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SEADY TO TAKE UP MARCH DELAY IN ADVANCE
RACE RIOT IN MISSISSIPPI
CALLS YAST ARM
NEBRASKA NOTES
WINTER QUAItTEUS FOR JAPAN ESI'
A It MY GOail'LKTK.
Getting Itcndy to Strike the Enemy nt m
Moment' rfotlco Skirmishes
j anil Kenonnolngancei
noar Mukden
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LONDON -Tho Dally Mall's Llao
Yang correspondent, telegraphing
September 23, says:
'The winter equlpmonb for tho
Jarancso troops is completed. Fresh
Bupolies uf ammunition havo arrived
and tho army Is ready to march at
a moment's notice. Tho personal
treatment of foreign correspondents
with tho Japancso has beon com
pletely revolutionized."
MUKDEN. Many skirmishes and
reconnolssances are reported to head
quarters hero, but except for these
quiet still provails. In tho fighting
that has been taking plpco the Rus
sian scouts havo almost Invariably
shown superiority to tho Japaneso
both in riding and fighting. The
Japaneso movement up the Taitso
river appears to bo a comparatively
small force.
Raiding parties from the Russian
army bring in many prisoners.
Beautiful autumn weather con
tinues. Rolnforcofments are rapidly
arriving, over 1.000 r.nn vnlnsfrmtq
having returned to duty. The army
is in good working condition. O Ul
cers aro distribution the reserve of
stores that were brought up from
Llao Yang, as adequate supplies are
now coming In from the north.
Details of the fighting near Inpu,
between Bentsiaputzo and the rail
road on September 20, shows that
General Mistcbenk's scouts, accom
panied by a battery of artillery, at
tacked a Japancso position, where
thero was a battery of artillery, two
squadrons of cavalry and two com
panics of infantry. The Japaneso
were shelled out of their position on
a hill and suffered heavy loss. As
they retired the Russians occupied
the bill until nightfall, when they
too retired under cover of darknes-.
having lost only three men The
Japanese are sending out large par
ties of scouts daily with the object
of checking tho Russian's continuous
raids.
Dr. Malvieff, who was captured
by the Japanese at Liao Yang, says
the Japanese aro suffering severely
from dysentery, and that they bogged
his assistance in combatting the dls
ease. Japaneso o Ulcers of the staff
are excellent linguists, and many of
them speak Engllsn and German, as
well as some Russian. Tho Japan
ese army is living almost entirely
on rice and preserved foods, but is
comfortaby equipped, many o Moors
even having arm chairs among their
baggage. The principal Japaneso
fear is for forage for their horses, for
during the winter the country is
swept clean for many miles on each
side of tho railroad and tho inhabi
tants are reluctant to sell nnythlng.
Meanwhile both belligerents are
strongly endeavoring to gain an ad
vantage between tho Tumen river
and Gensan.
Wants a Slice of Kansas.
PUEBLO, Col. -An effort at a
solution of the Kansas-Colorado
water suit is in progress, and if the
efforts of those most interested in
the caso are success!) a strip of tho
western portion or Kansas about 100
miles wide will bo annexed to the
state of Colorado, and the litigation
now before tho supreme court at
Washington will be thrown out.
Agitation along this line has already
started and prominent politicians in
both Kansas and Colorado are exert
lug every effort to get tho passage
of a bill through which the lcgls
latures of both states, whereby the
western portion of Kansas can be
taken into Colorado. This, it is
thought by thoso who havo given
the question much study, will solve
the difficulty and both states will be
bonlfittod to a great extent.
Tries to End Life.
CHICAGO, 111. A special from St
Louis says:
Joseph E. Edward's former mana
ger of a plow company's branch a
New Orleans, who was brrught here
from Denver, enrouto to New Or
leans to face charges of embezzle
mont of $150,000, attempted to com
nilt suicide after leaving Denvor.
Though handculled he managed tc
break up a hand mirror and swallow
some of the glass, and whon dlscov
ered was eating the sulphur end o
male I ais. Edwards was out of dan
ger when St. Low is was reached. He
was taken tu New Orleans.
