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The Delta independent., 1904-01-29
what's In a Name.

Everything is in the name when i,
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. f. c, De,
Witt 4 Co. OF Chicago discovered some
years ago how to make salve from
Witch Hazel that is a specific for Piles
For blind, tbleediug, itching and pro.
truding Piles, eczema, cuts. burns,
bruises and all skin diseases DeWitt's
Salve has no equal, This has given rise
to numerous worthless counterfeits,
Sold by Peoples Pharmacy.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29
Amelicee-Chlnes. A

The heather Chinee" has made hjD
appearance In new garb at Portland.
Ore. where militia company CON-
posed entirely of Cinnamon II attract
inG much favorable attention. The
members Of the company are nearly
all merchants. bankers and clerks oe
the higher class. They devote muuh
time to drill and the study Of military
matters. with the result that tho COM
msnd has already reached . high
degree OF excellence.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29
Notice.

The regular annual meeting OF the
Delta County Cattle Growers sssocia-
tion will be held in Hotchkiss. Colorado,
on Monday. February LIST 1904. in
Barrow's new hall at l:3O p. N. Be
there.
LUTHER W. RooD.
Secretary.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29
Advertised Letter List.

List OF letters remaining uncalled for
in Delta postofice January -. 1904.
Howell, A McQueary. G "
Simpson. E T.
c. B. CHRYsLER,P. NJ.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29

A disastrous tornado swept over
tauts, and as a result 81 persons were
killed and more than 100 were injured
Every business house, with the excep-
tion OF a small drugstore, was complete
ly destroyed. The tornado struck the
city from the southwest ard moved a
path a quarter OF a mile wide through
the town.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29

1t is claimed that the water OF several
OF the large springs It Glen wood Springs
is impregn nated with radium. The heal
ing powers Of the water it is thought is
produced by the radium.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29

Avery disastrous cyclone visited the
little town Of Moundsville, A labama last
Friday. Thirty seven lives were lost
and only one business house left stand
ing. The town consisted Of between
800 and 400 inhabitants.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29

Washington. Jan. tatire
Brooks recently sent an informal recon-
mendation OF Paul J. Sours for appo int
meut as postmaster at Denver and Pres
ident Roosevelt will send his namc to
the senate on Morday. Mr.. Brooks
states that the appointment OF Sours
follows very strong endorsements OF him
by representative business men OF Den
yer who vouch for Mr.. Sours ability
and republication.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29
GENERAL News items
News from Over the Country
Briefly Told.

In the vicinity OF Pittsburg. it is
estimated that the high water did
s235.0OO worth OF damage last week.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29
Y. r.r. /. C.,s . :. nay,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money il it
fails to cure, e. w. Groves signature
on every bog 0c,
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29

Barnard Harper. an ls-year-old boy
living.at "a Garden Lane. was arrested
last Saturday charged with beating his
mother. The authorities claim that he
becsue sngered at her because she
wanted him to go to work and he picked
up club and struck her several times
At the police station her body was found
to be covered with bruises. She said
they resulted from the beating her son
gave Ter.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29

Sherman Parker, the Cripple Creek
labor agltator was arrested in Denver
last week ana sent back to Cripple
Creek 10 charge of Sheriff Robertson OF
Teller county. One more charge has
been filed against Parker with the civil
authorities Of Cripple Creek.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29

Fire broke out on the fifth floor OF the
Masonic building in Chicago last Sat
urdsy. The building is twenty two
stories high. consequently there were
sixteen stories sbove the fire. 1900
lives sere endangered, but the flames
were checked before any lives we're lost,
althosgh several we're Injured.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29

Eight lives were lost in the wreck
Iuesdsy off Quogue. Long Island. .of the
four-mssted schooner Augustus Hunt,
bound Tor Boston from Norfolk. Virginia.
with coal. during a dense fog. The
Schooner stranded few hundred feet
from the bench and about mile west
OF the Quogue life saving station.
The Delta independent., 1904-01-29

In an article in an eastern magazine
Senator Hanna declares anew his belief
in the power OF education over the
American people; his belief in the
Organization OF labor and it's conduct
along right lines; his purpose to devote
his life to the harmonious adjustment
of differences between labor nd capital
and asserts that Socialism can never
take deep root 10 this country.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18

