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The Alaska prospector., 1905-03-16

Los Angeles, March II The storm. which has been raging for the past IS hours. Is the worst in the history of this section. X flood has devastated many miles of the country. Five and one-half inch .s of rain feii during the storm. Loss is estimated al $500,OOO. sam ia Moni' a *2O0,O00 The san Pe- dro breakwater is destroyed. Loss $120.OOO.
 Tokio. March l4-Messages from Kurokps headquarters in the field near Mukden. state that the coun- try is swarming with small squads nj hungry Russians who became detatchcd from the main army and were unable to connect with it again. They are totally disheart- ened and are surrendering to any Japanese parties they meet.
 St. Petersburg. March 1.-The news that Kuropatkin succeeded in escaping to Tie pass with the bulk of his army has caused re- ioicing here. It was thought for a few days that his forces wonld he entirely destroyed or captured. hut the news of his successful re- treat seems to be correct.
 Valparaiso. Chili. March i4- The inhabitants have abandoned Pisagua. Hundreds are dying from the Buhonic plague.
 New York, March Nineteen dead and scores of injured is the the result of tenemen, house fire on the east side. The fire escapes were piled with rubbish and the victims could not get down. Were roasted to death in sight of the crowd
 St. Petersburg. March l4-At a council of tine Czar and his minis ters to-day, which was called to consider what should be the further action of Russia ill regard to the war. it was decided to continue the struggle regardless of previous loss cs. The policy that will be adop- ted in the field has not been made public, but it is announced that the fight will be continued until victory is won.
 Mt.kden, March 14-Most of the foreign attachces of the Russian army. including two Americans, Were captured ai Mnkden, when the Japanese occupied that posi- tion. It is thought that the great = CT part of the retreating Russians have reached Tie pass. The Jap ane,e officers here admit that ku- ropatk.n mas again made d master ly retreat and saved a much larger part of his army that was thought possible.
 New York, March I4-Rapid Transit Company strikers have been repudiated by the national organization. and advised to go back to work. The lines are, how ever, still tied up.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-03-16
IelegraphiC News
 Of The Week

Olution Is introduced in the senate keeping lobbyists from the floor during the rest of the session.
 Berlin, March 9-Mili,ary au- thorities admit that the Russian cause is lost, and that the Czar must now sue for peace.
 Denver, March 9-The Colorado legislature is discussing the reports of the gubernatorial contest. From appearances they augur i'll for the Peabody followers.
 London, March 9-Princess Vic toria, daughter of King Edward of England, has been caught in a love affair with man of the lower classes. For eight years she has been exchanging lc,lers with a poor leather euild.r here named Frederick Naylor. l, is a desper- love ma'ch. Tie King tried to get the letters from Naylor. but was unable to do so. The guilder was arrested, declared insane and sent toan asylum.
 Olympia, March g. Senator Piles and his followers have caused the retirement of Collector of Gus toms Clarence Idle. +. c. HarIer will succeed him.
 New Chwang, March 9-It is re- ported that the Japanese have in- vested Tie pass. It is proba ble that Kuropatkin will surrender within the week.
 Olympia. March 9-The legisla- ture adiourns tonight. The di- rect primary law was defeated.
 iinkow, March 9-Mukden fell at ten o'clock this morning. The Russians there are panic striken. Thousands of prisoners and enor- nous quantities of supplies were captured by the Japanese. The streets are strewn with bodies of Russian soldiers, there having been no burials for the past four days on account of the terrific fighting.
 Moscow, March 9-The reports oi Kuropatkin's defeat cause the revolutionists great rejoicing. They believe the greater the drubbing Oyama gives the Czar's forces the greater concessions the Czar will have to make their party.
 St. Petersburg, March 9-Kuro- patkin is completely defeated. Under cover of the darkness yester- day evening his forces evacuated the whole line of defences occupied by them. The army is now retreat ing northward, but very meagre de- tails are obtalnable as to its condi- tion, although it is certain that it is badly disorganized. Oyama's forces are in hot pursuit, and have great hopes of overriding and cap turing the whole army. Mukden is now occupied by the Japanese. Before evacuating the Russians set fire to thousands of tons of sup plies.
 Tokio, March 9-The Japanese are reported to have taken one hundred thousand Russian prison CTS at Mukden. Kuropatkin and the greater part of his army are fleeing northward, pursued by the Japanese. The Russians are try ing to reach Tie Pass, which is fortified town on the railroad forty miles north of Mukden, and two hundred and sixty miles below Harbin, where Mukden-H -Harbin railroad joins the Siberian road. The Japanese have taken Fushun, which is fifteen miles north of Muk- den. and which during the past few days has been Kuropatkin's head quarters. Kuropatkin will try to hold Tie pass long enough to cover retreat on railroad to Harbin. The left wing of the Japanese army, nn- der Nogi, are making a detour by forced marches tc cut the railroad north of Tie pass.
The Alaska prospector., 1905-03-16

