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JAPS TAKING TO THE HILLS society 'has been formed In the north by the Koreans who are pio-RuswIun In sentiment, with the object of affili ating with the Tonghaks. ONE WAY OF MAKING MONEY. Trying to Get Into Mountains Where Their Artillery Could Be Used Advantageously Swindler Have Been Selling Fake De cree Over the Country. Seattle. Sent. iS. 1.1- P. decrees from the rniversity of Washington 'have been liaoed on the niai'Uet In enxt- I !ern cities, and larire nurubers have been FIGHT AT MUKOEN UNLIKELY 'sold at from t' tv Jli apiece by a i Arm of sw'ndilns sharps w ho deal In fake degrees, neccrdlns to ctMnintititca lions from Washington. P. C. rtvelved by Pr. Thomas I Kane, president of the university. In discussing ihe mat ter' he said: "I have received letters from several persons asking If It were true that we were selltmr honorary degrees. He- fore I had time to Investigate the mat ter, however, I read of the arrest of William Farr for the selling of false degrees and the announcement that he had been summoned before the postal authorities to show cause why he should not be denied the right to use the t'nlted States malls. "Among other established Institu tions, however, besides the University of Washington I might mention the Washington university of St, Louis and the George Washington university of Washington city, that have been used by Dr. Farr in building up the titled members of the legal profession." Kiironatkiu Will Probably Ke-j treat to Stronger Position at Tie Pass and There j Make Stand. j St. Petersburg, Sept. 2S. In summing up the situation today the military ex pert of the Russ says It is evident from all indications at the front that the Japanese are engaged In a big turn ing movement on the eastward. This would give them ihe advantage of op erating largely in the mountains, to which their artillery Is better suited than for movements in the open. Put, In the present movement, the units of the Japanese army are necessarily los ing touch with one another. Their strategic position is, therefore, less sat isfactory than at Llao Tang. Tiie Russ says it Is a question wheth- er a decisive or even serious engage ment will occur at Mukden. Such an event will depend entirely upon Gen eral Kuropatkin's views as to the ex igencies of the situation. "However, one may rest certain," the paper adds, "that the sentimental ques tion of violation of the Chinese tombs KENTUCKY MURDER MYSTERY. KILLED BY PORTO RICANS. S. E. Damon Stabbed to Death While Driving at Honolulu. Honolulu, Sept. 28. S. E. Damon, a member of a prominent local family Woman Found at Louiiville With Her Throat Cut. Louisville. Ky., Sept. JS. The police are working on a murder mystery. The other night the lifeless body of Sirs. Annie Porter was found in a room in a building being conducted by Frank j Scherle, Ki herle runs a saloon on the j first tloor ami vents out rooms. Inj the afternoon Mrs. roitcr nun a main . . i.... .i .i. .. i secured a room. i nc- ' drinks of whisky within the next hour or two, and nothing more was neai.i from them till Kcherle went to the, room about S o'clock to arouse them. ' The man was gone. Ihe woman s body was found leaning against tne foot of the bed, her arms partly thrown oyer her head. Her throat had been i out. No weapon of any kind could be j found. The murder had been com mitted without a sound, and a wash basin showed where the murderer had washed his hands and cleaned the weapon with which the deed had been committed. After this he had quietly left the house, being seen by no one. The police are looking for William Van Dalsen. a cabinetmaker. He had been living wlt'a tiie woman, and Is said to have threatened to kill her. He has not been arrested. A letter was turned over to the police written by Van Dalsen to Mrs. Porter, in which he threatened to kill her and the man with whom she was going. This person is Hugh McKeown, who turned the letter over to the polite, it having been given him by Mrs. Por ter. Mrs. Forter was well known on the I '-"'l -:JjMSj;?iJ J - VH 'JUT v , t,if , xv J - - 'X Vt'N, f ... (. U. S. LEGATION AT SEOUL, KOREA. The home of the U. S. Minister to Korea, owned by the United State government, i not a very pretentious looking building, but is proving a haven of refuge during the present crii for a number of American residing in this itorm center of the orient will not weigh with the Russian com mander. The public must wait pa tiently a few days In order to ascertain whether there will be a big fight at Mukden or whether the retreat will be continued to the strong