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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
HOW THE BETS ARE BEING
 MADE ON NEW YORK RESULT

1892 agree that the odds at this time In october. 1892. were 9 to 1 on Harrison.
 George Williamson has been authorized to offer $500 to s4OO that Herrick carries New York: 500 even that the republicans carry West Virginia. In New York to- day F. H. Brooks bet Wrenn Brothers 5000 to Sl6OO that HerriclS will be elected governor. The same firms were reported to have made smaller bets earlier in the day of 5000 to s7OO. taking the same sides. Fred H. Brooks today placed commis- sion with Sheffield & Mccullough of s2oot to $l600 that Herrie1 would carry Ne" York state. He also offered to bet S5Ot to $500 that New Jersey will go repub 1 lican.
 Charles H. Marshall offered to bet $200 l to $15OO that Roosevelt would carry New York state; also S10o0 even money thal Roosevelt will have plurality of 2000 fl l New York state.
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ecutive committee. Judge Parker spent nearly half an hour with Mir Taggart. MT. Sheehan came in just as Judge Par ker was leaving headquarters. The cam paign managers held a conference im- mediately after Jud e Parkers depar- ture.
 The conference held by the members of the executive committee, after Judge Parker had left was for the purpose of considering campaign matters. Chair man Taggart said that it was one of the meetings frequently held by the members of the executive committee for the pur- pose of discussing conditions and re- ports.
 During his visit to the headquarters Judge Parker pleasantly remarked:
 q hardly expected to see everybody hard at work so early in the morning. It looks good and Is very encouraging ]"
 "Oh." said Chairman Taggart, you can always find us hard at work. judge. We are all interested in doing everything possible to secure your election"
 Some time later, when asked if there was any news today, Chairman Taggart replied
 "We have had visit from the next President, which is about the most inter- esting event I know about"
 Esopus. N Y, October 1S.-Judge All ton B. Parker arrived here tonight He conferred with former Senator J. K. Jones of Arkansas. from New York to Weehawlxen on ferry boat.
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Washington, October 1s.-(speeial)- Here in Washington money Is freely of fered up town at ? to 1 on Roosevelt. and minor lots at to 1 and better. It is recalled that similar condition existed in 1892 which brought disappointment to a great many confident sports.
 George Williamson, the big broker of election betting. said today that he well remembers the betting of 1892. when Cleveland defeated Harrison. At a stage of the campaign approximating the pres ent time, the odds were to 1 on Harri- son, few days later they backed down to to 1, and in the last days of the cam paign were 10 to 8.
 Mike Seanlon said today that this sub ject has been under discussion within the past day or two and that some people who have reason to remember, as the burnt child does the firt, the betting in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
Rock Island Directors Meet.

Davenport, Ia, October 13.-The an. nual meeting of the stockholders of inc Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad company, held here today, was attended by Director R. R. Cable, president B. L. Winchell. Vice Presi. dent John F. Stevens, General Attor. ney F. M. Jackson and Secretary Treasurer George H. Crosby. The only business transacted was the reelection of four directors: William H. Moore, B. l.. Winchell, B. F. Yoakum and George c. McMurtry, for four years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
GREAT CROWD HEARS BRYAN.
Doors Are Closed an Hour Before the
 Speaker Arrives.

Fort Wayne. Ind. October 13-The crowd which greeted William J. Bryan at the political meeting in Princess rink tonight. which concluded the second day of the speakers tour of Indiana, was the largest ever assembled at a political demonstration in Fort Wayne. An hour before the torch-lght procession, which escorted the speaker and his party to the hall, arrived the doors were closed, so great was the pressure Tor admission.
 Previous to Mir Bryan's arrival speeches were made by Frank E. Herring of South Bend candidate for congress. and Danlal Simms of Lafayette.
 Henry Colerick of this city presided. ~~~~~~~~~~-~~~ -~~~~~-~~~-~-~~~-~~~S>~~~~ fContinued on Second Paael
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
FURY OF BOMBARDMENT
 INCREASES EVERY DAY

