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The leader., 1905-06-03

According to the latest information,
the battle between the Russian and
Japanese naval forces for the suprema-
cy of the oriental SEAS on which hangs
the outcome of the far eastern strug-
gle, has begun, if it has not terminated
Cecisively. All the dispatches received
point to Japanese victory, though it
is not yet known whether the full force
of Vice-Admiral Roiestvensky's fight
ing ships took part in the contest
which, according to the dispatches,
took place in the comparatively narrow
waters of the strait of Korea. The
first information came in a dispatch
from the American cousul at Nagasaki
to the state department at Washington
telling that the Japanese had sunk one
Russian battleship, four other war
ships and q repair ship in the Korean
strait, and this was followed by dis
patch received by the state department,
the date of which was not given, that
the Japanese government had made
the announcement that its fleet had
engaged the Russians in the strait of
Korea Saturday and had held them"
The state department also received in
formation that two of the vessels re-
ported to have been sunk were the sis
ter battleships Orel and Borodino, and
that three of the other ships were
cruisers. From Tsingtau, the German
port on the Shantung peninsula, came
a report that running naval engage
men took place near the island of Oki.
in the sea of Japan, 200 miles north
east of the strait of Korea, and that
the whole Russian feet did not partici-
pate, the slow vessels having been sent
around Japan. Russian sources give
no news of the battle, while the Jap
anese government, following its GUS
tom, is silent as to either the battle or
It's outcome
The leader., 1905-06-03
CLOUDBURsT AT JOPLIN, MO.
stores and Mines Flooded by an
Unusually Heavy Downpour
of Water.

Joplin, Mo-, May ga terrific wind
storm, accompanied by a cloudburst,
struck Joplin Sunday evening at seven
O'Clock, doing several thousand dollars
worth of damage to downtown business
houses.
The storm came from the northwest,
and in ten minutes times the streets
were running rivers
Willow branch, which passes under
several buildings in the business dis
trict, overfiowed and water stood six
inches deep in the Elk saloon, Saddle
Rock restaurant, Simmons Furnishing
Goods Co., and portion of Newman's
department store.
Hundreds of mines are filled with
surface water, and it will require sew
eral days pumping to free many of the
mines of water, and it r7ilI require sew
eral days pumping to free many of the
mines of water SO they can be worked
The leader., 1905-06-03
WITH FIRE IN HER HOLD.
The Old Dominion Steamship Hamil.
ton Compelled to Return to.
Norfolk. VIZ.

Norfolk, Va, May 2S.-With FIRE
raging in her forward hold and her
crew exhausted from two hours and a
half of hard work fighting the flames,
the Old Dominion steamship Hamilton,
after leaving port for New York, re-
turned to Norfolk at $3.50 o'clock Sun
day afternoon. There were no passen-
gers aboard. The hold. was flooded,
aud word was sent to the Offices of the
steamship company as soon as the
capes were reached. One of the largest
tugs of the company was sent to the
aid Of the distressed ship, but by the
time it was sighted, the fire had been
gotten under control sufficiently to
permit tho vessel to steam back to Nor
folk at full speed.
The leader., 1905-06-03
JAP CAVALRY SCOUTING.
They Are Penetrating Deep Into the
Russian Rear I'm Search of Tac-
tical Information.

Gunshu Pass, May 26-A squadron
of Japanese cavalry, which has been
accommodating deep into the Russian
rear, encountered and defeated a small
detachment of Russians northwest Of
Gunshu Pass, IL miles from the rail-
road, on May %, and on the following
day penetrated almost to the station OF
Tanziatun, 20 miles north of Gunshu
Pass.
The appearance of the Japanese SO
far from their base is taken as an i'm
timation of their desire for informa-
tion preliminary to turning this flank.
Reports of the movement of Jap
anese in the direction of Tsilsihar, 300
miles south of Harbin, have been re-
vived.
Chinese bandits are active on the
Mongolian border. They are hamper
ing the Russian scouts, preventing the
purchase of supplies and attacking
cattle purchased by the Russians One
Russian detachment which has been
buying cattle Travelled 27O miles in ii
days.
The leader., 1905-06-03
VICTORY FOR MAYOR WEAVER
The United Gas Improvement Co.
Withdraws Its Bid for Seventy
Five-Year Lease Extension.

