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AUSTIN, TEXAS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1904.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IN THE 34th YEAR
LITTLE NEWS FROM
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THE SEAT OF WAR
RUSSIANS RUNNING
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KUROPATKIN'S POSITION.
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New York, Sept. 7.— Although mem-
H.
JIM MYERS WAS
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THE RUSSIAN ARMY
PORT ARTHUR SITUATION.
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TAGGART’S STATEMENT.
Say. the Result in Vermont Was Nofl erywhere are going to do Just what the
farmers in Vermont have done."
Surprising to Him.
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS.
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STRIKE TO CONTINUE
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A REFERENDUM VOTE
TO SETTLE QUESTION
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Returning to Work.
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allied trade, conterence board would on a proposition to declar th. strike
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KILLED HIS WIFE
ANDSHOTHIMSELF
ther than this nothing is known,
absolute news silence prevails.
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Joseph Regnet, a porter employed in
the wholesale store of Marshall Field
A Co, tonight shot and killed her and
then committed suicide. Regnet today
received the notice of the decision of
the court.
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vote
inoreazed vigor and under
thorough system.
campaign
crate.
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Of the Movements of General Kuro-
patkin Has Boon Received.
Bulk of It Is Now Near Mukden- It
Made a Quick Get-Away.
Russian Console Were Lower.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 7.— Prices on
the bourse were still weaker today,
Russian 4s droppings another 1-4 point
to 91 1-2.
taken on the question of discontinuing
the strike. _
Referendum at Fort Worth,
Full State Ticket Nominated, Headed
By A. Keat Robertson.
Texas Alfalfa Growers.
Specfai to The Statesman.
Similar Case in Chicago.
By Associated Press.
Chicago. Sept. 7.—Rather than pay
his wife, from whom he had been sep-
Will Succeed Von Piohve.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 7, 3:30 p. m.-
The Associated Press learns on high
authority that the Prince 8vivatoplk
Mirsky has been selected to succeed
the late M. von Plehve as minister of
thnterlor. The prince is a military
ofcer of the rank of genera). Form-
erly he was governor of Penza and’
Was Enthusiastically Received at the
Wost Virginia State Fair.
Naval Attache at Mukden.
By Assoptated Press,
Vladivostok, Sept. 7. — lieutenant
Newton McCully, the United States
naval attache, arrived here today from
Mukden.
Killed Wife With a Club.
Special to The Statesman.
Marshall, Tex., Sept 7.—Jack Fife,
a negro, charged with beating his wife
to death with a club near their homo,
throe miles east of Jacksonviile, Mon-
day night, was arrested on a warrant
charging him with murder, and waz
lodged In the county jail to await the
action of the grand jury.
Kuropatkin at Mukden,
By Asroclated Press.
St. Petersburg, Sept 7.—General Ku-
ropatkin has arrived at Mukden.
No Fear in St. Petersburg That He
Will Bo Cut Off.
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Firing Was Reported—Passing Steam*
ship Did Not Hosr It.
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gressive Impulse. It 1s the part of a By Assoclatea Presn.
leader to lead in the combat of ideas.
soon another,
short." •
Mrs. Neal
By Associate J Prers. | have to give their consent to the order
Chicago, Sept. 7.—Having voted to before it could be enforced, and that it
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then a second announcement was made
arated, $7 a week as ordered by court, ' that the order lusued last week placing
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all meat on the unfair list would go
Into effect tonight. While arrange-
' n.ents were being made to put this or-
The following statement was given
der Into effect it was suddenly discov- (out by the union:
ered by some of the leaders that the) ‘The fight of the organisations was
Will Bettie AH-Differonoot,
Special to The Statesman.
Ennis, Tex., Sept. 7.—Master Mechan-
ic J. T, Conner of the Houston and
Texas Central was in conference here
this morning with Messrs. Dentus,
Walker and Newman, representing the
Brotherhood of Carmen, and Mr. Con-
ner said aterward that he thinks all
the matter of difference would be ad-
justed to the satisfaction of all parties
concerned. The representatives of the
carmen left today for Houston,, and
Mr. Conner will go tonight, and a final
conference will be held there with S.
R. Tuggle and others.
By Associated Press.
