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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Naval Battle Was Fierce.

1t is reported at st. Petersburg that
fierce naval battle has taken place
off the entrance to Port Arthur har-
Dor, in which the battleship Retvizan
and the cruiser Bayan were so badly
damaged that they had to be beached
to prevent their sinking. The Japan
csc are reported to have lost four ships
during the encounter, but whether they
were sunk or simply so badly damaged
that they were compelled to withdraw
is not known.
According to the report the Japan
csc made an attack under cover of the
darkness in the early morning Sun
day and attempted to sink merchant
men in the harbOr to block the en-
trance. They were discovered and
the shore batteries opened on them
The escorting squadron replied and
poured in hot fire on the forts. Sew
eral Russian torpedo boats sailed
forth and sank a steamer which was
close inshore and headed directly for
the harbor entrance.
Two Japanese cruisers attempted to
cut the Russian torpedo craft off, and
the entire Russian squadron made a
sOrtie and attacked the Japanese. A
battle followed, in which some of the
ships came so close together that their
big gun batteries were practically use
! less. Finally the Japanese squadron,
seeing that it was impossible to ac-
complish its purpose, drew off, and
the remnants of the Russian fleet re-
tired into the harDor.
According to the report, the damage
to the Retzivan and the Bayan is ex-
tremely serious. This is considered
very unsatisfactory at this time, as
the battleship had just been repaired
and placed in commission, after being
disabled since the commencement of
hostilities. However, the fact that the
Japanese lost four vessels, at least two
of which are supposed to have been
battleships, indicates that the Russian
gunners have recovered their nerve
and can be depended on to give a good
account of themselves in future naval
fights.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Boy Fell Six Stories.

Salt Lake, June 13.-John Rees, Is
years old. was instantly killed by fall
ing six stories down the elevator shaft
of the Mccormick building. Rees was
elevator to the sixth floor and stepped
out, leaving the door of the cage open.
The elevator began to work upward
to the seventh story. Hearing the
bell, Rees hurried back and stepped
into the open shaft.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
KILLED THE BABE.
Grandmother Tried to Cover Up Crime
by the Act.


by the Act.
Spokane, June 13.-"Yes, l killed the
baby. l choked him with a string, and
it's there on his neck yet"
Slowly and with much difficulty, but
with a lack of feeling abnormal in a
woman and mother, Mrs. Jeanette
Harris, wife of -. r. Harris, living
on a 10 acre plat one mile out of North
Yakima Wash. admitted the murder
of her infant grandson-a murder done
in a shocking manner two days after
birth to shield the character of her
daughter, Pearl Harris, aged 10 years.
In the chill gray of the dawn yester-
day, crouched under the shelf of a
bank covered with rank weeds, within
10 feet of the body of the murdered
infant.
The woman came to Spokane Sat
urday, arriving here in a Pullman car
shortly after o'clock. She bore with
her a days old infant and while in
the Pullman coach attracted the at
tention of the conductor and porter
by her strange actions.
1t is the belief that the woman was
demented.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Rush Statue Is Unveiled.

President Roosevelt has accepted on
behalf of the government a bronze
statue of Benjamin Rush, the eminent
physician and statesman and signer of
the declaration of independence. The
statue is the gift of the American Medi-
cal association, and is located in the
grounds of the United States navy
museum of hygiene and medical
school, formerly the naval observa-
tory.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Lose Two Battalions.

Haicheng, Manchuria, June 13.-A
thanking movement of the Japanese
around the Russian left from Feng-
wancheng, was repulsed with a loss of
two whole battalions
large Japanese force moved out
in the morning along the Fengwan-
cheng and Haicheng road. The Rus
slams had force strongly posted in "a
ravine 80 miles southeast of Haicheng.
The Japanese were preceded by two
battalions, who walked into the Rus
sian ambuscade. They received a muir
derous rifle and artillery fire at close
range and were wiped out, only one or
two escaping. The main Japanese
force, which was greatly superior to
the Russian force, tried to outflank the
Russians, who drew off without losing
a man. The Japanese, closing in, found
the ravine vacant save for their own
dead
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
GROCER'S MISTAKE.
Put Gasoline in Vinegar Jug-FataI
Explosion.

