THE SUNDAY OREGCWIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 4, 190-f.
SLIP UP ON ARMY
Japanese Surprise Rus
sians at Polichuang.
SEVERE LOSSES INFLICTED
Position Cannot be Held But Is
Rendered Useless.
FIGHTING LASTS SEVEN HOURS
This Weakening of Russian Line at
Port Arthur May Attract Further
Efforts In That Quarter
Bombardment Continues.
CHEFOO, Sept. 3. On the night of
August 29, the Japanese surprised the
worn-out Russians at Palichuang; and
inflicted severe losses. The Russians
retired and the Japanese occupied
their position. The next morning' at 3
o'clock the Japanese, moving from
their new vantage ground, in heavy
force, desperately assaulted Palichu
ang and an adjoining fort repeatedly
until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when
they were compelled to retire, losing
over 1000 men.
Finding those forts Impregnable, the
next morning at 4 o'clock, the Japan
ese forces hurled themselves against
another fort near Palichuang. By
hand-to-hand fighting, they succeeded
In driving out the Russians and oc
cupying their position at 7 o'clock In
the morning. .Artillery was brought up
and after enduring, for seven hours,
artillery fire from the other forts, the
Japanese were compelled to retire. The
Japanese succeeded, however, in ren
dering the position useless to the Rus
sians, and it is now unoccupied.
It Is believed that this weakening of
the Russian line will attract further
efforts to break through in this quar
ter. The bombardment of the town
continues.
The foregoing information Is brought
from Port Arthur by an intelligent
Chinese who speaks both English and
Russian. He adds that the Russian war
ships occasionally reply to the Japan
ese bombardment.
SAYS 'JAPANESE LOST BOAT.
Port Arthur Paper Declares Torpedo
Boat Was Sunk.
CHEFOO, Sept. 3. A copy of the Port
Arthur Novikrai of August 27 has reached
there. Therein is an assertion that a Jap
anese torpedo-boat was sunk oft the be
leaguered fortress August 25.
The paper speaks of the Russian battle
ship Retvizan having shelled Japanese
troops who appeared near the village of
"Wudianfan, and this would indicate that
some of the Russian warships at Port
Arthur are not so seriously damaged as
the reports from Chinese sources have
represented.
The Novikrai confirms the official Jap
anese report that the Japanese cruisers
Kasuga and Nlsshln bombarded two small
forts near Golden Hill some time ago, but
It does not say these forts were silenced,
as the Japanese reported. These two
two forts arc in the vicinity of "Wudian
fan, which is commanded by Fort No. 2.
The Japanese mounted eight guns in front
of Wudianfan on August 25, and have
established one small fort to the northeast
of the village.
It was a detachment of Japanese cav
alry and infantry that appeared in the
open in the vicinity of Wudianfan which
the. Retvizan aided in causing to retire. A
gun on one of the new Japanese forts
was struck by a Russian shell and ruined.
The account published by the Novikrai
does not go into details, but the Inference
is obvious that the Japanese have been
assaulting the smaller Russian forts dom
inated by Golden Hill. The paper makes
reference to a trench along the hills and
remarks that only the heads of the Jap
anese troops can be seen above it.
Odd Request of the Japanese.
On the night of August 25, according to
the Novikrai, a piece of white paper on
the end of a pole was hosted above the
Japanese trenches. The Russians ceased
tiring and sent a detail forward to com
municate with the enemy. The Japanese,
Iti Imperfect Russian, requested assistance
in removing their dead. The Novikrai con
skiers this request to have been strange,
fnnsldering the fact that the Japanese do
not allow the Russians to remove their
d- ad.
At 3 o'clock on the morning of August
25 a Russian searchlight revealed the Jap
anese troops opposite Fort No. 1 begin
ning operations, and thereupon the entire
Russian line opened upon the enemy with
rifle, occasionally using cannon. In reply
the Japanese fired Irregularly at Fort No.
3. Daylight developed the startling fact
that the Japanese had advanced a trench
to the north of Fort No. 2. This trench
was manned heavily with artillery, which
interfered seriously with the Russian Are.
The Japanese then opened fire with six
inch guns on the hill known as the
Eagle's Nest, In the meanwhile continuing
to use sandbags for the further strength
ening of their newly-intrenched position.
The Russians concentrated their Are on
the sandbags, the Japanese replying from
another position three-quarters of a mile
to the northeast.
The Novikrai declares in conclusion that
at 10 o'clock in the morning of August 26
the Japanese were unable longer to en
dure the bombardment and abandoned the
newly-made trench to the north of Fort
No. 2, and Wudianfan, fleeing to the low
ground near the railroad.
