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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04
JAPANESE WAR FUNDS.
Huge Sum Of Money to Be Raised for
Coming Year.

Huge Sum Of Money to Be Raised for
Coming Year.
Tokio.-Your correspondent has re-
ceived trustworthy information to the
effect that the Japanese f1nanciers
have resolved on resolute measures
to provide the war funds for the COM
ing year. These measures are esti-
mated to produce 770,000,000 yen. part
from the new war tax and $50, ,000, 900
from loans. With regard to the loans,
several banks have already pledged
themselves to provide 100000 yen.
OF this, 0,0o0. 900 yen will be taken
by the Bank Of Japan, and by the pos
tai savings bank. and, the remaining
100000 will be arranged for when
the necessity arises.
The chief items to be affected by the
new war taxes are the salt monopoly
and the silk fabrics, and increased
taxes will be also levied on land, in
comes, business, etc. Further customs
duties will also be imposed. The war
taxes Of the current year have been
evidently felt very little and the ad-
ditions Of next year are not expected
to cause any economic Inconvenience.
The ordinary expenditures, not central
and local, will be boldly curtailed.
There is every prospect that the diet
will indorse this program.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04

Butte, Mont. Nov. 2. - The state
ment is made by an attorney for the
Amalgamated Copper company that
there has been in existence for some
months contract signed by f. Aug.
Heinze for the sale of his properties to
a syndicate represented by John w.
Gtaes and August Belmont. The con-
ract is in the nature of an option, and
will expire some time in January, but
there is no doubt it will be taken up.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04
J. p. Morgan Is at st. Louis.

st. Louis.-J. z. Morgan and party
have arrived from New York. The
other members of the party are R. N
Hickol, T. X. Sturgis, D. s. Eggleston,
William Stickpole and Charles Sanns.
They will remain in the city about
four days, and it is said to be their
intention to return to New York at
the expiration of that time. Most of
the time while here will be spent at
the worlds fair.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04

Cleveland insists that she is entitled
to snatch the tiara from Cincinnati, SO
long looked upon as the Queen City"
Of Ohio. No serious dispute as to the
supremacy can be kept up for many
years.
The smiles that count are those that
shine when 1t rains.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04

Harrison, Idaho, Nov. 3.-John Nor
berg, laborer in the logging camp of
Flint & Wilkinsat Powder Horn bay
seven miles down the lake from here,
met instant death by tree falling on
him, crushing his body to jelly.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04

You cannot Judge mans life until
you know his leisure.
Failures numbered 233 in the United
States.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04

Mukden, Nov. 2.-The Japanese
army is rapidly being reinforced, and
it is expected that the new troops will
shortly reach from 10000 to 10000.
This greatly complicates the problem
confronting General Kuropatkin.
The whole energy of the Russians
must be devoted to holding their posi-
tious unless they can bring up large re-
Inducements speedily. Even in that
case, the situation promises to become
increasingly difficult. The Japanese
Notifications are already far too strong,
supported as they are by seige guns
and rapid fire pieces, to be carried by
a frontal assault.
Possibly these Notifications might
yield to a turning movement, which
would force the Japanese to retire, but
this would require a great superiority
in numbers, for the Russians must hold
their center with force at least equal
to that Of the Japanese in order to pre-
vent the latter from outing through
and severing the communications Of
the former.
Two batallions returning early on
the morning Of October 30 from the
banks Of the Shakhe river, came under
the fire from Japanese IL inch guns,
several shells falling in the Russians
ranks, doing considerable damage. One
man was rendered deaf and dumb, but
otherwise uninjured, and another was
thrown into a ditch and buried alive.
A number were killed.
Simultaneously with the attack on
Sinchinpu on October 80, the Japanese
assaulted the position held by the Nor
shansky regiment, close by, but were
repulsed.
A cannonade against Boutiloff (Lone
Tree) hill has been in progress since
the night of October 30, without effect.
Sunday night there was an atillery
and rifle fire by the Japanese along the
whole Russian front. The Russian
sharpshooters are worrying the Japan
ese considerably at night.
Genreal Kuropatkin continues in
personal command until the new gen
erals arrive, when he will direct the
operations from central point.
In the BATTLE of the Shakhe river
the Russian corps alone lost 273 officers
and 1850 men.
The situation is practically unalter-
ed. The Japanese on October IA sent
one division and half from Port Ar
thur to Liaoyang. The Russians are
now in inferior numbers and anticipate
an attack Immediately.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04

