The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 14, 1904, Page 3

J THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1904. AMMUNITION AT PORT ARTHUR IS ALMOST EXHAUSTED AND GARRISON MUST YlELD " A!\\HiI\; } THEIR PLACES Southern I’acmc Dismissesi the Employes Responsible for the Wreck in Nevada ENGINES Coroner Will Hold Inquest to Determine Responsibil- ity for the Loss of Life —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. RENO, Nev., Sept. 13.—Three men, old employes of the Southern Pacific Com- pany, have lost their positions as a re- sult of the terrible wreck at Laughtons yesterday. They are Engineers Isoard and Boyd and Conductor Laforge. The men were in charge of the westbound passenger train, and the company holds that they ble for the dreadful acci-| hich twenty-five persons were njured and two killed. The property loss is now conserva- tively placed at $250,000. The four en- pee A TOTAL LOSS 'B‘:SIEGERS PREPARING Elaborate Earthworks B: ing, Constructed in Froat of Port Arthur. e Manufactured by e Powder Russians Proves to B of Littie Value. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. CHEFU, Sept. 13.—Port Arthur's semi-official journal, the Novi Krai, of date September § announces that Gen- eral Stoessel, commander of the fort- gratulation from General Kuropatkin. { Early on the morning of September 8 a thanksgiving service was held in the. barracks of the Tenth Regiment on ac- order that each month spent by the troops in Port Arthur should count as a year’s service. Operations are at present confined on both sides to reconnolssances. All along the line there are occasional encounters between small detachments. The Novi es are entirely wrecked. The debris d at the side of the track| near the scene of the wreck. Though! E is open, it will be several days bgfore the wreckage is entirely cleared. | roner Updyke will hold the remains of Fire- nd H. L. Davies, the two blame will then be of- 8 Several of the injured treated in Reno. Not one is s condition, and all will be ie home in & few days. - AFFIX BLAME FOR WRECK. Bouthern Pacifio Officials Say Train Crew Was Neglectful. A number of the passengers who were on the wrecked section of the veqbou" train arrived he:s yester- e£*ernoon, and included a party of Rock Islard excursionists and sev- of those who were slightly in- smashup. In discussing yesterday Manager Ag- the Southern Pacific said that crew upon whom had been i the blame for the collision is smissal, but he added e of Engineer Isoard, who road hospital, will not be until he has recovered suf- to move about. f of the company are oughly investigate The frank admission neer Isoard, however, erz further inquiry for he takes the own shoulders. It is a ompany that on receipt n orders an engineer must im- y read the same to his fire- the conductor to his head rule is enforced to anticipate i of the engineer or con- ng their orders, in the the fireman and brake- in duty bound to remind he fact. Apparently the brakeman were negiect- 1ty Monday and allowed to send his train into gineer B and the second engine have 1dged guilty of negiect, d the same orders as tanding the latter its ru tor forgetti ent of which be wealth for some, but for the doctor. medies which failed found the right thing 1 of pimples and black- & Cascarets taey all left. | am | o of them and recommending 1 feel fine when I rise 'n the have s chance to recommend Fred C. Witten, 76 Eim St., Newark, N.J, e was § bead r tak Best For The Bowels ‘eaken or fi'vye. 10c, 2¢, Sc. Never he ganuine tabiot stamped CC o cure or your money back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago of ANNUAL SALE. TEN MILLION IO!B CUTLERY " EVERY BLADE WARRANTED BAJA CALIFORNIA Damlana Bitters RESTORATIVE, INVIGORA- phmdm-c and Spectal Kral gives many details of this desul- tory fighting, showing that the Rus- | noissances that at times penetrate well within the lines of the Japanese out- posts. These expeditions have devel- oped the information that the Japanese are constructl?g elaborate earthworks, particularly the east center of the defense line. On September 6 three large merchant- men were sighted in Louisa Bay, and many wagon trains were noticed mov- ing to and from the bay. On the night of September 7 the sea front port lights maneuvering close to the forts. The Novi Kral remarks upon the great energy of the Japanese, who con- tinue the work of strengthening their forts near Rihlungshan night and day. On September 6 some Russlan scouts stealthily approached the Japanese lines and kidnaped five Japanese sen- tinels. Later they inadvertently ran into some