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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
JAPS CLOSE IN
ON PORT ARTHUR
Have Occupied First Line Of
Russian Fortifica-
tons.
MET A FEEBLE RESISTANCE
Japanese Artillery On Hills Command
the City-Russians Report Losses
Of 80 Officers and 800 Men Dur
ing Fighting at Kin Chou.

London, June 4.-The Rome CORE.
spondent of the Central News tele-
graphs:
"A Toxic dispatch to the Giornale
DItalia says that the Japanese have
occupied the first line of the outer
Notifications of Port Arthur after a
feeble resistance.
The correspondent at Toxic of the
News agency Liberas says, that four
divisions of Japanese troops have oc-
cupied Kwan Tung heights, on which
they emplaced heavy artillery domi-
mating Port Arthur.
THE same correspondent adds that
the Russian squadron attempted a
sortie but was forced to return, being
threatened by the Japanese fleet"
Lao Yang, June 4.-There are per-
sistent rumors that another great bat
tie is in progress near Port Arthur.
Continuous cannonading has been
heard from the south.
An additional force of $4,000 Japan
csc is reported to have landed at Taku
Shan.
Che Foo, June 4-Steamers report
that firing in the vicinity OF Port Ar
thur was heard Thursday night. They
only saw two Japanese cruisers.
Chinese junks which have reached
this port from the Cha river, west OF
Taku Shan, report that the Japanese
have captured two Russian officers
and forty soldiers disguised as jap
anese.
St Petersburg, June 4.-LieutenaIt
General Zeilinski, chief of staff to
General Kuropatkin, transmitted to the
minister of war, under date of June 2,
a report of General Stoessell, dated
Port Arthur, May %, as follows:
After a fierce battle lasting two
days. l ordered our position at Kin
Chou to be evacuated in the evening
for we had opposed to us at least
three divisions, with 100 guns.
THE enemy's fire, particularly that
from four gunboats and six torpedo
boats, completely annihilated our bat
teries mounted at Kin Chou. The
Fifth regiment, which was posted at
this spot, stood its ground heroically.
The fire of this regiment, as we'll as
that OF our batteries and the gunboat
Bobr off Khounoueza, inflicted enorm-
Gus losses on the Japanese
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
JAPANESE DEFEAT RUSSIANS,

Toxic, June A body of Japanese
encountered and defeated mix
ed force of Russian cavalry, infantry
and artillery near Lichaton, nine miles
north of Polandien, on Monday last.
May 80. The engagement began at
1890 p. m, and lasted for two hours,
the Russian troops finally being driv-
en- northward. The Japanese had
twenty-six killed, including one Off.
Ger. and thirty-seven wounded, includ-
ing four officers. The movement of
the Russian forces southwark indi.
Gates a possible effort to relieve Port
Arthur. The Russian losses are un.
known. .-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
|REQUISITION is GRANTED
Governor Mickey Surrenders Tom
Dennison to Iowa Authorities.

