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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-13
CAT TAIN TO GET
PUBLIC REPRlMAND.
Georgia Gourt-A Martial Con- on
cludes Case 81 Hitch and
Ncrdict.
tBv4 Associate Press.

sF ;ss33 (By&s Associated Iress.)
SAVANNAH GA. October 81 y The
gcorirt-martial sitting in the case Of Cap
tain ebert NJ. H tch, charged II Will
5dcreliction or duty in connection With lie
3lynching anu burning Of Reed and Cato.
at statesboro, concluded - It's hearing to-
day and arrived a q verdict a ftep5s four
hours delberatlon5 behind closed doors.
The verdict is sealed and will 3nots be made
public until.it has chrd the Stat i,,,- v
sthorities In 4Atlantn- ii The Morning News.
Ii. its report tomorrow, Of the en- Will
say: .}, z s.
4; .'rhougll the court-n,ar will not, Of
course make publlcWits finding In the;
case o Captain E itcll.5f lie extent 3 to-
which the court went Is rcasona tl 81 ccr-$
tain. Captain Hitch las not been srcconl-t
sncnded for dismissal y hut inst cad will be
5rcprimanded iii public manner by the.
Governor. IT y Is possible hat a tenn
J,orary suspension has q lso hecn recon-
,Ilended.. The linlit$of punishment Rhicn
can be inflicted by 4; fcourt--;martialis}
Recommendation on ga itia,S ficcr3i:s5
siIsmlssnl from: the service, a fine Of 81 ,0l0
or a, prison sentence OF one years dura-i
ton. "A. i! II. 4 i, tS5
Tic finding liz the Hitch case will not
be sent tot lie reimbursement until the
scascs Of Lieutenant Nell. Lieutenant
Morrison, Lieutenant Gone and Lcutcn-s
ant Grner have been concluded. Tile case
against Nell was begun this afternoon
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EARLY POLITICAL TALK.
Gossip About the Henrico County
81 XII STATE 9Senatorshin.

Although the nomination Will not be
made until next summer, there Is al
ready much talk concerning the proba-s
bic successor TO Senator Julian Bryant
from the Thlrty-fifth District, whom it
Is understood will not stand again. The
district embraces the counties Of Hem
rico, New ent q Cha rles City v james City
and the city OF williamsburg. It Is be-
5lieved that ;Henrico county will control
the nomination. tss AZ SSsl 3Ss
Former County Judge n Ashby Wick
ham will probabl, run, and Mr.. c. w,
Throckmorton Is nj toned, though the.
latter IS also said & to have an ambition
to go ITO the house. II on. Won Il \.
Rosenegk has announced his intention to
stand for the house a gain, and his friends
are on Ii the lookou for votes fors their.
3favorite. Il l3S$ IA i5s
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tendency displayed by the present adj
ADMINISTRATION will turn the Germans from
the Republican party. l NJ
8AcknoWlcdging Ills defeat by the Dem.
socrntic faction. led by former Mayor
John p Hopkins, Of Chica go, Mayor Har-
SrisonSdecared there are no opposing fac
itions in tie party in Illinois now, and.
that ''the Democrats are united against
the common foe. 5
Judge Parker saw5lnany persons to-day
and In the evening received a large NUM-
Der OF New York county commitment,
who were In conference to-day with the
State Committee. ri rs
The candidates. callers to-day included
Senator German, OF Maryland; & Delaney
!Nlcoll. vice-ch chairman OF the National
Committees; Charles v. Fornes, president
OF the Board of Aldermen, and Hilary
a. Herbert, secretary OF the navy, under
former President Cleveland.
S Judge PARKER intends ito return to
ssEsopus at 2:458 P. NJ s tomorrow and come
to New York a ga in on Monday next. 1i,3
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] NEW INDUSTRY.
.Ranie, Valuable Plant, Being
Cultivated Here.


