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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
i X UssIAN CENTER BROKEN.
war ofice, However, VIII Not Admit
Hattie is Lost.

St. Petersburg, March 7.-7:l0 p. m.-
"a very specific report is circulating IN
exceedingly we'll informed quarters
that the day has gone badly with Gen.
eral Kuropatkin; that the Russian CEN
ter is broken, and that thirteen heaVy
siege guns have been captured by the
Japanese. If this is true, it is pointed
out here, the battle is lost. IT,
st. Petersburg, March jS-2:15 a. m.-
THAT the battle of Mukden will go down
in history with I4iao Yang in the long
list Of Russian defeats is the almost
universal belief in pessimistic st. Pet
lersburg, which has forgotten the mean
ing Of the word victory. The war Of
fee does not admit that the issue of
the great battle, which already exceeds
in magnitude of operations and losses
that Of Shakhe, has been decided, al
though it is positively stated in high
quarters that General Kuropat1in has
telegraphed to Emperor Nicholas that
it will be impossible to hold Mukden,
and that the withdrawal of the army
northward has already been begun.
Nothing from General Kuropatkin
later than Monday has been given out,
but advices to st. Petersburg newspa,
pers and dispatches to the Associated
Press dated at o'clock last night in
dicate that the position of the Russian
army after a day of furious and un'
precedented fighting is desperate, but
not absolutely hopeless, some Russian
correspondents even predicting Rus
sian victory soon, and one affirming
that the extreme Japanese left has al
ready begun to retire southwark.
Everything probably now depends on
General Kuropatkin's reserves.
While the Japanese hurled themselves
forward at every point yesterday their
main energies were behind the blow
west and southwest in an attempt to
enyeuop the Russian right and drive a
wedge through the line at Madyapu;
but General Kuropatkin seems to have
been able successfully to change front
on the line Of his shattered right,
aligning from northwest to southeast,
TO protect the railroad to Mukden, and
at nightfall, it was reported, he was
practically holding all his positions. At
the same time he was drawing in and
shortening his line to the southeast.
According to reports all the concen-
trated attacks of the Japanese to the
westward failed, and the effort Of Gen
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08

Unionville, March 1.-THE robber shot
by Station Agent A. A. Burnham last
Thursday morning was buried unidenti-
fed to-day in the Potter's field in the
town of Pennington. The spot is 10.
Gated near the town farm, where the
two prisoners, supposed to be the pals
of the dead robber,@ We're captured by
the state police,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
Medal for FIagging Train.

Pittsburg, March lit is reported
from McKeesport tonight that, as a
recognition of his services for tagging
a Baltimore and Ohio inaugural train
Sunday and preventing a collision,
Thomas Balm, coal digger of Shanner,
will receive medal of honor from the
government. He was notified to-day
that President Roosevelt would bestow
the medal soon. The railroad will also
recognize Bain's services.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
GREAT CEREAL PLANT BURNED,
Million and Half Fire In Cedar
Rapids, la.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 1.-THE
plant of the American Cereal Co., the
largest of its kind in the world, COM
prising two entire blocks of brick and
iron structures, was destroyed by fire
tonight with the exception of small
group of cooper shops, storage and
packing rooms. The loss is estimated
at $1,500000 with insurance estimated
at nearly. $1,000,000. Two persons are
known to have lost their lives in the
fire., >t
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
FIGHTING REAR GUARD ACTION.
Russians Reported to Have Completely
Evacuated Mulden.

London, March 8.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Toxic says:
Reports are current here that the
Russians are in retreat and preparing
to destroy the railway north of Muk-
den. General Kuropatkin is said to
have gone to Fsushan after holding a
council of war Of 100 officers. His left
rear guard, consisting of 10000 picked
troops, is retiring. Chinece report that
Mnkden has been completely evacuated
and that its great magazines We're set
Oh fire BY japanese artillery ..
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
Favor Retaining KuropatIin.

