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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
MEXICO ASKED TO SETTLE.
Claims For s45o,ooO Indemnity For Yaqai
Indian Murders.

Chicago (SpeciaD. = The Mexican
government will be asked to pay $4,000
as indemnity for the murder of ]. K
Mckenzie and DR.. Robert Mccoy, of
Chicago; Walter Stupinger, of Kewau-
nee, ILL.,, and M. A. Call, of Toledo, o.,
and the suffering inflicted on c. E.
Torrington, of Salem, O., and H. E.
Miller, of Los Angeles, Cal, by Yaqui
Indians on January 10 last.
Torrington, one of the survivors of
the massacre by Yaquis in the State Of
Sonora, Mexico, said that a claim of
100000 would be made for each of the
four victims slain, and $4,000 each
would be demanded by Miller and him
self because of the terrible experience
through which they passed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
"Retreated In Disorder"

Toxic (By Cable) THE following an
nouncement was made here:
"The force advancing north from
Singking, driving the enemy before them:
occupied Yingecheng, SO miles north OF
Singking, April ID.
"A detachment of the same force, CO.
operating with cavalry, occupied Pachi-
atzu the same day.
",The enemy's force near Pachiatzu
consisted of seven detachments of caval-
ry and one battery of artillery.
'They first retreated toward Yinge-
cheng, then came back to Pachiatzu.
Finding it occupied, they were thrown
into confusion, and they retreated IN
great disorder over Peling pass, two
miles north of Pachiatzu."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
FINANCIAL.

E. B. Smith has sold nearly SI,ooo,ooo
OF the new Lehigh Navigation bonds.
I A 7 per cent. dividend is mentioned by
the bulls for American Smelter COM
mon.
Wall Street hears that Readings next
dividend is certain to be at the rate of
4 per cent. Very likely correct.
T. c. Colkert, the Penn Square broker,
was elected director of the Philadel-
phia, Germantown and Norristown Rail-
road. I
A. J. Cassatt is quoted by his friends
as saying that Norfolk and Westerns
dividend is sure 10 be raised to 4 per-
cent. this year
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Stabbed By q Preacher?

Lebanon. Ind. (Special) Excitement
was created when Rev. John Dodge, pas
tor of the Holiness Church, was arrest
ed, charged with having stabbed Os-
car Johnson, member of his congre-
CATION, in a quarrel which arose during
meeting held to consider the advisa-
bility of allowing negro to preach to
the congregation. During heated ar
gument between Miss Mamie Chambers
and the pastor the former slapped the
preachers face The act angered the
pastors wife, who engaged Miss Cham
bers in a physical encounter. AT this
juncture, it is alleged, Oscar Johnson
took part in the encounter, and almost
instantly, it is alleged, he was attacked
by the preacher
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21

Danville, Ark (Special).-In a speech
here to large gathering of farmers and
business men advocating reduction OF
cotton acreage, Gov. Jefferson Davis
combated the idea that the organization
of farmers with a view to securing bet
ter prices for cotton was in violation of
the new Antitrust law of Arkansas.
If it were held otherwise by the courts,
the Governor declared, he would par
don all farmers convicted under the
new act
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
A PLUcKY LAD.
BraveIy Endures Two Operations. But to No
Purpose.

Chicago, Ill (SpeciaD.-"Go ahead
and do it." said I3-year-old Roland Wan
gemann, as he lay with mangled leg
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
Railroad tracks. DR.. ]. M. Nicholson
found that an immediate operation was
necessary. As he started to work the
boy, conscious, through suffering great
pain, said: what are you going to dc? 2"
"Oh, just cut your trousers" respond
ed the physician
"You can't fool me; you are going to
cut my leg off. All right, go ahead and
do it," and the boy watched the physi-
clan without a tear and with only an
occasional moan.
The boy was later taken to St. Joseph's
Hospital, where second operation was
performed, but without avail. The boy
died.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Carrie Nation Punished.

Wichita, Kan, Especially Carrie Ma
ton, Myra McHenry and Mrs. Lucy Viii
holt were found guilty of destroying the
windows of wholesale liquor place last
September, and sentenced by Judge Will
son. Mrs. Nation was fined $3.50 and
given four months in Jail. Mrs. McHenry
two month and fine of $780, and Mrs.
Wilhoit rs days in jail and fine of SI5o.
Sentence was suspended pending good
behavior.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS

Capt George Washington Baird sup
erintendent of the State, War and Navy
Departments Building, will be retired
with the rank of rear admiral
Victor Marowitz, general counsel of
the Santa Fe Railroad, discussed the
railroad rate question before the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce.
The United States Supreme Court de-
cided the Kentucky law requiring nation
al banks to make returns to the state for
taxation purposes to be invalid.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Actor Shoots His Wife.