Kansas City.-A mistake of a grocer
in filling a customers jug with gaso-
line when vinegar was asked for re-
suited in an explosion at the home of
Antoine Scnoen in this city, which
caused the death of one person and the
injury to three others.
The dead: Mrs. Barbara Schoen,
aged 62 years. Injured: Helen Schoen,
aged years, burned on right side;
Antoine Schoen and Charles Schoen
hands severely burned.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17

Minneapolis, June 14.-As a result
of collision between a heavily loaded
excursion train on the Minneapolis &
st. Louis railroad and an empty North
ern Pacific passenger train three pas
.sengers were injured and several more
or less shaken up.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Drop Train Robber Chase.

Glenwood Springs, Col, June 10
Chase for the two Denver & Rio
Grande train robbers who escaped
from the posse which surrounded them
in Grand canyon, after shooting their
companion several days ago, has been
abandoned.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
GREAT NAVAL BATTLE FOUGHT
RUMOR THAT TWO RUSSIAN AND
FOUR JAP BATTLESHIPS SANK.
Japs Lost Two BattaIions While Max
ing Flank Movement on Land
Walked Into Russian Ambuscade-
Russians Withdraw Without Losing
a Man-NavaI Battle Fierce.

st. Petersburg, June 13-Rumors are
in circulation here that a great naval
battle has taken place off Port Arthur
in which two Russian and four Japan
csc battleships were sunk. No con-
irmation of the rumor can be obtained.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Work Stops on Big Steel Plant.

Pottsville, PA general suspen-
sion of work at the Eastern Steel COM
panys plant here; on which more than
Sc. OOO, 900 has been expended, has been
ordered. A meeting of the stockhold-
ers has been called to increase the
capital stock to $3.50, 900.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17

An old gentleman in Australia broke
off the engagement between his daugh-
ter and a young man because the
young man lead the thirteenth trump
at whist.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Clark. and Heinze.

Senator w. A. Clark, owner of the
United Verde copper mines of Arizona,
and with large holdings in many of the
Amalgamated Copper company mines
in Montana has been working with
Rogers for several years. The extern
sive placer gold interests of Southern
California, controlled by Southern Cali
fOrnia banks, are in such condition
that they can be taken over at any
time.
1t is understood that F. A. Heinze,
as a condition for turning his Montana
mining interests into the big combina-
ton, demands that he be made an Of
ficer of the company, in order to keep
certain promises he has made to labor
unions. Heinze will probably be made
an officer.
Senator kearns, when in this city
last week, said he had no doubt that
by January 1905, Rockefeller would be
in position to make the final move in
his long cherished plan.
Dennis Ryan of ST. raul, one of the
best known mining men in the north
west, is in this city at present, and is
said to have been the means of selling
to Rockefeller within the past week a
group of gold and copper mining prop
critics in Washington and southern
British Columbia. Ryan declined to
talk of his own transactions, but said
of Rockefellers enterprise:
when he gets the thing in working
shape and springs it on the public ii
will take the peoples breath away
When he discloses what he controls in
the way of mines that are producing
real ore, he will make the mining
spectators of the world wonder wheth
er they have been awake or asleep fol
the last 10 years"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
President of Argentina.

Buenos Ayres.-Quintan Eli has
been elected president of the re-
public. Figuero Alcorta has been
chosen vice president.
One Hundred More Deported-
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17

Germany is probably the most dense
ly populated wooded country in Eu-
rope. Over % per cent of the area of
the empire is covered with forest.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
A MARTYR PRESIDENT TRIBUTE
Floral Wreaths Placed on Tombs Of
Lincoln and McKinIev

Lincoln and Mckinley.
simultaneously last Saturday floral
wreaths of similar design were placed
on the casket containing the body OF
the late President Mckinley in the
receiving vault of the Wesleyan Gem
etery at Canton, o., and on the tomb
of President Lincoln at Springfield, ILL.,
The Lincoln league of st. Louis pro-
vided both wreaths, following an an
nual custom.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Saturday War News.
denented

General Kuropatkin reports a stub
born engagement near Siuyen in which
artillery played prominent part. The
Cossacks, who were in danger of be-
ing fianked, were forced to retire, and
the inference is that Siuyen is in the
hands of the Japanese.
Russian troops are now being hur-
ried from Russia to reinforce Kuro-
patkin. The infantry will be ferried
across Lake Baikal, while the cavalry
will make a wide detour.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17

nual convention of the international
Association of Chiefs of Police, and
Major Richard ID. Sylvester of Wash
ington, d. c., was elected president.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
OWN UNITED STATES MINES
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER'S TWO
BILLION DOLLAR COMBINE.
Gigantic Proposal to Control American
Mineral Output-Buying Up All the
Valuable Properties-Clark and
Heinze are Supposed to Be in 1t
Heinze an Officer of the Company.

