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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1904)
MUST STOP REPAIR POltMAF, KOTICIS SKHVKI) ON KUS SIANS AT SHANGHAI. K)HN BULL TAKING HAND CltlTISIl CONHOTj acts rem Tin: CUIMKSK TAOTA1. Onlcrn Work to Stop Crulsnr Atiol1 ii u (I tho DnMroyar Tliuo 1,1 Mlt KxplrcH Without Coiupllnuco. WASHINGTON, Consul Genera! 8ood now at Shanghai cabled the state department that the Chinese taotui of Shanghai, through the British consul, has odered that tho repairs to the Russian cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Urozvoi bo stopped. Tho order waa made through tho British consul bo txiuso of tho fact that repairs were bolng made by tho British Dock aompany at Shanghai. Acting Secretary of State Ado has cabled Minister Conger at Pek ing a request that the report as soon as possible the facts concerning the situation at Shanghai. A similar request has also been addressed to Consul General Goodnow at Shang hai, and Consul Genctal Fowler at Uhee Foo. Although no admission on that point is yet obtainable, it is beliCTCd that instructions hare neither boon sent or will be sent to Hoar Admiral Stirling to co-operate with the minister and tho consuls in the protection of American in terests in tho treaty ports. SHANGHAI. The iinal time limit allowed by the taotai of Shanghai for the Rusisan cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Groozvoi to disarm has passed without com pliance with his order. A meeting of tho foreign consuls was held this afternoon, but tho Russian consul general M. KlcimeolT, was absent and no delinito course of action was decided upon. Tho taotai has requested Sir Pel ham Warreu. the British consul gen eral, to order that the .repairs of the Askold be stopped. Tnc British consul general has taken no action us yet. Thero is a Japanese lleer outside ttio harbor awaiting developements. A visit to tho Askold shows that her hull is not in condition to go to sea. Tho ropalrs on the Russian cruiser's boilers and funnels have been rushed, but the replacing of damaged plates in her hull has been pursued in a desultory mariner. In view of the circumstances existing here certain prominent American llrms made a request upon American Consul General Goodnow for the protection of cargo and wharves near the Askold. This re quest was forwarded by Mr. Good now to Rear Admiral Stirling, in command of the American tleet there, who has tho matter UDder consideration. No uneasiness is felt by the foreign residents of Shanghai, but the Chin ese aro excited. Storm Wrought Great Damage. ST. PAUL, Minn. Two million live hundred thousand is a summary of the damage wrought by Satur day's tornado in various sections of Minnesota. In addition to the fatally injured nearly two hundred persons sustained injuries of a minor character. The city government had a forco of .'100 men at work cear ing the streets of the vast amount of debi ts with which they had been strewn: gangs of linemen were at work repairing damage to electric wires and the wholesale houses had their empdoyes removing goods and making temporary repairs to their buildings and warehouses. The municipality through the de struction of bridges, school build ings, parks, and other public prop erty, sulTered the greatest loss, its damage approximating a million dollars. The other losses, involving nearly 200 business linns and indi vidual range from iBoO.OOO in the case of Finch, Young & McConviile, wholesale dry goods, clown to a few dollars for the hreakago of window glass and the tearing away of awn ings. In Minneapolis, where the work of clearing away the wreckago and repairing the damage done had pre ceeded rapidly, the exent of the In Jury done Is not so great as at first, reported. The largest individua' loser was Donaldson's glass block, ar immense department storo. Til, loss to building and stuck is esti mated at 8100,000. SHOOTS A BOY TO DEATH man iMi'oinrr.i) to nuw ionic roil that l'lmrosu. Youth lui.KiMiinry 'of Murrirrou HhihI of Countrymen, mid lofomiii tlou (JIyoii Pollen cituso of lilt Murder, ' NEW YOKK.