FIELD MAItSIIAti OVAAtA 8EKMINGLY
IN NO llUItKY.
APANESE HOLDING BACK
4.DVANCK OF MAIN A1W1Y OH MUK
DEN ONLY UKGUN
II tin River Still to Oro Information nt
St. J'eternburg From Fort Arthur
Not Keasnurlntj illoclcndo
Tight um It Cnn Ue
ST. PETERSBURG. Tho latest
ilfiolal advices from tho front aro
lilent on tho question of tho Japan
iso Hanking movements east and
jvest of Mukden, from which tho
ffxr ofllco concludes that Field Mar-
fiial Oyama has not yet begun to
press his advance from Sianchna or
ip tho Liao river valloy, indicating
jhat there is still further delay in
;he general advance.
Tho only information received from
General Kuropatkln, is to tho effect
;bat the Japaneso outposts cast of
;he railroad along tbo Shahko river,
jontinue to throw out small detach-
ncnts, but thsy are Invariably re
pulsed by tho Russian cavalry, which
naintains ciosc contact along tho
thole Japanese lino. Dully skir
mishes are occurring, but nono of an
mportant character. A herd of
lattlo and a few horses have been
:aptured by Cossaoks.
According to Information brought
n by Russian scouts the main Jap-
tnes forces are still concentrated
ilong tho Yental branch railroad,
ind reinforcements are still crossing
jhe Taitse river using two pontoons
t Renshu, five miles due east of
Yental station. From tho latter
lact it would appear that tho propa
gations for the Japaneso advance aro
noro backward than heretofore sup
posed. Information received hero tends
;o confirm the recent Peking report
.hat Wu Ting Fang, former Chinese
ninister to the United States, will
)0 sent on a special mission to
Europo and America. Tho state
iient that it is China's, purposo to
pave him consult Japan and Russia
egarding Manchuria is incorrect.
His mission will be to sound tne
Dourest neutral powers on tho sub
ect of the protection of China's In
terests in the peace negotiations at
jhe clotfe of tbo war.
The Russian press has heretofore
Uudiously avoided editorial refer
ence to President Roosevelt's state
ment to tho delegates of the inter
parliamentary union ou Septembei
24 on the subject of calling a con
ference of nations of the world at
the Hayue, to continue tho work of
the conference called by Emperoi
Nlciiulas in 1899. The only approach
thereto is a quotation in the Russ
from the Berlin press opinion, say
ing that it was evident that th
Americans intended to disregard tho
question whether or not intervention
in the far eastern question at thli
time would be agreeable to either
of the combatants.
Tho Information received at the
war office concerning tho situatloc
at Port Arthur is not reassuring.
The blockade at last seems to be
efloctive. Admiral Togo's ships an
arresting all the junks which try tc
enter the harbor and are sending
them to Fort Dalny. It Is feared
hat this complete isolation may
react on tho spirits of tho garrison.
The report from Tien Tsln that a
largo force of Chinosu bandlls north
west of Mukden Is preparing, to cut
the railroad Is not taken seriously
by the authorities here. NoL i he
slightest doubt is entertained at the
war oilico that tho railroad guards
will be quite able to protect the
line. Undisciplined Chlueso hordes
however, are numerous.
Negroes Forced to Leave.
IIALRODSBURG, Ky. Eighty
negroes, tnirty or tnem women
1i;ivg arrived hero from Soiit.li Kurlc
from where they wore ordered tc
leave by tho whites because one ol
tho negroes stabbed a farmer's wife
It is reported that tho white woman
Is dead. Tho negro mon wore work
ing on a railroad near South Fork
Ono of tho women at the railroad
camp went to a farm house and de
raanded a lunch. This was given
her and while tho Insti'ss' back wa
turnud tho negro woman snatched
sou e cloth" s and ran away. The
finner's wife pursund in 1 cauvhi
her. bur. as st.ibb d by an wio
tvurrrss and iilauks have coo
L.ISION NKAIt L.YNOUI1U11Q.