Announcement will be made soon OF
a gigantic new combination of capital
in the United States and Europe. 1t
is nothing less than an amalgamation
of the valuable mines of America The
man who is to consummate this stu
pendous transaction is John ID. Rookie
Teller.
Men who have some knowledge of
the work now going on in furtherance
of this plan say the corporation under
which the big mining interests will be
merged will have a capital of $780,
100000. 1t is expected to control alb
solutely the mineral output of the
United States, except possibly that of
the Calumet & Hecla copper mine of
Michigan.
Within the last 10 days Mr.. Rookie
Teller has taken up personally the task
which had Deen left to his brother, w.
A. Rockefeller, and to H. H. Rogers,
who has been conspicuous with the
mineral interests of the Standard Oil
company for 10 years.
Standard Oil millionaires have been
acquiring mines OF America through
their banking interests. In Colorado
David Moffat and Dennis Sullivan OF
the First National bank of Denver,
have paid out many millions in the
last six years for producing mines, and
are said to control 20 per cent of the
production of gold, silver and lead
mines of the middle Rocky mountain
district.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17

Rev. w. B. Mcfarland died at Lew
iston recently, in his S5th year.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Sunday War News.

Chinese reaching Chefoo declare a
battle was fought June within seven
miles of the inner works of Port Ar
thur. Port Arthur still stands.
Later accounts of the battle of Stu
yen show that the losses of the jap
aense must have been considerable.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-06-17
Mondays War News.

Rumor in st. Petersburg of a big
naval battle off Port Arthur in which
two Russian battleships were severely
disabled and four Japanese warships
were damaged. The rumor tells of an
attack by Japanese, dash by Russian
torpedo boats to sink a Japanese mer-
chairman sent in to block the harbor
entrance, attempt of the Japanese to
cut off the Russian torpedo boats and
a sortie of the Port Arthur squadron
to succor the torpedo boats.
Admiral Skrydloff reports that he
took the Vladivostok squadron within
80 miles of Port Arthur and had an
engagement with the Japanese June z,
returning to Vladivostok with some OF
his warships damaged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
ARMIES APPROACH
FOR NEW COMBAT
Japs Tighten Net on Port Arthur,
Kuroki Nearing stakel-
berg's Fugitives.

Paris, June 1e.--lt Is reported In st.
Petersburg, according to a dispatch to the
Echo de Paris, that General StakeIburg
lost 10000 men In killed, wounded and
missing while he was retreatIng from Wa
fon-gen. The entire division, 1t is said,
by Japanese and annIhIIated. The best
Of his army got away by means Of the
railroad under the protection Of cavalry.
New York Sun Special Service.
London, June 1S.-The Daily Mails
correspondent at Niu-chuang tele-
graphs:
are colliding with the Russian forces
fifteen miles south OF Taschi- chiao.''
Taschi- chiao is itself south of Van
tsia-tin. where General Stakelbere
wires his army is resting.
The Daily Mail says editoria1ly thai
possibly Its correspondent is mistaken
and that the force in contact with the
Russians is a fresh Japanese army
moving from Siu-yen to intercept Gen.
eral Stakelberg's retreat.
The Ying-kow correspondent Of the
Daily Chronicle says in dispatch
dated yesterday, that General Kuro.
patkin left Iiao-yang on "wednesday
to take command Of the army operat
/ ing toward Port Arthur.
/ A dispatch from Chi-fu says:
| General kuropatkin is reported t.
have dispatched two army divisions tt
I cover General Stakelbergs retreat I
is believed that this relief column will
be too late, as General Nodzu is neare
4 the retreatfng Russians than any sup
|ports and may cut them off befor
nightfall. A smaller subsequen
action has been fought near Siu-yer
This battle may have been with Rus
SLAMS coming south to aid their com
rades. General Stakelberg is said t
be wounded.
The Chinese who arrived here stat
that there are 10000 Japanese troop
around Port Arthur. Fresh troops ar
being landed south of Kai-chal
Fighting on land and sea continue
|around Port Arthur"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
SIBERIAN FLEET vANIsHEs
Russian Warships Like Will o. tn
Wisp in Jap Waters.

