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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
|KUROKI ASSAILS
FORCES ON EAST
Beset by Ceaseless Attack, Rus
sian Army Seems Beaten
Everywhere.
SUDDEN ONSLAUGHT
BY NEW DIVISION
Report Of Complete Reverse Falls
Like Cold Douche on Czar's
General Staff.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 3.-5:O5 pm
A report has just reached St. Peters
burg that General Kuropatkin is in full
retreat. The war office admits that
such rumor has come from the seat
OF war, but declares that it Is not off
The war office declares it is still with
out official information in regard to the
result Of Kuropatkin's fight with Kur-
okl. If the report that the Russian
communicating chief is retiring turns out
to be true, it is considered possible hero
that 1t may be due to the appearance Of
another thanking movement of the Jap.
anese higher up on the west. Reports
that the Japanese were moving up the
Liao river toward Sin minstin, were per-
slstent just before the fighting began
around Liao-yang.
Notwithstanding the lack of official
confirmation Of Kuropatkin retreat,
the report has fallen like cold douche
upon the general staff. The emperor,
who was going to Libau today, has post-
poned his trip on account of the sit
uation at the front. He has been spend-
ing most Of his time the last three days
with his cabinet at Alexandra villa.
with maps spread out before him, fol-
lowing the movements of the battle.
A high officer of the general staff
said to the correspondent Of the Asso-
ciated Press after the receipt Of the I'M
official report that Kuropatkin was fall
ing back, that if it was true he did
not believe the communicating chief
could afford to abandon. his stores at
Liao-yang, and in his opinion an army
corps would be left there to protect
them. He added:
the Ladysmith of the Japanese Russian
war; :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
CHRIS. SOZDIERY
EZAWzZED ON WEST
WAR SUMMARY BY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The exact position of the two
armies that oppose each other at
Liao-yang on this, the fifth day
Of the great battle, is still left
somewhat vague by the press dis
patches and official reports. Both st.
Petersburg and Toxic adyices make
clear the fact that Kuropatkin did
not remove his entire army to the
north bank Of the Tai-tse and it Is
evident that portions of both armies
are today engaged on either side Of
the river. While Russian official
advices still maintain that Kuro-
patkin has executed a successful
strategic move and that his retro
grade movement does not indicate
reverse, the tone Of the Toxic re-
ports is confident In the extreme
and dispatch from Marshal
Oyama alludes to the "defeated
Russians as making a last stand
outside the walls Of Liao-yang,
where they are being attacked by
the Japanese left and center armies.
Kuropatkin is also engaged with
General Kuroki north Of the river
on his left and there are rrlmors
that a strong Japanese force has ex-
ecuted another flank movement by
crossing higher up and to the west
Of the Russian position. e.
An Associated Press dispatch
from st. Petersburg says that a re-
port has reached there that Kuro-
patkin is in full retreat. The war
office admits that such rumor has
come from the seat Of war, but de-
clares it is not official. -..@
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
JAPS FALL, ON REMNANT OF ROUTED RUSSIANS;
PJD1ON} HAS GEN. KUF2OPATKIN IN FULL RETREAT
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
NEW MOVE MADE
IN MERGER SUIT
Northern Securities Company
Files First Formal Answer
in Hartman Case,

