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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
STREWN WITH CORPSES
Terrific Fight With Bayonst at Budd'
hist Temple.
BOTH SIDES LOSE MANY MEN.
After japanese Force Takes the Position
the Russian Artillery Sweeps the Hill
ten. LInevitch Arrives at Mukden 10 AS
sumo Command Of the Siberian Corps
Kuropatkin Has Reinforcements.

Mukden (By Cable).-The Japanese
assumed the offensive on October ~
at Yansintun, halfway between Bent
siaputze and Fengtiapu, on the Muk-
den road. The whole day was passed
by the artillery in preparation for
bombardment of the Russian positions.
Toward evening a whole regiment
moved out to capture the hill, on
which is a Buddhist temple, mile
south of Yansintun. The temple was
held by Russian battalion with two
machine guns.
A fierce fight with cold steel strew-
ed the summit of the hill with corpses.
The Russians were outnumbered, their
machine guns. were dismantled and
they were compelled to fall back upon
their main positions, carrying with
them the barrels OF their machine
guns.
The Russian artillery then swept the
hill with such hail of projectiles that
the Japanese were unable to remain
there. Heavy losses were inflicted
on both sides.
At daybreak the Russian guns on
Lone Tree Hill began Smelling the
villages to the south, where the Japa-
nese were noticeably active. Similar
activity was remarked along the whole
front.
A detachment of the Russian west
er,, column ,,rdar Colonel Cieccer On
the night of October 26 attacked a
couple of villages lying few miles
south of Sinchinpu. RussiaE mortar
batteries had previously shelled them
throughout the whole day. Neverthe-
less, the Japanese offered a desperate
resistance, and it was only after de-
termined bayonet charge that the as
sailants cleared the villages, the name
of one of which is not given and the
other of which is known as Hanlinpu.
A tour of the hospitals i'll Mukden
shows that the accommodations tor
the wounded there are far inferior to
the hospitals at Liaoyang. This is
especially true of the Red Gross bar
racks, where the surgeons and sisters
are on duty "a hours every other day.
Fewer wounded are now being
brought in, and the hospitals are be-
ginning to assume a normal aspect. .
The Jewish doctors and surgeons
are especially distinguishing them
selves, devoting their time night and
day to the wounded, and the Jewish
soldiers in the field are displaying as
great bravery as their comrades of
other religions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Women Accused Of swiadIIus.

Chicago (SpeciaD In raid on the
Offices of charitable society" known
as the Sunnyside Society. the police
arrested Violet F. Shorbondy. the Chi
cago representative of the organiza-
ton. The woman was charged with
obtaining money by false representa-
tions. The police are now searching
for IS women assistants, who are said
to have sold the society's publication,
Sunnyside, and to have solicited aims
in the downtown district.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
MANY KILLED IN MINE.
From Thirty to Sixty Lives Lost By An
Explosion.

Trinidad, Col, (SpeciaD.-From 80
to 20 men lost their lives in terrific
explosion which occurred at Mine
No. of the Rocky Mountain Fuel
and Iron Company at Terico, 40 miles
west of Trinidad. The exact number
of dead may never be known, as the
mine is burning, and in all likelihood
the bodies will be consumed.
A large number of mine officials
left here as soon as word of the
accident was received. Company doc
tors were picked UP all along the line
as well as all other available plysi-
clans. F. J. Foreman, Government
stock inspector, was at Terico when
the explosion occurred. He returned
here and gave the following account OF
the accident.
Il was standing not more than 900
yards from the mouth of the tunnel
when the explosion occurred. The ex-
plosion was preceded by low rum
bling sound, resembling and earth
quake, which made the earth tremble
and startled the whole camp.
Il looked toward the mine and out
OF the mouth of the tunnel and two
airshafts came a great volume OF
smoke and dust, which continued for
nearly minute. Out of the two air
shafts. each of which is seven feet in
diameter, timbers two to three feet
thick were shot into the air and broke
into splinters. Rocks were thrown
over the camp for distance of quar-
ter of a mile In fact, it rained rocks,
broken tirnbers and all kinds of debris
for fully minute, and many people
were injured by being struck with
these missels.
The explosion, which resembled a
volcanic eruption, caused the widest
excitement Men, women, and children
rushed to the mouth of the tunnel, and
women whose husbands were in the
mine had to be brought away by min
ers to prevent their being killed by
the flying timbers and stones"
Deadly fumes came out of the mouth
of the tunnel.
The mine in which the accident oc-
CURED employs So men and it is be-
lieved that at least 90 were in the mine
at the time. News of the explosion
brought assistance from the adjacent
camps. Deadly fumes overcame the
rescuers frequently. but their places
were Immediately aiken by others
ready to risk their lives. 1t was
not thought possible that any one in
the mine could escape death.
Nearly all the miners employed are
Slavs. The mine was opened only a
year ago and extended 1000 feet into
the hill. The explosion is supposed
to have been caused by dust. Only
one body has been recovered, that of
7. Duran, driver, who was just en-
tering the tunel when the explosion
occurred. He was torn and burned
beyond recognition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
BLAMED ON THE ENGINEER
Two Sections Of Worlds Fair Special
Come Together.
ENGINEER BLINDED BY HEADLIGHT.
The Passengers In the Pullman Car Received
the Full Force Of the Impact, and Three OF
Fourteen on Board Were Killed and
the Others More or Less Seriously In
jured.