Philadelphia, May 29.-After con-
test lasting five days, the "organiza-
tion,'' led by Insurance Commissioner
Israel w. Durham, was forced by cab
lie opposition and clamor to abandon
its efforts to extend the lease of the
city gas works to the United Gas Inn
provement Co. for IS years.
Thomas Dolan, president of the COM
pany, forwarded formal letter to the
president of the select and common
branches of the city councils, with
drawing his proposition to advance the
city $25, 100000 in consideration of the
extension of the lease which the COM
pany now holds. This action was TAX
en- after protracted conference with
Commissioner Durham, State Senator
McNfchol and Select Councilman
Charles Seger, who presented the gas
lease resolutions in the councils.
The leader., 1905-06-03

After a season of lingering struggle
the Panama hat has passed. One may
be seen here and there, but it will
mark the wearer as one either of ex-
travagant taste or having no need to
limit of his expenditure; for the only
varieties on sale in the high class hat
stores range in price from $50 up. In
the Bowery imitation Panamas will be
sold at about half price as compared
with even a year ago. To take the
place Of the Panama for the man who
abhors a hard hat, bamboo straws,
with telescope crowns, will be very
popular this year
The leader., 1905-06-03
ATAXIA IS Durable
REPORTED CURE STANDS TEST or
FULL INVESTIGATION.
A Former Victim of LocOmotor Ataxin
Now Free from Suffering and
Actively at Work.

eyes, said Mr.. Watkins to reporter,
cit is true that / have been cured of
ataxia by DR.. Williams Pink Pills."
"Are you sure you had locomotor
ataxia?"
"The doctors themselves told me SO.
Besides recognized the symptoms
What were they?"
We'll, the first indications were o
stiffness about the knee joints that came
on about four years ago. A few months
after that appeared, my walk got to be
uncertain, shaky-li / lost confidence
in my power to control the movements
of my legs. Once, when was in the
cellar, I started to pick up two scuttles
of coal, and my legs gave way suddenly,
and tumbled all in a heap in a basket.
/ couldn't close my eyes and keep my
balance to save my life. Then I had
fearful pains over my whole body and
lost control over my kidneys and my
bowels.
How about your general health ?''
g Sometimes was so weak that I had
to keep my bed aud my weight fell off
twenty pounds. Things looked pretty
bad for me until ran across young
man who had been cured by DIR. Will
iams' Pink Pills aud who advised me to
try Them
"Did these pills help you rightaway?''
~ didn't see much improvement un-
Gil had used six boxes. The first bene-
fit noticed was q better circulation and
picking up in strength and weight. I
gradually got confidence in my ability
to direct the movements of my legs, and
i'll the course of seven or eight months
all the troubles had disappeared =
Do you regard yourself as entirely
well now?"
81 do the work of q well man at any
rate. can close my eyes and stand up
all right and move about the same as
other men. The pains are all gone ex-
cept an occasional twitch in the calves
of my legs.
Mr.. James H. Watkins resides at No. 70
WesterIo street, Albany, ny. Dr.Wil-
liams' Pink Pills can be obtained at any
drug store. They should be used as soon
as the first signs of loComotor ataxia ap-
pear ina peculiar numbness Of the feet.
The leader., 1905-06-03
SENSATIONAL FAILURE
Banking Firm Of Burnett, Cummings
4 Co. Fail for $r,7I4,36s.
geventy-One banks and Trust Come
panies, Mostly in Massachu-
setts, Among Creditors.


