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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
WOMEN ATTACKED BY DOG.
Maddened Animal Choked to Death By q
Young Man.

Easton, Pa. (SpeciaD With his
arms torn and bleeding and his cloth
ing literally clawed from his body,
Arthur Smith, leader of the Able OPP
era House Orchestra, choked mad
bulldog to death after struggle which
lasted for 20 minutes Sunday after
noon, thereby saving Misses Sue and
Mary Danner from being badly Bit
ten or killed
The young women, who are daugh-
tiers of State Senator Thomas Danner
were accompanying Smith for walk
and they allowed their fathers pet
bulldog to go along with them. When
the young people were on their way
home they noticed the dog acted
strangely. Suddenly the animal be-
gan to growl, and couple of mo-
ments later it made vicious attack
upon Miss Sue Banner. Selling =
club, Smith struck the dog and caused
it to break its hold upon its victim.
Launching itself through the air, the
dog then hurled itself at Miss Mary
banners throat.
Again did Smith force the dog aside
Springing to one side as the infuri-
ated brute advanced, the young mu-
sician caught the canine by the back
of its neck A second later both
hands surrounded the bulldogs throat
Then began terrific battle. Fight
ing until it tore all the flesh upon
the arms of its conqueror, the brute
only showed great strength. and
Smith began to suffer from exhaus
tion. But the musician kept firm
grasp on its neck. at the same time
warning the young ladies to flee. They
were unable to move for 20 minutes
while the fight lasted. At the end OF
that time the dog had been choked
to death.
The musician was so exhausted by
his efforts that he was not able TO re-
turn to his home until late in the
evening
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
Latest Results of the Great Battle.

Monday night, at the close OF the
eighth day of the frightful battle of
the Shakhe River, Manchuria, the Rus
slams had at last turned back the tide
of defeat and had gained slightly since
Sunday.
General Kuropatkin has not only
held the line of the Shakhe, to which
he has been withdrawing his exhaust
ed and beaten men, but has actually
recrossed the river and regained pos
session of strip of ground south of
it, which will act, to some extent, as
a buffer in protecting the withdrawal
of his supply train. The capture of IS
Japanese guns is claimed.
While the center and the right wing
of Kuropatkin continue to mold the
Japanese at bay, his left wing, which
led the advance at the battles begin
ming, has not been heard from in
three days This leads to fears for its
safety, though Toxic does not report
any new successes in this direction
According to one theory, the left wing
is again advancing.
1t turns out that this column had
really occupied the passes which were
the key to its success, when on Thurs
day orders came to retreat, presum
ably caused by failure of plans in
some other direction.
General Oku's army on the left of
the Japanese-the Russian right-has
won control of the railroad almost as
far north as the village of Shakhe. 1t
has dealt a series of sledgehammer
blows which broke the obstinate re-
sistance of the Russians, but not un-
til General Kuropatkin's baggage and
ammunition train had been saved. Oku
is eager to push on to Mukden, and is
advancing by way of the Great Man
DARN road in an effort to strike the
Russians in the rear and cut off their
retreat.
An official Japanese estimate of the
Russian forces engaged in the battle
puts them at 100000 infantry 2oooc
cavalry and $50 guns. Allowing for
the artillerymen necessary to handle
this great mass of cannon, there would
be a total of more than 100000 men.
In addition to those engaged in the
battle" Kuropatkin has large forces
at Mukden and Tie Pass, bringing his
probable total up to $4,000 men.
A dispatch from correspondent
with the headquarters of General No
gi's army, in front. of Port Arthur,
is the first detailed statement of the
operations by the Japanese subsequent
TO the battle OF Nanshan Hill. 1t
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
DEADLY WORK OF FIREBUG
Six Lives We're Lost and a Number
Injured.
MOST OF VICTIMS WERE CHILDREN.
Many Lives lmperiIed by Some lucendiary
Who Set Fire to New York Tenement.
house, Number Rescued With Their
Clothes Attire and Their Hair Sin ied-Twelve
Families 10 Building.

