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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
DRIVEN OUT Of
THEIR POSITION
Russians Fly for Safety
Over Shakhe.
Night Attack Results in Disastrous
Consequences to Kuropatkin Ar
my, and the Russians Fall Back.

Oku's Headquarters in the field via
FUSANG, March 3.-At dawn this
morning the japanese forces were in
victorious possession of the hills Ct
Chantan. After a desperate and de-
termined fight which lasted all night
and ended with desperate bayonet
charge on the part of Oku's men,
the Russians were completely routed
and compelled to abandon their posi-
lions and fly to the north bank of the
Shakhe river.
The attack began at 10 o'clock last
night and before the fighting had pro-
ceeded many ho1rs the Japs had driv-
en- in the Russian lines and were in a
favorable position to infict defeat on
Kuropatkin's men.
At , O'Clock this morning, the Japa-
nese occupied all the neighboring vii
lagos surrounding Chantan and the
capture of the place itself subsequent
Iy took place.
The japanese within the past few
days have captured nine miles of posi-
ton formerly occupied by the Musco-
vite forces and are at the present mo-
ment pressing in on General Kuropat-
kin's right flank.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08

musicians we're composed of the fol-
lowing: Mrs. W. S. Smith, pianist
Z. Emanuel, violin; Jos. Archambeau
base viol; a. L. Hammond, trombone /;
Prof. Eller, clarinet; L. F. Squihet,
cornet. The music was beautiful and
was as beautifully rendered. The op-
era was we'll staged and the music
which is very catchy was we'll render
ed and elected the greatest applause.
The soloists we're Mrs. McCash.
Miss Loring, Miss Dewitt, ]. E. Nor
rison and Mr.. Reymiller, and they
we're the recipients of vociferous ap
plause. The chorus did some excel
lent work, particularly in the opening
chorus of the second act in the gypsy
scene.
Between the first and second acts
loud calls were made for the author,
Mrs. b. II. Smith, who bowed her &C
acknowledgements to the audience.
The production was a complete sue
cess in every particular and only
words OF praise are heard from those
in attendance.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
AWFUL WEATHER
IS REPORTED
Torrential Rains Sweep
Northern Arizona.
Enormous Destruction to Roads
Train Traffic Suspended TeIe-
graphic Wires Are Down.

KINGMAN, AriZ., March 3.-The
indications tonight are that a repeti-
tion of the floods of TIE last few
months are about to take place. Tor
rental showers sweep the hills and
valleys everywhere and reports of dis
aster to bridges and tracks are being
received hourly.
The railroad authorities fear that
more washouts on an extensive scale
will occur and are taking emergency
measures accordingly.
Trains are being held here and at
many points along the line while in
quiry and investigation is proceeding.
All the postal wires we're down this
morning, but repairs were temporarily
made this evening.
Reports are that the wagon roads all
around this place are destroyed COM
pletely and it is certain that many
months will elapse before they can be
rendered passable for teams. Since
the first of January nearly seven in
ches of rain fell along points on the
Santa Fe in northern Arizona and
New Mexico, the majority of the fall
taking place within the past few
weeks.
This breaks all known records and
is causing considerable comment
among old timers.
Later. or washouts contin-
ne to come in and it is stated that the
track at many places west of Kingman
has been seriously injured and will
require extensive repairs before traffic
can be assured.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08

SAN FRANCISCO, March al
though every effort Is being made to
solve the mystery of the alleged poi
soning of Mrs. Jane Stanford in Hon.
olulu there were few new develop
ments reported in the case today.
The autopsy in Honolulu has not
yet been completed and it has not
been proved that death did not result
from other than natural causes. A
cablegram from Honolulu received
early this morning intimates that an
acute attack of Indigestion may have
caused the lady's death.
Mrs. Stanford, before dying, is said
to have recalled previous stories of at
tempts on her life and exclaimed that
she had cen poisoned.
As yet no arrests have been made
and detectives engaged in investigat
ing the matter have made no direct
accusations, though various mem bers
of the Stanford household are under
stood to be closely watched.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08

