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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-23
PROGRAM
Baptist Moman's Missionary Union
November ~, p. m.

November ~, p. M
l. Answer roll call with short
sayings of great missionaries.
2 Devotional exercises, Acts 9Th
chapter. THE President
8. Tell of the Bible and Tract So
cieties Of Chna.-Mrs. Johnston
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skinner
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and It's effect upon The native church.
Mrs Copass
G. Report from our soeiety's mes
senaer TO the convention Mrs Nc
Caui
E. Round table discussion China.
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The river press., 1904-10-19
pCN~t:b - "a THE JApS.
Russians lt~iug Driven North After Suf-
fsrng heavy Loss In Battle.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Oct. 14.-General
Kuropa.kin reports that he has or.
dcred the Russian troops on his left
flank to retire because Japanese rein.
forcements there threaten to cut them
off. Nothing official regarding to.
days fighting is yet obtains able, but
the prevailing impression in St.
Petersburg is that the day has gone
against General Kuropatkin. The
city is even filled with rumors of his
disastrous oefeat. e.
The public has been aroused to the
highest pitch of excitement and anxiety
by Kuropatkin's dispatch of last night
revealing the terrific character of the
combat yesterd av and acquainting the
people officially that he was on the de-
fensive. That together with the Toxic
dispatches declaring that the apanese
forces were everywhere gaining
ground, and Kuropatkin's concluding
statement that he would "give orders
tomorrow to obst'nately defend the
positions occupied by u.s." has chilled
the enthusiasm with which the news of
the Russian advance was hailed, and
instead has raised ominous fears of
impending disaster.
MUKDEN, Oct. 14.--The fighting has
ragged today with the same bitterness
as on the previous days of the en-.
gagement, but the result is still in the
balance. The losses on both sides
are enormous, that of the Russ ans
being $1,000. Wounded soldiers are
being brought in from all directions.
LONDON, Oct. 15.-The Daily Chron-
icle's correspondent at Yentai says:
The Russian attack failed every
where and they are in full retreat
along the whole line, pursued by the
japanese. Thirty Russian guns were
captured and the japanese turning
movement is pressing the Russians
back to Mukden.
The river press., 1904-10-19
More Damage BY Floods.

Ell PAso, Oct. 13.-The flood waters
in the Rio Grande are getting gradu-
ally higher and at MesiIla Park, N.
NJ, 40 miles from here, it is the high
est in 20 years and Is two miles wide
on the public road above there. Sew
eral homes have been destroyed along
the river banks. BERN, Is miles up
the river, reports the situation inn
proved below here, but when it reaches
there it is thought conditions will be
worse than ever. The high water has
wiped out the irrigation bitches there
and much other damage has been done
to bitches and irrigated fields.
DENVER, Oct. ia Republican
special from Springer, N. NJ, says
that during the recent food in that
section, details of which have Just
been secured, the Cimarron river rose
to the highest in its history. Several
towns, including chihuahua, south of
Springer, were wiped out. Three
deaths are reported.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Fairbanks Western Trip.

CHICAGO, Oct. Ex-senator Fair
banks returned to Chicago this even
ing from his tour to the Pacific coast.
He came in over the Rock Island road
and on the special train on which he
has made the journey. The trip be-
gan at Chicago on September % and
has occupied the entire 20 days since,
extending not only to the Pacific coast,
but along it from Tacoma to San
Francisco. The distance travelled was
6,396 miles. Fourteen states were
traversed, Ill speeches made and no
material accident or delay occurred
to mar the success of the tour. The
highest days record of speeches was
yesterday in Iowa. when between in
the morning and 10 at right fourteen
addresses were delivered.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Cost of Feeding the Army.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The annual
report of Brig. Gen. J. F. Weston,
commissary general Of the army, says
the total cost Of feeding the army dur
ing the past fiscal year was S8,82 750.
During the year, the losses were S4l8,-
$50 in the Philippines; S7,467 on the
transports and Sl29,S53 in the United
States, Alaska, Porto Rico and else
where. General Weston says that it
is difficult and often impossible to
prevent losses of perishable stores.
The subsistence department, it is
said, was able to make a contract for
fresh beef for the fiscal year 1905 by
which an annual saving of over S140,-
600 was effected. The running ex-
penses gradually have been reduced
to a minimum, the report says, and a
saving of more than $40, 200 made in
wages of civilian employees alone.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Good Demand For Wool.

