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\* * ***&, ' :--i% ^wbsbwcwsw £2»v-* ^ - *'--• \-v *^rr\^fwfl * * 4 « ! ' * i f l « * \ * $ " •" rr • > „ 1 the Mchenry plaimdealer MCHENRY FLAINDBALER GO, •',:Ji«HF5NRY, ;• 88 i ILLINOIS. BPEvrriEi^j y >' .'• k^i-• _• my LATEST CASH MARKET REPORTS I?;.: j I , Km at Hartsville, Tcnn., destroyed y .He courthouse, Allen's hotel and -r much other property. Loss, $60,000. ?* The twelfth annual reunion of Clay oounty old soldiers was held in Louis- * irille, 111. Seven thousand people at- ;."\';.;"/|fnded. The first of • the vessels composing • the midshipmen's practice cruise fleet ' to reach Annapolis on the return trip ^ WAS the Arkansas. t- • An explosion of gas in an Iron fur- ' • ftftce of the La Pollette Coal and Iron company of La Foll6tte, Tenn., killed f "* "«ie and fatally injufed another.'; . ^ J. L. Ober Welch bf Philadelphia, whp left an estate valued At from $5,- 000,000 to $10,000,000, wiJKM $50,000 to the Episcopal hospital/ " The American Mining congress in - JRwtland, Oregon, reflected Judge J. fit. Richards of Idaho president, and adjourned to meet next year in El Paso, Texas. The Y. M. C. A. is taking steps to form branches in, the Panama canal ',stme. • V" - "Fire partially destroyed the retail . djy goods store of Champeny & Ivei- ' too, at Helena, Mont.; loss, $65,000. i . Several thousand miners in south- em Indiana quit work on the false re­ port of the death of John Boyle, their state president George R. Beach, a lawyer of Jer- ^ aey City, has been appointed receiver . for the International Mercantile Agency of New York city. The Reading company posted no­ tices that employes in the Ipcomotive and car shops will work eight hours a day and five days a week. The furniture factory controlled by the Canada Furniture Syndicate at Waterloo, Ont., was completely de- •troyed by fire; loss, $125,000. A proposition to join the National Medical association was voted down by the Missouri Valley Medical so­ ciety at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton I* Railway company will purchase all 1 of its outstanding 4 per cent preferred Mock for its redemption. Forest llres have destroyed the stamp mill of the Goat mine aUd all of the improvements at the Whistler • mine in the Slate Creek, Wash., dis­ trict* Mme. Gadski for the first time in nine years took part in the Wagnerian festival In "The Flying Dutchman" at Munich. Rear Admiral Chad wick and other officers of the South. Atlantic squad- win arrived at Johannesburg, South ; Africa, as the guests of Lord Milner. 5 J * The Harvard club of San Francisco *•' ° liis awarded to Yasun6ske Fukukita, a Japanese graduate of Stanford uni­ versity, a scholarship at Harvard uni- Ttrsity. Minister Thomas reports from Stockholm, Sweden, that at the State department's direction he presented to Dr. Sven Von Hedin the American Geographical society's gold medal. The Chilean chamber of deputies lias passed measures intended for the Chilianizing of the Tacna and Arica provinces, according to the Ancon ;r,. peaty. The executive board of the United Mineworkers adjourned without hav-' big reached a conclusion regarding the difficulties in Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky. R, E. Crompton, the British war of- - ice expert, has sailed f^om Liverpool attend the world's lair.~ The American Microscopical society, Elected Prof. Henry D. Ward of Lin­ coln, Neb., president. Former Attorney General Knox •ailed from Liverpool for New York OH the White Star line steamer Baltic. Clyde Fitch, the playwright, was • riightly injured in Connecticut in a collision between his automobile and .Ik; horse. Capt William Swift of the general feaval board probably will be as­ signed to command the battleship ||aine in December. ' Brig. Gen. Theodore J. Wint, com­ manding the department of the Mis­ souri, has arrived in Washington from Omaha ¥4' ? • The j-early meeting of Friends in t_* ville, Ohio, adjourned to meet -r next year in Pendleton, Ind, Joseph -C. Ratcliff of Richmond, Ind., was re- Q' elected treasurer. »' < The United States gunboat Newport 4 arrived at Colon to relieve the Scor- pion, which