London, March S.-The Times st.
Petersburg correspondent says that ac-
cording to trustworthy information the
majority of the war council are in fa.
vor of retaining General Kuropatkin.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
durance of Opposing Forces

For ten days the japanese and Rus
sian armies in Manchuria have been
engaged in mighty conflict, the issue
of which has not yet been reached Al
though the most of the news from the
scene of the battle comes through Rus
sian sources, and consequently may be
supposed to present the facts in as Ia
vorable light as possible for the Rus
sian arms, it is evident that the Japan
ese made some gains yesterday. st.
Petersburg has an unofficial report that
General Kuropatkin's center has been
broken, and that thirteen siege guns
have fallen into the hands OF the jap
anese. These guns, which are Of six
and eight-irch calibre, We're given per-
manent emplacements on the line of the
railroad north of Shakhe station, the
fact evidencing the confidence of the
Russians that the Japanese could not
penetrate thither. In st. Petersburg it
is generally believed that General Ku-
ropatkin was yesterday fighting a rear
guard action to cover his retreat, and
that the night will have witnessed a
large withdrawal of troops toward Tie
Pass. All of the conlmander-in-c $
ability, it is considered, will be required
to extricate his army from its present
predicament. The issue, it is expected,
will be decided to-day, and much un-
questionably depends upon the capabil-
ity OF the forces to ward off the attacks
of hunger and fatigue, the limit Of hui
man endurance having evidently been
nearly reached on both sides. Beyond
the statement that the casualties ex-
ceed those Of the battle Of Lao Yang
there is little known as to the number
killed or wounded.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
coDT DIVoRoE CASE.
':BuHaIo BiII" Concludes HIS Deposition
Leaves for New York.

Omaha, March 7.-William f. Cody
buffalo Bid concluded his deposition
in rebuttal to-day in his petition for
divorce. Cody said the separation be-
tween himself and Mrs. Cody in 1877
resulted from an affair at a hotel in
Omaha. He had closed business sea-
son and was paying OFF the employees.
Mrs Cody took exception to the man.
ner in which he bid the lady employees
goodbye. although he did not consider
it an impropriety.
Colonel Cody left Omaha this after
noon for New York and win sail satur-
day for Paris.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
STATE HARDWARE DEALERS.
Annual Meeting in Hartford--The Elec-
tion Of Officers.

tion Of Officers.
Hartford, March 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the Connecticut Association of
Retail Hardware Dealers was held here
to-day and was fairly well attended.
Several matters of interest to the mem
bers Of the association were discussed
and the following officers were elected:
President, Charles A. Agard, Torring-
ton; first vice president, George ]. Bas.
sett, New Haven; second vice presi.
dent, Irving C. Treat, Hartford; treas
urer, L. B. Crosby, New London; sec
retary, James D. Phelps, Windsor
Locks. The meeting was followed by a
banquet.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
BAD CHICAGO tsLu ACCIDENT.
BY. Overturning of a Car Forty Are
Injured.

Chicago, March 1.-Two score of pas
sengers were more or less injured to-
day by the overturning of car on the
Lake street elevated railroad. The car
had eighty persons aboard and narrow
ly escaped falling to the granite pave
ment below the structure. One woman
was pinned to the tracks within few
inches of the deadly contact rail, and,
though extricated alive, is expected to
die.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08
RUSSIANS IN RETREAT
Kuropatkin Evidently Now
Using All His Efforts to
Escape Capture.
CENTER REPORTED BROKEN
JAPANESE CAPTURE THIRTEEN
GREAT SIEGE GUNS.

st. Petersburg Again Pessimistic-Be-
lief That Russian Commanders in
: Chief VIII Have to Use All His Abii-
ity to Escape-Experts Already Be
lieye Him at Least Beaten-Fighting
Renewed About MuIden With Awful
Intensity-Issue May Depend on En-
durance of Opposing Forces.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

IT would not Doe supposed that such
frauties or frivouties as romance OF
fun could append to or hover about 80
solemn a repository of erudiuon as the
Smithsonian institution.
But here's a story. AN the same:
A few months aEo one of the members
OF the Smithsonian Institutions scien-
tifc corps went down go little island
lying of the coast of Virginia Co gather
certain specimens of the flora and fauna
thereof What the fora and fauna we're
the scientist went after makes no diff
ference. To tell what they were would
be 20 give too good a Zine OF" just who
this amiable scientist u.s. anyhow.
lie is young man of 30 or some such
a matter. good Hooking. and BE hasn't
by any means arrived as yet at the dry
as-dust stage of the average scientific
mans career
on the little island lying on the coast
OF Virginia. horcinbefore mentioned
there is a lighthouse. The lighthouse
keeper had and has a daughter-a pref
ty. wholesome. unsophisticated. quite
uneducatod and wholly charming Vir-
Einia girl
The young scientist was perhaps the
first male person she had ever met and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
DREDGING IN CHINA CANALS
Boatmen Gather Rich Fertilizing Ma
terial foI the Neigh Dor
ing Farms