Trenton, n. j., Sept. 3 :----The North
ern Securities company today filed in
the United States circuit court, its first
formal answer in the suit instituted by
Edward H: Hartman, Winslow s.
Pierce; the oIeg1n7 On Short hort Line company ny
New York, to restrain the Northern Sc
curities company from carrying. out its
proposed plan of distribution Of its as
sets. III.
The filing of the answer would seem
to indicate that the case is to go before
Judge Bradford for final hearing, not
withstanding the fact that an appeal
cult court Of appeals, from Judge Brad
ford s opinion, in granting preliml-
nary injunction.
The answer admits that on Nov. IS,
1901, Hartman and Pierce owned pre-
ferred stock to the value Of $4l0S5, 900
and common stock to the value Of $37,-
.O23,0o0, but AYERS that on the same day
stock to the Northern Securities com.
pany, receiving therefor $S,915,625 in
cash, and $s3,491,s71 in stock Of the
Securities company. 1t is further
averred that this transfer was absolute
and unconditional, and that there never
has been any understanding or agree
ment expressed or implied as to how
should be retained or managed by the
Northern Securities company.
= 1t is also stated that under a reso.
luton Of the board Of directors of the
Northern Pacific company, the preferred
stock of that company was retired on
Nov. 10, 1901, and that since Jan. l
1902, such preferred stock Of the North
ern Pacific company had ceased to exist
It is denied that the decision of the
supreme court Of the United States was
to the effect that the stock Of the. North
ern Pacific company acquired by the
Northern Securities company. is held by
the latter as trustee. It is also averrec
that all stock Of the Northern Securities
company has been acquired for a valu
able consideration in the belief that il
represented proportion Of the defend
ant IS assets, and this is set up as one
of the reasons for the proposed plan Of
distribution.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
HURLED ON RUSS REMNANT
Oyama's Center and Left Pursues Kur-
Opatkin'S Army.

Toxic, Sept. 8, 1880 a.m-The Rus
sian force confronting Field Marshal
Oyama s left and center continues slow
sly to give ground in retreat and is
crossing to the right bank of the Tai
tse river. A portion of the Russian
army occupies a line Of defense works
extending northwest from a point south
of, Liao-yang. The Russians also hold
an eminence northeast of Nu-tchang,
on the right bank Of the Tai-tse. This
evidently is intended to shield the gen
eral retreat of both the left and the
center.
The Japanese armies continued to
press the Russians yesterday. They
moved forward and occupied line ex-
tzu. Oyama telegraphs that he hopes
they will reach the right bank of the
Tai-tse this morning.
Field Marshal Oyama reports as fol-
lows:
s'Sept. 3, 9 ANA remnant Of the
routed. enemy still is offering some re-
sistance outside Liao-yang: Our central
and left armies are attacking. it.
An earlier message from Field Mar
shall Oyama says:
.'The enemy in front of our left and
center armies continued to retreat on
Sept. 2 to the right hand of the Tai-tse
river, except the portion of his forces
occupying the defense works from the
south to the northwest of Liao-yang
and the heights northeast of Nu-tchang.
Our armies are continuing the attack.
ing Of Sept. 2, part Of the heights west
of Hei-ying-tai
General Kuroki, after serious fighting,
succeeded yesterday in taking a portion
Of an eminence near Hei-ying-tai. De-
tails Of this fighting have not been re-
ceived. The Russians again appear to
be concentrating in the. vicinity OF the
Yen-tai coal mines, twelve miles north
east of Liao-yang. Possibly another
great battle will occur there.
The present trend of the movements
indicates that possibly the japanese will
move past Liao-yang, temporarily
leaving the city untouched.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
DEMOCRATS SET
BAIT FOR HEARST
Would Win Campaign Adm
Cash and Otherwise-With
Banquet.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York, Sept: s.-As William
contributing his vast wealth and Of his
influence journalistic and otherwise to
the Parker cause, the national managers
today decided to tempt him with BAN
quet.
The National Association Of Demo-
cratic club which Hearst started is to
be gathered together again for the pur-
pose Of dining and winning him.
. In this way they hope to placate the
defeated candidate for the nomination
and bring him so prominently into the
political limelight again that he cannot
gracefully refuse to contribute to the
campaign fund. $50 far Mr.. Hearst has
refused to have, anything TO do with
the editorial coASress, which is to have
a. banquet and va trip to Esopus next
week, and special affair in which he
is to be the only star has accordingly
been decided upon. He has also. re-
fused to contribute to the fund. s..
Hints have been thrown to Hearst
that he might be acceptable as a can
didate for governor or for United
States senator, but after his recent ex
pensive experience the newspaper pro
prietor has been shy. He has acquired
suspicious that politicians want tc
"touchn him whenever he is ap
preached with any suggestion OF this
sort. The democratic managers hope
that the banquet bait will lure him
from his political retreat. - =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
AS SEEN IN MUKDEN
Six-Day Battle with Thanking Move
ment as Jap Program.

