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The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Japanese Force Ambushed.

Hal Cheng. Manchuria, June II tde-
layed in transmission).-A fanking
movement of the Japanese around the
Russian left from Feng Cheng, June 9,
was repulsed with the loss of two
whole battalions.
A large Japanese force moved out
in the morning along the Feng Wang
Cheng and Hal Cheng road. The Rus
slams had a force strongly posted in
a ravine thirty miles southeast of Hal
Cheng. The Japanese were preceded
by two battalions, who walked into
the Russian ambuscade. They re-
ceived murderous rife and artillery
fire at close range and were wiped
out, only one or two escaping. The
main Japanese force, which was great
ly superior to the Russian force, tried
to outfank the Russians, who drew off
without losing a man The Japanese,
closing in. found the ravine vacant,
save for their own dead.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
RESUME OF NEWS FROM SEAT
OF WAR IN MANCHURIA

ably have 10000 men, exclusive of the
sailors. who would bring this number
up to 10000. In Vladivostok are prob
ably from 10000 to $1,000 men.
The size of the Russian army in Man
churia depends entirely on the Siberian
railway. and 1t is considered impossible
for them to keep more than 100000
men total on war footing south and
east of Harbin. This number will prob
ably be there within six weeks or two
months, as every energy OF the Rus
SLAMS Is being eXerted in that direction.
With the japanese the transportation
and supply problem is much easier, as
they have the open sea and abundant
transports. Their actual army OF
trained men approximate closely to
100000 total. all of which can. be put
into Manchuria, if they can keep com
mand of the sea. AS to the efficiency
of the Russians and japanese, the Japs
certainly excel, man for man, in every
thing except cavalry, and as they have
adopted the principle of sending infan-
try supports with their cavalry recon
noitering parties, they lose very little,
as their infantry is extremely mobile.
The number of japanese troops con
fronting General Kuropatkin is
thought to be about 10000 at pres
ent; those against Port Arthur. TO-
900. The Japanese troops operating
against General kuropatkin are keep
ing up the same strategy as before,
moving rapidly and with uncertain OBJ
iective, to keep Kuropatkin guessing"
so that he cannot well attack them or
go to the relief of Port Arthur. Mean
while General Oku, unimpeded in his
rear. is pushing the operations against
Port Arthur and fortifying the narrow
part of the Lao Tung peninsula in the
vicinity of Kin Chou, to guard against
possible attack from that direction.
From what we can learn. he is about
seven miles from Port Arthur, firing
on the main defenses of the town.
while Togo's squadron bombards near
ly necessarily from the sea. II looks
as If Port Arthur is bound to fall. pos
sibly within two weeks. as the Japan
ese claim. Undoubtedly the Japanese
are following one plan and the Rus
slams are constantly changing. In the
outpost engagements during the last
few days the Japanese have had the
better of it. Meanwhile the japanese
army in Japan is being held in readi-
ness to reinforce Kuroki or Oku. and
in case these are successful a move
will undoubtedly be made to Possiet
bay and on to Harbin, with Kuroki
and Oku following Kuropatkin, who
will have to retreat in case Port Ar
thur falls. II kuropatkin succeeds in
dislodging Kuroki. or Stoessel at Port
Arthur inflicts defeat on Oku, jap
anese troops poured in from Japan
will still keep their side superior in
numbers to the Russians for a long
time, no matter if they are defeated,
which now seems improbable.
The Japanese are not worried about
their land campaign, but are exerting
every energy to clear the seas in the
Far East OF Russian warships before
the Russian Baltic fleet starts. Every
thing hinges, for year or more at
least, on which combatant controls the
sea.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

