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VOL. XIX.. NO. 181.
PORTLAND, OREGON MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1904.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
CAVE HIM
SHERIFF
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BITTER BUSINESS JEALOUSY
CAUSE OF DOUBLE TRAGEDY
:::' : PRINCIPALS IN THIS MORNING'S DOUBLE TRAGEDY ,
RUSSIANS
THOUSANDS
REPULSED
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Adolph Gaudron . Fatally
Wounds pierrCxSergc
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.SHOOTS HIMSELF DEAD
Murderer Almost ai Octoroarlai
Trouble Between Bin and His ;
! 1 Vlctin; Starts Over jn- v ...
brel Patert.7,
Adolph Gandron, aa gd French um
brella MDdir, $24 Vmmhtngtom vtPMt,
; ' Uw dMd t thm avotpM. rhU Plwr
Src-Klaalrw. also rraaoli BMbnUa
mcixlar, M WMtalnctoft Mroet, M dyln
at Good Buurttan haaplui a th r
, suit of til praaedltfttad dMd of Qud-
Kn, wb ddlbwrmteiy allot bis Tlctlm
loa, thm turned tbi weapon oil btm
If. 1 Th tnutedr , occurred hortly
" ; axur t o'clock this morplDs la trmtt
t Klsalow'a pl&o of tnyilnoM.
O&udroa roa trlx thla morning; Ho
J -wmm aoiwom 4 rofuocd to talk. B
w&lkod rwttouly about fcla plaoo of
L toualfMM till I o'clock, thop: wont to a
. srooory atoro a block away. Oa hlo po
turn bo paaaod KlMlooTa place. KJoa
low atood liwldo tbo door. Tftoy -chansod
a fw worda . oxoltodly and
.. Oaadroa auddonly drvw revolver from
him pocket Ho fired twloo, both ahota
taklna; effoot tn Klaalow'a- body, than
' placed tbo weapon acalna hla owa taoi
plo and fired again.
( ' Ha foil doad apoo th aMewalk. atlaa
low. mortally wounded, walked out an&
teod for a. moment ebovo hla prootrato
onoaiy, then returned to tbo atore. wher
- bo oank Into a ebalr. Ono ball bad
yloreod hta abdomen whUo the other
penetrated hta arm, and, atrlklnf; tbo
wall, foil apoD tno floor.
Oondroa lay to a pool of blood on tb.
- aMewalk. ' Near klm lay 'bia weapon.
. ' A crowd boan to gather, and Captain
IUlano a( onirlno bouao No. , which In
x neat door, notified the pollea Officer
Price and LUiio forced their wny
tbrougb thee rowd and removed Klaalow
to the boapltai. The body of Gaudron
lay vpaa the aldowalk aotn tbo arrival
of the onronor, when It waa removed
L to tbo morgue. Firemen nd long Hna
of hooo to waah away tbo crtmaon
-.tfaaoa.-am-. tha.-waik.-..i.-j-..
. . rUvala la anialaam.
Oaudron and hfa victim were boalaona
h; eontpotltora. f Twenty-flvo yooro ago
Orudroa came to Portland and atartad In
- bualneaa He proapored and la that part
. , of the otty waa alone la bto vocation.
-Ho grew old and waa happy. Then
V Klaalow moved In a few yeera ago and
'' bad newer method. Patroao who
through tba yeera had gone to oauaron a
began to deeert him . and employ tba
aewcomor. -
Oaudrom labored for yoaro wpoa ft
patent for ralalng and ahuttlng um
brella automatically, tola labor had
almoat reached fulfillment and be
dreamed of wealth after hla life of toll.
Thea ho dlacovared that Klaalow bad
cured a patent oa tbo earn Invention.
He waa agd and la bla detaga -Th
loaa of patron out the old nan to
deaperatlon, but the roallaaUoa of defeat
out more bitterly. . -. - '."
