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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
JAPS TAKE DA PASS
CAPTURE STRATEGIC POSITION
FoRrY.FlvE MILES SOUTH.
EAST OF mUKDEN.

ST. Petersburg. Sept 2s.-News has
been received here from Mukden TO
the effect that the japanese have at
last begun the offensive. They have
captured Da pass and are pressing on
General kuropatkin's left flank. The
war Office is unable TO confirm this off,
ciaIly because kuropatklns dispatches
are following the emperor, but the
Associated Press is informed by the
general stat that all indications point
to the news being correct. 1t is be.
Hevec the Russians abandoned Da
pass without serious resistance. Sew
eral other passes OF the Da range.
eastward Of Bentsiaputze twenty-five
miles southeast OF Mukden), are also
in the hands OF the japanese.
Kuropatkiu is e;'ideot!y drawing in
his forces to the less mountainous
country nortawesl"'s:d &, "ae!e ne may
decide 70 give battle. IL the mean
while saa:p lighting a. regarded as IN
mineuL southeast OF -Mukden, whence
the japanese are expected TO deliver
their main attack, the hank move
nen' from the west being OF secondary
inheritance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
SENATOR HOAR DEAD
MASSACHUSETTS STATESMAN Ex
PlREs PEACEFULLY AFTER
LONG ILLNESS.

Worcester. Mass. Sept. 30.-George
Frisbie Eoar. senior United States
senator IRON Massachusetts, died al
his home al l:35 o'clock Friday morn.
ing. Death followed a period of IN
consciousness that had continued
since early Tuesday and came so
peacefully that only the attending ply.
sicians were aware OF the exact mo.
nent OF dissolution.
Senator Hoar had been in i'll health
since last winter, and even when at.
tending the sessions OF the senate he
was obliged to exercise extreme care
lest his eaertions should overcome
him. At that time he was troubled
with lumbago, and the death o. his
wife in Washington proved such a
blow that he never recovered entirely
from its effects.
Previous TO Aug. II, reports of his
illness were treated lightly by his
family and his immediate friends, but
on tina, day he had a sinking turn
caused by the weak action Of the heart.
On Sept. % it was announced that he
was failing rapidly and he lapsed al
times into Inconsistencies. From
that time until his death he was I'M
able to take nourishment, but his con
stitution enabled him to resist death
for such length Of time that even
his physician was surprised.
Senator Hoar was seventy-eigh,
years of age and had been membe,
Of the upper house of congress since
1e7.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
PAINE SLOWLY OWING.
Postmaster General Not Expected 70
Survive Present illness.

Washington. OF, l.-Postmaster
General Payne is now weaker than u
any previous stage 0: his Illness. save
during tie wors, .. his shining spells.
and his death. it is said. may occur at
any minute. The nest powerful slim
ulan,s. in create. doses ,haa ever. are
being administe: Ell TO him AZ frequent
intervals and il is due 20 then alone,
it is stated, ii he survive the night.
Withou, them, it is said. he could not
live more than few hours. His pulse
at times Monday vas hardly pe9cep,i-
BILE. There was severe sinking spell
at aeon and another shortly after in
the afternoon that lasted half an hour.
During the succeeding hours the sick
man gained a little rest, though he
could not sleep long at time. At
$3.50 .. m. DR.. Magruder issued bull
letin saying that Mr. Payne continued
TO respond we'll to the remedies admin
is,eed and there was slight improve
ment.
Shortly after midnigh, the family OF
Mr.. Payne was summoned to his bed
side, as the end seemed imminent, but
the patient rallied and the st!mulents
administered earlier in the night took
effect and warded OF the inevitable
for q time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
SATURDAY., Oct. 4.

It is stated that in the event of Pres
ldent Roosevelt's election John Hay
will retain his present cabinet position
George Kerr, famous a few years
ago as cartoonist and illustrator, is
dead at the soldiers home in Day.
ton, O.
At Democratic national headquarters
the announcement is made that e1'
President Cleveland will not speak
during the campaign.
The news that the several valuable
oil paintings of Emperor Nicholas at
the ST. Louis exposition have been de-
faced has caused painful impression
at St. Petersburg.
Secretary of War Taft has left
Washington on a speechmaking tour
through Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, West
Virginia. New York, New jersey, Con-
necticut and Maryland.
The Bolognamakers' unions OF Man
haitian and Brooklyn have decided to
strike at once if the employers do not
reconsider their refusal to renew
trade agreement just expired
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF A WEEK FROM VARIOUS
PARTS OF the STATE.
Merchant c. J. creenquist ls Shot it
the Neck at kensai by 4 Hobo
Who Is Supposed to Be
KENTUCKY Slim.