-Sasatorc Bossoto eighteen years old was shot to death in his father's restaurant in Park street bv Carlo Rossati thlrty-livo years old today because he had dis closed to tho police secrets of cho "Black Hand." Tho father was knocked down and choked into in-; sensibility by tho slayer who thou ran down tho street followed by a great mob. Italians to tho number of ono thousand later attacked the Elizabeth street police Btation hurlod1 missiles at the police and prisoner hurting two detectives and one po liceman. They would havo torn the murderer limb from limb had it not been for tho arrival of tho rcservd pollco from two station houses who were forced to use clubs ajd lists and threaten to shoot. According to the police tho murder, was deliberately planned by an or ganized gang and this is alleged to hare sent to Toronto for Rossati who arrived hero. After his arrival ho was seen about Mulberry Bend with Italians and because of his stature attracted attention. Bossoto Is an enemy of these or ganized gangs and his son inherited tho fathers opposition to the law less element of thoir countrymen. When not studying music young Bossoto helped tho restaurant. Grants More Time. SHANGHAI. - In view of the fact that the Chinese ministry of foreign affairs has given the Russian war ships now Hero four more days in which to make repairs the situation is believed to havo become inuro serious. Tho stuto departmout lias beerl advised that thewai wu pu (Chinesd Foreign otlice) has extended tho time for repairs on tho Russian ships in Shanghai to noon August 28. , There was a conference at tho navy department netweon Mr. Akee the acting secretary or state and Miv Darling, the acting secretary of tho1 navy, regarding the situation at Shanghai. Mr. Adce lias same adi vices from Rear Admiral Stirling, who sunder orders to report every developement to tho department, After his conference the announce-i rnent was made that Admiral Ster ling would delay his departure to Manilla bay where ho was due Sep tember 1 for the purpose of holding the regular autumn target practice of the Asiatic fleet. How long tho conditions of ailaim at Shanghai' will necessitate the preenco of American warships hero is quite un certain, and in consequence the navy department can fix no date now for the taigt practice. Pierre May Lose Capital. LEAD, S. D. There is much spec illation in this city in respect to tho real motive of the Black Hills Blade, the new weekly paper that was es tablished in this city several weeks ago. It was llrst announced that tie financial backing came from W. R. Hearst, but the past few issues havo been very strongly in favor of Mitchell for tho capital and the opinion is generally held now that it is Mitchell money backing tho en terprise. The paper carries no ad vertising and is circulated Treely among the voters of the Black Hills. M. L. Fox is here from the eastern part of the state, and Is supposed tr be contributing largely to tho edi torial colums of the papor. Wait Bad News. ST. PHTESBURG. With all Rus sia hanging breathlessly on the fate of Port Arthur oven such a national event as the chlrstening of the czarevitch is robbed of much of tho prominence which would otherwise bo accorded it, and St. Petersburg is dim and silent, with no sign ol festivity. Although tho fairy-like grounds c.f Peterhof aro gay with Hags and decorations in readiness for the celebration, and though the great palace is tilled with distin guished guests, the scene rcsomhles more ono of eighty international conference than that of a gather ing of merrymakers. The capital is lllled with sinister rumors of Port Arthur's desperate straits The superstitious an. predicting the fall of tho fortress on tho day of the baptism of the czarevitch. SINK A DESTROYER USSIA SUt'KltltS lltKSH IHSASTKK AT 1'OKT AUT11U11 AUNS AGAINST A MINE ilCCONO HOAia IIADI.T IIAMAGKI), II UT TOW ISO AWAY, I'oklo .Semi tho Nairn, Wlilnh J I'nrtly Coullrnidl ,!iuBiiene Army Creeping (Jlonnr on tlio FortreM, TOKIO. Five steamers and two dorpedo boat destroyers emerged from Port Arthur and begun the work of clearing away tloating mines. At twenty minutes past six in the oveulng a two funneled tor pedo boat dotroycr struck a mine two miles off Liaott promontory and sunk immediately. Five minutes later a second destroyer with four funnels ran against another tloating mlno which exploded. This second vessel was at once surrounded by other Russian ships and towed into port, the entire flotinna accompany ing her. These occurrences were seen from various Japanese watch towers. Tlio Japanese cruiser Hnshl date also witnessed tho explosion. The action of the Russians In at tempting to learn the channel ot mines indicated the intention of the Meet again to sally from L'ort Arthur. CHE FOO.