Btapat Ova BfU ,v
He aald that Klaalow owed him 14 for
work that he had done. Klaalow aald
that he had been overcharged and re
futed to pay. It lb auppooed that a die
put over th bill Jed to the ahootlng
thla morning. Mono who wltoeeaed the
tragedy, however, could understand
Kronen. S
For ftmr year the old umbrella men
der haa watohed th growth and proa
peruy wi utm vnui.i m - ,
own continued to wane. Thoao who had
coma to him for year cam no more,
and h aaw them go Into the otber'a
hop. He brooded over hla mUfortunea.
He aought engeancai but - tbo oppor
tunity did not coma Then a etoud ap
peared ofThla worn-out mind and be de
elded upon a plan. Hla day of naefol
.iteaa ware over, bo aald. hla bnalnoaa waa
gtm and be too would go. But the hated
newcomer ahould not thrive oa a buel
Boaa bo blmaolf bad ballded. '
. caoae aaofteat Waapea. ' -'
Ha waa a collector of v ancient ftro
arma When he arose thla morning he
a Acted from hla collection ofi rello an
antiquated Js-oallbr revolver. He
talked to no ono. To those who spoke to
him be returned no ealutatlon. He went
past tho ahop of hla competitor and
looked in. He proceeded to the grocery
and came back by the umbrella ahop.
Tber In bla doorway atood hla pros
porous rival. Ho opened fire and be
lieving ho had killed Klaalaw, turned the
revolver upon himself. -
aaastow Ogaiaaeg Oa. '
An operation was performed a aooa
aa Klaalow waa removed to th hos
pital, it waa discovered that tho ball
bad entered near th abdomrn and seven
perforations of tho mteatlnes were
found. Ono ball passed through bla
right arm. Practically no hope for hla
recovery la entertained at the hosplta
Vevwaaoa Sella sHory.
' Thomas Ferguson, an employe of the
CI Mb rtnhle. 14 PHftesnth a treat, wlt
neased th traredy
"I waa standing wHhln few rods Of
the entrance to Klaalow'a rhop at
o'clock." asld Ferguson. "There were
few people on tho street at that time,
and I noticed an old man com down,
Washlne-ton itwt. He had his hand in
tight coat pockrt. Th old mfta acted
nueerly. and I cpuld not help but watch
Mm. He went past Klralow's shop and
looked Into two doorways Just the other
jieTHnnan an rag T
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PXKRIUD SBROaVKISSIiOW. .
fflSTER 03ALDIA
FJLES COMPLAIST
Says Chief km Violations b Estab
Hshln J Port of Entry ( City of
.v' faaama Col lectio. Doty
(Jearaet aeenl Pervks.!
" Kew York. Oct. I-Tbe United Btataa
la great and powerful; Panama la young
and a much weaker republic. Bat does
this meaa tbat tho Washington admin-tstrattea-
Ja. to be fudge, jury and uto
wbolo eoort?" Thla waa the comment
today of 8enor-J. Oaaldla. 4ba Panbma
minuter to tb United States, while dis
cussing the statement that a movemantj
umm mto anarxea to pnesn tn 1M nagUO
tribunal agaloat the alleged oppression
by the Aaerloaa government on tba
Isthnraa
Minister Oaaldta aald thaf be had filed
with the state department aa exposition
of th violation- of the treaty by the
United States taking up authority of the
canal aone. Chtof among theae alleged
violation Is th-eatabilebmeat of a port
of entry la the City of Panama, where
tho United States, by ardor of General
Davis, governor of the eanal none, la
oollectlng duty. Bnld Minister Obaidla:
"I have In behalf of the president of
Panama filed with tho state department
a complaint and request that tho orders
of General Travis be stopped pending a
settlement. After waiting t daya 1 re
ceived a note saying that John Barrett,
the United States minister at Panama,
la the man to deal with. We have never
been able to get any satisfaction out of
our dealings with Barrett." ; f- ,
ROMANTIC GIRL KILLS
- HERSELF IN SALEM
' (Sasctal Wraates w The JearaaL "' ''.
Salem. Or.. Oct. Mildred Bryant
tba daughter of George C. Bryant ' 'f
Bryant Pannoll, .mlllera. took It
arains of strychnine yoatarday evening
and died at t:Sft o'olock thla morntng.
