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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-12
Los parties Gle Ba
guerra de Oriente
JapOneses en- retirada

Nueva York, lunes.-Dicen los parties reci-
bidos de la guerra de Oriente que el eiercito del
general Kuropatkin avanza contra los japoneses
batiendoos en- toda l1nea.
Ell gobierno de Toxic ha dado ordenes ter
minantes sus tropas de continuar ell avance
hacia Ell Norte, avsandole el envio de nuevos
refuerZos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-12
EB poder. del i11perio
mosC0wita
La artillerla le basta

Nueva York, lunes-Avisan de Mukden
San Petersburgo que ell ejercito moscovita cuen-
ia aun en- la guarnicon de la importante plaza
fuerte con mas de cineuenta mil hombres, que
pueden sar unirse con ell ejercito que persi-
que los japoneses.
La plaza con sus poderosas baterias, tiene
antizada la defensa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-12
Hay que tener paciencia
CuandO saldra la Escuadra

Nueva York, lunes-Informan de Londres
que ha sido contestada la nota del gabinete de
Berlin, cursada Ell viernes ultimo en- ell sentido
de que ahora mientras no termine la actual
campala, no es possible emprender negociacio-
mes para permitir ell paso de la escuadra del
Mar Negro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-12
Las sombraS que
Sc anont0nan
Nuevos confiictos que asoman

Nueva York lunes. Avisan los inferm es
que Sc reciben en- esta ciudad que 81 los rusos
mantenen su indication de sacar la escuedra
del Mar Negro, despecEo de los tratados ex1s-
tentes, no sera extrano que surja inmediatamen-
te ell conficto que Sc viene temiendo desde hace
algun TEMPO
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-12
Ia situaci0n politica
franCeSa
No hay crisis total

Nueva York, lunes-En Paris seg1n dicen
los 1timos despachos, contin1a la excitacion a
causa de los t1ltmos sucesos.
No obstante la impopularidad de- algunos
miembros del Gabnete sc tiene la seguridad de
que no Sc presentara la crisis total que llegaron
a anunciar, como inevitable algunos diarios de
Londres.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-12
Una marcE1a nnisteriosa
Las divisiOnes navales rusas

Nueva York, lunes.-Dice TN cablegrama
de Paris que Sc ignora desde hace dos das el ST.
ito en- que sc hallan las divisiones de la escua-
dra rusa que marchan al Extreme Oriente.
Las noticias que sc publican sc fundan en-
suposiciones, pero no sc tiene certeza del sitio
en- que estan los buques.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-12
e patriotisno " In caIr1a
La Escuadra prisionera

Nueva York, lunes-Dicen de San Peters
burgo que la excitacion del pueblo ha entrado
ahora en- un periodic de calma, del que Sc aprove-
cha ell gobierno para reanudar las negociaciones
por la via dlplomatica, fin de que las potencias
autoricen la salida de la escuadra prisionera.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-12-12
Ia rebellion vencida
Desde ell imperio germanico

Nueva York, lunes --Desde Berlin comuni-
can que la rebellion de los hereros esta del todo
acabada despu6s de algunas victorias sucesivas
que han tenidos los alemanes.
Ell imperio germanco ha experimentado
grandes perdidas para dominar esta insurrec
cion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
SEEK TO RECOVER ssoo,ooo.
Suits Against the Continental Trust
 Company of Baltimore.

