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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
ANOTHER REPORT MADE.
Kuropatkin ReIterntes That His Losses
 Were Heavy.


 St. Petersburg. Oct 14.-Another dis patch from General Kuropatkin. dated early this morning, says. regarding the fighting of Oct. 12th and 13th, that the Russians on the right wing defended their advanced positions and also DOT tIons of the different main position, nartIeuIarly in the direction of Sialiu- pedzv until towards evening. when Ku- ropatkin ordered them to withdraw snort distance In spite of the fact that the Japanese attacks were chiefly directed against these troops, they held Inc ground to which they retired.
 On the left wing after an obstinate strurele the Russians occupied the rocky hills. south of Bentsisputze and near Repsihu. about eight miles north aS ysntai. but the arrival of large Jap anese forces prevented them from aroa,,n1 by this success. and as this bodv was separated from the rest of inc inc troops. Kuropatkin ordered 1t to re- tire. q. .,a,s suffered heavy losses, but no de- tails have yet been given
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
JAp.s FLANkIxa MOVEMENT.
Contributes Largely to the Success of
 Oyamn's Army.

Distributes Largely to the success of
 Oyamn's Army.
 Washington. Oct. 14.--The Japanese legation today received the following cablegram from Tokio:
 Marshal Oyama sends the following report of the engagement of wednes. day and Thursday:
 r Tn the direction of Bensihu, the en- smy made repeated counter. attacks on Wednesday. but were repuised. The enemy showed a sign of retreat to- wards the evening, and our forces as- sumed the offensive since daybreak of Thursday. The thanking movement of our strong force of cavalry on the Kau- fen largely contributed to the favorable development of the situation at that quarter.
 The central and left columns of the right army both occupied important eminences. continuing attacks. Opera tions of the center army are progress ing favorably. disiodging the enemy there from several strategical positions Our achievements are arriving con- 'tinualiy at Yentai.'"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
RUMoRs FILL ST. PETERSBURG.
Public Aroused to the Highest Pitch t of Excitement.

Public Aroused to the Highest Pitch of Excitement.
 St. Petersburg. Oct. 14.-(7:o5 p. m.) Ut is now o'clock at night on the battle-ground before Mukden and the fate of General Kuropatkin's forward movement and possibly the fate of his whole army may already have been de- cided. but no word has yet come re- garding the issue.
 Naturally the city is fIlled with countless rumors of defeat and victory. The public has been aroused to the highest pitch of excitement and anxiety by Kuropatkin's dispatch of last night revealing the terrific character of the combat yesterday and acQuainting the people officially that he was on the de- fense.
 That. together with the Tokio dis patches declaring that the Japanese forces were everywhere gaining ground and Kuropatkin's concluding statement that he would give orders tomorrow to obstinately defend the positions oc- cupied by us." has chilled the enthu- siasm with which the news of the Rvs- sian advance was hailed and instead has raised ominous fears of impending disaster.
 The holiday crowds engaged in cele- brating the festival of the .Interces- sion of the Virgin for Humanity" on the occasion they usually spend their time merrymaking. clung obstinately to the bulletin boards. hungrily await ing news of the issue of the most critical day.
 It is fully appreciated that if Kuro- patkin's army was driven back today the whole plan of the Russian advance may have been wrecked and that if Field Marshal Oyama is able to follow up the Russians energetically the bat tie may end in irretrievable ruin for Kuropatkin. On the other hand. if oyama, having himself met the Russian advance by assuming the offensive and throwing the weight of his armies upon the Russian lines today, exhausted the energy of his troops and failed to break his opponents lines. a repulse necessarily must weaken his resisting power when he falls back on the forti- fled positions of his triangle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
wEATHER FoREcAsT. washingtea, Oct 1]s--For Alabama, l, Fair ssturday aad sunday, fresh northeast winds.

seems to make the total of Russian gums captured thirty.eight. and ammu- nitIon wagons twenty-four. General Oku's army was credited with having taken twenty-three guns.
 The report regarding General Nod gus captureis not quite clear. It says he took 1.-two field guns and eight ann munttion wagons on a height q few miles east of yentai and while pursu- ing the enemy captured also field guns with ammunition wagons numbering eleven at Sankaushih mountain, be- sides iso prisoners" The Japanase le- gation is not sure whether this means eleven guns and eleven wagons, or whether the guns and wagons together total eleven. ssgtes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
nerIutratIon In New York.

