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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
MISCELLA NEOUS,

Fire In the wholesale district of
Omaha, Neb, caused "a loss of over
$500, 900.
Mrs. ID. +. Foley, aged 40 years, was
murdered In her home In Burlington,
Wis.,. by a boarder named Arthur
Howe, aged 30, Howe afterwards DOL
his " life by cutting his throat.
Russians lost 1.045 men in the CAP
II OF Sandepas. and 1000 wounded
have arrived at Mukden. Oyama re-
ported that k~uropatkin began the at
tack with 10000 men.
The Will OF 7. T. Bondurant. OF Ls-
land. H., leaves an estate Of t4OO. 900
TO various forms OF work carried on
by the Christian church. and 5000 per
year 10 To be DEVOTED 10 missionary
work In Chicago.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
THE RUSSIAN REVOLT.

Scores were killed and hundreds
wounded il street fighting in Warsaw.
Hundreds Of shops were pillaged and
wrecked. COssacks attacked and
wounded the British vice consul. The
entire city was for a time In the handa
oi a mob.
Trcpoff plans TO hang Gorky and five
Journalists for the part they nave
taken in the Russian revolt. Gorky
and The others who ~besought Witte
to avert the tragedy are charged with
planning Il provisional government.
An assassin killed a Russian prince
belonging 10 the police guard in Ba-
toum.
Fresh slaughter Of Russian strikers by
troops in RADON is reported by German
correspondents, and it. IS said that more
than 200 have fallen On both sides.
Thirty Films are shot down in the
streets Of l~ielsingfors by Cossacks and
police during a demonstration. The
big works IN Reyal are all closed and
there are other disturbances in the Bal
tic provinces.
Proclamation issued in st, Peters
burg by authority Of the emperor
pleads with the workmen to return to
their labOrs and end the instruction
and pledges widespread reforms for
them.
Russia has placed a rush order for 500
machine guns with a German firm or ord
nance manufacturers
Squadron Of Cossacks dlsperscs a
crowd of 1000 workmen in Moscow, FIR
Ing into them. Many are wounded.
The strike trouble Is growing In Ii
bau, Moscow and other manufacturing
centcrs In Russia. Several collisions
between strikers and the troops took
place In Moscow, but II Is reported that
no blood was shed. Quiet prevailed
in st. Petersburg and Gen. Trepof in
sists that the strike there is broken,
Russian troops fired on a mob of strlk.
crs in Riga twenty-five workmen are
said to have been Killed and 80 wound.
ed, and seven soldiers wounded.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
WAS FRAUD on BOTH SIDES
Experts Declare Tint All the Eraud-
uIrnt HailOts We're written by
One to Four Persons.

