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Show JAPANESE SHORTEN DEFENSES HUS PRESIDENT'S SHOES Russia Will Be Asked to Give State Department Facts In Calcbas Incident. the Japanese Moving General Northward Engagement Hay Be In Progress Japanese Gunboat Sinks. n. A Liao Tan Italia Militaire aaya: "In Russian advance consequence of the his line of shortened Orama has ROME, Oct. to the C The and rental at Benaipudae, forces Simlting have been alled- , Tbe Japanese rec- have fortified a front miles at Liao Yang with on both wings. futtet thrown out men witb sixty guns thousand Tttlve the Japan-(reinforce to arrived lave Oyama has Issued a manifesto ( fifteen K. to the troops, Imminent. declaring a battle Is engagement is general SAID TO BE IN PROGRESS TOKIO. Oct. 11. It is reported that have crossed the Hun rirer in heavy force and are aggres-ivel- y Japanese attacking those vhich were moving northward. A in general engagement is said to be Die t 11. UMOp O, WASHINGTON, icpivNviitatioiiM of 1ovtiiiuster-Gene- r W nno. the cabinet this morning deL t illed Unit the protest of Dodwell noon heavy I'aiinunading was heard in t'u. of T;icoin:i. reguriling the seizure the direction of the Russian center. of United States mails on the steamer Oalcivi last July, should be taken up JAPANESE RETIRE IN the state ileimrtinent. The Russia! SKIRMISH DURING STORM by foreign office a ill lie nuked for thl facts concerning the seizure. If prik ST. PETERSBURG. OcL. 11. Ill a vote mall was confiscated steps wll skirmish during a sand storm on Oc- be taken for its recovery and for thl tober 7th to the south of Shahe seven- prevention of similar occurrences is ty-nine Russians were wounded. future. The Japanese retired. Additional information tending tp show that the mails, regardless of RUSSIAN FLEET MAKES their character, were seised by thp UNSUCCESSFUL SORTIE Ruslans at the time of the capture of the Calchns, was received todsy. The ROME, Oct. 11. The comamnder of state department this afternoon will the Italian squadron has received a send instructions In premlsis to Am. dispatch reporting that the Russian basador McCormick at St. Petersburg. fleet at Port Arthur made another sorltle but was driven back. MAN ROASTED ALIVE. RUSSIAN VANGUARDS IN CONTACT WITH JAPS Russians progress. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 11. General Kuropatkfn reports that the Russian vanguard is now in contact with the Japanese who are within gunshot. Scouts are skirmishing along the entire line. PORT ARTHUR'S DEFENDERS BOAT MAKE SUCCESSFUL SORTIE HITS MINE AND SINKS JAPANESE GUN 11. The Japanese struck a mine in Pig eon bay west of Port Arthur on SeptOnly ember 18th and was sunk. tour of her crew were rescued. Nearly three hundred were drowned. Oct. TOKIO, gunboat Seigen ARTILLERY FIRING MONDAYS FIGHTING HEAVY ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 11. The Russian forces at Port Arthur made a sortie October 6th and re occupied the heights overlooking Tak He Bay, which had previously been captured by the Japanese. JAPANESE RETREAT IN ARTILLERY OPENS BATTLE MUKDEN, Oct. 1. An artillery battle occurred on Sunday continuing The Russian throughout the day. The vance outposts of the Japanese right center and left were engaged. versts Japanese retreated and were everyflank were about twenty-thre- e At 2:80 In the after where pressed by the Russians. from Mukden. HUKDEX. Oct 11. Monday's fighting opened In the morning with heavy artillery firing at long range. The ad- AND WRECKED BY WHALE VE88EL ATTACKED FOREIGN MI8SIONS ARE AIDED BY CONGREGATIONALISTS GRINXELL, Ia., Oct 11. Aa a preBALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 11. A stirra of an whale, tale liminary to the meeting of the Naattack by big ing council to be which sunk his ship but perished In tional Congregational is told by Captain Christian Madsen and his crew of six men who were landed here this morning by Captain Benjamin Jones of the iteamahlp Quernmore. Captain Jones took the shipwrecked marines off the foundering vessel in the middle of the Xorth Atlantic ocean last Friday. the effort, It was on the Tuesday before picked us up." said tain Jones CapCapt- ain Madsen, that the whale struck We were twenty-tw- o days out from Patrlx. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon we were horror struck to ee an enormous whale rise to the surface off our bows and charge straight for us. The whale struck us head-omashing the stem of the schooner and r Tying away four feet of her bows. The shock was tremendous and threw those on deck off their feet. The whale paused along the starboard side, blowing streams of water as high as the schooner, but directly rolled over ftn it aide and was evidently mortal- u n. held in Des Moines next week, the annual meeting of the American hoard of foreign missions of the Congregational church convened here today for a week's session. Many of the leading ministers and church workers of that denomination from all over the United States are in attendance. President Samuel B. Capen of Boston presided over the opening proceedings today and responded to the address of welcome delivered by President D. F. Bradley of Iowa College. An Increase In the amount of gifts from Individuals and churches, but a marked falling off In legacies, Is shown by the financial report to be presented to the meeting. The receipts for the year were $708,601, and the increase of gifts from Individuals andof churches the prewas $5,581 over the figures vious year. The receipts from legacies fell to $100,000, the lowest in seventeen years, and nearly $40,000 less than the average during the last ten years. as the water was dlscol-- d with blood. The last SAME assailant It was only shout three feet high and was ly wounded, all around aw. of our w blowing Plainly dying. "The Anna Immediately began to fill th water and the crew was put at to the pumps. We managed to p the vessel afloat until Friday nornlng, when the Quernmore hove In 'ght and Captain Jones rescued ua" KUROPATKINS CHARGER GOES OVER .TO ENEMY 8T. PETERSBURG. Oct. 11. Gei 1 Kuropatkln has lost his famoi Le Marechal. a gift to hi the cxar. ! Marechal. a son hen grin, the English thoroughbre . In fact, all through the campatf P1Wd sympathy with the Japai jn nl 7"nt is now undoubtedly serving for some Japanese officer. wnenii Russian nt to Kuropatkln." Commander-in-chie- write fs tl adj a friend In this city, "hi the bridle over his arm ai T Patting the horse on the ne It kicked, tore away and gs toward the enemy. Pour Co Immediately pursued, but tin wert no match for the genera ,h .u.nw and the riderless animal g . a'ay. At last the Cossacks cai and afraid to sh ki crusted a The iT"1 have ge eniiv taken this as an ill omen." W OLD GAME WORKS IN RUSSIA PETERSBURG, Oct. 11. Psa-- t raveling on steamers plying a 'olga river are terrorised by as Dus gang of robbers known Vampires." vampires, going on board s as ordinary passengers get nversation with unsuspecting and Invite them to drink In a stateroom. In a few moments ookout drops hove done their work, nnd the victim, robbed, bourn, lensihle for forty-eigny have died. ad-ov days ago a rretty girl of the cleverest detectives lookout for ila, who was on the invlta-lunc- h bera He accepted her state-n- d in her with her ln- was found an hour later and robbed not only of all uables. but also of the only in the pos-aph of a vampire the police. ht ne of ;eradSn10m- - navy lhe prf YORK, Oct 11. I" a large crowd of sightseers " t Paducha ' another GUNBOAT IS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED T.. Oct ThrS HETf?HTS.N. pBdcah was success 11. fully "(hpd bury 8he Is b?1 me yards of the nt 11:87 thl Sen. morning, "hter .hi ,hnunnd tons burden nnd s hr servi Ihihuque. designed n Cpntrnl Hn1 Am- erlcan vmt wK'thnarme S', the result of personal SHIPPER IS SHUT OUT i Russians Aggressively Attack dls-u- .h TH E SHALL TO SHIHE the Fourteen Year Visits the White House. Frisco Kid Old Shoe Black WASHINGTON. Oit. 11- .- Fred Rank. Hie Frisco Kid. apcaivd at the Wiiitc house today to shine the shoes. The president was busy niili .i cabinet meeting unit the Kid" will call again. He is a fourteen-year-ohotblack from the mist and has vixiti-i- l all the princpnl cities of the He left home with fifteen country. cents. After shining the president's siloes lie will go to the world's fair. pres-iili'ii- M IOWA W. C. T. U. ARE IN CONVENTION Railroad Men Tell Inter-Sta- te Commerce Commission How Independent Packers Are Discriminated Against In Favor of Dig Corporations. i's CHICAGO, i;t. 11. Traffic Manager Shane of the Erie railroad, before lhe interstate commerce conmiiwtlon In the cane of the private refrigerator line Investigation today, tcatifled that private line are paid 12 jier cent eommisKiiiii on all freight obtained by them for shipment over certain roads. Thl give the owners of the cars a til many case rebate of for small and makes it Impossible drippers to romH'te with the refrigerator car owners. Witnes said that the Independent meat itackers were unable to compete with the big packers who were large owners of cars. General Freight Agent Brooks of the lerc Marquette road admitted that