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D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
VNEILL, NEBRASKA
There Is in Paris a new school of
psychology to Investigate such ques
tions as mind reading, mental sugges
tion at a distance, clairvoyance, pre
sentiments, automatic writing, double
personality, etc. This school, unlike
most associations studying these sub
jects, has for its members medical men
almost entirely, whose professional du
ties bring them in close contact with
these often curious phenomena. The
members are followers of Charcot. They
claim that most of these societies of
psychical research, especially In Eng
land, have produced no results, due to
too much speculation and mysterious
interpretations, which have led people
into *rror, which Is more difficult to
uproot than It Is to propagate the
truth.
French translators are to make an
other attempt to turn Shakespeare’s
•'King Lear" Into their laguage. This,
the third attempt, will be undertaken
by Pierre Loti, a noted author. French
translations of the English poet since
the days of Voltaire have never proved
successful, being either burlesques,
rank perversions or too literal render
ings of the original. Shakespearean
scholars will be interested in the out
come of the present endeavor, which,
It Is said, has been undertaken with a
view to doing justice both to Shakes
peare and to French taste. But liter
ary France never valued the English
dramatist highly.
The Australian postmastergeneral re
cently Invited competitive designs for
pictorial postal cards to be printed and
issued by his department for use
throughout the commonwealth. Pre
miums of $50. $25 and $16 respectively
will be paid for the three series of
twelve designs each adjudged by the
postmaster general to be first, second
and third in order of merit, In the
case of each state. The designs will
consist exclusively of Australian sub
jects.
The tobacco monopoly yielded the
Austrian government the enormous
profit of $27,000,000 In 1902. Of the 40,446
persons employed, 35,824 were females;
the number of factories was thirty.,
The average wages of the male em
ployes were only $2.80 a week; of the
females, $2.08. Since 1875 the number of
clgaret smokers has Increased enor
mously, while of snuff-takers there are
only one-third as many now.
A Russian who fought with Kos
suth In the rebellion of 1848-49 received
a bullet wound In the shoulder In the'
battle of Isaazegh. The bullet could
not be extracted, but the wound healed
satisfactorily and Its presence was nev-,
er felt till recently. Not long ago the
soldier began to suffer pain In the re
gion of the wound and mortification set
in. He died from the wound flfty-slx
years after receiving It.
The Sultan of Turkey has seventy
one titles and on the parchment con
taining them are the words "us many
more as may be desired can be added
to this number." Among the titles are
"Abdul Hamid, the Eternally Victor
ious,” "the Eternally Smiling,” “the
Eternally Invincible,” "Distributor of
Crowns to the Heroes Seated on the
Thrones” and “Shadow of God on
Earth."
The French Savant, M. Bernard, Is
convinced that Nansen took the only
route by which the north pole can pos
sibly be reached. He favors an expedi
tion with two ships connected by wire
less telegraphy. The time Is estimated
at three years, and It Is hoped that
the Prince of Monaco, who Is greatly
Interested, will contribute the neces
sary $300,000.
A Hungarian government document
notes a great decline In the manufac
ture of corsets; some factories have
'been closed, others have lurgely re
duced their working force. It attrlb
, utes this result to the growing custom
of wearing “reform clothing,” and to
the persistent denunciation of corsets
by physicians.
War la once more being waged in
England on ivy and on elder bushes
near cathedrals and other fine build
ings. The ivy is accused of being a
“destructive boa-constrictor weed "
while the elder is condemned because
its roots have a habit of forcing them
selves into masonry chinks.
An organization is being formed in
New Haven to solicit funds for the
erectloti of a monument to Ell Whit
ney. the Inventor of the cotton gin, to
be placed near his factory in Whltney
vllle, Just outside of New Haven. Con
gress will be asked for an appropria
tion.
A Swiss Journal relates that the two
eons of the German emperor who vis
ited Zurich the other day happened to
see In the window of a bookseller a
number of volumes marked ‘'Forbidden
In Germany." They promptly went In
arid bought copies of them.
The Russian peasants are beginning
to name their children after the oft
mentioned towns in the seat of war.
The name Arthur was very rare up to
the present.year; now It Is all the rage.
One child was baptized Vladivostok,
another Retvizan, and so on.
Nebraska has a special exhibit of
popcorn In the palace of agriculture at
the world’s fair. Nebraska stands' at
the head of the states in the yield of
popcorn. All of last year's crop has
been bought by a world's fair conces
sion.
