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VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, KY., MONDAY, JULY 25, 1904.
NUMBER 208.
TWO DAYSBATTLL
A Heavy Engagement Raged Out
side of New Chwang on Saturday-
and Sunday.
FIGHTING SEEN FROM HOUSETOPS,
Japanese "Were Successful mid the
Russian Loss on the First Lay
is Estimated at 700.
Chinese Refugees Report That Nine
Japanese Gunboats From Port
Arthur Have Arrived at.
Tah Ting Shan.
. Tlen-Tsin, July 25. News has reach
ed here that a battle Is1 raging outside
of New-Chwang. The fighting can be
seen from the housetops. In the en
gagement of Saturday the Russian
losses are reported to have been 700.
The Japanese are slowly nearing New
Chwang. Great excitement prevailed
In that city during Sunday's and Sat
urday's fights.
A report from New-Chwang states
that Saturday's battle was at Ta Hsul
Tong, six miles distant, and that the
Japanese were successful. Many Chi
nese refugees arriving at New-Chwang
have reported that nine Japanese gun
boats from Port Arthur have arrived
at Tah Ting Shan.
New-Chwang, July 25. A battle was
fought Saturday near Ta Tache Wiao,
attended, It is believed, with heavy
losses. The progress of the battle was
watched by many people in New
Chwang from the roofs of houses. The
day was clear and the smoke of the
guns could be plainly seen.
Tokio, July 25. The Russian Vladi
vostok -squadron has sunk the mer
chantman which it captured off the
coast of Izu province Sunday. The
name of this ship and her nationality
Is not known and nothing has been
learned of the fate of her crew. Wit
nesses ashore saw the merchantman
following the fleet. Then they saw her
fired upon, after which she disap
peared. The Russian warships were last re
ported at 11 o'clock Sunday morning to
the southwest of Cape Iro, Izu prov
ince, steering to the west.
Cape Iro is about G5 miles southwest
of Yokohama, and 50 miles from the
entrance to the bay upon which Yoko
hama and Tokio are located.
St. Petersburg, July 25. Orders
have been sent to the volunteer fleet
steamers St. Petersburg and Smolensk
to refrain from Interference with for
eign shipping. It Is expected these
steamers will eventually join the Bal
tic fleet and will be replaced by ordi
nary warships.
Tien-Tsin, July 25. In accordance
with orders issued by Gen. Kuropat
kin, the Russians commenced to evac
uate New-Chwang Sunday. Monday
morning the Russian railway station
was in flames. The Russians are evi
dently destroying their property prev
ious to evacuation.
ANOTHER STEAMER SEIZED.
.British Vessel Captured by the Rus
sian Volunteer Fleet.
Port Said, July 25. Advices re
ceived here say that the Russian vol
unteer fleet steamer Smolensk fired
three blank shots across the bows of
the British steamer Ardova, the cargo
of which consists of coal and explo
sives, and the vessel not stopping, the
Smolensk sent two loaded shots at
her, one of them passing over her
amidships and the other over her
stern. The Ardova was then seized
and her crew transferred to the Smo
lensk. The vessel will be brought to
Suez.
The Ardova, " Capt. Smith, sailed
from New York, Juno 15, for Manila.
She arrived at Port Said July 11.
Washington, July 25. Any action
which may be taken regarding the
seizure of the British ship Ardova by
the Russian volunteer fleet steamer
Smolensk is a matter for the British
government. It is not a matter-which
In the least concerns the United
States. This is the view taken in offi
cial circles here. However, the deci
sion of tho Russian government to
withdraw the authority given to the
volunteer fleet to make searches and
seizures simplified the situation very
materially. Presumably in view of
this new attitude of the Russian gov
ernment the Ardova will be released
promptly, tho. seizure disavowed and
the incident will bo closed without
delay.
A BRITISH STEAMER.
Vladivostok Squadron Sunk the Knight
Commander.
