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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Seems to Have Situation
at Springfield in
Hand.
NO NOMINATION TODAY
Split in CauCuSeS Over
Hit for Vice PreSi-
dent.

Springfield, Ill, May 12.-The repub-
lican state convention was called to
order at 12:1O. After prayer by Rev.
Simmons. of Peoria, State Chairman
Rowe introduced Speaker Cannon as
temporary chairman. Cannon spoke
briefly. defending the policy of pro-
lection.
Early Appearances.
Springfield, May 12.-All indications
today pointed to big fight over the
seating of contested delegates in the
temporary organization of the repub-
lican state convention. Appearances
seemed to show Yates and Lowden
would be able to control the organ
ization. No nominations will be made
today.
RuctlOn in Caucuses.
There were contests in several dis
trict caucuses held this morning and
separate committeeman named. The
Twelfth and Twenty-second districts
indorsed Congressman Hit for vice
president and several other districts
indOrsed Fairbanks.
Tickets Forged.
y sensation was created by the dis
covery that large number of tickets
Of admission to the hall had been
forged. 1t is charged this was donGI
by Hamlin men.
Rules of the national house were
made the rules of the convention. All
resolutions were referred to the res
olutions committee without debate.
The convention then settled down to
hearing reports of the various con-
gressional caucuses.
When the report of the caucuses
had been submitted the convention
recessed until o'clock.
Test of Strength.
After the adjournment of the con-
vcntion the credentials committee
met. \ test of strength between the
Yates-Lowden men and the opposition
came on "A motion to elect n chairman.
the combination candidate, Judge
IIanecy, being elected over Ben NJ.
Smith by a vote of 1G to s.
Rowe In a Fight.
Springfield, H., May IA fight
between Chairman f. H. Rowe and
Committeeman w. j. Butler, in which
il was asserted that Gov. Yates is
trying to pack the republican state
convention, was the climax TO the
completion of arrangements for the
temporary organization of the con-
ventiOn by the state committee yes
terday afternoon. The trouble arose
over the distribution of the tickets to-
the contributors of the convention
fund of Sangamon county. 1T nearly
resulted in fisticuffs and ended only
when Chairman Rowe slid out of the
offices of the railroad and warehouse
commission, where the committee
met, into his office in the insurance
department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
TELLS WIERD TALE
Young Woman from Georgia Says
She Was Abducted by
Lover i'm France.
he WANTED TO MARRY HER
Took Strenuous Measures to Attain
His Object-Rescued from
French Prison.

Paris, May 12.-United States Con-
sui General GOwdy recently received
letter from a United Statesan girl
saying that she was locked up in n
provincial Jail without any charge hav-
ing been made against her. The con-
sui general sent representative to the
Jail and secured the girls release and
return to Paris. He then cabled TO
her parents, residing at Decatur, Ga,
requesting funds for her return to the
United States. The girl related 4 sen
sational story. She said she had been
abducted by United Statesan seeking
to marry her, and said she accom-
panied him on an automobile tour,
was locked up in a room in a country
hotel, escaped and attempted TO walk
across the country, but was arrested
as wanderer by the French authori-
ties.
Abduction Story Not Verified.
Inquiries made by Gowdy's repre-
sentative established the correctness of
her detention at the provincial Jail,
but the story of her abduction was
not verified except by her statement,
which has been reduced to an affidavit
before the consul. The names of the
parties are withheld, as no legal steps
have been taken against the alleged
abductor and owing to the doubtful
character Of some of the accusations.
Pending the arrival of funds the girl
is being cared for by the American
y. NJ. c. y.
Why She Went to Europe.
Atlanta, GA, May 12.-InvestigatiOn
has developed the fact that the young
woman referred to in the above dis
patch from Paris is Miss Bell Crane,
of Decatur. Ga, who went to London
about year ago to give concert read
ingS. Miss Crane was we'll known
here. Her father is Il. $. Crane, who
holds Il prominent position with the
Virginia Carolina Chemical company.
He had heard nothing from his daugh-
ter for several weeks. but about eight
days ago, in response to Il cableGram
from United States Consul General
Gowdy that Miss Crane was in Paris
and wished to return home, he caDled
$500 to pay the expenses of her re-
turn passage.
Death SpOiIs the Programme.
Miss Crane went to Europe in COM
pany with Il party of friends from
Cincinnati. She had contracted with
a Mr.. Angel, Il United Statesan who
was going TO Europe, accompanied by
his wife. to give q series of concert
readings, but upon the death of Mrs.
Angel the plan was dropped. The As
sociated Press brought Crane the first
information of the sensational Incl
dent i'll Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Safe Arrival of the Goods.

