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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
DRIVEN Mad
BY THREATS
OF WOOER
Young Girl Loses
Reason Under
Strain.
Attempt Made by Man to
Force Marriage Upon
Her.
Miss BOtto Taken From Her Home
in Ohio, but Is Rescued by
Conductor on the Train.
Special Dispatch to The Call

TOLEDO. Ohio. Oct. 17.-During
he greater part Of last week fine
ooking. splendidly dressed man visit
Cd Fostoria and the fact that he ap-
2eared 70 be paying assiduous court
20 Miss Virginia Botto attracted at
.=ntion- The young man was Bernard
g. F'ava of Niagara Fails. y. y FRI
zay il was reported that the couple
lad left on the morning train for
Buffalo and would be married to-day.
When the conductor went through
he train the young woman managed
% convey TO him the intelligence that
she was in trouble and asked for as
s-srance- When the opportunity pre-
ssnted itself he joined her during the
-emporary absence Of her suitor and
heard her story.
Miss Botto told the conductor that
she was going 10 Niagara Falls 10
llsrry the man who accompanied her
and that she was being forced into
.he marriage by a relative and sDe
Fsva. She said the would-be bride
groom had threatened 10 kill her un-
less she married him She told the
conductor that she had a brother in
California who would care for her if
she could get away and join him and
that she was willing 10 do anything if
the conductor would assist her. When
asked how she expected 10 get 10 Cali
rOrnis, even II she escaped from her
Euitor, she replied that she had $500
In her purse with which to pay her
expenses.
As the division Of the Nickel Plate
ends At Bellevue and as the conduct
Ors change there. giving no opportu-
uity for the conductor TO effect her
rescue. he told her he would tell her
story 20 the man who took the train
on and urge him 10 do what he could
for her. When the change was made
the conductor told his successor the
story. On reaching Buffalo the new
conductor told the station agent the
story as rapidly as possible and sue
ceeded IN enlistfng his services before
the couple left the train. AS they
did SO, the conductor motioned 70 Miss
Botto 70 join him. which she did after
ST apology TO her escort After in
PRODUCING her 70 the agent. the chiv-
sirous conductor joined De Fava and
engaged him in conversation, al the
same time summoning a policeman.
While the conversation was in prog
ress the agent had hustled the young
woman 10 q nearby hotel and secured
room for her, warning the hotel
people 70 report that she was not in
the house in case inquiry should be
made
Miss Botto was kept in hiding until
II was found that she had lost her
reason because OF the strain of the
last few days She was taken to a
hospital and a brother residing here
notified by telegraph He brought her
hcme this morning The change in
her appearance is horrifying. She
knows no one and thinks every one
wishes TO xiii her.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
SARCASM
Of .JURIST
STINGS GAY
Millionaire Loses His
Temper and Talks
About Wife.
Breaks Long Silence With
Sensational Charges
Against Spouse.
Says She Threw Dust Pans at Him
and offered to Forgive Him
Says She Threw Dust Pans at Him
and offered to Forgive Him
for 100000.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Los ANGELES, Oct. 7.-John H.
Gay Of San Diego, the scandalized mill
lionaire. was before the Supreme Court.
sitting in banc to-day. to fight another
round in his famous divorce case. His
wife, who was the beautiful Lucille
Daniel of Los Angeles before her mar
riage. was not there. The motion to
dismiss Mrs. Gays appeal was denied
and the motion TO kill the famous affi-
davits accusing Judge Torrance OF San
Diego OF being drunk while trying the
case was lost.
The court was sarcastic in dealing
with Gay, and stung by this fact and
the lcng-continued notoriety he broke
his silence at last.
1t was the first time he told his side
and he burst out in a blaze against
his wife. He claims that she threw
dustpans at him, tried TO kill him with
carving knives and then tried to make
him pay her s100.000 to come back to
live with him. Gay says the court
found there was nothing in the charges
Of cruelty that Mrs. Gay made against
him. He claims the court found him to
be the injured one and that Mrs Gay
was found guilty Of numerous acts of
cruelty.
The principal Of these was a bat
terry committed by Mrs. Gay upon Gay
on the steps al their home with a dust
pan, by which she had inflicted upon
him severe wound above the eye.
After having done this, he says indig-
nantly, and while the blood still spurt-
ed, she coldly turned and walked up
stairs without offering to render him
any assistance or expressing a regret
One of the most sensational charges
is one that Mrs. Gay offered to forgive
him for 5000
Gay claims he loaned Papa -in-law
Daniel $685. 600 at his wife's behest and
when after two years he sought to re-
cover the money she dubbed him a mi
ser, wretch and fool. She left him next
day and brought suit for divorce He
says he had to pay her to get nice
treatment.
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CLERGY Man
ACCUSED IN
WILL CASE
California Heirs AL
lege Undue
Influence.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NASHUA, y. H, Oct. IA will
case, one of the most interesting
brought in a New Hampshire court in
years, was begun in the Superior
Court here this afternoon before
Judge Pike. The dispute arises over
the disposition of the property left by
the late Miss Mary A. Burns, a niece
of the late Father o'DonneII, the first
Irish Catholic clergyman to settle in
Nashua.
Under the terms of the will certain
California cousins were given sums
ranging from $1,000 10 $4,000 and sew
eral public beQuests were made.
among the largest beneficiaries being
the parish of the Immaculate Concep-
ton in this city. The Rev. Philip ].
O-Donnell. pastor of st. Phillips
Church in Boston, was named execu-
tor.
Miss Burns left an estate amount
ing TO many thousands Of dollars. The
heirs, represented by Mrs. Mary A.
McCabe of San Francisco. contest on
the ground that Father O'DonneIl had
exercised undue influence
The first witness to-day was Mrs.
May Manning Perkins of PittsfeId
Mass She said she spoke with Miss
Burns at the making of her will and
she appeared TO be in her right mind.
In opening for Mrs McCabe. counsel
dwelt mainly on the frequent visits OF
Father O'Donnell TO the Burns home
AS result of these visits he attempt
ed 10 show that there has been undue
influence
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
ENGINEER
FALLS DEAD
IN HIS CAB
Train Races On With
No Hand at the
Throttle.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