Philadelphia, Especially. = During a
quarrel in theatrical clearinghouse,
Edward Smeders, a member of Edna
Mays "The School Girl" Company, shot
his wife Mabel and attempted to kill
himself. The bullet entered his wife's
breast near the heart, and her condition
is said to be seriouss. Smeders was not
seriously hurt. The man and woman
are in a hospital, Smeders being guard
ed by policeman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Secretary Hay Improving.

Nervi, Italy (By Cable).-The condi-
ton of Secretary Hay improves daily
He received visit from Ambassador
White, who stopped here on his way to
Rome Mr. Hay discussed the principal
questions interesting Italy and America,
chiefly emigration matters, and King Vic
tor Emmanuel's proposal for the estab-
lishment of an international chamber of
agriculture, giving verbal instructions
to Mr.. White on the subject.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Defense Zones Proclaimed.

Toxic (By Cable).-The Navy De-
partment has proclaimed defense zones
surrounding the Pescadores, the Island
of Okinawa, in the Loochoo group, and
the Islands of Oshima and Emf, off the
province of Osumi. The usual naviga-
ton restrictions apply.
On account of the presence OF the
Russian Baltic squadron in Pacific wa
tiers the Japanese steamship lines oper-
ating between Japan and America are
planning temporarily to suspend trans
Pacific operations. 1t is expected also
that the Formosan steamship lines will
discontinue running steamers until all
danger of seizure by Russian warships
has ended.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Garfield Probing OH.

Independence, Kan. (SpeciaD James
R. Garfield, Commissioner of Corpora
tons, arrived in this city and began in
vestigating the oil situation. Before he
had been here half an hour Mr.. Garfield
was in the office OF the Prairie Oil and
Gas Company, a branch of the Stand
ard Oil Company. The Prairie Com
pany officials assured Mr.. Garfield that
they would gladly furnish him all the in
formation they had, and rendered the
services of their Office force to assist him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
MORE EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS.
Hundreds Killed at MandI and Also at
Sultanpur.

Lahore, Punjab, India (By Cable).-
Later reports from Mandi, capital of
Mandi state, say that at least 400 per-
sons were killed in the city by the earth
quake. The palace, temples and resi-
dences were leveled.
Estimates of the number of people
killed at Sultanpur vary from 200 to
700.
Lady Curzon, wife of the Viceroy, has
invited all the Europeans and Indians
injured during the recent earthquake who
are able to be moved to come to the
Walker and Ripon Hospitals at Simla
as her guests. The invitation was sent
through the lieutenant governor OF the
Punjab, with an intimation that the
American Vicereine will gladly defray
the expenses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Foreign.

Mr.. Meyer, the new American ambas-
sador to St. Petersburg, will immediate
ly reopen the important question of the
removal of the countervailing duty levied
in Russia AGAINST American manufact-
ured goods in retaliation for the counter
vailing duty in the United States on
Russian sugar.
Ambassador Porter at Paris has been
advised that an American squadron will
be sent to France to take the body of
Paul Jones to the United States, prob
ably in June. Admiral Dewey has
cabled congratulations to Mr.. Porter
for the wonderful results of his search. "
Russian detectives have discovered that
Mile. Lontieff, daughter of General Lon
tieff, governor of Yokutsk, Siberia, who
became a terrorist, converted two nieces
of Governor General Trepoff to the
doctrine of assassination, and that one
of them attempted to kill her uncle.
Seven children of family named
Boucher, at Ste Anne de Pocatiere,
some miles from Quebes, in the back
woods, have been burned to death in
the Boucher home, which caught fire
accidentally.
Ambassador Porter is taking steps to
protect the Haviland interests in the
strike riots at Limoges, France. The
American firms works employ 5000 per-
sons.
The upper house of the Newfoundland
Colonial Legislature has passed Premier
Bonds bill excluding American fisher
men from Newfoundland waters.
NJ. Gutowski, an attache of the Rus
sian Embassy at Washington, is to re-
tire, and will be succeeded by M. de
Thai, second secretary of the Russian
Legation at Copenhagen.
Something of a sensation has been
caused in Poland by the simultaneous
appearance in all the Polish papers of
petition to the governor general in the
Polish language.
The Gar has issued rescript pro-
viding for extension of the zemstvo sys-
TEN to the whole of the Siberian coast
east OF Irkutsk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
had Cigarette Pagers; Fined.

