Plymouth Tribune, Volume 3, Number 48, Plymouth, Marshall County, 1 September 1904 — Page 6

THE PLYMOUTH TRIBUNE

.PLYMOUTH, IND HENDRICKS CI CO.. - Publishers. 1904 SEPTEA1BER. 1904

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(TU Q. rs N. M. "T P. Q.F. M Vi 4th. vr -ruth. ) 17 th. y 25th. PAST AND PEESENT AO IT COMES TO US FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE EARTH. Telecrephlc Iniormatlon Oatliered by tK- Tew for the Call afctn men f tts Many. Hatchet Brigade Smashes Saloons. Four illicit saloons were wrecked by Tomen at Cuba, Kas., and much liquor destroyed. Mrs. . O. Fites and Mrs. William McDonald, wires of prominent business men, armed with hatchets, first entered, without warning, the place run by Den Hult. Without ceremony they began smashing everything in sight, and s on they had demolished bar and fixtures and broken every bottle and opened every keg to be found. Later they were joined by twenty-five other women and the party raided the other three places in Cuba. The stocks and fixtures at each place were destroyed in prompt order. Finally the women spilled into the street a great quantity o keg beer that had been confiscated and s toted at the city jail. Fnnston Accepts the Post. It is announced that General Grant will assume the command cf the Department of the East, on September 28. General Grant will be succeeded in Chicago by Gan. Fred Funston. General Funston has notified the War Department that be is willing to take the detail of the Department of the Lakes, made vacant by the transfer of General Grant, lie admits that he would have much preferred being appointed to the Department of Columbia. When he learned, however, that General Williams had been assigned there he waived his desire. General Williams is already on the way to his new appointment. Resumption at Joliet. There has been a general resumption of work in Joliet, 111. The Illinois Steel Company plant is running full force, and so is the American Steel and Wire Company's Scott street mill. The Rockdale mill is rushing its Improvements to get under way. The old Railroad street mill, idle for a long time, has started with a double turn drawing wire. The Joliet plant of the Great Western Cereal Company, idle since last February, has been opened with a fall force and many orders ahead. The steel and wire companies have many advance orders. Jealousy the Cause. Actuated, it is believed, by Jealousy, and his infatuation for his step-daughter, Augusta Guth, Lorenz Lentsch of Chicago shot the girl and her fiance, Edward Moeller, and then killed himself. The recovery of the young woman is doubtful. Lentsch was a tool maker and resided with his wife and two step-daughters. During the last five years, it is said, ho has been openly infatuated with Augusta, who is twenty years old. Antonio Lentsch, widow of the suicide, says th-1 on several occasions her husband las told her she should die and allow him to marry the younger woman. Four Injured in a Collision. In a head-on collision between two passengar trains on the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore & Ohio, near Glenwood, Pa., four persons were severely tart and ten or twelve sustained minor injuries: The road is single track at Glenwood where these trains usually pass, and the north-bound train, being twenty minutes late, was for some reason allowed to go past. The trains came together at Deck's Run, on a curve. The engineer and fireman on the north-bound train escaped injury by jumping. Philippine City Destroyed by Fire. Manila special: The city of ßinang, Island of Luzon, has been destroyed by fire. One hundred persons perished in the flames and 5.000 were rendered homeless, 'ibe loss is estimated kt $100,000. The government is furnishing shelter and food to the people made destitute by the fire. According to the census of 1S95 B inacg had a population of 8 Found Bich Vreaanre. A dispatch from Johannesburg sayst Mr. Kemp, & cousin of General Kemp, the Boer Commander, hs dficovered beyond Shelonken, in the nnthjrn Transvaal, the treasure removed fron Pretoria before the entry ol Field Marshal Koberts. The value of the treasure is estimated at $1,250,000, of which the government will receive half. American School Burned. Constantinople special : The American flohool for boys, at Erzerom, has been burned. It is believed the fire was starttd by accident. This is the second American School, at Erzerom, to be destroyed by lire, the institution for girls having tees burned, January 10. The los in that instance was attributed to inceniiaries. Bulgarians and Turk lent. Belgrade special: A telegram from Uskub reports a desperate fight between Bulgarians and Turks at Staraatow. The Bulgarian leader was among those killed. Two Men Killed by Explosion of Gas . An explosion of gas in an iron furnace of the Lafollette Coal and iron Company, at Lafollette, Tenn., resulted in the death -of two men and the fatal injury of. one ether. Explosion Kills Two. , An explosion of gas in an iron furnace of the Lafollette Coal and Iron Company, at Lafollette, Tenn., resulted in the death of two men and the fatal injury of aa ether. Forest Fire Causes $200,000 Loss. News from Barrow, Wash., states that forest fires have destroyed the stamp mill of the Goat mine and all of th development improvements on the Whixtler mine in the Slate creek district. Tie fire swept up the creek for a distanc- el several miles. The property loss is estimated at $200,000. Trap Gun Shoots Dursrfar. Jim Streeter, a negro, was killed by a trap gun in the store of R. F. Lacey C; Son at Powderl'y, a suburb of Bim;-j-ham, Ala. The store has been bur;liized repeatedly during the lart f;77 xnnntha.

