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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12
WITH WAR MATERIAL.
Arrival at Port Arthur of Lao Yang
Train.

st. Petersburg. May 1I-Gcncral Kuro-
atkin has autographed to the Emperor
hat z train loaded with war material
rom Lao Yang has arrived at Port Ar
hur.
The text Of Gen. Kuropatsins dispatch
: as follows:
Reconnaissance between Salitszaipud-
Il and Fcng Wang Chcng failed to dis
over Japanese troops.
"A japanese column of considerable
strength advanced from Fcng Wang
hong, May s, i'll the direction Of Hal
hong.
"Fulan-ChcnG station is occupied by
lur frontier guards and the damage to
he railway, lay the japanese, as far as
isi"n If Lieut.. Col. Spiridhnnn of the
nurth railway battalion. This gallant
,i'iIcr und@rto"k /" get through TO Port
\rthur a train full of ammunition which
lad arrived at liao Yang after the land
ne of the Japanese at Pitscwo. Every
preparation was made to blow up the
rain i'll case of necessity in order to pre-
Ont its falling into the hands Of the Jap
InCSc.
The task was carried cut ana the self
aciitico of the men of the fourth railway
Httalion was crowned with complete
ucCcSS.
shortly after o'clock in the afternoon.
he train arrived ut Jin-Chau station 40
landed over to Ken. Jokcff. who immc-
lately dispatched it under proper protec-
ion to Port Arthur. Lieut. Col SpiriJu-
lof returned on a locomotive
After landing 1T PtScwo the Japancs-
!rSan marching toward Kin-Chau. ON
he night Of May 10 their forward guard,
onsisting Of about two regiments Of In
antry. passed the night on tho height,
ibovc Sanchilipu Con the railroad about
o miles from Port Arthur).
about 80 japanese vessels are lying
lorth of Cape Terminal ION the casr
cast of the Liao-TunS peninsula, below
Pitsewo)."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12
COLONIAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting Of New England Or.
ganization at Lynn.

Lynn. Mass, May 1.-THE Colonial
Baptist Association Of New England
represented by delegations from IS
churches began the ninth annual con
vention at Zion church. Lynn. ut
o'clock. this afternoon. Rev. l.. &. Par
IRISH of West Newton presided ut the
opening session, as president of the As
soCiation. The real business will be-
gin, tomorrow, when Mayor Eastman
will extend welcome to the city in
the forenoon.
The annual meeting of the WOmcn's
Missionary department was held in
the afternoon and was devoted to rou-
tine business and the election of ofii-
GERS which resulted as follows:
President. Mrs. A. A. Crawford of
Boston; vice president. Mrs. NJ. T..
Young of Havcrhill: corresponding
secretary, Mrs. G. Harrison of Boston;
treasurer, Mrs. Rosa Bradman of Hay
erhill.
At the evening session. Mrs. NJ. +.
Young made an address of welcome to
which Miss NJ. Booker of Worcester, re-
spondcd. Addresses were also made by
Rev L. C. Parrish of West Newton,
and Rev. J. III. Hill of Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12
of the wounded from Kiulien Cheng to

of the wounded from Kiulien Cheng To
Mukden.
A Japanese guardsman. who was
wounded in the stomach ana taken
prisoner, April 30, when the Russiahs
drove his comrades from their posi-
ton, says that typhus Is rampant
among the Japanese troops. He praises
the Kindness of the Russians to him
ana denies the reports that in order 10
avoid being taken prisoners the Japah-
csc dash their heads against tne
ground. He says that behind Gen. ku-
rol<i are other troops. the number oil
which he does not know.
According to artillery officers, the
movement of the cncmy's heavy guns
will he. terribly difficult on account OF
tbc condition of the road. n panic oc-
cIrre.I on the last train out of Fort
>rtht,r Immediately after the landing
of the Japanese Ut Pitsewo. The Jap
uucse fired upon the train at midday
and the ladies and civilians stretched
themselves upon the floor. A small de-
t,chmcut of CosS;lCkS beside the rail
road returned the Japanese fire and
drove the enemy back. They then re-
fired
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12

