The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 3, 1905, Page 1

The Pioneer One Cent Papef of the Northwest sigHT EDITION FEELING BAD? SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH TRY THE STAR'S JOKE-FEST TOMORROW BEFORE SENDING FOR THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN The Seattle Star GENER AL KUROPATKIN BADLY UP AGAINST IT! THE RUSSIANS MUST EITHER RETREAT FROM MUKDEN, oR SURRENDER IGNOMINOUSL Y—JAPS CONTINUE THEIR TER RIFIC BOMBARDMENT Pree... tee ee eee eee) sf. PE SBURG, Maret An imperial manifesto was published in the Official Messenger today as follows “The vat hould adopt An attitude of calmness and tran quility, exper! a the enormous struggle with Jap aa.. The people s xive their whole heart and support to < mutocracy ts the only form of govern tor RK : " ded leaders of the revolutionary motement are ma t attacks on the holy ~orthodox qhureh and other lawfu tablished pillars of the Russian SEE EERE RRR Ee PL Ae dededetedadeteiadeteietedeledelal gate, thinking the existing order and to set up an administration 0: to the fatherland. The assassit on ) Duke Sergius ts referred to as bay img deeply shocked the nation. and the manifesto concludes with an appeal to the right-minded people of all classes to rally ground the throne for the preservation of the existing order Te TTP eee ee eee eee ee eee ee i a {By Berinns News Ass'n) ! TOKIO, MARCH 3.—THE REPORT IS CURR THIS MORN ING THAT THE JAPANESE HAVE REACHED MUKDEN, THE | BATTLE IS STILL RAGING FIERCELY. THE RUSSIANS HAVE RECAPTURED SEVERAL POINTS WHICH THEY LOST THE PAST PEW DAYS Maroki reports that the Japanese are pushing forward and have | gow gained Opuves and Takasan, surprising the Russians. A tre- weadous bombardment of Wan Paosan hill is now tn progress, 60 7 Russian gun plying. The Japanese have just occupied Wito San. ST. PETERSBURG, March 3.—It is seml-offictally admitted this Morning that orders have been issued to Genera | Kuropatkin to standon Muk and retreat on Harbin, where there are better fortifications and where the Russian army can be certain of foiling Tt any attempts e part of the Japanese to interrupt their ot communication ; ‘This action is made necessary by the success of the Japanese 7 Tight, which has crushed the Russian left. ‘The Russian center ts still firm, but it ts admitted that the rapid Movement of Kuroki has placed Which makes it necessary to abandon the defenses south of Mukden. ‘The war council decided that it was better to abandon Mukden @ slight resistance than to try to hold , and thus take the a ‘ance of being compelied to retreat in the tace of a furious Japanese General Kuropatkin in a position | pursuit or of being cut off and compelled to surrender. | None of the long dispatches received from Kuropatkin during the past few days of heavy fighting have given any inkling of the [)] dire straits in which his army now finds itself, though it is tmpossl- ; i Be to believe that he does not realize his own dilemma if In 4 private dispatch, however, he states “Within two weeks you The May expect events Gays instead of a fortnight Bomiliating reverses. ‘The Japanese are pininly endeavoring to force a decisive battle ophecy ts apt to be borne out within two and will find Kuropatkin the victim of {8 Manchuria and advices indicate that when Ku ‘Re Will soon be forced to do, he This patkin retires, as will attempt to protect his army by @ rear guard action. however, will entail disaster at best, and the only thing Kuropatkin can do now is to try to duplicate his . Diliiantly executed retreats of last year, when the Japanese kept foreing him northward. . ‘The Russian morale, as a result of the relentless bombardment Dy the Japanese and the continuous yielding on the part of their Own army, \s seriously impaired and many voluntary surrenders of Feeently arrived troops from Burope are reported. : SAKHE TUN, Manchuria, March 2.