BOYCOTT riGIITWAD BEAUX. Twenty Girls Rljcn Appeal for Some Itoturn for Favors Shown. "Tightwad Beaux" is the caption of a proclamation signed by twenty young women of Logansport, Ind., and to be published by them, in which they protest against the selfishness of the young men of the town. The petition says: "This is a complaint from representative girls of Logansport, who cry for relief from a condition which has prevailed since Logansport was founded. We refr to the utter selfishness of the city's young men. They are content to sit around our homes, allowing us to fan them, sing or play for them. They eat our 'fudje and bestow the blessing of their company upon us. But when anything comes up involving the expenditure of money it's a different matter. If smiles cost the young men anything they would not be so generous even with them. Such a thing as taking a girl buggy riding or to a theater, or sending her sweets, flowers, books or music is unknown. The boys in other Indiana towns are not this way. We are tired of it, and wish to say so in plain English. A hint usually suffices. 'Boys, get busy. " Tbe original twenty signers of the appeal announce their intention of crusading against the close fisted swains and effecting a boycott of stingy beaux as soon as their numbers are sufficiently augmented to make the step effective. REUNION ENDS LONG MYSTERY. Brother, Acquitted 20 Years Ago of Murder, Finds Supposed Victim. Edward Van Lieu of Grand Rapids, Mich., agent of the Chicago Automatic Brake Company, and Cornelius S. Van Lieu of Pasadena, Cal., brothers, met by accident in Granl , Rapids Monday, after twenty years separation. The meeting cleared up a long mystery in the disappearance of Cornelius, which caused the trial of Edward on a charge of murder. The brothers lived at Vernon Center, Oneida county. New York, and one night in a tavern had a quarrel and fight. Cornelius left that night for the West without informing evr.u his mother. Edward was soon afterward arrested, the theory of the prosecution being that he killed his brother and concealed the remains. Edward claimed self-defense, and believed that his brother, dazed from a blow, had fallen into the river and perished. The first trial resulted in a disagreement of the jury and the second in acquittal. After the reunion the brothers telegraphed their mother, who is still living in Oneida county, and also the Oneida county officers, and will leave soon for their old home.

BLOW UP RESERVOIR GATES. Precautions at St. Mary's O., to Prevent Flood People Excited. Before daybreak Tuesday the gates at the head of St. Marys reservoir at St. Mary's, Ohio,' were blown up by dynamite. The report of the explosion was heard for miles. The buildings in the city were shaken and some windows were broken. Intense excitement prevails bot every precaution has been taken to prevent a flood. There are many who consider the reservoir a menace to surrounding farm?. Kills Wife with Hatchet. Charles V. Sherman, aged 31, killed his wife at their home in Hamilton, 0., and then cut his own throat. lie will recover. Sherman quarreled with his wife because she wanted to take a position as telegraph operator. In his ungovernable rage he struck her with a hatchet, crushing her skull. In a statement to the police he said jealousy was the cause. Armour Glue Plant Burns. A fire which started in the glue plant of Armour & Co., in the stock yards district of .Chicago, destroyed property worth about $100.000. Lime "working" in the vat is thought to have started the fire, and so quickly did the flames spread that before they were under control the three-story brick building was in ruins. Mexican Dollars Flee Isles. American money rapidly is driving all Mexicun dollars out of the Philippines, according to a ietter received from Henry C. Ide, secretary of finance and justice at Manila. Mr. Ide says the old currency amounting to $40,000,000 has been largely brought into the insular treasury for recoinage or the Mexican has been exported. Picnic Is 8 wept by Tor lado. Three persons lost their lives and several others were injured in a tornado that swept through Chautauqua county, N. Y. Parkhurst's Grove, where the Stocktown town picnic was being held, was directly in the path of the storm. Five thousand people were on the groinds when the windstorm swept through the place. Will Start as Open Shops. The Macbeth-Evans Company, which operates four large lamp chimney factories in Marion and El wood, Ind., Toledo, Ohio, and Charleroi, Pa., has notified all its employes that the factories will resume operations and will be conducted as open shops, unions not to be recognized. Ohio Bank Fails. On application of Frank B. Reed, the cashier, the German-American Bank, the oldest financial institution in Sidney, O., was placed In the hands of a receiver. The bank has a capital stock of $73,000. The liabilities are estimated kt $250,000 and the assets at $200,000. Killed