No heavy fighting occurred dur
ing the week ending June 18th. The
Denver News, In a resume of the weeks
events, says:
For the last four days dispatches
from the seat of war have been SO rig
IDLY censored that little news of def
mite events has leaked through. From
ST. Petersburg we get the usual num-
her of "rumors," some of them evident
ly not having shadow of veracity.
From Toxic we have obtained prac-
tically nothing, the cables being said
to be out of communication" around
Japan. Probably the censor's blue PEN
ell is responsible for this
This absolute secrecy is a necessary
adjunct of strategy, and in celerity of
movement and secrecy. two great ele-
ments OF strategy, the japanese are
showing themselves to be past masters.
An interesting uncensored dispatch
sent from Pekin by j. +. j. Archibald
seems quite extraordinary. The dis
patch is dated May 30th, at Pekin. Chi
na In this 1t is stated that there were
2S0,000 Russian troops in the vicinity
of Mukden. The correspondent who
sent the dispatch presumably rode from
Mukden to Pekin. distance of nearly
'uu HlleS. ne titIeloIe Coulu uot
have ridden that distance in less than
ten days. This would make his depar-
ture from Mukden May Goth at the lat
est. He also states that the food sup
ply for the Russian troops in Manchu-
ria is abundant from the country itself.
Also that there are great many Chi
nese bandits infesting the country.
This dispatch is taken with consid-
cradle reserve and there is an inclina-
ton on the part of well-informed per-
sons to think that the number of
troops given in Archibalds dispatch in
cludes all Russian troops from Hardin
along the railroad. guards, etc. General
Kuropatkin's troops at .dukden and
Lao Yang and the garrison at Port Ar
thur, also the troops between Harbin
ond Vladivostok and at Vladivostok.
Sufficient time has not elapsed for such
a number to be concentrated at Mukden
and Lao Yang over the Russian single
line of railroad. 1t is thought that the
available Russian troops at Mukden
and Lao Yang and vicinity do not ex-
ceed from 5000 to 100000 and being
Increased not over 1000 per day. AS to
the food supply in Manchuria itself, 1t
cannot be seen at this time how it can
be sufficient for the Russians. due to
the depredations of the bandits. These
bands, said to be led by Japanese, have,
as the Russians themselves state, been
killing beef animals. destroying stores
and flleds under cultivation. and are
constantly increasing in numbers, not
only destroying available food supply,
but necessitating large guard to be
kept on the railroad to prevent its be-
ing destroyed at their hands. 1t is
thought. therefore. that the available
forces of the Russians under General
Kuropatkin near Lao Yang do not ex-
ceed 100000. BY available forces is
meant line troops. who do not have to
be kept on duty guarding the railroad,
stores. etc. and who can be used
against the Japanese in battle.
At Port Arthur the Russians prob
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
MURDER AT PUEBLO.
Gilbert p. Dodge Shoots His Wife and
Another Woman.

Pueblo, Colo. June 12.-Crazed by
the disobedience of his wife and her
alleged infidelity. Gilbert P. Dodge
shot and killed his wife and her COM
'panion. Mrs. Maud Mckinney, at 1880
O'Clock last night on North Union ave-
nue. near Main street.
The two women were in buggy at
the time. Dodge rode up on horse
back and commanded his wife to go
home. This she refused to do. where
upon Dodge dismounted. walked
toward the buggy and drew gun, fir
ing five shots The firing frightened
the horse hitched to the buggy. He
began plunging. and both women fell
from the vehicle into the gutter near
the curbing. Mrs. Dodge was dead
and Mrs. Mckinney died within two
minutes.
Mrs. Dodge was hit by two bullets,
one taking effect in the left side OF
her neck and the other in the left side
of her head near the ear. Mrs. Nc
Kinney was struck above the left ear.
the ball passing through and lodging
beneath the skin of the skull on the
right side.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodge were married
about eighteen months ago and his
wife is said to have come from lndi-
ana.
Dodge and his wife had not been liv-
ing together for several weeks. Trou-
bic is said to have arisen over the at
tentions which Mrs. Dodge received
from Jim Flynn, prize fighter
Dodge is a half owner OF the Eclipse
livery and is one of the most promi-
nent horsemen in this part OF the
country.
Mrs. Maud Mckinney was the wife
of C, II. Mckinney, who turned states
evidence in the train wrecking case
against Sherman Parker. She was
Miss Maud Weir and her mother runs
a rooming house in independence. Her
father is dead. She has brother Nv
ing somewhere in the state. She haa
been married about four years and
was twenty-six years old. She was
prominent witness in the trial against
Parker. corroborating the testimony oil
her husband.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
peported Miners at Holly.