Kansas City, Mo. (SpeciaD.(Three
persons were killed and IL injured in
rear-end collision between section
No. and section No. of train No.
8, Missouri Pacific Worlds Fair spe-
cial, at Upton. Mo.
Train No. 8, on account of the heavy
Worlds Fair travel, was made up in
two sections, the first leaving St.
Louis for Kansas City at 1910 P. M.
The second section left few min
utes later, and when it reached Tip
ton section No. was taking on pas
sengers. According to Engineer RAM
sey, of section No. 2, a headlight, in
the yards blinded him, and he was I'M
able to see section No. I. He also
says that his orders were "'clear
ahead" The second section was run
ming about 80 miles an hour when the
collision occurred. The end sleeper
of section No. was entirely demol-
ished and the second sleeper was over
turned.
Those of the passenger whose in
juries were slight continued their
journey, while the more seriously hurt
were taken to the company's hospital
in St. Louis. w. J. Black and wife,
of Topeka, were taken to the Missou-
ri, Kansas and Texas Hospital in Sc
dalia. The engine of the second sec
ton struck the Pullman car Topaz
squarely, splitting it for two-thirds OF
its length, and all of the Ia passen-
gers in the car were either killed or
injured. There were ~ passengers in
the next car ahead, and although all
were badly shaken up by the collision
and received few scratches, only a
few were injured seriously.
The blame, according to Superin-
tendent w. J. Mckee, who went at
once to the scene of the wreck, rests
with the engineer and conductor of
the second section. They were run
ming rs miles an hour when. the SUI
perintendent said, they should have
had their train under control.
Sedalia, Mo. (SpeciaD The cor
oner of this county held an inquest
inquirng into the cause of the wreck
on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, at
Upton, Mo-, in which three persons
were killed and rs injured, and the
following verdict was rendered:
THE collision was caused by neg
lect of f1agman of first No. 8 in not
properly tagging second No. 8, and
also by engineer of second No. 3 for
coming into station in careless man
ner in not having his engine under
control"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.

Rear Admiral Charles w. Rae. en-
gineer-in-chief of the Navy, in his an
nual report, says the problem pre-
scented by the increasing scarcity of
engineer officers is becoming very
serious one.
The State Department received a
cablegram from Consul ]. H. Tester,
at Annoy, China, stating that the
American consulate there had been
burned, together with valuable rec
ords.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
killed His Farm Hand for Revenge.

Toledo, o.. (SpeciaD.-Ross Schaf-
er, a farmer, aged sixty years, living
near Belmore. called John Ham, aged
thirty, who had been employed by him
as a farmland. from his residence,
and, under cover of the night, shot
him to death from hiding place, with
doubleJbarreled shotgun. Ham had
secured judgment against Schafer for
services rendered only yesterday af-
teruoon. and Schafer sought revenge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
American Consulate Burned.

Washington. D. c. (SpeciaD The
State Department received a cable
gram from Annoy, China, announcing
the destruction of the American con-
sulate there, together with valuable
papers. The message came from Con-
sui John H. Esler at Annoy, and reads
as follows:
Consulate burned with most OF the
records"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Blazing OIL III, Firemeu.

