The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 8, 1904, Page 4

AN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1904. GAS EXPLODES IN MINE, ) INJURING FOUR WGRKMEN‘War Writer Runs the Blockade'"' TWO EXPECTED TO DIE Aid Summoned by'f a Hero Special Dispatch to The Call SANTA ROSA, Nov. 7.—By an explo- ast night in the mines of Quicksilver Mining about four miles from f gas mev four men were injured, two | haps fatally. Should they recover hey will owe their lives not only to medical skill, but to the heroism of one Fred Sicotte, who, injured and suffering | y managed to tell to fellow | workmen the story of what had hap- d and ng aid to the injured. 1 E. J. Leslie, Rollo Peter Vander Straten and Si- were sent into the mine to “blow | an accumulation of gas, which was considered dangerous. While they were at w the gas in some manner, | possibly through the striking of a| h, became ignited. Instantly the| were enveloped in flames, from vhich there was no escape the acci happened the | men themselves do not seem to know. sufferers can tell is that while rk they were suddenly blind- heard the thunder of an ch threw them to the groun ound their clothing burned from eir backs and their skins scorched and blistered. For a time was able to move, of the r but finally Fred Sicotte, although se-| verely burned and suffering intense agony, volunteered to go for aid. With hands, face, legs and arms scorched, he | painfully elimbed 116 feet almost per- | pendicularly to the 500-foot level and summoned assistance. His appeal for aid was readily were removed to the outer air, where medical aid was given them. Of the four Leslie and Hooten are the most seriously injured. Leslie was not only burned from head to foot, but also had inhaled flames. His recovery is considered impossible and his death is expected at any time. The doctors say | Hooten may linger for several days, or possibly twp weeks, but it will be im- possible for him to recover from the shock attending the burns. The other two men, while suffering excruciating pain, are expected to recover. Leslie and Hooten were taken to San Francisco and are now at St. Luke's Hospital, where everything possible is | being done for them. On the long jour- ney over the rough mountain roads to the railroad station and from there to San Francisco by train they were ac- companied and attended by Dr. Byron and Superintendent Abbey of the mines, both of whom express sincere regret at ! the accident. W0 OFFICTALS IN DISGRAEC Massachusetts Legislator and Boston Alderman | sentenced to Terms in .l:lil! #3 } BOSTON, Nov. 7.—State Represen- | derman d te to serve day two er examination. arthol mew The | Judge Lowell 1 not shown a their crime. ndidate for having first e Judge re-4 » voted for him | 1~r\n ure th sen- Cruiser Columbia to Carry Taft. ASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—The cruiser aving completed its equip- York, has sailed for Pen- the arrival of to await t and party, who are to| to Colon to | » from there sident’s message of peace | 1 President Amador ————— Disastrous Fire at Gil City. | OIL « he Smart & | i brick block was | fire to-night. The | with an insurance u(‘ SUSPICIOUS ACTS ON DAY OF FIRE | Watchman Gives Strong Tes- timony Against Chicago Banker Accused of Arson R S al Dispatch to The Call CHICAGO, Nov. 7.—Frank Bock, the star witness for the State in the arson case against Banker Isaac N. Perry, accused of having burned the Chicago Car and Locomotive Works, to-day gave damaging testimony against Per- ry. Bock told of the two visits of the banker to the works on September 25, when he ordered all cars shunted up to into the buildings, and on October 9, the day of the fire. On the last visit Perry told Bock to leave the works for an hour. Bock re- fused to go away alone, and the two made a tour of the bulldings. In one of the buildings Bock took hold of Per- ry’s coat to clean some burrs from it, when he felt a suspicious object in Per- ry's pocket, twelve inches long and four inches wide. The pocket was pinned with safety pins. Perry grabbed the coat from him and said he would clean it himself. Later Bock left to see a doctor for a half-hour on Perry’'s request. He was to meet Perry at the railroad station, but did not find him there. He went to the shons again and met