shortly after o'clock III the after
noon the train arrived at Jin-Shau sta
ton forty miles from Port Arthur,
where it was handed over to General
Jokoff, who Immediately dispatched
it under propert protection TO Port Ar
thur. Lieutenant Colonel SpiridOnoff
returned on a locomotive. After land
ing at Pitsewo the Japanese began
marching toward Kin-Chau. On the
night of May 10 their forward guard,
consisting of about two regiments of
infantry. passed the night on the
heights above Sanchilipu Ton the rail
road about sixty miles from Port Ar
thur"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Caucus Last Night.

Indianapolis, May 12.-The Demo-
cratic state committee decided that ut
the district caucuses last night to Sc
lect twenty-six delegates to the nation
al convention tickets should be issued
to delegates having prima facie evil
dencc of election where there are con-
tests. This will seat the Parker dele
gates from Tanderburg, Nigo, Tippe-
canoe and PentOn cOunues, numbering
about 125. This means that the Parker
following will control the convention
organization
Plan to Instruct.
1t has been decided that at the state
convention today the Indiana delcga-
ton 10 the national convention will lie
instructed for Judge y. B. Parker, and
will vote under the unit rule. Just
how far these instructions shall go has
not yet been determined. but is is un-
derstood that the instructions will not
read that Indiana shall support Parker
FIRST, last and all the time" Parker
will be indorsed, but the delegates will
be free to decide how long they shall
give the support of Indiana to Parker.
Many leading Democrats are opposed
to instructions as Il general proposition
unless Indiana has a candidate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Prepared to Blow Up the Train.

''ThiS gallant officer undertook TO
get through to Port Arthur a train
full of ammunition which had arrived
at Liao-Yang after the landing of the
Japanese at Pitsewo. Every prepara-
tion was made to blow up the train
in case of necessity. in order to pre-
vent its falling into the hands of the
japanese. The task was carried out
and the self-sacrifice of the men of the
Fourth railway battalion was crowned
with complete success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Text of Dispatch.

st. Petersburg. May 12.-The text or
General Kuropatkin's dispatch an
nouncinc the arrival of military sup
plies at Port Arthur, follows: "Re-
connaissances between SalitsZaipudZa
and Feng- Wang Cheng failed to dis
cover japanese troops. y Japanese
column of considerable strength ad-
vanced from Feng-W Wang-Cheng May
Sth in the direction of Hai-Cheng. Pu-
lcn-Cheng station is occupied by our
frontier guards. and the damage to tine
railway hy the Japanese as far rs
Sanchilipu has been repaired. All the
work was carried out under the su-
pervisiOn of Lieutenant Colonel Spir-
idonoff, of the Fourth railway battal-
ion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Whole Place Destroyed.

81. Petersburg. MAY 12.-Later tele-
grams received here indicate that the
whole Of Port Dalny has been destroy
ed by the Russians.
81. Petersburg. May l2.-The ad-
miraIty denies the statement that the
Russian mine transport Amur was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Blow Up Docks at Port DaIny.

ST. Petersburg. May 12.-Niceroy
AIexieff has telegraphed the ear an
nouncing the Russians have blown up
the docks and piers at Port Dalny. Oh
Lao Tung peninsula. presumably to
render more difficult the japanese
landing ut that point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Couple of Reports Denied.

St Petersburg, May 12.-Gen. Plug.
telegraphing from Mukden today. de
scribes the reports that New Chwang
has been evacuated and that troops
guarding the railroad are being with
drawn and replaced by Chinese. as be
ing devoid of foundation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Ammunition Reaches Port Arthur

st. Petersburg. May 10. - General
Kuropatkin has telegraphed to the en-
peror that n train loaded with war
material from Liao-Yang has arrived
at Port Arthur.
Vladivostok. May 12.-All is quiet
The enemy has not been sighted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-12
Early Appearances.
RuctIon in Caucusen.

