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The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
Automobile Accident.

st. Louis, Aug. Special =
Barney Oldfield, who was injured to-
day in an accident demolishing his
machine, resulting in the death of two
men, is at the Missouri Baptist San
itarium. recovering from severe cuts
and bruises. 1t is expected that he
will be out again in few days.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
Democratic Primaries.

The Mesa County Democratic Gen.
trail Committee met at the Court
house ON Saturday afternoon and set
the date for holding the primaries in
the several precincts in the county for
the election of delegates to the county
convention on Tuesday Sept. 9th and
the date for the county convention
Saturday. Sept. 10th. at 10 a. M. at the
City Hall in Grand junction.
The county convention will be a
very important one and will have COZ
siderable work to do before it's labors
end. There will be twelve delegates
chosen to the state convention. as we'll
as delegates to represent this county
at the congressional and judicial con-
ventions. The candidate for state re-
preventative from the county will be
named as we'll as candidates for the
various Offices in this county. The
official call of the chairman and Sec
rotary of the central committee will
appear in The Sentinel later.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
Russians Retreatine.

Lao Yang, Aug. 80. Special. THE
Russian army is effecting its retire
ment with transports and artillery on
Lilac Yang and is now in position a.
waiting the Japanese. The progress
of the latter has been rapid and de-
termined. sparing no sacrifice. The
retirement of the Russian transports
on yesterday evening across the plain,
while the artillery and the troops
held the Japanese. afforded a magni-
ficient spectacle.
All along the extended line there
was an incessant roar of batteries,
the Russians working their guns with
great GOODNESS and not reuiring until
the transport was in safety.
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KurOpatkin Drawing In.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 80. Special.
Kuropatkin since yesterday morning
has been drawing in all of his forces
from his eastern and southern front
toward Lao Yang. The main posi-
tions of the outer defense line of Liao
Yang have been abandoned. The
heaviest fighting occurred on the
extreme left. where the Japanese
ad vanced to the assault again and
again with bayonets the attacks being
delivered with remarkable bravery.
The Russians lost large proportion
of officers, ten guns and from 1900 to
1000 men.
The retirement from east front was
greatly impeded by the conversion
of the Lam river into mountain
torrent. This fac. accounts for the
failure of the Japanese co follow up
tho retiring Russians.
Whether General Kuropatkin in
tends to accept battle at Liao Yang
will not be known for several days
The opinion prevails that he will
withdraw northward. Realizing that
Lao Yang is no longer tenable on ao-
count of the Japanese threats on his
west rear.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
MAY HOLD OUT FOR AMONTH
General StoesseI TeIegraphs Emperor
Setting Limit to Russians Endurance

; St Petersburg Aug Special-The Russian Lieu
tenant General Stoessel commander of the Russian mill
tary forces at Port Arthur has teegraphed to the
peror ntmang that is hardly possible to hold for
more than a month six
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
"BIG FIVE" INSTRUCTED
Congressman Hoeg, Having Trained
Enough With All Parties,
Hands Out Wisdom.

Last night. when the editor of The
Sentinel aud all other good people
were in attendance upon church, a
hurried call was sent out for the "big
five" and some of the minor leaders to
assemble in the office of Judge Cas-
on the Sabbath evening. There were
present. Postmaster Price, Senator
belong, A. @. Newton. County Clerk
John Mann. Deputy Sheriff @. @.
Knowles and @. F. Caswell.
The above contingent listened to the
words that fell from the charmed lips
of the Congressman from the Second
district and he gave them some ms
tructions how to do up the enemy.
Every phase of the coming contest
was gone over and the leaders were
told what to do to make victory sure.
They we're cautioned to leave no
stone unturned. as the Democrats we're
working hard and that he had sent
out for them personally to place them
on their guard. He said, so it is said,
that the contest would be very close
everywhere in the state and that
there was no walk away in Mesa
county.
That a call should issue on Sun
day night for meeting of the lead
ers is somewhat significant and shows
that the situation is becoming desper-
ate on their part.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
Frontier Day.