Along the canals in China al any time
may be found boatmen gathering muck
from The bottom OF the canal This muck
Is taken IN much The same manner that
oysters are taken by hand on The Allan
tic coast In place Of tongs are large
baglike devices on crossed bamboo
poles which take in "a large quantity OF
the oOze al once. This is empued into
The boat, and The process is repeated
until the bOatman has a load. when he
viii proceed 20 some neigh boring farm
and empty the muck. either directly on
his helds-especially around the mul.
berry trees which are raised for the silk.
worms-or ina a pool. where il is taken
later 20 the fields. From this muck the
Chinese farmer viii generally secure
enough shellhsh 20 pay him for mis- work
and the fertilizer is clear gain. The fer
tilizer thus secured is valuable. IL Is
rich in nitrogen and potash and has
abundant humus elements This dredg
ing of the canals for fertilizers is the
only way by which the Chinese have
/ kept their canals in reasonably good con
/ dition for centuries. THE fertilizer has
paid for itself both ways Recently
\ there were complaints filed at Picking
/ that the ashes from he steam launches
plying on jhe canals were injuring the
muck for fertilizing purposes. and the
problem has been considered a serious
one by the Chinese government
In addition 10 securing fertilizers from
the canals and thus keeping the canals
in condition. the farmers help keep them
] B.. Ill q.
grass and other vegetable debris that
they can find upon them. Boatmen will
secure great Loads Of water plants and
| grass by Swimming the surface OF the
canal. The reeds growing along the
canal are used for weaving baskets Of
several grades. and for fuel. In short
no plant life about the canal goes 70
waste.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
A LENTEN HAZARD.

1n Lent she turns from Eayeties
And greets me- with "a persiNe air:
She frowns on worldly rcvelr.es
And hunts out sCwber things TO wear
No; that her faith enioins her thus
The righteous pathway 10 pursue.
But merely lhis between just uS)
IL is "the proper thing to do
II Lent there are no suppcrs
Must pay for when Che curtains fall;
The cabhics on mast wonder why
] summon them no more at all,
From worldly p~easlrts she withdraws
Not that her creed cowpe' her TO-.
Or. that she's pious. but because
Il is "the proper thirg to do
II Lent bunch OF vioicts
lis aiI she costs me day by day:
II Lent I settle ZAP the debts
That 7 have long been urged o. pay.
She ceases for awhile 90 pour.
She turns from teas and dances. too,
Because. as has been said before,
Is is -thc proper thing to DO.
In Lent about three times week
sit alone with her at night
And wonder il 4 ought 90 speak
The words lorg have hoped might.
4 rather like her pens. Ncrees.
Her COY. eNutcrart manner TOO.
To speak or notch. Wen guess
no u.s. the proper thing Go do.
IS. p. hlstr. Do Chicago tecor.-lierald
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

conversed with. in her out-Of-the-way
sphere. who executed the major portion
OF his dining by means OF fork, prop
erly handled.
Consequently the lighthouse keepers
daughter promptly fell idOlatrously in
love with the young scientist.
The young scientist couldn't help IT,
He felt battered that the young woman
considered him possessed of the fatal
gift of beauty. and all that, but mas
much as he was engaged 10 a Washing
ton young woman. who knew how TO
make honiton dOylies and could play
Monastery Bells" and The Maiden's
Prayer" on the piano. he really felt very
badly over the cascade of affection law
ished upon him by the Virginia sea
nymph and daughter Of nature.
Moreover. the girl herself had a
beau. He was a rawbOned young fish
srman who combined business with
pleasure by "coteing" her while he
CREASED his boots.
This was, OF course. d complication
from the viewpoint OF the young
scientist Jet alone all other considera-
tions. The scientist had never seen the
fisherman beau. and he didn't want TO
After only half completing his work
of gathering specimens. he packed w
and came back TO Washington. glad "a
again find himself within the safe, en-
folding embrace Of pure. undiluteC
Science. with an upper-case s.
Sadly enough. the lighthouse keepers
daughter pursued him with more or les.
violently affectionate letters-none th'
less affectionate because they were one
and all signed ''yures very respekfiy.
The guileless, conscientious younl
man of science was much perturbed afte
having received several dozens OF thes'
billet-doux. and he decided 10 ask TIT
counsel OF his immediate chief in tn
matter.
When he did so. his immediate chic
lay back in his chair and-well, holiered
He gave the embarrassed young scien
DIST the loud and long laugh. Then
brutally enough. he related the stor,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