Signal Hill was shelled by Russian arr tillery, after which our companies drove off the Japanese, and reoccupied the po- sition.
 The Japanese are using explosives en- closed in boxes provided with Bickford fuses which they throw like hand gren- ades. Our garrison is successfully employ ing similar weapons.
 Our indefatigable heroic Second regi- ment Kondredgatko, is continually in- venting fresh means of striking the enc my The troops continue to show hero ism, the wounded returning to the ranks full of ardor."
 Under date of October ', General Stoes- sel reports as follows:
 ''The Japanese have organized fresh batteries to Lombard the inner fortress. One of these batteries is composed of H. inch motars. The bombardment is be- coming more violent every day The ene- my has received reinforcement of several battalions. The weather is cold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
INDICATIONS POINT TO
 VICTORY FOR THE LAPS

oklo, October 132 mt the re
 suits of the tremendous struggle which has waeed for the
 Mukden reaching TOXIC General kuropatkn whipped and sc caught while he beaten beforeshe could
 ability Japanese in p plying following their kuropkn may turn up on the Japanese onslaught but the against
 to Russian qht this disaster to the 
 followed intense interest its isolation forces telegram o Yang that the Russians have 100000
 guns number of Yang.
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St. Petersburg, October 1S.-General stoessel, commander of the Russian troops at Port Arthur, teegraphs that the Russians recently recaptured Signal Hill. He adds that the Japanese are bonn barding the interior of the fortress with new batteries, and that the lombard ment Is becoming more and more violent General Stoessels report to the czar, which is dated October B. Is as follows:
 'tThe Japanese have increased the num- Ter of their guns against the north front, commenced an approach against that sec tion of the fortress the night of October l., but were stopped by voleys. The Japa- nese then directed their attack on the ex- treme right flank. assailing Signal Hill, which is situated near the sea, and com- menced an attack from Siakhu Hill. Hav- ing repulsed our sharpshooters, the Japa- nese occupied Signal Hill. At day light
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
CHILD WAS KILLED
 BY NEGRO BUTCHER
THE BODY WAS DlsMEMBERED IN ORDER TO WORK A SPELL ON A JUDGE IN THE ISLAND OF ST. LUCIA.

Kingstown, Island of St. Vincent Octo- Der 13.-Police investigation of the mur- der of a white boy whose heart and dis membered hands were found in the house of an Obeah man megro sorcerer) in the Island of St Lucia, as related in dis patch to the Associated Press on October Il, has resulted in the arrest of a seem- ingly intelligent negro butcher and dis closure of barbarious superstition and Indebtedness that survives to a surpris- ing extent in the West Indies, the heri- tage of a savage ancestry.
 The child, 1t appears was the victim of the desire of the man now in custody, and who had been concerned in some lit- igation to work a spelf upon the judge of the supreme court, who was to try the case. To this end at the direction of the Obeah man, whom he consulted, the ne- gro decoyed the child to the house of the Obeah man in deserted estate in the ex- treme north part of St. Lucia, and there the child was murdered and his corpse dismembered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
NEGRO coNFESSEs
No Evidence to Connect James J. Mul-
 igan With MulIigan Poisoning.

Lexington, Ky October 13.-The grand jury reported today that it had been unable to find any evidence to connect James J. Mulligan with the attempted poisoning of the family of Judge James H. Mulligan.
 The jury reported after long and ex- haustive review of the case, in which all members ot the Mulligan family had testified. The grand jury then returned an inc ictment against Lewis Mitchell, the negro who confessed he placed poison in the food, on the charge of malicious attempt to poi son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
MUST WEAR CLOTHES.
Native FiIipinos Delighted at Wear Prospect of Going Home.

St. Louis, October 12.-The Samal and Lanao Moro village in the Philip nine section of the worlds fair is the scene of great excitement, occasloneu by the presence of tailor and cop Lier. who are taking measurements for suits and shoes which are to De worn by the natives on their return to their native homes.
 The orders for suits and shoes nave filled the Moro heart with delight, as it means the time when they can de- mart for home is nearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
CHILDREN ARE INJURED.
Gasoline Burser Explodes While They
 Are Looking at It.

San Francisco, October 13.-Nine children were seriously burned in the explosion cl gasoline burner, which had caught fire in a restaurant and had been thrown out on the side walk. All the children who happened to be in the vicinity hurried 10 tEe scene to watch the excitement.
 There was circle of perhaps twenty gathered around the blazing burner when it exploded with a report like q cannon shot. Children fell in all di- rections, lay squirming and moaning on the sidewalk or ran away wringing their hands and shrleking for help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
pueIlsts KlII Outsiders.

