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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
PARKER BEWAILS
LACK OF SURPLUS
Points to Days of Cleveland,
When Reduce Surplus
Was the Cry.
Appeal Made to Factions in
the Party to Cease Bick-
erings.

Esopus, N. Y, Sept. s.-Editors of
upward Of two hundred of the demo
cratic newspapers representing various
parts of the country came to Rose
mount today to visit Judge Parker.
They were received by the candidate
and the visit was made the occasion
Of the first political speech he has made
in many years, barring only that in
which, on Aug. 10, he accepted the
nomination.
The greeting of the editors to the
candidate was delivered" by Charles w.
Knapp, editor of the St. Louis Repub-
lie. In reply, Judge Parker said:
I shall but crave your indulgence while
Hiefly refer to a single feature Of the
platform Of the republican party.
The platform opens with a declaration
Of that party's many years of control OF
the government, coupled with the asser-
ton that it has displayed high capacity
for rule and government which has been
made even more conspicuous by the in
capacity and inflrmity Of purpose shown
by its opponents
Fortunately, we have eight recent years
Of democratic administration of the ex-
ecutive department, which we will gladly
compare with any similar period since
1860.
The comparison will show that under
democratic control the administrative pur-
ity Of the fathers was observed In the
conduct OF the government, that no one
of its departments was permeated, as OF
late, with corruption rivaling the days
Of the Star route frauds; that a success
full effort was made to check the growth
Of expenditures; that 1t resulted in each
instance in cutting down the expenses
within the control Of the executive de-
partment Of the government below that
Of the preceding administrations.
During Mr.. Clevelands first term the
average annual expenditure about
$3.50, 900, 900. For the past three years ii
has been about $519, 900, 900. The govern
| mental expenditure last year mounted uf
to $4,000, O00 which Is not equaled by
any year since the civil war, with the
exception Of the year Of the Spanish war
Deficit. Not Surplus.
There is an inevitable result to such
extravaganza. Instead Of a surplus in the
annual receipts Of about $50, 900, 900, which
| the present executive found on assuming
control, there is now a deficit TO be found
| there Of $4,000. 900.
Continued on Second Page.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
RUSSIANS GRID
FOR NEW BATTLE
Kuroh and Oku, on Both Flanks,
Strive to Surround
Mukden. .s :
WOULD CLOSE DOOR
OF RUSSIAN RETREAT
General Staff in st. Petersburg
Expects Another Big
| Combat.
SUMMARY OF WAR
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

The meager news which today
has brought from the front indi-
Gates that there was a cessation Of
the fighting. General Kuropatkin
reports that his whole army is
now at Mukden and that he did
not lose a single gun in his retreat.
Kuroki's army is on his east flank.
Oku's on his west flank, and st.
Petersburg officials surmise that a
big battle may be fought If the
Japanese continue to press on Muk-
den. Should Kuroki's movement
northward continue, it Is regarded
in st. Petersburg as probable that
Kuropatkin will be compelled to
race him for TELLING, a strategic
position forty miles north Of Muk-
den. There is nothing in the dis
patches, however, to indicate
with any degree Of certainty
whether the two armies will be
forced again to engage at Mukden
or whether the Russians will con-
tinue to fall back on TELLING.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
I'LL. CENTRAL"
is THE ANSWER
Solution Of Three Dark Railroad
Mysteries Furnished
Today. s..s-
Big System Is Completing Its
Lines From Head of Lakes
to Gulf. .~

