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Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
Easy Job.

w w. Jacobs, the English hu- morist, relates the following story:
 II was looking at a butcher shops display, when the butcher came out and said to an old man:
 Henry, want you"
 What do you want'" the old man asked
 Why" said the butcher. Tn give you shilling and joint of meat fl you'll kill all the flies in my shop"
 All right. said the old man. Give me the shilling first and the meat aiterwaFd.
 The butcher hardsd out the shii. ling. Then the old man asked for a stick about a yard long. This was brought him He grasped is hrmly. went to the doorway and said
 Now turn em out one at a time.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
OUTLOOK FOR PEACE
 MORE HOPEFUL.
North Sea Commission at Paris. Russian Prisoners for
 Japan.

Paris, Jan. Io.-Admiral Four nier, of the French navy, has been chosen by the president for member of the commission to investigate the North Sea incident.
 Paris, Jan. I2.-The North Sea commission has prepared protocol to be adopted tomorrow. and hear ing of the case will begin. It is expected the case will last a month.
 Admiral Doubassoff, Russian member of the North Sea Commis- sion, is quoted in an interview as saying that a proposition for hon. orable peace between Russia and Japan would likely bee considered. This is thought to be highly sig niicant. Heretofore the Russian embassy and other Russian officials resented the suggestion of peace as huniliating M Doubassoff has just arrived from St. Petersburg after lengthy audience with the emperor following the fall of Port Arthur.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
Underground H."

The running of the train in the subway can be heard distinctly in some of the hasemeuts of the big buildings along Elm street.
 Big Tom Foley was doziug in one of the barber chairs in a base. meut when chain rumbled be- meath. Poly jumped up What's tha'. Iienry'" he asked the barber
 "Nut,ings." replied the German barber Dot k der elevated train in der gFoHud. dots all New Work Sun.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
NJ. Witte Prime Minister.

St. Petersburg, Jan. I2.-Mura- vieff, minister of justice, resigned, and will % to Rome as ambassador. NJ. Witte will become prime min ister and minister of the inte rior. IL is reported that NJ. Witte will only accept the ministry of the in- terior on condition that he be al- lowed to enter into negotiations with Japan with view to peace.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS
 BROUGHT NO JOY

St. Petersburg, Jan. Ir.-Rus- sians celebrated Chnstmas heavy hearted. The usual rejoicings were absent.
 The Russian Christmas falls on Jan. 7, according to the modern calendar.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
Russian Prisoners.

Port Arthur, Jan. to. Five thou sand Russian prisoners embarked for Japan today. IL was a pathetic spectacle.
 rokio. Jan. to.-General Nogi reports a thousand officers and five thousand men transferred to him as prisoners Four hundred officers accepted parole. kure. Japan. will probably be the destination of the Russian prisoners. Lieu,enant-Geu- etal Flock commander of the forts. and General Smiruof, commanding fourth division. decided to remain prisoners. Stoe~sel and others pa. roled leave Jan. "a.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18

lenses here at Port Arthur. Sak- aroff, engineer officer, died of dys- entery during the siege.
 'At first he did not think our artillery practice good, but was soon compelled to acknowledge how good it was.
 After the conference of nego- tia:ion Stoessel expressed great qualification at meeting such pleas ant gentlemen. Had rot expected such Considerate treatment to be accorded him. General Nogi ap- peared as an old friend rather than commander of an army which had forced him to surrender
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
Biz Snow in the East.

Erie, Pa, Jan. 1.-The local weather bureau observer reports the heaviest snowfall reported here since the office was established B years ago. For the last 24 hours the fall measures B SIo inches.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
AID FROM KUR0PATKIN
 WAS EXPECTED.
StocSSeI Remained in Ignorance Of the Defeat Near
 Mukden.

