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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
SKIRNISHES At TA-LING.
Janarese Fastening to attack Be
fore the Rains Begin.

c. ps.ersbure. July o-Reports from the
..-o,. indicate continued and increasing activity
~ tbe Japanese. The advance posts Of General
,,.,,..,s force. holding the Feng Wang-Chang
x,oss oonverging on Liao-Yang. are faced by a
h..rv Japanese force, and there is constant
sktrmishtng in the region Of Dalin Pass CTa-
Ling
An rnn,istakable forward movement has not
vet developed al either of these points. so that
c..neraI Kuroki's blow at the railway. which
every one at lie front is expecting. may fall
e,r,hare between Kai-Ping and Liao-Yang. 1t
&c believed that the japanese will attack before
tie rains again begin.
g. Petersburg. July S-General sakharof. il
q long dispatch 10 the general staff. dated yes
terdsy. reports outpost skirrnishes over wide
Territory through July ara 6, which indicate
,b- general advance Of the Japanese. who are
driving back the Russian advance posts. General
sakharoff says that the Russian losses in the
fighting on July have not been definitely as
certained. but il is known that two officers and
fifteen men were killed or wounded He says:
We observed on July that the enemy was
taking the offensive simultaneously along his
whole front, extending from the seashore as far
a. the valley OF the Cnin-Chan River.
On the morning OF July vast camp OF the
enemy was discovered IN the neighborhood OF
Siao-K hefza---Af a -JIlY z, the snsnay
occupied the heights near Baositchja.
No rains have fallen recently.
The japanese movement toward Kai-Ping is
regarded by The War Office as demonstration
while changing the disposition Of troops to
make an attack elsewhere Nevertheless. the
advance on Kai-Ping extends over front of If
teen miles, and involves about thirty thousand
japanese The centre is a Tai-si-shan, on the
Choui River. eight miles southeast Of Kai-Ping.
Constant skirmishng with Generals samsonon
and Chrikoff is going on as the japanese move
forward along the railroad and from the Stu
Yen Mountains
The military expert of the 'Vedomosti" be-
leves that General Kuropatkin has decided to
accept r general engagement near Liao-Yang.
and therefore Is not Offering strong resistance to
the adyanoe from Feng-Wang- -Cheng.
dispatch from w-Chwang, dated yester-
dsy, said General Kuroki was advancing all
along the line. and added that Japanese officers
were organizing Chinese bandits through the
Lao Valley Cor an attack on Moukden.
The success Of the japanese fanking opera
tons is dsconcerting the Russians. One by ono
the passes in the mountains which the Russians
had fortified In advance with infinite pains have
been attacked by the Japanese. who have al
ways managed. by trails not marked on the
maps, 10 ciTcumvent the Russians
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JAPAN ABOUT TO STRIKE.
x1vROKI PRESSING VEST.
crcat Force Faces Liao-Yang Arny
-Km-Ping Taken-SeG Battle.

General Oku captured Kai-Ping yesterday
.fter heavy fighting. One dispatch from
To,;o said that ten guns and fifty prisoners
Rad been taken by the japanese.
Hard lighting north of the Kwan-Tung
Peninsula seems to be imminent Both Official
and unofficial dispatches from the Far East
confirmed the reports CT an advance by The
--,;ss of Generals Kurod ard Oku. A great
force is facing General Kellcrs troops near
r,.o-Yang. and constant skirmshing is going
On in the region of failing,
Junks which arrived at CheFoo brought
word of heavy firing in the Gulf of Pe-Chi-
Ii on July 7, and dispatch from Lao Yang
gave rumOrs of battle off Port Arthur in
rb;cb The Russian feet had been victorious.
A division of the Baltic feet viii sail from
cronstadt on July 9S under sealed orders.
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HAND TO HAND FIGHTING.
'ferce Struggles at ia Pass-Rus-
SLAMS Eager for Battle.

""- hans, July o.-There have been repeated
eA4' finishes IN the last few days at Dalin Pass
-~-ling) some OF them being hand 10 hand
Encounters
The japanese have tremendous force east of
LAO Yang aid they evidently want to force a
Ds battle before tho rains get In
whatever may be the strategicaI plans OF, the
'4e'als nothing. IL IS evident. woaic please the
Continued On ninth,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
PREMATURE EXPLOSION KILLS SIX.
Laborers Blown to Pieces on New Canadian
Pacific Line.