position at Tie pass." TROOPS LAND IN KOREA. Indication Point to Hostilities There During the Winter. New York, Sept. 28. During the last 10 days 2500 troops have arrived at Chemulpo and others are expected, says a Herald dispatch from Seoul, Korea, forwarded last Sunday. The Japanese authorities at Gensan are collecting 4000 pack ponies for the use of the army to advance northward along the eastern coast toward Vladivostok. The advance already has begun. Six teen hundred Japanese tropps, with five machine guns, 500 pack ponies and 400 coolies, are reported to have arrived at Hamyeung. The advance guard was ilred upon by Cossacks. Ten men were killed and 17 wounded. The Japanese were completely surprised and retreat ed to await the coming of the main body. The garrison at Gensan Is be ing reinforced from Seoul and Pyeng yan. The Russians meanwhile are sending reinforcements south from Kapsan to effect a Junction with the force at Pukchlen. On account of the great difficulties experienced In obtaining pack ponies the Japanese are shipping large quan tities of supplies north from Gensan by cargo boat at Yuinhulng. The opinion prevails here that north eastern Korea will be the scene of an active winter campaign. MeanwMrte both belligerents are strongly endeavor ing to gain an advantage between the Tuem river and Gensan. It Is reported that another secret and connected in a business way with a local banking firm, has been mur dered by a Porto Rican named Jose Reveira. Mr. Damon was driving home and when near Monalua met three Porto Rlcans, one of whom was a wo man. One of the men took Mr. Da mon's lantern, and, when he remon strated, stabbed him In the abdomen. He then drove on to Honolulu, but died before reaching a hospital. The deceased was 30 years old and leaves a wife and four children, one of whom is dying and may not live until tomorrow. His mother Is now In London and his father is prominent here as a banker and financier. Reveira and his companion have been arrested and the woman has practically made a con fession. Public feeling over the oc currence Is Intense. '"Point." Her maiden name was Fannie Dalton, but she was married to a man named John Porter In her early youth. She did not live with him for any length of time, and after the separa tion led a wild life. For a time she was supposed to be married to a man named William Xewcomb. She has a boy about 9 years of age, who Is now living In Evansvllle. The woman has no relatives other than the son, so far as can be learned. She was about 25 years of age. Surety Companies to Merge. New York, Sept. 28. Representatives of 20 casualties, liability and surety companies all over the country have attended a meeting here to discuss the desirability of forming a national or ganization. Eight companies which were not represented sent letters. A committee was appointed to work out the details of the organization. An other meeting will be held October 12 to hear the committee's report. Balliet' Antwer Filed. San Francisco, Sept. 28. Letson lial Ilet, who is being sued by the White Swan Mines Company for the return of 276,000 shares of stock, valued at $1 tier share, filed an answer to the com plaint yesterday. In It he claims that he was given the stock by the directors of the company in compensation for his services as mining engineer, and that it waa expressly understood that the stock was to be non-assessable. POSTMASTERS ORGANIZE. Those of Fourth Clasi to Make De mand on Government. Lansing, Mich., Sept. 28. A number of the fourth class postmasters in the Michigan Postmasters' Association have met here and effected an organiza tion. The association favors the or ganization of a national league of fourth class postmasters, with state and county auxiliary leagues, and the enactment of a law providing for the payment by the government of the Items of rent, lights, etc., for fourth class offices. It also is In favor of civil service In fourth class offices. The Austrian Emperor, London Spectator: The Emperor Francis Joseph Is 74. He has now reigned for 56 years, and has been call ed on to stand up against heavier mis- fortunes than any monarch of his time. He has stood up. Defeated In every battle he has fought, driven first out of Italy and then out of Germany, With his heir a suicide, and his empress the victim of an assassin, he Is still a great mdbarch, the universal referee of his 8 Wigdoms and principalities, with more soldiers, more revenue and more subjects than when h began to reign. His motto might well be "Pa tience, and shuffle the' cards." 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