New Haven, Conn., Sept. 7.—In an
enthusiastic convention held at the
Hyperion theater today the democratic
state ticket was placed in nomination
Japanese Captured Big Stores,
By Associated Press,
Tokyo, Sept. 7, 8, p. m.— The general
staff has not yet made public any de-
tails of the battle of Laoyang. The
people are still celebrating the vic-
conducted by the demo-
work today as a result of the
men were sentenced to pay a fine of
ISO and to serve a term of one day in
jail. The men were recently con-
victed in the mayor’s court and the
jail sentence fixed at sixty days. The
case was appealed to a higher court.
The men were marched out of the
courtroom to the prison and will serve
the time. They were placed in the
••me jail with th- negre they ettempt-
ed to lyreh.
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A. Keat
lieutenant
Says the Farmer Is the Man Who
Made the Big Vote.
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tory, but there is considerable specu-
lation over the official silence regard-
ing General Kuroki's movements since
Sunday. It is reported that the Jap-
anese, notwithstanding the ravages of
fire, captured vast accumulations of
Russian stores and ammunitlon at
Llaoyang. Tho report that Lieutenant
Teraouchi, son of Lieutenant General
Teraouchi, minister of war, was killed
m tho fighting before Llaoyang, is de-
nied today.
By Associated Press.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 7-
packing house strikers
would be imnpossible to put the mani-
festo into effect tonight, as the allied
trades conference board would not be
able to arrange for a meeting of its
members until tomorrow. It was then
stated that the central organization
would meet tomorrow at 11 o'clock to
consider the question. Following the
announcement that the strikers had
voted to continue the strike, a meet-
ing, Attended by representatives of the
packers, was held at the offices of the
Natlonsi packing company. After the
meeting it was stated by one of the
packers that no opportunity would be
given the labor leaders to present a
proposition embracing arbitration, as
was being planned by the striked*:
bers of the republican national com-
anitte would not cnrent upon the
Vermont election, other republicans,
who visited headquarters, were not so
reticent.
Representative Babcock, chairman of
the republican congressional commit-
tee. said:
“Hurrah for the farmer. He is the
fellow that made the big vote in Ver-
mont, Ever since tho campaign start-
ed I have been hearing doubting Thom-
ases in our own party, who were won-
dering. whether in view of the abund-
ant crops everywhere and the general
satisfactory condition of afairs, the
farmer could be sufficiently interested
in the coming election to get out and
vote. I am delighted to see the vote
in Vermont, because it shows that the
farmer is willing to vote his approval
of existing conditions. There is no
doubt in my mind that the farmers ev-
Speclal to The Statesman.
Lawton, Okla., Sept. 7.—Jim Myers,
one of the most prominent cattle men
of the territory, who had his prelim-
irary trial before Judge Hussey, was
discharged. Myers was charged with
perjury. The affidavit made by My-
ers upon which the perjury tharge
rested was made on a reple"n suit
whereby Myers sought to gain toeses-
sion of some cattle that had been seized
by D. Sullivan A Co. of San Antonio,
Tex., under, a mortgage covering 190
head of cattle.
Waco, Tex., Sept. 7.—The committee
appointed at the prellminarz meeting
of the Texas State Alfalfa Growers*
association to formulate a call for an-
other meeting, to bo held Tuesday, Oc-
tober 4 next, has made the call'for '
Waco at the Business Men's clubrooms,
on which occasion the assoolation will
bo permanently organised and possibly
chartered under the laws of the state
of Texas.
daughter of Professor Robinson of
Hopkinsville.
Judge T. Neal, counsel for the de-
fense in the Shrader case, said
“I will never have the opportunity
of clearing Neal of wilfully murdering
William Shrader. Only today I came
into possession of facts which put an-
other aspect on his case."
presiderft, the secretary of war, the
speaker of the house of repteseta-
tives, senators of the United States
and representatives in congress, as-
sisted by a host of lesser lights, made
urgent appeals to the republican farm-
ers to go to the polls.