wires hung with bells, which the Japanese had strung up in order to sound an alarm. When the bells began ringing the Russians charged forward, firing the while. A Japanese detach- ment in a trench returned the fire wild- ly for a moment and then retreated. The Russians gained the trench and found forty-six Japanese dead there. Two junks arrived here to-day from Port Arthur. One contained villagers from Polantsu, which has been de- stroyed, and the other brought 187 Chi- nese deported by the Russian authori- ties. They reported that a junk carry- irg three Russian officers had been captured by the Japanese and taken into Port Dalny. The villagers of Polantsu complain that it is the practice of the Russians to commandeer everything obtainable in the way of eatables. They say the soldiers often entered their houses and took meals which had just been cooked for themselves. It is reported that the Russlans are having difficulty with the powder they manufacture at Port Arthur. A shell fired from Golden Hill recently failed to carry the proper distance and dropped among some Russian troops, killing four of them. ————— BELIEVE BANDITS HAVE NOT LEFT COUNTRY Canadian Authoritics Are of Opinion That Robbers Are Hiding in Deserted Cabins. BELLINGHAM, Wash., The three_ bandits who Saturday night held up the Canadian Pacific train are believed to be still within the boundaries of Whatcom County, but they have completely dropped from sight, and not the slightest ad- ditional clew has been obtained *by the posses. Interest is stimulated by the offer of $5000 reward by the Ca- nadian Pacific Railway and the Do- minion Express Company, in addition to $500 that the Canadian Govern- ment offers for each man captured. In the woods about where the ba dits are supposed to be hiding there are many cabins left by deserted iog- ging camps, in one of which they are holm\r‘d to be concealing themselves | by day while they forage at night. The theory is gaining ground that the gang has separated and the indi- vidual members are endeavoring to make their way out of the country, each with his share of the $7200 in gold dust and money obtained from the express car. Sept. 13.— TO ACQUIT MCGFDGHEGAV DE‘HFD Prosecution (‘lnseu lu Case Against the Accused Ex-Treasurer of San Jose. SAN JOSE, Sept. 13.—The prosecu- tion has finished its case in the trial of ex-City Treasurer McGeoghegan, MOTION ‘rhnrged with embezzling $9323 of the city’s money. This afternoon a motion was made to have the jury instructed to acquit on the ground that the evidence was not sufficlent to convict. Judge Tut- tle denied the motion. ———— e IS STRUCK ON HEAD WITH AN AX Sacramento Man Arrested for At- tempting to Kill His Sister-in- Law While She Sleeps. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 13.—Jennie Baxter was struck on the head with an ax while lying in bed aslepe about WOMAN VE & EARBER CO., W. T. HESS. Notary Public and l'fifllv"—m Teth Fivor, Room 1015, DIRECTORY OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. Catalogue and Price Lists Mailed _on Apphcauon. nlll AXD SALT MEATS. JAS. BOYES & C0. &3 T ok LUBRICATING OILS; LEONARD & ELLIS 418 Front st, £ F. Phone Matn 1719. PRINTING. EC EUGHES o ol 5 Butc! o Nt!,l‘ | wounded. 4 o'clock this morhing and seriously William Gibson, a brother- in-law of the victim, has been arrested on suspicion of having committed the deed, as it is alleged he made threats against her. b ——— e FIRST AMERICAN COURT IS OPENED IN PANAMA Tribunal Presided Over by Judge Kyle | With the Assistance of Attor- ney and Marshal. COLON, Sept. 12.—Judge Oskala Kyle yesterday openecd the first Amer- ican court in the Panama canal zone. Prosecuting Attorney -Keedy was at his post and G. R. Shanton, captain of police of the canal zone, acted as marshal. The former raflway station at Colon has been converted into a courthouse, Judge Kyle will preside at Ancon. . WESTSWANSEY, N. H. Sept. 13.—3ra. Denman Thompson, wife of the veteran actor, is ill at Ler home ‘here end it is belleved shé will not recover. Cameras, photographic supplies, prln’t- ing and developing_at_ lowest o Eanborn, van & Do 741 Market st ¢ - TO ATTACK|| count of the Czar having issued the! sians are in the habit of making recon- | revealed three Japanese torpedo-boats, | | 11 ble. | monopoiizes anxious attention. Cablegram to The Call and the New York Herald. ing failure of the ammunition supply. lishing Company. One rail is left, !!ing stock, but be useless for the STOESSEL’'S DEFENSE OF STRONGHOLD NEARS THE END. Copyrightel, 1904, by the New York Herald Puh- | PETERSBURG, Sept. 13.