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 AND CONVEYANCER. uotpR0OK ARIZONA
 LOCAL ITEMS. A.F. McAllister is a WinslOw visitor today.
 Mir. and Mrs. Burr Williams are here visiting with friends. Be sure and vote at the Repub- lican primaries, next Saturday. School will commence here on Monday, Sept. 5th.
 Hamp Blevins left for Tieber Thursday.
 Frank Wallace spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Holbrook. I. Y. and Vim. Lee were down from Woodruff Thursday.
 C. H. Brown is sojourning at the Silver Creek dipping tanks. Master Frank Gibson is here from Snowflake visiting with relatives.
 Tohn K. Hulet was at Snow flake a couple of days the fore part of the week.
 James Seward came in from his trading post Wednesday with a fine lot of Navajo blankets. E. A. Sawyer was up from Winslow Thursday to make ar engagements for dipping his sheep. I. H. Atwood and LeRoy Gilmore, of Williams, rode out and took in the sights at the Petrefed forest last Wednesday.
 NOTICE TO STOCKMEN. H. l. Ramer will be in Holbrook on the 1st of September with a
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I. H. Atwood and LeRoy Gilmore, of Williams, rode out and took in the sights at the Petrehed forest last Wednesday.
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Frank Wallace spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Holbrook.
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Master Frank Gibson Is here from Snowflake visiting with relatives.
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A party of 13 Harvard stu dents arrived here this morning from Oriabe, where they attend ed the snake dance, and have gone out to take ill the sights of the Petrified forest.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Wetzler left Wednesday night, for Los Angeles, on one of the west bound passenger trains which had lain at Ash forks since Mon- day, in the hopes that the large washouts at Yucca could be made passable, but more track kept going out and on account of large washouts on the South ern Pacific the Santa Fe decided to take the delayed trains over the Northern Pacific.
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Tohn K. Hulet was at Snow flake a couple of days the fore part of the week.
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E. A. Sawyer was up from Winslow Thursday to make ar engagements for dipping his sheep.
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James Seward came in from his trading post Wednesday with a fine lot of Navajo blankets.
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HOlDr' HOLBROOh. ARIZONA SAT
 C. l. HOuck and w. P. Geary left Tuesday morning on a tour of the southern portion of the county.
 Messrs. J.. H. and J.E. Richards, of St. Joseph, were here on busi- ness before the Justice Court last Monday.
 Wm. Birnie was up from St. Joseph Monday with a load of watermelons which he sold to Loui Ghuey.
 Lieut.. Morrison arrived here from Ft. Apache Wednesday and left on No. ? that evening for Grand Rapids, Mich.
 Geo. H. Smalley, Gov. Brodie's private Secretary, was a passen- ger on the stub train yesterday, bound for Minneapolis. Minn.
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. F. Woods are visiting With friends in Albuquer- que this week and are expected home some time next week.
 Holbrook was visited by heavy rains Monday and Tues day and from all reports their was a down pour throughout Navajo and Apache counties.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Lee, of Winslow, passed through here Monday on their way to Wood ruff where 'they intend making future home.
 A mountain lion has taken up his abode on the canyon, between here and Woodruff, and has kill ed a number of colts and calves in that vicinity.
 Hon. K. E. Morrison was a passenger on belated No. ' which passed throug last even- ing, bound for Prescott, from New York.
 A Tokio dispatch of the 27th states that Port Arthur has fall en' but the Japs refuse to make a statement until the fighting is over.
 A party of 13 Harvard stu dents arrived here this morning from Oriabe, where they attend ed the snake dance, and have gone out to take in the sights of the Petrified forest.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Wetzler 1~C I
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08

Harbin, Sept, S.Viceroy AlnNieM and
staff have arrived here from Nladivcs-
tok.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08

drawn by steaming mules. horses and
even bullocks. are straining their way
north over the soaking. cut-up main
road from Yentai Behind them come
long trains of artillery, and back of
them still is Kuropatkin's army
The Japanese are hanging on Kuro-
patkins TANKS, keeping the Russians
engaged in a continuous rear guard
action. The progress of the retreating
army has been slow, owing to the ne
cessity of first getting through the bag
gage and guns, but the heads of the
oommissariat trains already have
passed through Mukden and are con-
tinuing their way towards the north.
The main Japanese army is up along
the roads eastward of the Russian lines
of retreat. which converge at Mukden.
Another Japanese force is also heading
for Mukden from the westward. COM
ing from the direction of the Lao river.
Marshal Oyama seems to be making a
race for Mukden. He evidently has a
great superiority in numbers, especially
in artillery. AS this dispatch is filed
the correspondent of the Associated
Press could hear the booming Of
japanese cannon. which are in play
fourteen miles from Mukden.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
AN ALARMING REPORT.
ST. Petersburg Hears That kuropatkin
Has Been Taken Prisoner.

