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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-06

Two Men Killed. One Fatally Injured and Another Badly
Hurt-Fracas Mas Caused Over Attempt to
Collect Bill

Huntington. w. Va. Sept. As a
result of an attempt To collect a long
standing bill by a clerk in country
store at Green Shoals twenty miles
south of here on the Guam river, today
two men were killed. one fatally in
jured and another seriously injured ana
two more men who escaped and have
disappeared. are supposed 20 be in
iured The fight may result i'm an
other bloody feud being added TO those
already existing in this part of the
country. The dead are
Allen Brumfeld, for twenty years a
justice Of the peace o. Lincoln county.
shot through the heart and instantly
killed.
William Adams, shot four times in
the body and died immediatelyNafter
the fight. I
Injured: George Mead. shot twice in
the body and will die
John Lambert. shot through the
shoulder and seriously but not fatally
injured.
Two brothers of John Lambert. who
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STRIKE FIGURES
FOR PAST YEAR
Labor Day Reflections of a
New York Newspaper.
INTERESTING FACTS NOTED
TENDENCY TOWARD THE "oPEN
SHOP" SYSTEM.

New York. Sept Labor day. 1901.
presents many interesting facts aud con-
aiuons. beth TO employers and employees,
in New York City, as compared With the
same period 4 year ago says the Herald
Within the Give months between April
l ana September ] OF this year. losses
IN wages To WOrkingmcn in New York
city from strikes and lockouts have been
more than one-third less than during the
9a.ue months fast year and losses To
smaller
IN all OF the 1901 strikes. except pos
slply ln the building trades, the outcome
mas marked decided step toward the
open snop. and In several instances
lhe employers have achieved a decided
victory, the striking union men having
returned % work side by side with non
union employees. This was especially
noted IN the strikes Of the marine ma
ehalnists, the tailOrs and the Dutch-
ers.
In 1909 the building trades strike was
the most stubborn and disastrous ever
known in that branch of industry in New
YORK City. During the season eighty-0ne
unions of skilled mechanics. comprising
4aOOD men. were idle most of tie time,
involving a loss of 10000 days work and
So.bt9,V0O IN wages. The loss 70 buffers
and members aggregated more. than 500. =
100000 IN addition TO this. last year.
more than 5000 lab0rers were Idle much
OF the time, including 200O0 unskiied
wOrkmen in the subway, teamstccs ma
sons. helpers and others
This wear at no time have there been
more than 20.0O9 men in the building
trades Idle at any time. and there have
been no strikes OF consequence among
the unskilled classes. IN March and
April 200 masOns' helpers quit work,
which forced an equal number ~ brick
LAYERS into idleness for twenty days
This was the only trouble of importance
in the building trades until the recent
lockout which has not brought about q
complete tieup of building operations such
IS occurred in 1903.
In the building trades 1T the present
time there are only about 1000 men IN
enforced idleness.
There are $4,000 union workme-. skilled
and Unsldiled, in the metropolitan dis
trict. At no time during the season has
the army Of idle exceeded 35.O04-
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90 u Sts.7i's isaiie. Ies'Io 6 TeIeLla
= = . " VIAIlI 0IlIu OF
Ovama are racing for ATukden.


Oyama are racing for Mukden.
This much stands out in the news
OF Monday and is indicated in report
forwarded by Kuropatl1n. who says
that his retreat is being conducted in
perfect order, though the japanese on
Sunday repeatedly attacked his rear
and continued the attaci3 until Monday.
The result of the race is in doubt.
The united Russian forces are now
north OF 1entai. station on the rail-
way about ten miles northeast Of Lao
Yang. They are pushing on to Muk-
den. to which the bulk of Japanese
forces is marching direct after having
swarmed across the Taitse river a
strong Japanese Banking column is
about thirty miles northeast of Lao
Yang and is trying to get between the
Russian forces and Mukden.
With this race in progress there
comes brief dispatch from Mukden
saying that preparations for the eyac-
ustion of that place are proceeding.
This report. if wellfounded, as is point
ed out in the Associated Press St
Petersburg dispatches, would mean the
abandonment Of the whole of southern
Manchuria and the winding up of the
present campaign.
II was reported i'm ST. Petersburg at
a late h0ur Monday night That kurO-
patkius rear guard had been almost
aHnihilated and that the main Russian
army was i'm danger of being surround
ed.
Kuropatkin. in his report makes no
mention OF the abandonment Of zoe
gums at Lao Yang, rumOr 10 which ef-
feet is In circulation.
Adxices from Port Arthur by way Of
Chefoo bring the fighting there up to
Sept >. and say the japanese losses
were very heavy.
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ACCIDENTALIY sHoT-

