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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-16
FOUR BUILDINGS UNDER CONTRACT.

Lucas Brothers have been awarded
the contract for erecting four buildings
upon the recent acquisition of land in
extension OF the experimental station of
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Associa-
ton at Makiki They are classed as the
main building" the cane propagating
house." and two insectories. The con-
tractors undertake to complete the work
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-16
DID JAPANESE
LOSE $4,000
MEN?
General RennenkampF
is Wounded In a
Skirrnish.


tAssooIATED oABLEGRAMsl
TATCHEKIAO July reports that the Jap
$4,000 Russians the storming of Port
Arthur July
ANOTHER NAVAL BATTLE.
LONDON July battle reported Port Arthur.
- RUSSIAN FRICTION.
BERLIN July friction between Viceroy Aexie
and General Kuropatkn is reported.
GEN. RENNENKAMPF WOUNDED.
ST PETERSBURG July 16-General Rennenkannpf has been
SLIGHTLY wounded in sanatsze The japanese
still entrenching of Tatchekiao
NEWS BOAT CAPTURED.
SHANGHAI July 16The Chicago News boat FaVVn has been
seized by the Russians towed into Port Arthur
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-16
A SOLDIERS BRAWL.


TIENTSIN July 16-Two Frencrnen killed and others
wounded nine Japanese policeman hurt soldiers
brawl at Shanghai Kwan. Bayonets used
ShanghaiKan seaport the Gulf of Pechli 1t is
ad the of Wall of China the
between China proper Mancura China has maintained
large commanded by General Ma the out
break of the Rusoapan The held by guards be-
longing the different which have been there
Shanghai-Kwan figured II Boxer Of 1900
AFTERNOON REPORT.
MUKDEN July 15-A Japanese loss of reported dur
ing the attack upon Arthur
PARIS July 1It reported apparently reliable author
ity arrived
the Russian navy headquarters Cronstad 1t said that
expected
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-16
TRAIN HELD UP.

OAKWOOD, Tex, July 16-A passenger train held up
night express dynated locomotive fire
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-16

in sixty days. or by September 49,
Bids were opened at the Office Of O..
G. Traphagan, architect OF the proposed
structures, Separate figures were given
for the different classes above named,
the total sums being as follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-16
CHINESE RULERS HEALTH.

PEKING July 16-The reported illness of the Emperor is
unconirrned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
Somebody Tempered With the
Joints in the Rails
Causing Disaster on the Sea-
board Air Line.
SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED
According to Latest Report and
35 Injured.
A Freight Runs Into a Local
Passenger Train.

Charlotte, N. c.. Sept. 9.-Four wom-
en- passengers and three trainmen were
killed and about 35 persons injured in
a Seaboard Air line wreck at Catawba
Junction, S. c. The first reports of the
wreck received mere stated that IL were
killed. This, upon careful investigation,
proves to be exaggerated.
Portsmouth. Va. Sept. 9.-At the Of
fee of the Seaboard Air line today the
statement was made that but three
persons were killed, two passengers
and the engineer of a freight train
which was following the local. The
number of injured is placed at nine or
ten.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. O. The division
superintendent's office of the Seaboard
Air line gives out the following names
of the four people killed:
MRS. T. F. BLACK, passenger.
E. Y. BARKSDALE, engineer.
E. d. ROBERTS, fireman.
UNKNOWN LADY, passenger.
The injured number 33.
The superintendent office has re-
ceived information of the discovery of
the evidence that the joints in the
track were tampered with, causing the
wreck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09

