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A MINE DISASTER
BETWEEN THIRTY AND SIXTY
MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES.
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FIRE FOLLOWS THE ERUPTION
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Great Timbers and Rocks Thrown
from the Mouth of the Mine-No
Hope of Rescuing Any of the Entombed -
tombed Mlnerll.
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'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
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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
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, 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.
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STEPS UP HIGHER.
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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 , ,
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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
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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
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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.
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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 :
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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 ,
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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. ' .
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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
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) 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
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Afternoon , " etc. Without going to
these lengths , nearly all the papers !
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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- :
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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
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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. .
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' . 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.