New York, Sept. 3.-Two actions | seeking to recover $300,0O0 from the | Continental Trust Company of Balti- more were begun in the United States Circuit Court here today. The suits
 were brought by the Central National | Bank of New York, in liquidation, and
 the Merchants Trust Company of New York.
 The first named complainant seeks to recover the sum of $200,000 which 1t paid as a subscriber to the under writing syndicate of the United States Cotton Duck Corporation. The Mer- chants Trust Company In promoting
 the United States Cotton Duck cor
 poration. used false. fraudulent and deceitfuI" representations to induce them to subscribe to It's underwriting syndicate, with an intent to deceive and defraud them"
 According to the two complaints the defendant in 1899 undertook to pro- mote the Mount Vernon and Woodber- ry Cotton Duck Company and issued for the latter $9.500,o00 of its stock to purchase certain cotton duck manu- featuring plants in Mount Vernon, Bal timore, Laurel. Franklinville. Md, Tal- lahassee, Fla, Columbia S. C.. and New Hartford. Conn. These plants were not worth collectively, the com plainant dllege, over $S,OOO,O00 and were not capable of earning more than 35O0.O00 per annum. The Mount Yer non and Woodberry Cotton Duck Com pany. the complainant also claims, was insolvent and all it's stock and bonds with the exception of its first mort gage bonds, were of little or no mar ketable value. all Of which facts it is contended were well known to the de- fendant corporation.
 The charge is then made that the Ge- fendant. to enable it to sell the stock of the Mount Vernon and Woodberry Cotton Duck Company formed a new corporation which was to take over the property of the Mount Vernon and WoOdberry Company and acquire addi- tional cotton duck manufacturine plants at Manchester, x. r.. LaGrande Ga, Hogansville. Ga, and West Point Ga, and to this end issued stock to inc value of $50.000,000. The total value of the combined plants, 1t was pro- posed to take into the new corporation did not at any time. the complainants declare, exceed the sum of S12.O O00 and collectively were not capabIe of earning more than $750,0O0 per annurn.
 The complainants alleged that thev were induced to invest in the new cor poration on the strength of a printed statement issued by the defendant which purported to show that the new corporation was capable of earning prohf3 sufficient to pay all fixed charges and dividends on it's s5o. 900 oo0 issue of stock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
TROOPS ARE ROBBED
SAN FRANCISCO THIEVES GET THE
 SOLDIERS PAY.
Strong Language Used Fly General MacArthur in Regard to Treat- ment of the Warriors Re-
 turned from Philippines.

Washington, Sept. 3.-The feature of the annual report of Mator-General MacArthur. commanding the Depart ment of California. is the strong Ian guage used in ras. renee to the treat ment fin San Frahcisco of the soldiers returning from the Philippines and mustered out there.
 He says the greatest matter of con- cern which occupied the attention of the department is to get the soldiers returning from the Philippines into pos session of their money due on the final payments and safely out of the city before they can be swindled
 The ingenuity of the criminal classes of San Francisco to effect this purpose, he says, and the simplicity and appa- rent inability of the soldiers to protect themselves are alike amazing. Every thing has been done in the premises that is possible in behalf of the sol . diers interests
 Quoting from Colonel Markley, the chief paymaster, on this subject, Gen eral Macarthur writes:
 The stupidity and imbecility of these short men coming from the Phil ippines. Is almost unbelievable. Young Americans, amply able to take care of themselves anywhere under any cir NN"StdiCcc, "HlIe III service abroad. seem to take leave of their senses when they arrive on United States soil and Willingly become the prey of the sharks found in every big city. Instance and ngures should be given to prove that out of 200 of these men paid off and permitted to go to the city on the even. ing boat, with railroad tickets pur- chased and money orders (payable to themselves at their homes) fifty wouId turn up the next morning robbed of everything, many dangerously injured by blows and drugs. On one occasion out of thirty-one men who foolishly stayed over one night. nineteen turned up next morning, beaten. robbed of tickets, orders and clothes"
 satisfactory wireless telegram svs- tenn has been maintained at Fort Mason and Alcatraz Island. the details being very much improved in design by tne operator in charge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
SAVED BY srAKELBEReps CORPS
Gallant Rife Regiments Check the Ad-
 vancing Japanese.

