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IN THE BATTLE
OF LIAO YANG
STORY OF THE BOMBARDMENT
THE DIARY OF A WAR COR
RESPONDENT.
Scene* In the Manchurian City Dor
int the Great Fight—Watching
the Rattle from a Balloon—The
Street* Filled With Dead and
Wounded-The Roar of the Can-
Mounding Lite the Beating of a
Monstrou* Drum—Sad Spectacle in
the Honpitalw and Among the
W’onnded.
(Correspondence of the Associated
Press.)
Mukden. Sept. IS.—From the diary
of one of The Associated Press corre
spondents with the Russian army is
taken the following notes on the bat
tle of Liao Yang:
Aug. 28—Returning from the fune
ral of Gen. Routkowsky, I met a
whole train of ambulance carts filled
with wounded, two or three men in
each. The band of the Primorsky Dra
goons also passed me going to join
the reserves. Troops were moving
along every road, officers and order
lies galloping in every direction. All
and everything that must be with the
(reserves was flowing towards Liao
Yang in groups and parties, small and
great, like little streams flowing into
a river. To the rear of our house,
high in the heavens, hangs the cap
tive balloon, with three officers watch
the enemy. There is something un
canny about the immobility of the
enormous sphere—something fantastic
and monstrous. No news as yet from
the field of battle. Two Japanese, one
a trooper, have just been brought in
prisoners. The trooper wears a very
dignified air, like most of his coun
trymen. The other is a pitiful sight,
entirely naked, covered with bruises,
and scarcely alive.
11 a. m.—The fighting has ceased.
It is the Japanese custom to give
their men a rest from 11 to 2 every
day. They are clever and mean to
fight in comfort.
•*A Perfect Hell.”
6 p. m. —At 3 o’clock a fierce bom
bardment recommenced, lasting till this
hour. At times the firing was so se
vere that It was even oppressive. One
of mv friends has just returned from
the batteries. He says that it is pert
feet hell there. Riding, through the
town, I met a number of stretchers
covered with sheets and under them
were the wounded. A sad spectacle.
7 p. m.—The cannonade continues.
This constant and unceasing uproar,
although somewhat dulled by distance,
singularly depresses one. To-morrow
will decide the fate of Liao Yang. The
cannonade stopped late at night. The
first large convov. of wounded came
in after dark. It was sad to hear the
groans and sighs in the darkness.
Many of the wounded succumbed be
lore reaching the ambulance.
Aug. 29.-1 was awakened very
early by ail unaccustomed roar. At
first I could not understand what was
happening, and only after carefully
listening I understood that a terrific
bombardment was going on In the out
skirts of the city. Hurriedly dressing
myself I went out on the porch. Here
the firing could be heard much plainer.
The boom of cannon came now fast,
now slow; sometimes they combined
•into one prolonged thunderous roar
from which the very attposphere shook.
At 6 o’clock In the morning a number
of carts entered the yard to remove our
things to the train. By 7:30 nothing
remained in our rooms.
Are we going to leave Liao Yang or
not? That is the question which fills
our minds, and the roar of the can
non grows stronger and stronger, Just
as if a monstrous drum was being un
mercifully beaten. Beyond the quar
ters of the staff arises a little hill
which is covered with spectators hun
grily watching the bursting shells on
the hizhts outside the city.
The Flume of Artillery.
To the Southwest beyond the vil
lage of Showshanpou where the First
Army Corps is fighting, the firing i3
particularly intense. The entire slope
of the mountainous ridge is pictur
esquely defined against the sky-line.
Little clouds of smoke dot the sky
above it. Despite the Haring sunlight,
it is quite easy to distinguish the flame
of artillery discharges. Sometimes they
seem to run along the ground like
will-o-the-wisps; sometimes when the
enemy is firing volleys, a whole flock of
cloudlets and flames is seen above the
hill tops. It looks as though nothing
could live under such a pandemonium.