-Golden Hill, White Marble and Liauti mountain, accord ing to Chinese advices, dated tho night of A igust 22, aro now the only malu forts securely hold by the Rus sians at Port Arthur. Othois are occupied by them, but they are sub jected to an artillery lire which ren ders their tenure uncertain. Fort No. 5, which has frequently neon reported taken by the Japanese and re-taken by tho Russians, is again declared to be in the hands ot the Japanese A rumor having some points in dicating authenticity, says the new European section or Port Arthur is in flames. Owing to the mud and brick construction of the buildings, however, it is probable that the lire is not general. It is said that the Japanese are using guns taken from the harbor defenses of Kobe, Nagasaki and Yokohama. Theso guns, number ing ;10C, are of heavy calibre. Name Smoot's Man SALT LAKH CITY, Utah. -After A bitter all-day light John C. Cutter of Salt Lake, was nominated for governor by the republican stato con vention on tho second ballot. The tight for tho governorship was a threo cornered one between Gov. M M. Wells, now serving his second term in that olllce; James II. Ham mond, present secretary of state, and John C. Cutler, a prominent merchant of Salt Lake, and absorbed the attention of the delegates to tho exclusion cf tho rest of the ticket. Mr. Hammond withdrew alter the lirst ballot stood, Cutler 2;); Wells 221. Trains are Badly stalled ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. -After moving east two hundred and lifty miles, to detour by way of Now Mexico, the westbound overland Santa Fe trains that were stalled in Arizona for several days owing to washouts have met another ob struction at this end. During a heavy rain at large washout occur red at Isleta thirteen miles south of hero on tho El Paso branch of tho Santa Fe rairJoad. Five of tho Ari zona storm bound trains arrived in Albuquerque from Solliiimn iind Ashfurk. They wore to go to Cali fornia ny way of Doming on the Southren Pad lie. Tho Cuthbert Canadian party which left Seligman witn suxeen cars at 2 o'clock missed the fresli damage safely. Another train was started toward Doming at 4 p. m.. but half an hnur nftor nn. ountored a washout uearlv three lundred feet long. Whole Country in a Panic. BUENOS AERS.-The mm In Asuncion is indescribable. Foreign ers in all parts of Paraguay are un 3er tho protection of diplomatic orps. Preparations for hostilities and negotiations looking to tho settle ment of the question is between the revolutionists and tho government ure proceeding simultaneously. Tho belief is growing that the govern ment must yiejd. JAPS RENEW THE ATTACK (IKNliHAI. KNOAOKJ1KNT SUPPOSED TO IIH UNI) nil WAY Arivlrpfl nt St, Pntorslnirc Toll of Two I)ny KlBlitlnj; AVIth-out Drclnlvu KcMilt Drulul of pcuun iiinvitutt'ii t ST. PICTERSBURG.-Aftcr foui weeks' interval the Japaneso haVo resumed their advance against Gen eral Kuropatkln's positions. The opposing armies aro in contact east and south of Lino Yang and light ing has been In progress since Wed nesday. Tho advices at hand arc too meagro to enablo tne ofllolals to form a correct opinion as to whether It will result in a general engage ment, but tho extent and charaotor of tho Japanese movement loads to that conclusion. Slnco the rains ceased a week ago thero havu been continued intimations that Gcuoral Kuropatklu, was about to assume tile olTcrisivo, but instead of that It was tho Japaneso who attacked tho Russian; commander's eastern aud southern positions. A Japanese column .'10,000 strong was reported on Tuesday to be marching up the right bank of tho Liao river, which would snem to Indicate that three Japaneso armies aro cooperating in enveloping threo sides of Liao Yang. From the meagro accounts received it appears that General Kurokl se lected Tantziapudzy as the point for his attempt to drive tho wedgo into Kuropatkln's outer defenses at An plng and Llandianslan, which are situated, respectively, ten miles northwest and southwest of Tant ziapudzy, tho latter being on the Llanne river, eight miles above tho confluence of tho TaitsG river, whence a mountain ridgo tuns west ward. The Ituss declares it. Is in a posi tion to stato authorltively that there is not the slightest foundation for the report that Italy lias suggested to France an oiler of her good olllces on beiialf of Russia. An inspection of the cruiser Askold proves, according to tho Kuss that tho drainage is irreparable aud she is forced to disarm, thus closing one phase of the incident. Pro tection of tho cruiser now devolves upon China and incidentally upon the neutral powers having warships at Shanghai. The papers add the warning : 'This protection must bo olTcctivc, as another broach of neutrality on the part of Japanese will forco Rus sia to regard China as a belligerent and thus change tho whole aspect of all'airs in the far cast." Fire Raging in Oil Fields. CROWSLEY, La. Tho biggest lire in tho history of tho mammoth oil field is raging. Morse well No. K carno in, a boiling gushor, pouring out a volume of oil at the rate of ten thousand barrels a day. The lire caught from a spark emanating from friction and rapidly spread to other wells. Four oil tanks, each of a capacity of 1,200 barrels, caught and burned. Four standard rigs, tho proporty of the Morse oinpany, were also distroyed. During the afternoon the fire vvas confined to tho Morse wells No. 7 and No. 8. Large lakes of oil, which had formed when the Mo'.so No. 8 came in, caught lire. Eight lines of steam pipes havo been laid to the burning wells and more aro being prepared. The loss Is now placed at more than $100,000. Jumps From Eads Bridge. ST. LOUIS A man supposed from papers found in a coat left lying on the bridgo to bo Frank MeCorrniek, of Winterhaven, Flu., committed suicide by leaping from the Eads bridge into tho Mississippi river. A watchman saw the man climb to tho railing, but not in time to prevent him jumping. Strikers are Restrainded. LOS ANGKLIOS.