BOSTON, Oct 14.--Ihcre has been a
big business in Montana. Idaho, Utah,
Wyoming and other territory woods on
the wool market this week in lots run
ming from 100000 to 100000 pounds,
both in bags and in graded lots. :.
Prices have been marked up on some
grades and the demand continues &C.
tive. Montana, in the original bags
sells at q! cents to % cents, and
graded lots have been taken at % to
"a cents. The volume of local dem and
is still above the average and mills
must now supplement- the home supply
with foreign importations. Large or.
ders have already been placed here
for the South American clip when
ready. The supply of domestic is
wholly inadequate to fill the demand. /.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Wants Canteen Restored.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-That the
canteen is of great moral benefit to
the army is the claim made by Brig.
Gen. G. H. Burton. in his annual re-
port as inspector general of the army
to the secretary of war, made public
today.
1T seems to be almost the unani-
nous sentiment in the army he says,
"that the one thing lacking to meet
the soldiers wants and tastes is the
canteen feature. The absence of this
leads to sickness, the commission of
military offenses, desertion and other
crimes, as well as impaired discipline,
by driving men to resort to the low
dives, and groggeries have sprung up
like mushrooms around military res.
ervations, since the prohibition law
was enacted.
"In fact the canteen feature is not
only benefit morally, but the profits
derived from the sales of beer and
light wines are used to improve the
mess as we'll as for the purcha ase of
periodicals, publications, all of which
add to the soldiers comfort and con.
tentment.'
The river press., 1904-10-19
Irrigation In Idaho.

BOISE, Ida, Oct. 14.-Tt is an
nounced that the Oregon Short Line
will begin construction of the Mini
doka and Southwestern branch soon.
This branch is projected to run
through the tract of land being re-
claimed by the government near Mini.
doka and through the heart of the
greater tract being developed under
the Twin Falls irrig alton system. In
the latter tract 100000 acres is to be
opened to settlement on Thursday, Oct.
20. The land will be secured by lot.
IL was previously stated that this
opening would take place on Oct. 20,
which was incorrect. For this event
the Union Pacific has arranged to run
an excursion from all Missouri river
points.
The river press., 1904-10-19
JAPS CLAIM VICTORY.
Big Battle South OF Mukden Results In
Russian Retreat.

London, Oct. 14.-The Stand ards
correspondent in the field with Cen
eral Kuroki says: After two days of
heavy fighting, the enemy's resistance
was broken this afternoon and the
Russians are now in full retreat.
The Daily Nails Toxic correspon-
dent says pursuit by the japanese is
working great havoc to the Russians
who left their dead and wounded on
the field. The Russian forces are es-
timated at 200,0 with 1000 guns, and
the correspondent says the fighting
was the most severe and terrible of
the whole war The Japanese force is
larger than it was at Liao Yang.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. l4.-Desper-
ate fighting and losses on both sides
with varying success for the Russians,
such is the summing up of the situa-
tion by General Kuropatkin in a tele
gram filed October 13. There is no
sign of the battle Stacking. On the con-
trary, General Kuropatkin says that
the fight with unabated vigor today.
General Stoessel, commander of the
Russian troops at Port Arthur, tele-
graphs that the Russians recently re-
captured Signal hill. He adds that
the Japanese are bombarding the in
terror of the fortress with new batter
les, and that the BON bardment is be-
coming more and more violent.
TOXIC, Oct. l3.-An extended report
received from the headqu arters of the
Manchurian armies, brief summary
of which was published this afternoon,
indicates that the Japanese were gen.
orally successful in the fighting of
yesterday and that all three of the
Japanese armies gained decided ad-
vantages. In some places the fighting
surpasses in desperation anything
shown since the war began. The
evening kilograms from the front indi-
cate the continuance of the ] japanese
successes.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Bryan Talks About Imperialism.

RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. l4.-In excel
lent physical condition, notwithstand-
ing that he delivered several speeches,
some of which occupied more than an
hours time enroute from Fort Wayne
to this city, w. j. Bryan closed the
third day of his tour tonight with an
address at a political meeting in this
city. The hall was so crowded that it
was necessary to hold an overflow
meeting. Mr.. Bryan's speech was
much the same as those at other places
enroute to this city. Referring to la
bor, he said:
II charge the republican party is
raising the army in order that the
trusts, having robbed this country of
hundreds of millions of dollars, may
now use the army paid by the people
to force the laboringmen down to a
starving point"
Mr.. Bryan said before closing: 81
am so democratic that I would like to
The river press., 1904-10-19
Work on Panama Canal,

WASHINGTON, Dot. l3.-Mem bers of
the Panama canal commission now in
Washington, called by appointment on
President Roosevelt. The commiss-
toner's left with the president memo
randum giving in detail the work &C.
complished on the isthmus. Survey.
ing parties are at work in the vicinity
of Colon, making plans and estimates
for an inner harbor, also at Gutan,
surveying and boring at the various
proposed dam sites in that neighbour
hood and for cutoff between Gutan
and Tiger Hill.
The average amount of material ia
ken out of the Culubra cut has been
from 1000 to 1,500 cubic yards day.
This is with the use of old French ma.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Quaker Declines Business,

WASHINGTON, Oct. l3.-The navy
department has received letter from
a prominent leather manufacturer in
Philadelphia refusing to furnish the
material for navy belts on the ground
that he is opposed to war and every
thing pertaining to it.
The manufacturer, who is Quaker,
says in his letter: "To the inquiry
for price of belts Cor the navy depart
ment, we would say that as members
of the Society of Friends we are ad-
vocates of peace and feel that it is
more consistent with our principles
not to attempt to make money through
sales to the war and navy depart
ment.'
The river press., 1904-10-19
Episcopalians Discuss Divorce.

BOSTON, Oct. l4.-The house OF
deputies of the Episcopal general con.
vention, at the close Of four days
debate, today rejected an amendment
to the divorce canon, which amend
ment sought to prevent re-marriage
OF divorced persons by clergymen Of
the denomin alton. While the house
OF bishops may yet act, it is certain
that no change will be made by the
present convention. The present law
OF the church, which.has been in op.
GRAFTON since 1859, allows the re-mar-
riage OF an innocent party to di-
vOrce granted for infidelity.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Liquor Dealers Praise the Bishop.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. l4.-By virtue of a
resolution adopted at the convention
of the National Liquor Dealers asso.
citation it has been decided to am al.
gamate that association with the
knights of the Royal Arch and the
Knights of Fidelity, the name of the
combined rganization to be known as
the National Liquor league. Resolu-
tions were adopted commencing
Bishop Potter for his action in dedi
eating a New York saloon. The reso.
lutions advocate a reduction of the tax
on whisky and reduction of the tax
on imported wines and liquors.
The river press., 1904-10-19
SEVEN DAYS OF FIGHTING.
Enormous Russian Losses In Big Battle
South Of Mukden.