—The whole secret of the paralysis that has apparently stricken the | opposing forces between Yentai and Mukden lies simply in the fact that rain makes action quite impossi- The roads are morasses and the retreat of the Russian troops is being made at snail’s pace. The Jap- anese, who started in pursuit, gave up the task as totally impossible. Meanwhile interest here is once more turning from the north to the south. It is fully believed that a crisis is imminent there, owing to the approach- | The smokeless powder has entirely given out. I am told that Japanese engineers are changing the gauge of the railway as fast as It is captured, but in such a way as to prevent the Russians using it later on. modified that it will bear the lighter type of narrow gauge Japanese ro heavier Russian locomotives and cars. The hostile attitude of the Chinese troops is looked upon as a highly serious feature of the sifuation. Port Arthur again while/ the other is so — SRR R e e SRR Russian Disasters in the Far East Due to the Stubborn Blunder- ing of Viceroy Alexieff. ress, has recelved a telegram of con-| ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 13.—"One more . ‘defeat’ and retirement for the Russian forces in Manchuria and then the tide will have turned,” said a high oi ial of the War Department to-day. “Ihe ‘defeat’ will come at Mukden and the first dectsive Russian victory of the war will occur at Tie Pass, providing the Japanese continue their advance | beyond Mukden.” The gloom that succeeded the reverse at Liaoyang has been followed by a | buoyancy that indicates cheering news from the commander-in-chief. By the expected defeat at Mukden the official probably meant that General Kuropat- kin would leave sufficient force there to check for a time the Japanese ad- vance and when the attack is pressed too strongly to fall back to the main army at Tie Pass. The force that will defend Mukden will consist of 50,000 men. It is not expected that the Jap- anese will attack the city within three weeks, as that period will be necessary to enable them to replenish their sup- plies of ammunition and get thelr com- | missariat into shape for a resumption of the campaign. The bad roads have of late delayed the advance of trans- port. Tie Pass is the utrongest point, from the standpoint of defensive operations, in all Manchuria. It was here that Kuropatkin, even before he left Russia for the front, planned to make his first stand against the Japanese armies. “There will not be a decisive battle before December,” said Kuropatkin in before September,” said Kuropatkin in the Russian army will take the ofs: fensive.” The programme of the Russian com- mander-in-chief was upset as soon as he reached the front. Viceroy Alexieff believed that the Japanese advance should be met at the Yalu River. De- spite Kuropatkin’s protest he was com- pelled to attempt with 35,000 men to stem the brown leglons advancing through Korea and thereafter fight battle after battle while falling back toward the position where he had plan- ned to make his first stand early in September. Alexieff’s policy was popus { lar with the Czar and with the Russian populace, for the Viceroy told his Em- peror that the Russlans would defeat | the islanders, though outnumbered four to one, and advance to the early relief of Port Arthur, which stronghold had been placed in its critical position through his blundering. The Russian heart is set upon the rescue of the brave garrison that for months has held the “Gibraltar of the East” against the Japanese besiegers. It was in the hope of effecting this res- cue that Stakelberg was sent on his disastrous attempt to pierce the Japa- nese lines and fight his way to Port Arthur, and it is the belief here that the Czar himself ordered that a decisive stand be made at Liaoyang in the hope that at last his commender in chief had been sufficiently reinforced to de- | feat the combined Japanese armies and | advance to the relief of Stoessel. Now General Kuropatkin is just where he expected to be in September when he left St. Petersburg to take command. Through the interference of Alexieff he has lost thousands of men, many guns and quantities of supplies. Moreover, the morale of his men has been affected by successive reverses. But the Russian general will retreat no farther if his own belief in: the success of his plan of campaign prove to have been correct. It is expected that at Tie Pass the Japanese will receive their final check, and the reinforcements that are now crossing Siberia will enable him to take the offensive, either in a winter campaign, If the Japanese so elect, or next spring, when Russia will have