New York (SpeciaD Six lives were
lost, nearly score of persons were
injured and the lives of more than
hundred others were endangered If
an early morning tenement-house FIRE
in the Williamsburg section OF Brook
lyn. With one exception all the dead
are children. Incendiaries are thought
to have been responsible for the fatal
FIRE, and this theory is strengthened
by the fact that while the fremen
were at work on the blaze alarms
were turned in for two other fires in
the immediate neighborhood.
Twelve families comprising 100 per-
sons were asleep in the big five-story
double tenement-house when the
flames were discovered When the
alarm was sounded through the house
the men and women, some OF the lat
ter with babies in arms. others with
little BOYS and girls clinging to the
nightclothes OF their mothers. ran to
the hallway There they were met
with great clouds of choking smoke
while the flames were rapidly closinl'
in about them. Before the fremen ar
rived police rcservs from nearby
station had rescued many persons
from the blazing building. When
the fremen came human lines were
formed from the ire-escapes and the
screaming women and children were
lowered to the pavement. The flames
burst from windows all about them
and the clothes of many Of them were
burned from their bodies. Their hair
was singed and their bodies burned
At the same time firemen with scaling
ladders had reached the roof and were
carrying down to salty the frenzied
women and children, who had been
driven from the blazing rooms. Many
persons unable to reach either roof or
fre-escape were taken from windows
through which the flames were be-
ginning to pour The five Warkolsky
children were found huddled in blaz-
ing room by fireman. Their night
clothes were burning, their hair burn
ed from their heads and their bodies
blistered They were taken to hos
pital in a serious condition, and two
of them succumbed. The rescucrs suf-
fered severely from the smoke and
heat
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
Sorrow That clouded His Life.

Sorrow That Clouded His Life.
King George of Saxony was 6a
years old. but had reigned only since
June, 1902, when he succeeded his
brother Albert.
His later life was marked by a great
sorrow, the elopement of Crown Prin-
cess Louise with NJ Giron, Belgian
tutor of her elder sons. Louise was
an Austrian princess and was married
to Crown Prince Frederick in Vienna
November IL, 1891.
European court circles were startled
in the middle of December, 1902, by
the announcement of her disappear
ance from her fathers palace at Salz-
burg on the night of December II-I2
The Saxon Court at Dresden, which
she had left two days previously, an
nounced that the flight was the result
of mental arrangement, but it soon ap-
peared that she had eloped by ar
rangment with M. Giron. with whom
she had CARRIED on an intrigue for
some months.
The Princess for time refused all
overtures from her family made to
her at Geneva, where she took up hen
residence with NJ Giron.
According to the laws of the Saxon
royal house, special divorce court
was appointed at Dresden and di
vorce was granted to the Crown
Prince The Emperor OF Austria, as
head of the house to which the Prin-
cess belonged. deprived her of all the
rank and privileges she enjoyed as an
Austrian archduchess. Meanwhile the
Princess and NJ Giron departed for
Mentone. France. but the news of
the serious illness of one of the
Princess children, of whom there are
FIVE. caused her to hurry back to
Geneva. Her lawyers applied to the
Saxon Court for permission for her
return to see the child, but this was
refused.
The Princess later entered sana-
forum at Nyon, Switzerland. She
was under the especial care OF her
brother, Arehduke Leopold Ferdinand
of Austria. who at the time of her
departure from Salzburg fled with her,
accompanied by a Vienna beauty.
Fraulein Wilhelmina Adamovich, the
daughter of a commoner, whom he
admired
Had not Princess Louise eloped she
would now be Queen.
King George was known for his
military tastes and considerate treat
ment of private soldiers. He was
commander for 80 years OF the Twelfth
Army Corps, which is Saxony's con-
tingent to the imperial armies In this
position he sternly put down the mis-
treatment of soldiers by officers and
severely punished petty brutalities on
the part of subalterns. His secret de-
cree on the subject of 1901 attracted
great attention when the Vorwaerts
divulged it. The King played the pi-
ano, had good taste and technical I'm
ish and often gave musical parties at
his house. where he and his daughter,
Princess Mathilde, played duets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
60 900 MEN FALL IN SEVEN DAYS BAT Tie
The japanese Still lnfIiCtng Terrible Punishment on
the Russians
AWFUL TRAGEDY AN APPEAL FOR PEACE.
kurOpakn Though Dealt One Of The Most Staggering Blows In The His
tory Of War. Attacks On The Right With Ills Terribly
Exhausted Army. Hoping To Save Himself
From The Disagree Of ROu.

