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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
FOR NEXT ENGAGEMENT AT
YENTAI COLLlERIES.
EXTErcEu REPORT ARRIVES AT TOXIC
JAPANESE LOSSES NOT YET COM
PLETED BUTITls SAID THEY
WILL PROVE HEAVY.

Toxic, Sept 7-An extended report
from Field Marshal Oyama, the Jap
anese commander-in-chief in the field,
was received in Toxic during the day
and made public. Ii is largely devoted
to review Of the fighting which took
place between Aug. "a and Sept T..
The announcement tnat the Russians
still retain possession of the Yentai
collieries indicates a strong possibility
of battle there. Yentai is the only
colliery in Northern Manchuria and
its possession is of vital Importance
to the Russians in connection with the
operation Of the railroad.
Field Marshal Oyama reports that
a portion of the Russian troops hold
Yingshiuissu, south of Yentai, and
that General Kurokis right is in close
touch with the Russians. lie an
nounces also that the left and center
japanese armies, under the command
respectively of Generals Oku and Nod
zu, had halted on the left bank of the
Taitse river and that it is his intention
to dispatch portion of them to occu-
by the heights north of Muchang and
along the railroad.
General kuropatkin burned all the
railroad bridges over the Taitse river.
The report says that the exact num-
Der of Japanese losses since Aug. "a
is not known at present, but that the
casualty lists are being compiled. The
field marshal predicts that the losses
will prove heavy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
RETREAT THROUGH MUKDEh
LONG LINES OF RUSSIAN COM
MiSSARY WAGONS MOVING
TOWARD HARDIN.

Mukden, Sept. 1.-THE retreat OF
General Kuropatkin's army Is being
carried out in good order despite the
terrible condition of the roads, rem
dered sodden by the rains which fell
Monday and Tuesday, which mire the
numbering guns and heavy transport
Trains Long lines of commissioned
wagons, drawn by steamiRg mules
horses and even bullocks, are strain
ing their way north over the soaking
cut up main road from Yentai. Behind
them come long trains OF artillery and
back OF them still kuropatkin's army
The Japanese are hanging on kuropat'
kins HANKS, keeping the Russians en-
gagged Ia continuous rear guard ac'
uon. Inc progress of the retreatlng
army has been SLOW, owing 10 the ne
cessity OF first getting through the
baggage and guns, but the heads Oh
the oommissiarat trains already nave
passed through Mukden and are con
tlnuing their way towards the north.
TAe main Japanese army is march
ing up along the roads eastward OIL
the russian lines OF retreat, when
converge at Mukden. Another Japan
ese force is heading for Mukden uom
the westward, coming frpm the direc-
tion OF the Lao river.
Marshal Oyama seems to be making
q race for Mukden. He evidently has
great superiority i'll numbers, espe
cially in artillery.
AS this dispatch was filed the cor
respondent OF the Associated Press
could hear the booming OF the Japan
ese cannon, which are in play fourteen
miles from Mukden.
The skies are black and the air is
sitting with the sense OF suffocation,
which is felt here before storm
breaks.-strange harmony between the
elements and the menacing attitude OF
the contending armies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
RETREAT FROM LiAOYANG.
Panic Occurred When News of Aban-
donment Became Known.

Paris, Sept. 5.-A dispatch to the
Temps from Liaovang, dated Sept. 3
but delayed in transmission, graphic
ally describes the panic which oc-
Cured when it became known that the
town was TO be abandoned The cor
respondent says:
"A crowd of people rushed toward
the depot. | was standing in the re-
freshment room of the station when
three Japanese shells burst in sue
cession about $50 feet away. Many
persons were killed and a Sister of
Charity was wounded. The people
were terrified and fled, leaving their
baggage, whereupon the Chinese plum
dered The trunks and valises and the
Cossacks grabbed the stock of cham
payne in the refreshment room.
Military trains continued to leave
the depot regularly. | left at o'clock
for Yentai, where a. battle with Gen
eral Kuroki had already begun.
"A Russian officer who held back
the first Japanese assault on Liaoyang
told me that he never saw such fury.
The Japanese hurled themselves in
masses against the barbed wire de-
fenses and fell into trap bitches, but
they continued their steady advance.
"At Yentai General Kuropatkin has
the disadvantage of being on a plain,
while kuroki has the advantage of
having positions on the crests of neigh
boring hills"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
CONTINUOUS REAR GUARD FIGHT.
ING MARKS RETREAT OF kU.
ROPATklN'S ARMY.
C0MMISSARY TRAINS REACH EuKDEN
INSTEAD OF HALTiNG AT MAN
CHURlAN CAPITAL THEY
PUSH ON NORTH.