how to get into them. They were af-
ter Superintendent Holman and want
ed to dispose of him. 1 couldn't find
any way to get in there and told them
so. The next night they had a scheme
to make a machine and wanted to
know how to go at it. 1 had seen one
made one time, so I got a ground
ginger box at the restaurant there and
filled it full of inch dynamite and
whitfield a round place on the end
and put the box of caps in there.
made It there that night, and Foster
and Mckinney and Davis and Kennison
Ctwo names withheld1 were there.
The next day L went down to the In
dependence mine and got a Swede
blacksmith, Louis TfSse,l, to make an
iron prong about ten inches long and
with two holes in there far enough
apart to catch a pistol back of the
hammer, SO that you could tie a string
to the hammer and not interfere with
it. 1 took it up the next day and
furnished a 3S caliber pistol of
the bulldog pattern. Then -
gave the box and the stuff in 1t to
Jim Hicks and Carl Nelson the night
18th, believe, and they took
it up to Nelson's house.
never heard anything more of it until
after the explosion occurred at the
Vindicator- 1 talked with the different
people after the explosion but never
knew and have never learned how
they got into the Vindicator, but 1t is
my belief and understanding that they
got in through the Whiting shaft.
Hicks and Nelson told me themselves
they put wire across the
shaft and some one working
down there sent Tor Beck and Camp
Dell to come down there.
and these other fellows were on top
when the explosion happened and I
was over at the Golden Cycle
1T was the 21st or 23rd of November,
whichever it was, it happened; there
was nothing more that happened then
excepting stealing a little ore and ped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
RETIRING FROM MUKDEN

on top of the wreckage a few min
utes later.
The dead so far as known are En-
! gineer Barksdale and Trainman Fer
guson, of the freight; Edward Robert
son. colored fireman and four un-
known women who were in the pas
senger train. Owing to the fact thai
the wires near the scene of the wreck
are down the officials of the road have
had great difficulty in getting informa-
ton. 1t is stated that about so feet
of the trestle was carried away. The
locomotive had crossed the place in
the track where it was subsequently
discovered, according to a report from
an officer of the road, that some per-
son had loosened the rail connections
at the treStle. The train broke in
two. The engine toppled over on the
embankment south of the trestle,
while six cars went through the
trestle.
Decentralization Reported.
Shanghai. Sept. "a special mes
senger of the Tartar general at Muk-
den, who escaped from that citv
through the Gordon of Russian out
posts, reports, according to advices re-
ceived here that the Russian army is
utterly confused and demoraIized es-
pecially the remains of the two Rus
sian army corps which recently Joined
General Kuropatkin's forces.
Russians Hold Sintsintin.
ST petersburg. Sept $500 p. M
CAASieA news lOQay from the front con-
nrmS the reports of the Associared
Press from Mukden that the Japanese
are still resting their main forces, but
their outposts in contact with the Rus
slams The latter continue to hold Sint-
S1ntfn, 60 miles east of Mukden and
russian cavalry is operating over a
wide area east of Mukdel to prevent a
Japanese column from slipping through
ana making its way north. The report
tnat SIX more army corps are to be mo-
Dilized are untrue. AS stated in these
dispatches only two corps are mobiIiz-
ing ana at present there would be no
object in mobilizing more than the
railroad is able to transport. The pres
ent facilities permit the transportation
or a little over one corps each month";
but this is expected to be increased in
a few days with the completion of the
Cireum- baikal railroad. The war office
promises to give out detailed figures to-
morrow in regard to the number of
Russian wounded. The press dispatches
place the figure at over 2,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
Wyoming Democrat Ticket.

Rock Springs. Wyo.. Sept. 9.-Former
Governor John z. Osborne of Rawlins
was nominated for governor by acclama-
tion by the Democratic state convention,
amid great enthusiasm The remainder
of the ticket nominated is as follows:
For Congress-T. S. Taliaferro of Rock
Springs.
State Treasurer-N. C. Alger of Sheri-
dan.
of Cheyenne
J. c. Hamm of Evanston was chosen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09

on an equitable basis Every union
will retain its solidarity and will come
out of this struggle stronger than
ever"
Ratified at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 9.-At a
meeting of the conference. board of
the striking packing house en-
pIoyes today at packing trades
headquarters in Armourdale. the ac-
ton of Michael DonnelIy in declaring
the strike off was unanimously rati-
fed. This means that the strikers in
this city will stand by the national
organization. Tomorrow many of the
strikers now out of work will apply
for reinstatement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
CALLS ON ROOSEVELT.
Austrian Ambassador Makes a Visit to
Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay. L. L, Sept. 9.-Austrian
Ambassador Baron Hengel Mueller
and Count Appoineyi, leader of the
Liberal party in the lower house of the
Hungarian diet, were guests of the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt today at
Sycamore Hill. Count Appoineyi de-
sired to pay his respects to President
Roosevelt and his presentation to him
today was arranged through the Aus
trian embassy. The visit, it is stated
was of no official significance, the de-
sire of the distinguished callers being
merely to meet and greet the president
in his home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 9.-Three per-
sons have been injured here in a col
lision between a large racing automo-
bile and a park trap. All probably
will die. Those injured were: c. B.
Lawton, Miss Dora Murdoch, Miss
Carrie Murdoch, all of Pittsburg. The
trap was overturned with the three
victims underneath. The automobile
is said to have belonged to an architect,
who is under indictment in connection
with the death of a woman who was
run down three months ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
vermont vote CompIete.