One cannot realize that the vast
majority of the projectiles fly wide oi
fall short. Sometimes It happens that
a couple of hours frightful cannonade
will only kill ten or twenty men, but
sometimes, alas, In fifteen of twenty
minutes there is a mountain of
dead bodies.
Being condemned to immobility we
stand here and watch the spectacle
through our field-glasses. The captive
balloon rises a little to our left; it rises
and then stops as if overcome by the
grandeur of the sight. I have often
seen a captive balloon rise above a
pleasure-ground, but never did it cause
such an Impression upon me as here
amidst the movement of armed hosts
and to the accompaniment of demonia
cal cannonading. Everything seems to
be changed, even here, since yesterday.
There is something majestic In the air
and in the faces of all present. Every
body feels that something grand and
unusual, something that Is going to
influence future history, is transpiring.
Alongside the headquarters staff at
the foot of our hill, the commissariat
officials and their subordinates are hur
riedly removing documents. Similar
work Is going on all round at the vari
ous other staff and oommissarlat of
fices. In the distance alongside the
rallwoy station locomotive engines are
puffing and blowing and railway car
riages are strung out In enormous
lines. A part of the stores have al
ready left and we can hear the crack
ing of the commissariat wagons.
Urinal n * |„ the Wounded.
AA 2 o'clock the first transport of
wounded arrived. The severely
wounded are placed by ones and twos
In the two-wlieeled ambulance carts
with a canvas cover. Those less se
verely wounded are placed by threes
and even foure. Others are supported
by the hospital attendant* and those
slightly wounded are dragging them
selves along unaided. For the first
time since the war began I saw such
a gathering of wounded, and was
struck by the quietness prevailing
amongst them. Neither shouts nor
groans were to be heard, except now
and then when the rough two-wheeled
carts, which would cause a strong
man some qua-lina, gave a particularly
severe Jolt; then one would hear piti
ful exclamations: "Oh. Lord, have
mercy!” “Mother of heaven. I can’t
stand It!"
Contrary to their laudable practice
of suspending operations till 2 in the
afternoon, the Japanese, on this day,
broka Choir rules and continued to
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bombard us for all they were worth.
The unceasing roar of artillery made
one dizzy. There was no getting away
from the horrid din. It pursued one
everywhere. By 3 o’clock the sky over
clouded and rain began to fall. The
ground, which had not yet dried from
the previous downpour, soon became
converted into a veritable bog, over
which the ambulance carts creaked,
splashing mud, on their way back to
their positions for a further batch of
wounded.
Sept. I. —At 6 o’clock this morning
Kuropatkin, accompanied by all his
staff, left to ride around the positions,
and meanwhile his train was brought
on to the main line and proceeded first
to the station and afterwards, when
the commander had returned and en
tered his carriage, three versts from
Liao Yang, the train was drawn on to
a siding.
Corpses In Hows.
On riding through the town Just be
fore the departure, I stopped near the
church. A sad picture presented it
self to my eyes. On the other side
of the enclosure, in a tiny, hollow, lay
ten corpses placed side by side, and
covered with sheets from under which
one could see their feet, looking hid
eously dirty, covered with black earth.
Some of them still wore their boots,
but the majority were barefooted. The
aged priest and his deacon with a few
choristers selected from the non
combatants, wetre hurriedly reading
the burial service. While the service
was being read over some of the
corpses, bearers were hastily bringing
others and unceremoniously flinging
them on the ground.
Up to 2 o'clock In the afternoon the
Japanese left us alone; it was said
that they were placing siege guns to
bombard the city. Our armies retreat
ed beyond the line of forts and took
up very well entrenched positions. In
describable tumult prevailed at the
railroad station—trains were rapidly
formed, loaded with wounded, with
artillery ammunition, with commissa
riat stores, and hurriedly forwarded.
The refreshment room at the station
was thronged mostly with reserve of
ficers and commissary officers, as well
as doctors and sisters of mercy, all
hurrying to satisfy their hunger as no
one knew when he would next have a
meal.
The hum of many voices filled the
air; the noise was literally deafening.
