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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
Cossacks Got Back.

Russian Headquarters, Huanshan,
Manchuria, Jan. 18.-The activity Of
Japanese is increasing along the whole
front. They are attacking villages
between lines and open artillery fire at
night. The fires Japanese reinforce
ments from the army which was BE-
seiging Port Arthur began arriving at
Liaoyang January IL.
A telegram from Siakhotan to S.
Petersburg states that General Mist
chenenko's raiding force, learning that
five Japanese battalions had appeard
near Tashikow, returned northwah
and succeed in regaining the Russin
lines. Their losses were about 800
killed or wounded, all the latter being
brought away. "a
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Engineers and other hands on the
Uruguayan Central railroad have sus
pended work.
The national treasury statement
shows: Available cash balance, $141,.
694,S75; gold, $7O,232,S O2.
Every gambling house in New York
city has been closed owing to the &C.
tivity of District Attorney Jerome.
Recently the hotel Keswick at Kes-
witch, five miles from Redding, Cal,
was robbed of $1677 in cash and $500
in checks by two men.
Tangier.-Fferce fighting is reported
to have occurred between Kabyle
tribes in the neighborhood of Alcazar,
where burning villages are visible.
Hartford, Conn.-The caucus vote
for senatorial candidates resulted as
follows: Buckley 1856, Fessenden Z, Hill
9, Mclean 9. Buckley was declared
the nominee of thu ~-uc
ConstantinOple-Th Intervention of
the American legation has been sue
cessful and the Bibles seized at Mer-
to the American Bible society's agents.
Major General Arthur Macarthur,
commanding the Pacific division at
San Francisco, will leave shortly, with
permission of Japan, for Manchuria to
observe the operations of the Japan
csc troops in the war with Russia.
New York.-That an 1S months old
child has been toiler in sweat shop
here was a startling development re-
Gently in the agitation against child
labor. This baby toiler earned so cents
a week.
Vancouver, B. C-Because the lady
he desired to marry Tilted him, E.
Droissart, wealthy Frenchman, who
had resided here several years, hang
ed himself with a window cord in a
room in his house.
Rockland, Mass.-W. B. Arnold, a
florist, has sold to F. R. Pierson, a.
wealthy resident of Tarrytown on the
Hudson, a variagated carnation for
$4,000. 1t is an entirely new blossom
and was developed from an eccentric
carnation found in a bed of Lawson
flowers.
President Roosevelt, in a brief mes
sage transmitting to congress recently
the first annual report of the Panama
canal commission, together with let
ter from Secretary TAFT relating to
Panama affairs, recommends that he
be given greater discretion, as the pres
ident is charged with the responsible
ity of constructing the canal. The
board of canal commissioners, he says,
should be reduced to five, or prefer.
ably three members, whose duties, |
powers and salaries should be assign
ed by the president.
Oakland, Cal.-George Rowland, a
switchman employed by the Southern
Pacific company, residing in West Oak
land. shot and killed his wife in the
kitchen of their home. He then drew
a razor across his throat, almost sew
ering his head from his body. He died
Jealousy and drink were the
causes Of the crime and suicide.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
General Stoessel
Mich Criticised

London, Jan. 19.-The latest news
as to the condition of Port Arthur
when it was surrendered to the Japan
General Stoessel's reason for capitula-
ton. Criticism, however, is generally
lenient, there being a tendency to re-
gard General Nogi's tributes to Gene
| raj Stoessel's courageous defense as
much in his favor, and the inclination
is to credit General Stoessel with the
knowledge that the morale of his gar
rison was shattered.
The Daily Telegraph's Kobe cores
pondent gives somewhat theatrical
account of the final meeting between
the generals at Port Arthur prior to
the surrender, which account was OBJ
tianed from Russian generals at Ma
gasaki. According to this account, -
generals assembled at General Stoessel
house. Asked the reason for two adj
ditional chairs vacant. General Stoes-
sci, bursting into tears, explained that
they formerly belonged to beloved de-
parted; and, having paid tribute to
the gallant dead, General Stoessel
abruptly exclaimed: Well, gentle
men, 1 presume we will fight to the
end.''
The discussion which ensued show
ed that the only alternatives were
prompt surrender or speedy annihila-
ton. Then champagne glasses were
filled, and tho emperor's health was
solemnly honored. Meanwhile the ar
tillery Numbered outside, and as sever
al shells burst in the vicinity General
Stoessel ordered the removal of the en-
peror's photograph, the sole adornment
of the bare walls, remarking: ''It is
not right that his majesty should wit
ness such proceedings.
The decision to capitulate being
unanimously reached, each general
signed the record, many sobblng aloud.
Finally, General Stoessel stood at
attention, silently offering a prayer,
brought his sword to salute, shouted,
Long live the czar," which the
others repeated in chorus, and the
council ended.
1t is said that Madame Stoessel SEEM
ed stunned and cried aloud when she
heard the decision. 1t is added that
acute estrangement exists between
General Stoessel and his men, owing
to the arrangement of favorable terms
for the officers and not for the men.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
TRAGEDY IN BARBER SHOP.
Two Indiana Odd Fellows Cold
Death.