by Iiis Young Son. Harry MiUer, 17, shot and Instauxly killed his father, John Wr. Miller, 50, at their home eight miles northeast of Easton, Ohio. The tragedy resulted from a quarrel between the elder Miller and his wife, in which the former had threatened to kill the latter. Quarrel Has Fatal End. Lyman Kimbel, aged 60, and Albert Stagle, age 50, farmers living near South Charleston, Ohio, quarreled about a fence. Kimbel is dead and Stazle if in jail. He admits beating Kimbel on the head with a brick, but asserts selfdefense. ' Tries to Blind ßentry. Private Costello of Company I, Ninth Infantry, threw a quantity of pepper in a sentry's eyes at the post at Watertown, N. Y., and attempted to escape. The sentry fired, the bullet taking effect in the back. Costello will die. Galveston Sea Wall Dedicated. Galveston, Texas, on Monday dedicated the great sea wall which is expected to protect the city from a recurrence of the flood of four years ago. The structure took a year and a half to build and cost $1,200.000. , Wild Stampede in Asuncion. The panic at Asuncion, Paraguay, is indescribable. Foreigners in all parts of Paraguay are leaving under the protection of the diplomatic corps. The belief is growing that the government must yield. Dronght Is Relieved. The" weekly crop report says abundant rains have relieved the drought in parts cf the central valleys and corn has made gsod progress. Favor Separate Ccaools. Ti.3 Kansas association of citks cf ths Crrt tnd cend class has a:;tcl a r;

olution In favor of maintaining separate schools for negro and white pupils. The resolution stated that the race question had grown so serious in Kansas as to make some action necessary.

RENEW SMASHING CRUSADE. Women of Cuba, Kan., with Hatchet Put Four Saloons Out of Busines. Four joints, or illicit, saloons, were wrecked by women in Cuba, Kan., and much liquor destroyed. Mrs. O. E. Fites and Mrs. William McDonald, wives of prominent business men, armed with hatchets, first entered without warning the place run by Ben Hull. Without ceremony they began to smash everything in sight and soon they had demolished bar and fixtures and broken every bottle and opened every keg to be found. Later they were joined by twenty-five other women, and the entire party raided the other four joints in Cuba. The stocks and fixtures at each place were destroyed. Finally the women spilled into the street a great quantity of keg beer that had be.cn confiscated and stored in the city jail. EDDY VAT BREAKS JAIL. Confederates Climb Prison Walls and Saw Through Bars of Cell. Eddie Fay, who was in jail in Janesville. Wis., awaiting trial on a'charge of robbing the Superior (Wis.) postoffice of $14.000 in stamps and money, and for Chicago robberies, made a sensational escape from his cell some, time' during Thursday night. Fay was assisted by outsiders, who climbed to the second story outside his cell and sawed through j the heavy iron bar, enabling him to effect j his escape. Two others who were charged with complicity in the robbery are ! Charles Flaherty, now in jail at Fort Leavenworth, and Ed Flaherty, who made his escape from the Madison jaiL Fay is said to be in Chico. He la wanted there for several jobs. VICTIM OF DYNAMITE PLOT. Hotel Demolished and Proprietor Narrowly Escapes Death. The Avenue hotel at Elmira Heights, N. Y., was practically demolished by dynamit i and the explosion shook the city from center to circumference. The explosive was placed against the hotel under the window of the proprietor, Pearl Scott, who was in his bedroom. A hole ten feet wide was blown through the building, but Scott escaped injury. A stone building in the rear was demolished and windows were shattered in all directions. There is no clew to the perpetrator. s i KILL HERD OF 1,000 SHEEP. Horsemen Keep Up Fusillade for Two Hours, Destroying All Animals. More than 1,000 thoroughbred sheep belonging to Morrow & Keenan of Willow Creek,, were killed at Little Summit Prairie, forty miles east of Princeville, Oregon. While the herder was alone about twenty horsemen, with faces blackened, emerged from the timber and commanded him to throw up his hands. A fusillade with Winchesters was begun by the mob and lasted nearly two hours, by which time the entire baud had been killed or scattered. x STRIKERS STONE A FUNERAL,. Attack Is Made to Show Resentment Against Nonunion Carpenter. A mob of nearly 200 strikers and their sympathizers attacked a funeral proces sion In Omaha. Bricks were thrown at ,; the hearse, and a large force of deputies which was on hand was unable to quell the disturbance. The strikers took this means of showing ' their resentment against a carpenter who had remained at work in one of the packing plants, and ? whose child s body was in the hearse. Swear? Why Not? 8he Says. Miss Mcud Kocher, Who was fined 07 cents in Wilkesbarre, Pa., for two swear words, has decided to appear and test the right to freedom of speech