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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
GREAT SEA BATTLE
RUsslAN CAPTAINS nGcoLLEc.
rIoN OF olsAsrEn.
Commander Of WarshIp Tells In
Graphic Fashion Of gxpsrIsnces
During the Fighting at Tsu.
shima In Late War.

Capt. Vladimir Semenoff Of the Rus
sian navy one of the survivors OF the
great naval battle Of Tsushima in the
war with Japan, writes Of his expe-
riences recently in published vol.
ume.s u. was. on board the Suvoroff,
the Russian flagship. Capt. Semen
uffI tells of ''the stupor which seems to
come over men who have never been
in action before when the first shells
begin to fall A stupor which turns
easily and instantaneously at the
most insignificant external shot into
either uncomfortable panic or into
unusually high spirits, depending on
the mans character After the SUI
voroff was fairly alight and complete
ly riddled Capt. Semenoff found him
self enveloped in an impenetrable
smoke. Burning air parched my face
and hands, while caustic smell of
burning almost blinded me. Breath
Ing was impossible. How did 4 get
out OF this hell? Perhaps some of
the crew who had seen me ON the
bridge dragged pe out. How I.arrived
on the upper battery on u well-known
spot near the ships image cant re-
member and can't imagine Find
ing "a few signal men, Capt. Semenofr
set TO work with an undamaged piece
Of hose on the fire. Then Lieut..
Danchich came up. Haven't we any
stretchers?" he said. For whom?'
asked Semenoff. why, for you. You
are bleeding. Looking down he saw
that his right leg was standing In q
pool of blood. a.
Danchich seemed to be making an
Unnecessary fuss" He wanted some
one to 20 with Semenoff who wants
to be accompanied" said Semenoff,
angrily, and started to go down the
ladder, not realizing what had hap
pened. When q small splinter had
wounded him In the waist at the be-
| ginning OF the fight X had hurt him,
but at this time had felt nothing,
he writes. Later, In the hospital
when carried there on stretcher,
understood why 1t was that during q
fight one hears neither groans nor
shouts. All that comes afterward
Apparently our feelings have strict
limits for receiving external impres.
sions, being even deeply impressed by
an absurd sentence. A thing can be
so painful that you feel nothing. Sc
terrible that you fear nothing"
Rojestvensky behaved we'll Capt
Semenor says that, although wounded
in the head, back and right leg. be
sides several small splinter wounds
the Russian admiral bore himself mos'
cheerfully, going off to look for 3
place from which he could watch the
fight. Proceeding to the starboart
turret he received another wound
which caused him much pain. A
splinter struck his left leg, severinf
the. main nerve and paralyzing the
ball OF the foot. He was carried into
turret and seated on a box, but still
had sufficient strength at once tt
ask why the turrent was not firing.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Found a SHORTAGE Of $4,000.

Woonsocket, r. l., April 26.-A
shortage of $4,000 in the accounts of
the Woonsocket Electric Machine and
Power Co. was revealed Thursday by
the issuance to the company's stock
holders OF a letter announcing that a
heavy shortage had been discovered.
The letter, which was issued by the
directors, further stated that the res
ignation Of Levi c. Lincoln, secretary.
treasurer OF the company, had been
accepted. Mr.. Lincoln has turned
over to the company property which
he claims Is worth $4,000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Pure Food Laws are Defied.

Topeka, Kan, April 26.-Dr. 8. ].
Crumrine, secretary Of the state
board of health, announced Thursday
that he had discovered In use here a
preservative for meats, the manafac-
turers of which, he asserts, are open
iy defying the state and federal pure
food laws. The preservative is made
In the east and chemical tests show
that 1t contains charcoal and sulphur,
which, when burned form sulphur
dloxide gas that is absorbed by the
meat and has the same effect aGborax.
The manufacturers In their circulars
state that the preservative makes IL
possible for butchers to evade the
law, contending that the powder itself
does not touch the meat.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Mob Assaulted a Motorman.

