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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
OKU CAPTURES TEN GUNS;
PRESSING RUSSIANS BACK

news the public is being fed on the
widest rumors of defeat suffered by
Gen. Kuropatkin to-day. The fact that
no news regarding the battle has been
officially given ont only confirms the
popular fear.
Gen. Kuropatkin's report of the re.
suit of the days operations has
reached Emperor Nicholas at Tzarkoe
Selo but it had not been returned here
before the war commission, which sat
only until $3.50 o'clock, adjourned. The
Emperor himself is represented as be-
ing bitterly disappointed and spend
ing hours with his cabinet, studying
out, with the help of his military aids,
the reports of the battle. The general
staff admits that the tide for the last
two days has been against Gen. Kuro-
patliin.
The latest word directly from the
field of battle is the Mukden dispatch,
in which it is stated that $4,000 Rus
SLAMS had been wounded, which, to-
gether with to-days casualties, would
make the total probably exceed the
figures of Lao Yang and make the
fight rank as one of the bloodiest bat
ties of history. A pitiable feature is
the coming of thousands of wounded to
Mukden. The roads and fields are Gov
cred with crippled men dragging them
selves to the shelter of the hospitals,
,-e wounded helping each other, as
few able.bodied men are being spared
from the fighting line.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
KELLY AND GUTKE
PLEAD GUILTY
T. Edward Albright Applies to Court
for a Change of Venue.

St. Louis: Charles F. Kelly and
Charles A. Gutke pleaded guilty to
bribery in connection with the Sub
urban deal in the House of Delegates,
in Division No. of the Circuit Court
MondaJ.
Judge Taylor accepted the plea and
allowed them until Tuesday to give
new bonds. They will be used as
States witnesses against Edward But
Ter. Tbs trial of this case has not
Deen set but will probably be in No
yeIaber.
The case of John H. Schnettler,
charged with perjury in the Suburban
deal was continued generally, as the
defendant is in the Penitentiary serv-
ing a sentence on his plea of guilty of
bribery in the same deal.
When the cases of John A. ("Kid'D
Sheridan and T. Edward Albright,
charged with bribery in the Suburban
deal, was called, a Doctors certificate
that Sheridan was seriously i'll and
unable to be present was shown, and
the court ordered a severance.
Albrights attorney at once entered
a motion for a change of venue, and
the court asked for evidence showing
that t. was deserved.
The entire day was consumed with
the testimony of witnesses forAlbright
The general trend of the testimony
was that the members of the House
combine were guilty and should be
sent to the Penitentiary, although the
particular case of Albright was not dis
cusscd.
At the close of the testimony in fav-
4or of the motion for a change of venue
the court adjourned for the day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
Miners Observe Blot Anniversary.

Mount Olive, ILL.,: The sixth annual
memorial demonstration in honor OF
the four Mount Olive miners who lost
their lives at Virden. ILL.,, October 12,
1898, was held here Wednesday, under
the auspices of the local union. In
the parade 1000 men were in line.
Speeches were made by Mayor Theo-
dore s. Koch, II. C. Perry, state presi-
dent of the miners union; Leopold Sal
tiel of Chicago, Thomas Williamson Of
Edwardsville and w. K OnekrameF
of Staunton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
PEACE DELEGATES
HOLD OPEN MEETING
Comparison Of Philippine and South
African Politics Cause Protest.

New YorS: An open heeting was
held in Cooper Union Wednesday night
by the delegates Of the international
peace congress
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott presided
In his opening address DR.. Abbott said,
in part: I'VE are here tonight in be-
half of suffering humanity, in behalf
of the great suffering in every great
war. 1t is not the statesman, but the
plain people on whom fall the suffer
ings of war. We meet in behalf of
those people"
The first speaker for the peace con-
gress was Right Rev. John PeTcival.
bishop Of Hereford. He referred to
the epidemic of militaTism in Europe,
and said:
I'VE look across from England and
see this grand country with its indus
trial peace and know that It is your
influence that is to modify this mill
tarism."
Bishop Percival was followed by
the Baroness Bertha Won Suffer of
Austria. G. f. Ferris, secretary of the
Golden club Of London, and Prof. Lud-
wig Quidde, member of the academy of
science of Munich all of whom made
short addresses.
The last speaker of the evening was
Peter Curran of England, delegate to
the general federation of trade unions
at the peace congress.
"You have done in the Philippines
what we did in South Africa" he said.
Your ruler, without your consent
equipped your troops to set forth in a
conquest"
The speaker was interrupted by
shouts of objection and of approval
from the audience, and it was several
minutes before order could be re-
stored. MIR. Curran then returned to
a discussion of the conditions prevail
ing in England.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
TWENTY-NlNE DEAD
AND SIXTY INJURED
Missouri Pacific Excursion Train
Dashes Into a Freight.