Of the vessels that came out Of the
harbor last Wednesday escaped in
Jury, and In q more or less damaged
condition the ships are scattered from
Port Arthur to Shanghai.
One battleship, the Czarevitch. in
practically = sinking condition, made
the harbor 1T Tsingchou. and three
torpedo boat destroyers are on tho
beach near Wei Hal Wei. while two
other destroyers. badly damaged. are
At Tsingchou.
Five battleships, four of which arc
badly damaged. returned to Port Ar.
thur. where undoubtedly they will be
destroyed by the Russians when
Port Arthur falls.
Vessel Still In Port.
Shanghai, Aug. 16-The forty-eiEht
hours granted the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Groseovoi expired at 3
o'clock yesterday. afternoon. At that
hour she had not disarmed. The
taotai Of Shanghai has repeated his
demand that the vessel leave or dis
arm. The probabilities are that she
will disarm.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18

The Japanese demanded the de-
parture of the Czarevitch from Using.
chou, but the governor of Tsingchou
replied that the vessel would remain.
but that it would be dismantled. Later
the flag was hauled down.
Japs Massacr .a by Russians.
London. Aug. lI.--Ihe Toxic cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, In
a dispatch dated Aug. IA, says:
"The Nemuro (Japan) Telegram
states that Russian soldiers at Kam-
chatka massacred eighty-seven Of the
crew of the Japanese schooner Tel.
Chi"
General Attack on Port Arthur.
Chefu, Aug. ia telegram just re.
ceived here from reliable source
states that a general attack on Port
Arthur began at o'clock this morn
ing.
Japs Are Not Advancing.
Anshanshan, Aug. 1G. - Continual
reconnaissance are being made by
the Russian advance posts, byt there
are no indications of a Japanese I'd.
vance. Reports regarding the move
ments Of the Japanese are conflicting.
The Chinese assert that Gen. Oku has
detached twelve regiments to REIN
force the Japanese in front Of Port
Arthur.
Russians Protest.
st. Petersburg, Aug. Is. - BY CON-
mand of the emperor, Foreign Minis
ter Lamsdorff has instructed M. Nelt
doff, the Russian ambassador at Paris,
to request that France, On behalf Of
Russia, shall lodge strong protest
with the French minister at Toxic, N.
Harmand against what is described
as an outrageous violation Of Chinese
neutrality and Of universally Iocog-
nized principles of, international law
involved in the Japanese attack On
the Russian torpedo boat destroyer
Ryeshitelni in neutral harbor.
Take Port Arthur At Any Cost.
A dispatch from Mukden states that
the Japanese Port Arthur Army has
been largely reinforced and has taken
up position in two large bodies, ono on
the heights between Lungwungtao and
Pigeon bay and the other on the hills
near Louisa bay. Guns have also
been placed on the heights east OF
Wolf hills. ~zM
The Bourse Gazette has received
the following from it's Liao-yanE cor
respondent:
"Twelve Japanese regiments have
left in the direction Of Port Arthur. It
is stated on trustworthy authority
that the mikado has ordered that Port
Arthur must be taken at any cost.
even If it necssitates the suspension OF
operations in Manchuria, and 1t 10
quite possible that the main Japanese
force will proceed to Port Arthur
within few days. Rain has stopped
all operations.
A dispatch from Harbin says that
Viceroy Alexieff has passed through
that place on his way to Vladivostok. !
Port Arthur Fleet Cut to Pieces,
Chefu Aug. 15.-The Russian Port |
Arthur feet has been cut to pieces by |
the Japanese.
As far as can be learned only one |
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18

steamship Dagmar, which arrived here
from Tsingtao, say that the battle
ship Czarevitch is fearful wreck
She has four holes foot and a half
square, each Of which are covered by
wooden patches. Her masts are shat
tered and part of he bridge has been
carried away. Her tunnels are
twisted into all sorts Of shapes and
her deck covered with debris. Her
guns are dented by shells and her
light gear has been swept into the sea.
She presents a sickening sight. All
her officers were killed. and many of
the men were wounded. The groans of
the dying were fearful to hear.
understanding With Germany.
London, Aug. 16.-The Pekin CORES
pondent of the Times says that the
escape Of the Russian men-of-war to
Tsingchou causes no surprise in the
Chinese capital, 1t has long been be-
lieved, rightly or wrongly, he says,
that a secret understanding existed
between Russia and Germany provid-
ing for this contingency.
According to the Daily Mails ShanS.
hal correspondent the Japanese con-
sui claims the cruiser Askold as a
prize.
Ryeehiteini Will Be Returned.
London, Aug. 16. 49, The Chefu cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, un-
der date of Aug. 13, says:
Admiral Sab states that the Japan
ose promised to return the Ryeshitelni
today"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18