AT Kensal. Merchant c. J. Groom
Quis, Was shot in the neck by a man
known as Kentucky" Slim. The bull
let missed the juglar vein AID came
OCT at the back. Mr.. Croonquist is do
ing well and is expected to recover.
Mr.. Croonquist's boy went across the
track to look for his COW and was held
up and s. or 81 taken from him. He
reported his loss to his fathe. who.
With the marshal. started for the hold
mp man. In going around the corner
Of the stockyards they encountered
Kentucky" Slim who is believed TO
have fred the shot which struck Mr.
Croooquist. A posse captured Slim
and chased q man with him into an
cat field where, after some shots we're
exchanged, he also was caught. Three
other men were jagged. Residents
organized and drove about twenty-five
men on, Of two. fuckers hardware
store was burglarized and a man is
held for the crime
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
HEAVY FLOOD DAMAGE.
Property Loss at Trinidad, Colo, AZ
areaates $1,000, 900.

Trinidad. Colo, Oct Although re-
ports continue to be circulated that
several families have been missing
since the food swept through the city
40 bodies have been recovered and the
police officials announce that they
have no reason to believe there was
any loss OF life.
The property loss will approximate
nearly 3l,VO0.o00. The damage to the
Colorado and Wyoming railroad is
fully $4,000, in addition to the weak
ening of the $4,000 bridge at Sopris.
which may fall One thousand feet Of
Santa Fe track is in the river at jan
sen and the bridge at Starkville is
gone The Colorado and Southern
roadbed in Riley canon is wrecked.
twenty-four bridges and 10000 ties
having been washed away.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
Confidence Men Caught.

r. c. Hicks, G. H Bradford and c.
n. Foster. charged with robbing W. ].
Perry, a Montana man, OF s25 while
on westbound Great Northern flyer
week ago, while the train was speed
ing westward just beyond La-inore.
were held to the district court at
Grand Forks by Justice Mclaughlin
and bond in each case vas fixed al
81. 900. Bond has not been offered in
either case. and the three men are
now in the County Jail. Hicks aud
Foster are travelling under assumed
names, having several aliases. and
known to the authorities as confidence
men Of much ability in their respec-
tive lines of work. ". ]. Perry, who
offered to change a $50 bill for the
men, when one of them grabbed the
money he held in his hand. lives in
Montana and was on his way home
from Michigan at the time of the rob-
berry. Detective Walsh of the Great
Northern service, went to his home
and brought Perry east as witness.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
RUSSIANS UNABLE TO LOCATE
JAPANESE FORCE UNDER
GENERAL kURokl.
Believed to Have Evaded kufopatkin's
Scouts and Slipped Around the Rus
sian Left-Japanese Occupy "a
Pass, the Enemy Retiring From the
Position After Slight Resistance.
Severe Fighting at Port Arthur.
Severe Fighting at Port Arthur.

Mukden. Oct 4.-Rumors that Gen
eral ku.oki has evaded General Rem
nenkampff and slipped around the
Russian lief, alarm army oncers here
and tend to disconcert General kuro'
pa,kin's pivotal move TO swing his left
north and his right south. General
Rennenkampn. a, the head Of his own
Cossacks and another strong detach'
ment, has been responsible for kuro'
ki's whereabouts for several days. but
in for,y-eigh, hours has not been able
to trace the Japanese right.
When Rennenkampf left Pensihu
after his famous raid Marshal Oyama S
three armies on the right. under Gen
eral Kurosi. were forcing OF Bent
sianputze from Sienchan and TWO 9th
CT points. Scouting parties from the
Cossack generals column in The past
Two days reported the japanese were
no- il any o: the three positions occu'
p:ei by tie enemy recently aad that
tie a-iga5es stationed il aud about
Ber.s.aapucze were those OF hurok! 5
rea. instead OF his vanguard. Those
reports LED 10 the belle: that kurok:
has crossed the Hun at least forty
miles east 0: Mukden and is inclin!ng
toward the Peninsuiar railway IRON
northeast OF this place.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
JAPs ADVANCE RAPIDLY.
Compel General samsonoff's Force to
Fall Back,

.,iukden, Oct. 3.-Couriers from Cen
eral Salasonons field headquarters
bring information Of sudden retreat
on TIE Part OF General Samsonoff in
the face OF a rapid forward movement
on the part of General Oku's entire
army and the abrupt resumption of
the offensive by Field Marshal Oyama's
lett, made Sunday morning.
instead of advancing with their GUS
tomary caution the Japanese rushed
in with an abandon born of reckless
ness Or extreme confidence. General
Oku attacked General Samsonof's cav
airy with his infantry and dragons
and in less than twenty minutes the
entire Russian front was raked by a
heavy cross fire. Several Cossack
horse batteries were dismantled be-
fore they could be swung into action.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE.
Japan Extends Service of Second Re-
servists to Ten Years.