- Wo stubborn attacks on Ing was in progress The Japanese today Stubborn all day, and the bombardment of Putiloff Was resumed. The Japanese attacked two points on the Russian Siteme left wing this morning, while the Russtans retook the fort! at Guato pass, previously abandoned. The Japanese’s at- made loft hill, but were repulsed 4 dy advance on the left bank of the Hun river ts meeting with { resistance. Four Japanese divisions today reached Saw Tips, 11 miles west of Mukden, but the advance was checked by Rus- feinforcementa. : General Nogi’s Port Arthur veterans are participating in today’s ; » The losses on both sides are heavy, but the result is in ; G@iisive. The report that the Japanese cavalry have appeared at Sin : fea Tin is confirmed. : _—_— ———_—— TOKIO, March %.—Retreat at an appalling loss of men or un- CMditional surrender now stares the Russian general, Kuropatkin © the face. No other alternative now seems possible. Kuroki Bas pierced the Russian line of cOMmMunication in two places, has Fouted his forces all along the 1in¢ and driven the enemy from thetr detenses back to their mat® fortifications The Russian left is complet@ly enveloped, and Kuroki holds Bearly eve important point which the Russians held when the. Battle before Mukden began a week ago. The semi-offictal announcement is made that a large portion @ the Russian forces have bee™ entirely cut off, this force being one which has been conducting the most vigorous fight on the Part of the Russians. It is stated that they fell into a trap set for by Kurokt. There is little reason to doubt but that within 48 hours the Jap- Giese will be in full possessiot of Mukden. Kuropatkin has been playing Into the hands of the Japs almost the time Grippenberg was recalled, and Oyama has success- led him on. | Here are the conditions which face Kuropatkin, and whichever Move he makes will be costly. He must retreat, and with the Japs @ half a million strong fol- ing the retreating army, the Russian ranks will be decimated He must abandon precious stores, cannon and munitions, and | Git his way throwgh the Jap armY, oF 4 Surrender ifnominiously. ‘The first alternative seems the most probable eventuality. The Japs now cccupy Snkaiaion. They have acized Peni Pen- sihu, and have dislodged the Russians from neighboring villages. —_——.. (0 RUSSIAN GUNS TOMLO, March 2.—General 0 ku reports under yosterday's date the Japanese opened a terri fic bombardment along the entire The weaviest guns ever use 4 in a field engagement did great age to the Riissian defenses, One hundred guns of all sizes were loyed. The Russians’ guns w ene quict, evidently unable to reply. Japanese left has completely blocked the Russian attempts tc & turning movement. ST. POTURSBURG, March 3.—General Kuropatkin, wn@er today’s Teports that the Fussian@@ontinue to hold t@eir pesitions, ia Of the terrific bombardment of the Japs. \ 7 ite ROOS JTS RAILROAD L! THE REVOLT SS ~ ANEW SAN JUAN HILL 18 LATION,--) = THE UNITED STATES SENATE IS USING THE TREATIBS AS BULLEATS IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST 7 EWS ITEM SHAKE ALL EUROPE ——_—_ THE SITUATION IN ALL PARTS OF R WORSE THAN SIA I REPORTEDO—THE CZAR AND IMPERIAL FAMILY ARE NOW THOROUGHLY ALARMED —eEEEE (My Serippe News Assen) ST. PETERSBURG, March 3— The Industrial situation throughout Russia '# now more serious than ever before and it is ex te that any moment revolts may break out that will eclipse anything that has happened during the last months. Anarchy ia rampant The desire for revenge for those who have ” mur ed by the or ders of the imperial family is grow jing every day. The imperial farm fly has become alarmed. f histic agttations have re foubled in str h and the laboring are begir trength. It is now predicts the next tbreak will shake Russia to the om very dation. While there has been « tempt to conceal the exact « tion throughout empire found to be more serious than was at firet. enpected. The strike situation at Me has renewed with increased pr tions and open revolt is expected at any moment. The condition tn that city Is worse than has been reported and the strike may assume danger- ous proportic The faflure to ar- lramge satisfactory terme has in- conaed the people. | In the h 1 western parte of the empire, the conditions are alarming. ‘The preparations of the seven p om to declare their tn | dependence aged others and the ar ted to join tn the | revolution within the neat few | The succeanful campaign of th Jarmy tn Manchuria