Sortie of Russian Squadron.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 3. Advices
from Port Arthur, dated August 31, an
nounce that Rear-Admiral Ouktom
sky's squadron went out August 29 and
shelled the Japanese positions. The
squadron consisted of the battleships Ret
vizan and Peresvlet, the armored cruiser
Bayan and the protected cruiser Pallada.
This is the first intimation that the re
pairs of the Bayan had been completed.
The vessels put to sea early in the" morn
ing under cover of the batteries and re
turned safely after accomplishing their
mission. The message adds that the
Japanese are bombarding the fortress
daily and nightly, but are not causing
serious damage, the inhabitants seeking
refuge in the bombproofs. This message,
which was sent from Chefoo, declares the
Japanese continue to provision their ar
mies from Wei Hai Wei and Chefoo, load
ing steamers outside these ports.
Kuroki Heading for Railway.
GENERAL KUROKI'S HEADQUAR
TERS IN THE FIELD, Sept 2 (via Fu
can. Corea, Sept, 3.) For the past two
days the army under General Kuroki has
pushed to the northwest toward the rail
road north of Liao Tang. His right wing
has taken the last line of intervening hills
and holds a commanding position, from
which to strike the railroad.
The fighting lately has been continuous
and heavy and there has been much ar
tillery fire. The last night the Japanese
carried a strongly fortified Russian po
sition north of the Taltz River, and west
of Awangtuan by a bayonet charge. In
this fight the Japanese losses were small.
. JAPANESE LOSE MANY MEN.
Sakharoff Says First Two Days of
Fight Cost at Least 14,000 Lives.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 3. Lieuten-ant-General
Sakharoff, in a report to
the General Staff, dated September 2,
says:
"Today our troops assaulted the heights
of Sykwantun, and after a desperate fight
captured the whole chain, hut immedi
ately made the discovery that we had to
deal with a strong Japanese force with
a front extending from Tentai to the
River Taltz.
"A detachment under Major-General
Orloff, which was guarding Tentai mines,
advanced a short distance, but meeting
the Japanese in superior force and in a
strong position, had to retire.
"Major-General Orloff was wounded,
but the danger of, the enemy's movement
was averted by his return to the station
at Tentai.
"The gallant regiments of the First
Siberian Rifle Corps came up to General
Stakelberg and checked the1 attacking
Japanese. In this fight, the brave com
mander of the Second Siberian Regiment,
Colonel Ozersky, was severely wounded.
"At 3 o'clock in the evening there was
a lull in the fight all along the line, and
the only firing heard was the - boom of
guns at Liao Tang. According to a tele
phone report the garrison at Liao Tang
repulsed the second Japanese attack.
"In order to ascertain the enemy's
strength two regiments on the west front
was ordered to attack. After a fierce
fight it was -discovered that the enemy
opposing the two regiments was more
than two divisions strong.
"The losses to the Russian army have
not been ascertained exactly, but accord
ing to the latest account they exceed,
3000 la killed or wounded.
"At 3:45 o'clock P. M. the first Japanese
shell fell in Liao Tang and was followed
by a hail-of projectiles, which swept the
railway station and the suburbs ofy the
town itself. Fortunately, the station7 was
empty, all the rolling stock having been
removed. The first persons wounded were
seven Sisters of Charity, a physician,
several Chinese and a commissariat non
commissioned officer.
"By 5 o'clock In the evening several
fires had been caused by the bombard
ment and the booming of the guns fol
lowed our train as it carried oft the
wounded.
"The Russian casualties in the fight
ing of August 31 and September 1 are
stated to amount to 7000. The enemy lost
double or treble that number.
"The Japanese prisoners appear to bo
worn out."
JAPANESE REPULSED AT FIRST
Kuropatkin Reports How He Beat Off
the Enemy.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 3. The Gen
tral Staff reconsidered its determination
not to make public General Kuropatkin's
dispatch to the Emperor of yesterday, and
the text was given out as follows:
"At nightfall Thursday the Japanese at
tacked our Skyuantun position, hut were
repulsed after a hot fight. They renewed
the attack at night, this time with suc
cess, driving back a regiment in the di
rection of Sykuantun. The retreat of this
regiment led to the evacuation of the po
sitions held by other troops. Toward
morning the troops advanced gradually in
order to retake the Sykuantun position.
"At dawn on Friday I assumed the of
fensive against the troops of General
Kurokl's army. At midday, the heads of
the attacking corps were in line, and
preparations were being made to retake
by artillery the position captured during
the night by the Japanese, and the in
fantry is also advancing to the attack.
"During the night the Japanese violently
bombarded the Interior of the Russian po
sition Inside the town of Liao Tang, the
railroad station and the railroad Itself.
Our losses were insignificant.
"I have just received a dispatch from
the chief of the Liao Tang garrison, timed
at 10:35 A. M., to the effect that the'Jap
anese attacked the fort situated in the
center of our position, but they were re
pulsed with very great loss. We had
six men killed in the fort."