mcnt of the village and willow tnickets
on Kinteito island, being apparently
still under a misrepresentation as TO the
real nature of the Japanese movement.
The Smelling of this position was TERRI
fc.
"A perfect torrent of shells was pour
ed over the island and the dust hlioch
ed I'D by the shrapnel hid the whoie
place in IL sort of gray mist through
which the flash of the burning shel's
CLEANED like lightning among the
clouds. Never have l seen Il llerccr
fight.
Quickly the Japanese batteries wcst
of VIII opened fire in reply. ue'.''"
the range with the first round they
simply covered the eight ltussi'i n,'
ferries with Il hail of shraphel. lnc
whole front of the encmys position was
dotted with white puffs of smell III ''ie
bursts. from which the shraphcl ua-t-
ed in showers.
"prescntly the Russian fire began u
die dow.l. and ultimately it stopped ana
/, lul followed, but the russians broke
tho silence by an attempt 10 smell tie
J.l,amcsc Infantry on the Manchurlal
Slt.'. llttI ult, uoNtN'i' '''''
Iutrly Intellectual, the shells burslliiH
far short of their object ana alIorulhS
Il perfect example of useless artliiery
practice.
"Othcr of the cncmy's batteries
oppncd fire. Smelling the Japanese Dat
teries to the northeast of NlJu. Inc
Japanese replied and the artillery uuci
broke out with renewed Violence llil
tn, very hills sobbcd with the Terrible
conclusions. The extreme ncrteheSS
of the action made one feel mat the
guns We're voicing the desperate nature
of the quarrel between the contendlhS
nations. Splendid practice was MADE
by the Japanese Eunncrs ana thelr IRE
seemed much more accurate and elfcc-
tive than that of the enemy. Ihcfc was
Il renewal OF the bombarimcnt ut IN
tcrvals until sunset. but the Japanese
position remained unaffected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12
THE vicks3URG INCIDENT.
No Notice Will Be Taken Of Russian
Protest.

Washington, May 1.-THE state de-
Iartmcnt has concluded not to make
any official protest to the Russian gov
crnncnt against the latest utteraliccs
of NJ pavloff. late Russian minister 20
corca, relative to the conduct of the
officers Of the United States NickS-
burg in connection with the succorins;
of survivors of the Nariag and kOr-
irtz Naval officers here have shown
considerable feeling over the criticisms
as affecting the honor of the United
States navy ANA are DESTROYS or hay
ing an inquiry made as to why 40
statements were given in the Public
Messenger.
The state department., however. were
disposed to ignore tn" incident. Making
due allowances for this state of mind,
according to ;hc state department. oili-
ciII the department VIII not notice the
matter.
\ curious statement is made by Il
naval officer here, who has been in cor
rcspOndcncc with some of the officers
on the Nicksburg as to what occurred
in thcmulpo harEnr among the vessels
of the international fleet.
III IS SliI that on IN" morning OF
Feb. 2 the day of the fight, the cap
tain Of the British WarShip Talbot be-
gan To make signals with the inter
national code. These were directed to
the French ana German Wa!shipS and
Il lively exchange went on for IL long
time. but not for moment was the
NickSburS si-nall"d, nor was she taken
into the confidence of the other ships.
But the NickshurS signalnen read all
IF the conversation and indeed Com
mandcr Marshall has reported official
Is som" of the exchanges to the navy
department, particularly that relating
to the delivery of the triple Protest
against the Japanese attack, i'll which
he WAS not invited to join. Just why
III" NickshurG WAS excluded from the
conference hy signal is Il subject OF
much speculation here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12
EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
President Mitchell Would Never
Submit It to Arbitration.
Head of Mine Workers Delivers Ad-
dress at New York.
SAYS the Ideal Of Trade Agreement is
Unionisn.

New York, May John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, today, gave the National
Civic Federation the labor issues he
would never consent to submit to arbi-
tration. One of these was the eight
hour day The other was the question
of his rights to belong to a union. In
addition he said all. differences with
capital must be adjusted by trade
agreements. arbitration was simply
preferable to strikes.
The idea Of the joint trade agree
ment is the essence OF trade uniOnism."
said Mr.. Mitchell. I'VE have now $780,
600 mn working under conditions which
are fixed by joint agreement. We adjust
all differences now by agreements, we
leave no question to arbitration; arbi-
tration Is preferable to strike-that ts
all.
outsiders called In have said they
did not understand conditions and the
result OF the arbitration has been I'M
satisfactory to both employers and en-
ployes.
II believe i'm strikes. l also believe In
Iockouts. Neither side must SUI ender
either one of these rights. But 1 believe
neither thing should be resorted to I'M
til each side has exhausted every
peaceful means for settlement.
Nothing can make 80 much for In
dustrial peace as the recognition of the
Independence Of labor and capital.
"Oficers of the companies have
Opened their books to me frequently
when there was some question of the
return made. We know what the OPP
orators are making and I'm this way we
have come closer together. We believe
the answer to all questions Is the trade
agreement"
In reply to questions put to him by
members of the federation. Mr.. Mitch
ell then said that under no circum-
stances would he consent to the arbitra-
ton of some fundamental questions.
He would never consent to arbitratc the
eight hour workday or his right to be-
long 10 a union. As an instance of his
position on the question of arbitration.
ne cited n case where he had advised
the miners in Kentucky to accept a
wage reduction of four and one-half
per cent rather than accept arbitration,
which the employers were perfectly
willing to grant. He believed this
preferable to having outsiders come in
to adjust affairs which they did not
understand.
Mr.. Mitchell spoke at the meeting Of
the executive committee Of the Ma
tionai civic Federation. The subject of
the meeting was joint trade agreements
which Senator Marcus A. Hanna be-
lieved was one of the topics closest to
the work of the federation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12
w ELL DONE.
What Careful Observation of Food and
Drink Results In.