Through experiments ~ the United
States Agricultural Department.. a t Wash.
ingtori, a most valuable new plan is be-
ing introduced In this country and II is
likely 10 become a! staple product Of the,
farms Of tho Soutl, later on.
,rhe name OF the plant is Fannie, and
I'll Is used chiefly for the manufacture Of
cloth ont of which, Is made n Very high
grade OF underwear. "a 81
l IT. is said that the fabric is 4 a great
health prcsorvsr. and It i is rapidly taking
tho place Of other classes Of under gar
ments. 5S nay gx55 5..' 81 NJ
s The Agricultural Department claims
that ranlic may be successfully and profit
ably grown In all the Southern States.
and tleBonlcers there think It Will mean
much to the farmers, ST;
Aressrs, o.. II. Berry & Co. have several
OF tho plants on exhibi In their show
window, AZ 3gs i ,f sissf Si tfss 53a
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How Public Sentiment Is Pla-
Gated.

q Immediately after stch agitation starts
Zip, the ne wspapers have supplied to them
authorized Interviews from the packing
house representatives. ayerring that the
price Is controlled entirely by supply and
demand, and lllstancng the .ant THAT
only within tho last few days there has
been such an extra ordinary Increase IN
lie shipments Of cattle and hogs to ma r
ket. TINT the price OF pork tenderlon mas
fallen of one.halfea cont. Each Of the
packing By houses then simultaneously
shaves the price slowly, and allows II
to remain down until the excitement !s
abated. wiercupon the same old reent-
less process begins again.
NJ The cattle ratser, ealizing tina It slhc gets
8noS share OF the constantly Increasing
prices which are being demanded of&thc
public for meats, started a movement IL
year or so ago 70 establish q great In
dependent packing. house In this city,.
Farmers and ranchmen were to Z be the
principal stockholders. Men of real abil-
sity and standing were Interested In the
plan ! t would unQnestiona bly, have been
a success had 1t become effective But
81 was observed. after a time. that the.
leading promoters OF the scheme, seemed
to lose Interest In It, notwithstanding the
fact that the farmers and ca tile rniscrs
stood ready TO n pied ge tllcir last dollar
to thc@success oflttl1e scheme The great
majority ofAthe people here@beli cvc. thai
these leading promoters we're seen y ".
terry tho all-familiar prac Ice OF predator
y ia
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HORSE SHOW