Perry, and the banker asked him to walk to the station. He went to the station and saw the banker off. When he returned to the works they were burning. —_———————— Death of J. M. Thoma: IRVINGTON, N. Y. Nov. J. M. Thomas, who until a few months ago was engaged in large independent tele- phone enterprises and who was for six years president of the National Inde- pendent Telephone Association, died at his home here to-night “NOY YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD ON THE SQUARE Come and take Stock. Fyrniture, Furnishings, coverings that show the master hand of the artist. ; Deésigns are exclusive, sels. Velvets, Papestry Brussels, Ingrain, and Matting at lowest prices, as the following items will show. represented. clott AGATE PRO-BRUSSELS — Thor- sanitary and moth proof reversible; each side a 1t color effect. The low-priced carpet on 35c the market. Per yard. FIBER CARPET—The latest thing | in floor covering. Suitable for bed- oms. Designs very olors are cheerful axd harmopious. Per Tm‘l BRUSSELS — With borders to match. A choice me- lection of designs. both Oriental and floral. An axcellnnt 65 grade. Will give wear. Per yard BODY BRUSSELS—Artistic de- signs. Bffective coloring. This is 2 make of carpet that is too well known to need description. )\oth- ing will equal it for SI 12 wear. Per yard [ Stoves and llang < stock at prices that will please yoe:r your pick of Our Half-Million-Dollar , Draperies, Rugs, Kitchen An incomparable purse. All the best Wiltons, Axminsters, Body Fiber Carpet, Linoleum, Ofl- BRUSSELS CARPET — A heavy weave in choice color Designs both Oriental and floral. 00d, ngs. Per yard. . _______ 87%c A cholce line of ef- fective patterns. Borders to match. Fine deep pile. The soft blendlns of colors gives the effect 80 much sought after in s] 22'2 Oriental Rull Per ~— These yard nmu manufacturers’ samples of l::: design, in B: Velvets and Axminsters. Come in yard and quarter lengths and make a very effective rug. Values range :x&;n $2.25. Special, while umc m.—xxeeedl - tistic. Eflec;llvt oolarln:‘ly . Good, fresh ft. by 6 ft. Each conDEs| re- | sponded to and the other three sufferers | | verses be | praised | conve: | Army ana | bombardment of Port Arthur, ‘caused GETS INTO PORT ARTHUR and Reports City's Condition. Partakes of Horse Meat With Stoessel and Wife Special Dispatch to The Call. NAGASAKI, Nov. son Jr., correspondent of the Chicago Daily News, is the latest war writer to have run the Japanese blockade and enter besieged Port Arthur. Emerson has just returned and gives an interest- ing description of conditions in the be- leaguered stronghold, which he left just | previous to the recent general assault. He says: “After having arrived; along with a companion, at the lighthouse on Liao- shan promontory, close to Port Arthur, the boat in which we had sailed from Miaotao Islands was picked up by a small Russian torpedo-boat attached to the battleship Peresviet and towed to that vessel, which lies two miles out- side of the harbor. The Peresviet is as badly battered by Japanese shells as the Cesarevitch. Both ship and crew were in a filthy condition. From the Peresviet Wiren, who was on board the Bayan, outside of the Tigers Tail. The Bayan also was badly damaged and dirty. “Admifral Viren asked for news of the Baltic fleet and learning that it was then still at Reval expressed his de- spair. “Altogether there are sixteen fighting ships in the harbor. None of these have been dismantled. The sailors are kept |’ on board and only small machine guns have been sent ashore. There is plenty of coal, but ammunition is scarce. “In the distance ten miles off can be seen the smoke of Admiral Togo's blockaders. The Japanese fleet has been doing little bombardment of late. “In the military prison behind Gold- en Hill there are thirty-three Japanese. VISITS STOE HOUSE. “From the flagship I was escorted to the harbor master, who was found in a bombproof cellar under the Admiralty building, equipped with telephone, tele- | graph and electric mine connections. “We were then escorted to General Stoessel's house. All along the road to the general's house were seen the rav- ages of the incessant bombardment. The Japanese guns fire at ten-minute | intervals. The Russians reply every half-hour. One battery of ten guns is| placed a rods