Meets every first and third Thursday,
Visiting Brothers always welcome. :
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18
JAPANESE WIN
GREAT VICTORY
NlAplvoeTok ocuA0Rok Is
WoReTED IN BAT1LE. LAsTiNo
FIVE HOURS.
OK RUSSIAN CRRlsea IS SUNK
YvNo O1hENo FLEp NoR7NWARo
AFrGR SUSTAINING. HEAVY
DAMA0E.
TAXI PoRI AaInua At ANY COST
1APo DRAW TROOPS FROM MAN.
anvR,A 70 REINFORCE THE
sEs.EaERs.
TAXI PoR1 AaJuva At ANY COST

Tsado. Aug. Is. - Vice Admiral
Eaniuvra eeeounte1ed The RussiAn
vladivostek squadron It 1ava yee'
>splay north q Tsashina island IN
~ Stzait Of Ksrsa and a*taaks4 tas
00Any at once.
Phe bsttle lastsd Ave heuRs aad 4
resulted N Z oouplo9e japanese We
tuey. The Russian azDersd cruiser
1arik was sunk and tie cruisers
Rossia and Gromobot ned to the north
ward after having sustained serioue
damage.
Vice Admiral Kaminura cables ths
,avy department that the injuries In
1ictsd upon >his vessels wsre slight
ne fate Of the crew Of tho Rurik 10
oot known. It is presumed that many
Il them were killed or drowned. The
1treasth Of the fleet under Vice Ad-
uiral Kamimura Is not known. but II
y presumed that he had the kdsuna,
Idsumo, lwato, TakashiAe and other
1lght cruisers.
Toxic 10 joyous over the news. as It
aivos Japan mastery OF the sea ana
restores commerce.
Armlstiee At Pert Arthur:
Ohefu, Aug. 1e. - A Chinese JUNK
1ust arrived reports that the Russians
and the japanese At Port Arthur on
Aus. 8 agreed to short armistice On
Aug. H.
Raek % Port Arthur.
London. Aug. 1s.-Ths Post CORES"
,poadent at Shanghai says that i've
Russian irooclads and two cruisers
Aave returned to Port Arthur.
Port Arthur Again Bottled Up.
Toxic, Aug. 16.-It is reported that
Port Arthur was again bottled up on
&ho night OF the 11th.
czarevitch q Completes Wreck
Chefu. Aug. 16. - O@cors OF tie
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
MOUNT MoR1AH LODGE NO. 81.
A. r. q A. II.
g. B. Metzger, Secretary,

w. b. Overson, w. n, W. H. Denny. 8, ".
o. B. Hayes, J. w. W.D. Parshall, Treas
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18
WIFE WHIPS WIDOW.

Woman, Believing Anothers Charms
Had Attracted Husband, Uses Lash.
Evansville, Ind, Aug. 16.-Insanely
jealous Of her husband, David Mills,
local probation ofacer, Mrs. Mills yes
,terday attacked Mrs. Charles Stone, a
pretty widow, whom she thought was
winning the affections Of her husband.
and gave her 4 severe beating with q
horsewhip. Mrs. Mills went to the
home Of the widow. called her outside
and whipped her without mercy. Mrs.
Stone finally escaped, but not until
the whip had been worn out. The
women were arrested and will have
their trial In police court to-day.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18
BRITAIN LOSES A WARsHiP.

Collision or the SciIIy islands Results
in Loss Of Vessel. -,
London, Aug. B.-The British tor
pedo boat destroyer Decoy sank of
the Scilly islands last night as the re-
suit Of . collision with another de-
stroyer The crew was saved. The
Decoy was a vessel Of 1900 indicated
horsepower, 265 tons displacement.
and was capable Of making 27 knots
an hour.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18

A tailless calf is reported at Wheat.
land.
Kenmare IL to have a fair in Sep,
tember.
Cavalier county seems to have her
share of murders.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18
MRS. MAVERICK COMING.