War in its most frightfui aspect is
pictured in the latest reports which
come from the field below Mukden,
Manchuria, where the Japanese have
dealt Russian pride and power one
of the most staggering blows ever
administered by an army.
Already $500 Russian dead have
been counted on the field. with Gen
eral Nodzu's army still to hear from.
Field Marshal Oyama estimates that
his enemy's total dead will exceed
10000. 1t is calculated in Toxic that
the Russian killed and wounded SO
far number fully 10000 and those of
the Japanese 10000. Marshal Oya-
ma calls this gigantic struggle "the
battle of the Shakhe River"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
FIERCE BATTLE AT MIDNIGHT.
Struggle Continues on Monday, the Eighth
Day OF Its Progress.

Mukden, Manchuria (By Cable).-
The battle was renewed and contin-
ued throughout Sunday night, being
especially heavy at midnight.
The Russians retain their position
along the Shakhe River and have
made frequent attacks upon the Japa-
nese, capturing six of the latter's
guns. The eastern army is helping
the western forces.
There has been heavy artillery fire
all day. The fighting is now conferred
on the plain.
The Japanese, who are in enormous
forces, have a great advantage in
knowing the topography of the coun-
try. They show a desperate courage.
The Japanese have suffered terrible
losses, but bear them with perfect
equanimity. Their energy seems un-
bounded, and they continue the ag-
gressive increasingly.
In some cases it is absolutely inn
possible to move trains loaded with
wounded, and the unfortunate soldiers
have to be kept here. The whole hos
pital staff is displaying the greatest
courage and fortitude. working day
and night. Many, after working SEEM
ingly to the limit of human endur-
ance, have gone to the front to con-
tinue their work under fire, replacing
those incapacitated on the firing line.
Every road converging on Mukden is
crowded with vehicles transporting
the wounded, who are being sent
north by wagon road, as well as by
rail, to Hardin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21

large. The enemy's loss in this direc-
ton must exceed 10000. Among the
trophies reported captured are 200
shells, E ammunition wagons and much
uncounted munitions The enemy 5
loss in the direction of the center and
left armies is under investigation"
More Than 10000 Dead.
A later report says:
According to news from the CEN
ter army, $50 prisoners were taken
October 10. The Russian dead, under
investigation on that day, will reach
500. October IS the eneny's dead
totaled 1000 One hundred prisoners
were taken, together with rifles, cam
non and wagons. The total Russian
dead left in front of the center army
are estimated at $500"
The grand total OF the enemy's dead
already investigated, the report puts
at $3.50, but the Russian losses dur
ing the last two days of fierce en-
gagements-October IA and I5-are
not included in this number. More
over, there are some undiscovered
dead by all of the armies, so that the
enemy's dead left on the field will
reach total of more than 10000.
Fighting on Sunday.
A telegram received from the Man
churian headquarters late Sunday re-
ports that the fighting has ceased on
the front of the right and the center
armies, but that it continues before
the left army. The report is as fol-
lows:
THE front of the right and center
armies has become quiet, but on the
front of the left army fierce cannonad-
ing continues. In the direction. OF
Litajentua the enemy is inactive. Our
force under General Yamada captured
one gun and two ammunition wagons
during the attack on the heights OF
Santaokangtszu on the night of Oc-
tober IS"
Dispatches from Field Marshal Oya-
ma officially designate the entire en-
gagement since October 10 as the
heretofore unnamed battle of the
Shakhe River"
Fragmentary reports of the losses
of the Japanese forces continue to
arrive. The center column of the left
army lost S officers killed and 20
wounded since October IL. On Octo-
Der IL it lost $50 men. The losses in
men by this column are under in
vestigation. The right column of the
left army lost officer killed and IS
wounded and 500 men killed or wound
ed on October d. The left column
of the left army lost 2 officers killed
and 20 wounded and $50 men killed
or wounded on October ID.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
TRIED TO BLOW UP HIS WIFE.
Popcorn vender Has Both Of His Eyes Blown
Out.

Buffalo. n. Y. (SpeciaD. - Henry
Hogancamp, a driver OF a popcorn
wagon, went to the door of Richard
OdelPs saloon and asked TO see Mar
garet Mari, alleged to be his wife
The woman had left him three weeks
ago to work as cook in the saloon.
Hogancamp asked the woman TO re-
turn to him, and when she refused ha
dropped a paper-covered parcel. A
terrific explosion followed, and To-
foot section of the sidewalk was blown
out into the street. Hogancamp had
both eyes blown out, and the woman
had the flesh torn off her arms TO the
bone.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
APPALLING TOTAL OF DEAD.
Japanese Counting the Piles of Russian
Corpses.

