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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1904-06-09, Page 2ANOTHER BIG BATTLE LOOKED FOR BEFORE LONG. Kouropatkin May Attempt to Take the Japs in the Rear. Attack on Port Arthur to Begin on June 15. Reverse to Cossacks Causes Un- easiness in St. Petersburg. London cable says --The emirate news Which the St. Petersburg eorrespondcnt of Paris newspapers send to their jour- nals alternates with such erratic non - ease that it is difficult to decide In which ohms to place the report received yesterday that Gen. Kouropatkin is . rushing southward to take Gen. Oku iu ntlZbe rear and succor Port Arthur, while (len. Katdrotovieh holds hien. Kuroki in check. The Daily Mail, w•Iosn Paris corre- spondent claims to learn front a well informed source apart from the Freud( newspapers that Gen. Kouropatkin has MM�tton moving eoath in a serious lash. iota 'and that a serious battle is to he expected shortly, gives great prominence to the statement, and describes the movement as a desperate one, to which the Ruselaa Commander-in•Chief is im- pelled by political pressure. According to this view Admiral Alexietr Is the nen - ing spirit, he having induced the Czar to force Gen. Kouropatkin into a dam serous line of action. 1f this is so, Gen. Kouropatkin, it is pointed out, is acting like Marshal AleMahon, the French cour. mander, when, in 1670, he yielded to Em- press Eugenie and made the fatal at- tempt to join Marshal Razaine at Metz, which led up to the disaster at Bedell. That Gen. Kouropatkin is either cow dusting or directing some forward nefienhent seems pretty certain. The Ohefoo correspondent of the Express Pays that the main artnies about Liao - Yang are moving. The Russians are re ported to be marching south under ur• gent orders from the Czar. Iden. Kouro- patkin is striking out to a position slightly southeast of Liao -Tang. His activity Is caused by the steady circling movement of the Japanese, who threaten to surround him unless he breaks nut and offers battle.- According to the cot respondent, it is not considered that the southward march has any connection the Port Arthur position, but is �Ip ttempt to restore the prestige of •Russian arms. The Japanese have ral cavalry brigades operating to ie westward, who are in touch witlr the esiene, The Japanese are moving up Infantry and gums from Feng -Wang - Cheng. The simultaneous advance of both armies causes the belief that a bat- tle Is imminent. • The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily News refers to the same movement, which, like some other cot ,reepondsnts, he represents to be the Outcome of a conference between Gen. Kouropatkin and Admiral Alexieff, The News alto makes Gen. 0ku's rear the Russian objective, adding that Gen. Kou- ropatkin'a advance guard is believed to ba already rapidly nearing amebae. This Is obviously gathered from the salve source u the Paris story, to the effect that the Russian vanguard is further south tban Wa•Fnng-Tien, which is 65 miles north of Port Arthur. Finally, there are Gen. Kouropatkin', Own announcement of a Japanese ad- vance from Kuan-Tien- and Gen. Ku• roki's report of activities at Ai-Yang- Piea•Men and elsewhere northward of Feng.Wang-Cheng to glow that it is very Improbable that the Russian commander wiil MIM!n inactive at Liao -Yang in a Hew of recent events. So, while the cur• :lain temporarily falls on the Liao -Tung promontory scene, it appears about to rise on interesting, perhaps decisive, events further north_ RUSSIAN STORY OF FIGHT. At. Officer Gets Through Jap Linea With Despatches. London cable says -A despatch to the Daily Mail from 1'ashichao, dated May g9, says that a Russian staff officer, who managed to get through the Japanese lines, has arrived there from the Kim than isthmus, with despatches from Gen. $toessel, the commander at Port Arthur, t) Gen. Kouropatkin. The officer con- firms the reports of the recent fighting. He says that the Russians retired in pa order upon their next line of ferti- goations,leaving the Japanese in posses - ellen of Dalny and Talienwan. During the Lighting Gen. Stosesel sent troops over tie Port Arthur Railway to reinforce Nen. Fock, thus greatly prolonging the Sudan resistance, and making • it more stubborn. The Standard prints a despatch, dat- ed "Japanese Headquarters, May 20," is that news of skirmishes is re - daily, The Japanese are show- ing great activity in road -making. The Japanese who landed at Takushan seem to have struck the fringe of the rainy taaoaett. There have been the heaviest iewapoare, The Taehichao correspondent of the Mail say's henry rain prevail through - cot southern .Manchuria, mid