Sbe had been lamping coinpany with X
C Ponnell. a son of Bryant's partner,
but he says not hi a aerlous Ught. She
seemed to feel disappointed, waa of a ro
mantic .nature, but hd every, eomfort
at homo, and thera-really waa no sound
cause for her to suicide.
Vies Bryant had evidently boon con
templating tba ot. gas booght tho
poison at F. OoHass drug store Satur
day afternoon, the aald aha wanted It
for rata. . . ...
SAYS ENGLAND AND
RUSSIA WILL FIGHT
- (Jearaal Ipraal ferric.) r v " "
Ixmdoo. OoL . A aeosatioa haa bean
area ted by ramarka ooncernlng the
Anglo-Ruaalaa rdatioaa,' attributed to
Sir Walter Lawreneei private secretary
to Lord Curaoa. He waa taring at a
country house recently, when he electri
fied a dinner party by declaring that
without doubt there would be war be
tween PJngland and Ituaela neat spring.
He said this was not only hta private
opinion, but also that of Lord Kitchener
and all the officials la India, and he
added that many big guns were being
sent qntetly to India all tho time and
very preparation belngr made for a long
campaign
SISTER OF KAISER
ADVOCATES POLYGAMY
(JMmal tesHal Srvta .
Berlin, Oct., . Tho aalaer'a sister.
Princess Charlotte, of Prussia, haa
written a pamphlet advocating polygamy.
The kit leer la trying to suppress the
pamphlet. Th prlnoees urge polygamy
as a remedy for social Hla Bh arguse
that divorce Is a oonsVqnenee of bore
dom and thiit If hnaband are allowed to
make aevaral women happy the social
millennium would ensue.
Princess Charlotte la 44 yearn of age
and haa one daughter who la saarrledto
Prince siaary af Baaasa -
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ADOLPH
MRS.
RACE
i-T'.' s
Dover, Oct. 1. Afrer a flying journey
of !. mllea from Danver, Colo., Mra
Lovt XL Inciter, aao thereof Lady Cnrsoa,
reached Walmar aaatla to find her daurb-
tsr atlU alive and much ampVoved. The
mayor of Dover met Mra Letter and bar
daughter. Msui NannW Loiter, aa tbey
left the Vaderland, which arrived from
New York this afternoon. Ho conducted
them to a special train which bad been
ecu red by cable order .and on which
they were hurried to Lord Caraon'a reai-
denoa, which la not far from Dover, ar
riving there thla afternoon.
Mrs. Letter and her daughter. Misses
Daisy and Nannie, were In Denver, Colo
and Joseph Loiter waa on hla Wyoming
ranch when word reached them tbat
Ldy Curaon'a condition bad become
critical. With a mother's Instinct, Mra
Letter decided tbat her place in tola
crisis was at her daoghtera bedalda
Joseob Letter hurried to Denver, and
Joined the family, and a special train
carried them at lightning speed to Chi
SLIGHT HOPE THAT -'
: PAYNE WILL RECOYER
' JeafBsl special Serrlsa)
Waahlnaton. D. C Oct. S. After a
sink in a snail which continued from
to f o'olock. Mr. Payne rallied some
what, but the danger af death la aald
tit ns imminent, and there ie only the
slightest hope that be will survive tbo
day. A consultation la oeing neio.
President Roosevelt called at Paynera
apartments at 10 o'clock. Upon leaving
he announced to newspaper men that
Payne' a condition waa considerably im
proved. Or. Menroder aald that if Payne
maintained bis present oonauion xorn
hours- be would have atroogt hope of
pulling hlra through. 1
The li-s o'clock bulletin on Parno
aaya: There baa been some Improve
ment tnia morning. ' He retalna all aour-
bihmant and la reatlng easy."
MAY SET ASIDE FUND '
FOR COUGAR BOUNTY
(BaeeUl PUaet Tae lanil)
atoaooav- Idaho, Oct. I. The axt
legislature will be asked to pass a bill
setting aside a fund, for a eoagar boun
ty,' said H J. Bonhore, a deputy game
warden. "Oouaara destroy more deer
than do hunters and If the bounty waa
made ISO or M2t- each, It wooJd pay
men to bnnt tbsav
-This would bo one of the most ef
fective wava that -I eaa think of to
nroteot the largsr game an Iddho."
