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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-20

st. Petersburg, July 14.-Emperor
Nicholas has signed the appointment
of M. WHITE, president of the commit
tee of ministers, to be chief pleni-
potentiary representing the Russian
government in the peace negotiations
to be conducted next month in the
United States. The appointment.
which was signed after midnight,
clothes M. White with plenary powers.
0floial notification of the designa-
ton of M. W1tte to head the mission
was forwarded to Washington during
the morning. NJ. Witte will take pas
sage on the North German Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
which sails from Cherbourg July rs.
The peace party is overjoyed at the
appointment of M. White and believes
this action not only insures a success
full termination of the negotiations,
but that NJ. Witte will secure the best
possible terms for his country. Some
of the grand dukes apd courtiers of
the emperor's entouragsfdAoweveg. age
reported to be furious at NJ. Whites
selection.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-20

Washington. July 14.-The appoint
ment Of NJ. Witte is we'll received in
Japanese circles, though the hope is
Expressed that there will be no more
changes in the Russian selections.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-20
DEATH BY DROWNING
NINE PERSONS PERISH IN RIVER
AND LAKES IN VICINITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS.

Majority OF the Victims Were Young
Men and Most of Them Lost Their
Lives While Enjoying a Swim-ln.
tensely Hot Weather Extends Over
the Entire Country From the Mis-
sissippi Valley Eastward.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-20
Monday, July IL.


Fire has destroyed the handsome
summer residence at Lennox, Mass.
known as the Appleton House, owned
by Arson Phelps Stokes of New York
Rev. Homer Anthony of Arkansas,
delegate to the Baptist congress in
London, was struck by a truck and
died in the hospital to which he was
taken.
General Napoleon ]. T. Dana, U. S.
A.. retired, of Washington, was found
dead at Portsmouth, N. H., where he
was passing the summer. Death was
due to a%poplexy.
Dean Wright of the Yale academic
department, in a report to President
Hadley, says that one Of the worst
evils in Yale IS the segregation of rich
students in expensive dormitories.
William S. Withers Of Wakefield, N.
Y, who led the orchestra at Ford's
theater, Washington, the night of April
IA, 1865, when President Lincoln was
shot, is dead at hts home in that place
at the age Of seventy-nine.
Puesday, July ID.
Unusually heavy rain storms, at.
tend by loss Of life, are reported in
various parts Of Germany.
w. M. Mcfarland, formerly secre.
tary of state of Iowa, fell dead on the
Union depot platform at st. Paul from
heart failure.
Emil Arton, n of the principal fig.
ures in the old Panama canal scandal,
was found dead In his apartments at
Paris under circumstances indicating
suicide.
Shortly after a stormy interview
with her husband. with whom she had
not lived for several years, Mrs. Kate
Nd. Cleary. well known in Chicago as
a newspaper and magazine writer,
died suddenly Of heart disease.
DR.. w. o. Mendenhall Is dead at
Richmond. Ind, aged seventy-one. He
began the practice Of medicine In I'LL
nots fifty years ago. He was one of
the founders and q former president
OF the lllinois Medical society.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-20
WHITE HEADS MISSION
APPOINTED CHIEF PLENiPoTEN.
TIARY FOR RUSSIA At THE
PEACE CONFERENCE.

New Commissioner, Who Is Regarded
as Russia's Leading Liberal States
man, Is Clothed With Plenary Pow
srs and the Peace Party Feels Con-
fident of a Successful Termination
Of the Negotiations With Japan.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04

Antoine Woode, aged %, who was
sentenced when only l 1 years old to 20
years in the Colorado penitentiary, is
abuot to be pardoned. Woode's case
has attracted the attention of crimino-
logists all over the world because in
his unfavorable environment he has de-
veloped into a clever artist and accom-
plished musician. Also, he is the most
cultured and refined man in the peni-
Tertiary, not excepting the warden.
Woode would have been pardoned
five years ago, but just as he was about
to be set free he took part in a prison
break which resulted in the murder of
of the guard. Woode proved that an
other man shot the guard. When only
IL Woode, while guiding hunter, shot
him in the back, killing him. Woode
expects to join Ebert Hubbard's Roy
croft colony when freed.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
JAPS TOOK RYKOFF
RUSSIANS COMPELLED To LEAVE
CITY AFTER A HARD FIGHT.
Japs Withdrew on Finding Conditions
in the City Unfavorable to Its occu-
pation-Japs Follow Russians Six
Miles South, Killed 200 and captur-
ed 500.-The Weather Is Very Hot.