Muncie. Ind, (Special) leicester Bell
was fined SIS and costs on charge of
having cigarette papers in his pocket.
Bell said he never had smoked Gig
arctic. He was arrested on another
charge, and when searched the papers
were found. This is the first penalty
assessed in Indiana since the Anti-Ciga-
rette bill became effective.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Japan's Army Strength.

Sipinghai (By Cable).-Captured Jap
anese spies place the number of the Jap
anese army at 100000 and state that
the losses at the battle of Mukden are
already being replaced by drafts from
home battahons Lieutenant Komaya-
shi, one of the spies, calculates that the
Japanese losses at Mukden were over
100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
Secret Service For Manila.

Washington, D. c., (SpeciaD.-Chief
WillSie, of the Secret Service, left here
for Honolulu and the Philippine Islands.
A branch of the Secret Service will be
established at the former place and pos
sibly one at Manila. Mr.. Wilkie ex-
poets to be gone about three months.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-21
.TOdO'S MOVES SECRET
Russians Ships Seen, But Not the
japanese.
DEFENSE ZONES OF THE JAPANESE.
Eighteen Russian Warships Sighted In kam'
rauh Bay. Cochin.c hIna.-A Steamer at Hong
kong Reports Having Heard Firing North OF
Natuna Islands Japanese Drive Russian
Force 10 Confusion Over PeIng Pass.

St. Petersburg (By able).-There is
no information from Vice Admiral Ro-
jestvensky's squadron, but the Admiralty
would not be surprised to learn OF skir-
mishing between scout ships and the be-
ginning of torpedo-boat warfare soon
is not unexpected.
The naval organ here expresses the
opinion that Togo was taken completely
by surprise when Rojestvensky suddenly
appeared at the entrance of the emma
Sea, and is now concentrating his wide
ly scattered fleet near the Pescadores,
where it is believed sea fight will prob
ably occur.
Singapore (By Cable).-The North
German Lloyd steamship Prinz Heinrich
reports that she sighted Is vessels OF
the Russian Baltic Squadron in KAN
ranh Bay at noon on Friday last. The
steamer did not sight any Japanese war
ships. Kamranh Bay is in Cochin-China,
about 200 miles northeast of Saigon.
Admiral Togo's movements continue
yelled in secrecy.
Hongkong (By Cable).-Steamer Tel
emachus reports that she heard firing
40 miles north of the Natuna Island at
4 20 o'clock in the afternoon OF April
IL.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22
A Iorn-6ospel Train.

Reference hos already been
made in these columns to the work
done by Prof. ?. G. Holden in
Iowa.
By adopting Prof. Holden's
methods the corn crop of Iowa in
creased in value by several mil
lions in 1904. This year the same
experiment will be made in Mis-
souri,.
''Corn-g gospel trains will ira
verse the state with Prof, Holden
on board. He will explain his
methods to the farmers along the
lines ard answer questions calcu-
lated to draw out information on
this most important subject.
What was done in Iowa can be
done in Missouri. If the corn val.
ne was increased by slO,OO0,O0O
in that state, it can be increased
that much in Missouri. Farmers
will find it to their interest to meet
this corn gospel train at the sta
tons where it stops and hear what
Prof. Holden has to say.-Post
Dispatch.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22
Shirley.


