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Show - f , V u ,3i 9 . . i'i v I. rT Tic ofiLY r:; tT ;' ltd u3 feres. W3tk I' Sail to wo Tbotuani Ho- oci tapflf Euwlaa SoMJm ICiT.i-T- r.. InUatfj Tie Tfcrowgi Twin, plul i ' 5 Nrwchwic. o t Newchwinsr, Jnne was rtceired here st 10 oclock tonight through heretofore reliable channels that part of the "left ct Hu.Lan Japanese force Tien to checkmate the . Russians movement to relieve V.sohthward Pert Arthur was attacked sooth-f,:- ,t of Shnngraao' yesterday, , slight Cgbting.the - Japanese . b. , )ir mala a falsa retreat; .the Eas- - following them, wheu theJapsues8 cade a flank move-mee- t, catching tie Russians' Jn a trap The . Rnssians losses, are placed at 00 men. They 'then fell back oft Kaichon and began to retreat along the Baituatgu- aians hotly ' Taaichonroad. w About 2 000 Russian from Kaichon , passed, forced march.- t ( I tv 'w vl infantry through W w - Tbscffleers refused , to ,famish any information bnt ' a non commissioned officer told a ' correspondent of the Associated Press tnat all the troops were retreating i from Tsaiceou. - Before he could say anything further , he "a , was reprimanded tby Captain. Stragglers are closely 'watched by officers to pre ! vent them from j talking. A native messenger just in from the Russian "camp east bf here re' .ports that there are many wounded . oes thpre. -- ATTEMPT vt TO ESCAPE GALLOWS i .Columbus 6., June 13 An was made the four 1tempt of : by nine coudemnej men at. the peni-- ; tentiary to escape at 1 oclock this the morning by overpowering guard.. The guard .was badly beaten, but two guards from the - ball came to his assistance and the prisoners were forced back into their cells and locked np, - The prisoners in the plot to es , - If E looa:; city, ur.v.., cape were Moses Johnson of Scioto county, Philip Nggel or Wyandotte county, Lewis Harmon of Franklin county and Ben Wade of, Lucas , couuty. ; Onard Richards' of Williams county was in charga of the prisoners. f He was unarmed, . no weapon being allowed in the The prisoners beat him down with their fiats and aee.nred the key to the cage in. the annex, but failed to And the key to the outer - door. Guard Richards made such an fenterf that two goardein an .adjoining hail; wer? attracted and came to hia .rescue. The prisoners were overpowered .V and locked up in their, cells. Guard Richards was badly t beat-cbut hia condition is not regard edits at riooS. . v It was evidently the .purpose of the prisoners to , get ont of the door of the annex which leads into the prison yard and scaled the walls.. v They had no weapons,1 hut expected td secure one from .the guard ; It is not believed that the other five men in the annex were parties to the plot to escape-- , Newcbrang this afternoon accompanied by a large supply and boa jits! train. , Saveral carts con tained bandaged men.. The troops appeared to be fagged out and showed every indication of a - long 1 T ri CACHS COUUTYTit The Late Peter Vc0 he: fleck: i Af- - Yiclim. a 4 As folperor Gen. from .Lieut, lowing telegram Baroo Stakelberg bearing todays dater '.'. vt i A battle began at noon aironnd the Russian position four and. a ha(t miles south of the station of Wnfanhoon, the enemy making repeated attempts to dislodge oar it flank. The attack's were repelled and we retaiued our position. first eegirasnt, occupying the left flaftk of our position, sustained severe losses, Its commander, Col. Khavsstounoff. and Ad j. Hnb.'Lient. Dragoslaff Nod ochi risky were killed, Gen. Gernross was wounded, a shrapnel, bullet shattering the right- - side .of his lower jaw, bnt he remained on the I-- :.