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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
BURBANK PRODUCES A
NEW VARIETY OF POTATO

San Francisco. Feb. 26.-Luther
Burbank, the wizard of horticulture" g"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
TREATY IN FORCE
Canal Pact Went Into Effect by
Proclamation at
ft:5O.
MAY NOW PROCEED TO WORK
RatificatiOns Exchanged by Hay and
Bunau Varilla at
1880.
NAY NOW PROCEED To WORK

Washington, Feb. 26.-Secretary Hay
and Minister Bunau Narilla at 10:30
today exchanged ratifications of the
Panama canal treaty at the state de-
partment.
At 1850 was issued the proclama-
tion putting the canal treaty into eff
feet.
Telegraphs Resignation.
NJ. Bunau Narilla, minister from
Panama. today cabled his resignation
as such to the president of that re-
public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

which was slightly noticeable through
out the neGOtia tions, seems to have be
come daily more pronounced; and since
the Eicksburg incident at Chemulpo
(when the commander of this United
States gunbOat is said to have refused
to unite with the commanders of 9th
er foreign warships at ChemuIpo to
protest against the fighting which re-
suited in the loss of the Russian war
ships Nariag and Korietz. and the fact
that the Vicksburg did not take on
board Survivors of the Russian ships)
United Statesan business men here are
really alarmed concerning the possible
effect upon United Statesan trade.
Within the last few days orders for
United Statesan goods have been coun-
ternanded, the only explanation given
being that the prospective purchasers
did not desire to buy such goods under
the present circumstances. United
States Consul General Watts has been
appealed to by u United Statesan firm
which had large contract for school
supplies. the contract having been per-
emptorily cancelled.
Orders for the Importation of a big
consignment of wood pulp have also
been cOuntermanded. the intending
purchaser saying in his letter that he
could not be expected to do business
with the United States after the Vicks-
burg incident. Watts has felt it to be
his duty TO write to the state depart
ment pointing out the state of public
feeling here. and the great prospective
daIHug ge to trade from the United States
unless measures were taken to allay
the irritation.
VIcIsburg SuccOred the RUSSIANS.
Washington. Feb. 26.-Commander
Marshall. of the steamer icksburg.
at Chcmulpo. cabled the navy depart
ment today that he was among the
first to offer assistance to Russian
sailors from the warships sunk by the
japanese.
French Cheer Russians.
Cannes. France. Feb. 26.-Grand
Duke George. of Russia, and wife ar
rived here today. There were loud
cheers for Russia as they passed
through the streets.
Russians at Kin-YOw.
Tien-Tsin. Feb. 26.-T'he Russians
have placed an armed sentry ut the
Yin-Kow railroad station. detach-
ment of 800 Russians. with two guns
is outside Shin -Afing-Tuns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
Mother and Daughter
Killed at Iowa
State House.
CONDUCTOR AT FAULT
Victims We're Trying
to Help Each
Other.

Des Moines. Feb 26.-Mrs. c. Il.
Fountain and her mother, Mrs. y.
Hogue. of Valley Junction. Iowa. were
crushed to death today in an elevator
accident at the state house.
The elevator operator started the
cage before Mrs. Hogue had fully got
out of reach of the door. The daugh-
ter. noticing her danger. reached out
TO grab her and was caught between
the cage and ceiling and instantly
killed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
Reversed Power.

The operator then reversed the pow
er. The mother made a plunge for
the daughter and was caught between
the floor of the building and the roof
of the cage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
vIcksburE suc6ored the RUSSIANS.
French Cheer Russians.

Cannes. France. Feb. 26.-Grand
Duke George. of Russia, and wife ar
rived here today. There were loud
cheers for Russia as they passed
through the streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
Russians at Kin-Yow.

Tien-Tsin. Feb 26.-The Russians
have placed an armed sentry ut the
Yin-Kow railroad station. \ detach-
ment of 800 Russians. with two guns
is outside Shin -Ming-TunG.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
STRIKE SPREADING.
reansters' Union Takes . Hand and
Moves to Stop lcemen's Deliveries
TO Retailers.

