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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
RESUME OF
 THE WAR NEWS
Kuropatkin, Russia's Hope, in Full Flight Before
 Field Marshal
 Oyama.

The flag of Japan flies over Liaoyang Field Marshal Oyama, who led his famous second army into Port Arthur during the Chino-Japanese war of 1894 1895. and who in that struggle also cap tured Wei Hai Wei and Talien Wan, today. by dint of incessant fighting. In which his men were spared neither be- cause of casualties nor because of hard ships. holds sway over Liaoyang, and General Kuropatkin. through whom Russians believed the reputation of treat nortward. while one of his chief aides, General Stakelberg, with his command. the first Siberian army corps. numbering 25,ooo men, is cut off to the westward of I.iaoyang.
 The Russians are concentrating at Yentaf, but the despatches thus far give no intimation as to whether they will make a stand there or even whether the Japanese are pursuring their foe in flight. It is not known whether Japanese will stop at Liaoyang and fortify, and with the Taitse River between them and General Kuropatkin's forces will endeavor either to become defenders in case the Russians should attack, or by inaction should they not. end the cam paign at Liaoyang.
 This last blow to Russian arms. though 1t is spoken of in St. Peters burg IS the logical consequence of Russian plans, doubtless will be taken much to heart by the subjects of Czar Nicholas, who, after a succession of defeats and retirements by their army. had expected an end of the struggle at Liaoyang in their favor.
 In the loss of Liaoyang by the Rus sians the Japanese probably will gain little except in the way of a strategi- cal point. for the Russians are said to have blown up the magazines and set fire to the enormous quantities of army stores and provisions there before they evacuated.
 What the effect of the retirement from Liaoyang will be on the beseiged at Port Arthur can only be conjec- tured, but certainly 1t cannot but cause depression among the valiant defend CTS there who have been hoping that eventually they would be relieved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
BLOoDIEsT BATTLE IN HISTORY.
Marvellous Deeds of Bravery and Endur
 ance of the Rival Soldiers.

ance of the Rival Soldiers. St. Petersburg, Sept. 4.-(2:50 a. m.) The battle of Liaoyang which began with a Japanese advance on August "A, the day of the christening of the Car witch, and concluded Saturday, Septem- Der B. with the retreat of General Kuro- patkin Is believed to have been the longest and bIoodiest of history
 Numerous incidents of the fighting upset the theory evolved by experi- ences in the Boer war that a modern battle must necessarily be fought at long range. Both sides repeatedly met in hand-to hand encounters in bayonet charges. and the men of both sides were often SO near each other that they could distinguish features and hear words of command. In one in stance they were separated only by the width of the railroad. and actually threw stones at each other. The mad heroism of the Japanese and the stub born tenacity of the Russian has sel- dom. If ever. been paralleled.
 Correspondents say that several of the bayonet attacks made by the Ja- panese during the battle have been forced by the depletion of ammunition of which modern arms entail such ex travagant expenditure. The Japanese come on with empty guns and with hopes of finishing the attack with cold steel, but it was proved at their own cost that such attacks cannot be driven nome in the face of the fire of breecn- loading guns.
 me Russian artillerymen suffered terribly in the prolonged fighting south or the Taitse river. One battery lost forty men killed and the remainder of 1t were wounded, and when fresh battery was brought up into position the surVlvors of the origInal oatterv protested With tears at being removed begging to be allowed to die beside their own guns.
 The work of the Red Cross. which throughout the war has been most de- voted on both sides. has proved almost as dangerous to nurses and doctors as has the work of the combatants Many bearers and their assistants have heen killed or wounded in attending to yn- 1ured under fire. A Sister of Mercy was killed and q surgeon wounded in the final assaults on LiaoyanR
 Telegraph operators and correspon. dents also have suffered severely Two correspondents of the Associated Press have been shot and one has been deco rated for bravery.
 During the ten days fighting. the condition of the soldiers in both armies mas been pitiable. Many of the Japa- nese prisoners were starving and al- most naked when captured. which speaks volumes for Japanese endu- rance. It is wonderful that the com missary arrangements made 1t possible to continue to supply the men during such continuous battle.
 The Russians were better fed, being nearer their own base, but the terrible strain Of the continuous fighting caused some of them to fall asleep in the firing line. v"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04

ing to force a meat famine. No spe- cifc action was taken by the meeting, but at its close it was announced that all of those present had determined to handle meat just as though there was no strike. It was announced that there would be no famine and that the deal- CTS would see that the public secured all the meat that it desires to use.
 The packing house .teamsetrs also took action against the striking butch CTS by announcing that they would not countenance the strike ordered by the butchers against the independent packers, but would continue to handle all the meat that the Independents turned out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
SOCIALIST LOSES CASE.
City Has Right to Prohibit Speak
 ing on Streets.