-Judge Wellborr. of tho United States circuit court, has made permanent the temporary injunction Issued several weeks ago restraining the striking bollcrmakors of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway at The Needles and Bakers Held from interfering with tho oper ations of tho company's simps at those points. A number of strikers of San Bernardino who were sum moned before the court to answer to a charge of contempt of court wore-acqultted. NEBRASKA NOTES I The old settlor's picnic at Union vas well attonded. A flour parade will bo ono of tho 'caturcs of tho fraternnl picnic at i'alls City. Du Bols was visited by u heavy (Uin. Tho showor was needed, and jorn was greatly bcnoiltted. Small ;raln is giving a good yield. Miss Mary Staack, tho girl who was burned so seriously at Syracuso y tho cpxloslon of a coal oil can, Bed and her funeral was held at syracuso. Robert rarslcy, a lad of 13 was lirown from his liorso near Ohadron tnd his Jaw was broken. lie Is also iiistaincd serious injuries to his )ody. Now that tho thirty days have cx lrod for parties to have tho prefor mco right to adjoining land, lilllngs lndcr tho Klnkald bill aro rushing n. The crop conditions at Wlsnor aro Uite favorable. Small grain, with ho exception of wheat, Is making a( mod yield. Corn is doing well, bub! vlll need four weeks of good weather 0 make a matured crop. Phil Garvey's lino barn near Rusli 'lllc was burned totho ground and, wo horses and a buggy wore con lumed. The loss Is about $1,000 villi no insurance. Mrs. J. L. Pinkorton died at tho esidenco of her son, George A., Pinkorton, at Chadron, after an ipcratinn. llor husband had ro ;urned to his ranch at Mullen, aftor ihe operation and was not present vlien deatli came. 'I ho Otoe County rI eachors' lnstl aito at Nebraska City closed la?t veek. One hundred and twenty-iivo .eachors wore in attendance during ihe session, and It has boon tho nost successful Institute ever held n that country. The complaints rlpo over tho stito is to tlie tiring of corn aro not cor ohorated in Cuming county. Con ddorablo rain has fallen during tho ast three days and corn is looking veil; never better. F.irmors Jirougiiout tho country aro well ileased with tho prospect. Tho mercury went down to !(! do rreoB at Llnwood Monday night. A'heat is not turning out as well as vas expected. Oats aro good. Ryo s fair, l'otatoes arc tho best over aised. Haying will bo about all ompletod this week, except tho .lilrd cutting of alfalfa, which is ;ood. George Gunein, a prominent resi lont of Julian claims to have been obbed in Nebraska City. Ho says ho vent to sleep in tho Missouri Pad lio passenger station while waiting for a .rain to take him home. When ho vakoned he discovered he had been ouehed for a live-dollar bill and a Few dollars in silver. Ho had to jorrow money to return home. Wm. Armstrong was thrown from 1 buggy In a runaway and the hnrso Tell on top of him, breaking his leg. Mr. Armstrong is a mall clerk on' tho B. and M. running from Omaha to Denver, and was home at Green wood for a few days. He is In a serious condition arid tho leg may tiave to be amputated. MKs Mary Kamm, of Nebraska 1iy aged loity-slx years, who uu Jerwent a surgical operation at tho tiospltal died two days after tho jperatlon. She was a most cstlrna olo lady and held in high esteem by ill. She was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Kamm, pioneer settlors of this country. In r he justice court at Seward John l. Groeggors was bound over to tho November term of tho dis trict ;ourt In tho sum of 8500, :harged witli impersonating an Dlllcer. Defendant is the young man ,vho tried to gain access to funds ot :he Tarnora bank, by claiming to bo i bank examiner. His purpose is supposed to have been robbery. At tho time lie entered tho bank he wore false whiskers. Drs. Houston and Wiser havo leased tho entire Lindoll hotel building which has recently been thoroughly overhauled and remodeled through out, and have established what will be known as Mercy hospital. Any physician can have access to the hospital for his patlonts. Tho sani tary conditions and equipment will bo the very best. It 13 at com mcndablo enterprise aud ono Falls City has long needed.