“In view of these efforts, never be-
fore made by any party in a state elec-
tion, it is remarkable that the admin-
istration did not sueceed in increas-
ing the re pub Mean majority. Indeed
it did not even increase the republican
vote." •
port; secretary of state, James Hunt-
ington, Woodbury; state treasurer,
John M. Ney, Hartford; comptroller,
William Betcher, New London; con-
Teg., Hept. 7.—The
The Interval
By Associated Press.
St, Petersburg, Hept. 7, 5:35 p. m.—
The bulk of the Russian army is now
near Mukden, where It now appears
General Kuropatkin has been since
Monday. His troops. It is understood,
while not entering the city, are taking
up prepared positions around Mukden.
While there is no specific Information
on this point, the general staff believes
that only a small rear guard is in the
neighborhood of Yentai. No further
fighting of importance is expected
south of Mukden.
The critical stage is regarded as hav-
ing been passed, and the announce-
ment was made this afternoon that
the war office will no longer give out
two bulletins daily. The report that,
the sailing of the Baltic squadron had
been postponed until November is offi-
cially denied, as is also the report that
several ships comprising it developed
defects. The squadron will sail for
Labau on Saturday. Exactly when it
will sail thence is not known.
administration concentrated
Robertson, New
governor, Henry
was Nellie Robinson,
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By Associated Press.
Tokyo, Sept. 7.—No official report of
the subsequent movements of General
Kuropatkin has been received, but the
Kukitnin says it learns on good au-
thority that Kuroki, after taking the
heights near Heiyingtai, about fifteen
miles northeast of Laoyang, occupied
a line from Yentai to the mines by hot
pursuit of the Russians September 4
and 5. The Russians who were held
to this, concentrated twenty miles
north of Llaoyang, and are now re-
treating in the direction of Mukden.
The pursuit was obstructed by the
high millet. The Russians destroyed
their stores, but numbers of guns and
quantities of ammunition and other
supplies were captured.
The Nichi Niehl says it thinks the
Japanese casualties may exceed those
of the Russians owing to the latter
having occupied fortified positions in
superior numbers. The mikado has
congratulated the forces on their bril-
liant victory in the face of tremendu-
ous difcities, adding that the end of
the war is still In the distant future
and exhorting care and patience.
The report that the Russians have
occupied Sinmintin, about thirty miles
west of Mukden/ is denied. A large
force of Chinese bandits is displaying
activity in the vicinity of Sinmiutin,
but Is is supposed the Russians will
not take action unless compelled to
do so.
Fort Worth,
as follows: For governor,
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suppose that the result of the presi-
dential election is decided or even
foreshadowed in the fastnesses of the
little Green Mountain state. The con-
test is to be fought out in New York,
the Empire state, where habit is to
vote independently; in the rich and
populous agricultural districts of Con-
necticut and New Jersey, in Indiana,
In Wisconsin and Illinois and the
doubtful states of the far west. There
are signs of a reaction against protec-
tion, privilege and plutocracy against
personal government, militarism, ex-
travagance and the political power of
trusts-
“Mr. Roopevelt’s weakness as a can-
didate in his own state has been dem-
onstrated at every election. Should
he carry the country in November, as
I is possible he may, the adverse vote
of New York would serve as a salu-
tary check on his usurpation of power,
and no efforts wotld be spared to se-
cure this result.
“The lesson of the Vermont elec-
tion is that the independents and the
democrats must work together with
The Austin States1
VIRGINIA COURT
CONVICTED A MOB
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Meat cutters and Butcher Workmen’s
union of this city today held a refer-
endum vote this afternoon to nee
whether the members shall declare the
strike off or not, as per the orders 18-
sued by President Donnelly a day or so
ago The result of the vote here could
not he ohtained. the leadere veftnips
to make puU19"8 result.
“Truth may be self-evident, but it
is not self-enforcing. Truth is mighty,
but it wiM not prevail without all the
aids of publicity.
“Truth must be proclaimed, illus-
trated, established, enforced. Most
important of all, truth must have a
leader.
“The result of the Vermont election
makes 1t in my judgment, all the more
imperative that Judge Parker shall re-
alize and perform his duty to the mil-
lions of honest voters, who seek no
office, look for no personal gain in this
election, but who see in him an ideal
and hope and aspire to preserve,
through him, the Institutions they love.
The people need a judicial chief magis-
trate/ but not too judicial a candidate.