Five Day Express Service direct between Valdez and Seattle. Sailiues from Seattle Feb. lj and March 6 and 26
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14
The Democratic Rooster.

The statement is made that Major
w. w. Armstrong, Of Cleveland, Ohio,
who died last week, was the inventor
of the rooster as the Democratic en-
blcm of victory. 1t is mistake, for
the GamecDck was made to crow for
Democratic victory when Major Arm
strong was just entering his teens.
have heard thai a Democratic senator
in Congress from Indiana first sug-
gcstcd it in letter TO ono of his con
stituents when it, was definitely ascer-
tanned that Polk had beaten Clay IN
1914. The language of the letter was:
TEL Chapman to crow" Chapman
was the editor of The local Democratic
organ, and his next issue contained
the first Democratic rooster growing
over the vanquished Wings.
But Major Armstrong was tho hero
of Democratic rooster story. be-
licvc il was in 1888. IIoadly was the
Democratic candidate for governor and
Foraker was his Republican competit-
or. Armstrong was the editor of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, but did not
have much hope of success. The Sun,
day evening before the election he had
conversation with q Republican
friend noted for his SKILL or luck, as a
prognosicator of popular verdicts and
was told that. in the opinion of the
seer. the Democrats would prevail.
IF they do" sail Armstrong. "chick-
ems will be awful cheap in this town
Wednesday morning. for | shall put
100 gamecocks in The Plain Dealer and
sell the whole lot of them for five
cents And he redeemed his word
Washington Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14
How Goods Are Taken From Bel.
GUM Info France.
LUcRAT,VGA>D:GR GROW ING TRADE
French Customs Officials Are Making
Strenuous Effort to Break UP an
Organization of Men Who Evade
Duty.

great effort is being made by the
French customs officials To break up
the organization nj smGsgerS which
has lately been carrying on Il lucra-
tive and evcr-gruwing trade in contra
band between Belgium AMI France
During the last fortnight, writes the
Antwerp correspondent of the London
Express, the French customs officials
have had several important successes
The first was the capture of a Bel
gian fishing smack in the Straits of
Dover. The vessel carried 81 1000
worth of tobacco. This contraband
cargo was contiscatcd the vessel seiZ-
ed and the owners were fined $500
On the same night smugglers' haunt
was raided at Dunkirk, and great
quantities of tobacco were seized.
One of the latest devices was that
employed by Il man who disguised
himself as priest. lie was In the
habit of journeying from Belgian
frontier town into France every day
with large quantity of tobacco con.
cealed under his cassock.
He returned to Belgium not portly
priest. hut very lean, emaclatcd in
dividual
The capture of the fictitious prist
led the authorities to suspect a num-
her of nuns who daily crossed the
frontier into France a careful search
has been organized, and in four cases
the supposed nun was found to he n
smugger with many pounds of tobacco
and cigars hidden beneath her heavy
black skirt.
Suspicion next fell upon the drivers,
firemcn and guards OF the trains run
ming between Brussels and Paris. and
for some days every train has been
carefully searched. Hundreds of
pounds of tobacco have bcen found
hidden among the coal on the tenders.
In one case The cushions Of car
riaga were found to he stuffed with
tobacco. In another passenger, who
was well known MS n regular traveller
on the line, was searched aud found to
he loaded with contraband. In third
case an invalid, reposing on air
cushions, was found to be no invalid
at all. and the cushions held tobacco
instead of air.
Perhaps the most grcwsomc discov-
cry was made when Il coffin. supposed
to contain the body of n Frcnclman
who died i'll Belgium, and was brought
back To be buried in his native coun-
try, was searched. 1t was found to be
full of cigars.
AT the frontier towns OH the roads
several ingenious tricks have been dis.
covered. Three days ago a peasant
was stopped when driving across the
border with load of vegetables and
mn aged relative. The relative was
found to he dummy figure stuffed
with tQhacco, and the vegetables had
their centcrs cut out and replaced
with tobacco.-IOndon Express.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14