Briquettes made of the compressed
slack and coal of the mines are pre
ferred in France to any other fuel, and
are kept In most houses. They are more
easily handled and ignited than coal,
yield more heat, and make no dirt.
A new record for sailing vessels has
been established by the new vessel
named Preussen, which made the trip
from Germany to Iquique, Chill, In
fifty-seven clays. The Preussen is the
largest sailing vessel afloat.
When the originator of the genuine
eau de cologne died, aged eighty, he
gave his secret to his nephew and
heir. Since 1709 only ten persons have
seen the recipe, which is kept in a
box trebly locked.
The toad is exceedingly greedy. It
fee’s continuously throughout the
night, and In twenty-four hours con
sumes a quantity of insect equal to
about four times its stomach capacity.
An English farmer has had several
cats killed, stuffed and placed In
threatening attitudes among the
branches of his fruit trees. Not a bird
will come anywhere near the orchard.
A Pennsylvania fisherman has dis
covered that bullfrogs act as sentries
to fish, and that It Is useless to try
to catch baze when a deep voiced, bel
lowing frog Is watching.
STREET RAILWAY'S '
! LOSS IS SEVERE
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Twenty-Four Cars and Carbarn
of the Omaha Company
Are Destroyed.
ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN
_
Largs Number of Winter Cere Were
Being Stored in the Rlaoe for the
Summer—Lees le Fully $60,*
000 on the Cere Alone.
Omaha, Neb.. Aug. 31—Fire of un un
known origin almost completely de
stroyed the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Street Railway company'* barn nnd
storehouse on East Locust »treet.
Twenty-four car* were destroyed nnd
comprise the principal loss. Muster
Mechanic H. B. Noyes estimate* the
valuation of the cars at $50,000. General
Manager Smith did not cure to place
even an estimate of the loss sustained
by the destruction of the building until
the books had been examined.
The building was one story In height,
of brick and wood, 90 by 200 feet, con
structed three years ago and used
mainly for a storehouse, where sum
mer cars were kept in winter and. vice
versa. The cars lost had recently been
overhauled for the winter.
The barn was closed as usual, and It
Is said no Are of any kind was left In
the building at closing time. The Are
had gained considerable headway when
discovered and owing to the distance
from the nearest Are station, the struc
ture was a mass of Aames when the de
partments arrived. A still alarm was
sent In and Chief Salter sent No. 4
hose company from Sixteenth and Izard
streets, No. 6 hose from Twenty-fourth
and Cuming streets and No. 2 hook and
ladder from the latter house, on "spe
cial duty,” the building being out of the
city limits. The Hremen devoted their
energies chleAy to saving the walls of
the building and the adjoining power
house. For a while the power house
was threatened, but was saved from
any loss. This power house came Into
the possession of the Omaha und Coun
cil Bluffs Street Railway company
.when the recent consolidation was ef
fected and has not yet been used for
the purpose for which It was con
structed. It was built for the proposed
lnterurban line.
ARGUE FOR ASSESSMENT RAISE, !
Attorney General Attempts to Defeat
Church Howe Injunction.
Auburn. Neb., Aug. 31.—The case
wherein Hon. Church Howe obtained
a temporary Injunction restraining the
county clerk from extending on the tax
rolls the 6 per cent. Increase made by
the state board of equalization came
on for hearing Saturday on the motion
tiled by the attorney general and coun
ty attorney to dissolve the temporary
order before Judge W, H. Kelllgar of
the district court. Attorney General
Prout and his deputy, Norris Brown,
together with County Attorney Quack
enbush, argued the case In support of
the motion, and Edgar Ferneau and
H. A. Lambert represented the plain
tiff. The first contention of the attor
neys for the defense was that the court
had no Jurisdiction of the case; that the
board acted Judicially, and its action
was final and could not be reviewed by
a court of equity. This contention was
overruled by the court, which an
nounced that In a proper case a court
of equity would grant relief. The case
was then argued on the question wheth
er the petition stated a cause for ac
tion, and whether there was any equity
in the bill, and on this phase the court
took the case under advisement, and
will render an early decision.
One of the contentions of the plaintiff
is that the authorities cannot tax a
man on a valuation of his property for
more than the true value thereof, and
that any law that permits it, or any
attempt to do so is illegal and In vio
lation of the constitution.
