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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-06
HITS MILES AGAIN.
Mrs. Davis Does Not Recall Published
Letter.

Savannah. Ca. March 5.-Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis has written the following
letter to the Savannah Press, under
date of New York, March 2:
"Sir-While 1 still have no recollec-
ton of having written to Gen. Miles,
the letter which he quotes not only
fails to support his previous statement
In the slightest particular, but as its
date shows, must have been written
from the prison ship in Hampton roads
and when Of necessity l was Ignorant
OF what was being done with MIR.
Davis, who had then been only four
DAYS in the custody Of Gen. Miles.
IF the letter was written. subsequent
events have revealed the fact that at
that rnoment, when an agonized wife
was thanking him for his apparent
courtesy in answering anxious inquiries
in regard to her imprisoned husband
and was commencing him to the kind
care of his custodian. this man by his
own showing was contemplating the
immediate subsection of his helpless
prisoner to the grossest maltreatment.
"If the letter be as Gen. Miles quotes,
It only serves to put in a clearer light.
II possible. his continued infraction or
the most obvious rules Of veracity.
Nv. JEFFERSON DAVIS"
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AROUND THE FlANKS
Field Marshall Oyama Reports Are
Encouraging to the Japs.

Toxic March Sc i. M).-Fie!d Mar
shall Oyama is continuing his great drives
around both TANKS of the Russian army.
Eis front is now a huge bow. the base
being the Shakhe river, the right arm
reaching a po;nt east of FuShun ana the
left arm extending to rclnt west Oh
| MukGcu. He is steadily tightening the
great Gordon of men and steel Generai
| E,,ropatkin is striving desperately 10
check the japanese advances. contestihs
tho Aa,k encroachments and hammering
tho Janonese center. The Japanese are
making heavy gains of ground west Oh
tho railway and have captured great
Quantities of stores and other spoils.
| There has already been bloody fighting
and heavy losses and this will be vastly
| increased when the masses of infantry
meet.
Field Marshal Oyama. reporting on
March 4. says:
"a few weeks ago our force in the
Hsienchwang direction pressed tn enemy
into his position at Tita. which is Is miles
southeast of Fushun and MunchuLtun, u
miles south of Fushun. The engagement
continues in the Shakhe direction.
."The night OF March 8, the enemy made
Ip.lT CettILtlIcu dltdChS dStiIiSt Jul poSi-
tons at Housuntupotzu and Tangshiatun
All were entirely repulsed.
I'm the district east of the railway
the enemy'S frequent small attacks were
all repulSed.
IN the district west of the railway.
our force is continuing fierce attacks and
has occupied the districts of Wucheny-
ing, five miles west of Shakhe village
AMI Liashorpao. three miles northwest of
Wuchenying. and Shuhopao. the terminus
Of che new railway constructed by the
Russians.
THE force on the right of the Hun river
is dislodging the enemy northeast of Sal
Opeho. which is between the Hun and the
Lao rivers and has advanced north. This
force carried the enemy'S defence line be-
tween Chantar and ShufarStai. and pur-
sued the enemy fiercely. The line now is
between Wochi;iho. - miles southwest of
Mu,ien. and Taitse. Is miles west OF
MullGcn, and L.amuho. four miles north
of Taitse.
During a previous engagement. the en-
emy's casualties were heavy. The spolls
We captured were great. No time to IN
We stigatc We captured large quantities
of provisions at WanchangpaO and cap
tured a clothing depot at Tahanta."
Estimates of Gen. KuropatBin's force
bet yeen Shakhe and Tie pass. prepared
here. give a total of slightly more than
100 900. composed of 81, 600 infantry. 5000
cavalry and 35OOl artillery with 1904 guns
This estimate does not include troops at
VladivoStok and other garrisons. railway
guards and other employees. The grand
total east of Lake Baikal is estimated at
| 200 0OO men.
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HEAVY LOSSES
Sustained by Japs According to Gen.
eral kuropatkin's Report.