are re- 1:,tding ntilltarh movements. The St. I'etcrslmrg correspondent of the Telegraph represents Gen. liouro- patkin's position as being shaky. His military rivals represent the Russian reverses es being the outcome of hie faulty strategy 1100, and his neglect tc make needful preparations when lin was Minister of 'War. The Czar, ac- cording to the correspondent, is daily growing more di -satisfied with General Kouropatkin. and would dismiss both f im and Admiral Alexiett if it were not for the unfavorable light that would lhhtd be thrown oa the Goreu,• meat. The gm eral impression in all circles in St. Petersburg is that the fall of Port Arthur, whirl many think Still is impossible, ought to connote the end of the war. Officials, profes- cera, politicians, and even former oe cupiers of lsrsit'.,ws of the highest trust in the Empire, maintain that it s to Russia's interest to make peace if ''ort Arthur is taken, but nobody at court has the mmol courage to suggest it, to the Emperor. The intelligent classes maintain that (Inc continuation of the campaign after the fall of Port Arthur trill entail the necessity for German diplomatic support rafter the war, imolyieg German intlnenre in Russia's pulley. The enrrospotuteut claims to have confirmation of his pre vrously asserted statement that there is an agreement between Russia nosh G:rmeny, assuring the former of the lattes's energetic .support, and, if ne- cxusary, armed intervention against any atenipt on the part of Great Brit• ain or the United States to submit the fur a:t-tern goosiion to an intm:- national ',digress. The writer adds his tcstimon • to the previous reports of 'eternal unrest in Russia, which, he says, is stranger among all classes than ever before. Ile declares that there is no doubt whatever that the attempt to blow up the forts at Cronstndt was the work of the Revolutionary Commit- tee, as were also the attempts to sink the battleship Orel. tying to Minimize the Victory. M. vetorsburg cable says -A semi -0111 - cid teteghun prom Mekdcn, dated to- day. says: "Owing to the impossibility of de- fending 111e position southward of Kim: cLau without theaid of the fleet, the Rus- sian defence at that point was only of a demonstrative character. The (le• fending force was armed with guns taken from the Chinese in 1900, and had little ammunition. The occupation of the posi- tion by the Japanese at a great 1,,,4 to themselves docs not alter the situ*, t is n." COSSACKS DEFEATED. Report of Reverse Causes Uneasiness in St. Petersburg. St. Pctersbnrg cable Saye --:A reported defeat of Cossacks at Ai Tang Pien hien was the only news and almost the only topic of conversation in St. Petersburg last night. No official despatches were given out last evening, but ofiirers at military headquarters were reluctant in accepting the Japanese despatche:, They think it possible that the Japanese met Gen. Mistchenko's command, which re- cently has been raiding in Corea It is formed of comparatively raw recruits, though now tolerably bard- ered by three months' campaigning. It is conceivable that they might have been defeated, but not Rennrnkemp's force in the Ai Yang region, who are veterans of that old command which eecompanicd him on the famous ride through Manchuria. These men are esteemed here as the hardest riders, and the 111001 reckless fighters in the Traits -Bakal army. Any disastgr to then woad have a treater sentimental effect t ran tsore ser- ious reverse at Hincrho. Ignorant of the War. Mukden cable says-iDc dyed in truaa- miselan.:-A correspond1 of the A. ciated i'r'ss has just ret aped here from a 60 -mile journey in the neighboring country, which has d', oo wed the reports of the presence of Jai 11050 in this vicin• Ky. He found that perfect order pre• veiled, and the cont Nation of the peo- ple showed that the had no knowledge of the hostilities. A Gun A cable from boats, two lest boats. sent to Monday tunrn effected a ca a heavy Ther, di light at at Struck. Tokio Says -Four gun - ,vers and two torpedo Port Arthur early on g by Vice -Admiral 'Togo rfnl reconnaissance, facing from the land battering. sere,' a new Russian search - tion, end one or two naw forts on the Lino Tien Shan promontory. Ko. 3 gunboat v As etruek by 11 Shell, whirl( killed one petty ofl'irer, injured three men and damaged ono of her gene. The other boots escaped without any dam- age. STOESSEL'S FORCE. Takes Up Strategical Position Under Guns of Port Arthur. Mul: l n cable -- According to advices itched here Gen. Stoessel's force has taken up n strategical position near Tort .s thin, which is supported by the gins of the outlying batteries and the tort ress. 11 is believed here that Com. (tkn has received strong reinforcements from the ,bepauese nrtny which landed at Takr• sham. 