MuKDFN, Oct. 1.-THE battle was
renewed and continued throughout
the night, being especially heavy at
midnight. The Russians retain their
position along the Shakhe river and
have made frequent attacks upon the
Japanese, capturing six of the latter's
guns. The eastern army is helping
the western forces. There has been
very heavy artillery firing today.
The fighting is now centered on the
plains. The transportation of the
wounded to railway is accomplished
with the greatest difficulty owing to
the rain-sodden condition Of the road.
On Saturday 5000 wounded arrived at
the railway, were put on board and
dispatched toward the north.
TOXIC, Oct. 16.-In the reports OF
the great battle which continue to ar.
rive from the front, the most striking
feature is the terrible record of Rus.
sian dead. Before the severe fighting
on October ii General Oku's army
alone recovered and buried 1000.
making the total number of Russians
buried by the Japanese, with Nodzu's
army still to hear from 6, 500. Apply
ing the usual calculation and making
reasonable allowance for the fighting
Of the 14th and 18th, the Russian
losses will exceed 10000.
Fragmentary reports of Japanese
casualties are coming in. General
OHu, up to and including October IA,
lost $500 men. Estimates of the total
Japanese losses are not possible, but
they are small in comparison with the
fr;ghtfu> Losses of the Russians.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. l6.-The
latest story from the front brings the
report of the battle up to Saturday
when the fighting at Shakhe was re.
sumed with rnabatcd vigor. The Rus
slams are holding their position at
Shakhe, and apparently neither they
nor the Japanese are able to advance.
All accounts agree that the battle of
Liao Yang Is already being over
shadowed in fierceness and the num-
ber of casualties.
The feeling in St. Petersburg is one
OF extreme gloom and depression. The
lack of official news, the undoubted
retrogression from General Kuropat-
kin's aggressive move and the enor-
nous Russian losses, compared with
the optimistic reports from Toxic, all
combine to prepare the public for any
thing short of total rout of the
Russians.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Millions For Public Improvements.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-Former
Mayor James D. Phelan. as president
OF the association for the Improvement
and adornment of San Francisco, ad.
dressed communication to the board
OF supervisors stating that he had ar
ranged for the immediate purchase of
S2,0O0,000 worth of municipal bonds
authorized to be issued for making
public improvements. The bonds de-
sired include the following entire is
sue: Park extension, $780, chill.
dren's play grounds, $40, 900; mission
parks, 1922, 900; library site, S647, 900.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Women Denounce Polygamy.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. l3.-The
Colorado Women's Christian Tenn
perance union convention today
adopted a resolution asking congress
to enact such legislation as shall m AXE
polygamy crime against the peace
and dignity of the United States, and
provide a penalty for the practice.
The resolution also asks that an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States be passed, removing the
trial of polygamy cases from state
courts to federal courts.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Race War In Idaho.

PORTLAND, Oct. IA special dis
patch from Boise, Idaho, to the Ore
gonian gives particulars of trouble
which occurred at Mountain Home,
Idaho, several weeks ago when 25
masked men drove negro family and
a number of other colored people from
the town and vicinity. The trouble
grew out of the fact that the negroes
insisted that their children attend
school with white children. A move
ment is on foot to have the trouble
brought to the attention of the COVER
nor.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Fair Has Lost a Million.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. l4.-1n a public
speech delivered before the American
Street Railway association, President
Francis declared that the World q
Fair had lost at least $1,000, 900
through being compelled to close Sun
days. A message was sent to Presi-
dent Roosevelt asking him and the
members of the cabinet to investigate
unnecessary work done in the different
The river press., 1904-10-19
Premiums At Portland Fair,

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. l4.-The Lewis
and Clark exposition has voted S4O,-
600 for premiums for big livestock
display from all Trans-Rocky Noun
tain states during next summer. About
$4,000 will be offered in premiums for
horses, $4,000 for cattle, s6, 500 for
sheep and goats, SO, 500 for swine, and
81, 800 for poultry and dogs.
The river press., 1904-10-19
To Try Iroquois Case.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE prosecution
and defense in the case of James E.
Cummings, stage carpenter, and John
J. Noonan, business manager of the
ill-fated Jroquois theater, lave agreed
upon Peoria for trial in accord arce
with the change of venue granted by
the court. Will J. Davis, the man.
ager, has an application before the
court for dismissal of the indictment
against him.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Torpedo Boats For Japan.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14.-Eight tor
pedo boats, evidently destined for
Japan, have arrived at Minnesota
transfer from Fore River, Quincy,
Mass. The boats are loaded on 19
cars. Every effort is being made to
hasten the departure of the shipment
aud special detectives are employed
in watching it night and day. The
cars came over the Burlington and
will go out by the Great Northern,
The river press., 1904-10-19

chinery available. Three modern
steam shovels, which are to be put at
work at Culubr will increase the cut
five feet. In August the unit cost of
excav vating material was cut to 501
cents a cubic yard, while the time Ma.
jor Black was in charge of the canal
work the cost, according to the French
methods of excavation, was 70 cents a
cubic yard.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Campaign Assessments In Texas