BLOODY BORDER
WAR IN MACEDONIA
(leersal sverlal servles. '
Athena Oot. I- A fight ewurred be
tween a atrong Macedmilao fore and a
Bulgarian band near Kllaaoaa, Macedo
nia, which bested two hour. The Mace
donian losses are IS woaaded. Tba BaU
gartaaa loot IS Billed. -
FtmSAXt Off FdBBdaV
fsirlal Dkaatok h TW Jest est
Salem, Or., Oct. I. John Fields Far.
rar. a pioneer of thla city and the well
known brother of Senator Squire Fumtr.
and who died Friday, wag buried yester-
. 4;
OATJDRON.
IS ENDED
sago aver tbo Burlington ttaoaav The
train made the trip la 11 hours, starting
September tU
A. epeqial train had bean ordered to
meet them at Chicago oa their arrival,
but they were told that the Twentieth
Century Flyer waa raster than any
special. They made the trip to New
York la SO hours. Tbey boarded that
train at lS:t0 p. m. and arrived In New
York at September St.. having oov
orod a distance of t.OOf mllea lSaa little
more thea two days, aa average speed
over tbo rails of ev mllea an hour.
- The two women, accompanied by two
matda and a man servant, hurried from
the train to the waiting carriages la
New York, train porters placing their
hand baggage, oonslstlng of nine suit
oases, la the vehicles. An agent of th
Laltera la New York Informed Mra
Lelter thit th steamer New York had
aalled.'vnd that the only chip available
waa the Vaderland. Rather than wait
bur days' for a faster steamer Mra
Lelter decided to leave on the Red Star
liner, which la a sine -day boat.
PULLMAN SHOPS
. IGNORE THE UNION
Jrssl Bpselal eerrtee.) .
' Chicago. Oct S, Tho Pullman Car
Works oponedVlts doora this morplng
and took back 1,009 smployea after sev
eral weeks' shot down. Tba ansa ap
plied individually for work. There was
no -recognition of any unions. Five thou
sand men stllj out Will beytaksn back
gradually. Tho move It u believed
marks th and of union away tn the
ahop. : ; ., .
MAD MULLAH KILLS I
500 ON A RAID
'. (Sesraal gperlal bWtm.)
Aldan, Arabia, Oot . The Mad Mul
lah la agala on th warpath. It la re
ported that hla headquarters war lo
cated tn the village of Ogade, which
be seised, killing tuO persona and cap
turing enormous quantities of camels
and sheep. He lately received great
quantities of rifles, reported to be of
German nsake. .-.
(RpsHal Dtopateh t Tba Jesraal.) "
PhUlipsburg, Mont, Oot The trial
of a ease involving the ownership of a
eayuao worth about 930 haa already
cqst Granite county between ll.lo and
11,000, and the matter Is not yet ended.
Matt Manley was charged with illegally
branding a horse belonrlng to B. B. Mc
Garvey. but a Jury haa Juat rendered
a verdict of not guilty. The animal la
la the possession of McGervey, bow
ever, and it la aald a slvil case Is about
to be Instituted to determine the. ques
tion of ownership.
SfATAJb iBmTM STBXXB. -y
' (Sesraal Special Ssrvb.)
Marseilles. Oct S. The strike of th
naval reserves was resumed this morn
ing when the men refused to comply
with the terms of the arbitration to
which they pledged themselves. Tho au
thorities eee aa solution to the present
situation.
s am.iismi gg nrnrBBB. , -
tJesraal spsetal gerrles.)
London, Oct. S. -Three persons were
killed end St Injured In the wreck of aa
express train whioh left Llanelly. Wales,
for London this afternoon. To train
.waa derailed, near Loaghor. ,
LEHER'S"$iS
Former Delegate Kelley of
St Louis,: Awaiting;
Trial, Confesses.
BRIBED BY COL BUTLER
Went Abroad With $10,000 tf the
v Motorlotts Boodie Food an4 Ke ;
w XmxA Vhea Relieved by Vi
Limitation.
