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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
FIGHTING HIS WAY OUT

and the practical control of two lines
of railway. The Kinchou-Sinmintin
line, tapping rich Chinese territory,
stops little short of Mukden, with
which it is connected by a good wagon
road. The report of the prospective
evacuation of Mukden, if well founded,
would indicate that the Gripping eff
feet of the Lao Yang fight on Kuro-
patkin's army is more serious than has
as yet been intimated-
Retreating COluDm Is Miles Long.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 6-3:08 p. M
Apparently the war office is not great
ly disturbed by fear that Field Mar
shall Oyama will cut off General kur-
opatkin before he reaches Mukden. Ac-
cording to the latest advices the Rus
sian retreat is being effected in good or
der The heads of transport trains pass
ed through Mukden yesterday at noon
and the fact that the baggage trains
continued on their way northward or
Mukden. the war office explains, does
not mean that Kuropatkin is bound
further north at this time, but is sim
ply natural precautionary measure,
even If he intended to hold Mukden, the
Russian formation during the opera
tions of an army locating the baggage
train II miles and the ambulance corps
four miles in the rear of the main body
of troops.
The news from the front indicates
that Oyama, having failed to surround
Kuropatkin at Lao Yang, is pressing
kuropatkin'S rear with all the power
of his tired troops, while hurrying for
ward a column which crossed the Taitze
river at BenSihu, 80 miles northeast of
Lao Yang and five miles due east of
Yentai station, in the hope of cutting
the Russian line of retreat below Muk-
den.
This column may consist of fresh
troops in light marching order. The
Bensihu road joins the main road from
Yentai where the latter is intersected
by the Hun river. three miles below
Mukden- Once this point is passed
Kuropatkins army will have the Hun
river between it and Oyama. The only
is due TO the possibility that
Japanese light draft gunboats, which,
according to reports are coming up
from New Chwang. might suddenly
make their appearance, the river being
navigable to this point.
As kurOpatkin was just north of
Yentai when the heads of t. port en-
tered Mukden yesterday. ii is evident
that the retreating column is over 15
miles long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
OYANIA'S REPORT.
He Reviews the Fighting Back to
August "a.

Toxic, Sept 6.-S p m.-An ex-
tended report from Field Marshal
Oyama, the japanese commander-in-
chief of the field, was received in
Toxic today and made public tonight
1t is largely devoted to review of the
fighting which took place between
August "a and September 4. The an
nouncement that the Russians will re-
tain possession of the Yentai collier
les indicates strong probability of a
battle there. Yentai is the only coll
liery in northern Manchuria and its
possession is of vital Importance to
the Russians in connection with the
operation of the railroad. Field Mar
shal Oyama reports that a portion of
the Russian troops hold Yingshiuissu,
south of Yentai, and that General
kurokfs right is in close touch with
the Russians 1t announces also that
the left and center Japanese armies
under the command respectively of
Generals Oku and Nodzu have halted
on the left bank of the Taitse river
and that it his intention to dispatch a
portion of them to occupy the heights
north of Muchang and along the rail-
road.
General Kuropatkin burned all the
railroad bridges over the Taitse river.
The report says that the exact numb ber
of Japanese losses since August % is
not known at present, but that the cas-
ualty lists are being compiled. The field
marshal predicts that the losses will
prove heavy.
The report does not mention the num-
Der of guns taken, but it is known that
sixteen guns were captured at Anping
and Anshanshan. and earlier exports
mentioned the capture and use against
the railroad station at Lao Yang of
certain ten centimeter canet guns.
Field Marshal Oyama says also that
In spite of continuous attacks for 10
days against an enemy occupying semi
permanent fortifcations and the heavy
resultant sacrifice. that the spirit of de-
votion and determination of the Jap
anese troops is excellent General Kuro-
patkin, according to the report, contin-
ued to receive reinforcements until Au-
gust 13 and his final strength consist
ed of at least II full divisions.
The losses sustained by the Russians
are not known to the Japanese field
force.
General Kuroki encountered desperate
opposition in the battle on the heights
to the west of Heiyingtai. where he
fought continuously and fiercely for
four days before he succeeded in dis
lodging the Russians.
1t is manifest that the stubbornness
OF the Russian defense at Heiyingtai
saved the Russian line of retreat and
averted an overwhelming disaster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
co BACK TO WORK
Over a Thousand Strikers Apply
for Old Places
And Are Taken on at the Pack
ing Houses.
WILL GO TO A VOTE.
Allied Trades Council Decides
to Submit the Terms
For the Approval of Unions En-
gagged i'm the Strike.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-The Allied Trades
Council decided today to submit to the
unions the proposition for settlement of
the stock yards strike.
The beginning of the end of the stock
yards strike came early this morning
when. according to the packers, more
than 1000 of the strikers applied for
their old jobs and were taken back. Men
began to seek work a few hours before
the time set for meeting of the allied
trades conference board which, repre-
senting % trades involved in the strike,
was, as seemed to be the general i'm
preston, to consider the question of
submitting to the unions whether the
strike should be called off or not. There
was talk among the strikers at the
yards about terms of settlement" Off
cials of the packing companies, how
ever, declared that no terms of settle
ment had been reached, that strikers
applying for their old places would be
reinstated without discrimination, but
no agreement would be made with the
union Meetings of all local unions in
volved had been called for today to near
the result of the deliberations of the
allied trades board. But many of the
men who have been idle for eight weeks
feared to await their action. So it was
that a thousand applied for work. Ex-
pecting all would be ordered by their
unions to go back tomorrow they went
today to make sure of their places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
LIGHT ON BONDS.
FalIacies OF Defense of Board
Shown Up.
An Interesting Comparison of
the County Valuation.
AN UNJUST INCREASE.
Must Pay on Same Basis as in
Boom Days.
Property Is Not as Valuable as
in Other Counties.
How the County Is Loaded
Down With Debt.