more than a half-million men at the front. In the meantime should Port Arthur fall that disaster, too, could be at- tributed to the interference of Alexieff, Kuropatkin had planned to give Port Arthur an enormous garrison and sup- plies sufficient to withstand a year's siege, expecting to effect the relief of the garrison no sooner than late this autumn or early next spring. Alexieff, stubbornly confident that one Russian could easily defeat ten Japanese, or- dered that Kuropatkin send to the Yalu the men that he had intended for Port Arthur. After repulsing the Japanese, said Alexieff, there would be plenty of time to look after Port Arthur. With the knowledge of this situation at the front it is not to be wondered at that the Russian press is outsnoken In its demand that Kuropatkin be given a free hand hereafter, nor is it remark- able that the rumor should be afloat periodically that the blundering Alexieff had sent his resignation to the Em- peror. AR S WILL FIGHT AT MUKDEN. Portion of Kuropatkin’s Army to Op- pose Japanese Advance. 8T. PETERSBURG, Sept. 13.—The Emperor last night recelved a long report from General Kuropatkin, out- lining the military situation and the disposition of the Russian forces and describing minutely the strategical considerations. It is understood that General Kuropatkin dealt lengthily with the political aspect of the sit- uation. The authorities here are of the ‘oplnion that General Kuropatkin will not withdraw from Mukden without accepting battle. It is expected that he will leave 50,000 men to defend Mukden, while the remainder of his army retires to Tie Pass.” It is be- lieved that General Kuropatkin now has more than 200,000 men. The gen- eral staff said to-day that since the battle of Liaoyang General Kuropat- kin had been reinforced by two army corps. KUROPATKIN BLAMES ORLOFF. Sald to Have Recommended His Trial /~ by Courtmartial. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 13.—The report persists, although there is nothing official to confirm it, that General Kuropatkin has recommend- ed-.the trial by courtmartial of Major General Orloff, upon whose failure to carry out his orders the non-success of General Kuropatkin's plans Kuroki, at . fia fig Special Dispatch to the Call. hour of the battle of Liaoyang, is at- tributed. According to a statement made by a personage connected with the Em- peror’s surroundings, Kuropatkin as- sured his Majesty of his ability to ac- cept battle and defeat the Japanese at Liaoyang, and for this reason the Emperor’s disappointment is all the more keen and his dissatisfaction at the outcome all the greater. redis oo e DENIAL OF WAR FAKES. Russian War Office Disposes of a Batch of False Reports. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 13.—The War Office to-day authorized the press to deny the report circulated by the Morning Post of London to the effect that 8000 men of Lieutenant General Zassulitch’s corps have been captured; to deny the report from the same scurce that Zassulitch had been wounded, and also to deny the state- ment from Tokio that dumdum bul- lets were used by the Russlans at Liao- yang. The general staff denles that Gen- eral Linevitch has marched into Northeastern Korea from Vladivostok and cut General Kuroki’s communica- tions with Fengwangcheng, as re- ported in a dispatch from Tientsin to the London Daily Mail. The report published in Paris to-day that Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky had been tried by court-martial, sen- tenced to death and shot for disobey- ing the order not to return to Port Arthur after the sorfie of the Rus« flISPflSITll]Il OF THE LENN'S CREW P B - Continued From Page 1, Column 5. is in need of repairs and coal, Russia will expect the United States to ignore the reported Japanese demiand that she be forced to leave within 24 hours and to permit the necessary repairs to be made and also to allow the Lena to take on board sufficient coal to enable Ler to reach the nearest Russian home port. It is not believed, however, that Russia would object to the stipulation that if the Lena is allowed to coal she shall undertake not to interfere with neutral commerce pending her arrival at a home port. In official quarters there are two ver- sions of the Lena’s mission. According to the one which is most generally ac- cepted the Lena was sent out to stop contraband of war bound for Japan, possibly as in the case of the Russian volunteer fleet steamships St. Peters- burg and Smolensk, under the direct orders of Grand Duke Alexander Mik- hailovich, head of the department of mercantile marine and brother-in-law of Emperor