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'(ieafml Sseehil ferrlet.)
fit. Louis, Oct S. Charles F. Kelley,
the former speaker of th bouse of dele
gates, under indictment for perjury con
nected with the "boodie" oassa and
whose trial oomea up this week, thla
morning gave out a written confession
of the alrcumstanoea of hla flight to
Vuropa, Ha declared that "Boas" Butler
gave bim Sls.00 with which to flee, and
that an agent of Butlsr Joined him la
London and remained with him while he
waa abroad. -
The confession Implicates not her St.
Lou las n. who Kelley says visited bim In
Bault Bta Maria, while en route to' JDu
rope, and gave bim flOO.
At th time whoa Kelley fled to
Europe It was openly stated that he
had sought flight to avoid appearing aa
a witness aaalnat certain unknown men.
Lincoln Steffene, in bis magazine
story "The Shamoleaanead of SC Louis,"
said that Kelly 'fled to Burope with
more money than any one believed he
owned and he returned aftsr a high time
with plenty left A leading financier of
Missouri went away at about the same
time and when he got back, at about the
asms time, with Kelly, the atatute of
limitation tn tba financier case covered
them both."
Folk reopened hta case against Kelly,
however, la another -form oa the charge
of bribery.' It waa -Cauabt out after
many dramatic scenes 1a trial and o
eonvlnclna was-Folks eloquence that the
fury convicted Kelly. But notwithstand
ing thla conviction he continued to alt in
the house .of delsgatoa,
Kelly was the former warm friend of
John. K, Murrell, the corruption agent
la the house of delegates who, after a
flight tn and return from Mexico, turned
state's evidence, which proved th moot
effective blow against the boodllng com
bine. It Is believed that Kslly-g open state
ment of his flight and wner the money
oama from will stir the beodling ranks
to such an extent tbat many other
crlmas of similar oharaoterimay b un
earthed. - ' ', -
CAPTURE TWO OF
CHEMAWA ESCAPES
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(BveehU Dp& The Tsraal '
Chamawa, Or.. Oct S. Two of the
three Indian girls who aaoaped from
tb Indian school an the night of Sop
Umber S4 were caught Saturday ntabt
in Salem about midnight by George Wel
fsldt a farmer Cbemawa puplU The
glrla were found on the street in com
pany with two white men who fled anon
the approach of the Indian boy. The
two girls who were captured are Lena
Young and Luclnda Davis, the two u 1
blood Indiana. r
IgOaTTAsTA sTTATB FAXV, ' .
w- (Josraal Special service.)
Helena, Oct. 1 The Montana state
fair, which opened today, is la every re
spect the most notable exhibition of Its
kind ever bold In the state. During th
past year a number of now buildings
have been constructed on the grounds
and these are all well filled with ex
hibits Illustrating the various Industries
and resources of tho atata The mining,
livestock and agricultural departments
are well ap to th standard of former
yearn, while the manufacturing exhibits
far eurpess anything ever attempted be
fore. Another Interesting feature of the
fair will be the race meetlag. ,
- gaaTTBsTOmS TO M TBAaut ,
' (Special PWsetek Tat teraeL)
TJemna. Oct. 1. Otto A. Martlnv. WhO
waa brought back from Texaa for
swindling operations committed - at
Batonvlll, Wash., was this morning son
tencedr to 10 years In the penitentiary st
Walla Walla. Martlny's faithful wife
vA in tho courtroom and ool lapsed whan
sentence was rendered. - ,
(Searatl special ServWe.)
rMitsw. k. 1. net. I The lrtah Bra
Ha nut factory waa daatroyad by fir toe
day. Lose 1400,000.
ALBANY WOMAN IS
: ' IN
(Ssestal Dfenjateh Ta JoarsaLk
San Franclaoe, Oct. S The eeareh for
Mra. Johannah Bestow, the aged Albany,
Or., woman, who mystarloualy disap
peared In Oolden Gate park Saturday.
oontlnnes, but up to noon no trace has
been found. Mrs. Bestow and her h us
es nd arrived from Albany early Satur
day en route east. As the train would
not leave the city until nieht, the?
latarted to visit the park, boco.j-.,
Word Receives Menacing
- Post Card Recalling . ;
. Old Tragedy.