The motion to dissolve Is In the na
ture of a demurrer, and the attorney
general announced his Intention to
stand on his motion, should It be over
ruled and take the case to the supreme
court, where he hopes to‘get a speedy
hearing.
THINKS HE IS A LOCOMOTIVE.
Insane man “Chu-Chus"1 on Overland
Route But Leaves Cars.
Kearney, Neb., Aug. 30.—Walter John
son was adjudged Insane by the Insanity
commission this morning and will be
taken to the asylum at Lincoln as soon as
possible.
Johnson Is a stranger In Kearney. Ho
came hero Friday morning from Grand
Island, from which place it has since been
learned he was shipped by the authori
ties, Upon arriving here he obtained
(work in a restaurant and worked during
'the day, leaving before supper. About 7
■o'clock in the evening Johnson appeared
nt the Union Pacific depot and soon there
■after a crowd collected.
Ho seemed to Imagine that he was a lo
comotive pulling a big train of cars. With
a loud ehu-chu he started west on the
track at a rapid gait and had gone sev
eral blocks before he was overtaken by
a man on a bicycle, who persuaded him
that he had left his train behind and had
better return and meet it. He was taken
In by the police and placed in the county
jail, where he made the night hideous
vlth his singing and preaching.
A FUSION TICKET.
Republicans and Citizens of Dakota
County Nominate Same Men.
Dakota City, Neb., Aug. 29.—The re
publicans of Dakota county met In
convention and ratified the actions of
the citizens mass convention a week
previous by placing in nomination the
same candidates for county offices, viz:
F. S. Berry for county attorney; H. O.
Dorn for county assessor to fill va
; cancy; Thos. C. Baird for county com
missioner. All the nominations were
made by acclamation and were unanl
i mous. J. J. Elmers was chairman of
the meeting and George J. Boucher sec
retary. The following were selected
ns delegates to attend the conventions
, designated: Senatorial. W. P. Warner,
R. D. Rockwell, J. J. Eimers, F. B.
Buekwalter, Henry Loomis, Gerald Dil
lon, J. T. Spencer, Charles Myers, A. L
i Davis, X,. Kryger. liepresentatives: T.
J. O’Connor, Mell A. Schmied, H. O.
j Dorn, R. E. Evans, Evan Way, James
Flynn, Nelson ITeame, T. D. Curtis,
Nell Boyle, Thos. Teter. The republl
i can and citizens parties of Dakota
county have fused on county affairs for
the past nine years and in that tim^
I have succeeded In electing every coun
; ty officer except two.
Rev. Wm. Nltschke, of Ponca, for
i seven years pastor of the Salem Ger
man Lutheran church, will sever his
connection with the church October 1,
Rev. Mr. Nitsclike has accepted the
i pastorate of the German Lutheran
i church at Emerson.
0FFICER8 ARE CH08EN.
John T. Spencer, Soorstary Fifteen
Years, Remclna at the Helm.
Dakota, City, Neb.—Officers for the en
tiling year were elected by the Dakota
bounty Pioneer*' and Old BetUers' aeeocl
itlon, which was held here on August 25,
ire us follows:
President—A. T. Haase, Dakota City.
Vico President—Gibson Bates, Sergeant
SlufT.
Secretary—John T. Spencer, Dakota City.
Assistant Secretary—W. H, Hy an, Bo
ner.
Treasurer—-Geo, T. Woods. Dakota City.
Financial Secretary—A. H, Baker, Da
lota City,
Historian—M. M. Warner, Dakota City.
Executive Committee—John W, Haxle
jrovo, Dakota City! John Holer, St, John s
precinct! Michael iieaoom, Sutnmltt pre
•Inct; D. C, Heffernan, Hubbard! Thomas
.1. Clapp, Omadl! Fred Hiume, Emerson;
lease Williams, Pigeon Creek.
A T. Haase of Dakota City came to
ho county in 18B7, and Gibson Hates of
Sergeant Bluff settled In Woodbury county
n 1834. The other officers are the same as
iavo served for some time,
John T. Bpencer, of Dakota City, who
las been the Secretary for the assocla
:lon for the past fifteen year*, was re
dacted. Many compliments wore paid him
yesterday by speakers and old settlers
jpon the success which ho has made of tlui
innuul affair. 12s devotes h great deal of
;lme and much energy to the event.
