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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1904)
' . A MINE DISASTER BETWEEN THIRTY AND SIXTY MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES. - FIRE FOLLOWS THE ERUPTION - Great Timbers and Rocks Thrown from the Mouth of the Mine-No Hope of Rescuing Any of the Entombed - tombed Mlnerll. - - 'l'HINIDAD , ( : olo.-A terrific explosion - pl0810n occurred al mine No. a of the Rocky Mountain Fuel and Iron com- i I pany at ' 1'erolo. fort ) ' miles duo west of Trinidad , III 1:10 : : 1."t'1I1I1Y afternoon I\nll the number or dead Is variously placed between thirty and sixty mell. The numher reported a8 having gone ! Into the mine In the morning was seventeen minors and ! four company men. In the afternoon mlw ) ' moro miners are known 10 have gone Into the mine and the exact number of dead may never he known as the mine Is burning and In all likelihood the bodies will he crenHllHI. . A largo number of mine omclnls of the acci- Jon here as soon as word dent was received. Company doctors worn picked un all along time line , a8 - - - - - - - - . . - - - . , well as all other available physicians. United States Government Stock Inspector 1 < ' . J. Foreman was at the 'ferolo when he I explosion occlII'red. Ho returned her last night and gives i the following account of the affair : "I was standing not moro than 300 yards from the month of the tunnel when the explosion occurred. Time explosion - plosion was IIl'ccededy \ a low rumbling - bling sound resembling an earth- . C1ualw , which made the earth tremble and startled the whole camp. "I looked toward the mine and ont lIr the mouth or the tunnel and the two air shafts came great volumes of . smoke and dust , which continued for nearly n minute. Out or the two air spa ! R n.cn of Which are sc9vet f et . In diameter ' , timbers that were fully \ : ' two to three feet In diameter were shot Into the air and broken Into f\pllnters. Rocks were thrown over the camp for distance or a quarter or f\ mile. In fact , It rained rock , broken < limbers and all kinds or debris , for tullr minute and many people were dnjurcl1 by being struck with these missiles "Immcdlntelr after the explosion , which was for all the world like \ a . volcanic eruption , the wildest excitement - went onsued. Women , men and chll- Jreu { rushed to the mouth or the tun- nol and women whose husbands were In the mine had to be brought away by minors to keep thbm from being killed by deatH fumes coming from I the mouth or the unnol. t " The mine works eighty men and It 13 believed that sixty men wen In the mine at the lime. News or the explosion brought as- Blstanco from the adjacent camps and hundreds or men are trying to Jet Into 'tho mlno. Deadly fumes overcome the rescuers frequently , but their places are immediately talon by otters ready , ire immediately taken by others ready os6lble that anyone In the mine can I'scapo death , It they are not all dead alread . , NEBRASKA DAY AT THE FAIR. , Dne Thousand Residents of State Take , _ Part In CeremonIes at St. Louls ST. LOUIS-Headetl by Governor . J. H. Mickey 1,000 Nebraskans cele- brated "Nebrnslm dar" at the 'Vorhl's fall' on Tuesday. The formal cere- Uonles tool place In Festival hall. Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews of the University of Nebraska offered the Invocation. Addresses were made by President Francis or the exposition - , Uon , Governor Mickey , lion. John Leo Webster or Omaha and G. W Wattles or Omaha , president or tho' State -Wnrld's : Fair comm1tsion. , , STEPS UP HIGHER. - - - An Imperial Decree Promoting Gen. Kouropatkln. ' s'r. l'l.TIRSl'HG--A 1 arhln ( dispatch - patch states that Viceroy Alexleff on , Monday published an imperial decree ii I\ppolnllll General Koul'ollfllldn corn- ml\lHlel'.III'c'h I'f of all Cite t Illlld forces In the cast ; and retullllll Ale : < leff III the post of viceroy. The emperor ' Also congratulates Viceroy Alexleff out time cflldency he has ! rilsplllyel ! In lhO' forma lion , concentration and supreme direction of troops III the theater or oJlcratlon Aledeff , In his proclama- tion thanks the IUIIII and sea forces for the sclf'HI\C''lflco ( they have shown and says ! he If ! proud of the mark of ( onl1dcl1'o bestowed on him hr the emperor ! In entrusting him with the FlIIIU'0ll10 POmnH\l1It of gallant tl'OOp8. lie hopes III conclllsion that with GOII's help their