Fighting continuous rear guard ac'
tions with the Japanese, who hang to
his fianks, Kuropatkin continues to
fall back over roads made sodden by
two days heavy rain. The heads OF
his long commissary trains have
passed through Mukden and continue
northward 1t is reported that in
spite of the bad roads and persistent
attacks on the Russian rear the retreat
is orderly Details of the fighting and
the exact positions of the opposing
armies are lacking The Russian gen
eral staff, while admitting it has re-
ceived no official adyices for twenty
four hours, denies the report that Ku-
ropatkin's rear guard has been ami
hilated.
From Toxic comes the official report
that the bulk of the Russian forces is
still at Yentai.
Whether or not Kuropatkin will
make another stand at Mukden is not
indicated In the days advices. In st.
Petersburg it is argued that the fact
that his commissary trains passed on
through Mukden does not indicate that
the Russian commander proposes to
evacuate the city without a struggle,
but only that they are taking up their
proper position in the rear.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT.
kussian Press Discusses Evacuation
of Liaoyanq.


st. Petersburg, Sept 7.-While in
sisting that Marshal Oyama missed
his main object at Liaoyang most of
the Russian papers do not Disguise
their profound disappointment over
the result of the battle of Liaoyang.
The Russky Invalid, organ of the army,
however, is of the opinion that Gen
eral Kuropatkin both strategically and
Technically got everything possible out
OF Liaoyang, saying:
"It enabled him to cope with an
army very much superior to his. Field
Marshal Oyama was compelled to
waste several tens of thousands oil
men to capture position which is OF
no Importance now that kuropatkin
has lett 1t is evident that Oyama' S
plans miscarried since he failed TO
surround and iTiict decisive blow
on the Russian Nmy."
The other view is represented by the
Russ as follows:
THE fact that Kuropatkin was COM
PEELED to leave Liaoyang has not only
military but political significance. 1t
is no use concealing the fact that the
evacuation of Liaoyang was surprise
for the Russians. Everybody was led
to believe that the hour had arrived
for a decisive struggle. 1t was thus
we interpreted Kuropatkin's telegram
saying that the men were thirsting for
an opportunity to meet the foe. Dash
ing our hopes means prolongation
of the campaign. The moment for
taking the offensive is now indefinitely
postponed"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
THIRD BATTLE OF 6uLL RUN.
Blue and Brown Armies Facing Each
Other in Hostile Array.


Gainesville, Va, Sept. THE Blue
and the Brown armies ave facing each
other in hostile array Il. is the work
of the Blue array undes.aseneral Il. ID.
Grant, operating frar Manassas, to
strike and drive the Brown army un.
der General j Franklin Bell, operating
from Thoroughfare. Lack through the
gap of that name i'm 1he Bull Run
mountains. The scene of hostilities
is strip of Virginia farms five miles
wide and eighteen miles long, com.
prising the territory over which was
fought the two battles of Bull Run.
Manassas is the southeast point in the
zone and Thoroughfare gap is in the
center of its western limit.
At daylight General Grant estab.
lfshed front across the zone and
pushed his line two-fifths of the way to
Thoroughfare. The northern half OF
this line Grants right is a solid
mass of infantry. The southern half,
his left wing, is patrol of cavalry. 1t
is with the strong right that the blow
is to be struck.
To meet that attack General Bell
has established line e battle which
sweeps In semi-circle from Buckland,
on the southwestern limits of the zone,
to Woolsey, on the north. Buekland
is less than two miles from the west
ern limits of operations end Woolsey
a little more than that distance.
Up to l p. m. no collision of any
consequence had occurred between the
Blue and the Brown armies. The lines
of battle, however. have been formed
and the attacking force is being mar
shaled for the assault
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
QUESTION OF CONTRADAND
RUSSIA GRANTS SUBSTANTIAL
CONCESSIONS TO GREAT BRIT
AIN AND AMERICA.