Denver, June ia News special
from Holly, Colo, last night says
About forty of the deported miners
from Cripple Creek are still in Holly.
Thirty-five of them left last night for
the west, presumably Colorado
Springs. or as near Cripple Creek and
Victor as they cared to go until quiet
is restored in the riotous district.
They are getting out of town in small
punches, some paying fare and others
going in box cars. THE deported men
during their stay here have been as
quiet as the home citizens and dis
cuss the situation freely. A number
of the unmarried men intend to seek
work in the harvest fields near this
place and in western Kansas.
AS near as can be learned it appears
that the executive committee of the
Western Federation of Miners in Den
yer does not want the deported men to
at once return to Denver or the min
ing camps.
The men are being cared for and
meals furnished by the hotel and res
taurants here. and several of the de-
ported men stated to-day that the
Western Federation is putting up
money to foot the bills.
A number who left last night for
the west were evidently furnished
money by friends in Victor and Grip
pie Creek, as it was given out by one
of the men this morning that the
Western Federation is not ready to re-
move the entire lot and they may
have to remain here several days.
The rumor that the Salvation Army
people of Amity colony, four miles
west of Holly, were rendering aid to
the deported men is false, as is also
the rumor that Prowers county will be
asked to foot any bills that the men
incur at hotels or restaurants. They
are being looked after by their sympa-
thizers in the Federation.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT SUFFERS
WEEK OF MURDER, RIOT AND TERROR

1t was designed to work at some dis
tance. the same as the revolver which
caused the independence explosion.
Easterly, who Is strong union man,
has disappeared and his whereabouts
are unknown.
Second only to the Independence dy-
Mantle outrage was the wrecking of the
Office of the Victor Record. The paper.
which has been strong advocate OF
unionism for some time contained an
editorial in which it stated that the
strike was ill-advised and that it should
be called off. The result was that the
following night eight men entered the
Office, stuck UP" the employees and de-
molished every bit of machinery with a
sledge hammer they brought into the
building.
The Goldfield aldermen, all sympa
thizers of the union. were arrested
some time ago and yesterday after
noon. under pressure from the Citizens
Alliance. they resigned their Positions
and other men were elected in their
stead. Upon condition of resigning the
men We're given a chance to leave the
district, of which each availed himself.
Day Marshal j. X. Brothers and Night
Marshal Robert Mccarthy of Goldfeld
were yesterday afternoon given twenty
four hours to leave the district. If they
have not left of their own volition they
will be deported by the military.
General Bell is satisfied that the mil
i,ary can be withdrawn by the middle
of next week. Tomorrow morning ev
cry mine in the district will resume OPP
erations. General Bell says. it is being
currently rumored. that the soldiers are
to be returned home in few days and
martial law declared off to see if the
deported men return. Should they re-
turn, it is said, they will not be es-
corted out of the district, but hung to
the nearest trees and telegraph poles.
In addition to shutting down the
Portland mine. General Bell has issued
proclamation closing the Morgan
lease and the Winchester lease of the
Gedge property, near Elkton, and the
Pride of Cripple Creek mine. These
properties were closed without trou
BILE. General Bell had heard there was
seventy-five so-called Objectionable
men employed on the properties and.
after issuing the suspension proclama-
ton, he ordered Lieut.. James T. Wal
lace. in command of a squad of sixteen
guards. to arrest the miners. Instead
of finding seventy-five men, as expect
ed. the guards found but six. who were
arrested. The Pride of Cripple Creek
mine has already closed and only an
engineer and two men were working
on each of the two other properties.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
General Bells Statement.