was soaked was of q grade used only
by the railroad, and not 10 he pir-
chased anywhere in the town. I'm Il
beer bottle found in I'M adjoining field
remained some OF that oil.
There were three men i'm the band
for The prints of three different sizes
Of feet were found in the soft and
marshy ground. one set going to the
factory, the other turning from it,
Whoever the three men were. the sher
if knew they were patrons of GER
tain saloon, for the beer hottie in
which the oil WAS carried bore the label
of Western brewer. whose product
was for sale in only one place in Fred
crick.
He made inquiries nj the saloon. and
learned that three discharged employees
of the company had been there before
the fire. One of them carried hun
die. They were seen later coming
away from the part of the town in
which was the factory. but without the
bundle, which was supposed 10 contain
tho waste and the beer bottle.
The prints of the feet showed that
Two of the men had worn shoes very
much run down at the heels, while
The sharper marks Indicated that the
lUllu lltW SllOcS. TIC SntTllI
then learned from Il local dealer that
one of the suspected men had recent
ly bought n pair Of shoes. He oh
tanned an exact duplicate Of tho pair
purchased, and they fitted the sharply
defined tracks.
He thought it was about time to act.
and so placed two of the men under ar
rest and they implicated the third
After that, Just to clnch the case. he
took them out To the factory gate and
asked them if they would compare
their thumbs with the marks which
appeared on the gate. Tho imprint
correspondent exactly with the conflg-
uratiOn of the lines of Il thumb of one
of the mon. They admitted that they
had all gone through that gate.
and by the way" said the sheriff,
81 might as well tell you that you ran
away from that factory like Sam Hill
after you set tic fire.
How do you know that?" they
asked
Because" he answered, "thc tracks
leading away from the works did not
show much of the heels, and man
when he runs fast goes on the balls OF
his feet"
Citizens here do not think that there
are many detectives in Now York
who can discount the sheriff of Fred
Frederick (Md) Cor. Philadel-
phia Record.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14
REAL SHERLOCK HOLMES.
Was Country Sheriff Who Solved Mys-
FERROUS Arson Case.

For once the science Of deduction"
MS prOpoundcd and practiccd by Conan
Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, has worked
out to perfection. Throughout the
country there are thousands of anna
teurs Specialists in crime" who have
tried to apply the wisdom of the mary
e!ous Baker street detective, only 10
get into trouble or to become the butts
of ridicue. But Sheriff Young. of this
county, firmly believes In the Sherlock
Holmes idea. and has proved his faith
by his works. The result is that the
Mystery of tie Broken Window in
the plant of the Ok Fiber Brush Com
pany is solved, and three men are i'm
jail charged with having set fire TO the
place.
This factory is on the outskirts of
the city which Barbara Frictchie made
famous. Near ii are the tracks Of The
Baltiinpye q Ohio railroad and several
repair shops. The factory property is
incloscd by II high fence, with q gate
al the front
Fire was discovered In the brush
bncls department, which occupies one
corner of the rambling twostory frame
building known as the works. BY the
aid OF m automatic sprinklng device
and the local fire companies the blaze
WINS cxtingnished without doing much
damage.
The sheriff was called upon to in.
vestigate. fle looked over the ground
and, after swenrlngin deputy to enact
the role of DR.. Watson, the faithful
chronicler. he finally announced that
he would arrest three men.
In the first place the sheriff declared
that the fire was Of incendlary origin,
for the persons who had started It had
gained admission through broken
window. They had been employees of
the factory and entirely familiar with
the premises, otherwise they would not
have known that the most inlammable
material i'm the place consisted of the
bone-dry brush backs.
They lived not far from the factory,
because they had found 1t convenient
to steal cotton waste from the BaltI-
more &c Ohio shops, which waste was
Of peculiar kind, and could not be
found anywhere else in the neIghbor.
hood. The oil with which this waste
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14