New York. Oct. 14.-This was the hrst day of registration in New York City. At a late hour incomplete returns from Manhattan and the Bronx showed 2 smaller number of voters for the nrst day than registered on the opening day iy, 1900. Throughout New York State heavy gains in registration were made. in Kingston. where Judge Parker votes, the registration was 3,OsS, against 2,s2s in 1900.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
piscrealted in nunsln.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 14.--The ad- miraity says 1t has no information in regard to the report from St. Peters burg by way of Paris of the appear aflce of five Japanese cruisers on Via divostok, and discredits 1t The ad- mirality yesterday received important news from Fort Arladi simultaneodsIy with the arrival of General Stoesser s dispatch. It Is eviden hat the news relates to the Port Arthur squadron and 1t would not be surprising If Rear Admiral Wiren made an attempt to escape at any moment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
rn. New York Break. Reeoras.

San Francisco, Oct. 14.-News was brought to this city by the gunboat Kensington that Rear Admiral c. F. Goodrfch's flagship, New York. during her target practice last month tn MaEdalena bay. Mexico. broke the worlds record for firing s-inch guns. making the greatest scores. based on time and accuracy. ever made with guns of this caIibre either in our own oP any other nayy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
me Runu,ar RaIt,c souaarou.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 14.-The Rus- sian Baltic fleet which sailed from Li- bau last night on a short cruise. con- sisted of seven battieships. two armor- ed cruisers. five protected cruisers. seven torpedo boat destroyers. four auxiliary cruisers and seven trans ports. including the repair ship Kant chatka. They will be joined later by the hospital ship Orel and the volun- teer fleet steamers St. Petersburg and Smolensk. totalling thirty-five pen- nants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
MAILS OF THE cALcHAs.
American Representations not Yet Pre-
 sented i'm St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg, Oct, 14.-(6 p. m)- The American embassy has not yet transmitted to the foreign offlce repre- santations regarding the American mails of the British steamer Calchas. captured by the Vladivostok squadron in July last.
 A Russian correspondent at Vladi- vestok sends a dispatch to The Mos COW Slovo. which evidently was in- spired by the naval authorities there giving the justification of the author flies for the seizure of the mails. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
PROTEST FROM DANISH.
Object to Russian vessels Utiiising the kinwdom,n waters.

kinwdena,s waters.
 New York, Oct. 1f.--Great excitement has been caused by the expected pas- sage of the Russian Baltic fleet through Danish waters. says a Times dispatch from Copenhagen. The largest ships can only go through the great belt be- tween Zealand and Funen islands.
 number of Danish pilots left sev- eral days ago for Reval and Libau. their services having been requested on behalf of the Russian navy.
 There are rumors that Japanese agents have chartered neutral vessels and are cruising in Danish waters i'm order to watch the Russian fleet Tn order to secure respect for Denmark's neutrality the Danish cruiser Helm dali and some torpedo boats have been ordered to put to sea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
HEAVYWEIGHT GUNS TAKEN.
r,,s. |. the surmIse from the Report of
 Oyama.

London, Oct. 14.-Advices received at the Japanese legation say that the rsrort of Marquis Oyama giving de- tsiIs of the operations below Mukden on ruesday and Wednesday, which were previously described in the Asso- eiated Press dispatches from Tokio,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
.Judwe Parker at work.

Esopus. N. r., Oct. 14.-There were no callers at Rosemount today and Judge Parker passed the forenoon in disposing of his correspondence. On next Tuesday the Judge win return to New Yor'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
Reriin Rour.e Anected.

