The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 3, 1905 Page: 1 of 10
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FKKE HKART8, PRKK MINDS, FREE PEOPLE, ARE THE MATERIAL, AND THE ONLY MATERIAL, OUT 0 WHICH FREE GOVERNMENTS ARE CONSTRUCTED.— JEFFERSON.
VOLUME 58.
KASTK01*. HA STROP COUNTY, TKXAS. SATURDAY, JUNE 1905.
M M HER I I
1885. —1904.
JULilOS THlEliEJVIflW
DEALER IK ALL KINDS OF
Guns, Pistols, Fire Arms and Amunition,
Sporting Goods, Fishing Tackle.
Bicycle Sundries, Base Ball Goods,
Pocket Cuttlery, Etc., Etc., Etc.
Lock, Gunsmith and
Machinery Repairing
Executed on Short Notice, in first cla>s style and
under Strict Guarantee.
Mr- Your continued patronage in the future,
as in the past, will be appreciated.
"JULIUS THIELEMANN.
RUSSIAN CROWNING DISASTER
KojestvensKy'a Defeat Causes Revolt .Among
Troops in the Field.
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a Repair Shop. j
Having opened a Repair Shop in the building ;
formerly owned by John B. Clopton, North Main •
Street, I will appreciate the patronage of the citizens !
of Bastrop, in - - - ;
Plumbing, Lock and Gunsmithing.
All orders receive prompt attention. ;
^-OSCAR PFIEFFER. \
► M H I I I I I I I I I I I I I IH I M If < I I I I I I I I H I I I I I I l >'
St. Petersburg, June 1.—Gen. Llnc i
vlH'h wired thvf C/.ar yc.iterday iliat th.->'
news of Koji .-itvensky's <l«-i«-nt h.i>.
spread throughout tint ann) in Man
jchunn, and thai \ lit - i roups are in
op< a revolt.
Il«' points out that under such con
'dltions ill.' continuation of the war is!
I impossible. This is the crowning ili.e
iiihtt'i in tin series of calamities that
have overtaken Hu -sla since the open-
ing of the war February s. 1!HM.
Russia Is left defenseless. Crowds
Jul Illiterate moujiks surround those;
who are able i<> read the news bullv-,
tins In the streets and weep while
jthey listen to the pitiful details of thv>
Tsu Shima catastrophe.
The worst prediction of the enemies
of the C/.ar are now found to he wv
ceeded. All tin ships not sunk havo,
been captured. None has been saw I
except the Alma/.. On all siiles the
cry is heard that the presviit regime
is responsible, and that it niii-t be
cleaned out. The Czar is no longer
considered.
Even M 7. nivorine, editor of the
Novoe Vreinya, demands Ibai the peo-
ple take the helm of state in iheir own
bands.
Admiral Ah xioff's organ, the Slovc,
i xcl um.- 'bat Russia has had calami-
tics enough, and demands a change of
regime that will give pea ft*.
Rutin rs were spread everywhere yes
lei.lHy that the Czar Intended to re-
sign. The convocation of a national
asstnib \ i* confidently expected lm
uti diutely. The Grand Dukes will
hold a inciting tonight, and all th-
Mlnl-ters and prominent Generals
have li'en urgently Invited to attend
a confercnce at Tsarkoe Selo. Minis-
ters, Generals and Admirals inlet
viewed by the press correspondent
yesterday wre unanimously of the
opinion that Russia bad lost its sea
power for half a century to come.
They also though! that peace would
come immediately, that England and
America would help to modify Japan-
*e demands, and that International ro.
forms would bring about the regen-
eration of Russia.
Recent dispatches from Manchuria
indicate that Oyama was ready to
give battle, and that his combined
armies numbered about rjii.ooo men.
against 400,000 men under General
Llnevhch.
Dispatches said l.inevitch was ready
for the battle, he being strongly in-
trenched awaiting Oyama's attack. As
in former battles, it wits expected the
main attack by the Japanese would
be a wide turning movement against
the Russian Keft wing in an attempt
to cut Che railroad and Isolate tho
wholt. army.