here. which vary according to the
snllilility of the collector and the
dealers knowledge Of how 10 keep
them dusty and half hidden, and well
mixed IN with genuine goods.
bought what | imagined to be a
beautiful piece of Plymouth china at Il
sale NOT long ago. Indeed, | felt sure
II was genuine; bnt. to be nbsolul ely
certain of the fact, | sent for dealer
whom | knew could trust. and asked
him to examine IT, He looked nj il for
II long time, and then, To my delight
pronounced il genuine. Il thought ii
was" said in triumph. because saw
among the flowers how the dirt was
creased in and even caked with age
It's more Than merely put-On dust"
The dealer smiled. "rhat, fear
would not show it is genuine" lie said
Tor they keep pals of mold, in which
they hurry these things after they have
made them, so as tn get the dirt well
into the corners I did not ask him
how he knew.
"llow can you tell the genuine arti
Gle thcn?" asked I'm dismay. lie
shrugged his shoulders Ones eyes
gets accustomed" he said. IL can gen.
orally tell by the glaze, but must con
Tess | can sometimes only detect n
fraud in good strong Highland ii
must be daylight"
Perhaps, of all frauds. that of max.
ing antique furniture is one of the
most successful, SO much SO that even
experts are often deceived Austrian
wn1.l. ;ct,1 ,,.I,
this kind Of work Old Sheffield
plate is another well known fake, and
even MS you can get your latch key
dipped in silver on the Margate lefty
for three pence, SO is the faxed "old"
Sheffield dipped" The design is first
made in copper and then dipped--and,
needless to add, shows he copper he
meath after few earnest applications
of brush and plate powder. When yo,l
think how many years the genuine
Sheffield will wear and wash and clean
without showing the copper beneath,
this seems particularly wicked and
vicious fraud on the collecting public.
a partner in high class firm of
Sheffield siIversmiths once told my
friend that they could easily make five
thousand n year more if they lent
themselves To copying ''oI plate"
which is now made with the sole in
tention of cheating the public.
The would-be collector must lie wary
in picking up old Sheraton brass fen
dcrs with claw feet, as these can be
made for less than ~ shillings each,
and Il dealer once boosted to me, in a
moment of confidence, that he did n
thriving trade in them. and that his
customers were delighted with their
bargains" especially when he sold
them Il fine old embossed tub, or jardi-
Mere To go with their fender on lion
legs for an extra pound.
Bow and Chelsea figures being al
ways expensive. even when copied.
there is great and growing demand for
Staffordshirc pottery. and our German
friends are supplying the demand for
this in the shape of thousands Of
sheep. and cottages, and money boxes
and pastille burners. and grey hounds
and dogs Of every kind Thesc-cost-
ing Cd to ID each-are eagerly snap.
ped UP by the collecting public at SIS
each. and some times morc.-Pull
Mall Gazette.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14

IIe-Nliss de Jones-Ca never
loved any one but you. VIII you be
my wife?
Shc-I'ut I've becn told that YOU pro,
posed to four other girls within a
month.
He-Truc, darling; but did il mere.
ly for practice, so that wouldn't ,lil.
der In proposing to you.-C Chicago
Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14

Mr. Spoonmorc. she said with
cutting scorn. ~ wouldn't marry vou
II you were worth a million dollars.
Is that plain enough?
No; it fatters," he replied. Fo:'
he was gazing despniringly at her
protrait on the mantcl. Then ne took
his hat and his departure Chicago
Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14

Citizcn-I wish to consult Life of
Roosevelt. presume you have one.
Atlendant-Not in this building. sir.
Yon want 10 step over to our annex.
That Is devoted exclusively to lives of
Roosevelt. Philadelphia Bulletin,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14