Toxic, Sept 29.-The emergency
ordinance amending the army con-
scription law was gazetted during the
day. 1t extends the service of the sec.
ond reaervists from five to ten years
and abolishes the distinction between
the first and second reserve conscripts.
Reservists will be retired at the age of
thirty-seven.
A contemplated increase in the army
involves q new scheme of divisional
organization, the plan of which has
not yet been disclosed.
AT the foreign Office it was stated
that the new CONSUMPTION regulations
will augment the available japanese
fighting force by about 100000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
ACTION IN euRNev CASE.
Judgment Vacated and Fines Imposed
RENTED,

Boston, Sept. 3o.--Atser allowing
time for the communications in the
Phelps-Gurney case to reach Washing
ton Governor Bates has made public
various letters bearing on the subject.
The governor informed the state de-
partment that the judgment against
Third Secretary Quincy of the British
embassy has been vacated and the
fines imposed RENTED. He says that
Judge Phelps had expressed regret to
the secretary by letter, copy of which
he forwards, together with state
ment by Judge Phelps. Governor
Bates suggests that the attention Of
the British ambassador be called to
the breach of the laws of Massachu-
sets under the belief that. the amhas.
sador will take such action as the
case NAV demand.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday, Sept. 90.

There is great rejoicing in Monte
video over the ending OF the Uru.
yuavaa revolution.
David E. Hill will speak in Indiana
on Oct. Il. IS and IS. the places to be
designated by the Democratic state
committee
The British TORPEDO boat destroyer
Shaissois has beer lost OFF the island
Of Cephalonia in the Mediterranean.
All on board were saved
a dispatch iron. Strasburg, Ger.
many, announces that D. H. Goss,
president OF the American institute
there. has shot and killed himself.
Rev. Dr. Patrick Gibson Robert,
aged seventy-seyen years. one of the
best known Episcopal clergymen in
St Louis, is dead after an illness of
seven years.
Thirty-6ve students living in various
states of the Union. who won the Cecil
Rhodes scholarship for a course of
study at Oxford university, sailed from
Boston Tuesday on the steamer liver.
MIA for Liverpool.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
rri.state Grain Commission.

Grain and Stock Growers convention
have been fixed for Jan. 1920. The
sessions will be held this year in the
armory at Fargo This will be the
seventh annual session, and the con.
ventions have grown in popularity.
They were originally organized at the
suggestion Of Budd Reeve. the Sage
of Buxton. Ex-Mayor Johnson took
up the plan and made it a success.
There have been many beneficial re-
suits to the farmers Of the state, and
the attendance has increased each
year,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
Friday, Sent, 30.

Yale university opened its doors
Thursday to more students than have
ever gathered on the first day of the
college year in its history.
Alderman John Pound, chairman of
the London General Omnibus comnanv
limited. has been chosen lord mavor
OF London for the ensuing year. BE
was born In London in 1929.
There has been a plentiful fall q,
me ashes or sand in South Itaiv
which is attributed to the eruption 81
Mount Vesuvius or to the strone
winds from the African desert.
An increase in the amounts of gifts
nom individuals and Churches Int
marked falling OF in legacies. l. shown M,
Dy the financial report Of the Americsn
board OF commissioners for foraier
missions. - Ao'e'sn
The census Of British South Afr,c.
including Cape Colony, the Transvas, '
natal: Rhodesia, orangia, Basutolandi
and Bechuanaland, gives the wh;ta
population at 1.l350l6 and the cni.
Ord at 5lsS.17s. .As COY
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
One Killed and Three injured.

Four women were thrown from a car.
rage at Grand Forks by the shying Of
a frightened horse. and Mrs D. Nc
Douail. was instantly killed. Mrs.
vansycle was badly injured about the
face and head; Miss Elizabeth Ander-
son was bruised and internal injuries
are feared; Mrs. c. F. Holmes was
Slightly bruised. The women were in
Mrs. McDonald's carriage and were
driving near the new street railway
tracks. The horse took fright at a
spool of wire and turned the rig.
Mrs. Mcdonald fell with her head
against a pole and her skull was
crushed. She was dead before she
could be lifted from the ground.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
TWELVE PERSONS LOSE THEIR
LIVES IN A FLOOD At WAT.
Rous, NEW MEXICO.
Aah a Dozen Bridge. Are Washed Out
and Damage to Property 10 I'm
mense-Flood in the las Animas
River Causes a Less Of One Million
Dollars At Trinidad, Colo. and the
Immediate Vicinity.