ROJESTVENSKY CAPTURED.
On SinRing of His Flagship He Fell Into Hands
of His ELnemies—The SHips Destroyed.
Washington. May Si.- The official| "The main force of our combined
report of the latest details of the grea- fleet, upon accepting the surrender of
naval battle In thv Corean Strnits is the remaining Russian force near
made in a cablegram received lad • Liancotirl Rock >u the afternoon of
night by the Japanese legation In re] May 2K, a a already reported, stopped
Horn the Foreign Office at Tokio, con : pMMult, and w h ie engaged In 'he «lls-
veylng Admiral Togo's dispatches up position of ;i,. surreiidend slilpi.
to yesterday afternoon. The report found In a snutn\i*«tern directum tho
says that Admiral Uojestvcnsky and Admiral Ou.-baloff -i con t defense
other Admirals and staff officers were J ship. Thereupon the I\v<ite and \ak
taken prisoners on the sinking of Ro i umo were immcd'n y dfspaichird in
J«. Ivensky's tlagship, the Knlaz Suvarj pursuit, and lin i d her to surrender,
off, Saturday. The total number ofihui she refu- and was sunk at t p.
PUZZLE PICTURE.
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Obkstbb eaiiamo, Uashler
T. A. Hailbb. Vie* Pres.
First National. Bank,
Or BASTROP, TEZAK
CAPITAL STCCK PAID UP, $50,000.
A U7HORIZED, $250,000
Drafts draws oa the Principal Bank* in the United States in amounts of Plus
Dollars and upward. Moony reoeived on deposit lu '.arte* or small amounts,
subject to chnok. This Hank Is fully equipped and prepared and will b*
faithful oorraspondent If yoa Intrust any part of your busmasi with It.
nuc* OBI Of OUR PI RE-PROOF VAULT TO CUSTOMERS TO 8TOR1
THEIR VALUABLE PAPERS.
DIRECTOR®
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PREDICTS 15-CE.NT COTTOM.
IN
Frest Family and Staple Groceries t
CALL AND 8KE
* MAX M. GLOECKNER,
(Successor to M. Gloeckner),
New Store. New Goods. 4^
And therefore FRKSII GROCERIES ean be bad at Loweat
1 possible figures. Quick Sales and Small Profits is ray motto.
tair Fresh Foaming X\\ Lager Beer always os tap.
Best and purest Native tViues from tba cultivated grape.
'Max M. Gloeckner, Prop'r.
Col. E. S. Peters Siys It Will R-acI
Th,it Point by January.
N'i w o ie.in- l.n., .1 iiiio I The Tex
eouiItiKeiii fi for homo la-ii nl>;ht.
K I'eiers an I li IC. Smith deii.tr
inu r.H ('alvert and Hlicrman, r> spec'
I\ • * 1 > I.. It Irv 1 n also loll for Okla
lionin.
While the general f.'pori shows a
reduction In acreage of Is i:t pel , elit
for the i lit ire thirteen cotion l- ai
inK suites, ihe Texas report places tie
reduction of that state at -1 11 Th«
co.npi'- ted Texas report shows ibis
(hit of IS! counties 115 made reports,
the total number of replies beliu I
l|s The crop Is ostlniaied to be tlirei
wveKs late In T xiis. The urn ai;e in
11104 was S,Tu i.oiio, while for Te\
as acreage Is placed ai I'l.siic.'.sf, I,a
bor is described as scarce and eoinli
tions as "bad."
At a tneellnu nf tile exeelltive hoill'll
■ terday aliernoon it was a^ned ou
a; ' on of S mi lb of Texas to establish
a veekly paper and to raise the year
!> in em hers hip dues from 25c to $1.
I're.-ident Jordan says a special ui"et*
in- of the executive colilttllllee will
b- held in two or three w 'ks to rnti-
!> This action,
t'ol. 10. S I'eteis of Texas made this
prediction after the day' meetlnu "I
will predict that cotton will be Hu-
bs September 1. ami 15c by January.