in. her own home. She was arrested recently on complaint of Mrs. Pearl Hayes, who said that, in a quarrel at Miss Koch er' s house the young woman swore at her twice. Says Husband Slew Child. Alfred Boister, colored, aged 72, is in jail at Niobrara, Neb., charged with mur- ! dering his child with a saw last month. ' His wife alleges he killed the child and buried it and says she has been afraid t'j reveal the facts because he had threat-, encd to murder her if she did. Held Back by Labor Troubles. Weekly trade reviews report a confident tone in business, with an active country demand and satisfactory distribution of merchandise.. Labor controversies prevent improvement in manufacturing. Mrs. James H. McVicker Dead. Mrs. James H. McVicker, widow of the late manager of McVicker'a theater in Chicago, and for many years after her ' husband's death in charge of the play house, died in Pasadena, Cal. Marshall Field Pays Most Taxes. The largest individual taxpayer in the ; United States is said to be Marshall Field of Chicago, whose Cook county assessment this year reaches a total of $40,000,000. . Velvet" Paper Money Loses. After most exhaustive experiments with a process to make paper money or velvety softness, treasury officials in Washington have decided to retain the method producing the "crisp" variety. Hail Loss in Northwest Larfrsl Otto C Tollefson, secretary of the Northwestern Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Minneapolis, says that hail already has caused $L 100,000 damage to crops in the two Dakotas and Minnesota. Japan States Her Intention. Japan has addressed a note to the powers informing them that unless Rus- ! sia forthwith disarms her warships in j Shanghai Japan will be forced to take steps to protect ner interests. War on Im pur. Food Imports. The war o. impure food imports is to be extended by the Washington authori-! ties, who will place chemists at the prin- i cipal ports as an additional safeguard. Large Wheat Crop in Canada. The Canadian wheat crop is declared to be in no danger from rust and estimates place the yield of he harvest at nearly 100,000,000 bushels. Puts Force on Short Time. The Reading company posted notices that empkr-s in the locomotive and car shops wiH-'vork eight hours a day and' five days a week Fum'ture Factory Burns. The furuiure factory controlled by the Canada Furniture Syndicate at Waterloo, Ont, was completely destroyed ty fire; loss., $125,000. Drown in Adirondack. . Adele Sturtevant and James A. Sturtevant of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Harris EL Sturtevant of Rome, N. Y., were drowned in the Arirondacks. CII Landmark Dtitroyed. Fire has destroyed the Benjamin Schenci hcieL-tead, one cf the oldest ho::3 cn Lccj Islanl, built a nula freu Czz--3 I--l 13 years ao.

During the past week the great struggle in the central theater of tbe Russo-Japanese war seemed to have begun. General Kouropatkin noted that the Japanese pickets -were perniciously active, especially at Llandiansian, Llandiansian is about twentyfive miles southeast of Liaoyang, on the main road to Fengwangcheng. It waa said to bo the key to Liaoyang. But this may be taken with a grain of salt. The war correspondents, despairing of news, are falling back on strategical hypotheses and denoting aknost every little village in Manchuria as- a "key." During the night the Japanese threw up breastworks southeast of Llandiansian, and in the morning began the bombardment They had not taken the place at the point where Kouropatkin's report suddenly breaks off. They probably have taken the position by this time, slnco they were attacking with two divisions. The Russians suffered more naval reverses during the week. On Saturday, the Novik was seen in a harbor of Sakhailen Island. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon the Japanese cruiser Tsushima bore in toward the harbor. The Novik was coming out The Tsushima was- careful to keep broadside on to the Russian ship, so cvs to deliver the full efTect of tho first volley. Had It been bows on its rear and side guns would have been rcasked. The fighting lasted forty-five minutes, when the Novik retired. A Russian hell hit the water, ricocheted, and struck the Jap cruiser over its coal bunker, straining its plates. It began

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ETSESilAN AND AXTESIIAN F0ÜTS, CAPTURED BY JAPANESE. Etseshan fort, captured by the Japanese, is one of the principal defensive works northweät of Port Arthur. It surmounts a hill 4G5 feet in height, and is about two miles from what is called the new city, located on the northern shore of West Port. This new city is principally occapied by Russians. Another fort that the Japanese captured is called Anttshan, and stands about a mile north of Etseshan. The latter is considered to be the key to Port Arthur. In the war of 1894 Etseshan was captured by the brigade of Gen. Nishi, who is now fighting at Port Arthur.