from the general’s| house. Ninety per cent of the Japa- nese shells do no damage. “Most of the killed are. coolies, weekly average being thirty. “The city is remarkably tranquil and street traffic goes on smoothly. The shops are open all day. Two restau- rants are running. Meals cost two ru- bles ($1). There is no fresh meat ex- cept horseflesh. Ten horses are slaugh- tered daily. One hundred horses are all that remained when I left. There is plenty of canned stuff and large sup- plies of rice, wheat and bean cake. There is no lack of vodka. Single eggs cost thirty kopecks (15 cents). “Since the Japanese captured the res- ervoir there is nothing to be had but cistern water. Typhoid is prevalent. Nobody, apparently, minds the bom- bardment. Children play in the streets. Coolies work under guard. Carriages and carts are driven about. I observ- ed an officer teaching a woman to ride while bombs passed over- the the first time of Kuropatkin's defeats. He was not inclined to credit the story until convinced by some Chefu news- papers that I showed him. It perfect- ly astounded him to know that Kuro- patkin was at Mukden. He believed him to be advancing southward. He said in Russian: ‘There is no help, then, but to die or go to Matsuyama prison.’ “He asked that Kuropatkin's re- concealed from the garrison, which still believes that Kuropatkin is attacking General Nogl's rear. “Stoessel praises the bravery and kindness of the Japanese, who take great care of thé Russian wounded. ! He feels proud of fighting such foes. “At luncheon 1 was presented to Mme. Stoessel and her daughter. Seven persons sat down to luncheon, which was a frugal meal in the Russian style, with vodka, wine and tea. I the beefsteak. Stoessel laughed. It was horseflesh. Mme. Stoessel laughed. She professes to like horseflesh. “After luncheon a bomb burst out- side, the whole house was shaken and the upper windows shattered. The sation, however, continued with- out interruntion. No one was killed. | Mme. Stoessel quietly told her servant to mend the windows with paper. “In the afternoon we visited the avy clubs. Everybody was very gay.” AR G NOGI DRIVES IN WEDGE. | Plerces the Center of the Line of Port Arthur's Defenses, DALNY, Nov. 7.—The Chicago Daily News correspondent cables the follow- ing: After three days of continuous which extensive ussian line of de- fense and also to the Keekwan fort, noon. Having carried the approaches to that height the assailants entrenched | themselves under the forts. glacis of the In the evening the left wing dellveretfl an assault on Keekwan, fighting its| There the | | Jupanese held their ground stubbornly in the face of Russian counter attacks. . way to the lower parapet. Having been reinforced during the | night the Russians charged down upon the Japanese and desperate hand-to- hand conflicts ensued. The Japanese beat back the enemy and destroyed two covered positions in the front moat. A Japanese sub-lieutenant with thirty volunteers then succeeded in making ; his way to the rear of the fort. There 7.—Edward Emer- | we were taken to Admiral! | destruction to the | ’Shnjusan and Nirgusan forts in the west center of the the right wing of the Japanese arrny.: | assaulted Shojusan yesterday after-| he engaged in a personal conflict with | a Russian officer and killed him. Hav- ing discovered two more defenses in the rear moat the sub-lieutenant with- drew his force with a loss of two men. Later in the night the advanced posi- tion of the Japanese was taken and re- taken twice. The besiegers succeeded in holding the approaches and con- structing trenches connecting them with the army's front parallel. At dawn numbers of dead were visible on! the slopes. Fort, P, north of the new | and old batteries tn the left center of | the line of defenses, was captured by severe fighting on that night. These operations have driven an ef- fective wedge into the Russian center. Severe explosions and extensive fires | have occurred in the fortress within the | last few days. | The total casualties of the Japanese | | in the late attacks were 1100. The spirit of the men is magnificent. The firing of all the guns is wonderfully effective. The climax to the late bombardment came between 4 and 6 o'clock on Sun- day afternoon. It was a superb spec- tacle. Every fort of the enemy