Memphis, Tenn, october 13.-A spe- cial to the Commercial-Appeal from Eupora, Miss, says that in duel fought at close range between James Stalling and Dixie Beard, at Colooga. near Eupora, Mrs. Beard has been in stantly killed. Stallings was fatally wounded, 1ying later Beard and his young child were slightly hurt. The cause of the trouble is unknown. De ts-ils are meagre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
TALLADEGA SCHOOL
 RECEIVES S1OO,ooO
Wealthy Iowa PhiIanthropist Leaves Large Sums to Various Edu-
 cationaI institutions.

Des Moines, la, October 13.-More than ssO0 GOO was given to various public chari- ties. schools and churches by the late James Callahan of Des Moines, whose will was opened and read this afternoon.
 At the head of the list is the Talladega college, at Talladega, Ala, which receives slOO 00O Other bequests were: Iowa Hu- mane society for the Home for Drunk ards Wives, s50,OOO; Iowa Equal suf- frage association, 5000; Home for Aged Negroes, Des Moines. $500; American Peace society, Boston, $1O,0OO; National Temperance and Publication house, Bos- ton Sl0OO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
CHANGES IN FRISCO.
Hammond Will Have Charge of All Lines East of Mississippi River.

St. Louis, October 13.-In circular issued from the headquarters of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company, in this city, today, it is learned that Second Vice President R. R. Hammond, whose office is in St. Louis, will be transferred to Chicago, where he will have charge of all Frisco lines east of the Mississippi river.
 General Manager c. R. Gray will have charge ol the Frisco lines west of the river, and his headquarters will continue to be in St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
In Excellent Spirits.

General Kuropatkin's Headquarters at the Front, October il, via Mukden, Octo- Der 12 Morning).-Nemirovich Danchenko, a Russian war correspondent, telegraphs as follows to the Associated Press: The third day of our advance broke with a pelting rain and the temperature close to the freezing point Later in the day the sky cleared and the sun revealed the ranks of our advance guard extend- ing as far as the eye could reach east and west, while behind lay close columns of reserves. Every one was in excellent spirits. The forward movement had put fresh fire into the men. The regiments that suffered so severely at Liao Yang had been rejuvenated past recognition. while the new troops that have arrived from Russia had but on theme Port Arthur" We must get there in time to deliver it. was heard on every side. Gen. eral Kuropatkin's order to advance had aroused the greatest enthusiasm every where.
 We left Mukden on October 6. The -~--~~~-~-----~--
 (Confjnued m Second Paoe.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
Have Paid 1893 Claims.

Washington, October 13.-(special.)-The quartermaster generals office has paid 1893 claims under the confederate horse bill, amounting to s16Os26, of these three hundred were paid during September. and October. The totz. appropriation is s225,- 900 and 1t will likely not be sufficient to meet all the claims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
Immense Rally is Given in
 Wheeling, W. Va
GREAT 7HRONG HEARS BRYAN
Senator Fairbanks Finishes Ills West ern Trip With a Short Speech In chicago-Speaker Cannon
 Makes an Address.


. Wheeling, w. Va, October 13.- < . Mr. Davis is sanguine tonight of the | . aid of the West Virginia corporate < . interests in his crusade against the I . republican tax law. This law re- <
 = qulres from corporations q state- I
 . ment of property made under oath, 1
 . with penalty attached for perjury, < . all of which Is declared very dis < . tasteful to corporations. MT. Davis I . was assured today by representa- { ' tives of the coal and oil, and cer- { . tain railroad interests, this was the I . case, and he might count on their { . support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
PRACTICAL JOKE
 ENDS SERIOUSLY
YOUNG COUPLE JoKINGLY INTRO pucED THEMSELVES AS MAN AND WIFE ON 1sHlPRoAR0 AND THEN COULD NOT LAND.