Yokohama, July 2G. Tho Vladivo
stok squadron Sunday sunk tho Brit
ish steamer Knight Commander, from
New York, off tho Province of Izu, aft-
ter transferring the crew of the
Knight Commander to the steamer
Tsinan, which arrived here Monday
morning. The Vladivostok squadron
also captured a German vessel believ
ed to be the Arabia with 30,000 tons
of flour and an unknown British
steamer. The two vessels were sent
to Vladivostok In charge of prize
crews. The American Trading Co.
are the agents here for the Knight
Commander.
FELL FROM HIS HORSE.-
President Alights on His Back and Is
Slightly Injured.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 25. It was
learned Sunday that President Roose
velt met with a painful accident here
last Wednesday by being thrown from
his horse and he himself as well as
his friends realize that the Injuries he
received could have been more seri
ous, if not fatal.
President Roosevelt is congratulat
ing himself that he was fortunate in
escaping with only a slight blow 'on
the back of his head.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
were out riding when the horse he was
astride stumbled over a stone and the
animal fell to its knees. The affair
came so suddenly that Mr. Roosevelt
was thrown with full force over the
horse's head, alighting in the road on
the back of his head.
TRAIN LEFT THE RAILS.
Five Hundred Passengers Had a Mi'
raculous Escape.
Wheeling, W. Va., July 25. Five
hundred passengers, most of them
from Grafton and Fairmont, had an al
most miraculous escape from death or
serious injuries on the Baltimore &
Ohio excursion train bound for Wheel
ing Sunday. At Wise's Crossing, near
Littleton, the engine and tender and
three coaches left the rails. The en
gine turned over on its side and the
coaches toppled on the edge of an em
bankment but did not go over. En
gineer W. H. Johnson was caught un
der his cab and was badly scalded by
escaping steam, but will recover. Mail
Clerk C. B. Collins was severely bruis
ed and otherwise injured and was ta
ken back to Grafton. Many of the
passengers were badly shaken up but
none seriously hurt.
. THREATEN TO STRIKE.
The Employes of the Drlfton Colliery
Have a Grievance.
Hazelton, Pa., July 25. The em
ployes of Drlfton colliery, of Coxe
Bros. & Co., met at Freeland Sunday
and adopted resolutions to strike at
the call of the district executive offi
cers of the United Mine Workers in'
case no definite action Is taken by
the conciliation board at Tuesday's
meeting at Wilkesbarre, for the early
adjustment of the grievances involv
ing the discharge of eight of their
number. These men were laid off for
refusing to comply with what they
claim is a new and unjust rule of the
company requiring them to unload
rock of certain sizes on the surface
after loading it in the mines.
COLORADO POSTMASTERS.
They Are Charged With Assisting in
Deporting Striking Miners.
Denver, Col., July 25. Secretary
Haywood of the Western Federation
of Miners has forwarded a telegram to
President Roosevelt stating that Post
master P. M. Reardon, of Victor, is
one of the members of the committee
which he says Is responsible for de
porting miners, from tho Cripple Greek
district, and asking that steps be taken
to prevent officeholders from taking
part in such demonstrations.
Complaints have also been made to
the president against, Postmaster
Sullivan, of Cripple Creek, alleging
that they have permitted mall sent to
union sympathizers to be opened and
mutilated.
A RUNAWAY TRACTION CAR.
One Man, Was Killed and Seven Oth
ers Injured at Oil City, Pa.
Oil City, Pa., July 25. One man was
killed and seven other persons were
injured by jumping from a runaway
traction car on Spring street Sunday
night. The car had 125 passengers
aboard returning from camp meeting.
When the car struck the grade it got
beyond control and those Injured
jumped. The car left tho rails and
ran over the brick pavement 40 yards
and stopped. James Ross left the car
backwards and the entire back portion
of his head was mashed in and splin
ters of the bone were driven into tho
brain tissues.
Tunnel Workers Strike.
Now York, July 25. The first striko
in tho Pennsylvania tunnel has been
ordered hero at 32d street and 12th
avenue for union wages and an eight
hour work day. Members of the Safe
ty Engineers' union began the strike.
