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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

PERCIyAL j. NAGLE ford to be gener-
Gus, was unbounded At one time he
was champion oarsman Of New York
and then he drlfted into the poolroom
business. Under Mayor Van Wyck he
served an street cleaning commission
er. Slncs leaving this position he has
gone down financially and up to few
days ago did not know that he was
worth more than few thousand dol
lars at the most. But unknown to
himself he WAS wealthy.
In the old days Of his prosperity he
once loaned friend $1,000. The
friend wanted to give him security,
but Maggie refused. Nevertheless the
friend had secretly transferred some
unimproved property in the annexed
district and it since lay in Nagle's
name, without the latter's knowledge.
A short time ago two men called upon
Nagle and asked him to put price
upon his property in the Bronx. Nagle
denied he owned property there, but
at once made an investigation. He was
surprised to find that he was the own
er of a lots, valued at between $780,
600 and $25OO0O-the same his friend
had placed to his credit for the 81 900
loan. 1t was case Of putting a
crumb on the waters and getting back
n whole Ioaf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28
the kind used for centuries under the
older civilization Of Japan by those to
whom disgrace or defeat had come
the hari-kari knife.
Burned Their ElaRa.

A dramatic incident which occurred
at Port Arthur on the day after the
surrender was reported by party Of
officers from the Russian stronghold
who crossed America after the fall on
their way home.
The word of surrender had gone
round the garrison, said one of them.
We received orders that morning to
mass In the afternoon In the new town
before General Stoessers headquarters.
The regiments formed there, and NOV.
ed into square.
In the middle of the open space fire
was built, and Stoessel came from his
headquarters with band of mourning
on his arm.
He ordered the regimental command.
ers to mass the colors Of their troops.
Colonel Khilkofr, who had been
wounded some days before. llmped for
ward. leaning on the arms OF two of
his men. kissed the colors of his regi-
ment and threw them into the fire. He
ripped off his shoulder-straps and
thew them in also.
One by one the other commanders
followed his lead, and for three hours
the line of them was in motion, burn.
ing their colors. 1t was the funeral
pyre Of Russia's eastern empire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

The Battle of the Sea of Japan" is
the name which Admiral Togo has
given to the great naval fight in which
Russia's sea power was destroyed. So
complete was his victory and so firm
ly has he established japanese naval
power In Asiatic- Pacific waters that 1t
may well be that never again will
sea fight of comparable magnitude be
fought In the same sea and that this
battle will indeed remain forever
the" battle of the Sea of Japan. Such
an overwhelming victory for Togo no
naval expert had dared predict. 1t
will be the wonder and the study of
coming generations of sailor men,
Doubtless 1t has furnished material
which will go far toward deciding the
future Of the battle ship and the tor.
pedo boat
The Russian Baltic fleet sailed from
Madagascar March 10, ordered by the
Car to retrieve the disaster of Muk-
den by destroying the Japanese fleet
and regaining control Of the far east-
ern seas. The fleet was sighted twice
on Its way across the Indian Ocean.
RoJestvensky passed Singapore April 8
and arrived at Kamranh Bay, on the
French Indo-Chiaa coast, April IA.
Here he recoaled his ships, overhauled
them. and awaited the arrival of Rear
Adbiral Nebogatoff with the third d.
vision of the fleet Nebogatoff arrived
May 8, and May IA the united fleet
sailed from the French coast. May 20
the fleet was sighted In the Bashce
channel, south Of Formosa. May %
several Of the Russian ships appeared
at Shanghai, and the whole fleet was
reported Mt Saddle Islands, sIxty-flve
miles away. On the night CT May IS
Rojestvensky, with a feet of thirty-six
ships. including eight battleships, three
coast defense ships, three armored
cruisers, five protected cruisers, four
hospital and repair ships, and thirteen
destroyers. sailed from Saddle Islands.
The morning of May 81 the entire
feet was sighted at the entrance of the
Korean straits. steaming northward.
at noon May 81 the fleet was pass
Ing Tsushima Island, at the narrowest
part of the straits, midway between
Japan and Korea. There Togo gave
battle.
Togo's battle plan was as mastery
as 1t was simple. He sent Kamimura
with comparatively weak squadron
to the entrance of the Korean Strait.
Ro1estvensky did not even fire shot
at 1t. Sweeping on to the northward
the Russian fleet attemDtaf' tn mn &C ba
tween Tsu Islands and the coast of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