st. Petersburg. March 5.-Two long
dispatches received from Gen. Kuro-
patkin respectively dated March and
March 3. detail the movements OF
troops in various directions. The dis
patch of March 2. says:
"The enemy, today. adopted vigorous
offensive tactics conducting turning
movement on our right flank before the
villages of Sakhotun and l-inZiatun.
After a strong preparatory cannonade
they attacked, but were repulSed with
great loss.
1.-The japanese vigorously attacked
the Gauto pass position and took one
of our entertainments. from which they
were dislodged by our counter-attack.
but we finally abandoned this in
trenchment because it was entirely de-
stroycd.
1.-The japanese. today. several times
attacked our detachments on the left
flank and at about l P. NJ. carried the
nights in the center of our position.
our troops. however, countered at
tackled. dislodSed the enemy and gained
a footing on the crest of neighboring
hill.
"Our detachment near the village of
Kudiaza. after repulsing five violent
attacks and inflicting great loss. as
sumed the offensive"
The dispatch of March 3, says:
1.-The offensive movement commenced
in the evening of March 2, against the
Japanese occupying SanlinpOu and
neighboring villages was continued,
this morning At the same time rein
torcements arrived at Mukden.
EARLY this morning. the japanese
attacked our position on the left flank
Lin the region of kandolesan, more than
26 Japanese battaliOns participating.
All the attacks were repulsed with
great loss to the Japanese front ranks.
"The japanese attacking our right
flank are dressed in the uniforms of
our Chembarsky regiment, which was
posted at Gauto pass.
"Our detachment on the left flank
repulsed three attacks, today, inflicting
great loss on the enemy.
II have thanked these valiant troops
in His Majesty's name for their splen-
did defence.
THE losses of the Japanese attack
ing our left flank are so great that they
are constructing defences with the
dead bodies OF their fallen comrades"
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RUSSIAN SPY
Causes Japs Worry In Abiding Their
Vigilance.

New Chwang, March 5.-Via Tien-
tsln.-M. Ronhoven. the Russian GEN.
sor, arrived at Tientsin, today. Last
week he was in hiding at Hsinmingtun
where he succeeded in escaping at
lempts made to capture him. NJ. Rom
hoven is considered one Of the cleverest
of the Russian secret service officials
and the Japanese are anxicusly sarch-
ing for him at Hsinmirgtun. When he
left that place, he was accompanied by
several Russian officers. who it is oe-
lleved avoided the vigiant Japanese
raiders and regained the Russian lines.
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LESS s125.oo0.
Four Firemen Seriously Injured in
Saturdays Fire.

Manchester. y. H., Mar. g. full
Investigation of the fire at the Man.
chester traction Companys barn on
Depot street. Saturday morning shows
tilat the loss will be about $3.50 The
property cost $4,000; 40 electric cars.
six snowplows. three sweepers. tools
and other property. Insurance to the
amount of $233,000 was carried. and ev
cry dollars worth of destroyed prop
erty is covered.
The company's trolley service has
been unimpeded today. by reason of
cars furnished by the Concord COM
pany. the reserve cars which the COM
pany had elsewhere stored and those
which were saved from the fire.
One of the bost regretable incidents
Of the fire was the injury which befell
four firemen. as the result of coming
in contact with 4 live feed wire. The
injured men are John NJ. Baker and
William +. Geer of hose 8. Lorenzo
Ford and Alfred Firth of hose l.
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AN ARTILLERY DUEL
Raging In Close Vicinity Of Mukden-
Japs Advance.

Mukden. Muk1en. March 5.-Noon.-
An artillery duel mas been raging since
morning to .he westward of Mukden
and the Japanese shells are exploding
within three miles of the Imperial
tombs.
The line of the japanese advanced
guards extend about seven miles paral-
lei with the railroad.
Scattered Chinese villages. which are
practically the only shelters in this
open plain, are receiving particular at
tention from the gunners
Throughout today. the Russian bat
teries replied vigorously to the Japan
ese fire and the exchange of shrapnel
has been terrific. The whole of the fire
zone is occasionally obscured by dense
white smoke from exploding missiles.
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SUICIDE SEQUEL,
ira Ellis, Connected In Poison Case,
Commits Suicide.

