Evening journal., 1904-09-02
ThE WORLDS NEWS
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~ sNERAL Kurokrs army succeed
=. ed in forcing the passage Of the
Taitse river at Sakankankwau-
tan, twenty miles east OF Liaoyang,
and as by this movement General Ku-
roki threatened to outfank the Rus
slams, General Kuropatkin abandoned
Liaoyang and crossed the Taitse river
with his army occupying a position
Ave miles north and slightly to the east
Of Liaoyang. The japanese promptly
occupied Liaoyang. The Russian GEN
eral STAN. while expressing grieyous
disappointment at the loss of this
strongly fortified position, the greater
part OF whose immense stores has pre-
sumably fallen into the hands of the
enemy, gives credit to General Kuro-
patkln for mastery strategy in thwart-
ink l<urokrs attempt to outlank him,
and In saving his army from immediate
destruction. The battle ragged yester-
day with the utmost fierceness, and
the slaughter Is said to have been very
great Many hundreds Of japanese fell
into pits made by the retreating Rus
slams, and were impaled on stakes
placed in the pits.
The Japanese attacks upon the Rus
sian positions at Palunshan and also
upon Fort No s. both near Port Arthur.
were resumed with redoubled fury.
WASHINGTON.
Heavy expenditures which far ex-
ceeded receipts have reduced the Treas
Jury working balance below the $50,O00,-
600 mark.
POLITICAL.
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speaker at the opening of the Republic
can campaign In Kansas, at Marion.
Senator Depew replied to the speech
Of ex-senator David 3. Hill, denying
that he threatened the President in
connection with a postal prosecution.
Wisconsin Democrats nominated ex-
Governor George w. Peck for Governor.
Governor Odell appointed Judge Ed
gar M. Cullen. Of Brooklyn, chief judge
Of the New York Court Of Appeals to
succeed Judge Alton b. Parker.
Chairman Cowherd, of the Democrat
ic Congressional Committee, claims the
rural free delivery service was origin
ated by Democrats.
FOREIGN.
Princess Louise OF Saxe-Coburg, who
eloped from her husband in 1897 with a
young lieutenant and was placed i'm a
sanitarlum, escaped from her guards
at hotel in Bad Elster, Saxony.
MISCELLANEOUS
Local authorities propose to enforce
a Virginia law which will prevent SOL
diers in maneuvers at Manassas buy
ing liquor.
Mrs. Lucretla Dearborn, a wealthy
resident Of Nyack, n. Y, thrashed a
man who had entered her house. bent
on robbery.
The United states leads in the worlds
Sunday schools with 1887 schools,
1,199sO7 teachers and 11,493,59i schol-
ars
A 12-year-old girl was killed while
attempting to act as peacemaker in a
street fight in New York, her skull be-
ing fractured by stone.
Several persons were injured in an
attack on a street car bearing nom
union butchers in East ST Louis.
L. c. Meyer, president of the Ma
chinists' International Union, was ar
rested, charged with assault with in
tent to kill.
Thomas Lawson's assertion that a
loan of S39,0OO,O00 enabled William
Rockefeller and II. H. Rogers to make
big profits out of the Amalagamted
Copper Company is denied.
The ants brought from Guatemala
and placed in Texas to destroy theecot-
ton boil weevll have disappeared. and
the government entomologists are mys-
titled.
Thieves entered a convent at Hoosicls
Falls N. Y, and terrorized the Sisters.
They escaped when aid was summon
ed.
James ]. Hill, president Of the North
ern Securities Company, testified that
he knew nothing Of the details OF the
corner and panic in Northern Pacific
stock on May 3, 1901.
A blood-marked missive was posted
at the home OF the Rev. G. A. Spencer.
Of Greenwich, Conn, whose wife routed
a highwayman.
Bail for Nan Patterson. accused OF
the murder Of Bookmaker Young, in
New York, was fixed at $4,000, and
she may be released today.
c. B. Spahr, a New York magazine
editor. either fell or jumped overheard
from vessel in the English Channel
and was drowned.
Appeal was granted In the Injunction
case against the Northern Securities
Company at Trenton, n. j., carrying
the case to the United States Circuit
Court OF Appeals.