Nebraska Newspapers

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DROKEN n w. 0 0 NEDHA8JCA
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nUBsla la now counllng hlchlac. / \ .
OIIlJ that were lost In the 'fiuotnll
coup.
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A mnn who will put Iron In n carl ,
111'0 presen'er would : ' ! "Iap the horn Ilt
lL , camp IJllecllng.
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Third Secrelnry Gurne ) ' now lieI"
celveR that his Illea of his own 1m.
portanco wna an overcsllmatc.
Philadelphia's tall Is the coclttall on
" "heels. The cocl\tall on oJI1los
would nccorll uetter wHit eternal JIl.
ness.
Anolher 1\Iul1nh \ 10 reportell to he
10090 In SomallJand. Dut 1I0n't 1)0
decelvcd. Insist on havlne the orlgl.
, nnll\Iad.
Up In Vermont the raltlesnakes are
mlllting the cows. Wlher. that or the
Chefoo liar haa eslabllshed a branch
olnco there.
The Sl. Petersburg NOVORU declare ! ;
that International law I In pollle
mYlh. Um.m.m , well , let'a bo sJnll It's
poJlto , anyhow.
It's a cinch that the corset manufnc.
turers wlJl put on n slmlsht front
when It comes to a question , of their
staying Qualities.
The death of Lafcndlo I1earn Is n
distinct Ipss to JlterRlllre. His tnJenl
wns excoptlonal-perhall9 It Is lIot too
much to Bay unique.
It Is Rome Indication of New Yorlt'a
er.ormolls thirst that she conlem.
Illntes the expentIllllro of $ ! lOOOOOOO
for a now wnler SIlPllly.
John I" SuIUvan hns again slgnell
the )1hHlgo. ) John I" cOllI II Have a great
denl of vnlunble tlmo b ) ' uBlng a rub.
bel' stamp In his business.
A conlempornry IlhlloHollher ob.
SC1'VeG that ) 'OU can't mnJo your wa ) '
In this world by Itlcltlng. Pel'llaps ho
nevC1' saw footbal game.
l.ook out for bloscopo Illclures CIf
Vesuvius In action IJrelly soon now ,
No doubt dozens of men In this coun.
try are nJready bua ) ' 011 Ihem.
The Hnguo conference mlht ! 1nle
nole of the fuct thut ! H , OOO ucehlents ,
fatnl anl1 olherwlse , occuned on mil ,
rends In this countr ) ' Inst year.
Signs of the tlmell : When she lu
carrying he pucJmge they nl'o mar.
rled. When ho Is cnrr'ln ono she Is
thinking about , geUlng u dlvol'co.
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Poverty , necordlng to J. O. Phelps
Slolcen of college 8ettlement eXllerl.
cnco In New York , will ono day ceaao I
to exlsl. So nlso In t11at day wll\ \ I
riches.
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It Is a maI'o hopeful and not morc
Imznrdous enterprlso for the l1uJ.e . 01
Orleans to try to rench the nOl'th Jlolc
than to ttomllt to sot up UO throne
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ot his tathers.
Evidently the Clovelnud jud e whe
hoJds that n mnn with a nagging wltE
Ims a right to get drunl ; : 13 of tllUt :
school at 11hllosol1horo who bellovE
that what Is Is right.
Presldont Eliot of Harvarl1 Sn8 the
, true gentlemnn will bo doferO/itlal / , ( '
nge , bonuty nnd n11 worthy thln 3 , HE'
probabJy classes the homeJy girls IH
ono ot the worthy things.
Marconi hns been held UII hy (1
polIceman for violating the cpeed .1:1\\ :
InInning his aulomohlle.lnd wns
unable to pu11 any wires to save h1m
seU from going to the station.
The mnn who writes to a Now YorJI
paper declarln ! ; that housowOJ'Je Is n1'
the oxerclse thut women neoll to J1Iale
them beautiful , atrong amI heullll ) '
simply signs his loltel' "Cranl , . "
There Is a race horse that hus been
given the name at Togo. As soon as
I the Togo [ j.cent elgal' nPllcara the all.
mlral mny retire , Imowlng that ho hns
renched the limit of earthly glol'Y.
A heretotore esteemed contelnllor.
nry maltes : L grent display or the nn.
nouncemont that Chauncey Dellew
bas cracked a now jol\C. Nothing
couM ba baser or crueler than this.
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France Is nbollt to have another
crisis. Nobod ) ' seems to Imow what
It Is going to be , but It Is bound to
come. The 11eople ha\'o stood the
prO\ont cahn about as long . as 1103'
sible.
It Is a snd fact thnt thousands ot
ubstanUal American clllzons ure
less Interested In the anmmncemcut
that Mr. Jefrl'les Is going off the stngo
than In the news that Ml' . JoffrleB IN
rolng on.