Nicholas, and was driven by stress of weather, exhaustion of her ccal supply or fear of returning to Vladivostok after the defeat of the Viadivostok squadron by the Japanese gquadron, commanded by Vice-Admiral Kamimura, to seek sheiter at San Francisco. The other version of the Lena’s mis- sion is that she is to.examine into the possibilities of the Cape Horn route for the Baltic squadron. One feature of the San Francisco dis- patches that has greatly pleased Rus- sians is that reporting the colloquy be- tween Collector of the Port Stratton and the Japanese Consul General, who, when he demanded that he should be given charge of the Lena case, was bluntly told, in effect, by tha American official to “mind his own business.” Newspapers point to this incident as illustrating the growing insolence of Japan since she has won temporary success in the war, and the policy that Japan has been pursuing in Chinese ports while the powers looked calmly on. They liken the case of the Lena to that of the Ryeshitelnl, which, after it had disarmed at Chefu, was attacked, seized and towed out of the harbor by Japanese warships and is now in the Japanese naval service, “It is to be hoped,” says the Novoe Vremya, “that the action of the federal official at San Francisco will not be disavowed at Washington, as was that of the American admiral at Shanghai. But the Ryeshitelni incident is not like- 1y to be repeated In an American har- bor." THE LENA NO EXCEPTION. All Russian \Jarships in Orient in Same Condition. The presence of the Russian trans- port Lena in San Francisco harbor, together with the admissions of her officers, has disclosed some of the reasons, for the naval disasters of the Russlans in the Far East. As a mat- ter of fact, the Lena is in a complete- ly unseaworthy condition and state- ments of her officers go to show that her case is no exception. Some of these officers, in their dealings with the United States authorities, have said that the rest of the vessels of the Czar were in no better condition than the crippled cruiser. These statements were made by the Lena’s officers in explanation of the condition of the cruiser and in ex- tenuation of what might be regarded by other naval men as negligence. Two Packages of ods of scientific manufacture slan squadron on August 10, is untrue. He has not been tried by court-mar- tial, but will be recalled. L TR RUSSIANS USE LIVE WIRES. Japanese Encounter Electricity in an Attack at Sukwantung. GENERAL KUROKI'S HEADQUAR- TERS IN THE FIELD,; Sept. 5, via Tientsin, Sept. 13.—One of the blood- lest encounters of the entire war oc- curred on the night of September 2, during the course of General Kuroki's pursuit of the army of General Kuro- ratkin in the week’s struggle that end- ed in the Russian retreat across the Taitse River. A part of the center division of Kuroki's army made a night assault against the high hills at Sukwantung, to thé south of Heiyingtai, and facing a bend in the Taitse River. Upon ap- proaching the Russian trenches they encountered an unexpected defense. The Russians had_strung along the ground heavy wires, highly charged with electricity, and as the Japanese soldiers ran against the wires in the darkness they received severe shocks. In addition to this, the Russian troops defending the trenches threw hand grenades, or shells, among the storm- ers. The effect was terrifying and many of the Japanese were wounded. The attempt to seize this hill, which was an important vantage ground to either army, was not successful. One Japanese battalion which fought ite way into the trenches exhausted its ammunition. It attempted to cut its way out with the bayonet, but it was almost exterminated. On Septem- ber 3 the Russians withdrew and the Japanese occupied these positions in the evening without opposition. ———— SAN FRANCISCO UNIONS ADVISED BY FEDERATION Several Bodies Urged to* Adopt Es- sentially Uniform Laws for Their Government. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—The execu- tive council of the American Federation of Labor to-day decided to recommend to the San Francisco convention of the federation that several labor unions of the different cities adopt essentially uniform laws for their government. It was decided that any central body de- nying the right of any affiliated local body to representation shall have its charter revoked. Organizations in dispute with each other were ordered to meet President Gompers either at San Francisco dur- ing the convention or in this city with a view to the adjustment of differencesa It was reported that the International Association of Metal Mechanics and the International Association of Ma- chinist had agreed to terms of amal- gamation. —_———— HAYS LOOKING FOR RAILROAD TERMINUS President of the Grand Trunk Pacifie Makes Inspection of Coast in Search of Site. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 13.—The Grand Trunk Pacific terminus site will not be settled definitely for some time, but it is certain that the northern road will have feeders extending far- ther north and to Southern Colum- bia. So sald President Charles M. Hays of the Grand Trunk Pacific to The Call correspondent to-day. Hays, accompanied by prominent of- ficials of the railway, returned this morning from a tour of the northern coast so far as Port Simpson. Their steamer called in at all principal in- lets, and Hays says much valuable in- formation has been obtaihed as to possible harbors. A strong effort is being made by Victorians to secure for this city a ter- minus of the southern branch railway and a deputation waited on Hays to- day to impress upon him the many advantages of the place. Hays ad- mitted the strength of the claims, but did not commit himself. Construction of the new road from the east is to commence almost immediately. ——e—— TRYING TO REGULATE TRAFFIC IN LIQUOR County Supervisors Will Be Urged to Adopt Rigorous License Laws. NAPA, Sept. 13.—This morning fifty members of the Temperance Federation appeared before the Bourd of Supervisors and presented a pe-! tition and a proposed new ordinance. It provides that petitions of men for saloon licenses shall be signed by at least six out of ten freeholders re- siding nearest to the proposed sa- loon. The license may be revoked and the saloon-keeper punished for misdemeanor if place is not kept In an_orderly and lawful manner. The board is disposed to take fa- vorable action on the proposed ordi- nance. At present there are practi- cally no restrictions on saloons in outside towns. ¥ — . LINEMAN ELOPES WITH ! FIFTEEN- YEAB-OLD CHILD Los Auqles )lln Helnleady Deserts ‘Wife and Babes and Runs Away By 5 With Girl. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13.—Peace officers of every city in the State, par- ticularly those of San Francisco, have been requested to look out for and ar- ‘Wolfe, aged 30, a tele- emaa.“ If found he will be Elizabeth a :fifyqn.r-old girl, very pretty. Datin ‘Wolfe and the girl left this city to- Napa l MORE MEN TO BE SENT " BY MIKADO Portion of Japan’s Territorial Army Will Be Calledto | the Colors. Chinese Bandits Preparing for Active Operations North of Mukden. LONDON, Sept. 14.—The Daily Mail's correspondent at Chefu reports that 300,000 Chinese coolies are engaged upon Japanese entrenchments between Dalny and Port Arthur. The Morning Post's correspondent at Shanghal hears that the calling out of a portion of the Japanese territorial army is !Imminent. From Tokio the correspondent of the Standard telegraphs that the Chinese Government is becoming uneasy over the fate of Manchuria. An uncon- firmed report, he says, 1s current that ‘Wu Ting Fane, the Chinese assistant Foreign Minister, will leave Peking shertly on a special mission to Europe x:lnd America on the Manchurian ques- on. Bennett Burleigh, cabling from Tien- tsin to the Daily Telegraph, still in- sists that the Japanese casualties in the battle of Liaoyang were nearer 30,- 000 than 17,000. Burleigh declares there is no evidence that the Russians used dumdum bullets. Burleigh’'s dispatch says: “The Japanese, who are bad horse masters, have many thousands of ani- mals foundered, terribly galled and sored. Reinforcements both of men | and horses, however, are being has- tened northward. The Mikado's troops | hold secretly but strongly all the dis- | tricts to the north along the Liao| River up to Singmintin. I believe (he‘ Chunchuses are organizing for some | important operations north of Mukden. | “Oyama was overheard to say at Liaoyang that, stuborn as Kuropatkin | is, he must now be in a desperate con- | dition and aware that his game will not do. Whatever corps Russia may | mobolize, Japan can duplicate them | with better troops put into the field | more quickly.” Grant Wallace, correspondent of the San Francisco Bulletin, who has just recovered from a dangerous illness, €omplains of gross neglect at the hands of the Japanese army doctors. He says that is a part of the plan to be rid of all foreigners. —————— CHINESE MAY AID JAPAN. Concentration of Yellow Troops Causes Alarm in Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 13.