hi road was under contract with Armour. Swift and other packers to perpetuate the present rate for seven years, the packers agreeing to furnish twenty to forty cars each a week. PRIEST WILL HELP CAUSE OF PEACE -2 one-eigh- th MARSHALLTOWN, la., Oet. 11. Nearly two hundred enthusiastic delegate are here for the annual state eonvention of the W. C. T. U. The ennventioii opens tonight with a welcoming demonstration and It will be the end of the week before the program Is ended. Mrs. Marlon H. Dunham of Burlington will preside over the sessions. Reports prepared by the Fell Into Heap of Burning Sawdust several officers show that the pant year has been one of great activity and Was Cooked. for the state organization, though the ST. REGIS NOT SO MUCH AFTER ALL Increase In membership has not been A Butte special to the Tribune, un so marked as in some previous years. der yesterday's date, says: LONDON, (hi. 11. While New John A McRae, aged 26, died In the KING HIMSELF WANTS Yorker much ado over E. Intire here making hospital today after suffering DAY R. AN EIGHT-HOUThomas paying $125 u day for the tensely from burns received at Hall's planing mill, near Granite. While at suite at the St. Regis hotel, LonMADRID, Oct. 11. During his re- royal work at a machine McRae was seised doners familiar with the prices of the with a fainting spell and left the cent trip to Catalo, King Alfonso was auhotels here are not amazed aristocratic snd Mcgreatly fatigued by receptions building for a breath of fresh air. Rae tottered off where the heaps of diences. and one day, when o delega- at Mr. Thomas' extravagance. Mrs. sawdust were being burned, and, tion of workingmen presented them- Cornelius Vamlervllt and her daughseised b ya fit, fell across the smolder- selves to him In order to obtain a ter Glttdys occupy today the royal ing mass, where he lay for two hours reduction of their working day to suite Ht Cluritlge's, costing 8200 a day. before being discovered. Portions of eight hours, he wrote a petition to his The Vanderbilts came from Farls McRae's body were frightfully cooked premier, Senor Maura, asking that his Thursday to spend a few days shoppieces of flesh falling from his body as hours of work be limited to eight ping. Caldtidge's royal suite is the he was lifted from the burning heaps. hours a day, and cent it by mall to most expensive In london. Only roy-iltiare and American millionaires McRae's body were frightfully cooked, Madrid. reckless enough to occupy 1L It Is cisco, where he was a member of the Eleventh Infantry at the Presidio. KENTUCKY I. O. O. F. IN SESSION rarely vacant, Mrs. C. P. Huntington M ORG A X FIELD, Ky.. Oct. 11. All quitting it before the Vandervllts arof the 821 lodges of Odd Fellows in rived, to sail on the Oceanic. Clar-IdgBUYS FAST HORSE. Is not a large as the St. Regis, Kentucky are represented at the annual session of the grand lodge which but the prices and the luxuries are began here today. Many distinguish- unrivaled even by the BL Regis. Cye Read Secures Birchtwig ed members of the order are present. Guileless Wonder," With a The sessions opened In the courthouse MISSOURI DAY AT THE BIG FAIR Mark of 2:08. this morning. After addresses of welST. LOUIS, Oct. 11. It looked as come and other formalities the grand though a new attendance record would Cye Read, the racehorse enthusiast went Into secret session for the be established at the world's fair toof this city, yesterday completed a lodge of Its regular business. A day so large were the crowds that transaction deal by which he becomes the sole big tomorrow evening is a were present to help in the celebrabanquet owner of Birchtwig, "the guileless feature of the three days program ar- tion of Missouri day. The low railwonder," formerly owned by Cye Rus- ranged for the gathering. road rates brought thousands of visitsell of Salt Lake. The horse has a ors from every nook and corner of the 4 and 2:08 when driven of mark state and the rush appeared to equal WOMAN SUFFRAGI3T8 easily steps a mile In 2:20 without driIf not surpass the crowds of St. Louis IN ARE SESSION ver or sulky. The animal created much day. Governor Dockery and nearly all comment at the state fair last week, state officials of LONDON, O.. Oct. 11. The Ohio weretheIn other prominent where It stepped a half mile In 1:06 and took part in attendance Woman association Its a with Suffrage began on the last day nothing but the formal exercises. harness on its back and no urging twentieth annual gathering here today with a good attendance of delewhatever. Mr. Reed will arrive in the city with gates from various parts of the state. THE' COAL ROADS CASE IS UP AGAIN Birchtwig some time this afternoon A feature of the meeting Is the presand Ogden can then boast of owning ence of Rev. Anna H. Shaw, of Philathe fastest horses in the state, and the delphia, president of the National-- CHICAGO, Oct. 11. The case of W. a woe la R. Hearst of New York against the American Woman Suffrage only guileless horse as well. 