Sudbury, Ont. July s.-Seven men were killed and
two men injured as the result of premature
dynamite explosion on the new Canadian Pacific
Sudbury Toronto line The accident occurred near
Ronford The dead are three Austrians, three
Finlanders and II. Poole. of Wakefield. Que. the
walking boss.
rho bod,e. Of the killed. except Poole, were
literally blown 10 pieces. A foreigner named Nc
Intyre and a laborer were badly injured, but will
-ecover The accident occurred through placing
6,,,a,ni,e I'm a hole which had shortly before been
blown with powder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
PARKER'S NAME Is PRESENTED.
GREETED WITH EERS-CONVENTION PREPARED
TO NOMINATE
Platform Calling for Tariff ReUision adopted Uh0ut Discussion
Belmont Disguised Dropping Gold PlankHobsons Mistake

The Democratic convention ST. Louis last night received the
Of Judge Alton B. Parker William Hearst Judge George
candidates for the Democratic for President
Immediately before Judge Parker placed nomination the
veon adopted the platform prepared by the committee
sixteen hours all night session 1t ignores the question: and
declares for tariff revision.
August Belmont according to personal FRIEND disguised the
the gold plank the
Democratic campaign.
The hall crowded with as wild and uruy mob
political No control
the crowd that began to force its into the Coliseum early the
accident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
KELLER DRIVEN BACK,
Rome Hears Of Russian Defeat scitb
Loss of $50 Killed.

Rome. July "a short but severe engage
hsnt, resulting In General Count Kellers defeat
VIII loss Of $50 men killed. took place at
hoang. according TO a dispatch from the
Tribunals" correspondent at Lao Yang.
The Russians, the dispatch continues. made q
1espefate defence, but we're overwhelmed by
me japanese numbers
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OKU TAKES K4I-PING.
HeaUy Fighting Precedes Capture
Ten Guns Prizes.

Toxic. July 9.-After severe fighting General
oku occupied Kai-Ping yesterday CTriday
London July 9.-The Toxic correspondent Of
The Daily Chronicle" under date of July g.
says that the japanese captured over ten guns
and fifty prisoners near Kai-Ping.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
CAPITAL AND LABOR.

We favor enactment and administration OF
laws giving labor and capital imparJially their
Just rights Capital and labor ought not TO be
enemies Each is necessary 70 the other. Each
has it's rights but the rights OF labor are Ger
tainly no less vested TO less sacred and no
less ''inalienable' than the rights OF capital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09

.on To ATLANTIC CITY. SUNDAY.
r,,,.,,a Railroad, July 10. Special train
sle & tsIilss sis m stops Newark and Elizabeth
20 gse.wss Atlantic City, 7:oo p. m.-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
TEXT OF THE PLATFORM.

ST. Louis July S-The fun text OF the plat
form as adopted by the convention tonight is
as follows:
national convention assembled, declares it's de-
vOtion 10 the essential principles of the Demo-
cratic faith which brings US together in party
communion.
ttonal unity and prosperity were alike estab-
hshed- They underlaid independence. the
structure of our free Republic and every Demo-
cratic extension from Louisiana to California,
and Texas 20 Oregon. which preserved faithfully
in all the States the tie between taxation and
representation. They yet inspire masses OF our
critics and cherlshing their fraternity. peace and
orderly development They remind US OF our
duties and responsibilities as citizens, and i'm
press upon US. particularly at this time. the
istration Of government from the headstrong,
arbitrary and spasmodic methods which dstract
business by uncertainty and pervaGe the public
mind with dread, distrust and perturbation
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
First-The application Of these fundamental
principles TO the living issues of the day is the
first step toward the assured peace. safety and
progress OF our nation; Freedom OF the press, OF
conscience and OF speech: equality before the
dom OF the person defended by the writ of
habeaS corpus: liberty Of personal contract un-
trammelled by sumptuary laws; supremacy OF
the civil over military authority. a well disci-
plined militia: the separation Of church and
state; economy in expenditures; low taxes, that
labor may be lightly burdened: prompt and sa-
cred fulflmsnt of public and private obligations;
fidelity 10 treaties; peace and friendship with al
nations. ertangling alliances with none: absolute
acQuieScenCC in the will of the majority, ths
vital principle of republic. These are doctrines
the nation. and they should be constantly In
voked and enforced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09