WANTED-Quickly, few persons
to represent long established wholesale
honse among retail merchants and
agents. Local territory of few coun-
ties. slS salary and expenses paid
weekly. Expense money avdanced.
Commission extra. Permanent engage
ment. Business successful. Previous
experience not essential. Enclose self
addressed envelope. Address, Super
lntendent Travellers, 325 Dearborn
St., Chicago.
o-9-2tI2w
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
DYNAMITE
is TAXED

CITY OF MEXICO, March 3.-The
new import duty on dynamite went
into force on the first of the month,
and will help materially to raise the
price of the explosive to consumers
in Mexico. The tax is s2lO per ton,
an enormous increase over the rate
hitherto prevalent. Mining men are
loud in their complaint at the high
duty on dynamite and agitative for
its reduction, is highly probable. The
president of the republic, however,
has signed the decree, and there is
little hope that any concessions will
be made for considerable tine.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
FRAUDS IN THE
LAND OFFICE
Hermann is Indicted on
Several Charges.
Allegations Made That He Destroy
ed Many Books of Records in
His Department, BIOtting Out
Evidence.
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Binger
NJ. Hermann, a member of congress
from Oregon and former commissioner
general of the land Office was today in
dicted by the federal grand jury on
the charge of destroying the public
records. The indictment was founded
on the testimony of certain land office
employees and of the secretary of the
interior.
The substance of the evidence was
that Hermann, just prior to his resig-
nation as commissioner general of the
land Office, destroyed 50 letter press
copy books containing copies of Off
cisl communications written by him
as commissioner and which related to
he business of that bureau.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
DOINGS AT
WASHINGTON
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-This the
last days session Of the house before
the final adjournment of the fifty
eighth congress at noon tomorrow,
found that body almost through with
its work of dlsposing of the conference
reports on the great supply measures
of the government and some few meas
ures of public Importance. At 3
O'Clock the house took a recess until
g. On reconvening Mr.. Hemenway
presented the conference report on
the civil service appropriation bill
and it was agreed 20 after short con-
sideration.
Both houses of congress finished al
necessary work before midnight and
took recess until 10 O'Clock tomor-
row.
The conferees on the Indian appro-
pration bill today agreed on tn
amendments in dispute, tie senate re-
ceding from its amendment appro-
priatlng a million and half for the ir-
rigation project for the Pima indians
on ella river, Arizona.
The probabilities strongly incline
toward rain for early part of tomor
rows inaugural festivities, in opinion
of Official Forecaster FraDkenfeld OF
the weather bureau, but the weather
may clear in time for parade in the
afternoon. Barring prospects of rain
tomorrow everything points to a most
successful and brilliant Inauguration.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08

Authorities Assemble Their Forces
to Deal With Any Emergency
Wealthy People Leave the City.
BY Associated Press.


WARSAW, March 3.-The emperor's
manifesto was published here today.
1t is feared that its reactionary tone
will have bad effect. All classes are
nervously anticipating possible devel-
opments within the next few days.
1t is rumored that martial law will
be proclaimed here tomorrow.
Three regiments of Infantry and
some squsdrons of Cossacks arrived
here today. The authorities are ap-
parently concentrating troops at crit
.ical cenrers in readiness for any emer-
gency.
Several infantry regiments and a
strong force of Cossacks are stationed
at LODI. The exodus of all the
wealthiest people in Warsaw still con-
tinues. Ali trains to Germany and
Austria are crow led.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
JAPANESE GIRL ARRESTED
On a Charge of Violating the Fed
eraI Laws.

