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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
DETECTIVES ASSAULTED
One Is Severely Injured by Men Ar
rested nv Them in CHICAGO,

One Is Severely Injured by Men Ar
rested by Them in Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 13--When released on
bail, after having been arrested charged
with being implicated in shooting af-.
fray which caused a panic among men
and women who crowded the corridors,
of the Merchants building in LaSallel
street, James Keppler secretary of the;
International Sheet Metal Workers of
America, and his two companions, Jo-
seph Alvin, carpenter, and James
Papineau, assaulted the detectives who.
arrested them, and one Of the officers
was severely injured.
The attack was SO sudden that before.
they realized that the men who had
been their prisoners short time be-
fore We're about to attack them, the
three detectives had been struck on
the heads several times with clubs. At
ter hard fight, however, the three
union men We're rearrested and lodged
in Jail again.
A heated discussion over labor matt
tiers led to a fight which brought about
the shooting in the first place. 1t ia
not known which of the three fred
the shots. When arrested revolver
was found in Keppler's possession. :
Fully a hundred men and women
were within range of the revolvers
when the shooting began, but all ex-s
cept one person, who was hit in the
arm by bullet which rebounded from
the wall, escaped without injury.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
OIL PROMOTER is
BROUGHT BACK
Investors in Sac and Calhoun
Counties Think They Were
Swind|ed
WANT MONEY RETURNED
S. A. Scott is Accused of Doing Fraud
ulcnt Business in Planning to
Open Oil and Gas Wells
in These Counties.
WANT MONEY RETURNED

Rockwell city. la. oct. 49, Sheriff \,
l.. Riseley returned from MONTPELIER.
md. having in his custody :. y. Scott,
who is wanted here 10 answer TO tn
charge OF doing /; fraudulent business
and obtaining money under false PIE
lenses.
In 1908 scott came t. Sac City, and
on the strength of surface indications
organize. the Sac Gas and OH com
l,slny to prospect for oil in sac and eat
hot;n counties. y number Of the rep
resant3tive business mon of sac city
and Rockwell City were induced to
take stock in the concern. which WIS
subsequently invested i'll The oil field
Of lndiaas. md lest.
About that time Mr., Scott got up g
little scheme of his oWn, representing
To- the people here Chat he had Leased
about 800 acres Of oil lands in Stack
ford county, Indiana. for S3,2oe, ana
That if he could dispose of n ball inter
est in the block of leases the remains
der could he handled by himself and -.
T.. Stafford, a sac city banker, whom
he represented To be his partner IN the
speculation. On the face of il the plan
seemed TO be ;il right. and from what
could he leaifed Scott was an oil eX-
pert making his nome at Montpelier.
The wells iii that vicinity We're a pay
ing proposition. thus making IT an easy
matter to sell stock in the concern,
which was kaown in Indiana as the
Rockwell OF; company
Buy Interest in Leases.
Nj. W. Prick, w Z. Cray and Franl
Walters of this place each bought .
oue-tertth interest III the block OF
leases. paying for the same $780, and
Judge S. NJ. Elwood of sac City bought
a one-iifth interest for $l,0l0, all of the
parties giving to Scott their checks for
the respective amounts, which We're JIM
.neJliateiy caghed. In addition to sell
ing them an interest i'll the lands Scott
also agreed to sell them % proportionate
interest i'm two oil wells which We're
to be completed within ninety days,
After time the Investors here be
came uneasy, fearing that there Was
something wrong, and commenced an
investigation, which revealed the fact
that they had been sWindled, as the
block of leases which he claimed to
have We're said nj first to be simply
blue air, but We're afterwards said to
have been purchased for about $5oo in
stead of S520o. the amount he claimed
to have paid for them. The wells We're
not drilled according To agreement,
hence Scott had received from the in
NeStorS 81 600 in Lard cash and given
then in return Il half interest in a
block of leases Vailed ut about $3.50.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the grand jury at its last Sos
sion. and the result was three indict-
nlents We're returned against him for
obtaining money under false pretense.
u. Il. stafford. the Sac City banker,
testified before the grand jury that he
was i'll no way connected with Scott
and knew nothing of the representa-
lions made to the people here.
Sheriff ltiseey went to Montpelier
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
ST. PETERSBURG is ELATED.
Confident That kuropatkin Will 500,