Atlanta. Ga. Sept 3.-The Supreme Court of Georgia rendered a decision today in the case of Professor J. L. Fitts. a Socialist who attempted to speak on the streets of Atlanta without permit from the city government several months ago and who was sen. tenced to thirty days in the city stockade for this alleged violation of a city ordinance.
 Professor Fitts and In favor of inc city. maintaining that no effort was made to deny him free speech as guar anteed by the constitution of the United States. but that the city had control of it's streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
MEETING oF EDITORS.
Arrangements Completed for the Con-
 ference in New York.

Arrangements Completed for the Con-
 ference in New York.
 New York, Sept. 3.--Josephus Dan. iels. Chairman of the Committee on Arrangements of the Democratic Edi- torial Conference. today received a let ter from Alton B. Parker in which he said:
 T shall be glad to see the delegation of editors and in accordance with your request will be prepared to make a brief reply to the address of their spokesman"
 Arrangements are, mostly completed for the conference Every State east of the Mississippi Rirer will be well represented and number will come from the far West. The banquet will be given Wednesday evening, Septem- Der :. in the ball room of the Waldorf Astoria, where the following editors will respond to toasts:
 Henry watterson, Louisville Courier Journal; Clark Howell. Atlanta Consti- tuition; John B. Hall. South Bend Times; Herman Ri6dy-, New York Staats Zeitung; Willis J. Abbott De- troit United States Daily and. Andrew Mclean, Brooklyn Citizen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
DIR. LIGHTLE CONVICTED.
Rob cd Grave and SwindIed Insur-
 nnce COmpauies


 Little Rock. Ark. Sept. s.--A special to The Gazette from Searcy, Ark. says. In Magistrate HarIan's court this af ternoon. Dr. R. G. Lightle was con- victed of the charge of violating grave and was fined s2,00O and sent enoed to six months in jail.
 The principal witness for the prose cution WAS Walter Gregory. who tes- tihed substantially that he entered into a plan to take the body of Edward Pitts from the grave and palm it of las that of Dr, Lightle. in order thai. insurance policies to the amount of 21.000 in favor of Lightle could be col lected. Gregory implicated Dr. LightIe and ex-Mayor John V Roberts. Rob- erts is under bond to appear for trial at Judsonia. September 21 on a charge of violating a grave.
 The entire day was spent in taking testimony in the trial of Lightie and at o'clock this afternoon LightIe was adjudged guilty. Under the State law the ofrense of violating the grave is a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
KILLED HIS sTEPsoN
The Boy Had First Shot William Fxu,, In the Chest

Raleigh. N. C.. Sept. 3.-A special from La Grange, N. C., says: wiIIia r, Exum shot and killed his stepson Gmu Walstin. this afternoon at their home about two miles from Institute on John H. Dawson's farm A din9cuItv arose and Exum went to the burea,, drawer. took out his pistol and shot Walstin through the chest.
 The young man rushed into his moth CTS arms for protection, when Exum placed the muzzle of the weapon against Walstin's head and fired. blow ing his brains out. Exum is at large He and Walstin's mother were mar ried about last Christmas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
Mexican Cabinet 1,ounc,I

Mexico City. Sept. 3.-At a Cabinet council over which President Diaz pre- sided. the main points to be touched hv the President in his forthcoming mes. sage to Congress on the 18th inst. was discussed. It Is learned that the mes sage Will make no aIlusion to the oues- ton Of monetary reform and this is sc- cepted here in business circles as in- aicatlng that the plans for the adop- tloh or the gold standard by Mexico nave been indefinitely postponed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04

pair Nck and that her commander Is still waiting orders.
 Ma,ame Neaditoff, wife of the Rus sian Ambassador to France. is at Tou- lon. experimenting the equipment of the hospital ship Ora. Owing to the amount of the French subscriptions the Ora has been fitted out sumptuously.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
VIII InveStigate Murder.