strong adversary will ho def ( > llted. A dispatch has been received from I General KOlll'opl\tldn announcln that there was no fighting Tuesday between - t..een he t opposing armies. A story Is current here that Russia has purchased the Chllian navy , which will join the Russian second Pacific squadron at the Azores Is- Illnds. AccorlllnJ to the report an infraction - fraction of Chllllln neutrality will he avoided by transferring the ships to Turkey , for which the porte Will receive - celvo $2,000,000 from Hussla. While the story receives some credence , It Is denied In responsible quarterR. CUE FOO-A junk which arrived here Tuesday from Antung , on the Yaln river , reports that eight Japanese - ese warehouses , containing rations , clothing , ammunition and the prizes ! secured at the battle of the Yaln , were burned recently , the fire lllstln two days. InccndlllrIsm 4R suspected. Two .Tapanese officers who were responsible - hlo for the care of the building com = muted suicide. G14JNJHAI ! : OKU'S HEADQUAR- 'rERS-t Is reported unofficially that the right army buried 3j00 [ Russian dead , the central army 1,500 and the en ' about 5,000. ) . . army , , . - The Armies average { ' GOO yards apart and at places only fifty yards separate them. Time men are con- Rtantly In the trenches amid hy plac- tnJ their caps on their bayonets draw scores or bullets from their opponents. WAR WILL BE AVOIDED. Premier Balfour Discusses the North Sea Incident. LONDON-Details or the agreement between Russia and Great Britain on Ii mode of settlement of the questions arising out of the firing on British trawlers In the North sea br the Russian - sian second Pacific squadron were I supplied by Premier Balfour In a speech delivered before the National Union of Conservative clubs at South- amllton Friday ; night. The ascertain- ment of the facts for submission to a commission formed under the rules or The Hague peace conference will \ 00 through time coroner's inquest at Hull , In Investigation by the British board or trade and the explanation or officers or the Russian ships which fired on the fishermen. -In his speech )11' Balfour ridiculed ' time - official explanation or Admiral Rojcstvens1 , but praised the spirit in which the Russian emperor and government had met the crisis. , In both Russia and Great Britain the prevailing feeling Is one or be- lIer that there no longer seems to be danger or war between the nations. Sequel to Dreyfus Case. PARIS-A sequel to the Dre'fus case was the opening or the court martial today or four prominent offi- cers or the war ministry. Colonels Dautrlch , Rollin , Francois and Mares- phal , charged with using military funds and otherwise influencing wit- nesses against Dreyfus at Rennes. The court Is composed or General Bertin , four colonels and two lieutenant col- onels. The revlous ministerial investi- gation partially vindicated the ac , cased , who demanded a court martial. Col. Da.ulrlch said he followed orders - " . FIGHT MUKDEN JAPANESE MAKE SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON RUSSIANS. ARTILLERY DUEL O'rt THE LEFT Firing Lasts All Night and All Day and Spreads to the South-ChInese Say Extensive Preparations Are Making to Turn the Russian Right. - . 1\1 UKD N-FlghLing began at 10 i o'clopc ! In lie evening southeast or Muldon. 'rhe Japanese have advanced to the vlllllge of iendagnn , which they are reported to have captured after 1\ fight lasting until morning. 'l'horo was an artillery \ fight on the night of October 26 011 the north : - shore of the Shalheriver , directly ' south of Mulden. The cannonading , which was heavy , was continued today . day , the Russians attacking time Japanese . l\I1e80 unsuccessfully. The fighting , It Is believed , will continue up to the walls of l\luluIcn. The artillery firing on the Russian left , which beJan. yesterday and lasted - ed during the night , has spread south The weather has again cleared up and Is much better for active opra- tions The days are warm and sunny , . bnt. the nights are cold and some of the Russian troops , whoso winter overcoats have not arrived , are suf- fering from the cold. WHERE GEN. KOUROPATKIN IS ADVAN ING. ' . ! dIELl M . GT.uya a Rtvta cm w $ Fv INTSINTIN Q- UShc 3 \ . COAL ' . ° RAJ c OEN MIN- . .r .4f 4 X10 U7 r L.rir jl / . ; ; : I r1TO R PlNCi1MTSE ' L TA pA b' ' - RIVER . I ' 7A l $ PTh9 ' N Ii showing approximate posItions of the two armies near Mukden. , Ru&m Map sian forces are shown by unshaded rectangular figures.