New York, April 26.-The sight Of
the horribly mutilated body of 16.
year-old boy, Edward Kelly, who had
been ground to death under Its
wheels, last night transformed the
passengers on Coney Island surface
car into a maddened mob which beat
into Inconsistencies and might have
killed George Decker, the motorman,
but for the arrival of police reserves
who clubbed the infuriated men back.
In the crowd was the father of the
victim, who, until order had been re.
stored, was unaware that his son had
been killed. The motorman was taken
to a hospital, where he may die.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
CfimlnoIogist, Murdered
Mans Son Studies
ACCUSED WOMAN.
Trial Of Mrs. De Massey, Alleged
Murderess Of a New Yorker.
I. Presents Unique Features.

New York, April 26.--The bullet
that killed Gustav Simon, the shirt
waist manufacturer who was shot to
death n his factory in Broadway last
November, was on Thursday exhibit.
ed In the court where Mrs. Anisia De
Massey is on trial, charged with hav.
Ing taken his life While the deadly
missile was passed from hand to hand
by the jurymen she sat chatting with
her counsel and from time to ume
making notes In a memorandum
book
Among the spectators in court were
two sons OF the murdered man. One
OF them, Dr. Carleton Simon, an OK
pert in crlminology, Is making u
study of the defendant.
Mrs. Anna Polanza, who had work-
ed with the defendant In Simon's fac.
tory, sale that when Simon, after he
was shot, was being removed from his
Office to the elevator she heard po.
liceman, pointing to Mrs. De Massey,
ask II that was the woman that fired
the shot3. "Yes," said Simon, this
10 the woman. Madame De Massey
shot me-"
On motion OF counsel for the defense
and with the consent of the prose.
cution the statement of the witness
that she heard Simon declare the shots
were fred by the defendant was
stricken from the record. From an.
Dther witness, Elizabeth Hale, who was
employed by Simon as designer
however, the prosecution got about
the same testimony. Miss Hale said
she was in the Office when Mrs. De
Massey was brought in by police
man after the shooting.
what was done with the defendant
when she was brought in?" asked Mr.
Ely.
"The officer took her before Mr.
Simon and asked him II this was the
woman who had shot him." replied
the witness.
what did Mr.. Simon say?"
"'Yes, that Is the woman that shot
me; take her away; take her away
did Mrs. De Massey say any
thing?"
"she smiled and said: 4 didn
shoot him."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Health officers to Convene.

Columbus, o.. April 26.-Iune 13
the state board of health has decided
TO hold a convention at Cleveland
with the health officers and boards OF
all villages under. 5000 population and
all townships in the state north OF q
line drawn east and west through Co
Iumbus. Later in the year the board
will arrange for a conference with
the health officers and boards Of vii
lagos of this size and townships In
the southern part Of the state. 1t Will
probably be held some time In Oc'
tober,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
A Raid by Burglars.

Ashtabula, o., April 26.-Burg
lars made raid here "Wednesday
night. They stole about 5000 worth oil
goods from the Globe clothing store
sc from Seymour's grocery and
tried to crack the safe at the Fair
They were seen running away from
the grocery and the police were notl
fed. Two men were arrested at the
Lake Shore depot. They had three
suit cases checked for Cleveland
They gave their names as David
Brown and George Smith. They an
swer the description of men wanted
at Erie for burglary. M
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
BUCKEYE CULLINGS.


Cleveland, April 26.--After WILD
chase. covering miles, John Roscoe
escaped city infirmAry inmate, wa'
captured Thursday by Marshal Comm
berry, OF Lakewood, and two police
men. Roscoe, who was registered al
q vicious patient at the infirmary
put up hard fight, but vas finally
subdued. Rosco. who was confined II
the violent ward in the infirmary, es
capped some time Wednesday night
He broke the window in his room and
taking his iron bed apart, pried ou
the bars of the window. Then. max
ing rope of the bedclothng, he sic
down from the third story and madt
good his escape.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
A Parasite Kills the Green Buu

Lawrence, Kan, April 26.--s. j.
Hunter. of the State university, who
has taken charge of the fight against
the green bug in the wheat fields, is
sending out parasite bee which
lays an egg in the green bug that
causes its death. The bee has 500
offspring, while the green bug has
only 40. The bees are kept in cold
storage at the university and rent out
when called for. About 200 calls are
being answered each day.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Lottery Mans Trial is Postponed.

