Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 20, 1904, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free saturday August -. 20, i met Defea title in. Which i t is 11 knowledge of Canadian act prosecution. I i 1 i destroys russian gunboat armoured warship. Goes Down on Kwang Turig japanese destroyers enter Che Foo Harbor and capture a Steamer flames burst out in the besieged Gen. Stoessel very angry at japanese request Teklo aug in a russian gunboat of the ova jul Type struck a mine and Sank off Loti Promontory the extreme Point of the Kwang Tung Peninsula at 8 o clock on thursday night the ova uni is an armoured gunboat of tons displace ment she carried one nine Inch gun one six Inch gun and ten Quick firing guns. She has two torpedo tubes has a Speed of 15 knots and carries a Crew of 142 men. Land Battle imminent. Mukden aug. Battle is regarded As being imminent As the japanese on the russian East front Are Only to Miles from lao Yang. The Advance posts arc not More than four Miles part and Small skirmishes Are of daily occurrence. On the South Side the japanese have retired to Hal Cheng. Captured in Che Foo Harbor Washington d.c., aug. State department has re. Cei Ved a cablegram from Che Foo dated to Day the substance of which is As follows this morning seven japanese destroyers entered the Harbor and met an unknown Steamer entering which they captured. Two japanese cruisers Are outside Trie port Arthur in flames special Rome aug. Here received a despatch from. 1 to Day dated yesterday reporting that the sound of guns at port Arthur was succeeded at Summit by a great explosion in the besieged town. The besiegers then seemed to suspend action. In the evening port Arthur was seen to been eloped in intense Light caused it is supposed by theron Flagra Tion of the town. Fit Petersburg aug. The British expedition into Tibet. The novae Eremya to Day says rus Sia is now being paid for the for Bearance shown by great Britain during the South african War. Had we taken advantage of great Britain s preoccupation then to Cross Persia the Baltic Fleet might now have a base party sail Good that May result in or. Davidson s line s Turbine. On the persian Gulf from further Challenge. Which to London aug. 19. The Timea at to Black watch col. Duff of the regiment addresses the band before departure. The correspondent Odessa says in of the feeling aroused in Britain elsewhere by the action of rus la in sending the St. Petersburg and the Smolensk of the Volunteer Fleet through the Dardanelles. I learn on Bood authority she intends to Chal Lenge once More the clauses of the Black sea agreement by ending the Saratoff. A sister ship of. The St. Fet Terburg. Out of the Black sea on a similar errand. The Saratoff is the last of. The six fast Volunteer Fleet transports and has just been fitted with various naval appliances including an ammunition hoist. Russia buying transports the correspondent of the times at Brussels says Russia continues to acquire steamers of modern Type for transports. The later purchases reported at Antwerp Are the Tiberius. Fl.400 tons and the Claudius. Tons both English built. Flag of truce offered. Tokyo aug. Tamika. Re presenting the japanese forces besieging port Arthur met the russian chief of the Garleon staff about 600 Yards North of Shohl , at 10.30 b. M., August 16, under a Flag of truce and delivered to him the emperor s offer to remove non combatants to a place of safety. The tender included women and children under 16 years of age priests diplomats. And officers of Neutral Powers 1 the conditions of the answer re Gutred that on August 17. At 10 o clock the non combatants should a Flag of 6 o clock. August 17. A detachment of Dapanese infantry would accept their delivery at the conference Point and convey them to Dalny together with a limited amount of baggage the exam r a nation of which was to be optional. A Brott books j writings documents and articles relating to the War. The rus Slans were required to answer either or no. The emperor of Germany has. Rear s order was delivered to the rus Sian chief of staff yesterday. Japan sends her Gold. San Francisco aug. Steamer Siberia has arrived from the Orient with a Moat valuable cargo. A lot of raw silk valued at was listed on her Manifest while in her treasure tank was japanese Gold aggregating j950.000. This Coin comes from Japan for the purpose of sup plies for the army. Have Faith in