The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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LIKE A VAST MACHINE
Four Men Know All Tht PUn And
Smallest Movements.
BY SECRET SERVICE SYSTEM.
Dete of Final Attnrk " l'or«
IUi I. nc Since llcrn rued "The
Attack Took Piece • Arrenged"
Will llee.l tlie Ne««
Nagasaki, June 21.-There arc four
men in Japan who know everything'
about the progress of the war, and
they know everything, not only about
the'tnovi-n ts lino plan ■ of ill ' Japan-
ese forces, but the -ni.il•>-it inoveu -
of the Russian force also.
These men tre the eoipcror, Marquis
Oyama (cliief of the general htufT.)
Huron Kodama (subehief of the staff,)
ami Marquis Yamajjata, who is ex-
pected shortly to take the supreme
command of the forces at the front.
These four personages, with the
principal commanders on active ser-
vice, arc "running''the war, and every
detail is known to them. Hut not a
syllable of their information beyond
what they desire to be known ever
leaks out.
To them the exact disposition of
every regiment almost of every com-
pany—and of every ship, down to the
smallest gunboat, is known from day j
ZACH MULHALL IN JAIL.
Shot Three Men at The Will Weil
Shew I* SI. LouU.
St. Louis, June -0. Zaelt Mulhall,
live stock a Rent of the St. Ixiui* ami
Sail Francisco rail road, Saturday night
shot three men in front of the entrance
of the Wild West show on the Tike at
the World's Fair. One of them, an
innoccnt bystander, named hrnest
Morgan, is believed to have been fa-
tally wounded, lie was shot in the
abdomen. The other men are 1' rank
Reed, boss hostler of the Wild West
show, and Johnny Mtirrah, one of the
cowboys. The doctors say Morgan
will die. The shooting was the cul-
mination of trouble Ix-twcen Mulhall
and Heed over the question of author-
ity. There had been trouble some
time between Mulhall and Kecd. 1 he
latter says that it was because Mul-
hall tried to run things, although he
was only an employe like Reed. Mul-
hall uin tin-own in jail and refused
bail.
EXCURSION STEAMER GENERAL CLOCUM.
(Vessel Burned in He!l Cats, East River, With Great Lota of Lif«.)
to <la\\
Thn .Ji«|i iic*e Tr*niport*.
Tokio, June 20.—Details in connec-
tion with the sinking of the Japanese
transport Hitachi, by Russian war-
ships are bein^ furnished by survivors.
The Russians followed autl opened a
heavy lire, directed about the water
line, with the evident intention of de-
stroying the troops on board. The tire
was terrific and in a few minutes the
decks were covered with corpses and a
wush with blood, one shell which
struck the engine room, killing two
hundred men. Captain Campbell, the
English master of the transport,
jumped overboard and is missing. 1 he
engineer was killed on the
New York June 17.—The three- in Manhattan. Some came ashore still
decked excursion steamer General Sin- aliv,. Many of these died but others
cum. burned to the water's edge, off will recover. At a late hour divers
North Brother island, cast liver, at were still busy taking bodies from the
the entrance to Long Island Sound, hold of the steamer which they said
resulting in the death through burn- was choked with the remains of human
ing o. drowning of at least <W0 per- beings, while the bodies of scores who
>ns, mostly women and children, leaped or were thrown
Four hundred and ninety-eigiil bodies have not been recovered.
were speedily recovered, and divers
were ut work taking bodies from the
hold of the steamer.
(Ireat preparations had been made
for the seventeenth annual excursion
of the Sunday school of SI. Marl;'-
lenna 11 Lutheran church.
The scene on the decks of the steam-
as she proceeded up the Hast ri
was one of merrymaking customary
bridge. The commander of the troop:
ordered the flag to be burned and
then killed himself. The second mate
committed suicide. Many of the troop
escaped in the boats.
liftman* In New York.