to leak, and at 5:30 the ships, pulled a.part. The next morning the cruiser CShitose sailed up to the harbor and found the Novik aground, listed over. The Chitose leisurely threw a few hells Into the Muscovite ship, then bombarded the town behind, and sailed away. Thereal work had already been done by the Tsushima. Sakhalien Ls situated inunediately north of Yezo, the northernmost Japanese island. The Japanese formerly owned and occupied the southern portion of Sakhalien, but were Induced or compelled to relinquish It by Russia some thirty yeers ago. The Island is barren and desolate, but is supposed to contain minerals of not inconsiderable value. If Japan wins 'in the war ßhe will probably take Sakhalien back again. On Tuesday, the battleship Sevastopol, already crippled by Togo in the previous fight, struck a mine in Port Arthur waters. Its fore part filled with water and its bow became submerged. It was "towed to the inner harbor. A month ago such an event would have been set down as a fearful Russian calamity, but the Rusisian fleet is so badly demoralized and crippled already that ; a little additional damage does not seem exciting news. On the day after the Sevastopol misfortune, two Russian destroyers, cockchafering around, struck mines. One sunk immediately. The other with difficulty was towed back to port. General Stoessel ans-wered that he would not surrender. Three days later the Japanese began what they hoped would be the final assault on Port Arthur. All through Saturday, Sunday,' and Monday they threw their soldiers as they would throw Iron splinters of canisters at the steep rock sides of the fort capped hills. But the Nipponese effort was vain. Port Arthur Füll stood. Then the onset slackened. Even the Japanese could not persevere in that military operation. They are reckless uoldlers, when 'Dai Nippon Banzai" is c creamed. The first law of nature Is altered with them. They löse the Instinct of self-preservation, But agahast Stoessel, fat, heavy, profane Btoessel, who wears out many horses with his all day riding, they could not prevail. The Japanese, however, were not absolutely defeated. Upon the red map of the Kwangtung peninsula, the brown line has pressed the gray line further southward, and both are more contracted. The Japanese have 0 secured a footing on the inner line of forts at Peiyushan and Etseshan. To th north they hold Palischwang; to the east, Takushan. From these positions they can pour in a converging Cre on the eastern defenses. The phrase "Port Artnur' no" longer means the town of. that name which formerly existed. That town has been "wiped out The houses are, leveled, the streets uprooted, the decks and TTharves- are formless, the harbor Is filled with crippled or sunken ships, tha banks are closed. Port Arthur row means the chain of hills surmounted with forts. Under the forta caves hare been ma d3 for tha eolilcra t3 live lx

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The Japanese base is Dalny. The Japanese towns are being stripped of their heavy gins, because no Russian fleet can now menace the Mikado's cities. These guns have been brought to Port Arthur and mounted on hills, w hence they keep up an unceasing fire. The great drama of the war is Port Arthur. The great protagonist is Stoessel. The play is a tragedy with many acts. ; TRAGIC STORY OF NAVAL DESTRUCTION IN EPITOME. Russian Naval Losses. NOVIK (cruiser), beached in a sinking condition Aug. 21 at Korsakovsk, Island of Sakhalien, after a battle with two Japanese cruisers. RURIK (cruiser), sunk Aug. 14, in a "'fight with Kamimura's