The fighting at Sykuantun, referred to
in General Kuropatkin's telegram, corre
sponds with the Tokio report of the cap
ture by the Japanese of a portion of the
heights at Ziyingtal, which is situated a
mile eastward of Sykuantun. The latter
place Is two miles southeast of Slakhoutln,
whither the Russian advance regiment
was forced back by Kuroki during the
night of Thursday last.
TURNING POINT OF THE WAR.
French Officials and Public So Re
gard the Battle of Liao Yang.
PARIS, Sept. 3. The battle of Liao
Tang attracts intense Interest and anx
iety among the French officials and pub
lic generally as likely to prove the turn
ing point of the war. The Figaro says it
is the greatest fight since the battle of
Leipsic.
The newspapers here reprint the Berlin
Tageblatt's statement that King Edward's
visit to the Emperor of Austria brought
out a mediation movement to which the
United States and France are parties.
When questioned on the subject today the
Foreign Office here replied:
, "Owing to the frequency of such re
ports,, you are authorized to state that
France has had absolutely no communi
cation with Russia up to the present time
relative to mediation."
The authorities here are hoping for an
early termination of the status of the
Russian cruiser Diana, now at Saigon,
but reports today ghow that she Is still
there, with her crew on board; that she
has not entered the repair dock, and that
her commander Is still awaiting orders.
Mme. Nellkoff, wife of the Russian
Ambassador to France, Is at Toulon
superintending the final equipment of the
hospitalshlp Ora. Owing to the amount
of the French subscriptions, the Ora has
been fitted out sumptuously. She will
sail September 27 for an unknown desti
nation, and will fly the Red Cross flag
which is expected to give her Immunity
from seizure by the Japanese.
. Kuropatkin Explains His Move.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 4. The fol
lowing report has been received from
General Kuropatkin, dated Septem
ber 3:
"Thev enemy last (Friday) night at
tacked and seized most of the posi
tions occupied by our troops at Syk
wantun, and the troops holding the po
sititons in question retired to a rear
guard position between the villages of
Shansuntun and Shltshanga.
"The same night tho First Siberian
Army Corps, which had sustained
heavy losses during the last five days,
and which was in danger of having its
flank turned, owing to the enemy's su
perior forces, retired several kilome
ters to the westward.
"In these circumstances I ordered
Liao Tang evacuated and the troops to
retire northward."
Population of France.
PARIS, Sept. 3. The Minister of
Commerce has completed an official
census of France In 1901. It shows the
population to be 38,961,945, or a gain
of only 444,613 in ten years.-
HILL GIVES HIS SIDE
Harriman Said To Have Sold
Stock Outright
ANSWER IN THE MERGER CASE
The Northern Securities Company De
clares Magnate Opposing Dissolu
tion Plan Turned in Union
Pacific Without a String.
TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 3. The North
ern Securities Company today filed in
the United States Circuit Court Its for
mal answer in the suit instituted by Ed
ward H. Harriman, Wlnslow Pierce, the
Oregon Short Line Company, and the
Equitable Trust Company of New Tork,
to restrain the Northern Securities Com
pany from carrying out its proposed plan
of distribution of its assets.
This is the first formal answer filed by
the Nortnern Securities Company, either
to the original bill of complaint of Har
riman and Pierce, or to the first and
second amendments thereto. The prelimi
nary injunction granted by Judge Brad-
DECISIVE BATTLES
The Battle of Marathon, B. C. 490. Fought between the Greeks and
the Medes and Persians. Miltlades led the Greeks to victory; Datl3
commanded the Medes and Persians. Probable strength of Greeks, 10,000.
forces .of enemy estimated at 100,000. Persians' loss amounted to 6400,
Athenians lost 190. "Victory checked Persian Empire and saved for the
world the intellectual treasures of Athens.
Defeat of Athenians at Syracuse, B. C. 413. Athenians sent an expe
dition to conquer Sicily. The City of Syracuse was besieged, but the Ath
enians were eventually defeated by Sicilian Greeks. The Athenians had
fleet of 134 war galleys and a multitude of storeships, as well as a power
ful force of well-equipped infantry. Athens' maritime power was lost, her
schemes of empire defeated, and Western Europe left for Rome and Car
thage to dispute two centuries later.
Battle of Arbela, B. C. 331. Alexander led Macedonian troops to vic
tory against Persian and opened his way Into Asia. King Darius, leader
of Persians, had a force of -40,000 horse, 200 scythe-bearing chariots and
15 armed elephants, besides myriads of infantry, Alexander's forces con
sisted of 40,000 foot and 7000 horse. Ancient Persian Empire, which
menaced all nations of earth with subjection., was crushed.