'tion. Several other speakers of note roads In the anthracite which regions of Pennsylvania came up for will address the convention, NEW SWISS MINISTER TO UNITED STATES will continue In session through further hearing today before the Interstate commerce commission. This Is the case in which the New York BERNE OcL 11. It was announced seeks to prove that the coaleditor WOMEN CLUB MINNESOTA had been Leo Dr. that Vogel today roads are in unlawful comIN ANNUAL MEETING United carrying the to minister appointed bine to maintain prices and rates. States. FARGU8 FALLS, Minn., Oct. 11. FINAL JAUNT OF FAIRThe annual meeting of the Minnesota HIGH COURT OF FORESTERS SITS BANKS WESTERN TOUR Federation of Women's clubs opened here today. The opening session was SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Oct. 11. This COUNCIL BLUFFS,' Oct. 11. Sen- devoted to hearing reports of officers ator Fairbanks began the final Jaunt and committees, which showed the city la filled with visitors who are here of his western tour here this morning. work of women's clubs In the state to to attend the anual session of the He Is starting on a two days' trip be In excellent condition and broad- High Coi-t- , IndepWident Order of through Iowa and will end with a day ening constantly. This evening a re- Foresters. The various branches of In Illinois. ception in honor of the visitors is to the order throughout California are be given at the Chippewa ciub. The represented by several hundred delesessions of the convention will con- gates, many of whom are accompanied COMPLICATES PHLEBITIS LADY CURZONS CASE tinue through tomorrow and by their wives and families. The sessions will continue several days and will be presided over by R. E. Wersc ti11. Lady Curxon , LONDON, Oct BIG chief REPUBLICANS TO ling of Los Angeles, high passed a fair night She is not so well SPEAK AT BOSTON ranger. this morning. The complication of phlebitis which BOSTON. Mass, OcL 11. The an- PAINT, OIL ANR VARNISH has supervened will Involve a lengthDEALERS MEET ened and anxious Illness, and rapid nual dinner of the Republican club of Massachusetts takes place tonight progress cannot be expected. and promises to he one of the moat BUFFALO. N. Y.. Oct. 11. The NaGOOD NEWS FROM GOLDFIELD. important events of the campaign in tional Association of Paint. Oil and From J. M. ZInn, who is operating this vicinity. Besides Governor Bates Varnish Dealers began Its seventeenth a lease for several Ogden parties at and Senator Lodge the speakers are annual meeting In Buffalo today. Goldfield, New. comes this Interesting to include Senator Foraker of Ohio About two hundred dealers from New York. Chicago, Pittsburg, Baltimore, P. S. to a letter to a friend In this and former Senator Thurston of Cleveland, Detroit and other cities are city: in attendance. A discussion of variWe have about sixty tons of ore ous measures looking to the closer ready to ship worth from $800 per ton BATTLESHIP GEORGIA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED protection of the Interests of the trade up. Wle have quit worrying about opwill occupy the business sessions of erating expense money, and have about seven months' time to operate on our BATH, Me.. Oct. .11. The battleship the convention. tease yet." Georgia, built for the United States navy, wns successfully launched from DIVORCEE8 MUST STAY THAT WAY the Bath Iron Works today. . The THE 8UGAR OUTLOOK. David Ecclea has returned home. He Georgia is a sister ship of the New Virginia, now building, la says that the Le Grande sugar fac- Jersey a BOSTON, Oct. 11. The committee tory will handle about 45.000 tons of of 14.94? tons displacement, and will on canons of the Episcopal convention beets this year; the Ogden factory cast $8,590,000. today reported an amendment which Miss Stella Tate, daughter of Con- refuses to solemnise the marriage of will consume 40,000 more, but thRtthe Logan factory will not do quite aa gressman Tate 'of Georgia, as the ship any person divorced for any cause afwell as last year. However, the out- glided down the ways, broke a bottle ter marriage. look Is good and the three factories of American champagne over the bowe and named the