"ireo Negroe nre Killed Ileproarnted mt
AKgroKHorft nntl Hrtxrch Alnde
for Companions Soldier
no JLongur Wanted.
MEMPHIS, Tonn. Two negroes
svero killed and thrco were fatally
wounded In a race riot near Lynch
burg, Miss., fifteen miles south ol
Memphis. Tho shooting took place
lu the plantation of J. J. Jonhsou,
who, with hlB two sons and two
friends, went Into the field to gathoi
a load cf corn. Tho Held was
worked on shares by a negro family
named Konnedy. As tho white
men wero driving their wagon from
a field a fusllade from a party ol
blacks met them. Tho lire was re
turned with tho result that two
negroes wero killed outright and
three wero fatally shot. A number
of whites joined Johnson and his
friends and arc now searching for
others of tho attecklng party. The
names of tho dead and wounded aro
not obtainable.
EBEMSBURG, Pa. John Gnblt ,
a negro whoso appearanco tallies
exactly with tbo description of the
isdallant of Mrs. Thnmns Rnggan.
of Patton, Pa , .was arrested at
Hoovorsvllle, Pa., near Johnstown
ind hurriedly removed to Edons
burg Jail by Sheriff Lonhart and
deputies. Earlv In tho day tho
commissioners of Cambria county
offered $2,000 reward for tho capture
Df Mrs. Bongan's assailant.
LEXINGTON, Ky. Uharles B.
Jones, colorod, was spirited away
from Versailles and brought hero to
escape lynching for an attompted
criminal assault. The complainant
Is Lucy, tho slxtcon year old daugh
ter of Captain Samuel Fogg, a proml
nent farmer. Shortly after the negro
was arrested it was learned that a
mob was forming and he was brought
to Lexington.
Soldiers to Be Dismissed,
MONTGOMERY. Ala. Governor
Cunningham has received the report
of the military court of Inquiry to
Investigate the conduct cf Company
F, Alabama national guard, that
was overpoworod by tho in 3b at
Huntsvllle, Ala., which lyncbsd
Hcrace Maples, a negro. The report,
which is signed by Col. L. S. Frasor,
Capt. W F. Valden, recommends
that Company F be mustered out
for insufficiency and that In the
futuro all officers be icquired to pass
an examination on the stato mili
tary law before rccolving commis
sions. October 14 was the date
fixed for the mustering out of tho
command.
HGNTSVILLE, Ala. At tho trial
of Ben Hill, an alleged lyncher, or.
tho chargo of murderer, seventy
seven talesmen weio oxamlnod be
fore a jury was secured. Several
witnesses testified that Hill climbed
the tree to tio the ropo to hang
Maples.
Lacking In the Law.
PITTS FIELD, Mass. ITiigh Gur
ney, third secretary of the British
embassy, was fined In tho pnlloo
court at Lee on two charges. For
contempt of oourt ho was fined $25.
A similar fine was Imposed In tho
case charging him with speeding bis
automobile in Stockbridgc.
Special Justice Phelps said he did
not recognize international law in
'a Is court, and informed tho dofend
int that ho must enter a plea. Mr.
3urney persisted in his refufsal.
Then a fine was Imposed for con
tempt of court.
Threatened With Atttark.
MUKDEN. Tho Russian cavalry
vest of tho railroad reports an Im
portant Japaneso movement and a
threatned attack. No change east
ward Is reported Four divisions of
Japanese are supposed to be near
tho Yental mines and two others
west of them. General Mlstchenko
reports that ho penetrated to the
Yental mines and found only small
detachments of Japanese.
CUE FO. Two Japaneso torpedo
ooat destroyers have beon observod
outsido the harhor of Chee Foo.
A junk whloh leftLlaontl promon
tory recently, and which has ar
rived here, reports having seen ono
torpedo boat near Che Foo. 'Another
junk carrying u Russian, his wife
and two children, was stopped by u
Japanese vessel, but owing to the
great distance the treatment which
t.'f Russian received could n"t b
NOTICE OITHN nY IIUSBIA Olf J
JTIN1S1I FIGHT.