The Battle of the.Methaurus, B. C. 207. Nero, at the head of Roman
troops, defeated the Carthaginians under Hasdrtibal, insuring the ultimate
defeat of Hannibal and the overthrow of the Carthaginian Republic.
Victory of Armlnius over the Roman legions under Varus, A. D. 9.
Armlnius united the forces of Germany and freed that young nation from
Roman invasion by one decisive victory.
Battle of Chalons, A. D. 451. The Huns, led by Attila, attempted to
found a new anti-Christian dynasty upon the wreck of the temporal pow
er of Rome. Attila was repulsed and Hungarian Invasion of Western
Roman Empire was checked.
Battle of Tours, A. D. 732. Charles Martel led the Germans against
the Saracens, his victory giving a check to Arab conquests In Western
Europe. Christendam was rescued from the spread of the Mohammedan
religion.
Battle of Hastings, A. D. 1066. Between the Normans, led by William
the Conqueror and Saxons led by King Harold of England. Battle re
sulted In a victory for William and the Norman conquest of England!
Battle of Orleans, A.. D. 1429. Joan of Arc led the French to victory
against the English, the battle ultimately resulting in the deliverance of
France from English invasion.
Defeat of Spanish Armada, A. D. 1588. Naval engagement between
Spanish and English fleets. The invasion of England planned by King
Phillip of Spain was prevented, Spain's1 sea power destroyed, and England
saved to Protestantism. Spanish fleet numbered 90 vessels; English only
Battle of Blenheim, A. D. 1704. Between the French army of Louis
XTV and the united armies of England, Holland. Austria, Portugal, Prus
sia, Savoy and Denmark. The allied troops, led by the Duke of Marl
borough, were victorious. The allies fought to prevent consolidation of
Spanish and French Empires and check the plans of Louis XIV for uni
versal conquest.
Battle of Pultowa, A. D. 1700. Between Sweden and Russia. Charles
XII Invaded Russia and was defeated, thus establishing the supremacy of
Russia in Northern Europe. Russian forces numbered 50,000: Sweden's
24.000, of which they lost 10.000.
Battle of Saratoga. A. D. 1777. Victory of Americans; led by Gen
erals Gates and Arnold, over the British under command of General Bur
goyne. Plan of English to divide colonies was defeated and negotiations
in Paris for recognition of American independence were brought to a
successful issue.
Battle of Valmy, A. D. 1792. France fought against the allied armies
of Europe, which had been mustered to crush the revolutionists of Paris
The French were victorious. This battle marks the birth of the French
Republic
Battle of Waterloo. A. D. 1815. Between allied armies of Europe and
the French under Napoleon. This battle resulted In the defeat of Na
poleon, his. banishment to St. Helena, and ended the 23 years' war of
the French Revolution.
Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 3. 4. 18G3. Union forces check northern
Invasion of Confederate Army under General Lee.
ford, restraining the Northern Securities
Company from disposing of certain
shares of the Northern Pacific Company,
was granted on motion and argument
in open court, and without the filing of
any formal answer to the original bill.
The filing of the answer would seem to
Indicate that the case is to go before
Judge Bradford for a final hearing, not
withstanding the fact that an appeal has
been taken in the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals from Judge Bradford's
opinion in granting a preliminary injunc
tion. The answer filed today Is largely a for
mal presentation of points that were
made before Judge Bradford on the argu
ment on motion for a preliminary injunc
tion. The answer admits that on Novem
ber 18, 1901, Harriman and Pierce owned
preferred stock to the value of 41,OS5,000,
and common stock to the value of $37,
023,000, but avers that on the same date
Harriman and Pierce transferred this
stock to the Northern Securities Com
pany, receiving therefor $8,915,623 in cash
and $S2,491,S71 in stock of the Securities
Company. It is further averred that this
transfer was absolute and unconditional,
and that there never has been any un
derstanding or agreement, expressed or
Implied, as to how long such preferred
or common stock should be retained or
managed by the Northern Securities Com
pany. It is also stated that under a resolution
by the board of directors of the Northern
Pacific Company, the preferred stock of
that company was retired November 13,
1901, and that since January 1, 1902, such
preferred stock of the Northern Pacific
Company had ceased to exist.
It is denied that the decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States was
to the effect that the stock of the North
ern Pacific acquired by the Northern Se
curities Company is held by the latter as
trustee. It Is also averred that all stock
of tho Northern Securities Company has
been acquired for a valuable considera
tion, in the belief that it represented a
proportion of the defendant's assets, and
this Is set up as one of the reasons for
the proposed plan of distribution.
SEVERE ON SAN FRANCISCO.
MacArthur Says Sharks Are Even In
Wait for Soldiers.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. The feature
In the annual report of Major-General
Arthur MacArthur, commanding the ie
pavtment of California, is the strong lan
guage used In reference to the treatment
in San Francisco of the soldiers returning
from the Philippines and mustered out
there. He says the greatest matter of
concern which occupies the attention of
the department Is toget the soldiers re
turning from the Philippines Into pos
session of their money due on their final
payments, and safely out of the city be
fore they can be swindled.