Toxic, July 31.-The following dis
patch has been received from the Jap
anese army headquarters:
"Our independent cavalry, which en-
tered Rykoff Ton Sakhalin island, As
miles northeast of Port Duel July q,
withdrew on finding conditions in the
city unfavorable to its occupation. Our
cavalry, intending to crush the forces
which retreated from the eminences
west of Rykoff, commenced to advance
at a. m. of July 2S. The van, to-
gether with an independent body of
cavalry, advanced by forced marches,
taking and dislodging the enemy hold
ing the northern extremity of Rykoff
and rushed into the town. Confused
street fighting ensued, but the town
was completely taken at $3.50 o'clock
in the morning.
'The enemy's main strength, which
opposed our right column, fed in dis
order southwark, taking the short
route leading to Pareonot.
ION July %, a detachment which
was sent south in pursuit of the enemy
met the enemys infantry, some 500
strong, at point six miles south of
Rykoff and killed over 200 and cap
tured 500.
''The enemy's strength opposed to
our right column was some 5000 in
fantry and four guns and four machine
guns, and that opposed to our left col
umn some 1000 infantry and four guns
"The enemy's loss in trophies is un
der investigation.
Our vanguard occupied Delbenskoe
the same afternoon. While our caval
ry entered Rykoff another detachment
which was sent against the enemy al
Nomiha and Ivovskoe, dislodged the
enemy's force holding Videonicovsky
and vicinity and Immediately com
menced pursuit. The enemy holding
the latter place consisted of infantr,
with several guns.
'The temperature is 109 degrees
Fahrenheit"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
CHINESE BOYCOTT FELT.
San Francisco Firm Cancelled Big
Orders.

San Francisco Firm Cancelled Big
Orders.
Louis Getz, proprietor of Getz Bros.
& Co., one of the big importing and
exporting houses of San Francisco,
has received a cable from Shanghai
which reads as follows:
Cancel all orders. Boycott of Am
erican trade effective among Chinese
merchants. All business entirely sus-
pended"
This cablegram came from R. H.
Vansant, the manager of the Getz
branch house in Shanghai, and means
that none of the goods which the firm
is now preparing for shipment to Chi
ma will be sent. 1t also means a ire
mendous loss, for Getz Bros. & Co.
must cancel orders to the value of
many thousands of dollars.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
NOVEL CURE FOR RHEUMATISM.
Johann Simon Falls in Tan Pit and
Comes Out Cured.

Johann Simon, a tanner Of Ulm,
France, has been cured of a fheu-
matte complaint of several years
standing as the result of falling into
tan pit. Simon remained in the pit
for more than half an hour before he
was discovered and rescued. He then
found himself completely cured Of his
illness, with a feeling of rejuvenation
permeating his limbs. The work OF
tanning at Ulm being carried out by
an electrical process, the local medi-
cal faculty is attributing this strange
cure to the combined effects Of the
electricity and the fannie acid in ex-
polling the uric acid from the mans
body. Simon's tanning yard is now
attracting hosts of visitors, and al
ready more than 100 rheumatic sub
jects have paid all the way from few
shillings to $40 each for the privilege
of standing in his tan pits
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
OREGON NEWS ITEMS.

The time for filing a motion for
new trial by the o. r. & N. company
in it's suit against Umatilla county has
passed and $4,000 taxes which have
been in litigation two years will be
paid.
Ex-Judge Del Stuart, prominent at
torney of Portland, member OF the
Masons, knights of Pythias and other
orders, ex-district Judge of Iowa and
ex-mayor of Osceola, Iowa, died re-
Gently at Portland as the result Of an
operation.
Bird fanciers on the Pacific coast
are much interested in the forthcom-
ing poultry exhibition at the Lewis
and Clark exposition from October 5
to October IL. More than $4,000 will
be awarded as prizes at the show for
fancy poultry. The entry list will
close September 10.
The annual saloon license at Dallas
has been increased from $500 to 5000,
Judge Frazer of the state circuit
court has granted a preliminary in
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
Taft Party Leaves for Kobe.