is proceeding to Woods ; Hole, Mass. Louis M. Hanson of Veblen, B. D., Is dead as the result of a severe beat­ ing, administered, it is alleged, by William Fitzpatrick and Arthur Jor­ dan. v The now Southern California Fruit exchange will begin operations '•. - "-Sept' 1. f\, The National Council, Daughters of liberty, in convention in Portland, | i., Me., voted to meet next year in Chi- fEv tCago. Three oil wells in Jennings, La., ; caught fire and latest reports say the M " entire field is in danger of being en- • j tirely destroyed. Joseph Zink, an itinerant taitar,' was ^ * suffocated in a fire in Stamford, Conn. The leading raisin-seeding concerns Lif on the Pacific coast have formed the -Consolidated Raisin company, capital ; _ ,#1,000,000, a combine to control the C- " output and market. The will of the late Isaac Newton Sftr-«; Topliff, who died recently at Syra- , i I cuse, N. Y., has been probated. The ,'I estate is valued at $250,000, of which ;J^.:T,Bum 150,000 is given for Christian |Vr missionary work to be carried on un- y der the direction of at least three churches of different denominations. . The National Association of Post­ masters of First-Class Offices, in con­ vention In Niagara Falls, N. Y., elect­ ed W. E. Hall of Peoria, 111., president and Thomas G. Lawler of Rockford, 111., treasurer, and resolved to hold the next convention In Dayton, O. C%tcac»-nIfo. 2 red, • f Liverpool--American, 7s S.."4. 4 New York-No. 2 red, ' Ifinneapolis--No. 1 hard, $1.11%. St. I>ouis--No. 2 red, $1.11%@1.12^ 1 :V Kansas City-^No. 2 red, $1.05. 1 •• > _ Duluth--No. 1 northern, $1.08. ^•Milwaukee--fJo. 1 northern, (1.120U4. CORN. v Chicago--No. 2, 54e. v . -uuciiLui. mi*eo, mtM. New York--No. 2, 66c. ' . .St. - Louis--No. 't 53c. - Kansas City--No. 2 mixed, CO^O. • Milwaukee--No. 2. 52e. v® Peoria--No. 3, 64Vie. OATS. Chicag-o-- Standard, 34%©SSok New York--No. 2, 41c. St. Louis--No. 2, 33^c. Kansas City--No. 2 \rtiite, S^o. Milwaukee--Standard, 9S#SSc. CATTLE. Chicago--11. 2o<<j 6.10. St. Louis--J1.15©5.85. New York--$1.25fci-5.75. Buffalo--$1.25u/t».15. ' Pittsburg--$2@5. SO. Kansas Citv--$1.75@5.. Omaha--$1.5005.86. St. Joseph--$1.26@6^^ Chicago--$4.65@5.65. ' , St. Louis--$&(a"».55. New York--?5.60@6.05. Bu ffalo--$3.500? 5.95. Pittsburg-- Kansas Citv--$5@5.25.. " Ojmaha--l.i'SCiu.OG. , St. Joseph--5.05@5.25. ^ SHEEP AND Chicago--?2.Tr>@5l68. St. Louis--$2wx;.60. New Y o r k -- • - B u f f a l o -- 5 . 7 5 . . " Pittsburg--J1.5O@6.50. iCansas City--$2.50@5.60. Omaha--$2.25^5.50. , St. Joseph--|2(5|5.SD. SgWSBF -GOtmuiaef-rr' • JBL4Cm& Of Massachusetts, New Command«r-ln- Chief of the.Grand Army. NOTED THIEF HOLDS WOMAN WAS NOT WIFE OF GABE B0UCK Oshkosh Judge Decides Against Mary Wadtelgh, Who Claims Estate V. of Wisconsin Lawyer. Oshkosh. Wis., --,T«dfW f?. D, Cleveland handed down his de­ cision in the application of Mary Wad- leigh to be declared the widow of Col. Gabe Bouck, in the probate court Fri­ day morning. He holds that the evi­ dence failed to show that there was such a relation existing between them, and that no claim was ever made of such contract for forty-three years, during which time both lived in the same community. The case may be appealed to the supreme court, and there is time to get it there before the September term. The estate is estimated at about $500,000, and Mary Wadleigh con­ tests the will, claiming she was a common law wife. JEFFRIES 13 STILL CHAMPION The battleship Louisiana, sister ship to the Connecticut; which is building at the Brooklyn navy yard, was launched at Newport News Sat­ urday. rMiss Juniata La Laude of New Orleans christened the vessel. A saloonkeeper named Rivord 'was injured, probably fatally, two other men were hurt badly and four others are. missing as the result of a gas ex­ plosion and fire in the Rivord & Wold building in Cass Lake, Minn. The property damage is estimated at $71,- 000. Sigmund Phillipson, aged 53 years, a prominent Jewish citizen of Austin, Tex., committed suicide as a result of ill health. The Texas state health department has been notified of the breaking out of yellow fever in the government mu» itary post at Brownsville, Tex. Preparations