McCOOL. Neb., Oct. 17.-Engineer
James O'ConnelI of the Burlington
road dropped dead of heart disease at
his throttle soon after his train had
left here on its run to St. Louis last
night
The train was running at high
speed when the fireman chanced to
glance at the engineer and observed
that a peculiar pallor had overspread
his face and that his body appeared
rigid. He went over and touched the
engineer and was shocked to find that
he was dead.
The discovery was made when the
train had reached point a consider
able distance from here. The fireman
backed the train into McCool. another
engineer was supplied and it went on
to ST. Louis.
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AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARMS
FOR CHICAGO THEATERS
Wires Arranged 50 That Heated Tenn
perature VIII at Once Summon
the Department

CHICAGO Oct I7.-As a precau-
ton against disastrous fires automatic
alarm lines. running direct TO the Fire
Department. are being installed in
Chicago theaters- The wires are con-
nected with the sprinkler systems and
when the atmosphere becomes heated
beyond a certain degree the alarm is
turned in automs ticaIIy.
Thirty-six registers. controlling as
many theaters. are being added to the
FIRE alarm instruments now in the SER
vice Of the city. AS soon as a blaze
starts the alarm rings in at the CITY
Hall Without waiting for further no.
tice the nearest engine company To
the IRE is sent TO the scene.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
First News From the
Japanese Lines at
Port Arthur.
Are Still Far
From the Inner
Fortress.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE THIRD
JAPANESE ARMY Cbefore Port Ar
thur, Tuesday. Oct. 11.-After the
battle Of Nanshan Hill on May p the
japanese pursued the retreating Rus
SLAMS 10 the southwest Before their
retreat the Russians evacuated Dalny.
In their retirement the Russians swept
past Dalny to a position on the heights
six miles to the southeast
On the right flank along the railway
the japanese drove the Russians as
far as Anshu Mountain. eighteen miles
northeast Of Port Arthur. where they
made a stand Their line extended
across the peninsula TO Socho Mountain
on the east coast. ten miles northeast
of Port Arthur The center rested on
two hills, Waito Hill, which is 100 feet
high. and Fling Hill, renamed Ken Hill
by the japanese, which is 300 feet
high.
The position was a strong one. but
owing 10 the great height Of the hills
the Russians left many dead on the
ground. the irregular line OF the Rus
slams making the approach OF the Jap
anese under cover comparatively easy.
The Russian force consisted OF rem
nants OF the Fifth, Thirteenth. Four
teenth and Twsnty-eighth regiments OF
sharpshooters. but was later increased
by some troops from Port Arthur. the
number OF which was unknown.
The japanese occupied the lower
range Of hills and held line in front
-.
from Daishe Mountain, east OF Anshu
Mountain. to the west coast The dis
tance between the two forces was from
a mile TO a mile and a half
OCCUPATION OF DALNY.
These relative positions were occu-
pied from May 2S to June 26 during
which period there was no fighting.
with the exception Of occasional shSir-
Ilishes between scouts in the valley
which separated the two armies
Dalny was entered by the japanese
on May 90 Many public and private
buildings there had been destroyed by
the Russians previous TO the evacua-
ton and the city was looted BY the
Chinese before the japanese troops ar
rived. Owing 70 the existence OF many
mines in the outskirts OF the city and
/ in Talien Bay. the headquarters OF the
third army was landed on June from
Kerr Bay. on the seacoast. seven miles
northeast Of Dalny.
In the reorganization OF the second
and third armies after the arrival oe
General Nogi. the first division. which
pursued the Russians after the battD
of Nanshan Hill. was made part OF the
third army
On June % General Nogi a, vanced
against the Russian position The ad-
vance was begun by the left wing and
continued on Page 2, Column 4.
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TERRIFIC CANNoNADING.

