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The state herald., 1904-09-16
STEADY RETREAT
OF RusslAN ARMY CONTINUES

Harasstd by Japanese sharpshooters
and Chinese Bandits. - Twelve
Days Of Hard Fighting on Short
Rations.
London, Sept. 12.-The Daily Nails
Slnintim correspondent. cabling un-
der date OF September 11th, says:
General Kuropatkin has returned
to Mukden after inspecting the forti-
fications at Tie Pass. work on which
Is not well advanced. but is being hur-
ried along. Efforts to delay the Jap
anese advance are being made.
81 learn. from Russian source. that
this Is the outcome of the Emperor's
orders, and that the Emperor even per-
emptorily commanded Kuropatkin to
re-take Lao Yang.
There is no abatement in the re.
treat of the Russian troops northward.
The noise of fierce ARTILLERY engage
ment was heard south of Mukden Fri
dav night.
"The whole line OF retreating Rus
sians, when within five miles south
east of Mukden were attacked by jap
anese marksmen who were invisible
among the millet. The Russian troops
sent to Tapingshen retreated with
heavy loss.
"Chinese bandits are swarmlng the
district and have stopped traffic be-
tween Srintim and Mukden, shooting
and torturing to death Russian patrols"
The Morning Posts corresnOndent
IN the field with General KuIoN de-
scribes the operations AGAINST Lao
Yang as twelve davs OF the hardest
possible fighting and marching on
short rations with n temperature OF
100 DEGREES in the shade and frequent
'alls of rain. All Of this, he says, was
borne splendiily though the men were
worn out after the tense struggle. Re-
counting the general lines OF fighting
the correspondent saws:
"On Sentemher 2nd. while the other
armies were pressing Lao Yang from
the south the turning force continued
stubbornly fighting the stubborn foe.
But slow advance was made and step
by step was the only advantage gained.
"Cn September 3rd the attack OF the
Japanese first army had been checked.
The enemy were much stronger than
we. they having five divisions holding
the northeastern heights. Our position
for the time was critical. In view OF
the possibility that the enemy might
have attacked us In force. But mixed
brlraue. and later the left column, re-
lnforced us. making our position safer.
ION September ith the enemy was
In full retreat and the first army was
ordered to pursue. General Kuropat
kin's retreat was mastery. He held
the northeastern heights to the last
possible moment and secured safe
retirement for his army and his guns.
Bennett Burleigh sends to the Daily
Telegraph from the Japanese head
quarters a long description of the Tight
ing He saws:
General Kurok, who was hotly at
tackled by Kuropatkin and was for a
time in jeopardy. was unable to get
astride the railway. otherwise Lao
Yang would have been Sedan for the
Russians.
What surprised me more than any
thing else was the wonderful manner
In which the Japanese continued FOR
whole week their awful bombardment
of the Russian position. II was the
h-rcest artillery attack perhaps In his
tory. Tens of thousands OF shells were
thrown daily. but the supplies OF them
seemed inexhaustible"
The state herald., 1904-09-16
RoMAlNE's ROMANCE.
Confessed Dynamiter Was In La Junta
at Time Of Explosion.