column. The divisions were headed by
Lieutenant Commanders Cushman.
Parker and T. o. Selfridge. Jr.
The instant the men sprang forward
into rifle range 1000 marksmen opened
on them. They fell by scores. but the
column went on until IL reached an an
gle where two faces OF the fort met
The sailors found themselves in a
slaughter pen. The rear ranks broke.
soon 10 be followed 10y nearly all who
could get away. In the charge 800
were killed and wounded. Breese. Par
ker and Cushman refused 20 retire and.
with about sixty men. chung TO the foot
OF the parapet until the fortress fell
RObley -. Evans. now n rear admiral
was wounded four times in this fight
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

unto the delighted ears Of the rest OF The
corps Of scientists Of the Smithsonian
institution Tbey. likewise. hollered.
The name ~ the lighthouse keepers
daughter is rather unusilal--say It Is
Penelope Sadheart The staid. sotei
scientists had only 40 whisper lie maine
OF Penelope wit;-in the hearing OF Z.
object OF Pence, es alteration TO re
duce that young man OF science TO Oh
tremendous and al prevailing blush
They kept an him Ior quite awhile an
III the novelty OF the thing wore OF
and then they gradually let him alone
one afternoon last week a queer hg-
ure wandered into tie dim. cathedral-ut
entrance corridor of the Smithsonian in.
stituuou.
he was something short of seven fees
in height; b0ny as the fossil OF a mas
tOdOn and considerably more angular
de was clad in withered suit OF plain
hOmespun- With his pants they were
pants not trousers) tucked ia his boots
and he shamDled along as il be we're at
deadly loss just what W DO with his
gigantic hands and feet Neverthele less.
he looked as if De might be able to hold
his own in "a hand-to-paw encounter
with a R0chs mountain grizzly bear.
One of thc young scientists took him
in hand and asked him his business. for
the giant did mot appear to have visited
The Institution merely for the purpose
OF iuspeCtug tho exhibits. The giant
said that he was from the hereinbefore-
mentioned island lying of the coast Of
Virginia. and that he was looking for
the young scientist who had been there
few months before having collected a
number of specimens for him.
The mischievous young man of science
who had the giant in hand conceived an
idea.
All right he said ~Iu take yo1 C
him. by the way Go you know a Miss
Penelope Salheart down your way2"
All sholy Go sub was the giants
reply
That SOP said the mischief-maker
Wen. DID teu you The gentleman you
want to see met chat young lady down
at your island. and he'll be glad 20 know
that you know her Sow DID show you
where bis dc-b Is and when you meet
him itu please h.m ir you ask him IL he
knows Mi-s Penelope Sadhcart."
said 3D., .,.r.
-rror Observation-Disclosures,
-.., ..,.t...... ... 80
Tho scientific. ,.,,,. ,,, g, ii,,I. ..,lI,,.,. ,,i
rectlv oyo~i.ol.ir. tbe d..l. rtbc ~.
fect of Miss panelons s,,ll.e,,,.. ,eoc
tion
Thon be showed tho r,,r+ whore to
6ns rr. ,..,,,,,., ...,.,.,... i.-..,.
engaged iu sorting over some specimens
on bis desk
The giant from virginia clompcd up.
stairs to the dcsa OF the youur scientist
for whom he bad collected some speci-
mems. and shambled up to where the
young man sat-
The young scientist looked mo. and he
went bit pale Probably Doe had a sud.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

do as ] tell YOU at once. my man.
Pat went about his business and ina %
couple OF hours returned 90 the gener-
ais headquarters
Docs IL take you two hours 20 skin
q horse" asked the general
"Surc general; 10 took me an hour 10
catch him. said the freshman.
catch h.mg" echoed Butler. You
don't mean that the horse was aliveT'
"Yls. general. and couldn't skin him
alive very WELL" replied Pat.
you don't mean 90 say YOU killed
my horsef" said General Butler.
"Sure and I did" said Pat. You
know YOU told me / was 10 obey orders
without asking questions" General
Butler was al loss for a reply.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