FIGHT TO A FINISH.
All Allied Unions at the Stock
Yards Excepting Teamsters
Join Striking Butchers.
NO CONFERENCES HELD SUNDAY,
Teamsters on Monday Will Hake An
other Effort to Bring About an
Adjustment of the Trouble.
Four Train Loads of New Employes
Were Taken to the Chicago Stock
Yards Sunday Before Dark
ness Had Set In.
Chicago, July 25. Determined on a
fight to a finish to enforce the de
mands of the striking butchers, a sym
pathetic strike of all the union work
men employed in the meat packing
Industries throughout the country with
the exception of the teamsters was
declared Monday morning at 7 o'clock.
Instead of joining in the sympathet
ic strike the teamsters will make an
other effort to bring about an adjust
ment of the controversy by arbitra
tion. This decision was reached late
Sunday night at a meeting of the joint
council of teamsters unions through
out Chicago, who met to consider the
Indorsement of a decision reached
Sunday afternoon by the packing
house teamsters' union to quit work
with the other allied unions. The de
cision of the stock yards teamsters was
almost unanimous In favor of striking,
but as It is necessary according to the
rules of the teamsters' union for the
joint council to sanction any strike
movement, all the union teamsters in
the employ of the packers will remain
at work during the struggle or until
the joint council gives their permis
sion to a strike should their efforts to
settle the matter by conciliation Mon
day prove futile.
The committee appointed at Sun
day night's meeting were notified to
get into communication Monday morn
ing as early as possible with the pack
ers. Whether the teamsters' efforts
for peace will prove successful none
of the packers' representatives who
were communicated with Sunday
night would say. The decision to make
another effort for peace was reached
at such a late hour Sunday night that
It was impossible for the packers to
get together to decide on what answer
would be given to the intermediary
committee Monday. The reason giv
en by the teamsters' council for their
action Is that they have never before
been consulted In the present trouble
and that therefore before they would
sanction a strike of the stock yard
teamsters they wished to make an of
ficial investigation of the trouble be
fore asking the International officers
of the union to officially order the
men on strike.
No conferences were held Sunday
either by the packers or the labor
leaders, or Jointly, In an effort to reach
an adjustment of the controversy.
Both sides rested Sunday, apparently
waiting for Monday's developments.
Whether or not the packers would
make any concessions to the demands
of the labor leaders In order to pre
vent a general walkout of the trades
at the stock yards, would not be dis
cussed by any of the packing house
representatives Sunday, but from the
preparations going on at the different
plants during the day it was plainly
evident that the packers intended to
fight for their Independence. All la
bor leaders declared that they would
await Monday's developments before
considering further negotiations and
that the packers would have to make
the request' for a resumption of peace
negotiations, as the unions had no In
tention at the present time of doing
so.
Preparations for the, struggle which
was expected to reach a climax Mon
day morning were being made at the
different packing plants all during tho
day and far into the night. Dozens of
representatives of the packing houses
were scattered all over the country in
search of men to fill the places of the
strikers. Four train loads of new em
ployes wero taken to tho yards before
darkness set in to join the non-union
men already established inside the
plants.
Stockades have beon erected at all
the different plants to protect men
whoso work exposes them to danger
from mob violence. All through the
stock yards there wero not only evi
dences of preparations for a long and
bitter struggle, but superintendents of
tho packing establishments, police of
ficers and union leaders gave expres
sion to anticipation of troublous times
to come. Chief of Police O'Neill, who
spent the day making plans for Mon
day, said:
"No one knows what will happen.
The opportunity is hero for one of tho
greatest labor contests in the coun
try nnd apparently there is no hope
fQr ave-. 'ig. itv The police will bo
nble to handle the situation, however,
without outside assistance, no matter
what happens."
FORCED TO FLEE.
With a Brick Society Girl Resented
the Insults of a Stranger.