Cheyenne. wyo., Aug rs -Spec
ial. Frontier Day began here today
The city is asses of flags and bun
ting.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29

A. N. Bucklin, the we'll known
hardware merchant. accompanied by
his wife arrived home Saturday night
from his extended eastern trip. Mr..
Buoklin has been absent about seven
weeks, and reports most delightful
time spent at the session of the Grand
Lodge of the Elks, to which he was
delegate, and also the other places
visited by he and Mrs. Bucklin, dur
ing their absence. They were in
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York and spent a half dozen
delightful days at Atlantic City.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29

G.. VAN HOOREBEkE, President.
WIN. e. DUDLEY. Vice President.
d. IT. STONE. Cashier.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29

Have The Sentinel do
YOUR Printing and Ad-
yertising and you need
not worry. We have
THE circulation.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
Russian Losses.

Hardin, Manchuris.. Aug. 80.
Special. The Russian losses in the
fighting of August 20 and &c, east and
south Of Lao Yang were three thous-
and killed and wounded. The with
drawal of the Russians from their
front at Anshanshar and from their
eastern positions was made simultan-
cons for strategic reasons.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
Never Letting Up.

Lilac Yang. Aug. Special.
The Japanese artillery resumed the
battle at six O'Clock this morning. the
point of pressure again being the Rus
sian south front The Japanese in
fantry is now advancing to attack the
regiments. deployed in open order.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
Abandoned the Stores.

Toxic, Aug. 29.-Special. When
the japanese advanced to attack Ant
ing. the Russians, evacuated, aband-
oned large quantities of stores. 1t is
roughly computed that the Russian
forces around Lao Yang consists of
fifteen divisions.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29

The Sentinel has 1t,
either in Type, Sta
tionery or Design.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29


will be out again in few days.
st. Louis. Aug. 29.-Blinded by
dust from tho machine of A. @. Webb,
of Toledo, Bsrney Oldfield lost COR
troll of his machine, at the World S
Fair automobile speed contest today,
and, crashing through the outer fence
of the course. killed John Scott, a
warchman employed at the park. and
an old soldier. and inflicted injuries
ppon Nathan Montgomery. a negro.
from which he died. Oldfield was
painfully injured and his machine
completely demolished. The accident
occurred after fast start. The flag
man vainly attempted to signal Old
field and Webb, who were leading,
that the start was not allowed. but
they did not see his flag and continued
around the course at a high rats of
speed.
Shortly after passing the first turn
of the mile track Webb secured the
lead by narrow margin and the men
were in relatively the same position
when passing the three quarters pole.
In making the turn Webb's machine
raised binding cloud of dust that
completely blinded Oldfield and half
smothered him.
Not being able to see that he had
completed the turn, Oldtield continued
his course and crashed through the
fence. When Oldfield failed to ap-
pear after Webb had emerged from the
dust cloud there was considerable ex-
element but it was soon announced
that he WAS not seriously injured.
The race was run later and Webb
won 1T by a large margin. 1t was the
most important event of the day, the
prize being the Louisiana Purchase
trophy, valued at $500.
In three mile exhibit Oldfield made
the distance in 2 :52 80.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29

Harry Ballard of Thompsons, of the
firm of Ballard Brothers of that place.
is doing business in the city today.
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29
SURE TO LOSE ENTIRE ARMY
KurOpatkin Unable to Extricate His
Command From the EncircIing Japs

Berlin, Aug 2o-Specia1.-It is doubted here by
experts that General Kuropatkn will be able
the complete encircng of Lao Yang, which would mean
probably, the eventual loss of his entire army
The Japanese delay of action is believed have
due the necessity of bringing siege with which
to break the Russian Notifications
The daily sentinel., 1904-08-29

A very sharp runaway took place
this afternoon ON Colorado avenue. A
team of grey horses became frighten-
ed and went west on Colorado avenue
like the flight of an arrow. No SER
ious damage was done.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03

called up the residence by telephone
and tainted them upon their failure
to break off their relations.
The sensational features of the case
coupled with the fact that those in.
terested are prominent, are being
widely discussed, and the case threat.
ems to become q cause celebre.
A formidable array of counsel has
already been engaged by the family
to defend the young man. Frank
Quinn, chairman of the Democratic
state convention; ]. A. We'll, and e.
d. McCabe, an uncle of the young
man. have been retained by the mem
bers of the family.
Mrs. Higgins is a wealthy woman in
her own right and some years ago
decided large properties to her hus-
band. They were married thirty years
ago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03
BRINGS SUIT AGAINST
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
Kansas City Contractors AIIege That
Money Is Due Them.