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James A. Gurland , re11110unlre , ot
Now Yorle , who has just remarried
his divorced wife , tried GCQrgo Mere.
dlth's scheme , but fomul It didn't
work. lIe dlseoverell ho couldn't Hct
any suhstltuto ror the ' /OlUan ho
loved.
The stntement that 150 Chlcugo
teachers are Buffering from overstud ) '
Is respectfully referred tor cogltallon
to that western unlverslly prOfl' : h' : '
who said the other day that schoul
teachers oucht not 10 have s'\ch Ions
llcaUons.
PEAGEPROSPEGTS
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NONE IN SIGHT SO FAR AS CON.
CERNS RUSSIA ,
WAR UNTil VICTORY GOMES
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Price" Men are Few
"Peace : : It nny
and Far Detwcen-Attcmpt nt Medl.
tatlon Would Dc Regarded as an
Unfrlendl'l Act.
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S1' . J'8TEJUmUnO-'rho Novoo
VroJ11ya , Ilclret'nling , the renewed talle
of foreign Intor\'onl1on In the 'HUfHIO'
JnlmJll'so war , saYB :
Such tnlle , If hURed upon the fnct
Ihat now nnd again the voicing or an
urgent deslrlJ for ) lellce Is heard In
Russin , must rel1eet the marveJous Ig.
noranc of or Indlfferenco on the Ilnt't
of forelgltel'H to Hussln'a true Internal
conl1lt1on. 'rho fart thnt In nuasln , ua
In othel' countries , there nre several
pnrtlcs ; two of these wnnt penee-
Iho l1xtrcmo l'I.IlctlonarloH ! , IJCcn.uso .
they ronAlilule what Is Jenown In the
Unltod StntoR 11urlur ; \ ho Spnnlnh.
American Will' , aud In gngland l1urlnr
the Boer war , liS " 1I0n1'0 nt any 11rlco"
men , ancl the ultra I'I1l1lrals , bOCI1u80
they are In favor oC 11 humllll1l1ng
wenl.en UO , -
l1eace which wou1l1 fires-
ent ( ; ovCl'nment. nut. these ) lnl'tles are
Inslgnlficllnt beslclo the great hOllies
of moderato ) Irogresslves , who WIHh to
BOO Hussln's Inlerlol' economical call-
ahlJlllel ! lloveloped to tholr Cull est extent -
tent and who reallzo that only through
n declsl\'o Russian "Idory III the en.st
can the wO\1lul 110 henlml , not IIlastor-
cd , Russin. . has the' opportunity for
Interior de\'eJolll11eJl1 on 'Which tholr
heart It ! tiel.
'fhe Russian nutllO/'ltles / llUve been
\11101llc.'lall \ ' I1.lItlurcd that Ihe report
Ihal the Unlh 11 States cOlltemllllltell
tfmclerln/ / ; Its goocl uf1lc's In the Inter-
oat of the resorntlon of lIenee In the
fnr cast Is untrue , 'rho assurnnce w .t !
recelvet ) with satisfaction , although
the report hlld lIut he en glvon ero.
donco III govol'1lJllellt. ch'tJleH.
CQI.OGNE--lll the COliI' so of 11 Jong
UJ'lIcle t1i6C\lHln ! the subject or medl.
l1t1on hetween Hllsnln nnll .Tapan , the
Cologne Ga eltc , which Is regard ell as
the orgnn of the Germall foreign ofIlco ,
snya thl1l even In It s JIlost modified
form n prollosal III the direction Inlli.
cat.ed woulll bo regarlled un un un-
frlendJ ) ' act , nnd that the Atate undertaking -
taking It , ' , 'OuJ,1 , Incllr grave 111 will
therehy.
" 'I'Istntement that German ) ' In
sympathetically inellned toward a
peace con gross 111111 woulll taJm n. step
In thnt direction In conjnnctlon wltll
America , " the Gnette : : alll1s , "IN Ilb.
poJutely false , : \ncl It Is e < 1l1ally CuJsc
to Hay Ihat Gerl1lnnr has conchJtlod or
la conslclO1'ln I1n ) ' I1greement with
Russin. Incomlmtlulo with German"s
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neut1'll1lty , "
JAPANESE PORT ARTHUR lOSS
Camp Follower Says 50,888 of Mlka.
do's Men Are Sin In.
CHICAGO-A slleelnl to the Dl1l1y
News from Cho 1"00 " says : "Accord.