Mukden, Nov. There have been
number of skirmishes along the
whole front, and while no development
of any serious import has yet appeared,
the armies are in the closest touch
and general engagement may be
precipitated at any time. At one point
the trenches are only 400 yards apart.
They are separated by small stream,
which is the only water supply in the
neighborhood. BY mutual consent
there is no firing on the water car
riers who visit the stream with buck
cts.
Several positions have already
changed hands many times. 1t is re-
lated that in one village, which had
been taken and retaken by the same
men on both sides, Captain Polkanoff.
on being driven out one day, lett a
note in the hut where he had passed
the night, saying he would like to
know the name of the Japanese officer
who was in the habit of occupying the
hut in his absence. A little later Cap.
tain Polkanoff retook the village, and
going through his old quarters, found
the following note in perfect Russian:
81 am Captain Yamata. l will be
greatly pleased to make Captain Pol
kanoff's acquaintance"
Today was unusually quiet along
the whole front. The Russians are ir
the habit of harrassing the trenches
at night. Last night Russian scouts
threw hand grenade into a japanese
trench near Sinchlnpun, causing grea
confusion. The Russian scouts also
discovered that the Japanese are NOV
ing many batteries to the front, though
as yet all have been carefully masked
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04
ARMIES READY FOR BATTLE
BIG BATTLE MAY TAKE PLACE
ANY DAY.

of Small Skirmishes Occur on
Shakhe River Trenches at One
Point Only 400 Yards Apart-sev-
eraI Positions Changed Hands Many
Times-An Amusing Incident.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-04

London, Nov. 2.-Negotiations be-
tween Great Britain and Russia look
ing to a settlement of the North sea
affair are progressing favorably, and
there is not the slightest dnager of fric
tion arising between the governments.
The constitution of the international
commission under The Hague conven-
tion in on the verge of settlement.
In spite of these pacific conditions,
Great Britain Tuesday experienced a
war panic that only can be compared
to the panic created on October 80,
when the news of the sinking Of the
trawlers in the North sea was received.
Not for years have SO many alarmist
reports and flaming extras flooded Lon
don. The most extraordinary feature
of this scare. which was serious enough
while it lasted, is that there is not one
single circumstance to Justify it.
The excitement started in the day,
when the newspapers announced the
departure of the Russian Baltic squad
ron from Vigo. The public were not
in possession of the information cabled
by the Associated Press to the United
States that only the officers concerned
in the firing on British trawlers would
be detached, and jumped at the conclu
sion that Russia had broken faith by
not OBTAINING the vessels involved in
the affair.
On top of this came wild rumors of
tremendous activity at Gibraltar.
Hour after hour the news form Glib
raltar became more serious, until at
last the climax was reached with the
announceent that the British fleet had
cleared for action. Some even said
that the fleet had sailed to meet Rojest-
vensky's squadron. In huge type the
papers made the parallel statements,
"The Russian Fleet Has Sailed" The
British Fleet Has Cleared for Action. u
Rotterdam, Nov. 2.-The body Of
former President Kruger Of the Trans.
vaal, which was removed from the
cemetery at the Hague, for transfer tc
South Africa, has reached Rotterdam.
A great concourse of people followed
the body from the railway station tc
the steamer Batavier, where it wal
laced in the mortuary chapel. Dr.
Leyds, the former secretary of state o.
the Transvaal, who is accompanying
the body of MIR. Kruger to its destina
tion, laid on the coffin a wreath, in
scribed "To my president. The Bata
vier, with her flag halfmasted, thel
sailed away. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
%couRTsHlP IN TIBET.