Carson Harmon, who has been very
sick, is slowly improving.
Miss Lillian Blount is also very sick
at this writing.
The oyster supper given by Mr.. Tul-
lock last Friday night was we'll at
tended. All report having nice
time.
Tom Clounts Of Potosi was in our
locality Friday night.
A. B. Gibson OF Tolu, Iron county,
visited his parents here last week.
Game had better hide out, as Wash
Gibson has got A new shotgun.
"Uucle' Lahan Eye says the nearest
way to Jonathan Smith'sis to GO by
the saw-milI.
Miss Belle Mason visited Pearl Cole.
man Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. S. V. Eye visited her sister,
Mrs. Catherine Gibson, one day last
week.
S. V. Eye and Jake Allen are pros.
pecting on Henry Aliens land.
Ambrose Phares and family have
moved toJ. c. Smiths farm. near
Latty.
| Harry Parker made flying trip to
Shirley Thursday.
! -J.H. Pettigrew is visiting his dauglI.
| Mrs. Robert Milsap, Of Latty.
! BLUERELL.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22

In her war with Japan Russia
has already sacrificed between
forty and fifty thousand officers
and men killed in actual battle and
more than that number who have
died of disease or were inyalided
home. and all to satisfy the desire
of few men, who shape the pol
icy of the Russian government, to
extend the limits of territory over
which the Gar shall have power.
Russia could not, at the present
rate she is popnlating her terri
tory, overcrowd it in a thousand
years, so her aggressions in the
east have not even the excuse of
the necessity of an outlet for her
overpopulation. Here we have
the sacrifice of Il hundred thousand
human beings, not including those
who have fallen on the japanese
side, to serve Il policy of selfish
greed for the extension of power,
and the Russian people have blind
ly walked into wars Unsuitable
maw to this end.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22

In the fourth ward in St. Louis
last Thursday while registration
was going on for the spring NUM-
cipal election there were instances
where Democratic Indians rushed
into the registration booths, pre-
sented pistols at the heads of the
Republican Judges to prevent their
interference and walked away with
the registration books. These
things happened in a city now
held by the Democratic papers
there to be governed by reform
administration of a high order.
Whatever Mayor Wells has done
it is evident that no great effort
has been put forth by him to sup
press the Democratic thugs who
have made the discharge of citizen
ship terror to all who vote in
opposition to their party. This
reform. it looks more like supine
trucking to lawIessnsss and bru-
tality. Can community be call
ed well governed where the pistol
hourished in the hands of toughs
and hoodlums is permitted to dom
mate over the free expression of
public opinion. What are the
sworn officers of the law doing in
St. Louis? 1t is illegal to even
carry a pistol, to draw one and
thrust it in the face of another
constitutes fcIonious assault, yet
we may scan the news columns of
the city papers closely without
finding any reference to the arrest
and punishment of those criminals,
We believe the people of St. Louis
are ready to hail with delight the
return of the Republican party to
power there, for, while its rule
may not be of a most sublime char
acter, it will at least insure the
protection Of the citizen in his
rights regardless of his politics.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22
Bloomfield, Mo-, with 1000 people
supports IS lawyers and 8 doctors. At
this ratio there is just twice as much
fu>sing as sickness in Bloomfield.
TENT POLE HIS WEAK POINT
Circus Manager Helpless When Can
vas Supports Are Attached for
Non-Payment of Bills.

The circus manager was talking
over the experiences Of his less proe
porous days when attachments on the
show were frequent, relates the New
York Sun.
The man who wants to get dam
ages against or collect bill from .
circus should pass by the aninala.
which seem of such value to the show,
aud get his eye on the tent poles" As
said III he attaches a mighty lion
or big elephant the manager viii
aot maize a Big allowance in order 10
regain possession. Bat Just attach kSe
tent poles and the manager will hssp-
iessly throw mp his hand. They xuo
the most Indispensable part of dr.
Gus oUtfit. fittnd up IA they are with
trapeze attachments, gearing md
other things. The circus simply oU
not get along without rs poles. xEc .
circus manager Will settle at srO
rather than have an s,tashmen, m
IN them
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22
Things Worth Thinking About.

The man who puts off generally
gets put off.
No man is so rich he can afforC
to lose friend.
Think straight and you cannot
be crooked.
Only he who keeps his honor
can never be tliscrowned.
The most stones are thrown at
the tree with the ripest fruit.
The word ''impossible" should
not be in anyonc's dictionary.
Every moment is the right mo
mcnt for the man who has pluck
Any fish can swim down stream,
but it takes a live one to swim up.
\ wise man doesn't wait for op-
portunity to come along; he goes
after it.
The best yon have ever done is
not good enought to be your ideal
for the future.
The accident of energy has made
more millionaires than the acci-
dent of birth.
The moment man is satisfied
with himself everybody else is dis.
satisfied with him.
There is nothing so strong OF
safe in any emergency of life as
the simple truth.
1t not what your grandfather
did before the war-it's "Can yot
make good todayl''
It's Il good deal easier to sit ul
straight in church than it is tt
walk upright iu the world.
The ability to turn stumbling
blocks into stepping stones is ofte'
worth more in a pinch than a ia
nurse.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22
To Attack Standard Oil.