are being made at Co­ lumbia university to celebrate in Oc­ tober the one hundred and fiftieth an, niversary of the founding of King's college. Twenty thousand people are expected. The Media Cpal company of Ohio charges the Baltimore & Ohio railroad with coal rate discrimination before the Interstate Commerce commis­ sion. The temporary injunction restrain­ ing the striking boiler-makers of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway at Needles and Bakersfleld, Cdl., h£s been made permanent. Through Gen. Yon Plessen, adju­ tant general to Emperor William of Germany, the kaiser replied by cable­ gram to the greeting extended to him by the German Veterans' Association of North America. The American Mining congress, which opened in Portland, Ore., voted to establish its permanent offices in Denver. Suits on notes aggregating $30,000 were filed in Washington against Thos. F. Waggaman, treasurer of the Catho­ lic university. Domini co Mostello and Giuseppe Scirona were seriously wounded by Italian bandits in Athens, Pa. Mos­ tello informed the authorities of the identity of three members of the Mafia, who had levied tribute from Italians. John C. Lansdowne, aged 27, was fatally stabbed in Covington, Ky., and before he died accused John Lled- erths, a brother of Internal Revenue Collector Liederths, of the crime. Wallace Lansdowne, who recently filed charges against the collector, believes Jtbe blow was intended f@r him. Peter Sells, the well-known show­ man, suffered a bad stroke of paraly­ sis at Columbus, O. Anthony J. Drexel of Philadelphia was present at a dinner given by King Edward at Marienbad. Charles E. Shively, recently chosen supreme chancellor, Knights of Pythias, has opened headquarters at Richmond, Ind. Miss Helen Rogers, formerly of Ap- pleton, Wis., has been appointed pri­ vate secretary for Mrs. Whitelaw Reid of New York. The South Missouri Iron and Smelt­ ing company of St. Louis has incor­ porated with a capital stock of $1,- 000,000. The new Canadian fishery cruiser Canada, recently launched at Barrow, England, arrived at St. John's, N. F. In a head-on collision near Pitts- ford, N. Y., between two electric cars of the Rochester & Eastern railroad thirty-five persons were injured, nine of them seriously^ It has been decided that an allow­ ance must be made for absorption of sea water in determining the dutiable value of merchandise. The court of inquiry to investigate the actions of the military at States- boro, Ga., when -two negroes were burned by a mob: has convened. Frank Seary killed Michael Moyna- han with a piece of iron pipe at Wal- ford, Iowa. The New York subtreasury an­ nounces the telegraphic transfer of another $500,000 to .Chicago, presum­ ably for crop-moving purposes. Thomas N. McCauley of Chicago, former president of the International Mercantile agency, secured an attach­ ment in; the New York supreme court for $54,220 against the agency, which sum, he says, represents the balance of nearly $500,000 lent by him to the concern. The national state department has been notified that the Mexican gov­ ernment has granted the request for the extradition of Vance Fulkerson, held under , arrest at Juarez on a charge of embezzlement committed at El Paso custom house. c^Four persons, Didater Dion and Wil- brod Fraser of Ottawa, Can., and Ovide La Forest and his son of St. Andre Kamouraska, were drowned at Notre Dame Du Portage by the ̂ upset­ ting of their boat. Fraser and Dion were employed in the public works department at- <Q$|awa. Eddie Fay, "King of Burg­ lars," Escapes From Cell " at Janesville. OUTSIDERS HELP PRISONER Saw Through Heavy Bars to Release Him, and Then Take Him Down Rock River in a Boat--Angers Post­ al Officials. • Chicago, 111., special.