was engaged and the fighting in the trenches was constant and severe. The outposts of the contending forces were only forty feet apart. At 1 o’clock this morning one of the Japanese trenches collapsed into a Russian gallery. The enemy, being surprised underground, fled in con- fusion. saleo T HIGH HONOR FOR DEWEY. May Serve on North Sea Commission | If He So Desire. | WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Unofficial- ly, though from an official source, of- ficers of the navy on duty in \muh-i ington have learned that the American | navy will be invited to send a repre- | | sentative as a member of the Anglo- | | Russian inguiry commission, which will investigate the Dogger Bank af- fair. It can be stated that Admiral | Dewey, of course, will be given the refusal of this mission and his accapt- | ance will be most agreeable to the of- ficials. The admiral has given no in- | timation as to his decision, should the | present programme of the British Gov- | ernment be carried out. Should the admiral not accept the President and | | Secretary Morton will select another officer of high rank for this duty. PARIS, Nov. The names of Ad- mirals Fournier and Gervais are un- | der consideraton for appointment as the French member of the inter- | national commission which is to inves- | | tigate the North Sea incident. No final | on hag been reached, but the of- ficials here think Fournier will be se- lected. 3 ——— MOBILIZATION OF OFFICERS. Russia Sending Hundreds of Sword- Bearers to the Fron ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. —The | necessity for officers for service at the front has resulted in the mobilization of all officers in St. Petersburg, Vilna, Warsaw, Kieff, Odessa, Moscow, Kazan and the Caucasus. The loss of officers | at Liaoyang and below Mukden was about 1300. The mobilization, while intended to supply the deficiency, is recessitated also by the grand scale on which the war in the Far East is to be prosecuted. The news from the front indicates that General Kuropatkin is devoting his attention chiefly to keeping the Japanese busy along the line of their fortifications below the Shakhe River. The Russians apparently are enjoying some superiority in the matter of artil- lery, as many of the heavier field trains and mortar batteries are now arriving and being brought into ser- vice. JAPANESE WARSHIP SUNK. Mikado's Vessel Strikes Mine Off Port Arthur. SHANGHAIgNov. 8.—It is reported in British naval circles that a Jap- anese man-of-war has been sunk by a mine off Port Arthu Russia May Soort Grant Demands. LONDON, Nov. 7.—Colonial Secretary Lyttleton, in a speech at Leamington to-night, said there was excellent hope of almost immediate agreement by Russia to all of Great Britain's de- mands in connection with the North Sea affair. L e —— RENEWS HER SUIT AGAINST ROGERS OF STANDARD OIL Mrs. Elizabeth Greenough Wants Five Million Dollars for Her Hus- band’s Invention. BOSTON, Nov. 7.—The suit for $5,- 000,000 brought by Elizabeth T. Green- { ough of New York against Henry H. Rogers of the Standard Oil Company, | which was dismissed by agreement of the parties on September 24 last, was re-entered to-day in the Supreme Court. . { Mrs. Greenough is administratrix of the estate of her husband, Benjamin F. Greenough, an inventor, and seeks, to recover royalties on the use of a; secret process for treating petroleuml to make it non-explosive. —————— Fall River Strike to Continue. . FALL RIVER, Mass., Nov. 7.—Rep- resentatives .of the Fall River manu- facturers and the striking operators held qanother meeting to-night, but were unable to reach an agreement and the situation is unchanged. The mills will be opened on November 14, as pre- viously decided upon, to give the strik- ers an opportunity to go to work under a 123% per cent cut. [ — APPRAISER DE VRIES COMING States General Appraiser Marion de Vi be in this city on November 25 to veals in appraisement cases. GHT ATTACK UPON RUSSIAN TROOPS FAILS e Japanese Are Driven Back by Kuropat- kin's Outposts. ——in \Unable to Take Away All of Their Dead and Wounded. e MUKDEN, on Saturday the Russian Nov. 7.