Cripple Creek. Colo. June 13.-Fol-
lowing are extracts from telegram
sent out by General Bell yesterday. in
answer to question as to his reasons
for deporting men to another state and
what crimes they had committed:
II deported these men from the
Cripple Creek district because in my
judgment 1t was a military neces-
sity.
Il sent them to the Kansas line be-
cause l believed it to be the most eff
fective method OF Kidding Teller coun-
ty and the state of Colorado of an or
ganized gang of assassins. dynamiters,
anarchists and lawbreakers.
More than that. l sent them out of
the district for their own safety. Mar
tial law and the presence of the mill
tary is all that has prevented these
men from being lynched by the indig-
nant citizens of Teller and Ell Paso
counties. My men have even taken
ropes from their necks and saved
them.
THE deportation was the quickest
way of restoring peace. | don't want
these men in Colorado They are the
leaders and participants in the insur-
rection now existing in the Cripple
Creek district and it is my business
to break that up. That is exactly
what | propose to do.
For ten years they have had this
county terroriZed. Since the begin
ming of the strike last August thirty
eight non-union men have been muir
dered. They dynamited the Vindicat-
or mine and caused two deaths. They
placed 300 pounds of dynamite under
the Independence station and muir
dered fourteen men and hopelessly
crippled twenty others.
"They tampered with the machinery
on Strattons Independence mine. an
English corporation. and dropped fif-
teen men 1.400 feet to the bottom of a
shaft. The remains were picked up in
little pieces. All of the men killed in
these instances were men who would
not affiliate with their organization,
and all of the mines damaged had re-
fused to employ members of the
Western Federation of Miners.
Il took charge of the district last
week and proceeded to clean it up.
Il had more than 300 men thrown
into the bullpen and | had every one
of them put through the 'sweatboX.
The confessions they made were ap-
palling
To-day | have absolute proof that
Will send dozen local Federatlon
leaders to the scaffold and twice as
many to the penitentiary.
The men l deported were Indirect
ly concerned in these crimes. Those 1
am keeping are directly concerned.
"Forty-siX Of the agitators now in
my custody have voluntarily request
ed that they may be deported to some
safe place / am going to send them
out with 100 more tomorrow. l am
going to fumigate this district and
the state before | finish.
Il am going to Danish the agitators
and then | will establish military
quarantine that will keep them ban
ished."
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Train Robbers At Large.

Denver. June IA News special
from Glenwood Springs last night
saws: Sheriff Adams returned late this
evening from Parachute and stated
that he thought that the train robbers
had succeeded in making their escape
for the time being. They were not in
the house which was guarded last
night. and it is now thought that the
report which brought the posse to
Parachute was unfounded and that the
robbers were not in that locality at all.
They have not been seen by any OF
the sheriff's men since the day when
the shooting occurred on Divide creek
which resulted in the death of one OF
the trio. For the time being the
search will be abandoned.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

were armed and entrenched in the
hills. waiting for an opportunity to
march to Victor and storm the armory
building in an effort to release their
brethren from the bull pen. In spe-
cial train with $50 soldiers and depu-
ties. General Bell proceeded to Dunn
VILE, where a pitched battle with the
entrenched miners was fought, in
which John Fl. Carley was shot
through the heart and killed No other
casualties occurred despite the fact that
the soldiers were ambushed in an open
canon.
Public officials in the district favor
able to the Western Federation of Min
ers have been forced to resign and a
number of them throO into the bull
pen. while new officers in sympathy
with the Citizens Alliance and Mine
Owners Association were appointed to
succeed them. A committee of citizens
was appointed by General Bell to in
quire into the records of the men un-
der arrest and make recommendations
as to their disposition.
The upshot was that twenty-seven
miners were deported. This was fol-
lowed with another deportation of sew
enty-five to the Colorado-K kansas line
Friday afternoon. In the meantime
the Portland mine was closed by order
OF the military and a number of min
ers on that property arrested and
thrown into the bull pen. General Bell
has the hearty assistance of the sher-
iff, Ed Bell, who was appointed in
place of II. w. Robertson, who re-
signed under pressure.
The coroner's jury which investisat-
ed the Independence depot horror re-
turned a verdict charging that the
crime was the result of conspiracy
entered into by members of the West
ern Federation of Miners melted by
certain officers of that organization.
Another important event in the his
tory of the past week was the signing
OF a petition by the merchants of the
district pledging themselves not to en-
play in the future sympathizers of the
Western Federation of Miners. Ameri-
can Labor Union and Cripple Creek
District Trades and Labor Assembly.
The petition was signed by nine out OF
every ten merchants.
Friday afternoon X. c. Sterling. the
detective of the Mine Owners Associa-
ton. found what he claimed to be an
Internal machine in the home of w. b.
Easterly at Altman. According to the
detective, the machine is in the shape
of an electric battery and operates
by means OF pumping apparatus.
There seems to be a place to attach a
wire. which has led to the belief that
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