Customs OF a Land Th.A Never Mixes
Romance and MntrimOny.
w. G. Jameson Reid, writing in the
Booklovers' Magazine about courtship
and marriage in Tibet, says:
Wives are sometimes secured by q
foraging expedition ON a weaker tribe
and by selling as many women as may
be desired. The usual method, how
ever, is this: When a warrior, surfeited
with the glory Of martial life. desires a
wife he waits upon the father Of the
girl who has attracted his eye and
makes an offer Of marriage. The fa-
ther. after weighing the matter care
fully-for a refusal is likely to provoke
a long and bloody feud-in turn waits
upon the priests and acquaints them
with the nature Of the offer, at the
same time paying to them a muniicent
the deities as to whether the marriage
should be entered into. The wife seek
er, should he be diplomatic enough, has
meantime carried .>.arger bride to the
lamas, who bleed both father and
sutton to the limit of safety, when the
decision of the deities is given.
For a month the accepted sutton must
keep the family of his favored one sup
| piled with meat and other luxuries and
must be on his guard against rival
suitors. At the end of a month the
chosen one is invited to a grand feast
| by the father of the girl, where the
betrothal is sealed by each cutting a
small incision in the arm and mingling
the blood flowing from the wound.
This function of blood brotherhood
having been finished, the girl is
brought forward, smeared with grease
and various colored pigments. adorned
in all her finery and with a rope tied
around her neck as a badge of subserv-
fence. Then ensues a scene of the
shrewdest bargaining. the father dilat-
ing on the good points of the girl much
in the manner that a connoisseur of
blooded stock would eXpound the good
points Of an animal, while the. sutton,
having calculated how many cattle he
Is willing to give. strives to secure her
al the lowest possible price. The
wishes OF the woman are con-
suited. but the bargaining goes on for
days and even weeks until a final set
Element has been arrived at. The
requisite price having been paid, she
Is led to the house Of her husband,
where she is subjected to a severe
beating in order to humble her spirit
and made to run round the village loud
~ proclaiming the merits and valor of
Of her husband. meanwhile touching
those objects which are supposed to
have a potent influence over her vel
fare. +
By the sale Of a girl to one man,
however. the father does not relin-
quish his claims upon her, but may sell
her to other suitors who come after
ward. until she may have half a dozen
husbands.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
Jewelry Novelties.

There are many new things in the
way Of jewelry. Among the most use
full Is the little satin box and its con-
tents, the ''blouse set" 1t consists of
three different sizes of gold safety pins
and two lace or scarf pins. They can
be as deliberately set with precious
stones as the purse admits. Then there
Is the new lucky charm" The design
is a heart, at the apex Of which Is
fixed the birth stone of the wearer. An
other charming conceit that is indeed
comprehensive in its luck bearing in
tentions is in the shape of a four leaf
clover. On the various petals are en-
ameled a pig, a horseshoe and a dimin-
utive four leaf clover.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
AWAITING TEST Of STRENGTH.
No Hope for Peaceable Settlement OF
Cotton Mill Trouble.

No Hope for PeaceabIe Settlement OF
Cotton Mill Trouble.
Fall River, Mass, July 25.-With
hope of a peaceful settlement aban-
doned, both sides in the pending in
dustrial trouble here await with
logged determinat:Jl the 1oA1iEg OF
the first test OF st-elG.h TO-DAY De-
tween a little group o. manufacture $
representing a comL.l0l Capitai ca
$25, 0O0, 900 on one side aad more thal
2 1000 cotton mill ope4 atives Oil lllA
other. The mill gates will be openei
at the usual time today and the opera
tives will be given an opportunity to
go to work under a wage reduction of
12A per cent. If an insufficient mum
Der responds, the mills will be closed
for an indefinite period. The strike
leaders were of the opinion last night
that there would not be enough opera
tives applying for work throughout the
entire city to run even n mill, to
say nothing of the eighty or more that
are affected by the strike order. The
manufacturers claim that the two
thousand union men who voted to
strike do not represent the sentiment
OF the great body Of cotton mill en-
ployes.
The talk on the streets, however,
indicates that the feeling against the
manufacturers is quite as bitter among
operatives as it Is among
those who are affiliated with the labor
organizations.
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DOGS LOVE FOR GASOLINE.
Canine Has Annoying Habit OF Fol-
lowing Automobiles. M6

Canine Has Annoying Habft of Fol-
lowing Automobiles.
Samuel p. Hedges of Greenport, N.
Y, has a Cog that has a remarkable
habit of following automobiles. says a
dispatch from that town. When the
dog was a mere pup Mr.. Hedges used
to carry it around with him in his ma
chine. Later it followed closely be-
hind. Mr.. Hedges machine was a
steam carriage, and as the dog devel-
oped his automobile chasing bump it
would follow any machine that came
along propelled by steam, while 1t
would not look at the gasoline car
riages. Later Mr.. Hedges purchased
a gasoline machine. The dog got used
to this and now pays strict attention
to any gasoline machine and does not
heed the steam carriages.
A few days ago a big touring car
from Brooklyn arrived in Greenport.
The dog spied 1t and followed closely
behind all around the village. Final
" the machine started west for Riv-
erhead. with the dog in close pursuit.
In Riverhead the dog was discovered
by a person who knew where it be-
longed. This man telephoned to Mr..
Hedges, and he made a request that
the machine stop long enough for him
to get the dog, but the machine owners
were in u hurry and started through
the woods for Quogue. The dog arriv-
/ ed in Greenport the next day. footsore
and weary. 1t rested a whole day and
was then ready and willing to follow
its bent once more.
Mr.. Hedges. who does not want to
lose his pet, has had a nice collar fitted
to his neck bearing these words:
"Send this - fool auto chaser back
to Hedges, Greenport."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
Raising Hares to Fight.