Confident That kuropatkin Will Soon
Deliver the Promised Victory.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 13.-The cloud OF
pessimism which has hung over St. Peters,
burg has vanished. 1t has been replaced
by an elation which shows how strong has
been the feeling CT the country during the
months of reverses and retreats. Today
all Russians say kuropatkin's advancing
must surely mean victory, remembering
the commander said that once the adj
vance was begun it would go rapidly. This
is confirmed by news that the Russian
forces have crossed the Hun river and
sappers have rebridged the Sakhe, while
General Misthenko, with his famous Cos
sacks has occupied Yentai.
Russian cavalry forces have also crossed
the Tatse, tho Japanese hastily retreat
ing, thus stopping their attempted west
ern aanking movement. This necessarily,
according to military opinion, will cause
General kuroki TO stop his fianking move
ment to the east with an alternative of
exposing himself to the liability of being
cut off In the meantime the bulk of the
Japanese army is reported to be massed
in positions occupied by them after the
battle of Lao Yang. There the big battle
VIII surely take place.
Interest runs to the highest pitch. lIv-
cry one is feeling that the next engage
ment will be of simportance to the issue
of the campaign.
lhe fact that Viceroy Alexieff had
long conference with General Kuropat-
kin is taken to be extremely Significant
upsctting the rumors of his disgrace.
1T is further stated that Viceroy Alexieff
is accompanying Kuropatkin's advance.
The correspondents and military attaches
left at Mulden are following the great
general movement southwark.
The Japanese, in view of this situation,
rodoub1inrr their efforts at Port
thur They have again taken high hill
position and are Smelling the warships,
while Admiral Togo is waiting in the off
ing in case of sortie.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
BEGGARs IN ST. LOUIS.
Hordes Of Dependents Cast on Public
Support, Lured by Glamour
of tho E,ir

st. Louis, Oct 13.-"The exposition has
attracted not alone horde of dependents
from distant parts of the world, but a
multitude of home grown pilgrims have
made of 1T a mecca with no precautions
las to keeping open their line of retreat"
says W. H. McClain, manager of the st.
Louis Prov.dent association. He contin-
lues:
1.-THE persistent tramp has not been SO
much in evidence as the incautious adven-
home and moderate income to come to st.
Louis and get rich quick by the imagin-
airy opportunities of the fair. Without
capital, without friends and unacquainted
with city ways, these have come by hun
dreds to find the fair a veritable Port Ar
thur, with every avenue to success occu-
pied or blockaded. and restitution immi-
nent With the close of the fair and the
beginning of winter, 1T is expected that
the call upon the st. Louis charities dur
ing the coming winter will be heavy. This
was the case at Chicago and at Buffalo,.
Mr. McClain gives some interesting
cases which have come to his attention.
One was of New Orleans Spaniard and
his French wife, who spent all his savings,
some 5000, to take pet sea lion to st.
Louis to exhibit. The husband and wife
and three children were soon out of money
and hungry.
Runaway boys and young men who
spent their last cent to go to ST. Louis
in the belief that lucrative jobs are album
dant, turn up every day. OF these the
prize case was a young man with no bag
gage, but $40 umbrella.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
CREW HELD RESPONSIBLE
Ierdiet in Inquest on Missouri Pacific
Wreck


Wreck.
Warrensburg. Mo-, Oct. 13-The crew!
of the extra freight train which collided
with the Missouri Pacific worlds fair
train resulting in the death of twenty
nine persons is held responsible for the
disaster by the coroners jury. which,
returned a verdict last night. The vers
dict charges the crew with disobeying
orders and with being asleep at their
post Of duty.
No recommendation was made as to
the prosecution of the train crew.
The examination of w. W. McVeys
night operator at Montserrat. brought
out the fact that the train dispatcher
at Sedalia ordered out Wrecking
crews, section men and doctors before
the two trains came together.
Jefferson City. Mo-. Oct. Re. Zeig-
Ter and L. A. Haynes, brakeman on the
freight train which crashed into Mis-,
souri Pacific worlds fair train near
Warrensburg, Mo-, killing twenty-nine
persons, were arrested here on war
rants charging them with stealing 1871
from the body of fellow brakeman
named Seidel, who was killed. A blood
stained railroad ticket issued to John
England of Dexter, Kan, was found
in the pocket of one of the men under
arrest. Ziegler and Haynes are among
those accused by the Warrensburg cor
,ners jury as responsible for the wreck.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13