St. Petersburg. Sept. S.--There has
been no news from General Kuropatllin
since Monday afternoon. This is at
tributed to the interruption of direct
communication with the commander in
chief, owing to the transfer of the tele-
graph office to AIullden, whittier mes
sages bave been sent by courier.
The utmost confidence prevails at
the war office that the Russian army
is slowly but surely effecting the re-
treat without serious risk of being cut
off
None the less anxiety is felt through
out the nation, and this feeling is
shared by the emperor. His majesty
is unwilling at such a juncture to abb
sent himself from Peterhof and has
countermanded all proposed journeys.
He will not go to Warsaw or Iibau,
and remains closeted for hours With
his military advisers.
1t is believed that the outcome of
these deliberations will be an order to
mobilize several more army corps.
Late Tuesday evening the Associate
ed Press obtained the following state
ment from the war office:
NO kilograms whatever We're re-
ceivcd from General Kuropatllin to-
day (Tucsday) 1t is inferred that
the only Russian troops remaining at
Ientai September are the rear guard
whose mission is solely to retard the
enetnNS movement.
1T is quite consistent from the posi-
tion of affairs to suppose that II por-
ton of the Japanese forces entered
Gentai, there being no intention to
hold this point, as it is of no intrinsic
Importance. The stores there have al
ready been removed. and whatever was
not removed was burned.
An official telegram will probably
arrive tomorrow wednesday, morning
The transfer of the telegraph office to
Mukden has caused delay in the direct
transmission of messages"
Russian correspondent of the AS
soeiated Press sent message from
MuRden Tuesday evening, more than
twenty -four hours after the dispatch of
General kuropatlsin's last published
message. This correspondent gives no
details of the retreat, and the censor
will not allow the transmission of this
news until the commander in chief
sends his report.
The correspondent points out in his
dispatch that the Russian forces are
followed step by step by the Japanese
and are greatly impeded by heavy
roads and floods. He adds:
1T is impossible to say how long the
fighting will continue as the initiative
is in the hands of the Japanese"
The correspondent does not conceal
the fact that the Russians are UNDER
going severe ordeal, but he adds that
the courage of the troops remains un-
diminished.
st. Petersburg is full of the widest
lumors some claiming that ISuropat-
kin's rear guard has been annihilated.
that kuropatkln has been taken prison.
err and that Port Arthur has fallen.
These alarmist reports We're circulated
on the bourse, and at one time threat
ened to cause a panic.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
GUILTY OF MURDER.
Confession of an East st. Louis Bar
keeper to Killing of Two Strike
Breakers Recently.


East ST. Louis. Ill.,. Sept. s.--Accord-
ing to statements made to Chief Of
Police Purdy by Louis Kane, formerly
a barlSeeper in the Yellow Dog saloon,
the latter is guilty Of killing the two
mon found dead under mysterious cir
cumstances near Black bridge last
night.
Kane in his statement says that his
reason for killing Reynolds, a white
man, and Green negro, was that they
We're strike breakers. He told Chief
Purdy that he was formerly employed
as a butcher, and that although he had
surrendered his card he was strong
union man and had used every means
in his power to further the cause of
unioniSm.'
In describing the killing Kane told
Chief Purdy that he and several strik-
ing butchers had had an argument with
Reynolds, and that the latter made a
motion to draw a revolver. Kane says
lie then shot Reynolds through the
heart and hid his body in the bushes.
According to Kane's statement to the
police he killed Reynolds at o'clock
in the afternoon.
After closing the saloon at o'clock
at night Kane says that he started to
go home, and while crossing the Black
bridge recognized Green. who was APP.
preaching him, as a strike breaker.
Kane says that he hid behind sup
port of the bridge until Green was
within few feet of him, when he
placed his revolver on ledge and fired,
the bullet penetrating Green's heart. .
Kane is under arrest.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
KNIGHTS AT F.llsC0.
Ten Thousand knights March Through
the Gay Streets of the Golden


