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VOLUME XXIII.
MAYSVILLE, EYM MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1904.
NUMBER 238.
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THREE DAYS FIGHT.
Gen. Kuropatkin Compelled to
Draw in His Advanced Po
sition at Liao Yang.
HE DISABLED SIX OF HIS GUNS.
The General Has Not Yet Disclosed
"Whether He Intends to Make a
Decisive Battle There.
General Disappointment Is Expressed
By the Newspaper Correspondents
at the Withdrawal of the
i Russian Troops.
1 St. Petersburg, Aug. 29. All the
news from Llao Yang, official or other
wise, shows that Gen. Kuropatkin is
gradually drawing In his advanced po
sitions to the inner ring of his de
fenses. After three days of heavy fighting,
.the latter part of which was impeded
by rain, the Russians were compelled
to disable six guns, which it was Im
possible to take from the high posi
tions, over the muddy roads, but dur
ing the fighting on the southern front
they captured some Japanese guns. It
lis reported also that they destroyed
some Japanese mountain batteries.
Gen. Kuropatkin has not yet dis
closed whether he intends to make ft
decisive fight at Liao Yang.
General disappointment is express'
,ed by the newspaper correspondents
,at the withdrawal now In progress.
iThe statement that the reserves were
not called upon to hold some of the
positions which were abandoned seems
Ito show that there is a strong force
at Liao Yang which is not yet being
utilized.
A Russian correspondent, in de
scribing the two days' fight of August
25 and 2G, says:
"The fight developed not only the
immense strength of the Japanese ar
tillery, but involved several hand-to-hand
fights and bayonet charges.
"The first movement was made by
Gen. Nodzu from Erdah on the morn
ing of August 25 with about a di
vision and a half. The Japanese con
centrated the fire of nearly six guns
on the Lain Dian Sian position.
Among these guns were mountain bat
teries and heavier cannon, the latter
including four Howitzers. The Cos
sack's checked the first attempt of
the Japanese infantry to advance in
the direction of Tounsinpu. Gen.
Kurokl then joined in the attack and
led a general assault, pressing heavily
on the center of the left flank, while
at the same time attempting to turn
the extreme left. The advance began
at 10 p. m. on August 25 the Japan
ese following their usual custom of
trying to force In the night a position
which had proved impregnable during
the day. The rifle fire gradually In
creased until midnight, when the prin
cipal attack was made on our left. The
Japanese came up in solid masses
throwing themselves against our po
sition with wild shouts of 'Banzai.'
Every attack -was rolled back with
tremendous loss. At one place the
Japanese line broke and fled in panic,
leaving the dead in heaps. Wo fol
lowed with bayonet up to the next
line of intrenchments and then there
was a lull until 4 o'clock in the morn
ing, when reinforcements joined the
attackers. The Japanese again ad
vanced slowly and stubbornly, covered
by a hall of artillery fire. Wo re
mained In our positions until 1 p. m.,
and then retired without even bringing
up the reserves. We fell back from
'Anpilan Bass, Mayolln, SIsolindzy,
Tscgow and Chllipui to the next po
sition, as had been arranged before
hand. Our losses were about 1,500.
iiic Japanese tosses are not Known,
but they were heavy."
SITUATION AT PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Have Captured Nearly All
Outlaying Fortifications.
London, Aug. 29. The Dally Mall's
correspondent at Kobe, In a dispatch
dated Saturday last, says: "Following
is tho position of Port Arthur:
"The Japanese have captured all tho
outlying fortifications, but tho Rus
sians still hold the citadel on Antse
han, Golden hill forts and the forts
on Tiger's Tall and Liaotl mountain.
The Japanese aro In possession of the
parade grounds and barracks under
the Antsehan fort on the outskirts.
"The fall of Port Arthur is believed
to be imminent. It is believed that the
garrison will make d desperate sortio
before the end comes."
1 1 w I. I
Pittsburg, Aug. 29. In a head-on col
lision between two passenger trains on
thq Pittsburg division of tho Baltimore
& Ohio, near Glenwood, Sunday nlglit,
four persons wore severely hurt and'
10 or 12 suctalned nitnor injuries.