--Fulfilling his boast that he never would go to trial for the robbery of the Superior (Wis.) postoffice last winter, Eddie Fay, termed by the postoffice officials the "king of burglars," and who was sus­ pected of having planned the $74,000 robbery of the Chicago postoffice three years ago, has escaped from the Janesville (Wis.) jail. He made his escape Thursday night, presumably through the aid of a confederate in the crime, Edward Flaherty, who al3o escaped. Charles Dennis, convicted of the same robbery, is serving a five- year term in the Federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Says He Gave Warning. . News of the escape of Fay came as a thunderbolt to Chief Inspector Stu­ art of the Chicago postoffice, who ef­ fected the arrest of Fay last April. The information came to Col. Stuart in the following telegram from United States District Attorney Wheeler at Janesville: . . "Eddie Fay broke jail last night. Jail sawed into from the outside and cell opened," „- Replying, B|r. Stuart sent this mes­ sage: "Warning was given by this office to Wisconsin officials that c-cape would be effected unless extreme pre­ cautions were taken. Someone should be punished. This is shameful and discouraging to those who have worked so long and so heroically to bring this king of burglars to jus­ tice." Fay ly Clever Thief. "This telegram," said Inspector Stti- art, indicates pretty well my feelings in the matter. Fay -is one of the cleverest postoffice thieves we ever had to c<?ntend with. Not only is there a strong chain of evidence con­ necting him with the $15,000 rouoery of the Superior postoffice last winter, but there are strong indications that it was he who engineered the $74,000 robbery of the Chicago postoffice three years ago. He is believed to have planned or perpetrated numer various parts of the country. We have a list of offices which we believe he had planned to rob. We are satisfied he is a member of a desperate and cunning band of thieves. The chain of evidence we were prepared to pre­ sent against him for robbery of the Superior office was so strpng that he could not have escaped punishment. That is why he made .his escape, be­ ing satisfied that he would be con­ victed and sent up for a long term. May Have Fled to Europe. "As to our plans for apprehending the man, we shall lie low fur a time. It may be he is making his way to Eu­ rope, where he once spent some time. The deplorable part of the affair is that the man had not been placed on trial. He was arrested and arraigned with Dennis and Flaherty for the Su­ perior robbery. Flaherty escaped from the jail at Madison, Wis.; Dennis was convicted and sentenced, and Fay se­ cured a postponement of his trial to the September term of court. Had lie been tried and convicted the case would assume a different phase. It is not so hard to handle an escaped con­ vict. It may be a long time before Fay is finally apprehended. By that time there may be breaks 1B the strong chajln of evidence we have con­ necting him with the Superidr job." Fay is a man of exquisite taste in dress, except whfen "on duty." BANKER IS HELD BY BRIGANDS Mexican Bandits Demand, Heavy Ran­ som to Free American. Roswell, N. Y., special: John BI- land, vice president of the Bank of Portales, N. M.. is in the hands of bri­ gands in old Mexico. Mrs. Eiland has received a letter from him dated at Oputo, saying that unless arrange­ ments were made at once to pay heavy ransom he will be tortured and killed. The amount of the ransom and the circumstances of his capture are not known. Demand $500 of Farmer. Moweaque, 111., dispatch: John Prescott, a Christian county farmer, found tacked to his front door a de­ mand for $500, under penalty of hav­ ing his house and barn burnod if he falls to give the money, -- i Tramps 8trip Victims. Evansville, Ind.., special: John F. Cowden and Ira P. Collier were robbed by two tramps, who then stripped them of all clothing to prevent them from notifying polioe. . • „ Referee Graney 8tops Fight in 8econd Round to Save ^unroe's Life, San . Francisco dispatch: At Me­ chanics' pavilion Friday night Jack Munroe, the Butte miner, went down and out in the first half of the second round of his fight with- Champion James J. Jeffries. < MuQroe performed like a tyro and his showing was a great disappoint­ ment to the crowd, which vented its displeasure over the farcical affair by loudly hissing Munroe when he pro­ tested against the decision which had been given against him. \ The two giants had not been in the ring two' minutes when it was seen that the aspirations