I I ; to a cnmp follower , who Ims IJCon
Cor aomo time with the , Jnpane80 nrmy
now hORleglJol Port Arthur anll who
III at present In Cho Fee , having arrived -
rived trom Dnlny , the number of .Jall'
nnese Idlled bofol'o till' forts hns
rel1ched OO < ! O , Ho sa's the 11111\11110'8
men recJdesnlr nllaectl ) the strongest
posltlous. IImltln ! ; hole rushes In
mnssos , the soilllm's helng slrlplletl of
their accoutremellts 111111 clothillg. 'I'he
rOBuJt was that tlw Husslnn mnchillo
guns mowocl Ihol1dowlI. . 110 aJso a8.
serts that there Is some talle among
the omeers anll mon that leads to the
bollef that the .Jallllneso mean tu t.rr
to cnrr ) ' the Inner forls this month ,
lAP LINES OF COMMUNI'ATIONG.
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McCormick Comes Home ,
NEW YOHK-Hohert S , McCor.
ll1lcle , AmOl'C'an ! AmhnssndOl' to Hus.
sla , 11J'1'lvod ' } 'hlll'llIln ) ' on the Htoamer
Doutschln1Hl. Amhnssndor l\1cCormlel ; :
came homo on n 10l1vo of absene ! to
aHeml to nrgcnt 11I''uto ' business. Ho
" , Ill romaln In thlo ( 'ountl' ) ' about 01\0
month.
Four Ye lrG In Mexican Jilil.
Dl NVEI1 , Colo-Pollco Cnplaln
l 'rnnl ; : l.eo recelvell Information that
1I1s brothel' , ' } 'I111oth ) ' .J. J ( ' , the
Amol'lcnn locoJJlotivo ( 'ngilloer wllC1
hils heen hold Iu IIl'lson ut ucnlecas ,
: \Ioxlco , slucoIa : ) ' 1 Jast , hns been
found Jullty of 1'0sl1ol1slblllt . for the
wrcel.lng of a tmln whll'h ho was 111111 ,
Ing and hus heen sentl'lIccIl tu hnrd
labor In the saIl mines for fO\IJ' ) ' ( 'nr8 ,
United Stntes SOl1lltOJ' Pallol'xon will
continuo' ' his offortn to have the slate
delartment ) at WI\8hlnlon Intorcoclo hi
tllC man's behnU.
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I CAPTURE lONE TREE Hill.
Jnpo Driven From n Point of Grcat
Advantage.
ST. P TEHSIIUHO-De plto the
feeling of blttor Ilhmppolntnwnt 0\01'
the falluro oC the Husulan offenslvo
nnd the complolo mhCnrrlago ! of Gen.
Nnl KuroI1l1t1dn's planfl , the baltlo
I'Onlll1\109 and his defeat tloon not ap.
pear to ho IW ( 'rushing nnd dlsaslrous
as the ' 1'01 < 10 lelegrams led the Hus.
alnn pUbllo to nUJIIollO.
Whllo the taleR of death nM slnugh.
tel' hn\'o plunged the nntlon Into grief ,
ancl the oxnct sltuatloll or Kuropat.
It1n's nrmy , ospcelall ) ' the 10ft , Is not
cluu' : , hut pl'OhahJy must bo regl1rdel1
as critical , It Is ovll1ent , thnt the wild
IItorlos oC Il rout Il11d of the cuttln t ocr
of a whole corlls , otc. , m'o haseless.
lCuropnlldn h allll doggedly trying
to stOIl1 the tldo Illld there Is nothing
but ac1ln I 1'1111 011 fur the heroic fil\lre
of the Husslnn cOU1nlnndor personall ) '
directing the fight to El\VC his balleI"
( > (1 loglonn. '
Indeed , the latoHt ofIlclnl 11IspatcheH'
almost re\'lvo the hOllo that ho Ilocs
not cOlwldor the baltlo to ho 11'1'0'
trlvenhl ) ' Jest , aa he hns JlersoJUtlly
lallnched aUae ) { Ilrtel' attack agaillst
Iho fltronf { .Jnl\I1oso ) [ ) losltlon on Lone
Tree hill , south or ShI1Jeh ( ' , at last
( : Rrr'lng It hy storm and ohtalnln
some re"ongo for the loss of the
'rhlrd artlllory hl'lglltJo , hy cl1plul'lng
eJeven 110ld plecolJ nnd 0110 machlno
Iun.
Iun.nnt
nnt whether thin offcnHlveneas of
lUlrOJnlklll ) wall forcoll III onler to ex.
tJ'lcalo hl9 flnnks Is not rovenJod. tIll'
Will' omco alnl'mlng that It Is u1Iuhlo to
communlcato ) Jrocso lufornmtlon re'
gardlng whnt Is occurrlnE ; 011 the left.
Everything IJrovo tnat not slnco
Iho time of the finclonts , and certain.
Jy not within a hundred yenrs , has the
worJd wllnessed such dOSlllorato fighl-
lng , The slaughter dOllblJesi : Is ap.
palling , but the wal' olllcu contends
that the 'foklo rOllOrts are oxngger.
ated.