She Sails for New York On the Steam.
Or vadoriand.
London, Aug. Is. - Mrs. Florence
Maybrick is on board the Red Star
line steamer Vaqerland, which sailed
from Antwerp yesterday morning, un-
der the name of Miss Rose Inaram.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18

She is accompanied BY her attorney.
Mr.. Hayden. who arranged the details
Of her depa ,ture. On her arrival at
New York Mrs Maybrtck will be the
guest of Or. Densmore. Mrs. May
bricks mother, the Baroness de
Rogue, intends to follow her daugh-
ter shortly.
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SHIP AND TWENTY MEN LOST.

British Bark lnverkip Sent Down by
Collision.
London, Aug. 16.-The British bark
Inverkip, Capt. Jones, from Melbourne
for Queenstown, was sunk and twenty
persons we're drowned as the result of
a collision of Fastnet Rock, Ireland.
last night with the British ship Loeb
Carron, Capt. Clark, from Clyde.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18
TWO VILLAGES DESTROYED.

Turkish Troops Attack Band Of Ar
meni1ns.
Constantinople, Aug. 16.-A band of
Armenians has been attacked by Turk
ish troops In the village of Schima-
miriam, four days. travel north Of
Bitlis, Asiatic Turkey. Kurds are al-
legged to have taken part in the attack
Two villages are reported to have
been destroyed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-08-18

Fort Buford Lodge No. Is, I. 0. 0. E.
Meets every Wednesday night.
r. T. LUCAS, N. G.
PATRICK DoHERTY. V. 6.
T. s. PH1LLIPs,. Sec!
l. G. STEWART, Treas.
Trustees-G. B. MErzaER, L. V. CouL-
TER, MAURICE ABBOTT.
Williston. North Dakota.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-20
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Toronto. April 20.-F're broke out at o'clock
last night in the wholesale district ard at mid
might the flames driven by a furious wind. were
sweeping in all directions. Hundreds Of big bust
ness establishments are In ashes, and the loss
is already upward OF $10O0OO00.
The railway yards are being cleared Of cars.
and the docks of boats
The Queens Hotel is I'm ashes. and hundreds
of guests had thrilling escapes Surrounding
brigades have been summoned. CHIEF Thomp-
son and several hremen have been taken to
the hospital dangerously injured.
The Bank Of Montreal. the Dominion Custom
House and the Board OF Trade buildings are
doomed The street railways and electric light
service paralyzed.
The Buffalo fire brigade after a four hours
run. reached the city at a m. and at once be-
gan the work Of fighting the confagration
Dynamite was then being used on the build
ings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-20
THE START OF THE FIRE.
Flames Once Checked, Pass ont Of
FiremeRS' Control.

Toronto. April 19.-Fire swept through sec
tion OF Toronto's wholesale business district to-
night causing loss which will run up into tho
millions The fire started in a factory in Wei
Iington-st about o o'clock In less than an hour
the flames had spread from building to building
on both sides Of the street until the whole block
was a mass Of flames and the fire was utterly
beyond control of the local department.
Appeals were sent to every surrounding city
where fire fighting apparatus could be obtained
asking for assistance. Montreal London, Ham
ilton and Buffalo. at responded, but II will
be hours before they can be of assistance.
Chief Thompson Of the Fire Department and
George Dowkes, of Montreal cut off by
the flames while directing the work OF fremen
from a roof. Thompson jumped six stories to
the ground and miraculously escaped with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-20
TORONTO In GRASP OF FLAMES.
TEN MILLION DOLLARS LOST BEFORE THE FIRE WAS
BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL.
Starting Business Section Fire Sreep in AH Directions and
Several Others Injured-4 Furious Wind BIOcing.