Kioto.-Secretary of War Taft and
his party spent Sunday morning quiet
ly. Some of the members of the par
ty attended church, while others visit
ed the temples. When the party left
at O'Clock in the afternoon on a
special train for Kobe there was an
other remarkable demonstration. AT
the station a great crowd awaited
Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt and
began cheering when their carriage
arrived, the ovation continuing until
the train started. The band played
the national anthem and "Auld Lang
Syne" as the train pulled away from
the station.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
RESERVOIR BURSTED
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, is
YISIlED VIOLENT RAINS.
Floods Caused the Loss Of Number
of Lives-Damage to Property I'M
mense-unprecedented Fall Of Rain
over the state-Town of TrumbulI
Swept by Flood.

Bridgeport, Conn, July 31.-Loss OF
life and immense damage to property
followed the bursting of reservoirs
north of this city as a result OF I'M
precedented fall of rain. The precipi-
tation in the series of showers which
struck across Connecticut reached a
total of seven inches. The dam at
Waras mill at Easton went out at
o'clock Sunday morning, sending a
great body of water down through the
town of Trumbull. There was no warn
ing to the people who lived on the
banks of what is usually a small wa
ter course. The house occupied by
John Lesco, his wife and several chill
dren was picKed up by the food and
carried a mile below. The Lesco
family were asleep at the time and all
were rescued after perilous journey.
house occupied by Michael Nor
an was hurled against the Berkshire
bridge and smashed to kindling wood,
and it is believed that Moran was
drowned. Police and firemen went to
the rescue and saved several lives.
In North Bridgeport the water swept
against the Barnum avenue bridge
and wrecked it just when an ice wa
gon was crossing it. In the wagon
were William Kowzeski and John Star
kin. The wagon anu horses were swept
away and kowzeski was drowned.
Starkin was able to swim ashore.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
CHINA WILL ASSERT CLAIMS
In the Peace Negotiations Between
Japan and Russia.


The Lokal Anzeiger at Berlin prints
an interview with a prominent Chi
nese diplomatist, evidently the Chi
nese minister at Berlin, who says that
the dowager empress and the EN-
peror have sent a circular letter to
viceroys and governors and to Chi
nese ministers abroad, asking them
to state fully their views as to what
attitude China should take in the set
tlement of the Manchurian question.
The diplomatist further states that
China, in determining what indemnity
to demand from Russia, will include
not only the reduction in public reve-
nues during the war, but sum suf-
ficient to cover damages suffered
through years of illegal occupation OF
that country. He assumes that Japan
will keep her word and hand over
Manchuria to China, but thinks 1t will
be impossible for China to install the
old form of government there since
the improvements the Russians and
Japanese have introduced make
modern system OF administration nee
essary. The dipl0matist concludes;
China will no longer play the role
of mere spectator, but will assert its
claims with energy. in the Portsmouth
negotiations, and interesting develop
ments will certainly follow
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04

junction restraining the management
of the Lewis and Clark Centennial ex-
position from interfering with the Sun
day operation of concessions on THE
Trail" at the exposition.
Golden J. Exile, supposedly bull
of high grade, took prizes at the live
stock shows at Salem, Walla Walla
and North Yakima, and was sold by
the owner, Dave Looney, for fancy
price. Looney also owned what was
known as the Miller bull, and Miss
Lou Miller has identified Golden j..
Exile as the latter. The animal was
bred by her father and she had ia
tooed the letters &c. NJ in its ear
with India ink.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
SPORTING NEWS.