The judge is trained to look at both
sides of the case, the candidate should
have his hands full in looking aftei
his own.
“From a Judge Is expected cautious
deliberation; from the candidate in-
spiration, energy, promptness and ag-
By Associated Press.
New York, Hept. 7.—The following
statement concerning the result In Ver-
mont was issued by Chalrman Thomas
Taggart of the democratic national
committee and was concurred in by
William F. Sheehan, chairman of the
executive committee, and Delaney
Nicoll, vice chairman.
“The result in Vermont is not sur-
prising in view of the unparalleled ef-
forts made by the republicans and the
By Associated Pr6ss.
• New York, Sept. 7.—Nearly 809 dem-
ocratic editors from all parts of the
United States met at the banquet at
the Waldorf-Astoria tonight, the occa-
sion being a national conference calied
at the instanoe of the national demo-
cratic cornaittee. I
The toast list iaclueded several of
the beat known democratic editors in
the country. All oF the toasts were on
pohtical subjects. Colonel Sylvanus E.
Johnson, Washington correspondent of
the Cinoinnat Enquirer and former
president of the Gridiron club, was
toastmaster.
A large orchestra furnished muso
luring the dinner. When "Dixie" was
played the diners, many of whom were
from the south, jumped to their feet
and the rebel yell was given several
limes.
Enthusiasm was at the highest pitch
when the selection was encored.
Colonel Johnson in a brief speech in-
troduced Colonel Henry Watterson,
A ho responded to the toast, "The Is-
sue and the Outlook." He said:
“In order to allay curiosity and sup-
press conjecture—or words to that ef-
fect—let me say in the beginning that
I believe we can win the presidential
battle. I will go even further and say
that with anything like an even show-
down of powder and ball it will be our
fault if we lose it. The two parties
will go to the finish fairly united. Each
will poll very nearly, if not quite, its
normal strength. The independent
vote, therefore, will decide the result
"In the five debatable states of New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut in
the east, Indiana and Wisconsin in the
west, there are on a rough estimate a
million of these independent voters.
Half a million of them are Germans.
The other half are mugwumps and
floaters. For the life of me I can net
see how any self-respecting mugwump
can vote for Roosevelt, the recreant
civil service reformer, nor how any in-
telligent German, much as the presi-
dent resembles the kaiser, can be will-
ing to tr.ke even a lottery chance in
a war with, the mother country, pre-
cipitated upon the drop of a hat to
glorify the administration.
“Parker, the jurist, means peace with
all nations, entanglements with none.
Roosevelt, the war lord, means compli-
cations abroad and corruption at home,
designed to prolong a single party dyn-
aety and to perpetuate its favorites and
agents In power. - Every economic
question must pass before an Issue so
transcendent."
Mr. Watterson said if he were a re-
publican he would vote for Parker and
Davis, and he gave a good many rea-
sons that would prompt him to do so.
He continued:
"Inevitably the personality, the char-
acter and performances of Roosevelt
occupy the foremost place in th pub-
lic mind. They will constitute the chief
horn of the people’s dilemma in the
coming campaign. They are, as it were,
the beginning and the end of the chap-
ter. Yet, because we propose to dis-
cuss the president and to hold him to
a just measure of accountability, we
are accused of abusing him. I would
not, for my part, utter an unkind or
discourteous word. I admit that he is
as sweet a gentleman as ever scuttled
a ship or cut a throat. Indeed, very
much that kind of a gentleman, for.
hoisting the black flag over the south,
has he not scuttled the ship of civil
service reform and cut the throat of
reciprocity? Has he ever obeyed the
law in case it stood in the way of his
humor, from the time when, over the
acquitting report of his own commis-
sion. he removed a states attorney
from the office to which the people had
elected him, here in the city and coun-
ty of New York, to the time when, by
a scratch of his .pen. he usurped the
power of congress and added many
millions of outlay to the pension roll?