Japan. His battle formation was child
1shly weak. His fleet extended in two
long lines. the battleshlps In the east
ern column, the cruisers and lighter
craft in the western. AS he passed
Xxi Island, southeast of tho Tsu ISL
ands. Uriu's squadron, which had been
concealed In one of the deeply indent-
ed bays on the Japanese coast, dashed
out to attack him. At the same instant
cruiser squadron and torpedo TO-
tilla appeared in his pathway, and
Togo with his heavy battleships and
armored cruisers appeared from be-
hind the Tsu Island and attacked from
the west, Kamlmura. in the meantime,
coming up from the south.
The Russian fleet was surrounded.
Its battle formation was broken UP.
OF the thirty-six ships Rojestvensky
took into battle one small cruiser and
two destroyers have arrived at Vladi-
vostok. A second cruiser escaped to
the Siberian coast. but ran upon reef
and was blown up by its own com
mander. Three cruisers found shelter
at Manila. where they were interned.
Togo sunk or captured twenty five
Russian warshlDs. Only the little
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

Chemulpo, who is Al years old, gradu.
ated from the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis in 1881. He
comes of very old samurai family Of
Kaga, on the Japan Sea. His govern
ment picked him out as one Of the
cleverest, most daring students of the
Japanese Naval Academy and sent him
to this country to study. Before he
became rear admiral he commanded
the cruiser Matsushima and the first
class battle.ship Yashima, sunk year
before. During the war with China
he was naval attache at the Japanese
embassy in Paris. Since his promotion
he has been chief of the bureau of
naval intelligence OF the navy depart
ment. part Of the general staff of
the Japanese war office. 1t was he
who planned the great naval war game
of 1903 which was reviewed by the
Emperor at Kobe. Admiral Uriu's
wife is a charming Japanese woman, a
graduate OF Vassar. formerly Miss
Nagai, sister Of one of the most promi-
nent merchants of the empire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

there has always been absolute truth
in his reports. There has been no need
for him to withdraw statement once
made.
He is a man of silence. When he
received orders TO take charge Of the
fleet there was no word of boastlng as
to what he would do. When he sail
ed to meet and. as 1t proved. destroy
the Russian fleet, he permitted no
elaborate farewells to distract his
mind from the grim duty ahead of
him. When his daughter visited his
flagship just before lie sailed and ask
ed If he had any last word for his
family, his only command was for
them to expect no word from him and
to send him no word. Not for one
moment did he wish his attention
drawn from his duty to his country
and his Emperor, even by those he
loved the most. AS man. apart
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

from the warrior, he is tender and
affectionate with his family, a lover
of flowers and music and even writ
er of poetry.
Before he sailed with the fleet he
was called on by a prlncely messen-
ger of the AIlkudo who took over an
hour to express the Emperor's ideas
of what should be done in the effort
to destroy the Muscovite armada.
Togo's only words, spoken at the con-
clusion of the long message, We're II
will obey his majesty's commands
Once on board his flagship and about
to set sail to meet the enemy's fleet
he directed the officers of each of the
ships to appear before him, one by
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28
THE ROSE.

o Loves star over Eden,
How pale and faint thou artl
Now lost, now seen above,
Thy white rays point and dart.
o tender DER her move,
Shine out and take my part!
have sent her the rose Of love,
And shut In the rose Is my heart.
The frefiies glitter and rush
In the dark Of the summer mead;
Pale on the hawthorn bush,
Bright on the larkspur seed;
And long is heaven aflush
To give my rose godspeed
II she breathe kiss, it will blush:
II she bruise leaf, 1t will bleed.
o bright star over Eden,
All beautiful thou art:
To-day, in the rose, the rose,
For my love have periled my heart
Now ere the dying CLOVIS
From the placid isles depart,
The rose-bathed planet knows
It Is hers, my rose. my heart!
Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28
JAPANESE ADMIRAL FOLLOWS
DtWEY'S MANILA TACTICS.