SAY THEY MUST CONQUEF
WILL DItAIN KMrirtfC TO DKFEA1
Till! JA TANKS IS.
Cxnr iMties Formal Orders and Boleoti
Uoiumnndur ReorRii filiation
Decided Upon n Glgan-
tlo Heal?.
ST. PETERSBURG.-Tho dlvl
slon and reorganization of tho Man
churlan army, regarding which then
have boon rumors ever slnco tin
battle of Liao Yang, was officially
announced todav in an imperial re
script appointing Gonoral Grlpcn
berg, now commander of tho Thlrc
army corps in tho provlnco of Vilna
as commander of tho second army
now being mobilized for imrnedate
dispatch to tho far oast, leaving
General Kuropatkln In command ol
tho first array. Tho emperor ii
personally convinced that tho poli
tical, as well as the military, prcst-
Igo of tho empire is at stake, and
that very other consideration tnusl
give way for the exigencies of war.
Tho resources of tho omplro in men
and money must be dralnod if neccs
sary in order to turn the scalo and
vinaicato tho power cf Russia. ,
The reorganization amounts to for
mal notice to the world, as tho em
peror frankly explains in his rescript,
that no Intends to vastly increase
the number of troops at tho theatei
of war in ordor to forco tho struggle
to a successful issuo In the shortest
posslblo time. It is intended to sll
onco definitely all talk of foreign
intervention by tho announcement
that Russia means to fight out thli
Issue with Japan on the field ol
battlo.
Probably 300,000 men will bo placoc)
in tho field. Five corps, the third,
fourth, fifth, eight and sixteenth,
aro already destinod for tho front
and it Is expected that fivo more
corps will be sent forward.
Eventually tho creation of tbit
second army involves the selection ol
a commander-in-oblef. Not only 1
thcro no intimation in tho rescript
that General Kuropatkln will com
mand both armies, but he is placed
on the same footing as General Grip,
penberg. In tho best Informed cir
cles tbero is little idea that Viceroy
AlcxiefT, tho present nominal com
mander-in-chief, will oxorclso the
actual functions of commander ol
the 000,000 or 700,000 men. that Rus
sla nas resolved to put in tho field.
It is the best opinion that Grand
Duke Nicholas Micbaolovitch, in
spootor genoral of cavalry', will at
tain tho high command, occupying
in the war with Japan the position
held byhls fathor in the war with
Turkey.
Thero aro various roports regard
ing Viceroy Aloxieff's, destiny. 11
is claimed in somo quarters that he
will bo recalled and Grand Duke
Nicholas become vlcoroy, as well at
commander-in-chief. It is also said
on apparently equal authority thai
Alexleff will return as chancellor of
the empire, succeeding Count Lams
doff. None of theso reports aro de
finitely confirmed.
Giand Duko Nicholas is still f
young man, not yet forty-five, wit!
much of his father's rash energy
and resolution. There is roason t
bellevn that even with tho memories
of the horrors of tho Shlpka cam
palgn agalns'c tho Turks of whloh he
was the witness as a young captain
of cavalry, ho would favor a wintci
campaign against the Japanese.
Tho dispatch of the grand duke ai
commander of both armies would
accord with tho traditions of tin
Romanoff dynasty a member o
which Imperial family has alway.
been in command in all of Russla'i
great wars.
Throws Herself in Cistern.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Mrs. Bessli
Peck thirty years old, picked up he:
three year old daughter Ethel, oar
ried her to a rain oistorn In tho rem
yard and oast her In. As the chile
foil through the oponlng of tho ols
tern sho soreamod In teror ane
nolghbors wero attracted to thi
scene, Before they could reaoh Mrs,
Peck sho jumped through the ois
torn opening. Boforo assistant) n
ri-ed the woman and child were
(load.
Raymond Ilawley was fined $20 and
costs In County Judgo Elmer's court
at Dakota City for assault and bat
tery upon Henry J. Stolzo. All
parties aio from Emerson preclnot.
The fracas cost IJawloy in the
neighborhood of;$C0.