There were contests in several dis
trict caucuses held this morning and
separate committeeman named. The
Twelfth and Twenty-second districts
indorsed Congressman Hit for vice
president and several other districts
indOrSed Fairbanks.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
TO END MEAT STRIKE
PACKERS AND THEIR employees
MAY SOON ARRIVE At AN
UNDERSTANDING.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-The indications
now are that the stockyards strike,
begun two months ago, will be called
off within twenty-four hours. Through
the medium of a middleman, negotia-
tions were begun Monday in an effort
to secure an understanding with the
packers on which tie striking unions
can rely as basis for abandoning the
strike late on Tuesday. 1t was al
mitted last night by Secretary Tra&e,
of the Allied Trades Council of the
unions on strike that a message open
ing up such negotiations had been de-
livered Monday 10 iep: esentatives of
the packing firms by W. E. Skinner,
general agent of the Union Stock
Yards and Transit company, acting
as a middleman.
According to the present plans an
answer is to be submitted Tuesday by
the packers in time for it to be re-
ported at special meeting of the Al
Jed Trades Council. Special meet
ings for all the local unions involved
in the strike have been called for
Tuesday. If the packers give encourag.
ing assurances to the stri::ers, mes
sengers will be sent at once to the
gatherings of the local bodies. The
unions, it is said, will then vote on
disseminating the strike, and their
referendum vote will be reported at
once to The ~-ettii.g, of the Allied
Trades Council. .,>,:.Is.:z r.. :.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
LOSSES AT L[AOYANG
GENERAL kURoPATklN GIVES
HIS CASUALTIES As SIX
TEEN THOUSAND.

St. Petersburg, Sept. GA dispatch
received from General Kuropatkin,
forwarded Sunday evening, indicates
that Kuropatkin's army and General
Kuroki's army are racing for Mukden
and that the result is in doubt. Gen
eral Kuropatkin says that the retreat
is being conducted in perfect order.
The Japanese repeatedly attacked
the Russians on Saturday but were re-
peatedly repulsed.
The Russian losses during the fight
ing at Liaoyang are estimated at 49,
600. There is no doubt here that q
number of guns, especially heavy ar
tillery, have been abandoned.
It is officially stated that the united
Russian forces are now north of Yen
tai, except detachment left at that
place to cover the retreat.
The Japanese swarmed across the
Taitse river near it's junction with the
PenSi
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09

railroad trust. What real comfort Is
it to the farmer to be told that he can
get his daily mail, If the meat trust
holds him. by the throat and robs
him Of the fruits Of his toll, or the
trust charges him treble
freight for all he sells and buys? What
happiness is it to the young man to
know that the mail goes past his home
every day, it that mail brings him
the intelligence that all his aims and
hopes in life, with the calling he
shall follow, are under the control
of some gigan tic, heartless trust?
Other districts have Jared as we'll
IN proportion in getting rural routes
but no other congressman in Mime
sofa claims any great credit for it.
They do not have to, for they have
said somet> ing and done something on
the public question Anu this is that
r cord. I would not have spoken of it
had it not been that he and his
friends are pointing to II and asking
support on account Of il.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
BATTLE OF LIAOYANG
RESUME OF THE LONGEST AND
HARDEST FIGHT OF THE
PRESENT WAR.

Following is brief resume of the
battle of Liaoyang:
Aug. 27.-Japanese armies under
Generals Kuroki, Oku and Nodzu
make combined attack on the Russian
position in front Of Liaoyang. Oku's
forces held back by Buriat Cossacks.
Aug 28.-Japanese drive Kuropat-
kin from Anshanshan and he falls
back on outer lines of defenses of
Liaoyang. Japanese destroy part OF
railroad leading to Mukden. Heavy
artillery and infantry battle. Cars
forces cross Taitse river to meet Ku-
roki's troops.
Aug. 29.-Kuropatkin avoids decisive
battle at Liaoyang. Trenches and
forts Of city still held by Russians.
Aug. 30.-Russians repel attack.
Four hundred thousand troops en-
gagged in desperate hand-to-hand fight
in front of city. When darkness falls
battle is draw.
Aug. 31.-Ten thousand of mikado's
troops slain in battle. Greatest fight
of campaign lasts all day and Japa-
nese are repulsed time and again, only
to return to the field. General Sam
sOnOf captures fOrty-slx Japanese
guns and cuts off two battalions of the
enemy.
Sept. 1-Kuropatkin. forced from
1iaoyang, sends strong force to the
outlying defenses of city, practically
evacuating it. Japanese press enemy
toward Tatzho. Decisive conflict of
campaign opens.
Sept. 2.-Battle continues with I'm.
abated vigor, Kuroki advancing stead
lily southwark. Kuropatkin prepared
for tremendous struggle. Liaoyang
reported in flames.
Sept 3-Kuropatkin retreats after
evacuating Liaoyang, which the Japa-
nese occupy. Stakelberg's force of
$4,000 men cut off.
Sept 4.-Stakelberg escapes and
joins Kuropatkin, who reaches Tieh-
ling, eighteen miles south of Mukden.
Fate Of Russian army hinges upon sue
cess of Kuroki's turning movement.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
CAR STRUCK BY TRAIN
eEVEN PERSONS KILLED AND
TWENTY-FIVE INJURED IN
ST. LOUIS DISASTER. !,