Omaha, Neb., June About z
o'clock last evening Deputy Sheriff
]. @. Sherry served writ OF injunc-
ton on United States Marshal Chris
tian of Iowa and Attorney Elmer e.
Thomas. The writ was issued by
Judge Day and enjoined Christian and
Thomas from forcibly taking DENIM
son from the state on the requisition
granted by Governor Mickey, except
when the court Is in session between
the hours OF $50 q. m. and 7. D. m,
or without giving Dennison q reason
able time for filing his application
for writ Of habeas corpus. The writ
was served on Christian while he was
eating his supper at his hotel.
Lincoln, Neb., June 4.-Governor
Mickey has honored the requisition
issued by Governor Cummins of Iowa
for the arrest of Tom" Dennison,
charged with completely in diamond
robbery in that state.
In honoring the requisition, Cover
nor Mickey said that the Iowa au.
thoritles had presented an indictment
and an afiidavit and that he must act
on this showing. He could not go be-
hind them to examine evidence as to
Dennison's guilt. United States Mar.
shall Christian left Immediately for
Omaha and may try to arrest Denni-
son and get him into Iowa before
habeas corpus proceedings are filed.
Dennison is accused of having receiv
ed the Pollock diamonds, which we're
stolen from a travelling man on
train near Missouri Valley, Iowa, by
William Schercliffe.
Omaha June 6.-After hearing the
application for writ of habeas cor
pus for Tom Dennison, who he had
In costody, United States Marshal
George M. Christian left Saturday
night for Des Moines. Dennison is
at large in Omha under bonds of IS,
0uv signed by himself and his bonds
man. A. NJ. Hunt.
The restraining order issued by
Judge Day OF the criminal court, q
most unheard of proceeding. executed
its functions and the king OF gam
blers and consort OF thieves" arrested
on a warrant executed by Governor
Cummins OF Iowa, and Governor
Mickey of Nebraska. is still in Nebras
ka at large.
The petition asks. as a part of the
prayer. that the hearing in the case
be set before Judge e. M. Bartlett II
will be heard by Judge Day, however.
as is usual in all such proceedings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Our losses amounted to thirty Of
ficers and 500 men killed or wounded.
We blew up or damaged all our guns
which the Japanese had not put out of
action.
1T would have been inexpedient.
certainly. to bring up siege artillery
during the fierce fighting
THE battle on May 26 began at
a. m. and lasted until p. m, when
ordered the position evacuated grad
ually The explosion of number of
our mines and fougades was rendered
impossible by the Japanese turning
our position Immediately. The Jap
anese advanced through water up to
their waists under the protection of
their ships. The spirit of our troops
is excellent"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
PAID EN- ROUTE FROM FUNERAL.
Widow is Paid Insurance on Way
Home From Husbands Funeral.

Des Moines, June 4.-The record for
prompt payment of life insurance pol
icies was established in Des Moines
when Mrs. Florence NJ. Stoner, East
Fourteenth and Hubbell, was stopped
on the way home from her husbands
funeral and paid $4,000 in cash, the
amount of Mr.. Stoner's policy.
The payment was made by the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen.
T. NJ, Stoner died Sunday morning,
and his funeral was held Tuesday.
En- route from the cemetery, the
carriage of Mrs. Stoner was stopped
by representatives of the lodge, and
she was asked to go to the head Office
of the order. She consented, not
knowing the object of the visit
Inside the Office not a minute was
lost in taking up the purpose of the
conference. Mrs. Stoner was handed
| the amount of the life insurance
money which was due her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
|JAPs LANDING
ANOTHER ARMY
Fifty thousand Men Have
Disembarked at
Iakushan.
RUSSIANS PLAN DIVERSION
Reinforcsments Dispatched to Port
Naturalization is to Engage in
the Roar Japanese Now Attacking
Gibraltar Of the East.

Vanzalen, Manchuria, June 3.-The
Japanese are landing another army OF
$4,000 men at TakIshan, it is re-
ported.
Japanese posts were withdrawn
Wednesday from positions near Va
sangow. destroying the bridges as
they retired. They were busy during
the night removing the wounded
from the battlefield and burying the
lead.
Che Foo, June 3.-The Japanese
nave landed another lot of troops
about twenty miles southwest Of Ia
eushan. A Chinese junk arriving
rom there says that seventy trans
ports have discharged troops there.
One thousand soldiers had been gar
'isoned ashore. Reinforcements for
he Japanese army which is attacking
Port Arthur have been landed north
EAST of Talien Wan. Their number is
unknown.
London, June 3.-Telegrams from
different points seem to confirms
rumors that General Kuropatkin ia
attempting diversion in the dirsc.
ton of Port Arthur. Russian rein.
forcements, according to a dispatch
rom Tien Tsin. are moving south.
ward from Kaiping towards Wafang.
tien under General Stalkenberg.
They comprise battery of artillery,
four Siberian regiments and a COM
pany Of Cossacks, aggregating 10000
men. Another brigade is following,
the intention being to engage the Jap.
anese, now attacking Port Arthur, in
their rear. .-,
The Standards correspondent at
Tien Tsin, sending the same news,
says:
1.-THE Russian force in the engage.
ment at Wafangtien on May 80, is
supposed to have been formed of four
Siberian regiments. which were re-
ported to have left Tachiachao on
May %. being the first portion of a
relieving column for Port Arthur
The railway is fairly intact from
the north of Wafangtien, but is de.
stroyed from there to Pulantien. The
Japanese are unconcerned over this
demonstration, being convinced that
it will be impracticable for the Rus.
slams to move a sufficient force to-
prove effective.
These reports are received with a
certain measure of skepticism in
Londons The belief is that if General
kuropatkin is undertaking such a
desperate move, he can only be doing
so in Difference to the strongest po
litical pressure and against his own
better judgment
No further news has been received
about the movements of the Japanese
forces. Generals Kuroki and Oku
are working in secrecy
The Daily Telegraph's we'll in.
formed Toxic correspondent estimates
the total defending force in Port AT
thur at 10000.
This is most formidable army"
he says, "and while it will be mar.
velous achievement to carry by as.
sault such a place, with more than
score of great landward forts, dis
posed at distance of fifteen miles
from the harbor, the destruction Of
the place can undoubtedly be &C,
complished."
According to the Chronicles Toxic
correspondent, the Russians have
completed eleven fortresses at Lia0
Yang. and are planting mines at a
distance OF 5000 feet around them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
MAY RELIEVE PORT ARTHUR.
kuropatkin Said to be Marching On
to That Point,