Throughout the whole of Mukden
there can be distinctly heard cannon
aiding to the south. which is raging
more fiercely than on previous days Of
the fight, which is now entering on the
second week The desperateness of the
battle, especially near Shakhe. has not
been equaIed since the war began. The
ferocity of the fighting has driven out
Of the minds of the soldiers all
thoughts of personal safety and the
troops. living in an atmosphere of sud
den death, have lost every desire save
to conquer The losses on both sides
have been enormous, but this is forgot
ten in the crowding Of dreadful events
upon one another. The fighting contin-
ues without intermission.
The wounded from the fight at Tu-
men Pass say that some positions were
under FIRE by both sides, and that it
was impossible to remove the wounded
It is alleged that Japanese searching
parties, working at night, hailed the
wounded. and. whenever reply was
made in Russian, bayoneted the suffer-
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
DEATH GRIP
[G0MC 0[TH

Reports h Rus sources gw hopeful vie of the dh Genera dKns THAI con has me
day lie
be- much anxiety nc days for
m Tm Psm point uppde demn sending
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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
SIX ATTACKS REFUSED.
Oku Holds His Positions Against
Fierce Assaults.

TOXIC, Oct. II. = The Russians
fercely assailed General Oku's left
column yesterday and made six counter
attacks. all of which were successfully
repulsed. At sunset. when the last
telegram was sent from the field, the
Russians were advancing for a seventh
attack. Field Marshal Oyama reports
that the Russian losses in these attacks
were heavy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
TIE WEATHER

Forecast made at san Francisco for
thirty hours ending midnight, octo-
Der Is;
san Francisco and vicinity - Fair
Tuesday. with increasing cloudiness In
the afternoon and night; light north
wind. changing to westerly.
A H McADIE. District Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
KUROPATKINS INFANTRY
TAKES THIRTY=SIX GUNS
RussiansAgainAdvance South Of the River and
the Japanese Center IS Pierced

ers. Some. it is said, saYed themselves
by feigning death. The Russians re-
moved about 800 wounded under fire
from japanese guns.
STORM JAPAN'S TRENCHES.
Yesterday the Russians were not only
successful on their right but carried
out some brilliant movements on the
left, where they assumed an energetic
offensive against the Japanese posi-
tion at Soukhetung, southeast Of Hun
Pass. Soukhetung is on the high road
which runs to Bentsiaputze, joining the
Mandarin road where the Hun River
intersects it. 1t is mile north Of Hun
Pass, which is four miles north of
Shakhe.
The Petrovsky, Neuchlet and VIII
minstran regiments stormed the Jap
anese trenches at Soukhetung and car
ried them after desperate resistance.
capturing ten guns. The Japanese
losses were enormous.
On Saturday at midnight the Valiko-
Iutsk regiment moved out of its posi-
ton north of Shakhe TO capture the
village of Fishinpu. The Russians
crept UP quietly and then charged with
the DdyOH6l. Out OdpdnCSC
at the south end of the village. But
at the other end stood a Buddhist
Temple, which the Japanese had con-
verted into fortress. They dug deep
trench around its stone walls and sur
rounded them with wire entanglements.
making it impossible TO storm the tenn
pie.
FAIL TO BREACH THE WALLS.
The Russians brought up artillery.
under cover of the darkness. and tried
to breach the walls at a distance of
500 PAGES. but the shells proved inef-
fective, and, unfortunately. not all the
corps were provided with field NOR
tars, with which they could have
quickly converted the temple into
ruins Therefore the Russians We're
forced to leave the japanese in pos
session of the temple, and during the
whole of yesterday the Russians held
one-h half of the village and the Japan
ese the other half.
a pool of water in the village square
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
THE THEATERs