Toxic, June 18, 4 p. m.-The
Vladivostok squadron has disappeared
off the west coast Of Aomori prefec-
ture.
The Russians recently searched two
merchantmen and to one Of them
they transferred the Englishmen TAX
en- from the Japanese transport Sado.
They then permitted the vessels to
depart uninjured.
The total of 500 survivors Of the
japanese transports Sado and Hitaci
destroyed by Russian warships have
arrived at southern ports The Rus
slams permitted 610 noncombatants to
leave the Sado but their whereabouts
are unknown.
The Japanese officers and soldiers
who were detained on board the Sado
had prepared to commit suicide but
changed their minds when the Rus
slams suddenly departed. Apparently
no chance was given the non-com bat
ants on board the Hitachi to leave and
the Russians raked the crowded decks
of the crippled transport with shrap-
mel. The Japanese denounce this ac-
ton as barbarity, indicating the clear
intent Of the Russians to kill defense
less men In simple desire to destroy
the ship.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18

Benjamin Bruce Wallace, the son Of
President Wallace of Manchester col
lege was selected this morning as the
Minnesota student to receive the
Rhodes scholarship at Oxford uni
versity, England. The committee or
selection was composed OF president
Cyrus Northrop, Of the University Of
Minnesota, President Wallace of Mac
alester, President w. H. Salmon OF
Carleton college, and Vice President J.
P. Uhler of Gustavus Adolphus.
The meeting occupied the entire
morning and the qualifications OF the
candidates were rehearsed again and
again. The choice finally conferred
upon Wallace on account of his be-
ing an alumnus Of two years, having
been graduated in 1902, while his
competitors were still undergraduates.
There was little difference in the ages,
all being about 81. The other candi-
dates were N K. Clancy of Carleton
and Fl. S. Mitchell of the university
This selection does not prevent the
unsuccessful candidates from Decom-
ing future aspirants.
Mr.. Wallace was born in Wooster
Ohio, Dec. 16, 1882. His college course
embraced four years at Manchester
He pursued the ancient classica
course, but in the Junior and senior
years elected German, covering mucf
more work than the course required
His average standing for three years
was 97A. =. 4s,,4s
Mr. Wallace has always been fonc
of outdoor sports, having been special.
Nv interested in tennis, basketball and
handball.
He Is a young man Of high mora
character and was popular with hi
fellow students. -l..
Mr.. wallace's father is Presiden
James Wallace of Manchester college,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
ASSASSIN.PR0OF
CHIEF FOR Firms
Won Wahl, Who Has Survived
One Attack, Will Succeed
r.. Bobrikoff.

st. Petersburg, June 1880 p.
m-General Bobrikoff's tragic end
deeply affected Emperor Nicholas
who had the highest personal regard
for the governor general. 1t was
noticed that his majesty hurried thru
two ceremonies yesterday.
It Is reported that Lieutenant Gen
eral Won Wahl, formerly chief of
police of st. Petersburg, will succeed
Bobrikoff as governor general of Fin
land.
General Won Wahrs last position was
governor Of Wilma. He had much trouble
with the students while chief Of police OF
ST. Petersburg, and was appointed gov
ernor Of Mini Novgolbd in December
1895.
An unsuccessful attempt was made on
the life of General Won Wahl as he was
leaving the circus at Wilma at about mid
night May 10, 1902 A man stepped ur
behind him and fired twice with a re-
volver, wounding the governor in the lef1
hand and right foot. The would-be as
sassin was promptly arrested. The pris-
oner, who gave the name Of Hirschel
bert, was tried by court-martial and was
eventually hanged.
st. Petersburg, June 1S.-The gov.
ernor general of Warsaw was stricken
with paralysis when Informed Of the
death of Bobrikoff.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
PUSHING TARIFF
REVISION PLANK
Senator Hansbrough Canvassing
Sentiment Among Convention
Delegates in Chicago.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Chicago, June 18.-senator Hans
brough of North Dakota, who will
probably be North Dakota's member
Of the resolutions committee in the
republican national convention, is ac-
lively engaged 'a1iE canvassing party
sentiment withS reference to the
chance for securing from the national
convention a platform II declaration
committing the party totsan early re-
adjustment of existing tariff sched-
ules. It Is this which has brought Mr..
Hansbrough to Chicago ahead of the
other mem bers of the delegation from
his state, and a week in advance Sof
the meeting of the convention. He
has conferred here with influential
republicans east and west, who will
be members of the resolutions COM
mittee, and others, and has been given
so much encouragement that he be-
gins to believe the way is opening up
for the adoption of some such resolu-
ton as. he will propose to the plat
form committee. The North Dakota
convention which selected delegates
to Chicago adopted a square-toed
tariff readjustment resolution written
Continued on SeconH4Pap
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
CHICAGO MEAT KING"
MAY BUY BARONETCY
New York Sun Special Service.

