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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER B,- 1904.
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FIRE KILLS FOURTEEN
Fiye-Btory Tenenn ansa in Hew ToTk
NEARLY A SCORE ( ?.RS0NS ARE HURT
- Bsveral of Them J ? Sadly Injured and
Will Pp " Die.
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. FIVE FIREMEN F. FOUR STORIES
Balcony on Which They Are Working
QiTee Way 8uddenly.
MANY MEN WERE SLEEPING ON THE ROOF
They s)oeeeed la Escaplag and This
Accounts for So Many Women '
Ml Chlldres, Among;
Victim. '
NEW TORK. Bept 4 Fourteen persona
were killed and nearly a acore Injured lu
a Are In a flve-atory double tenement In
Attorney atreet at an early hour thla morn
ing. It wae one ot the woret Area Id the
loss of human Uvea that has occurred cn
the eaat aide In several years. Although
the property loss was slight.
The dead Included four women, one man
and nine children, ranging- In 8 ttom
I months to 12 years.
Many ot the lnjurod were taken to hos
pitals and It Is thought that, aereral of
these will die. Among the injured were
five nrejnen who were on. a fourth ilocr
balcony, which foil with them.
Ha Escape Over Roofs.
The small number of men among the
killed and Injured was due to the fact
that moat of the men who lived In the
building;, following the Attorney street cus
tom In hot weather, were asleep on the
roof, whlls but few of the women and
children were there. Those on the roof who
were unable ' to escape by descending
through the burning building were able
to make their way to safety over neighbor
ing roofs. Meanwhile the members ' of
their families who had remained in their
rooms found escape cut off and panlo
reigned throughout the struoture.
The fire started about t o'clock In the
morning and there was considerable de
lay In sending In an alarm,1 although, the
district la one of the most thickly popu
lated In the crowded eaat aide of New
York. ''. !
' Kaa7 Janip from Windows.
When the firerv.a.a . reached the scene
some of the tenants were Jumping from
the windows and f row the ends of fire
escapes that reached -only to the- second
floor; others were crouching' In the smoke
In the small rooms and narrow halls.
The tire la supposed to have been cauaed
by the explosion ot a .lamp that had been
loft to light the hall on the second floor
and the sleeping tenants were not aroused
until the hallway was ablase and eacape
through the building cut off. '
The Are was soon extinguished 'and the
search for the dead began..
: Most of tnt..dod wet found on the;, two
upper floors. "" ,
While the search of the building ws
going on four firemen were at work on a
fourth floor balcony, when. It gave way.
Another- Herman on the balcony on the
floor below was also carried down and
was probably fatally (Injured. The other
four were badly hurt but will recover.
Two of them fell upon a pile of bedding
In, the courtyard and their Injuries were
ceased chiefly by the Iron work of the
balsony falling upon them.
EXPLOSION 0FNITR0GLYCERIN
Five Persoaa '."filled aad Five la.
fared by Premature Shot at
Find lay, ' Ohio.
FINDLAT, O., Sept. 1 Five are dead and
an equal number seriously Injured as the
result of a premature explosion of a quan
tity of nitroglycerin near Upper Sandusky
today.
The dead: ' ' ' f ' ' -MALEN
LOOKARAUOH. Findlay.
LAFE MKAY. Findlay.
JOSEPH FOX. Lima.
CORINNB WISE, aged 11. Upper Ban
dusky. EMANUEL URCAN. Cincinnati.
The Injured: '
Emeat Wise, leg badly mangled and In
ternally Injured; will probably die.
Louie Lookabaugh, aged IS, ear blown oft
and otherwise Injured; not expeoted to re
cover. - ,
Alice Wise, badly Injured about head.
' Mary Oulllford, bruised about the body.
Claire Lookabaugh, faoe and limbs badly
cut. '
The accident occurred while McKay, an
oil well shooter, was engaged In lowering
the nitroglycerin. At the time his assistants,
tlbe Lookabaughe and Fox, together with
the others, were grouped about the well.
The caust of the explosion Is unknown.