Hood River, ore, Sept. Word was
received here today from Trout lake,
Klickitat county. Washington that J.
l.. Stump. one of the oldest and best
known settlers in this part of the coun-
try. was accidentally shot in the abb
domen Sunday afternoon by his IL
ycar-old grandson. All. stump and the
boy were hunting grouse and the little
fellow stumbled. The shotgun which
the child was carrying was discharged
and the entire load of birdshot lodged
in Stumps body. making a CHASTITY
wound The hoy ran far aid. but be-
fore help could arrive the wounded man
had exnired
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ONLY HARDIN LEFT.
Russians Seem to Have Abandoned
Southern Manchuria.

St Petersburg. Sept. 6. 800 a. MT
IS impossible at this hour 10 obtain any
statement from the authorities regard
Ing the reported preparations for the
aoaneonment Of Mukden. This is the
fiFt fntimation that such a course Is
@&ntenplated. If il turns out to be
tree. II means the abandonment Of the
whole or southern Manchuria and the
winding up Of the present campaign.
In fact, should Mukden be evacuated
there would be no point for winterins
the army Of a quarter OF a million. with
its many wounded short of Hardin.
On the other hand. the evacuation OF
Mukden would give Field Marshal
Oyama commOdious winter quarters
and the practical control Of two lines
Of railway. The Kinchou- Sinmintin
line, tapping rich Chinese territory,
stops little short Of MUkden. with
which it is connected by good wagon
road.
The report Of the prospective evacfa-
ton Of Mukden, If well founded. would
indicate that the Gripping effect Of the
Lao Yang fighting on KurOpatkins
army is more serious than has as yet
been minated
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COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
RUNS IN SAME OLD WAY
Special to The Heraldl

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Sept. 5.--F. Is. Mar
tin and Miss Maud Miller, the clipping
Holyoke (Colo.) couple who were ar
rested here yesterday. are still in the
custody of Sheriff SmalleY. Requisi-
ton papers from the governors OF Ne
braska and Colorado are now en- rUut>
TO Wyoming, and not until, these docu-
ments have been honored will the
young clippers be released TO the
HOlyol6e authorities. 1t seems that al
though Martin and Miss Miller were
neighbors. she lives in Nebraska and
he just across the line in Colorado.
Martin and the girl are determined
to wed. and say their present difficult
ties only delay matters. Martin viii
soon be Of age, and it is understood the
girls parents do not object strongly
to the match.
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in the fight. are believed 10
be wounded but escaped 20 the noun
tains
The fight Started over an attempt az
Lambert, who was a clerk in a coun-
Try store at Green Shoals. to collect q
iong-standing account against Adams.
The men engaged in an argument over
the account in the street several days
ago. Adams was with friends at the
time and after heated words struck
Lambert. who WAS alone. Lambert did
not fight. but today, while with two
Of his brothers. he came upon Adams
in company with George Mead. TIE
fight was renewed upon sight. all the
men being heavily armed. Brumfield
WAS shot in an attempt 70 prevent the
fight After tAe death OF BTumfield
the snen, not too badly wounded broke
away John Lambert was found "
ing ON the mountain side. Mead ia
dying tonight. The two brothers OF
john Lambert who are wounded es-
capped to the mountains and are being
hunted by several posses.
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WAGGAMAN BANKRUPTCY WILL NOT
CRIPPLE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