Berlin, Oct. 1.-The tone on the bourse today was weaker, owing to the defeat of the Russian army south of Mukden.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-15
CUTS THROAT IN CELL.
Murderer of Pulaaki Leeds Attempts to
 Kill Himself.

Louisville, Ky. Oct. l4.-George B. Warner, who murdered Pulaski Leeds, superintendent of machinery of the Louisville and Nashville road. cut his throat in the county jail today His condition is serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
silence and Secrecy.

Silence and secrecy. Affairs might
still Ice raised to them (Vere this an
altar building time) for universal wor-
hip. Silence i the element in which
great things fashion themselves to-
gethcr that at length they may
emerge. Uniformed ami majestic. into
the daylight of life. which they are
heuceforth to rule. Not William the
Silent only. but all the considerable
men have known. and the most I'M
diplomatic and untrategic of these.
forbore To babble Of what they were
creating or projecting. Nay. To thy
own mean perpieNitieS. do thou thy
self but hold they tongue for one day:
Ou the morrow how much clearer are
thy purposes and duties: what wreck
and rubbish have these mute work
men within thee swept away, when
instructive noises were shut out,
Speech * too often not. a the French
man defined il. the art If cuncealiug
thought. but of quiet sitting and suS-
pending thought. - that there i none
To conceal. Speech. too, Is great, but
not the greatest. A. the Swiss in
scririiou says: Sprccheu i>t >ilbern.
>chwe:gcu it goldern. Speech i sill
yer. silence i GOLDEN: or. "a l might
rather express it. speech i of Time.
Silence i, Of Eternity.
Bees viii not work except in dark
RES: Thought viii not work except
in silence: neither viii virtue work
eNccp; IN secrecv.-CarlyIe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
IRON WITH SELF HEATING BIT.

metal is movable and can be placed at
any desired angle. BY virtue of this
form of construction the iron is OF
great convenience in soldering metallic
edges so located as TO be difficult of ac-
cess.
\ BunSen burner is used to generate
the heat, which is utilized to its fullest
extent. owing to the prevention of
radiation by the open space beneath
the copper bit and the concentration
of the flame OF gas and air directly on
the bit itself. This system of heating
develops Il sufficiently high tempera-
ture to permit of the employment OF Il
comparatively small piece of copper in
the bit and also economies in the
amount of gas consumed.
1t Is reported that a soldering iron of
this kind, which does the work of an
ordinary soldering iron possessing Il
heavy copper bit, consumes only about
three and one-half cubic feet Of gas
per hour. The size of the fame can be
regulated Mt Will. while the apparatus
can he attached to any gas jet and OPP
Grated without the aid of bellows. The
short length and comparatively light
weight of the iron make it most con-
venient tool to manipulate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

Il had bad case Of piles" says G.
F. Carter. of Atlanta, Ca. and con-
suited a physicians who advised me to
try 4 box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. ! purchased box and was en-
tirely cured. 1t Is splendid for piles,
giving relief instantly, and l heartily
recommend il to all sufferers" De
Wits Witch Hazel Salye Is unequaled
for its healing qualities. Eczema and
other skin diseases, also sores. cuts.
burns and wounds of every kind are
quickly cured by it. Sold by all drug
risfS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
A sure Thing.

1t is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is not alto
gether true. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption is a sure cure
for all lung and throat troubles.
Thousands can testify TO that. Mrs.
{. Il. NanMetre, of Shepherdtown. w.
Va. says: Il had a very severe case
of bronchitis and for a year tried ev-
erything | heard of. but got no relief.
One bottle of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry then cured me absolutely" 1t is
infallible for Group. whooping cough,
grip, pneumonia and consumption.
Try it. It's guaranteed by Hartz q
Ullemeyer. druggists. Trial bottles
free. Regular size. 30 cents and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

Lieut.. Bilse, who has finished serv-
ing six months sentence in Berlin
for ''libeling his superior and com
manding officers in his novel called in
English "A Little Garrison" Is busy
preparing to fight three duels, which
have been waiting for him. and. hay-
ing worked them off his hands. prom
Uses to write another novel. telling
more secrets Of German garrison and
army life. He has received about So
900 from the sale of his first novel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

ACmiral Schley's personal memoirs
are now in the hands Of his publishers
and they will probably appear in about
Il month. The book will tell the story
of the battle of Santiago and there
will lie many hitherto untold Incl
dents. The publishers are not yet
ready to give out information. but
many personal friends of the admiral
say there is not an unkind word in
the whole volume
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
The Democratic State Convention.

