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FOR A NEW START
COMMANDER OF RUSSIAN ARMY
SAYS HE 18 READY
IS ALL SWELLRD UP WITH PROSPECTS
Kuropatkln Says Day3 of Retreating
Aro Over Russian Army Will Take
the Offensive Has Confidence of
Complete Victory
ST. PETERSBURG: Following la
the text of nn ordor issued by Gen
eral Kuropatkln:
"Moro thin sovon months ago tho
enemy treacherously fell upon us at
Port Arthur before war had been de
clared. Since then, by land and soa,
Russian troops have performed many
heroic deeds, of which the fatherland
may justly be proud. Tho enemy,
however, Is not only not overthrown,
but, hi 'his arrogance, continues to
dream of complete victory.
"The troops of tho Mnnchurian
army, In unvarying good sp'rlts, hith
erto have not been numerically strong
enough to defeat the Japanese army.
Much time Is necessary for overcom
ing all tho difficulties of strengthen
ing the active army so as to enable it
to accomplish with completo succoss
the arduous but honorable task im
posed upon it. It is for this reason
that, in spito of tho repeated repulso
of Japaneso attacks upon our posi
tions at Tatchekiao, Liandiansian
and Llaoyang, I did not consider that
tho time had arrived to tako advan
tage of there successes and to begin
a forward movement, and 1 therefore
gave Vro order to retreat.
"You left tho positions you had so
heroically defended, covered with
piles of tho enemy's dead, and with
out, allowing yourselves 'to bo dis
turbed by the foo in tho fiuTpreparod
ucss for a fresh fight. After a ifvo
days' battle at Liaoyng you retired
on new positions which had he-n
prepared previously. Aftar success
fully defending all advanced and
main positions, you withdrew to Muk
den under most difficult conditions.
"Alt-cV-ed by Goncr'l Kurokl's
army, you marched through almost
impassablo mud, fighting throughout
tho day and extricating guns and
carts with your hands at night, and
thon returned to Mukden without
abandoning a slnglo gun, prisoner or
woundod man, and with tho baggage
train entirely Intact.
"I ordered tho rotreat with a sor
rowful heart, but with unshaken con
fidence that it was necessary in ordor
to gain completo and docisivo victory
over the enemy when tho tlmo came.
"Tho emperor has assigned for tho
conflict with Japan forces 'sufficient
'to assure us victory. All difficulties
in transporting these forces over a
distance of 10,000 vereis aro being
overcomo in a spirit of self-sacrlflco
and with indomitable energy and skill
by Russian men In ovory branch and
rank of Uio service, and ovory social
position to whom has been entrusted
this work, which, for difficulty, is
unprecedented in tho history of war
faro. "In addition to numerical strongth
In all commands, from tho lowest to
tho highest, tho firm determination
must t?o to prevail, to gaiu victory.
Whatever bo tho sacrifice necessary
to this end. bear in mind the import
ancadf victory to Russia; and, above
all,- remember how necessary victory
fs, Mie more speedily to rolieve our
brothers at Port Arthur, who for
seven- months have heroically main
tained the defense of the fortress on
trusted, to their caro.
"The, Illustrious head of the Rus
sian land, together with the whole
of. Russia, prays for you, blesges you
tor jour heroic deeds. ' 't
ARDMORE GAMBLER SHOT
At a Result Thirty Gamblers Have
Been Arrested
ARDMORE: Tom Harris, a well
known gambler, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded by C. D. Wolfe,
also a gambler. Tho shooting oc
curred in tho gambling room In tun,
Apollls building. Wolfo was said to
have been intoxicated, and upon en
tering the room began firing at Har
ris, who was seated at a tabic. Throe
shots took effect in Harris' body, and
his physicians say ho cannot livo.
After having been shot, Harris drow
hi3 revolver and attempted to shoot
Wolfe, but in his weakened condition
his aim was poor and the shots wont
wild. Wolfo Immediately surren
dered to tho authorities and is now
being held awaiting tho result of
Harris' wounds. Both Harris and
Wolfe are prominont iu sporting cir
cles and have resided hero for sev
oral years.
As a result of several d'fficulties in
which gamblers in this city havo re
contly been engaged, the authorities
arrested thirty-seven white men and
placed them in jail on the charge of
gaming. All the gambling houser. in
tho city were raided and tho para
phernalia burned in tho stroat. Mar
shal Colbert says ho will put a stop
to gambling in tho southern district.