London, June 4.-Telegrams from
different points seem to confirm ru-
mors that General Kuropatkin is at,
tempting a diversion in the direction
of Port Arthur Russian reinforce,
ments, according to dispatch from
Tien Tsin, are moving southwark
from Kaiping towards Wafangtien un.
der General Stalkenberg. They com,
prise a battery of artillery, four 81.
berian regiments and company of
Cossacks, aggregating 10000 men. An.
other brigade is following, the inten,
ton being to engage the Japanese
now attacking Port Arthur in the
rear.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
JAPS MEET RUSSIANS.
Desperate Cavalry Encounter Report.
ed Near Favanaow.

Lao Yang, June 2.-The Japanese
lost 200 killed and a number of horses
in the fight at Vafangow on Monday.
The Russ ans opened fire at o'clock
in the morning and after two hours
and half long range firing the jap
anese, under General Akkiama, pre-
pared to charge and crush the force
which had been harasslng them for
twenty-one days. In the meantime
General Samsonoff was approaching
Vafangow with a strong force Of cav
airy. 1t was a sight worth seeing,
when at the word of command the
Russian squadrons formed and rushed
like whirlwind across the terribly cut
up country, clearing away all OBJ
stacles the batteries at the same
time trotting along the frightful
roads. Having crossed the railroad
station the troops came under the
fire of the Japanese machine guns,
but withdrew without suffering much
loss. The fourth and six companies
of the Eighth Siberian Cossacks, furi-
ously charged the Japanese cavalry
with lances, attacking both TANKS
In few minutes they literally cut
the whole squadron into pieces. This
was the first time lances were used
and they struck terror into the en-
envy. In some cases the lances
pierced the riders through and wound
ed their horses. Some of the lances
could not be withdrawn from the
bodies into which they had entered.
Then the Japanese infantry, num-
bering 800 men to a company, and
eight squadrons of cavalry, attempted
TO advance, but the Russian batteries
opened fire, and soon the slope up
on which the enemy was advancing
was covered with black spots and the
enemy were forced to scatter and re-
tire. Some of the Japanese cavalry
were wonderfully dashing. charging.
with shouts upon the Russians, who
met and scattered them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

RUSSIANS TO MEET JAPS.

London, June 4.-The Daily Nails
New Chwang correspondent, cabling
under date of June 2, says: "Gener.
al Stalkenberg, with $4,000 Russians,
made up Of artillery, cavalry and in.
fantry, has marched south of Lao
Yang in the direction of Wafangtien.
Large forces of Chinese bandits
are collecting in the hilles northeast
OF the Lao river and are preparing to
cut the railway north of Mukden."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Old seadogs report that the gulf
stream is running at unwonted speed.
AS soon as the political parties find
out whether this is considered advan.
tageous or not, they will either claim
the credit or lay the blame on the 9th
er fellows.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
DENEEN BREAKS
THE DEADLOCK
Secures Republican Nomina-
ton for Governor of
Illinois.
L0WDEN AGAINST THE FIELD
All Other Candidates Pooled Votes
for Deneen-Ystes Led Coup Which
Resulted in His Victory on Seven
ty-Ninth Ballot With e57 Votes.