I he mills are all running full cupaclt}
and consumlliK over I .(iiio.uiiU bales a
mouth and have eoniracts ten and elev-
en months ahead on the basis of lie
coi ton."
Thv market advanced steadily after
tl - report of the cotton m< n was po t.
id at the excliaiiKe at • o'clock At
the close the inai ket was called firm.
Inly was is points higher than \"s.er«
-1 a > . idosi'in at s 111; c October ua.;
ji points higher at v5n and Decerniiur
was 2I points higher ai N.tMc,
\essels lost to thv Itusslans, according
lo Admiral Togo, now reaches twenty-
two, and he adds that, although thi
full particulars are not yet in, noni
of the Japanese .-tilps were seriously
Injured, and thv loss to the first di-
vision of the Japanese fleet was over
•Inn. The report says that the armon d
cruiser Dmitri Donskoi ran aground
on I'rling Island; that the battleship
O.slyhla, already admitted lost by the
Russians Admli-ilty, and thv Navarin.j '• land, off liie t <
were sunk, that the battleship Sissm
Veliki went to the bottom Sunday
morning; that the coust defense .ship
admiral Oushakoff was sunk after a
vigorous pursuit, her crew being res-
cued; and gives other ib sails as to
mv-scIs sunk or disabled. The Japan-
ese Admiral Misu was ^lightiy
wounded. The protected cruiser AI
man, which has already arrived at
Vladivostok. Is referred to in thv re
port as "suspected to have nink."
Official Cable from Tokio.
Washington. May ill The Japanese
legation lasi night gave oul the follow
Ing cablegram from Tokio:
"Kif. h report from Togo, recelwd
the afternoon of May HO:
STATEHOUSE CLOSED.
Everybody Therein Was Out for a
Holiday.
Austin, Texas, May So. Yesterday
being Hi, National Decoration Day, it (
was observed itl the banks and foder !
al buildings and also at the Statehous®
where the dvpartmi nis were closed.
All local officialdom was out on a holi-
day While it is not a state holiday
the state departments observed the
day out of courtesy to the National gov
eminent, as its postofflces and federal
offices in Texas return the compli-
ment by closing on Tcxuo holidays.
The Knights Templar enjoyed the
day at l.anda Park N'ew Mraunfelj,
■having gone over in the morning (>•:
a special ttain and leiiirned early in
lb • evening. A larg" crowd was on
the trip.
Scanty Observance at Brov.rsville.
Hrownsviile, Texa. May '.1 .\b
lin : ial Da was very scantily oh • • t-%< 1
I i i;il.- city. The flag , at Koi't Urown
were lowered to half-mast and at 1^
im uck a National salute of ,ven>>
one kuiis was fired In lion >- "I
the ii- a11 who .-!eep in the National
ceii vti ry.
Banks Closed at Temple.
Temple, Texas, May III Dec'i.'a i >n
Da> was obsi rved In Temple by tho
c'osing ol the three banks. Tliere be
I ii K 'i(> celebration, planned for 'In
lay business housts observed ihe u
ual hours.
At Bceville.
lic.'ville Texas, May 31. Yesterday
both local bi'iiks closed, accouut ot
Its being Memorial Day. Otherwise
the day was not observed here,
Alvin Postoffice Closed.
Alvln, Texas, Ma> ill Decoration
Day was obs- rved here yesterday by
the post i iff ice and bank being closed!
inix-1 of the day.
d over ^uo men were
m. Her crew
rescii! d.
"Cruiser 1 in. ;. Dei -ki I was a'so
found iu the imi'• h"sii in direction at
5 p. in. and iva n.mediately uverluk-
vn and fire., upon v.f. u-ly by our
fourth division and second ill -tro>er
flotilla. Sin wa - at acked that, night
ny the si coinl ■ - 10..1 flotilla and
I he next mein liif: win found ashove
on the soul i.i- • a lime of Urling
..ii coast. Our do-
strnyer Sa/.ariami ■ ap urnl toward Uie
evening af May 7 Miuth of f:r:ing
Island the Kin-- an .!•>1 royer Hh-dovy,
wherein were loom! Admiral Roy.v-it
vensky and i tin . Admiral, both si
verely wouti b : toj-uther with eighty
Hus.siai.s, Including staff off!c rs from
the flagship l'i:nce Suvarotf, which
wiih sunk ai p. m. hi May
They were all taken prisoners. Our
steamer Chit so, wht.e rruising to the
northward on i. • moili ng o May L's,
found and sunk another Russian de-
slroyr. Out cruibor Nii.ika and de-
stroyer Mural, una attacked at noon
on May 28 a Kus-. a-, destroy* r which
finally went Ai round."