The members of the state board fund
commission in their explanation OF
the Comanche county bond deal. make
desperate attempt to prove two
points: First, that the extraordinary
and arbitrary increase of the assessed
valuation Of Comanche county from
S632,553 to $1,O41.7 III. by the state board
of equalization was justifabIe, and sec
ond. that the Comanche county bonds
are a safe investment.
The figures given by the school fund
commissioners will not bear close scru-
tiny Their comparison of Comanche
with the surrounding counties is ex-
tremely lame and unfortunate for their
side of the controversy.
In the first place Messrs. Coleman.
Burrow and Dayhoff give a table of the
assessed valuations of Comanche coun-
ty, beginning with 1891, down to the
present time. This table is as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
A HOT CONTEST.
Usage City and Scranton Meet on Bur-
lingame Diamond.

Burlingame, Kans., Sept. 6.-Osage
City and Scranton played on the
grounds of the Athletic association
here Monday for a purse of twenty
dollars for the winner and expenses
to the losers put UP by the association.
A game that would be a credit to
any of the Missouri Valley league
teams was played up to the ninth in
ming, when Usage City lost their
heads and also the game. At the end
of the third ipning there had not been
a score made by either side; at the
end of the eighth inning the score
stood to in favor of Scranton. In
the first half of the ninth inning a
combination of bad errors allowed
Scranton to score 6 runs and Usage
was then shut out on the final half.
Batteries-Osage City, Hockenson &
Mitchell; Scranton, Dryden & Roe.
Score, 9 to 2 in favor of Scranton.
Umpire, Stahl-
A second game was then played by
Peterton and Burlingame's second
nine which resulted in a score of 13
to II in favor of Peterton.
Burlingame has lately formed an
Athletic association, acquired a tract
of ground for baseball park, graded
it, erected a nice grand stand, and is
fencing it in with a substantial board
fence. Their receipts with a 15-cent
admission and 10 cents for a seat in
$50. This park shows the enterpris-
ing disposition of the people of Bur-
nngame and is a feature of which the
town may be proud.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
OKLAHOMA DAY.
Brought $4,000 Citizens of the Terri
tory to st. Louis.