One year from last Thursday to a day.
August 25, 1905, has been decided Upon as
:he time of meeting of the next annual
tcnic at Dakota City.
THE POOR BOY'S ADVANTAGE.
Dr. Miller Points out the Training
Value of Work.
Among the old settlers gathered at the
innual picnic of the Dakota County Pio
neers’ and Old Settlers’ association, at
Clinton park, Dakota City, Neb., last
rhursday, no one enjoyed the day more
:han Dr. G. L. Miller cf Omaha. Dr. Miller
;ame to Omaha in 1864 and traveled up
ind down the Missouri river valley on
:he Nebraska side in political campaigns
md also In a professional capacity. For
lome time he was editor of the Omaha
World-Herald. He was acquainted with
;he most of the older, men and officers
)f the association at Dakota City yester- I
lay. He was on the program for a
ipeeeh in the morning, but, because of the '
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lateness of the hour the program was car
ried over until the afternoon, so his was
the first address of the afternoon.| It was
practically impromptu, and he spoke with
much emotion as ho mentioned many of
the citizens of Nebraska who had rained
nonor and fame.
Dr. Miller spoke particularly of Paul
Morton, the new secretary of the navy,
whom he had known since a boy, and at^
tended when ill. He said that Paul Mor*j
ton began work at the age of 15 years
In a railroad office at $15 per month, and
front that time on had climbed the ladder
af success, bringing honor to himself and
fils state.
“1 am overcome with emotion*,” said the
good doctor, his voice choking and tears
in his eyes, “when 1 think of the success
of our poor boys. I was a poor boy my
self. T know what poverty is. I have
gone through it all. I also know that while
the spirit of conquest Is In the heart of
the American boy, spurred on by neces
sity, there are great heights to which he
2an rise. Mothers, don’t pamper your 1
boys. Be severe with them. Just as the
hardships which you old settlers faced |
when you came to this untamed land has* |
developed you and made you the men am) !
women which you are, so will hard knocks
Jevelop your boy. I want you all to think
jf the lesson in this. I don’t know ex- j
ictly what 1 would do if I had to rear q
boy. I know one thing, however, I’t$
break his neck if he didn’t work.”
Geo. \V. Berge, of Lincoln, candidate for
governor on the democratic ticket and in
dorsed by the populists, was in the crowd
and was invited to the platform to make
\ speech. Mr. Berge did not touch upon
politics, but congratulated the old set
tlers of Dakota county upon their pros
perity.
“I want to indorse what Dr. Miller
said that It is not always a blessing to
be rich,” said Mr. Berge. “It is some
times a blessing to be poor. While I wish
every one might live in comfort, yet I
would not have you all In palaces, for ail
who live in palaces are not happy. But,
my friends, It’s the man with a rugged,
sturdy character, fired with an ambition
to do something, who makes his mark in
this world. I sometimes hear people say
that life Is not worth living. There are
thousands here today who are happy and
contented. It’s a mighty good world to
live in. I wish I could live 500 years.
I believe the world is growing better. I
am an optimist. I am glad to meet you
today. You pioneers have a record of
vhlch you may well be proud.”
LAMBS HELQ GUILTY.
Httorney in the Famous Peter Power
Case Conducted His Business
Unprofessionally.
New York, Aug. 29.—The charges by
the bar association against George Al
fred Lambs, *aho was the attorney in
the Peter Power suit brought to test
the legality of the merger of the North
ern Pacific, Great Northern and Bur
lington railroads were sustained by
Referee Abbott today, to whom the
matter had been referred. The report
has been filed with the appellate divis
ion of the supreme court. The referee
declares Lambs was guilty of unprofes
sional c/mduct and malpractice.
BATTLE RESULTS IN !
A JAPANESE VICTORY
180,000 Men of Kuropatkin’s
Army Are Now Practically
Besieged.
JAPANESE HAVE 240,000
The Terrific Rush of the Mikado’s Men
Against the Outposts of the City
of Liao Yang Is Un
precedented.
Liao Yang, Aug. 31.—The Russian
army has effected its retirement, with
transport and artillery on Iflao Yang,
and is now in position awaiting the ad
vancing Japanese. The progress of the
latter has been rapid and determined,
sparing no sacrifice.