president II &c the show, walked & Slowly
across tho ring. was: arr'lyed q s. y
thing of brautY. and. the crowd was @ ick
TO show Its apprecintio Ion !. 4
Three cheers e ~ sack !, .t'l
! hand played IF or 10 a is S;l Joly Good
Fellow ana Mr. s'acket slNllea' - WIS
n very good imitation ,ofInss lnilc.};
MI John Minor b otis Lewis, created &c
Rnuite a thrill sanongstfthc fair when he
appeared Sin a gigantic frock cont .s y
Hooked Al like a wedding in'the arena with
NIT evils, to a sign tho lf!cato. NJ r.
st,ourtland Smltlisgwhite pot hat caught
tho crowd. and the noisy checks Of MS
sbreeches Utmost silepced the band,
While riding a very small pony over the
Biumps as a i, exhi bltion. Mr.. Percy Evans,
being somewhat bigger and heavier thfn
his mount fell the pony ant rollcd oNfr
and kicked one Of !, his y front teeth out.
j mean tho pony tooth,fnot MI Eyahs !.
Colonel j O. Lane, Stern entered the
building In fun uniform, fresh from In.
spectlng the local military company. g.
was given a royal reception. n AZ
In the class for Virginia pairs OF hn El'-
ness horses, the same entries that had
shown earlier in the evening fnced tho
Judges and the wards went as before.
Ladies Glass.
Next came ( the. ladies, jumping class
for performance only. conflrmutlon3not to
count,
Miss Holloway rode Jack Frost, she had
two refusals and one tin.
4 Mrs, Smith rode Garrett Ripple With MI
Miss Alice Ianghorne Ind the mount
on Winston, with three tips, Y.
Mrs. Blair johnson rode Grey Rock.
With four tips. III:
Miss Holloway rode Free Lance, liak-
Ing two light TIPS behind on the brush
MIS- Mrs. smith next rode Tip Top, with
four tips,
one tip. sss
Mrs, Johnson rode Nancy Leo 10 three
Htlps and one refusal, s s5'
Miss Holloway rode Flurete TO five
tips.
Mrs. Smith Ind IL lie mount .on Charity.
making four tips. N S
Miss I.anglorne rode I Eas,eiS SUNDAY
and had an llglN fall Il lie third jump.
Horse and rider went down. hard, break h
Ing the jump, It looked like an accident
-fol, a minute. but Miss I.anghorne scrain-
sbled to her feet. and plngkilN remonnted
SaNd rode oyeli,the last jump. The crowd
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were Wild wftlisSapplalse and cheeredi
Miss Langliolne& To the echo.
$gs MIS- Johnson then rode t'ygnet for q,
clean perforlnaacc. tic first and only
sone8in the Srla So ss9 II NJ III j5a4
# Blue went 20 Mr. G. u I.S Smiths Garnett
Ripple red to Miss y RI olloway's j lack
Frost 7; yellow to- Mrs. Allen Potts Fire
light. and White u MR. C. Smiths
& Cigilnt. 4, I 81
High Jumps.
Tho last Jumping class Of the evening
called for four Jumps. two at four feet.
sX, ana two mt five feet. Mr., IiolloWays$
Free Lance, knocked down two bars ut
i've feet. MIR. Co,lrtlnnd Smiths Lucy.
Sutherland $only$one light tip. Mr.
David lounlop's new purchase, Nancy Lee
made sensational clean performance. MI
Hoof's Charity had two tips. Mr.. Rms
cell Smiths Crnck-u-Jack lad one lght
tlpat -four feet slN: Mr., Taylor's Gray
Frost had two tips at five feet. Mr.
Russell Smiths Comrade made one tip.
Mr., Percy Evans. riding Mr., CORTLAND
Smiths Topaz. had two tips, Mr., Osborne
riding Mr.. Snckctta Easter Sunday. was
ruled out on ref,isals, Mr.. llollowaS.ss
Blizzard knocked down Jump, Mr.. Os-$
borne's LILY Day made two tips,
First went Ia Mi. Dnnlops Nancy ace,
second to Gray Rock. ridden by Mr.. Ien-
|slfcr, third ia Crark-n-lack. ana fourth
to Lucy Sutherland.s
Last but best Of tho evening $ events
was the Cavalry Drill AS nll last night
+ 1t proved the most popular attraction and
round after round greeted the boys In
Khaki. 5si
Tho drill went cvenSbcttcr than al tia
previous performances ana u Lieutenant
Mont gomery promises that everything Will
DO perfect for the Richmond Show.
Tho band played Home, Sweet Home,
and three thousand people returned to
their homes In tho hills
Horse Show Notes,
Mr.. David Dunlop. Of Petersburg, pllr-s
chased Tonight Mr.. Osborne high Jump
or. Nancy, Lee forsone thousand dollars,
Mr.. Dunlop Is getting together a staDle
to take to Madison Square Garden,
Mr.. Courtland Smith has sold his chest
nut hunter Beacon to Mr., Ames, Of Boss
ton, for one thousand dollars.
a. n.
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CAV a .soc,ated Pre,Lss.)

N (Bys Associated Prass.) Ss II t3sgi
BOSTON. N1.XSS...ftO Oct r. -; Governor
j ohm & r. Bates to-day sa ppointe1 70 EnlerS
Governor W. Murray Crane. OF &Da ton
United States senator to fill thea 81
deceased. AZ
Nj: Crane has Informed g Governor Bates
that ,eS will "a cccpt. ~
81 Mr.. Crane was hut recently brought
very gprominently5fsb before tho peopl g "A OF
stllescountry.aw when he WIS tender ~ po-
sition inrE resident a r ooseyel q b.l
hut declined .8f3I t was a lso current Gbitsa IL
short whicfa gos that Mr. Crane had been
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RACING WITH oLo5 ACE

Mr.. r, II, Hancock, Of Ringyille, Mass.
Is N years old. | 10 SAYS; s. never thought
~ would l1o really odd, hit felt myself
growing weaker and knew old age Was
upon me. Since taking Father Joints
Medicine am feeling like q young man
again recommend 1t to all who need
I building up, I
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is Personal Friend Of the President and Was Re
Gently. Offered Position III. the Cabinet.
w. MUppAY. C,p AMI.