'There i+ little change is the alt• inion to the eastward of Lino 'rang. BANDITS ATTACKED Both Delny and Talienwan When the Russians Evacuated Them. ('hr Poo cable says that one lain, tired rhiuese refugees :rice,' here to -day from Dalny and Talienwan. While their .1 It netitnt differ in many respect re- garding existing conditions on the Lino Tong Peninsula. the majority agree upon the point that the Russians have left both Places before the pinks sailed on the '2811 inst. 'Upon evacuation by the Russians, bandit o attached both towns and conimeucr,' burning and pillaging. The Japanese arrived later end took steps to protect the Chinese merchants. One Rnesian official was killed by the bandits. The Japanese troops cnptned the nasal gens taken front ''ort Arthur to Nanslhan Hill. Mired )here to be untrue. LEFT DALNY HASTILY, Russians Fled Precipitately, Leaving Much Valuable Property. Tokio cable anys --- The Russians evaumted Dalny hastily and failed to destroy nmclh property, which will prove bip)tdy valuable to the Japanese. Gen. Oktis trouts report that over 100 be incl,, and afire horses remain uninjured. The railway station, with 200 passenger and freight conches, are Also uninjured. The Russians destroyed the Sig pier acid hawked all the dock entrances with sank- crt steamers. They destroyed all the small railway bridges in the vicinity of the docks, but left the jetties uninjured. It is evident that the Russians fled quickly when Nanehnn 11i11 was lost, ex• seating that (fen. 11ku would immedi- ately take possession of Dalry. All pre- vious reports of the occupation of the town were false. Daily Fighting Reported. A St. Petersburg cable report says - Refugees who continue to arrive here from the southern part of the Liao -Tung peninsula report daily fighting there, and severe losses for both armies, but the reports are not confirmable otficialy. The Russians herr are depending on the press bulletins for news from tha' elan- ity. The very highest Rusiun authority here, while not belie%ing that Port Ar- thur will fall, admits that its 1045 week' be a terrible blow to the Russian arms. The seine authority SAYS Russia may Rend a large army to (hit Do %th of New Chwang in the event of Gen. Stncoset be- ing able to hold his own at ''ort Arthur, This, however, is not possible at present, Awing to the positions occupied by the Japanese armies operating from the Yalu River and Takushan. The Russian% are not sanguine as to the outlook for Port Arthur. :'More contraband of war is arriving here. Two cargoes of flour and tinned meats and some specie were rushed to Mvkden as ROM as they were unloaded. Heavy reins are daily mak- ing the roads almost impassable. The Chinese brigands are becoming Re- th e. IN A FORTNIGHT. Date Decided Upon for Storming Port Arthur. Landon cable says -The Tokio corre- spondent of the Chronicle says that 10,- 000 Russians are travelling in junks up the Liao River, their destination being T'ieling, some forty miles north of efukden. The Russians are building a pontoon bridge across the Liao River above New Chwang. The despatch adds that it is expected that the attack on Port Arthur will be- gin on ,lune 15. The correspondents will leave Tokio on June 10, in time to see the capture of Port Arthur, which is expected to occur about June 20. CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNT. Running Fight in the Dark Between pap Cavalry and Cosaacka A New Chwang cable reports - The War 0fltee has re'eired a detailed report of the fight at Ai 'rang Pien Men reboot 60 miles northest t of Fenpa Wang Ct•engl, on Saturday night, in which two battalions of Japanese infantry and one equaclren of Japanese cavalry, number- ing 2,2011 men, attacked flee squadrons of Cosaacks. The ltinasian dosses were seven Cossacks killed and one officer wended end nine horses killed. The Coseaeks were encamped 12 miles northeast of Kwan Dian elan, which was held by ser• anal Japanese battalions, two of which and one squadron of cavalry left May 20 for Saimatszn. This forgo encounter- ed the Cossack bivouac at 10.30 o'clock the same night and attacked the Cos- sacks, who retired in good order, keeping up a running tight along the road to aireataza. There was a great deal of fir- ing on bath sides, hut, like most fighting in the dark, it was very ineffective, as Aeon by the smallness of the Russian losses. lt is believed the .Japanese dial not sustain any greater( casualties, but oecording to our aemain. the majority of the Japans a sgttsfmn was wiped out. After reachi Saimatsza May 20 the apanese ret ed 10 Kwan Dinai