Tommy Ryan still thinks that he has
a chance to capture the heavyweight
title, and he is out with another de.
fiance, hoping to force Marvin Hart to
meet him. Ryan says he is willing to
fight Hart to finish, and offers to ar.
range the mill at once. Hart says
Ryan is a four-husher.
New York.-After having been de.
prived of five Of the best years of his
riding career, Tod Sloan believes thai
it will not be long before he is re.
stored to good standing on the metro
politan turf.
James ]. Jeffries, retired champion
of the world, will be a spectator at the
fight in Colma, Cal, between Gus Rub.
His friends say that Jeffries is anxious
to see the Akron giant win from Nc
Cormick and fight Hart for the heavy
weight title.
Frank Gotch, for more than a year
undisputed holder of the heavyweight
wrestling championship of the United
States until he lost it back to Tom
Jenkins last spring, will appear at
Spokane August 10 in a contest with
Duncan Mcmillan which will take in
five different styles of wrestling.
De Haven, Minn.-In one of the
prettiest tennis matches Of the season
Kreigh Collins of Chicago defeated
Reuben G. Hunt of California for the
northwestern championship. By his
victory he now holds the two cham
pionships-the western and northwest
ern.
Aristocratic dogs, with pedigrees
points, records and classical names
are coming gradually to be the intense
concern and study of many SPOKANE
men.
New York.-Leading from start Il
finish, James r. Keene's Sysonby, a
to in the betting, Saturday woi
the $4,000 Brighton Beach derby a
Brighton Beach, defeating Agile b
four lengths.
Chandler Egan is champion agar
as he won the western golf honors 70
the third year.
The date of the fight between Ton
my Wallace of Philadelphia and Jerr
Mccarthy of Butte has been deinitel
settled upon as August 8. The igh
ers are to go 20 rounds at Havre.
Spalding's official football guide fc
1905, edited by Walter Camp, is on
Besides the newly revised official pla,
ing rules, it also includes Mr.. Camp
All America team and review of SCI
son of 1904; All America teams frol
1889 to 1904; All America selection
from leading newspapers and II
schedules of college games for 19(
arranged in chronological order.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
Negro in Danger of a Mob.

Roanoke, Va.-Cephas Poindexter,
the negro alleged moonshiner arrested
Wednesday, who shot and killed Unit
ed States Deputy Marshal S. E. Wade
in Franklin county, while the officer
was attempting to arrest him for IL
licit distilling, was captured 20 miles
south of Roanoke. He was hurried
to this city and placed in jail to pre-
vent lynching.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
National.
MCKINLEY Memorial church.

A church on the site formerly occu-
pied by the Methodist Episcopal
church, in memory of William McKin-
ley, was recently dedicated in Poland,
Ohio. He joined the Methodist church
when he was IA years of age. There
are a number of memorial windows in
the church, one of them being for Will
liam Mckinley. The pipe organ was
given by Andrew Carnegie, who vol
unteered the gift.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
Hoch Reprieved.

Chicago.-Johann Hoch, the BLUE
beard" and confessed bigamist, SEN
fenced to be hanged Friday for pois-
oning one of his wives, was granted a
reprieve until August rs by Governor
Deneen.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04

A strike of 10000 Lancashire cotton
operatives is threatened, owing to the
masters refusal Of a 5 per cent ad-
vance in wages.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
MONTANA ITEMS.

The Flathead Indian agency in Mon
tana has received instructions that
people will be permitted to fish on the
reservation as in the past, but in ad-
dition to receiving a permit from the
Indian agent, as has been the custom
in the past, they will be required to
have a state license.
So far as Malta is concerned, the
wool season is closed.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
Broken Axle Caused Wreck.

Chicago, July 31.-A broken axle Of
the wheel of a smoking car caused the
wrecking of the California special on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad at Lamont, when one man
was killed outright, four persons fatal
ly injured and a score Of other pas
sengers received injuries.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04
FIFTY-sEVEN PLAGUE VICTIMS.
Three More Deaths Added to New
Orleans Record.

New Orleans, July 31.-Following is
the report of the health authorities on
yellow fever up to p. m. today:
New cases, 81; cases to date, 2S3;
deaths Sunday, 3; deaths to date, 81;
new foci, Al.
Deducting the number of deaths and
the number of recoveries, it is be-
Iieved that there are about rs cases
under treatment
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04

It would be hard if we had nothing
at the heavenly feast but the things
we have given at donation parties.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-04

Walls do not make the place of wor-
ship.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-05-19