Is he not responsible for the fly by
night theatrical combination that is
called the republic of Panama? Was
his treatment of Miles and Schley the
acts of a wise or considerate presi-
dent? Was his promotion of Wood just
There is no news from the far east,
either from Russian or Japanese
sources. For the world watchers of
the great tragedy the curtain has beep
dropped and all is conjecture. ' Not
even an expression of opinion comes
from Japanese sources, but from BL
Petersburg it is indicated by the au-
thorities that the critical stage of the
Russian retreat is past and that Kuro-
patkin is no longer in danger of losing
any part of the forces to the pursuing
Japanese. The Russian commander
has arrived at Mukden and it is given
out in St. Petersburg that the bulk of
his army is now near there, while a
dispatch from Mukden to the Asso-
ciated Press, filed Tuesday, says that
the main Russian army is pushing
northward and evacuating that place.
It is indicated that the Japanese are
still harassing the Russian rear. Fur-
the conflict of principles, the denuncia
tion of public wrongs, in the presenta-
tion and enforcement of truth.
“It is because that I so strongly de-
sire Judge Parker’s election that I
speak so plainly on this subject I ad-
mire his judicial temperament I ap-
preciate the great personal sacrifice
he has made In accepting the nomina-
tion; but, having Accepted it, I ear-
nestly beg of you when you see him to-
morrow at Esopus to urge that he ac-
cept also the full responsibility of his
position—that he"will not permit the
campaign in New York, the pivotal
state, to be mismanaged by the small
politicians who beset him; that he will
in the next sixty days be even more
than heretofore the people’s leader and
teacher, their tribune and advocate.
"JOSEPH PULITZER."
Great Battle in Progrose.
By Associated Press.
Paris, Hept. I.—The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
says that a great battle is going on
before Mukden. The First and Seven*
teenth corps are engaged against Gen-
eral Kuroki. General Kuropatkin,
with the bulk of his troops, is moving
toward Tlehling.
either to .the army or the people? Was
his proceeding on the postal scandals
rot a shuffle designed to suppress
what seemingly was to be exposed?
Were his operations against the North-
ern Securities not the merest play to
the galleries, achieving thus far noth-
ing beyond the throwing a little dust’
into the eyes of an unthinking people ?
Does not his whole record iHustvate by
his writings, his sayingsand his doings
—his heedless criticisms, his spectacu
lar exploitations, his broken prom-
lees—reveal to us a self-admitted ad-
venturer upon the high sea of publioi
life aaving no rudder or eompwss ex-
, t his own ambitionet No prineiple
/t rule of conduct save that of decking
the machine with the flounces and fur-
belows of civic righteousness, whilst
violating the spirit and sacrificing the
actualities of civil service by a line of
partisan appointments to offices never
surpassed during the worst times of
the spoils system? Was Jackson,
whose Ignorance he rebukes, more per-
sonal and autocratic that he is him-
self?"
Mr. Watterson said that through sev-
eral campaigns he had fought for many
things, some of which hd been attained.
He believed in law and publla order,
and concluded as follows:
“Hence It is that I still believe in the
people, and, believing in the people, I
am confident they will take no chances,
either in the would-be man on horse-
back or in a lease of power to a party
already too firmly set in the saddle,
but will come to the rescue of their
threatened institutions while they may.
They did this in 1879, and, though
cheated out of the immediate fruits
of their victory, they yet scotched cor-
ruption and put a check upon arbitrary
power.
"Another Tilden has arrived upon the
scene and field here in the Empire
State of New York—a very tribune of
the people, calm, resolute and quali-
fied—in all things the antithesis of
Roosevelt, and. In my belief, as surely
as Tilden was elected he will be elect-
ed. And when he is elected he will be
inaugurated and all will be well"
Herman Ridder followed.
A letter from Joseph Pulitzer, writ-
ten from Bar Harbor, to Chairman
Daniels. in which the writer stated that
Infirmities prevented his being pres-
ent, was read.
Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta
Constitution, spoke to the toast, "Dem-
ocratic Success the Guarantee of the
National Unity.”
Mr. Howell’s reference to mob vio-
lence was heartily cheered.
John B. Stoll, editor of the South
Bend (Ind.) Times, was the next
speaker. His toast was “Triumphant
Democracy." He said in part:
“We have as our standard bearer a
man who, by reason of his splendid in-
tellect, righteous training, mature mind
’ and sturdy character is admirably fit-
। ted for the high office to which we pro-
pose to elect him. We believe that his
election will be conducive to the hap-
piness, welfare and prosperity of the
, people. This is no mere assumption.