Warrensburg, Mo-: At about 4
o'clock Monday morning the second
section of Missouri Pacific passenger
train No. 80, east bound, consisting of
two day coaches, a Pullman car and
caboOse, crashed into an extra
freight train three miles east of this
city. AS a result twenty-seven bodies
lie in the undertakers' shops here and
nearly sixty are injured in the hos
pital at Sedalla.
The passenger train was loaded with
Worlds Fair excursionists from south
east Kansas and southwest Missouri
The regular passenger No. 80 had
been cut in two at Pleasant Hill ON
account of the heavy load and an en-.
CINE attached to the front car without
baggage car as a buffer. The extra
freight had side-traCked at Montser-
rat for the first section of No. 80,
which carried signals that a second
section was following. This was fol
lowed by passenger train No. 50,which
the freight crew took for second Sec
ton of No. 80, and pulled out of the
side track, three miles west meeting
the second section. The impact tele-
scoped the tender of the passenger en-
CINE into the front car, which was
loaded with passengers, and it was
here that the sacrifice OF life took
place.
The passenger conductor, e. L.
Barnes, ran all the way to Warrens-
burg and broke the news of the wreck.
Every physician in the town respond
ed, and hundreds of citizens FASTENED
to the wreck and assisted the wounded
from beneath the timbers of the bro
ken cars. Twenty people were killed
outright and seven died before 8
o'clock. The dead were placed upon
fiat cars and brought to this city and
DIR. Bills, the coroner, Immediately
impaneled a jury and started an in.
quiry, which was still in session Tues
day. Monday afternoon was taken up
in identifying the dead and Monday
night the conductor of the freight
train was on the stand. He claims to
have been DOING while his train was
at Montserrat, and when passenger
train No. so passed, Engineer Hor-
ton claimed it was the second section
Of No. 80, and thinking the road was
clear, the freight pulled out on the
main track.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
KURoPATKlN REPORTS
HIS ARMY DRIVEN BACK
Japanece Compel Retirement Of Entire
Advance Force,

Toxic: kilograms from the Man
-churian headquarters Thursday af-
ternoon announced that Gen. Okus
army on the left had captured twenty
five guns and that more had been cap
tured in other directions. Desperate
counter attacks OF the Russians on
the Japanese left were repulsed with
terrible slaughter. The Japanese
right is pursuing the enemy vigorously
northward. The Russians opposing
the Japanese center were in continu-
Gus retreat An unofficial report as
serts that the entire Russian line was
retreating in disorder Thursday even
ing. Their losses were enormous, they
abandoning their dead and wounded.
Kuropatkin Reports Retreat.
st. Petersburg: Gen. Kuropatllin re-
ports that during the fighting Wednes-
day and Thursday the advance troops
were REINFORCED from the principal
positions; that Thursday evening the
left win was ordered to fall back on
the main position, and that about 2
D. m. the center also was obliged to
fall back The full text of Gen. Kuro-
patkin's report, which is dated October
10 and addressed to the emperor lis
as follows:
Last night and throughout to-day
the Manchurian army was engaged in
a fierce fight. The Japanese concen-
trated a great force against our po-
sitions on the center and right wing.
We carried on the fight from advanced
positions, and it became necessary to
support these advance guards from the
main position. The right wing held
its advance position, and only at night
fall, under my orders, retired to the
principal position. In the center the
troops were forced to retire from the
advance to the main position about 2
p. m. According to reports and my
own observations, the fighting was
most desperate. We repulsed numer-
Gus Japanese attacks, anad ourselves
assumed the defensive. The heroic
defense of its advanced position by the
Tomsk regiment is especially deserv-
ing of mention. During the night our
troops on the right flank captured,
at the point of the bayonet, a village
which had been lost the previous
evening. On the left flank severe
fighting for the possession of a pass
has been continued. Our troops scaled
almost inaccessible rocks and held
their ground for two days. gradually
approaching the enemy. l have not
yet received a report of the result of
to-day's fight ON the left wing.
Under the conditions Of the fight
ing the losses are necessary consider
able.
Il have ordered that the positions we
low hold be stubbornly defended to-
morrow"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
MAY HAVE KNOWLEDGE
OF LITCHFlELD ROBBERY
Three Suspicious Characters Arrest
ed at Bunker Hill, III.

