker arrived from New
York City and was followed shortly by
Miss Lillian Whiting of Boston. When
he ascertained that his mother had ex-
ecuted the deed 1t is charged that he
few into a great rage at the defend
ant, grasped her by the throat. violent
ly shook her and swore that she should
return the deed.
Ralph Meeker and Miss Lillian
Whiting are alleged to have excluded
the defendant from the presence of her
mother, denied her the privilege of
seeing her sick mother and subjected
her to indignities and humiliation.
Miss Meeker further AYERS that i'll
treatment and abuse of her was kept
up by Ralph Meeker and Miss Whiting
for almost a month with such persist
ence and vigor as to render the defend
ant almost frantic with worry and sick
ness.
The defendant AYERS that her moth
er does not know of the real state OF
affairs and that she is being used as
tool. Miss Meeker alleges that it was
agreed between her mother, Ralph and
herself that If she stayed at home and
cared for her mother the property
would be decided to her.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
Me.hodists Praise Mckinley.

Los Angeles, Cal. May S.-The
Methodist general conference yester-
day paid eloquent tribute to the MEM
ory of the late President William Nc
Kinley. resolution presented by
Rev. ]. w. E. Bowen, colored candi-
date for bishop of Chattanooga, Ten
nessee, struck a responsive chord, and
the conference adopted it by stand
ing vote and referred it to the COM
mittee on episcopacy, with instruc-
tions to prepare memorial giving ap-
propriate expression of honor and re-
spect. The resolution dwells upon the
loyalty of President Mckinley to the
Methodist Church, his cherished mem
ory as citizen and his great service
to his country as patriot and states
man.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13

Every housekecper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starchcs are put up in A-pound pack
ages and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you
12-oz. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose OF before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time ana
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
A Sure Protection.

Barton, N. Oak. May 9th.-Many
cases are being published of how dis
eases have been cured and lives saved
by Dodd's Kidney Pills, but there is
a family in this place who use this
remedy as a protection against the
coming on OF diseases and with excel
lent results.
Mr.. w. A. Moffet says: I'VE have
no very serious illness or complaint
for we always use Dodd's Kidney Pills
the very moment we feel the least
symptom of sickness and they soon
put us right. If we have touch OF
lame back or think the kidneys are
not right, we take few Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and the symptoms are soon
all gone.
"My brother had diabetes and the
doctor told him he could not live until
spring. i got some Dodd's Kidney
Pills for him, and although that was
several years ago. he has lived
through all the winters and springs
since and Is still living. Dodd's Kid
nor Pulls are a wonderful medicine"
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
ABOUT THE BEAR
aRv,n USUALLY eooD-NATvRED
A Bad Thief, but Not So Cross as Some
Farm Coss-lt Is Best Not to
Pick a Fight With Him.


The brown or black bear of Califor-
lila is the most cowardly animal that
roams the hills. He is worse thief
than the Northern wolverine and at
The same time better natured than half
the farm dogs the hunter chances upon
A pair at play will furnish more
amusement than three-ring circus
and run like scared deer il you but
show yourself through the brush-in
short, the brown bear is the most
''amoosin' cuss" of all, If approached
properly.
But don't be misled into picking q
fight with either OF our small bears
unless you are well armed. for the
black or the brown bear-one and the
same animal under variations of pelage
will fight ferociously when cornered.
You Will come upon them, too, in the
most unexpected places; not even the
willful jacksnipe can beat brown
bear In variability of moods or choice
OF feeding ground. Travelling in the
mountains one is apt to come upon Sir
Bruin drinking from little wayside
stream, and the very next day, having
descended into the foothills. find possi-
bly, a pair playing about some poorly
guarded sheep camp.
smaller bears, which weigh from 400
to 500 pounds apiece it is best to know
how to hunt them before attempting
1t. AS with most big game, the best
way to hunt them for sport Is alone
with reliable rifle and good knife,
though there is seldom occasion for
using the latter If the hunter keep
cool. If one is hunting for hides or
to rid a section of undesirable bear
neighbors, a well-trained little dog Is
probably the best ally. Fox terriers
usually are best, as they are quick.
resourceful, and brave to degree. A
little dog brought up in good bear
country, where he has roamed the hills
all his life, has had the best training
possible and is prize to be taken
care Of.
AS has been said, black or brown
bear seldom keeps one address long.
but likely most of them just now are
down among the oaks. where the fallen
acorns afford them an easy living.
There are possibly good many along
the willow fringes of the larger water
courses but once let the bear get first
sight of you there and he will make
of into n tangle of elder scrub. willow
underbrush, and blackberry vines in
which you and your dogs will last
about three minutes.
If bear could be persuaded to play
football he would make the sweliest
line bucker ever on a gridiron, judging
by the way he goes through tansle
of underground, and the way bear
of any species will attend to dog
that dares to follow him alone into
such retreat is certainly scandalous.-
Los Angeles Times.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
IN AN OLD TRUNK
eaby Finds a Bottle of CarboIic Acid
and Drinks II.