ST. Louis Sept. 6.-Oklahoma day
was celebrated by $4,000 citizens of
that territory who had come espe-
cialIy for the occasion. The celebra-
ton began with a free distribution of
Oklahoma watermelons from the ter
ritory building. Music by the Chiloc-
Gee Indian band addresses by Cover
nor Ferguson of Oklahoma, President
Francis on behalf of the exposition
and Chief Pleasant Porter of the
Creek nation comprised the pro-
gramme carried out with the addition
of vocal and instrumental solos and
the reading of an original poem by
Freeman E. Miller. After these exer-
cises there was a parade to the Ter
race of States, where the statues of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory were
crowned by young women from both.
A luncheon to Governor and Mrs. Fer
guson followed.
The Iumbermen and members of the
Order of Woodmen continued their
celebration begun yesterday and the
Olympic swimming tournament was
held in Life Savers lake.
Thomas E. Watson of Georgia,
presidential nominee of the Peoples
party, called on President Francis,
who escorted him to the Louisiana
Purchase monument on the plaza of
ST. Louis, where he made an address.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
KIRMOFFrs LAST STORY.
Associated Press Correspondent Shot
Through the Lung.

Mukden. Sept. 6.-The following mes
sage describing the earlier events of
the Japanese attack on General Stakel-
burgs corps southwest of Lao Yang
August 80, was written on the battle
field by NJ. Kiriloff, one of the Associ-
ated Press Russian correspondents and
sent to Mukden for transmission, just
before the correspondent was shot
through the lungs:
This morning around Lao Yang
guns thundered increasingly. The
heights forming semi-circle around
the city were dotted with jets of flames
and little black and white clouds. The
spectacle was clearly visible from the
water tower of Lao Yang. The Rus
sian left alone was not engaged.
AT Z a. m. the correspondent rode to
the Russian center where the japanese
were concentrating in an attempt to
break through and climbed the neigh
boring heights following a detachment
been covering the battery commanded
by Pokotiloff, one of the heroes of
Kioulencheng. The Japanese, according
to custom. were shelling places where
they believed the Russian reserves were
located. Before the correspondent could
reach the battery he had to cross a
danger zone of one hundred and fifty
yards, projectileS falling and bursting
on it until the very ground seemed TO
quiver with wrath.
There was a touching scene when the
SkirmiSherS were reached. A Russian
soldier met a brother whom he had last
joyous greetings and a quick exchange
of news from home. Then each went his
way and settled down to the work of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
BROKE ALL RECORDS.
Attendance ut Worlds Fair on Labor
Day 2O7, 7,454.

St Louis, Mo-, Sept. 6.-AlI at
tendance records of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition were broken yes
terday, when 207,454 persons passed
through the gates. This number, it
is stated. exceeds the attendance on
Labor day at the Columbian expo
sition, when 1913, ,S5S visitors were reg
istered by the turnstiles. Fifteen
thousand members of military organi-
cations, the Woodmen, Lumbermen
and other bodies encamped on the fair
grounds are not included in the total
mentioned.
The Olympic swimming champion
ship races were continued today in
Life Savers lake. and because of the
well known champions from various
parts of the world participating, the
attendance was large. Three Olympic
championships were decided in to-
days contests fifty yard swim, 220
yard swim and swimming on back 200
yards. There were also a number of
handicap and minor championship
events on the program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
MINISTER OF LABOR.
Trades Union Congress Favors New
Cabinet Office.

Leeds, England, Sept. 6.-The trades
union congress decided at today's ses-
sion to send a delegate with a fra
ternal greeting to the international
neace congress to be held in Boston.
The congress also adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
THAT in the opinion of this con-
gress the time has arrived when a
minister of labor should be appointed,
with cabinet rank, to whom would
be entrusted the administration of la
Dor enactments and who would also
collect and use such information as
the various councils could supply in
relation to labor legislation abroad
and would be responsible for taking
the initiative on questions such as the
adoption of new machinery or in re-
spect to such action as the attempted
cornering of raw material, so neces-
sary to our industrial prosperity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
FOUR TICKETS.
Are Presented to Vermont Citizens at
Today's Election.