chicago, Aug. 5,-The threatened
ipread OF the stock yards strike to.
outside industries came when IN order
was issued by the Transfers union
forbidGing drivers OF ice Wagons to
make any deliveries TO retail butchers
rho, since the packing house team
.,ters went on strike nave been hauling
meat from the yards In their W
wagons. As the refrigerators in most
markets do not hold ice enough TO last.
longer than forty~eight hours, the or
der 10 cut OFF The supply OF ice IL II
hons In Chicago Will be compelled TO,
forego fresh meat Officers OF the
Geamsters' union have appointed pick
cts 10 watch retail markets all over
Chicago, with Instructions 10 see that
the boycott Is carried u
III a riot which broke out at the
yards two policemen were injured and
iwenty-eight rioters We're arrested at
DER being beaten into subsection. The
trouble started when five strike break
ers from one OF the machine shops in
one of the packing plants were leaving
the yards and tried TO board 4 street
car TO go TO their homes. Despite the
signals OF the strike breakers the
motormen on twelve cars refused 20
AliRAR INV "a - GIN NAA& &t0Ft4 AA0AAA ~
good opportunity 10 get revenge on the
%nonunion men began TO hugl stones at
them.
Two policemen who we're guarding
the entrance went TO the assistance Of
the nonunion men, blu the rioters by
this time a. grown in numbers so rap
idly that fully a thousand angry men
were trying to get AZ the strike break
ers. Retreating into the machine shop
the policemen sent in a RIO call for re-
Inducements.
When the additional policemen arr
| rived a charge was made on the riot
ers. The crowd was armed With bricks
and stones, and when the policemen
started forward every man who could
find room enough threw a brick. Two
bricks went true to the mark, and two
policemen dropped with wounds on the
head. They were carried by their CONF
panions TO the machine shop.
Seeing the condition OF their COM
p%anions. the other eighteen policemen
made another charge ON the crowd.
| This time the onslaught was In earnest.
to left with all the muscle that each
man could muster. ZACH time a club
descended IL landed ON a mans head
and fully fifty of the rioters were beat
en- to the pavement In this manner be-
fore they showed any signs OF scatter,
ing. AS soon as the policemen saw
that they had the mol on the run they
turned their attention to those who
were lying on the ground and arrest-
ed twenty-eight men.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
MANAGERS ARE NAMED
Rational Chairman Taasart Appoints
His Executive Committee and
Qthnr Aids.

Indianapolis. Aug. 6-Thomas Tag
cart. chairman OF the democratic conf
mittee. announced the officers OF the
committee aud members of the execu-
tive committee. as follows.
Vice Delaney Nicoll, New
York.
Treasurer-George Foster Peabody,
New York.
Executive Committee-W.F Sheehan.
Chairman. New York. August Belmont,
New York; John r. Mclean, Ohio;
United states Senator Thomas S. Mar
tin Virginia: Colonel j. M. Guffey.
Pennsylvania; former United States
Senator James Smith, jr., New Jersey;
Timothy K. Ryan. Wisconsin.
Chairman Taggart made this state
ment:
The executive committee VIII have
the advice of Senator German, he
agreeing to keep in close touch at all
times.
such other committees as are
deemed necessary will be announced
later. The executive committee will
meet al the Hoffman house, New York.
Monday, August s. The committee VIII
discuss matters relating TO the cam
paign and viii appoint the committee
in New York city. h eastern head
quarters, and the location Of the west
ern headquarters, and any other head
auarters that may be decided on
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
GETS OFF THE TICKET
Wisconsin Treasurer Short in Accounts
Will Not Run--A LaFollette
Victory.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 6.-State Treas
urer Kefnpf placed his withdrawal in
the hands Of Governor LaFollette.
The state t~reasurer's withdrawal Is
the outcome of a bitter quarrel be-
tween himself and the governor, as a
result OF which there have been re,
peated demands that he not only re-
sign his office but retire from the re-
publican ticket. on which he is a cam.
didate for reelection.
A week age IL was charged h a there
was a shortage In the ~treasurer's ac-
counts of $1,000. State Treasurer Kempf
made II good and explained that this
shortage was only the result of an
error IN bookkeeping.
Governor LaFollette at once ordered
the state treasurer to give a new bond,
increasing the amount to $500, 600.
state Treasurer Kempf's act followed
an editorial attack upon him In q local
paper, which was plainly written for
the purpose of forcing him out Of office
before Governor LaFollette took the
drastic action OF declaring the office
vacant. The editorial attack this morn.
ing began as follows: !.
The exposure Of the shortage OF
3 400 in the accounts of State Treas4
urer Kempf, while not necessarily at.
taching any criminality to that offl
ciaL makes IL necessary that his name
be removed from the republican stata
ticket
The word 'criminality'' in the edi4
torial, it is said, was used simply to
raise a question in the minds OF the
officials Of the surety companies in4
yolved and as a result OF charges tele-
graphed TO the companies there is some
difficulty in securing the Increase or
dered in the bonds from $4,000 to $780,
000.
The war in the republican adminis-
tratlon household goes on. Today Sec
rotary of State Houser discharged john
II. Young, registration clerk, for sho "
ag anti-LaFollette sympathy.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
THE ST. PETERSBURG VIEW.
Failure to Defeat Them Asal.
D:s...s