Orleans. March As all apparant
sequel to the attempted poisoning Of
Mrs. Eta Lewis and her Pretty daugh-
ter. May. on the night of Feb. %. and
following a lengthy interview with
state Detective Bradford and Deputy
Sheriff Percival at the office of Medi-
cal Examiner LAWS, last night the
sudden death Of Ira Ellis of East Or
leans by his own hand, this morning.
forced the officers and tow nspeople to
believe their suspicious had been cor
rect. Ira Ellis blew the top of his head
Off with a shotgun. ana w hen his wife.
who had rushed out Of the house at
the sound of the gun, reached him he
was dead.
Since the attempt to poison Mrs
Lewis and her daughter became known,
the suspicious OF the famil. and others
were directed toward Ellis. Officer
Bradford followed up his investigation
by going to Ellis housa and their in
terviewing Mrs. Ellis, whose story DIFF
fered materially from tina. Of her hus-
band. and it had the effect Of breaking
the man down.
1t is claimed that after the officer left
the house Ellis made a full confession
OF the whole affair to his wife, attribut-
ing his deed to his great love for Mrs.
Lewis.
The suicide was evidently carried out
with much precision, as both hands
show black marks from the powder,
and it is believed Ellis steadied the
double barrelled gun will, one hand
and pulled the t,lgger with the other.
The upper portion of the skull was al
most entirely tom away.
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ANDREW CARNEGIE
Sees the Famous 5000, 1000 Note Man.
-. ipulated by Mrs. Chadwick.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 5.-Trustee or
the Chadwick Estates Nathan Loeser and
County Prosecutor Harvey r. Keller met
by appointment upon Andrew Carnegie
TODAY, Mr.. Loeser brought with him the
famous 5000 900 note and the equally ia
nous trust agreement. The officials OBJ
tanned specimens of Mr.. Carnegie's hand
writing for the purpose Of comparing II
with the writing on the paper which Mrs.
Chadwick used as security for many o.
her transactions. Mr.. Carnegie was
amused when he saw the documents bear
ing his name. The dissimilarity between
the signature which Mr.. Carnegie wrote
for Mr.. Keller and the signature winch
was reputed to be his on the bans paper
was marked. -.1
A second purpose OF the visit to MI.
Carnegie was to learn if Mr.. Carnegie
could be dispensed from coming for tn,'
second trial which Mrs. Chadwick ana
her husband will have to undergo upon
state indictments.
Mr.. Carnegie said that he was Wiling
to come to Cleveland in the interest VI
justice as often as necessary.
Mr.. Carnegie, in the course OF hi'
talk, with Prosecutor Keeler and 1rus-
tee I.oeser repeated his former sta'e
r,ents that he had never met Mrs'
Chadwick, had never even hearo VI hei
until the financial crash in the woiilaii
financial affairs came. 1nasmucn as tIi-
great iron master and the prisoner VINO
is to be put on trial in court tofnor
row morning will meet face to race 1or
the first time a: the opening or court
the scene. is likely to prove a dramatic
OOo
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"TW,N CITIES" EXPRESS
In q Wreck Near st. Paul-One Man
Killed.

st. Paul. Mimi, March 5.-General
Manager H. J. Horn. of the Northern
Pacific received information that pas
senger train number 2. which left st.
Paul Friday night fOc the Pacific
coast. was in . head-on collision with
a freight train near Bear Mouth. Mont.
and two persons We're killed and two
injured.
The dead:
Chief Clerk Wilcox Of the Railway
Mail service, with headquarters at
Helena.
Fireman Belion Of the West bound
train Of Helena
The injured are:
Engineer James and Engineer Sher-
man. both of Helena.
Mr.. Horne said that none Of the pas
aengers Of the west bound train were
hurt,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-06
THREE VILLAGES
Reported to Have Been Carried by
General Oku.

Oku's Headquarters. Friday. March
3.-l1 A. NJ. via Fusan delayed in
transmission.-Duri last night the
Japanese occupied three more villages
in the Russian second line of offences
carrying the captured lines Il miles
east of Changtan. The Russians are
falling back on their heavy defences
south of Mukden.
The Japanese movement is entirely
successful.
The japanese losses have not been
reported, but it is probable that they
will net be heavy considering the i'm
pOrtance of the movement
The pursuit of the Russians cOntin-
ues.
A heavy bombardmcnt is in progress.
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FROM ST. PETERSBURG.
Reports Say Japs Were Within Five
Miles of Mukden.