Denver, Sept. PA Republican spe-
cial from La JuntaSsays: Robert Ro-
maine, who has confessed to taking
part in dynamiting outrages at Cripple
Creek, formerly lived here. under the
name OF |. o. White. From hS'e he
went to Pueblo, and was sent to the
penitentiary from that place in 1901.
He returned to La Junta about March
2-.l and secured board and lodging
at the Park House. He went to work
on the new Santa Fe shops. April 1st
he lett town, but returned again on
April 9th and resumed his work in the
shops. On April 23d he left the Park
house and secured rooms for himself.
whe. and four-months.old baby.
On May 9th he rented house on
Smithland street, agreeing to pay for it
when he got his pay from the railway
company. He secured secondhand
furniture and Rev. Conrad Bluhm, pas.
tor of the First Presbyterian Church,
became his surety to the amount of
$50. 1t seems that while Romaine was
doing time" at the Canon City prison
Rev. Bluhm preached to the convicts,
and Romaine remembered the sermon
In the penitentiary, and enlisted the
sympathy of the pastor, who assisted
him in getting the furniture. He never
paid the 500.
On June 1st Romaine was garnisheed
by the Park house management for his
board bill, which caused him to lose
his job. After that he did not work
here. He left about June 9th. During
the first week of June the Patterson
Brainard Carnival Company was in the
city and he was seen around the carni-
val every day and evening with his
wife. At the close of the perfol nance
Saturday night. June 4th, Romaine
and his wife went home with some
neighbors. Sunday he was seen going
down town, and on Monday, June 9Th,
the day of the Independence explosion,
he was seen around the house by neigh
bors
His wife was at one OF the reighbors
doing some washing. while he was at
home caring for the baby. The baby
gave him trouble and he went to the
neighbors and cursed his wife because
she did not go home and care for the
baby. He left La Junta about June
gth, going east, while his wife Ie-
mained here until July 5th or 9th,
when she went to Topeka on a pass
over the Santa Fe, which he secured for
her.
At the time of the Independence ex-
plosion Mrs. Romaine told certain
neighbors that she was glad he was not
In Cripple Creek at that time as he
was a strike breaker and might have
been with the men who wers killed.
They seemed to be much Int; -ted in
the affair and borrowed paper. of the
neighbors to read of II.
During Romaine's residence here sew
eral houses in this neighborhood were
burglnried, md 1t is presumed now that
he did the work
1t is thought here that he hopes to
escape penitentiary sentence In Kan
sas by being brought here, after which
he could prove an alibi
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Nor, Ihan a MN, q Minute.

Providence. Il. l.. Sept l2.-At the
meet OF the Rhode Island Automobile
Club Saturday II. L. Bowden's 100.
horse power gasoline car. the Flying
Dutchman. broke the record for all
miles from three to ten. The Ave mile
record was reduced twice during the
afternoon. finally reaching t:37 3,5.
In the sixth mile Of the ton'milc free
forall event the Bowdcn, ear covered
the distance In 81 IS seconds. nuw
record for the mile. Ten miles woro
covered In 9:l3. another new mark
Steam machine records also foil
during the afternoon. Louis s. Ross.
with nm oighthorHo power machine.
making n mile In 81 i'h seconds and all
records from two TO ten miles, Tou
miles was covered In i0.2Gi.5.
The state herald., 1904-09-16
SULPHUR SPRINGS
WILL SOON HAVE A RAILROAD.
Moffat Road Will Let $500, 900 Contract
Work on Twenty-Five Miles Of the
Line to Begin October list.

Denver, Sept. 13.-on September
goth another and very important con.
struction contract on the Moffat road
will be let, being for grading from Ar.
rowhead to Hot Sulphur Springs. This
Will be the first of number of big con.
tracts that will be let soon.
The contract will call for the expen.
diture of 100000 and will be for twen-
ty-hVe miles, including all the section
between Arrowhead and Hot Sulphur
Springs except Fraser canon.
Dunphy & Nelson, who have the con.
tract for the grading in Fraser canon,
nave been at work ior some time and
are progressing rapidly. This is the
heaviest part of the work and they will
have their work finished early In the
spring.
The contract for the rest of the
grading between Arrowhead and Hot
Sulphur Springs will call for work to
begin October 1st, and that 1t must be
finished early in the spring.
This contract means that trains will
be running between Denver and Hot
Sulphur Springs early in the spring,
and long before the regular summer
tourist rush for Hot Sulphur Springs
begins. The springs are situated In
one OF the picturesque sections Of
Colorado and 1t is said that the Moffat
road will make it one of the big resorts
OF the state. By the railroad 1t VIII be
possible to get to Hot Sulphur Springs
from Denver and back In day, the
time each way being only about four
hours, as against three days for the
round trip now.
The county commissioners of Grand
county have put to work force Of men
on the Gore pass road in connection
with force Of men working in Routt
county to shorten and improve the
wagon and stage road between Hot
Sulphur Springs and Steamboat
Springs. and it will shorten the dis.
tance fifteen miles between Arrowhead
and Steamboat Springs.
This new road will be desirable for
passengers and freight and staging. As
soon as the Moffat road reaches Arrow.
head. which will be this week, a stage
service will be established between
Arrowhead and Hot Sulphur Springs
and Steamboat Springs. This Sings
both towns much closer to Denver and
by an easy road.
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Russian Vessel a, San rrsnel..,