China. Paris aug. Report that the japanese Consul at Shang Hal has been ordered to inform China that she will be held responsible for the Dis armament of the Askold and Groz Ovol is officially confirmed. Well informed circles have no doubt that China will fulfil her obligations and then con Sider that the presence of numerous ships of various nationalities at is sufficient guarantee that Japan will not attempt to violate the neutrality of the port. Railway Lino intact. Free fran special service St. Petersburg. Aug. Spite of the reverses of the War it is recognized Here that the japanese failure to blow ill the siberian greatly helped Russia. Railway has it is believed withdraw in accordance the japanese offer. Shore of new Brunswick. That mercenaries attempted carrying the russian succeeded in out this work. That railway guards have keeping a single line open along its whole length is regarded Triumph by the russians. Why baptism will be quiet. Free press special service v Paris. Aug. St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo newspapers there no longer at tempt to discuss tha Gravity of the situation at port Arthur. Public anxiety is such that it has been arranged to make the baptism of the care Vitch which is set for next tuesday an exceedingly quiet function owing to the fear that the fall of port a thur might occur the same Day. Canadian Telephone. Factory. 1 aug. Representative of the Independent Telephone manufacturing is Here looking for a site for a Canadian factory for the manufacture supplies. The factory which will employ 350 viands at the Start will be run in connection with the Ontario Independent Telephone company which is attempt ing to secure franchises in different Canadian Collie service Canadian Agio edited Freer London. Eng., aug. Even ing Globe states that the interviews of the archbishop of Canterbury with the leading clergymen and Lay Mem Bers of the Canadian and american churches will prove a great inspiration to those who Are about to Welcome him in America and cannot fall to encourage them in their work. His Grace sailed to any it is stated that the archbishop of Canterbury. Mrs. Davidson the Arch Bishop s chaplain and some Thore who compose the party will be the guests of Pierpont Morgan during their visit Over the sea. The victorian the Allen liner s tur Bine will be launched next thursday. German shipping companies with the assistance and co operation of the German government now require All russian emigrants to produce pass ports on the actor Nydow Elleds stage struck Bertha wooden of Frisco Falls victim to the Brawny thespian s charms. San Franscisco aug. Mcdowell the actor has again taken unto himself this time it is Bertha wooden very much stage struck who fell in love with him while he Sardou roles Here. It appears that Mcdowell promised to teach her dramatic Art. She became an Apt Pupil and very much infatuated with As time wore on Sha came Toj Fook upon Mcdowell As her hero and a warm Bond of Friendship which soon ripened into love sprang up be tween despite objection on the part of Many of her friends she announced one Day recently that she loved Melbourne and Melbourne loved her and that there was no Good reason Why they should not wed. At first it was thought to be but a passing fancy on her part but a Day or so later their name appeared in tha marriage columns of the san Francisco papers and or. And mrs. Mcdowell Are now on their Way to Portland ore., where Cleo minister goes inspecting Ottawa Charles by Man. Acting minister of Public works sets out Sunda for Point a Chene Aid will make a examination of the government works along the North former opens the season in Trent Valley canal Cable Eer Voca Canadian Fortis London. Eng., aug. Duff addressing the Black watch band be Ore their departure from Edinburgh for the american tour reminded them that this was a unique undertaking which was to be recorded in the an nals of the Highland regiments of Scotland. He asked to add to the regiment s Good name and renown among the Canadian people and for the Sake of the old regiment to resist the temptation to dissipation which he prolonged trip to America would Neil table present. The colonel was greeted with prolonged applause at the conclusion of his address. Getting an thousands of chinese troops being drilled by japanese officers. Knapp electrocuted Ohio fiend joins the paid the penalty for numerous crimes. Columbus. Ohio aug. Alfred