London, Sept. THE preliminary
representations made by Count Benck-
endorff, the Russian ambassador, to
the foreign Office indicate that Russia
is on the point of making substantial
concessions to the United States and
Great Britain regarding the question
of cOntra5ard of war. 1t is under
stood In official circles here that Rus
sia while not acknowledging herself
at fault for the captures made by her
ships in the past, will more specifically
describe the conditions under which
certain goods such as foodstuffs and
cotton become, in her view, contra
band. The British foreign office is
satisfied from the representations
made to it that such substantial con-
cessions will be made by Russia as
will lead to an easy settlement of the
veAatiouS question.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
WAR OFFICE NOT WORRIED.
Believes Japs Will Be Unable to Cut
Off Russian Retreat.

St. Petersburg, Sept. Apparently
the war office Is not greatly disturbed
by fear that Field Marshal Oyama will
cut off General Kuropatkin before he
reaches Mukden. According to the
latest advices the Russian retreat is
being effected In good order. The fact
that the baggage trains continued on
their way northward of MukdeE, the
war office explains, does not mean that
Kuropatkin is bound further north at
this time. but is simply natural pre-
cautionary measure, even If he intend
ed to hold Mukden, the Russian for
nation during the operations OF an
army locating the baggage train four
teen miles and the ambulance corps
four miles in the rear of the main body
OF troops.
The news from the front indicates
that Oyama. having failed to surround
Kuropatkin at Liaoyang. is pressing
Kuropatkin's rear with all the power
of his tired troops, while hurrying for
ward a column which crossed the Tai
tse river at Bensihu, thirty miles north
east OF Liaoyang and five miles due
east of Yentai station, in the hope of
cutting the Russian line of retreat be
low Mukden. This column may con-
sist OF fresh troops in light marching
order. The Benzihu road joins the
main road from Yentai where thes lat
ter is intersected by the Hun river.
three miles below Mukden. Once this
point Is passed Kuropatkin's army will
have the Hun river between 1t and
Oyama.r The nniv n-aealnAss u due
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
BY DECREASES PLURALITY.
Governor Davis of Arkansas Secures
Third Term.

Governor Davis of Arkansas Secures
Third Term.
Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 7.-Suffcient
returns from the state election have
been received to indicate the election
of Governor Davis to a third term by
a plurality of 10000. Several other
state officers were votei for, but the
other Democratic candidates had an
open field, Governor Davis alone hav-
ing opposition. Governor Davis will
run something like 10000 votes behind
his vote two years ago, when the total
vote was 10000 in round numbers.
This year there has been an increase
of 10000 votes and If Governor Davis
plurality is not over 10000 his loss in
the aggregate will be 10000 votes.
Myers, the Republican candidate, will
probably increase his vote over two
years ago not less than 10000. Sew
eral counties have given Republican
majorities which heretofore have gone
Democratic, but in the main the coun-
ty Democratic tickets have been
elected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
JAPAN is FLOuRlsHlNG.
Rice Crop Exceedingly Good ant
Money Market Easy.

New York, Sept. is. Uchida, Jap
anese consul in New York, has re
ceived the following cablegram from
Y. Sakatane, vice minister OF finance
at Toxic:
"Rice crop exceedingly good, near
S,500,000 koku above the average. The
money market being easy 100000
treasury bills will be issued at once
In order to encourage savings the In
dustrial bank of Japan will issue
yen premium debentures for savings
The total OF the amount of postal saw
ings on Sept. 8 showed an increase OF
about 100000 yen over the same date
last year."
Consul Uchida says that this cable
gram shows a most encouraging con
dition of affairs in Japan and that he
takes it to mean that Notwithstanding
the war his country is fiourishine
financially. industrially and CONNER
cially.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
SLOWLY STARVED TO DEATH,
New York Woman Lived Forty-twc
Gays Without Food.

Paxton, Mass, Sept. Mrs. A.
Stahma OF New York Is dead here
after the longest fast in. medical his
tory, forty-two days and nights, with
out the slightest bit of food She
fully realized that she was slowly
starving to death, but because of can.
Ger OF the stomach was unable to take
any nourishment. Through the long
siege she had been cheerful and ap.
parently happy, receiving friends who
called to see her.
Mrs Stahma has been sufferer for
number of years and specialists who
We're called coull do nothing for her.
Her mouth and lips We're moistened
with ice whenever they became dry,
but that WAS all any one could do to
relieve her. She was fifty years old
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
WISCONSIN CONTEST.
Supreme Court VIII Hear Injunction
Case Next Week.