Patrick O'Keefe Of Morristown, N.
j., has trained a pair of Belgian hares
to give battle to the most ferocious
members of the dog colony in that Vi
cinity, says the New York Times.
O'Keefe some time ago started to raise
hares, but until recently the dogs killed
many. O'Keefe believed that the hares
could be taught to fight. and he thinks
he has succeeded now. He says he
may sell the animals to take the place
Of watchdogs hereafter. Not a canine
OF any breed or build now dares come
within sight Of the O,Keefe homestead.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
sToRK's NEST FLATS.
Landlord Beal Wants Tenants with
Large Families.

Landlord teal Wants Tenants With
Large Families.
Edmund Beal of Alton, ILL.,, recently
completed a big fiat building, which he
has named the Stork's Nest. says a dis
patch from Alton. Tenants with chill
dren are given preference. The owner
announced that the new apartments
were exclusively for married people
and that the presence Of children
would be a recommendation instead of
a bar.
Mr.. Beal believes that large families
are a good thing for a city. He has
decided to set an example to other
landlords by providing a place where
couples may live without being In FEAR
Of eviction or increase in rent If there
is an increase in the size of their fam
lilies.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
TELEGRAPHIc RREvITlEs.

Former Senator George Vest of Mis-
souri, is much weaker.
Fire in the Handy Brothers Manu-
featuring compsny's lumber yard at
Bay City. Mich, caused $4,000 loss
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Nixon of Bryn Mawr, a
suburb of Philadelphia, who last
Christmas celebrated her 103d birth
day, died Sunday.
William Drake, the twelve-year-old
boy who vas injured by the explosion
Of a toy pistol on July 4, died at the
Minneapolis hospital Sunday.
The Yale-Harvard athletes defeated
those of Oxford and Cambridge in
field and track sports at London Sat
urday, getting six of the nine points.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, July 23.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, s5.4O@6.35; poor to me-
dunn, $4.5O@5.25; stockers and feed.
ers, s2.00@4.O0; cows, $1.50@4.5O;
heifers. $2.OO@5.00; calves, $500
6.75. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $40
@5.35; good to choice heavy, S5.1O@
5.35; rough heavy, $4.90@5.10; light,
$5.10@5.30. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, $4.OO@4.25; fair to choice
mixed, $3.00@4.OO; native lambs, $4.OO
@7.50; Western sheep, $3.S5@4.75.
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Earne.tne.. Of Japanese.

AS an evidence of the Interest and
earnestness of the Japanese it Is GUS
tomary among the tradespeople when
ever a family that they have been sup
plying with the ne~cessaries of life is
deprived of the father Of the family
in consequence Of his going to the war
to continue to supply all their needs
the same as before and without n
ing any bill therefor.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, July 23.-Wheat = July,
$3.50: old, s4Ac; Sept, 86Tc; old,
8SAc; Dec, s6M@s6Ac; May, SSAc.
Corn-July, 4SMc; Sept, 49@49Hc;
Dec, 45Mc; May, 44M@ 44Mc. Oats
July, 1850; Sept, 1928 @s3c; Dec,
33Ac: May, BAN @34%c. Pork-July,
$12.75: Sept. $12.82h; Oct, $12.821a.
Flax-Cash. Northwestern, $1.22K;
Southwestern, $1.17h; July, $1.17K;
Sept. $1.18. Butter-Creameries, IL
@17c; diaries. 12@15c. Eggs-14h0
15Ac. Poultry Turkeys, 1O@l1c:
chickens. lie; springs. 13@15c.
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st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul. July 23.-Cattle-Good to
fair, $3.50@4.75; good to choice cows
and heifers, $3.50@4.50; veals, $4,000
4.50. Hogs-$4.6O@5.10. Sheep-Good
to choice yearling wethers, $4.25@
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sALooNKEEPER MURDERED.

st. Louis Man Killed by Marie e. Ser
ven of Illinois.
st. Louis, July 25.-Charles Bonnet
tt. a saloonkeeper, was shot and in
stantly killed while in his saloon Sun
day by Marie Emil Server of Pekin,
III.
According to the police, Server says
that he came to st. Louis to kill Bon
nettl, who he alleged was a member
of a gang organized to give poison to
women for the purpose of robbing
them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
SPECTATORS WOUNDED.