ono who notices and thinks. learns
things about diet that often mean
health. This was the case with AN In
diana woman who says: 49,.
Although | was grI lCallv losing my
health and strength l never once laid
any of my bad feelings to the true
cause. L became II nervous wreck un-
able to care for my children my storf.-
ach so disordcrcd there was scarcely
anything l could cat but wlat4weuld
give me sick stomach and voritfnE. or
would lay on my stomach undigestcd
until | would have such bad diarrhea
l would y" so weak l could not sit.lip
AT last l noticed that if | did not
drink coffee | would feel better, So I
decided TO try Postum Cereal; mad.
some according to directions and found
1t Il splendid drink.
I ut once began to improve and am
now in better health than | have been
for years. 1 must look better for an
ny friends speak of it. / have not TAX
en- any medicine ut all but all the
change is due entirely to leaving off
coffee and drinking Postum in its place
Y think the i'll effects of coffee NAV
hc seen in others besides the user. es-
recialy If the user be the mother cf
children, for IL n mother becomes nor
VouS and peerish he little cncs will in
lurn catch tn" same spirit, ana many a
disposition Is thus ruined which would
nave been cheerful and sunny" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Creek
Mich.
Look in each pkg. for The famous lit.
Tie book, THE Road - Melville"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12
IN MANCHURIA.
Expected That important Events Will
Soon Occur.