GOES TO PEN FOR LIFE.
John Mctcalf Convicted of Committing
Cain's Crime.
Lancaster, Ky., Aug. 29. The Jury
in the case of John Metcalf, charged
with killing his brother, Ben Metcalf,
In April, 1903, returned a verdict of
guilty, and fixed his punishment at
confinement in the penitentiary for
life. Six of the Jury were for the
death sentence.
The case is without precedent In tho
annals of crime of the history of this
county. The killing resulted from the
home-coming of John Metcalf from
Missouri to make his home on his fa
ther's farm after an absence of nine
years. Ben Metcalf had been living
Dn the farm, and resented the alleged
Intrusion of his brother. It was proved
that John Metcalf went to Richmond,
purchased a pistol and the next even
ing shot his brother down in the pres
ence ot his father, mother, his wife,
his brother's -wife and their children.
LODGED IN JAIL.
The Negro Is Charged With An As
sault on a Little Girl.
Cadiz, Ky., Aug. 29. "Sooner" Hite,
a young Negro man, was brought here
Sunday and lodged In Jail charged
with an assault on the nine-year-old
daughter of Mark Clark, a prominent
farmer near Roaring Springs. Hite
was employed as a farm hand by Mr.
Clark, and the offense is alleged to
have been committed early Sunday
morning.
There is much feeling against the
Negro in the Roaring Springs neigh
borhood, and there have been some
threats of lynching.
THE SOUTHERN ROAD.
Bought a Large Tract of Land at Som
erset For Shops.
Lexington, Ky., Aug. 29. Through
the filing of a deed in Somerset, Ky.,
whereby the Cincinnati Southern Rail
way Co. became the purchaser of 200
acres of land adjacent to its property
in that city and for which the consid
eration of $5,400 was paid, it is now
known that a removal of the compa
ny's shops from Ludlow, Ky., and Chat
tanooga, Tenn., will shortly take place
and the whole affair removed to Som
erset Dropped Dead In a Saloon.
Covington, Ky., Aug. 29. Hurford
Clifton, better known as "Sparks,"
died suddenly Sunday. Clifton and
William Huber, barber, stepped into
Jansen's saloon at Russell avenue and
Pike street for refreshments. Sud
denly Clifton sank to )iis knees and
died In a few minutes of heart disease.
Seriously Injured By a Ball.
Dayton, Ky., Aug. 29. Fred Elwood
while playing ball at the Dayton beach
Sunday afternoon was struck in the
eye with a batted ball and seriously
injured. He was removed to Speers
hospital, where Dr. Dennis attended
him. It Is not thought the eyesight
will be permanently inpalred.
Strange Man Identified.
Covington, Ky., Aug. 29. After con
siderable persuasion Turnkey Fred
Maurer learned the name of the
strange, demented man found wander
ing about the hills in Central Coving
ton Saturday. He said his name was
Frank Sprier, age 43, and lived in
Campbell county.
Gusher on Clover Creek.
Burkesville, Ky., Aug. 29. The New
Domain Oil Co. has struck a gusher
on the John J. Neeley farm, on Clover
creek, three iles southeast. The
well is flowing over 1,000 barrels of
oil a day and is spouting it over the
top of the derrick, which is 70 feet in
height.
Legislator's Son Indicted.
Rergent, Ky., Aug. 29. Indictments
have been .returned against John D.
Fugate, William Haynes and Riley
Caudill, son of Representative Watson
Caudlll, in tho Letcher circuit court,
for the, murder of Deputy Sheriff Jas.
M. Day, near Whltesburg May 30.
Boys Built Automobile.
Newport, Ky., Aug. 29. Ollie and
Cleveland Dye, sons of J, Frank Dye,
the well-known sand dealer, as the re
sult of friendly banter with their fa
ther, havo successfully built a racing
automobile. Tho machine develops
great power.
Hit By a Foul Ball.
Paducab, Ky., Aug. 29. In Sunday's
.game, playdd here between Hopkins
vllie and Vincennes, Catcher Lemon,
of tho latter team, was hit under tho
heart by a foul ball and seriously hurt.
He is not thought to be in a dangerous
condition.