ing today, butHa portion of General IIu-
ropatkin's dispatch. dated last night
was given to the public and shows that
his army is steadily pushing forward
and that the Japanese are gradually
withdrawing their outposts. which We're,
only at cannon-shot distance. There,
have been almost constant slkirmishes
which at any moment may develop into
battle. There is no confirmation of
the Japanese evacuation of the Yentai
mines but the report is credited at the
war office.
Oyama's front has been rapidly mar
rowing during the last few days, UNI
der pressure of the Russian advance,
and does not now exceed twenty miles,
extending from the Yentai mines west,
ward beyond the railroad. When Jap
anese concentration is effected a coun-.
ter attack is likely to be the signal for
a series of battles. If the Russians
are victorious the ultimate issues are
expected to be decided between the
mountain Businesses about Yentai,
Lao Yang and Syllwantun, which con-
stitute the fortified japanese position.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
a GREAT BATTLE is SURE.
Both Sides Equally Confident of Win
nina the COMING Conflict.

ming the Coming Conflict.
Mukdcn, Oct. 13.-What is expected to
prove the greatest and bloodicst battle, of
modern times has been begun The Rus
slams are the aggressors. Already they
have recapturcd one important position,
Bcntzaputze.
But while General KuropatlSin is strill-
in, the Japanese south of Mulden and
endcavorng to cut their line of commune
cations. two mighty Japanese thanking
columns are rushing north on the cast
and west in an effort to converge north of
the city and cut off the Russians from
their line of communication. Kuroki is on
the east, Fushima is on the west. He is
marching up the valley of the Lao river
and is only twenty miles from Snmintn,
almost due west of Nukden.
Both Expect Decisive Battle.
Before taking the offensive General Kn
ropatkin issued an order to the Russian
troops IN which he said there would be no
more retreats, that they We're strong
enough numerically at last to defeat the
combined armies under Oyama and that
they were going forward to victory and
ultimately to the relief of Port Arthur.
1t is reported that the japanese leaders,
Oyama, Kuroli. Oku and Nodzu, are
equally confident of their strength, that
they expect TO surround Kuropatkin's
army and infiict on 1t a defeat that will
decide the war.
Two days ago the Japanese had ten di-
visions confronting the Russians north of
the Taitse river. Their left flank, consist
ing of two divisions, was on the railway
mt Sandiapn, thirty miles southwest of
Mukden and close to the Hun river. Their
center. comprised of four divisions, occu-
pied the railway between Lao Ianls and
Chandiayudmi, twelve miles north. Two
more divisions occupied the extreme Jap
anese right along the road between Bent
ziaputzc and Bcnsihu. Their front extend
cd about tlrty-two miles.
Russians Weak Spot.
Tho position at Bentziajutze was strong
ly fortified and intended to withstand at
tack. 1T is reported that General kuroki
was there in person. The Japanese had
omitted to fortify one hill, which was the
key to the position. The Russians, aware
of this omission, made aswide detour east
ward and seized the hill with little opposi-
ton.
the hill once occupied exposed the whole
Japanese position to heavy fankii.s, fire.
The Russians also turned the Japanese,
right. and the fortified positions thus be-
coming rntenable, the Japanese We're
forced to withdraw hurriedly from Bent
ziaputze, fighting a rear guard action in
which they suffered heavily. The Russian
loses throughout We're small although Sc
we're opposition had been expected.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
COMMITTEE DIVIDED
Divorce Question Before Episcopal.
General Convention May Cause
TROUBLE

Boston, Mass. Oct. 13.-The pro-
posed new canon on marriage and di-i
vorce was up for discussion before the
general convention of the Episcopal
church today. The committee on can
ons submitted a lengthy report. The
divorce cases wherein decree was is,
sued by the civil courts on the ground
of infidelity. The majority report fa-i
vors new law to prevent the remar-,
riage of any divorced person while the,
former partner is living. The minority.
report leaves unchanged that part Of
age of an innocent person in case Of
infidelity, and provides for greater
safeguards in the shape of the civil
court testimony
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
ANOTHER BATTLE
is REPORTED ON
Russians Took Kuroki's Out
post on South Side of
the Hun River.
WORLD WATTS ONCE MORE
Everything Indicates That Another
Great Struggle of Several Days is
Ahead Which Will Decide the
Issue of Campaign.