, no unsupported declaration. Judge
Parker is a pupil and disciple of Sam-
. nel J .Tilden. As such he is thorough-
l ly imbued with the ideas of that illus-
I trIous statesman; and a man thus im-
. bued is needed at the head of our
great government.
“And that is the Tilden Idea of gov-
l ernment, of civil administration, a
’ combination which was lofty and pa-
i triotic in Washington’s administration.
• feasible and practical in the political
; philosophy of of Jefferson, and noble,
humane and sublime in Abraham Ln-
’ coin. That, in short. Is Tildenism in
I its simplicity and purity."
Andrew McLean, editor of the
r Brooklyn Citizen, closed the speech-
! making when he responded to “The
' Democracy of the Empire State.”
f The letter sent by Mr. Pulitzer in
• part was as follows:
i "The result in Vermont reported to-
s day should be accepted as a warnihg.
• not as a discouragement. Remember
■ the largest total vote ever cast in Ver-
t mont is only 59,000. It is absurd to
all its forces and resources upon that
state, holding in the last week 200
meetings. The candidate for vice
off. Of over 28,000 strikers, 2403 voted
to return to work and 25,907 voted to
remain on strike until a fair proposi-
tion, embracing arbitration, can be ob-
tained.”
By Associated Press.
Louisville, Ky., Hept t.—William E.
Neal, under Indictment for the murder
last winter of Assis'ant Common-
wealth’s Attorney James K. Shrader,
today shot and killed his wife. Nellie
Robinson Neal, and then ended his
own life. The tragedy occurred in a
boarding house on West Broadway,
where Neal and his wife have been
living since Sunday as Mr. and Mrs.
Johnston of Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. J.
G. Baird, the landlady, said:
"The couple came to my house Sun-
day and paid for two days’ board. They
acted in a peculiar manner. Mrs. Neal
had been complaining of being ill. She
came down today looking haggard and
worn, saying her husband was too ill
to come to the table. She wanted to
take him a light lunch. My daughter
win in the adjoining room when she
heard thorn talking in whispers. A si-
lence ensued. One ahot rang out and
continue the stock yards struggle until
better terms can be secured, the strike
leaders tonight are in a quandary as to
what the next mye will be. When the
result of the vote of the men defeat-
ing the proposition to return to work
was announced today It win stated by
the union officials that a second ballot
would be ordered at once. Shortiy
after the announcement was made,
however, the plan was abandoned and
efforts were begun to secure another
conference with the Dickers. In this
the strikers were unsuccessful, and
HENRY WATTERSON
(A AADE GREAT SPEECH
PULITZER’S LETTER
By Associated Press.
Wheeling, W. Va., Sept. 7.—An im-
mense cvowd attended the West Vir-
ginia state fair at Morgans Grove this
afternpon, the occasion being the pres-
ence of ex-Senator H. G. Davis, the
democPatic vice presidential nominee,
who wes scheduled to make a non-
political address.
Senator Davs, accompanied by Na-
tional Commit teeman John T. Mc-
Graw and Jolin G. Cornwell, the dem-
ocratic candidate for governor, left
Wheeling for the fair grounds about
1 o’clock, arriving an hour later. The
senator was enthusiastically received
when he entered the grounds, and
when he arose to speak, he was hearti-
ly cheered.
In the course of a short talk on
“Agriculture," Senator Davis referred
to this as man’s natural occupation
and the most important and useful to
mankind. The agriculturists have
always been found in the advance
guard of the march of civilization, he
said.
Nearly all who worked and fought
for independence and liberty were till-
ers of the soil, nearly all'of our early
presidents had been farmers; the ma-
joity of our successful men of today
have come from the farms. Farmers,
as a class, are a liberty-loving peo-
ple.
Agriculture started England on the
high road to prosperity and the com-
। merclal supremacy which she has
maintained in the wrld for 500 years.
Agricultural products feed us and
pay much of our foreign debt; between
50 and 80 per cent of our exports are
from the farm. The funner can live
well and prosper without the city or
town, but the city and town are bound
to starve if the farms do not feed
them.
By Associated Press.