New York, June 21.—While visiting
friends in this city I)r. James Pardee
of Wichita and his wife were carried
The date of the final attack on Port ' out of a burning building unconscious
Arthur has long since been fixed, and , from suffocation. The couple were
it will probably be found, when the i unconscious when tire
official dispatches announce the taking ( the rooms, and were carried across the
of the fortress—no one has any doubt air shaft to the adjoining building.
All the plans are laid with mathe-
matical precision. Every move is |
carefully devised, every contingency j
foreseen, and nothing whatever is left
to chance. The whole scheme works j
like a vast machine, and any one of
these men but no other person in the
whole of Japan could say what will j
happen on any given day.
"How is it
which all Kur
excellence
service sy t - u.
many thousands of spies,
are everywhere, and ni
about its being taken-that ttiey will
begin with the words, "The attack took
place as arranged," just as Admiral
Togo has more than once prefaced his
dispatches.
lone?" is the question
>eans here are asking (
rTTfcTtWrtt! uic srerrr f
The army employs
These men
always in ,
touch with headquarters. They are j
among the Russian troops themselves,
and they swarm in Manchuria.
The Russians have captured a few of j
them, and hanged or shot them, but I
for every one disposed of there are a |
hundred volunteers. It is considered |
the most honorable work that can W i
intrusted to a man. The profession of
spy, or kancho, is always overcrowded.
J«p< Want to Com*.
Honolulu, June 10.—The Hawaiian
Shinpo, a Japanese newspaper pub-
lished here, says there are 3,500
WAR NEWS...
Jepanete Trent pert Side Sale W
Tewed lata Part.
RAISING THE STEAMER SUNGARI.
All Civilian* • Vlndlvoetoek Wnrned !•
Mall* Immediate Provlelen Inr Tlteir
FaiulIlM •• as to Avoid Sudden Tern-
porarjr Ki pulsion.
It was a spectacle of horror beyond
words to express—a great vessel ull in
flames, sweeping forward in the sun-
light, within siifht of the crowded city,
while her helpless, screaming hun-
dreds were roasted alive or swallowed
up in the waves women anil children
with their hair and clothing on fire;
r frightened mothers casting babesover-
n board or leaping with them to certain
h occasions. The ma-, of fl*gs death; wailing children and old men
fluttered in the June breezes, the trampled under foot or crowded over
bauds were playing and the children Into the water.
singing, dancing and waving New York
handkerchiefs and flags in answer to
the salutations of those on shore or
from passing steamers. Qener.1 Slocum. What the lUt of vic-
l'he lire is said to have broken out tims will total scarcely any one dares
ill the lunch room 011 the forward deck venture a guess, but whatever
through the overturning ol a pot of number may
grease. The wind was high.
June IS.—With unceas-
ing effort, search is going on for the
bodies of those who perished on the
the
Two hours and twenty live minutes
after the Bre was discovered the Slo-
cum sank. It is estimated thai three
were then nearly lno charred bodies
on her decks. Just aftr the steamer
be there is hardly
parallel in the history of disasters
where death came to so many in so
brief a time.
Police and health department officers
have placed the number at a tigure as
high as 1,OUO and more, but it would
sank the water near by was black with seem that the maximum fatality wil
bodies. not largely exceed 700.
For hours the bodies of the burned During the day 4! 0 bodies had passed
and the drowned drifted ashore on the through the morgue, and of these
island between 131st and loSth street more than 300 were identified.
Both the doctor and his wife were re-
vived.
A .Millionaire* (tank
Bristol, Tenn , Juno 21.—Kdward L.
Harper of New York, who figured i
the famous Cincinnati wheat deal
twenty years a;jo, and who has an iron
Va., where he was tnought to be
worth §3,000,000, has tiled a petition in
bankruptcy in the United Slates dis-
trict court at Abingdon, Va.
L'ollaime of Nmta.
Chicago, June 21.—Nearly 100 people
sunk in a struggling yelling mass
through splintered boards in a collapse
of a reserved section of seats during
the performance of a circus here. One
man, six women and two children
were seriously injured and scores more
were hurt.
THE BURNING BOAT DRIFTING DOWN THE RIVER.
l'ort Arthur l.ntrAnce Cleared.