and th the laboring ™ to continue the war, ls hav ing its effect. A man who te i me touch with the situation all ever the country. says that Russia is on the verge of | revolt that will shake all F -| establish more than on tion. The cezar and imperial family are now thoroughly alarmed The ultimatum presented by the Workmen to the government. ¢ manding an immediate reform has been rejected. A general airike now neeme inevitable, THE OLD CORPORATION the Ryther home, nearly succeeded in ousting poor old Mother Ryther yesterday. Had it not been for the kindness of Officer Kelly, in whose hands the execu tion was placed, and the prompt action of J. H holding a small the old corporation. would have worked The whole matter was merly managed by heme account owed the # over a bill corporation. longing to the firm of Wilson & Foy, was put into the hands of J. ©. Whitlock, an attorney having an office with O. H. Carpenter, hus- band of Mrs. Carpenter, the se¢tre- tary of the old corporation. This bill received very speedy attention at the hands of the attorney. Whit lock says he never said anything to the old corporation, but weat to Mother Ryther directly. The bill was turned over to him four weeks ago and execution was issued yesterday. Every article in the home was levied upon by the officer and the lightning bill collect- or did not forget the baby cradle, It was claimed that the execution was only on certain donations made while the old corporation had the control of the home, but this did not natisfy. Mother Ryther seid this morning that the execution itself showed the hand af tho old corporation, be- cause every article in the house was Banwé and the Iist was knowa only to Mrs. Carpenter, the former auc- lretary. Mr. Whitiee’ mnie the Oxet that he occupied Ofte: wits Pian Carpenter's huotnad fud #0 pafle~ * pas wwiiad . ANOTHER SCHEME TO QUST MOTHER RYTHER FAILED! ——— ee 18 AGAIN HOUNDING THE DEAR OLO WOMAN WHO THOUGHT HER PERG CUTIONS WERE OVER The old corporation which for-;ence with bim one way or another. Mr. Whitlock sald last night “I am an attorney and have no in- terest in Mother Ryther, one way or another. I have heard some peo- ple say that she did not run the house properly. I brought the ac- Wilson, the grocer | tion against Mother Ryther because she holds the home and I did not say anything to the old corporatton | about it Immediately upon being informed Jot 5 Mother Ryther had b n) of the mature of the action taken trading with Wilson, when he ran against Mother Ryther, Mr. Wilson & grocery store under the name of | ordered that the execution be with Wilson & Foy, for more than three|drawn and assured hie attorney years. He held a bill against the|that he would pay all bills con home, while it was under the old | tracted I was surprised and aggrieved at This bill, with many other be \the way the matter was handled,” said Mr. Wilson. “IT understc thet the bill was against the old corporation and not against Mother Ryther personally. “I instructed my attorney to get the money from the old corpora- tion, but he evidently did not do it. I did not for one minute think that any action would be taken agalnat Mother Kyther personally or her little family, Had 1 thought so, I most assuredly would never bave placed the bill in the hands of ap attorney.” When the execution was taken to the home yesterday afternoon and Mother Ryther told that her friend had assumed such tude, tearw came to here eyes. wmured (be officer that Mr. Wilgon was pet re- sponsible for the actloa, ‘Phe little childrea gathered around their pro- tector and, for the aad@new: oa ber face, knew that ske was ia more trouble. They guthered claw and began to woep because their omly earthly friend was Kind hearted Offcer Mivbeel Reily, ia whose heats the exero ‘om Bad Been ploced, rubbed ais fan weree his eyes and, atte gle * lowing a big jump in his throat asked what he had better d Mother Kyther asked him r attorney and straighten it out with him. The officer assured her that | he would take no action that woul | distard happy brood, a went ava | The latest attempt of the old poration to revenge ther Rythe falied. Mr. ¥ he had rather lone th ole bill rathe | than see any