Mexico City. Sept 3-Ambassador Clayton will investigate the circum- stanace of the murder of Charles Hos- kins. killed at Tenosquie, on the Guat- emalan border. It is not known who were his assailants or what was their motive. The State authorities will un- doubtedly COO perate in the investiga- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
WEATHER FORECAST. washinston, Sept. S.--For Alabama |-showers sundayy M0nday probably
 fair, light to fresh north winds.

Russian line will attract further efforst to break through in this quarter
 The bombardment of the town con- tinued, Transformation is brought from Port Arthur by an intelligent Chinese who speaks both English and Russian. He adds that he Russian warships occasionally reply to the Japanese bombardment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
Yellow Fever in Mexlco.

Mexico City, Sept. S.-There are four confirmed cases of yellow fever at Te- huantepee and three suspects Four suspects have been placed under obser- vation at Merida. There are seven pa tents suffering from yellow fever at Vera Cruz, all on the Ulloa Island fort ress There are no cases in Vera Cruz proper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
BODY FOUND IN woODs.
Mrs. George Packer of Charleston, N.
 Ia Mnrdareh

Charlotte. N. C. Sept. 3.-A special from Clarkston, N. C., says that Mrs, George Packer, Of that town, was mur- dered there today about noon. Her body was found in the woods. her throat having been cut. One negro has been arrested and another is under sus- nicionE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
H. A. GUDGER TALKS.
Says There is Nothing to Conceal Re
 gardinE Isthmisn Affairs.

Asheville, N. C.. Sept. 3.-The Hon H. A. Gudger, Consul General to Pan anna, who has returned here for a two months vacation today stated that he would take an active part In the Re- publican campaign. When asked for a statement concerning conditions in Panama Mir. Gudger said:
 There is nothing to conceal con corning affairs on the. isthmus. Every thing is moving on harmoniously. The little misunderstanding of a month ago has been amicably settled and re- lations between the Republican Panama and the United States officials on the isthmus are now most cordial"
 Mir. Gudger further stated that every effort was being made to stamp out disease on the isthmus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
Posse. Pursue Neero.

Jacksonville, Fla. Sept. S-wash Bradley. negro. shot and mortaliy wounded Mrs. N. B. Barrow yesterday. Mrs. Barrow died this afternoon. Brad- ley has not been, captured. Several posses are searching for him. Ex- eitement is intense and if he is caught he may he lynched.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
Watson shuns the Taslk.

Glasgow, Sept. 3.-George L. Watson. the yacht designer. has positively de- cided not to design a new challenger for Americas cup. giving III health as the cause
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
WILL SUPPLY THE MEAT.
Public VIII Be Cared for Despite Ex
 tension of Strike

Chicago. Sept. 3.-Membars of the Association of Meat Dealers met to- night to discuss the stand taken by the stock yards strikers in endeavor-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-04
CARNAGE STILL GOES ON.

Contendfng Armies Engaged Around
 LiaOyang Sunday Morning. Tokio, Sept 3.-(4:10 a. mD-Fight- ing in the vicinity of Liaoyang is con tinuing today.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

now on view at the Museum of APP
piled Arts at Berlin, and the fifty
masterpieces that compose it are not
only a perfect guide to the history of
the goldsmith's art in Germany, but
offer undeniable proof of the wealth
and culture of the people in the Mid
die Ages. For the originals of at least
half of the magnificent ewers, beakers
and cups here brought together are to
be found in the municipal treasures
of such almost forgotten towns as
Lueneburg, Cassel, Erfurt and Moe1in.
as well as among the crown collec-
lions of Prussia, Wurtemberg and
SaXony.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
NUT WAS A BOOMERANG.
Object Lesson Intended for Congre-
cation Had Effect Upon Minister.

John Spencer Bassett of Trinity
college, N. c., in a recent lecture
scored religious intolerance. He be-
gan in this way:
81 was born in Tarboro and in Tar
boro in my bodhood 1 went to church
every Sunday. l shall never forget
an object lesson that a clergyman i'm
pressed on me there. He arose one
Sunday evening in the fall with a
fresh, green walnut in his hand. He
held the walnut up SO that we could
all see it and said:
dearly beloved, with this walnut
I am going to give you an object les
son. See me now remove the nuts
rind- This rind is soft, dirty, useless.
prOfltleSS- 1t is like the - church.
Now 1 come to the shell. 1t is a
hard, strong shell, difficult thing to
crack, but there is no taste to it;
there is no nourishment in it; it is
valueless, thing to be thrown away.
This shell, my friends, is like the -
church. And finally breaking the
shell we come to the kernel, which is
like our own church. =
"At this point the clergyman took
out the kernel and found it rotten. He
REDEEMED, coughed and pronounced
the benediction. and 1 understand
that he was after that day liberal in
all his views
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