-U- field- - . tX)NVICTED .. . rok anothers, crebe, Kansas City, Juno H.ViIliam 0VpvsV appeared at MUler,.ag the police station here today aftd surrendered, saying he bad. killed John Edwards. a . railway , brake-maat Deer Lodge; Mont., nineteen years sgo. Miller said that a man named Murphy had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime and is now serving , sentence for the crime in the Montaua penitentiary. Miller, ,who says' he has worked in various States in the .West as a railroad laborer, wants to ease bis conscience. According to his story. . Miller killed Edwards in a Quarrel over money; n, . . ff 'I The story of how the, late Peler Affleck' was; duped by a sharper and robbed of $1,C0 ci 4rd earned coin, is at last given to the public, not with a desire to east any . Ve flections on the dead mns character but in order that otL. rsmay ' learu ot thf boro raAs tactics and be prepared to gist lia the reception be deserves if be ttempts further operations jn this section! " The swindler in this was a fellow calling himself A'.lNonaari St. Claire and lie trave,cd'ls 1 professor 'of palmistry' astrology and occnirscieuce. lie u!a kerf in April,1 and opened headquarters on First North 8t., and scon at traded notice because of, numerous second sight feats of -- tce mind-readin- et. g, .' r - 3 . . . i a . ; F!::t. A FEUD A V 1 c:iTa t . . : i a beUtirnedht From what bad a loce.be;;;' rlect ed victims fen hi a, and - thiamin dividual introduced Mr. ALicck to him Affleck, Xi ;agh over seventy years of age. was desirous cf jiv ing another 15 or 20 years,;' and the sharper discovering his fact represented ' that it; was quite possible, to secure .such a boon, together with, perfect health, by means of a magic belt Which; be ' could make.'1 1 MiCAfleck expressed a great desire to have such a beUbot was told that it most be made of greenbacks, , old coin, etc.,, and would therefore be very expensive. It.would cost 1 1,800 to make itf and then St. Claire wanted another $100 for his work in manufactnr ' ing it. Affleck hesitated, bnt when Ht. Claire assured him that it would preserve him in perfect health until he should reach his 92od year, and that then he would die ' suddenly and painlessly, he capitulated and- paid over the $1 800 taking St.- Ciairea notes for that amount as a sort of security. This was on May 6th; and Affleck waited expectantly until his death for the magic belt, but he never got a glimpse of it, his money , or the sharper who had duped him. ' To those who knew iMr. Affleck and were acquainted v with i his prudent way of living, and handling his finances; thQ. story was incrcdibls until the fact was discovered that St. Claire was a a ex pert hypnotist, and that he pro- s; '';i. vu latetue. . . Vw, A meeting was held .In the $ t Fourth ward on Monday , evening f t. 4 " and another in the Fifth ward, on : Bryautsville, Iod., June 14. Tuesday night Neither was large- Three are dead and two . wounded, ly attended pwing to the fact that one as the result no notice had been given as to the fatally, qt a duel bolding of tbs v meeting, but those fonght oo' the streets of thts village f t who , were present pledged their today. vk a- , t jr hearty support to the city in its The fight is the culolostion . of er fight with the Hercules tha Rout and t Tc.? a feud between ' 9 wilf be held, meetings dnrffljf the families which' rv-orhas existed for week, aud U (OuggestedtMt if the eity desires a good attendance years. ' The Rocti xni'' ),,tt at them that. it notify the Bedford, eight piles east c! times at and the Tow, t:y fere tlje. places which they will be, held. . v( near here. tThe Mttsr are 8ome members of the fotincil farmers relatives of the New family, which . have reached the conclusion; that the best policy for the city to pnr participated in the nctnricus Tow- -. sue is to.cut prices with the Her- Rasa feud which mads & kl&ody 4 cules Co, aud then levy a tax record in southern Indiana. to mako'up Jny deficiency in the A; frre gravel rpad election was expense of operutiug the plant, being held hre to day and the little village-o- f C03,?r:i crowded. and that pjnn may be adopted. ; from the surrounding It ia