In the attack on the Siaolindzy posi
tion, one Japanese battalion lost all its
officers. The Russian general, Rent
kowsky, was among the killed. The
Japanese artillery resumed the battle
this morning, the point of pressure
again being the Russian south front.
The Japanese Infantry is now advanc
ing to the attack, with the regiments
deployed in open order.
The retirement of a Russian trans
port of four corps yesterday evening
across the plain, while the artillery and
troops In the rear held off the Japan
ese afforded a magnificent spectacle.
All along the extended lines there was
the incessant roar of batteries, the Rus
sians working their guns with great
coolness and not retiring until the
transport was in safety.
All Outer Positions Abandoned.
Kuropatkin since yesterday morning
has been drawing in all his forces from
his eastern and southern fronts toward
Liao Yang. An Ping, Tse Gow, Lian
Dian Sian and An Shan Shan consti
tuting the main positions of the outer
defense line of Liao Yang, have been
abandoned. The heaviest fighting oc
curred on the extreme left, where the
Japanese advanced to the assault again
and again with bayonets. The attacks
were delivered with fanatical bravery.
The Russians lost a large proportion of
their officers, ten guns, and from 1,500
to 2,000 men. The Russians have been
generally successful in beating off as
saults all along the line, and declare
the order to retire came as a surprise,
just when they were expecting an or
der for a general advance. This is con
sidered to be proof that Kuropatkin,
finding his main positions menaced on
the flank and anticipating difficulties
In withdrawing owing to the muddy
condition of the roads, considered that
retreat was imperative. The retire
ment from the east fxont was greatly
impeded by the conversion of the Lan
river Into a mountain torrent, and this
proably also accounts for the failure
of the Japanese to follow up the retir
ing Russians.
wariycruus «iapancio muvcmenx.
The Japanese column moving up the
Liao river and threatening Kuropatkln
from the west Is regarded as being ex
tremely dangerous, and Kurokl's ex
treme right seems also to be working
around General Herschelmann’s posi
tion at An Ping, and to be moving
towards Mukden. The strength of the
enveloping Japanese armies may be
Judged from the fact that General Oku
alone, who Is coming up from the
south, Is officially reported to have
75,000 men. Whether Kuropatkln In
tends to accept battle at Liao Yang
may not be known positively for sev
eral days, but the belief prevails here
that he will withdraw northward.
JAPS LOST NO GUNS.
Story of Their Demoralization at Seaul
inso Turns Out Incorrect.
London, Aug. 31—The London papers
this morning have numerous special
dispatches from the far east, most of
them dealing with the position at Port
Arthur. It Is pointed out that the Jap
anese tactics are very similar to those
adopted by General Oyama In 1894, but
granting that the Japanese have pene
trated as far as reported, which Is con
sidered doubtful, there are still formid
able forts to be silenced before a gen
eral assault Is possible. Interest Is dis
played here In what Is considered the
precarious position of General Kuro
patkln’s force.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Mall f£om Youpangtse, dated August
27, Russian staff officers confess them
selves completely In the dark as to
the meaning of the Japanese move
ments, and that consequently they
have no definite plan. Ten days ago,
feeling that Liao Yang would be sur
rounded, General Kuropatkln began to
draw his troops northward. Then upon
the Japanese retiring he brought them
back again, but continued his prepara
tions for effecting a retreat. There Is
no doubt, says the correspondent, that
the Russians are now completely at
the mercy of the Japanese whenever
they choose to attack. The Liao Yang
correspondent of the Dally Telegraph
In a dlspafch dated August 28 Bays
that the Japanese are pushing on
against three sides of the city near
where there Is continued fighting. A
great quantity of transports have been
sent north, leaving Liao Yang ready for
all eventualities.
The rumor that the Japanese lost I
guns at Siaullnsa the correspondent I
says turns out to be Incorrect. The j
correspondent continues:
"The Japanese are reported to be ;
adopting a new method of night attack, i
They concentrate searchlights on the i
point attacked, thus preventing the
garrison from seeing anything."
Special dispatches from Shanghai re
port that there Is a hitch regarding the
cruiser Askold and the destroyer
Grozovol. The Japanese government
having discovered, the dispatch says,
that the paroled crews of the Varlag
and Korlet have been drafted Into the
Baltic fleet now Insists that China shall
retain the crews of the cruiser and the
destroyer until the end of the war.