Denver, Col, Jan. 31.-Tcn balIOtt
boxes were reported on by experts,
in the joint legislative committee hear
ing on the PeabOdy-Adams g~ubernatOr-
ial contest.
The experts alleged hat out OF 3,O44
ballots 1923 were written by two or
three persons.
The examination OF the ballots in
this county on behalf OF Peabody has
now been completed. 104 ballot boxes
having been opened. The experts re-
ports show that 29,14l votes we're cast
In these 1O4 precincts, OF which 49,
1Gl were for Adams and 9,3l1 for Pea
body. The experts reported that 1903
OF these democratic ballots and 1920
republican ballots were fraudulent, ais
they were written by from one to fo4r
persons.
lf the Legislature should take tho
original petition OF former Gov. Peal
body and throw out the entire vote or
all these precincts, Peabody's plurality
In the state would be 1920. IT, how
ever, the legislature should deduct rhe
ballots alleged to be fraudulent from
the good ones. Adams would still have
a plurality OF 2,l8C.
Six more ballot boxes will be reporE'
ed today, four from Adams county ana
two from Conejos county. With tn .
report, the contestant VIII have fin
ished his case before the committed
Wednesday afternoon the a~ttorneyJ(
for the contestee will begin TO intro
0uce evidence.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
RUSSIAN ATTEMPT
FAILED ENTIRELY
Russians Now Admit Defeat Where
They Claimed Victory.
COULDN'T TURN THE JAP LEFT
Indirectly They Admit Serious losses
Though as Yet There Ii No
Onicial Estimate Of 4
the Casualties.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 31.-Gen. kuro-
patkin's attempt to break through the
Japanese left wing and outilank Field
Marshal Oyama's position on tho
Shakhe river seems to have failed en-
tirely. Few details, however, are avail
able beyond the information contained
In the official dispatches. Field Mar
shall Oyama, as at the battle or the
Shakhc river, appears to have an
swered the Russian advance with u
counter offensive movement, but no
great disposition was shown to carry
the war far into the territory held by
the Russians.
At the war Office there is an iDclina-
ton to lay the chief blame for the fall
ure of the movement to a sudden
change OF the weather to intense cold
GEO degrees below zero), with a high
wind, which driftcd the now and rem
dercd it. hazardous to expose tina
troops to camping in the open plain
and also impeded the transportation
OF guns, supplies and the wounded.
The operation ~intrusted to the Second
army, under Gen. G~ripcnberg, was the
capture OF S~andepa5, which. once In
Russian hands, would serve as a. pivot
for a thanking movement against. Field
Marshal Oyama; but S~andepas proved
too hard a nut to crack, and the jap
ancse, taking advantage of the check
OF the Russians, hurried up theiT re-
Inducements and assumed the often.
| sive on the Hun river, as well as along
the. railroad and the great Mandarin
road. The Russians, however, appear
TO have been completely successful on
the defensive. repulsing all the Japan
csc attacks. Under the circumstances.
Gen. Gripenberg decided not to press
the attempt to storm Sandepas, which
is situated In a nat country, and. there
fore, more difficult to take by assault.
than a position in a hilly country. (
Owing to the fiat trajectory and Thea
erorynous penetration of modern pro-
j%ectiles, the capture of the outer line or
trenches on Thursday entailed heavy
casualties. There Is no official esti1
mate OF the losses, but 1t ia expected
that some thousands on both sides
were killed Or wounded.
The news OF this defeat, coming at
this time, Is especially hard for the
government. The popular idea contln-
ues to be that the advance was under
taken in order to divert the attention
of the people from the events in Euro
pcan Russia.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
Aimed at Mind Tigers.

Senator Peck, Of Atchlson county.
introduced In the senate a bill which
seeks to prevent tho operation OF
whisky drug stores in the country, or
blind tigers" as they are designated.
The bill would require that all drug
gists or clerks be required to stand an
examination by the state board OF
pharmacy. AS the law stands to-day,
clerks are permitted to sell goods on
prescriptions who are not qualified,
and who hold no certificates showing
they have passed an examination.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03

State Superintendent Of Insurance
Yates is compiling the annual state
ments Of the fire insurance companies
doing business in this state. He states
that an improved showing will be made
for 1904. The preceding ycar the ratio
Of losses to premiums paid was about
so per cent, while for the year just
closed, for which returns are now COM
ing In, the ratio viii be about 80 per
rent. or less.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
Money from War Claims.

Mr.. P~cttijohn. Of Linn, introduced
IN the house n bill relative to the dis
position TO be made of the $i75, 900 due
the state from the national govern
mcnt growing out of civil war claims.
The measure provides that when this
money is paid into the state treasury
II shall be covered into the public
school and seminary funds of the state,
GO per cent. of It TO go into the public
school fund and 40 per cent. into the
seminary fund.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03

Washington. Jan. 3l.-Postmaster-
General Wynne has issued an order di.
recting William Il. Cochran. purchas-
Ing agent: +. j.. Kimbal, superin-
tendent of the money order system.
and w. J. Vickery. chief inspector. to
devise a new money order blank tn
enable the department to guard against
the alteration or raising OF nanay ORR
deTs.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
Must Cut the Weeds.

Church, chairman of the house com
mittee on roads and highways. report
ed fayorably house bill No. 113, which
provides hat farmers shall keep their
premises, abutting on a highway, clear
from weeds TO the middle Of any such
road and that in cases of failure SO to
do the work shall be done by the road
oversecr in the district, the costs to
be taxed against the property as any
other taxes.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03

Mr.. Newton, Of Wright, introduced
a bill in the house TO appropriate tho
Inexpended balance Of the money here
tofore appropriated for the worlds
fair and apply the same to the con-
structiOn Of a new supreme court
building, as recommended in the spe-
:lal message sent to the Legislature by
Gov. Dockery Just before he retired
from office, The sum so remaining is
$500, 900.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03

1t is understood that the state uni
vcrsity people will ask for nearly ST.
900, 000-the closest approximate 1t
has been possible to secure in advance
OF the presentation of the actual fig
ures being 1887, 600. OF this sum, how,
ever, some portion Of II goes to the
Rolla institution. which Is a branch
Of the university.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
photographs Of Electors.