Ingenuity of the criminal classes of San
Francisco to effect this purpose, he says,
and the simplicity and apparent inability
of the soldiers to protect themselves, are
alike amazing. Everything has been done
in the premises that is possible in behalf
of the soldiers' Interests. Quoting from
Colonel Markley, the Chief Paymaster, on
the subject. General MacArthur writes:
. "The stupidity and imbecility o these
'short-term' men coming from the Philip
pines is almost unbelievable. Toung Amer
icans, amply able to take care of them
selves anywhere, under any circum
stances, "while in service abroad, seem to
take leave of their senses when they ar
rive on United States soil and willingly
become- the prey of the sharks found in
every big city. Instances and figures
could be given to prove that out of 200 of
these men paid off and permitted to go to
the city on the evening boat, with rail
road tickets purchased and money orders,
payable to themselves at their homes, 50
would turn up next morning robbed of
everything, many dangerously Injured by
blows and drugs."
A satisfactory wireless telegraph sys
tehm has been maintained at Fort Mason
and Alcatraz Island, being very much im
proved in design by the operator in
charge.
General MacArthur, in conclusion, com
mends the staff officers for excellent service.
ASSEET DECEIT WAS PRACTICED
Banks Sue Another in Connection
With Promotion of Cotton Concern.
NEW TORK, Sept. 3. Actions seek
ing to recover $300,000 from the Conti
nental Trust Company of Baltimore were
begun in the Tinted States Circuit Court
here today. The suits were brought by
the Central National Bank of New Tork,
in liquidation, and the Merchants Trust
Company of New Tork.
The first-named complainant seeks to
recover the sum of 5200,000, which it paid
as a subscriber to tho underwriting syn
dicate of the United States Cotton Duck
Corporation. The Merchants' Trust Com
pany asks Judgment for $100,000, which it
OF THE WORLD
likewise paid on a subscription to the
same syndicate. The complainante allege
that the defendant company In promoting
the United States Cotton Duck Corpora
tion used "false, fraudulent and deceitful"
representations to induce them to sub
scribe to its underwriting syndicate, with
an intention to "deceive and defraud
them."
The complainants allege that they were
induced to Invest in the Duck Corpora
tion on the strength of a printed state
ment issued by the defendant, which
falsely purported to show that the new
corporation was capable of earning profits
sufficient to pay all fixed charges and
dividends on its $50,000 issue of stocks.
ARMENIANS RAID TOWN.
In Hot Fight With Turkish Troops
More Than a Score Are Killed.
CONSTANTINOPLE Sept. 2. (Delayed
in transmission.) A hot fight between Ar
menian insurgents and Turkish troops
occurred at Vari' August 31, in which more
than a score were killed.
Armenians to the number of 150 raided
the town, charged four houses and barri
caded themselves. Troops attacked the
houses, and in the fight which followed
two soldiers and 20 other persons were
killed. The authorities set fire to a num
ber of adjoining houses so that the troops
might be better enabled to besiege the in
surgents. The town was panlc-strlbken, and those
inhabitants who had not fled to the
mountains took refuge In the churches
and convents.
It is said by the authorities that other
Armenian bands are preparing to cross
the Persian frontier.
Leishman Reports Incident.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. Minister
Leishman, at Constantinople, cables that
the Armenian revolutionists are rather
active at Van. He says some Turkish
houses have been burned, and small en
counters are not Infrequent, but there Is
no Indication of any particular danger to
foreign residents.
Captain of Yale Track Team III.
NEW TORK, Sept. 3. Edward Clapp,
class 1904, captain of the Tale track team,
is seriously ill In Switzerland from ty
phoid fever, according to a Herald dispatch
from Lucerne. Clapp was a member of
the Joint Harvard-Tale international
track team which visited England re
cently. Watson Will Not Design Yacht.
GLASGOW, Sept. 3. George L. Wat
son, the yacht designer, has posi
tively decided not to design a new
challenger for the America's cup, giv
ing Ill-health as the cause. Mr. Wat
son's rcfusel Is much regretted in rac
ing circles.
Watch Stolen at Fire.
While at the fire last night Mrs. Ida
Howell, 310 First street, was the vic-
tlm of a pickpocket, why stole her
LOSE LIVES IN WRECK
St Louis Fair Train Collides
With Street-Car,
SEVEN PERSONS ARE KILLED
Nineteen Are Injured, Eight Seriously
Car Starts Ahead, Stops,. Then
Goes On and Comes to Stand
still In Middle of Track.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3. Seven persons
were killed and 19 injured, ,eight seri
ously, today by the collision of a Wa
bash World's Fair Shuttle train with
a Suburban electric car- at the Sarah
street crossing. There were 25 persons
in the car and none escaped injury.