Baltimore. Nd, Sept. 5.-In a state
ment today Cardinal Gibbons said he
did not feel any anxiety over the futur
of the Catholic university in Washing
ton, nor does he fear that its prosper
ity will be affected by the bankruptcy
of Thomas r. Waggaman OF that city.
who was the depositary of large funds
belonging 20 the university o
Il shall do everything Ia my power
to assist the university" said the car
dinal. My interest in its success and
prosperity is well known. There need
be 10 apprehension that the work Of
the university will be impaired. There
viii be no dimunition of its work stu
dents will be taken as usual and the
courses will so on during the present
year precisely as il there had been no
siirinkage in Waggaman FUNDS. There
is money belonging to the university
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-06
TURKEY BEING FORCED TO FIGHT
Armenian Bands piIIaging and Committing All Sorts of
Depredations in the Vicinity of Van-Army Corps
Will Be Modified

and draw troops from Asia Minor in
order to suppress the uprising,
1t was announced from Constantine
PIE on Sept. > that q fierce fight be-
tween Armenian insurgents and Turk
ish troops had occurred at Van on Aug.
81. in which more than score were
killed. About 80 Armenians raided the
town, captured four houses and III the
fight which followed two soldiers and
twenty other persons were killed The
authorities set fire to . number of ad
joining houses so that the troops might
be better enabled to besiege the insur-
gents. 1t was said by the authorities
that other Armenian bands were pre-
pairing to cross the Persian frontier.
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which was not in the hands Of Mr.
Waggaman."
Washington, Sept. 5.-Dr Stafford.
rector of st. Patfick's church, tonight
in speaking of the condition of the
Catholic university in view Of the Wag-
gaman affair. said that there might
be for time a shrinkage in the funds
in consequence Of the Waggaman
trouble. and perhaps a temporary sus-
pension Of interest. but admitting all
that, at the next meeting Of tire uni-
versity board, il could safely and truly
be said. there would not only be money
enough 10 meet the current expenses
Of the university, but something left
over for a sinking fund, and that every
dollar of trust money would be Invested
fsS first-cFasS securities. DE- sta cord
further said thst iufhis matter ne was
speaking with authority
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vision toward Singmintin, thirty miles
west Of Mukden, TO meet any interfer-
ence that may be attempted from the
direction of Yinkow or New Chuang.
Oyama's advance guard is reported TO
be engaging the Russian rear. but II
is not expected to develop anything
more serious than a series of rear guard
actions. tending 10 harrass Kuropat-
kin's retreat
The japanese have thrown a strong
flanking column across the Taitse river
at Benitu. about thirty miles northeast
of Lao Yang. This column is hurry
ing to the northeast and endeavOring T.
get in between the Russian army and
Mukden. 1t is against this movement
| that Kuropatkin has dispatched Lieu
tenant General Rennenkampf with a
strong C0Ssack division. which it is be
lieYed is already blocking the eastern
high road.
Kuropatkin has three roads over
which he is marching toward Mukden.
besides the dOuble-tracked railroad
The latter is chiefly occupied in the
transportation of guns and of equip
ment, OF which there is a great guam
4 tity. The soldiers are marching in
1 light order and most of the wounded
have already been dispatched north by
rail
General Kuropatkiu. in a telegram 20
the general staff filed at 1 p. m. Sept. D.
north Of Yentai says the Japanese on
Sunday engaged his rear guard south
Of Yentai. the fight continuing until
Monday. The telegram details the pre-
cautions taken TO checkmate the jap
dnese flankers.
Kuropatkin estimates his losses up
to and including Sept ( at 10000 This
is considered 10 be a very conservative
figure. The loss to the Japanese prob
ably VIII be double this number. owing
90 their position as attackers. Kuro-
patlSin says nothing regarding the loss
of guns. but il is probable that some
of the heavier emplaced guns at Lao
Yang had TO be abandoned.
There is no truth either in the re-
port that kuropatkin has been wound O.
ed or that Lieutenant General Line
witch is moving to his support. General
Linevitch is still at Vladivostok.
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0ARIs, Sept. ). ?. ma dispatch I,

RARIS, Sept. ). p. ma dispatch 70
the Temps from Constantinople hs
way Of Sofia says that ali official
report which has reached one Of the
foreign consuls there states that Ar
menian insurgents at Van. Asiatic Tur-
key, are successfully resisting the
Turkish troops, which until yesterday
had been unable 70 dispense them. The
Armenians arrived TO within 400 yards
Of the French consulate. The popula-
tiOn of Van is seeking refuge in the
converts 1t is expected that Turkey
viii mobilize the fourth army corps
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FRIENDSHIP OF THE PRINCESS
FOR THE COUNT PURELY PtAT0NIC