st. Petersburg, March 5.-The adj
vanced guard of the Japanese left
army was within five and half miles
of Mukden station. Saturday. accord
ing to a telegram from General KurO-
patkin, given out. today. Other Japan
csc had captured Suchudzia and Lans-
campa the same day. while their at
tacl;s on Putiloff hill and 13 fierce as
saults on Kandolesan were repulsed.
The cOmniander-in-chi dispatch,
which is dated, March 4. is as follows:
Friday night was quiet on the west
ern flank. On Friday a detachment of
our forces on the Mukden-Sinmintin
road net and fought a body of the en-
envy, advancing from the westward.
Gun fire has been audible since morn
ing in the direction of SuchudZia.
"All is quiet on the center. except in
the Shakhe zone which the Japanese
attacked during Friday evening. creep
ing up to the wire entanglements of
our Notifications and hurting hand
grenades. The attackers, however, We're
soon repulsed without succeeding in
damaging the entanglements.
The Japanese guard during Friday
v
DIOCESAN and the 10th attack was re-
pulsed at o'clock, this morning. Jap
anese corpses are piled high against
our earthworks.
1.-THE enemy'S attack against the
Gaotu pass position was suspended
towards Friday evening. but a renew
al of it is expected.
Their operations on our left flank
were also suspended. Friday evening,
and it was noticed that the Japanese
troops opposite Kidiadzu were falling
back.
"MaiOr General Schatiloff and Col
onel Guroko were among Fridays
wounded.
To-day. Saturday the advanced
guard of the enemy which is envelop-
ing our right flank. was noticed be-
tween the -Sinminton road and
from Mukden station.
1.-THE japanese. today, captured SUI
chudzia. but have not advanced fur
Their. They also captured Lanschanpa
after hard fighting.
1.-THE Japanese advance on Shakhe
station was commenced at o'clock
this morning. but has been suspended.
The enemy has been driven back by
volley firing br our advanced guards.
1.-Two Japanese attacks on Putiloff
hill at II p. NJ, Friday night. and 1
o'clock. this morning. were repulsed."
In later dispatch Of the same date,
General Kuropatkin says:
| 1.-THE enemy renewed the attack on
| the KandOlesan positions, but was
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Nothing to Fear.

The question of injurious substances
in medicines which has been agitating
the monds of many people, does not
concern those who use Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Mothers need have no
hesitancy in continuing to give it to
their little ones, as it contains abso-
lutely nothing injurious. This remedy
is not only perfectly safe to give small
children, but is a medicine of great
worth and merit. 1t has a worldwide
reputation for it's cures Of coughs. colds
and Group and can always be relied
upon. For sale by John COughlin, Au-
gusta, G. II. Beane, Gardiner.
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A TRlUMPHAI HYMN
Is What French Newspapers Call
RcoseveIt's Address.

Paris, March 5.-PreSident Roose-
velt's inaugural address is the subject
of much comment by the newspapers
here. The Temps characteriz it as
a tfiumphal hymn to the American ma
tons grandeur and prosperity. and
adds that it smacks of Roosevelt as an
inperialist, eXpansiOnist and militatist.
The journal des says: president
RocseVelt's address shows confidence
in himself also in the nations desti-
MES
The Patric says that the address is
a highly inspired manifesto and that
President Roosevelt is conscious of the
roll which he is called upon to place
and also of his -country's mission to-
wards humanity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-06

to the letter c. The Japanese possibly
are pushing northward at Tangents
with both TANKS.
A hopeful sign is the postponement
until tomorrow of the grand council of
war which was to have met at Tsar-
skoe SelO. today. This lends color to
reports that the general situation has
somewhat improved. The council was
called to discuss the retirement on Tie
pass; but the action of the Japanese
has made a successful retreat far more
difficult than that at Liaoyang, where
but one flank was rolled back.
A Hood of dispatches came through.
today. but they We're mostly old. re-
ferring to the fighting on the left flank
and general losses which have been
already described.
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LORD DUNRAVEN
Further Explains His Cevoutior
Scheme to Newspapers.

London. Mar. 6.-Lord Dunraven
writes to the newspapers, today. to eX-
plain that his devolution scheme was
not originated by Sir Antony MacDon-
nell. undcr-secreta.ry to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland. but by MEM
hers of the Land Conference Commit
tee. "MacDonnell' Lord DunraVen
says. was consulted after the move
ment started because he was in po-
secession of useful Information: but his
responsibility was limited to that adj
vice and we had no reason to believe
that he favored devolutiOn."
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CHINESE NEUTRALITY
Has Been Violated by Japan According
to Chinese Protest?

TOXIC, March BIT is understood that
NINA has lodged a protest against Japan.
aileSlng inf ingement of Chinese neutral
Ivy by the occupation Of Sinminti. The
government has not indicated its attitude.
nut II is expected that the reply will in
meat" that Japan is bound to respect the
neutrality of north China so long as Rus
Siil does so. but that the precedents of the
russians in occupying Sinmintin created
a condition OF belligerency there and that
the operation was strictly in the nature
or military necessity for the protection
OF the rights and interests of Japan.
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WAS PROMPTLY HANGED.
Negro Murderer Of DR.. Oliphant Exc
cute.d h. Mob.