Headquarters of Third Japanese Army, Port Arthur. Jan. H. Captain Faunoda, the Japanese staff officer sent to Port Arthur tc inform Geuerai Stoessel of the con- tents of the message from Japan that the garrison should be treated with the greatest consideration says:
 General Stoessel's first inquiry was lbout the whereabouts of Ku- ropatkin. He remarked that he last heard of Kuropatkin saying he would relieve Port Arthur. Stoes- sel added that he sent out spies who reported kuropatkin with a relieving army at kinchow, twenty miles north of Port Arthur. Stoes- sel was plainly incredulous at my statement that kuropatkin had been defeated and driven back toward Mukden; SO I produced maps show ing the position of the two armies near the Shakhee river, and gay e Stoessel details of Kuropatkin's de feat, with fifty to sixty thousand loss, which statement seemed to amuse the Russian general.
 General Stoessel then asked where the Baltic fleet was. l told him some of the ships had not yet passed Cape of Good Hope. With a helpless expression General Stoes- sel said: Now that Port Arthur has fallen there is no use of the flee { coming farther
 II then asked Sloessel what had caused most damage to the garrison during the siege He replied Your it-inch howi,zers. Alter they arrived our defensive works became useless.
 The real cause of the war. in Stoessel's opinion, was ignorance on the part of the Russian people of the fighting qualities of the Jap auese. The first attack on Por, Arthur tn February by the Japa- nese feet was tremendous sur. prise.
 The loEts. he explained. were oaIy partly garrisoued by 2,ooo troops. He said he had always op. posed the scheme to give SakoFotl spending money to build up For, Its.fsMxt taasassf .sf hNtaktase tks A.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
Colorado Election Muddle.

Denver, Col, Jan 2o.--Oet of committee of fifteen, only three democrats are named to canvass the alleged poodle gubernatorial vote Great confusion prevails.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
ALASKA CENTRAL
 CHANGES HANDS

Seattle, Jan. to.-The Alaska Central railroad has changed hands. Chicago interests have been trans ferred to Canadians. Completion of the road is to be pushed.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
Nan Patterson.

New York, Jan. 10. Man Pat terson refused to accept bail.
 New York. Jan I2 Nan Pat terson has tonsilitis. An Oregon man sends her S25.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
Wire is Working.

Communication was established with the outside this afternoon. A break had existed in the Canadian wire.
Yukon Valley news., 1905-01-18
Wagon Roads Assured.

Washington, Jan. Io.-Aid for wagon-road construction in Alaska Is assured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
THE MERRY MUMMERS.

On Halloween, the appointed
time for witches, hobgobblins and
spooks to make their presence
known to the busy people of old
earth, Rising Sun seemed in reality
to be one of the places on the visit.
ing list of these strange creatures,
Judging at least from the unusual
apparitions, bizarre alike in manner
and appearance, to be seen on the
streets of the town during the eve
ming. The custom of masking and
dressing in fantastic and grotesque
costumes and visiting from house
to house on Halloween is rapidly
taking the place of corn throwing,
displacing of property, etc., and
Tuesday evening the little children.
and those Of larger growth, as
well, held high carnival, parading
the streets, masked and garbed in
costumes so unusual and ludicrous
as to defy penetration of the dis.
guises, paying unannounced visits
in strictest silence to mystifed
friends, and entering into the sport
in the truest spirit of the occasion.
The meIry-go- round was a great
center of attraction for the merry
mummers, who crowded the ma
chine during the early hours of the
evening and made the proprietor's
heart glad by the flow of sheckels
into his Golfers.
The jewellers held sway on the
streets and about town until about
the hour of ten, an occasional one
appearing unexpectedly before a
belated pedestrian even after that
hour, and disappearing silently in
the darkness again after momen
tally holding up his surprised
victim.
The best Of good nature prevailed,
the pranks of the paraders being
taken in the right spirit, and the
occasion being looked upon as one
given over entirely to the whimsical
fancies of the disguised Hal.
lowe'eners.
This innocent form of sport in eel
ebration of the ancient festal occa.
sion has much to commend it over
that usually INDUCED in by the
rowdy element, who carry off, dam.
age and destroy property, to the
annoyance and loss of the owner,
under the mistaken idea of sport.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
The Shippers Reward.

Chief of Police Black of Whining
ton, has filed a claim of Patrolmen
William Conner and John Fox for
share of the 81, 900 reward offered
by the State of Maryland for the
capture of the murderer of Albert
Constable of Elkton. John M.
Shippers, who was hanged for the
crime Oct. 20, at Elkton, was cap
tured by the officers mentioned in
Wilmington as a horse thief. He
was convicted and sentenced to s
years. Imprisonment for the theft.
While he was confined in the
Maryland prison he was accused of
the murder of Mr.. Constable. The
other applicant for the reward is
Keeper Riggan Of the Maryland
Penitentiary. The question as to
who is entitled to the reward will
be settled by Governor Warfeld.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
KILLED ! In CHINA
Five American Missionaries MasSa-
cred BY Chinese Fanatics At
LienchoW, China.
REV. AND MRS. pEALE VICTIMS.