st. Louis, Sept. 3.-Seven persona
were killed and twenty-five injured
several fatally, in the wrecking Of
suburban street car by Wabash pas
senger train at the Sarah street cross
ing.
The train. eastbound, which is said
to have been running at speed Of
thirty miles an hour, struck the car.
which was running north, squarely in
the center. The occupants of the car.
had no chance to escape.
The dead and injured were carried
into the Empire brewery, which adj
joins the scene of the wreck. Five
ambulances were summoned and the
injured were taken to hospitals, while
the dead bodies were conveyed to the
mOrgue.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
RUSSIAN AND JAPANESE ARMIES
MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD
NORTHERN MANCHURIA.
kUROPATklN'S REAR GUARD DE.
FEATED AND HIS MAIN ARMY
MAY BE SURROUNDED.
STRONG JAP FORCE ENDEAVOR.
ING TO CUT OFF RUSSIAN
LINE OF RETREAT.

The forces of Kuropatkin and Oyama
are racing for Mukden. This much
stands out in the news of Monday, and
is indicated in a report forwarded by
Kuropatkin, who says that his retreat
is being conducted in perfect order,
though the Japanese on Sunday re-
peatedly attacked his rear and con-
tinued the attack until Monday. The
result Of the race is in doubt.
The united Russian forces are now
north OF Yentai, a station on the rail
way about ten miles northeast of Lao
yang. They are pushing on to Muk-
den, to which the bulk of the Japanese
forces is marching direct, after hav-
ing swarmed across the Taitse river.
A strong Japanese thanking column is
about thirty miles northeast of Lao
yang and is trying to get between the
Russian forces and Mukden.
With this race in progress there
comes brief dispatch from Mukden
saying that preparations for the
evacuation of that place are proceed
ing. This report, if we'll founded,
wound mean the abandonment Of the
whole of Southern Manchuria and the
winding up of the present campaign
1t is reported in St. Petersburg at a
late hour Monday night that Kuropat.
kin's. rear guard had been almost an.
initiated and that the main Russian
army was in danger Of being sur
rounded.
One report from Sinmintin to Lon
don says Kuropatkin's retreat has
been cut off. At any rate the plight
of his army is deplorable, for indica.
lions are that the Russian reinforce
ments at Mukden are mythical, or that
place would not prepare for evacua
ton, and the fresh Russian troops
might turn the tide of battle in Kuro
patkin's favor.
The evacuation of Mukden will
probably mean that If Kuropatkin
reaches that place in safety, his weary
troops can halt for but brief space
before continuing the long, weary
march to Hardin.
Advices from Port Arthur by way
Of Chefoo bring the fighting there ur
to Sept. 2, and say the Japanese
losses were very heavy.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
NEARLY "A SCORE OF OTHERS sUs-
TAIN INJURIES IN A BLAZE
ATNEW YORK CITY.
CATASTROPHE OCCURS IN A TEN
EMENT HOUSE OCCUPIED BY
A DOZEN FAMILIES.
AND INMATES SEEK TO Es-
CAPE BY JUMPING.