of Munroe would be quickly disposed of. The miner was scared and awkward, and Jeffries in the first round had him twice on the canvgLS taking the count. Referee Graney said after the fight: I stopped the fight because Munroe would have been killed if allowed to get up. I motioned to McCoy to throw up the sponge, but Munroe was knocked down before the Kid had time to act, and I did the only thing possible under the circumstances." CANADIAN CROP 65,000,000 BU. Estimate of Wheat Production Made by Railroad Official. , Montreal special: A Canadian Pa­ cific official estimates the wheat yield of western Canada at 65,000,000 bush­ els. Three and a half million acres will be harvested this fall. Reports from seventy out of ninety-five ele­ vators in Manitoba and the North­ west Territory indicate a damage from rust of 10 per cent in Manitoba and practically none in the Northwest Territory. Of the seventy stations heard from thirty-nine reported no damage, sixteen only slight damage and fifteen damage from 15 to 30 per­ cent. The estimate of 65,000,0100 bushels is the same as that made by the Bankers' association. MUST NOT SEARCH POCKETS Judge Reprimands Woman Who Was Too Free With Husband's Clothes. Cincinnati, O., special: Wives who are in the habit of going through their husbands' pockets after they have gone to sleep were warned by Judge Dumont» who had before him Mrs.. Julia White on a larceny charge. Mrs. White searched her husband's pockets and found therein a watch belonging to another woman. The other woman had her arrested when she refused to give up the timepiece. Judge Du- mont dismissed Mrs. White,, after she returned the watch, with a warning not to search her husband's pockets in the future. As a result of the flnd- oub other rebberies of a like nature in f ing of the watch she has separated from her husband. TESTING SOIL IN LAKE COUWTY Investigators From the University ofi Illinois Are at Work. Waukegan, 111., special: > Five men from the state agricultural experiment station of the University of Illinois are investigating and testing the soil of Lake county and making a survey and map. The work will last about six weeks. The party is composed of J. G. Mosier, Clifford Willis, G. C. Wil­ son, S. M. Wyles and C. H. Oath out. For three years the experiment sta­ tion has been examining soils to de­ termine how to improve the poorer ones and maintain the fertility of the better ones. So far eleven counties have been surveyed. CAMPFIRE ENDS THE REUNION Soldiers and Sailors Are Paid a Trib­ ute by Senator Quakes. Elkhorn, Wis., special: A soldierk' and sailors' reunion was held here Wednesday, closing with a grand campflre. Senator J. V. Quarles, who was one of the speakers, said he had only come for an informal talk with the soldiers and not for an annual ad­ dress as announced. He then gave a glowing tribute to the soldiers and sailors of Walworth county. ' Orders Own 8on'> Arrest. New York dispatch: Police Captain Nally has ordered his men to arrest his own son, William Nally, accused ot complicity in the attempt to kill Special Policeman Stadtmuller in the Casino dance hall two weeks ago. , - Officials in Fatal Dispute. Kninter, S. C., dispatch: Magistrate Richard C. Folk was shot and killed by County Supervisor W. H. Seale at Providence, S. C. The men had a dis­ pute on the road near Seale's house. Saves Treasure Train. New London, Conn., special; It la reported that a plot to rob a New York, New Haven & Hartford train, which carried a large amount of money, was foiled as a result of ffreat care taken to guard it. ^ - Marries Former Wife's 8ister. Norwalk, 0„ dispatch: Calvin Whit­ ney, president ot the A. B. Chase Piano company of this city, was mar­ ried to Mrs. Urania Todd of Norwalk, stster ot the iaU Mrs. Wbitnay IBOOEa PUZZLE PICTURE. S ~ h . M j,' "Ui, fA if?' - .. . ' • '• -»vi5 VH "--V W Jv, "There's wife looking out for me." . Where la she? RUS^O-JAPAMSTWAOEWS TOV*-' AUG. 24, 1904. Battleship Strikes Mine--The Rus­ sian battleship Sevastopol, fleeing from Port Arthur, struck a mine and was towed back to the harbor badly damaged,, according to an official re­ port to Toklo. Capture Russian