Veedersburg, Ind, Jan. 16.-Joh'
Brant, one of the publishers of the
Veedersburg News, and Charles Eel
berg, barber, were found dead Sur
day in a barber shop, where they hae
gone to balance the books of the Odo
Fellows lodge, in which both held or
fetal positions. In letters left by Eek
berg he declared his intention of kiLF
ing himself, saying he was short ID
his accounts, and would take BranI
with him"
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
70 DYNAMITE BRITISH SHIPS
HAS AN ITCHING TO DO HARM TO
STATUTES OF KINGS.
GessIer Rousseau Admits to Police
That He Shipped Internal Machines
is Patriotic Fanatic-Tried to
Extort Money From Brother Of Miss
ing Owen Kelly, Rich Irish American.

Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-"Gusslel
Rousseau" who was arrested in this
city ON Thursday with an unloaded in
fernal machine in his possession, ad
mits to the police that he is the mar
who attempted to destroy the statue
of Frederick the Great in Washington
and also that it was he who sent the
trunk containing an Internal machine
to the British steamer Umbria in New
York in May, 1908.
The prisoner, whose right name is
not known, made these admissions in
the office of Captain Donaghy of the
Philadelphia detective bureau, after
he had been identified by persons
brought here from New York aid
Washington for that purpose. He gives
no reason for the attempted outrages
except that there are too many for
eign affairs in this country
After having Rousseau under fire all
afternoon the police classed him as ian
American patriotic fanatic" The
prisoner gave no information volun-
tarily to the police, he admitting only
those things which the police had fast
ened on him. Both the Washington and
New York authorities want the man,
and it is probable that he will be turn
ed over to the police of the latter city.
Tried to BIackmaiI Kelly.
The apprehension of Rousseau was
due to the disappearance of Owen KEEL
ly, wealthy Irish American, who is
prominent in Irish American societies
in this country. Kelly disappeared on
October 25 and from time to time the
newspapers have published articles on
the mysterious disappearance. On
Thursday he called on Patrick Kelly,
the brother of the missing man, and
offered to take him to his brother in
New York for $500. He said he and
Owen Kelly belonged to secret So
cieties that were organized for the
purpose of blowing up British ships in
American ports. The valise he carried,
he said, contained explosives. Patrick
Kelly notified the police, and Rousseau
was taken into custody. The valise
contained an internal machine Of the
clock arrangement variety, but no ex-
plosives. About the machine was
wrapped Washington newspaper.
This gave the police the clew that he
might know something Of the explos-
ion at the statue of Frederick the
Great, and his picture was taken and
sent to both the Washington and New
York authorities. In the meantime, he
was also suspected of knowing some
thing of the steamship Umbria Incl
dent.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
New Senators Elect.

Congressman Elmer J. Burkett, re-
publican, was elected United States
senator from Nebraska.
United States Senator Kean of New
Jersey has been elected to succeed him
self.
T. H. Carter has been elected United
States senator from the state of Mon
tana, for the term beginning March 4
next. He succeeds Paris Gibson.
At caucus of the republicans of
the Nevada general assembly George
S. Nixon was the unanimous choice for
the United States senator to succeed
William NJ. Stewart.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
CUT OFF 1000 COSSACK}
REPORT A COUNTER MOVE OF
JAPANESE AGAINST RAIDERS.
Trains Target for Guns-St. Peten.
burg Believes It Possible the Lon,
, Calm Since the Battle of Shakb.
River Is to Be Broken-Furious Fire
Against Trains.