Jumped Into the Cistern.
Covington, Ky., Aug. 29. Despond
ency over her illness is supposed! to
havo been tho causo that led Mrs.
Prank Wagner, 33, R'odgers street, La
tonia, to end her life by Jumping into
a cistern at her home.
SPEED JONTEST.
Barney Oldfield Lost Control of
His Auto at the World's
Fair Grounds.
IT CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE.
Watchman John Scottlustantly Killed
mid a Negro Died of His Injur
ies a Few Hours Later.
Oldfield Was Painfully Hurt and His
Machine Demolished He Declared
It Was His Last Race His
Second Serious Accident.
St. Louis, Aug. 29. Blinded by the
dust thrown by the swiftly moving ma
chine of A. C. Webb, of Toledo, O.,
Barney Oldfield, of Cleveland, O., lost
control of his machine in a false start
of the fifth event of the World'B fair
automobile speed contests Sunday and
crashing through the outer fence of
the course, instantly killed John Scott,
a watchman employed at the park, and
Inflicted injuries upon Nathan Mont
gomery, a Negro, from which he died
a few hours later. Oldfield was pain
fully injured and his machine com
pletely demolished.
The accident occurred after a false
start. The flagman vainly attempted
to signal Oldfield and Webb, who were
leading, that the start was not allow
ed, but they did not see his flag and
continued nround the course at a high
rate of speed.
' Shortly after passing the first turn
of the mile track Webb secured the
lead by a narrow margin and the men
were in a relatively same position
when passing the three-quarter pole.
In making the turn, Webb's machine
skidded and raised a blinding cloud
of dust that completely blinded Old
field and half smothered him.
Not being able to see that he had
completed the turn, Oldfield continued
his course and crashed through the
fence.
When Oldfield failed to appear after
Webb had emerged from the dust cloud
there was considerable excitement,
but as it was announced that he was
not seriously Injured and shortly after
ward he was driven to the clubhouse
in an automobile It was not generally
known that the accident had resulted
fatally.
The race, after a short delay, was
run, being won by Webb by a large
margin. It was the most important
event of the day, the prize being the
Louisiana Purchase exposition trophy
valued at $500.
After the races Barney Oldfield
said: "This race Is my last. I am
through with the game, as fas as rac
ine; is concerned. I may take part in
exhibitions, but no more contests for
me."
This is the second serious accident
that Barney Oldfield has figured in.
At Grosso Polnte, Detroit, a few years
ago, his car left the course, killing a
man. Oldfield had three ribs broken.
THE BALLOON RACE.
One of the Airships From the World's
Fair Passed Over Avon,' III., Sunday.
St. Louis, Aug. 29. Prof. Carl
Meyers, the aeronaut, who started in
n race frdm the World's fair grounds
Saturday afternoon for the Washing
ton monument, and whose balloon
landed near St. Charles, Saturday
night, returned to the city Sunday.
Prof. Meyers said he landed where
he did because he feared he would be
upable to catch an upper air current
that would take him east. After leav
ing tho World's fair ground the bal
loon was carried in a northwesterly
direction. Neither he nor the balloon
was injured, the professor eaid.
The balloon of Geo. E. Tomlinson,
who started in tho race with Prof.
MeyerB, was seen Sunday night anchor
od in a prairie several miles north
of St. Charles. A farmer by the name
of Pierker said that when it passed
over his Ihouse the rope was drag
ging on the ground.
Avon, 111., Aug. 29. A balloon, sup
posed to bo from St. Louis, en route
to Washington, passed over Avon Sun
day, going in an. easterly direction,
and dropped a card attached to a bun.
The card fell into the potato patch
of W. II. Case. Mr, Case found the
card, on which had been written, "Will
finder please writo and tell of balloon
passing town or city. George E. Tom
linson, World's Fair Grounds, Care W.
B. Smith."
Tho balloon was seen by many citi
zens of Avon. It is estimated that
it was more than a' mile high and
going at the rata of 20 miles an hour.
London, Aug. 29. The Toklo corrc
spbndent of tho Standard Bays: Un
official reports state that since tho ox
plosion of their magazines at tho foot
of Llaoti hill, the Russians appear to
be destitute of smokeless powder.
BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA.
Most Powerful Vessel In the American
Navy Launched at Newport News.
Newport News, Aug. 29. Miss Jua
nita La Londe, a member of a most dis
tinguished Creole lamlly of New Or
leans, crashed a bottle of native wine
on the prow of the Louisiana Satur
day, and amid a storm of cheering,
shrieking whistles and the music of a
band, the great battleship, the most
powerful fighting vessel In the Amer
ican navy, glided easily from the dry
dock of the Newport News Shipbuild
ing Dry Dock Co.
A special train bore Gov. W. W.
Heard, Lieut. Gov. Sanders, Miss La
Lande and a party of prominent Louis
ianans to Newport News. Gov. A. J.
Montague and his staff, Rr. Adm. Hr
rington, a delegation of naval officers
from Washington and a party of offi
cers from Ft. Monroe met the guests.
ILLICIT SALOONS WRECKED.
Wives of Prominent Business Men of
Cuba, Kan., Did It.
Cuba, Kan., Aug. 29. Four Illicit
saloons were wrecked by women here
and much liquor destroyed. Mrs. E. O.
Fltes and Mrs. William McDonald,
wives of prominent business men, arm
ed with hatchets, first entered without
warning the place run by Ben Hull.
Without ceremony they began to
smash everything in sight, and soon
they had demolished bar and fixtures,
and broken every bottle and opened
every keg to be found. Later they
were joined by 25 other women, and the
entire party raided the other three
places in Cuba. The stocks and fix
tures at each were destroyed in prompt
order. Finally the women spilled into
the street a great quantity of keg beer
that had been confiscated and stored at
the city jail.
BY MINE GUARDS.
One Negro Killed and Another Beaten
Into Insensibility.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 29. John
Trimble, a Negro employed by a brick
company, was shot dead by the guards
at Graves mines Sunday and Willis
Taylor, a Negro school teacher, was
set upon by a crowd of Negro strikers
at Adamsville and beaten. The Ne
gro Trimble had been discharging a
pistol around the mines, and when
ordered to stop, fired on the guards,
inflicting a flesh wound in tho hand
of George Roebuck, a deputy sheriff.
The officers fired, killing the Negro
instantly. The Negro school teacher
was beaten, it is said, because he
urged the union miners to go back to
work.
SEATTLE-SITKA CABLE.
The Final Splicing Was Made Ten
Miles Out of Seattle Sunday.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 29. Tho final
splicing of the Seattle-Sitka govern
ment cable was made Sunday In the
harbor ten miles out of Seattle. The
cable touches at Sitka, Juneau and
Skngway. From the latter point a
telegraph line leads over White Pass
and at Tagish (Jolns the Canadian
government line returning to the
boundary. From the boundary the
government has a line to St. Michaels
and the government wireless connects
St. Michaels and Nome.
HOTEL KEY FOUND.
Attached Was a Card Saying, "Good.
Bye World, Water Won't Tell, 832."
Niagara Falls, N. Y., Aug. 29. A key
tins been found in the park near the
American falls with a card attached
on which was written, "Good-bye
world, water won't tell, 882." The po
lice learned that tho key belonged to
the Prospect house. It fitted tho door
of a room engaged by L. M. Halery, of
Charleston, W. Va. Halery, who came
here two weeks ago, mysteriously dis
appeared, leaving his baggage behind
him. The authorities think he com
mitted suicide.
David B. Hill to Retire From Politics.
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 29. David B.
Hill Sunday announced that he In
tends to retire from politics January
1, next, and that no matter what the
result of tho coming campaign may
be. he will relinquish tho leadership
of the democratic party in New York.
Yellow Fever In Texas.
Austin, Tex., Aug. 29. The state
health department was notified of tho
breaking out of yellow fover in tho
government military post at Browns
ville, Tex. Olio death was reported
Saturday night, and several case aro
reported to bo in existence there.
Was Known In Louisville.
Louisville, Ky.. Auk. 29. Marcuer-
Ite Clayborne Story, who committed
Biucide in Cincinnati Sunday, wa3 well
known In Loulsvlllo. She had a flat
on Broadway aud was the nrotojie of
a wealthy citizen, who Is now dead.