This dispatch comes from Washing
ton. Polite Elvins. who brought
Missouri's electoral vote TO Washing
ton received a large group Of photos Of
the electors of Missouri, which he took
to the white house, leaving II with
Secretary Loeb for the president, with
compliments OF the group.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
Only Total AbstuIurrs,

NJ. W. Hall. the new warden OF the
state penitentIary. has notified the EN-
ployes OF that Institution that in the
future none but total abstalners can
work there. Warden Hall has also
placed the cigarette under the ban.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03
HAPPENINGS Of
A WEEK IN BRIEF
SUMMARY OF MOST INTEREST
ING EVENTS OF PAST
SEVEN DAYS.
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING

Progress Of the Russo-Japanese Val
in the Far East--News from All
Parts of the Union and the Latest
Foreign Intelligence.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-02-03

There were 94l patents issued TO
Missourians last year. Dr. one to every
3.3ol.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
PRECEDENT UPSET
Democrats Loudly Cheer Presidents
Name and Commend Him Highly.

New York, Oct 6-political precedent
was upset last night when resolutions
prai-ing President Roosevelt and his
tact and craftsmanship in bringing
about settlement Of the Ru--o.Japan.
ese war we're adopted amid enthusiastic
cheers at the democratic city convention
in Carnegie hall.
The resolution created a sensation.
They spoke Of the presidents remark.
able tact, surprising courage, disting.
uished ability aud commanding influence.
in achieving the greatest peace triumph
Of the age. Loud cheers marked the
mention Of Mr.. Rooseyelts name and u
storm of applause followed the eoncluS.
ion Of the reading. Perfect harmony
without dissent nominated George Il. Me.
Clellan, for mayor; Herman A. Metz, for
comptroller, and Patrick +. M,towan,
for president OF the board Of aldermen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07

New York, Oct. 6.-Through police
headquarters Il country wide alarm has
been sent out for Abraham Schiller, a
controlling owner in the silk firm OF Pol
gran 4 Meyer, and part owner OF the
.Alamosa bank of Alamosa, Colo, which
closed its doors few days ago after
S25OOOO of its funds were reported mis-
sing.
MIR. Schiller left New York last Thurs.
day, ostensibly for Alamosa and has not
been heard from since. lie did not reach
his destination and telegraph messages
to various parts OF the country having
failed to reach him, his brother, Herman,
fearing that he had met with violence,
yesterday asked the police to aid in
finding him.
Isaac Schiller another brother, was
Abraham's partner in the western bank.
According to a statement made at their
office yesterday they were interested to
the extent Of $4,000 each. Their first
knowledge of trouble in the banks af.
fairs came TO them last week when IL
was reported that $4,000 had been lost
in some manner unknown. They at once
prepared to 90 to Alamosa, Isaac start
ing first. He is there now. Abraham
was unable to 20 until last Thursday.
About year ago Mr.. Schiller was
shot while in charge OF the bank at Ala.
mosa, and his brother thinks he may
have been again assaulted. .~
In speaking of the management of the
Alamosa bank, Herman Schiller said yes
terday he knew nothing OF any specula.
tion in mining stock or mines which is
reported to have caused the collapse of
the bank. He said that so far as he
knew, his brothers were not interested
in any such deals. He said he was un.
able to exress any opinion on the cause
Off the failure because he was without
news except the public printing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
NOTED WOMAN DIES

New York, Oct. 6.-Mrs. Catharinc
Albert Penfeld, wife of Frederick
Courtland Penfeld, former American
diplomatic agent and consul general to
Egypt, died on Wednesday of heart di'
sease at hotel here. She was &C
years old.
Mrs. Penfeld was at one time the cen.
ter of an international dispute. Be.
fore she married Mr.. Penfeld in London
she was the widow of Colonel Edward
ArMarlo, who built the Delagoa Bay
railroad. She inherited from him an in.
herited from him an interest amounting
to sl.5OO,OOO in the claim against Portu.
gal allowed the matter to be arbitrat.
ed. She finally received s5OO,OOO.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
Don't Borrow Trouble.