Houses in this citv have continued
to run wide open riiro tha beginning
of the town, and most all of them
will probably bo in operation a.jain
in a few hours.
FEAR UR PRISING
governor Mccurtain asks
for a 8quad of police
SNAKE INDIANS CONCRECATE AT BEACH
MURDER MYSTERY
Woman Arrested Upon Charge of
Killing Hep Husband
GUTHRTE: Mystery, to a groat
extent, still surrounds the double kill
ing at Croscent Cits', this county,
which occurred a few nights ngd.
Both Mrs. Divis and Tom Moeks have
been ar-estd pnd'ng an Investisa
t'on, although llrro is no dlro-t ev'
donce against either one, except an
alleged statement of Tom Moeks that
tho woman killed hr husband.
Tho farts now go to show that br
yony doubt troro wis a wman n.Iod
up in tho case, and perhaps soveral
of them. It Is statod that Davis cou'd
not have committed suie'de, ns at
first repTfcd, because the shotgun
wound which caused his death no?
in tho back of his hoad. He was
also shot in tho r'gH leg. Acrd
ing to an alleged statement of Tom
Moeks, the woman shot Iror husVnu
after Davis had shot and f"tal'y
wounded Jesso Moeks, a brother of
Tom Moeks.
Tom Meoks was placed In tho
county ja'l hero and a guard was
loft with Mrs. Davis, to hi ing her to
this city, after tho funeral of lmr hus
band. Tl-o-o is sfll c-nidrablo
mystery about tho entire affair, ex
cept that It rpsults from a long stand
ing and bitter feud.
Two citizens of Croscent say that
Davis was killod by a woman.
eeventy-Flve Were Encamped When
the Choctaw Chief Sent In the Call,
end More Arriving The Federal.
Officers Not Worried
MUSKOGEE: Tho Indian agent
lure received a telegram from Gov
crnor McCurtalu of tho Choctaw na
tion asking that a squad oi Indian
polico bo dispatched at once to aid
thr light horsemen of the Choctaw
nation to quell an uprising of the
Snake faction in tho Choctaw nation.
He stated that there wore seventy
iive Indians congregated near
tfeech, near the Arkansas lino, and
that more aro arriving all tho time,
and they aro threatening and intimi
dating the inhabitants of that sec
tion. Tho polico wero sent as re
quested, it Js the same story of
Snakes trying to incite opposition
to taking alloted lands, and they aro
trying to keep all Indians thoy can
lrom doing so, by threatening their
lives if they allot land. The authori
ties hero think tho disturbing ele
niont can be quickly brought under
control.
AN IRRIGATION SCHEME
A Plot Discovered
SOUTH McALESTER: The re
quest of Governor McCurtain of tho
Chnctaw nation for Indian polico to
quell a disturbance raised at Beech
by seventy-five Snake Indians is be
lieved to be the result of a plot just
discovered by the attorneys for the
Choctaw nation to rob tho illitorato
full bloods. An attorney at Wash
ington has been collecting a per cap
ita under promiso of securing leg
islation dissolving all federal juris
d'otion over Indian Torr'tory. wipe
out all towns and cause the buf'fa'o to
return. Investigation is now being
made of this scheme by tho Interior
department. The present troublo
near Beech is supposed to bo a re
mit of dissatisfaction on the part of
tho Indians, because of tho non-fulfilment
of tho promises of the Wash
ington lawyer.
WILL CLOSE OCTOBER 31
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Man Took Refuge From Flood In a
Tree Shot
SHAWNEE: J. R. Trout, a resi
dent of the south part of this couuty,
was forced into a treo by tiro high
waters of the South Canadian, which
receded and allowed him to get down
In a few hours. As he walked to
high ground a shot, fired from am
bush, killod him .Inntautiy. George
Miller, a local bad mau, was believed
to have fired tho shot, and Sh'Briff
Graco went after him with a warrant,
When the officer readied Miller's
place a deputy , walked up and
knocked. Tho door opened and Wil
ier covered him with a Winchester,
but gave himself up when he learned
the officer was unarmed. Miller ia
now In jail. He denies shooting
Trout. Trout was wealthy and high
ly 'respected. His former home was
in Texas.