Toxic, Jan. 17.-Several papers here
report that General Mistchenko's raid.
ing party of 1000 Cossacks has been
cut off by force of 5000 Japanese.
southeast of Newchwang, and that
furious battle is raging in that region.
This news is contained in lengthy
dispatches from the front, which tell
in great detail that General Oku had
been kept informed of the activity Of
the Cossacks and that he waited until
the various raiding forces had been
concentrated. A Japanese mixed force
of nearly 10000 men, mostly cavalry
and light artillery. was held in readi.
ness at Sunlihem, and of these 5000
were dispatched to the relief of New
chwang and Newchiatun SO soon as it
had become evident that the enemy's
force was gathered at these places.
The transport of troops developed
into most perilous undertaking. The
Russians had torn up the railroad four
miles south of -,ewchwang and the
two trains bearing the Japaneset
troops became stalled at that point.(
General Mistchenko left a small de-i
tachment before the towns and rushed
the remainder of his force to the break
in the line.
A furious fire from field guns was d.
rected against the trains and the en-
cheering party which had been sent
to repair the road, and fierce engage
ment ensued. With a long drawn out
line the japanese commander met the
Russians, covering the operations of l.
the engineers successfully, and when
the work had finally been completed,
the trains were rushed through a hail
of shrapnel fire.
Sixty-two Russians were killed and Z
IL wounded, the Japanese only losing
10 men killed and IL wounded.
General Mistchenko withdrew his
force to considerable distance and
then prepared for a counter attack
He was evidently ignorant of the
relieving party, for he suddenly chang
ed his plans and made an attempt to i
retreat when he obtained accurate in
The correspondents add that the re,
treat will be cut off and that more refI
Inducements are arriving.
The attack upon Newchwang AM
Newchiatum occurred on THURSDAY
last. Three desperate charges were
made against the towns. several points
being attacked at the same time. 1t
was the evident intention of the Rus
slams to burn the stores kept in these
cities, for small parties of Russians
were observed towards evening with
flaming torches shortly after, but be
lore any damage could be done the re
lief arrived.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20

Helena, Mont, Jan. 49, Big Tim
Der, Mont, the county seat of Swee'
Grass county, had close call from BE-.
ing destroyed by fire. The fire started
from the explosion of chemicals. Tho
total loss is estimated at $1S, 900, with
$500 insurance. Enoch Knowles, sd
old man, who discovered the fire, BE-
came SO excited he died of heart fall
ure.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
Seattle Wireless Telegraph.

Wireless communication has been
establish cd between Seattle and Port
Townsend by the Pacific Wireless Tele-
graph company. The first messages
were exchanged without break and
the service is open for business. The
company now has stations at Seattle,
Port Townsend, Fort Casey. Friday
Harbor and on board the revenue cutter
Grant.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
Libel Law Repealed.

Olympia, WASH, Jan. 19.-The
senate printing committee agreed unan-
mously tonight to make a favorable
report in the morning on the Tucker
bill repeating the present libel law.
The bill will probably come before the
senate on final passage tomorrow and
if it does it will pass.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
CAPTURED At PORT ARTHUR,
Japs Get Possession of Much Valuable
PROPERTY,


The following report from General
Nogi, giving details of the Russian
property at Port Arthur which has
been transferred to the Japanese, has
been received at Toxic:
Permanent forts and Notifications,
SO; guns, large caliber 81, medium
caliber 149. small, 343, total 546; shells,
S2,670; torpedoes, 60; explosives, 1888
pieces; powder, 10000 bushels.
rifles, 35,252; pistols, $40; swords,
1891.
Ammunition for small arms, 1885,
800 rounds.
Ammunition wagons, 290; train
carts, COG; miscellaneous carts, 65;
saddlery, harness, etc.
"Searchlights, IA; telegraph appar-
atus, Is; telephones, 1874; signaling ap-
paratus, 8.
Number of Warships.
Horses, 1920.
"a number of entrenching tools, four
battleships, not including the Sevas-
topol; two cruisers, IA gunboats and
torpedo boat destroyers, ten steamers,
eight launches, IL miscellaneous craft
and also private steamers. The above
were sunk or otherwise destroyed.
Besides these there are rs small
steamers which will be serviceable at.
ter slight repairs"
The Japanese achievement at Port
Arthur is more remarkable in the light
of further investigation. The original
Russian strength is now estimated to
have been almost $4,000 men. 1t is an
nounced at the army headquarters that
in addition to the prisoners already
reported about $1,000 wounded COM
batants will eventually be brought to
Japan.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
j, p, MORAN BUYS Bonds.