"Duplicity OF an Angel" Beautiful love story by
Mrs. Minna Thomas Antrim In The Sunday Try
uns o-morrow--(Advt-
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Continued on second page

Beautiful and thrilling story of the Inter
esting to adults we'll boys and girls. by the
popular short story writer. Norman Duncan In
The Sunday Tribune to-morrow.-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09

The Tarleton Way" Delightful story of South
life by William hghtfoot Visscher. In The
Sunday Tribune to-morrow.-lAdvt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES.

Constitutional guarantees are violated when
ever any citizen is denied the right 10 labor, ac-
quire and enjoy property or reside where inter
estS inclination may determine Any denial
thereof by individuals, organizations or govern
ments should be summarily rebUked and pun
ished.
We deny the right OF any executive 20 dlsre-
gard OF suspend any constitutional privilege or
limitation. Obedience to the laws and respect
for their requirements are alike the supreme
duty Os the citizen and the official.
The military should be used only to support
and maintain the law. We unqualinedly con-
denim its employment for the summary banish-
nlent Of citizens without trial for the control
OF elections.
We approve the measure which passed the
United States Senate IN 1896. but which Re-
pu bIcar Congress has ever since refused to
act, relating to cOntempts in federal courts and
providing for trial by jury in cases Of indirect
contempt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
LITTLETON ON PARKER

Mr. Littleton's speech was. In part, as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Convention:
We do not expect here that stupid peace which
smells Of chloroform. We do wish that unctu-
unaninity which springs from the unconfiict-
ing emotions of solitary man. We would not
have our harmony in q single harness. We too
love the stir of strenuous life; but believe i'm
equal strenuousness for all special strenuous
ness for none. We were sent here by the people
the candidate TO notify the people. Our adysr-
saries, by dwelling tenderly the simplicity of
the lamented Mckinley. managed TO endure for
three days the strenuosity OF Roosevelt BY re-
counting In arectionate terms the achievements of
the they evoked enthusiasm which they
Immediately credited 70 the other. Through tears
that were shed for the noble dead they saw a
larger outline OF the living Take away the tribute
to the dead and all that is left is q horseman on
the slopes OF San Juan.
LIFE FILLED WITH SPRAY OF BLOOD"
There is much said by those who sit on cushioned
chairs about towards and weaklings in the ma
tions life. The sun burned farmer lust as bravo
the crowned soldier. The man of natural
peace Is hero hundred times TO where the man
of artificial war Is hero once. Somehow late the
atmosphere of our national life Is filled with a
spray Of blood: somehow the march OF progress
sounds of hammered steel: somehow although the
Constitution is still in force. there is sense OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
EXECUTIVE USURPATION.

We favor the nomination and election of a
President hnbued with the principles of the
Constitution. who will set his faee sternlv
against executive usurpation OF legislative and
judicial functions. whether that usurpation be
veiled under the guise of executive construction
of existing laws. or whether II take refuge In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
WATERWAYS

We favor liberal appropriations for the i'm
provement Of waterways of the country When
any waterway like the Mississippi River IS OF
sufficient Importance to demand special aid OF
the government such aid should be extended
with a definite plan Of continuous work until
permanent Improvement is secured
We oppose the Republican policy OF starving
home development in order TO feed the greed for
conquest and the appetite for national prestige
and display of strength
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09

falling power and growing disrespect which makes
US feel that the venerable old man-so to speak
IS halt and blind with years and burdens the siren
uous household of his grandchildren; somehow at
times there runs sort of shock right down 10
the foundations of this Republic which makes the
structure tremble, and all the country pauses and
listens and then returns to work; somehow. al
though you cannot put your finger on the cause
there is universal fear. The tOiler. turning all
his time and Sinew to gain which others get be-
gins TO doubt that the government is Just. The
man of means, who puts it out in the active cur
rents of the tide begins TO feel that il is better
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09

We condemn the action of the Republican
party In Congress in refusing to prohibit an
executive department from entering into con-
tracts with convicted trusts unlawful COM
binatons in restraint Of interstate trade. We
believe that one Of the best methods of procur-
ing economy and honesty in the public service
Is to have public officials from one occupant OF
the White House down to the lowest of them
return as nearly as may be TO Jefersonian
sin {t-O Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-09
ECONOMY OF ADMINISTRATION.