Columbus, O., April 26.-The case
OF Fred Allebrand whose trial on the
charge of violating the United States
lottery laws, was TO have been held
Thursday before United States Com.
missioner Johnston, was postponed
indefinitely at the request of United
States District Attorney Sherman Nc.
pherson. Allebrand had been a local
agent for the Honduras Lottery 1t is
claimed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Is Willing to Issue a Call.

Columbus, o., April 26.-Chairman
Walter F. Brown, of the republican
state central committee, after con
ference Thursday with Commissioner
Vorys, the Taft manager, expressed
his willingness to issue call for a
meeting of the state committee, II re.
quested. He expects a meeting to be
called, probably in July. Chairman
Brown did not say that the expected
meeting would be to consider calling
state primaries to settle the Taft-For.
aker contest.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
A socialistic Colony Fails.

Bellingham, Wash. April &C.
Equality socialistic colony estab.
lished in 1897, has been wiped out of
existence by court order. Judge
Joyner, of Skagit county, directing
that the property be sold to pay tho
colony's debts. The property con.
sists of 600 acres of land, sawmill,
printing plant and 90 dwellings. The
colony was established by an organi.
cation known as the Brotherhood OF
the Cooperative Commonwealth, OF
which many socialists were members.
A portion of the colonists adopted the
doctrine of free love.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Standard oil Cases are Dismissed.

Columbus, O., April 26.-Attorney
General Ellis announced Thursday
that he had secured consent of Prose
cutting Attorney Wachenheimer, of
Lucas county, to the dismissal of the
suits instituted against the subsidiary
companies of the Standard Oil Co.
there and they have been dismissed.
This is done in order that the cases
now being pushed by the state in the
courts of Allen county may not be i'm.
peded.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
DOUGLASS Can't Furnish Ball.

New York, April 26.-Secrecy sur
rounds the work of the district attor-
ney's Office and the private detective
bureau charged with running down
those responsible for the theft Of
bonds from the Trust Company of
America and in connection with
which robbery w. O. Douglass, loan
clerk and o. NJ bennett, broker,
are under arrest. Douglass is still in
the Tombs, being unable to furnish
$4,000 bail.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Youthful shopllfters Confessed.

Chillicothe, o., April 26.-Cherry
Sells, aged 16 years, and Frieda Kern.
IL, arrested Wednesday night, proved
to be expert shoplifters. The girls
confessed, after sweating" to steal,
Ing jewelry from several stores. They
had 400 post cards, taken few at a
time, and hundreds OF trinkets and
novelties taken fror, many stores.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Foul Play Is Suspected.

Cincinnati, April 26.--The body OF a
man about Go years old was found in
the canal Thursday A cash two
inches long over the right eye and dis.
coloration of the left eye caused the
coroner and police to begin an inves'
tigation. The dlscoloration, the
morgue authorities say, is not OF the
kind ordinarily found on floaters. The
body had been in the water eight OF
ten days.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
shy One Bull; Fined s2oa.

The manager who would advertiEs
his 40 minstrels, count EN-" In Mex
leo, and then put on his show with
about ten men all told, you'd not es-
cape as easily as he does In the states.
Because tho number OF bulls pro-
duced for bull fight In Monterey,
the other Sunday, were one short OF
the advertised number, the manager
was fined 5000 by the municipal au'
thorities.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Largest Herd Of Bison Is Sold.

Denver, April ga message was
received here Thursday that the
Pablo herd of buffalo on the Flathead
reservation, Montana, has been sold
to the Canadian government. There
are between 400 and 500 buffaloes in
the herd, which is the largest In the
world The price is said to be $780,.
900.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Pleaded Guilty to Forgery.

St. Joseph Mo-, April 26-W. H.
Harroun, formerly president of the
Harroun Elevator Co., of Kansas City
and st. Joseph, originally charged
with forgery in the third degree on
seven counts, pleaded guilty in the
criminal court Thursday to forgery in
the fouHh degree on three counts
and was" sentenced to serve six
months In the county jail for each.
Harroun was then admitted to parole.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Will Not Merae.