Las Vegas. y. NJ, Oct. s.-Half Of
watrous has been destroyed by a
food and a, leas, twelve persons were
drowned. Among these we're the chill
1ren of J. E. Stevens. F. Y VilleFia..
ais wife, two sisters and several chill
iren and o. F. Porter. ]. E. Stevens
and his wife escaped. They are in a
critical condition. Many persons were
rescued from trees and house tops.
The creates, damage was around the
juc,ion of Mora and Capeilo creeks.
4 rock crusher, an iron bridge and
much track at Watrous were washed
away.
The Ga!linas river formed new
channel at Las Vegas. In the CALI
aas canyon. the dam OF Acqua Pura
creek broke, sending down food.
Hall dozen bridges we're destroyed
and the Montezuma bath houses were
partly carried away. For TWO blocks
on Bridge street every business house
vas flooded. The big Ilfeld brick
store was ruined and the big bridge
undermined Gallinas park is under
water and the trolley line cannot be
repaired for two weeks. One hundred
thousand dollars will not cover the
.oss to the town, and the railroad loss
is equally great.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
Skeleton ,mbedded in Sand.

While digging in gravel pit in
Broadview township, a resident Of
that vicinity found a skeleton i'm.
bedded in about two feet of sand. He
notified the coroner and the skeleton
was taken to Cooperstown, and every
effort will be made to ascertain its
history. The bones were perfectly
clean and dry, and not even shred of
clothing was found to serve as a clue.
The skeleton was that of man, and
that is all that is known of it, other
than it may be the remains of a
stranger who disappeared fourteen
years ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
LAID raIks at St. Louis.

sioner of North Dakota. delivered an
address on "Some Authorizations and
Frauds in the Food Market" at the
pure food congress at st. Louis last
week. He said that more than 80 per
cent of the local markets in the state
were using chemicals in preparations
and in nearly every butcher shop could
be found a bottle of "freezem" or
"preseryti."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
Thursday, Sept, 90,

Count sergius Tolstoi, the brother
Of Count Leo, is dead.
Manuel Iturbe, Mexican minister to
Spain. is dead at Madrid.
Judge c. D. Woodward of the Mont.
pelier, VT, municipal court hanged
himself on a wall peg in his office
Wednesday. Dependency was the
cause.
Bubonic plague, it is officially an.
nounced, has broken out on board the
steamship Bishopsgate, which arrived
IN the river Tyne, Eng, Wednesday,,
from Hamburg.
William Zeigler, the we'll known cap.
ltalist and Arctic exploration enthusi.
asst, was quite seriously injured in a
runaway accident at his summer home
at Collenders Point, Conn.
Milt G. Barlow, the original "uncle
Black Joe" of the minstrel stage. for
many years widely known as aIncle
Tom" and later with the Texas Steer
company, is dead at a private hospita]
IN New York city from cancer. aged
torty-five years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
SEVEN UNDER INDICTMENT.
Buffalo Aldermen and Ex.Aldermen
Charged With Grating.

Buffalo, Sept. 29.-As the result Of
District Attorney Coalsworth's investi.
CATION Of charges of alleged grating"
on the part of city officials three pres
ent aldermen and four former alder
men have been indicted. All the in
dicted men were arraigned in court
and pleaded not guilty. Bail was fixed
at $1,000 each and was furnished by
ALL
The indictments resulted from an
Investigation instituted several weeks
ago by a committee of the board of
councilmen into allegations of bribery
in connection with, the building of Ger.
tain sewers
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
FREIeHTs IN COLLISION.

Four Trainmen Killed and Another "a.
tally Hurt.
Eastwood, Ont, Sept. 29.-An east
bound freight train on the Grand
Trunk railway crashed into another
freight train near here during the day.
A number of cars were demolished
and Engineers Kirkland and Heron,
Conductor Falls and Brakeman Bene.
dict were killed and Fireman Cameron
was so badly scalded that his life 10
despaired of.
An open switch is said to have been
the cause Of the accident.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
Tuesday, Oct. 4.