Phillips, Neb. (SpeciaD. - Fireman
Lazear lost his life in peculiar acct
dent on the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy Railroad here. A passenger
train struck an oil wagon at a street
crossing and the oil, which was
thrown over the engine, caught FIRE
Fireman Lazear burned to death and
Engineer Parkinson barely escaped in
Jury. The flames were soon extin-
guished
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
FINANCIAL

There was some talk of Union Pa
cihc's paying-an extra dividend OF {
per cent.
Atchison's gross earnings in Sep
TENDER rose $28s,ooo and the net gain
was $Ioo,o3o.
Canada's wheat crop is estimated
to be worth $75.ooo,ooo and it was
grown by some $4,000 farmers.
Luckawanna Railroad stock has
jumped from 2oo to 500. Delaware
G. Hudson went up points.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Omen Switch Causes Wreck.

Nashville, Tenn. (SpeciaD. = AT
Murfreesboro, Tenn, 80 miles south
of here, Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis Passenger train No. ?. north
bound, was wrecked at 5:45 P. NJ.
Engineer James Grinee was badly
scalded and bruised and Assistant Ex-
press Messenger Frye received pain
full bruises. No passengers were in
jurd An open switch caused the
trOithle
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Russian Loan in Germany.

Berlin (By Cable).-Emperor Mich
olas received Herr Ernst Won Men
delssohn, the Berlin banker, in audi
ence Saturday. This is regarded o.
the boerse as indicating that the ne
gotiations for a new Russian loan in
Germany have been concluded Inc
details are not known here yet, but
it is clearly understood that the loan
will not be hoated until January or
February, 1905. Herr Won Mendels-
sohn's house has long been Russia's
banker in Berlin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Foreign.

The presidents Of "a provincial
zemstvos in Russia have been sum-
moned to St. Petersburg by Prince
Sviatopolk- Mirsky, minister of the in
terror, to participate in the considera-
ton of the peasant reforms.
Russian officials are gathering evil
dence to show that the Jewish popu-
lation of Gomel was organized for an
armed conflict, the city being divided
up into quarters and arms distributed.
The Russ, a newspaper of St. Pet
ersburg, is waging an open campaign
for national education of the masses.
A new cabinet has been formed in
Chill with Senior Bello as premier and
minister of the interior.
The resignation of Tomas Arias,
secretary of state of the Republic of
Panama, apparently ends the division
of the political parties
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-04
Russian Losn of $a7o, 100000.

London (By Cable).-A dispatch
from Brussels to the Standard says
that a Russian loan Of $27o,ooo,ooo
was signed on Saturday. The corre-
spondent adds that the Rothschilds
guarantee the success of the whole
loan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
NIGHT BATTLE FOUGHT
Mukden Reports Continued Fightin,
u. 4.-.- ,-ss Last Night -, .s. '-~-r~

) Mukden, Oct. 17-The battle was re-
neWed and continued thruout the night,
being especially heavy at midnight.
The Russians retain their position along
the Shak-he river, and have made fire.
quent alta cks upon the Japanese,
capturing six of the latter's guns. The
eastern army is helping the western
forces. There has been very heavy ar
tillery fire today. The fighting is now
conferred on the plain. 49,
= There was a lull in the battle Sat-
urday, but fighting was continued yes
terdays on the right. The army is
southwest of here, ten miles. It is now
certain that the army. will be able to
extricate itself. ~ r., 2. II" -,
The losses amount, to 10000. .as :.
It has been a, bigger battle than LAO
yang. - as 5nE ,aS}ti1 AZ r r. - -
The Russians are attacking on the
right today. :, ~... =. .,.-.-.
The firing to- the southwest last even
ing was less violent. The men were
tired out, and food had been INSULT
cient. Every available gun and man
was being used. There is great depres
sion but solid tenacity among the men
There has been great sacrifice Of
officers. In ., 81! ,er.. e
1.-Two divisional commanders have lost
their chief staff officers, one of them
being killed and many commanding
officers have met death heroically lead
ing their regiments. =@ -
About twelve miles from here the
eastern army is retiring without fight
! ing. - S>" go
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
WANT PRAYER FOR
BATTLES VICTIMS
Episcopalian Deputies Ask Bish-
ops to Draft One-New
-. Court Proposed.