THOUGHTS OF INTtRVENTION. :
Time May Be Approaching for Action
on Part of Neutral Powers.
WASHINGTON-The war In the
east has enlisted the closest attontlon
oC the administration and It Is feJt
that the tlmo Is approaching when It
wl1l bo In OJ'dOl' for the great neutral
powers to IIIOVO IowaI'd the restoration
of Iionco , I
Pl'esldont Hoosc"ot ! has CI'om the '
first slued ready to use his good of- 'I
llce to stop hostllllios on n hasls - .
ornhlo to holh beJllgoronts , hut hon-I. ,
estolllJed fJ'Om mo\'lng by the fact that
It has been the IInbrolwn ruJe of 0111'
go\'cr1lnent to walt. until It Is assurorl
that holh sides to n controversy of
this Jdnd are willing that we should
act. ' 1'hore has so i'm' been no open
proposition , nOl' can It be lJ'uthfull "
Hlatell thal o\'en an Indh'cct oVOl'lm' ( ' I
hns como to Waflhlngton fJ'Om St. Pc.
torsburg 01' ToJdo , hut It Is belloved
tI.at the slgnH poJnt to an earJy moro
In tbat 'dl ectlon.
Russian Dead More Than 10,000.
W ASlIINGTON-'I'ho .JapaneHe Jegn.
tlon ha received the followlng'atlvlces
from 'roklo , unllOl' duto of OctobOl' 1G :
"l'lnl'shal Oynma rellO\.ts that the
number of UUHslanH 1'0\11111 dead on
the l1eltl In fl'Ont of OIlJ' right army
on the 1lith an1l1l\ntcll to ,1.IiOO , henldo
m11l1) ' mol'o ) 'et uJJaceollJlIcd 1'01' and !
l\Jndr'ds of now pl'lsonel's , The ontl. ,
mated totnl UI\ISI.111 Imm In thla quarter -
ter alone oxeeeclH OOOO. 'rho UU3slall
10sHes III front of OUI' contOl' aud Jefl
annleR are IJClng Invt'stlgatell ,
"Tho nnmbo ; ' of Hnsslnll COfllAeS
burled lIy UA 11rlwlously , amounting to
: ! , OOO , I'ofel's to the lluartOl' of OIlJ' Jeft
army alolle ,
"Oyama fllJ'thm' ' ' .
l'ellOl'ts that he es.
tlmates the lIumher of Hus311ln
COJ'IIWS left Oil the floJll In f'Ont ! or
our COlltOl' al'mr at 2 , OO.
"Tho total lIumhor lIf Rmml:1I1 :
corpses so Cnl' uscel'lalllPd ronch f.SE O :
"Tho abo\'o does not Inol1\lo \ ( the re-
> ult of the norce on/Ilg-emont / with (1111'
left l\I'my and mun ) ' IIIlIro yet undls.
covered In all flnarterr. , "
AVAilABLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN
Increase In Wheat and Oats and De.
creae In Corn.
XI W YORK-Special cable and
tolegrallhle cummlmlcatlons rect'lred
by Brullstl'cct'H sho" , the following
changes In nvalJahlo lIulllllles as compared -
pared with Inst accCullt :
Whoat. Unltell Statml :11ul : Canada.
el1st of the UoeJle ! ' , Increase , G. H j ,000
bUNhels ; al10nt fl ) ) , and In J urop ( ' , In-
erE'nse : , 1:100.000 : hushels. Total sUllpJy ,
Increllse , 7.l 7,000 bUkhols ,
Corn Unltod Stnt\s 11I111 Cuuulln ,
onst of Iho Hocle1cs. InCl'cnse , 8titiOOO
bushols.
' } 'ho leadln IncrcaseR rOlort < 'll thin
weoJe uro , 1GOOOOO hushels at the
northwestern Intorlor olovatOl's. 1.1 ! l2.-
000 husheJo In Manltoha : : : wOOOO
bU hels at the Chicago lIr"'ulo 010'
vators ; : ! 37OOO bmhelt ; ! nt tho11I. : .
\\'l1ul\Oo Ill'h'ato olovl1tol's alHl f .tOO
bushels nt Clovoluncl.
Debs Makes Address at Chlcilgo.
ClIICAO-'I'ho ; "watl'st tfforl or
the boelallst part ) ' 11urlng tile Ilreoent
110lItical l'ul1llllllgn was mlclo ! at 1110
I Auditorium tOJHlI\Y nlHh ! . gugono V.
I Dohs n1ul 13l'njl\l1Iln I1mrul'll. : the 80'
I clnllst cnndhlntl'3 rOI' prcsl ( ) nt antI
I \'Ieo proshlcnt , doll\'or < H1 I1lhlrl' ' . .e\ :
. I thr.t wore rt1l'0t'ell with HrC'nt uathll.