San Francisco, Sept. S.-Ten thou
sand Sir Knights marched ror miles
through gaily decorated city streets to-
day. inspired BY The music of forty
bands and the cheers of thousands of
spectators who lined every foot of the
way, crowded windows and doorways
and filled the grandstand and review
ing stands erected for the purpose The
order of the formation included twelve
grand divisions. The parade started in
the heart of the city and wound in and
out of the downtown banking district.
thence for twelve blocks up the main
thoroughfare, Market street, to the
broad and beautiful boulevard of Van
Ness avenue. where a number of
grandstands We're erected.
Notables in the Parade.
From one of these, Most Eminent
Grand Master Stoddard. with the chief
officers alnd members of the grand en-
campment, reviewed the parade. From
another stand close by Governor Geo.
the most worshipful grand master and
officers of the grand lodge. F. and A.
M, the officers of the grand chapter,
r. A. M. and the grand council. r.
and S. NJ, also saw the procession pass
in review.
The parading divisions moved
promptly at 10, the appointed time,
headed by a squadron of mounted POI
lice and the commander of the parade.
Sir Chas. T.. Field, grand captain gem
eral of California and chief of staff, the
first division following. In this sec
ton We're two carriages, the first car
rying Most Eminent Sir Henry Bates
Stoddard, grand master of the grand
encampment of knights Templar of
the United States, and Most Eminent
the Earl of Euston, grand master of
the great priory of England and Wales.
In the second carriage rode r. f.
master of the grand encampment, and
Charles +. Matter, *. G. T., grand vice
chancellor of the great priory. The
other officers of the grand encamp-
ment followed in a carriage, after
whom came he remaining divisions
err.lnd inricdic4inns
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08

of our hopes means prolong action of
the campaign. The moment for taking
the offensive is now indefinitely post
poned. This will inevitably influence
Port Arthur and the further develop
ment of Japanese operations. The
evacuation of Lao Yang will also have
an effect upon China, which already is
in state of nervous tension under the
influence Of Japanese agitation. The
Japanese, of course, will do their best
to restore Mukden to China, and China
must foot the bill
We fully believe in our ultimate
success. but it's idle to blink at the
facts. We shall have to make heavy
sacrifices in order to protect the vital
interests Of the empire" -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08

position which is OF no Importance now
that 1uropatkin has left 1t is evident
that Oyama's plans miscarried. since
he failed to surround and in1lict a de-
cisive blow on the Russian army"
The other view is represented by the
Russ, as follows:
The fact that Kuropatkin was COM
PEELED to leave Lao Yang has not only
military but political Significance.
1t is no use concealing the fact that the
evacuation of Lao Yang was a surprise
for the Russians. Everybody was led
to believe the hour had arrived for the
decisive struggle It was thus we in
terpreted Kuropatkin's telegram say
ing the men were thirsting for an OPP
portunity to meet the foe. The dashing
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
A CORRESPONDENTS HERo,sM.
Shot and Fearfuly Suffering He Roae
AWAY TO File His pisnatohes.

away 20 !-lIc His DISPATCHES.
Mukdcn. Sept S.-The following
message. describing the earlier events
/ In the Japanese attack on General
.:tt.clheig'.i corps southwest of Lao
Yang August 80, was written on the
battlefield by Nj. Kirilom. one Of the
Associated Press Russian correspond
ents. and sent to M,kden fo, trans
mission, just before the correspondent
was shot th.eugl. the lungs:
his morning around Lao Yang the
guns thunaerel INCREASINGLY, and the
heights forming a semicircle around
the city were dotted with jets of fame
land little blacls and white clouds. The
spectacle WIS clearly visible from the
water tower of Lao Yune The Rus
Sian left alone was not engaged. AT I
q. IN. the correspondent rode to the
Russian center. where the Japanese
We're concentrating i'm an attempt to
break through, and climbed the neigh
boring heights, following detachment
sent to relieve the skirmishers who had
been covering Il battery commanded by
Eokotiloff, o!,v of the heroes of Siu-
iencheng.
The Japanese, according to their
custom, We're Smelling the places where
they believed the Russian reserves
We're located. Before the correspond
ent could reach the battery he had to
cross danger zone of $50 yards, pro-
jectiles falling and bursting on it until
the very ground seemed to CULVER with
wrath. The Japanese fire was spas
modic. Their bullets sang like birds
us they sped overhead. and the Rus
sians cracked jokes about it, Two
hours later the correspondent reached
the battery and found that Pokotiloff
and another officer, Costroff had been
L. ed flf VT
were killed or wounded. The Russian
officers had not eaten anything since
the previous day. The correspondent
shared with them what provisions he
had. The taste of food caused them to
realize the intensity of their hunger'
Here the message ended. The officer
who sent forward KirjIoff's last dis
patch, added:
"kirjloff, who was enthusiastic in his
work, had gained universal respect and
sympathy. He was shot through the
right lung while standing by our bat
terry, and fell back suffering intense
agony. blood squirting from his mouth.
10 overcome his sufferings He insist
ed upon being placed on horse so
he could get to Liao Yang and file his
dispatch. 1t took him five hours to
cover the five and half miles to Lao
Yang. When he reached there he was
so exhausted and weak from loss of
blood that we got him into a hos
pital although against his protest.
He asked me to complete his mes
sage for him. am a soldier and
no writer. but I will say that after the
awful fight of today we are still hold
ing our positions. japanese bodies be-
strew ali the heights. and their losses
must run into tens of thousands. We
have lost 5000 thus far. A shrapnel
shell hurst two 11reS from
Stal.elberg, who remained for fifteen
hours under fire, killing two officers,
The general was slightly wounded in
the leg"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS.
General Showers Past Week Have Re
tarded Threshine and Hayinq.