Boston, Oct. 1.-THE business SEES
sions of the Episcopalian invention
were resumed today. The woman IS
auxiliary Of the board of missions
held a conference this forenoon.
Bishop James E. Morrison of Duluth,
Mimi, Robert A. Gibson of Virginia,
and Junius M. Horner of Asheville,
N. g., were among the speakers.
The house Of deputies adopted res
olution, presented by Rev. DR.. James
Il. Winchester Of St. Louis, requesting
the house of bishops to draw special
prayer for the sick, wounded and dy-
ing of the Japanese and Russian armies
and for the restoration of peace be-
tween Russia and Japan.
A committee appointed in. 1898 and
continued in 1Ol to consider the CUES
ton of establishing courts Of review
and appeal, whereby an appeal may be
carried to higher body than diocesan
board, submitted report recommend
ing the establishment of seven judicial
departments with court of review con-
sisting of bishop, three presbyters and
three lay communicates and that a
court Of all the bishops of the church
shall hear appeals from the court of
review. The grouping Of dioceses and
missionary districts into provinces with
primate at the head Of each new dis
trict is recommended. The section of
the report constituting the bishops a
court of appeal was referred to the
next convention. L
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17

customary to make such collections for
campaign purposes.
Fred Ames further testified that he
ordered several officers to, report at
the mayor s medical office, 81 Third
street S, after being instructed to do so
by the mayor.
On cross-examination he denied that
Officers was to be used in making a
raid. He admitted that he had made
a round of the cigar stores, but it was
several months after he had protested
to the mayor and his object was to in
form the. women that they need not pay
had then given his consent to stopping
the graft.
Gardner Is Recalled.
Gardner, who was recalled. testified
to his meeting with Ida Eaton at her
at the mayors private office. His
story tailed exactly with that of the
Eaton woman. Mr.. Cary, for the de
Tense, sought to bring out that Gardner
had been very active in aiding the
prosecution, but Gardner denied this
and declared that it was very good
thing for the defense that he had not
a few moments simply, for the purpose
Of withdrawing his evidence, as it was
not required. A. E. Allen, clerk of
the municipal court, produced the rec.
ords Of the court to show that in 1901
the police brought in the proprietors
Of REGULAR houses into court only
once in two months, instead of monthly
as before.
The state then rested.
Mr.. Cary outlined the defense Be
fore court adjourned. He would moi
deny that Gardner and Cohen and The
other witnesses had been impli
Gated in a graft game, but maintained
that DR.. Ames had no connection
with IT, ..s, .a.. .E%f- E-a&g.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
LOSSES PLACED AT 10000
Ground for Peace Talk in Awful Ca
tastrophe.

Toxic, Oct. 17.-There is a strong
appeal for peace in the appalling TRACE
dy which is now under enactment in
Manchuria. Both armies. have fought
ferociously for week and desperate
fighting still continues. 1t is probable
that the deathroll will be largely in
creased before the final shot is fred.
The preliminary reports indicate that
about 10000 men Of both sides have
been either killed or wounded, the lar
ger portion Of them being Russians,
since the armies Of the two belliger-
ents closed in combat, Even the Jap
anese seem to be shocked by. the slaugh-
ter of their enemies. The Japanese
people are receiving the news from the
field Of battle calmly, and there can
be heard no shouts in the streets pro-
claiming the victory Of their nation.
Few flags are displayed.
A member of the diplomatic corps, in
an interview with the correspondent of
the Associated Press, said:
Every interest of humanity demands the
adjustment of the differences between the
two nations and the proclamation of
peace. The situation between the two
belligerents is delicate one, but what G.
splendid triumph for diplomacy it would
be if peace could be arranged.
: It seems, to me that the question of
honor is no longer involved. If Russia
feels that such a question is involved
surely the heroic and successful defense of
Port Arthur and the valor shown by Rus
sian soldiers On the fields of Manchuria
should forever determine the quality of
Russian cOIrag e .l....-.a-a---
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
STATE RESTED SATURDAY
Fred Ames Was One of the Last Wit
nesses Called.