White River Junction, VT. Sept. O.
for governor in Tuesdays election was
completed with the receipt of the vote
of the remote towns of Sherburne and
Somerset and the grand total places
the plurality for Charles Bell, the re-
publican candidate, at 81. .556. The total
vote for the two leading candidates
was.
Bell, Republican, 4s,077; Porter, Dem
ocrat, 1854. The Republican plurality
four years ago was 31,312.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
Motor Boat Wrecked.

New York, Sept. 9.-During a drive
at top speed on the Harlem river a
new 70-foot motor boat has been
wrecked at an abutment of a New
York Central bridge Charles L. Sea-
bury, who was at the wheel. was
thrown overheard by the force of the
shock and was nearly drowned. Two
tugs saved the motor boat from foun-
dering and a policeman in row boat
rescued Seabury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
Utah Democrats Nominate.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Sept. 9.-The
Democratic state convention nominated
James H. Moyle of Salt Lake City for
governor; Judge o. w. Powers of Salt
Lake City for congressman and adopted
a platform which, besides indorsing the
national platform and approving the NOM
inatiop of Parker and Davis, reflects the
recent renewal of charges of church in
reference in Utah politics and the reor-
ganization of an anti-church party by de-
nying the right of any power to die
tate political nominations. The conven-
tfon was very harmonious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
TOOK POISON
Because Her Husband Went to the
Ball Game.

Chicago. Sept. "a dispatch to the
Inter-Ocean from Des Moines, Ia, says:
Because her husband went to a base
ball game over her protest, Mrs.
Charles Evans of Monterey has COM
mitteG suicide by taking poison. Her
body, as it fell to the floor, accidentally
struck her 10-monthS-old daughter
crushing it and smothering it to death.
Wnen Evans returned home both were
dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
Won PIehve,s Successor.

st. Petersburg, Sept. $40 P. M
Prince Peter Siatopotk-M -Mirsky, the new
lively young man, being Al years of age.
He belongs to one of the noblest families,
tracing his descendants to Rurik. the re-
puted founder of the Russian monarchy.
One of his friends said of him: He is
the direct antithesis of Won Plehve. He
is just as kind and conciliatory as Won
P1ehve was unyielding and despotic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09

glycerine on June Z, 1904, and IL people
were blown to pieces, and the Vindica-
tor mine was blown up November p,
1903.
Romainee has served sentences in
the Kansas and Colorado penftentiar-
les He was arrested in Topeka July
by Sheriff Lucas for robbing the
Campbell home. On that date Slagel,
alias Romaine, received notice that
his term as prisoner in the Colorado
penitentiary had expired. Romaine
was a parole prisoner.
Deputy Sheriff Sheafor, of Cripple
Creek, was in Topeka Thursday and
left last night for Cripple Creek.
Deputy Sheriff Sheafor was in To-
peka on August IL and heard then that
Romaine was under arrest here await
ing trial. He told the local officers
that Romaine was under suspicion in
Colorado as being implicated in the
dynamiting. A part of ROmaine'S s story
was secured by Sheafor- He returned
reported to Sheriff Bell and started an
investigation and it was found that
Romaine's confession tailed with what
happened in the Cripple Creek dis
trict.
The confession was made Thursday
afternoon in the presence of County
Attorney Hungate and Sheriff Lucas
and was signed and sworn to by Ro-
maine.
Sheriff Lucas has refused to divulge
all the names of the persons implica-
ted in Romaine's confession and gave
it out today only after two
of the names had been eras-
ed. The story first came out
through another source and not Sheriff
Lucas. The complete confession, with
two of the names of parties implicated
suppressed is as follows:
State of Kansas, Shawnee County, IS.
Robert Roman, of lawful age, be-
ing first duly sworn on his oath says:
Il left Canon City and went to Grip
pie Creek on the 5th of October, 1903,
and hung around there until long
went to work on the Golden Cycle
under Supt Holman. When l first
went to work there 1 had charge of
the fuse room and he had been miss
ing caps and fuse and wanted me to
find out where it was going / found
out that a man, Jess Waters, was
taking stuff and turning it over to
some one else, but didn't know who
that was. The foreman discharged
Waters. The next night 1 was walk
ing UP the street and when in front
of the Independence drugstore, the
men Foster and Mckinney, came to me
and started a Wrangle about turning
this fellow up. We went up to the
Short Line depot to go over to Grip
pie Creek. We had some words there
and Foster, struck me and drew gun
on him, when the rest of them struck
me- After we got to Cripple Creek
we Strengthened things out and went
to drinking, and 1 got into their con-
fdence. The next night while we were
in Rumsey's restaurant, the matter of
getting away with the scabs came up
and they jumped me for a Scab and
wanted to know if 1 was going to stay
and work. 1 said 1 would if 1 could
and they said / couldn't unless 1
joined the union. I said / was willing
to join the union and we got to talk
ing about it and they obligated me
right there and gave me a card That
was on Wednesday, about the 10th
of November. Then they wanted me
to spy around these places, the Golden
Cycle and the Vindicator. and find out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
LIKE INDIAN SUMMER.
The Mercury Is Once More in Upper
Regions.