Tho livo stock season has opened
up now in earnest slnco tho strlko la
dclarcd off. Trains aio leaving on
tho Northwcstorp ovcry few minutes
at Chadron and ovcry ono buBy.
Novor boforo has stock looped better
nor has thero been more to ship.
Cattle men aro fooling bettor.
The granary, stable and hay of
David Strong, about ton miles south
of Chadron hiiB burned. They wero
threshing at the time and many mon
wero present or elso the house would
have gone also. No ono has discov
ered the caiiBO. Thero was no in
surance and the loss is about $1,000.
A llro in the coal collar of the
Second avonuo school of Nobraska
City did about $100 worth of dama
recently. Tho llro is supposed to
havo started by spontaneous com
bustlou. About fifty tons of ooal
hncl to be removed boforo the firo
was cxtlnquished. Tho damugo wa
caused by smoke and water.
Tho trial of .Tcbso Young of Ne
oraska City, the negro who shot and
allied Jimrala Botts last May has
oeen finished and given to tho jury.l
After deliberating eight hours tnol
ury brought In a verdict of murder
n tho Bccond degree. Young will
:ccelvo his sentenco soon.
Manager Harry II. Howarth and,
lis team of ball players havo loft Wcsto
Point for Plalnviow, Piorce, Tlldon
Stanton, Pllgor and other polntsj
vhoro a numbor of games aro sche-i
lulcd with tho local talont. ITboj
;cam started out confident of hold-!
'ng up the roputatlon which they!
pavo already eurncd on tho local'
ilaraond.
Word has boon received of tho
death of Davo Hennessoy, a former
resident of Humboldt, who it is
laid, whilo intoxicated shot and
I Hod, himself in the prcsenco of bls
wife and children, tho tragedy tak
ing plaoo at Concordia, Kan., where-
they wero making their home torn-!
porarlly. nennessoy was raised In1
ho vicinity of Humboldt and bis
parents lived near tbero for a nuni-,'
bor of years.
Burglais broke Into the bouso of!
Henry Markel at Nebraska City and)
loeured a valuable gold watch and a
small amount of money. Tho burg
lary has hoen roported to tho police,'
but so far no oluo has been found.
Tho St. Paul canning factory has
completed tbo soasons pack of sweet
corn. Something over 800,000 cans
zt corn havo been put up, and al
though it has been subject; to some
handicaps usually attending upon a
now enterprise the season's run has
Oeen quite satisfactory to the com
pany and also to tho growers of the
corn, who llnd that they have oeen
making ood money. Tbo quality
of the product is excellent arid It is
being rapidly shipped out to go upoa,
tho market. rq
Two now business firms have open
ed up in Chadron the Chadron Coal
and Food company, by Keith & Olson
the former of whom has been in bus
iness there in years gone by, and a
woman's outfitting establishment by
Mrs. Nott Shook, who has formerly
carried on two establishments, one)
at Deadwood and one at Hot Springs,1
S. D. Both stores aro put Into one
large ono at Chadron and it will M
an Immense affair.
T 10 Wymore Concrotc company
iled articles of incorporation with
he county clork at Beatrice.,
In capital stock Is placed at S10f0W
and tho Incorporators aro E. N.
KuulTman, Georgo T. Steptienson, J.
B. Jnokson, S. S. Speler, A. D. Me
Catidless. Tho concern will mana
facture concrete blocks for nuildiog
mi (I sidewalks and handle stono and
cement.
Tho funeral services over the re
mains of Mrs. Mary M. Lutz, aged)
ft!) years, who died in a hospital in'
Omaha wero held in the German
Presbyterian church In Plattsrnouth
by tho Rev. A. F. Plootz, pastor ai
tho church. Tho body was taken to
St. Jacobs, 111. for burial beside
her husband. Deceased leaves six
sons and two daughters, all grown.
A young man named Ilowgley at
Nebraska City was assisting ha
fathor chop somo wood at their
home south of tho oityy. In bobk
way the young man got bis foot In
the way and tho father, In making
a stroke with tho ax, cut off two
tors of the boy's right foot. He
k n fcn Nebraska City for rae
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