Vancouver, B. Denomination hss
been received from Winnipeg o.
the report recently published on tns
coast that J. P. Morgan & Co. haVe
purchased $5,OOO,O00 of the bonds o.
the Canadian Northern Railway.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 17.-One man
killed, two seriously and II more or
less. injured is the result of a wreck
on the Santa Fe train, northbound,
near Derby. Dead: L. L. West, ex-
press messenger, Newton, Kan.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
A s5o,ooo,ooo TERMINAL.

Details are made public of one of
the biggest schemes for city improve
ments ever set on foot by this city's
multimillionaires. H. C. Prick is
named as leader in an effort to spend
$50.0OO,0O0 in Pittsburg lettering the
here.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20

The chestnut crop is so heavy in
some section of New Hampshire that
the nuts are selling for cents quart.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
AGED NINE. LoUsET 1T DEAD.
Mother of Frances President Ex
pires at Marasanne,

pres at Marasanne.
Paris.-Mme Loubet, mother of the
president, died at Marasanne Sunday
from congestion of the lungs, aged 80
years. The presidents son, Paul, and
other members of the family were at
her bedside when she expired.
Nine. Loubet contributed much to
the presidents prestige, as she was a
type of the simple country class.
The funeral took place on Tuesday,
and President Loubet attended.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
ENTER PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Flag Now Floats Over the
Fortress.

General Nogi's army made its Of
fetal entry into Port Arthur Friday
afternoon. Detachments from every
branch of the victorious forces, with
flying colors and amidst the blare of
bugles, marched across the gTacis and
into the fortress. The tattered flags
of the regiments which suffered most
during the siege were borne in the van
guard.
According to reliable advices receiv-
ed here from Port Arthur only rs JAP
anese prisoners were found in the fort
ress. This is taken as proof that the
Russians permitted the many wounded
Japanese who fell in the trenches dur
ing attacks to perish where they lay
instead of removing them as prisoners
of war to the hospitals.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
WORLDS LATE NEWS NOTES
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20
Cannot Understand.

London.-The correspondent at Port
Arthur of the Times says:
The total number of soldiers, sea-
men and civilians in Port Arthur at
the beginning of the siege was $4,000.
There are no signs of privation. There
was food sufficient for two months, and
the surrender of the Russian garrison
is inexplicable.
The Daily Nails Toxic correspon-
dent gives statement to the effect
that all the money in Port Arthur was
divided among the Russian officers and
when this was discovered bitter feel
ing arose between army and navy,
which feeling was largely responsible
for the fall of the fortress.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-20

Weakness may be weighty.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-11-10
THE LESSON

Have you heard from the cleo
tons in the east?
Well. there were some surprise.
1t would appear from the results
that the conscience of this grea,
Republic is becoming awaken ed.
Ohio went Democratic by large
plurality. Probably 10000 or
more. There has been entirly too
much political machinery in the
manipulation of party politics in
that state and the people have re-
belled and asserted their true
American manhood. The Demo
Gratis elected.the Gov, Pattison, and
probably the whole state ticket.
Both branches of the legislature
are Democratic.
Cox the Republican boss of Gin
cinnatti has thrown up the spongue
and quit. There is no politics in it
Mcclellan and Jerome carried New
York city by small pluralities,
Hearst will contest.
The reform ticket in Philadelphia
won by $4,000 majority. B,odl-
and graft will not now be 50 popu-
lar there.
Maryland got in line and Cor
man with his diseranchisment
scheme was turned down by big
majority.
Chicago and Cook county &c
strongly Republican.
Indianapolis fell in line AMI
elected a Republican mayor.
The offensive Taggart machine
was smashed into smithereens.
Taken all in all the elections in
dictate that better and more careful
though is being given to public
affairs. Machine politics and pu
blicgraft have met with a waterloo
1t is only to be hoped that the hon
est element in both parties will
remain in the saddle and not al
low the boodlers and concienc ees.
f, grafters and machine ma nipulator:
| to again get to the front.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-11-10
THEY WANT TO SMASH 1T