PASSES" NINE MILLION MARK
Atteadaaee at the St. Louis Ksposl
tloa , la Increasing;
Rapidly.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 4--Tse division of ad
missions of the World' fair has Issued
the following statement oi the dally at
tendance : for the last six days and a
monthly report giving the total attendance
figures: -,',,
Monday, August 29
Tuesday .,,,.,
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1S5.74S
108,816
,.t,.121.40T
...-126.6-.9
11S.824
130.S83
Saturday
Tolnl
Recapitulation i
..761,307
April, 1 any ..............
May, M days ,,,
1 June, M day
1K7,TS
., 1.0O1.291
I.124.S.
July, ii Unyi
,S.ZXI.ftu7
August. M days , I,n 7
September, I days - ,.,
Totals ..'.
1.1 1, 664
TEN7 LIFE FOR CONSUMPTIVES
Jewish Hospital at Dearer for Ont.
door Treatment of the Disease
Dedicated.
DENVER. Sept. 4. A tented city built up
under the auspices of the Jewish Consump
tion Relief society, where consumptives, re
gardless of creed or financial condition,
will be boused and treated, was dedicated
today. The city la located west ot Denver
on a twenty aore tract. Over t.000 persona
attended the exerclaea and the speakers in
eluded men of all rc-liglona. The aociety la
becked by something like thirty Jewish fra
ternal associations, the H'Rllh Abraham
and the Arbiter King having levied per
capita assessments In the support of the
project. Several thousands of dollars of
doaalluaa war received during the eaer
aUea today. ,.
KEGLEVITCH LIVES INCOGNITO
Lover ot Princess Loalse Spent Sev
eral 'Weeks at Dresden Pre
leas to Her Flight.
DRE8DEN. Bept 4. The discovery has
been msde that Lieutenant Count Mat-talsch-Keglevltch
lived Incognito at Kots
che, a suburb of Dresden, for several weeks
preceding the fight of Princess Louise of
Coburg from Bad Elster, and that he fre
quently communicated secretly with the
princess. When she was staying at Cos
wig the princess one day slipped away and
hid In the neighboring hill country, but
she was found and taken back. She ex
plained her absence by ssylng that she bad
got I oat.
PREMIER' COMBES .MAKES SPEECH
Saye Hie Poller Provides for Complete
Separation ot Charrh aad State.
AUXERRE. France, 8ept. 4. Premier
Combes made 'an Important speech here to
day. In retracing the policy of the gov
ernment during the last two years, he
claimed that the municipal and depart
mental elections had given full evidence
that It was approved by the country
Regarding the future, the premier said
that he would continue to carry out his
policy for national sovereignty and the com
plete lalclsatlon of society. The religious
power and openly torn up the Concordat
and It was not his Intention to try to
mend It. - ,
The risk of France losing Its position as
the protector of eastern Catholics, the pre
mier said, was a wholly Insufficient motive
for foregoing the separation of church and
state, which circumstances had obliged
him to Inscribe on his program alongside
the reduction of military service,' the In
come tax and workmen's pensions.
The premier wsa heartily applauded.
CROW PRINCE- IS BETROTHED
Duchess Cecelia to Be Bride ot Heir
to German Throne.
ALTONA. Pruss'a, Sept. 4. During a din
ner which Emperor William and Empress
Augusta . Victoria1 gsve at the Kalserhof
tonight to the leading officials of Bchleswig
Holsteln, the emperor announced the be
trothal of Crown Prince Frederick Wil
liam to the Duchess Cecilia, sister of the
reigning grand duke of Mecklenberg
Schwerln. The announcement was received
with great enthusiasm.
Royal Coaple Not Heconelled.
ROME. Sept. 4. The Giornale D'Talla, in
denying that reconciliation haa taken place
between Princess Alice de Bourbon, daugh
ter of Don Carlos, pretender to the Spanish
throne, and her husband. Prince Frederick
of Schonberg-Waldenburg. asserts that the
princess has arrived In Rome unaccompa
nied for the purpose of urging on the Vati
can authorities the annulment of her mar
riage through the Influence of the pope,
whom she knows personally:
' Chinaman Declines Office.