IN the Superior Court of the State Of Washing
ton for Thurston county.
In re estate of Herman Bannse and Margaret
Bannse, deceased.
Older
This matter coming on to be heard on the petit
tion of A. J. Muns0n, Administrator herein, for
an order to sell or mortgage the following de-
scribed real estate; and the Court having consd-
that there 10 not sufficient personal property be-
longing to the estate in the hands of said Ad-
minstratOr to pay the debts 0utstandin g against
the. decedents. aud the expenses of admnistrs-
ton, and that 1t 10 necessary to sell the whole
or part Of the real estate to provide funds for
the payment Of such debts and costs: and the
following real estate appearing to belong to the
said estate. situate. lying and being in Thurston
county, Washington, to-wit:
4 Of NE 4, less right of way; Z. \ Of NV
a; MEX Of SW 4, less 20 acres; w Il Of Sc II;
all in Section p, Township Is North, Range ,
West. W. M.
1t Is therefore ordered, That said petitioner be
here ON the 18th day Of June 1905, At the hour OF
10 O'Clock A. NJ. In the Court House Of Thurston
county Washington, in the court room thereof;
and that all persons interested In said estate be
and they are hereby directed to appear at said
time and place and show cause, IL such they
have, why the order shall not be granted to the
Administrator herein to sell or mortgage the
whole or . part Of the above described real
estate, for the purpose Of paying said charges
and debts.
A copy Of this order is directed to be published
Ia weekly newspaper for four weeks preceding
the date of this hearing.
Dated this 10th day o T May, 1905.
First publication. June ~. 1905.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-05-19
THE CATTLE CASE.
Jury Says Wilson and Curre Stole the Cattle
and 1t Was Shown They Tried
to Corrupt the Jury

!
and 1t Was Shown They Tried
to Corrupt the Jury.
The trial OF Albert Wilson aud Peter
Currie, on a charge of cattle stealing,
had engaged the attention OF the
court just week, when the verdict Of
guilty was returned at p. NJ. Tuesday.
by the jury, after consideration of
two hours. This is not, however, the
most sensational part of this vigor-
ously contested trial. Soon as the
verdict WAS rendered, juror Westover
arose and said that, on behalf of him.
self and other jurors, he desired q
private interview with the Judge.
This being accorded, very soon after
wards orders we're issued Tor arrest of
w. NJ. WEIGH, on charge of attempt
ing to bride certain jurors. WEIGH
was himself a member of the regular
panel, which gave him special oppor-
tunity to mingle with other jurors
without exciting suspicion. The jury
was called into consultation by the
judge, and finally warrants were like
wise issued for Currie and Wilson, as
parties to the attempt to corrupt the
jury. 1t is charged that juror Jackson
was offered 500 to favor the defend
ants, and juror McFarren 5000 to hang
the jury. Welch after arrest admitted
that the statements were true and
implicated Wilson and Currie directly
in the crime. Welch is a single
weaver by occupation, and has lived
near Tumwater number of years.
1t is intimated that this is not the
first offense of the men convicted in
cattle stealing. The present case was
brought by w. F. McCorkle, Of Bush
Prairie, and the suspects had been at
liberty on $500 bail to answer.
The parties charged with attempted
bribery were held in the sum OF $500
each, for which arrangements Wilson
and Currie succeeded in furnishing
bonds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-05-19
The "Msrry .so.Round" Nuisance.
Shelton Journal.

Shelton Journal.
After the protracted experience with
this machine in town two years ago,
when the Council raised the license
fee to $25 day, it was hoped that
Shelton would not be further troubled,
but the outfit has again appeared. 1t
was set up on the Huntley lots, but
finding license could not be secured
the tents were removed to the Reser.
vation," outside the corporate jurisdic.
ton, where it will doubtless remain,
unless some one cares TO have il de.
clsred a nuisance.
Just at this time the coming Of the
Merry go-Round" is unfortunate, as
the final examinations are on in the
public schools, and the child,en have
no time 10 think of their studies, SO
that the successful school year just
closing will be considerably democrat.
lied. There is moro or less danger
about the whirligig, since q child was
fatally injured by this machine. or a
similar one, in Elma last year. There
is no good object, moral or otherwise,
in having such an amusement here,
and it gathers up and takes away
nickels aud dimes amounting to hun.
dreds OF dollars which many OF the
patrons can ill afford to spend foolish.
ly. A brief stay might not be objec'
tionable, and its stay can be made
short if parents keep their children
away from the machine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-05-19

Main street, to eliminate the two
sharp curves and promote case of
handling cars as well making the
track safer for passengers. 1t is gen
orally at curves accidents happen.
Ihls Is the second time formal ap
pllcatlon has been made to allow use
OF small part of the county road for
trackage. The former board granted
the privilege, but it seemed to be i'm.
perfect in some respects, and the COM
pany wants corrections made before
mourning the expense of moving the
rails. A hearing has been set for June
2Sth at 80 p. NJ.