Fred w. Ames, chief Of police during
the administration Of his brother, DR..
A. A. .Ames, as mayor, took the stand in
behalf of the state Saturday afternoon
and gave evidence distinctly damaging
to his brother. He asked to be excused
from giving certain evidence, as he
thought that talks between two broth
ers were privileged, but the court in
structed that unless the evidence would
tend to incriminate himself, he would
be compelled to testify.
With these instructions, Fred Ames
spoke of several interviews in which
he had objected to the work of Gardner
as graft collector. The witness had
not known Gardner before DR.. Ames
became mayor, and had no knowledge
Of his appointment as special police
officer. When the witness first com
planned to his brother about Gardner
and his system of collecting money
from the women Of the town for police
protection, DR.. Ames said that he would
look into the matter.
On the second occasion the mayor
argued the matter at some length and
stated that in all large cities 1t was
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
STATE CAPITOL
STATE GETSTIMBERTRACT
LAND OFFICE AT DULUTH DE-
CIDEs A CONTEST IN FAVOR OF
STATES CONTEST AGAINST
HOMESTEADER.

in favor Of the state in contest for a
quarter section Of valuable timber land
in Lake county. The decision was re-
ceived by the state auditor s office to-
day and contests will be brought on the
other three-quarters in the same sec
ton, which were filed on by squatters.
The section contains some 100000 feet
of good pine.
The land office in. deciding against
held that his residence was really in
Superior, Wis, and that his visits tc
the land did not constitute a compli
ance with the homestead law. The de
cision gives the state title to the
northwest quarter of section SO, town
ship 81, range 8.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
SOUTH DAKOTA WINS !.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE United
States supreme court today denied the
motion Of counsel on behalf Of the state
Of North Carolina for rehearing in
the case Of South Dakota, VS.. North
Carolina, decided at the last term of
the court favorably to South Dakota.
Today's action renders the decision
final
The court also denied a petition for
writ of certiorari in the case of the
Minnesota Moline. Plow company of
Minneapolis, against the Dowagiac
Manufacturing company involving the
alleged infringement of patents for
agricultural implements. The decision
of the lower court in favor Of defend
ant becomes final.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
TALK OF INTERVENTION
Washington Thinks Time Near When It
Will Be ACCEPTABLE.

Washington, Oct. IL. The war in the
east has enlisted the closest attention
Of the administration and it is felt
that the time is approaching when it
will be in order for the great neutral
powers to move toward the restoration
of peace. President Roosevelt has from
the first stood ready to use his good Of
fees to stop hostilities on a basis hon-
orable to both belligerents, but he is
estopped from moving by the fact that
it has been the unbroken rule of our
that both sides to a controversy Of this
kind are willing that it should act.
There has 50 far been NO open propo-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
MORE THAN 10000 DEAD
Killed Of Russians Up to Oct. IA, Num-
...- bered $3.50, ..

Toxic, Oct. ia report dealing
with the Russian casualties received
here says that the enemy's dead al
ready Investigated, totals $3.50, but the
enemy's losses during the two days OF
fierce fighting engagements on Oct. Il
and Is are not included in this mum
that the enemy's dead left on the field
will reach total of over 10000.
Berlin, Oct. l7.-Colonel Gaedke
wires to the Tageblatt from Mukden
under current date that the Russian
losses during the past nine days have
been nearly 10000.
GENERAL oku's n Headquarters, via < Fu.
layed in transmission. Before the left
and center of the left Japanese army
1900 Russian dead were found in four
days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-17
JAPS TRY TO CUT
RUSSIANS Line
Continued from First Page.

captured fourteen guns at San chia-tsu
on Oct. Is. This makes total of thir-
zu IS center army since Oct. a.
General Oku's Headquarters, via Fu-
san, Saturday, Oct. Is Evening, de-
layed in transmission. -La-mu-ting, the
last stand Of the Russians, was cap
tured at 4:3O pm. The Japanese are
who defended the town. This was the
most stubborn Of the entire six days
battle. All day the Japanese poured a
rain Of shells on the position with no
effect, and finally it was taken by the
infantry. The entire line is now in pos
session of the Japanese. It is rumored
that many more Russian guns were cap.
tured today.