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. l3.-The ma
tional democratic executive committee
has levied an assessment of S25 to SlOO
on each county democratic executive
committee in Texas. In addition to
this assessment, each democratic can
didate for county and state Office has
been called upon to contribute to the
n ational campaign fund.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Biggest Hotel In the World.

CHICAGO, Oct. l3.-The News today
says: Chicago is to have the largest
hotel in the world. It will cost S1O,-
600, 900, be % stories high and dwarf
in size and magni6cence, it is prom
ised, any structure of it's kind ever
erected. The building and owners
will be a syndicate of Chicago and
eastern capitalists.
The river press., 1904-10-19
Great Northern Earns Profits,

New YORK, Oct. 16.-At the annual
meeting of the Great Northern the
directors were reelected. The pre-
liminary report of the road g business
tor ire year showed gross earnings of
$4l ~, sos and operating expenses of
$2l, 42S, ,2S3.
The river press., 1904-10-19

see postmasters ELECTED by the people.
I ain. tired of seeing the federal gov
ernment come into town and appoint
as postmaster a man whom the peo-
pie do not want. l am tired of seeing
federal patronage used to build up
political Machines -
The river press., 1904-10-19

departments of the government on the
Sabbath. A second appeal was made
to all law abiding citizens to discon-
tinue Sunday amusements, such as
baseball and theaters, which involve
the bre reaking of the civil law.
The river press., 1904-10-19

NoTE.-Avoidba baking powdersmade from
alum. They look like pure powders,
and may raise the cake, but alum
is a poison and no one can eat food
mixed with it without injury to health.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-11
Germs in Paper Money

new discovery. is as old as time, that
paper money is nearly as old as time,
that cashiers and tellers have been
handling the microbe and the cur
rency without destroying the one or
sterilizing the other, and that they
were healthy and long lived. even
though they directly exposed them
selves by putting their fingers to their
lips when counting money, which
cashiers and tellers no longer do.
The microbe and money matter, If
it should occasion any widespread APP
prehension of contagion, will make
life much harder than 1t is now. We
must have money, even with microbes
on it, and cannot stop to inquire who
had it last or through how many
pockets il has passed. gathering new
styles of microbes at every remove.
If the microbes would confine them
selves to $1,000 bills it would not be
so bad, because they do not circulate
SO freely as fives do, but the microbe
is no respecter of bills. The microbe
might have some difficulty in finding
the $1,000 bills, but it can find dollar
bills with ease, and they are softer
and more homelike than the others.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-11
The Dangers of Living

crobes circulating. Also against rails
ing ones hat or waving ones hand in
salutation; as these gestures set mi-
crobes in circulation. Sleeping in beds
or on sofas in hotels is, Il possible,
more dangerous still Sitting in pews
in churches or standing in the aisles
is suicide.
Equally dangerous with these is the
riding in trolley or railway coaches.
reading books from public libraries, or
sweeping out rooms, or touching
newspapers or magazines, or walking
in the public streets All these
should be avoided. Fruits and bread
stuffs purchased at public shops,
breakfast foods. butchers meat, con-
fectionery. all may be fatal. Each and
all Of these is and are swarming with
bacteria. Writing letters or kilograms
and opening them are risky things to
do. Wearing clothes made by tailors
or dressmakers or purchased ready
made (and the same is true Of boots
and shoes) should be never thought
Of To kiss a woman or a man or a
child is voluntarily to assume every
microbe they possess. in sample not
only. but in swarms l write this
out Of pure love for my race.