Press dispatches dated from
Hongkong, China, Nov. 1, state five
American missionaries have. it is
believed, been murdered at Lien
chow. No details of the affair have
been received beyond the mere
statement that DR.. Eleanor Chest
nut, Mrs. E. G, Machle and child,
and Rev. and Mrs. J. r. Peale are
supposed to have been the victims
of the disturbance at the mission.
One of the reported victims, Mrs.
J. R. Peale, was until recently
resident Of this locality, being Miss
Rebecca Gillespie, daughter Of Mrs.
Jane Anna Gillespie, of near West
Nottingham, and bride of but
few months, marrying Rev. John
Rogers Peale, of New Bloomfield,
Pa, in West Nottingham Presby-
terian church, on June 20.
The Rev. and Mrs. Peale enlist
ed in the mission work under the
Foreign Missionary Board of the
Presbyterian Church, and sailed
from San Francisco on August Is
for China.
Later reports confirm the dis
patches, and yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Gillespie received cable
gram stating that Rev. and Mrs.
Peale had fallen victims to the
frenzied mob.
Mrs. Peale's brother, DR.. Frank
lin Gillespie, Of Oxford, was killed
by the cars recently, and this later
horror will call forth the sympathy
of the entire community for the
bereaved mother.
Linechow is a town of $4,000
people, situated in the western por-
tion of the Province of Kwan Tung,
at the head of the Gulf of Tong
King, not far from the treaty port
of PakhOi.
In addition to four church build
ings, the Lienchow mission, which
has 2O7 native Christians on its
rolls, has three Sunday schools and
three establishments for secular
education, one of which is a board
ing school with nineteen pupils. 1t
also supports hospital and dis.
pensary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
EIGHTH DISTRICT.

The cunning season is here with
more dogs and gunners than game.
The first of winter blew in on a
stiff gale.
Our Sth District farmers are
about through with husking and
report the turnout of corn good.
Halloween passed off quietly,
very few turning out to celebrate
the occasion.
Our public school teachers have
returned to their duties after spend
ing week at the institute at Elk
ton. All report the institute pro-
titable to them as well as pleasant
socially.
Willis L. Kirk, son of Jacob
Kirk, is lying very ill at his home
in Philadelphia with pneumonia.
Mrs. Annie Bentz is improving
very slowly from severe attack of
rheumatism. She has the SYM
pathy Of her neighbors and friends
in her afflictlOn.
A poultry supper will be held at
Porter's Grove church on the eve-
ming of Nov. 16. Proceeds for the
church. Tickets 25c cts.; children
half price.
The protracted meetings being
held at Bethesda have closed for
the present, the minister, Rev. Mr..
Brown, being called away on bus
iness. Services will begin again on
the 18th and continue forsome time.
Victor and Willie Hathaway
spent Halloween with their aunt,
Miss S. B. Hathaway.
John Aument, of Rowlandville,
spent Halloween with Oxford
friends and enjoyed the masque-
rading sport.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
PERSONALS.

Irving Cutler, of Chestnut Level
Lancaster county, president Of the
Southern Bell Telephone company
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Wayne Reynolds this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. s. Campbell
and daughter Sara, of Phila., spent
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. L. r.
Atkinson, and family, near town,
Mr.. Campbell formerly resided in
this neighborhood and now has a
position with the Franklin Trust
Co. of Phila.
Misses Lula and Florence Worth
ington entertained about twenty oi
their friends on Thursday evening
at a Halloween party. The guests
were costumed and masked and
entered with spirit into the Hal
lowe'en games arranged for their
entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson B. Ford OF
Middletown, Del. have issued cards
for the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Adelaide jefferson Ford, and
Mr.. William Sterling Evans, OF
ElktOn, in st. Annes' Church, Mid
dletown, on Thursday evening,
Nov. 3, at half past six o'clock.
Miss Elizabeth Brown was given
a pleasant surprise on Saturday eve
ming last by a number of her young
friends, as reminder of the thir.
teenth anniversary of her birth.
The young folks appeared at her
home masked and in costume, to
help her celebrate the anniversary
The special train bearing the
delegates and others to the Nation.
al convention of the w. G. T. U.
reached Los Angeles safely on the
date scheduled. A number of the
party, among whom was Mrs. G. s.
Pyle, have visited Catalina Island,
which is a most beautiful place in
the Pacific ocean, a few miles off
the coast of California.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Emily Duyckinck,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Longstreet Duyckinck of this town,
to Mr.. Stewart McClelland Ward,
of Pittsburg, on Thursday evening,
November 16, at six O'Clock, in
West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church. A reception will be held
at the home of the BRIDES parents
from seven until half after ten.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Verdict For $4,000.