London, June 1S.-For the last few
days an advertisement has appeared
in the London Times offering a title of
baron for $4,000. According to the
Chronicle q possible purchaser has APP
peared in the person of Silas K.
Mccarthy of Chicago "meat king
The Chronicle says he is negotiating
with the advertiser. Mccarthy, the
paper says, is nearly persuaded that
the title will secure him an entree into
privilege, for which others have had
to pay $1,O00,0O0; so the Chicago
'meat king was told, it will be ex-
planned to the monarch that the pur-
chaser has rendered valuable services
to the state.
Macarthy's persistent curiosity has
unearthed the fact that the monarch
referred to is the King Of Portugal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
BANDITS ELUDE
SHERlFF'S POSSE
Fruitless Chase in the Wilds Of
Montana for the Northern
Pacific Robbers.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Bearmouth, Mont, June 13.-Re-
ports from the man hunt in the Rock
creek country indicate that the band
tied near here Tuesday night have
succeeded in getting out of the coun-
try. The chase of Sheriff Thompson
and his posse leads thru an extremely
rough section, affording every oppor-
tunity to the outlaws to make their
escape.
Investigation to-day disclosed
cache of 1S6 sticks of dynamite within
four feet Of where the big express
safe was hurled by the explosion. Had
the massive hulk Of steel been thrown
but a few feet further, it is believed
the whole train with it's passengers
would have been destroyed. From the
appearance of the cache the robbers
had carefully selected the spot where
the train was to be held up, tying their
horses in a clump of timber near by.
While two men blew the safe to
pieces, it is now known a third was
stationed on a high bank overlook
ing the sides of the train which he
covered with his rifle. A brakeman,
who attempted to escape down the
creek, was shot at.
Zone Of the men asked me-" said
Engineer Thomas Wade, eff had a
watch. told him had and pulled
my timepiece from my pocket. He
looked at it and said, That is a burned
sight better than mine, but you can
have it.; we are not going to take any
thing from a workingman; it's the
corporations we're after.
A valuable setter dog was tied In the
express car, and one of the bandits
before putting the dynamite on the
safe, said to the express messenger
Say, cut that dog loose; I don't want
| to kill him. .
The expressman replied that the doc
would run away IL he were cut loose
and the robber replied, TT don't make
any difference about him running
away, don't want to- kill him.
Passengers on the train who ar
rived in Butte have in their possession
4 gold and silver coins, twisted and
Ebent, which they picked up near the
wrecked safe.
One man displayed about fifty dol
lars worth Of gold coins, the edges OF
which were scratched and appeared as
tho they had been bitten into. Ac-
cording to their story several hundred
i dollars worth Of coins were picked uI
by trainmen and passengers after the
i robbers left.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
MOOR BANDIT TO GET
S55,OOO RANSOM TODAY

washington, June 1s.-A cable
gram from Consul General Gummere
at Tangier, in confirming the press
report that the sultan had agreed to
Raisuli's terms, adds that the money
ransom, $4,000, was to be paid over
to-day. Mr.. Gummere expressed grave
doubt as to the ACCESSIBILITY of max
ing this payment before Perdicaris
and Varley were safely returned to
Tangier. Based on past experience, it
is feared that Raisuli is not to be de-
pended upon, and that once he has
the money in hand and still controls
the prisoners, he will make fresh de-
mands.