Rear Admiral Sotokichi Uriu. who
bore the brunt of fighting in the great
naval battle in the Straits of Korea,
followed about the same tactics Dewey
employed at Manila. Admiral Uriu
was in command of the division OF
Togo fleet which bore in and attack
ed the Russian ships under Nebosatoff,
as result of which the Russians were
thrown into terror and thoroughly
routed. Admiral Uriu. the victor of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

cival f. Nagle, Of
New York. For
many years Mr..
Nagle has been one
of the picturesque
figures in the me-
tropolis. Physical
ly he is one Of the
largest men in the
city and his gener-
osity. in the days
when he could af-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

one and in the order Of their rank.
AS the officers approached him singly
as he stood In his cabin, the admiral
gravely saluted, pointed to dagger
which lay on the crimson cushion in
front of him and then, without
word, gave the signal to withdraw.
There was no word Of admonition az
to courage or duty. The dagger made
all the speech necessary. 1t was Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28
Were you ever there3"

were you ever tnere
"Oh. yes; often"
And is that old dam still across the
river2"
II believe 1t Is"
She looked at me curiously. went
on without waiting for reply.
Would you mind showing me the
way to itf" 1t Is long while since
was there"
She drew herself up with slight
hauteur. Then thinking that, perhaps,
was unaccustomed to the conventions
al ways Of civilized life, she said pleas s.
antly:
lou have only to walk through the
wood straight, at the back of the
house, and you will come to It,"
THANK you." replied; but hoped
you would show me the way"
She looked puzzled.
Miss Julia" said, altering my
tone, II once met you when l was a
boy here at school,"
Il knew number OF scho, lrs," she
said, more Interested; whom may you
beY
dreaded to tell her. "If you will
pilot me to the DAM" said, II will
inform you"
She thought moment. then turned
and looked out at the wood. With the
quick motion with which she had made
| the same move as child she started
| forward.
We walked side by side to the wood,
through 1t out to the river bank. There
was the water and the dam: every
thing as 1t had been.
did you ever try to walk out
there?' l asked.
"Once. when was child, came
here with boy. and We walked to
where the water pours over. met
with an accident. fell In"
'srhe boy overpersuaded you, sup
pose?"
1t was difficult for me to conceal a
certain trepidation at the mention of
my fault.
mo, went of my own accord"
He certainlynmust have been to
blame. He was older and stronger than
you"
ION the contrary" she said, with a
slight rising irritation. .he jumped at
ter me like the noble little fellow that
he was"
turned away on pretense of exam
lining boat down the river.
AT any rate, he must have begged
your forgiveness on his Bonded knees
for permitting you to so into such dan.
ger"
II never saw him again. He went
away"
I fancied-at least, hoped could
detect tinge of sadness In her voice
II have often wished" she went on
shat he would come back, as the 9th.
er scholars sometimes do, as you are
now, and let me tell him how much /
thank him for HIS noble effort"
Julia" said. suddenly turning and
facing her. "rhis is too much. am
that boy. l led you into the wood. !
forced you to go on the dam with me.
permitted you to fall In
and you more than atoned for all
by rlsking your life to save me!'
All! that look Of surprised delight
which accompanied her words. 1t was
worth all my past years of suffering
Of fancied blame; for In 1t read how
dearly she held the memory Of the boy
who had at least shared the danger fol-
which he was responsible.
do not remember If she grasped
my hand or grasped hers. At any
rate, we stood hand In hand looking
into each others face.
We did not part after that for anoth
err ten years. Then she left me to &c
whence can never recall her.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28
Egypt's Climate Changed.

The Nile Valley in Egypt has expert
enced remarkable climatic changes
since the completion by the British Of
the great Assouan irrigation system,
and there have been electrical storms
of a character hitherto unknown to
the country. during one of which the
Khephren pyramid was struck by
lightning, an occurrence that has new
err before been recorded.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28
World Uses Barrell for Mail.