squadron. FETROPAVLOVSK (battleship), blown up at Port Arthur April 13, Admiral Makaroff and 700 others perishing. CZAREVITCH (battleship), severely damaged in the fight of Aug. 10, Admiral Withoft and 220 others being killed; vessel now at Tsingchou and dismantled. BOYARIN (cruiser), reported sunk near Dalny, Feb. 14. VARIAG (cruiser), blown up by the Russians at Chemulpo Feb. 9, to prevent its capture by the Japanese. MANDCHTJR (gunboat), dismantled at Shanghai Feb. 10 to prevent capture by the Japanese. YEXESEI, sunk by a mine at Dalny Feb. 11. SIVOUTCn (gunboat), scrttled at Newchwang Aug. 1 to prevent its falling into the hands of the Japanese. KORJ.ETZ (gunboat), blown up at Chemulo Feb. 9 to prevent its being captured. BOGATYR (cruiser), badly damaged by running aground at Vladivostok May 19; reported on May 22 to have been blown up, but is known to be In dry dock. ASKOLD (cruiser), bidly damaged in fight of Aug. 10, docked at Shanghai for repairs. ROSSIA (cruiser), badly damaged La fight of Aug. 14; now at Vladivostok. GROMOBOI (cruiser), suffered severely in the battle of Aug. 14; is at Vladivostok. RIESHITELNI (destroyer), forcibly v taken from Chefoo Aug. 11 by the Japanese. GIOZOVOI (torpedo boat), now at Shanghai, may be dismantled. VNUSII1TELNY (destroyer), driven ashore in Pigeon Bay Feb. 14. STERUGUTSCHI (destroyer), reported sunk off Port Arthur March 10. SKORI (destroyer), blown up by a mine March 16. STRASHNI (destroyer), sunk In a fight east of Port Arthur April 13. Two torpedo boats sunk off Wei-Hai-TrrVi after battle of Aig. 10. Gunboat sunk by a mine near Port Arthur Aug. 18. Japanese Naval Losses. HATSÜSE (battleship), sunk by a mine near Dalny May 15. YOSIIINO (cruiser), sunk by being rammed by the cruiser Kasuga off Part Arthur May 15.MIYAKA (cruiser), sunk by a mine in Kerr Bay May 13. KAI M ON (gunboat), sunk by a mine hi Talienwan Bay July 5. Five transports sunk by the Vladivostok raiders. Sixteen vessels sunk at various times with the object of "bottling up" Port Arthur. War News in Brief. The report Is current in Tokio that Gen. Kuroki has seized and cut the nilroad south of Mukden. ,' Refugees from Port Arthur who hart reached Chefoo report that Gen. Stoesael now has only 15,000 effective men. Gen. Sakharoff reports to St. Petersburg that the total Russian losses at Liaoyang are estimated at 1,500 men. The Russians were forced to abandon Anshanshan, Anping and Tsegow, outer defenses of Liaoyang, after four days of desperate fighting. Japan addressed a note to the powers informing them that unless Russia forthwith disarmed her warships in Shanghai Japan would be forced to take steps to protect her interests. French officials, fearing that Japan's victory over Russia would give her a dangerous predominance in the far East, urge that France, Great Britain and the United States join to avert it. Gen. Kiropatkin reports that the Japanese hav advanced on Llandiansian, one of the principal defenses of Liaoyang, and Tantziaputzy, which lies between Liandiansian and Anping. The Japanese are now in possession of all the Outer defenses and some of the inner line of forts at Port Arthur. Only the citadel itself, the forts on Golden Ilhl. on the Tiger's Tail and on LiaoTishan mountain remain in possession of the Russians. The Japanese Sunday were within one mile of Port Arthur City and were holding the position at Chaochangkao with their main body. Two breach in the defenses have been made, according to Chefoo reports, and the frontal attack on the outer forts has been abandoned, with a view cf ea trsaalt from the r:'.