and Drinks II.
While the mother was unpacklng
an old trunk a little IS months old
baby got hold of bottle of carbolic
acid while playing on the floor and
his stomach was so badly burned it
was feared he would not live for he
could not eat ordinary foods. The
mother says in telling of the case:
at was all two doctors could do to
save him as it burnt his throat and
stomach so bad that for two months
after he took the poison nothing
would lay on his stomach. Finally
took him into the country and tried
new milk and that was no better for
him. His Grandma finally suggested
Grape-Nuts and am thankful adopt
ed the food for he commenced to get
better right away and would not eat
anything else. He commenced to get
fleshy and his cheeks like red roses
and now he is entirely we'll.
81 took him to Matamoras on a visit
eat he called for Grape-N Nuts and I
would have to explain how he came
TO call for 1t as 1t was his main food.
THE names of the physicians who
attended the baby are DR.. Eddy of
this town and DR.. Geo. Gale of New
port, o.. and any one can write to
me or to them and learn what Grape
Nuts food will do for children and
grown-ups too" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
look in each pkg. for the famous
little book, THE Road to WeilYilIe.-
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
GRAND OLD BISHOP
Stephen N. Merrill Asks to BE Super
animated.

Los Angeles, May 8.-The chief IN
terest of the General Conference FRI
day centered in the great ovation ex-
tended the venerable Bishop Stephen
M Merrill for many years resident
bishop of Chicago. Bishop Cyrus w.
Foss turned from an exciting debate to
introduce Bishop Merrill.
Amid the waving of handkerchiefs,
the entire conference rose and saluted
the bishop Bishop Merrill had decid-
ed to retire from the active duties or
the episcopate. and instead of waiting
for the committee on episcopacy to
suggest the matter, he made pro-
found impression on the conference by
ts king the matter into his own hands.
Bishop Merrill read his statement,
every word of which was listened to
with intense interest. He said in part:
II began my ministry in 1S45. in
Greenfield. Ohio, in the midst of the
agitation that eventually disrupted the
church. l have served the church elev-
en- years on the circuits, eight years on
stations, four years as presiding elder,
four years as editor of a church paper
and thirty-two years in the episcopacy.
| am in the seyenty-ninth year of my
life, and have been fifty-nine years in
Ninety per cent of the membership
has been brought in during my time.
like the word superannuated-1l like it
better than the term non-effective. A
superannuated bishop is a bishop still.
He can perform certain episcopal du-
ties IL required. l am not demonstrat-
i've or gushing in my nature. | have
never made an appointment under the
bias of feeling. l have never had bit
terness in my soul to any man in all
my official life. ] ask that at the end
of the session a superannuated relation
be granted to me-
The strongest and most vigorous
men in the conference wept when they
heard the words of the grand old bish-
op bidding farewell to active service.
When he had finished his remarkable
statement, they arose with one accord
and waving their handkerchiefs, stood
in silent salute.
There was great pathos in the resig-
nation of Bishop Merrill. He is still
man of massive and vigorous frame,
fitting survival of the old circuit rid
er, who went his rounds on horseback.
In one moment the conference was
laughing at his drolleries. and in the
next sobbing as he touched some chord
of sympathy in referring to his rela-
tons with them as a bishop.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13