Sandusky, o., April 26.--1hat wine
interests in the Lake Erie district
valued at s1.00O,OO0 will not be merg.
ed was the announcement made
Thursday afternoon by James Flynn,
who for more than year has been
bending efforts in this direction. The
reason as assigned is that the prices
fixed by the officials OF individual con.
Germs are prohibtive.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Boat and Men Adrift.

Sandusky, O., April 26.-Thc tug
Pankratz was beached near here early
this morning. Her crew reported
that the scow which she was towing IS
adrift In the lake with three men on
board. A life saving crew has gone
to the rescue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Myers viii be Rearrested.

Lima. o., April 26.-New warrants
for the arrest of George Myers. who
was released on bond Wednesday,
when his sanity was questioned, have
Just been issued following the death
of his alleged 4-year-old victim,
Gladys Ryan, Thursday. The death
of the child has again aroused excite
ment In the neighborhood of the
child's home at Elida.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
His Great Mistake.

Churchley-I hear the Rev.M Big.
ley was a failure at that church.
Newitt-Yes, he tried to bring the
congregation into harmony with his
ideas instead OF trying to get himself
iata harmony with their Ideas.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26

Pittsburg, April 26.-Judge Mar
shall Brown in the criminal court
Thursday stopped the trial of Isadore
Cutler and Walter Davis, charged
With highway robbery, because he
suspected that some of the Jurors had
been approached by friends of the de-
fendants. The officers who are prose
outing the men reported to Judge
Brown that they saw friends of the
defendants talklns TO the Jurors dur
ing the neon recess. The case was
poetponed until next week, when q
lev panel o. Jurors will be sum
npsed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Houston Retains champl nship.

Greensburg, Pa, April 26.-Th0mas
Houston, OF st. Louis, retains the
pool championship Of the United
States, having defeated w. II. Clear.
water, of Greensburg, In series of
three games. Heustons total for
three nights play was 600, Clearwater
537.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
switchman Killed a MoIder.

Birmingham, Ala, April n6.--E. X
Bodey, a switchman for the st. Louis
q San Francisco railroad, on Thurs.
day shot and killed w. A. Kennedy, a
molder. Bodey is In jail. Recently
two murders and several highway
robberies have occurred In the rail.
road yards and Bodey believed he was
about to be held up when he fred.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Must Answer for Neglect of stock.

Warren, o., April Ex-senator
Thomas Kinsman, of Kinsman. o., has
been notified to appear before the Hui
name society, in this city, to explain
his alleged neglect of stock on his
farm In that village. The stock was
found in deporable condition on ac.
count of neglect of proper feeding, II
Is claimed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
100000 Fire Loss.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 26.-Fire
totally destroyed the Wisconsin Cen
trail freight depot in this city Thurs
day. entailing loss Of 100000 The
flames broke out from an unknown
origin and the building was soon q
mass of flames,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
win Sue FOR Hall Of the E.tats,

El Paso, Tex, April 26.--It is stated
by her attorney that Flora Wolff, the
nsgreSs who claims to have been the
common law wife of Lord ID. f. Beres.
ford, viii bring suit for half his ~
Nate, or over $4,000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
A sIo FreIohter Is Launched.

st. Clair, Mich, April 26.-The steel
ireighter William B. Davock. 440 feet
long and built for the Vulcan Steam
snip Co., of Cleveland. was success.
fully launched here Thursday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Burned to Death In JAN,

Chipley. Fla, April 26.-The Jail
building here was destroyed by fire
early Thursday. One prisoner, Henry
Berry, white, was burned to death
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-26
Ware Attacked by Masked Thugs.

Montrose, Col, April 26.--While on
their way to the sheep range in this
county with a large herd from Frisco,
Utah, three herders, Grover Cornell,
Peter Swanson and Al Swanson, were
set upon by seven masked men Wed
nesday night at Whitewater. Col, 81
Uiles west of here. Peter Swanson
4as mortally wounded and his com
Ganions bound hand and foot and
Bft helpless on the prairie.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
NO Bail FOR DIR. FLOWER.
Philadelphia 1uthorities Hold HIM
for Ertradition Papers.