Madi1on, Wis, Sept. 7.-When the
case of the injunction against Secre-
tary of State Walter l.. Houser to re-
strain him from printing the La Fol-
lette state ticket in the Republican
column came up in the supreme court
during the day the court announced
that the matter would be taken up on
Wednesday of next week and added
that the printed briefs on both sides
must be served by that date, intimat-
ing that no dilatory tactics would be
tolerated. The injunction against
Secretary of State Houser was insti-
tuted by the anti-third termers, headed
by Samuel A. Cook.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
Japanese Pressing Northward.

Yentai, Sept. There was heavy
fighting northeast of this place Mon
day The Japanese troops are now
pressing northward along the ridges
east of the railway and several skir-
mishes have already taken place with
in twenty miles to the southeast OF
Mukdeu.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
Expects Attack on vIadlvostok.

Washington. Sept. THE navy de-
partment has received cablegram
from Lieutenant III. A. McCully, dated
at Mukden, saying that he is leaving
there Immediately for Vladivostok.
Lieutenant McCully has been at Port
Arthur almost constantly since the
outbreak of the war. That he is going
to Vladivostok leads to the supposition
here that he expected the Japanese to
turn their attention to that port in
the event of the fall of Port Arthur
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
DENIED AT ST. PETERSBURG
Report That kuropatkin's Rear Guard
Was AnnihiIated.

st. Petersburg. Sept. THE Asso.
ciated Press is authorized in the name
of the Russian general staff TO deny
the report which was in circulation
here of the annihilation of General
kuropatkin's rear guard. According
to the latest advices of the staff nc
Russian force was cut off and IT is be-
lieved that there is little danger OF
the Japanese intercepting Kuropatkin
below Mukden. The information here
is that the Japanese force at Benzihu
does not exceed two divisions at the
most.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
Killed at a Ball Game,

Chicago, Sept. 7.-Wendell Miller.
son of George Mckay Miller. president
of Ruskin university, was struck by a
foul ball and killed while in the grand
stand watching ball game on the
college campus at Glen Ellyn. The
ball struck him in the temple and he
died shortly afterward. He was
twelve years old.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
Cruiser Diana viii Disarm.

Toxic, Sept. THE French minis
ter has formally notified the Japanese
government that the Russian cruiser
Diana will disarm at Saigon, French
lndo- China. where she sought refuge
Aug. 20 after taking part In the battle
of Aug. 10 off Port Arthur.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
Rumors of Uprising Discredited.

ceived at the foreign Office here dis
credit the rumors that an uprising
similar TO that of the boxers is inn
minent in China. 1t is declared that
the disturbances reported are of local
character and that the Chinese gov
ernment is summarily dealing with
them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
INSTANTLY Killed by a Train.

Okaucher, Wis. Sept. Just after
stepping OFF an eastbound train stand
ing at the station here. Gustav Stabbs.
thought to be from Illinois, was struck
by rapidly moving westbound train
and literally cut to pieces In sight OF
the passengers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07

10 the possibility that japanese iignt
draft gunboats which, according to re-
ports, are coming up from Newchwang,
might suddenly make their appear
ance, the river being navigable to this
point
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
kuroki Occupies Yentai.

Toxic, Sept. Tit is reported here
that the Russians have retired beyond
Yentai. General Kuroki has occupied
the town.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
Fiahtlna is Quite Severe.

st. Petersburg. Sept. Private re-
ports from Mukden say that some OF
the rear guard actions in progress are
quite severe, but no details have been
received.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07

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Artillery Hurried to the Front.

Warsaw, Russian Poland. Sept. IT,
Twenty quick firing batteries which
the emperor expected to inspect this
week have been hastily placed on
trains and have left for the Far East.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-09-07
Viceroy AIexieff at Harbin.

Harbin, Manchuria, Sept 7.-Vice.
roy Alexieff and his staff have arrived
here from Vladivostok.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-07

The Herald says "The name of Ed
win Hawley and Frank Ray were cur
rently mentioned by exchange brokers
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legged that the failure Of the Cotton
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] o'clock on Friday noon. In this loan
Mr.. Ray was to participate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-07
in the Wrong House.

Judge Wsde, the only democrat in
congress from Iowa, is a pronounced
tariff reformer. One day last week he
making a speech on that subject in the
house. He was telling how futile it
was to expect to get tariff from the Re-
publican party. Out tn Iowa, he said,
after the last election. man was sent
to an asylum for the insane. An in
mate said to him. "What did you GENE
here for?"
They sent me here, replied the
man.
"Why did they send you here?''
because, said the man, "a am a
tariff reformer and l voted the Redub.
lican ticket"
"And, said the inmate, "that is in
deed a shame. You should not be sent