Kidney Pills. which have made thou
sands of permanent cures.
Frank d. Overbaugh. cattle-buycr
and farmer. Catskill. N. Y, says:
Doctors told me ten years ago that
had Brisht's Disease, and said they
could do nothing to save me. My
back ached so could not stand It to
even drive about and passages Of the
kidney secretions were so frequent as
to annoy me greatly. ! was growing
worse all the time, but Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured me, and | have been
well ever since"
AFREE TRIAL OF this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Overbaugh
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y. For
sale by all dealers; price SO cents per
boz.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13
on TO THE GULF
LINE OF COLORADO & SOUTHERN
VIII Extend from Fort Worth to Hous-
ton and Galveston.-President
TrumbuIi In New York to
Make Arrangements.

Denver, May S.-The Republican
this morning says: The Colorado &
Southern railroad will extend its line
to Huston and Galveston, Texas. and
thus be in direct connection with the
shipping trade of the Gulf.
1t was learned yesterday that such
is to be the result of the visit of Pres
ident Frank Trumbull and General
Manager ]. NJ. Herbert to Fort Worth
and Galveston, from where General
Manager Herbert will return to-mor-
row to Denver. President Frank
Trumbull has proceeded to New York
from Fort Worth to attend to import
ant matters regarding the contemplat-
ed extension.
The news comes not as an entire sur
prise to local railroad officials and 1t
has been rumored long before now that
the Southern would acquire a line di-
rect to the Gulf. However, nothing
definite In that regard became known
until yesterday, and, in fact, the
Southern officials themselves had net
fully decided to recommend the eX-
tension until their latest visit to
Texas.
at present the Southern ends at
Fort Worth. All Gulf business of the
road to Colorado is handled by 9TH
er lines from Galveston to Houston
and to Fort Worth. The Southern has
been handicapped not little in hav-
no terminal at the Gulf and has lost
much business to competing lines for
that reason.
From Fort Worth to Galveston is
about $50 miles. The lines which al
ready handle the traffic between the
two places are the Missouri. Kansas
& Texas. the Houston & Texas Cen
tral. and the Santa Fe. 1t is the lat
ter line with which the Southern Is in
greatest competition.
1t has not been learned definitely
whether the Southern will operate Its
trains over leased tracks of one of the
roads already running from Fort
Worth to Galveston. or construct its
own tracks. However, 1t is believed
that for the present the plan of leas-
ing Is the more advisable. but should
the volume of business necessitate It
the Southern will. of course. not hesi-
tate to build.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13

Topeka. Kan, May s.-The Supreme
Court yesterday declared void the
statute which makes it unlawful to
discharge an employe because he be-
longs to lawful labor organization,
and which provides for the recovery of
damages for the discharge.
7. 2. Perry, an employe of the Cof-
feyviAe Vitrified Brick and Tile Com
pany. was discharged. and brought ac-
tion to recover damages, alleging that
he was discharged because he was 4
member of labor union. He recov-
cred Judgment in the lower court and
the brick company appealed. attacking
the constitutionality of the law.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-13

Denver, May S.-The Overland cot
ton mills will be sold under the ham,
mer to the highest bidder on May 2lst.
w. B. Harrison, referee in bankruptcy.
some time ago ordered the mill sold
and the appeal to Judge Moses Hallett
of persons who wished to stay the sale
was unavailing. The sale will include
all the property of value belonging to
the Overland cotton mills.
With affairs in an unsettled condi-
tion. John l.. Jerome. then principal
owner of the mills. died last winter.
The mill was shut down a short while
before his death. and during the coal
etrike and has never been reopened.