Nukden, Oct. IA bloody battle is
now raging about six miles north OF
Mental railroad station.
1hc Japanese on Sunday fell back
along the whole front and the Russian
advance guard crossed the Schili river
(about half way between Mukden and
Lao iang) and came within three
miles OF Yentai, but the Japanese re-
cciNed strong renforcemcnts of i'm
fau,iy and artillery and not only held
their positions but even assumed the
tire day and night. The Japanese di-
rected tt.eir artillery fire with great
slill and searched the Russian posi-
lions SO hcrccly that the Russians fell
hack north of the Schili river, which
crosses the railroad seven miles from
Yentai. The Russians resumed their
advance. once more crossing the Schili
river and engaged the Japanese two
mites south of it. A terrific artillery
engagement is proceeding along the
entire front
The result of the battle is still unde-
cided.
Toxic. Oct. lS--It is reported the
2uss;iilns have crossed the Hun river
in heavy force and are aggressively at
lacking the Japanese forces which
were moving northward. IA general en-
gagemsnt is said to be in progress.
1t is reported the Russians crossed
the Hun and attacked Eurolis forces,
capturing q position which the jap
anese, being strongly reinforced, re-
eapture,l and reoocupied The Japan
ese, ii is reported have checked the
Russian advance. 1t is said the losses
on both sides were heavy. Official con-
firniaion of these reports is unobtain
able.
81 Petersburg. Oct Is. lluropatkin
has telesraphed the emperor that the
Russian vanguard is now i'm contact
with the japanese, who are within gun
shot. The scouts are skirmishing along
the entire line.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13

sensitive nerves. Draughts are imagined
as existing everywhere, and the contrac-
ton which Immediately follows the SEN
sation of a draught is the best means OF
preparing to catch cold.
Fear of accident keeps one in a constant
state of unnecessary terror. To be willing
that an accident should happen does not
make 1t more likely to happen, but 1t pre-.
vents our wasting energy by resistance,l
and keeps us quiet and free, so that if an
emergency of any kind arises we are pre-
pared to act promptly and calmly FOR the
best. There are big and little nervous
fears, and each and all can be met and.
conquered. thus bringing a freedom Of
life which cannot be imagined by those
carrying the burden of fear, more cr less,
throughout their lives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
The WAR SITUATION.

The preliminaries, at least, to great
battle are in progress to the north OF
LAO Yang. The whole aspect of the
campaign has been suddenly changed
by Kuropatkin's turning sharply on his
enemy and marching aggressively
against them.
Ever since Lao Yang the world has
understood Oyama was stretching out
his two TANKS, in effort to envelop the
enemy. Details of his operations have
been exceedingly meager and almost
entirely from Russian sources. That
Nuropatkin would turn and fight south
OF Mukden was suspected by nobody.
Yet he has suddenly done so. The Jap
anese, first drawing in their outposts
before the Russian advance, today re-
port q real battle in which, after retir-;
ing from an important outpost, Nu-i
rokl, receiving reinforcemellts. att
tackled and recaptured the position
after hard fighting and heavy losses on
both sides. Whether this refers to-
i'entziaputze, which the Russians We're.
yesterday reported to have taken. is
guesswork
How little the world has been taken
into the confidence of the commanders
lately is shown by the fact that the
sinking of n Japanese gunboat Sep
TENDER is off Port Arthur, with her
crew or 5oo has just been definitely
reported.
II it be true that Kuropatkin is
marching down the railroad toward
Liao Yang, he would seem to be play.
ing exactly into the hands of Oyama.
who has been supposedly anxious TO
get the Russian army fairly between
his two extended wings. kuropatkin is
marching down into 4 V shaped fornal
ton of Japanese forces, saving Oyama
the trouble of putting the up around,
him. # the Russian commander has
received information that the Japanese
center is weak and can crash through
it, he might cut Oyama's communica.
lions and deliver a hard blow If the
japanese are as strong as they seem to
consider themselves. Kuropatkin, on
the other hand. seems to be marching
into wise.
The coming battle so late in the fall,
must perforce conclude the campaign,
ing for the year. Both sides are sup
posed to be stronger than at Lao Yang
and greater battle is generally en-
pected by the experts.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
FOUGHT IN DUST STORM.
Russians Have Difficult Experience If
One of the Advance Skirnoishes

Russians Have Difficult Experience lh
One of the Advance Skirmishes.
Mukden, Oct. 13.-AA Russian corre-
spondent of the Associated Press, de-
scl'ibing the incidents of the Russian
advance, tells of a frightful dust storm,
which ragged on Saturday. 1t was at
it's height While battalion of the Pekoff
regiment with guns attacked a Japa-
nese force posted in a village east of
the railroad and grove out the Japan
csc after stubborn resistance. Clouds
of dust blinded the combatants and
made it impossible to aim. The fingers
of the soldiers We're numbed with cold,
and a strong wind carried the shells
beyond the mark. The Japanese got
away in good order, carrying off their
killed and wounded. The Russians lost
70 mon
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
How Not to Take Cold.