Mukden, Friday, Sept; 2, delayed in
Transmission. after six days battle,
on the last three of which the heaviest
Wednesday last abandoned their direct
attack on Liao-yang in favor of a flank
ing movement. The Russian artillery
fire was greatly aided BY sending up
locating the Japanese batteries, The
Russians were compelled to abandon
q, number of guns, being unable to re-.
move them thru the mud.
reached The railroad station and the
railroad bridge over the Tai-tse river
Others fell as far north as Yen-tai. The
railroad is being used almost exclusive
" BY hospital trains and for transpor-
tation Of Japanese prisoners. The lat
ter are in dreadful state of exhaus.
ton. Many of them had been without
food for two days, during which down
pours Of rain filed the trenches. Their
Shoes and clothes are in tatters.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
TURKS AND ARMENIAN
INSURGENTS IN BATTLE

Constantinople, Sept. q Delayed. -
A hot fight between Armenian in
surgents and Turkish troops occurred at
Van, Aug. 81, in which more than a
score were killed. Armenians to the
number of $50 raided the, town,
ed themselves. Troops attacked the
houses and in the fight which followed
two soldiers and twenty other persons
were killed. The authorities set fire
to number of adjoining houses SO
that the troops might be better enabled
The town was panic-stricken and
those inhabitants who had not fled to
the mountains took refuge in the
churches and converts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03

RI st. Petersburg, Sept. 3.-Nemorivitch
Danchentko, the .well-known Russian
correspondent, in dispatch from Lao
yang, dated Aug. 81, sa Us: = es."s
The Russian balloon corps has been
of the greatest service thruout the sew
eral days fighting in locating the Jap
the Chinese, cornfelds, where Japanese
columns frequently tried to creep up
and surprise the Russian positions. The
Japanese are using lyddite and shimose
powder. The latter is terrific in it's eff
fects and it's brown haze is easily dis
tinguishable on the slopes Of the hills,
where hundreds Of japanese guns all
In some of the batteries it has been i'm
possible to remove the killed or wounded
for three days. ....... ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
IOWA PRIEST SUED
FOR CAUSING A DEATH
Special to The Journal.

Garner, Iowa, Sept. 3.-Suit has
been brought against Rev. Father John
Broz by Veronica Burda for 0,OOO
damages. Mrs. Burda is the widow of
Charles Burda, who came to his death
On the day Of Burda's death he and
Broz had been drinking together and
Broz placed bottle Of carbolic acid in
the hands Of Burda, who drank some of
the contents, which caused him to
die in few minutes in great agony.
It is asserted that Broz knew the con-
tents of the bottle and Burda did not,
but whether he Intentionally give him
the bottle Of acid or thought it con-
tanned something else can only be
guessed. Broz says he bought the acid
70 destroy vermin. He is pastor Of
the Catholic church at Garner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03

Cd. Rome, Sept. 3.-Princess Louise Of
Coburg, who eloped several days ago
Count Keglevitch- Mattasitch, has ar
rived at Como, accompanied by the
count. $500
Under the name of Won Ruff, the
couple is now comfortably situated at a
hotel at Como, and from the buoyant
temperament of the princess it is evil
dent that she is in excellent health and
spirits.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
FAZR'S LAST DAz
LITTER THE KECORD|
LIAO-YANG BATTLE IS
BLOODIEST IN HISTORY

Dispatches from Toxic, news
source regarded free from exaggera-
tIon, say the Russian losses in the
battle of LIao-yang are probably
10000 killed and wounded, and that
the japanese losses are 5,ooo-a total
of $4,000. Comparison with the
losses In the battles of the civil war
In the United States show the battle
of Liao-yang to be the bloodIest In
history. Here Is table of figures
compiled from official records Of the
civil war. They Include the killed,
wounded and missing:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
BLUNDER IN GOTHAM SUBWAY.
New York Sun Speoial Service.