plainly apparent that xseir Fanners ther piant.cu, , thrive on part of country gather'd erd.there had been . the patrons; . . bnt if the whole considerable drinking The fight field can be ol taiued by - th city ! took place in front of cu election the plant will soon pay for itsllf. I booth. It is ia doubt cs fo who these coancilraeo favor ed the first shot.; . Each cf the five the idea of aggressiveness cf go,itn.'U drew rsvelyer and each tide ea ing after the whole thing in dead'fedvacecd, rib firing. Tbs feet were .fifteen when not do! the and to apart earnest, only way is : to.4 meet all cuts of. the Her 'tiring ceased, and ;ou the ground cnles, and tax the people , to make three lay dead, one dying with, a cue , np any deficiency that occnrs on bullet through his neck and ' still stood with a bullet round account of the redaction It is as broad as it is long they throngb bis arm and cue l- la his ; say, so far as . the great mass of side. 'iwee the None of are bystancers concerned. the people if they get their lights for JO cents, they struck, flthongh over twenty-fiv- e excitement will be required to . pay a little shots were tired. The ' intense. was more ia taxes, until the Hercules ; people are forced .out, and . then ; A Fine UMiry. the price can be put back to a , , , reasonable . figure and the , plant With a (nil equipment of the made a source of revenue to the latest and best new machinery, the ; . ' . ; t city, sTeam Laundry on First Logan They argue too that that policy North St .is prepared to do any would bring to terms,' business afid all classes of laundry work in' men who . now refuse to take the the most approved manner and at city light, as the taxation for the reasonable prices. , the of operating plant purpose a on Id fall heavily upon them, and . Lock Ttls Ctlter I'pV make them willing to support the The Rochdals Assn, , wants to plant by their patronage instead help yon save some money. It ia of by their taxes. . . small yet bn it can grow. Wont 2.50 proposi-(ion- ! at you look into the WANTED Old cast-iro- n Not much risk, , - t , Wilson and Sons foundry. ! St n, Petersbnrg. June 14.- - Emi St. Nicholas has received the SETTLING Urce &a Wccdel la Smith the and members of Snpt. sifttt riai: the electric! light committee are boldiog meetings in the different & wards for the purpose of informT ing the people as to how matters Cool MirkitnatsU;? Di;bycf Upoa Doth are going ! with - tho municipal SiJ : kffleJev Cyttv .T plant, and ascertaining their sentiTToanJtd soJ eo Cytlaiaf .loarc4 ments with regard to, its future Excitcocal welfare,1 Tf H Lt Electric no.? ri ! ( 4 : l f1 r t not large nongh tfe bake them squeal, but nevertheless there will be something doing if 8t. Claire ever crosses their path, w, -- JAPANESE DEFFEAT. r ; 10.C04; an-ne- j.' xibl Hand Hw Bw 4 b f Co,-Oth- al news-papers.- of Dry-antsYillea- -- -- -- 4 , ore, 5 , f - , -- . - -- -- , bably employed that art In parting Mr. Affleck from his hard earned coin.' - Relatives of the departed man, upon learning of the transaction put forth every effort to apprehend the swindler, and finally located him, bnt St Claire had been so careful in his work as to shut of! any legal proceedings against him, aad if arrested no ca.e roild be tnade out against hin.v He was smooth enough forth: and here fore will go unpunished unless relatives happen to run ncrosibim, in which event he will receive a measure full and running over, From wbntf can ba learned Mr. Af.lcck was not the only one who fell a victim to St. Claires r month . 1 ui lox rrm-- " I I ' . ! !. fiJr K, , - at, in CTr.D I lit ff ( 1 I)( st 14 i, a i i , BY J TO BO CCA N BRIGANDS Jf rim p rtsi,lDt nf rreutou, N - tli. sat .at. i i.i c.)i.wjwnl of 5 - f. .. pi-.- 1U i : 1 r r t Ot r. : is h pf i,u i . i V'O. 1 ; RENNENKAJiriT, COMMANDING GENERAL t J" ' v .ft . iti IN r Tim EAST. 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