har me to Mothe | Ryther, but * | “ft know Mr paaibie for sa He friend and ha» other Ryther this morning | haw always been my Given the home more than $100 in | groceries . SAYS WIFE DESERTED | BA iS ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE DEVELOPS SENSATION AL FEATURES | The second scene of the assault and battery case against Adolph E Baas, a traveling man, did not come off in the police court today. Bass ig charged with assaulting his wife | Esther Bass. After a hearing Wed nesday the ca je was por’ “d | This morning it was dismissed. The assault = ocurred ome ago, and the seanion \ of dis valued at 00 in the ca prosecuting #1 fig Bott the mid jehth avenue story poured into ears yesterday the woman he and ch his ullar fanc and subterfuge. | ast year she has robbed | ne of $5,000," said Bass. vot only this, but more, she has wreckod a home, and her second attempt after I had agreed to take her back oc curred a few weeks ago she has the face to appear in po lice court and charge me with an assault upon her person, clothed in the very garments presented to her by me when I was ignorant of her unfaithfulness, She was unfaithful to me. She was a good wife to me until she cultivated the acquain tanee of David Goldfarb, a tailor, of this city. He is responsible for th ruination of my home and happi- | mess, He was my friend. I sus pected nothing until the harm had | been done and the woman confessed her wrongdoing. “They lived in this city during my absence as man and wife and I | supported them both, sending mon | ey from time to time in compliance | with my wife's demands. | realize the part I have played, and ) Gie intervention of others. now be facing a far more charge than assault and battery There ie a civil action pending for the recovery of $750 from the tailor Lothario, brought by the fe, who alleges in the complaint at It was “borrowed” money. Base stated yesterday that the sum was nearer $1,000, and that the wom- an's fande were at Goldfarb's com- mn The tidy bank account has Jong since vanished in a tide of recklys expenditure. Bass was straining every merve to earn th d@olinrs which he aaerts were im- mediaiety turned over to the taflor to he disposed of, presumably for business purposes. Goldfarb thes dropped the woman. As soon ae the tide of affection turned in aneteer direction Mrs. Bass, after repreta! offorts to win back the fuithless love of Goldfarb, consult- e4 @ bwyer in 2 vain atten ¢ tor cover the funds lavished upon hin The trio, interested in the dif- ferent court matters, are eastern ors, Goldfarb has little to say, He tacitly admits the accusations the wronged “husband, but claims that tke groater part of them are Bow wy be Bw boon the | pron | fendant and tell different stories night battle at 15 According to the a Star reporter's afternoon by Bass, promised to love reeking with pec orged with “In the and now} but for | serious | of | The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News | VOL. 7. NO. 8, 25 CENTS PER MONTH = a as Murdere By One ina High Position THAT 18 THE LATEST INFORMATION IN THE HANDS OF THE (By Beripps News Ane’n? SAN FRANCISCO, March eis Wie iadedic asus Vins sedate OFICERS WHO ARE INVESTIGATING THE MYSTERIOUS H DEATH OF MRS, STANFORD jof M Stanford a few hours | drawing their net around every], , |lead to the solution informati in th@ [person this city who might be | and that the motive regarding the casey jer was the ime quirement t ittle value, with the exe | conn ted in any way with the | of the lege nd that the finge pt the story on which thes OS H n points t ein a high | sta # are based. His revelar | Stanford position, a t tion sald to be so astounding Stanford follow as , a |that Captain Burnett is taking th h investigate t t prec on. The informani prisoner anger of the war nly induced to talk after t & away mendous pressure had en brought j ly om the ives Burnett} to bear on him , of the serv apes the | - | at the te cof Albert Bheverly. a | FUROR IORI BORIC ROR TORII ISO II III IIIS IA . |e butler, with whose family The resolut nanimously the Capital Hill Improve ® me gt he va ts of Mr. James A. Moore w Elizabeth Richmond, Mrs, Stan-| # for attle, re xplicit { and