Suddenly, just at 2 o’clock, the well
known hissing sound of a shell was
heard above the station root and the
projectile burst alongside the build
ing. An awful crash for the mo
ment obliterated all other sound; then
came the rattle of falling glass and
stone, the crowd rushed hither and
'thither—a piercing sHriek rent the
air; It came from a sister of mercy
who had been struck by a splinter as
she was crossing the platform. She
fell covered with blood. Then came
another shell, bursting a little to the
side near the water tower; a third
fell beyond the station at a spot where
the foreign military attaches lived.
The bombardment of Liao Yang had
begun.
The Wounded In Tent*.
Along the whole length of the rail
road from the Red Cross Hospital of
the Georges Sisterhood stretched a
line of tents where lay the wounded,
whom it had been Impossible to place
In the railway carriages. Here they
were dressed, sorted out and entrained.
As the carriage* were filled up the
train* moved off one after another,
northward. The aun was westering,
night was at hand. In some places
'lre broke out; some stores which had
not been removed were burning. Shots
re-echoed on all sides. The flare of
Innumerable discharges of artillery was
to be seen here and there. Above
everything glowed the flames of the
fire and the heart was filled with the
bitterness of a vague affront. Only
now could I. to some extent, realize
what our ancestors had felt tn leaving
Moscow, since the abandonment of
such an Insignificant and even foreign
place as Liao Yang causes a heart
ache. To-day It U still In our hantL
but to-morrow or at least the day aft
er, the Japanese will enter.
All night long the Japanese poured
a stream of shot and shell Into Liao
Yang, centering their fire upon the
•pot where stood the headquarter* of
the commissariat depots. The latter, :
however, had almost all been emptied.
This senseless, futile bombardment
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racked one’s nerves. ‘‘What are the
fools wasting their ammunition for?”
muttered a spectator beside me.
“Whom are they shooting at? Noth
ing but empty air and empty houses.
Evidently they don’t know what to do
with their shells.”
Japnnenc Delight in Fighting.
It must be true that the Japanese
have an inexhaustible supply of am
munition if they can squander It so
wildly. It is to be supposed that they
derive an esthetic delight from listen
ing to the sound of their own guns.
Late in the evening we were told
that on the following day, Sept. 2, Ku
ropatkin would leave his train, which
was going straight on to Mukden, and
that be and all his staff would march
•with the armv.
Sept. 2 —About 6 o’clock In the morn
ing a convoy of Amour Cossacks drew
up around the commander’s carriage
where a brilliant staff was assembled.
The commissariat trains had already
left and were stretching in a long cara
van towards the village of Chanstun,
where they were to bivouac.
After half an hour's conference In
Kuropatkin's carriage the first to come
out was Gen. Sakharoft. He looked
robust and cheerful; his face breath
ing energy. Summoning his orderly
officers, the chief of staff quickly gave
them his instructions and then lightly
jumped Into his saddle. He is a splen
did horseman.
Immediately behind Sakharoff came
Kuropatkin, walking with slow, de
cided tread. “Good morning, Cos
sacks,” rang out his cheerful greeting.
“We wish good health to your high
excellency,” came the reply. The
commander mounted his horse and the
whole cortege moved oft.
PORTION OF FLEET SAILS.
Continued from First Page.
pedo boat destroyers have put to sea.
The remainder of the fleet has been
coaling and provisioning all day.
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF
RUSSIAN OFFICIALS
Relative to the Investigation of the
Firing Upon Trawlern.
9t. Petersburg, Oct. 30.—The Official
Messenger to-day publishes a telegram
from Foreign Minister Lamsdorff to
Count Benkendorff, the Russian am
bassador to Great Britain and t/h am
bassador’s reply thereto. The telegram
of Count Lamsdorff Is dated Tsarskoe
Seio, Oct. 28, and Is as follows:
‘‘ln a desire to bring everything that
occurred in tha North sea Into the
clearest light possible, our monarch
considers it beneficial to submit the
affair to an International commission
of Inquiry on the basis of The Hague
convention for thorough Investigation.