New York, Sept 5-Fourteen per-
sons were killed and nearly score
were injured in fire in five-story
tenement in Attorney street. The
dead include four women, one man
and nine children, ranging In age from
three months to twelve years.
Many of the injured were taken to
hospitals and it is thought that seF
eral of these will die. Among the in
jured were five ffemen who were on 4
fourth floor balcony when it fell witA
them
The small number of men among
the killed and injured was due to the
fact that most of the men who lived in
the building follow the Attorney street
custom in hot weather and slept or
the roof, while but few of the womeE
and children were there. Those on
the roof were unable to escape by
descending through the burning build
ing, but they made their way to safe
ty over neighboring roofs. Meanwhile
the members of their families whe
had remained in their rooms found
escape cut off and panic reigned
throughout the structure.
The fire started about 3 o'clock in
the morning and there was consider
able delay in sending in an alarm, al
though the district is one Of the most
thickly populated in the crowded East
Side of New York. When the dremen
reached the scene some of the tenants
were jumping from the windows and
from the ends of fire escapes that
reached only to the second floor; 9th
ers were crouching in the smoke in
the small rooms and narrow halls.
The work of the f1remen was greatly
hindered, but over twenty persons
were rescued by them from the fourth
and fifth floors. Many persons re-
ceived injuries by jumping to the side
walk and to the stone paved court
from the ends of the cut of fire es-
canes
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
NAME STATE TICKET
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS HOLD
THEIR CONVENTION At
MINNEAPOLIS.

Minneapolis. Aug. 31.-The Demo.
Gratis of Minnesota met in state con.
vention here Tuesday and after two
harmonious sessions nominated the
following state ticket:
Governor, John A. Johnson, st. Pc.
ter; lieutenant governor, F. G. Wins
ton, Minneapolis; secretary of state,
F. E. King, Red Lake Falls; attorney
general, Thomas J. McDermott, st.
Paul; state treasurer, Byron J. Mosier,
Saltwater; railroad and warehouse
commissioners, II. E. Hoard, Monte
video; w. F. Kelso, Hallock; judges
supreme court (term beginning Jan.
l, 1900, John A. Lovely, Albert Lea;
Calvin L. Brown, Morris; Charles E.
Otis, St. Paul; (term beginning Jan. l,
19O5), John Lind, Minneapolis.
w H. Harries of Caledonia was both
temporary and permanent chairman;
H. T. Falmie of Spring Valley was
secretary and George P. Jones of
Rock county was reading clerk.
The platform pledges allegiance to
the candidates and platform of the
Democratic national convention; de.
mands tariff revision and favors reel
procity with Canada; favors increased
powers for the interstate commerce
commission; opposes trusts; favors
reasonable railroad rates; opposes rail-
way merger; demands readjustment of
discriminating railway rates; opposes
contributions by public service corpo-
rations to political campaign funds;
favors increase of the gross earnings
tax: favors election Of United States
senators by direct vote; believes in
right of labor to organize; judiciary
should be removed from politics; ia
vors legislation to improve roads.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-09
NOTICE OF SALE
Ditch PROCEEDINGS.
Sale OF DITCHlNC JOBS.

Notice is hereby given,that on the Mth
day of Sept, 1904, at two o'clock p. NJ,
at the Office of the county auditor, in the
city of Little Falls, in the county of Nor
rison. state of Minnesota will sell the
jobs of digging and constructing the
ditch No. of Morrison county, estab-
ished by the board of county commits
sioners of Morrison county, and state of
Minnesota, by their order bearing date
Aug. 1st, 1904, viz:
In sections of 100 feet each, each of said
sections to be known and numbered by
stakes, as shown by the report of the en-
gineer in said matter, commencing at the
one including the outlet, and from thence,
successfully, up stream to the one includ-
ing the source, and known and described
as follows:
Commencing about 40 rods south of the
northwest corner of section II in township
AZ and range 81, thence running along the
following route: West one and one.fourth
miles, thence southeast one mile, and
terminating at town ditch in section 18
of said township ~ and range 81
to the lowest responsible bidder or bid
ders, and that bids are invited for said
work; said work to be completed within
the time required, and in the manner
specified, in said engineers report. And
no bid will be entertained which exceeds
more than thirty (ao) per centIover and
above the estimated cost of the construc-
ton, in any case, as stated in the said or
der; and the successful bidder " ill be re-
quired to give satisfactory bond, to be
approved by the auditor of said county,
with two freehold sureties, for the faith
full performance and fulfillment of his
contract, and to pay all damages that
may accrue by reason of his failure to
complete the job within the time required
in the contract. The said order and e.
Inmates and profile are on file, and may be
seen at my Office.
All bids must be accompanied by 4
certified check payable to the auditor of
said county, forlnot less than ten per cent
of the!anaount of each bid.
The right to reject any and all bids 10
hereby reserved.
Dated Sept. LIST, 1904.
(SEAL.) WILLIAM A. BUTLER,
County Auditor Morrison County, State
! Minnesota.