rendered the craftsmanship Of 4 he eDu b.
SllcanS& National u Commttee MI. Gran is
I'll manufacturer 5.,nving extensive l1usl- y
ness interests, and lie pleaded these IN
declining tie national Offices rendered.
fhlm.slIo senga gcdS especially IN the,,lla1-i
where LIE was born a prl a 70, S5a. # NJ,
Crane was edIcatcds int lie. publ schools
of Dalton t;,n d la tENV lllstons Seminary.
Ills first political office WIS a & OF lcu-
tenant Governor OF 4 lic3f State OF Massn-l
Ech,lsetts. from s91; to 1899. IN 1900 he wa 8
elected Govern ersillg until NJ u
Crane isS,a oers ont,l friend OF President
Roosevelt l55 H III & &
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STUFF I FRED / Ii AL NIGHT,

Mrs Annie scanlon, 4 -Norwicl, Street,
Boston, says; Z Mother could not sleep
and col,ghfal all nigh long. hui tllankssto
Fathar i Joints NJ edeIne, 4 he Scougl, is gone
and size sleeps all right. tsdld her world
of good No morphine or poisonous
drugs ),
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BlCCROlN.D||S';'
HEAR E |. DAVIS A ! |.
Young Old3Ma Of West Virginia
Made Thirteen Speeches
Yesterday.
WAS GREAT ENTHUSIASM
Good Hunlor of Speakers Cap
5turcs People, Who Listen
and Cheer.
(By Associated Press. J

T.tlRMONT, w. VA. Oct The sec.
Maryland and West Virginia has added
10 tile reputation o. Mr.. Davis asl a
Young old man. He repeated lis re-
cord Of yesterday with q dozen speeches
and added one more for good measure
Despite the rain. Which followed the
train during the first half Of the day.
there was no dampcning OF enthusiasm
or diminishing Of the crowds which greet
ed the candidate At Grafton aud Clarks-
burg the day seemed TO be set apart
rs a day of holiday IN the latter place
mn ola borat G marching escort and several
bands were in waiting. The party was
II conducted to the courthouse and tho
speeches, which were delivered from the
4 portIco OF the jail building djoining. were
lfstened to BY the largest out door audi !.
4 cncc yet assembled on the journey. ss
"a Jolly. Party.
An Indication OF the earnest side Of
tile campaigiG was the attendance Of
miners. begrimed with their work which
they had left temporarily TO listen to the
speakers. While Mr.. Davis Is a serious
talker. especially when he touches oil
State issues, which he has been cmpha-
sizing. his general address and unique
manner OF abruptly introducing himself:
suppose sou know. I am Davis, who 8is
flying through looking for friends and
votes" has the effect OF placing his
hearers Mt ease after they have cliecred
s. tho announcement.
Senator Daniel exercises his faculty.
for hitting on some localism or Immediate
incident to bring him III cc7slial touch
= with; his hearers FIX Governor gNVhytc
has good Ihumor ut all times. and Mr.. Hill
while always scrious In his discussion OF
the issues has a way OF 8sh owing his hui
nor TO advantage. Mr.. Hill has dubbed
Mr.. Davis 'tile grand old man OF West
Virginia. land tells some OF his audiences
that Gladstone and Bismarck are nowhere
IN comparison. Senator Daniel declares
that he is having n more strenuous ti IN,
4 iii Keeping up with young Davis tina II he
lSllad In following the lead Of III Stoncwall
h jackson in a gray Jacket during the war.
The special TO- day touched at the FOL.
lowing places: Oakland. Nd: Terra Alta,
W. Va. Rowlesburg. TunnelltOn. New
burg. Grafton. Clarksblirg, Gypsey. Hymn
J. ston. Enterprise North!ngton3an and Mon
8 onga,, with a night rally a Fairinont,i
& where the train was sidc- tracked Tor; he
night. 35 s8i W NY 5 f3;g
Meeting Last Night.
Acres OK people greeted the party.8at
1!alrmont tonight. 4 special train from
Aiorgantown brought marching Club
+ composed OF students at the s tate Y ntyerT
d sity and rcd FIRE. bands aud TN horns fnr7
Iished u spectacular feature The speech
making took place on The portico OF the JIG
courthouse and tho street and plaza n 4 ~
front wuss blocked wi tn people WHO STOOD !'l
8 throughout, listening and cheering 8&Se en-
4 tended speeches by N II. )a WIS., senate 'lal
& Daniel. Mir. Hill and Mr. NN'l,ytc.
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Tanrnany Reports.