Danville, Va., Bept. 7--W. T. Harris,
Wicker Harms, Dan T. Tall. Bud
Pruitt, George C. Mills. R. J. Lynch and
Whit Meyers were convicted today in
the corporation court of being partici-
pants in the mob, when an attempt
was made several weeks ago to lynch
the negro Rey Seale, charged with
murder, confnad io the city jail. The
By Associated Press.
Chefu, Hept. 7, 10 p. m— Firing was
heard here distinctly tonight. A
steamship, which passed Port Arthur
last night, reports that she heard no
firing from the Russian stronghold.
A copy of the Port Arthur Novikral,
dated August 31, published detached
incidents of the fighting of August 29
and 30 on the Russian east flank. On
the evening of the 29th the Japanese
opened a heavy fire from fort No. 3
and other points, directing their guns
chiefly at the Russian positions on a
hill called the Small agle’s Nest At
Shushiyen, the Japanese removed the
roofs of a number of Chinese houses
strongly constructed of mud and stone
and converted them into excellent re-
doubts. At 9 o’clock on the evening of
the 29th a Russian force made a sud-
den onslaught on the Japanese, and at
the point of the bayonet the Japanese
were forced to the redoubts. The Rus-
sians were unable to proceed further
than thia redoubt because of the fierce
fire poured in upon them by the Jap-
anese. According to comment made
by the Novikral, this redoubt evident-
ly had been greatly strengthened dur-
ing the previous night. On the east
flank the remainder of the night of the
29th was qulet. Nothing occurred on
the weet flank during the night of the
29th.
A Japanese torpedo boat recently
fired on Tigers Tall fort She was
found by searchlights and repulsed by
Russian batteries. Bhe appeared to be
somewhat damaged.
Ekaterinoav and occupied the post of
general of the gensdarmes as the min-
ister of the interior under the late M.
Splagune, He is 47 years old and is
considered an able man. He has not
been identified with harsh measures
and his appointment is hailed us the
inauguration of a mild regime.
- c: n
Reports by the Chinese, ’
By Associated Frees.
Chefu, Bept. 7.—It is now apparent
that the severe fighting reported1 by
numerous Chinese refugees as having
occurred before Fort Arthur August 11
and 31 occurred chielly on the first two
days mentioned, the Japanes thereaf-
tor confining their efforts inost en-
tirely to holding the positions they had
obtained. That these two positions
were of considerable importance was
evident by the facts that the Russians
risked the lives of valuable mnen in open
fight in their efforts to dislodge the
Japanese from them. As has been
previously reported in these dis-
patches, the Japanese troops retired
from nearly all points on the night of
August 11.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 1, 1:97 a. m.-
The general staff is not displaying
great anxiety over the alarmist re-
ports that General Kuropatkin is in
serious danger of being cut off, but
If they had any information from the
front Wednesday they have not re-
vealed it. The members also decline
to say even if they know whether Gen-
eral Kuropatkin proposes taking his
army north of Mukden.
An officer of. the general staff said
to the Associated Press Wednesday
night:
“I believe it le safe to say that Gen-
eral Kuropatkin’s arny is now out of
danger? Our advices since Monday In-
dicate that tho fighting is of an insig-
nificant character, and t do not believe
the tired Japanese troops are capable
of seriously threatening the line of re-
treat. The greatest difficulty our army
is now having to contend with is the
terrible roads, resulting from the rain
of Monday and Tuesday. Our infor-
mation is that the bulk of our bag-
gage has already passed through Muk-
den. This is the usual procedure in
the case of retreat
"Kuropatkin’s movements, after all,
must depend chiefly upon the tactics
of the Japanese, with whom lies the
initiative. If the Japanese continue to
press north in the hope of cutting off
the Russians and bringing them to
bay, then Kuropatkin will be obliged to
move north to circumvent them. Both
armies are already terribly exhausted,
and if they again come into a contest,
the action will largely depend ggon
which of them is able to throwVthe
most fresh reserves into the fght. If
there is * race northward, it is ap-
parr it the greatest danger will come
at the narrow defile of Tiebling, north
of Mukden, but the authorities seem
fairly satisfied with the situation and
are confident of its ultimate outcome."
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