WEBBER'S FATE FOR HIM
Official h M Worried, But Will Do
' Bis Daty-WebberTragedir Outv
come f Gamblia( Fiftbt ,
'v;; Sbot Sandy Olds. ; r
eeeeeeeet.eeeeet
d Too remember Bmil Webber. d
do your beet. Tou'U meet the e
e rollln stone In the gutter. Wfl
4 1st yon rua your whole length.
d It wont be long, go ahead, fare )
you welL BLBDGKHAMMKB." e
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. Sheriff Tom Word waa threatened
with death la a poetal card sent through
th mails. -Falling to prevent hla vigor
ous ctrusade against open gambling, be
haa bran notified tbat bia official oareer
will- be out abort by the buUet af the
assassin.
Xa the mat! delivered at hla office at
the eourt house this morning was a
postal card addressed to Tom Word.
Sheriff, City." The address and the
body of the card are written In pencil.
Tho teat of tho communication, spell
ing, capitalisation and punctuation being;
retained, la as above.
Km 11 Webber waa ahot to death In
cold blood about IS years ago by Sandy
Olds, a gambler, who, aftsr being found
guilty of murder twice by jury trial, se
cured a third trial and ohange of venue
to HlUabore. where be' waa convicted af
manalaagbter. afterward serving aa
year tn the atate penitentiary at neiem.
Oida 4ay in wall lor Webber at the
corner of Third and Aiaer aire is. vrnoa
Webber received the first bullet be fell
-Into the gutter. Standing over hlra,
Olda fired three mora ahota into his
prostrate form. ' r
"Slsdgshammer" tells Sheriff Word
that he wUl "meet tbo rollln' stone ui
the gutter," meaning that bis fate will
be the same as that af the eaaa mur
dered by Bandy Olda .
i , ivtta From gambler '
That the letter was written toy a
gambler la deemed a certainty by the
authorities. No person except a gambler
wowld have a motive for sending the
sheriff such a throat. 1 be handwriting
has evidently been dlaguleed and it la
probable that some of the worda were
misspelled and other Inaccuracies placed
la the letter purposely. .
This Is not the first threat eant Sher
iff Word on account of th war he la
waging en the gambling Interests Tho
postal card will b turned over to tho
federal authorities, aa th sending of
threatening letters through the malls to
to violation of a federal statute. ,
"I hall pay no attention to such
communion t1ona." aald Sheriff Word.
-I have sworn to do my duty aa a sher
iff, and ens of the duties prescribed by
law la t prevent gambling. Th only
way m which I can be prevented from
arresting all persons whom I find gamb
ling' will be through the oourta If tt
should develop at any ttme that I am
going beyond my authority I will da
slat and not until than. Attempts may
be made on my life, of course, but no
such letters aa thla wUl atop me from
doing what I regard aa my duty ie any
event"
Webber to not the finry man tn Port
land who lost his Ufa because he an
tagonised the gamblers One Williams
was shot and killed about sight years
ago by -Gold Brick Barrett as the
outcome af aa attempt of Will lama to
break Into the field of what waa al
leged to bo Brooked gambling. For thla
crime Barrett waa convicted once but
secured a new trial and -was aoquitted.
sjasTtfr Oessnras Sawyers. '
Sheriff Word waa tn consultation with
his attorneya tbla morning, J mat what
will be hla neat move, In view af the
refusal of Deputy, District Attorney
Adams to great bim search warrants
with which to enter bouse la which
gambling 1a carried on he does not care
to- soy. It la believed that he will en
deavor to have the circuit oourta Issue
a writ of mandate forcing Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Adanu to secure such
warrants.
The codec specify that th sheriff
and-also the police ahall make arrests
wherever they have reasonable causa to
believe that the gambling laws are be
ing violated. . 1
Attorney Ed MendenhalTj repreeenthfig
Peter Grant and Nat Solomon, pro
prietors of the Portland club. In the
circuit court when their trial on the
charge of ruslng a keno game comas
(Continued on Page Two.)
GOLDEN GATE PAR!'
by a mafi who bad come with them from
Oregon.