Litchfield. H.: The local author
tiles were advised late Tuesday after.
noon that three suspicious characters
had been arrested by the authorities at
Bunker Hill late Tuesday afternoon
on the chance that they may have
knowledge of the robbing of the Big
Four depot in this city early Tuesday.
The men are being held for identa-
cation.
The robbery was one of the most
sensational that ever occurred in Mont.
gomery county.At 1885 Tuesday morn
ing, while busy copying messages
Fred Humphrey, the night operator,
turned at a remark from the doorway
and found himself looking up the bar.
rels OF two revolyers. lie had not
time to reach for his own weapon,
which lay near by, and the two men
who confronted him took his gold
watch, emptied $4S,4O from the cash
drawer at the ticket case and backed
out. The police were notified at once,
and searched the yards 70 no avail.
Humphrey had just gone 10 work, hay
ing been stationed previously at Gil
lespie
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
APPOINTS r. j WINNIE
POSTMASTER GENERAL
Thought Likely He will Be Succeeded
by cortelyou About January l.

Washington: President Roosevelt
Monday announced the appointment OF
Robert j. Wynne, acting postmaster
general, as postmaster general. Mr..
Wynne took the oath of office as
postmaster general Monday afternoon
The appointment of Mr.. Wynne as
a member of the Presidents cabinet
was not unexpected by those in close
touch with THE situation. 1t was
known that in the event of Mr.. Payne'G
death the President would designate
Mr. Wynne as acting postmaster gen
eral because of his familiarity with
the affairs of the department Two
days after the death of Mr.. Payne
the President so designated Mr..
Wynne anad indicated his intention of
naming him as postmaster general
until such time as George B. Coz tel
you, chairman of the Republican ma
tional Republican committe could ar
range his affairs so as to assume the
duties of postmaster general.
Mr.. Wynne was appointed first as
sistant postmaster general on April II,
1902. For nearly quarter of a cen
fury he had been a Washington news
paper correspondent, serving at va
rious times some OF the most import
ant newspapers in the country.
1t was information he had secured
as a newspaper correspondent cor
roborated and reinforced by evidences
found in his department after his APP
pointment, that led Mr.. Wynne to
make the recommendations to Post
master General Payne which resulted
in the sensational developments in the
posi- office department
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
SENTENCE PASSED ON
KELLY AND GUTKE
Former Given Two and the Latter
Five Years in Penltentiary.

st. Louis Charles F. Kelly, former
speaker of the House of Delegates,
was Wednesday sentenced to two
years in the Penitentiary on his con-
viction two years ago for perjury in
connection with the Suburban deal,
and Charles A. Gutke was sentenced
to five years on his conviction about
the same time for bribery in connec-
ton with the same deal while he was
a member of the House of Delegates.
Both Kelly and Gutke pleaded guilty
to bribery in connection with the
lighting deal but Judge Taylor de-
ferred sentence in order that the men
might be used as witnesses in the
Albright case.
After being sentenced, Kelly and
Gutke notified the court of their in.
tention to appeal to the supreme court
and they furnished new bonds, with the
same sureties.
The motion of T. Edward Albright
for a change of venue was denied on
Wednesday by Judge Taylor. Albright
for two years has been awaiting trial
on the charge of bribery growing out
OF the lighting deal The motion to
quash the special venire of jurors on
constitutional grounds, made after the
denial of the application for a change
of venue, was overruled, and the de.
PENDANT was ordered to prepare for
immediate trial. The defense there.
upon sprung surprise by filing a
motion to quash the amended informa.
ton claiming that it had been filed
before the mandate of the supreme
court in the former case reached the
Four Courts. The second motion was
taken under advisement.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
CHARGE TRAIN CREW
WITH MANSLAUGHTER
Affidavit Filled by Prosecuting AttoT-
ney Morrow Of Warrensburg.

Warrensburg, Mo-: Prosecuting At
torney Morrow Friday filed an afr
davit charging ]. w. Preston, conduc-
tor, and j. d. Horton, engineer e the
Missouri Pacific freight train which col
Iided with the second section of pas
senger train No. 80 at Bear Greek
bridge Monday morning, and in which
wreck twenty-nine people were killed,
with manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree.
The affidavit does not include the
name of Seidl, the brakeman, or the
two passengers who afterward died
in the Sedalia hospital. Horton i'm
mediately appeared before Justice
Brown and waived his preliminary
examination, and was bound over in
the sum of $500 to the next term Of
the circuit court, the local bondsmen
of the Missouri Pacific going his bail.
Preston arrived in this city from Jeffer-
son City Friday evening, and was ar
raigned Saturday morning
Eli Zeigler, one of the brakemen
who were charged with robbing the
body of Seidl, the dead brakeman,
was also arraigned on both the charges
of grand and petit larceny, He also
waived examination, and was remand
ed to jaii.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
ARE IN WARRENsBURc JAZZ
Brakemen Who Are Accused of Rob-
bling Dead Bodies Arrested.