Sian, s.pparently ti liking the vicinity of the Coswcke, and n view of the possibility A MURDERER CONFESSES TO SAVE ACCOMPLICE. Frenchman Predicts Federation of " The United States of Europe." Washington, Pa., Jane 0, - Abloom alis in sonreh of the three accomplices lionoick, now under eonlene ul death of Kovotiek. for the murder of Samuel Fergusen, a United States and Europe. wealthy contractor, last. September, has nide a confession to the authorities exonerating Milewor Patrovik. who Was recently eonvieted for murder in the sec- ond degree Inc the sante crime. In his confession Kovo•ick names three of his enuntrymen as accomplices, and says they are now in Croatia, beyond the hands of the law. The crime to which Kovovick couiesses WAS a fiendish one. On Scpt. 25 lust AS Contractor Ferguson was driving along a road in Washington county, on Itis war to pay the men at the Ferguson railroad camp he was blown Dori his buggy by a dynamite mine placed under n small bridge on the road. In his pos- session was a satchel containing $5,000, which wee stolen. Detective% will leave Cro- shortly for Chicago June 11,-1 union of the nha- jority of the nations of Europe into a great federation has been predicted by Anatole Percy Beaulieu, the French economist anti sociologist, in a lecture on 'The 'United States of Europe," given under the auspices of the Alliance Fran- caise. In this union, which Prof, Beaulieu thought was sure to come about,thorgh possibly not in the twentieth century, three nations, Inc said, would not be in- cluded. England, because it would com- bine instead with the United States; Ilussln, because it would form a great independent nation by itself, and T'ttr- key, because it would be absorbed by the eoalition and lose its identity. The union would be a net essity, the speaker said, to resist American aggression and the 'yellow peril." of Gen. Rennenkmnplf bringing up rein- forcements. Thr \Var Once attributer Tittle importance to this engagement, which was heralded from Tokio as a Jap• :nese victory. FIRED TOWN OF DALNY. Bandits Killed Clerks and Sunk a Junk, Drowning Fifty Persons, Che Poo cable sayss that live !tun. dred Chinese re`uges's from ''ort Dalny and 'Talienwan arrive) herr today. After sifting their conflicting stories it appears that the Russians left 'fallen - wan on May 26 for fort Arthur, after burning everything likely to be of use to the JapIanese. Bandits later took pos- session of the town and were pillaging when the ,lapnnese cavalry appeared on May 27. Oa May 26 the Russians left Port Dalny, previously burning the of- fices and residences, destroying the rail- road and scuttling three large merchant- men, the Zeid, Boreia and Nagadnn, and all the dredges and launches. Some of the refugees also soy that the Russians destroyed the, gunboat Mohr (which is believed to have taken part in the bat- tle of Thursday last at Kinclou and Nanshan 1E111 and three torpedo boats. Others say these vessels returned to Port Arthur. The docks and piers at Daley were not destroyed. Bandits oc• eupiell the city after the Russians left and levied tribute oh the inhabitants. A Chinese eont•aetor, who had built most of Dalny for the Russians, was held for ransom find his clerks were killed. The town was still hunting May 29, when the refugees started for Che Foo. The Jninnesc had not appeared at Dalny up to that time. One junk, which was leaving Dalny, was sunk by bander+, and fifty persons were owned. ThedrChinese who have arrived did not leave Dalny or Talienwan because they were afraid of the Russians or Japan PSI'. They fled from the bandits who entered these towns, The Russian gunboat Itobr was a small vessel of 080 tons. Jape Occupy Dalny. Washington report - The Japanese legation to -day gave out the following despatch from the hone Government at Tokio, embodying a report front Geu. Oku, as follows: "Gen. Oku, commanding the army operations against Port Arthur, reports that our troops occupied Dalry on May 30, Over one hundred warehouses and barracks, besides :alegraph offices and railway station were found uninjured. Over one hundred railway care were usable, but all smell railway bridge% in the neighborhood are destroyed. All dock piers, except the great pier, which was sunk, remain uninjured. Some steam hathtichee were also found at the month of the darks," To Relieve Port Arthur. Tien TSin cable says -It was reported here that the first brigade of the first ',ussian dit-lsion. consisting of the first, second, third and fourth Siberian Regi• !dents, left T'nshecltai (a point on the railroad about 20 miles south of New Chwang), for Kinchou yesterday. The purpose of this movement is not known, but it is believed that the troops are droving to the relief of Port Arthur. They are to be followed by an entire di• vision. Peter the Great Gulf Maned, Vladivostock cable says -It ie believed from information received here that the Japanese have mined Peter the Great Gulf (on which this town le aituatedl, a task easy of accomplishment becau%c of the recent heavy foga. One small Corcan sailing vessel was blown up yes- terday. The region is quiet ns far as military operations are concerned.. USED WRONG RIFLES, U. 0. Panna Trophy Team Bioko the Regulations. London, May 31.