The Tientsin correspondent of the
Standard, discussing the distance which
the Japanese are now from Port Ar
thur, declares that they are unable to
approach nearer the town owing to the
fire from the Russian ships.
The Japanese commander, the corre
spondent says, has ordered that no
shells be thrown Into the town for the
sake of the noncombatants.
The correspondent adds that owing to
the extensive mine area the co-opera
tion of the fleet Is difficult.
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.
One of the greatest sieges of history,
at Port Arthur, and one of the might
iest open field campaigns, around Liao
Yang, are now coming rapidly to their
crises, in Manchuria. General Stoes
sel is reported at St. Petersburg to
have sent warning to the czar that he
is near the end. The Japanese are
inside Port Arthur, but there are sev
eral very powerful forts which they
have not taken. It may be hours oi
days, possibly weeks, till the inevitable
end shall be reached.
In the north the four co-operating
Japanese armies have completed the
enveloping of Liao Yang on three sides*
and persistent rumor is that they will
have it practically shut in on the j
fourth, the north side, which will meat
the cutting of the railroad and the tel- j
egraph line. It is almost certain that j
before the campaign is many days
older the Russian army of 180,000 at j
Liao Yang will be isolated from the j
world more effectively than that at
Port Arthur has been for weeks.
Five days ago when the Japanese be
gan their whirlwind advance on Liao
Yang, that city was defended by pow
erful fortified outposts at Anplng and
Tsegon on the southeast, Miao pass
and Liandianslan or. the south and
Anshanshan on the southwest. All
these have been taken by the Japanese,
whose terrific advance has never been
stopped from the hour it was begun.
The Russians are driven back and
cooped up in Liao Yang, according to
today’s dispatches. The Japanese have
in five days accomplished what is be
lieved to be a great and decisive vic
tory. They have not captured or de
stroyed Kuropatkin’s army, but they
have it shut up and all the \ military
authorities expect to see them soon
close up their lines and force the as
sault on the powerful defenses of Liao
Yang. Victory here means, in the esti
mation alike of German and English
critics, either the defeat or the an
nihilation of the great Russian army’, of
about 180,000 men. The fighting is still
going on today, and there is no indica
tion of a cessation in the vigor of the!
Japanese assaults.
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JAPANESE TAKE ANSHANSHAN.
Invariable Policy of Falling Back Is
Followed by Kuropatkin.
Liao Yang., Aug. 31.—The Russian
forces have been disappointed by an
other unexpected withdrawal. The
whole eastern dlvlson and the troops
on the Anshanshan have been ordored
to fall back to positions nearer Liao
Yang, just as the soldiers were ex
pecting another advance.
The Japanese are not following the
Russians.
The advance from the south is ai>»
parently being pushed home. Sounds
of artillery from that diection arej
plainer than they were yesterday. The
Chinese at Liao Yang are bringing out
women and children which they usually
do when expecting a Japanese advance.
The Russians had sustained a hot
artillery fight all day of August 26 in
the eastern front, but held all of their
positions.
At 5 o’clock in the evening the As
sociated Press correspondent crossed
over to the left flank. The understand
ing was that the Russians would con
centrate heavily in the morning for an
attack of the Japanese in that direction
and this afternoon the surprise was
greater at the order to retire. The
explahatlon is given that the Tenth,
corps, especially General Herschel]
Mann’s division on the extreme left,
was confronted by a greatly superior
force of Japanese. Though the Rus-:
sians fought bravely and held all their;
positions, they had lost an immense
number of officers.
Movement Was Difficult. I
Most probably the retirement from i
the An Shan Shan position arose from:
the same reason that the whole moun- :
tain division, as well as the eastern, I
troops, retired, apparently not from the!
pressure of the Japanese, but for strat-; ]
egic reasons.
The rains had made a thick and bind-:
ing mud which almost paralysed]
wagon transportation and made the i!
movement of guns even more difficult. I
Though the Japanese witnessed the I
slow retirement of the eastern divls-;
ion they made no attempt to follow the]
Russians, being apparently exhausted:
by the duel of August 24 and 25. and
the desperate and unsuccessful all day
attack of August 26.
Today the sound of cannonading is]
heard plainer in Liao Yang. It is:
more to the south thai\ to the south-!
east. The Japanese are said to be ad-]
vancing along the entire front, particu
larly in a large force up the valley of
the Liao river.