inclusive ; , ® that Th ar takes pleasure in & what they set forth, for | ford’s former maid, ts stopping, 18! » the ben { its readers, who 1 t appreciate the broad | | * plans fc aking the greatest city of — Se “ | ® the Pa t : : Palo Alto, wht Mre. Berne * The f ng are the advanteces offered the taxpayers and gen- | aot of M tanford’s private| # eral 5 y the plans of Mr. Moore and his eastern backers |nocrotary, resides, detectives are on | ® First lead to far better car service throughout the elty guard to preve M Berner from] * rially assist in helping to burden of gen telling what she knows until the | * eral taxation necessary for mur proper time arrives. * Third, Help bear the burdens of yvements and thel § Meanwhile the detectives, who| ® maintens worked on the first poisoning case,| ® Fourth, Bring to and distribute in our city a large amount of # working diligently with the city | ® capital % and before the day is over| ® Sixth, Generally add to the ial wealth and growth of the | opments, promised for to & elty ” may materialize » Lal (evelopments, while they | USO ERIO ESCO IOI IOI I OCCT ICIS IR III IIIT ITE, may come in the form of ar-|¢ { | reste. © expected to much {light on the n the ter the law he has 30 which to file it, but he belie t] be COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS GARFIELD SAYS THAT THE BEEF TRUST IS NOT MAKING MUCH MONEY AND THAT IT jee here claim to HAS “ACTIVE COMPETITION” have po rmation of the evi dence gathered by the Honolulu po |lice, there ix an easton that | see semen has told something or | P mething at the ir } iy Beripps News Ass'n) pin in the supply. ’ rve ear up in SHLD rhe| The six leading y i y the (27% “Pparently n The report was ated . 1 the percentage | night that Miss Berner ha ectly | Tee t trust | gross volume of business is compar accused Ah Wing, the Ch e cook | Which by Commiss at the Stanford mansion, of having |¢® of Core ns es R fite durin the las strychnine in th je | Sela, © a resolution © years were only 2 per cent om nate of soda, and that} Whic the h n March 7 total sales for © was ar) art covers the ahy's profits last year we: information he was a é merida sgyivad oe S tee aes rent org that Ah Wing t h fces and says that the profite y more than any « i elved, the} Mnes In the packe of the ford 5 f the corp per mileage is very lbs household is under arrest, and 1 in the beef industry being 14 to 17 per cent, whik claim to have no official advices to tt rt says that/the “big six” control the trade the effect that Miss Berner has nies—Armour ge centers, in small cities an made an # ation against him. A 1 Packing | t s being much less importanty, vigorous search is being prosecuted hw & Sulz The fact that they handle only 48} today in Palo Alto for further clues a < jesignat per cent of the business of the coune, that might lead to locating a form- 2 : , | {¥ indicates the existence of activ er employe at the Stanford man Parody slaughtere mpetition, F sion, upon whom sus n is cast th 90,000 head| The bureau report places the ave Th fs . have pur erame cost Of a refrigerator at $1,000.) chased ther another man vernage yearly cost of mainte< quantities ne at var h t $115, the net profit from times, but this has not yet “ alone 14 to 17 per cent. verified. The police and pri « hy made 22 per cent in 1909 detectives claim to have every oe rs. With the exception of well in hand and that if m - Di | the ational Packing company, was done the murderer cannot es- | th ss OR. which is a joint stock cape. Ti theory advanced last |! > oe oe er mmissioner found no night following the erroneous re nm 19 he f of cattle f ship among the six prine ner bot- | *harply, chiefly because of a largel 1 companies. port to the effect that anc tle of strychnine had been found | in Mrs. Stanf trunk and that | a pe ea kee eek ek ee | Berlin.” “AN perseus intereste@ Mrs. Stanford had been taking the | 4 %\ along this line of work are wele potnon ns med ine an a dent | The WwW eather %* | come to attend, hea rigiest ey police and oth ui. | * Ss ¥ Se ree “ rey neers nthe we |* = SPOtler —*| sayy Crapa It is learned that Mrs, Stanford's | & *) attorney has secretly communicated | 44M RMR RN RH | ~ the contents of Mra. Stanford's will| Saturday, fair. | to the police and private detectives.