London, June 21.—The entrance to
the harbor at Port Arthur has been
Japanese in the islands who want to j cleared of obstructions, is now open
i to California, but that they are nil
able to secure passage on the regular
liners to the coast. They are trying
to charter a steamer in San Francisco
to come and get them.
Injunction Itefunoil.
Cincinnati, O., June 21.—Judge Lit-
tleford held that blacklisting could
not be remedied or prevented by in-
junction. He refused to restrain the
proprietor from blacklisting men of
the Cab Driver* and llackmen's union, I
who have > • \ \ t « n fit st riUc
IVorat Storm In Oecad*.
Santiago, de Cuba, June 18.—The
worst storm in ten years which con-
tinued for four <lays and nights, cul-
minated in fourteen inches of rain,
which fell in five hours, accompanied
by a hurricane. The lower village of
El Cobre has been destroyed. Forty-
five persons are known to be dead and
scores are missing. A relief train
bringing mail and passengers was
wrecked at Moron. The fireman and
mail agent were killed and two of the
employes were injured.
Iloliber* iiet Mfl.OOO,
Butte, Mont, June 20.—The men
who held up the North Coast Limited
near Hearmonth secured $<i. ,000 from
the Northern Pacific Express com-
pany's safe, which they dynamited.
Hewaril ef 92.000 Por Each
Helena, Mont, June 20.—11. E. Pal-
mer, superintendent of the Rocky
Mountain division of the Northern
Pacific, has offered $2,000 reward for
the capture and conviction of each of
the robbers who held up the North
Coast Limited train at Hearmouth.
I'tailing Mill Flra.
Rat Portage, Ont., June 21.—The
planing mill of the Rat Portage Lum
ber company and 13 dwellings were
destroyed by fire. Loss $100,000.
Ladj Rifle Shot Win* Cap
New York, June 20.—Miss Amelia
Zimmerman, daughter of Gus Zimraer
man, the champion rifle ahot, has won
a eupatthe national schuetzenfest at
Hoboken, N. J., by making a score of
ST out of ft possible 60 on the man's
target Mist Zimmerman had male
for the passage of ships in and out.
The Russian protected cruiser Novik
steamed out to sea and engaged with
vessels of the Japanese blockading
ficct.
Churl tie* Ami Correction*
Portland, Me., June 17. For the
third time in thirty years the National
Conference of Charities and Corrections
has come to New England to hold its
annual meeting. Fully 1,0)0 visitors
are expected, among them many from
the Pacific coast.
At I'enrl Harbor.
Honolulu, June 20.—Rear Admiral
Terry has received a letter from Secre-
tary of Navy Moody stating that work
is under way in the preparation of the
establishment of a naval station of
at Pearl Harbor.
F
v
Tliirrle.i s, €-tcb of sc^n
Wtv York noasnar.ft- •~M«f
London, June K). —The Japanese le
gation has received a dispatch from
Tokio announcing that 'he Russian
Vlndivostock squadron has been sight
ed off Okl island.
Tokio.—The steamer Ise has arrived
at KoUura, carrying more of the crew
and troops from the transport Sado.
The Sado Is safe and is being towed
into port by the lligo.
Shanghai.—As a result of the sink-
ing of Japanese transports by the
Russian VladWostocU squadron the
sailing of Japanese steamships for
Shanghai have been postponed indefi-
nitely.
Seoul. Korea.—The Japanese govern-
ment has commenced the work of
raising the steamer, Sungari, which
was destroyed at Chemulpo by the Rus-
sians at the beginning of hostilities.
An American named Koen is in charge
of the operation*.
Tokio.—It is probable that fog has
again saved the Vladivostock squad-
ron. Many rumors are extant of an
action at sea but they arc not con-
firmed.
St Petersburg. -The "Invalid-Russ"
points out that the Japanese had to
give up the attack of the Russian left
and, with all their reserves concen-
trated, only succeeded in crushing the
Russian right after a whole day's
fighting.