San Francisco. Sept. 1.-THE Illus.
sian transport Lena. Captain Beflln'
sky. put into this port yesterday for
repairs. The Lena II thlrty.ono daya
from Vladiyoatok via Dayanlwa. SAX
halln Islands. She made the run from
liayanlwa In nineteen DAYS. which n
considered fast time. showing that the
Lena posrcascH speed qualities The
Lena has a crew Of igf men and
twenty,onc officers, and carries
twcnty.throc guns. She has three fun,
neia and three maata. Captain Berlin,
tky. who Officially declares the Lena 20
be n transport. htaton that her engines
and boilers arc In need Of repairs. AZ.
ter passing quarantine the Lena
anchored on the Union Iron Works.
where she now lies.
According 10 nraAsey'H naval annual,
tho Lena was formerly the Kherron, Of
the Russian volunteer fleet, nraassy
refers To her m n volunteer cruiser"
and also m a transport vessel,
Immediately after the Lena dropped
anchor in the bay, Captain nefllnHky
left the warahin hut the object OF his
visit ashore was not announced. An
oftlrer OF the cruiser. however, stated
tnat the Lena left vlndlyostok on
cruising expedition, hoping 10 capture
some Of the trans Pacific vessels car,
ryinE contfahand Of war
Il was admitted that tho vessel most
aFgtfly sought for was tho steamship
America, of the Tovo krsn kalsha,
witch company htnt her from this port
several weeks ago fot the orient Thp
'merira arrived safely at lions Kong
September end
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Tartans Dyinq Out.

70 what extent the Highland garb
and the use of tartans is dying out In
Scotland is shown by the fact that
nowadays the poorer classes OF Scot.
tish people have virtually to be bribed
to wear It. Attention has been called
to this peculiarity by the announce
ment made by the young Marquis Of
Butte that not only his tenants and
employees. but even the very working.
men employed in building operations
on the Island OF Butte. will be provided
on application. gratis. with full
Highland costume of his family tartan.
the royal Stuart.
The state herald., 1904-09-16
The Thirsty Elm.

II has been computed that II the
leaves Of an elm tree sixty feet high
were spread out on the ground edge to
edge they would cover five acres OF
and. These leaves, averaging 7,000,-
900 to a full.grown tree. will absorb
water TO the amount OF seven tons
during the normal summer day, Were
It not for the ingathering Of the
stomatn during the night few clms
would soon draw off all the water frop
q district
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Result Of Maine Election.

Portland. Maine, Sept l3-Tho Re.
puhllcans carried the state In the bi.
onnial election yesterday. returns
Indicating plurality Of about 10 900
tor William Cobb, the Republican can.
didRte for governor compared with 30,
50 for nm. the party candidate four
years ago,
Early returns show that the Demo.
Gratis have probably made slight gains
IN both branches of the Legislature.
but that the body will remain strongly
Republican and will probably rroicct
United States Senator Eugene Hale.
Tho vote cast was the heaviest since
isss.
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Japsnss. us, a Balloon.