A law case of unusual impor tanC e
and the first of its kind which has
ever originated in this judicial district
developed in Prescott yesterday.
While it is not known to a certainty
that quarrel' among the japanese of
this city are responsible for it, such is
believed to be the case, as it is known
that quarrel exists among the people
of that race here.
The subject of the litigation is a
handsome japanese girl about twenty
years old and the initiative in the case
was taken by George Webb, immigra.
ton inspector for the department of
commerce and labor, who came all the
way from Tucson to take the girl into
custody and take her to the Tucson
court for hearing.
Mr.. Webb arrived on yesterday
train and soon sue ,eeded in locating
the girl and took her into custody.
The girl did not relish an idea of a
trip to Tucson even at the expense of
Uncle Sam and demurred to going,
applying to Robert E. Morrison for
legal advice IN the matter.
The charge preferred against her by
Inspector Webb, was that Of being
unlawfully in the United States, as
belonging to class of aliens who are
excluded under the United States i'm
migration laws.
On looking up his law books and the
list of the various classes excluded
under the immigration laws Mr.. Nor
rison concluded that there was at least
very reasonable doubt as to her
identity in reference to any Of them,
hence doubted the authority of Mr..
Webb to summaIily bundle her up and
take her off in this manner, so he ap-
piled to Judge r. E. Sloan for writ
of habeas corpus which was granted
and notice served on Inspector Webb
by Sheriff Lowry, just as he had COM
pleted all arrangements to leave with
the girl on last nights train.
The case will come up for hearing
before Judge Sloan at 10 o'clock this
morning and on account of the legal
points involved as we'll as the possibil-
ity of disclosing the animus behind
the charge, which led to her being re-
ported to the officials, it promises to
be quite interesting.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
Night in Honolulu Very
Suddenly,
Suspicious Given Out That Death
Was Caused From POison-WO-
man of Noble Impulses and Good
Deeds.
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cali, March L.
News of the death of Mrs. Jane L..
Stanford, at Honolulu, last night, was
received here today with the greatest
surprise and sorrow, to which was ad-
ded horror, when it was learned that
probably she had been poisoned. Her
brother, CHARLES q. Lathrop, who is
the treasurer of the Leland Stanford,
jr., university, refused to believe that
her death was due to other than nat
ural causes and her attorney, Mount
ford Wilson, positively declined to
discuss the report that previous at
tempt to poison her had been made in
this city.
Wilson is awaiting advices from the
Honolulu ott1cials before taking any
action regarding the business affairs
of Mrs. Stanford, which are intimate
ly connected with those of the great
university, which she and her husband
founded at Palo Alto.
This institution has already been
endowed with S38, OOO 600 property and
coin, to which may be added $40, 600, =
600 from Mrs. Stanford's personal es-
tate. The university was closed today
and it is not expected that it will re-
open until after Mrs. Stanford's re-
mains have been placed beside those
of her husband and son in the mauso-
leum near the college campus.
In respect to her memory the state
legislature adjourned today and flags
we're placed at half mast throughout
the city and state.
The story of an attempt to poison
Mrs. Stanford in this city was first
made public February 18th, when it
was declared that strychnine had been
found>in a bottle of mineral water, of
which she had taken several drinks.
She was made ill and an analysis of
the water showed the presence of the
drug in the water. Mrs. Stanford
told the story of what she believed
was an attempt to poison her to DR..
Boericke. She suspected nobody and
on her physicians advice she soon
went to the county. Returning later
IN improved health, she sailed for
China and Japan via Honolulu. On
February 18th an Investigation was
made of the alleged attempt to poison
but no results were obtained and the
matter was dropped.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf,
March Sit now develops beyond
question that the bicarboDate of soda
which Mrs. Stanford took on the
night of her death was purchased in
Palo Alto of W. E. jackson, head
clerk of the Stanford pharmacy, In
University avenue, said he sold Mrs.
Stanford and Miss Bertha Berner, her
secretary, three ounces of bicarbonate
of soda on February 9Th, just nine
days before she sailed for Honolulu.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08

HONOLULU, March 1.-The police
investigation into the death of Mrs.
Jane Stanford is practic ally at a
standstill tonight. Sheriff Henry is
without any theory as to the cause of
DEATH Chemists Analysing the con-
tents of the stomach announced to-
night that they Will be ready to not re-
port befure tomorrow.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
Tetanus Cause of Death.
BY Associated Press.