A barrel Is nailed to a tree on bar
rem island in the Straits of Magellan
on the southern coast Of South Amer
lea, and used as a postofiice. Ships
passing there drop their mail in the
barrel. and 1t /, taken out anu for
warded by the next ship which comes
along bound in the direction of the
letters address. Sailors have found
1t great convenience. 1t is inter
national in character and all flags
carry the malls from 1t free Of charge.
1t is probably the only legitimate post
Office in the world without postmas-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28
Raising False Hopes.

Mr.. Close-About how much does
an automobile outfit for woman cost?
Mrs. Close (excited)-Oh, George,
you're not going to buy an automobile,
are you?
Mr.. Close-I should say not! I'm
merely trying to figure out how far
beyond his income that man Brassey
is liyinE.-Brooklyn Life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

us your invention success /"
II don't know yet" answered the
mechanical genius. ut is such SIM
pie and effective device that I don't
know whether can develop enough
imaginative eloquence concerning it to
make people subscribe for Stock
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

woods, through which we once passed
as children and often afterward as low
ers.
There watch the fecked sunlight
and mark the silence. and it seems to
me that can hear 1t be still'
More than that. l know the pure soul
looks at me through the honest eyes
indianapolis Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

An automobile has one advantage
over horse-when the circus comes
to town 1t does not scare at the ele-
plant
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28
There Ara Othera.

Rhymer-I say, old man, are you
ever troubled with writer's cramps?
spacer-Sure thing. especially when
the expected check fails to arrive
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

There is this about naval battle:
II the men engaged become scared,
they can't run.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28
HIS BREAD RETURNED.

Small Loan Made Years Ago Bring,
hack a Large Fortune.
The Biblical parable of casting your
bread upon the waters has turned out
dramatically true in the case of PR.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-28

We did not part after that for anoth-
err ten years. Then she left me to go
whence can never recall her.
Yet there is trysting place In the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
CITY NEWS
HUMBOLDT DEBATERS
DEFEAT CLEVELAND
Contest Decided the Championship of the
Fourth District

The Humboldt high school cinehed the
championship of the Fourth district and
also won the right to debate with the
other district champions by defeating the
Cleveland high school team in debate last
evening. The debate was held in the as
sembly hall of the Central high school,
The question debated was, "Resolved
That immigration to This Country Should
Be Restricted to a Minimum" This ques-
ton IS the one chosen for all the debates
held under the auspices of the Minnesota
High School Debating league for this sea-
son. The members of the Cleveland team
We're all girls and upheld the affirmative
side OF the question. They maintained
tina the class of foreigners that come to
this country lowered the standard of liv-
ing, and they also showed, by a system of
charts, that the number coming in would
In time usurp the natural resources.
They also maintained that should such a
law be enacted that there would be an
effective way of enforcing it by spread
Ing pamphlets all over the world discred-
1ting the stories of the ship companies
who encouraged immigration to this coun-
try for their own benefit and also by de-
nying the stories of the great prosperity
existing in this country
The negative maintained that the for
eigner was a much better farmer than
the American, and that there are thou
sands of acres of land In this country
In the western and southern parts, that
need cultivation and that by transport
ing foreigners these lands could be put to
use. They also maintained that the inn
migrant was an economic neceSSity and
that he was finally Americanized.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
RUSSIAN REPORTS
SMOOTHIT OVER

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. %, $50 a.
m.-The strike situation generally is
improving. In ST. Petersburg there is
no longer doubt that the strike is prac-
tically broken. Fourteen establish
ments, including the Franco Russian,
Aboukoff, Baltic, Russo American
Rubber company and Ropes American
refinery, already have resumed, and an
entire starting up of factories seems
to be assured for next Monday.
A remarkable feature is that the
men who have returned to work are
not asking conditions of the employ
ers. They have seemingly turned their
backs upon political agitators and ac-
=cepted the governments promises III
the matter of shorter hours and an
equitable adjustment of their griev-
ances at their face value.
That the government purposes to
compel the men to settle upon the
governments terms is plainly evil
denced by Finance Minister Kokovo-
soff's response to a deputation of mas
tiers yesterday afternoon, to whom he
announced the governments decision,
after an impartial investigation of
both sides of the controversy, to carry
out the letter and spirit Of the proc
lamation of Jan. %. Naturally to the
masters this means that they will have
to foot the bills
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
DUAL MONARCHY
GETS SEVERE JAR
Hungarian Liberals Lose Power
They.Have Held Nearly
Forty Years