a. Cnapp the Hamilton Strangler was jut to death in tha electric chair in the duo Penitentiary Annex to Day. A Short time the murderer joined the Cath Olic Church and Hla last hours were Eji ont la company of the priest who Lias been a constant visitor to his cell for several weeks. Knapp went about killing women and girls out of pure fiendish desire. The five Eraes to which Knapp con fessed after his arrest Aro As follows Emma Ittleman killed in lumberyard at Cincinnati june if a Jar Eck Ert murdered in . Thrown into canal at Liberty Cincinnati aug. 7, Geb hard strangled at Indianapolis in july 1896, v and Hannah Knapp murdered at Hamilton Ohio. Doc. 22. 1032. The Crane for which Knapp was indicted in March 3903, was the murder of his wife Han nah Knapp. Regarding this murder Knapp said that when he awoke on the morning of the crime he was seized with an impulse to strangle Hla. Wife. After accomplishing her death he cot a Box and nailed the Corpus up. Tie hauled ithe body two Miles and threw it into the Miami River. Some Days later the body was found in the River at new i Albany. Though Knapp confessed to five Mur it is believed that he was guilty of Many More previous to his final arrest he had spent two thirds of his life in prison but for the murders to which i he confessed he had gone unsuspected until a few unguarded words san Francisco cal., aug. Martin u. S. Consul at Nankin China who arrived from the Orient on the Steamer Siberia is quoted in an inter View Here to the effect that immense of chinese troops Are now Drill no in the Central portion of the King Dom under the direction of japanese officers Well versed in the modern Art of warfare. The soldiers have been supplied with the mouser Type of rifles and the Moat up to Date machine guns obtainable Are now being purchased for their use. In the Vlcan to of Nankin alone there Are about soldiers constantly. No damage at Brandon room on Walnut aug. 1. 1jsj Jennie set the Law upon him. Had been a stranger pouncing upon innocent for years he he admitted children Ana choking them to death. He was twice Fei state prison Lor fiendish assaults upon women. At the time of his or living with his fourth wite in Indianapolis. 11 i alternative surveys to be made a go by port Hope. Ottawa ont August min ister and canals has is sued orders for of the suggested route for the lower stretch of the Trent Valley canal which would give that system an outlet on Lake Ontario at port Hope. An alternative route by way1 of Trenton has already been surveyed. The department will afterwards choose whichever is shown to offer the cheapest outlet. Another Surrey party sent to. Examine the upper end of the waterway with a to carrying it through to the georgian Bay. The minister of railways Hon or. Emmerson. Has appointed or. B. J. Walsh c.b., to be Engineer in charge of the Sun reys in connection with the Trent Valley canal. .-Walsh, who will have two parties under him will enter upon his duties at once. He is an Engineer of considerable experience having carried through works of considerable importance at an Larua for the Imperial government. Willing to run the Chance. Toronto ont. Aug. 19. Rev. A b. Brown of Blenheim prominent tem Perance worker went to Elreaux. A sum Mer resort in Harwich As special Constable to invest the statement that liquor was illegally. He waa surrounded by a somewhat Motley and threaten ing. Crowd of men and lads and there were threats of mobbing. Faced them them an Earnest and forcible Tau i after which As there were still Pigati sold. We signs of unrest a told them that no Ryan could show himself a Coward cause of .1 the purpose of the men was to punish him to was prepared to give them an Opportunity one by one to admin late chastisement. There was no fight no Mobil it. W. J. Lindsay says crops Are too far advanced for injury from rust. Brandon Man. Aug. The free press correspondent interviewed or. To. J. Lindsay Thea morning regarding the state of the crops. Or. Lindsay admits that there is some rust in them but is strongly of the opinion that the crop is too far. Advanced for rust to damage. Alderman Evans in the press a Day or two ago an article appeared together with a circular letter from the fruit inspector showing the difficulties that occur in with the importation of fruit from the South which is not marked graded or packed in Accord Ance with the provisions of the fruit Marks act. The inspector