HONOLULU, March IAN autopsy
on the remains of Mrs. Stanford was
performed this afternoon. The physi-
clan who conducted the autopsy says
that death was caused by tetanus of
the respiratory organs, but he cannot
tell how tetanus was brought about
until an examination of the contents
of the stomach has been made.
No inquest will be held until the
chemists report is received tomorrow.
The territorial legislature adjourned
today out of respect to Mrs. Stan
ford's memory.
DR.. Dillon, professor of the college
of physicians and surgeons of this
city, said regarding the result of the
autopsy: "Where there is suspicion
of poisoning in death, caused by teta-
nus of the respiratory organs it may
be regarded as almost certainty that
death was due to strychnine. The ad-
ministration of strychnine in fatal
doses is always followed by tetanus of
the respiratory organs. Tetanus of
this character, however, may arise
from causes other than this"
SAN FRANCISCO, March ,. The
receipt today, by Acting Chief of Po-
lice Spillane, of a cablegram from
Sheriff Harris, of Honolulu, stating
that there were no less tain 662 grains
of strychnine in bottle of bicarbon-
ate of soda, from which Mrs. Jane
Stanford took a dose shortly before
her death, has aroused the defective
force of this city and every effort is
being made to discover who placed the
poison in the harmless medicine.
The police believe that the soda and
strychnine were purchased here and
was secretly dropped into the bottle,
by some person connected with the
Stanford household. The bottle con-
tanning the soda and its death potion
was originally purchased in. Australia,
but according to Miss Bernera, Mrs.
Stanford's private secretary, and her
maid, Miss Hunt, the bottle was refill
led in this city at drug store. The
finding of a large amount of poison in
the soda bottle has puzzled Mrs. Stan
ford's relatives and her attorney in
this city.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
CONCESSION To
THE PEOPLE
Gar at Last Grants
Promised Reform.
BY Associated Press.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 3.-The
Emperor Nicholas has issued a re-
script addressed to the minister of the
interior, stating that he has decided
to convene an assembly of the elected
representatives of the people to eIabo-
rate and consider legislative matters.
This is practically full concession
to the Zemstovists and is hailed with
delight everywhere throughout the
capital city.
The convention of representatives
will take place as soon as possible.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
MANY UGLY
RUMORS
" Associated Press.

y AssocIated Press.
ST.PETERSBURG, March :. Many
ugly rumors are in circulation in this
city to the effect that mutiny exists
among some Polish regiments, but
they are not confirmed. An uneasy
feeling regarding Manchuria, how
ever, is prevalent in high circles.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08

COLLISION
BY Associated Press.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 3. A doz-
en- persons brnund for Washington to
participate in the Inauguration parade
were killed tonight in a rear end col
lision between two special trains on
Pennsylvania railroad. Many persons
were injured.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-03-08
STRIKE is
RESULTED

: ST. PETERSBURG, March 3.-A
general strike was proclaimed at many
sectional meetings of workmen in
various establishments today.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-25
HEREDITY
Can He Overcome in Cases.

The influence of heredity cannot. of course, be successfully disputed, but 1t can be nlinimized or entirely overcome in some cases by correct food and drink A Connecticut lady says: .
 AFor years while was coffee drink CT suffered from bilious attacks of great severity, from which I used to emerge as whit, as a ghost, and very weak. Our family physician gave me various prescriptions for improving the digestion, and stimulating the liver. which I tried faithfully, but without perceptible result.
 He was acquainted with my family history for several generations back, and once when visited him he said: If you have inherited one of those tor pid flyers you may always suffer more or less from it's inaction. We can't dodge our inheritance. you know
 T was not sc strong a believer in heredity as he was. however, and, be- ginning to think for myself, conclud- cd to stop olinking coffee and see what effect that would have. I feared it would be a severe trial to give it up, but when T took Postum and had it we'll made. it completely filled my need for hot beverage and I grew very fond Of it.
 "I have used the Postum Coffee for three years, using no medicine, and the change has completely cured me. During all that time have had abso- luteIy none of the bilious attacks that I used to suffer from. and I have been entirely free from the pain and debili- tating effects that used to result from them. The change is surely very great and l am compelled to give Postum Coffee tine exclusive credit for it.
 Name given by Postun1 Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich.
 There's a reason. o.
 Look for the little book, "The Road to Wellvile.n in each pkg.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-25
LOCKS OR SEA LEVEL