THREE TRAGEDIES.
Alan and Woman Found Dead in
a Room in a Cincinnati
Flat Building.
PRORABLE MURDER AND SUICIDE,
The Latter's Head Had Been Cut to
Pieces With a Hatchet or Oth
er Sharp Instrument.
Body of a Suicide Found By the Jani
tor in a Church An Actress Died
In the Hospital From Poison
Self-Administered.
Cincinnati, Aug. 28. Mrs. Amanda
Harter, aged 38, and James Leonard
Druein, aged 29, were found dead in
their flat In The Normandie, on Race
street, Sunday, under circumstance
that Indicate murder and suicide. With
them lived Fannie Harter, aged 14,
the niece and foster daughter of the
woman. Mrs. Harter came here orig
inally from Macon, Ga. Her husband
was in business here, but left her,
charging her with infidelity. The girl
is held ns a witness but claims to
know nothing about the double crime.
It is reported that she and her foster
mother were Jealous of each other on
account of Druein, who came original
ly from Lebanon, Ky., and while em
ployed at the post ofllce here rented a
room of Mrs. Harter. While the police
will not state that the girl is held on
suspicion, there Is a report that she
may be involved. The theory most
credited Is that Mrs. Harter, In a jeal
ous fit, gave the girl a beating, that
Drifin interfered, strangled Mrs. Har
ter to death, and afterward cut her
head Into pieces with a hatchet. After
he had cut Mrs. Harter's body in a
horrible manner, It Is claimed that he
wanted the girl to escape with him.
When she refused to go he killed him
self by shooting.
One theory is that he thought he
would be caught if he remained with
the girl, and that he did not want to
leave her. Letters were found showing
that he had been intimate with Mrs..
Harter, and afterward became infatu
ated with the young girl. The girl
openly mourns his loss, but has noth
ing to say of her foster mother.
The girl would make no statement
until Sunday night, when she said she
was sleeping Saturday night with her
foster mother when Druein carried her
to his rooms, locked her In and killed
Mrs. Harter. Then ho . unlocked his
room and asked her to go with him.
When she refused he begged her to
commit suicide with him, and threat
ened her life, but finally bid her good
bye and shot himself.
The body of Conrad Ringle was
found in Finley Methodist church Sun
day when the janitor was opening the
place for the morning Sunday-school.
It developed that he remained after
the Wednesday night prayer meeting
and took carbolic acid with suicidal
intent. Tho empty bottle was found
by his side.
Margaret Claybourn Story, who
claimed to have been an actress, died
at the city hospital Sunday from pols
on self-administered. She also claim
ed relatives of prominence at Louls
vlllo and Lexington. Ky.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 29. Mrs. Amanda
Harter is tho wife of F. H. Harter. of
Macon, a well known decorator, who
has lived in Macon three years. Ho
Intended to Join his family this fall.
When seen Sunday he was unable tq
hceount for the affair, saying his
domestic relations had always been
pleasant. Mrs. Harter and daughter
had never visited here.
MURDERER LOCATED.
His House Was Burned and He Was
Wounded By a Mob.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 29. A. few days
ago J. A. Bishop, a prominent farmer
of Wilcox county, was murdered on an
Atlantic and Birmingham train by a
Negro, who at once escaped. The mur
derer was located Sunday night near
tho vllltge of Rebecca. He refused to
leave the house. It was burned by tho
mob, and the Negro, running out, was
shot, though not fatally. He has, it is
said, made a confession implicating
others, who aro now being sought for.
When these are taken tho mob holding
the wounded man, rill decide upon
further action. ffio name of tho
Negro is Scott.
A Fatal Shooting Affray.
Silver City, N. M., Aug. 29. In a
shooting affray here Sunday Constable
Porfecto Rodriguez was killed, Town
Marshal Kilbourn was fatally, and
Patrick Nunn and Howard Chpnoweth
badly wounded.
American Consul Is Dead.
Valparaiso, Chile, Aug. 29. August
Broiler. American consul here, is dead,