Liao Yang, Aug. 29.—The Russians
retired from An Shan Shan yesterday
after a fight which commenced on the
morning of August 26 and continued In
a desultory manner all day and night.
Arrangements for a battle had been1
completed by night time, when the or-]
der to retire was given on account of1
the situation to the east. The decision
was received with disappointment by
the troops. The regiment was made
up in an orderly manner.
The plain between An Shan Shan and
Liao Yang was controlled by Japanese;
troops who burned the bridge and
shelled the railroad station after the
Russian retirement. The Russian :
losses amounted to 300. i
The Japanese are advancing witl^
great rapidity.
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.
Japanese Attacked Two Slow Movini
Russian Corps and Started Trouble.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31.—The opera-i
tions around Liao Yang have under-'
gone a complete change. Owing to the
delay in the concentration of Kuropat
kin's army, as a result of the terrible
condition of the roads, the Japanese
seized the opportunity to attack a slow
moving corps, and sever fighting oc
curred, on August 27 and 28, in which
the Russians lost another 1,000 men,
and they will now probably have to ac
cept a general engagement. Kuropat
kin himself describes this latest phase
of the hostilities in a long dispatch to
the emperor from a point on the rail
road a few miles south of Liao Yang,
where practically the whole army Is
assembled awaiting battle. The tele
gram, which was filed early this morn
ing, says:
"The Japanese began at dawn of the
27th two movements designed to cut
off the first and fourth corps. The
first, stationed at An Shan Shan, half
way between Hai Cheng and Liao
Yang, experienced the most serious dif
ficulty, owing to the bad roads. The
Japanese under Oku tried to flank this
corps from the east. In the meanwhile
Ivuroki, abandoning his pressure of
Generals Ivanoft and Herschelmann.
drove a wedge between the second and
fourth corps, which were stationed
west of Lian Dian Sian, a strong de
fensive position in the hills twenty-four
miles southeast of Liao Yang. The
Russians were greatly Impeded by their
artillery and commissariat, and fought
a series of rear guard actions In order
to cover the retreat of their impedi
menta to Liao Yang. In which they
were successful. The firsi corps, which
figured at the battle of the Yalu and
in the fighting at Motien pass, again
sustained the brunt of the fighting and
suffered a majority of the losses, In
cluding General Rotkovsky and Colonel;
von Raaben. The first, second and
fourth corps, combined under General
Zaroubaieff, and the tenth, seventeenth
and third corps, under General Ivanoff,
forming the eastern contingent, suc
ceeded in effecting a concentration at
Liao Yang without further loss. Thd
whole six < orps have now formed a
semi-circle within a radius of six or
eight miles of Liao Yang. General
Kuropatkln has not tar short of 170,
000 men.”
SITUATION IS NOW
VERY DESPERATE
General Stoessel Telegraph!
Czar That Port Arthur’s
End Is Near.
HE CAN’T HOLD OUT LONG
Chinese Say There Are Not Over 10,00t»
Effective Men Left of the Garri
son, and These Are Suffering
More Severely Every Day. ^
Chefoo, Aug. 29.—The steamer Chin-j^
hua reports that there was heavy'M
fighting at Port Arthur last night from
9 until 2.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31.—It is. re
ported from a reliable source that Gen
eral Stoesel has telegraphed that the
garrison at Port Arthur has already
suffered severely and intimating that
it is hardly' possible to hold out for
more than a month or six weeks.
Pour more regiments will be raised*
in the Caucusus. The first contingent
of the first army corps has arrived at
Harbin. This corps was destined for
Vladivostok, but upon the urgent re
quest of Kuropatkin it will be diverted
to Mukden.
An official dispatch from Liao Tang,
reporting the continued Japanese ad
vance on Sunday, confirms the report
that General Routkovsky was killed,
and adds that Colonel Vanraaben was
also killed. The total Russian losses ok
Sunday are not known, but 400
wounded have passed through the first
aid stations. The losses of the Jap
anese were considerable.
Prom an excellent source it is stated,
jthat the ill starred Russian battleship
Orel, which already has suffered two
'accidents, will not be able to join the
(Baltic squadron. According to reports,
[when her engine trials began it was
discovered the engines had been prac
'tically wrecked by workmen introduc
ing iron filings into the valves and
cylinders. This is the secret of the
failure of the Orel to go out on the
trial trip with the other ships last
week. j
, Inquiries made at the admiralty elic-:
ited an absolute denial of the report
regarding the damage to the Orel bat-i
tleship. V
More Severe Fighting.