Vienna. Sept. "a lawyer in the
confidence Of Lieutenant Count Mat
tasich- Keglevitch, and one who has
just returned from visiting Princess
Louise of Coburg, declines to reveal
the Whereabouts of the princess.
He gives d statement which he says
she made 10 him, according TO which
through her immurement she expected
to be rescued by the count. The pfln-
cess said:
"Now, happily, I am free and shall
use my liberty so that j can remain
free. NY next important task VIII be
10 take legal steps 10 have my guard
ianship set aside. / shall ask the Aus
trian court chamberiain's department
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to grant me a new medical examina-
ton, and / can bring fifty witnesses TO
prove my sanity. Having established
that, / shall retire to live quietly.
ana not thinking Of divorce or Of re-
marriage, and the reports of such in
teztions are canards spread for the
purpose of injuring me-
The lawyer said that the princess
made this statement in the presence of
Lieutenant Count M9ttasich- Kegle-
witch, adding that the friendship be-
tween the count and the princess had
always been ideahstic. He said she
could scarcely return to her husband,
but would fight any effort which might
be made TO compel her to return to an
asylum.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-06
ARKANSAS DEMOCRATIC
BY USUAL MAJORITY

y Memphis. Tenn, Sept. 5.-EaFly =
y returns from the state election iu =
y Arkansas Indicate the reelection :
y of Governor JEFF Davis. the Demo =
, cratic incumbent, over Harry MY =
4 ers. Republican. BY the usual large 4
y Democratic majority. The DEM 4
y ocrats easily elected their entire Z
= state ticket, and the interest cen 4
= tered In the vote jar the large I
, towns. where the regular Demo-
= Gratis were opposed in many in- I
y stances by independents. 4
Returns are necessarily slow. as
= MANY voting places ARE sremate 4
? nom railroad and telegraph STA
= tiohs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES =
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QUESTION OF PLURALITY.
Vermont Has Been Conceded to the
Republicans.


White River Junction, VT, Sept. o.
NermOnt's state election viii be held
tomorrow. State officers win be chosen,
and the Republicans. Democrats, Pro-
hibitionists and Socialists all have
tickets in the field. Charles j. Bell is
the Republican nominee for governor,
and Elihu Porter is the nominee of the
Democrats. The sole fight OF the Dem
ocrats' has been TO reduce the Repub-
lican plurality of 81, 900 (given to Stick
ney for governor in 1900. 10 a figure
which would indicate a significant gain
in Democratic strength and as point
ing 10 a national Democratic victory
A Republican plurality under 25.0o0
VIII be regarded by the Democrats as
a victory. The Republican leaders of
the state expect at least $4,000 plural
ity. and, securing il, viii regard the
result as a strong Endorsement Of the
Republican administration IN the state
for the past two years and as an omen
of Republican success in the national
election
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Washington, Sept. 5.-The Musicions'
union today declared q general strike OF
the members OF the orcllestras Of the
local theatres Three houses are open
The men employed al two OF them went
on and the performances were given
with improvised Orchestras, while in
the case of the third the orchestra
played as usual The men demand q
20 per cent increase in pay
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STRONG RESOLUTIONS.


y Pueblo Colo, Sept. 5.-The Meth I
y 0dist Episcopal conference Of Colo
4 RADIO today adopted resolutions de- I
3 nOuncing Mormonism, calling for I
p the expulsion of Apostle Reed I
4 Smoot from the United States SEN I
q ate and favoring an amendment to I
y the federal constitution which
= shall define legal marriage as
y monogamic and make polygamy 1
= and poiygamist cohabitation under I
= every guise and pretense Il crime
y against the United States. punish I
y able by adequate penalty, includ- :
= ing disfranchisement and disquali- :
> fication to hold Office. civil or I
= military. in the United States or :
= in any state or territory under its 1
= Jurisdiction"
: y y y > & y
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LONDON CRITICS
DUMF0UNDED
%
Few Care to Venture an 0pin-
ion on Russia Disaster.
KuR0PATKlN MAY GET AWAY
IN WHICH CASE THE WAR MAY
DRAG ON FOR YEARS.
KUROPATKIN MAY GET AWAY
ONION, Sept e-Tbe raco Of ceneral