What Tariff revisionists want to
do is to get their entering wedge
into the Dingley Tariff and, with
that beginning, proceed to smash il
along with what it represents. All
the enemies of Protection are in the
revisionist ranks. Republicans train
ing in that company will be held
under observation. The Dingley
Tariff, when the time comes, will be
changed, as far as it needs modif-
cation, by its friends and by the
steadfast supporters of the Protect
ion of American wages and Ameri'
can industries st. Louis Globe.
Democrat,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-11-10
FOUND HANGED

Mr.. F. J. Cooper, living about
six miles northwest of Chanute
Glanced to enter an unoccnpied
house ON his farm, Wednesday
evening, and found mau hang
ing suspended by the neck to one
of the rafters by a piece of battling
wire.
He was dead and cold and had
apparently been hanging for some
time. Last Sunday a tramp was
in the neighborhood and asked a
Citz boy TO loau him a horse to
ride ACROSS the creek which he did
This seems to be the same man.
So far he us unidentified. This
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-11-10
KELLY g. MacLENNAN

A one-round 60. Honors in favor
of Kelley. The bout was held in
the Elk's rooms in Topeka. Kelly
struck and Mac ducked.
Kelly aggressive. Mac timid.
Referee Stotts took chips in the
game.
While Kelly was after Mac,
Stotts was battling away at Kelly's
rear.
Spectators 'nterfered and no blood
was shed.
The Kelly referred to is State
Treasurer Tom Kelly and Mac
Lehman is the editor the State Jour-
ual, while Stotts is one of his re-
porters. 1t seems that the State
Journal has been very unfriend-
ly to Mr.. Kelly and has lost no op-
portunity to slur him both in season
and out.
Kelly became sore and decided to
chastise the editor. A newspaper
has right to criticize, commend or
condemn all public acts Of an officer
but is taking some chances when it
gets down to petty abuse.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-11-10
OKLAHOMA CYCLONE

The cyclone at Mountain View
Oklahoma, last Saturday evening
destroyed the Christian and Metho'
dist churches, the schoolhouse, cot
ton gin, hotel, lumber yard, two liv'
cry barns and IS dwellings. Seven
persons were killed and about &c
hurt. The storm came from the
southwest very Unexpectedly during
heavy rain. Mountain View is in
the extreme southwestern part OF
Oklahoma. Not very far from Sny-
der, the scene of the destructive cy.
clone last spring.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-11-10
$4,000 FOR GAS LEASE

The Kansas Natural Gas Co. has
just closed deal whereby it pays
the above amount for a small tract
of gas territory just northwest of the
city.
Gas land is growing valuable
about Chanute, still we do not seem
to secure any { he city.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-11-10
X. OF &C. ORGANIZED

Last Sunday was big day in
Cnanute for the Catholics.
Hundreds of prominent Catholics
from different parts of the state
came to this city, and large lodge
of Knights of Columbus was organ
ICED. 1t is an exclusively Catholic
organ cation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-11-10
WAGES PAID IN BELGIUM

How important the wage question
is to the formation of sound opin-
ions on, Tariff may be judge from the
reports coming into our State De-
partment from different parts of the
world. A recent one from Belgium
reports that women working on
handmade lace earn only twenty
five to thirty cents day of twelve
to fifteen hours. In the eastern
part of that kingdom the wages
range only from sixteen to twenty
cents day and girls begin at six
years of age to learn the business.
Even this scale of wages is a great
improvement upon that of but q few
years ago whea they stood at but
seven or eight cents day. 1t
appears that lace was then sold to
middlemen and jobbers, but a
phala nthropic woman took hold of
the matter and made it possible to
seM lace direct to customers, and by
excluding agents and -tneir prodts
the women we're able to gaia the
magnificent wage of twenty-five
ceats a day, as it must have seemed
to them, where they had been earn.
ing no more than eight or tea cents
a day before.
The demand of Protection is that
the Free Traders shall show where
in il Is an advantage to this country
to let down the bars and force com
petition with foreign rates OF wages,
and it seems every year to be on
more and more solid ground as
foreign rates ofwages are consider
ed. Buffalo News.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-11-10

The Niotaze refinery is in finan-
cial trouble, the Chanute refinery
had to quit for want of funds, the
Erie refinery does not get there very
fast. The Standard seems to go
night along.