Japan's Failure to Defeat Them Agal-.
Today ?iSssss S.ss:a5s
st. Petersburg, Aug. 6.-This being
the saint day of the dowager empress,
a general holiday is observed through
out Russia.
The army organ makes no effort u
f~oreshadow the events OF the immediat Z
future in the far east, but declares
the events of the last ten days have
demonstrated conclusively that the Jap
anese objective since the beginning Of
the war a been to strike the main
army of the Russians, and not. as pop,
iularly supposed, to take Port Arthur.
The paper estimated the strength of
lKuroki's army at 10000 men, of which
so, 900 are on the road to LiaI
Yang. 80, 900 on the Saimatsza-Liac
den and 10000 in reserve. The paper
does not give the figures on Oku's and
Nodzu's armies, which are believed to
bring the total close to zoo. 900.
Kuropatkin's official details OF the
fighting of July 81, at Simoucheng say
only a division and a half was engaged,
The report does not mention the loss
of guns. Neither was Lieutenant Gen.
eral Alexieff II. cominand. as stated ~
n Toxic dispatch of yesterday. Tha
war office does not intend to publish
the names of the actual commander at
Simoucheng for reasons Of military ex-
pediencg.
The war Office does not expect the
Japanese to resume their advance for
several days, as they are probably
again preparing for a fianking move
Slent on a large scale. The failure o.
Ire Japanese to follow up their success
~ evidently the cause of great salts
faction 10 the general staff here. and IL
Is believed the Russians will profit by
IL
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
NO NEGRO DOMINATION
West Virginia Democrats Have a Lively
Time Over Plank Proposed for
Their Platform.

Parkersburg. w. Va. Aug. 4.-Upol
the r~eassembling OF the democratic
state convention today the following
amendment to the unanimous report o
the resolutions committee was offereL.
and an animated discussion followed:
w believe the destinies of West
Virginia should and must be shaped
and controlled by the white people OF
the state, and while we disclaim any
purpose to do any injustice whatever
to the negro population, yet we an
nounce without reserve our fixed pur-
pose to preserve In every conservative
and constitutional way the social and
political supremacy of our w race,
believing that by a frank avowal and
contamination of such a purpose alone
can racial contention and conflicts be
permanently averted."
Chairman Daily spoke against the
amendment, making a strong appeal for
obedience to the wishes OF Vice Presiden-
tial Candidate Davis The amendment
was overwhelm.ngingly defeated.
Cornwall was nominated for gov
ernor on the third ballot.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
RUSSIA GIVES IN. BUT
Admits Nothing as to Her Right to
Send Ships Through Dardanelles.

London, Aug. 5.-In order to avoid
complications which might have the eff
feet OF extending the area of the war,
Russia has made a partial concession to
Great Britain In connection with the
D~ardanelles question. Replying to
British representations regarding the
closure of the Dardanelles to vessels of
the volunteer fleet intended for warlike
uses, as well as the warships, Count
Benckendorff. Russian ambassador to
Great Britain. 1t is learned, has adj
vised Foreign Secretary Lansdowne
that his government consents to waive
the right to send ships through the
straits during the present war, but at
the same time Russia makes no conces.
sion in relation to the general principle
involved, and reserves to herself the
right to take such action as she deems
proper when the war with Japan termi-
Mates.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
Harxeaters Attacked.