- At the spring meeting of the National Rifle Associa- tion, held in London ot-day, Lord Cheylesmore, the President, referred to the correspondence between the Na- tional Rifle Aasoeiatioa and the Ameri- can Rifle Association relative to the allegation that the .ahreriesn team, which won the Palma trophy in 1903, did not nee the national arm of the United States, and therefore did not conform to tbe regulations. The object of the conteil of the association in silting the matter was not to seek to reverse the result of the match, or arouse any bitterness, but to clear up the serious question which had been publicly raised. Replying to n communication from the National Rifle Association, General B. W ,Spencer admits the general troth of the allegation. but he denies that the Americans wiltully contravened the ales of the contest. Ile says they brought two patterns of rifles. and WS no objection was raised to the pat• tern ultimately %elected they thought they were entitled to use it. In reply tad secretary of the Na- tional Rifle Aeeociation said he regret• ted the rifles used by the Anm•rieane were fitted with barrels which were not in all respects the patterns isaned to the troops for service, and • tlhhli one of the rules was infringed It would 1* offensive to the competitk term," wrote the secretary. "to nasltme that they intended to eotnmit a breach of the titles unless prevented l prole%t;' General Spenciar, fermata aekhowl• edged the above,1Sroinising to hay the matter beforesethe exculive commnittce. The meeting' approved the action of the nonneiL THOUGHT tIE WAS RICH. Told the Dentist to Take Out Ills Teel h, and He Dld It. Hen:petealj; L. L, June. 6. -Hobart Dawson, who fav heel: working (air aonse time as a blacksmith for nu'm- hera of the Meadowbrook Hunt Club, became Insane yesterday and int- aginod he had 510,000,000.11, decided to give up life at the forge and left for Hempstead. Ile; went to several Mores and told ttte proprietors that he had fallen heir to it Very large fortune in England where he form- erly liven. The good@ be asked for were at once forthcoming. Among the things he asked for were two diamond taingo a handsome gold watch, gold eye- glaevee and some tit the best ruite of clothing. As he was being fitted for one of the aunty, Dawson noticed that Ida teeth needed attettlon, and decid- ed at once to have two of the fin- est nets that could be purchased and at the same time to do awaywith toothache forever. He went to It dentist. "lull them out and give tae the beet sets I can buya for I have plenty of money to pity for them." Tito dentlat did as he was told and out came all of Dawson's teelut. Now the dentist is wondering where hie pay is corning front. Dawson to now under arrest. - THE DREYFUS CASE. Ai other Startling Denouncement at Paris Over It. Paris, Rile 0.--11:c Minister or War has caused the arroet of an officer, who is understood to have been connectel'ivi.tl, the Dreytuis nd• fall. The officer, who le held In close confinement In the fortress of Mount Valerian, le mala to be charg- ed with using t;onsiderable same of money at the court martial in Ron- ne:,In order to secure the convie. Goa of Dreyfus. All official internes Orin concerning the case is wtttlt- 1.eld. DROWNED IN THE RIVER. Pell to Death as He Prayed for Death. Wllkesbarre, 1'a., June 0,- While kneeling on Plymouth bridge pray - Ing for a relative who was drowned five years ago, George yhepla, thle afternoon fell into the Asst and was drowned. • He was foreigner, but, knowing the Americ 'h custom of services for the dead o Memorial I)ay, he de- bhien to go the bridge and pray, thinking it til roprlo,t,• to do 80, Tr- oauae the body ' tilt' relative was never recovered, nd the river woe the only grave it ;new. The mother of the ide was at'rprieel. "Married only three w eke and quarrel• ing alretMy 1" she ex !timed. "It's all George's fault," boo -hr tbe bride. "He insists that be loves more than I ON THE ROCKS. -�T Steam Barge Westford Probab- ly a Total Loss. Detroit, AMich., report says --The steam Mgr Denton arrived here last night and reported the SUVA' barge Westford