The jury in the suit of Mrs.
Emily j: Hoff, against the Columbia
& Port Deposit Railway Company
for the death of her husband, VIM.
q. Hoff, who was killed by being
struck by an engine while crossing
the railroad of the defendant near
Rowlandville, Cecil county, two
years ago, rendered verdict last
week in the Circuit Court at Tow
son in favor of the plaintiff for
$1,000. Counsel for the railroad
Immediately filed a motion for a
new trial. The suit was for Sl5, 900
damages and was entered in the
Circuit Court at Elkton; removed
to Hartford County Court, then to
TOwsOE.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03

The Bayside Cornet Band of
Havre de Grace realized over $500
by the bazaar held in that town for
for the benefit of the organiza-
ton. The recent bazar of the Tex
tile Band of the same place was
also very successful, the gross re-
ceipts being S533.7S, of which
amount 1855 .2S was netted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Found Dead In Bed.

Samuel Ivison, former Recorder OF
Deeds of Chester county, was found dead
from heart trouble, at his home in Ok
ford, on Monday morning. His wife and
were away from home at the
time. The deceased was s4 years of age.
He was one of Oxford's foremost citizens,
and was prominently identified with the
republican party of Chester county. He
was twice married, and is survived by
two children by his first wife, his second
wife, son and daughter. The funeral
was held Thursday afternoon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Death From Exposure.

An unknown white man who for
several days had been seen in the
woods near Bacon Hill, was found
in an unconscious condition on Sun
day and taken to Elkton Jail, where
he died on Monday morning as the
result of exposure.
Nothing was found upon his per-
son to lead to his identity, but he
had told parties who had talked
with him several days previous
that his name was Rutby and that
he had son living at Cape May,
N. j. The unfortunate man was
about 70 years of age.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Mrs. S. RaIston Dickey.

Mrs. Marion Rutherford, wife of
8. Ralston Dickey, died on Sunday,
October 20, at her home in Lower
Oxford. She was the youngest of
a family of eight children, daugh-
ter of John B. and Keziah Parke
Rutherford and was born near Har-
risburg in 1850. She was married
to Mr.. Dickey on April IS, 1883,
who, with two children, Frances R.
and John B. r. Dickey survive
her. The funeral was held on
Tuesday afternoon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Suicide By HANGING.

Edward P. Daniels, aged ~ years. a
marine in the United States Navy. hanged
himself with plow line from rafter in
his brothers. barn at Townsend, Del, on
Friday last. Daniels had been on visit
to his home and overstaying his leave of
absence from the Navy is thought to have
feared punishment for the violation of
discipline and hanged himself.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Case For Damages Non.sulted.

The case of Miss Letetia W.
Murdaugh VS.. the Borough of Ok
ford, for $1,000 damages for per-
sonal injuries alleged to have been
received by a fall, owing to a de-
feotive crossing, was heard at West
Chester before the Court of Chester
County, which directed q non-suit
be entered, placing the costs, which
amount to several hundred dollars
upon the plaintiff.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
The statement of the flrst year,s

Tue sIatbIl6HV OF tud Hrst year
earnings of the first section of the
Baltimore & Bel Air Electric Rail
way shows the gross receipts to have
been $S,699.69i operating expenses
$5,3l7 "a, leaving a net balance of
$3,aa2.97. There has been but one
car in operation which carried 49,.
900 passengers during the year
ended in October.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Charles II. Weaver.

The funeral of Charles H.
Weaver was held October %, with
interment in the Grand Army lot at
the North East M. E. cemetery.
The deceased was a veteran of the
Civil War. He was SO years of
age and resided at North East.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
MARRIED.
Reynolds-kelley.