Warrensburg, Mo-: Moore Bros. OF
Kansas City, through their attorneys,
Rust & Compbell, r. e. Ball of Kansas
City, and o. l.. Houts of Warrensburg,
have filed suit in the Circuit Court
against the Board of Regents Of the
Normal School Of this (the Second)
district for $1O,692, the amount alleged
to be due them for work in construc-
ton of the new gymnasium.
The suit Is the outcome of dis
agreement between the Board and
Moore Bros, who had the contract for
building the new $4,000 addition to the
Normal. Moore Bros. were discharged
at a recent meeting of the Board Of
Regents.
Moore Bros. claim that they have
expended $4,000 for labor and mate
rial on the building, while they had
charge and received s9,008, hence the
suit for the above balance.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03

she had attacked him with a hat pin,
Higgins denies that he inflicted in
juries that could have possibly result
ed In her death. A few minutes after
this attack she boarded a train for
Lacon, and. 1t is contended by the
members of the Higgins family and
friends of the prisoner, the brutal beat
ing which resulted in her death must
have occurred some time between her
departure from Peoria and the calling
of physician to her home many hours
later.
Although Lacon is thirty miles from
Peoria, Mrs. Thomson is said to have
ridden the distance, following the
depot attack, without making COM
plant or attracting attention. Re-
gaining partial consciousness before
her death she is said to have accused
Higgins of the attack and, upon the
advice of Judge Richmond of Lacon
Chief of Police w. w. Rhoades placed
the young man in custody.
Following the woman's death a war
rant charging the young man with the
murder was sworn out by the police
chief. His protestatiOno of innocence
are shared by mis- sister, Jennie Hig-
gins. a beautiful young woman Of
twenty-one years, and his uncle. Doug
las Mcdonald of Monica, ILL.,, who
were the only witnesses to the depot
attack. They claim that Mrs. Thoma-
son was not seriously injured at that
time.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03

these pages-sure proof that certain
white fingers had sought them out
many, many times.
at was only week before he went
away" said Jessie, softly, that these
pictures were taken. 1t was a glori-
Gus day in autumn. and our horses
had galloped miles and miles. Near
the bay shore in bingham we saw
travelling photographer, and | sug.
gested that we have our pictures
taken. We each gave the other one,
and have mine yet, We"
And he has his yet" said Blake, a
far-off look in his eyes.
HE has! How do you know, Mr.
Blake? Have you"
"Of course he has it. I'll wager
dear old John has never parted with
that little gift. Excuse my Interrupt
ton, Jessie; I'm greatly interested"
You spoke as If you knew" said
Jessie, her heart beating wildly. "The
last day I saw him he spoke of you.
We sailed out to Black Reef and we
| talked of many things. John said
he was going to California, and won.
dered If you were there and if he
would see you. That seems ages ago
but it's only five years. And then we
sailed back to the grove and he
quarreled with Arthur Morris. You
have heard the story. That night we
parted, and thousand times / have
heard the hoofs of his horse as he
galloped away in the darkness"
She paused, but Blake, with his
eyes on the portrait, said nothing.
"When you told me that you were
John Burt's friend / liked YOU" she
said, in a voice which thrilled his
very being. You have been all tha
he said in your favor, and man!
times more. would that it were il
my power to repay you, MIR. Blake
You have at your command every
thing which money can furnish, and
and my prayer for your happiness
He took her hand and impulsiyel!
pressed 1t to his lips.
you have made me very, very hap
py," he said, rising to his feet as sh
tenderly Withdrew her hand.
should like to tell you something
which--which-bu | must not tell II
Some day you will know me better
VIII you promise not to be angr
with me. then? viii you promise
Jessie?" ,s
ANGRY with you? am sure sha
never be angry with you"
THAT is your promise?"
'That is my promise"
He laughed gaily as she repeate
! the words, but his lips quiyeTed an
his eyes gllsteaei Guspiclously. ]
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03
Ice Made in Open Air.

Or. Wells, London physician, in
1913. in his published essay on dew,
was the first to draw attention to the
curious artificial production Of ice in
India. Shallow pits are dug, which
are partially flied with perfectly dry
straw; on the straw board, fiat pans
containing water are exposed to the
clear sky. The water being a won
derful radiant, sends off its heat abun.
dainty into space.
The heat thus lost cannot be re-
placed from the earth, for this source
is excluded by the straw. Before sun
rise a cake of ice is formed in each
vessel. To produce this ice in guam
titles clear nights are advantageous,
and particularly those on which prac-
tically no dew falls.
Should the straw get wet, it be-
comes more matted and compact, and
consequently a better conductor of
heat, for the vapOr acts as a screen
over the pans, checks the cold, and
retards freezing Weekly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03
Indians Of Jewish Strain.