Boston. May 26.- Seventy banks
and trust companies, most Of them in
Massachusetts,, but several located in
various parts Of the country, are among
the creditors Of the banking firm Of
Burnett, Cummings & Co, of 4S Milk
street, this city, which filed a volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy in the
United States district court, Thursday,
with liabilities placed at $1,714,3 1868. The
assets are stated to be uncertain. The
creditors have been given to under
stand that they will not exceed $780,.
900, If, indeed, they prove to be Of any
value whatsoever. The bankruptcy
petition is the heaviest ever filed in
this district. Attorney j. T. Auebach,
counsel for the bankrupt firm, said that
the cause Of the failure was the build
ing and financing of the Massachusetts,
street railways. The roads were in
thinly settled districts and were un-
able to make suitable connections with
roads running to Boston, and were
placed in the hands of receivers and
their notes become valueless. The se-
cured creditors number 81, and the un-
secured 81. There are 80 Massachusetts
savings banks in the list of creditors
and 13 Massachusetts, national banks
One Of the heaviest creditors is the
Worcester Five Cents savings bank, Of
Worcester, with claim of $S0,600.
Among the western institutions af-
fected are four. Chicago banks and one
at Ann Arbor, Mich All Of the latter
loans were small.
In connection with The bankruptcy
petition the state savings bank COM
missioners said that SO far as their in
Vestigations have gone, the savings
banks which have loaned money upon.
the Massachusetts, security bonds had
not violated any laws.
The leader., 1905-06-03
In Record Time.

Piney Flats, Tenn, May 29th.-(Special)
Cured in two days Of Rheumatism that
had made his life torture for two years,
d. S. Hilton, of this place, naturally
wants every other sufferer from rheuma.
tism to know what cured him. 1t was
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"Dodd's kidney Pills are the grandest
pill on earth" says Mr.. Hilton, Il would
not take any sum of money for what
they did for me. For two years had
what the doctors called rheumatism.
could hardly walk around in the house
1t seemed to be in my back and hip and
legs. l tried. everything but nothing
helped me till l got Dodd's Kidney Pills
Two days after | took the first dose
all pam left me and it has never come
back since. ] can't praise Dodd's Kidney
Pills too much"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid in
the blood. Healthy kidneys take all the
Uric Acid out of the blood. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills make healthy kidneys.
The leader., 1905-06-03
M,yMocy Nmmick

Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, is fully quali'
fiedto give helpful advice tosicl1 womeni
Read Mrs. Dimmicks letters.
Her first letter;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
" II have been a sufferer for the past eight
years with a trouble which first originated
from painful menstruation-the pains were
excruciating, with Inflammation and ulcera-
ton of the womb The doctor says must
have an operation or cannot live. do not
want to submit to an operation if | can possi-
bly, avoid it. Please help me.n-Mrs. Mary
Dimmick, Washington, D. G.
Her second letter;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
"You will remember my condition when
last wrote you, and that the doctor said
must have an operation or / could not live.
received your kind letter and followed your
advice very carefully and am now entirely
we'll AS my case was so serious it seems q
miracle that am cured. know that l owe
not only my health but my life to Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and to your
advice can walk miles without an ache or
pain, and l wish every suffering woman
would read this letter and realize what you
can do for them. Mrs. Mary Dimmick, 59th
and East Capitol Streets, Washington, D. C.
How easy it was for Mrs. Dimmick to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass,
and how little it cost her-a two-cent
stamp Yet how valuable was the reply!
As Mrs. Dimmick says-itsav her life.
Mrs. Pinkham has on file thousands
of just such letters as the above, and
offers ailing women helpful advice.
The leader., 1905-06-03

Tigers, driven from their mountain
lairs. in the territory Of Tepic, Mex,
by the scarcity Of food, are ravaging
the haciendas Of the valleys. They
are becoming such general danger
that the municipal authorities have
offered a reward of $40 each for their
skins. For the past several months
great numbers Of the animals have
swarmed through the marshes Of the
lowiands along the coasts and in the
valleys of the territory Of Topic, hav-
ing been driven out of the states of
sinaloa and Sonora by the foods and
the extremely cold weather
The leader., 1905-06-03
TELEPHONE AS REFoRMER.
An Example Of the Surprising Erect
It May Have on Our
Morals.