Mr.. Jacob H. Reynolds and Miss
Williamina Kelley, both of Octo.
raro, Cecil county, were married al
James M. E. parsonage, Rising Sun,
on Wednesday evening, Oct. 25, by
Rev. j. P. Otis.
Wllllams-Rutter.
Mr.. E. G. Williams, of Port De-
posit, and Miss Bertha Rutter,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James F.
Rutter, of Woodlawn, were mar.
ried October %, at the NJ. e. par.
sonage, Newark, Del. by Rev. E. G.
Atkins.
Cdmpbell-Wllliams.
Miss Mary Charlotte Williams,
daughter of Mr.. Thompson f. Will
liams of Port Deposit, was married
on Wednesday evening. October
25, to Mr.. ]. Watson Campbell, at
the M. E. parsonage, in that town,
by Rev. Vaughn .. Collins.
Johnson-porter.
Mr.. Othor N. johnson formerly,
of Leslie, and Mrs. Ella X. Porter,
widow Of the late DIR. A. S. Porter,
U. s. Army, were married in
Washington, ID. c., by Rev. Edgar
M. Rodgers, on Dot. Oath. They
will make their future home al
Perryman, Hartford county, where
the groom is engaged in the grain
business.
Smlthers-Young.
DIR. Delmar Smithers, of Chesa.
peake City, and Miss Annie Young,
of Bel Air, were married Wednes,
day, at the home of the bride, in
Bel Air, by Rev. n. A. Oastleman,
of Emmanuel Church. The bride
was given away by her brother,
Mr.. John Young. The best man
was Mr.. Bennett Steele, of Chesa.
peake City. The wedding maroh
was played by Mrs. Howard
Bryant, of Baltimore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03

Marion Woods, of Perryman,
Hartford county. was killed on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, near
Piedmont, w. Va, last week. He
was making his third trip as brake
man, and fell from his train, being
run over and his body terribly
mangled..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
DIED.
Harry A. Nesbitt.

Harry A. Nesbitt died at his
home in Port Deposit last evening
from typhoid and a complication
of diseases. He leaves widow
and three children.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03

John Williams Jr., aged about
4S was found dead early Friday
morning, lying against ashock of
corn on the farm of Lewis Good,
north of Avondale. He had been
suffering from consumption and
had evidently died from a hemor-
image.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Lumber Company Incorporated.
David Hanway, VIM. w. Brad

ford, ]. j. DeRan. j. Thos. Gross
and Richard Dallam, of Hartford
county, are the incorporators of the
DeRan Lumber Co., under the laws
of West Virginia, with a capital
stock of $4,000. The company
owns tract of $500 acres of valu-
able timber rights on Glover Greek,
Pocohuntas county, w. Va, and
will erect large mill and begin
operations in a short time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Mrs. Sara Perry Rodgers.

Mrs. Sara Perry Rodgers, of near
Havre de Grace, widow of Col.
Robert s. Rodgers, died very sud.
denly at the home of her SON. in law,
Lieut.. J. F. Meigs, in South Beth
leham, Pa, on Monday last. She
is survived by four children
Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers,
of the United States Navy, Wash
ington, D. c.; Capt John A.
Rodgers, United States Navy; Mrs.
J. F. Meigs, wife of Lieut.. J. F.
Meigs, of South Bethlehem, Pa,
and Mr.. Slidell Rodgers, attorney
at law, at Kansas City, Mo.
She was the eldest daughter of
Commodore Matthew G. Perry, of
United States Navy, who served as
a boy in the War of 1872, was pro-
noted to commodore in 1S41, and
aided in the capture of Vera Cruz
in 1S41. Mrs. Rodgers father was
a brother of Commodore Oliver
Hazard Perry, the victor of Lake
Erie in 1918.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-03
Sudden Death OF 6. W. Wescott.

SuuuSu OOotu vi Os Hs NOSSVets
George Washington Wescott,
democratic leader of the southern
end of Chester county, ex-County
Auditor, died Tuesday night very
suddenly. He had not been in the
best of health for a few days and
was being assisted up the stairs of
his home in Oxford preparatory to
retiring for the night, and had just
reached the landing when he ex-
pired. The deceased was in the
72nd year of his age. His funeral
will be held Friday morning, Nov.
3, at 10 o'clock, with interment at
Oxford cemetery.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-07-15

Summer vacation rates via Union Pa
cific. To Lewis Clark Exposition, Port
land; to Tacoma, Seattle, Bellingham.
Victoria and Vancouver, $1,000 for round
trip, May "a to Sept. 80, and on certain
dates s61.00 to Portland and return, one
way through California, stop overs any
where, tickets limited to- 80 da, S but not
ture and full information upon applica-
ton. ]. G. Ferguson, Gen. Agent, 94l
18th street, Denver, Colo.
The Colorado statesman., 1905-07-15

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