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The leader., 1904-10-15
RUSSIANS BEGIN
4 FORWARD MOVE
Cars Army Said to Have Cap.
tured Bentsiaputze.
laps ALERT AT PORT ARTHUR
Tae sEfIxaao's Men Are said TO No
watching Fpr British ships
That Are Supposed 20 he
Carryins I'm Supplies.

st. Petersburg. Oct. 1O.-Gen. Kuro.
patkin's order Of the day announcing
his determination to take the offensive
is supplemented by the news that an
Offensive movement has already been
begun, and that the Japanese line has
been broken at Bentsiaputze. The
Japanese occupied front OF about
fifty-twO miles. stretching from Bent.
Eiaputze, and on the east through
Yentai and across the railway to the
banks Of the Hun river on the west.
The Russian force has been moving
south In close touch with the japanese
advance since October 4. The Japan.
ese outposts were driven back in SO.
ries Of skirmishes, and on October 9
the Russians re-occupIed the station
at Shakhe, Is miles south of Mukden,
the railway battalion restoring the
bridge across the Sakhe river the
next day. in order to facilitate the ad
vance. Meanwhile Gen. Mistchenko'e
Cossacks pushed southwestward as far
as the Yentai mines, defeating the
Japanese IN series of warm slxirm.
ishes. The most important action.
however, occurred on the Japanese
right at Bentsiaputze. Here the Jap
anese held q strong and important pc
sition. but 1t seems they made an ex
plicable omission to fortify com
handing hill which was the key to the
whole situation.
A portion of Gen. Kuropatkin's force
made strong attack on Bentsiaputze
and, taking leaf out of the japanese
book, occupied the hill from the east
and fianked the Japanese out of the
town, causing serious loss in rear
guard fight.
1t was a rear guard fight. The Rus
sian casualties are reported to have
been inconsiderable.
While these operations are progress
ing south of Mukden. it Is reported
that two Japanese divisions under
Gen. Fugi are marching west up the
Lao river. and are now % miles south
of Sinmintin. Gen. Kuroki is expected
to make similar move eastward.
The leader., 1904-10-15
DROWNED At VIRGINIA BEACH
Miss Bessie Wilson, Niece Of Former
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Meets Death
while Bathing.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 10.-Miss Bessie
Wilson, of Ciarksburg, w. Va, niece
of the late William L. Wilson, former
.postmaster-general and afterwards
president of Washington and Lee uni
versity, was drowned while bathing at
Virginia Beach Sunday afternoon. The
body was recovered.
Miss Mary Wilson, Of Charleston, w.
Va, daughter of the former postmast.
er-general; Miss Mary Simpson, of
Buchanan, Va; Miss Eliza Dillon, of
Indian Rock, Va, and Miss Louise
Latimer, u. s. N. were rescued by
United States life savers. and are in a
critical condition at the Princess Anne
hotel, but will recover.
The party went into the surf. accom-,
panied by Mr.. e. Stormand, a resident
of the beach. He was teaching them
to fioat, and before he was aware Of 1t
several Of the young women had drift
ed beyond their depth.
The leader., 1904-10-15
The American Spirit.