ALCAzAR-'-The Way of the World"
LHAMBRA-Sousa's Band. Matinee
to-day.
CALIFORNIA Texas Steer
'Davy Crockett"
COLUMBIA-''S Toy
CHUTES-V aUdeville-
FISCHER S-"Down the Line"
GRAND. Arizona 20
MAJESTIC japanese Nightingale"
MISUNDERSTANDING
TIvOLI-"Der RasteIbinder.
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Continued on Page :, Column 1.
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separated the cOmbatantS, forming a
sort of neutral lake. The Russian and
Japanese soldiers occupied neighbOr-
ing huts and from the shelter of the
earthen walls OF the Chinese courtyards
they hurled abuse and jokes at each
other, to the accompaniment Of occa-
sional rife bullets when any one was
rash enough to show his head
The village of Lamuting. on the south
side OF the Shakhe River and slightly
east Of the railroad. also was stimuli
taneously occupied by Russians and
japanese.
CARRIED BY ASSAULT.
At 8 o'clock in the afternoon the Rus
sian offensive operations were crowned
with success and the Russian right
moved forward TO the village OF WI
chang, which was carried by a bril-
liant assault. the Japanese finally
abandoning it with heavy loss.
At o'clock the Russians occupied
the village Of ChenIianpu, which lies
almost parallel with Linchinpu, on the
north side Of the Shakhe River and TO
the westward Of the point where il
bends south. This concluded the fight
ing at the Shakhe River on Sunday.
Owing TO the capture of ChenIianpu
by the Russians, the japanese will be
compelled TO finally evacuate Linchin-
pu. which is of the greatest Importance
10 the Russians. as it's possession will
enable them to roll up the Japanese
left and go to the help OF the Russian
center by enfilading the japanese
flank.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

MUKDEN. Oct. II, 1870 p. m.-The
Russian forces at II o'clock this fore
noon penetrated the japanese center
and captured twelve guns and $50 pris-
oners east of the railway. At another
point during the day the Siberian regi-
ments took twenty-four guns.
The Russian operations to-day have
been quite successful The Japanese,
after a terrifcally stubborn resistance,
were compelled to retire along their
whole line. The positions they aban-
doned were found filed with the Jap
anese dead. In one large trench there
were counted 500 corpses.
In spite Of their losses the Japanese
are undaunted. They have brought up
siege guns and have left no stone un-
turned to maintain the mastery of the
situation. Every step the Russians
have pushed forward to-day has been
in the face of a resistance that has cost
the Russians dearly. The japanese
seem to be willing to fight until they
are auuihiIated
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NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
PLEASING IMPROVEMENTS.

A change of newspaper management
usually Is cause for speculation, ana
II usually implies "A change Of policy
but In the case of the change In the
controlling interest In The Enterprise
there is neither room for speculation
or change OF policy Conditions for
carrying out the policy have not been
favorable in the past, and the paper
has not always been what its manage
would have made II, but now. with the
Lccdcd capital there is no reason why
the policy should not be carried ont in
its entirety. Promises are usually idle
and deceptive, so that there Is no in
tcntion Of making any noise about
" hat is to be done In the future
Suffice II To say that with the new
capital that will so into the business
will 80 the hardest kind of work to
make the paper as good as possible
in every rcpcct. In the near future
there will be some improvements that
have been in contemplation for some
time, and which we think will be
pleasing to the public.
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were destined for Scguin,somc for
IncH, some for Edna, sGmc for otnn~
points in Texas. Tho car left over
tho Southern Pacific carly this mora.
ing.
The children are being taken b.
Houston, Texas, and Clifton, Ariz,
under the direction of c. Whimor
Swaync of St. Louis who is the wcsf-
crn agent of the New York inStiin-
ton.
They arc attended hv six nurses.
One child was left nj Indianan1lis. 10
10 taken to small town in indiana.
and another was placed in charac If
Il resident Of Richmond, Ind, TO be
.aI,rn to Fort WavuC.
The object Of the f0unlin% jns,i.
tuition Is to provide good homes I'M
der moral influences, wh"r" th"v viii
re properly raised. Mr. SwavH"
makes two trip through 81. Louis
each year.
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PROSPEROUS EAST TEXAS.