Washington, October 13.-A bit of de- ception, apparently perfectly innocent, practiced by a young English couple on the steamship Westernland, which ar rived in Philadelphia last Sunday, in- volved the participants in serious diffi- culty. Miss Mary Stanton, accompanied by her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs John Fay of this county, friend Of the party, Hugh Stanton, were passengers on the Westernland.
 In order that the party might not be separated on shipboard Miss Stanton ana Hugh Stanton represented themselves as husband and wife. On the voyage Fay and Stanton occupied the same state- room, while the two women occupied an- other
 At Philadelphia the immigration of fcias heard of the deception that had been practiced and refused to permit Stanton and Miss Stanton to land, unless they should agree to be married. As both were engaged to be married, Miss Stanton to a young man who was to meet her in this country. and stanton another girl they refused to accede to tLe propositio.
 Miss Stanton appealed from the decis- ion of the Philadelphia officials to the immigration authorities of the department of commerce and labor. The case was de- cided late this evening, Miss Stanton be- ing permitted to land Curiously enough Stanton made no appeal to Washington' but the probability Is that acting on the precedent afforded by Miss Stanton's case he also will be permitted to land oy the Philadelphia officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
Fighting Is Most Desperate.

According to reports and my own ob- servation the fighting was desperate. We repulsed numerous Japanese attacks, and ourselves assumed the offensive. The heroic defence of It's advance position by the Tomsk regiment, is especially deserv- ing of mention.
 right flank re-captured at the point of the bayonet the village which had been los. the pervious evening. On the left flank. severe fighting for the possession of pass has been continued. Our troops scaled almost inaccessible rocks, and held their ground for two days, gradually ap- preaching the enemy
 "I have not yet received a report of tcday's fight on .ne left wing. Under the conditions of the lighting, the losses are necessarily considerable. have or dered that the positions we now hold be stubbornly defended to morrow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14

 yesterday and today the advance troops were reinforced from the principal posi- tions, and that this afternoon the right wing was ordered to fall back on the main position, and that at about D. m. the center also was obliged to fall back The report does not mention the fighting on the left wing.
 The full text of General Kuropatkn's 2 report. which is dated October IS, follows:
 Last night and throughout today the Manchurian army was engaged in a fierce fight The Japanese concentrated a great force against our dispositions on the center and the right wing. We carried on the fight from advanced positions, and it became necessary to support these ad- vance guards from the main position. The right wing held it's advance position, and only at nightfall, under my orders, re- tired to the principal position. In the cen ter the troops were forced to retire from the advance to the main position about 2 ID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
Assaults Are Ferocious.
Iwo Winos EalI Back

St. Petersburg, October 13.-General Ku- ropatkin reports that during the fighting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14
Cannot Continue indefinitely.

..It is impossible" continued Baron Hayashi, ito think that this war un- sought for by the population Of either 1i the two countries involved, can be al lowed to continue indefinitely lnterVeh- ton in some shape or form must event ually occur. At the moment RUSSIA ulea l,.' ,a any one suggesting it, because therein Is involved q confession of defeat Shouid Port Arthur fall I think 1t would pc differentn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14

1t would lnVOlVe the capture ol beiiSihu' thus opening up the road to Liao Yang. According to the belief of the general
 staff, General Rennenkampff had not pen | etrated as far as the Taitse river, but he | is cooperating in the attempt to capture Bensihu.
 Word From Port Arthur. In the midst of the anxiety and sus-
 pense involved in the great fight south
 of Mukden. comes also the first word in
 many days from the defenders at Port | Arthur While General StoessePs report | of the condition of affairs at Port Arthur | is no later than October :. 1t shows that | the garrison at that time was in unim- | paired spirits, making a heronc defense
 against a series of most bitter assaults,
 perhaps the worst in the history or l sieges.
 The closeness of the fighting and the | deadly character of the attacks, and 1 counter attacks, are shown by the fact | that the Japanese after a bloody cap | ture of the important Signal Hill sta- | tion were unable to hold the position Tn l the face of the fire from the fortress. | The repeated failure of the Japanese to | hold footing once gained in the circle l of inner forts, is received with considera- | ble satisfaction, and as indicating the
 skill with which the defenses of Port Arthur were arranged, the main line of l forts supporting each other so as .o rem ] der one position almost certainly untena-
 ble. even if temporarily captured by an | enemy.
 Assaults Are Ferocious. | But the reckless ferocity of the assaults | by an overwhelming force of Japanese | make it certain that Port Arthur can | only be held by an immense expenditure | of ammunition, and it is becoming a. seri- | ous question with the authorities how
 long even the great supply known to ex- | ist in the fortress, can last in the face | of the Japanese attacks. The most seri- ous feature of General Stoessels report | from tragetical point of view, is the l fact that the Japanese have got nor | tar battery in position to bear on the | inner fortress.
 | Emperor Nicholas held council of war | today at which 1t Is believed the appoint
 ment of General Kuropatkin to the post | of commander-in-chef of the forces in | Manchuria was decided on.
 | The Baltic squadron will leave Libau | tonight for a short cruise. TWo Nuinoe Eall Rack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-14

tcontinued on Second Psss.)
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-10
Concluded Next Week
A LINCOLN PARDON,
Commissioner Wares Interesting Rel