MEXICO CITY. Bept. 4-Wons Kim Yuen,
a Chinese merchant resident at Qulntaro. in
the stste of Tamaullpas, - has refused to
accept the office of mayor of that place, al
though urged to do so by the principal res
idents of the town. He declined the office.
It Is said, on account of his nationality, al
though he la now naturalised ettlae of
Mexico.
SENATOR CLARK DENIES STORY
Says He Is Not la the Habit of Asking
for Aid In Personal Cos
' trovor.les.
BUTTE, Mont.. Sept. 4. A story having
been widely published to the effect that
Senator Clark of this state, had been as
saulted In Missoula and had sought protec
tion In a hotel. Senator Clark haa author
Iced the Associated Press to make a denial
of the story. In a signed statement Sena
tor Clark says:
The story was an unwarranted and ma
licious perversion of the facts. Mr. Geof
frey Lausler and Mr. Wethey were with me
end they will confirm my statement that
the man did not speak word to me and
that I did not speak to Mm. He addressed
his remarks solely to Mr. Wethey. That I
ran Into the hotel asking for help Is a wil
ful falsehood. Thla Is one Instance of In
deoent Journalism. I am not In the habit
tf mkliir Kid from anvane under such cir
cumstances. If the story had been true. I
Kxva always been able to defend myself.
I have no fear of anyone who will come out
Into the opan to direct hla attacks. Such
a character is to be admired in comparison
with the slanderer who hurls his cowardly
shafts from under cover. ..
FOUR SHOT FOR FIVE CENTS
Quarrel Starts Over Balance Dae
After a Game of
v Cards. j
NEW YORK, Bept. 4. Following a quar
rel that grew out of an alleged lndebted
nesa of t centa four persona were, shot to
day In Harlem's "Little Italy." one so seri
ously thai he may die. They were Joseph
Flerlto. 21 years old, who received a flesh
wound In right hip: Antonio De Lago. 60
year old. who was shot In the right breast
and may die; Jonah Roggo, aged 27, shot
In abdomen, and Rosa De Pino, aged I, who
was shot In the right hip.
After a chase of several blocks the police
arrested Antonio Cs.ro, 80 years old, and
charged him with doing the shooting. The
police say that Caro elalmsd De Lago owed
him S centa at the olose of a card game
last night. Caro demanded the money and
De Lago dented that he owed. Today Caro
made another demand and then shot De
Lago. The De Pino girl was hit by a stray
bullet. Flerlto and Roggo were shot while
trying to prevent Caro' escape.
FIVE MEN DROWN IN LAKE ERIE
t ' smew
Small Naphtha Uasek 'Capslsee
While Earoute from Cleve
. land to Vermillion.
CLEVELAND, Bept. 4-Flve'men were
drowned In Lake Erie last night as the
result of the capslslng of a twenty-two
foot, naphtha launch In which they were
enrouto from Cleveland 4o' Verr,illon to
attend yacht races at the latter lice to
day. The dead: If
JOHN D. BEQLEY of Ul Soovlll avenue.
ALBERT Q. TREIBER of 28 Avondale
street.
PAUL HARTNER, JuO. Root street.
These three men were employes of the
Cuyahoga Abstract company.
MAX HURTIQ, a traveling salesman for
a New York City firm.
JULES HURTIQ. draughtsman, em
ployed by the Garry Iron and Steel com
pany, Cleveland. '
The Hurt las were brothers.
Movements ot Oeaaa Vessels Beat. 4.
At New York Arrived: Helllg Olsv, from
Coiienhagen: FurnoHsia, from Glasgow.
At Hi. Michaels Arrived: Syrian Prince,
frotn New York.
At QueenstownSailrd:. Etrurla. for New
York.
At Dover Sailed: Patricia, for New York.
At Bouthaniitin Sailed: Urositer Kur
furst, for New York.