Toxic (SpeciaD There is a strong
appeal for peace in the appalling trag
edy which is now under enactment in
Manchuria.
Both armies have fought ferociously
for week and desperate fighting still
continues. 1t is probable that the
death roll will be largely increased
before the final shot is fired.
The preliminary reports indicate
that about 10000 men of both sides
have been either killed or wounded,
the larger portion of them being Rus
slams, since the armies of the two
belligerents closed in combat.
Before the severe fighting on Octo-
Der Ia General Oku's army alone re-
covered and buried 1000, making the
total number of Russians buried by
the Japanese, with Nodzu's army still
to hear from, $3.50. Applying the
usual calculation and making reason
able allowance for the fighting OF
the I4th and 18th. the Russian losses
will exceed 10000.
Fragmentary reports of Japanese
casualties are coming in. General
Oku, up to and including October IA,
lost $500 men. 1t is estimated that
the total Japanese loss will be fully
10000.
Moved Down by Kuroki.
\ A report dealing with the Russian
loss received from the Japanese field
headquarters says: -.
1.-THE losses sustained by the enemy
opposing our right army (Kuroki's)
so far as ascertained are as follows:
Bodies left near Bensihu, on the
left bank of the Taitse River, $50.
''In front of our Bensihu detach-
ment, 1900.
AT fallen, 800.
"Near Tumentsu, 200.
Before the right column. 200.
Near Kiouinkok and north OF Tu-
mentsu, LOO.
Near Chienlao, 800.
North of Panlassan and near WI
mingsu, $50.
Before the left column, near Sha-
otakou, and northward, 800.
Total, 1850.
"The Number left in other places
has not \been counted yet, but II IS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
TWO REVOLUTIONS ON ONE ISLAND.
Haiti and San Domingo Again Stirred By In
ternal Strife.

Cape Haitien. Haiti. (By Cable).-
The Haitien cxiles have gathered near
the frontier. preparing TO re-enter
Haiti and attempt an Instruction
against President Nord, in favor OF
General Firmin, leader of the insur-
rection of 1902 The Government is
very anxious, and is taking energetic
measures to meet the situation. The
town of Cape Haitien has been pro-
claimed to be under martial law
The revolution in the Republic of
Santo Domingo is extending. Aqua
de Compostela (near the south coasD
and all the department of the South
have declared in favor of Isidora Jim
eneS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
TWELVE DEAD IN SHIPWRECK.
Lifeline Reached the Wentworth, But Was of
No Avail

Chatham. Mass. (SpeciaD.-A small
part of the forward section of the
hull and slanting foremost stand
as mute reminders of the ocean trag
edy enacted here when the three
masted schooner Westworth, of
Moncton, N. B., struck on Chatham
bar during raging northerly gale
and all on board persisted in the ter
rife seas.
OF the IL persons who were on
board the stranded vessel not one
reached the shore alive, although two
bodies were taken from the surf, one
of them that of woman, believed to
be the wife of the captain. With her
three children she was accompanying
her husband on a trip from Hills
boro, n B.. to Newark, N. ].
Little could be done in an effort
to aid the crew of the disabled craft,
as the Cape Cod life-savers from two
stations were unable to launch their
surf boats in the tremendous seas. A
shotline was fired to the schooner,
which lay not much more than 800
yards from shore. There was one
answering pull, and the life-savers
thought that they heard voice above
the roar OF the surf crying "All right"
but beyond this there was no sign
OF life on board the craft
When the wreckage came ashore it
was found that the first line had been
made fast to the wheel of the schoon-
er, and it is believed that heavy sea
swept over the vessel Just as the line
was fastened. and that all the men on
deck were washed overheard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
Broke All Worlds Records.

San Francisco (SpeciaD.-News was
brought to this ely by the gunboat
Bennington that Rear Admiral c. F.
Goodrich's flagship New York, during
her target practice last month in Mag
dalena Bay, Mexico, broke the worlds
record for firing S-inch guns. She
made the greatest score, based on time
and accuracy. ever made with guns
of this caliber either in the American
or any other navy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
Killed By Brother-in-Law.

Richmond, Va. (SpeciaD. = James
Boyle, about 80 years old, was shot
and killed by T. H. Moore, his brother
in-law, aged ~ years, at the home
of the latter here. Boyle had been
drinking and annoying his relatives
for some days. Moore alleges that
he feared that Boyle would kill every
body in the Moore home when he
(Moore) came there, and that after
some words the shooting followed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
Left Ills Widow 5000. 900.