Three dark railroad mysteries, have
been solved today to the satisfaction Of
railroad men who have been puzzling
over them for some time: The answer
to each is the same Illinois Cen
According to the solution reached, it
is the Illinois Central that has bought
the Wisconsin Central road. 1885,. ..
It is the Illinois Central that has sur
veyed a route to the head OF the lakes
thru the northern counties of Wiscon-
sin. .5 ~.
It is the Illinois Central that has
boldly bought its way thru the heart
Of Superior, taking in large business
structures in the path-a dark crime
that has been charged hitherto to the
Milwaukee road.
It has dawned on railroad men that
only a corporation with heavy financial
backing could lay, out SO. expensive q
from near Marshfeld, north to Duluth.
It is not at all a cheap line to build,
such as would be surveyed by a new
company. An immense amount Of ma
terial will have to be moved. The
grades will be at low percentage and
proposed route. The line. goes thru
rather than around distractions. The
Illinois Central has just fled a large
mortgage at Madison, Wis, and it is
believed that the proceeds Will cover
the purchase of the Wisconsin Central
and the construction of the new line
from the head Of the lakes to a juno:
ton with the Wisconsin Central at
Marshfeld, for Chicago and Minneap
oils.
The northern termini Of the Illinois
| Central are now at Sioux Falls, Albert
Lea, Dodgeville, Madison and Chicago
For many years rumor has credited the
Illinois Central, with plans to extend
north thru La Crosse, Trempealeau ant
Jackson counties, in Wisconsin, but au
thentic information is now at hand tina
makes the solution Of the railroad
mysteries here set forth seem the tru'
one. The building Of the road con
Meeting the Wisconsin Central with Su
perior from Marshfield would give tn
Illinois Central a complete north am
south line from the head Of the grea
| lakes to the gulf and it's position woul
q be commanding. Itnow reaches D.y
1uth via the Minneapolis & ST. Louis
and any one of the Twin City-Dulut
roads, s-s..-. ... -...-...-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
GOVERNMENT APPROVES
WATER USERS DEEDS
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington. r
Washington, Sept. s.-Acting Secre-
tary Ryan Of the interior department.
today approved the form of contract
and doed Of the Belle Fourche. Water
Users association, which gives the gov
eminent control Of the land to be irri-
gated from the Belle Fourche river in
the Black Hills. The association will
lures of the owners Of private lands
within the limits of the project to in
sure the payment Of expenditures made
by the government. Many owners have
already signed contracts. Meanwhile
the reclamation service will continue
its Investigations and preparation Of its
plans, and it is said these will be far
enough advanced to let the contracts
for the work by, the time the Water
Users association has secured the sigma
lures of all owners to the agreement.
H. G.. Stevens.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
GENTLE REPUBLICANS
BOLT PARTY IN UTAH
New York Sun Special Service.

of Senator Shoots recent political ac-
tivity, a Gentle party is in process Of
formation in Utah, and leading GENTLE
republicans headed by Senator Kearns
have refused to support the republican
state ticket named two weeks ago. The
convention was controlled by Smoot.
leading Gentiles, republicans and demo
Gratis and has gained considerable size,
altho its work has been quietly done.
It's membership embraces several mill
ionaire mine owners and other men Of
wealth and it is stated on authority
that a campaign fund Of $250,OO0 has
already been pledged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
THREATENS TO CLOSE
THEATERS IN CHICAGO
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago, Sept. 8.-Drastic action by
the city authorities, perhaps to the ex-
tent of closing the doors of many. thea
tiers, is threatened because of the al
most universal failure of theater man
ayers to sign the agreement and give
the $4,000 bond called for in the ordi.
nance under which their time of com.
plying with the law was extended tc
Nov / by the council.
Acting Corporation Counsel Sexton
has taken up the subject Of the compli
ance with the council order extending
the time Of the theaters, and is sur
prised at what he finds. He has re
auested Building Commissioner WI
to the theaters which have not agreed
and given the bond requiring them t.
do SO.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08