Forts--Refugees, arriving in Chefoo state that Ante- shan and Etseshan, two important forts close to Port Arthur, have been captured by the Japanese, whose guns are creating havoc inithe city. It is stated also that the advance has reached Gen. Stossel's house. Four of the war ships in the harbor are said to be helpless. Refuse to Leave Port--The Russian war ships in Shanghai have not left port, although the time limit set by China has expired. The British con­ sul has been appealed to by the taotai to stop repair work on the Askold. Credit for Sinking .Cruiser--The Japanese version of the sinking of the Russian cruiser Novik gives credit to the Japanese cruiser Tsushima. Britain Is Angry--Great Britain is enraged to point of war by the Rus­ sian cruiser Smolensk's search of the British steamer Comedian off Cape Colony. - L - AUG. 25, 1904. / Final Assault Is On--The final a:s- sault on iPort Arthur is imminent, ac­ cording to reports from Tokio. Hun­ dreds of Japenese guns are pouring a heavy and constant fire into the last line^of forts and intrenchments about the harbor, paving the way for the on­ slaught of the infantry at this point. The cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga have Joined in the attack and have silenced forts supporting Coiden Hill and har­ assing the Japanese army. Prepare to Celebrate--Japanese in Tokio and in China are making prepa­ rations for celebrating the fall of Port Arthur. Ship Is Badly Damaged--Japanese reports concerning the disaster to the Russian battleship Sevastopol state that she was towed back to port with her bows submerged. Dismantle the1 Ships--A dispatch from Shanghai says that two Russia^ ships there have been disarmed by order of the czar and flags hauled down. Fortifies Liaoyang--Gen. Kuroki learns Kouropatkin is fortifying Liao­ yang extensively. ~ AUG. 26, 1904. Port Arthur Is Doomed--Port Ar­ thur is in sore straits and the end of the long struggle Is thought to be near, though the few forts still in the hands of the Russians are tena­ ciously held. Heavy Losses for Japs--Russian re­ ports say the Japanese lost 13,000 men in tne attacks of Aug. 21 and 22. The number of Russians wounded is said to be 5,000. Czar la Warned--A St. Petersburg dispatch says the czar has received a message warning him that the strong­ hold may be forced to surrender soon. Torpedo Boats Sink--Two Russian torpedo boats, while clearing explo­ sives from the mouth of Port Arthur harbor, struck mines and one was sunk, while the other was seriously damaged. . Neutral Ships Are 8afe--Great Brit­ ain and Russia have reached an agree­ ment to put an end to the searching of neutral ships on the seas. Americans on the Watch--American squadron at Cape Town is said to have been ordered to sea to watch for a Russian cruiser wfiich is believed to be waiting for an American merchant­ man in those waters. Keep Up Fire--Port Arthur is bom­ barded almost constantly by 300 heavy guns. The Japanese are reported by Chinese to hold all but three principal LAWMAKER IS SHOT IN THE DARK Is Charles H. Brown of Michigan Wounded by Unknown Assassin. Houghton, Mich., dispatch: Charles H. Brown, representative in the legis­ lature from Ontonagon county, was shot in the right lung while on his way from Greenland to Mass City. The shotting was done in the dark near Piety Hill. Two weeks ago Mar­ shal Nelson of Greenland, a personal friend of Brofen, was. shot at ia wpch the same manner. ^ . Boston Gets New Pitcher. Columbus, Ohio, dispatctj: Pitcher Olmstead of the Columbus Western Association Baseball club has been purchased by the Boston American League club. Pitcher Berger will re- Join the Columbus club at St. PauL Plague on Steamer. Honolulu cable: An autopsy on the body of a Corean who was a steer? age passenger on the steamer Coptic and who died after being landed at the quarantine station here shows •that he died from the nlaaua. forts* Fully 5,.000 Russian wounded are said to be in the town. AUG. 27, 1904. Orders Assault to Cease--Tokio re­ ports that Japan's war minister is con­ vinced Port Arthur cannot be captured by assault, and has ordered storming operations stopped. Attack