President Roosevelt has instruct
ed Commissioner Garfield to make
an immediate and thorough invcs-
tigation into the doings of the
Standard Oil company, with es-
pecial reference to the situation in
Kansas. This is an answer to the
resolution passed by the House of
Representatives requesting an in
vestigation of the matter. Gar
field is head of the bureau of cor
porations of the department of
commerce and labor. All tie re-
sources of that department, aided,
as far rs possible, by the depart
ment of the interior and the de.
partment of Justice, will be press
ed into the service. The inquiry
will be thorough and comprehen-
sive enough to meet the demands
of the President and the people.
The fight between the state of
Kansas and the Standard oil com
pany thus will serve to enlighten
the public as to some of the opera
tions of that colossal corporation.
The Standards conquering career
has been running several decades.
1t is getting more and more power
ful and autecratic. Not only does it
control the market in the thing in
which it primarily deals, and which
has given the combine its specific
name, but it dabbles IN copper,
steel and other things, and is
branching into railway operations
and control. Frenzied Lawson, in
some Of his frantic exposures Of
himself and others, tells about
some of the Standards operations
in United States Steel and Amaiea-
mated Copper, and as Lawson,
consciousl y or unconsciously, cou-
vlcts himself also, the public will
hc apt to believe that some of the
things he tells about the Standard
are true.
In this investigation by the gov
crnmcnt the truth will be brought
ont, and if anything is revealed ON
which a case can be made the Stan
dard will have to submit to the
ordeal which has overthrown the
Northern Securities company and
the beef trust. President Roose-
welt is thoroughly aroused in this
matter. The people are behind
him, and he knows it, and the
Standard knows it. The investi =
CATION which has been ordered by
the President will attract not only
general attention throughout the
United States, but will be followed
with interest by the entire world.
The Standard oil company is
known all over the globe, but some
trouble may be just ahead of it
which will force it to modify its
extortion and dilute little of its
autocracy.-Giobe Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22
Railroad Wants Franchise,

An apple 'tion VAS made to the
county court at Clay ton last week
for franchise for railroad from
South St. Louis through the coun-
ty, crossing the Meramec river at
Fcnton. 1t is said that it is the
intention of the promoters to build
to Bismarck and there connect
with The Southern Missouri, a road
that runs through the coal fields
Of Southern Illinois, and use it as
a coal road.
The Big River construction com
pany, of which 4. L. Smith of St.
Louis is the president, is the ap-
plicant. 1t is stated that Boston
capital is behind this project, the
chief promoter having about the
million capital for this purpose.
Interests said to be identical with
those Of the construction company
now own 5000 acres of coal land
in Illinois.
Permission is sought by the ap-
plicant to construct Il single or
double track railroad through St.
Louis county, but nothing in the
petition indicates the motive power
to be used. 1t is thought, how
ever, electricity will be used be-
tween St. Louis and Morse Mill
and steam power between that
point and Bismarck. Besides the
business of bau!ing coal, the road
will be used as Il passenger and
freight line for a large territory
now without such facilities, and it
would also tap the lead belt of
southeast Missouri.
This line is doubtless going to
be built shortly, and it is thought
it will follow the survey made by
a projected line through the south
part of De Soto several years ago,
which did not materialize. DE
Soto Press.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22

serious bindrance; the tendency of
recreative sports. even if indulg-
ed in on Sunday, is not toward
moral debasement. While we are
legislating why not Iegislate recog-
nized evils out of existence instead
of Siding around them to get at
something which is less, if at
all, harmful. When there are
no saloons and dens of vice for the
people to be driven into we will be
more in a position to undertake to
elevate the moral tone Of those
who want to engage in a few harm
less pleasures on the Sabbath.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-22

aL
Kansas has undertaken to carry
out an innovation in the shape of
IN oil refinery built and conducted
BY the state. Whether it will be-
come a success will depend largely
upon those to whom the people
give the management Of this pub
1io enterprise. If those in charge
are going to make it the medium
Tor selfish graft failure is already
written across it's face and the doc
tr;ns OF public ownsrship will re-
cciye q serious backset.