her. 'Marse Bob" however, barred
the way.
'.See here, what became of those
oysters I had sent here yesterday"
Il amt seed no oysters" sullenly.
Il wouldn't have cared about the
oysters If the pail had been left Now
1 must pay for both and I didn't get
either"
Ems face frightened. 'Is dat all,
Marse Bob? Jest wait a mint an
III get de pail" And she started out
again. forgetful of her statement of a
moment previous, in her eagerness to
escape persecution
-Marse Bob was beginning to en-
joy hearty laugh over the encounter
when he was startled by a piercing
shrek in Ems shrin voice: "Marse
Bob! Marse Bob. come quick!"
He rushed out and saw sight
which almost turned his blood to ice
A large bulldog had sprung upon
little Marse Bob who had wandered
out unattended, in pursuit of his IA
ther Before he could collect his
thoughts EN- had turned the dogs ire
upon herself, fighting against over
whelming odds. Several other men
came running to her aid, but too late.
The child was rescued and placed
in his fathers arms, uninjured; but for
En-, aid came too late. She had re-
ceived fatal injuries before the dog
could be dispatched. Tenderly the
men carried her into the room which
she had left only a few moments be-
fore, in a rage. She had forgotten all
that in her unselfish effort to aid an
other. "Marse Bob" was standing
over her, his eyes overlooking with
tears, trying to thank her, and beg
ging forgiveness for the pain he had
caused her. Family and brokenly she
spoke:
''Marse Bob-de-voodoo-m
-de-dog-" Then, as she sank lower:
"Poor-Em-neb-bah bah" AS the pain
left her body the wonted smile spread
over her face.
In the town cemetery there is a
carefully-kept grave, marked simply:
"EM-A LADY,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
pietetie Requirements.

1t has been laid down as a physfo-
logical rule that the requirements of
adult diet depend not on the weight
of the eater, but on the extent of his
bodily surface. An infant may weigh
one-eighteenth as much as a grown
man, but its surface is more than
one-seventh as great As the first re
quirement of the infants food is to
replace the heat that is continually
being lost by radiation from all parts
of the body, the latter friction deter
mines the needed proportion of nour-
ishment rather than the former. But
in the case of a growing child food
is also needed to supply the increase
of the bodily weight. In all an in
fant's ration may be five times as
much as would be estimated from its
actual weight alone.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
E Nj s w "A Y
BY ROGER BUCKLEY DEvILBISS.
Copyrighted, 6y Publishing Company

"Mawnin', Marse Bob, yo'se most
too airly. Use jest dis mint put de
fnishin teeches on dis office; yo'
cut'enly do muss up de foo pow fully.
l allus does dis las case it allus takes
de mos
"Too early for what, EN-? You
haven't found anything to tickle your
fancy this morning, 1 suppose" in
sinuatingly.
"Lawd, Marse Bob, yo needn't do
no s'posin' Use a lady, is. l nebbah
did teetch nuthin' dat didn't b'lon' t
me-" A guilty conscience needs no
accuser; the insinuation was too ia
miliar to be misunderstood.
If there was one thing upon which
EN- prided herself it was her belief
that she was lady. A typical
Southern darby of the 'befo' de wah"
type, of uncertain age, short, over
stout, she would waddle along for all
the world like a duck, but with an
inimitable dignity which she alone
could assume.
Il amt one of dem no-'count mig
gers what amt had no raisin','' she
boosted. -'Dey's allus gittin' der
seles in trubbel with white folks,
case dey amt got no manners. Use
got raisin' and manners, and white
folks r'spec' me, dey do
But Ems besetting sin was an I'M
comfortable impulse to appropriate her
neighbours property, simply because
she believed she possessed a suzerain's
right over everybody and everything.
GarrulOus to an extreme, with a
ready answer for everybody, she was
permitted more liberties than would
be tolerated in another of her race.
"How's Mis- Lu' an lille Marse Bob
dis mawnin'?" she asked her face
broadening into it's accustomed grin.
She was too shrewd to let the CONVEX
sation follow it's former drift Las
night 1 took her some of de bestest
biskets dat yo' cher ct. Did Mis- Luz
glib yo' one?" Significantly. En- had a
way of atoning for past offenses with
choice creation of her culinary art, but
now she was bent upon revenging her
wounded dignity.
SHAW, They weren't fit for dog to
eat | might use them to"
'Yo'se lynn now, Marse Bob. Dey
sho' wus good. Use a born cook, 1 is,
so; she wouldn't glib yo' one case dey
wus too good to waste on a no-count
lawyer" Ems eyes beamed satisfac-
ton. She was evening scores to her
own liking.
TO poison my bulldogs, if they re-
fuse to make friends with my neigh
bors, when they visit my wood-pile at
night he continued, cautiously, with
out looking up from his papers.
Great Scot! Marse Bob, yo' mos
scairt me to DEATH shootin' like dat
Yo' mighter killed me-" falling blindly
into the trap.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23