st. Petersburg, May 12.-(3.3J a. NJ
-InrcndinS events of great inpor-
tancc to the military situation in Man
churIa are forcshad0wcd i'll the official
dispatches given out late, last night,
by the war commission.
On Nay S. the Japanese forces eau
tiously mol ed from Fcng Wang Chcn2s
towards Ilai ,'hemG which is 3 miles
east by north Of New chWanG ANA il
is the opinion of the general staff that
they should certainly reach their dcs-
tination within two days. If the Japan
csc snail occupy Hal chcnS with Port
Arthur thus ctfretuaily cut off. New
rilwanG. which the russians have al
ready dis;ndntlcd, would pass into their
hands.
The entire Lao TunG peninsula, in
fact, save Port Arthur and perhaps
l>ai Ping, would be commanded by
them.
The satisfaction felt at the rc-estab-
lish1ncnt o; communication with Port
Arthur is Increased by the. knowledge
that Il trainload of ammunition has
been safely delivered to the fortress.
This was done III the presence of the
cn"my's army which landed at Pitsewn
ANA which is apparently on the eve Of
being reinforced by another division on
board thirty transports lying OFF Port
.hdmaS.
The Associated Press has received
the following assurance from mcm-
Der of the general staff.
There are ample supplies of mGni-
tions of war at Port Arthur but natur-
ally Gen. kuroratkin desired TO send
as much as possible to the fortress.
During the expected siege great
quantities of shells and explosives will
be fired and we cannot afford to per-
nit the rcrroach of the defenders that
they could not hold Fort Arthur be-
cause of a lack Of powder and shell.
Iiut assure you there arc enough sup
plies there for one year"
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Thomas J. Cummings. United States
consul ut Puerto Cabcllo, Venezuela, died
suddenly. Tuesday.
The british bark Plymouth. lumber Ia
I:uenos Ayrcs. put in at Halifax, n. s.
leaking. a survey will be held.
1t is reported at Montcvideo. Uruguay,
that memberss of the White party hav,;
blown UP two railroad bridges which
were poorly Guarded, a short distance
from the city.
Prof. Henry Clark Johnson author Of
many text books and an assistant cor
1889. has been found dead in his apart
ments from heart disease.
The supreme court Of Indiana Wednc;-.
day, held the legislative superintendent
act of 1893 unconstitutional. The court
directs that the election of members Of
tho General Assembly, next fall. be mad.
under the act of 1897.
Secretary Taft. Wednesday, issued an
military secrctary's oflic. through the con-
soldltion of the adjutant generals Of
nee and The office of records and pensions
of the war department. and defining the
relations between the bureau and the gen
eral staff of the army.
president Roosevelt has decided to APP
point Geo. +. White of Macon. Ga. as
United States marshal. vice j. NJ Barnes
who was-remored. Tuesday. Mr.. White
was deputy marshal under Barnes J.
Smory Specr had conference with the
of Which the decision WIS announced.
Rumors circulated of the intention Of
King Peter of ScrVia to ahdiCatc AZ vi
emma have drawn an emphatic cuntradic-
tion from King Peter himself. who in an
interview with the Belgrade corrCSpnn-
dent of the Politische Correspondent dc
CiarcS the reports of his intention to alb
dictate in favor of his son to be pure in
vcntions.
Jimmy Burke Of Lawrence Mass, and
Rlily Griffin OF Boston. fought ~ rounds.
"Wednesday night. before the Economical
a. s c. at Lawrence. Griffin showed SUI
periority in all but the sixth and the last
rounds. In the last round Burke sent
Griiin through the ropes. 1t WAS agreed
that If both mon were On their feet at til.
end Of ~ rounds the affair should be cali
ed 4 draw.
Mrs. Martha A. Burrage, well known
around Lcominster. Mass. through her
lous objects, is dead at her home there
as the result of fall. She was ~ years
old She was the widow of George sum
ncr HurraSc. who as a member OF the
massachusetts Legislature in 1851 cast the
deciding vote which elected Charles Sum.
ncr to the United States Senate
The New Hampshire Dental Society de-
voted the second day of its eth annual
meeting at Concord n H.. to a series; Of
a dozen clinics and several practical pa
pcrS. In addition to members Of The prn-
Speakers Included DIR. c. Frank Bivcn of
Woroe stcr. Mass.. DIR; f.. l.. Marshall of
EoStpIl Ut. L. Is. 1;lSkfN at Marble
head Mass. and DIR. l.. .. IIinslnan of
Mass.
I'M the committees have completed the
work assigned them. except the commit
tee on constitution. which is still in scs-
sion. said President Shnffcr of the Anal
Sam2tcd Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin WorkErs, at Cleveland. Ohio. Wcd-
ncsday. When asked if the convention
would he called to order again Thursday
he said II depended on whether or not tn.
constitution committee completed its la
,ors, Wednesday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12
NEW CHWANG VICINITY.
Russians Arc There Lingering Wait.
ing for Developments.

Shan Hal Kwan, May 11.-720 =. NJ
The Russian troops are lingering in tn"
vicinity Of New Chwang and some Of
them are returning to the city. The
Russian artillery is ready for instant
transportation.
The reports of fighting at Lao Yang
has not been confirmed. There is a
probability that it was merely u brush
with brigands.
Hal Chcng is being reinforced with
troops from Lao Yang.
1t is reported here that the Japanese
are creeping closely to Port Arthur. 1t
is believed that the first Japanese army
corps is still at Fcng Wang ChcnG.
Lieut.. Colonel w. S. Schuyler, l.. s.,
will go forward, tomorrow, to join the
Russian forces.
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MABEL PAGES WILL.
Murdered Girl Leaves Her All to
Brother Harold.

Cambridge. Mass, May 1.-THE will Of
Miss Mabel Page, who was murdered at
her home in Weston. March 81. and on
the charge Of killing whom Chas T.
Tucker has. been held for the grand Jury.
WIS flied today, in the Middlcscx county
probate court
n" document b"ars thn dat" q March
b. lar. Ii provides that the estate Of the
tcstatriX ut Weston, Il gas bond of the
value of $500. and all other articles * .
ccpt those to be later described shall pas.
at her dcccaSc to her brother Harold No
further mention IS made however. Of tnr
articles which Miss Page prescribed
should lie excepted from the general he
quest. leading to the impression that the
will was not complete
The document is legally witnessed by
three persons Amin Roberts. the t.oncY-
tic at the Page home; Laura Case ana
Luis w. Case. Miss Pages brother T.
nImcd as executor.
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BY FORTY-TWO POINTS.
Tufts College Juniors Win the Inter
class Games.