Socrates came darting around cor
ner.
Whittier are you going SO fasty' in
uuired Alcibiades.
Il am executing a mastery retreat"
gasped Socrates
Scarcely had he disappeared around
another corner when Xantippe. with
blood in his eye and n skillet in her
hand. came swiftly into view.-Chicago
Tribune
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

sailors and ma.
rim o. n 90 20
ashore Two
thousand men
landed I'm small
boats OWNS
60 the heavy
musketry fire
they found 70
impossible o.
intrcnch and
the whole as.
semblagc I'm
bands OF - 20
100 advanced iu
three divisions
with wild yells.
Lie utena n G
Com IN a n der
- IA 81
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
ENCOURAGED.

Pearl-Au Of their friends advised
them to elope instead of being married
in the regular way.
RUBY don't see why their friends
should care
Pearl-Oh, yes. Elopers never expect
wedding presents.-Chicago News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
Beam in Our Own Eve.

The statistician tells MS that in all
the United States. outside OF cities,
there are but 5000 miles Of macad-
amized roads, while in France alone
there are 10000 miles. II we spent
more OF our energy in building good
roads, and less of IL In Boosting of
our superiority TO the rest OF crea-
ton, we could better stand comparI-
son with the rest of creation.-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
Retrihution
Millions of years had passed.

Millions of years had passed.
Birds had succeeded 10 the supremacy
formerly held by man
What is that you are wearing on
your hat2" asked the famingo.
Its the scalp of an almost extinct
biped called woman. replied the egret.
"A few specimens of the creature still
exist, am told. in the inaccessible fast
nesses of the everglades" - Chicago
Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

Young Borem (time. 11.f5 %. m)
Really must Doe going. it's getting late.
Miss Wearyuu tstrangling a yawnl -
Well YOU know the oid saying
Young Borom What's thatr
Miss WearyUn Better late than
never.-Ciucinuau Enquirer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
Politely Put.

What do you think OF her vocal abil-
ity?" asked the theatrical manager.
when the prima donna had ceased sing
ing.
well" replied the polite critic. 'she
has an admirable voice for destroying
silence "-Cassell's
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
The Joke vas Transferred.

Marietta Such a joke on MIR. Gayboy,
We were ont on the balcony between the
dances. and he got the sleeve of his
dress coat ali over res paint from one
of the posts that were Just painted.
Papa-And did you % near the post
NO. Why?"
Because you have red paint all over
the back of your waist N. Y. Weekly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
Not Particular.

He-Which one is she going TO &C
cept-the lieutenant or the colonel?
She--Oh. IL isn't a question OF rank
you know.
No? What Is IL. them"
ITS a question Of which one pro
poses first. Detroit Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
Let Him Wait

No" said the optimist Il never take
my troubles TO bed with me"
IT'S all right to say that now. " replied
the pessimist. but wait TIL you have a
few ingrowing nails. Chicago Record
Herald
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

once Boy-Kln have "a weeks va
cation?
His Employer Why. you've only
been here two DAYS.
Office Boy Yes; but after 7 gifts
used ter dee job. maybe ! Kin stand il
longer-Puck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
Encouragem

But. complained the young man,
-'if you don't care for me why have you
been encouraging me all this timer"
Encouraging you?" she answered;
why. haven't been doing that OF
course I have let you hold 1ay hands
some. but, gracious. it you call that en-
couragement you ought 10 see me when
I'm with Jack."-Chicago Record Her
aid
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13
Not Suited

Mr.. Dresser-Didn't that new nurse
come that engaged for little Clarencef
Mrs. Dresser-Oh. yes. but she
wouldn't do. She had nothing but blue
dresses to wear. and blue. you know. is
only for girl babies.-Pink's for boys
Philadelphia Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

Cholly What weasou have YOU fob
thinking Miss DeCash loves YOU. deah
boy?
Why. she called me puppy
the othah day. doncherknow. and she's
beastly fond OF dawgs Chicago News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

She was playing bridge at midnight.
She was p,ayinA bridge az dawn,
Ia the gray OF the next days Twilight
She was playing on and on
And but for her frantic husband.
Already much in debt.
Who finally came and pot her
She might be Playing yet.
-Chicauo sun
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-05-13

The Oldest inhabitant still possessed
a little wit.
Have you lived in the village long,"
asked the stranger within the gates.
Nav" answered the aged man,
"only sense wuz born."-Chicago
News.