Z Tic Tamnlany IxecDtivc Committee met
ills afternoon for the purpose Of report.
Ing to Charles +. Murphy as 10 the real
conditions In. each Tnmlnany district ".
the city. The reports were y not made mas Z,
public, but a mnil4 prominently idcnti-
Tied WHITING Tanlmany organizatlon8sald.
that 5the figures submitted fully insti-l
fled the assertion nadasfl,y MI. Murphy,
that Paikcr's vote in this city would
probably be Bnnpreccdnntcdly large.
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8. That action: showed the trust what It
had to do to eYaie the IA y. coll llently
no one here knows ANYTHING. or has any,
ISpart!clpatio ton In the n reemelits whiei5arn
Preached by lie packing houses Iii Ch ca
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lis nm astonishing coincidence tina
How Prices Are Fixed,

here, Where 8sNch enormous 5qNnntltles
ys ass sSssx tdpSks dpbssff
are shipped every yea ~ and where { a
number. sof ost'ensihly INDEPENDENT con-
shops should he precisely the same day
by day. sgelt ID Virtually an open secret
here that these prices are liked in chie,a.
agents here, The & daily figure Used to
5ha settled upon here and III Kansas city,
Mo-. Just across the river. but tho Mis-.
souri, supreme Court got wind Of tho
Into court aud fined al 81, of I no packing
hon aes ", 600 for N'O!ati ling tfeD AntisTrlist
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'TA \ 4
IS At WORK
tContinued from First Pagc.)I

Parker and Il II crrick MS the Democrats
expected The state is believed q to be
surely Democratic
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T There is only;op Wizard Oh ~ Hamlins,:-
name blown Il, the bottle Signature Hamli-
Bros, on wrapper Take no substitute, soc.
and $500, 5S3s 4,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-27
ROCKEFELLER IS
ANGRY AT ROGERS
"Frenzied Finance" Worries the STAN
dard Oil kins-6iames His
Lieutenant.

New York, Dec. 27-Considerable
interest is manifested in the report
that John ID. Rockefeller is incensed
over the notoriety that II. II. Rogers
is receiving through the 'Frenzied
Finance" revelations. II is reported
that Mr.. Rockefeller is so angry over
the matter that it would not be sur
prising if he took steps to censure
the speculative members of his CON-
pany i'm drastic manner. 1t is
thought in some quarters that if Rog.
ers was dismissed from the Standard
Oil company-and the rumor said that
Mr. Rockefeller would go as far as
this if ry-deveiopments of a
highly sensational character would be
likely to result.
Mr.. Rogers learned Thursday that
Mr.. Rockefeller was displeased be-
cause Mr.. Rogers had announced his
intention of having Thomas w. Law
son indicted. He quickly notified his
of Mr.. Rockefeiler's atti-
tude and the contemplated suits were
dropped Immediately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-27
CHINA and RUSSIA IN CLASH OVER
THE SMUGGLING OF AMMUNITION
Three Million Rounds Destined for Port Arthur
Seized---Czar's Government Demands its Res
ttution---Such Attempts Frequent.

