New-York tribune., 1904-10-13
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER IS. 1904.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The battle north Of YeItai con-
finues. apparently without decisive results; dis
show that an engagement is going on along tEe
entire japanese front. with wide turning move
ment on the east. - Field Marshal Oyama
assumed the offensive on Tuesday, directing ms
attack against the main Russian force on both
sides Of the railway. - japanese arriving at
Che-FoO say that more heavy guns have been
emplaced ia the positions captured by the be-
siegers. and that the fortress and ships IN the
harbor suffering from the fire; reports Of re
cent japanese reVerseS are denied, and conn
dence is expressed il General Nogi's ability to
capture the stronghold - The British
steamer Fu-Ping, laden with munitions OF war,
was captured of Port Arthur; the japanese say
she was attempting run the blockade. -
The japanese government decided to float do
snestic loan of $40 O0OO0G - The resump-
tion OF work by the coal beavers at Marseilles
ended the dock workers strike. - Manuel
Quintana was inaugurated President OF Argen-
tina.
DOMEsTIC-Failure Of Oregon Short Line
stockholders to elect directors gave rise 10 the
belief that Hartman control Of Union Pacific had
passed 20 Gould-Rockefeller interests. 49,
The Panama Canal commissioners made a re-
port 10 the President, showing that they had
effected a saving of IS per cent in the cost of
excavations on the isthmus == President
Roosevelt held a conference on naval archi-
lecture with Sir William White, formerly chief
constructor Of the British navy. = Treasury.
figures for the first ten days of October show
substantial gains ia customs and internal reve-
nue. receipts. demonstrating the confidence Of
business men IN a continuance of Republican
X,
sentative Harrison and Attorney General Gun
neen spoke at Buffalo. -= Senator Fairbanks
ended his tour of Iowa with address at Dav-
enport. - Governor Bates Of Massachusetts
appointed Ex-Governor ". Murray Crane TO
succeed Senator Hoar. a Chicago COM
mission merchant testified that his business had
been injured because he would not pay ezorbi-
talt icing rates TO special people. -
The first fan of snow of the season was reported
at Saratoga. Albany ard Glens Falls.
CIrY.-Stocks closed weak and generally
lower. == The Kings County organization
held rousing mass meeting in Brooklyn, at
which nominees Of the State ticket spoke. ==
There was a conference Of Democratic State
committeeman and county chairInen with Cord
Never. - Talbot J. Taylor. son-in-law or
James R. keene witness at the O'Leary-
Northern Pacific hearing -= In the Vein
seimeT eXtortion trial. Essg the plumber. tes
titled 10 giving the accused man the S2,fOO.
So Two barges which had broken away were
saved by q tug; a third sank - A tenn
perance wave swept over the West Side dis
tTict, where poisoned liquor caused eighteen
deaths, and many were signing pledges. ==-
An East Side Tammany leader was arrested.
charged with selling Illegal naturalization
paper. = reception TO the members of
the International Peace Congress was held in
Cooper Union. - An explosion Of sewer gas
wrecked a barber shop. = -Four persons
were drowned OF Atlantic City in the gale.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Clearing. The temperature yesterday: High
est 81 degrees: lowest. II.