e. H. Hartman, the noted financier,
has returned from Europe with great
hopes for American prosperity.
Money" he said to reporter,
was never SO well distributed as now
Our prospects were never so good.
Best Of all is the logged and hopeful
determination of our American spirit.
There are not the barriers be-
tween classes here that there are In
Europe. Such barriers as we have
are all surmountable. And everybody
hopes to surmount them and tries to
surmount them, and thence comes
hard, faithful work-success-pros-
perity.
. 1.-THE American spirit is our best
possession. I'll give you an illustra-
ton of it. An intelligent looking man
in handsome clothes entered the once
of the editor of a newspaper and
said:
"T understand, sir, that you are in
need of an editorial writer
eve were,' the editor answered,
but the post has been filed
"Then the applicant sighed. Then
he resumed in brisk tone:
"T heard also that you wanted
someone to address envelopes. Is
that vacancy still open?"
"H is" said the editor.
"'Then said the other, I'll take It,
if may
HE took it, and I'll wager that be-
fore many months were gone he
was an editorial writer after ALL
The leader., 1904-10-15
TOWN TERRoRlzED BY FlREsuos
Blue Ridge, Ca, Sends for Blood
hounds to Chase Incendiaries.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 9.-Excite-
ment is running high at Blue Ridge,
Ga, over attempts to fire many build
ings.
Citizens have organized and are pa
trolling the town day and night, armed
with shotgnns and loking for firebugs.
Bloodhounds were ordered from Chat
tanooga and traced two men to their
homes. They were both jailed, but
there is no other evidence against
them. More than a dozen houes. in
Guiding the home of Supt. G. W. Brad.
shaw, Of the A. K. & N, railroad, have
been fired, but the flames were ex-
tinguished with little loss in all but
two instances.
So far there has been no theory adj
vanced as to the identity Of the fire.
bugs. Several negroes have been sus-
pected but no positive proof has been
found that the fiends are black
The entire community is terrorized
over the outrages and women and
children are living in mortal terror Of
disaster, while the men are bending
all their efforts to the task of ferret
ing out the miscreants before any
more serious harm is done.
The leader., 1904-10-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

The Michigan supreme court has
granted new trials to James Mol, one of
the aldermen convicted of bribery In
the water deal at Grand Rapids, Mich.
and Gerrit H. Albers, convicted at his
own trial on the charge of bribery in
the water deal.
In Chicago Judge Kersten granted a
change of venue to Thomas j. Noonan
and j. e. Cummins, Iroquois theater FIRE
defendants
A Milwaukee travelling man named
HI s. Elwell was killed by stray bullet
in street duel in San Antonio, Tex.
between ]. M. Chittenden, "the Texas
cattle king" and w w. Jones, bank
err Neither of the fighters was hurt.
By resolution adopted the tubercu-
losis congress at st. Louis asks the ma
tons to unite In crusade against
tuberculosis.
While hunting ducks Louis Schell-
bach, a prominent business man of
Cleveland, O., was shot in the back
and killed.
Fifteen-year-old Minnie Harmening,
daughter Of q wealthy farmer near
Palestine. Ill. was attacked and then
choked to death by a fend, who es
capped
The supreme court of Wisconsin de.
cided for the La Toilette faction in
the republican fight, giving the gov
ernor's ticket the official place on the
ballot
Fire destroyed the plant Of the Ma
tional Refining company. at Findlay,
0., entaiIing q loss Of upward of $780,
600. The fire was started through
lightning striking a 10000 barrel tank.
The National Republican League Of
the United States opened its biennial
convention ii indianapolis, Ind, With
81 states and territories represented
by delegations.
At Frankfort, KY. John Moore, aged
s5. bailoonist Of Charleston, w Va, fell
from 4 parachute. breaking both ankles
and an arm and sustaining internal in
juries which may cailse his death.
The candidate for governor, Samuel
A. Cook, has Withdrawn from the stall
wart republican state ticket IN WIscon-
sin and Is succeeded BY former Gov Ed
ward scofeId. The staIwarfs have
adopted the name National Repub-
lican, and their ticket win appear on
the ofirial ballot under this name.
The residence 81 Mr. John A. Stewart.
at Asheyiile, N G, was entered BY bur-
glars, who secured S10. 900 worth OF llEa-
1&4f.ra41e
The leader., 1904-10-15
.DOINGS OF 4 WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review Of the Happenings
Of the Past Seven Days n This
and All Foreign Lands
GIVEN m THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