New York, Sept. "a morning pa
per says that, by big blunder in en-
gineering, the opening Of the subway
Will be postponed. It has just been
learned at this late day that the cars
are so long the trains cannot pass on
curves without scraping. All the cars
will have to be cut down.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03

GAYLORD and vie tpr. L. Berger nDe Of Mi
waukee were today nominated for con
gress respectively by the fourth and
fifth district conventions Of the social
democratic party.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
RUSSIANS ON THE OFFENSIVE
Kuropatkin Attacks Kuroki on NORTH
Bank of the Tai-tse.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 8, 1880 pm. s,
General Kuropatkin has assumed the OF
fensive at Liao yang, massing his arti-
lery and bombarding the japanese Fri
day noon, preparatory to an attack
upon General Kuroki 3 fanking army
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
DETAILS GIVEN OUT
Minneapolis Officials Tell What Is to
Be Done.

At the office of the Koochiching COM
pany, in the Andrus building, the facts
stated in the above special are APP
proved as substantially. correct. In
completing the final negotiations with
the Canadian government and getting
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22

Here is the description of paper
party which was recently given by a
little girl to her friends:
The party took place promptly at
o'clock in the evening. and consisted of
games and luncheon.
The invitations explained that each
guest would be expected to talk on
paper for one minutes time. the sub
jects to be: How Paper Is Manufac-
tured," 1.-THE Many Uses to Which
Paper Is Put etc. etc.
After these brief speeches followed the
game called "Cut paper art" The little
hostess, assisted by several other girls.
passed scissors and sheets of black or
dark colored paper to the guests, re-
questing them to cut from these sheets
the busts of noted personages, or the
forms of animals, fowls, flowers and
fish. These cuttings" were collected
in a paper basket and passed over to
three selected judges. who rapidly stuck
them on sheets of white note paper
(uslng little library paste for the pur-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
The Making of Vene=
tian Glass.

There are doubtless few persons who
have failed to admire at some time or
another the beauties of Venetian glass.
The exquisite coloring. ELEGANCE of form
and surprising delicacy of some of the
work turned out by Italian craftsmen
make all lovers of the beautiful eovet
the specimens of Venetian glassware
displayed In the big shops and stores.
A peculiar fact concerning Venetian
glass is that but very little of 1t is really
manufactured in Venice itself 1t is at
Murano, small island and town little
more than a mile north of THE Queen
of the "Adriatic" where the italian glass
industry chiefly flourishes. Here, many
centuries ago, the old Venetian glass
workers established themselves. and
produced that work for which connois-
seurs are so willing to pay a high price
nowadays. The secrets of the work are
jealousy guarded-so much so, in fact,
that 1t was not until about so years ago
that the methods were discovered which
enabled Antonio Salvati to revive the
Venetian glass manufacture. which fell
very much into decay between the fif-
tenth and sixteenth centuries.
Prior to 1860 neither Murano nor Ven
ice for very many years made much
else in glass but beads. Indeed. at the
present time beads to the value of
81 000 600 are annually made in Venice.
Thanks to Salivati. however. Murano
has for nearly half century past been
making on a large scale glass objects
whose quaint forms and rich colors are
but little, If at all, inferior to the best
Of ha oil
Near the famous Big Wheel In the
Italian exhibition at Earl's Court. Lon
don, a Venetian furnace has been set
up. around which half a dozen skilled
Italian glassblowers work. turning out
before the eyes of spectators that ex-
quisite ware which excites so much ad-
miration. Glass of every description and
color is produced here daIly-vases. can
delabra, table sets, in addition to imi,a-
tions of ancient Assyrian, Egyptian.
Greek and Roman glasses. The great
point about the blown glasswork as
made by the Murano craftsmen is that
each individual piece is an original work
of human art. Each man is an artist.
who revels in the creation of new
shapes, there being no limit to his fanci-
full ingenuity. And as it is almost inn
possible that any two pieces of work
should be alike. unless their form is
very simple, indeed, the buyer can
choose according to fancy, and at the
same time be sure that no one else pos
sesses a piece of exactly the same size
and shape.
Adjoining the Venetian glassblowers'
room is a showroom, and here can be
seen the work in all its varieties, from
tiny plain vases, costing but a few
pennies, to rich colored goblets and
mirrors, valued at a far greater number
of dollars. They may not have so in
a history attached m fba,
that which makes the work OF the an
Client Venetian glassblowers so valuable
in the eyes OF collectors, but they are
none the less beautiful.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
A Paper Party==How to Give One.