broken leg. A mass OF tangled wires broke his
fall near the ground. Dowkes has not been seen
since, and it is believed that he perished.
Up to midnight the following places had been
destroyed:
Gillespie. Ansley & Co. hats and furs: Dig
mum & Moneypenny. importers; Comfort Soap
Works. Davis 81 Henderson. wholesale station
ers; Jessop Steel Company's building. occupied
by r. B. Hutchinson & Co. wholesale woollens:
Alcott. Sargent & Westwood. fishing tackle;
the Dodds Medicine Company. the Western
steamship Company. Richard L. Baker Com,
pany, agents. F. r Corset Company. G. n.
Westwood & Co. fishing tackle; Garland Manu-
featuring Company. +. Fl. Cragg, agent; Roth
schilds Bros. & Co, manufacturers. c. w. BAN
gard & Co. brokers; Richie & Ramsay Com
psuy. paper manufacturers; Thomas Hoskin.
manufacturers agent: Kinleith Paper Company,
Andrew MuThead wholesale paints. +. W. GIL
mour & Brother. silverware; W. H Payne & Co..
commission agents: II. VI. Slater & Co, whole
sale drygoods International Brokers. limited
Gale Manufacturing Company Whiteman &
Brown Brothers. wholesale stationers: Ralph
Smith & Co, lithographers; George II. Hess. Son
& Co. window shades; Menzies Manufacturing
Company, window shades: II. F. Sharp & Co.
photograph supplies; the Crown Hotel and the
Office Speciality Company.
From the Currie warehouse. In Wellington-st..
where it started. the fire spread with astounding
rapidity 40 the west. destroying the buildings
occupied by the Eckhart Casket Company and
Warwick Brothers & Rutter and w. ]. Gage &
Co. and then made clean sweep rp yelling
ton-st to the Queens Hotel. The thick fire walls
Of the hotel and the concentrated efforts of the
fire fighters stopped the flames there. but in the
mean time the fire had swept across the street
and the block of buildings from Bay-st. west to
the National Club was wiped out.
At that time the firemen believed that the
fire was under control. but a shift in the wind
sent the flames roaring down Bay-st., destroy
ing every building on both sides OF the street
from the National Club down to Front-st The
principal buildings burned in Bay-st. were those
of Wyld e Darling. Westwood & Co. Galley.
Bond & Co. Ackborn & Sherwin. Ainsley & Co
and Sucking & Co.
The warehouses of w. II. Brock & Co.. Cor
don Mckay & Co. W. J. Gage. Pugsey &
Dingman, Charles Cockshutt & Co and Brown
Brothers were destroyed
Shortly after . o'clock the fire was burning
itself out in Bay-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-20
WEDDING GUESTS ROBBED
Clerical Looking Pickpocket Does
We'll an q Harlem Church.

The presence of a pickpocket al a wedding in
Harlem last night caused considerable conster-
nation among the guests 1t was the marriage
of Miss Elsie Chalmers. daughter of David Chal-
mers, of No. 211 West One-hundred- and twenty
third-st. to J. Dunkin Elder. jr., and took place
at the Collegiate Reformed Church, In One-hun-
dred- and-twenty-third-s and Lenox-ave.
As admission to the church was BY card only
II Is a mystery how the man gained entrance.
The ceremony had been concluded and nearly
half the guests mad departed when an excited
man rushed up to the father OF the bride and
said ne had been robbed OF 500. A moment
later a woman announced that she had $50
taken from a bag on her arm Several remern-
bered seenG a stranger, a young man about
thirty tall and dark dressed I'm clerical attire
and both the man and woman remembered his
brushing against them but thought nothing OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-20
NETWORK WOMAN A SUICIDE.
Miss Edith Bricont Kills Herself in Berlin
Grief Over FRnce's Death Cause.

Berlin. April 19.-Miss Edith Bricont, of New
York committed suicide with a revolver to-
night. According to the "Lokalanzeiger," Miss
Bricont became engaged to a German engi-
neer. who went to New-York for the purpose Of
studying engineering conditions. The engineer.
whose name is not given returned to Berlin re-
Gently. taken sick and died. Miss Bricont
came here with her parents after the engineers 8
death. and the day after the burial the parents
went to wiesbaden. Mss Bricont remained in
the house of her fiance's brother. promising to
meet her parents in Hamburg.
Tonight, however, before the time set for her
departure. she visited the grave She returned
home. overcome with grief. and ended her life.
Miss Bricont twenty three years old. Her
father is said to be manufacturer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-20
ALEXIEFF RESIGNS POST.
REQUEST TO BE GRANTED.
Causes of ViceroyS DosUnfau-
Chinese Troops RestiUe.

Admiral Alexieff has asked the
Emperor to relieve him from the
Viceroyalty, and it is expected in ST.
Petersburg that his request viii be
at once granted. No successor is
likely to be appointed.
Russian troops, according to a re-
port from General Ma, have moved
west of the Lao River, and the Chi
nese are being restrained with diff
Guilty from making an attack.
The Russian general staff an
nounced that three hundred thousand
men had reached Manchuria, and that
the dispatch of troops would for the
present be discontinued.
Skirmishing was reported to be al
most continuous along the Yalu, with
minor losses. No serious engagement
has vet taken place.