Lexington, Ky.. July 25. With the
aid of a brickbat and a strong arm
Miss Alice Golden, a society belle of
this city, resented the advances of a
strange man in a manner calculated
to leave a lasting Impression upon the
Intruder.
As she was nearing her home Sun
day night, being without an escort,
she was accosted by the stranger. She
warned him not to approach. Passing
a pile of bricks she took up one in her
hand just at the time the stranger ad
vanced and placed his hand upon her
arm. Sho struck him full in the face
with tho brick, which felled him to
the ground. As he rose he advanced
toward her with clenched fist, when
she flung another brick at him, strik
ing him on the head.
The stranger then showed a swift
pair of heels, but as the excitement of
the incident began to pass away Miss
Golden came near fainting and was
assfsted into the house.
AT ELMENDORF.
J. B. Haggln and Wife Arrived on a
Special Train.
Lexington, Ky., July 25. J. B. Hag
gin arrived at Elmendorf on a special
train Sunday night. He was accom
panied by his wife, who has just re
turned from Europe. Foreign visi
tors had been expected to come with
them, but they did not arrive. Hag
gin and his wife will remain here
about three weeks. He arrived in Cin
cinnati from New York too late Sun
day morning to make connection and
chartered a special train to bring him
to Elmendorf. The train stopped near
his gate and he was met with a car
riage. KILLING AT INDEPENDENCE.
John L. Vest Shot T. J. Riley In the
Main Street.
Independence, Ky., Juiy 25. Sunday
John L. Vest shot and killed T. J.
Riley in the main street of the town.
Vest wa,s manager of the telephone ex
change and recently discharged
Riley's wife. Riley until recently was
town marshal. Vest was walking with
Town Marshal Damon when they met
Riley, who opened the quarrel, abusing
Vest for discharging his wife. Damon
says Riley was drawing his revolver
when shot by Vest, who was at once
arrested. Riley leaves a widow and
four children.
A New Industry.
Newport, Ky., July 25. Work will
be begun September 1 on the large
cement plant to be constructed near
Mentor, Ky. The company has made a
test of the shale to be found In that
locality and a superior grade of ce
ment resulted. Eastern capital is back
of the project and it is said that one
of the largest plants in the country
will be erected.
Big Snakes Ruining Cows.
Cold Springs. Ky., July 25. Fanners
at Ebonezer, Ky., a small village 10
miles from Harrodsburg. are very
much excited over their inability to
keep milch cows. For several months
numerous reports have come from the
farmers that tho bags of their fine
cows have been ruined by big snakes
sucking the nnimals.
Autopsy on Judge Muir's Remains.
Louisville, Ky., July 25. An ipitopsy
on the body of Judge Upton Mulr, who
came to his death Wednesday in the
surf at Atlantic City, rovelaed the fact
that his neck was dislocated and his
nose broken. The autopsy was hold at
the Instance of several Insurance com
panies. Attended Presbyterian Church.
Bedford Springs, Pa., July 25.
Things politically at Bedford Springs
Sunday were very quiet. Senator Da
vis, his daughter, Mrs. Lee, his grand
children and his private secretary at
tended the Presbyterian church Sun
day morning.
Roosevelt to Be Notified.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 25. The ar
rangements have been made for the
notification of Theodore. Roosevelt of
his nomination for the presidency by
the republican party. Tho ceremony
will take place on Wednesday, July 27.
Dynamited a Street Car.
Houston, Tex., July 25. As tho re
sult of an explosion of dynamite under
a street car Saturday at midnight five
persons wero hurt, one seriously. A.
T. Smith complains that his head was
hurt and that ho has internal injuries.
Col. ,L. F. Copeland Seriously III.
Bloomington, 111., July 25. Col. L.
F. Copeland, of Harrlsburg, Pa., a
widely known lecturer, who was en
gaged as one of tho speakers at tho
Chautauqua which has just opened
hero has been taken seriously ill.