Kouropatkin--Three big Jap­ anese armies attacked Kouropatkin, but the result is in doubt after three days of battle. Cannot Tfke Citadel--Lieut Mc- Cully of the American navy reports after leaving Port Arthur that the' Japanese never can capture the Rus­ sian stronghold by assault. Japs Are Exhausted--Gen. Stoessel reports #aps at Port Arthur were ex­ hausted and stopped battle Aug. 22. Says Japs Will Win--A French gen­ eral declares that Japan win win. He says Russia should accept peace, leav­ ing Port Arthur to the Japanese. Reports Japanese Movements--Gen. Kouropatkin reports that the Japanese have advanced on Liandiansian, one of the principal defenses of Liao-Yang. and Tantziaputzy, which lies between Liandiansian and Anping. The Japa­ nese have mounted heavy guns on a mountain spur commanding Liandian­ s i a n . " • J . . . * AUG. 28, 1904. Heavy flighting--Seve*&®* fighting continues in Manchuria, where Kuroki ank Oku have joined to separate Kou- ropatkin's forces, the latter losing L500 men in two days. The Japanese losses are not known, but are said by the Russians to be heavy. Japs Within the Lines--Japanese have forced an entrance into Port Arthur, and are pressing their attack within the Russian lines, according to an unconfirmed report published in London. Chefoo advices tell of the capture of two forts by the Japanese in the assault of Aug. 22. Ships Must Disarm--Japan has ad­ dressed a note to the powers inform­ ing them that unless Russia forth­ with disarms her war ships in Shang­ hai Japan will be forced to take steps tq protect her interests. Fear the Japanese--French officials, fearing that Japan's victory over Rus­ sia would give her a dangerous pre­ dominance in the far East urge that France, Great Britain and the United States join to avert it. ^ AUG. 29, 1904. Russians Retreat--Russians ' are forced to abandon Anshanshan, An­ ping and Tsegow, outer defenses of Liao-Yang, after four days of des­ perate fighting, and are falling back on the main position. Cuts Railroad--A report Is current in Tokio that General Kuroki has seized and cut the railroad south of Mukden, but it is not confirmed. Dis­ patches dated late on Aug. 28 have come through, which causes the ru­ mor to be doubted. Breaches in the Fort--Japanese are within one mile of Port Arthur City and are holding the position at Chao- cfiangkao with their main body. Two breaches in the defenses have been made, according to Chefoo reports, and the- frontal attack on the outer forts has been abandoned, with a view of an assault from the rear. Driven From Forta--Chinese who left Port Arthur on Aug. 26 said Rus­ sians have been driven from forts which command eastern defenses of fortress. Fear Seizure of Port--Fear is ex­ pressed at Tokio that , Russia may seize a Chinese port as the base for the Baltic fleet. News that paroled sailors from the Variag are again in service caused fresh complications. Panama, and France have signed a parcels post convention. ELOPING COUPLE UNDER ARREST :* iP - - - - - - - ' ' ' *•%- CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, m ; That Cornelius Vanderbilt is to bft inade a member of the United State# 'embassy at Berlin is the story that going the rounds of the cottagers af Newport. The appointment, of Mr, Vanderbilt, it is believed, would bjf very acceptable to Emperor Williamt • The American millionaire and th« V German ruler are on a rao^-intimate .. social footing, and the former's ap« / pointment as a member of the eta- bassy, it is said, would have a tea* flency to make relations between thfi ; United States and Germany more cor$8f!, dial.' • - - • TONE OF THE CROWS BETTER " . Good Weather Helps to Re­ duce-Stocks of Retailers in the West LIBERAL DEMAND FROM SOUTH All Lines Show More Activity With Many Orders Marked for Immediato Delivery--Breadstuffs Are Strength* ened---Grain and Live 8tock. Daughter of Rich Farmer and Her 8weetheart Are Caught. Bloomington, 111., dispatch: Harriet Spicer, the 13-year-old daughter of a wealthy farmer In Tazewell county, and William Barnett, one o( her fath­ er's farm hands, with whom she had eloped, were arrested in Waynesville. Barnett, who is 30 years old, had ef­ fected the girl's escape from her fath­ er's house at Deer Creek by using a tyMer. -•" . ^ - V. Former Mayor !