Commissioner Wares Interesting Relic
of the Civil War.
Kansas City Journal: United States
Pension Commissioner T. L. Ware, who
is in Topeka, brought with him an inter
esting relic of Abraham Lincoln and the
civil war. 1t IS in the form of a pardon
issued by President Lincoln to one David
Levy a desertcr from the federal army,
ana the story of ii goes as follows
In the summer OF 1864 David Levy, q
private soldier, was sent TO one of the
army hospitals While suffering from some
small ailment, which, however, was SUI
iicient to incapacitate him for duty. one
day he disappeared from the hospital. 1t
was found later that he had deserted and
gone home, his later explanation being
that he thought he could recover his
health quicker if he was among his own
people. In due time he was apprehended
by the military authorities and returned
to the front, going by way of Washing ton.
While in Washington under guard ana
awaiting trial for desertion he managed to
bring his case to the attention of Pres-
dent Lincoln. The president sent for him,
heard his story, and closed the incident by
giving him pardon, and from here the
story Skips some thrty-eght years.
In December last the pension department
received an application for a pension from
David Levy. In looking I'D the records in
the adjutant generals office ii was dis
covered that David Levy was carried with
the word deserter' opposite his name He
was informed by the pension officials ti1nt
pensions were not for desertcrs He re-
piled that it was true that he had been Il
descrter but that he had been pardoned nv
the president and had served faithfully m
til the end of the war. The pension an
thorities answered in turn that if he had
a pardon he must produce IT. ms Tho roc
ords bore no evidence OF the existence of
such a document And thurnrnon a,,,,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-10
DOCTOR ADVOCATED OPERATION
PE-RU-NA MADE KNIFE UNNECESSARY.
\ IRIS. EVA BApTuo. 1aa East lot

\ II RS. EVA BAETHO, 1873 East 10Th
INl St, New York City, n. y. writes
Il suffered for three years with
lcucorihea and liberation of the womb.
The doctor advocated an operation which
l dreaded very much. and strongly OBJ
jected to go under it. Now | am n
changed woman. Peruna cured me; it
tool; niie bottles. but felt so much inn
proved kept taking it, as | dreaded ail
operation so much. | am to-day in per-
feet health and have not felt so we'll for
fifteen years.'-Mrs. Eva Bartho.
Mrs. Senator Roach, of Lari-
more, N. OAK; Mrs. Senator War
rem, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; BeIva
Lockwood and Mrs. General Long
street, of Washington, D. c., are
among the prominent ladies who
indorse Peruna.
Miss Helen Rolof, Kaukauna, Wis.
| writes:
Several times during the past two
years or more my system has been
| greatly in need of tonic. and ut those
| times Peruna has been of great help il
building up the system, restoring my
| appetite and securing restful slecp''-
| Helen Rolof.
Miss Muricl Armitage, sc Greenwood
Ave. Detroit. Mich, District Organizer
of the Royal Templars of Temperance
writes as follows:
Il suffered for five years with uterine
Irregularities. which brought on hys
| terra and made me a physical wreck
tried doctors from the different schools
| of medicine, but without any perccptiblt
| change in my condition. In my despair
| | called on an old nurse, who advised
| me to try PcrUna, and promised root
results if l would persist and take il
regularly. | kept this up for six months
and steadily gained strength and health
and when ! had used fifteen bottles
considered myself entirely cured. an
a grateful, happy woman to-day.
Muricl Armitagc.
Miss Lucy Nj. Riley, 33 Davenport ST.
Cleveland. Ohio, writes:
II wish to add my Endorsement t,
| thousands OF other women who hav,
been cured through the use of rer,la
suffered for five years with sever,
backache, and when weary or worried