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 4.--Three
men held up and robbed q quartet OF
harvest hands In a box car on the
Santa Fe railway near mere and in
the fight that followed wounded ali
of them. The robbers escaped. A. b.
Frazier was shot In the leg and foot
]. S. Frazier was u in the throat, not
seriously, and VIM. Ross and Scott
Fleming, the latter from Cedar Rap
ids, Ia, were beaten badly. The Fra
ziers and Ross are from Romance, Mo.
All were brought to q hospital here.
They will
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
roo MUCH LIVE STOCK
Chicago Was Flooded With Stuff for
Which There Was No Demand
on Market.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-The Yards were
Hooded With live stock today and COM
plants were rife among representatives
OF the country shippers. Before the
days shipments arrived there were
1000 hogs and about 2.509 cattle In
the pens. The packers expressed the
opinion that with the supplies so heavy
81 good portion of the stock could NOT
be handled by the plants until tomor-
row.
The packers announced today that
since the beginning OF the strike the
falling off in the buying OF live stock
had been 1870 for cattle and 1876. 900
for hogs. as compared with July and
the early part OF August last year The
decrease in handling cattle. however.
Is explained on the hypothesis that
there is a scarcity OF light weight
animals such as are used for canning.
The heavy receipts are explained on
the ground that shippers had under
stood the statement that the packers
were doing from so to S5 per cent. OF a
normal business To mean that all
branches of the industry were compre-
hended. AS a matter OF fact 1t IL
stated hat this applies only to dressed
3eef, and constitutes not more than
30 per cent. OF the normal business.
Situation Serious for Packers.
The stock yards packers announced
Today that they would attempt TO inn
port no more uDskilled labor, n In
future would take on only a few skilled
men. This news ~ declared by the
,trikers to be.a baltic them. I'm the
rope OF breaking tns union ranks.
TIL ice handlers and ice wagon
sriuars have refused to snnnlu-the4se
irigerator cars OF strike affected plants.
Without Ice the packers arc unable to
ihip meat except for short hauis. and
annot export any.
Armour began using fruit cars for
shipping his meat. but this Is admit
ledly a costly expedient.
Homer ID. Call. international secre-
iary OF the butchers organization. said
Today that instead of the packers dis
rupting the unions, She dis~integration
BIZ the meat trust has set In, and the
combination Is broken. He says that
since the strike began the independent
plants have secured the trade of the
trust. which the latter never will be
able to recover
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
BIG UNION VICTORY.
Connecticut Protects Labels and Up
holds Contracts Between Men
and EMPLOYERS.

Bridgeport. Conn, Aug. 6.-Judge,
Wheeler, hi superior court, has granted
an injunction restricting Merritt e.
Son of Danbury from using a label
which is alleged to be an infringement
uuon the label of the United Hatters OF
North America, an unincorporated as
ISOLATION. The decision is sweeping In
IS effect, labor organizations being Civ,
IN standing before the court and every
contention upheld. Contracts between
Unions and employers held TO be legal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
BAD NEWS FOR EMPEROR.
X Comes From Peterhof Where Ems
press Is to Be Confined.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 5.-The Assocs~i
ated Press hears that Emperor Mich
olas has just received a telegram from
Peterhof palace containing alarming
news.
1t is reported hat viceroy Alexieff,
who had gone to Hardin on the way
to Vladivostok, returned to Lao Yang
Yesterday and conferred with Kuro-
paJKIn regarding the situation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12

In 1888 the United States produced &c.
$4,000 tons Of coal. more than In any pre-
vious year.
pines have been prohibited, from hiring
native servants 70 assist IN duties about
the camps.
The funeral OF III. Won Plehwe, assassi-
mated minister "a the Interior, A. 81 Pc
and the highest dIGn3tartce pf tlo empire.
Robert r. P&tk;8on, forf1t< governor ~
Peuneylyan Ia, ana a a. 9N< u4u cH<<
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
DANcER is THE cRAvEsT.
Russia Fears the Fatal Ruin Of tn
Army Of kuropatkin.

-'-- WV ~
New York, Aug. 6.--(New York Her.
Md Service)-St. Petersburg is deeply
alarmed for the army of Genera Kuro-
patkin. Once more the Russian forces
are in retreat. having been forced from
Hal Cheng, a town which practically
commands the road to Lao Yang. A
significant silence has settled down
iince the news OF the evacuation OF Hal
cheng, one dispatch adding to the mys-
terry by saying the emperor has re-
alarming information. Nothing could
.e learned as 10 the nature OF the mes
sage.
On the othH- hand the Japanese have
euce more undoubtedly suffered q tire
nlendous repuIse at Port Arthur, It be-
Ing stated that 10000 fell In an unsuc~
>essful attack ON Wolf Hill. one Of the
.tronsest defe1ses of the Fortress
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
LOSSES WERE TERRIFIC.
R,ssians Abandoned 1900 of Their
Dead at Simouchana.

DSSd a. SHHS'""S'
TOXIC, Aug 5.-The Japanese defeat
ed the Russians at Simoucheng and
roy them towards Hai Cheng in a
sharp fight which began Saturday and
ended Sunday. The Russians left 1900
dead on the field and lost six guns.
The japanese casualties were about
400. General Kuroki telegraphs that in
two days fighting at Yank Tsu Ling
and Yushulintzu his losses were six Of
fcers killed and sixteen officers wound
ed and $50 men killed and wounded.s
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
stockmen in Convention.