oNDoN, Sept 6.-The race of General
huroDathn Tor Mukden enthralls
the British press and public, and mil
itary and other critics scarcely dare ven
ture a brief surmise as 10 its result. The
best opinion inclines to the belief that
huropatkIn will get through with a re-
spectacle remnant of his great army
thus robbing the japanese of the COM
piete fruits Of their victory, but it is re-
alized that the Russians viii not be out
OF the woods for several DAYS
Inc latest report is that General Kuro-
Patkin Is once more In danger of being
cut off. and ii is believed here TO be
likely that this report will be repeated
several times before the issue Of the san
culinary struggle is decided English mil
ltary critics base such opinions as they
nave upon the immense topOgrap hicai dill
neulties General Kuroki must overcome
before interceDting KurOpatxin, who. they
mold. has shown ability to take advantage
OF every phase in the strategy Of retreat.
II Kuroh now succeeds. after failing in
the initial attempt, he will accomplish, in
Elgllsh eyes, an almost superhuman
achievement
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TRYING TO CUT OUT.
Cossacks Sent Ahead by General Ku-
ropatkin.

st. Petersburg. Sept. 8. 1855 a. ma
summary of the war situs ton to date
shows that the whole Russian army. or
at least the main portion of H. is al
ready above Tentai station and is push
ing OF toward Mukden.
Field Marshal Oyama's entire Amy
has crossed the Taitse river and part
OF II is hanging on to Kurouatkin's
tank. a strong flanklng column on
the east is pushing rapidly north in the
effort TO head off the Russians
Against this column General Kuro.
patkin has sent out strong cavalry
division TO the northeast. which IL is
believed is already in position TO cheek
the Japanese hanlSers while TO ihe
westward Huropatkin is moving di-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-06
RACE WAR IN FLORIDA.
Negro Murderer duplicates Others of
His Race.


Tallahassee, Fla. Sept 5.ADuring
the taking Of testimony before the cor
Oner's jury today in the case OF n. W.
Epps, prominent and prosperous
planter who was shot TO death Satur-
day niglit near Bradfordville, Isum
Edwards jr.. the negro who did the
shooting. acknowledged that a before
day club" had been organized in the
county. and that a number of prom
inent white men had been picked out
10 suffer death.
The negro Edwards implicated 4
number OF other negroes, and tonight
there are eight negroes in the county
jail at Live Oak. They were taken
there todar on a special train.
II is reported that emblems OF death
have been found on the trees IN sew
.eral plantations OF the best citizens OF
that section. II Is supposed tney were
placed there by members Of the club
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Won PLEHvE's SUCCESSOR.

p St. Petersburg. Sept Ex-senator :
y Platonoff. a member Of council Of Z
= the empire. has been appointed Z
y minister of the interior and chief =
y Of the Russian police. in success I
y sion 10 the late Won Plehve. I
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ST. Petersburg ga dispatch Kuropa
kin forwarded yesterday indicates that General KuroPatkns and
General KuIOPakin that the being
repeatedly Sunday
every they repulsed.
of
telegraphed the follows:
The retreat of troops from La of
Taits in
THE insignificant stopped
guard
During Sept the Japanese strengthened operating
against left flank extending their
Petersburg
at
a of
1ery abandoned
St Petersburg Sept 5Fd oyama
the Tatse river and Kuropatins
St Petsbnrg Sept General Kuropatins
"A cent IN Russian As the local
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DROWNED WHILE BOATING.

Clarendon, Ark, Sept. 5.--John D..
Diggle and Miss Mamie Johnson Of
Stuttgart and Mrs. Leta Vasgein of
Mullen. Ida, were drowned in White
river while boating in a gasoline
launch.
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RUSSIAN REAR GUARD
ALMOST ANNIH|LATED
kufopatkn'S Army in Imminent Danger of Being
Surrounded.
Japanese Forces Ali Across the River and Pursuing the Enemy
in the Direction of Nlukden-Detas Of Last
Fight Lacking

ST. PETERSBURG Sept. Sit is reported at late
hour that Gen. Kuropatkns guard has been almost
anniHiIated. and that the main Russian army is i'm
imminent danger of being surrounded