HILL WILL QUIT POLITICS. Makes the Announcement on Eve of Sixty-first Birthday. David Bennett Hill on the eve of his sixty-first birthday, announced his intention of retiring from politics Jan. 1, 1005, regardless of the result of the national or State election. With the passing of Hill goes the leadership of the Democratic party in New York State, which has been held by him for twenty years. Not only will he relinquish the active leadership, but he declares that in the event' of Democratic success this fall, he will not accept any position under the national or State administration, nor will he again be a candidate for any office. Mr. Hill called some of his friends together the other night for the purpose of making his announcement, which was

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a great surprise. He explained that he had Intended to retire and make formal declaration to that effect on his sixtieth birthday, but had been persuaded to stay at the helm until after the next presidential campaign. He felt, he said, that he had performed sufficient service for the party to be released from further active duty, and that it was his desire henceforth to devote more time to his personal affairs and professional duties than has been afforded through his connection with politics. Following is an epitome of David B. Hill's career: 1871-2 Member of the New York Assembly. 1SS0-81 Member of the Board of Aldermen of the city of Elmira. 1852- 3 Mayor of the city of Elmira. 1853- 5 Lieutenant Governor of New York. 18S5-01 Governor of New York. 1891-97 Member for New York of the United States Senate. 1S94 Candidate for Governor of New York State; defeated by Levi P. Morton. THE BIGGEST MAJORITY. Political Race in Which Pennsylvania at Present Leads Texas. In 1SC8, at the first national election after the close of the Civil War, the Republicans carried Pennsylvania by 28,000 majority, and Kentucky, then the strongest of the Democratic States, gave a majority of 70,000. Texas had not been readmitted to the Union, its reconstruction not being complete. In the succeeding presidential election, that of 1872, Pennsylvania rolled up a majority monumental for that period, of 135,000 for the Republicans, and Texas went Democratic by 1G.000. In 1870 Texas gave 00,000 Democratic majority; Pennsylvania went Republican by 1S.000. In 1SS0 the Republican majority in Pennsylvania was 37,000; the Democratic majority iu Texas was 98,000. Texas leading all other States in majority. In 1S84 Pennsylvania gave 81,000 Republican majority and Texas 132,000 Democratic Texas still further ahead. In 1SS8 Pennsylvania gave 80.000 Republican majority and Texas 140,000 Democratic Texas still further ahead. In 1892 Pennsylvania gave 03,000 Republican and Texas 140,000 Democratic majority. In 189G Pennsylvania shot ahead with 295,000 Republican majority, but Texas was not very far behind with 202,000 majority for the Democrats. In 1900 the Republicans carried Pennsylvania by 2S8.000 arid the Democrats carried Texas by 140,000 Pennsylvania far in the lead. Of these two States, one intensely Republican and the other overwhelmingly Democratic, the two parties are likely to depend this year for their banner majorities; and under existing conditions it is not thought probable that the Democratic majority in Texas will fall below 200,000, whatever may be the result In Pennsylvania. NAVY NEEDS MEN. Not Enough Officers and Sailors to Man American War Vessels. Secretary Paul Morton will require all of the genius with which he is accredited if he is to dispose of all of the serious problems that will come up within the net few months without any essential decrease in the efficacy of the navy. Because of the rate at which the navy ia growing the old question of r "hortage of officers has presented itself in much more aggravated form than ever before. With it is the new problem of a shortage of men, which is complicated by the danger, due to a ruling from the Comptroller of the Treasury, that it may be impossible to recruit the enlisted force up to the number required to man the ships. .There is a grave danger that within the next three or four months several warships which are In no need of repairs may have to be put out of commission for no other reason than that officers and men cannot be provided for them. There is not a ship in the American navy- that is not short of officers One of the firsl messages the President will send to Congress will be an urgent request that the limit of the enlisted force in the navy be Increased, and that nw regulations for the enlistment of men be provided. In a Prairie Schooner. Rev. J. W. Harrison of New York, aged 67, recently passed through Alliance, Ohio, on his way home from the West He is traveling in a prairie schooner and is accompanied by his wife. Together, they, have journeyed hundreds of miles, in his effort to regain his health. When Rev. Mr. Harrison's health began failing in New York a year ago, Iiis physicians advised out-door life. Tyheir, former home was Atlanta and they decided to make the journey to that city. They equipped a wagon with a complete cooking and sleeping outfit, light enough for only one , horse, and left New York in September, reaching the Georgia city in March. There they remained several weeks. The aged minister conducts religious services in the towns and cities through which they pass. He feels that taking up a collection is equivalent to begging, so he does not ask anything. Telegraphic Brevities. The department store of J. W. Tfcjns at Marysville, Ohio, burned; loss $50,000, partly insured. Gov. White of North Dakota appointed Edward Engrud of Fargo to be supreme judge, to succeed the late Judge John IL Cochran?, who died tiiizzlj JulyO.