George Bruce Cortelyou, former sec
rotary OF the department Of commerce
and labor. and now chairman OF the re-
publican national committee, win be-
come postmaster general In succession
to the late Mr.. Payne.
The appointment is announced OF
julius @. Lay as consul general at Can
ton, in succession to Robert M. McWades
removed. Benjamin III. Ridgely, Amer.
lean consul at Nantes, France. was APP
pointed consul general at Barcelona, to
succeed Mr.. Lay.
Postmaster General Henry c. Payne
died in Washington of heart failure,
after an illness of less than one week.
The noted inventor Thomas A. Edison
notified the postal department to issue
a fraud order against his son and the
Thomas A. Edison, Jr., company for
selling an alleged bogus battery.
President Loree, of the Rock Island
road, the highest-priced railway man
in the world, resigned when his meth
DDS were criticised He will continue to
draw salary Of $4,000 year for fur
years and also will retain a cash bonus
Of 100000.
The leader., 1904-10-15
RUSSIAN ADVANCE BEGUN.
Bentsiaputse Said TO Have Been CAP.
tured with SMALL Loss.

tured With Small Loss.
Mukden, Oct. 1O.--The Russian for
ward movement has begun, and Rent
siapuze has been captured with small
loss. In order to clear understand
ing OF the situation, 1t may be stated
that two days ago the Japanese ha6
ten divisions confronting the Russians
north of the Taitse river. Their left
flank. consisting of two divisions, was
on the railway at Saniiapu, 80 miles
southwest of Mukden and close to the
Hun river. Their center, comprised
of four divisions, occupied the rail
way between Lao Yang and Chandia
putze, 12 miles north. Two more diyi
sions occupied the extreme Japanese
right along the road between Bentsi
aputEe and Bensihu. Their front ex
tended about So miles.
The position at Bentsiaputze was
strongly fortified, and intended tc
Withstand attack. 1t is reported thai
Gen. Kuroki was there in person. The
Japanese had omitted to fortify one
hill. which was the key to the position
The Russians. aware OF this omission.
made a wide detour eastward and
seized the hill with little opposition
The hill once occupied, exposed the
whole japanese position to heavy
flanking fire. The Russians also
turned the Japanese right, and the for
tilted positions thus becoming unten.
able, the Japanese were forced tc
withdraw hurriedly from Bentsiaputze
lighting d rear guard action. in which
they suffered heavily. The Russian
losses throughout were small, although
severe opposition had been expected
Gen. Mistchenko's CosSacks had beer
marrying the Japanese outposts fol-
several days, and were entirely sue
cessful in a number of engagements.
The Russian southern advance be
gan on October 4 with the occupation
of Shakhe, q railway station The
next day the station which had been
dasmantled by the japanese was re
stored by the railway brigade, follow
ing Immediately behind the lighting
line, and the same brigade also re
stored the bridge across the Shakhe
river. ON October 9. Gen. Mistchenko
advanced 10 the Yentai mines, driving
In the Japanese outposts with heavy
loss. at the expense Of only one killed
and I'VE injured.
The leader., 1904-10-15
WHOLE ROYAL FAMILY.
Taken to Reval to Bid the Baltic
Fleet Farewell.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 8.-The imperial
household proceeded today from Peter
hof to the palace at Tsarskoe-Selo
from the latter place this evening a
special train carried the emperor, the
empress and the heir-apparent to
Reval where Sunday and Monday will
be spent in an inspection of the feet
This is the first journey of the en-
press and the heir-apparent from Peter
hof. Every arrangement had been
made for the safety and comfort of
the royal infant on the journey The
train was heated to exactly GA degrees
Fahrenheit, and the household physi.
clans and relays of nurses were in at
tendance. The train did not stop at
Reval, special siding having been
constructed to the shore of the harbor.
Upon leaving the train the party went
directly aboard the royal yacht. which
will be their home for the next two
days.
The emperor carried to Reval fifty
two ikons, one for each ship in the
harbor 1t is now understood that the
contemplated imperial trip to Skierne-
vice has been abandoned, and that the
party will remain at Tsarskoe-Selo
throughout the remainder Of the
autumn.
The leader., 1904-10-15
The WORLDS BUSINESS
ALL NATIONS EXPORTS AccRE.
GATE TEN BlLLloN.
The UNITED STATES BIG SHARE
Internal Commerce Of This Country
Ia Single Yesr Also Amounted to
Twenty-Five Billion Dollars-Re-
naarkablc Statistics.