Denver June 12.-The Posts Cripple
Creek correspondent last night gives
the following summary of the events
Of the past week in that sorely-afflicted
region:
Undoubtedly the most strenuous week
IL the history of the Cripple Creek
mining district closed tonight. During
the week there was not moment that
was not of the most exciting nature.
The excitement began with the lnde-
pendence atrocity early Monday MORN
ing, when a planted piece of dynamite
blew up the depot platform and hurled
into eternity eleven miners and injured
eleven others Since then two of the
injured have died and number of 9TH
ers may yet succumb.
Monday afternoon Roxie McGee was
killed in the mass meeting fight at the
corner of Fourth street and Victor ave-
1iue. j. ID. Davis, who was injured
with others. died during the night and
the fight will probably cost the life OF
two others. The rioting started while
Secretary C. c. Hamlin of the Mine
Owners Association was addressing
mass meeting called by the citizens.
Chris Miller began the rioting by start
ing fight with bystander. Miller
fired into the air. whereupon the shoot
Ing became general, lnCluulHS, IL is
said shot from Victor Miners Union
hall, across Fourth street, and from the
Union store, across Victor avenue. This
affair led to second riot. The military
was sent for and for a half hour
poured lead into the Victor Union Min
ers' hall from the roof of building
opposite. 1t was only. after contin-
ucus fire that the miners surrendered.
Three miners were wounded in the
shooting, none seriously. Michael
O'Connell. the city marshal, who was
removed from duty during the day, and
who was responsible for the arming
of the men who fired from Miners hall,
was arrested, together with all the
miners in the building.
Tuesday martial law was declared by
Acting Governor Haggott, and Ad1u-
tant General Bell placed in command of
hundred troops and nearly twice that
number of deputies who We're sworn in
for the occasion. Wholesale arrests
were made and the Citizens Alliance
and Mine Owners Association made no
secret of the fact that they intended
driving the members of the Western
Federation of Miners and their sympa-
thizers out of the district.
, General Bell arrived early Wednes-
day morning and the battle of Dunnville
was fought during the afternoon OF the
same day. General Bell had been in
formed that a large number of miners
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
Rainy Season Approachina.

Lao Yang. June II delayed il
ransmission) Intense heat has set
in and the rivers are drying up. The
rocks are red hot. This is the pre-
cursor of heavy rainy season.
The abandoned Japanese entrench-
ments at Vafangow and Vafandien are
beautifully constructed and contain
separate huts for officers and non
commissioned officers.
The Japanese forces are moving
south, united. from Pulandien to Kin
Chou. In retreating they destroyed
the railway line at several places and
there are indications, also, that they
mined the track. They did not how
ever. destroy the railway station. the
wells or ice houses, nor did they burn
the coal. The Japanese have published
an offer of a reward of $375 Tor the
head of each translator serving with
the Russian army.
The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17

Miss M. Cartledge gives some
helpful advice to young girls.
Her letter is but one of thou
sands which prove that nothing
is so helpful to young girls who
are just arriving at the period Of
womanhood as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
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table Compound too highly, for it
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first menstrual period, l felt so weak
and dizzy at times could not pursue
my studies with the usual interest.
My thoughts became sluggish, had
headaches, backaches and sinking
spells, also pains in the back and lower
limbs. In fact, was sick all over.
Finally, after manyother remedies
had been tried, we We're advised to get
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and i am pleased to say
that after taking it only two weeks,
wonderful change for the better took
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am indeed glad to tell my experience
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The Springfield herald., 1904-06-17
No Relief for Port Arthur.

st. Petersburg, June 13.-Relief is
felt in military circles at the remova
of dissension in military circles. 1t is
understood that the sole responsibility
devolves upon General Kuropatliin and
that no serious attempt will be made
to relieve Port Arthur.
1t is reported that the VladivostoR
squadron now consists of three cruis
ers and four ironclads. 1t is therefore
presumed that the squadron has eff
fected a junction with some of the
Port Arthur vessels.
The newspapers report that there is
great distress in Vladivostok arising
from the enhanced prices of foods and
it is feared that the stock of petroleum
and candles is giving out.
Twelve trains are arriving daily at
Lao Yang with reinforcements.