Vladivostock. — The commander of
the fortress, General l.avroff, has Is-
sued an order warning all civilians to
make immediate provision to send
their families into the interior, so as
to avoid premptory expulsion at a
moment of sudden necessity. There
are 3,<)00 women and children here.
l'oat.l Cars.
Chicago, June 20.—It lias been offi-
cially announced that, beginning with
July 1, the Santa Fe will use the full
sixty feet postal cars on their trains
17 ami 400. These will be employed
in place of the half cars heretofore in
use. This is done on account of the
Oklahoma business. The territory is
growing aud the mails carried there
are heavy. The Santa Fe penetrates
the central portion of Oklahoma and
carries a large share of the mail.
First Installment Paid.
St. Louis, June 20.—The Louisiana
Purchase exposition paid into the
United States sub treasury at St. Louis
$195,057.04, being the first payment on
the loan of Jl,uoo,noo made by con-
gress. This Bum was 40 per cent of
the receipts of the exposition from ad-
missions and concessions during the
first fifteen days of June, that being
the percentage required under the act
of congress.
A Merlons Problem.
Denver, June 18.—Supplying the
wives and children of the union mem-
bers in the Cripple Creek district with
provisions and taking care of deported
men arc serious problems before the
executive board of the Western Fed
cration of Miners. Whether the miners
win or lose in the present strike, the
board is determined that the wives
and little ones shall not suffer.
Owed Promotion to Pun.
Canon Melville, who died In England
recently. In his 92d year, owed his ear.
llest promotion to a pun. When the
late earl of Dudley, who knew Mr.
Melville sufficiently to remember that
his Christian name was "David." had
a living at his disposal, he received •
letter containing only the word*.
"Lord, remember David." The earl •
reply was no less terse and scriptural:
•Thou art the man!"
Even the unsuccessful anthor get*
his returns, provided he incloses post.
a?e t
Growth ef National Capitol.
When tho extension planned for the
natlon'a capltol at Washington hat
been made, the edifice. Including the
work* of art which It contains, will
have coat nearly $20,000,000. In 170$
the first building lot on which the cap-
itol stands cost $500. The cornerstone
was laid Sept. 8. 1793, with a speech
by President Washington, a military
procession and a barbecue.
'*
If you wish beautiful, clear, whito clothes
use Red Cross Ball lllue. Largo 2 < -
package, S coots.
Won Renown Early.
Landscer exhibited his first painting
at the Royal Academy when he was
13 years of age. Millais was but four
years older when his "PUzaro Seizing
the lnca of Peru" startled London and
now all Paris Is agog over the work
both In painting and sculpture of a
Polish boy, Thaddeus Styka.
Mr.. Wln.lnw'e Soothing Kyrnp.
For rhIUlrcn t*rthln*. ofWn« the guru, roducet In*
Bimmitluu, allaj'■ pain, cure* wind colic. 25c • bottle.
Preserving Cadaver*.
In rccent European experiments
corpses have been kept for a certain
time In a bath of chloride of calcium
heated to 123 degrees, then taken out
and steeped for twenty-four hours In
a cold solution of sulphate of sodium.
The bodies are transformed Into per-
fect mummies, which may be ke^t
lLdtanltely.
riy. mrmuf ntly cured. Wo flea or n.t.new — efter
ri IS lift J.T*. U". of fir. K lino'. Ilr**t H.r . HMtots
tsend for FKKK MS.OO trt l bijtljiMJeljil,
U. u. turn, Ltd.. m Arch street. l'bll«lelpk<*, Pa
Choosing the Right Moment.
When a man with Ideas complaint
that he is disregarded, as a crank, he
has probably failed to discover that
the habits of the world are largely as-
sumed as tho result of experience. It
Is enough to give utterance to new
Ideas In order that they may become
effective when they grow old. Only
once In a thousand times docs a man
hit upon the psychological moment If
a revolution. The world cannot bi
forced but at the right time It enthu
slastlcally follows an able leader.
No chromos or cheap premiums, butl
a better quality and one-thtrd mora|
of Defiance Starch for tho tame price
ot other starches.