The dead:
JOHN "W. WILSONV Klrkwood, St. Louis
County, aged 70.
GEORGE W. MAJORS, aged 00. St." Louis
County.
HARRY B. CTJLP, aged 60, St. Louia.
ANDREW Sl'KlNLET, aged 12. St. Louis.
M. B. BRISTOL, aged CO, "Webster Grove,
Mo.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED WOMEN.
Seriously Injured Raymond Relater, aged 11,
St. Louis, right leg lacerated and bod
bruised; Mrs. R. L. Wilson, St. Louis, body
bruised and cut and face cut; Miss Mary
Buddensyk, St. Louis, right leg broken: C. E.
Shumacker, St. Louis, cut and bruised about
body; E. J. Coleman, Old Orchard, St. Louis
County, left leg broken; L. R. Wilson, severe
injuries; Alfred Jennings, face cut and body
bruised; John Gillespie, Klrkwood, St. Louis
County, Internally Injured.
After temporary assistance by phy
sicians at the scene of the wreck, those
most seriously hurt were taken in am
bulances to the City Hospital, while
tho others received attention at their
homes. All the Injured will recover.
Cut in Two.
The Shuttle train was returning to
Union Station from the World's Fair
Grounds at the rate of about 20 miles
an hour, it is stated. The street-car.
which was on its way to the suburbs
with a load of people, stopped dlrectly
in front of the englno and was cut In
two. Tho trucks of the car were
knocked 100 feet away, while part of
it3 roof was carried 200 feet further
by the train. Bodies of the dead and
injured with wreckage of the disman
tled car were scattered along the
track for that distance.
A. W. Burbank, engineer of the Shut
tie train, who blames the motorman of
the electric car for the accident, said:
"I was within 100 yards of the sub
urban crossing when I saw the
Suburban car start across the tracks. It
looked to me as If it had ample time
to get across."
The watchman and the flagman at
the crossing and some of the passen
gers confirm the statement that the
car stopped, started across the railroad
track and then stopped where it was
struck.
No satisfactory explanation has been
given why the car stopped in the mid
dle of the track after it started across.
NATIONS NEED NOT EEAE.
Belgium's Forts In Congo Free State
Only a Precaution Against Natives.
NEW TORK, Sept. 3. In connection
with recent cable reports from Europe
to the effect that extensive fortifications
are being constructed by the Belgians on
the western border of the Congo Free
State, Carten de Wiart, a Belgian Com
missioner to the St, Louis International
Peace Congress, now here, declares
the so-called fortifications are little more
than intrenchments, necessary as a pre
caution against the great native popula
tion. "Naturally these have been erected by
the Congo Free State," said 'he. "The
country is about as large as half of Eu
rope. It has tr population of something
like 40,000,000 negroes. Of the Euro
peans in tho country there are about
12,000. Many of these are Norwegians
and Swedes, holding important offices.
There are also a good many Swiss, who
likewise take a prominent part in the ad
ministration of affairs. Of late a rather
heavy contingent of Italians has been
coming In. Of course, with this over
whelming population of blacks all about.
It nas been necessary in pushing Into the
Interior to take certain precautions in the
way of Intrenching advanced centers.
That is the beginning and the end of the
fortifications.
"There is here no .legitimate field for
international suspicion or jealousy. All
that Is being done Is for the benefit of the
civilized world In its entirety."
SUPREMACY IS THREATENED.
Marseilles May Lose Shipping Pres
tige as Result of Strike.
MARSEILLES, Sept. 3. Tho mari
time supremacy of Marseilles as the.
second city In France is threatened
with extinction, owing to the continu
ance of the strike and the tie-up of
the maritime Industry. Much traffic
has already been diverted to Spanish
and Italian ports. The strikers today
sought to Interrupt street traffic: and
troops were called upon to disperse the
strikers.
The steamship companies, including
the French Atlantic Company refuse
to yield until the sailors consent to
submit to tho discipline of their com
manders. THE DEATH BOLL.
Inventor and Writer.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3. Clark Caryl Has
klns is dead from inanition at his resi
dence here. He was the son of R. W.
Hasklns, A. M., a well-known scientist
and writer. Mr. Hasklns came to Chi
cago In 1879. Ho was well known In tho
scientific world as an Inventor and writer.
His most noted achievement was evolving
the multiple switchboard, now used for
telephones all over the world, which
makes it possible to operate any number
of lines from the same exchange.
'JYakey Yake" Is Dead.