Your excellency Is directed by Imperial
command to propose this means of
settlement of the question to the Brit
ish government.”
To this Count Benkendorff replied
on Oot. 28:
”1 have communicated your excel
lency’s telegram to Lord Lansdowne.
The British government accepts the
proposal to submit the North sea In
cident, In all Its extent, to examina
tion by an International commission,
as provided for by The Hague con
vention.”
pleasantrieNexchanged
BY HOSTILE OFFICERS.
Several Position* Have Changed
Hand* Many Time*.
Mukden. Oct. 80.—The attack by the
Japanese on the Buddhlat Temple hill
on Oct. 37 led to sharp fighting. The
Japanese artillery played on the posi
tion from early in the morning, ren
dering the trenches untenable, shells
and shrapnel sweeping everything and
demolishing all the shelter*. Two ma
chine guns with the battalion defend
ing the hill ware smashed and disabled,
but the defenders carried oft the re
mains of the guns when they were
forced to retire.
The Japanese Infantry attack under
cover of the bombardment was made
In cloee firder. There was desperate
hand-to-hand lighting in the trenches,
followed by a counter attack, with the
bayonet. The Japanese finally gained
the hill, but were unable to hold It In
the fare of the deadly Russian artil
lery fire.
There have been a number of skir
mishes along the front, but no devel
opment of anv serious Import has yet
appeared, though the armies are In the
closest touch, and a general engage
ment may be precipitated at any tlrrie.
At one point trenches are only 400
yards apart. They are separated by a
small stream, which Is the only water
supply In the neighborhood. By mu
tual consent, there Is no firing on the
water carriers, who visit the stream
with buckets.
Several positions have already
changed hands many times. It Is
related that In one village which had
been taken and retaken by the same
men on both sides, Capt. Polkanoff,
on being driven out one day, left a
note In the hut where he had passed
the night, saying he would like to
know the name of the Japanese offi
cer who was In the habit of occupy
ing the hut In his absence. A little
later, Capt. Polkanoff retook the vil
lage and. going through his old quar
ters, found the following note In per
fect Russian: “I am Capt. Yamata. I
would be greatly pleased to make
make Capt. Polkanoff's acquaintance."
To-day was unusually quiet along
the whole front. The Russians are In
the habit of harassing the Japanese
In the trenches at night. Last night
Russian scouts threw a hand grenade
Into a Japanese trench near Slnchln
pu, causing great confusion. The Rus
sian scouts also discovered that the
Japanese are moving many batteries
to the front, though as yet all have
been carefully masked.
VICEROY ALEXIEFF IS
ON HIS WAY HOME.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 81, 2:25 a. m.—
The military situation has not yet de
veloped anything of great Importance,
though the fight at the Ruddhtst
temple hill on Oct. 27 appears to have
been decldely a heavy engagement. It
probably Indicates that final moves on
both sides are now occurring, prepara
tory to another long and serious battle,
Viceroy Alexleff Is now on the way to
St. Petersburg.
The nature of his reception here Is
the food for much speculation. Some
of his friends still cling to the idea
that he will be made chancellor of the
empire, with his residence In the
Winter Palace, where. It Is said, a
suite of apartments has already been
prepared for him. On the other hand,
many declare that his political career
Is practically over and that his re
ception at St. Petersburg, while of
ficially cordial, will mark the end of his
political ascendancy. It Is even rumor
ed that the old Viceroyalty of the
Oaucsus will be revived for his special
benefit, which would constitute a com
plimentary and comfortable sort of
eglle.
MADE NIGhTaTTACK
UPON THE RUSSIANS.