We doubt If there Is Il more pros
porous country ON the face Of the
earth than East Texas and West Lou
| iSiana. The land Is fairly tccming
with the riches of rice, oil, lumber, cot
ton and fruit. The development that
has taken place in seven gears has
| been wonderful when the great area
embraced Is taken into consideration.
Just now the rice and cotton are the
most prominent, because II Is the har-
vest, and while the crop cannot be very
profitable to the farmer who has raised
rice, II has distributed as much TO la
Dor as it usually does, and that makes
prosperity anyway. The cotton fields
are white. and the East Texas cotton.
raiScrs were never in such pros
porous condition as now. II is nothing
strange to see four bales Of cotton ly-
ing in a farmcrs's ya"d, which indi-
Gates that he is not very much in
need of money, and the fields are not
yet half gathered. The fruit raiscrs
have not yet forgotten their big
profits, and hundreds of acres are be
ing put in peach orchards, and there
Is little likelihood that the business
viii be Oyerdonc, for there has not yet
been a crop large enough to hurt the
II arkct, to say nothing of making
business for the canning factories.
Tomatoes were also as profitable as
peaches, and there is gladncss in
the land which cannot be duplicated
anywhere There are yet thousands
and thousands of acres of cheap land
in Texas and Louisiana, and Beaumont
Is in direct communication with them.
That there Is great opportunity 70
our own development cannot be doubt
ed, but it will not come without effort
Let us be up and doing.
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ABOUT THAT CARNIVAL.

The Enterprise does nm wish IA
force n Carnival on the people n
beaumont lut we a.c mistaken il the
apparent lack Of interest is not due
O." Il lack of leadership, Taking this
view Of IT, We think il will not he
ont of place To try aud start tho lat.
rDll ng, aud To that end u r.prrsonla-
tive Of The Enterprise viii call on th'
business mon, OF as many Of them as
POSSIBLE, aud ask lhci, opinion, ana
II possible sec II an organization cannot
bc effected. We cannot believe that
The people Of Beaumont are going "a
leave the people Of East Texas with
out any attraction except the Houston
Carnival. There is no time 10 be lost,
AID our idea Is 10 have committee
az five of our business men Issue "a ]
aud take prompt steps Ia arrange for n
Rice Carnival. which will be- the best
of any that has ever been held in
Beaumont
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A SIMPLE QUESTION.
Beaumont People Are Requested to
Honestly Answer This.

Honestly Answer ms.
D. NOT tho word of a representative
citizen of Beaumont more convinc-
i'g than the doubtful uttcranccs of
people Twin" everywhere else in the
luun? Read his:
r. w. Jones whcClwright, fnrmc"'
Iv of Cur#cana. now of Beaumont
say: % have not the slightest hes
Ia'..n .a endorsing Dnan's Kidney
lil Nh.u , nrui t. Eur.icdIit
-fr-. i"~ H. H-- Ln- a. dUil Pain ga
thn raI O. L.y Lack yld annoyed me
aI intervals spr two years. Even
when ihs pain was not in evidence.
I.u"uU-- and soreness particularly
na. after q hard days work. or If l
uH- '.arrI fHo Sigh est cold always
boil Drad un ] .urw from Inc action
T." 'Ha IIr.y -erroriuns which were
.f fm. fn1 frequent and .'uuoba."
'.aH -rarf- fiai ] required something
fH ar Hrau Iy upon the hilnoy..
H.aHs Kidney IiHz WI. riro7rly 'D
rHr u. fh. frIuHlD. hhHl 2 say
worked varFrrs win me d
w ..r safe -hu results obtained.
Ar".. uHn Ha- any indications Df
- rr stands -a''E Dor h'a
Hr ~" I. docs uw urr Bu1ri
II They can lse d.p'Ei-'d
rH
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The curiosity of the theatrical world
has been satisfied. Whom Maxine III
liutt arrived fom Gurop, lhr other da,
Ii" rushed into M. 'oru'u's aua
and kissed h m n was practical
domonsD alton that they had not been
81. anrcd as REPORTED
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destroyed the pictures of the car at
81. Louis Is about as intOlcrant as the
government of the czar. II is to be
regretted that such thing occurred
in America.
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The Kansas city Star says tmlr the
friends of y. Dumunt Smith say that
ic Is going "a put his enemies to sleep
II We remember correctly f. Dumont
Is the man that captured 20 Arthur.
Texas. about seven years ago.