Chez Foo, Sept IA chinese who
left Port Arthur tho night Of scptsm.
Dor 9th, arrived there yesterday aud
reported that Japanese troops TO the
number Of 600 control Louisa bay. to
the northwest of Port Arthur and that
the jHpancfo are In control hlro Of PIC
poh hny, "a tho west Of Port Arthur,
lie says the Japanese are maklnn
use of balloon which he Describes NJ
cigar shaped uralt with d car Hus-
pended underneath and says that n
Fat fotelRnur wearing q mustache."
suns the balloon
The state herald., 1904-09-16
IIA
rea,houghts are like dream
thoughts, not tied to our
cares and sorrows.
Changed His Mind.

He was ordering his breakfast at
the European hotel.
Waiter" he remarked In lordly
tones, bring me cantaloupe. some
brolled mackcrel. little dish OF
Force. some shredded wheat biscuit.
n rare sirloin steak. two poached eggs
on toast. n stack of hot cakes, and
Like TO see the bill OF fare. sub 70
politely interrupted the walter. this
IL European plan. sub"
what? III thought II was an
American plan hotel Come 10 think
OF II, I'm not very hungry this morn
ing. Bring me n cup OF coffee"
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Chimes, Troops Drafted.

London. Sept i2,-rhc shndardH
Tlon Tfln correspondent says II ia re-
forted that the Chinese troops are be-
ing quietly drafted In Manehuria and
now occupy both sides Of the Lao
river. II IL stated, the correspondent
says. that they will be utilised 10 oc.
eupy territory conquered by the japa-
ncuc and that German of'iccH are maxi
lng an investigation IA 60 The truth OF
the report,
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Ru.sIa RaIsIna More rroor..

ST. Petersburg. Sept l2.-At n meet
inE Of the Empcror'H military advisers
on Saturday, War Minister snkhaion
recommended the sending Of nm nddi-
tionnl $4,000 men 10 the far East
Mobilization In southern Russia was
announced to-day and practically all
Of the reserve officers Of the navy have
he~n r-'iod ont The First army corps
has arrived nt Mukdon,
Tho very brief report from General
Ruropa,kin. which was given opi SUN
day. eoniti,u'oE the latest news from
the front The place NJ which the dis.
patch was flied " not indicated: report
seems to show mn almost entire suh-
pension OF active operations ON both
sides.
The state herald., 1904-09-16

Washington. scpt is..-japan has
made n formal demand. through It's
consul n, San Francifeo. that the Rus,
sian auxiliary cruiser Lena, which ar
r.yed there Sunday. be compelled 10
leave at the expiration Of ,wsnty.four
hotrr Federal ofilcefs ~ San Fran.
riarp have been ordered 10 inspect the
vessels hull aud machinery. but their
report cannot reach Washington until
after the twenty four hour limit has
expired
The Russian captain SAYS hla yus
ral cannot fEht, IA thotr 10 secure now
boilers and that he was compelled 20
run into San Francisco.
The state herald., 1904-09-16

Don't be d.iuded. Don't 40 a thous-
and miles. far from railroads and mar.
kets to mud location. GO where you
can take your tools aud stock to start
with Colorado IN uhd always Will Ds
better than Idaho " Wyoming. W.
have good land, L-solutciy no alkhli.
right on the railway line, with Hpicn-
water rights dating back to ishb.
which We sell cheap and on easy terms
to good farmers toueloa County Land
and Investment Company. Ioph chhE
Felt president Gld Majestic building
Denver, Colorado.
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Close Of the Service.

Mrs. Pugh-Our minister says he is
going to change the last part of the
service.
Mrs. Knave-Does he think he can
improve It?
Mrs. Pugh-No; but he thinks it's
necessary. Instead of saying: Let us
sing the Doxology." he is going to say
LET us adjust our clothes. slip on our
gloves, grab our hats, forget all about
the Lord and be dismissed"
The state herald., 1904-09-16

IT'S absolute proof 10 woman that
th~ In Rood mother 20 hnr children
when tirlr nnrieH and huntl tell her
she Ia spelling them
The state herald., 1904-09-16
RIGHT NOW