Leslic's Monthly If you hold your fist
as tight as you can hold it for fifteen
minutes the fatigue you will feel when it
relaNes Is clear proof of the energy you
lave been wasting; and If the waste is so
great in the useless tightening of a fist
II is still greater in the extended and con-
,inuous contraction of brain and nerves
in useless fears. and the energy saved
through dropping the fears and their ac-
complaining tension can bring in the same
proportion vigor unknown before, and
ut tl:c same time afford protection against
the very things we feared.
The fear of taking cold is SO strong in
many people that draught Of fresh air
becomes bugaboo 10 their contracted,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
RECALL OF oYAMA.
. Extraordinary Statement Made That
Such Is the Case.

snch il H. Csc
,, ~, -. M, 1,s.-.,;.,,
i-"liuoh' Oce L. ne hllsilsi, papers
~, .iis@s3'sihs Nl,,.t ei'ey regard as
Iellelai huIol's'tk'il lt'eA pllca %
% pau W imp s'i,, aliu WIN
~ le,',sSl's co''N,e'lo, l.iat iloM Is
silie,. ~ '',us, ~ .i,e iau.oie.ill cri' l..
I u, ~ y quo 10 pressure from 81
s ~, ',,.;, IN, ,.u
~ S't ~ WI ,e sun more corr.
pi'eate'i =, II lie eNliilpralnary statement
sen i's ife,lilsIl =, l,,iielsIl from Shi'lis
~ 70 nc DENY 1e'eGraln slouia lurn
out 10 ne c9ftect. MI burlelsn says
'. - t5e''e $, ma tuelu Marshal oya-
nv M, 'ti'.t ms Stall WI return OF ne re-
eaiied !" Japan pStehsli'iN because the
''il5'S II s"i's iil.o Mlliter quarters
~ Wv, ''el1ef''l -So'zu VIII take over
~ e'iillli''li!.
J IS nov Wen Known among .ae pei
a1ds, Chat ii was Nodzu who saved
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
OLD CHIEF oKoBoJl.
A College Girl Dug Into an Old Mound
and Found Grave.

Des Moines. Ia, Oct 12.-Sacilicing the
fishing excursions and sailing parties at
her summer outing place to take spade
and pick and Dig into an old mound off
Gilley's beach at Lake Okoboji the latter
part OF this summer Miss Maud Striker
of this city has gained the credit of UNI
carthing the resting place of the famous
Chief Okoboii.
Miss Striker is a student at Drake uni
vcrslty here. In the face of taunts from
friends She dug persistently into the Old
Ochcyedan mound at the lake The time
for school came and she was forced to
give UP her mine before she had dscov-
cred anything, but she did not leave until
she had commissioned (, brother s. S.
Striker and Il. S. Pearson to continue her
work. They had scarcely dug a foot be-
fore they uncovered the skull and cross
bones of an Indian. Around the remains
as the spoke5 of a wagon were bones of
others There were a number of toma
hawks, arrow heads copper ornaments, IL
moccasin and portion of knife
The find is an important one, as it OK
plodes the theory of many who have held
Indians never occupied the Lake territory.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-10-13
AFTER LYNCHERs.
Judge Jones of Federal Court in Ala
bama Tells His Grand Jury
1t Should Indict.

Huntsville, Ala. Oct. 10. - Judge
Thomas G. Jones, in opening the United
States court here today, delivered a
vigorous charge to the grand jury with
regard to the recent lynching of Horace
Naples, a colored man, and the firing
by mob of the Jail in which were con-
fined some federal prisoners. Judge
Jones said in part:
IF you are fairly satisfied the mob
would not have inurderd Naples if he
had been a white man, then every die
tate of humanity and justice demands
that you return true bills against the
members of the mob"