Tokio. Oct. 20, 8 p. m.—A report
from the Manchurian army headquar
ters received to-day records a success
ful night attack against the Russian
outpost at Wumlngtsun and two un
successful counter attacks made by the
Russians. The report Is as follows:
“On the night of Oct. 28 a email
force of tha enemy attacked Waltao
mountain, but wera Immediately re
pulsed. Oct. 29 at 2 o'clock, In the
morning, a detachment of Infantry,wai
dlepalched from the center army
agalnet Wumlngtaun. The enemy wua
surprised, and the house* occupied by
the enemy were get on fire. Wumingt
aun ia located midway between the
outpoeta of both armlaa. Using the
place as a ba*, the enemy made fre
quent night attack* against our out
poets. On the night of <xt 28, a force
of th* enemy of unknown strength at
tacked ah eminence near fientaokang-
Uu. but wae Immediately repulsed.
NO HEAD DARED SHOW
ABOVE BREASTWORKS.
Gen. Oku’s Headquarter* on the
Sclvlll River, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 4 p.
m. (Delayed)—’The great armies of
Field Marshal Oyama and Gen. Ku
ropatkin still lie facing one another,
after a week practically devoid of ac
tion. The trenches along the entire
line average oifiy 500 yards apart. Men
arc Ip the trenches night and day ex
changing shots. Neither side dares
raise a head above the parapet. It
would be suicidal to do so. The ar
tillery searches the lines during the
day, and at night the Russians use
searchlights. The lines are so close
that outposts are Impossible.
At night the pickets of both sides
creep out a few yards, to give warning
of a sudden attack and retire before
dawn. The nervous tension Is reach
ing the breaking point, and a great
battle may be precipitated at night
by a single man losing his mind un
der the strain. The casualties caused
by the nightly artillery attacks are
small, but tha moral effect Is strong.
The Russians are using searchlights to
sweep the plain between the trenches
at night. This Is the first time that
they have been used in field operations
in the present war.
Gen. Kuropatkin has been largely
reinforced since the battle of Liao
Yang. It Is believed that many new
troops have arrived from Europe. The
Japanese are bringing up new men and
a move Is expected soon. The Japanese,
despite the hard fighting and nervous
strain, are in excellent physical con
dition. It is believed that the next
move will precipitate the greatest bat
tle of this war.
Neither side purposes to move until
It Is* ready for the struggle on which
depends the occupation of Mukden.
VILLAGEOCCUPIED
BY THE RUSSIANS.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 30.—Gen. Ku
ropatkin has telegraphed as follows
under date of Oct. 29:
"I have received to-day no dispatch
reporting encounters with the enemy.
During a cavalry reconnaissance yes
terday after an Infantry fight, sup
ported by artillery, we occupied the
village of Chlantlanhenan. The enemy
has retired from Sindfapu. On Oct.
2* our Chasseurs, with insignificant
losses, retained a village a kilometer
west of Chenllanpu against a violent
Japanese bombardment.”
Gen. Kuropatkin also records other
outpost affairs, Including the Russian
reoccupation of the village of Tynsln,
a short distance south of Luldzlatung,
whence they had been previously ex
pelled by the Japanese, who burned
the village.
JAPANESE PLEASED BY
PROGRESS OF SIEGE.
Che Foo. Oct. 20, 9:80 p. m.—The
third general attack on Port Arthur
began Oct. 24, according to unim
peachable authority. On Oot. 26 Jap
anese shells set fire to the only smoke
less powder magazine in Port Arthur.
Portions of the town caught fire, the
conflagration continuing the whole
day.
On Oct. 26 the Japaneae captured
the Russian trenches on the slope of
Rlhlung mountain, also a fortified po
sition protecting the fortress.
The Japanese consider the progress
of the siege to be highly satisfactory.
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FRENCH MINISTER IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
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Assured Pence.
St. Petersburg, Oct- 30.—The world
will doubtless take particular satis
faction In according EJmperor Nicholas,
to whose Initiative The Hague conven
tion owed its existence, the honor and
credit of having proposed an honor
able solution of the North sea Inci
dent which might have plunged Rus
sia and Great Britain Into war, by
an appeal to Its rules. Nevertheless,
the Associated Press learns on very
high authority thiat this diplomatic
triumph belongs to M. Delcasse, the
French foreign minister. When the
Yellow Book of France and the Blue
Book of Great Britain covering this
Incident are Issued some very Interest
ing diplomatic hlMtory will be dis
closed.