Washington. Oct 9.-Statistics as
TO the worlds commerce for the latest
year for which figures are available
have just been completed and are
published in the annual report of the
chief of the bureau Of statistics Of the
department of commerce and labor.
1t shows the total exports Of all ma
lions of the world to be in the latest
year available $10,515, 100000, and
the value OF the total imports. Of all
nations $f0,sO9. 100000. The chief Of
the bureau Of statistics also estimates
the value Of the articles forming the
internal commerce of the United
States at about $4,000. 100000 in q
single year.
Europe, of course. supplies very
large proportion of the worlds in
ternal commerce. both as to exports
and imports. The exports of Europe
amount to $6,49S, 00O, 900, out of
total of $10,515, OO0. 900; exports of all
the countries of the world and her
imports are $8,301 900, 900, out of to-
tai Of $11, sO9. 100000 of the total i'm
ports of all the countries of the
world. Thus Europe's total internal
commerce, combining imports and ex-
ports. amounts to practically $15,0OO,-
100000 out of total of $22 200. 000,-
900 Of combined imports and exports.
OF the $S,SO1, O00, 900 of imports into
Europe $1,202, 100000, or 14.4S per
cent are from the United States, and
of the $4,498, 100000 of exports $407,-
$4,000, or 6.27 per cent were sent to
the United States. Of the total inn
ports Of North America, other than
the United States, which amounted to
$437, Ate, 900. 1921, 1903, 900, or 54.3s per
cent was from the United States, and
of the exports of North America, ex-
elusive of the United States, which
amounted to SAT-, FOG, 900, sos, 464, 900,
or 5025 per cent, were sent to the
United States. OF the $349, 691, 900
imports of South America, $43,S78, 900,
or 1856 per cent, were from the
United States, and of the total ex-
ports of South America of $537, 49,
600, $1O7 ISL, 900, or 1924 per cent
were sent to the United States. Of
the total imports of Asia, amounting
to $1,O01. O00,0 600, $46,73s,0O0, or 4.66
per cent were from the United States,
and of the exports from Asia, amount
ing to $1.O29, O99, 900, $112,231,O00, or
1921 per cent went TO the United
States. OF the imports of Oceanica
Inclusive of HawaiD, amounting to
s292. 107, 900. s34,S55.0Oo. or 1898 per
cent, were from the United States,
and Of the exports, amounting to
sS0S, 7SS, 900, $27,07C 900, Or SIT per
cent, were to the United States.
OF the imports of Africa of $436,-
256.O0O, $24,SSS.OOO, or 5.5S per cent,
were from the United States, and of
the exports of 1888. 4S3, 900. $685., 900,
or 2.24 per cent, were sent to the
United States.
The leader., 1904-10-15
HONORs FOR A. CARNEGIE


New York, Oct. 1O.-On Andrew
Carnegie is soon to be conferred one
of the greatest honors in the industrial
world, the Bessemer medal which is
given only to those who are pre-emi
nent in the iron and steel industry. Es-
tablished by the great inventor in
1875, the medal has been conferred
at succeeding meetings of the iron
and Steel institute on men whose in.
ventions have been of a revolutionary
character or whose researches have
been considered of the utmost impor.
lance. This award will be made on
the occasion of the annual meeting OF
the institute in New York. beginning
on October "a
The leader., 1904-10-15
pERIsHEp AT vIRolNIA BEAcH.
Niece Of Former Postmaster General
Drowned While nathInn.