Gallant Rifle Regiments Check the Ad. vancing Japanese. St. Petersburg, Sept. 3.-Lieutenant- General Sakharoff, in a report to the general staff, dated September 2. says. Today our troops assaulted the heights of Sykwantun, and after a des- perate fight we captured the whole chain. but immediately made the dis covery that we had to deal with a strong Japanese force with a front ex- tending from Yentai to the river Taitse "A detachment under Major General Orion, which was guarding the Yenta, mines, advanced a short distance bu. meeting the Japanese superior in fore and in strong position, had to retire Major General Orloff was wounded, but the danger of the enemy's moye- ment was averted by his return to the station at Yentai.
 The gallant regiments of the Sibe- rian rife corps came up and General anese. In this fight the brave com mander of the second Siberian regi- ment. Colonel Ozerosky, was severely wounded.
 At g o'clock in the evening there was lull in the fighting all along the line, and the only firing heard was the boom of guns at Liaoyang. According to a telephone report the garrison at Liaoyang repulsed the second Japanese attack.
 Tn order to ascertain the enemy's strength, two regiments on the west front were ordered to attack. After 8 fierce fight it was discovered that the enemy opposing the two regiments was more than two divisions strong.
 The losses to the Russian army have not been ascertained exactly but ac- cording to the latest account they ex- ceed 5000 In killed or wounded.
 At 3:45 D. m. the first Japanese shell fell in Liaoyang and was followed by a hail of projectiles which swept the railway station and the suburbs If the town itself Fortunately, the sta tion was empty all the rolling stock having been removed. The first per sons wounded were seven subjects of charity, a physician. several Chinese and a commisslriat non commissioned officer.
 By o'clock in the evening several fires had been caused by the lombard ment and the booming of the guns fol- lowed our train as It carried off tI,e wounded
 The Russian casplties in the fight ing of August 31 and September are stated to amount to 1000. The enemy lost double or treble that number.
 Japanese prisoners appear to be worn out"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
ARKANSAS CAMPAIGN CLOSES.
Republicans Hope to Reduce the Uusual
 Democratic Majority

Little Rock. Ark, Sept 3.-The State campaign closed today and the election for State and county officers will be held Monday. An active canvass has been made by both Democrats and Re publicans and the latter are claimed tonight that they will materially reduce the usual Democratic majority.
 Other than a nominee for Governor, Harry H. Myers, the Republicans have no State candidates Governor Jef- ferson Davis Is the Democratic nominee for q third term. The other candidates for Governor are J. E. Williams, Prohbitionist, and William Penrose, Socialist. The Democratic State ticket. except for Governor, has no op- position.
 Two proposed amendments to the constitution will be voted on. One increases the number of Supreme Court judges from five to six and the other empowers first and second class cities to issue bonds for public Improvements
 Approximately 150,O00 votes will be boiled. and the Democratic managers claim that Governor Davis will have plurality of 30, 900 or more. The Re- publican managers claim that many Democrats will vote for Myers and the later will receive a large vote.
 While State issues have figured largely in the campaign Governor Davis, in his speeches throughout the State. has empha sized the race question He has voluntarily pledged himself to recommend to the legislature that the school funds be divided so as to make the negro public school dependent upon taxes paid by the negroes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
IS
 ABANDONED Russians Compelled to
 Quit the Town. BURN THE IMMENSE STORES Magazine Blown Up to Pre- vent Their Capture. Stakelberg, After Saving General Orioff's Detachment, Allows His
 Corps to Re Cut on from
 the Main Army.

St. Petersburg, Sept. s.-A dispatch has been received here from General Kuropatkin announcing that he has ordered his army to evacuate Liaoyang and withdraw northward. the Japanese taking possession of the town. The Russians blew up the magazines and set fire to the army stores and pro- visions at Liaoyang before evacuating that place.
 General Kuropatkin says the first Siberian army corps which during the past five days suffered considerable loss, has been obliged to retire several kilometres westward as the result of the Japanese attack on Sykwantun, hence the order to evacuate Liaoyang.
 General Kuropatkin says further:
 "On the night of September 1, Gen eral Kuroki attacked Slkwantun, eleven miles east of Liaoyang, and captured majority of the Russian positions. the evacuation of which was compelled on the night of September 2, the Russians retiring six miles distant
 General Orion Wounded.
 Tne hrst Siberian army corps was almost surrounded. This corps preyi- ously saved OrIoff's detachment by at tacking the Japanese flank when Gen eral Orloff was threatened with anni- hilation. General Orloff was seriously wounded
 The following report has been re- cefved from General Kuropatkin, dated September 8:
 The enemy Friday night attacked and seized most of the positions occu- pied by our troops at Sykwantun and the troops holding the positions in question retired to rear guard posi- tion at the villages of Shansuntin and Shitshanga.
 The same night the first Siberian army corps. which had sustained heavy losses during the last five days and which was in danger of having its flank turned owing 10 the enemy's su- perior forces. retired several kiIome- ters to the westward.
 Tn these circumstances I ordered Li- aoyang evacuated and the troops to retire northwsrd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
A HOT FIGHT IN ALABAMA The Republicans Will En-
 liyen Things. INTERVIEW OF C. w. SCOTT Every Congressional District
 Will Be Contested. The Campaign Committee Is Also De- termined Upon wasing Vigorous War Upon the Democrats of
 Tennessee.
INTERVIEW OF C. w. SCOTT