The great gravity of the situation,
especially in Oreat Britain, where the
Inflamed state of public opinion at any
moment might have driven the govern
ment to extreme measures, and the
danger Involved In delay were keenly
appreciated In the French capital.
France’s stake Is almost equal to that
of the parties directly In Interest, and
the very peace of the republic was
Involved, os a rupture between Great
Britain and Russia, eventuating In
war by putting Oreat Britain and Ja
pan in the position of making com
mon cause against Russia, would In
evitably result In an appeal to France
to fulfill her obligations under the
dual alliance.
M. Delcasse, therefore, at the very
outset, went earnestly to work as a
friend of both countries to find an
equitable basis of adjustment. The
opportunity came when Admiral Ro-
Jestvensky’s report raised a direct Is
sue of fart. According to the Asso
ciated Press Informant, M. Delcasse
at once suggested an inquiry to es
tablish the fact through an Interna
tional commiaslon under The Hague
convention, offering the suggestion
simultaneously to both governments
through Ambassador Gambon to For
eign Minister Lansdowne and through
Secretary Boutlron. In Ambassador
Bompard’s absence, to Count Lams
dorff.
The Idea found Instant favor both
here and In London, and Thursday
night the Russian and British propo
sitions, identical In effect, actually
crossed each other on the way to the
respective capitals. There was, how
ever, this difference between them:
Lord Lansdowne’s Instructions to
Ambassador Hardinge authorised him
to submit the proposition on behalf
of the British government, whereas
Count Lamsdorff’s instructions were
tentative and rather In the nature of
a feeler, as Count Lamsdorff, Although
he knew the Emperor was favorable
to the plan, had not yet secured the
absolute consent of his majesty, to
whom he arranged to submit the mat
ter finally on Friday afternoon.
In the meantime, on Friday morn
ing. the British proposition duly reach
ed the Russian Foreign Minister at
Tsarskoe Belo, and Friday afternoon
the Emperor gave his hearty approval.
Tentative Instructions had been cabled
to Ambassador Benkendorff at Lon
don the previous night, and, without
waiting to return to St. Petersburg,
Count Lamsdorff cabled Ambassador
Benkendorff specific authorization In
the name of his majesty.
The British proposition, presented
earlier in the day, remained unan
swered. Exactly what transpired In
London when Ambassador Benken
dorff presented the Russian proposi
tion in the name of Emperor Nicholas
Is not known, except that Foreign
Minister Lansdowne did not Insist
upon the question of precedence, ap
preciating. doubtless, that Russia be
ing. figuratively, the offending party,
had the better right to offer to sub
mit the determination of the fact to
,an Impartial tribunal. The Emperor's
proposition,'settling the matter In
principle, was therefore accepted,
and the same evening Count Benken
dorff telegraphed Foreign Minister
Lamsdorff.
SAYS HE SAWTRAWLERS
TAKE JAPS ABOARD.
Paris, Oct. 8t. —The Petit Journal's
Lortent, France, correspondent says:
The captain of a Danish schooner,
which has arrived here from the North
sea, declares that when he was forced
to put In at an English port owing to
stress of weather, he saw steam traw
lers taking Japanese and explosives
aboard, openly.
Fairbanks at Home,
Indianapolis, Oct. 30. Senator
Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican
candidate for Vice President, spent
Muiiday at home. He altended the
Methodist Church this morning with
Mrs. Fairbanks. This afternoon he re
ceived several callers end to-night
several state party leaders consulted
with him. Its Is In excellent health
and said to-day he was never more
ready to endure a week's campaigning
than now. Hens tor Fairbanks and
party will leave here to-morrow morn
ing for a six-days' tour of Indiana.
DEATH K\ICI.I, HINGING
For the nnrley Totmrco Growers*
t en putty’s Hopes.
Lexington, Ky., Oot. 30.—1n a signed
statement W. B. Hawkins, president
of the Burley Tobacco Growers' Com
pany, says that “the death knell of
the company is now ringing.”