I slasJby an 1\\II11onco that 11110(1 ( the
. hnll. An ndmlsnlon rco was charro ; ,
but this hnd no Ilowel' to J\Oell down
the altmuJunce , 113 sQveral hundred
men 111111110d for admission ufter all the
Reats hn been sold.
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HOSTiliTIES CEAGE ON ACCOUNT
OF RAIN.
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SEEMS LIKE RUSSIAN DEFEAT
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New Dlop031t1on 10 BeIng Made of
Forces on Both Sides and Hostlll. .
ties Will Soon Be Resumed-Both
Armle9 , Have a Chance to Brelthe. :
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ST. PE'rERSBUUG-For
ment heavy rains and Imlll1asable
rOl1d have compelled IL suspension of
oleratlonn ) In Manclmrln. 'fhero wan
practically no fi htlng Wednesday.
There Is o\'ldenco of a now tllsposl.
lion of the forces on hoth sldos. Gen
eral ICuropalkln 10 extending his righi ,
whether with J1. view to a tUl'J1lnl ;
movement fOl' tbo lIafet ) . of Lone Tree
hili , the ImJlorlanco of which point Is
full ) ' reallzod hy. the Jnpaneso , who
have attommptod to retaJto It In the
night attacks , or whether to meet and
Ihwart a Jl1panose turning movemenl
Crom the " , est , has not yet developed ,
'rho , Jupaneso alHo npllenr to bo hlft.
Ing wolght to the west\VI1rtl.
Veiled hints conlinue to arrlvo that
the Russians have recovered from the
blow Infilcted last " , eel ; : by ) i'leld 1\Iar.
shal Oyama , I1nd that General Kuro.
palkln Is IlrellUrlng to reuew U10 ntrug.
gle as soon as the roads become dr ) ' .
'rwo Associated IrOHS tllspatches from
Mule1en tonight mention reports that
the , JnJlaneSIil already arc proparlng to
retire and the war omce admtts that
luropatlc1n's left lIas agnln movell
slightly forward , hut there Is DO light
I\Jlon the movements of the Japanese
There Is , Indeed , an utter lack of late
news from Toklo and an enemy so re.
sourceful may really bo preparing a
sllrprlso movement Instead or are.
treat , relieving the pressure on the
lront with a'Iow to accomplishing
somothlng on the flank ,
Many critics hero continuo to bellevo
that General Kuropatkln Intends to re.
lurn to the line of the Hun river.
The enforced cessaUon of opera'
tlons by the had weather , If the Jnp.
mieso oflonslvo hud renlJ ) ' exhausted
Ilself , gives hoth nrmlcs a chance to
hreatho and puB themselves togelher
! lnll would seem to oumro as much
henofit to one side as to the other. for
: ) I'actlcnl purposes , When operations
recommence they will nssume an en-
tlrelr new 11hl1se , with now dlsJX > sJ.
lions and ohjectlves , PrncticalJy InHt
week's ImttJo has ended and It goes
Into hlstOl'y as 11 Husslan dofeat. i
When oporatlons are resumed a new
bnt tIe will bogln.
The , Japanese ad\'ance Is ten miles
south of l\Iukden , 'rhe Russians have
hullt heavy tlefennc3 ! two miles noulh
of the J [ un rlvor , whGro they 111'0 ex-
perled to malw a stand , 'rhere ar no I
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Illuturnl defel1ses at that point.
The , Japanese rellort that the ImtLlo
has been the most severe yet fought
on the plnlns , the Russian forces consisting -
sisting of the First army corps a1\l1
the Fifth aud Sixth Siberinn corps ,
The only delonses were InCantry
trenches which were hastily made.
Maps caplul'ed h ) ' the Japanese
show that the Russians hnd rranged
1'01' n. sorles of retreats , and these
maps Indicatel ; where stands were to
bo mnde. 'rhls accounts for the slowness -
ness ot the advance of the Japane2
and their Calluro to cut off the Rus.
sian retrent , which was conducted
with grent sl < 1l1. Rl1vlnes and ! ; t1111eR
met wltb hr the JallUneso obstmctod
the advanco.
THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
londonerc Don't Understand Kuro.
patkln's Tnctlcs.