White River Junction, VT, Sept. 6.
Fair weather, the conditions consid-
cred most necessary to bring out the
large vote desired by all parties pre-
vailed throughout Vermont on this,
the day of the biennial state election.
The fact that the election was the first
to be held in an eastern state this
year gave it a national significance as
the disclosure of the prospective Re
publican strength in a way would be
viewed as prophetic of the situation
sues. The election today was to choose
state officers, two congressman. MEM
berS of the state senate and house of
representatives and various county
officers.
There were four tickets for state
officers voted for in today's election,
the Prohibition and Socialist parties
both having nominated a full set of
candidates. Charles ]. Bell, of Wal
den, is the Republican nominee for
governor and his Democrat opponent
is Eli Porter, of Wilmington. The
Prohibition candidate is Homer J.
Comings, of Berkshire, and the So
cialist nominee is Clarence E. Morse,
of Springfield.
The Democrats, Prohibitionists and
Socialists also have nominated candi-
dates for congressman. Reelection of
the present Republican congressman
Kittridge, Haskins of Brattleboro and
David J. Foster, of Burlington, was
felt to be assured.
The legislature to be elected today
will vote for United States senator at
the coming session. There is felt to
be no question that both branches will
be Republican and that Senator Proc
tor will be chosen for another term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
MORE CLEAR WEATHER.
That Is the Promise Given by Uncle
Sans Man.

The weather today is warmer than
it has been for many days.
The forecaster thinks that today s
clear weather will continue. The fore
cast for Kansas is, Fair tonight and
Wednesday,"
Today's corn and wheat region bull
letin says: ''Clear weather with
slightly higher temperature prevails
over Kansas and western Missouri
this morning, except in western Kan
sas where the temperature has fallen
slightly. No precipitation has occur
red in the district
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures reported for the "a hours
ending this morning at o'clock were
as follows:
Baker, S6-54; Dresden. SS-4S;
Fort Scott, $3.50; Macksville, $3.50;
Mcpherson, 1854; Manhattan, $3.50;
Usage City, S4-52; Russell, $3.50; Sc
dan, SO-52; Topeka, $3.50; Toronto,
S646; Wichita, .S4-56.
The wind at noon was west, blowing
II miles an hour. The hourly tenn
peratures recorded today by the gov
ernment thermometer were as fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
OSAGE COUNTY FAIR.
Every Race With From to 6 Horses
-E. w. Hoch to Speak.

Burlingame, Kas., Sept. 6.-The
Usage county fair will open here to-
morrow under the most promising cir
cumstances. Secretary Price states
that every stall on the grounds is oc-
cupied with harness and running
horses and that these horses are be-
ing cared for by outside parties Some
of the finest horses that have ever
attended any fair held in Usage county
are here and it is expected thai the
track records will be broken. Every
race has been filled with from eight
to ten horses, while the Burlingame
derby will have ten starters.
E. w. Hoch will speak on Thursday
afternoon. Taken all in all the fair
promises to be the most successful ever
held in the county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
saIina Is Celebrating,

SaIina, Kas., Sept 6.-The Banda
Rosa, Italy's red band, arrived here
Monday, for a weeks stay at Oakda1e
park. The band is brought here by
the local U. T. c., and the proceeds
are to be used in the erection of Con-
vention hall, which was started last
fall. All the railroads have made
special rates to Salina for this week
and large crowds are expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
OLD SCHOOL BAPTIsTs.
They Will Hold Their Annual Meeting
at Highland Park.

The Old School Baptists' association
will hold it's annual state meeting at
Highland park school house beginning
Friday, Sept. 9, and continuing over
Sunday Elder w. NJ. Smoot of Deco
guam, Va; Elder D. w. Cawdell. of
Fortville, Ind, and J. H. Hammons,
of Nebraska and Joel Hammons are
the speakers. A. D. Jones of Topeka
is the moderator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
100000 BARRELS.
Apple Crop in the United States a
Record Breaker.

New York. Sept. 6.-Reports of the
apple crop received here by large deal
erS indicate that the American yield
will be about 80 per cent larger than
last year and IA per cent above the
average for the last ten years. Some
dealers estimate the output at 70, 900, 900
barrels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
IN RACE FOR MUKDEN
Field Marshal Oyama Trying tC
Head Him OFF.
Attacking Army Is Within i A
Miles of the City.
LOSS OF MANCHURIA.
Result of Abandonment of Muk-
den Which Is Reported.