Seminole Allottees Must Make Appll
cation Before That Date
MUSKOGEE: Tho following no
tice has been given out for publica
tion by the Dawo3 commission:
"Notice is hereby given that tho
Sominolo land office, now maintained
at Wowoka, in the Seminole nation,
Indian Territory, for tho purpose of
affording Seaiino'o al!ottoo3 an oppor
tunity to make designation of their
homestead reservations, will be closod
October 31, 1904.
"It will bo necessary that all citi
zens of the Seminole nation who de
sire tho privi'ogo of selecting tho
land upon which shall bo reserved
for them as a homestead appear at
tho land office in Wowoka on or bo
for0 the 31at day of October and mako
such selection.
"Upon the c'osing of the land or
fice tho commission will procosd to
set aside homestead reservations for
all who fail to' mako such selection
tor themselves."
Plans for Damming Medicine Creek'
at Medicine Bluff Contemplated
LAWTON: It will not be lone be
fore all tho public buildings In the
new countiy, to be paid for out of
tho lots sale money of the townsitei
of Lawton, Hobart and Anadarko,
which are under tho direction and
supervision of tho dopartmont of tho
interior, will be under construction.
Thoso lot sales netted more than IV
000,000. Tho irrigation schemo pro
jected for Comanche and Kiowa
counties Is now being considered by
tho department, nnd it is probable
that tho cf.o:t3 of tho engineers of
tho Inferior department will bo di
rected in this lino. Tho projoct is
one of tho largest attompted In re
cent years by tho government, and in
volves an amount of money in excess
of $1,000,000. Thia sum lna b:on ap
propriated by congress for this pur
pose.
A meeting of tho farm'ers In tho
neighborhood of Mountain Park was
recently held, at which there was a
large attendance. J. B. Thoburn,
secretary of tho territorial board of
agriculture, and Frank Andorson ot
mo industrial department of tho St.
Louis & San Francisco railway sys
tem, addressed the assombly. At
this meeting a committoo was ap
pointed to look after all matters con
nected with tho movement
F. H. Newell, chief of the division
of hydrography and reclamation in
tho interior department of Washing
ton, will visit that part of tho coun
try during November, whil0 on his
way to El Pa3o, Toxas, whoro he will
go to deliver an addross beforo tho
irrigation congress, which will meet
In that city. While in Oklahoma he
will also deliver an address.
All that remains now to Insure the
carrying out of tho plans for tho pro
posed Irrigation schemo is for tho
people to organize thoroughly and
proceed with measures for utilizing
tno land to bo reclaimod. It Is ex
pected that many persons will hear
tho address to bo deliverod by Mr.
Newell while in Oklahoma, and ex
cursion trains will be run into this
city for tho occasion.
Plan3 for damming Modiclno creek
near Fort Sill, at Medioino Bluff, in
ordor to creat a wator supply for tho
proposed irrigation system, have al
ready favorably discussed, and the
men connected with tho geological
survey have mado a recommendation
to tho interior dopartmont to the ef
fect that the proposod plan is prac
tical. It is impossible at this time
to say just what plans are being con
sidered by tho Washington officials.
General H. Mathews, chiof engineer
oi tho interior department, who is
locatd at Lawton, and who has charge
of all the public buildings now under
construction in the now country, may
havo something to give out In re
gard to the project In the near fiv
turo.
Greer Bound Over
GUTHRIE: Editor Frank Grear,
oharged with assaulting kE-'Itor John
Golobio with a deadly weapon,
waived a preliminary examination be
fore a justice of the peace and was
bound over to the grand jury under
$500 bond, with Robert Sohlberg as
security. Henry Asp is Greer's attorney,
RAPID BRIDGE BUILDING
In Five Days the Rock Island Com
pany Constructed 1,803 Feet
Tho Rock Island railroad bridge be
tween Minco and El Reno has been
rebuilt since tho washout, and trains
nro now being operated orer it. Mr.
Bishop, tho superintendent of bridges
for the district mentioned, broke tha
record for fast work In rebuilding
this structure. The length of the
bridge is 1,900 feet, and it waa built
In exactly flvo and one-half days.
When work was begun It was thought
the .task could not be completed In
less time than two we'Hks, as not a
piece "of timber of any sort was left
by the flood. Everything had to be
rebuilt, and the work was carried on
under many difficulties. Mr. Bishop
a'so made a record for bridge build
ing last summer, when the struotura
spanning Salt Fork went out. Thd
bridge Is sixty-five feet long, and It
was put in service in forty-eight
hours.
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