Philad Jan. 5.-Dr r. Cs Flower who was
arrested In this city yesterday warrant from
New York charging him with swindling investors
hy selling them bogus mining sto3;., was held
without bail to-day await requiston papers
from New York.
At the hearing to-day Detective Sergeant Nc
ConvilIe of New York, the only witness He
testified that the prisoner wanted in New
York where he had jumped $4,000 bail bond, and
ne requested that the prisoner he held for requisi
ton papers. Counsel for Flower protested against
the prisoner being held without bail and requested
that nominal bail be fixed, the request was re-
fused by the magistrate.
Counsel for Flower said that ne would fight
against requisitiou, and that he would invoke
Pennsylvania law which provides that prisoner
first must ne indicted before cXtradition he
secured. He also intimated that ne would institute
habeas corpus proceedings. but according 10 the
police. il Flower obtains mis- liberty by this means
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
SCHOONER RAMS LINER.

TIL. 1,upara liner Iyltonia which docked yester-
av reported that she had been in collision with an
outbound schooner while coming up to quarantine
Friday night The schooner struck the steamer on
the port side. damaging the latters fore rigging
and forewsrd rnil 1t learned later, when the
.,,ooner Ioe Cook with broken bowsprt. put
back to port for repairs that she was The schooner
which ran into the Ultona
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
TRENTON MEN LOST THROUGH FLowEz

II
trenton, N j., Jan. 5-About $50 600 wa. Iost nv,
Trenton business men who invested In In. .nt.r-
prlses or Df. H. G. Flower. Local capital was in
terested in the spenzuma Copper Mining COMPANY.
which had authorized capital stock OF $40 oo coo
Among those who invested were William p
Whltead clark Bros q Co.. John Manning Schly-
Ter Moore, owen Moon Owen Moon ir
ter West A. Crozer Reeves f. W. Muschert and
Harry Sckles. anu
The investors discovered that Flower was an
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

HI Paso Tex, Jan. 5-Dr. r. c. Flower has h..-
spending great deal of the time since b,s att,
IN ths district. From reliable informatto, a. a.
learned that for over year he posed as a priest
sInohs the Mexicans, remaining near his Dronartia.
while agents in the East continued TO seIi sts .is
dlowef i was living near Juarez. the Mexican cIt~
opposite El Paso, about year ago @'S'
Grant Gillette. the Kansas cattle nIung.r h.
Gea 70 Mexico, but later returned to the JJnited
states settling at Fostoria Ohio is said 70 hay
hnd h1 transactions with Flower while he was SO in
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

gagged in what they regarded as a frenzied n3l
AnSnce'' scheme and that he was not deVotins
m. company's funds to the purposes for which
they we're Intended. Flower was finally ousted
from tho company. the affairs or WHICH however.
were left In a badly tangled condition
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
Proposals.

INVEST POINT y. Y. JANUARY s. 1so7--SEAIEc
wv Proposals. trplicate. will until
j. O'Clock noon January % 1907 the eonstrucoH
and Installation of Travelling specifications
in this cfce, The L. 5. the righ. to accept
reject all proposals any part thsrsot FoTmt
and specifications furnished application. Atdr~a
Qaartermaster, West Point. ". =
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

WE BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT MIR HERBERT y.
w Thomas has Withdrawn from the firm of Thou
Maclay & Co THOMAS MACLAY 4 co.
Dec. S1st, 1906.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
West Twenty- third Street
IBy Telegraph to Tbe Trlhuno,

he VIII be rearrested by the postal au,bor,,t., .,
the charge OF violating the postal laws VI
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-05

p. Soon a Elsie stoneman Miss
Eule umaud and Theodore Kehr-
an. son WIN the company as
O.. o.b'e black NANNY aud th"
faithful co'orcd house servant re-
speeuyely other tried actors in the
cas-. include Albert Andrus. Nellie
Claire, Mabel Shaw. Charles Males
john y. Cook. Edna Davis James
J. Gardner. Guy b. Hoffman. Charles
Avery. Bruce Richardson. r. G. But
Ter Fred Kley Coleman f. Carroll.
1osenh T.. Sweeney. John V. Melon
aid and John J. Flanagan The en-
tire scenic production has been re-
built and reprinted. more elaborate
electrical effects have been introduc-
cd and the Ku Klux Khan Cavalry
~ army stceds and expert horscmen
"amains thrilling feature OF the
play.