Sir Alexander Mackenzie had an
idea that the Indians of the far North
west were partly Jewish in origin.
From Lake Athabasca in 1894 he set
out at the head of an expedition "in
a birch.bark canoe, rs feet long, Az
feet beam and 26 inches hold, with
5000 pounds of baggage and provi-
sion and a crew of nine French Cana
dams" He reached the Pacific coast
and returned. The aborigines he met
were "for the most part possessed Of
strongly religious instincts" said he
in his report. with regard to their
origin all we are prepared to state,
after a careful survey of their Ian
guages, manners and customs, is that
they are undoubtedly of a mixed orr
gin; come from the North-northwest
and had commerce in their early his
tory, perhaps, through intermarriage
with people of Jewish persuasion or
origin"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03

There Is no mystery about it." said
Jessie. her eyes flashing with anger
"Mr. Morris saw At to take advantage
Of papa's bankruptcy, which gave him
possession OF our Boston residence
This portrait hung on its walls. and be
doubtless had a copy made from II
This is consistent with other acts
from which we have suffered at his
hands. +"
The portieres parted and Edith
Hancock entered the room. Her eyes
rested first on Blake and then on
Jessie.
Pardon this intrusion" she said.
Il am looking for a book and did not
know that any one was here. You
are to be congratulated, Mr.. Blake /;
doubly congratulated"
There was a treinor in the voice,
but a proud flash of the lovely eyes as
Edith bowed slightly, and, brushing
the porticres aside left the room.
Don't go, Edith" cried Jessie.
There was no response, and Jessie
was too wise to follow her fair cous-
IN. For some moments no words were
spoken.
Il am going 10 tell you the story OF
that portrait said Jessie, The Grim
son touched her cheeks and a light
such as Blake had never seen, was in
her eyes. DO you remember what
you said last night? You said that
It seemed as If We had been friends
for years, and the same thought has
occurred to me, i'm going to pre-
sumo on that occult friendship, and
tell you a secret. That portrait be
longs TO John Burt"
John Burt? The John Burt knew
as a boy? What do you mean, Jes.
sie?"
She opened an album and handed
it. to him. On one page was the
faded duplicate OF the photograph
from which had been painted the por
trait he had seen so often in John
Burt's study room in San Francisco
Opposite 1t was photograph Of John
Burt. The album opened naturally to
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03
n.hnked LaNYer,s Vanity.

Ex-Gov. William Pinkney White OF
Maryland was trying a case In which
a somewhat bumptious young Balu-
more lawyer was witness. The lat
ter persisted in answering questions
not put to him, and finally Mr.. White
said: Nov. Mr.. Blank, you, being a
lawyer, ought to know better than to
act in this way" well, governor"
said the young man, with self-satis-
ned look. 81 have been accused OF be-
ing a lawyer" Judging from present
Indications" answered Mr.. White. y
should say that you would have been
amply justified in pleading not guilty
The young lawyer managed to conhne
himself within limits during enc 70
nalnder Of his examination.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03
TRAGEDY THE RESULT OF
PEORIA MERCHANTS INTRIGUE

Protesting his innocence, but en-
twined by a powerful chain of circum-
stantial evidence, Richard Higgins,
son Of John G. Higgins, a wealthy
merchant OF Peoria, ILL.,, member Of
the board of supervisors and promi-
nent in state politics, is locked up in
the Peoria county Jail, charged with
the murder of Mrs. Nellie Thomson
q comely, middle-aged widow of Lacon,
III.
The tragedy has revealed a strange
and sensational story Of domestic un.
happiness in the Higgins family
caused by alleged intrigues Of tho
woman who was slain. She went to
Peoria on Saturday last, after having
written a letter to Higgins, Sr., asking
him to meet her at the Rock Island
passenger station at the noon hour.
The murder charge against young
Higgins is based on assault which oc-
CURED in the ladies' waiting room OF
the depot while the woman was await
ing the coming of the prisoners faith
er. The woman died at her home in
LacOn oct. 20, the mysterious depot
assault having been a secret until it
was known that the victim was dying.
The post-mortem examination on
the body revealed that she had been
terribly and brutally beaten. Admit
ting that he slapped Mrs. Thomason's
face in the station, after. he says,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03
CHAPTER XXI.
Through the Heart.