_ ,0NDON'-Engllsh' neWSllUllers anll
mllltal'r critics Hnd it dilllcult to ap-
IIOJ.tlon the exact strategIc slgnlficl11l'o
: lttachlng ,0 General KuropatJdn'
action on the ShaJtho I'lver , It Is sup.
posed that his success hero was due
to having . , Ollt thl'oo d1\'lslons of
tJ'OOllS In resoJ'\'e , and It Is admitted
that the nttacl ; : on Lone 'I'reo hili rua ) '
have ueen un Intentlonnl counter
stl'oo arl . ' drawing out the Japanese
from strong lJosltions. 'rho hnlance
oC oplnlol1 hO\\'OVOI' , favors the Idea
l..at It was n desJlerato endeavol' to
cover tno'otreo.t of his forccs trom
the Bensll1dlstl'lct and thnt the bat.
tic of ShaldlO mar ho consldel'oll to
have endell in ! \ victory , hut not a dc-
el81\'e ono , fol' the , Japnnese , who WOI'O
too exhausted to follow up their suc
cess. _
Sncelal tllsllatches from St. Peters
uurg maJo mention of a erushlng do
fCl1t or two .Japunese dlvlslon8. 'fherE
Is no confirnmtlon , howovel' , In an
I'ollablo quartoI' of RIICh a roport. Ac.
cording to the Standard's correspond.
ent with General Kurold , who teJo
raphs under date ot Octoher 18 , 0
UusBhm battalion which cl'ossed thE'
'l'altse rlvor has been almost annlhll ,
ated , Whllo retiring o\'er a pontoon
uI'lelgo , the correspondent says , the
Imltallon was ovortukon b ) ' a regl ,
mont of , JallaneRo cavaJr ) ' , which got
Ita machlno guns Into position and
swept the hrldge from end to end ,
Baltic Fleet Will Dlvldo.
ST. PETlmSnUnG-.Tho naltlc
fioot will dlvldo , 11\1't of It goln hy
wnr of the SUC7. cannl und the re'
malnder roul the CnllC of Good I1011e.
C:1lltnln : .1111wvlorr. fonnorly of the bat-
tlOShll ) Potropl1vJovs \ , who Is now
Ill'rc , oxplnlns that the deln's In gel'
tlng the warshilli ! through the canal
mnko 1cllvlf ( OI1 of the l100t ml\'lsable ,
the callp route lIelnlQnl ) ' a fortnight
longer. with ( 'oallng at sea Instead 01
In 110rt. Ho belloves the vo'ago to the
fl r ensl wl1l bo mlHl In nlnoty tlays
. anti 1I09Slbl ) ' . soouer.
o
TIDE IG TURNING
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'lews More Reassurlno From A RUG.
olan Standpoint.
ST. PETEnSDUnG-The newa frum
: ho front Monday night wns moro 1'0 ,
issurlng from 11 Husslnn standpoint.
rho sltuntlon Is sllll regl1rdod as be.
Ing critical , but Gonernl Kouropatldn
: s apparelll ! ) ' holding the Japane o
firmly 011 his center nnd right wing ,
oven having recroR ed the Shaleho
river , nntl whllo there are rumors 01
! in exlenslvo , Japanese finnltlng move ,
ment , both all the cast and on the
west , there Is no evillonco that the
are aclual ! ) ' occurring.
General ICouropntkln' leCt wing
has heen heard from. The Ass < 1c !
ntoll Press hns the first connected ac
count of UlO four < Jays' fIght In front
of Tumin and Salchoun ! pa8ses , J' ( }
suiting In the flllni wllhdrawal or the
atrong Russian coJumn which hall
been sent to turn the Japanese right ,
though General l\lIstchenko seems tc
ha-ve penetrated n cOlIslclernblo tlls
tanco Insldo the .Japa71oso side.
'rho rellOJ't of the o110rnllolls or the
Husslan left wing Is utln three tIays
old anti since that tlmo no ne"s has
hoen recolvecl f/'Om t.hls column. ' } 'ho
81tuntlon at this date may bo de-
serilled as follows :
"Genoral KuropatJ < ln has sllShtly
advanced his center'l I'ooccupylng ,
Shalthe , soulh oC- the Shakho river.
Directly behInd him , at It dlsulUce of
nine miles , In the Hun river and
ncross the brldgo's spanning this
stream the Uusslans must retlro In
case the ' retreat on 1\IulHlen. Gen.
oml KUJ'Opatkln must continuo to
l1rml ) ' hold his center and right flank
In order to prevent the Japanese getting -
ting llossesslon of the Hun rl\'er
bridges. 'i'hus ho wll ! COVQr the
withdrawal of his apPl1rentl ) . beaten
west wing. "
There Is still'conslderahle \1I1cor-
talnty ns to the disposition oC the left
column , CCl'talnl ' 1l hus not re-
tllmed to 1'1IuJden , Whethm' It Is
ugaln advancing after Its first with.
dl'awal Is not Jmown ,
It Is no longoI' a question of a Rus.
sian Redan , though all hOIJ ( ) of rellov. !
Ing Port Arthur must allparently bo i
abandoned , Little hope is expressed
that Kuropatlclu wll ! bo able to ad.
\'anco.