• -lit. Newburg, N. Y., dispatch: Former Mayor B. Odell, father of Gov. Odell, was taken with a fainting spell while attending a performance in a local theater. Mr. Odell, after reviving %omewhat, was taken to his hoiM. New British Ambassador^ - London cable: King Edward has approved the appointment of Sir Fran­ cis Leverson Bertie, assistant under­ secretary of state for foreign affairs, as British ambassador at Paris, to suc­ ceed sir Bdmand J. Monaoe. - Chicago, special.--R. G. Dun & CO.'b weekly review of Chicago trade says: "Conditions are not entirely relieved of features which hinder progress in several industries, yet current develop­ ments are encouraging and the tone of trade indicates growing confidence. Improvement is seen in the new de­ mands for early distribution of neces­ sities, while some of the factories are called upon for greater output, espe­ cially in steel and woodwork. 'Leading retail lines have been stim­ ulated throughout the middle west and the seasonable weathers brought a considerable reduction of merchandise stock, the clearance being of good' volume in clothing, shoes and women's wear. Visiting buyers appeared in larger numbers, and, while they select­ ed needs very carefully, their orders made a material addition to wholesale transactions. Gain tor Jobbers. 'With a better demand for men's furnishings and children's clothing,, other jobbers found steady gain, and the trade in groceries, canned goods and confectioners' supplies compared favorably with same period last year. Country shipments are more frequent­ ly made and swell the railroad traffic- movement. Districts where business; is affected by poor crops are buying: about as expected, and the city de­ mands drag less, but south and south­ western sections continue placing lib­ eral requests, some being marked for urgent delivery.--' Mercantile collec- . tions generally have held up well. 'Were labor controversies eliminat­ ed distinct improvement might be re­ corded in the manufacturing division- Drop in Speculation. "Less speculation attended hoard of trade operations and demand strength­ ened in the principal breadstuff?. Grain shipments, 3,556,627 bushels, ex­ ceeded those of last week, although 19 per cent under a year ago. Wheat declined 2% cents a bushel, compared with closing a. week ago, and oats fell 1Vz cents, but corn advanced fraction­ ally. Provisions Bhow more absorp­ tion, with values but slightly changed. Receipts of live stock, 265,3T4 head,, compared with 281,535 head a yevr ago, and indicate a closer return this week to normal conditions in the p*.ck- ' ing industry. Hogs and sheep both gained and choice cattle held steady- in price. "Failures reported in the Chicago, district number twenty-tight, against twenty-three last week and twenty-six a year ago." # To Discuss Boston's Archblsh|gfc Rome, cablegram.--The appointment of a coadjutor archbishop of Boston will again be discussed at the next meeting of the congregation of the propaganda. . The objections to the- nomination of Bishop Harkina of Providence are his age and ill heaitn. Steel Furnace Resumes. Pittsburg, Pa„ dispatch: Clairton, furnace No. 2 of the United States Steel corporation has been ordered in blast on Thursday and notices to resume this week in mills NOB. 8 9 have been posted. Miners Resume Work. Wilkesbarre, Pa., special: The 800 miners at the Barnum colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal company at Pitts- ton, who were out on strike for two- weeks, have returned to work. "V, Steffi Judge Becomes Railway Attorney. Indianapolis, Ind., dispatch: Will­ iam J. Henley of Rushville will short­ ly resign his position as judge of th» "^appellate court to accept the position of counsel for the ChiCJ^H Railway company. , Sn^r- rhrfy*"" - r • - Double Hanging.'" Rolling) Fork, Miss., dispatch: Al­ bert Davis and Dave Fields, wife mar* derers, were hanged here Wednesday^ on the b»w6 scaffold* A large crowd liM? mailto:4.65@5.65 mailto:5.60@6.05 mailto:5@5.25 mailto:5.05@5.25 mailto:J1.5O@6.50 mailto:2.50@5.60