The plans of the company, which
was conceived to fight the tobacco
trust, so-called, were gigantic In scope.
Growers throughout the Burley dis
trict were asked to place their crops
with the company, which had condi
tional backing In Louisville warehous
ing companies to the extent of 13,000,-
000. The tobacco was to be stored and
sold at prices which the demand caus
ed by the corner should create.
Hawkins says that the hackers of
the company have demanded by Nov.
5 sufficient showing of crops contract
ed for to warrant financial support.
He says the apathy of the growers
makes this Impossible, only a minor
per cant, of the output of the district
having been pledged.
HOOT TELLS ROOSEVELT
There Is No Douht About the Presi
dent's Election.
Washington, Oct. 30.—Elthu Root
of New York spent the evening with
President Roosevelt at the White
House, talking over the political sit
uation. Mr. Root told the President
that in his judgment there was no
doubt of his election: that New York
state would give him a plurality ap
proximating 60,000 votes, and If this
prediction proved to be correct, the Re
publican state ticket also would be
successful. Avery material reduc
tion in the President’s estimated plu
rality. Mr. Root said, might endanger
the state ticket.
The former Secretary, in discussing
the campaign which Is now drawing
to a close, expressed his gratification
that so far as the Republican National
Committee was concerned, It had been
conducted amicably. There had not
been anv discord, he said, and It had
not left any heart-burnings.
The amount of money expended by
the Republican Committee did not ag
gregate more than half of that which
had been expended during the McKin
ley campaign four years ago.
gans~wiliTmake weight.
This Guarantee Is GlTen by His
Trainers.
Ban Francisco. Oct. 10.— Accepting
as accurate statements from the Gan*
camp, the lightweight champion will
be at weight, 183 pounds, when hs
meets Britt to-morrow night.
Gans did road work this morning
and afternoon. His weight was an
nounced to-night to be under 183.
Britt’s training is at an end and he
did only light work to-day.
The betting continues light. The
prevailing odds are 10 to 8, with Gans
the public choice.
It is thought Gans will enter the
ring a 7 to 10 favorite at least.
'^obituary]
Mrs. W. H. Lsgaa, Summerville, I. C.
Beaufort, B. C„ Oct. 30.—Mrs. W.
Hampton Logan died in Summerville,
H. C„ Friday, after an Illness of sev
eral months. Her mother, Mrs. A.
P. Prtoleau, and two sisters. Misses
Alice and Lou, were with her when
she died and accompanied her remains
here. Others of the escort were the
husband, his sister, Miss L. A. Logan,
and brother, Mr. W. Turner Logan,
and Messrs. W. R. Dehon, J. Q.
Snowden, James H. Holmes and E. 8.
Welch. The funeral services were
held at the St. Helena Episcopal
Church to-day. The deceased was the
second daughter of the late Dr. A. P.
Prtoleau.
Rev. J. A. Ottson, Decorah, la.
Decorah, la., Oct. 30.—Rev. Jacob
Aal Ottson. one of the original mem
bers of the Norwegian Lutheran
Synod of America, Is dead at his
home In this city. When the Jubilee
of the synod was celebrated here last
year. Mr. Ottson was honored by King
Oscar of Norway and Sweden by be
ing made a knight of the Order of
St. Olaf. a personal representative of
the King coming to confer the decora
tion.
Mrs. Sarah E. Early.
Mrs. Sarah E. Early died last Fri
day In her eighty-second year at tha
home of her daughter. Mrs. William
Sklnker, Thg Plains. Va. Mrs. Early
was the mother of Mrs. J. Frederick
Waring.
J. 11. lira diet, CKlrsan.
Chicago, Oct M.—Justin B. Bradley,
a millionaire oil producer of Bolivar.
N. Y„ and one of the first men to dis
cover petroleum on Oil Creek near
Titusville. Pa , tiled here to-day at the
Atlanta HanttarliMn. He wee 71 yeara
old and hie death wee dee te a—He
deWllty.
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