The four dars' Hght of the eastern
column was of the same ! 1esporat"
Gharnctor that marlccd the operations
of the center and rlgllt wings , A
heavy Husslnn column undm' such
leaders as 1 VUJ0 cr , HonnenJmmllff ,
Oarngross and KrontImtovltch. 1'0'
peatedy ) assaulted stronglY In-
tl'enched .Japanoso } losillons on
heights commanding the passen , The
IIssaults were largeJy I.Jght " " 01'1 , , 'I'be
cannonade was so fur ous that It was
imposslblo to advance In the light of
day. Finally , on October 13 , when
the passes hall IlCon actua1Jr occu.
pled , came the order to withdraw ,
Ilro abJY owing to a critical position
at othcr Imrts of the front. Hero the
ntor ' of the olloratlons nnd other
paris of the front opomtlona of the
eastern wings of the Uusslan army
ends.
WAR WILL BE PROSECUTED.
All Offers of Peace Would , Be Re.
jected by RusJa : ,
W ASllnGTON-Cour.t Casslnl. the
RlHislan I1muassador. In a convorsa-
tlon with a corresllondenl of the Asso.
clated 'Press , reiterated with great em.
Jlhasls whnt ho hl16 had occasion to
suy Reverat times rogul'dlng Intervention -
tion by the powers to conclude tllO
war :
" 'rhol'o Is , " ho sultl , "nhsoJutely no
ollllOrtunlty for illtorvonlloll to stop
the wal' . Hussla IlrOIJoses to prosecute
the war to the end Ilnd all offers of
peace nl this tlmo must ho rejoctcll. "
Daltlc Fleet at Skaoen.
SKAGEN. Denmark-Tho yosseJs of
the Rllnslan Ualtlc sea 1Ieot arrived
hero 'rhursda $ ' morning and anchored
In the bll ) ' .
Decision In Fruit Case.
LOS ANGm.ES. Cal-Judgo We ] ) .
horn In the United States < , Ircult
COIJI't Thursday rendered his declslou
In th ( ' fruit routing casel > , dt'n'lng the
aJlpllclltion fol' n. stuy of oxecutlon
l11ked for hy the railroad UJl011 the
former decision of the ( 'ourt , which
dN'lslon dOlllos right arhltJ'Urll ) ' to
route Rhillmeuts of fl'llit at the Inlllal
ahllllling 1101nt. 'I'ho IIttOI'1Ora } for tle
I'IIlhoads gave notlco o ( alilleal fl'om
, hulgo Wellhorn's Intest decision , hoth
to the elrcll1t court of I ! IllleaJs nnd tno
United St tes f.l1ilremo : court.
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WASH BLUE
CoJt ! 10 ccnt.g and cqunla o cents
worth of nny othcr kind of bluIng.
Won't Freeze , Spill , Break
Nor .Spot Clothes
W ii 9itie..s )
around in the Water.
At nil wIse Grocera.
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Man's Place In the Unlversc.
What Is man but tllo great musl.
clan of the universe ? 'rho universe Is
n. great organ wltb mighty I1lpon ,
Space , time , etQmltJ' , are 1I1w the
throatB of this great orgnn : ancl mlin
R lIttle creature , puts his fingol'fl on
tllo lreys , and wnkes the unl\'lrRO ! to
Ihundors of harmony , sllrrln { ; \\11 Iho
whole creation tb mightiest acclama.
tlons of pralae.-Clmrles SIUrgt.-on. )
\
Pcacemaker Is.Stabbed. . .
Seolng two men fighting In front or
his' house , M , Dujarllln , of the Con-
sorvatolro 0' [ Music , Parlo , took his
violin nntl begnn to pJay In ordel' to
seethe the combatants by hlH music.
Dut onE ! o [ the men at ouce turntlo on
him and stabbed him , and ho was
taken In a dying condition to llias. .
pltal.
J
The Swl8a engluEers 11n\'o worl ec1
out plans for tapping the Lalto of SII8
In the Engadlno and leltlng the water
drop down the mountain aide , thus
creating J1. fall that would ylchl [ jOOOO
horse power. During th tourist season -
son the Inlte wouJd resume Its nOJ'mlll
appearance , owing to' the nccesslty of
ntorlng the wllter. .
Could Get No ReGt.
Freeuorn , 1\IInn. , October 17 ( SIll. . .
cl(1)-Mr. ) R , E. Goward , a well.lmown
man here Is rejoicing In the reller
from suffering he has obtained
through using Dodd's Kidney t'lUs.
His experience Is . . . .011 worth repeating
as It should point the rend to health
to many another In n. similar condl.
tion.
tion."I
"I l1J1d an aggravating case of KIt _ .
ney Trouble , " 8a'S 1\11' . Goward , "that
save me DO rest day or night but
using R. few boxes of Dodd's Kldner
PIUs put now lifo In mo and 1 feel 111,0
n new mn1\ .