II il had habit 10 borrow anything,
but the worst thing you can possibly
borrow, Il trouble. When sick, sore,
heavy, weary and worn.out by the pains
and poison. OF dyspepsia. bilicusncss,
Rights dieasc, and similar internal
disorders, don't sit down and brood
over your symptoms, but Ny for relief
to Electric Bitters. Here you win 6nd
sure aud permanent, forgetfnlness OF all
your troubles, and your body viii not
be burdened by load Of debt disease.
At ChaA Rogers drug store. Price SOC.
Guaranteed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
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e. T.. Palmer returned 20 Portland
last eyenig,
Major John I. Dresser, L. :, A. Is
in the city.
J. NJ. Blackburn and family are visit
Ing in this city.
r. W. Holmes and wife are guests
of the ovcident
+. /. Parker and wife are taking IN
the exposition at Portland.
+. ID. kueltner and wife, left last
evening for visit to Portland.
DIR. r. &. Hicks left yesterday foi
Portland, where she will remain for sev.
enl days.
Mrs. Charles Olsen and Miss Myrtl,
Olsen left Yesterday for Portland, wher,
they will visit the fair.
Harry Gray, went TO Portland last
utertiH, where he viii take In III,
sights at the Lewis and Clark fair fol
a few days.
Sheriff Linnville left last evening 70,
Salem, where he went to take Harry
Doyle to the penitentiary, where he will
serve three year sentence for forgery
Mrs. Belle Huden and Miss Gustaf,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07

The Astoria water commission held
its regular monthly meeting last night,
m its new and handsome quarters at
the city Hall, with President Charles J.
Wright in tine chair, Secretary j. h.
Nansell in charge of the records and all
members of the commission in their
places; including W. f. Dement'S sue
cessor, Asmus Brix, who has qualified
since the last session OF the board.
The pay roll of the city force of EN-.
ployes and of the repairing camp, in
the sum Of SlS29.9O was audited and
warrants ordered to issue therefore.
commission also audited the bills for
five hundred feet of wooden stave pip.
ing, and for the new Office equipment
of furniture aggregating the sum OF
$l395l6 and same were ordered paid.
A communication was read, coming
from C. c. Masten, asking TO be al
lowed to use th5 commissions tele,
phone line for service from his resi-
dence to the logging camp on the pipe
line road; and his petition was granted,
on condition that he agree to pay one
half the expense Of keeping up the line
from the city to the head works.
A communication was read, coming
from Fire Chief C. f. Foster, in rela.
tion to placing fire hydrants in various
parts of the city and putting the con-
-trol of the high 4asssnre in the hands
of the chief of the fire department;
and Clerk Mansell was directed TO in.
form the chief that tlS commission
had no more fire hydrants to put in,
and that the control of the fre.pres.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
Full of Tragic Meaning.

are these lines from J. II. Simmons, oi
Casey, la. Think what might have re.
suited from his terrible cough il he had
not taken the medicine about which he
writes: Il had a fearful cough, that dis
turbed M nights rest. tried every.
thing, but pothing would relieve il, until
| took D. Kines New Discovery, for
C assumption, Coughs and Colds, which
completely cured me-" Instantly relieves
and permanently cures all throat and
lung diseases; prevents grip and pneu,
monia. At Chas. Rogers druggist; guar.
anteed; SOC and slOO. Trial bottle free.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07

New York, Oct. 8--Ludlow Street jail
| In New York city IL n blackmailing In
stitution according TO Sheriff Erlangrr'-
statement yesterday before the board
of estimates.
Il know that Ludlow street jail" !"
said the sheriff, though the civil pro-
cess, is the champion blackmailing in
,titution Of the United States. ! know
Of ona case where man was i'm.
prisioned for breach Of promise In
suit for $4,000. and the people wno
put him in Jail compromised for sl7,
and that sl1 was divided among three
persons
Il believe that nine out of every ten
Of the civil prisoners who are sent 10
Ludlow street jail are there through
process OF blackmail. The system Il
all wrong, to the shame Of the lcgi.la.
tme'
Mr.. Erlangrr asked for sloO150 for
the annual expenses Of the Jail Nine
prisoners, he Said. was the greatest num-
ber there had bccn in this jail at any
one time during the past year and at
present the Jail has only three. They
are guanled and cared for by one war
den, eleven keepers, two engineers. two
cooks and a laundress.
After this announcement by the sher.
III il was computed that on a basi. Of
nine prisoners in the Jail all the time,
each one costs the country $50 a day
during his Incarceration.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07

sure would be put in the hands of the
superintendent,
Clerk Mansell was directed to address
communication TO the common coun'
ell, asking if it was a part of the du'
ties of the janitor of the city hall to
keep in orlsr the quarters OF the water
commission in that building.
The resignation of J, II. Mansell, as
cleIk of the water commission, wa:
again presented, and was accepted to
to become operative ON November lst,
upon which date the new clerk, G. W
Lounsberry will assume his duties. The
commission then adjourned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
SEALING SCHOONER SEIZED