Il lacked several minutes of the
hour fixed for dinner when Blake
strolled through the hotel safe and
thence into the lobby. The babble Of
voices, the gesticulations and the
nervous energy which pervaded the
atmosphere we're not in harmony
with Blake's feelings.
Jessie was afraid l was going to
say something tonight, and so she
told me that she loved John" he
unused, throwing away a half-smoked
cigar Dear old John! Lucky old
John! Hello. what's the row? That
sounds like Morris! l suppose he's
drunk. If he had a spark Of decency
he'd be with his father Here he
comes!"
Morris pushed his way through the
Kingsley, Not until he was within
a few feet of Blake did he recognize
his rival. Though anxious to avoid
a meeting. Blake scorned to retreat
or to turn his back.
Morris stopped squarely in front Of
him. His lips parted with sneer
and his fingers toyed with a small
walking stick. Blake leaned careless
~ against a marble column, his eyes
fixed on the man who confronted him.
Had Blake been in a Western min
ing camp his fingers would have
reached for the feel of gun, but in a
metropolitan hotel he had no sense
Of danger. The incident was trivial,
but disagreeable.
Lend me a thousand, Blake" de-
manded Morris.
A whisper passed around the room
and many turned to watch these two
men, whose names had filled the pub
lie prints of the day.
Certainly" said Blake, a strange
smile lighting up his handsome face.
rs n thousand enough. Morrs?"
Blake took a wallet from his inner
pocket and handed Morris a bill.
And a match" ordered Morris, ad.
yancing a step nearer.
ITO be continued)
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03
Missouri Doings
CITY HALL TABLETS
DISPUTE is ENDED
Names Of Mayor and Members Board
Of Public improvements on Slab.

st. Louis: A friendly dispute be-
tween the City Hall Commission and
the Board of Public improvements as
to whose names were to be inscribed
upon the tablet on the south wall OF
the vestibule at the Twelfth street
entrance to the City Hall was ended
Thursday when workmen began cary
ing the names of the Mayor and of
the members OF the Board of Public
improvements upon the tablet.
Members of the City Hall Commits
sion contended that they should get
the credit for the completion of the
hall, as they laid out the work and
supervised it. The Board of Public
improvements, they say, has been
nothing more than the agent of the
commission in having the work done,
and consequently did not deserve men
ton upon the commemorative tablet.
But President Phillips of the Board,
who is also a member of the commits
sion, wished to follow the style on the
tablet erected on the north wall of the
vestibule when the hall was begun.
On it are inscribed the names of
Mayor Noonan and the members of
the Board who served during his adj
ministration. A similar style was fol-
lowed inscribing the last tablet
The following names appear on the
tablet now being inscribed: Mayor
Wells and the members of the Board
of Public Improvements, President
Hiram Phillips, Street Commissioner
Varrelmann, Water Commissioner Adj
lSins, Sewer Commissioner Valiant,
Harbor and Wharf Commissioner
Whyte and Park Commissioner Aull.
The City Hall Commission is com
posed of Mayor Wells, President Phil
lips, Comptroller Player, Treasurer
Franciscus, President Hornsby of the
City Council and Speaker Gazzolo of
the House of Delegates.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-11-03

The coroner's jury at Lacon held
Higgins to the criminal court.
An ante-mortem statement made to
Judge Richmond OF Marshall county
by Mrs. Thomason before she relapsGd
into Inconsistencies was as Follows:
Richard Higgins beat me. He had
before that threatened to kill me. /
was stopping at a boarding house
when young Higgins came with Il
woman and said he would kill me Il !
did not let his father alone.
"On this occasion l went to Peoria
on the steamer Swain and went to the
Rock Island depot to use the waiting
room, as was my custom. Young Hig
gins came in and asked to talk to me
alone. I replied. I'll give you Just
three minutes We went to another
room and he said, L will kill you He
struck me twice with his fists and
Knocked me down and then kicked me-
I did not scream. The agent assisted
me to the train"
Higgins says that his family made
frequent efforts to break up the at
tachment between his father and Mrs
Thomson, and had offered her large
sums of money TO leave the country
but she had always refused.
A post-mortem examination re-
vealed the fact that the woman had
suffered conclusion of the brain.
He declares that she frequently