"I nm hallp ) ' to state 1 have received
great nnd wonderCul benefit from
Dodd's Kidney Pl1Is , 1 'Would heartily
recommend all sufferers from Kidney
Trouble to give Dodd's Kidney Pills 11
talr trial as I have ever ; , ' reason to believe -
lieve It wouJd never be regretted , "
Dodd's Ildney Pllls malte you feel
lIke a now mnn or woman because
they cure the kldnoys. Cured Iddne's
mean pure blood and pure blood
mec.ns bounding health and energy In
every part at the bodr. I
Drunkenness has been addell to the
already Imposing list of maladies . . .
which oculists pretend to cure b } " tllO '
relief of c'ostrain ,
Many Children Are SIckly.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for ChlldreIlt
used by Mother Gray , nurse In Chlldren':1
1I0mo , Now York , cure Summer Cotlplaint ,
FoverlshnessHeadacbeStomach Troubles ,
: rcethlng Disorders and Destroy WOI'ms , At.
\oil \ Druggists' , 25e , Sample mail cd FHEE.
Address Allan S , Olmsted , Lo Hoy. N. Y.
Men love at fil'sl and most warmly
women love last and longest. This IJ !
natural enough , fol' Nature maltes women - :
men to ho won , and men to win ,
1
Evcry houseltcepor snoultl Imow
thnt If the ) ' wl1l buy , Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use the ) '
wUl save not only time , because it
novel' stlclts to the I1'0n , but bocuuso
each pacJmgo contains 1G oz-one fuB
pound-whllo an othol' Cold ' \Vater
Starches are put UI ) In 74.pound pacJ- ; :
ages , and the prlco Is the samc , 10
cents , Then naln ; because Defiance
Stl1rch Is free f'Om all Injurious chom-
Icnls. If ) 'OU1' grocer lrles to sell you
n 12.oz. paclmge It Is heenuse ho har.
' 1 slock on hand which he wlshos to
1llsloSO ) of before ho PlltS In Defiance ,
He Imows that Del1anco Starch has
11rlnted on every pacJmge In 1l1rgo letters -
ters and fl uref [ " 16 ozs , " Demand
Denl1nce and sa\'o milch time anll
money and the anne 'an ot the Iron
slIcltlng. Defiance no\'er sUclts.
A Cinelnnntl man recently Vlont tOo
slecI ) In a lien tal ( 'hall' whl10 the den-
tl t was repairing hIs teeth. Thc )
were false teeth.
Beware of Ointments for Cbtnrrh
I
that Contain ercury ,
as mercury will lurely , 'cllroy tbo eenlo ot 1m ell
&D < 1 completely dtraoiO Ibe whule Iyijtem wbe' !
enterloi ( " through Ihe mucous Iurtacei. Huc
&rllcltu sbould ne\'er 110 lUed except ' 011 p. . . . . . . rJ" .
tlon. trom repuwblo pby.I'lans , u Iho dam Bile IbeT
will do II tcn told lo lho Kood you can pObAlbly de.
rh 0 from thcm. lIall' & CMarrb Cure , lIIanutnctuffd
by Jo" , I , ct.cnor & Co. . Tuledo , 0. . oonll\lno n. ) m l-
cury , and Is laken Inl rnally. .cllni : dlreclly urCln
tbo blood and IIIUOOU. Inrra'c. of Iho 'yolern , In
bUJlnl : Jlall's Catarrb CurD bl1 lure ruu KPt th. .
jenuloe. It I. laken Inlernally 110,1 , mode In ' 1'olcdo
OhIo , by F J , Chener & : Co , TellllllonlBl free.
I'old by DruI'FIIII. I'rlce. . . . . , rer 11111 liD.
TAke & ) I' . Jo . .mlly 1'1111 tor IOI1.II"alloll.
Nothing wouJd pJense the small hey
moro than the privilege ot asnulJllnJ : :
the role of father to the man occa-
slonal1) ' . '
To the houlcwlfo"ho haR not yet
become acqualnte with the ncw thin ! ; ! "
"
ot ever'day use In the mllrk t and
who Iii l'ensonabl ) ' sntlsflcd with the
old. we would suggest that n tr1.tl ot
Dollance Cold \Vllter Starch be made
nt once. Not alone because It ts uar.
nntecc1 by the mnnufacturers to ba u.
perlor to an ) ' other brand , hut lxcu\l5&
each 100 l1aelcngu contains 16 Or.II" :
while all the other hind ! ! ( 'ontain hnt
] 2 09 , It IB fmre to ! ! II ) ' that th , Inlly
who once US\B Defiance Starch will \lilt } )
no other. Quality and Quantity must.
'WIn.