Springfield, ILL.,, June 4.-By making
neen, l.. Y. Sherman, Rowland ].
Hamlin and John H. Pierce, Governor
Yates yesterday broke the deadlock
and brought about the nomination of
Deneen for governor. The nomina-
ton was made on. the seventy-ninth
ballot which stood:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
MAY RESULT IN MURDER.
Fight Between Conductor and Italian
Laborers May Prove Fatal.

Grinnell, June 6.-An ARRAY that
may result in murder took place at
Searsboro. William Nicola, conduct
or of construction train, was struck
on the head by shovel in the hands
OF Joseph Antoniello, an Italian la
borer, and very seriously ii not fatal
ly injured. He was taken to Oska-
loosa, where he resides. Antoniello
was taken to Montezuma by Marshal
Mitchell of Searsboro, and lodged in
jail. Sheriff Binegar, with Marshal
Mitchell and the prisoner, came to
Grinnell, where Antoniello was ar,
raigned before Squire Wilson, charg.
ed with assault with intent to commit
murder. County Attorney John Tai,
bolt was sent for from Brooklyn. An.
toniello will probably be held TO the
grand jury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

4 Detroit Judge has ruled that a
man has a right to spank his wife if
she. is disobedient. The Judge is a
bachelor but he needn't worry. 1t
is safe TO say that there's many girl
in Detroit now who would be willing
to become his wife just for the pur.
pose Of teaching him a few things.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

1t is stated that Charles r. Flint of
New York has bought two CHILEAN
,ruisers for $4,000 and is dicker.
ing for a third. For a private individ-
ual Mr.. Flint seems to be pretty well
fixed in point of sea power.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Prof. Starr of Chicago university
says this miserable continent is not
ct for the development of the highest
-ype of animal life" Perhaps the
professor has been compelled to lay
n another ton of coal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

The Journal of the Deceased. de-
voted entirely to obituary notices, is
the latest newspaper venture in Paris.
Undoubtedly, ethical considerations
will impel the doctors to try to keep
their names out of the paper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

A New York banker has been sent
to prison for nine years for stealing
$4,000. Evidently the New York
courts have outlived the idea that
mans stealings should be overlooked
if he takes enough.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

The Emperor of Korea has bounced
his favorite and deprived her of pc.
litical power. The reports say she
has been running things for ten years
That's what she gets for growing old.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

The unwisdOm OF wearing a ring
set with an oblong ruby worth SIS 900
has been demonstrated to Spencer
Trask, the New York banker, who has
just been robbed of one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

1t is thought that the higher educa-
ton for women has just about reach.
ed the limit in Boston, where the fair
students are now clearing the high
jump bar at feet 4 inches
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

THE best after-dinner speaker J
ever heard" says Senator Depew
was Gladstone at so, and the next
in order, in my opinion, was Simon
Cameron at go Now, who has been
so unkird as to remind our Chauncey
that he was 20?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

President Eliot thinks the public
school houses should be used every
day of the twelve months of the
year. And he might add the churches
also.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Even leap year is powerless to save
ehivalrous man from kneeling at the
feet of the fair sex, for 10. the season
of the Oxford and its persistentIy flop
ping ties is at hand
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Do you suppose it was Uncle Rus
sell Sage who persuaded the other
Western Union directors to give up
the $5,000,O0O income from the pool
room service?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

A couple just married in ST. Louis
are going to try to lay up COM
potency for the future by living or 80
cents a day for the present. They
will be spared the expense of enter
tanning much
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

II makes us smile when we think of
the school children trying to recite
The history of the Japanese-Russian
war dozen years from now, and OF
the teachers trying to correct their
pronunciation OF the names.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Baer says coal is high because the
people are willing to be robbed. Baer
is a good man. He wouldn't tell a
lie about thing like that.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

cause he couldn't stand it to hear the
hand organ men playing "Bedelia."
Pittsburg never was much of place
for art.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

The non-professional military au-
thOrities who had Japan marching all
over Siberia and into Russia in less
than three months are amending their
guesses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