Drowned While Bathing.
Norfolk, Va, Oct. 8 Miss Bessie
Wilson, Of clarksburg. w. va, niece
OF the late VIM. L. Wilson, former
postmaster general, and afterward
president Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, was drowned while bathing at
Virginia Beach this afternoon. Her
body was recovered. Miss Mary val.
son, Of Charlestown, w. Va, daughter
Of the former postmaster general, Miss
Mary M. Simpson, OF Buchanan, Va,
Miss Eliza Dillon OF Indian Rock, Va,
and Miss Louise Latimer, .of Washing
ton, sister of Lieut.. Julian r. Latimer,
U. S. N, were rescued by United States
life-sayers and are In serious con.
dition at the Princess Anne hotel, but
will recover The party went into the
surf accompanied by 3. Stormont, q
resident Of the beach, He was teach
ing them to float. and before he was
aware Of It several Of the young WON.
en- had drifted beyond their depth and
were in danger Of drowning. Mr.. Stor.
mont swan to the shore and launched
a small surf boat He succeeded in
getting Miss Mary Wilson. Miss Simp-
son, Miss Dillon and Miss Latifner
aboard. Before he could reach Miss
Bessie Wilson the boat capsized.
Realizing his inability to save all the
party unaided Mr.. Stormont returned
to the shore and ran to the life-saving
station FOR help. The crew Immediate
ly launched the surf boat, and reached
the drowning girls in time to rescue
four. but when Miss Bessie Wilson
was picked UP life was extinct.
The leader., 1904-10-15

A Pennsylvania court has just held
that WEAKNESS and exhaustion are no
defense in the case OF a railroad en-
ploye held on charge of criminal
negligence resulting in a fatal railroad
accident. The testimony in this case
showed that the crew Of freigh. train
had been on duty for "a hours. The
train was ordered to take a siding,
and to wait there till four trains had
passed. While waiting they fell asleep.
When they awoke they thought that
the four trains had passed, whereas
the fourth was still to go by. The
usual result, a wreck, followed.
The leader., 1904-10-15
DEATH LUREED IN
RAIL WAY TUNNEL
Six Men Meet Death in Tupnel
Under st. Clair River.
sUFFOCATED BY COAL GAS


Port Huron, Mich, Oct. 10.-Six en-
pIoyes Of the Grand Trunk railway
were suffocated by coal gas Sunday in
the st. Clair tunnel, which runs under
the st. Clair river from Port Huron to
Sarnia, Ont. A Goa; train broke in
two while passing through the tunnel,
and three of the train crew were suf-
located while part of the train lay
stalled in the tunnel, the engineer lost
his life when he returned and endeay-
orede to push the stalled cars back to
safety, and two other rescuers per-
ished in vain attempts to penetrate the
gaseous atmosphere of the great tube.
The Dead.
A. s. Bebb, Port Huron, superin-
tendent of terminals
John Coleman. engineer, Port HUI
ron.
]. B. simpson, conductor. sarnia.
Ont.
p. T. Tinsley. conductor, sarnia.
Ont.
Thomas McGrath, brakeman. Sarnia,
Ont.
d. A. ellis, brakeman Sarnia, Ont.
The train, which entered from the
American side Of the tunnel, was made
up of II coal cars. When it broke,
Engineer Coleman realized that the
accident had happened, and with the
three cars that were still attached to
the engine, steamed out of the tunnel
into the Sarnia yards. He hastily de
tached his engine and went back into
the tube for the stalled cars. Whom
his engine reached them he attempted
to push back through the tunnel and
out of the American portal The
grade proved too steep, however, and
the attempt was failure. The engine
and cars rolled back into the gas-laden
tunnel, and Engineer Coleman was
suffocated at his post in the engine
cab. Fireman Fred Forester, with
great presence of mind, jumped into
the partly-filled water tank of the en-.
CINE, where there was enough air to
preserve his life, ALTHOUGH he is in a
serious condition.
When news of the broken train
reached the American side of the tun
| mel, Superintendent Begg, accompa
MED by two other employees, started
in on foot, hoping that the train was
near enough to the entrance, 80 that
they might rescue and carry out some
of the crew. They had gone but q
short distance when the coal gas be
came sitting. and Begg succumbed
The other two rescuers succeeded in
crawling to the portal of the tunnel
on their hands and knees.
Preparation for Rescue.
Meanwhile preparations were being
made at the Sarnia end of the tunnel
to rescue the imprisoned train crew.
An engine with a party Of rescuers
entered the tube, and had proceeded
but short distance when they found
John Haley, track walker, lying un-
conscious on the track. He was taken
out, and again the engine plunged into
the gaseous atmosphere. The rescu-
ers were overcome, however, by the
gas before the train was reached, and
Brakeman McGrath died. Switchman
Blake, who was a member of the par
ty, after time made another attempt
to penetrate the gas, and this time sue
ceeded in reaching the stalled engine,
coupled it to the cars and ran the train
out into daylight. Fireman Forester
was in the water tank of the engine
The other two rescuers succeeded in
cued, and his escape is little short OF
miraculous.
The leader., 1904-10-15
pIdn,t Want the Meuae.