can the rotas near St. John's island, (icor• gian Bay, and probably n total foss. The crew trete rescued by the tug Mews, and five of them reached Detroit en route 10 Ruffolo on the Benton. The \Westford, with barges Coyne and Dailey in tow, nil light, struck at 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon, and io reported as be- ing broken in nitric pieces, Iwaides boing "hogged" tour Ie 1 nntidshipa, Thr tug Aztec tried to pull the boat off the rocks, but was unequal to the task, and the powerful Ottawa was then employed, but her effort% also were me Availing, as each pull threatened to tear the Westford asunder. The Westford Is owned by John J. Roland, of Buffalo, and was in Newnan(' of Capt, John Grif- fin, rillfin, who, with the nate, two engineers and the steward, remained At St. John's Island, the rcnminder of those on board coming to Detroit on the Benton, SOME STRONG LANGUAGE. Hard Words Against the Vatican in tho Italian Chamber. Chamber De- puties June 11. -The Chmtof teas crowded to -day to hear the discussion on the interpellation on tits atitnii of the Government towards the \ uticun protest egainet President Lou. Lets visit. Signor Mazza, Republican, called tho note 1/1 the Papel Secretary of State, \logy del Val, a perfect insult. He uenllcd that the Pope had not protect• ed against the atmeiows offence% to reit- gam in France. His Holiness bad ,*ow risen against a King, who, accords to ter Vatican, had stolen the Pon fical pc.trinuony, deoignleg Ills Majes es tr usurper. 'rbc note, therefore, • s tt deelnrtion of war. Signor Mazz , ash . - e 1 the Government to take e rgetic action to prevent the invasion t the Church into the Kingdoms affair '175 Gavermamt hod forgotten 111 pritle and the national dignity by uustvering the Vatican insult, by giv- it , hospitality to Cardinal Svempn when the King, on Saturday, went In Itulogua. The Government permitted 11:'; people of France to defend Italian nights. The Liberals and the Extreme jjortjies applauded and i,Mo gallco•1ee lo: n• (bu'rni. Raiical. follott•ed, na,; • it t "this time the Vatican was not mot , hang. but blenthg." Si/nor ('abrins, Socialist, interrupting, s:,itt tuii it braying" (Laughter.) KILLED HERSELF. ';Doman Found Dead With Farewell fa Her Pocket. New Tork, June 6.-A woman appar- catty about 33 years old, good looking, was found dead early yesterday morning in the Botanical Gardens in Bronx Park. Beside the body WAS an almost empty bottle which had contained n Solution of morphine. In the woman's pocket a better, written in French, and addressed to Gustav Rollet, of 120 (Itli avenue, was found. The letter rend: My Dear Gustav, -I cannot bear to ee you make love to Vivtorie Refine. Sooner than see you do this, I will kill myself. You will regret my death. Your sorrowful, broken-hearted, Regina. 'The letter was doted May 28, The lady, when found, W@% portly re, cifni'ng, the hack resting against tho hunk of a large tree, known in the park as Lovers' Eli' Detectives were sent out to look for Rode, but they said they could get lit trace of him at the address given. OLD WOMAN KILLED BEAR. The Animal Was Engaged in a Raid Upon Her Pigs. Raleigh, S. C., June 6. -Mrs. Sinclair of Brunswick County, 76 years old. hear- ing her pigs squealing, took a heavy charged el,otgen and went to the scene, expecting to find a thief, but, to her sur- prise, found a large bear. Only one barrel of the gun was load• NI. but the plucky woman walked within 10 feet of the bear, and, taking careful oinh,killed it,tlhe animal being able to drag itself only a few yards before it died. KILLED BY A CAR. A Lad Gave His Life for a Woman a Hat. New York, June 6. -Reaching out ever (Inc rail of a southbound Amsterdam avenue car in an effort to seise a wo- man's lint which Sed been blown from the head of its owner, lir-year-old Joseph Wm tea% etrnek in the head by a north- bound car and instantly killed yester- day. The car WAS stopped and the lad taken to the J. lI od Wright Hospital, where a eergen Raid he had been in• rinntly killed. The motorman of the northbound ear, Michael Kearney, was arrested. Hurricane at Brandon, Brandon, June 6.-A terrific wtrrd- etorni struck Brandon on Saturday afternoon and left destruction to Itis course. Fortunately only the sout1sn eetern portion of the elty was in the storm's wake, and in that part there ie abundant proof of Its Severity. The main building at the fair grounds Ie In ruins. Some smell houses on the Johnston es- tate that were to course of erec- tion were also rased to the ground, and fences were flattened. The lose will not be more tban $16,000. honesty is the best policy, but the inn who is right may often be left.