st. Petersburg, Sept. 9.-A dispatch
from General Kuropatkin, timed 6:3o
o'clock yesterday evening, was received
here late in the day. He reported that
General Kuroki' IS army was about TWEEN,
ty-seven miles eastward of the railway
and that General Oku IS army was TWEEN
ty miles west of the railroad. The gen
eral staff expects that a big battle will
be fought. -ss, $50.
General Kuropatkin s official reposs,
sent from sMukden during the evening
of yesterday, announcing that the whole
Of his army had arrived at Mukden aad
was taking up positions around the.
city, and adding that the army had
not lost a gun during the retreat, re-
lieved the public anxiety and put an
end to the many ,alarmist reports which
had been current here. "
From the generals report it seems
evident that Kuropatkin is tentatively
preparing to meet the Japanese again,
should Marshal Oyama continue to
press northward. Nothing more imper..
tant than rear-guard actions marked
the march to Mukden.
The region south Of that city is new
clear Of Russians. It is evident, how.
ever, that Kuropatkin is taking precau-
tions to prevent the japanese frcm
creeping around his tanks, as he re-
ports that the Japanese cavalry is ae'
lively scouting wide on his TANKS.
Japs Menace Mukden.
The Japanese are reported to be NOV.
ing up about thirty miles on eithsr
side of the 1ai 1 With E the vie view TO
| ropatkin will accept an engagement OF
continue northward, will probably de-
pend, at the decisive moment, upon the
temper and condition of his troops, who
doubtless haves been much shaken by
the long fighting and the hardships at.
| tendant upon the retreat.
If the armies continue to race north-
ward to Tie Pass, forty miles north OF
Mukden, in the opinion Of the best mill
tary critics it will become of supreme
Importance to Kuropatkin if the door
Of his retreat is closed there. In the
event Of defeat it would be forced
westward into Mongolia.
It is intimated that in order to prp.
tect his army against sue h possible
catastrophe, Russian troops from
Hardin have taken possession Of this
pass.
kin lost about $4,000 men during the
ten days. battle at Liao-yang.
General Kuropatkin reports that 10
did not lose gun during the retreat.
Horrors of Retreat.
The emperor has received some adds
tional details showing the tremendoul
difficulties encountered in accomplish
ing the retreat over the Mandarin roas
to Mukden, from which it is easy II
imagine the horrible picture Of TIL
army and the baggage and transport
, trains laundering north over a roai
, converted by torrents Of rain into
, river Of mud.
An instance is given where TIE
J wheels of a gun drawn by six horses
r sank into the mud up to the breech
J Four additional horses were hitched t,
+ the piece, but the ten horses were un
: able to bulge it.
Among the reports telegraphed. bl
some Of the Russian war correspondent,
| is one to the effect that, during a Ger
tain night below Liao-yang, a regimen
of Japanese infantry charged one, of it
own trenches, bayoneting, a number :! o
, japanese before the mistake was dis
] covered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
TONNES BIG OIL
VENTURE BURSTS
Property Of Company He Organ
lied Sold Under the
Hammer.
New York Sun Special Service.

Galveston, Tex, Sept. 8.-The big
financial venture of former Senator
Charles A. Towne and his eastern asso-
ciates in the Beaumont oil fields has
bursted.
Shortly after the oil developments be-
gan at Beaumont, Senator Towne or
ganized a company in the east with a
Capital of several millions of dollars
and established large refining plants
known as the Central Asphalt and Re-
6ning company.
A secret process sold the concern by
the Calmers Of Chicago at handsome
price was to be used. When the time
for the operation Of the plant arrived
it was found that it all was imprac.
ticable. Today it was sold under the
hammer to General Samuel T. Carnes
of Memphis for $l50,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
TWENTY.ONE VICTIMS OF
QUEER TRAIN WRECK

Tiskilwa, ILL.,, Sept. S.-Two persons
were killed and nineteen injured, four
Of them seriously, in the collision of a
Rock Island passenger train and the
cars Of a freight train which had been
freight train was running on the east
bound track when an airhose burst and
in an unexplained manner caused a
number of cars to pile up, several box
cars covering the west-bound track on
which the passenger train was running.
The fast train struck the wrecked
freight cars and the locomotive, bag
gage car, smoker and chair car were de-
rallied and seriously damaged.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
MUKDEN HEARS OF FIGHT
Rumors, Untraceable, Have Kuroh
Among the Killed.

Mukden, Sept. s.-News of a fight at
some point between Shakhe, eleven
miles northwest of Liao-yang, and Muk.
den is hourly expected. Among the re-
ports current here is one to the effect
that General Kuroki has been killed and
that two japanese generals have been
made prisoners, but no one. seems to
know where the reports originated and
no confirmation is obtainable.
Japs to Occupy Mukden.
London, Sept. 8.-The Express cor
respondent at Toxic wires under date
of Sept. Z:
ssKuroki's army is marching to the
northeast of Mukden in the hope of in
terceptiaPg the Rnssaan +b main fore ef
occupation of Mukden by the japanese
may be expected in a few hours. A
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
JUDGE AVERTS LYNCHING -.
Armed Mountaineers Gather to Hang
Negro Assailant of Girl.