THE ABDUGTED GIRL
Inez Record, Found by Searchers
Tuesday in an Unconscious
Condition, Revives.
SHE TELLS OF HER ADVENTURES.
Seized, Hound and Gagcred by Two
-Men For the Purpose of Tak
ing Her to St. Louis.
On Refusal to Go a Knife Was Drawn
Across Her Throat and She Was
Lowered Into Water Waist
Deep Several Times.
Indianapolis, Ind., July 25. Inez
Record, the 18-year-old girl who was
found In an unconscious condition by
a searching party at the side of a
country road last Tuesday night, re
vived sufficiently Sunday to give her
father a detailed account of her ad
venture. Her story repeated Sunday supple
ments the statements made on last
Thursday to her sweetheart, when she
temporarily revived from a long period
of unconsciousness. Immediately
after making the statement she suf
fered a relapse and since then, until
Sunday, no one has been allowed to
question her.
She reiterates her first story that a
white man accompanied by a Negro
entered the house while she was writ
ing a letter. Seizing her they bound
and gagged and placed her in a buggy
where she says she fainted. When she
revived she was being carried Into
the woods.
There the men told her that sho
must1 go to St. Louis with them and if
she refused she would be killed.
While telling her of their purpose, the
white man, who did the talking, held
a revolver at her temple. Miss Rec
ord says sho told the men they could
kill her, but she would not go.
She was then carried to the buggy
and driven by a circuitous route, she
thinks, until within a short distance
of where she was found. Again she
was taken into the woods, where the
white man renewed his threats to
take her to St. Louis. Finally, the
girl says, he offered her $1,000 if she
would go. When she refused a knife
was drawn across her throat, with
the threat that it would cut deeper if
she did not consent to go. On hear
ing her refusal she was carried for
some distance and lowered into water,
waist deep, several times. After this
she says she remembers nothing.
She describes the white man as
large and powerful, and wearing a
slouch hat. Her recollection of the
appearance of the Negro is vague.
AVENGED HIS SISTER'S WRONG.
Burt Kirkpatrick Shot and Killed By
T. F. Hendricks.
Dallas. Tex., July 25. Burt Kirkpat
rick, 2G years of age. was killed In tho
Ruby saloon, Ross avenue and Griffin
streets, Sunday night by T. F. Hen
dricks, also about 2G years old. Hen
dricks says he killed Kirkpatrick to
avenge a wrong done his slstor, whs
he says is now in a sanitarium in Fort
Worth. Ho says he gave Kirkpatrick
a choice between death or mnrrylng
his sister, and he refused to marry.
Wounded Five With One Shot.
St. Joseph. Mo., Juiy 25. Abe Kruse.
a Negro strike breaker, was assaultod
by pickets near the packing plant of
Swift & Co. Sunday and fired into a
crowd of his assailants, wounding fivo.
Kruse was arrested. He fired but one
shot. The weapon was a magazine
shotgun loaded with buckshot.
Peculiar Sartorial Ideas.
Butler, N. Y., July 2o. The good
people here are being startled by tho
( peculiar sartorial Ideas of Joseph Sol
. omonson, former Belgian consul to tho
Island of Java. He appears on tho
streets day and night with no cover
ing but a nightshirt of coarse duck.
Three Miners Drowned.
Butte, Mont., July 25. At tho Bel
mont mlno Sunday three miners wero
drowned by tho breaking of a bulk
head which held back tho water of tho
Cambrns mine. The shaft is full of
water nnd tho bodies may not be re
covered for several days.
Death of An Aged Woman.
Philadelphia, July 25. Mrs. Mary
Nixon, of Bryn Mawr, a suburb of this
city, who last Christmas celobrated
her 103d birthday, died Sunday. She
had beon a widow 32 years. Mrs. Nix
on was born in this city and was ono
of 21 children.
Mexico City, July 25. There are to
day but eight cases of yellow fever In
this country, confined to Vera Cruz
and Merlda. The superior board of
health believes it will stamp out tho
yellow fovorin this country.