Is the time for the man who Is renting.
or who is tired OF hail and alkali, rust
ana long hnuls to market to leAyE
about Romeo, where all the land 10
kali, no hail good water rights. and
where potatoes pay BIG MONEY. Easy
terms and low prices to experienced
clos County Land & Investment Com
pany. Gle Majestic Building. Denver.
Colo.
The state herald., 1904-09-16

won't shake out or blow out. by using
Dennnre Starch you obtain better re-
sss,,s than possible with any other
money.
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Insist on osttiru I.

fon~ rtoetfs Hay they don't keep
repnnc" Starch because they have =
stOYf In hand of " Or brands. which
they know cannot be sold 10 cuHtos
inrr who has once used the 10 oh
phr, Defiance Starch for same money
The state herald., 1904-09-16

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance Starch
ls taking the place of all others.
The state herald., 1904-09-16

am surc risn's euro for Consumption saved
my life three years acc, Mus. 1nus itnnniss,
Maple Street, NofNich, n. v, Frb, u, ipo1
The state herald., 1904-09-16

Some bootblacks arc destined to
shine In the best society
The state herald., 1904-09-16
THE WORLDS FAIR-sr. LOUIS.

Hotel Epworth, three blocks from the Admin
tstration and Convention entrances, is n sale.
permanent brick building OF over 80 rooms 10
costs no more to stop ut Hotel Epworth than NJ
the temporary stan and frame hotels Rates
el 90 . day and up European plan. Firstclass
dining hall-roaNonable prices. Every con.
venienoe Headquarters Farmers National
Congress- Rooms may be reserved. tDelmar
Garden car on olive Hetel Epworts, ecJu
Washington Ave, ST. Lep.s, Mo.
The state herald., 1904-09-16

Did You see the Igorrotes nt St.
LouisY No; but ] saw good many
The state herald., 1904-09-16

Some people build better than they
know, but the average contractor
knows better than he builds.
The state herald., 1904-09-16

People who live In glass houses
should br careful how they cast 70.
roctionh.
The state herald., 1904-09-16

The doctor-'tis a shame to tell
In spite Of all his SKIN.
Though he may know you very well.
Prefers to know you i'll
The state herald., 1904-09-16
More El,,Ihl, and la,,lna.

Said the naughty girl to her shoe.
maker nuitqr, \ wouldn't marry you 10
save my sole"
The state herald., 1904-09-16

n frsnuentlY happens that when ono
talks Go children the major part Of his
audience iH composed OF minors
The state herald., 1904-09-16

'nrmember that whatever you SOW.
pose your noiEhbor keeps ohiuhonaf'
The state herald., 1904-09-16

Never tell q girl you love the ground
she walks on unless TIE owns the real
estate,
The state herald., 1904-09-16

Many good man has been made to
realize the hardness of the world by
stepping on a moving car backward
The state herald., 1904-09-16
TEA

We stand fall by our
tea - Sehillings Bes,-and
we're not going down.
The state herald., 1904-09-16
TEA

We arc not a tca-drinking
people; we should be steadier.
If we we're.
The state herald., 1904-09-16

Your grocer rtun. your nsssy yss ds.'' LAs
Sshilln.'s Lest.
The state herald., 1904-09-16
Stick 10 Coiorado.

Bread may be the stan OF life. but
money Ia pretty good substitute NJ
douln
The state herald., 1904-09-16

ETC permanently cured No nts or ncrvousosss afysP
hrst days u.e Of Dr kne's or-at Nerve ksstoss
- ssnd for FREE %, 90 trial bottl. and tre.tiss
The state herald., 1904-09-16
TEA

, We look through your
grocer to you; beyond. but
through your grocer, to you.
The state herald., 1904-09-16