New York Sun Special Sefv1ce' y
Asheville, N; c., Sept. S.-Armed men
ready to lynch three negroes at Bre-
ward, the county seat, were held at bay
for hours by Judge Shows pleading, to
save the state from the stigma that
rests on Georgia and others where SINH
lar scenes have been enacted.
child has not identified him. / will
see that he gets a speedy trial and Just
punishment pleaded Judge Snow
from the county courthouse steps to the
angry mob Of mountaineers, who were
about to lynch Furman Hutchinson, one
of the three negroes arrested. so TAI
Judge Snow has won.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
FLOUR THE SOLE YANKEE
PRODUCT ON THE TABLE

Washington, Sept. s.-ttNot one ar
ticle on the table was Of American orr
gin except the -four in the bread,' says
Mr.. Squiers, minister to Cuba in report
ing to the state department, on
the installation Of a new water
works plant at Matanzas, followed by a
banquet. The waterworks are owned
pumping plant installed was Of German
manufacture and the Germans are sell
ing a great deal of such machinery in
Cuba.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
MOB IN PHILADELPHIA
Two Thousand White Men Pursue
Negro in the City.
eu Work. Sim Special Service.

New YORK Sun Spec1al SerVIce'
Philadelphia, Sept. s. Shouting
s'Lynch him, lynch him. a crowd of
1000 white men pursued Eugene Parker,
Parker was rescued by two policemen,
who fought their way thru the angry
crowd and finally placed him in the sta
ton under guard.
Several race riots followed. In some
cases the negroes were the aggressors,
but generally the trouble was begun by
white men and boys, who attacked pass
ing black men.
Parker, without provocation, according
to eve witnesses, assaulted two boys
who were listening to the concert Of the
Municipal band.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
HoRsErHIEF,s FOES TO MEET.

Logansport, Ind. Sept. S.-The National
Horsethief Detective association, organ
lied in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Michi-
gan, with membership of $4,000, will
hold it's annual meeting in this city Nov.
ga. It will be a delegate convention, 220
delegates being selected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08

New York Sept. stadium for the first
time in this country has become the cause
of a customs controversy. Protest has
been made against the payment of a 20
per cent ad valorem duty on the ground
that radium is not a chemical compound,
but, as a crude mineral, should be adj
mitted free.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08

Jackson, Miss, Sept. s.-The treas
urer Of Mississippi has struck bottom,
having only $1.5O left in his vault, The
Of the failure Of the purchasers Of
$500 900 worth of bonds to pay over the
cash, many warrants being due.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08

ALBANIAN sLAlNxlN AMBUSH.
Jackson, Ala, Sept. S.--M. 6. Candee, q
highly respected citizen of Clarke county,
was shot and killed today from ambush.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
NEW ORLEANS HAS $3.50,
MISSISSIPPI ONLY $3.50
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
New Orleans, Sept. 8.-The bond
syndicate has refused to pay for the
bonds which were recently bid in by N.
delivery is made in Chicago. The city
has only $3.50 in the treasury, and it
will cost 5000 to express the bonds to
Chicago and the money back.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08
AS to Panama Case.

1t is not clear Just where the demo
Gratis pretend to see in the. president s
Panama policy violation of either the
constitution or the laws. The principal
this policy may be briefly summarized
as follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-08