Congressman Bingham, at 9 dinner Of
the Philadelphia Clover club, spoke Of
modern life in the most optimistic way,
relates the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The world is growing better" he said.
sDaily it becomes cleaner, kinder, and
more upright. Nearly everything makes
for reform. Even the telephone has tre-
mendous reforming influence.
LET me give you an example Of the
surprising effect that the telephone exer-
cises over our morals.
A certain man, at breakfast one morn
ing, said to his wife,
Ny dear, I'll not be home to dinner
tonight, and you had better not sit up for
me, as / shall be detained very late at the
Office posting my books
Very well, the lady answered. Before
go 20 bed III say good night to you over
the telephone
The man had forgotten, you see, that a
telephone now connected his Office and his
house"
The leader., 1905-06-03

The caraboa, or water buffalo, is
the most important animal in the Phil
ippine archipelago. AS in other orien-
tai countries, it is not only the main
stay of agriculture, but it also exten-
sively used as a draft animal and
beast of burden. In 1902 the report
shows that 541,415 of these animals
died from disease. The horses of the
country, of which there were large
numbers prior to the widely spread
prevalence in 1901 and 1902 of an
equine disease known as surra which
carried them off by thousands, are of
the pony variety. They are of very
small size
The leader., 1905-06-03

We gi~s the president of the United
States a cannon salute of 21 guns
when he is not travelling incognito.
Wherefore 81? Why not rs or 30?
The royal salute of England is also Il
guns. One explanation is that the age
of majority in England is 81, and when
we threw off the yoke of the mother
country it signifed that we were old
enough to shift for ourselves, hence
were 81 The gun of 1875" equaled
the sum of the digits, 1474-7 46-=21.
In England the original royal salute
was seven guns, and later three times
seven signified one seven for each OF
the political division.
The leader., 1905-06-03
GOVERNOR OF CANAL ZONE.
Charles G. Mngoon, Governor Of the
Panama Canal Zone, Takes the
Oath of Ohice.

Panama, May 26.- -Hezekiah A. Gudg~
er, judge of the canal zone, adminis-
tered the oath of Office to Charles G..
Magoon, governor of the canal zone,
Thursday, in the Anson district. The
ceremony took place in the presence
of President Amador and the cabinet,
Senor de Obaldia, minister to the
United States, the diplomatic and CON-
sular corps. and prominent native and
foreign residents.
The leader., 1905-06-03

Henry Miller came to America In
1880, a poor German butcher boy To.
day he owns and manages 22,717lla
square miles. In Fresno county alone
his holdings are 921 500 acres, while
In Humboldt and Washoe counties.
Nevada, they are over $780, 900 acres.
and IN Harney and Grant counties.
Oregon, they are nearly 7000. 900 But
think Of the aggregate 2.71z51z
square miles, Or $50 200 acresl That
is territory large as the four
states Of New Hampehire, Massachu-
setts. Connecticut ana Delawarel Il
Is three times al large as New Jersey.
The leader., 1905-06-03

Reports at hand show that for the
first six months of 1903 the exports of
German goods were largely increased,
both in quantity and value, as COM
pared with the same periods for the
two previous years. The increase in
value alone is estimated at over forty
four million dollars. A total increase
of nearly three hundred millions in
foreign trade in five years is surely q
striking testimony, in itself, to the
sagacity, enterprise and resourceful-
ness of Germany in this field of en-
deayor
The leader., 1905-06-03

Tsingtau, May 29.-There is "a run
ming naval engagement between
the Russian and Japanese fleets i'm
the straits of Korea, near the ISL
ands of OI1i. 1t is reported that the
whole Russian fleet is not participate
ing, all the slower vessels having
steamed around Japan. The Japan
ese losses so far are stated to be one
cruiser and ten tOpedobOats.
The leader., 1905-06-03
HOBsON GOT HIS CHOICE.
Capt. RicIlmond r. Hobson and Miss
GrizeIda Houston Hull Married
nt Tuxedo Park, n. Y.