or. J. J. Phllip. Has. However been successful in making out a Case and having a nne imposed on one of the firms As their representative is present in the City. Or. A. K. Bosard representing the firm of b. Presley co. Of St. Paul minn., sold two carloads of one each to two of the City dealers and they arrived in due course. Inspector in making his rounds wan on the ground shortly after the cats arrived and had been opened for Sale. That the barrels were not properly marked with the Packer s name and address or any Grade Mark goes without saying no such regulations being in Force on the other Side of he line. This was not. However the nost Verlous phase of the Case. Up on opening a. Considerable number of he barrels the inspector found Tifin most fraudulently Over faced and packed. One barrel had a very Fine face of Well tales while on the other or end the variety a com non kind of White Apple badly Scab led and Wormy is Well act a mall Ana Many of them Rotten. Another barrel was faced with Duchess and tilled up with Early Strawberry of a Moat in error description. Having an before a tinted a representative of the firm Here the in spec or had him up in the police court and a Fine of a considerable sum. To Gether with the costs was imposed t shows How let ten the said Hough a in go one and doing a considerable amount of business in win acquainted with the fruit Marks act they wired asking one of the consignors what Rasht the in Spector had to turn Down their apples. Lord Minto disapproves perilous work on the High Tower of Augustine Church in fort Rouge. The residents of fort 3 of Accord with to to men. They Oil agree thai Eraut and Aaron Dunning m use for nerve about noon hour thursday when inhibit ants of the Remde Natii part of Day Weri hastening to Hiki fro in thu Dunn for they could not no Mit Ter How hungry Hiiop Ranj to watch the first Nenod up on the top of the High Low of the new Augustine Church at the Cor Ner of River Avenue and of bunt Street. The. Tower is about k5 High and can be seen from almost n far a distance us can new Union Bank building. The men tightening and riveting bolts my n this errand Eraut Haj climbed to the top his working companion Sci tit crowd and Louby watch Hon hta As he climbed Amft. On to just returned from a trip North states that there was no sign of rust in the districts visited by him. There has been no Frost and the weather is favourable for harvesting operations. Many other prominent Grain men and Farmers fully concur in the opinion expressed by or. Lindsay. Re elected for Cork will Lam o Brien again in the British parliament. Cork Ireland aug. O Brien was to Day re elected Mem Ber of parliament for Cork City unopposed. It is not known whether he will accept but the local executive of the United Irish. League will use every Effort to induce or. O Brien to return to parliament or. O Brien on nov. 1903, resigned his in Parlia ment for Cork City and As a member of the governing body of the United Irish league to differences of opinion with members of the nation Alist party. Another factory for Hamilton. Hamilton. Aug. is to be an other big added to the Long list thac the members the Industrial committee have landed. The name of the latest is the Toledo Stock com Pany. Us representatives spent the morning with Aid. Beggar. And went Down to look Over tsp ground in the Annex for a suitable site. The com Pany will employ about. 169 hands will manufacture shovels and All kind of hardware. That Lieut Papineau s commission. Ottawa aug. Papineau a Cousin of Henri Bourasso m. P., and a descendant of great Frerich Canadian reformer has a commission in the Canadian regiment one of the of Canada s permanent corps. The new appointee saw service in South Africa to open the Industrial. Toronto. Aug. Clark will open the Toronto fair. Present Iron Prises continue. New Yorka All the members of the Eastern bar Iron association have been represented at a meeting Here during which it was resolved to re affirm or Lee. Members of the nut and Bolt association also re affirmed the prevailing schedule. Light yield Brant. Toronto aug. County farm ers Are of. The Way wheat is one Man says he threshed All Day Tor jew bushels and another got 110 bushels Oft ten acres. Plains of by his on vandalism on historic Abraham commented excellency. Quebec aug. 10. At a dinner Given in his Honor last night lord Minto. Referring. To the Scenic beauties of que Bec expressed regret