Pekin, Dec. 27.-Russian officials
here demanded of the Chinese foreign
Office yesterday the restitution of
100000 rounds of ammunition ap-
parently destined for Port Arthur
seized by the Chinese authorities at
Fenjtai near here four days ago. The
Russians assert the ammunition was
intended for the legation guard.
Will Take strong stand.
1t is learned at the Foreign Office
the Chinese intend taking a strong
stand in view of the frequent attempts
to smuggle arms and ammunition.
Bales of wool containing cartridges
seized at Fengtai were consigned to
a European resident of Pekin who is
now at Tein-Tsin taking part in an
into the affair.
Jap sally RepuIsed.
London, Dec. 27.-The Telegraph's
Chefoo correspondent says:
"A messenger from Port Arthur de-
scribed the Japanese attack on the
evening of Dec. 22, with a light col
umn of 5000 and many machine guns,
on the northern defenses- They dash
ed along the railway. carried trench
after trench and succeeded in reaching
the watercourse beneath the Payuisan
mountain, whence the Russian artil-
lery worked terrible execution. A
fierce bayonet fight occurred at mid
night. A strong Russian force ad-
vancing eastward of the Paulisan
hn of tho
Japanese who, after desperate struS-
gle retired to the north leaving several
machine guns. 800 rifles, so prisoners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-27
SOUTH THREATENS
TO TRY RETALIATION
Will Prosecute Northerners if Con-
gressmen Are Reduced Under
Reapportonment.

La Porte, Ind, Dec 27.-ConSress-
man Edgar Dean Crumpacller of this
district who will Introduce a
bill in congress for re-
apportionment of the congress
states, is being deluged with threaten
ing letters written by prominent south
erners. The threat is openly made
that if the bill is enacted into law the
people of the south wip retaliate by
ostracizing and prosecuting the north
erners residing there. Mr.. Crumpack-
er says he will not be deferred from
making a fight for reapportionment.
and he believes from the assurances
he has received that his bill will be
made a law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-27
HAS AN ELOPERS' REFUGE
Tennessee Clergyman Who Has Mar
ried 1890 Persons.

Bristol, Tenn, Dec. 27.-In his new
home, built for clipping pairs only, the
Rev. Alfred Harrison Burroughs OF
Bristol is now ready for any rush. He
moved into the building this forenoon,
and says the new home is entirely to
his liking. having been designed by
him and constructed under his person
al supervision.
Almost all of the % rooms are de-
signed for the entertainment of bridal
pairs. so the noted sponsor for elopers
calculates that he will be prepared for
almost any emergency.
Up to this time he has married 1,590
persons, most of them runaways, ana
business is on the increase by reason
of his far reaching fame as the man
who ties 'em together for better or
worse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-27
FIRM FAILS; HE SUICIDES
George S. Evans, Well Known New
York Broker, Takes His Life.

New York. Dec. 27-Made desper-
ate 10y the failure of the American
Fuel corporation, of which he was the
secretary. George 5. Evans. a broker
and promoter, ended his life in ho-
tel in Jersey City yesterday by shoot
ing himself in the head. His wife was
at the residence OF her father in
Bloomfield. y. j.. and when a messen-
ger brought the announcement of the
tragedy she collapsed and now is in a
serious condition. Evans was well
known in New York's financial district.
When the company of which he was
secretary went out of business he is
said to have suffered heavy financial
loss and since then he had been de-
spondent.
He gave up a handsome home in
this city and Mrs. Evans went to the
home of her father.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-27

1t is estimated they lost Goo killed
The Japanese halted near the GENE
terry and finding both their flanks had
carried all the works forming the out
lying range or main forts, they en-
trenched ON the small hills near the
Else mountain under severe fire, which
caused them heavy losses"
Skirmish ON Shakhe.
Mukden, Dec. 27.-Volunteers who
crossed the Shakhe river Friday, sur
prised a force of the enemy, killing
about 100 and taking Is prisoners. The
Russian losses were trifling.
Asks Time to Remove Wounded.
London, Dec. PA news agency
dispatch from Rome states that Gen.
Stoessel has appealed TO Gen. Nogi
asking that hostilities be suspended
for 2i hours. and that he be allowed
that time TO remove the wounded from
Port Arthur.
American Officers Return.
Mukden, Dec. 81 Lieut.. Col. Wal
ter S. Schuyler and Capt. Carl Reich
man. United States military attaches
with Kuropatkins army, have arrived
here, making the journey from Muk-
den in "a days. After completing
their formal calls they will leave i'm
mediately for Washington. Both of
ficers have personally seen much
have been present at the
battles of Vafangow, Liaoyang, and
Shakhe. They expressed satisfaction
with the treatment accorded them; but
nc fhav loft the front under nIpd1p
not to reveal anything they had seen,
they consider it would be improper to
discuss the military situation.