Large reductions can easily be made IN the
annual expenditures Of the government without
impairfng the efficiency Of any branch OF the
public service and we shall insist upon the
strfctest economy and frugality compatible with
vigorous and efficient civil. military and naval
administration as right OF the people too clear
to be denied withheld
First we favor honesty in the public service.
The enforcement of honesty in the public SER
vice and to that end thorough legislative In
vestigatfon of those executive departments OF
the government already known TO TEEN with
Corruption. as we'll other departments suS-
pected of harboring corruption. and the punish
ment OF ascertained cOrruptiOnists without fear
or favor or regard to persons The persistent
and deliberate refusal of both the Senate and
House OF Representatives TO permit such IN
vestigatiOn to be made demonstrates that only
by a change in the executive and IN the legis-
lative departments can complete exposures pun
ishment and correction be obtained
The Owosso times., 1904-03-04
Reading In Bed.

Commenting upon the recent discus
sion of the habit of reading in bed,
American Medicine concludes that If
the position is literally prone the habit
is bad, because in such q position the
eyes are fixed upon the book in q strain
ing and harmful way and the book
cannot be sufficiently Illuminated
But if one sits propped up by pill
lows, in much the same position of the
head and trunk as when in a chair,
there can be no evil consequences, pro-
vided a good rich light is rightly
placed behind and at one side of the
head.
The greatest argument for reading in
bed is that the attention is not dis
tracted by the discomfort of the body,
the noises and Interruptions usual at
other times. Let one take an erect po-
sition of the body and head, be as
sured he has good oculist and that his
light is strong, white, steady and prop
erly placed. He may then read with
impunity until drowsiness cautions
him to stop.
The Owosso times., 1904-03-04
A Clever Fish.

The salmon seems to be gifted with
much intelligence, or hereditary fore
sight," as it is occasionally called,
which is more particularly acute when
danger signals are abroad, says Will
liam G. Harris in Field and Stream.
They have been known, when congre-
gated In the upper pools, to become
frightened by poachers approaching
them with net or spear and to imme-
diately dash down stream to distance
ofsthirty miles in one night, not stop
ping until they had reached pools so
deep that they could not be taken with
the appliances of the poacher. They
seemed to know that if they went high
er up the stream their doom was sealed.
When coming from the sea in schools
and on entering the estuary they have
been seen with an old leader at the
head of the school, the rest forming
triangle about two and half feet be-
low the surface of the water, and on
calm days, guided by the old patriarch,
they would swim around the fisher
mems nets, never approaching them
nearer than ten or twelve yards.
The Owosso times., 1904-03-04
CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT.
Taft Would Make II In the Phil
ippines.

Washington, March 1.-Representa-
tice Cooper of Wisconsin has intro
duced a bill amending in several i'm
portant ways the act providing a civil
form of government for the Philip
pines. The bill was prepared by Sec
retary Taft It's first provision is that
all bonds issued by the government OF
the Philippine islands shall be exempr
from taxation either by the govern
ment Of the United States or the gov
ernment of the Philippines.
Five per cent bonds to the amount
Of $10,000,000 are authorized for pup
lie improvements in the Philippines.
These bonds are to be approved by
the president and secretary Of war
and are to be used to provide for port
and harbor works, roads, bridges, pro-
vincial and municipal schools, court
houses and penal institutions. Five
per cent municipal bonds also are au-
thorized to carry on municipal I'M
provements, such bonded indebtedness
Of any one municipality not to exceed
10 per centum Of the assessed valua-
ton of property in such municipality.
The Owosso times., 1904-03-04
A Madman's DcIusIon.