After the three had tramped around
the park for apme time Mra Bestow
grew tired, sat down on a benh and
told her husband and his friend that ahe
would wsit there for them. Beetow and
the man continued their walk, b-it w-n
th v rtur-l to tfe p'- a u
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Cavalry Attack Made oa
i Karoki's Left Flank
Ineffective.
5-r
20,000 JAPANESE KILLED
Part Arthor Said U Rave Plenty tf
Ammunition, Bat 1$ Short fcf '
. V Forage MeCormick b - .
CotBiof Heme,
(Jearaal special Bsrrlea)
St Petersburg, Oct, S. General Mis
eheake's cavalry, with SS guns, on Oc
tober S, attacked General Kurokl'a left
fiank, hut after severe fighting tba
Russians retired. Their casualties ware
two officers and 17 man killed and
wounded. ' - ,
General KuropatkiB reports the cas
ualties from September t to September
Si, Indaslva, as S officers and 400 amen
killed and wounded.
General Sakbaroff reporta tbat ' tba
Japanese' vanguard baa been atrenatn- .
eaed and haa reached a- point -S vereta -southeast
of Mukden. There have been
no serious engagements or Important
movements nt other pointa - - -
Newa from- Port Arthur states that
forag la scarce, but ammunition plen
tiful. Clothing la lacking but a store
of clothing Is being made Into garmenie
by the women of the garrison, aaaiury
conditions are good. .
There are now SO trained nurses for
every 1,000 sick and wounded. There
are but 100 women and children not be
longing; to tba military- forcea la tba
town,
, As the effluvium from the dead left
oa the field has been blowing , Into th
town, tho Russians forced Chines
oeoilea to collect the bodies eae. throw
them Into tb sea.
An estimate places the total Japanese
losses la the four days' fighting at Port
Arthur, September lSto 2S, aa 20,00
an official ranort from General Stood-
aal says the fighting waa of aa ex
tremely severe character. After the re
tirement of the Japnneee General Stoea
sal lasusd the following proclamation: -
"Glory and thanks to God! Glory to
our garrison! Glory to Illmansychaf f
and Poggorahy, beroea, and thanks to :
our valiant volunteers woo routed the
enemy from the trenches and destroyed ,
them. God has permitted us to repulse
the enemy. . Praise t God."
The fight referred to was an attack
upon a blah hilt which had been cap- .
tared by the Japanese. Stoeeael called ,
for voluateera, and soldiers and officers
carrying band grenades attacked tba
Japanese temporary fortifications and
drove the enemy from all the positions.
Several mines, while the battle waa In
progress, exploded, causing- severe
(tor McCormtck baa
reentsd a leave of absence to no to the
United States on urgent private busi
ness. He leaves Thursday, but will
stop n Berlin to consult the Japanese
minister there regarding th repatriation
of Japanese refugees. MeCormick will
probably be away for six weeks.
The diplomatic sltaattoa to quiet the
question of contraband having passed
the acute stage - and being the cniy
Important gneatloa likely to arise. Sec
retary Spencer Kddy will hot a charge
d'affaires.
The caar rat timed to Peternoff palace
from Odsaaa today. . ,
VMM MOOsTarrmuOTsTB sUJftWAT.
Weamae Are Bsteg Seed Oat
Frees IdaaTsaw. .
'' t" (Jesraal sairtal serviee.)
Rome, Oct. S- A message from Lisa
Tang says the Japanese have repaired
the railway running past Ltaa Tang and
that trains are now running direct to
Field Marshal Oyame'a head quart era re
inforcing hie troops and felicitating; th
forwarding of supplies. ,
By next week the Japanese army at
rental will have reached ita full com
plement - .
The first aouta-onuna train wi
reconstructed railway left yesterday,
carrying 400 Japanese wounded and 10
alok men and SS wounded Russian arts
onera, en route to Japan. The wounded
are practically the laat of the Japanese
wounded ai Llao Tang. -,
' waunurwrn &osTw wa. -
grast Sheer BrtarainnMsn.
, (Jearaal Opeeial service.!
Toklo, Oct S. Premier Katursatn, tn
an InUrvieW this morning, said: Tho
war will continue for a long tun. Th
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