—The Japanese night attacked some of outposts in considerable force, but the Russians had been | warned and the Japanese were re- pulsed. They were not able to take away all their killed or wounded, leav- ing twenty-eight bodies on the field. The Russians lost only nine men. The Russian and Japanese armies, their lines extending from Bensiaputse on the east to the Liao River on the west, are at some places almost within a stone’s throw of each other. At Ben- siaputse no more than 400 yards sepa- i rate the advance posts, while at Linch- inpu, on the Shakhe River, fifteen miles south of Mukden, the Japanese and Russians occupy the extreme ends of the same village. At Huangshantse the Russian center has thrown advance posts across the Shakhe River and both armies are still strengthening their positions all along the line. The slightest movement on either side is the signal for firing, sionally lasts all night. Russians are using six-inch +he railway, which must great._ the Japanese. Undoubtedly the most decisive if not the greatest battle of the year will be fought on the banks of the Shakhe River. The Russians are confident of their ability to hold their positions. The soldiers are building mud huts for winter quarters. The nights con- tinue cold, but the days are bright and crisp. gure cn Iy haras e MAY BY VICTIM REGISTRATION FRAUD PRIEST oOF Arrested Clergyman Denies That His Naturalization Papers Are Fraudulent. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7.—Rev. Father T. J. Aylward, assistant pastor of St. Pat- | rick’'s Church, was arrested to-day at the parochial residence, adjoining the church, on the charge of having in his possession fraudulent naturalization papers and having illegally registered on these papers. Father Aylward to- night made the following statement: “I want to find out if somebody has not used mv name, I have been in St. Patrick’s Church for two years. I took out papers at the Court of Appeals three years ago and have them at the parochial residence. So far as I know they are legal in every respect.” i e Ty GUTLAWS IN WYOMI SAID TO HAVE CAPED Sherifft Webb Returns After Failing to Find A Trace of the Bandits. . DENVER, Nov. 7.—A special to the Republican from Casper, Wyo., says that Sheriff Webb and party returned to Casper this afternoon from the northwest, where they went in pursuit of the bandits who attempted to hold up the First National Bank of Cody and killed Cashier Middaugh- Not a trace of the outlaws was discovered and it is the opinion of the officers that they have effectually escaped. Nothing was seen of either the Fenton, Stough or the Johnson County posses, After election Sheriff Webb may take the trail again. ————— Cruiser Exceeds Contract Speed. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. — Sec- retary Morton to-day received a report from Captain Dayton, president of the Board of Inspection and Survey, say- ing that the armored cruiser West Vir- ginia maintained an average speed, as corrected for tidal currents, of 22.146 knots per hour for four hours in her recent trial over the measured course of Cape Ann, exceeding by .146 of a knot the speed. called for in the con- tract with her builders, the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com- pany. This performance insures the acceptance of this warship by the Gov- ernment. ———— Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—The follow- ing Californians arrived in New York to-day: From San Francisco: gess, at the Victoria; and J. H. Dunne, at the Herald Square; Mrs. E. Epstein, at the Grenoble; Mrs. G. J. Fitzgibbon, at the Imperial; Miss Funkenstein, the Grenoble; the Westminster; S. Hart, at Hoffman House; J. L. Heselberg, at the Herald Square; A. McKinnon, at | the Hoffman Hous T. Mertin, at| the Hotel Imperial; W. L. Hoffatt, at the Hotel York; A. Rannis, at the Brgadway Central; 8. Simann, at the Imperial; G. B. Smyth, at the Con- tinental; H. Toland, at the Cumber- W. E. Bur- J. P. Coghlan land; ¥F. Zeh, at the Hoffman House; J. Bermingham, at the Plaza! D. G. Curtis, at the Navarre; J. B. Fox and wife, at the Herald Square; Miss M. A. Seymour and Mrs. R. F. Seymour, at the Plaza; R. J. Somers, at the Herald Square; R. Weill, at the Martha Washington. From San Diego—R. E. Graham, at the Navarre. From Los Angeles—G. L. Elliott, at the Holland; W. Overland, at the Hoffman House; Miss V. Pomeroy and Miss A. Pomeroy, at the Gilsey House; R. I. Rogers, at the Holland House. —_———— American Dies in Panama. COLON, Nov. 7.