NEW TORK, Sept 3. John Brady, who
under tho sobriquet of "Takey Take" was
for some years notorious as the leader of
the Cherry Hill gang, a band of toughs on
the East Side constantly engaged In bat
tling with the police, is dead in Jersey
City. Active prosecution drove him to
New Jersey some time ago. Brady was
a cooper, and owned two prosperous
shops here, which he continued to oper
ate from a distance. He was only 29
years of age but had figured In the po
lice annals since boyhood. Despite his
many encounters, he never was sen
tenced to prison.
President of Bradstreets Company.
NEW TORK, Sept 3. Charles S. Fin
ney Clark, president of the Bradstreet's
Company, died in London today of heart
failure, presumably caused by an attack
of indigestion, aged 65 years. The body
will be brought back on the Oceanic.
Arkansas Campaign Closis.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 3.The
I state campaign closed today and tho
PE-RU-NA HOME
A Letter From Congressman Wilson of Arizona
CHILDREN OFm.ttJEfttOUEfiP
172fc,Jebor St.,
tLICA9,
Mrs. M. Seymour, 172 Sebor
street, Chicago, 111., writes:
"My children had catarrhal diffi
culties of the head and throat. Act
lap on the advice of a friend I gave
them Pcrann, an she Insisted It -would
not harm them, and I noticed that
la a couple of vreektt they were much
Improved. Till X was glad to note,
as a did not Trant, them to have ca
tarrh. I kept giving: It to them in
small doses for a month, discontin
ued It for nbont a week; and then
gave It to them for another month.
I was pleased to And at the end of
that time that they vrere free from
catarrh. I unhesitatingly give Pe
luna my Indorsement, as I am sure
that It Trill not fall to do good to
anyone that takes It." Mrs. Sey
mour. ERUNA Is a great family medi
cine. The women nraise It as
well as the men.
It Is Just the thing for the many
little catarrhal ailments of child
hood. Peruna protects the family against
coughs, colds, catarrh, bronchitis, ca
tarrh of the stomach, liver and kid
neys. It Is just as sure to cure a case
of catarrh of the bowels as it is a case
of catarrh of the head.
If you do not. derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Pe
runa, write at once to Dr. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
election for state and county officers
will be held Monday. An active can
vass has been made by both Democrats
and Republicans and the latter are
claiming tonight that they will mate
rially reduce the usual Democratic ma
jority. Other than a nominee for Gov
ernor, Harry H. Myers, the Republicans
have no state candidates. Governor
Jefferson Davis is the Democratic nom
inee for a third term. The other candi
dates for Governor are: J. E. Williams,
Prohibitionist, and William Penrose,
Socialist The Democratic state ticket,
except for Governor, has no opposition.
MANIPIJLATORS ARE BESTED.
Judge Holds "Corner'' Prices Can
not Be Demanded In Settlement.
CHICAGO, Sept 3. According to a de
cision rendered today by Judge Chytraus,
of the Superior Court, Board of Trade
operators who succeed in engineering a
"corner" in wheat, corn or other com
modities which are made on 'Change, have
no right to compel payment of the manip
ulated price, Instead of the actual value
of the commodity, at the time set for set
tling of the trades. The case was that
of a number of firms and Individuals
against Board of Trade operators and the
Bank of Montreal, In which the latter
institution was tied up nearly $500,000. This
money represented the difference in price
for July oats, 1902, which was demanded
by the manipulators of the "squeeze,"
and the actual market price.
Absorbed by the Shot Trust.
NEW TORK. Sept 3. Tatham & Bros.,
one of the oldest and largest shot-manufacturing
concerns In the country, has
been absorbed for 51.000,000 by the Unit
ed Lead Company. The latter was Incor
porated in January, 1903, by Inerests af
filiated with the American Smelting &
Refining Company. The Tatham concern
began business in 1S40, and had large
plants in Philadelphia and New Tork.
MANY IMPERILED BY FIRE.
New York Tenement-House Burning
Four Already Killed.
NEW TORK. Sept 4. At least four
people were killed in a fire which started
shortly after 3 o'clock this morning In a
tenement-house at l&i- Attorney Street
Several ambulance calls have been sent
In. Five people have been removed to
hospitals seriously injured.
At 3:30 o'clock the fire vr i still burn
ing, and It was feared that there were
more people in the blazing building. The
fire is in a thickly-populated district.
Advices From Japanese Commander.
LONDON, Sept. 3 (11:39 A. M.) A dis
patch from Tokio to the Japanese Lega
tion here says Field Marshal Oyama re
ports as follows:
"September 3 (9 A. M.) A remnant of
the routed enemy still is offering some
resistance outside Liao Tang. Our cen
tral and left armies are attacking it"
An earlier message from Field Mar
shal Oyama:
"The enemy In front of our left and
center armies continued to retreat on
September 2 to the right bank of the
Taltze River, except the portion of his
forces occupying the defense worKs from
tho south to the northwest of Liao Tang
and the heights northeast of Nut Chang.