pose), and then passed judgment on the
merits of the work. awarding a prize
to the best-cut head or figure. A con-
ISOLATION prize was presented to the
''booby' piece.
Then followed the luncheon. which
was prettily served in papier mache
plates. platters and baskets. The table
was covered with pink crinlkled tissue
paper, festooned at the corners of the
board with paper ribbon and great
punches of white and pink paper roses.
These same flowers decorated the center
of the table, being banked in green
paper ferns. Fancy japanese napkins
were used.
To make the papier mache plates and
platters attractive they were tinted
prettily with water colors. some having
sprays of flowers on their smooth sur
faces, while others were adorned with
designs done in burnt lumber and sienna,
to represent burnt-wood work. Each
guest carried away his own plate as
souvenir of the pleasant occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
The Boys Burglar.
BY "PusH."

Ever since Mr.. Severn had the rheu-
matism and Tom had taken on him the
responsibility of building the fires of
mornings Tom and VIII Severn had oc-
cupied the downstairs bedroom. Mr..
and Mrs. Severn slept in the room just
above them. Tom was fifteen years
old and quite a chunk of a boy. while
viii was only H. They retired early.
and it was an every evening experience
with them to family hear their father
wind the clock and lock the door just
as slumber was lulling them into blissful
Inconsistencies.
One winter evening they had both
been asleep, they knew not how long,
but 1t is their belief that 1t was till mid
night at least, when Tom became con-
scious that he heard the front door
shut. He was awake in an instant, but
lay perfectly still until he might assure
himself that he had not been deceived.
To make the truth of the matter all the
clearer, VIII whispered anxiously:
tom, did you hear that?"
Eyes" answered Tom. Lie perfectly
still and let's see what happens.
He was wondering what to do. Should
he call his father or should he let the
burglar take what he could find? What
If the Fellow SnOulQ come INTO the ROOM
where they were? Would he Kill them
if he found them awake? AS Tom lay
bordering these matters his heart
throbbed and beat against his ribs as
If he had been running a footrace, and
his breath came in gasps with enough
noise, it seemed to him, to awaken the
whole household, and do What he
would, he could not control himself.
Will had rolled over to him and was
hugging him tightly.
Let 60 VIII; am going to get up
and light the lamp" he said.
Don't do it, Tom; oh, please don't!'
But Tom was one of these quiet kind
with a will of his own, and so he arose
as softly as he could. The bed squeaked
as he got up and his hair seemed to
stand on end with fright. But he light
ed the lamp as noiselessly as possible.
Fortunately the match was not of the
popping kind, and picking it up he start
ed to bolt through the door into the
parlor.
Don't go that way, Tom. or he will
get you sure. Go round through the
dining-room and give him a chance to
get away without shooting"
This seemed to Tom to be wise, SO he
tiptoed into the dining-room that he
might turn the enemy's flank. Will had
got up and was following close behind
him, shivering as he went. but presum-
ably from the cold rather than fright.
AS he went he caught up an umbrella
that was standing in the corner feeling
burglar should chance to prove untracta-
BILE Will strobe boldly to the door lead
ing from the dining-room to the parlor,
and, throwing 1t part way open, shout
ed In a voice that was intended to be
impressive, but that, fear, trembled