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Paris, June I. As the King of Span 1
accompanied bv President l.oubet,
drove away from a gala performanc.-
of the opera at midnight, an anarchist'
threw a bomb in the direction of tin-
royal carriage. The project lit* struck
a soldivr belonging to the escort on'
tho shoulder and then fell to the
ground and exploded without injuring
his majesty or the president, who con
tinned their drive to th--• Palais d Ora>
Several siddiers of the escort wen
thrown from their horses and iujured.l
while fragnivni.s of the bomb truck a
number of persons in the crowd.
King Alfonso and Pres'deni l.oulnt
had been cheered along the en11 iv
route to the opera by enthusiastic
crowds, the young monarch having
completely KHlnvd the hearts of tho
Parisians since his arrival hero.
Scarcity of Field Hands.
Marlin, Texas: Reports come from
all over the county of trte scarcity of
field hands and the great demand for
such laborers.
Three Generations Buried.
PottBville, i'a : The unusual spec,
taclo of three generations of one fam-
ily being laid in one grave was wit
leve ed ai New I'hllaib Iphia, thv bodies
lieug those of lOuoch llalulis, his son
and grandchild.
Knoch w'as killed by an explosion oft
d)iiamiio, and his sudden death hit*
tencd that of the others, who wore III 1
Pistol Toter Fmed $200.
Temple, Texas: The pistol toter in'
Temple finds the path of the trans-1
gressor a hard onoto travel In Mayor|
llammill's court yesterday a negro wa^
fined $200 and co-u for carrying con
eeule.l weapoi,, and discha// ng Die
same wtlhiu the ctity limits. The May
or has been giving the limit to toters
whenever they appear before him and
are pi-even guilty.
The locn'lnn of Hnlchow, China,
"h fjornianv was report ' to hav«
occupied. Is shown ou the map U
lies about 2oo miles southeast ot
Klnochaii and lin- an extensive bay
and important shippliig facilities.
From Kir- hnu Gern any has built u
railway inland to l-chaii. tapping vast
t'.ml fields, and another road connect-
ing with Halchow could easily be eon-
:'trueteil Kiaochau was occupied iu
November. IN''", and now Is l.eld bv
liormany on a nin« nine-year lease.
The region comprises 2 500 square
miles, and an extension to cover thw
llalchuw district would uhl thousands
•if square mibs to German territory
in China The map further shown Pall-
Ingtang chain el The . hannel is con-
siderably wider than Koroiosa strait,
ind is supposed to !)•• f.ce from miues,
which Togo ;> leporled 'o have print-
ed freely in lie iiotch cf waiisr be-
iween Formosa and H'oklen
Jap Mine Sinke Grom )ol.
Ijondon Tlie Tokio com spondent
of the Dally Kxpress reports that tiio
cruiser Grouiobol of the Vladivostok
squadron, with nearly hoo uien ou
board. Issued from V.adive.-ok with th«
hope of Joining the remnant of Ro-
jvstvensky's f • et a: d that It struck
a Japanese m.r.o and sank with all
hands
The corres, . b nt ay« rliar it In
believ.d Vice Adrainr, Skrydloff wad
on board the Grouiobol.
J, A. Elmore Drowned.
Graham. Tvxas. J. A. IS!more, also
known as Alb rt Keal, was drowned
at True, elghlet u miles north of lira-
bam. iu Salt * nek, Sunday afternoon,
and was found Monday afternoon. He
was burled yesterday afternoon by
SLviiff M A Wallace.
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 3, 1905, newspaper, June 3, 1905; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205907/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.