- Japanese positions - 1i tlon5 are indicated by black , rectangular flgureo. The two stars mark the location of Sha , where Russians crossed the Sha river , and of J Bentslaputze , recaptured by Russians In theIr advance. . Suspicious movements of the Jap- anese have been observed west of the railroad. The Chinese say positive ! , that the Japanese are preparing to turn the Russian right 01' break through a vulnerable point of time lines. News has just been received here that the Japanese assumed , the offensive - fensive on the cast front and made a slight advance. It Is rumored that the Japanese have taken all the Russian positions at Erdagou , between Hunslan and ' Flndapu , on the road from l\1ultden' to Bentslaputze , but the report has not been confirmed and looks Improhl\be. , There was a reconnaissance In force , last night by the Russian western flank and desultory firing continued till \ 2 o'clock a. m. 'rhe Japanese were discovered to be hurriedly fortifying along the whole line , but this docs pot on the contrary preclude the pos- IIlblllty of an attack by them. It Is the general opinion here that serious events will \ not develop for some days , but judging br the hurried manner In which the Chinese are settling their money affairs In 1\1\11den they are or a different opinion. The whole army Is delighted with the appointment of General Kuropat- Itln as commamler.lnchlef of the laud forces In the far cast. The one Idea among the men Is to advance. There 1s ) every Indication that when the next fight comes It will be of a desperate character . . . . j , ' . - ) TTITUDE OF WAR This Is What Is Assumed by English Papers LONDON-The tone of comparative moderation and calmness hitherto shown b7 the press of London Is observed - I ' served to be yielding to one of an olltapolwn uelllcose nature. The Daily Mall editorially speaks or war threatening ening and gives In scare headlines _ . . . . . ( I I "Ultimatum to Russia Expires This I ' Afternoon , " etc. Without going to these lengths , nearly all the papers ! \1 are discussing the possibilities of war should the war part In St. Peters- burg bo able to Influence the emperor and government Into n determination I to shield the officers or the Baltic squadron. The unofficial explanation ot Admiral RojestvenJ1Q' , telegraphed from Vigo , Is stigmatized by the Morning Post and other papers as apparently - parently that or a lunatic , whose con- . tlnuanco in a position of responslblt- Ily Is a menace to every vessel that navigates the sea. : The Dally Telegraph , representing the government view , says : , . 1'hero Is no doubt whatever or the government's seriousness. No responsible . ' - sponslble ministers would order a fleet athwart the path or vessels ! or a foreign power without recognizing the . responsibility of such a grave step ; ' " yet this Is what his majest.s govern- . ment has done with its eyes wide' open. " An equally bellicose tone charactet'o Izes the British correspondent's dll- : t I patches from St. Petersburg which openly Impute the Russian delay owing - ' Ing to the belief that Great Britain Is determined not to risk war and express the conviction that the Rus- sian govrnmellt Is determined not te punish the offending officers Madrid dispatches comment severe- ly I upon the attempts of the Russians to defy the Spanish government by the pretense that their vessels are damaged and by proceeding to coal from German vessels , and also Admlr- 'al Rojestvensky's alleged explanation approaching ve&- tnat the firing on an , sel was necessary for the protection of his sQtUldron. Lord Roseber , In sending 0. check for $500 for the sufferers , describe the North sea affair as an "unspeak- able outrage. " The Morning Post's Copenhagen correspondent gives a report that the captain or a British steamer , after passing the Baltic squadron Friday evening In the North sea , saw , two 'w ' I mlles away , a two - funneled steamer 'J .4 . , In distress , which apparently sank . . before he was able to reach her. It Is suggested that the steamer had been attacked ; : by the Baltic squadron. . _ . . 'i ' I ' . Fire at Fort Riley. ' ' Io.-Durlng the KANSAS CITY , . - Brigadier General i review of troops uy Burton , Inspector general at Fort Riley , a prairie fire broke ; : out which required two hours' work or the entire - tire garrison to subdue.