The aemocratic state convention will
be held AT the arsenal in Springfield
Tuesday. June Il. opening NJ the noon
hour. This convention win name can
Cida;eS fer governor. lieutenant gov
ernor. secretary of state. auditor
state treasurer. attorney general and
three trustees fer the state univer.
Sly. Al~o there VIII be named two
pre- .I- initial electors At large and one
eiect"r for each Of the - COMPRESSION
al e., t-'eis; four GelegateS-at-;arge
and four MISUNDERSTANDING To the ma
tioral convention; two delegates To-
the national convention from each
congressional district. and state cen
trail committee consisting of nine
members at large and one member
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
An Arctic Railway.

The most northern railway in the
world IS the line from Navik, in Nor
way, across Lapland. connecting the
Baltic with the Atlantic and giving
access to valuable ore deposits. 1t
reaches latitude GS degrees % minutes
and thus lies within the arctic circle.
The White Pass railroad in Alaska
reaches latitude OF GO degrees,
The total distance from Navik, on
Ofoten ford. to Lulea. on the gulf of
Bothnia, is 4S3 kilOmeters, or 800 miles.
At Boden. not far from Lulea, the new
railway lnterSectS the Swedish railway
system, extending southwark on the
one hand to Stockholm and the rest of
the peninsula ard on the other to st.
Petersburg and the whole network of
Russian railways. From Navik to St
Petersburg. distance of $500 kiIo-
meters. there is now continuous rail-
way communication and from st. Pc
terSburg on over the line of the 81
berian railway 70 Vladivostok. BY the
completion of this railway the line
across Europe and Asia connecting by
rail the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans
is achieved. the distance being II 800
kilometers. or about 400 miles, and
at the average speed of thirty kilo-
meters per hour the journey from
ocean to ocean may be made in about
sixteen days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
He WINS FIourIshinr.

81 hear that Jimpkins is getting
along fine in the city" said Blobbson.
Il suppose he is, maybe; but l never
thought he would" commented Niver-
".
His father told me he was flourish
ing. though"
Yes. lie is. He is teaching pen
manship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

One Herr Schweigerhousen is earn
ing certain notoriety in Europe by a
vast wager of his own invention. He
i to cycle 10000 miles in five years;
he i to come in contact with three
kings. To Kill a wild animal in each
country. to write 100 articles. take
1000 photographs and deliver 100 lee
lures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
A GERMAN SOLDERING IRON
Bunsen Burner Takes the Place of
the Old Hand Furnace.

The tinsmith of this century will not
think of carrying around with him 4
big pot OF charcoal in which to build Il
fire and heat his soldering irons, says
the Philadelphia Record, but will in
stead connect his iron to an incandes-
cent electric light socket or Il gas jet,
obtaining his heat from either the cur
rent or fame. An extremely practical
iron Of the latter class has recently
been placed on the Berlin market. AS
is apparent from the illustration. the
copper bit which comes in contact with
the solder to melt and apply il to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

The ear reviewed 10000 troops. An
admission fee Of $50 was charged to
the show. The review ended with
charge by the Cossacks. Then the
spectators complained on account of
the double charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

The California school teacher who
carried her pet snake in the bosom of
her perforated shirt waist couldn't
have chosen a place where it would
he les sequcstered from the eyes Of
men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
Wednesday, May 10, 1904.