GENERAL showers FaSt week Have Re
tarded Threshine and Haying.
Huron, S. d.. Sept. S.--The week $
weather and crop report says:
General showers the fore part of the
week, in some northeastern counties
heavy, retarded threshing, Stacking
and haying, but benefited pastures and
late crops, and i'm the western portion
of the state replcnishcd the water sup
ply for live stock on the ranges. which
last week Was reported deficient in
some localities. Stacking and thresh-
ing are, however, well advanced except
i'm the northern counties.
Threshing returns continue To indi-
cate much poor wheat, except that the
macaroni variety is mostly good, and
that oats, barley and spelt are good.
In number of counties oats are eS-
pecially showing very good yields.
Corn made fairly good advance, as
n rule and The early portion of The
crop is maturing fast. Reports indi-
cate that in the extreme southeastern
counties il little of the earliest is now
practically beyond danger of injury
from frost From ten to fifteen days
of favorable weather will likely place
most of the crop beyond danger. I5x-
cept in the middle Missouri valley and
Black Hills counties, where it was
earlier Injured by drought, corn is fair
ly promising.
FLAX cutting made good advance.
The crop is good, but some is still
green i'm the northern counties.
Although the most of a generally
good crop of hay is in stack IN good
condition, having continues in a num-
Der of counties.
Nlillet harvest progressed favorably,
though somewhat retarded by Show
ers. Reports indicate fair to good
yields
Pasturage is much improved and is
mostly good.
Potatoes are as a rule good, though
II few limited localities report light
yields.
Where grown, apples are yielding
we'll.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
MukDEM TO BE EVACUATED.
ST. Petersburg Worried Over the Fea
That This Will Be Next.

Mukden. Sept. s.-Preparations for
the evacuation of Mukden are proceed
ing. The Japanese advance is within
thirty miles.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 6, $3.50 a. NIT
is impossible at this hour to obtain any
statement from the authorities regard
ing the reported preparations for the
abandonment of Mukden. This is the
first intimation that such a course is
contemplated. If it turns out to be
true it means the abandonment of the
whole of southern Manchuria and the
winding UP of the present campaign.
In fact, should Mukden be evacuated.
there would be no point for wintering
the army of quarter of million,
with it's many wounded, short of Har-
bin.
On the other hand the evacuation of
Mukdcn would give Field Marshal Oya-
ma commodious winter quarters and
the practical control of two lines of
railway.
The Kinchou- Sinmintin line, tapping
rich Chinese territory, stops little short
of Mukden, with which it is connected
by a good wagon road. The report of
the prospective evacuation of Mukden.
If we'll founded would indicate that the
Gripping of Kuropatkins army in the
Lao Yang fighting is more serious than
has as yet been intilnated.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
Government Finds That lowa's Corn Is
in an Unusually Uneven Con.
dition-In Other States.