At Liverpool Arrived; Arabic, irom JMew
Tors,
FORAKER OPENS CAMPAIGN
Ohio 8entor to Speak in Lincoln on Bep
s tember Fourteenth, '
FUSION MACHINES OUT OF HARMONY
One Beading; Energies for National
aad State Tlekets aad the Other
Trying to Elect Majority ot
the Lea-lslatare.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., Bept. 4. (Special.) It
has been definitely decided that the re
publican campaign In- this city will be
formally opened on September 14 with a
speech by Senator Joseph B. Foraker of
Ohio. Senator Foraker was seoured
through the efforts of Congressman
Burkett, the senator having an open data
on that day, and readily consented to
speak In Lincoln. Every effort wl'l be
made to make- the occasion a memorable
one in the campaign. The senator Is one of
the best campaigners In the nation and
It will be worth arty man's while to hear
him.
Political Hoasa Divided.
Up In the top of the Royal hotel the
democrats and populists are working
against each other for the election of a
national ticket and trying to make be
lieve they' are working together for the
election of state and. legislative tickets.
Apparently there la as much enthusiasm
over the al!egej friendship for the latter
tickets as there Is over the national ticket.
It is patent that the democratic end of
the divided fuslonisU will bend Its every
effort to secure a legislature that will be
favorable to the candidacy of W. J. Bryan
for the United State senate. ' It Is patent
also that the populist end of the divided
forces will use Its every efTort to secure a
respectable vote for Watson and Tibbies,
though It will do some work for Berge
and some for a legislative ticket that will
be opposed to Bryan for the senate. . In
this latter opposition the pops will have
the help not only of the republicans, but
of the reorganisers who are after Bryan's
scalp. In their efforts to land Berge the
pops will be fought "by the reorganisers.
In fact, the crowd at the Royal hoteMs
about the worst split up of any aggrega
tion sailing under the head-of fusion.
While the democratic committee will be
doing nothing for the national ticket, the
reorganisers, who ' are shut . out of the
machinery, will boost things for the Hud
son diver. The populists are already work
ing hard to get out a Wataon-Tlbbles vote
not only to spite Bryan and Parker, but
because ot their regard for Tibbies, the
Nebraskan.
Bam Winters, who was shot early Fri
day morning by James Young, a race
horse driver at the state fair grounds,
died at 8:30 this afternoon and the remains
have been taken In charge by Walter
Roberts, undertaker. Benjamin Winters,
a brother of the dead man, arrived from
Orangevllle, 111., today and probably the
body will be taken there for burial.
Winters, with Max Wagner, was em
ployed by Young as a "wiper" and fhe
three elept at the fair grounds near their
horse. Thursday r nlht JYoupf waf Ji.
Lincoln, and upon his return, to the fair
grounds, he retired, so he says, and was
wakened soon after by Winters and Wag
ner trying to get Into his room. He told
them to get away and they responded
by kicking In the door, rushing toward his
bed with the threat to "do him up."
Young pulled his revolver and shot four
times, each ball taking effect. Wagner
was shot in the arm and leg and was not
badly hurt. Winters waa shot In the stom
ach. An operation was performed on him
Friday morning and It was found his bow
els were perforated In twelve places. He
waa unconscious Friday, but Saturday hs
rallied and the physician announced that
he had a fighting chanoe for his life. Ho
began to get worse last night and con
tinued to gradually sink until the end.
Young waa held under $1,200 bonds for
tho ahooting of Wagner and tomorrow
another complaint will be filed agalnat htm
charging murder In the flrat degree. Both
Winters and Wagner declare the shoot
ing was unprovoked and that Young was
drinking at the time, i In the coat of
Winters, however, the police found an
open knife, but It Is not known whether
he hed this on at the time of the trouble.
Winters was about 90 years old.
Labor Day Parade.
Central Labor union held a special ses
sion this afternoon to finish up the ar
rangements for the picnic tomorrow. The
parade 1 expected to be one of the best
ever given here on such an occasion and
a big crowd Is als? expected to go to the
park tor afternoon entertainment.
IResalta la Bart.
OAKLAND, Neb., Sept 4. (Special Tele
gram.) Reports to Dr. Sward, chairman
of the republican county committee, on
the result of tho primaries In Burt county
for judge of the district court, are as fol
lows: Precinct ' Bartlett. Kennedy.