New Orleans. March 5.-The Picay-
une's Vicksburg. Miss. special says:
The body of Dr. William B. Oliphant.
who was shot to death by a half
crazy negro at Helm station, Washing
ton county. arrived here. today. From
the same train the negro who was re-
spunsible for the death of DR.. Oliphant
was taken from the deputy at Eliza
beth station by Il masked body of men
and it is reported that he was prompt
ly hanged.
1t is stated that the negro had been
held in Jail as Il mild lunitic and dis
charged only Il few days previous to
the ShOOtin ing
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beaten back at o'clock. this morning.
with great loss. Altogether the Japan
csc delivered 13 charges. The attacks
have since been suspended.
1.-TWO attacks on the Kutilini posi-
ton at o'clock, this morning, were re-
pulsed.
1.-The night and day were compare
lively quiet on our extreme left. our
at Kuchiatzu, about y
miles east of LiaOyang). advanced
some what during the night
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-06

the second line of the Russian right de-
fence, two miles northward.
Their line was taken this morning.
also on the w"st bank o: the Hun
river. four mii-s north of Chantgtan.
lEiH completely turned the Russian
right flank. The Japanese fire COM
pictely demoralized the Russians, who
rctreated i'm disorder. Pursuit was con-
'ihueG during the night The Russians
are still retiring. Oku's army is ad
vancing rapidly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-06

An Ohio man who was reecntly eie.
ted ia Congress went to Washington 10
look around and see what MS uu'ie
were. He was Hospitality receiver a''.
IVES wi;led and dined great mary
times by his colleagues. Before ne
We MT home he said to his friends l..
George. I have had good nne'
have had dinners and breakfasts anu
Jumpers galore given to me. In 1aet. !
h,yan,t had nv knife out of my modth
since / struck the town"
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ICE EN- BARGO
At Edgartown, Mass, Raised by Rev.
enue Gutter Mackinac.

Edgartown. Mass. Mar. 5.-The ice
embargo of the harbor which has con-
tinued for five weeks. was raised. to-
day. by the revenue cutter MacKinac,
which forced her way through the ice
and opened a channel for the New
Bedford Steamer Uncatena, which fol-
lowed in her wake.
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PROGRAM ANNOUNCED.
Republican Convention Will Meet "
Washington, Wednesday.

Rochester, n. Y. March 5.-The pro-
gram of the Republican editorial con-
ventior to be held at Washington on
Wednesday. Marcn has just been an
ncunced. 1t includes address by Vice
President Fairbanks and Senator De-
pew and a paper by DR.. A. E. Winshop
Of Boston. More than 80 state Republic
can editorial associations will be rep
resnted at the gathering and the editors
win be received by President Roosevelt
ut the White House at go P. NJ, and
at reception by Vice President and
Mrs. Fairbanks in the evening.
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Mar. 5.-Weather con-
ditions and general forecast: Condi-
tions will be unsettled, Monday and
Tuesday, over the eastern half Of the
country, with rain over the south and
rain or snow over north districts. On
the New England and middle Atlantic
coast. the winds will be fresh west to
north
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HOLD Their OWN.
Russians Prevent Japs Advance al
Samungku.

Toxic. March 5-(U A. MD.-'rhe Rus
SLAMS. driven from Chin Hocheng, passed
Talien and have remained at Samlungku
four days, resisting the Japanese ad-
vance. The Russians there. although hay
ing received achievements of over 10000
men, show signs of retreat.
The japanese are pressing them toward
Makunln. The japanese have firmly es-
tablished communication with Benlshu
ana activity on grand seal" is expected
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MISSING A WEEK
Mrs. Nellie keefe Missing From Lowell
Home.

Lowell. March Mrs. Nellie l<eefe is
missing from her home. &c Brown street.
BelvIdere. She left home to attend the
theatre. Saturday evening. Feb. p. with
Edgar Gordon. who was employed in the
same shoe shop with her in RelviGere,
and has not returned to her home.
Her mother is i'll with grief over the
disappearance of her daughter. end three
visits of physicians were necessary. Sat
lrday afternoon. Mrs. Keefe's father and
brother have been searching for her in
Brochton.
Mrs Keefe is 26 years old and n native
of Vermont She was married.
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In view of the startling fact that in
a single year 1854 LoEdon children
have died in consequence of injuries
received from open tireplaces, an effort
is being made to have a law enacted to
punish parents who leave children I'M
guarded in rooms that have such fire.
places.