V'
Wee l>> nn mil lug Stump..
Sigourney, Iowa, June 21.—While
lynamiting stumps on his farm, Sam-
uel Ilowen, living near Delta, was
instantly killed, his head being blown
off. He was investigating a belated
charge when it exploded.
Keil Cro.e Trouble* Adjneted.
Washington, June 20.—By the har-
monious action of the opposing fac-
tions of the American Red Cross
society in electing an entire new set of
officers it is lielieved that the troubles
of the society have been adjusted sat-
isfactorily.
New York, June M. The chief ofH- I Washington, Jnne 20.—A rigid in-
cer of tho General Slocum says that I vestigation of the tleneral Slocum
the use of now hose which burst in I disaster has been ordered by Secretary
many places as soon as the water was ] Cortelyou. of the department of com-
turned on the fire which destroyed the ; taoreo and labor.
steamer and sent 800 people to death, I Realizing the importance of having
was the cause of the disaster. exercised the greatest eare in the man-
St. Marks parish which furnished ngement of steamboats, especially ex-
nearly every victim, covers only ten cursion boats. Secretary Cortelyou, on
blocks. There is hardly a house in the ' May 23, of this year, issued a circular
parish that Is not one of mourning, j letter to the inspectors of steam ves-
The Lutheran church of the parish is sels, warning thcin to guard against
practically German, of a well to do'just such a disaster as that which oc
Roumanian Crnpe l.o.t
liucharest, Roumania, June 21. —
Two-thirds of the Roiimaniau wheat
and rye crops have already been lost
owing to the prolonged drouth and the
maize crop is In great danger.
Injunction DleeolT.il
Topeka, June 20.—In the district
court Judfe 11 a7.0ti dissolved the tem-
porary injunction against the Santa
Fe striking machinists, secured May 9.
The court held that there was no
cause for a further continuance of the
Injunction, as the strikers appeared
orderly and with no evil Intentions
agptlnst the company's property.
Drj Oooda Import..
New York, June 21.—Total Imports
of dry goods at this port for the week
WW* valued at $1,795,833
class.
Tho Ufncrnl SI.m hiu lrire.
New York, June 21. On the opening
of the fourth day after the disaster
MS bodies had been recovered, ami the
list of missing was about 330. There
were 53 victims in hospitals.
Hod lea funnel In * Hole.
New York, June 21. A diver for vic-
tims of the Slocum disaster found a
deep hole In tho bed of the river prac-
tically filled with bodies. Within an
hour he brought out s. He stated that
between thirty ami fifty bodies were
still in the hole.
Visit to Valley Forge
Philadelphia, June 21. — President
Roosevelt, who with Mrs. Roosevelt
spent 8unday with Attorney tieneral
Knox on his farm at Valley Forge,
visited the historical camp grounds of
General Washington.
Second Jepaneeo Loei.
Tokio, June 15. —The first day's aub-
aerlption to the second domestic loan
aggregated $43,000,000 In Tokio, Osaka
Mid Yekahotna alone, the emperor
■gain subscribing $10,000,400. The
total issue is 0,000,U00.
curred at New York.
For Xmtlouftl Convention.
Chicago, June 21.—The average hotel
usks from $15 to a day for a room
during the Republican convention
week. They are scarce at that price.
Many hotels are filled now and every
foot of space for the week is engaged
"Abeeot Treatment."
Chlllicothe, Mo.. June 17.—While her
father, Professor A. K. Hart, was tele-
phoning to Dr. Hunt, of Kansas City,
for •'absent treatment" his little 12>
year-old daughter, Mabel, died of
bowel trouble ami heart failure.
Ra.tlen Keport Not Confirmed.
t'heefoo, June 10.—A letter received
here from Llao Yang says that the
Russians are not downcast over recent
reverses. The Russians report that
the Japanese had suffered more severe
reverses north of Kin Chou has not
been confirmed.
Meal at Highest Prlre.
Chicago, June 31.- From 14 to 15
cents a pound, wholesale, la the price
set by the beef trust for prime beef.