Fighting a continuous rear guard
action with the japanese who hang &c
his flank Kuropatkin continues to fall
back over roads made sodden by two
days heavy rain. The heads of mis- long
cOmnissary trains have passed through
AIukden and continue northward 1t is
reported that in spite of bad roads and
persistent attacks on the Russian rear,
the retreat is orderly. Details of the
fighting and the exact position of the
opposing armies are lacking. The Rus
sian general staff while admitting it mas
received no official advices since last
evening denies the report that Kuropat-
kin's rear guard has been annihilated.
From Toxic comes the official report
that the bulk of the Russian forces is
still at Yentai. Whether or not Kuro-
patl<in will make another stand at Muk-
den is not indicated in today's advices.
In st. Petersburg it is argued that the
fact that his Sommissary trains passed
on through Mukden does not indicate
that the Russian commander proposes
to evacuate the city without a struggle,
but only that they are taking up their
proper position in the rear guard.
Mukden. Sept. 6.-1:4O p. m.-The re-
treat of General Kuropatkin's army is
being carried out in good order, despite
the terrible condition of the roads, ren-
dered sodden by the rains which fell
yesterday and today. which mire the
numbering guns and heavy transport
trains. Long lines of commissariat
wagons, drawn by steaning mules,
horses and even bullocks are straining
their way north over the soaking, cut
up main road from Yentai Behind them
come long trains of artillery and back
of them still Kuropatkin's army The
Japanese are hanging on Kuropatkin's
fianks. keeping the Russians engaged
in a continuous rear guard action. The
progress of the retreating army has
been slow. owing to the necessity of
first getting through the baggage and
guns: but the heads of the commits
sariat trains already have passed
through Mukden and are continuing
their way towards the north.
The main japanese army is marching
up along the roads eastward of the
Russian lines of retreat. which con-
verge at AIukden. Another japanese
force is also heading for Mukden from
the westward, coming from the direc-
tion of the Lao river.
Marshal Oyama seems to be making
a race for Mukden. He evidently has
great superiority in numbers, especially
in artillery.
As this dispatch was filed the CORE
spondent of the Associated Press could
hear the booming of the Japanese can
non which are in play II miles from
Mukden-
The skies are black and the air is
sitting with the sense of suffocation,
which is felt here before a storm
breaks-strange harmony between the
elements and the menacing attitude of
the contending armies.
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Wedding win Be in Berlin.

Berlin. Sept. 6.-The wedding of
Crown Prince Frederick William and
the Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin will take place in Berlin.
where the visiting members of royal
families can be entertained better than
at the brides home. The marriage
will probably take place in the new
year.
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Dana to Hear Isenhart Case.

Judge Hazen has appointed A. w.
Dana Judge pro tenn to hear the con-
test over the will of the late S. B.
Isenhart.
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Weather Indicatinns.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Wednesday;
variable winds.
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Abandoning NIukden.

AOS ~AAGAACAA diA0 Ills SNdAA nave
her from Vladivostok.
Abandoning NIukden.
London. Sept. 6.-The Daily Mail
this morning prints a dispatch from
Sinmintin. dated September 5, giving
a report that General Kuropatkin' s
retreat has been cut off.
The dispatch goes on to say that the
Russian troops had advanced in strong
force to the southeast of Mukden as
far as Japing Hill to oppose any pos
sible attack in the direction of their
advance.
A Chinese official who arrived from
Mukden Sunday says that the Rus
sian troops are leaving for the north
that there are $4,000 men ten miles to
the east of the city, that the officers
and men have become disspirited and
that much sickness prevails.
Would Mean Loss of NIanchuria.
St. Petersburg. Sept. $3.50 a. m.
1t is impossible at this hour to OBJ
tain any authoritativeness regarding
the reported abandonment of Mukden
This is the first intimation that such
a course is in contemplation. If it
turns out to be true, it means the
abandonment of the whole of south
ern Manchuria and the winding up of
the present campaign. In fact
should Mukden be evacuated there
would be no point for wintering the
army of a quarter of a million with
its many wounded, short of Harbin.
On the other hand, the evacuation
OF Mukden would give Field Marshal
Oyama commodious winter quarters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
AIexien Reaches Harbin.

Harbin. Manchuria, Sept. 6.-vice-
roy Alexieff and his staff have arrived
her from Vladivostok.
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Continued on Page Six.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-06
What Land Is Worth.

Messrs. Coleman, Burrow and Dayhoff
also give comparisons between CO.
manche and the surrounding counties
on the assessed value per acre of real
estate. Here are these figures:
VALUE PER ACRE AS FIXED BY
III n D