Tuxedo Park. N. Y, May 26.-The
marriage of Miss Grizelda Houston
Hull, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
H. Hull. to Capt Richmond Pearson
Hohson, took place Thursday, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hull, in this
place. The wedding was without dis
play, owing to the recent death OF q
relative. Capt. HobsoD's brother,
Lieut.. James M. Hobson, was best man
The leader., 1905-06-03
The Trnth Breaks Ont.

Nov, of course, DOCTOR" said the man
upon whose eye the operation had been
and ali that; but doesn't it seem, even
to you, a little too much to charge $50
for doing bit Of work that occupied you
about five minutes"
MY good sir" said the great oculist,
Fastening to the defense Of himself and
his profession, you don't realize that in
acquiring the skill to perform such an
operation in FIVE minutes have spoiled
perhaps two bushels of eyes quite as val.
liable as yours!"-N. Y. Times.
The leader., 1905-06-03
GOLD MEDALS FOR BRAVERY.
They VIII. be Worn by Three Ger-
man sailors Who saved the
Lives OF Americans.

Berlin, May 26.-Three gold medals
given by President Roosevelt to three
German bluejackets who saved the
lives of several sailors of the United
States ironclad Monadnock in Chinese
waters, were transmitted by Ambassa-
dor Tower to the foreign Office, Thurs
day, from which Office they will be sent
to the marine ministry.
The leader., 1905-06-03
ANXIETY ar ST. PETERSBURG.

OmciaIdom and the Public Breath-
IeshIy Awaiting News.
st. Petersburg, May 20 IN this mo-
mentous hour the emperor, the adj
niralty and the Russian public are
waiting breathlessIy for the Japanese
to furnish auehentic news Of the fate
Of Vice dmiral f2oi tvensky and his
Eeet, ID which the hopes Of the Rus.
SLAMS are centered The Official dispo.
sition is to eonstrue Tokios silence
faTolabIy but at the same time the
strategic reasons are recognized.
The leader., 1905-06-03
FAVORABLE TO RUSSIANS.

Reports Received at st. Petersburg
From Chee-Foo Via Shanghai.
St Petersburg, May 20. The St. Pc
tersburg telegraph agency publishes
the following from Shanghai. under
date of May %.
From all quarters kilograms are ar
irving here announcing that naval
battle is in progress between the Tsu
straits and the Japanese coast No de-
tails are given, but the tone Of dele
grams from Chefeo IS favorable to the
Russians.
The leader., 1905-06-03

The latest wonder of science, ra-
dunn, is attracting much attention, and
the sun is now believed in some quar-
ters to be made of this substance.
Light travels at the rate of 10000
miles a second, but some of the emana-
tions of radium fly off at a velocity
of 10000 miles a second, and will
penetrate steel and various other sub
stances almost as easily as smoke will
pass through muslin.
The leader., 1905-06-03
shoclkinE Accident.

Canton, O., May 26. Mr.. aud Mrs
Gust Miller, OF Louisville, o.. and Mrs.
Howell and daughter Anna. of South
Bend, Ind, were struck by a passenger
train on the Pennsylvania railroad
while out riding late Thursday night.
and all were instantly killed.
The leader., 1905-06-03

Guthrie. Okla. May 26. Nathaniel
Martin. aged 70, Of Perry. and John p.
Parsons. aged 6S, Of Perry. fell dead
while working in their gardens. Par
sons neck was broken BY the fail.
Near Chandler the dead body Of John
Dunlap. aged so, was found underneath
his wagon, with one wheel resting on
his neck.
The leader., 1905-06-03

Cold storage of fruit in the United
States has grown to enormous proper
tions nearly 5000, 900 barrels of apples
having been stored last year. It is
found that, if properly packed and
handled, the fruit does not much de-
teriorate.
The leader., 1905-06-03

London, May 29.-The Toxic corre-
spOndent of the Daily Mail says that
the Russian feet has been dispersed,
that several Russian ships have
been disabled, and that the remain-
der are i'm flight, with the Japanese
pursuing.
The leader., 1905-06-03