| Waten this hand—It moves and The Northwestern Steamshig The information contained in the | will tell temperature at 2:80 today. {company's steamer Santa Clara are document proved valuable, even if d in port from Valdez and the there is no clause in the will mak And it ts still | Cook's Inlet country this morning, ing provision for any of the serv fhe vessel brought 14 passenger@ ants, as it will fully dispel the be 2 F and 650 tons of ore. Dering thal lief that cupidity caused the sup voyage down the vessel experienced, posed murder, and leave only the warm The some heavy weather while crossing theory of revenge as the motive jthe gulf of Alaska. She brings the if murder was really done. Th weatherman 18 report that considerable activity torney and detectives refuse to state io prevails in the sections along the whether or not the will provided for playing good for gulf coast regarding preparations any of the servants under suspi his past conduct for the spring and summer bustle clon ness. ' The chief of a private detective 4 is giving us j Sait ail . ncy is also working on the case. the real article AT THE HIGH SCHOOL hief of Police Spillane and Chief Pf gs of Detectives Burnett, had a pro ing to continue } Frank H. Pratt was elected yess tracted conference this m A for a while. {terday by the senior class as edi- a result of this conference tor for the senior department of the agreed that all al a high school annual “Sealth.” The postponed until the chemist is received from Honolulu. atated after the conference officials were not young ladies made a hard fight fom Miss Lulu Ross, Principal E. H. Stafford, of th¢ Pacific school, and W. G. McC: ‘i of the South school, visited the yesterday. ——— 8 The Boys’ Glee club is all {= for the concert to be given im Auditorium tonight, o enle seats indicates a good house. BILL SIGNED INSURGENTS TAKE A TOWN @®y Goripps News Aas’n.d CONSTANTINOPLE, March 8.— The town of Arab Yerim, in the province of Yemen, has been taken by insurgents. The government has sent reinforcements, AT THE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY STATION, March 3.—Dr. Alfr Martin will deliver It that the prepared to say that they suspected any particular person. A representative agency called upon Attorn was of a detective Wilson this afternoon and arranged for a meeting of Stanford's relatives to discuss the advisability of filing the will and planw for pushing the fn- vestigation of Mrs. Stanford's death As the meeting is set for a late hour today it is unlikely that any conclusion will bere ached therein WASHINGTON, D. C., March 3, 0 be given out before tonight or Sarre, wb galleys a lecture on “Michael Angelo” this | nt Roosevelt has affised hha ‘A cabicgram from Honolulu | evening at the stato university in| sicsature to the DIN providing for states that, the Mrs, Stanford in-| Denny hall, ‘This address has been | two judicial dtetricts Im the state of quest has been postponed because | substituted for the lecture which | Washington. ‘The twe @istricts will the analysis of the contents of her|was to have been given by Dr./no designated the Masterm district stomach is incomplete. Her sec-| Eastman. By the afd of stereoptl-| nq the Western district. The con views Mr. Martin will give re- productions of the rare paintings of | the old master, ! retary, Miss Berner, and May Hunt, her maid, are being rigidly exdm- ined by the police, who are taking stenographic reports of their state- ments, It is authoritatively stated this ination of the new judge and shal Will ke sent to the gemete next Adolf Loewe, editor of thal ” —ciemsemmueemne i Washington Statts Zeitung, will ad-| WASHINGTOR, BD, €, Binrch 8.—« drogs the German olub at the ual-| The president today @eaided to ap~ bette 08 woth the Wome ani (ho Leonel * *e* *ee > afternoon that Captain of Detect-/yorsity Saturday evening in the} polit Col, dames Bewee of Colum= ives Burnett has {n his possessiog Wemen's dormitory. The subject\bus, ©, to be eansul gegeral af inforution which ho believes gill of his lecture is “Spazuff Gange ia Spanghal, .. ' = tie_aaanececee | | \