Thursday was the hottest day Kan
sas has experienced for weeks the
temperatures over the state reaching
"a. In Topeka the maximum, however,
was only SO. 1t is also warm today.
Today's corn and wheat region bulIe-
tin. covering the "a hours ending this
morning at Z o'clock. says:
The temperatures have risen over the
district. reaching 9S degrees i'll the
northwestern counties of Kansas yes
terday- The night temperatures have
fallen in the southeastern counties of
this state but risen over the rest of the
district. The weather is clear
The maximum and minimum temper
atures for the past "a hours were as
follows: Baker $3.50: Dodge City, 94-56;
Dresden. $3.50; Fort Scott, 1854; Macks-
vile, 92-54; Mcpherson, 94-5S; Manhat-
tan. 90-54; Usage City. S6-52; Sedan. S.
So; Topeka, 1886; Toronto. $3.50; Wich-
ita. $685.
The forecast for Kansas sent out to-
day is: Fair tonight and Saturday.
cooler Saturday afternoon. The wind
at noon was southwest blowing 8 miles
an hour. The hourly temperatures re
corded by the government thermome-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
4 AM The MAN. y
Startling Confession of B. +.
Slagel Alias Robt. Romaine.
He Helped Blow Up Indepen-
dence Depot.
STORY OF A FIEND.
Thirteen Men Sent Into Eterni-
ty With Nitro Glycerine.
Gives Names of Others in the
Plot.
THESE ARE WITHHELD
Sheriff Lucas Awaits Arrests in
Colorado.
Story Credited by Officers at
Cripple Greek.
Thirteen Men Sent Into Eterni
ty With Nitro Glycerine.
Gives Names of Others in the
Plot.
THESE ARE WITHHELD
Sheriff Lucas Awaits Arrests in
Colorado.
Story Credited by Officers at
Cripple Greek.

B. F. Slagel alias Robert Romaine, a
prisoner in the Shawnee county Jail
who yesterday plead guilty to robbing
the home of Monte Campbell last July,
and who was sentenced to the state
penitentiary at lansing for from one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Sept. 9.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Saturday. Cool
er Saturday afternoon; fresh south
west winds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09

to five years, has made a confession
giving details of the preparations to
blow up the Florence and Cripple Creek
railroad depot, at Independence, Col,
and also the plot and the carrying out
of the plan to blow up the Vindicator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09

Charlotte, n. c., Sept. 9.-Seven
persons were killed and many injured
in a wreck on the Seaboard Air Line
at Catawba Junction, :. c., early to-
day. Five cars and A sleeper of pas
senger train No Al, from Portsmouth
TO Atlanta went through a high trestle
over a small stream. An extra freight
train following the passenger piled in
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Continued on Page SKI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09

The depot was destroyed by nitro
glycerine on June I. 1894. and 1S people
were blown to pieces. and the Vindica-
! tor mine was blown up November u,
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Continued on Page Six.)'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-09
Killed Women and Children.