vessel. will handle about 100,000 tons. BATTLESHIP GEORGIA IS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED POLICE AREST THREE POLICY KING ADAMS IS RELEASED FROM SING SING DANGEROUS ANARCHISTS BATH. Me.. Oct. 11. The battleship Georgia, designed to tie the fastest NEW YORK. Oct. 11. A. L. Adams, host of her class afloat, was successBARCELONA, Oct. 11. The police today arrested three dangerous an- the former policy king, was released fully launched at 1:45 today. She is archists, who, it is reported, confessed from Sing Sing this morning. He of nineteen thousand horse-pow- er and having a plot on foot for the assassi- served a term of eighteen months and has as peed of nineteen knots. She was in the hospital nearly all the time. cost 11,500.000. nation of King Alfonso. R es es 1-- coal-carryi- ROME, i hi. 11. The pope has been requested by Brazil and Bolivia to allow Mgr Tout!, the papal nuncio at Klo Janeiro, to act as president of the arbitration tribunal for the settlement of the territorial questions between the two countlres. NINETEEN DROWNED IN A COASTING STEAMER WRECK HALIFAX, Oct. 11. The coasting steamer Call sank off Prince Edward Island today. Her crew of nineteen were drowned. NIECE OF MORGAN TO BE A PEERESS LONDON, Oct. 11. There will soon be another American peeress. She is the wife of Lewis Vernon Harcourt, nee Hums, daughter of the late Walter Burns, a New Yorker, formerly partner of J. P. Morgan's London firm. Harcourt Is the son and heir of Sir William Vernon Harcourt, deceased, who was a leader of the Liberal party. Lewis Harcourt Is effectlonately ruled "Lulu" In society. Twice Sir William Hnrrourt declined the offer of a peerage. . Premier Balfour a few yearn ago proffered him a peerage, which waa promptly declined, as the was peerage offered by Gladstone. Had Harcourt survived until the next general election nnd Recension of the Liberal party, the statcsinun would have accepted the bHroncy of Nune-lin- m In order to please his son and his American wife. It Is stated In political circles tonight that "Lulu" Harcourt will be offered and will accept a peerage as soon as the IJbern party enters office. He will also receive the governorship of Madras of Bombay, offices which In their are second in splendor Mrs. Lulu only to the viceroyshlp. Is fond of society, and her wealth, added to her huaband's, enables the cnuide to live regally. She is n niece of J. P. Morgan. ) KILL FIRST LOVER AND WED NEW ONE PARIS, Oct. 11. An unusually pretty and refined girl was arrested here the other day for Inciting to murder. Her crime was a strange one. She was loved by a young man, but had a past. She had a love affair with a wealthy furniture manufacturer and she feared thnt he who atill loved her, and who was very Jealous, would spoil her new happiness. So she determined to have him killed. Going Into the slums of Paris she found a man who promised to kill her former lover for 50 francs. She studied the next day's papers feverishly, but no murder was mentioned. Then she tried another ruffian, and offered him 50 francs, but he was not tempted. She then approached two other miserable men who were out of work and nearly starving, but these went straight ta the police, who arrested her the next' morning In a cafe, where she had promised she would meet and pay the men after the murder. She was eagerly reading the papers. RIVER PIRATE8 ARE PUT TO FLIGHT ST. PETERSBURG. BY GIRL8 Oct 11. A number of Russian peasant girls won a glorious victory in a battle with river pirates In Livonia a few days ago. Twelve strong men from German Poland. knowing that nenrly all of the men on the state of M. Putiatln had been sent with their regiments to the Far Eaet seized a river barge and made an attempt to carry off hie cattle. Mme. Putiatln. who manages the estate during the absence of her hurriedly collected all her dairymaids, who received the raider with a volley of stones and then, hoarding the barge, threw several of them Into the river, while the others took to their heels. The victorious Amazons then burned the barge and Mme. gave them a whole sheep, which they roasted in the flames and. ate to celebrate their victory. hue-han- d. Put-lat- in TO DISCUSS THE CONVICT LABOR LAW AURORA. 111. OcL 11. The annual convention of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, which began Its ses- -' slon In Aurora today, bids fair to be one of the most Important meetings In the history of the organization. Delegate are In attendance from the local branches 'throughout the state. One of the chief topics of discussion will he the convict labor law. |