Warrensburg. Mo: Sheriff ]. H. Koch
went to Jefferson City Wednesday
morning with warrants for the arrest
OF E. Ziegler and l.. l.. Haines. brake
men on the freight that crashed into
the passenger train on the Missouri
Pacific near Warrensburg Monday
monring. The warrants were issued
by Prosecuting Attorney c. E. Morrow
charging them with grand larceny up
on the body of their Acknowledgement.
Seidl, and others killed and injured
in the wreck.
The men are locked up in the county
Jail here.
When seen at the county Jail Zeigler
and Haines both denied that they stole
money belonging TO Seidl. c. H. Bright,
who took the money from Seidls body,
turned it over to them, and they re-
ported TO Conductor Preston that they
lost 1t.
Zeigler stated that some money and
a purse were turned over to him with
a watch and chain.
las soon as | got to Sedalia," said
Zeigler, Il went to the office of the
superintendent to turn the money and
watch in. but found l had lost the mo-
ney. So turned over the watch and
chain to Mr. Sims, the clerk"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
King George Is Dead.

Dresden: King George died at a.
m. Friday at Pi!nitz castle. His son
and successor was at his bedside. The
late king was born August 8, 1892, and
succeeded to the throne on the death
Of his brother King Albert, June 10
1902. He was married May II, 1859
to Infanta Maria Anna, daughter OF
King Ferdinand of Portugal, the off
spring of the union being six children
Frederick Augustus, crown prince OF
Saxony, who succeeds to the throne
married the archduchess of Austria
daughter of the grand duke of Tuscany
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
No Friction over Canal.

washington: John Barrett, the Uni
ted States minister to Panama, arrived
in Washington Tuesday night Mr., Bar
rett was rather reticent in discussing
the work of the canal commission and
matters relating to the Interpretation
of the ay-Bunau-Varilla canal treaty,
but said that there had been no serious
friction arising from differences of
opinion between himself and the Pana-
ma government.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
JURY BLAMEs CREW
FOR RAILWAY WRECK
Doctors Ordered to Warrensburg Be
fore Collision Took Place.

WGrrensburg, Mo-: The coroner's
jury impaneled to investigate the
cause of the collision of passenger
train No. 80 and the extra freight on
the Missouri Pacific railway Monday
morning, near this city, held an all
days session Tuesday. Many witnesses
among the passengers of the Inflated
train testified, and Tuesday afternoon
the crew of the freight train came
to this city on summons.
r. B. McVey. night operator at Mont
serrat, testified that he reported ex-
ira freight passing station at 4:04
a. m. to train dispatcher at Sedalia.
The train dispatcher Immediately tele-
graphed him to try and hold the train.
but the train by that time was out of
sight
NJ. Cromer, the Sedalia train dis
patcher, testified that Montserrat re-
ported westbound freight and Warrens-
burg reported east-bound passenger
passing stations almost simultaneous
ly, and he then telegraphed to each
station to hold the train. Replies came
from both stations that the trains
were gone, and he Immediately ordered
out wrecking crews and relief trains.
Engineer Horton of Jefferson City.
who had charge of the engines pulling
the freight train. testified that he
might have been asleep while lying
on the side-track at Knobnoster, but
was not certain. He argued with the
conductor that all the passenger rtains
had passed and the conductor gave his
consent to pull out. The first he knew
of the second section of 80 was when
the headlight shone through the trees
at the bend at Bear Creek bridge
The jury, after hearing the evidence,
brought in the following verdict:
We, the jury, after having inquired
into the cause in what manner DR.. r.
i. McIlhenny ct al. whose dead bodies
were found at point three miles east
of Warrensburg, on the track of the
Missouri Pacific railway, on the 10th
of October, 1904 find that the deceased
came to their death by the collision Of
an east-bound passenger train, known
as the second section of special No.
30, and extra freight train, west
bound.
THE jury, after having heard the
evidence, agree that the crew OF the
west-bound extra freight were the
cause Of the death of above persons
in the head-end collision. Further, we
find that it was an act of criminal
negligence on the part of the crew
of an extra freight rtain. west-bound
"The negligence consisted in running
against orders and being asleep at
their post of duty while at Knobnoster,
Mo"
No recommendation was made as to
the prosecution of the train crew
County Prosecuting Attorney Morrow
said after the inquest that ne would
Immediately begin the prosecution of
the persons charged with the response.
bility of the wreck by the coroner's
Jury.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
QUICKLY PAYS FOR CRIME
-Four Days After Committing offense
Curry Is in Penitentiary.