—Charles Pratt,a well ' Miss A. Gaentzuch, at | the | | } | black and white. | at | known American who had lived for a' long time on the isthmus, is dead. and other medals were awarded the Butterick Fashion Exhibit at the St. Louis World’s Fair. The feature of the Butterick exhibit Wthh won the Grand of 4 cents in cover postage ipt to t s cavry MAILED FREE S5 ing g th nt in, —represe dress dur in tint man’s ong— in wo SUPERB ART PANEL Gz e Fashion Plates in Colors Better this month than ever—as we\ promised they would be. Prizeatthe St. Louis World’s Fair was a series of eleven cos- tumes, showing the styles in woman’s dress during the past century—ten years aj These have been charmingly drawnbyAnna Burn- ham Westermann, and reproduced with tint in the form ofan artpanel,nearlythree feetlong. Itis well worth framing to adorn the walls of Milady’s boudoir, parlor or den, and will be mailed, rolled without creasing, on receipt of four cents, to cover postage, etc. Small outline draw- ings of these figures are shown in this ad- vertisement—they give but a hint of the charm of the original drawings as shown on the panel itself. Tue DeLiNeaToRr stands for the highest degree of ex- cellence in the portrayal of fashions for the women of the civilized world. This same superiority is shown in its treatment of every department of home life. is the best number we have ever issued—we think—and more than ever proves Tue DeLineaTor to be “the best of all the magazines published for Woman.” The Love Songs from the Wagner Operas have, for the first time, been worthily put inte English. Richard Le Gallienne has trans- lated them with a charm that will make them endeared for- ever. The accom- panying decorations in color, by J. C. Leyendecker,are su- perb,and wellworthy ofthismasterfeature. Other contributors to this number are: Robert Grant, F. Hopkinson Smith, Alice Brown, El- more Elliott Peake, Mary Stewart Cutring, L. Frank Baum, the author of “The izard of Oz, etc., Ju- lia Magruder, Albert Bige- low Paine, Grace Mac- Gowan Cooke, Gustav Kobbé, Lilie Hamilton French, Dr. Grace Peck- ham Murray, Florence Earle Coates, Aloysius Coll, Carolyn Wells, Jen- nie Pendleton Ewing. This issue-contains superb illus~ trations in coloyand in black and white, byJ. C. Leyen- decker, Martin Justice, L. D’Emo, Paul]. Meylan, . ‘Werner, Christine S, Bre- din, Herbert Paus, Harry Stacey Benton, F. Rich- ardson, R. Emmett Owen and Harry A. Linnell. The midwinter fashions are shown profusion in full color and in Getting nearer to perfection with each issue—the styles shown this month are simply temptations—the best way to overcome them is to yield to them. The Delineator may be secured of your newsdealer, or any Butterick agent, THE BUTTERICK PUBLISHING CO., Led., Buttorick Bidg., N. ¥ £t 156, & copy, $1 ayear. or of the publist: GERMAN STUDENTS MAKE DEMONSTRATION IN VIENNA | MARGARET ANGLIN'S FIRST -\PPEAMV('E AS A STAR Express Their Sympathy With ‘l‘heh- She Presents “'l'he Eternal Feminine,” Fellows Who Caused Disturb- ances at Innsbruck. VIENNA, Nov. 7.—The German stu- dents of the university engaged in a demonstration to-day in sympathy with their compatriots at Innsbruck. The students marched in procession to the Reichsrath building and subsequently assembled before the university. e e-— Mrs. Elsie Hall Weds in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7.—Samuel T, Barbour of Hartford, Conn., and Mrs. Elsie Cosby Hall of San Francisco, daughter of General George Blake Cosby, were united in marriage by the Rev. Willlam Short at St. Peter's Episcopal Church tq-day. The wed- ding was strictly private. an ldyllic Comedy, Before New Haven Audience. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 7.—An idyllic comedy, adapted from the Ger- man play by Robert Misch and entitled “The Eternal Feminine,” had its first production on the American stage at the Hyperion Theater to-night, and in it as Antiope, the Amazonian queen, Miss Margaret Anglin made her first appearance as a star. The story is early Greclan and the gorgeous set- tings and costuming are in keeping with the perifod. Miss Anglin was ex- cellently supported, her leading man ing Robert Drouet. ———— SELBY'S — et o ¥ S LECTURE. —lsasc mortow evening in Seidy will lec- ts of the Uni States'" Prankiia Mail