The London Times is reported to
be adopting American ideas. The next
thing we know John Bull will be talk
ing through his nose.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

When a single pair of boil weevils
propagate 134,000,O00 other weevils
during single season, there isn't
much to say to them on the evils of
race suicide!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Here's hoping that the battleship
Rhode Island, launched the other day,
will never meet the fate of the Hat
suse and the Petropavlovsk
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

The trouble with the submarine
mine is that it can't tell it's friends
from it's foes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Whatever else of Tennyson may or
may not live, his phrase the sweet
sirl graduate" is bound to be immor.
tai.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

The man who has an idea that any.
body can manage a sailboat is get
ting into the accident column rather
early this year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

''Alkali Ike" is dead, but Weary
Willie" and "Meandering Mike" are
still going the rounds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

That New York girl who Rugged a
man so hard that she broke one of his
ribs should come west and grow W
with the country.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Only little mine is required u
1ake large battleship look like ole
Junk.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

The New York Herald notes that
bicycling seems to be in the ascend
ant again" Advertising pays.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
coreans Are Under Arrest.

Seoul, June A Corean major and
an adjutant, suspected of being Rus
sian spies. have been arrested on Jap
anese representations and are now in
prison at Seoul. The Corean author
tiles refuse to take further action,
claiming that the evidence against the
army officers is insufficient to defin-
itely convict.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

Municipality owned plants furnis;
tW5-thirds of the electric lighting in
Great Britain and only about . per
cent in the United States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09
Bryan Heads Nebraska Delegation.
All Communications Cut Off.

New Chwang, June avery effort
on the part of the Russians to COM
municate with the southern part OF the
Lao Yang Peninsula has resulted in
failure. The Japanese are in control
of all the avenues Of communication
and they allow no messages to pass.
With the exception of the authorities
the Russians in New Chwan are dsiy
growing more depressed at the out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

The cOmbinatiO was the result OF
a series of conferences which were
held Thursday night and yesterday
morning and which were participated
in by Yates, Deneen, Hamlin, Sher-
man and Pierce. The agreement had
not been contaminated when the con-
vention met at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and the Yates and Deneen
people forced recess until 2 p. li..
Then the parties to the combina-
ton met and finally agreed upon De-
neen as the candidate. When the
convention re-convened Yates, Ham
lin and Sherman withdrew their
names from the consideration of the
delegates and urged their friends to
vote for Deneen.
When the seventy-ninth roll call
was ordered and Adams county led off
with "one vote for Yates and nine
teen for Deneen," the widest excite
ment prevailed. AS the call proceed
ed it became evident that the new
combination in Illinois politics would
. win, but the original Lowden men for
the most part remained firm and went
to defeat with him. When the call
was completed Lowden moved to
make the nomination unanimous, and
Chairman Cannon declared the mo-
ton carried. All of the pentup en-
thusiasm of the delegates manifested
itself as Deneen came to the platform
and briefly thanked the convention
for the honor. In response to the de-
mands of the assemblage, Colonel
Lowden made an address, pledging
his support to the ticket.
At the evening session, the making
up of the ticket was rapidly proceed
ed with. L. Y. Sherman of McDo-
nough was nominated for lieutenant
governor; James A. Rose of Golconda
(present incumbent) for secretary of
state; Len Small of Kankakee for
state treasurer; James S. McCol-
Tough of Champaign (present incum-
ben) for state auditor; W. Fl. Stead
of Ottawa for attorney general. This
was the slate agreed upon by the
Yates Deneen combination.
Bryan Heads Nebraska Delegation.
Omaha, Neb., June 2.-Nebraska
democrats in state convention yes
terday unanimously selected w. j.
BRYAN to head the Nebraska dele
CATION to the national convention at
st. Louis and made a platform which
reafirms the Kansas City platform
of 1900 and places before the public
Mr.. Bryan's views of what should be
embodied in the platform of the
coming national convention. Mr..
Bryan was himself chairman of the
committee on resolutions and he
wrote the platform. He had associat-
ed with him men who have been his
most loyal supporters. 49,"
All Communications Cut OF.
New Chwang, June avery effort
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-09

An officeholder needs little push II
he has a pull.