It la the highest rate staoe the Civil
war aeoordlng to market men.
L |. Mine. Working.
Cripple Creek, Colo., June 15.—I'rae
tically all the large mines in this dis-
trict, which closed down after the
explosion at Independence in which
more than twenty non-union miners
were killed and injured, are working,
excepting the Portland mine. General
lleli declares that no memliers of the
Western federation of Miners will lie
permitted to remain in the camp and
that the Portland company conse
quently will lie forced to fall in line
with the policy of tho other mine
owners who organized to kill the
miners' federation.
rrleoa Potatoes la Vreebot.
Leavenworth, June 18.—The Mis-
souri river rose two and one-half feet
here in twenty-four hours, due to the
heavy rains in the north and the melt-
ing snow in the mountains. The high
water is spreading out and covering
the bottom lands In Platte county.
Several wheat fields arc partly sub
merged. The Island east of here and
Staiger island south of Leavenworth
Junction owned by the state, are al
most covered with water. The state
had planted the island in potatoes.
Jepaneeo Transports Hunk.
Tokio, June 18.—All doubt as to the
sinking of the transports Hitachi and
Sado by the Russians has been removed.
Three hundred and ninety-seven sur
vivors of the Hitachi arrlvod at Moji
and one hundred and flfty-three sur
vivors of the Sado have arrived at
Kokura. The survivors report that
the Sado and Hitachi were sunk by
torpedoes. The loea In Uvea is proba-
bly lean than 1,000. The transports,
however, had many hoctet and Urge
quantities ef tappllee on board.
How Webster Missed Being Pretiden'.J
Tho campaign of 1S40 had a draJ
matlc and unexpected esquel. Thur-I
low Weed, before the meeting of tha
Whig convention, sought out Webstcij
and urged him to take second place on
the ticket with Harrison, but tho sugl
gestion was rejected with scorn. An|
acceptance of Weed's advice woulJ
have made Webster president in little
more than a year.
Turbines and Superheated Steam
It is thought that the turbine n
prove especially efficient with the u
of superheated steam. Superheat
steam In the reciprocating engine
objectionable, owing to the difficult
presented by internal friction and
great wear caused to cylinders an
the valve liners. With the turbt
these difficulties are entirely elim
nated.
Fine Note Paper.
It Is not a pleasant thought that
brilliant white note paper which >
hand rests upon may have In It
fibers from the filthy garment of soc
Egyptian fellah after It has pas
through all the stages of decay un
It is saved by a rag picker from
gutter of an Egyptian town; and
It is a fact that hundreds of tons
Egyptian rags are exported every y
lntfi America to supply our pa
mills.
Strong Language.
Fredericksburg, lnd., June 20.—R
Enoch P. Stevens of this place u
strong language In speaking of Dod
Kidney Pills and he gives good
-ons for what be ssyt:
"I can't praise Dodd'a Kidney
too much," says Mr. Stevens. "T
have done me so much goed. I
troubled with my kldneyt so 1
that I had to get up two or three Hi
In the night and sometimes In
('ay when starting to the waterbo
the water would come from me bef
gottlng there. Two boxea of Do
Kidney Pill* cured me entirely.
"I have recommended Dodd'a
ney Pills to many people and
never yet heard of a failure. Do
Kidney Pills are the things for
ney disease and rheumatism."
Dodd's Kidney Pills alwayt
the kidneys. Oood kldneyt et
pure blood. Pure blood meant
health.
Reasonable Request.
At the door of a library rec
opened In Scotland there It tc I
found this intimation In large t
type: "Readera are requested nc
use bread and Jam at a bookma
Those Who Have Tried It
will use ne other. Defiance Cold
ter Starch hat no equal In Qua
or Quality—1< os. fer 10 cents. C
branda contain only 13 os.
Latest Criminal Defenee.
A new defense was sprung latf
•n English criminal trial. It
pleaded on behalf of the defei
that ha had oaee received an el
cal shook ot $.000 voRt. and tli
bad impaired bia mtrd
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