—The reports that Chinese troops are con- centrating in the valley of the Liao River are causing considerable coun-; cern here. The Bourse Gazette be- lieves it is entirely probable that the Chinese Government will formally propose to undertake to guard and to administer the territory- actually oc- cupied by the Japanese, adding: “To this Japan doubtless will read- ily acquiesce, as it will relieve Japan of guarding her lines of communica- tion. In other words, regular Chinese troops will become auxiliaries to the Japanese, and the Japanese army, thus relieved of the necessity of protecting its lines, stores and land transport, will set free all the strength of the Japanese forces to operate against Russia. China thus would become ac- tually the ally of Japan. If the re- ports are confirmed not only Russia, but other powers, must intervene to | show China what the limits of ‘neu- trality’ mean.” s R Baltic Fleet Does Not Go Far. BERLIN, Sept. 14.—The Tagebatt's St. Petersburg correspondent tele- graphs that the departure of the Baltic squadron has at the last mo- ment been deferred for several days, apparently to await news from the Far East. The fleet will remain for the present at Revadl. IFICHT FOR LIFE IN THE FLAMES ! Burning of New York Tene- ment Aecompanied by Dis- play of Man’s Selfishness SEVEN PERSONS KILLED Firemen and Police Make Brave Rescues at Fire Said to Be Work of Incendiary NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Seven persons in one family were burned to death and six others were injured seriously in the fire which partially destroyed a tene- ment building at 638-70 First street early to-day. More than twenty families were asleep in the building. It was shortly after 2 o'clock when the alarm was given. Within the few moments that had elapsed the flames gained great headway and the neigh- borhcod was in a panic. Women and children were dropped from the win- dows of the lower floors, and dozens of grown persons were fighting in the hallways to reach the open air. A policeman clambered to the roof of an adjoining building, and clinging to the cornice reached down to the win- dows of the fifth floor and raised seven children, who were handed out by their parents. Another officer, winding a coat about his head, entered the building from be- low and rolled down the stairs the body of a half-suffocated man. Three times the officer came back carrying two per- sons in his arms. Then he fell ex- hausted. One fireman, although badly burned, took seven persons from a single win- dow on the fourth floor. When the work of rescue had beem completed and the flames had been brought under control the firemen hur- riedly searched the crowded flats, and on the fourth floor they found seven dead. They were: Onda Konovitsch; Anna Konovitsch, his wife; — Kono- vitsch, grown son; —— Konovitsch, sec- ond son; twin babies of the Konovitsch family, three months old, and an uni- dentified man. Police Captain McDermott and the firemen who first reached the burning building believe the fire was of incen- diary origin. The janitor of the build- ing says that an attempt to set fire to the tenementgwas made last Thursday night, when a burning broom that had been sprinkled with kerosene was found in the hallway. —_— ee———— MOTHER'S CARELESSNESS CAUSES DEATH OF CHILD Infant Falls Into Can of Buttermilk Upon Kitchen Floor and Is Drowned. WABASH, Ind., Sept. 13.—Death by drowning in buttermilk is the fate which befell the fourteen-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Steele of Larwill to-day. The mother had just finished churning and had emptied the buttermilk into a large can placed upon the kitchen floor. The child, playing about, lost its balance and fell head downward into the can and ‘was not observed until too late to res- cue it. e Oregon’s Population Increases. SALEM, Or., Sept. 13.—According to the figures of State Labor Commis- sioner Hoff, the population of Oregon is at present 470,024, against 413,526 in 1900, an increase of §58,438. In making the computation the Commis- sioner found that the number of chil- dren who are not attending school is increasing at an alarming rate. Templar Views Free With any purchase beautiful photograph of we will give free a the Knights Templar street decorations or illuminations. The views comprise daylight and night pictures of the principal places of interest—the Courts of Honor, Union Square, Market street, Welcome sign, etc. These photos are selling about town for fifty cents regardless “ ffih. You get one free in our store, the amount of your purchase. If you want anything in men’s or boys’ suits, overcoats, Cravenette rain coats, furnishing goods or hats, you can buy here at- the lowest possible price {for which reliable goods can be sold. SNW