A Distinguished French Authority on the Panama Canal Question. 1 The old dispute between the idea of a sea level canal and the idea of a. lock ca- nal has started up again, It Is a discus sion between a university professor and a schoolmaster with limited spheres of vision; the one cannot understand in struction lower than the study of Soph- ocles and Euripides, the other anything above the De Viris Illustribus.' It is discussion between near-sighted and a long-sighted man. The one cannot
 see what is far off; the other, what is close at hand. Each is night for what
 his sight can discern. The truth lies in
 the combination of their two ideas They do not exclude one another. they complete each other. .x~ E That is what M de Lesseps admitted in 1887 when said to him: q do not ask you to give up the sea level canal, your prophetieal and admirable idea.
 The Panama passage must be a Bos- phorus,, free from every hindrance. to, serve as it should the colossal amount
 of navigation that 1t will care for. I,ask you to adopt plan for a lock canal which will enormously relieve the ex- |pense and the difficulty of opening the passageway, but which may ultimately and gradually be changed into a sea
 level canal without interrupting navi- gation for five minutes and without de manding any abnormal or exceptional labors. >s{ef. .-.
 "For all the world the Panama Canal will be opened; for you in this first form
 Fit wdll be nothing but an enormous
 workshop organized in such a way that the construction of a sea level canal
 may go on while allowing vessels to cross the American isthmus.'
 It is this method of transformation that the editor of La Science au xXe. Steele, my eminent friend Maneuvrier, asks me to explain to his readers. ac- cept his invitation with pleasure in gratitude for the hospitality which his journal showed me in the painful peri ods of the fight for the preservation of the idea of Panama, when it was the fashionyto to show a magnificent indiffer- ence to that great national interest an indifference which costs us the sum which I figured out to be ten billion francs, a figure to -which I hold, and which would have cost us something still more important, namely, a part of the honor of French genius If Ishad not succeeded in causing to triumph among foreigners that holy cause that was lost in France.
 This was the solution which. builds a bridge between the immediate and the distant future, between the lock canal and the sea canal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-25

sa s4Es | { v I. '.s f At Suez, too, there was a sea With a tide, the Red Sea. The tides rise me ire there. The engineers could not bear the thought that a canal should be exposed to the currents resulting from the oscillations of the Red Sea in rela- tion to the stable waters of the Bitter Lakes, which are twenty-five or thirty kilometres inland. The ditch was opened, the currents set in and nayiga- ton has got along very well with that element which 1t was predicted could not be admitted.
 At Panama the variations due to the tides are three times as great, but the distance between the stable level and. the variable level is also three times greater. The currents due to the tides at Panama will robably give no more trouble than at Suez with breadth and depth sufficient for the navigable way. ..s
 It is in order to determine by experi, ence these essential factors; the Culebra slope, the currents due to the Chagres floods. the deposits brought by the Cha gres, the currents due to the tides -that it is necessary to pass through the. in termediate phase of a lock canal, which will make. it possible to live with these factors and to measure them; then one may march with firm and precise steps toward the final, ideal solution. sof the sea level canal the, Bospho horus free for all the waters of the seas free for the waters of the streams, freefpr the ships of all nations. The vision of Ferdinand de Lesseps will have been fulfilled through the luminous magic of the ex-- perimental method. Philippe Bunau- Vanilla in the January number of La. Science au XXe. Steele.