About the time married. woman
gels the idea into her head that she
has mission her husband begins TO
worry along on pickup dinners Chi
cago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14

lust about the time when a man
learns how TO live the undertaken takes
him for n ride.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-13
Son Of Gov. 0tero Of
New Mexico Discovered.
Eight Convicts Were TO Garry
Him into the Mountains


Sante Fe. N. NJ, July IA plot 70
abduct Gov. Otero's son has been ex-
posed. Eight ex-convicts are said 10
have formed themselves into l. band to
carry out the plot. The plan was to
abduct Gov Otero's son and carry him
into the wilds Of the Malpais country,
in Lincoln county where he was to be
held for ransom
The gang. after reaching the Malpias,
intended to inform the governor that. il
within 30 days he would deposit at a
certain place an enormous sum of mon
ey as ransom and acce1a TO ether de-
mands his son would he returned safely
and If the ransom was not Forthcoming
and the demands not acceded to tn.
cost to the governor would be the life OF
his son.
Gov. Otero has the mounted police
and secret service men Of the territory
at work and will leave no stone unturn-
ed until the entire party is captured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-13

stand the strain as well II not better
TINA the men fewer absences on ac-
count Of sickness. The college teaches
young women to think and reason to
apply her knowledge when emergencies
arise She closed by saying that the
question at stake was the highest eff
cheney and greatest success. She be-
lieved that If we had choose it would
be better for women to take w house.
keeping and to become wives and
mothers, without other training than
that given by the college course. than
to lessen their intellectual efficiency
by practical courses which do not make
for practice.
A lively discussion followed the read
ing CT the papers. Miss Kenyon of
Buffalo, Miss Fisher of Massachusetts,,
Miss James Of New York, Prof. Her.
bert Mills of Vassar college. Mrs. Wal
ter s. Iron. president Of the Rhode Is
land Federation, and Prof. knight,
dean of Hartford School of Pedagogy.
spoke at some length. President Reyes
related his personal experience and
made a strong plea for the college as
1t Is without the technical, and felt
that the home was the place for the
preparation of the domestic side Of the
girls nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-13
IMMIGRATION AND LABOR
Discussed by President, Samuel Comp
er and James Duncan.

Oyster Bay, N. Y. July 12.-Immi-
grafton to the United States and its
relation to the labor problem formed
the subject Of a conference. this after
noon. between the President and two
Of the important leaders Of organized
labor, Samuel Gompers of Washington
and James Duncan of Quincy, Mass.
respectfully the president and one of
the vice presidents of the American
Federation of Labor.
The conference was devoted particu-
larly to a consideration Of the order re-
Gently issued by the President regard
Ing the enforcement Of the Chinese ex-
clusion law. An impression had been
gained by many members Of labor or
that the order, to an ex-
tent at least. let down the immigration
bars SO far as Chinese are concerned.
The President assured his callers,
however. that no such construction
could be placed on the order
and that he was just as vigorously OPP
posed to the admission to this country
Of Chinese coolies as they could be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-13
MYSTERY CLEARED.
Engineer Rays Body Found in Water
Mo Signs Of Foul Play.

Calais. Me. July 12.-The mystery of the
whereabouts of AlonZo Ray of Machias-
port, engineer of the tug Escort, owned
by Mayor G. NJ. Hanson of this city. was
cleared up. Tuesday, by the finding of the
domains of the unfortunate man in the
river at the Ledge on the New Bruins
wick side. The body was first seen by
Children on the Calais shore near DIR.
Blacks residence, but when the discover
ers had returned from giving alarm it had
ttoated eff the shore and was carried by
the tide below the narrOws, where it was
afterwards recovered
Coroner Lawson was notified and or
dered the removal of the body to the
undertaking rooms of J. r. Sederquest.
and an inquest was held. Tuesday even
ing. There was no evidence of foul play
although stories were told of row on
board the steamer on the night of the
engineers disappearance. and there is no
question but that Ray fell overheard
and was drowned while endeavoring to
throw a line from the Escort to the St
Stephen lower wharf as the steamer was
being carried past by the tide on the
night Of July !.
brother of the deceased arrived, Tues
day night. to take charge of the remains