New York. Sept. 3.-According to a rumor which has been current for some time, the Republicans intend to make an active campaign in Southern States. particularly in some of the congress sional districts. Tennessee, Democrats have informed the managers that hot gubernatorial fight Is on in that State. They say the liquor question Is the main issue and that 1t is used in such a shape as to endanger the Democratic candidate for governor as well as some of the Democratic congressional can- didates.
 At Republican national headquarters today Charles w Scott, Alabama mem. Der of the national committee, said that the Republicans would make a vigorous campaign in every congress sional district and would open a State campaign in Birmingham. September 15.
 E. R. Gundy. who has been nomi- mated for congress in the Tampa. Fla, district says he will canvass every county in his district and he even talk ed about being elected on the tariff is- sue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
CHECK TO KURoPATkIN.
French Critics Believe Russians Have
 Received Severe Blow

Paris, Sept. 2.-The battle of Ljao- yang attracts intense interest and anx- iety among the French officials and public generally as likely to prove the turning point of the war.
 The Foreign Office construes the lat est advices received here as sbowins that General kuropatkin has suffered serious check, though not We, amounting to defeat or a rout The offticals continue to say that he ia ex ecuting plan Of slow withdrawals to- wards Mukden, giving dogged resist ance.
 Military experts point out that the magnitude of the battle is greater ,ba,, any fought during the Franco-Gc war, the siege of Metz involving 95o 000 men on both sides, whereas tboro were over 4OO,o00 at LiaoyanR. Tbo Figaro says it is the greatest feh, since the battle of Leipsic
 The newspapers here print The Rerii,, Tageblatt's statement that King Ed wards visit to the Emperor of Austrja brought out mediation movement to which the United States and France are parties. When questioned on tbe subject today the Foreign Office here replied:
 owing to the frequency of such re- ports you are authorized to state tha, France has had absolutely no comn,n- nication with Russia up to the nrasen, relative to mediation"
 The authorities here are hopine for an early determination of the status of the Russian cruiser Di -na now at Saigon, but reports toda show that she is still here, with her crew on N~Ard that she has not entered the re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
DEMOCRATIC HANDBOOK.
Judge Parker Looks at the Work of
 the Committee.

Esopus. N. r., Sept. S.-Josiab Quincy. former Mayor of Boston and manager of the literary bureau of the Democratic National Committee in the 1892 campaign. came to Rosemount to- day bringing with him proof sheets of the Democratic campaign handbook. MT Quincy and MT. Parker went through a great mass of the proof. but the Judge would make no statement regarding the conference or the work on the handbook.
 Upon leaving Rosemount, Mir. Quin- cy said that the compilation of the handbook Is practically completed, but the printing has been delayed. The book will consist of about 500 pages and the first edition will be of 10000 copies. The Committee in charge of the work consists of MT. Quincy, George s. Parker and Representative Cowherd, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Committee. The Com mittee has Teen entrusted with other documentary work needed by the Ma tional Committee.
 ton with the handbook Mir. Quincy said he did not want the idea to get abroad that the candidate is exercising a censorship. although 1t Is Iikely that a number of revisions will be made as the result of his examination of the proofs.
 Massachusetts politics was discussed by Mir. Quincy to some extent and he expressed the belief that a Democratic Governor would be elected in the Bay State. He said that the Republicans have been weakened by party dissen- sions and the reciprocity issue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
DEATH OF c. F. PARK.
Head of the Bradstreet Company Ex-
 pfrcs in London,