Washington, Sept s.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions follows:
In the northern districts from the
upper Missouri valley TO the lower lake
region the temperature during the
week ending September 5 was too low
for the best results, but favorable tenn
perature prevailed in the other dis
trists. Heavy rains proved detrimental
in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa.
AS whole the corn crop has ad-
vanced satisfactorily. especially over
the southwestern portion of the corn
belt, where early corn is fully ma
tured and considerable has been cut
In the north central portion of the belt
the crop is late and will require favor
able weather during the remainder of
September to mature. It's condition
throughout Iowa being more uneven
than usual
Rains have interfered with the spring
wheat harvest in the northern portion
of the spring wheat region and have
caused injury to grain in shock in Min
nesota. About half the crop remains
to be harvested in North Dakota, where
the rust is increasing and smut is APP.
pearing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
Sac City Schools Open.

Sac City la. Sept. 1.-THE schools at
this place opened with some pleasing and
imposing ceremonies. The new school
building being completed Major p. Parker
thought it proper to present the schools
With an elegant silk flag, which he did in
a neat speech that was responded to by
Superintendent Garrett. who made some
remarks that We're loudly applauded.
The raising of the flag was the signal
for wild outburst of applause, and Ma
jor Geo. NJ. Parker led the cheering. re-
questing the assembly to join him in hur-
raining for Old Glory. which 1T did with
WILL After the exercises picture of
the new building and the school was
taken.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
ANOTHER FATAL
WRECK IN MISSOURI
Seven Passengers Killed on the
Wabash When Several
Coaches Left Track.
MORE THAN THIRTY HURT
Day Coach, Heavily Loaded, Left The
Track and plunged Down an
Embankment Dragging
Othsr Coaches.

Moberly, Mo-, Sept. S.-The south.
bound Wabash passenger train which
left Des Moines for st. Louis at $40
a. IN. was wrecked yesterday near Pen
dleton, Mo-, killing seven passengers
and injuring more than thirty others.
The dead:
j. e. NICHOLS, Macon, Mo-
EDNA PATTERSON, La Plata. Mo.
MRS. HENDERSON, La Plata, Mo.
MRS. ANNA GRENNER, Macon, Mo.
MISS HEBLER, daughter of A. +.
HELLER, Macon, Mo.
MRS. HENRY FOLCHT, Hunting
don, Pa.
MRS. G. H. GRAVES, La Plata, Mo
Seriously injured
David Bruner, 1lirksville, Mo.
A. s. Billings.
Mrs. A. S. Billings.
]. s. Curtain. La Plata, Mo.
Fred Crawford, La Plata, Mo. L.
j. a. Duley, La Plata, Mo.
F Prizzelp, Manitou, Colo.
G. II. Graves, La Plata. Mo.
John Henley. cook in dining ear.
+. lSelsoe, LA Plata, Mo.
Miss Kelsoe. La Plata, Mo.
Miss Anna Mariense, La Plata, Mo.
Mrs. f. Plemans, La Plata, Mo.
Mr.. Wills, Macon, Mo.
Waldo Walker, Macon. Mo.
j. G. Tate. La Plata. Mo.
lnlineuiatelS upon receipt OF tho news
of the wreck Il relief train was sent out
and the dead and more seriously in
jured We're brought back here.
The train, which was composed of
an engine, baggage car and smoking
car, day coach dining and Pullman
sleeper, was well filled. it being esti-
mated by Wabash officials that there
were about 800 persons on board. The
train was running at its schedule speed
when the accident occurred.
The day coach left the track. and
breaking loose from the baggage and
smoking cars, plunged down an en-
banknent, dragging the diner with 1t.
The Pullman did not leave the track.
The heavy dining car crashed on top
of the coach. and the majority of those
killed and injured We're passengers i'm
the latter There was 10 one in the
dining car. it is stated, except the EN-,
ployes. who escaped with injuries.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-08
NEW BoAnJ OF CONTROL
Legislative Commission Meets to Con-
slider Applying Plan to the Edu-
cational Institutions.

Des MoiMcs. Ia. Sept. Sat the
meeting OF the commission appointed
by the Fast legislature to Investigate
and report To the next egislature on
the ACCESSIBILITY III adopting the board
OF cpEtfoi system FOR the educational
Institutions. Senator Nipple WAS to-
day selected chairman ana Representa-
tive Lansan secretary. Senators Wip-
pie, Turner and Lambert and Repre-
sentativcs Kendall. Wright and Lam
gan constitute the commission. -Four
OF them. including the officers. are fa-
vorable 10 the plan Nothing was done
today save To effect an organization
aud to agree to begin series of trips
TO Iowa and other institutions the first
OF the Year. in search OF information
and data bearing upon the proposed
scheme