VIENNA, Jan. 27.-All reports from
Budapest indicate that the defeat of
the government in the elections is
greater than first thought. Premier
Tlsza is expected to come to Vienna
after the last polling day to formally
tender the resignation of himself and
the cabinet After being in power
since the establishment of the augs-
Ieleh Can arrangement for the division
OF expenses for public purposes COM
mon to both Austria and Hungary i'm
1867, the Liberals have suffered their
nrst defeat. The gains of the Kos
suthists are equally surprising to
friends and foes. Francis Kossuth
merely says he had been confident of
the success. Of his party and would
quietly await further developments.
1t is generally. agreed that the cleo
tons will have an important bearing
on the dual monarchy.
There is uncertainty regarding who
the new premier will be if Premier
Tisza should resign. 1t is probable
that Count Julius Andrassy will be
summoned to form the new cabinet.
but the names of Herr Werkerle, ex-
Premier Sell, Count Itchy and others
are mentioned. The Kossuth party to-
night decided to impeach Premier
Tisza and Herr Perczel for alleged yio-
iation of the constitution in eonnec-
ton with the lex Daniel, when the
chamber meets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28
Dynamite Injuries Forty

PITTSBURG, Pa, JAM 27-An explo-
sion of dynamite today at the Shoenberger
plant of the American Steel and Wire
company brought painful injuries to forty
persons, temporarily disabled fifteen resi-.
dences and broke at least $500 windows
In a shed near the plant the company had
500 pounds of dynamite stored to be used
as required in the breaking up of the large
ore piles.
A few moments before the explosion an
Italian, who is supposed to be Vincenzo
Pessimato, was seen-to enter the she'd
The only remnants found of him were por-
tons of his trousers, vest and shirt hang
ing to telegraph wires in the vicinity OF
the forty injured people the majority were
in their homes and were cut by broken
window panes or by flying pieces of the
shed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-28

Zation of a few thousand. the work.
men knew little and cared less for po-
litical aspirations. Their sole idea was
to improve the miserable lot of them
selves and families; but their imagi-
nations were stirred by the orators
idea of an appeal direct to the emperor
and they Joined the movement with
enthusiasm. While the events of the
last few days have left many of them
forever in the ranks of the socialists
and revolutiOnarieS, the vast bulk are
going back to work embittered against
the programme of the agitators, which
seemingly only brought them sorrow
and misfortune.
Strikes will sweep over Russia like
a wave, but there will be no revolution
The conditions are not yet ripe. 1t is
only spasm. 1t will subside, tenn
porarily, at least, and reappear again
in some other form, now in the cities
and next in the country. A movement
which is agrarian in character already
is afoot in the province of Kieff. l ex-
pect its extension in the spring
throughout Central Russia 1t is an
unintelligent protest of ignorant peas
ants against miserable existence and
is directed blindly against the land
lords, some of whom are striving earn
estly to help them. The governments
embarrassment will go on and the au-
.tocracy will fight inch by inch, but it
will be forced to give way as it has
been here, whenever too hard pressed,
until finally the contest will end in the
granting of constition, or a revo-
luton will oyertake it,
What of the immediate future?'
was asked.
Bombs" was the reply. "The ter
rorists will begin to take vengeance"
In the opinion of Russian newspaper
editors anything like a permanent re-
turn to the policy of repression is inn
possible
A Russian journalist says that Fa-
ther Gopon told him Saturday night
that the time had come when he could
take off the mask and declare himself
socialist. He said he knew the en-
peror would not be at the winter palace
on Sunday to meet the worknen and
that he knew the troops would fire, al
though. he had preached the contrary
at the workmen's meeting. The object.
Father Gopon is reported to have said,
was to open the eyes of the worknen
and turn them into revoIutionists.
Father Gopon's whereabouts is not
yet definitely established, although he
is said to be in the Shafousofsky hos
pital, wounded.