''The oddities Of hotel guests are be-
yond numbering" said the room
clerk Of 4 New York hotel, according
to the Sun, ''and there Is no account
ing for some of them. For instance,
We have had an elderly lady stopping
with us who the other day sent down
word that she wanted a mouse trap.
sent word back to her that there
had not been mouse in the house for
years.
al didn't ask for q mouse, she re-
turned word to me. I don't want .
mouse. ! want trap
she got the trap"
The leader., 1904-10-15
HENRY 6. PAYNE LAID TO REST
Remains Were Inferred Ii Forest
Home Cemetery at Milwaukee.
rhe Services ~ the Grave Were Pra-
materially $4,000 Persons viewed
the Remains at the city Hall.

Milwaukee. Oct. 10.-The remains
Of General Henry Clay
Payne we're laid to rest In Forest
Home cemetery. in this city. Sunday
afternoon. It is estimated that $4,000
persons viewed the remains at the city
hail before they were removed to Ali
Saints cathedral Mrs. Payne and
members Of the funeral party who ac-
companied the remains from Washing
ton took a farewell view of the de-
parted at noon. At three o'clock the
casket was placed in the hearse, and
under an escort Of 200 letter carriers
Of the Milwaukee post office the pro-
cession moved to the church. The
active pall-bearers were eight letter
carriers OF the Milwaukee post ONCE,
who were employees at the time Mr..
Payne was postmaster of Milwaukee.
The honorary pail-bearers included
Secretarys Paul Morton. Victor H. Met
calf and James Wilson; United States
Senators Quarles and Spooner, Elmer
Dover and Harry s. New.
"A large delegation from the Chicago
post once, headed by Postmaster
Coyne, was at the cathedral, as were
delegations from various Milwaukee
organizations with whom Mr.. Payne
was connected. The funeral party
was met at the church entrance by
Bishop Nicholson, his assistants, AMI
a surpliced choir of 40 voices, who pre-
ceded them to the chancel. The full
Episcopal services for the dead were
read by Bishop Nicholson. The serv-
ices at the church over, the remains
were replaced in the hearse, and the
funeral party, consisting of the family
Bishop Nicholson and the clergy, the
honorary pail bearers and a few init.
mate friends, proceeded to Forest
Home cemetery. The services at the
grave were private.
The leader., 1904-10-15
klIIed n ! Mad PIunna.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Oct 9.--Five
persons we're injured two fatally, in i
car Of the Poukeepsie & New Platz
trolley line, which ran away on a steep
hill this morning. The passengers,
with the exception Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Clinton, Of Highlands, jumped,
but the couple remained on the car
until it toppled over an embankment
into q creek. They were fatally hurt.
Those who were seriously injured by
jumping were: Elijah Ward. motor.
man; Charles Davis, conductor; An.
drew L Rhodes. Of New Platz.
The leader., 1904-10-15

Lynchings should be stamped out.
north and south. east and west. The
newspapers. the churches and all sdu-
cationa1 forces should unite. Laws
can't be enforced with effect if popular
sentiment is against their enforce
ment. Anti-lynching sentiment must
be created by education. The pulpit.
the press. the forum and the school
are the institutions that can bring into
existence stable. earnest, Iaw-re-
spectlng condition of public mind.
The process may be slow. but 1t viii
be effective The anti-lynching crusade
should become national crusade.