We. ro,..s,a. ,Os. ..a., u -. s..,Il.h
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-14

was secreted under some bushes on the
banks Of the Rickreal. He said he was
% years of age, of good parentage ana
was the victim of bad company"
The growth of newspaper enterprise
during the half century is Well illus
trated by the fact that though this eX-
ecution was an important event in the
life Of the new territory. and was but
twelve miles from Salem, no accoun, of
it appeared in the Statesman until two
weeks after its occurrence. The regu-
lar weekly edition of the Statesman
was issued on Tuesday, the 18th of
May, 1852, the day of the execution,
but no reference to it was made on that
day nor on the following issue, but on
the Goth a report was printed on the
editorial page, furnished, as was ex-
planned, by Col. 10 Meek, who had
happened to be in Dallas and had come
over to Salem.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-14
NEW EVIDENCE AT REHEAR-
ING OF CLALLAM CASE.
Ex-Chief Engineer Hopes to Establish
the Fact That He Was Not
Responsible.

While his occupation is now that of
an humble storekeeper, Scott A. De
Launay, who was chief engineer of the
steamship Clallam when that vessel
founded in the Straits of Juan De Fuca,
he hopes to establish his innocence by
presenting new testimony before gov
eminent officials, and again be granted
the license which was taken away from
him by the local inspectors.
DeLaunay will soon be given the de-
sired opportunity to introduce evidence
tending to strengthen his theories as
to the causes leading up to the terrible
disaster John Birmingham, supervis-
ing inspector for the first district, is eX-
pected to reach Seattle tomorrow from
San Francisco. Among other things,
while here, he will reopen the Clallam
Investigate ton.
At the close of the recent hearing be-
Whitney and Turner, De Laundry was
charged with negligence due to the I'M
skillful handling of the pumps. The
two inspectors practically held that by
the manipulation of valves in the en-
ginerOOm the ship was flooded and the
machinery rendered helpless.
AS he waited on customers, sorted
fruits and candies and busted himself
about his little store at 110912 First
avenue Mr. De Launay cOnVersed free
~ with a newspaper representative of
his defense. He has drawings showing
portions of the ClaiIams engine ROOM
location of valves in question and one
in particular which shows the cOnStruc-
ton of headlight. The light broke
on the day of the disaster and De Lau-
nay claims that the wreck of the vessel
was due to its faulty construction.
There is also a difference of opinion
between those familiar with the pip
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-14

watch outgoing vessels. The murder
occurred on Friday, February T. 1852,
and the pursuing party overlook the
fugitives on Deer creek, in the Umpqua
country near where Roseburg now is,
and they were arrested at the house of
man named Walker on the Monday
following. They We're brought to Dali
las and the preliminary trial was had
before Justice of the Peace LOvelady
on March II, who bound them over to
be tried in a higher court.
In the meantime, as the Statesman
of February "a, 1852, says, they were
lodged in Jail, if the upper story of
the court house can be called Jail"
Judge Q. c. Pratt presided at the
trial and the accused men were de-
Tended by David Logan. r. P. Boise
was prosecuting attorney and he was
assisted by Matthew p Deadly. Will
hung, his brother Hiram plead guilty
as an accOmplice and was sentenced to
Smith plead not guilty, but the jury
disa greed in his case-eleVen for con-
viction and one for acQuittal. They
both applied for a change of venue
which was granted-to Yamhill coun-
try-but before the trial Smith jumped
from the second story of the court
house and escaped. but was recaptured
within a few days in Yamhill county.
At his second trial he was convicted
of murder in the first degree, but was
afterward pardoned by Governor
Gaines.
Before his execution E,verman made |
a full confession, detailing how he
went by Hooker's field where he was
blowing with two yoke of oxen. AS he
approached the fence at one side of the !,
field. E,verman secreted himself in an |
old hog house., and as Hooker was |
turning his team around Everman shot |
him from his hiding place. He fell to
the ground. after which EVerman |
climbed the fence and shot him again. |
Hooker begging and promising never !
to tell who shot him if he would only |
permit him to live. In the confession
he made before the execution Ever |
man said he told his brother he was
going to kill Hooker, for he would |
rather do 50 and run the chances of |
getting away and never being suspect
ed than to have the report reach his
people in Missouri that he had been
accused of stealing watch.
Before his death Everman took his
guards to the place Where the watch