Our armies are continuing tho attack. Our
right army occupied on the morning of
September 2 part of the heights west of
Heiying Tai.
Bring Hotelkeeper Back.
VICTORIA, B. C, Sept 3. J. J.
Schmidt, the runaway lessee and land
lord of the Imperial Hotel, in this city,
is being brought back from Tacoma in
custody of Detective Perde, of the Vic
toria Detective Department Schmidt
is the man who made away with furni
ture from the hotel to the value of
$4000 and finally decamped. His son-in-law
and alleged accomplice, Ayers, who
accompanied him to the Sound will
fight extradition.
Settled Dispute With a Knife.
EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 3. (Special.)
Last night about 10 o'clock Robert
The dealing in Schilling's
Best
tea bilcing-powder spiles
coffee flavoring extracts soda
is like the goods: good-enough.
At your grocer's; moaeyback.
Hon. J. F. Wilson, Member of
Congress from Arizona, writes to
Dr. Hartman as follows:
"I nave used Peroma la my fam
ily and with satisfactory result."
J. F. WIIboh.
ALFRED FORBRICH,
739.UJ.20tKJr.ii
CHICAGO
Mrs. Katie Forbrlch, 739 W. 20th
St. Chicago, 111., writes:
"IHy little son Is entirely well novr. I
kept strictly to. your advice, which
gave him back his health after nearly
two years of suffering. I can never
thank you enongh for what yoar great
medicine, Peruna, and yonr valuable
advice have done for my little hoi He
Is fat now and can digest his food, and
Is the picture of health." Mrs. Katie
Forbrlch.
Steptoe and Arthur DHLs got Into an
altercation in one of the saloons and
had a set-to. Steptoe drew a knife and
commenced slashing at Dilts, cutting
him badly across the face, breast and"
arm.
Dilts was given immediate aid and is
not dangerously wounded. Steptoe has
not yet been apprehended.
Bay City Beautifully Illuminated.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 3. Twelve spe
cial tralnloads of visiting Knights Tem
plar arrived today to attend the trien
nial conclave which meets here next
week. The Sir Knights were met by a
large escort from the local commanderles
and escorted to the headquarters assign
ed to them. Thus far 3000 visiting Sir
Knights have arrived, and 10,000 more
are expected between now and next Tues
day. The work of decorating and illuminat
ing the city is nearly completed and to
night Market street is lighted with a net
work of incandescent lamp3 from the
Ferry building to the City Hall, nearly
20,000 lights being used. The Grand Court
of Honor at the junction of Market, Geary
and Kearney streets, is a most imposing
one. A huge electrical bell, containing
over S000 lights, is suspended across the
street, making It as light as day.
Americans Surprise German.
VICTORIA. B. C, Sept 3. Marco,
Graf von Ballestrom, son of the Presi
dent of the Imperial German Reichstag,
arrived here tonight He is touring
Canada and the United States, and in
an interview this evening said he was
filled with wonder and admiration for
tho progresslveness of the American
people.
Botanical Plants
Held tia Beerst of Lift ud Death.
r .v. Kr uimi
eminent scientists, prove that light is a'
great remedial agent; it is essentially
Nature's agent It may be either sun
light or electric light, but it has a de
cided effect in helping nature to banish
disease and restore health. Other scien
tific men have proved that oxygen elec
trifies the heart and can prolong life.
The people on this earth are susceptible
to some laws which govern plant life. A
plant cannot be successfully grown In the
dark. A man is seldom healthy and strong
who lives in the dark or in sunlew rooms.
After all, Nature's ways are found to be
the best Nature'3 remedies are always"
best for eradicating- disease, and by this we
mean a medicine made of roots and herbs.
They are assimilated in the stomach and
taken up by the blood and are, therefore,
the xno3t potent means which can be em-
Eloyed for the regaining of lost health.
r. R. V. Pierce, consulting' physician to
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
at Buffalo, N. Y., in many years of exten
sive practice, found that he could pin his
faith to an alterative extract of certain
Slants and roots for the cure of all blood,
iseases. This he called Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Containing no
alcohol nor narcotics, entirely vegetable,
this "Discovery" makes rich red blood ana
is a powerful tissue-builder, giving the tired
business man or woman renewed strength
and health. Rapidly growing school-girls'
and boys often show impoverished blood
by the pimples or boils which appear on
face or neck. To eradicate the poisons
from, the blood, and feed the heart, lungs
and stomach on pure blood, nothing is
so good as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery.
Don't eUow the dealer to insult yonr in
telligence by offering his own blood rem
edy to you instead of this well-known
preparation of Dr. Pierce's. Ten chances
to ope he will substitute a cheap compound
having a large percentage of alcohol in it
Dr. Pierce's Pellet3 are the beat for the
bowels. Use them with the "Discovery.
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