Centralia, ILL.,: An instance of speedy
retribution tor wrongdoing is furnished
in tho case of c. E. Curry, who was
arrested at Vandalla Tuesday, charged
with attempting to criminally assault
Nellie Prickett, an 8-year-old girl of
this city Monday.
He received a preliminary hearing
Tuesday afternoon, and was taken to
Salem that night and put in jail. He
was indicted Wednesday ami plead
guilty Thursday
Curry was sentenced to twenty-five
years in the Chester Penitentiary by
Judge Adams and taken to the Neniteu.
tiary by Sheriff Smith Friday morn.
ing.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
Another Venire for Albright Trial.

St. Louis: After the entire day had
been consumed in selecting jurors for
the trial of T. EdwardAlbright, charged
with bribery in connection with the
Suburban railroad bill, for the passage
of which $4,000 was offered to the
House of Delegates combine. the case
was laid over until Monday. Only
twelve men were selected from the
yenire who could qualify, and as twelve
more are needed from which to impanel
the jury the court ordered another
venire summoned. In the second mo-
ton made by Albright's counsel to
quash the amended indictment Judge
Taylor decided against the defendant,
whereupon Albright's attorneys an.
nOunced their readiness for trial.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
Santa Fe, No., Wrecked by Fire.

Mexico, Mo-: Fire almost completely
destroyed Santa Fe, fifteen miles north
east of this city, Monday night. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, with but
little insurance. Included in the store
buildings burned was the post office.
from which nothing was saved.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
Ambassador Mccormick Sails.

London; Among the passengers on
the Hamburg-American line steamer
deutschland, sailing from Dover anad
Cherbourg for New York Friday, are
Ambassador Mccormick anad John B..
Jackson, American minister to Greece,
Roumania anad Servia,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
lroquols cases I'D PeorIa.

Chicago; Peoria county was select
ed Thursday by Judge Kersten as the
place for trial in the IroQuois Theater
manslaughter trials. The prosecution
objected, but was oyerruled. Change
of venue from Chicago was granted on
the ground of prejudice here aginst
the defendants
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
I'm Kow Relterates Renort.

Toxic: A dispatch from Yin Kow re.
iterates the report that large por
ton OF Port Arthur has been burned
as tho result of the Japanese lombard,
ment and that a portion Of the garrison
has surrendered
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
Jury Declares Boy a Murderer.

Mount Vernon, OIL: The jury in
the case OF Walter Power, for the
murder of Cleveland Adams last April,
returned a verdict Of manslaughter. A
motion for a new trial will be made
and if not sustained, Power, who is
only 10 years old, will be sent to
the reform school at Pontiac,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20
pouht Mlntohenko en- on.

London: There is yet no condrma.
ton of the report that sien. Mitchen,
kos force is cut off, and the fact that
Field Marshal oyama's report does not
mention him is regarded as pointing
to his escape.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-10-20

Toxic: General Oku captured ten
additional guns Friday. Heavy fight
ing was still going on Saturday.
London: The Daily Chronicles cor
respondent at Yentai, telegraphing on
October 70, via Fusan, October Il,
says:
THE Russian attack failed every
where and they are in full retreat
along the whole line, pursued by the
Japanese. Thirty Russian guns we're
captured and the Japanese turning
movement is pressing the Russians
back to Mukden. The Russians made
sixteen counter attacks with splendid
bravery, sacrificing themselves freely,
but unavailingly."
A dispatch to the news agency from
Mullden. timed p. m. Saturday, and
received by way of Paris, says the
Japanese have gained a great victory
and that the Russian lines are with
drawing slowly northward, having
suffered heavy losses. The battle con-
tinues and dispatches are strictly cen
sored.
st. Petersburg in Gloom.
st. Petersburg, October 10, 2:30 a.
m.-The great feeling of concern
which exists in high circles in the
Russian capital tonight by no means
equals the foreboding of coming dis
aster pervading the general public,
which is indulging in the deepest