Halifax, y. s., Oct. GA dispatch re.
ceived in this city from Monteyideo
Uruguay, states that the Halifax seal.
ing schooner Agnes Donahoc. sailed from
that port yesterday for Halifax. The
schooner was seized by the Uruguay
an authorities several months ago on
the charge Of violating the sealing regu.
lation- and the captain and crew were
imprisoned. The captain and crew have
now been released aud allowed TO pro.
eeed with their vessel. The owners Of
the schooner have entered a claim for
several thousand dollars.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The Qcident

>~s
c. ii. Crrie, Seattle.
{. II. McWilliams. Waterloo, la.
Geo. r. Burt, Chicago,
{. +. Peterson, Tacoma.
Walter Seaborg. llwaeo.
l.. Murshi, San Francisco.
J. II. Dixon, Portland,
c. p. Henninger, San Francisco.
S. A. Burt, Denver.
L. b. Suley, Portland
Ben Franklin, Oakland, Cal.
Capt. |. d. Mont Eton, Barktn Che
halls.
J. NJ. Blackburn and family, Pocatillo
Ida.
r. W. Holmes and wife, Pocatello
Ida.
Mrs. H. \. Ross, Hazel.
Clyde Ross, Hazel.
II. c. Mayer.
Major John p. Dresser, L. $. Army.
c. W. Gregg, s. Joseph, Mo.
Pat Scales.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
CARS ARE SCARCE.

W, X. Hume, manager Of the Tongue
Point Lumber company says they are
badly handicapped for lack OF ears to
ship their products on, and could Use
IS ears now il they could get them. As
il is they are making arrangements Ia
bring fleet Of vessels here and will
try and get rid of their surplus by ship.
ping. by wateH Superintendent Ne.
Guire OF the A. i c. promised him yes.
terday that he would see that he got
II cars today
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
PLUcKY, BUT MODEST
Young Astorian Plunges Into the BBay
and Saves a Life,

Young Astorian Plunges Into the BBay
and Saves a Life.
About 6 o'clock on Thursday evening
last, while the local business world OF
Astoria was closing its doors and pre-.
pairing for home, a few busy people still
fingered on the Lindenberger dock re.
ceiving the last shipment of the day
from a truck just arrived there. The
driver of this truck was Ben. Marion, a
well known young swimmer and al.
round athlete.
During a pause in the business on
hand, Marion, glancing over the string.
er to the bay saw boy in boat and
both in trouble. Presently the boat
overturned and the youngster was in
the bay and gave every sign Of help.
lessness in his situation. Ben. Marion
made running jump, fiinging his coat
as he ran, and plunged into the water,
and in a trice had the boy Whose
name is George Osmundson) back on
the dock in safety.
Mr.. Marion is as modest as he is
plucky and prevailed on the by--tanders
to say nothing of the occurrence, but it
leaked out yesterday, and as the As
torian believes in placing credit where
it is due, the story is written as it was
given a reporter yesterday morning by
one who heanl it from an eyewitness.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
NEW STAR DISCOVERED.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. GA new star
reaching almost to the sixth magni.
tude has been discovered by the IIar'
ward observatory. The new light is in
the constellation Aquilla and takes H.
name, Nova Aquillac No. 2, from the
fact that 1t being the second new star
found in that group. The light Of the
new star is steadily decreasing. The
star, when first seen. was TO the 6.t
magnitude, but now II has magnitud,
of lis.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
CALL AND GET YOUR TROUT.

Dell Seulley and John Manchiet made
a trip to 0lney yesterday. They took
out a fresh supply Of bait to the fish
ing party that Collector Robb il chap.
eroning there. The fishing is reported
first class and the boys brought home
a fine lot Of salmon trout which they
will present to their friends this
morning on application.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07

Mrs II. c. Roper, Of Antelope Oregon,
who has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
X. o. Laufere at Bay Center, on Shoal
Water Bay, reached this city on The Ma.
hoctta last evening, for a few weeks
visit with her brothers, W. G. A. and
Max Pohl.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-07
POST MASTERS APPOINTED.

WashingtonI Oct. 5.-The following
post masters were appointed by the
president today; 0regon-Burns, Frank
w. Welcole; Sumpter, Harvey S. Buck;
Washington-South Band, Frank L.
Turner.