Chefoo, Aug. 29.—Severe fighting is*
reported at Port Arthur on August 27,
according to Chinese who left there the
evening of the 27th. Between August
22 and 26 there was some fighting, but
less severe than that of the 27th. One
Chinese was arrested and compelled to
carry the dead from the battlefield of,
IPalichuang, which the Japanese at
tempted to capture on the 26th. Thir-, ^
ty carts were used to carry the dead,, k
numbering 400, from the trenches and* ^
putskirts to the city. A policeman told'
the Chinese that the efficient soldiers
in the garrison at Port Arthur num
bered over 10,000.
JAPAN’S NOTE TO THE POWERS.
Russian Warships at Shanghai Must
Be Disarmed Forthwith.
• Washington. Aug. 31.—Japan has
pddressed a note to the powers in
forming them that unless Russia forth
with disarms its warships in Shang
hai, Japan wii! be forced to take what
ever steps it deems necessary to pro
tect its interests. Mr. Takahira, the
Japanese minister, called at the state
department today and left with Mr<jf
Adee, the acting secretary of state, the
Communication o£ the Tolclo govern
ment.
To a correspondent of the Associated
Press Mr. Takahira said tonight:
“While Japan sincerely hopes that
(the reported Intention of Russia to
disarm the Askold and Grosovoi at
Shanghai will promptly be executed,
my government has felt that it was ad
visable to inform the powers what
must necessarily be its attitude in the
event that the disarmament of the
Russian ship is delayed. The condi
tions at Shanghai are peculiar because
of the international interests there and
my government is desirous of giving
these interests every consideration.”
In state department circles the opin
ion is expressed that the Russian ships
will soon be disarmed and both at the.
state and navy departments informa
tion has been received that the inci
dent is regarded in Shanghai as prac
tically closed. It was suggested to
night that the effect of the Japanese'
bote probably would be to strengthen;
the determination of the Chinese offi
cials to maintain the neutrality of the
Peking government, not only at Shang
hai, but at other points where an at
tempt may be made to violate it.
Brief Bulletins on the War.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31.—The greatest
uncertainty prevails regarding the ac
tual situation at Liao Yang. There is
Intense anxiety for definite news from
the front, but even the authorities are
frankly ignorant as to whether or not
the long expected decisive action will
be fought at Liao Yang or further
northward.
It is possible that a great battle is
now proceeding, and there are many in
dications that such is the case.
If this is so the fate of this year's
campaign may be settled within forty
eight, hours. At the same time opinion
is almost equally divided, many be
lieving that General Kuropatkln will
not make a stand, and that the Jap
anese will crack the shell only to find
that the bird has flown.
London, Aug. 29.—A Tokio dispatch,
says it is roughly computed that the
Russian force around Liao Yang con
sists of thirteen divisions.
Harbin, Aug. 29.—The Russian losses
in the fighting of August 25 and 26 east
and south of Liao Yang, were 3,000
killed or wounded. The great majority
of the casualities were sustained at
Anping.
Liao Yang, Aug. 29.—The Japanese
have transferred their activity to the
Russian eastern and southern fronts..
A rear guard battle is proceeding. Thja*
weather has improved and the roa<S*Jr
are drying. Events therefore are likely
to be precipitated.
London, Aug. 23.—It is stated on
good authority that a British cruiser,
sent to search for the Russian volun
teer fleet cruisers Smolensk and St. Pe
tersburg. has overhauled at least one of
these vessels. The utmost reticence la
maintained at the admiralty.
Hslattun. Eleven Miles East of Liao
Yang, Aug. 29.—The Russian army
from Anping this afternoon debouched
upon the Liao Yang plain, after a fight
ing a rear guard action for nearly ten
miles from Anping, bringing Its wound
ed and burying Its dead on the way.
Six guna are reported lost, but a num
ber of Japanese were captured, showing
signs of great fatigue and hardship.
Orator for Pioneers
/Vho Delivered the Principal Address
at the Annual Picr’c of the Dakota
County Pioneers’, t nd Old Settlers’
Association at Da ota City, Neb.,
Last Thursday.
JUDGE W. F. NORRIS,
of Wayne, Neb.,