the voodoo man." looking her sQuarely
in the eye. En- never quailed; lying
was fine art with her.
de hants KEEP a pesterin' me in
my sleep, an tellin' me dat de VOC
doc man was gwyin' to steal me, so
dat 1 rasseled in pray'r all night, and
de spirit say dat if 1 make fren's with
a bulldog, de voodoo man will take de
dog insted."
you don't mean to tell me that you
pray, do your
''Yas, Marse Bob, deed 1 does. Use
a 'sistent church membah, 1 is.
prays an reads de bible cherry night %
firmly, as a vindication of herself.
Don't the bible teach you not to
steal?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23


DE bible say all men are liars, so
dere, now, Marse Bob, yo' knows
what yo' is" ignoring his question.
The way in which she said this was
almost too much for her tormentor,
but with a mighty effort he began:
well, tonight l want you to pray
like this: o Lawd, help En- to know
the difference tween a five-dollar bill
in Mis- Sally's pocket and hers. If
eber she takes another send the VOC
doo-'
Ems eyes flashed. Deed, Marse
Bob, nebbah teeched no fib-dollar
bill. Yo'se tryin' t torment poo EN-.
Use homes, deed 1 is. Use lady an
a church membah.''
THAT won't do here. You can't
hoodwink me. You are a thief and
must go to
q amt hoodooin' yo Mis- Sally
nebbah sed I wus a thief" uneasi1y.
Use knowed Mis- Sally eber sense she
wus a teeny baby, and Mis- Sally allus
sed what was hern wus mine, cause
she most b'lon' t. me. 'Tain't steal
in t take what's your'n, is it, Marse
Bob?" speaking rapidly, but with in
creasing assurance.
81 am afraid it is
"Yo' needn't be aired, Marse Bob,
rs privileged puson."
Il am afraid that you must go to
jail for this and also for stealing my
umbrella
"'Deed 1 didn't know dat wus
your'n. l thought some of you eli
ents jest drapped it, anxiously inter
rupting him.
China plates, watch chain, sack of
flour, coal, chairs, shoes"
"Marse Bob, nebbah took no shoes
case 1 wears de ones de Lawd glib me
an dey nebbah wears out" eagerly.
En- plainly showed that she was
very uneasy. "Marse Bob's" manner
was not at all reassuring. Usually he
joked with her, but now he appeared
to be thoroughly in earnest. To avoid
further embarrassment she picked up
her broom and started to leave the
room, but was stopped by 'tMarse
Bob"
The people of this town are tired
OF your conduct Now you must go to
jail until you learn to know what is
rightfully yours he said solemnly
En- looked at him sharply a moment,
and then burst out: "Marse Bob. Use
a lady; yo's been 'sultin' me jest case
yo' is a lawyer 1 knowed yo' when
yo' wus a teeny baby, an 1 knowed
you paw an NAV befo' yo' Yo' wus
a good boy, only yo' wus tricky, Marse
Bob, yo'd be gem man if yo' wasn't
Z lawyer"
With that she turned and started
out in perfect indignation over such
insulting treatment She was thor.
| oughly angry. something unusual for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-01-23
FIRST PICTURE OF BOSTON

street church, erected in 1871.
Although the so-ca1led Prices view
of Boston was published few years
after this one, yet the Carwitham
view remained the popular one as late
as 1900. In fact the specimens now
preserved belong to an edition print
ed from the plate as late as 1873, in
response to a desire among the people
of England to know something in re-
gard to the appearance of the place
that gave birth to the revolution. 1t
is inscribed, "a Southeast View of the
City OF Boston, in North America"