pircs In London.
 New York, Sept. 3.--Charles Finney Clark. President of the Bradstreet Company, died in London, England, to- day of heart failure, presumably caus- ed by an attack of indigestion.
 MT. Clark was born in Preble, N. Y. August 30. 1886. He was the son of the Rev. Gardner Clark. was educated at Homer N. r., academy. and studied law in the office of Crane & Wesson, of De- troit. For a time he published a city directory and was ussoeiated with Carl schurz in the publication of The De- troit Post.
 MT. Clark, however, found his life work in the development of Brad streets Mercantile Agency. being suc- cessively superintendent of the Phila- delphia, Detroit and Boston offices and general manager with headquarters at New York. The business was incor- porated in 1876 as the Bradstreet Com pany, MT Clark becoming secretary and later president. He was vice-president of the Washington Trust Company. a director of the American Cotton oil. Niagara Falls Power and Cataract Construction Companies. He was a member of many social and business clubs. among them being the American Geographical Society and the Union League and Metropolitan Clubs MT. Clark was also a well known iayman in the Episcopal Church. He leaves a widow, who was Miss Ellen NJ Fogg of Providence, one son, Charles Martin Clark. and two daughters, Mrs. Henry P Ross and Miss Ella Clark. The body will be brought back on the Oceanic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
OLYMPIC GAMES END.
Splendid Tournament Was That Held
 at the WOrldea Fair.

SRlGnUhO tournament wHh Nm0N BIekO at the Worlds Fair.
 St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 3.--After a meet probably unequaled in the sporting an nals of this or any other country, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition revival of the worlds famous Olympic games, has taken its place in history, made noteworthy by the clean, sportsman like conduct of the competing athletes. no less than by it's brilliant array of broken worlds and Olympic records.
 With the finish of the international team race, the last event on today s card. the 1904 Olympiad came to an end. The weather was ideal, and the immense stadium was packed to it's capacity and many hundreds were standing in the field.
 During the four-mile international race the special prize cups were award ed to the winners of the several olym pic championship events by the donors.
 Owing to protests made by the Chi cago Athletic Association, the award of the magnificent loving cup. emblem attic of the Olympic championship. wns not made to the athletic association whose representatives scored the most points in Olympic championship events. The final score. according to tho cfficia1 figures of the first four clubs is follows:
 New York Athletic Club. e3; Chicago Athletic Association, 59; Milwaukee Athletic Club, 46; Greater New York Irish Athletic Association, 31.
 The Chicago Association. however, has protested the entry of John R. De Witt of the New York Athletic Club, who won second place in the 16-pound hammer event and the New York Ath- letic Club tug of war team, which fin- fshed fourth in that event
 The result of these protests will be. unless the charges are withdrawn, that the awarding of the championship cup will he dealyed until after the meeting of the governing board of the amateur athletic union In New York next No- vember
 Should the protests be allowed bv that body, 1t will result in a tie as De Witt won three points and the tug of war team one point for the New York club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
BAD EFFECTS OF STRIKE.
Commercial Supremacy of MarseiIiea
 Threatened by Labor Trouble.

Marseilles. Sept. 3.-The commercial supremacy of Marseilles. the second city in France. is threatened with ex- tinction owing to the continuance of the strike and the tie up of the entire marine industry
 Much traffic has already been divert ed to Spanish and Italian ports. The strikers today sought to interrupt the street traffic and troops were called to disperse the rioters
 The steamship companies, including the French trans-Atlantic Companv refused to yield until the sailors con- sent to submit to the discipline of their commanders.
 M. Le Roy Beaulieu, the eminent sociologist has written a letter sav- ing that American travellers are giving up traveling on French. preferring Ger man and British vessels owing to fears of their lack of discipline, which Is now the main issues of the Marseilles strike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
FIGHTING AT PORT ARTHUR.
Desperate Assaults Continue to be Made
 by the Japanese.

ChefoO, Sept. so A. M)-On the night of August %, the Japanese sur prised the worn out Russians al Pail chuang and inflicted severe loses. The Russians retired and the Japanese oc- cupied their position. The next morning at three o'clock the Japanese, moving from their new vantage ground in heavy force, des- perately assaulted Palichaung and an adjoining fort repeatedly until one o'clock in the afternoon, when they were compelled 10 retire, losing over three thousand men.
 Finding these forts impregnable, the Japanese forces at o'clock hurled themselves to another fort near Palichuang. By hand to hand fight ing they succeeded in driving out the Russians and occupying their positions at ' o'clock in the morning. Artillery was brought up and desperate efforts were made to make the position secure. but after enduring for seven hours artillery fire from the other forts. the Japanese were compelled to retire.
 The Japanese succeeded. however. in rnderIng the position useless to the Russians and 1t is now unoccupied. Ii is believed that the weakening of the