Continued on Second Page.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-24
What Shall Populists Do?
Referendum Ballot to Determine the Future
Course of the Peoples Party

and separate from all other political
organizations. or should it abandon its
organization and join with Mr.. Bryan
and other reform democrats in an eff
fort to capture the Democratic organs
cation as basis for building reform
party for the campaign of 1908?
E, When sencing your answer cut out
and use the Referendum Ballot pre-
pared and found on this page. Votes
will be received and recorded until
midnight Of December 81. n Only sub
scribers to The Independent will be al
lowed to vote upon this question. 9th
err populists who wish to vote may do
so by becoming subscribers gAi
AS the referendum question implies
the forces of reform at the present
time are divided into several camps
the principal of which are Bryansdem-
ocrats ar1 populists Apparently
neither can succeed without the other.
Can the two organizations BE- brought
together? Mr. Bryan, by his course
since the democratic national conven-
tion at st. Louis, has made it very
plain that he intends to remain inside
the democratic party to do his battling
for reform. He will not bolt. He
contends that no reform can be
secured except with the aid of the DEM
ocratic organization He insists that
I'll is easier for reformers to capture the
democratic machinery and then use
that organization and machinery to
secure control of the government, than
| it would be to build up an entirely new
organization with sufficient strength
to secure the electie : of majority n
congress and the president.
For the next seven weeks The Inde-
pendent invites communications from
it's readers covering this subject and
the referendum question. An equal
amount of space will be given to both
sides. Those who favor maintaining
the Peoples Party will be given about
six columns, and those who favor CO.
operation with Bryan democrats inside
the democratic party, will be given The
same amount of space.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-24
$3.50 Worth Sent Free
Or. Miles, the Greet Specialist
In Diseases Of the Heart,
Nerves, Stomach and
Kidneys
Will Send Trial Course Of Ills New and
Remarkable Treatments Free

When an experienced physician of
Ters to give away $3.50 Treatments for
diseases of the heart, nerves, stom-
ach, kidneys or dropsy, it is conclu-
Sive evidence that he has great faith
in it. And when hundreds of promi-
n mt men and women freely testify
to his unusual skill and the superior
sity of his New Special Treatments his
liberality is certainly worthy of Sc
rious consideration.
That Franklin Miles, M d., LII. B..
Is one of the worlds most successful
physicians is proven by hundreds of
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One patient cured after failure of eley-
en- Grand Rapids physicians, one after
being given up by thirty physicians,
one after nine Of the leading doctors
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Chicago failed.
The late Prof. j. S. Jewell, NJ. D., editor the
Journal of Mental and Nervous Diseases. said
"by all means publish your surprising results y
Prof. J. p. Ross, NJ d.. Ex-Presfdent of Rush
Medical College wrote in 1874: CDR Miles has
taken two courses OF my private instructions In
diseases of the heart and lungs
Mr.. Truman DeWeese editor of the Chicago
Times Herald, states: "Dr. Miles cured me O.
years of inherited headache aud dizziness
The well known manufacturer of Freeport, Ill
J. C. Scott says: 81 had frultlessly spent thous
ends Of dollars on physicians until / consulted
Dr. M.iesp
One thousand remarkable testimon.
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AS all may have the Doctors Book
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-24

The Peoples Party is committed to
the principle of the Initiative and Ref
erendum. 1t is a sound. doctrine and
can not be applied too frequently In
a republican form of government. The
will and wishes of the people should be
law. The same principles should con-
troll in the government of political
party. The will and wishes Of the rank
and, file in the party should be the
party law.
The National election just closed has
developed new conditions and new
problems. "What of the future is the
question that is being asked on every
hand. What. will become of the demo-
cratic party? Can it retain its mem
bership in the face of such a crushing
defeat? What was the cause? What
is the nearing and explanation Of the
overwhelming majorities given to
President Roosevelt? Was 1t an en-
dorsement of his administration or
was it a protest against the treachery
and treason to democratic principles
perpetrated by the democratic national
convention Z. st. Louis? In all parts OF
+
the country the Headers" are holding,
or preparing to hold, conferences to
discuss plans and methods of organlza-
tion for building IN the cause OF re-
form. "What Of the future?' is the
problem. Will new alignment Ut
political parties be necessary? What
should populists do? What should
Bryan democrats do? What should the
followers of Folk, I.aFollette and othe.
reform leaders do tc succeed in bring
| ing about reform in national affairs
as they have succeeded in Missouri
and wisconsin? Leaders are in con-
sultation over these subjects every
where. 70 determine the will and
wishes of populists The Independent
will take a referendum vote. 1t will
submit the following question to its
subscribers and hopes that every one
of them will send in an answer:
Should the Peoples Party maintain
Its national organization independent