that vandalism seemed to be entering its usurping wedge and the glorious Battlefield was in danger of being sacrificed too Ruth Lessly. His excellency s words Are interpreted As being in disapproval of recent building of the Ross Rifle fact Ory on the Plains of Abraham. Renfrew county crime five storms was sentenced yesterday to Flye years imprisonment for horse stealing. German Farmer batters Eganville Blacksmith to Repton sible at inquest. Ottawa aug. Inquest was held last evening at Eganville on the body of Ernest Egger the the Egan Volle Blacksmith who was battered to death yesterday by a German Farmer named Gustavo Middlestadt. The jury returned a verdict holding med Klestadt responsible for the crime. The German was brought before the magistrate at Pembroke this morning and bound Over to stand his trial at the assizes on the charge of murder. He is now in jail and professes Peni tence for his crime which he attrib utes to the influence of drink. Ref Luna a big Harvest. Regeria . Aug. Information obtainable from Farmers and Era who have driven through portions of the Regina District within the past week. It is teamed that from present indication this year s wheat crop will be one of the most valuable harvested for eos years. Prospects at this Date could hardly be brighter and yield in expected to average High. Twenty five and thirty. Bushels an acre will not be uncommon and in some sections will Al most be the Rule. The Straw is lighter Ihsen for some years the Grain has leaded out Well. The expense of handling the crop less than in years of heavy Straw and wit the High prices prevailing and in Prospect tie Farmers look for very Gratifying results from labor. Barley cutting commenced on Points on the 600 line last week begun this week on mayor Laird s two Miles from the City. Wheat cutting wll begin this week on a score of farms in this District and will be general next week. If die favourable weather conditions continue to prevail All Grain has made wonderful Progress towards maturity during the past ten Days and the present Outlook is extremely favourable and Gratifying. Way up he dropped his which fell on the ton it the Bottoms smashed to atoms thought he was trying an Phoi old he fall likewise but up went completed his work aril in ended much to the Relief of Thon watching him. As he had no Rcpt Lor scaffold it was it watch the Way he moved about fron bide to Side with and the work on this Fin Church it nearing completion and is a ref Ali the fort Rouge District. Lou Dillon takes Poison. Malo of tenderloin Dii Triet Vin Couver tires of Seri Sut charge. Vancouver. B. A. Aug. The Demi Monde Olio poes to tit name of Lou Dillon but who is de to be a Mai Ralpd woman from Langham. Wash., got tired of took dichloride. Doctors and worked Over her the whole a pm expect to save her life. Saw one of the 10 cent vaudeville howl Here and gravitated by envy the tenderloin. She from a drunk when she item pm r Clde. Charged with procuring. B. D. Gates and a Paramour Gertie Johnston two americans. Held Here on the Sharpe of 17-year-old Norma Tololi of to corf. Wash. The girl who vow attending a Fml Norv cued from a House of ill Fame Ana american pair who Are it is alleged for downfall. N jail. Chief of police from Tacoma that to has a for their arrest and that i charge of rape in connection us Case. . Director at Lake town e. R. Wood Lilu Arthur and fort fort William aug. P Wood of Toronto one of the g. directors arrived last night Arthur and this morning a in hand by a committee thur citizens and shown Bare r in 1114 and places of interest in town. This afternoon a Llam commit be Hart the entertaining or. Wood a. R. Elevators Ond Harbor Here. A Large party of Tern Ontario arrived Berta to Day and Way for the coast by i p. To r. a hazardous trip. Ottawa. Aug. 30.-the lice authorities will Niak an. to open up common Catlon Post at the Mouth of the River from Dawson. At route in use is by Way Kenzle River itself but shown that it is on setting supplies h that Highway. Three been made this season two of the expeditions dry i two or me. I the first lot. Of supplies away by floods and capsized. The third is now on return the Asphalt port of Spain Oisund of aug. 19--Advlccs Day from Caracas re Techt in a r n american minister. Or. Name of the United state. Quested Venezuela to n the receiver 0 charge of the property .01 a Bermudes to return the Asphalt Pany. Newspaper a spa Peri ;