Medford. Mass. May 1.-THE junior
class of Tufts college won the annual
interclass games at College hill. today
by score of AZ points. Tho sopho-
morcs were second with - points. the
freshmen third with 20 and the seniors
last with 10.
The track was very wet, but in spite
Of this. good time was made tw" Tufts
records being broken. Clarence T.
Scoboria, '04. Of Somcrville, ran a mile
IN four minutes and SO seconds. three
seconds better than the record. and
Arthur Murphy. p. c.. of Wollaston
established a new record of u feet
inches in the running broad jump. The
previous record WAS 20 feet inches.
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WENTYS DEATH.
Met Fate by Accidental Discharge of
Own Pistol.

Bristol. Tenn, May 11.-"Iin came to his
death by the accidental discharge 81 hit
own pistol. is til" verdict Of the corpn-
cTs jury which for nearly two days had
been investigating the circumstances sur,
rounding the deaf OF Edward j.. WeuiZ
the young millionaire whose body wa3
discovered ON spur Of Black mountain
last Sunday. The sessions of the inquest
were held on the spot where the body
WAS discovered
The verdict came as Il surprise I'm every
quarter. as the great ma jority Of the
people who heard the evidence and OK
amincd conditions surrounding the body
as II lay on the mountain believed tic
cause to have been suicide while some
believe that murder was committed
In spite of the jury's verdict OF acct
dental killing. ii is certain that detectives
with the case. Mr.. ID. II. WentZ expressed
himself as of the opinion that there had
been an encounter before his brother was
Killed.
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FOLLOWED BY BANQUET.
Observance Of Anniversary of Fusilier
Veterans at Boston.

Boston. May t1.-Delegations from
many military organizations of New
England were in this city, today, to
participate in the observance of the
1i7th anniversary of the Fusilier Vet
Grams Association.
Among the cities represented were
Springfield. Lowell, Manchester. n. H..
Providence. X. l., and Hartford, Conn
The program for the day included a
street parade followed by Il banquet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12
FROM THE YAlU.
Wounded Russians Eager to Return
Disease Among Japs.

Lao Yang, May 11.-AmonS the
wounded from the battle of the Yalu
who arrived here. today. was Father
stephen TChorbakoffsky, the priest who
led the charge of the 18th Regiment at
the battle of kiulien Cheng.
The wounded arriving seem to be in
good condition ana are exciting the adj
miration Of the foreign attaches. Many
Of them asked Gen. Kuropatkin to re-
turn them to the front.
a train is leaving here carrying 10
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JAPAN AND CHINA.
Said Secret Treaty Exists Between
These Nations.

Berlin, May 1.-The AllcScmcinc
ZcitunE gives prominence to a tclc-
sram from St. Petersburg stating that
he NovOsti declares TINT Il secret
rcaty exists between japan and China.
The NovoSti further states that it is
he duty Of all the powers to take steps
. avert the present danger of Chinese
Intervention in the war.
1t is suggested that the powers
'hould inform the pckin government
hat they will form a coalition army
nd invade ana occupy Chinese terri
DRY at the first sign Of Il breach OF
neutrality.
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BILL OF EXCEPTIONS
Filed by Machen's Counsel in Posta,
Hearing.

Washington, MAY 11.-Counsol for An
suSt W. Machcn, the former general su-
pcrintcndcnt of the free delivery svs-
'rn OF the post office depa rtmcnt. convict
d III the criminal court here for CON
SblracN, have filed in the District of Co
lions to the action OF tho lower cn,,rt
ahc exceptions make a voluminous docn-
mont and about 30 points Of law arc
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Suspicious Lights Seen.

Prossict. Siberia, May IA Japa-
'ese torpedo boat made its appearance
n the roadstcad two days ago. and
'usnicious lights have been seen.
Everything is quiet here, but all is
II readiness to meet any landing of the
'nemy. whose probable purpose is the
utting off of Vladivostok.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-12

NJ. Roualt has found that trees may
be transplanted in full foliage in May
or June with little or no injury if the
moving Is done at night. This has
been demonstrated to the entire salts
faction of prominent French horticuI-
turfSts
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Japs Occupy kai Pima.

Shanghai May lit is reported
rom PekIn that the Japanese. Monday.
occupied kai Ping, 16 miles below Ia
ih'chao' and expected to occupy New
'hWang, Friday.
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BATCH OF RUMORS
Continued from page ~

many explosions have been heard COM
ing from the vicinity of Port Arthur,
but their cause has not been ascer-
tanned.
The impression here is that the Rus
slams. dcspairing of their ability to de-
fcnd Port Arthur. are destroying their
ships before cvacuating the place.