Dean Pigou tells the following story
of q brilliant man who lost his mind
temporarily through overwork and was
confined in an English asylum: His
delusion was that his stomach was full
to repletion Of rats. There was no
room for anything else. Hood said to
me. GO and talk with him and lead
up to the subject of rats / found
him, as is very common, perfectly sane
on every subject but this. After some
conversation / said to him, feigning not
to know who he was: You seem to be a
very well informed man. Have you
given your attention to natural history,
because / notice that the question is
being discussed as to whether the spe-
cies of the genus rat called the Norwe-
gian still existsT Instantly he replied,
oh, certainly and unbuttoning his
dress, said, Every known species Of
rat, sir, is here in my stomach and,
localizing the rat with his finger, said:
Here in this part Of my stomach is a
Norwegian rat. You can assure your
friends that as long as l am alive no
species can die.' Under the kind and
humane treatment of Bethlehem he
was soon at work again and had, OF
course, no recollection of his delusion."
49,. -
The Owosso times., 1904-03-04
TWO YEARS AND $4,000.
The Sentence and Fine Imposed on
Machen and Others.

Washington, Feb. 29.-August w.
Machen, formerly general superinten-
dent of the free delivery postal SER
vice; DR.. George e. Lorenz Of Toledo,
O., once postmaster of that city, and
Diller B. Croft of this city, all Of whom
were convicted of conspiracy against
the government in connection with the
supply of the Croft fasteners to the
postoffice department, were sentenced
by Judge Pritchard to two years i'm
prisonment in the Moundsville, w. Va,
penitentiary and fine Of $4,000 each.
The defendants Immediately gave no
tice of appeal to the court of appeals
and were released ON $4,000 bonds
each.
Samuel A. Croft as to whom Spe-
cial Counsel Conrad for the govern
ment said some days ago that there
was not sufficient evidence to convict,
was not sentenced, his motion for a
new trial and for arrest of judgment
being allowed further consideration.
The Owosso times., 1904-03-04

The Swiss mountaineers have a Gus
tom of calling through speaking trum-
pets at dusk each evening, praise the
Lord Godw This. call may be started
by one herdsman and is~answered by
others from neighboring peaks, the
sound being much prolonged as it re-
verDerateS from one mountain to an
other. After short interval, suppos-
edly devoted to prayer, a herdsman
calls in the same manner, "Good
night" this, too, being repeated by his
fellows. Then all retire to their huts.
The impressiveness Of these calls, echo
ing and re-echoing from rock and
mountainl to mountain, can easily be
imagined.
The Owosso times., 1904-03-04
Now Below Dollar Mark.

Chicago, March IAN increase in
Russian shipments of wheat, notwith-
standing the war, forced the price for
May delivery back past the dollar
mark Monday. The market touched
99%c in the midst of excitement par
alleling the remarkable scenes which
attended the spectacular leap across
the line ten days ago. Pork slumped
more than a dollar a barrel. Com
pared with Saturdays final figures,
the close was 25sc off for May whear
and to 2hc for July. May corn
closed unchanged. Oats are down II
II S. Provisions show a net loss Of
10 to &c.
The Owosso times., 1904-03-04
Fremont. Ohio. Flooded.

Fremont, o., March 1.-The food
situation in Fremont is serious.
Front street is like river. Merchan-
disc had been removed from the stores
in time to prevent serious loss. Base
ments are flooded. The water can find
no outlet and is spreading all over
the lowlands. The waterworks station
is flooded and is out OF use. The food
extends to districts untouched by any
previous overflow of water. Scores of
persons are being taken from their
homes in boats.
The Owosso times., 1904-03-04
BUNCH OF SENTENCES.
Judge Tsppan at Port Huron Hancs
Them Out.


Them Out.
Port Huron, Mich. March Judge
Tappan Of the circuit court Monday az
ternoon handed out the following
bunch of sentences, which were of the
indeterminate order:
Mrs. Austin, alias Cousins, charged
with polygamy, received not less than
two years nor more than thirty
months: Joseph Vanderburg, larceny,
two years and eight months at the
Ionia reformatory; Fred Dingwell,
forging pay check, not less than two
years nor more than two years ana
eight months at Jackson prison;
Charles Cronlhite, forgery, not more
than three years nor less than two
years; Thomas Hickey, not more than
eighteen months at Jackson nor less
than one year; Harry Kellogg, stealing
COW, not more than four nor less
than forty-two months.
Sheriff Davidson and deputies Will
take the prisoners to their respective
prisons this week. Mrs. Austin, the
only woman in the bunch, has been
married no less than four times and
three husbands are alive.