New York, May 26. District Attor-
ney Jerome announces that he has as
signed one of his assistants to make
a thorough investigation of the recent
failure of the Merchants Trust CO., in
this city.
The leader., 1905-06-03
ALL SIGNS POINT
TO A JAP SUCCESS
Geager Dispatches Concerning the
Sea Fight in the Far East.
SIX RUSSIAN VESSELS SUNK
One Japanese Crniser and Ten Tor-
pedoboats Lost, which Indi-
Gates the Nature of Admiral
TOgo's Attack.

washington, May 20.-The Ameri-
can consul at NagasalSi cabLed the
state department, sunday, that the
Japanese have sunk a Russian bat
tleship, four other warships and a
repair ship In the straits of Korea.
The leader., 1905-06-03
.Inrv snid So YKaan,f cur,

Decatur, Ill, May 20. A jury in the
circuit court returned verdict Of not
guilty in the case of Mrs. Nellie Louis,
who was charged with assault with In
tent to kill. Several months ago she
shot DR. W q. Rukenbord, prom
inent physician, in his office in this
CITY.
The leader., 1905-06-03

From the volumes of the census Of
the Philippine Islands. just published,
the information is obtained that in
1902 the agricultural exports we're val.
ued ait $27 7.S6O,475, forming 95 per cent.
of the value of all exports.
The leader., 1905-06-03
the ROYAL Arcanu,,,.

Atlantic City, N j., May 26-The SUI
preme council, Royal Arcanum, or
dered abolished side associations using
the name of the arcanum for private
ends After electing officers, i. was
decided to meet at Old Point Comfort
next year.
The leader., 1905-06-03

Owing to the railway congestion in
Argentina, farmers and exporters have
lost enormously Government inter-
vention has been demanded, incompe-
tent management having been stated
as fhe cause.
The leader., 1905-06-03

George Crawford and William
Clarke, Americans, arrived at Paris
the other day. They are on trip
around the world, and are trying to
cover the whole distance on roller
skates. From Rouen to Paris they
made a speed of more than ten miles
an hour
The leader., 1905-06-03
May Return indictments.

st. Louis, May 29. The grand jury
the present week, it is said will make
a report on the inquiry into the sena-
torial deadlock in the Missouri legis-
lature last winter An indictment or
two may be returned.
The leader., 1905-06-03

1t is noticed in England as curious
fact that most of the Jewish soldiers
who died in the Boer war. and in
whose memory tablet was erected
recently in London synagogue, be-
longed to Scottish regiments.
The leader., 1905-06-03

Near Parsons. Tenn, there lives a
most remarkable young man, YER
table giant for his age. His name is
Arnold, and he is not yet Is years OF
age. He stands sevensfeet even in his
stocking feet and wear No. 13 shoe.
The leader., 1905-06-03
Death Of Col. Il. Il. CampbeHl.

El Paso. Tex. May 26.- Col r. r.
Campbell, civil war veteran, ex-mayor
and ex-postmaster OF n Paso, and ex-
collector Of internal revenue at Austin,
Is dead Of apoplexy.
The leader., 1905-06-03
Mexican war veterans Meet,

Dallas, Tex, May 26. The thirty
second annual reunion Of the national
association of veterans Of the Mexican
war was held here. Washington was
chosen as the next place Of meeting.
May and Q. 1906. All Of the old Of
fcers were reelected.
The leader., 1905-06-03

London, May 29.-The cOrrespOn-
dent of the Morning Post at Shang-
sal says that n telegram has been
received there from PeI<in annOunc-
ing that ROjestvensI<y's feet has
been defeated off the Tsu islands
and is fleeing nOrthward, and that
four Russian ships, including the
battIeship BOrodinO, have been
sunk.
The leader., 1905-06-03
sudden summons for q yudee

New York, May 20. Charles H. Van
Brunt, presiding judge Of the appellate
division. died suddenly at the entrance
to the Brooklyn bridge. Heart disease
was pronounced to be the cause Of
death