Shot by Attendants Who Fired at an
Escaped Tiger and a Bull.
San Sebastian, Spain, July 25.-
There was a sensational scene in the
bullring here Sunday. At the mo-
ment of a projected fight between a
bull and a tiger, both animals broke
loose and stampeded the spectators.
The attendants, in firing on the ami
mails, struck and wounded several of
those present, including the Marquis
Pedal, the vice president of the senate,
the Marquis Quito. and a French
tourist.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
Cardinal Merry Del Val Would Retire
From Secretaryship.

Rome, July 25.-The Tribuna says
1t is reported that Cardinal Merry del
rendered his resignation owing to the
hostility of the cardinals, which indi-
Gates that they accuse him of render
Ing impossible an accord with France,
and that the pope has refused to accept
the resignation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
PECULIAR COMPLAINT MADE
Alleged That Nonunion Men Broke
Diphtheria Quarantine. .

Olpntnerla Quarantine. {.
st. Paul, July 25.-The state board
Of health may be called into the South
st. Paul butchers strike.
It is claimed that four men now en-
ployed in Swift & Co.'s plant broke
the diphtheria quarantine that was
placed over their homes by the author
tiles of st. Paul Park, a village but a
snort distance from South st. Paul.
Complaint has already been made
and 1t is claimed that the cases will be
followed up. It is possible that the
health board may take drastic meas
I not only see to it that the men
are not again employed in the plant,
but that proper precautions are taken
to prevent the spread OF the disease.
It Is claimed that practically all of the
800 to 400 men IN the plant have been
exposed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
BASEBALL SCORES.
National League.

National League.
At Chicago, 4; New York, 6.
At Cincinnati, IL; Boston, 4.
At st. Louis, 10; Philadelphia, s.
Second game-St. Louis, 2; Philade.-
phia, 4.
American Association.
At Louisville, 8; Columbus, 6.
At st. Paul, Z; Minneapolis, 6.
At Toledo, S; indianapolis, 4
twelve innings.
At Milwaukee, 6; Kansas City, z.
Second game-Milwaukee, 9; Kansas
City. 1.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
TROOPS HELD IN READINESS.
South Dakota Soldiers May Be Sent
to Bonesteel.

Pierre, s. D., July Ex-Governor
Herreid being out of the state, on the
suggestion of Lieutenant Governor
Snow. Adjutant General Conklin has
ordered Company B OF Sioux Falls to
be in readiness to march to Spring
field on their way to Bonesteel on or
derS.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
Youth. In Japan,s Navy.

The average age Of the japanese
navy is lower than that of any other
navy in the world. says the Chicago
Journal. No one over twenty years
old IL accepted for enlistment. The
average height is five feet four inches,
Les than the average height OF any
other navy In the world.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-26
puIuth Wheat and Elax.

Duluth, July 23.-Wheat-To arrive
NO. 1 Northern, CSC; No. 2 North
ern, 94c. On track-No. l Northern,
99c; No. 2 Northern, 95c; July, 99c;
Sept, 87Ac; Dec, SAC. Flax-To ar
rive, on track and July, $1.22k; Sept.
$1.23&; Oct, $1.23h; Nov, $1.23;
Dnc 81 %
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Three MInere Drowned.

Butte, L.Iont.. July 25.-At the Bel
mont mine Sunday three miners were
drowned by the breaking Of q bulk
head which held back the water OF the
Cambrus mine. The shaft ID full Of
water and the bodies may not be re-
covered for several dayA
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Two Killed and One Injured.
/, New Martinsville, w. Va, July 25.-
Two men were killed and one serious
~ injured by the Pittsburg excursion
train at Hadden's Crossing, four miles
south of this city, at night. They
were asleep on the railroad tracks.