The latest advices received by the International Mercantile Agen Nsv York. cy show that there has been little change in business conditions during the week except in districts especially affected by reports of crop damage and disturbance incident to the cut In steel prices. Business on the whole-shows up well, and in most retail lines is fully holding its own. In certain sections of the West trade has been decidedly stimulated, with Improved distribution and a generally hopeful feeling. Commercial centers are beginning to feel the Impetus of summer travel, and buyers are flocking to distributing points, disposed to buy liberally, although with marked discrimination. This Is a good sign and shows that replenishment this year wiil be conducted along conservative lines. More seasonable weather throughout the Southwest has led to better results In many lines, especially in dry goods and various . branches of apparel. Boot and shoe orders are in better volume, and jobbers in hats and caps are forcing factories to work overtime to keep up with current business. This improvement has extended to the clothing Industry, the outlook for which in some sections was reported uncertain a week ago. Less stock than usual Is believed to have been carried over in many lines, owing to the known conservatism of prominent dealers. Their experience last winter led to the greater care exercised this year in avoiding the "overstocking evil" with spring and summer goods. The Kansas City and St. Louis districts report another week of activ business, with steady improvement in many lines and generally expanding trade. The latter section especially is feeling the stimulus of increased trade from the World's Fair visitors, whose purchases are swelling the volume of ordinary business to abnormal proportions. R. G. Dun & Co's weekly review of Chicago trade says: Chlcam Business developments hare not rrn evenly, although taken as a whole there is Indication of progress toward further activity. The agricultural situation is not yet clearly deSned, and conflicting reports as to present condition of growing crops, while unsettling recent estimates, cannot be seriously entertained until corroborated. It appears highly probable that there will be a diminished surplus of wheat available for export, but thero is no just apprehension as to a great corn yield. Prices of the three leading breadstuils now average one-fifth more than a year ago, wheat alone being 29 cents higher. Speculation in the latter cereal has created its highest quotation in 6ome years, but Its altitude discourages buying and Invites violent reaction. A more healthy feature is found in provisions and live stock, both exhibiting recovery from the late depression in values. Current dealings In the manufacturing and distributive channels reflect wider demand. Cutting of list prices may be followed by increased orders for wire and nails, but more satisfaction is derived by local producers in the new commitments closed in Iron and steel, which reached a large tonnage In structural material, rails and pipe. Wholesale transactions were stimulated by augmented numbers of interior merchants, who selected freely in staple lines for fall consumption. Purchases made indicate that there has been little carrying over of old stock. Local buyers also added satisfactorily to the demand, and the volume of sales made a favorable showing in general dry goods, men's furnishings and footwear. Demand disclosed a rising tendency in clothing, silks and cotton goods, and notwithstanding smaller city needs, sales were large In groceries and canned goods on heavier country requirements. Retail trade maintained a fair level, with a better tone In the fashionable goods. Mercantile collections were prompt on the outside, but a trifle slower on city bills, and defaults decreased. Grain shipments, 3,291,993 bushels, fell behind last week's and 13.2 per cent under a year ago. Cash operations were rather light in flour and wheat, but the coarse grains experienced strong demand. Compared with the closing a week ago corn and oats values show no change, but wheat gained Si cents a bushel. Receipts of live stock, 248,774 head, are closer to the normal. Trices closed 10 cents lower for sheep, but gained 25 cents a hundredweight in both choice beeves and hogs. Bank clearings, $118,159,415, are SJ3 per cent over those of same week bist fear. Chicago Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.95; hogs, shipping grades, $4.00 to $5.00; sheep, fair to choice, $2.75 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.05 to $1.07; corn, No. 2, T2c to 53c; oats, standard, S2c to S3c: rye, No. 2. 7Gc to 71c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $13.50; prairie, $0.00 to $10.00; butter, choice creamery, 10c to 18c; eggs, fresh, 14c to 10c; potatoes, 47c to 52c. "'' St. Louis Crttie. $1.50 to $5.35; hogs, $4.00 to $5.43 : sheep. $3.00 to $3.75; wheat,No. 2, $1.00 to $1.07; corn. No. 2. 51c to 52c; oat?. No. 2, 32c to 33c; rye, No. 2, 70c to 71c. Cincinnati Cattle. $4.00 to $5.00; hogs, $4.00 to. $5.C0; sheep, $2.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.09 to $L10; corn, No. 2 mixed. 55c to 50c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 33c to Sic; rje. No. 2. 72c to oC. DetroitCattle, $3.50 to $3.50; h.$4.00 to $5.00; sheep, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2, $1.10 to $1.31; corn, No. 3 yelLiw, 57c to 5Sc; oats. No. 3 white, S3c to 31c; rye, No. 2, 77c to 7Sc. Toledo W!heat, No. 2 mixed, $1.11 to $1.15; com, No. 2 mixei 5Gc to 53c; oats. No; 2 mixed, C3c to Z4c; rye. No, 2, 74c to 7Cc; clover seed, prime, $7.0.