Lady Curzon continues to improve
md her ultimate recovery is looRea
for.
A large number Of New Yorker'
were present Monday at the celebn
ton of New York city day at inc
worlds fair.
Ambassador Mccormick, at st. Re.
tersburg. has been granted leave =.
absence to go to the United States "
urgent private business.
In his annual report. Surgeon Ger Ger
eral r. NJ. O'Reilly shows that "
general health Of the army has IN
proved during the past year.
The Fries & Bresland rug factory y
Camden, N. j.. four.story brick stl9s
ture, has been destroyed by IRE. tx ces
plant gave employment to about 81"
hands. !.
The formal retirement Of Rear AZ
mtral Frederick Rodgers o. commas
dant Of the New York nayyysrd tos e..
place Monday and Z Ioqnd transs II
OF the command wa. mede 70 Reas ~
miral Joseph B. oo,6Ilk
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
FOUR MEN ARE KILLED.
Two Others May Die From lnjurie
Received in a Mine.

Gainesville, Ga, Oct. 4.-By the fall.
ing of earth and ore estimated at 5000
tons weight, the lives of four men were
snuffed out here Monday. Two other
are seriously injured and are expected
to die.
The dead are R. P. Morgan, presi-
dent and manager of the Morgan Min
ing company, Gainesville; Jack Har-
ris, Jr., white; Robert Boynton, ne
gro, and an unknown negro.
The cause of the disaster is what is
known by miners as a slick head
A heavy strata of oil lay above mass
of clay and the latter gave way.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
LAST OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt Dies in
ENGLAND,

London, Oct. 3.-Sir William Vernon
Harcourt. the finest political gladi-
ator of his age" died very suddenly
during the day at Naneham Park, near
Oxford, the country seat which he re-
Gently inherited from his nephew. Only
his wife, daughter of the late John
lotnrop Motley, the historian and
former American minister to Great
Britain, was with him. When Sir Will
lam retired the previous night he
seemed fairly well, though he had been
suffering from a slight chill. In the
morning when he was called he re-
piled cheerily: "In a short time"
Later a servant entered the room and
found Sir William lying dead on his
had
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
Boy Accidentally Shot Dead.

Patrick Marquis, thirteen years of
age. who has been working for E. H.
sperry at his farm ten miles north Of
Bismarck, was accidentally shot and
instantly killed in the bardyard at the
Sperry place. The wound that result.
ed in death was self-inflicted with a
44-caliber revolver, and the heavy bull.
let went from the under jaw up through
the head. Just how the accident oc.
Cured is not known.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
Wins State Championship.

[ A 100-yard dash of considerable in.
terest was run at Glendale last week
between Earsley of jamestown, cham
pion Of North Dakota. and Schraden.
bach. Schradenbach won handily in
10h seconds, thereby earning the
championship Of North Dakota and a
Sis purse. This is the third in a
series Of three races, of which Schrad.
enbach has won two and Earsley one.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
Monday. Oct. 8.

1t is rumored that General Basillo
Munoz, leader of the Uruguayan revc
lutionists, has been shot by his former
followers.
Arthur Dem Platt, American vice
consul at Dublin, has been fined "
shillings for furious riding on motor
cycle within the city limits.
At the Crystal palace, London. F. B.
Thompson broke the worlds amateur
record by walking fifty miles in
hours, 81 minutes and 80 seconds.
Frederick Norton Finney of Milwau
kee has been elected president Of the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad
to succeed H. c. Rouse, who resigned
The revived report that Emperor
William will meet Emperor Nicholas
while the latter is at Skierniewice
Poland, on his hunting trip, is ON
cfally denied at Berlin.
Major Henry E. Alvord. chief of the
dairy division of the United States a.
partment of agriculture, dropped dea9
at the worlds fair from an attack o.
apoplexy. He was there attending inc
International pure food congress.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
SEVERE FIGHTING OCCURS.
Russians Try to Reeapture Forts From
the Japs.

Chefoo. Oct. 3.-Severe fighting, the
Russians being the aggressors. &C.
CURED Sept. 2e and 20 on the west
shore Of Liaoti promontory near Pig
con bay. according to report brought
by Chinese who left Port Arthur Sept.
30. The Russians already apparently
are attempting to capture the heavy
guns which the japanese have mount
ed IN that vicinity. The Russians
were in considerable force and they
made several sorties. dragging field
artillery with them. They were I'M.
successful, however.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-06
Grain Elevator coIIapse,,

The Thompson farmers elevator At
Thompson partially collapsed satur.
day afternoon, and 5000 bushels OF
max ran out. 1t is feared the whole
building, will 60 down.