Denver, Colo, Aug. 3.-Westernl
stockmen to the number OF sixty met
here today to confer with the federal
land commission TO formulate some
genera. plan for the settlement OF the
grazing land question. IT is expected
the conference also will take some
means TO bring about an end TO the
backing house strike.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
TRADING STAMPS o. K.
New York Supreme Court Holds Tn
constitutional a Law to Put Them
Out Of Business.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 4.-The law,
passed by the legislature al its last
session., regulating the issue OF trad
ing stamps, was today declared uncoil-
stitutional by the supreme court.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
UNCLE RUSSELL IS 88.
Celebrated His Anniversary Today by
Attending 70 vocation-No
Vacation for Him.

New York, Aug. 6.-Russell Sage.
who Is IS years old today. observed the
anniversary by attending 20 business
as usual.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
ANOTHER RETIREMENT.
Usual Phrase Employed by kurop atkin
in His Report.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 5.-In a dispatch
TO the emperor, Kuropatkin says:
4Our troops have retired from Hal
Chsng along the road toward Anshan-I
shan. The movement was accom-
plished in perfect order and the
enemy did not disturb us. The terrible,
heat caused many sunstrokes. There
is no serious news from the east front"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
SLAVS FALL BACK
On LAO YANG
They Believe the Ring Of De-
Tense There Strong Enough
to Save Them.
MORE BAD NEWS FOR CZAR
1t Comes Now From Peterhc, Ealaes
Where 1t Has Been Understood
That the czarina Was About
to Be Confined.

r'"ND oAASt ~ - IN 4AhCSldlgS d.
tempted to push back a numerically
superior force of Japanese from Ku-
chiatzsu on July 81. and it resulted in
an admitted Russian loss of a thousand
men.
Rome, Aug. 5.-The Giornale DItaIfa
publishes a dispatch from Toxic an
nouncirg that the japanese cruiser
Kasuga has heen sunk.
Hal Cheng, Aug. Sin of
the desperate fighting OF the last few
days and of the Japanese turning
movement, the Russians have been
compelled to Hal Cheng and
falI back on An Shan Shan.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 5.-Kuropatkin's
armies are now concentrating upon
upon Anshanshan, Liandiansian and
Anping. These three points form a
ring Of closely-knit d~efenses around
Liao Yang and will enable Kuropatkin
to risk a general engagement.
The only cause for anxiety is Anping.
Kuropatkin's words that he hoped"
the troops would hold hat place indi-
cate some misgivings. The Japanese
evidently realized the advantage of at
lacking this point, and directed their
strongest advance along the Sal SAITH
Lao Yang line.
a brief telegram from Kuropatkin
this morning reports the evacuation Of
Hal Cheng and declares the Japanese
did not continue the attack toward
Lao Yang August 2, adding that they
evidently were unable to follow up
their advantage of the previous day
owing to the stubborn resistance Of
the Russians, coupled with the tropical
heat. The general say his soldiers
threw away their overcoats and equip
ments, and adds that everything pos
sible was done to relieve them, but
nevertheless there We're a great num-
not specify the casualties of the bat
tie and makes no mention of loss Of
INNS
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
WIRELESS TYPEWRITER
New Wireless Apparatus Is Based on =
Discovery Which ut-Marconis
Marconi.

Copenhagen, Aug. b.-VIademar
Paulsen, in addition to his feiegraphy,
disk telegraphone and telephone news
paper, has made q fourth invention
which will ~overshadow these. He has
discovered an electric wave, the exist
ence OF which long has been suspected.
but which up to the present has eluded|
all the efforts or men OF science.
This force, ii Is believed. VIII rival
all that hitherto has been lone by Mar
conf, Herren Schaby, Arco and others
in the domain OF wireless telegraphy.
Herr Paulsen has Invented an electrical
apparatus by which he can set I'm mo-
tion, without wires or connection 0f'
any kind. the keyboard Of q typewriter.
Up to the present Herr Paulsen hao|
had SUCCESS In h laboratory only
that Is ~ SAY. he haE only been able
to ~ f<, Typewriter IN motiQn q =
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12

Rome, Aug. 5.-The Giornale D'Italfa
publishes a dispatch from Toxic an
nouncirg hat the Japanese cruiser
Kasuga has heen sunk.