Providence, R. /. Speciality the
will of her husband, Henry Grinnell
Russell. who died 10 days ago, Mrs.
Russell becomes the richest widow
in New England. as the estate is re-
puted to be worth at least $4,000, 900,
The estate will eventually revert to
the Goddard and Brown families, and
young John Nicholas Brown. "the
richest baby in the world" will be,
on the list OF future heirs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.

President Roosevelt removed from
Office Robert S. Rode. supervising in
spector OF the steamboat inspection
service at New York. in accordance
with the report of the Slocum Disas-
ter Commission.
Baroness Bertha Won Sultner. OF Vi
emma. Austria, had a chat with the
President at the White House.
Attorney General Moody was pre-
scented to the United States Supreme
Court by Solicitor General Hoyt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
FINANCIAL.

Japan has purchased 1000 kegs of
wire nails and $4,000 tons OF steel rails
in the United States.
Wheat advanced two cents on the
generally unfavorable reports on crop
conditions in Europe.
Reading common will surely 60 10
$40 within month" declared a lead
ing Lehigh Valley interest.
Manhattan is now selling at its
highest price since Immediately after
Jay Gould's death in 1893.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
BLIND MAN MURDERS TWO.
Then He Ends His Own Life With
Pistol.

Plano, Texas. (SpeciaD.-A triple
tragedy occurred about three and one
half miles east of Plano, when VIII
Cochran, blind man who had been
separated from his wife for about six
weeks, led by his nephew, IS years
old, called at the house of his mother
in-law, entered the front door and
called for his wife. When she sat
down by him he grabbed her, stab
bling her to death with dirk, and then
killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. James
Shelton, 70 years old. He then walked
around the house, stuck his dirk in the
ground, and. pulling out pistol, Shot
himself, dying instantly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
Foreign.

The Italian Minister of War has
addressed a circular to the military
authorities, saying that in the recent
rioting the Extreme party tried to in
duce soldiers to disregard discipline
and rebel. AT Milan the escutcheons
of foreign consulate were defaced
and the ballard burned by an exiled
Russian anarchist.
William O'Brien. in speech at
Cork, declared that home rule was in
the offiing, since it was believed the
Dunraven scheme of an Irish financial
commission had sympathy in official
quarters.
A furious storm has been raging off
the Grand Banks, Newfoundland, and
it is believed many fishing vessels
have been lost
Mr.. Griscum, the United States min.
lister at Toxic, gave farewell din
ner in honor of Lieutenant General
Prince Fushima, who sails for the
United States October ~ to visit the
ST. Louis Exposition and Washington
as the special representative of the
Mikado.
The Italian government is taking
serious measures to preserve order at
the coming elections.
King George of Saxony is dead
after an illness of about month.
Representatives of German, British,
French and Belgian manufacturers, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Brussels
have agreed to form an international
association to control the steel rail
industry.
The Duke of Connaught, brother of
King Edward, while driving in motor
car from Edinburgh. was thrown out
and sustained painful injuries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
Echoes of the Disaster.
President Roosevelt's Action

President Roosevelts Action.
Directs discharge of Supervising In
spector Robert S. Rode and Local In
spectors James A. Dumont and Thos.
H. Barrett, who are accused of re-
sponsibility for laxity.
Suggests punitive laws for making
and selling defective life-saving appa-
ratus.
Suggests that action be taken
against certain of the Slocum EN-
ployes.
Directs that searching investiga-
ton be made of every inspection sub
division outside of New York.
Asks for special body to thor
oughly investigate laws providing for
steambot inspection.
Commission Says:
"In the design of the Slocum ap-
parently no consideration whatever
was given to the question of in
lammability.
Fire apparatus NOT completely test
ed and fire buckets empty. Very little
assistance given by the crew in fur
nishing life-preservers.
Assistant Engineer Brandow and
Chief Engineer Conklin praised for
courage.
"An essential fact of neglect is the
utter failure of the master to fight
the fire and aid the passengers.
"Pilot Van Wart showed bad judg-
ment and lack of skill in Bleaching the
vessel.
Thinks Slocum might have been
beached earlier"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-21
DEATH OF SAXON KING.
Father.in-Law Of Eloping Princess Passes
Away-Louise Escapade.

Dresden (By Cable) -King George
of Saxony is dead.