Russia's blowing up Of her own
Notifications at Dalny i a great land
victory. matching her naval achieve
ments in sinking Russian ships.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

Representative Hit is the last re-
publican IL break out with vicepresi-
Gentitis, contagious malady which
seems to be spreading through the re-
publican ranks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

TERMS-Dsny, 10 cents per week. Weekly
81 per year In advance.
AL Communications or argumentative char
acter. political or religious, must have real
name attached for publication. No such arti-
cIes viii be printed over fictitious signatures
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in hocz Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

\ French liner has sailed from New
York for Havre with $4,000. 900 in gold
aboard. Let's see-what American
heiress has married Il French title
lately?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

Sick headache results from a disor-
dered stomach and Is quickly cured by
Chamberlain'S Stomach and liver
Tablets. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

adapted for asthma. bronchitis and
hoarseness. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
THE ARGUS.

publ he'd Daily and Weekly at 1924 Second
avenue, Rock Island, Ill Entered at the
p0stofice as seeond-class matter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

from each of the congressional dis
tricts of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

BY THE j. W. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
DAILY SHORT STORY
His Ward.
TOrigfnal.1

"This club life" said Arnold Bates
10 himself, sis becoming intolerable."
Going to the coat room. he took his hat
and cane and sauntered to his house.
The next morning on Arnold Bates
plate at the breakfast table was an en-
velope with several Enclosures. When
he had been a child he was thrown
into constant cOmpaniOnship with Tim
Othy Sinclair, a young man of twenty.
Sinclair had married and passed out of
Bates life One OF the Enclosures an
nounced Sinclair's death. another stat
Cd that he had appointed Bates guard
ian TO his only child, little girl, with
the request that he would take full
charge of her.
Mrs. Winfield" exclaimed Bates to
his housekeeper. springing up and
walking eXcitedly back and forth, pre-
pare rooms for Il guest. No. not a.
guest-one 20 be here permanently"
a gentleman, sir?"
gentleman? No. l have all the
mems society 1 want. y child-a little
girl
Yes. sir"
Several days later q telegram was
received that the ward was 10 arrive
that evening. Bates went home I'M
usually early to see that all was in
readiness.
Twill you have a high chair for her
at the dinner table, sirE' asked the
hOusekeeper.
81 don't know. | wonder how old
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-17
DON'T .FAvoR a NEW MAN.

,yhy not nominate Mr. Teter or Mr.
Dawson for governor? Both can be
elected. What is all this talk about
1 a. new man Congressman Hughes,
wi who has done all he could to help
MI. Dawson, now thinks some new
man should be taken up. Is this to
be- established as precedent that
the men who make fight for non1l-
nation and waste their time, energy
and money are at the last moment
to- be set aside and somebody else
given that which they have labored
for Moundsyille Herald.
Messrs. Dawson and Teter are can
sdidates Of their own volition and
have no more claims on their party
tf1an any other citizen or citizens.
We never heard of any clamoring
from any section for them to become
candidates, and sthe fact that they
have made fight and spent their
1 time, energy and money should not
have anysweig ht when it is seen that
they have caused disruption that IS
liable to wreckt their party and put an
end to Industrial progress and activity
in our beloved and now fast growing
State When the party's Interests are
at stake the ambition Of two or even
Il a hundred of its members should not
be considered for a moment. When
defeat overtakes the party all. all will
be lost.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-17

Dr. j. o. McNeely, of Fairmont,
who is at present one of Marion
co,Inty's three members OF the House
Of Delegates, was one of the Eagles
here yesterday, and he said politics
was liyelier in Marion than surface
indications, showed. He said there
were some mixups on the Republican
county end which were pulling to
some people, but he left the impress
sion all would come out in the wash
.ing-WheelinS Intelligencer
That all will come out well in the
washing we have no doubt. The Re
publican party in this county was
never in better shape in the country
districts than it is now. and the little
discomfort and dissatisfaction that
may exist in Farmont (and there is
always more or less. growing out of
city politics., will not be felt or even
noticed. The Republican party of
Marion county doesn't fear the De-
mocracy or any other kind of opposi-
ton since it has full power and do
minion over the balloL-boxes and
election machinery. 1t was these
things and not the Democrats that
kept our party underneath for a long
term of years.