Toxic. Sept. 9.-3 p ma private
telegram received here says that
small Russian expedition from Kam-
chatka visited Senshu island. north of
the island of Hokaido and in the alb
sence of the men, killed the women
and children and burned the houses.
Official confirmation is lacking in re-
gard to this report which seems in
credible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
Pictorial Tuscaloosa About Readv

Tuscaloosa, March 9.-(special) )-The Board of Trade has just completed the work of compiling articles and photo- graphs for Pictorial Tuscaloosa" a very attractive booklet being gotten up by the Board of Trade for distribution at the worlds fair. This booklet is being print ed by the Brandon Publishing and En- graving company of Nashville, and will be more of handsome souvenir than an advertisement. The articles will be very interesting and a number of new cuts are to be used. which altogether is to be very expensive. It will bring forth natural advantages. industrial developments and commercial interests of Tuscaloosa coun- ty and city. These books will be in the hands of Prof. James A. Anderson, as- sistant state geologist here who has been recently appointed to have entire charge of the Alabama exhibit at St. Louis Prof Anderson is well fitted for the position, knowing every foot of mineral land in the section, and it is thought much good will be the result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
CHILTON COUNTY
 MAN FIRED UPON
W. J. MELTON INJURED BY sHoTa
 FIRED AT HIM IN THE DARK PROMINENT YOUNG MAN IS sus-
 PECTED.

Selma, March 9.-(Speclal.)-W. J. Mel ton, a prominent and influential citizen of Chiffon county was brought to this city this afternoon for medical treatment. Last night after visiting a neighbor living near his home at Dixie, about twenty five miles from Selma, he was shot from out the darkness, falling to the ground des- perately wounded. He emptied his pistol at the fleeing form of his would-be assas- sins. MT. Melton states that he felt sure he recognized his assailants, that there was one white man and two negroes. that he was startled as he walked up the lane leading to his house by the flash of a pistol then came rapidly other pistol shots and he fell to the ground.
 Mir Melton did not know he had been shot with a shot gun loaded with buck shot until he was helped to his home. Dr. s. G. Gay went to Dixie at midnight and brought the wounded men here this afternoon. He is hot In both legs, his right knee being broken and possibly ne- cessitating the amputation of the leg.
 The supposed cause of the attempted assassination Is alleged to be MT. Mel tons earnest untiring opposition to blind tigers in his community. and the name of a prominent young man Is mentioned as being the instlgator of the attempt. No arrests have been made, but the sheriff of Chiffon county has been notified and arrests are expected tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
BODY OF AGED MAN
 FOUND IN WOODS
WAS A WATCH. CLOCK AND MA. CHINE REPAlRER, AND LEFT NOTHING BY WHICH HIS IDEN- THY COULD BE LEARNED.

Lafayette, March 9.-(Speclal )-Yester- day afternoon about o'clock the dead body of an aged white man was found in the woods about one mile from this place. The negro who discovered the body quick ly gave the alarm and a large number went to investigate the matter.
 It developed that the deceased was an old man who had been seen on the streets here last Friday. In an interview with the marshal at that time he gave his name as Thomas Mason, and said he was 80 years old, and was a watch, clock and machine reparer by trade. He was liv- ing on charity when seen here and quite Q number contributed to his wants.
 Nothing was found in his possession nor on his person to bear evidence as to where he was from, but by his side when found were lying two valises, old and worn, con taining a set of tinker's tools and some old pieces of clocks. The city authorities took the remains in charge and buried them here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-10
NO ACTION TAKEN.
Board of Assessment Does Not Act or
 Railroad and Telegraph Property.

Montgomery, March 9.-(Special 1.-The state board of assessment did not take action on the assessment of the railroad and telegraph property in the state yes- terday. but adjourned for another ses- sion next Tuesday, March 15.
 Secretary of State Heflin was unavoid- ably absent from the city and Auditor Sowell was too unwell to attend the meet ing, a quorum of the board was thereby broken. Several parties who desire to be heard by the board were on hand but petitioned for an adjournment till next week.
 The board consists of the governor, au- ditor, treasurer and secretary of state, with the attorney general sitting in an advisory capacity and voting in case of tie.