Oakland I - 15
Craig 12 13
Decatur 7 1
Kell I
Bell Creek 6 0
Everett , 10 (
Tekamah 11
Aeeldeat la Basket Ball Game.
PAWNEE CITY, Nsb., Sept 4. (Special.)
Thursday evening the College Girls club
of this city gave an exhibition basket
ball game in, the opera house. During the
game an accident happened to Mlas Helen
Llpp In which ont of her lower limbs was
broken. In a scrsmble for the ball one of
the other girls fell on her, fracturing one
ot the bones. While practicing In the
opera houae Wedneaday Miss Elva Sly,
one of the university's first team players,
fell and broke her arm. ,
. , Fills Gaa la Ticket.
HUMBOLDT, Neb.. Sept 4.-(Speclal.)-The
committee to whom waa delegated
the duty of filling vapanlea by the re.
cent democratic county convention, have
designated J. 0. Lord of Verdon to the
place on their legislative ticket made va
cant by the declination to run of W. J.
McCray of Muddy, who prefers to hold
on to his present Job as supervisor, rather
than risk losing In the uncertain race
along legislative lines this falL
Yoaagt Mea's Repahllcaa Clab.
YORK, Neb., Sept 4. (Special.) An en
thusiastic meeting of the young republi
cans of York 'county was held In the city
hall last evening for the purpose of or
ganising a Young Men'a Republican club.
A permanent organisation was effected un
der the name of the Young Mtn'a Republi
can Club of York county and the fol
lowing officers elected: President. George
W. Nelll; vice president. Arthur O. Wray;
President Passes Qelet Sandny. '
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Bept. 4. No spee'aJ
plans nave been made by the president for
tomorrow, lie expects to remain at Sag
amore Hill during the day. As usual. Sun
day was a quiet day at Sagamore Hill. No
orliulal vUUora Ware revolved during; the
EVENTS FOR LABOR DAY.
Union labor exercises at CourUand
Beach.
Omaha and . Bloux ' City double
header at 'Vinton Street pork.
Klrttt game railed ht 2:.
Matinees at Boyd'sand Krug the
aters. Usual amusement at all resorts.
Partial holiday for business, civic,
national and local officials.
SERIOUS RIOT AT CHURCH DOOR
Fifty Policemen Vrotf , . Plttsbarsr
Priest front Wrath of His
Parishioners. .
PITTSBURG, Pa., 8ept. 4-After hewing
hla way Into the church with an axe. the
Rev. Father Bekavaa of St. Nicholas
Croatian Roman Catholio church, Alle
gheny, held early mass today, while.' a
large number of his former, congregation
awaited him outside and made frantic ef
forts to assault him at -the conclusion of
the ceremony. He was saved from violence
only by the protection ot fifty policemen.
When Father Bekavaa reached the church
he found all the doors locked and nailed
fast. Returning to his residence he se
cured an axe and applied It to one of the
docs, while the police aided him to force
It down under the weight ot their bodies.
Excitement by this time had reached a
high pitch in the mob of probably 600 men
and women who had gathered to prevent
services being held. About firty of Father
Bekavac's adherents attended the mass.
With the conclusion of 4he ceremony the
police awaited Father Bekavao to escort
him to the parish house. .At this stage the
mob became bolder and, spurred on by one
or two women, leaders ascended the stone
steps to the church door and, as the priest
appeared, shouted threats of vengeance,
while men and women alike called upon
their followers to attack him.
The police surrounded the priest- and
with their maces fought back the crowd,
Anally landing their charge aafely In the
parish house. Eight of the mob leaders,
three of whom are women, were taken to
central station In the patrol. "
St Nichol's church has-been the scene of
fanatical disturbances for several months
and the dissenters demanded the removal
of Father Bekavac.. charging misappropria
tion of funds. Bishop Phelan upheld the
priest and ordered him , to hold services
today in spite of the protests.
EVANGELISTS. IN ENGLAND
Two Americans Beatia a Series -of
Services In Historic Hall
at Bolton.
BOLTON, Eng., Sept. 4. Reuben A. Tor
rte and C. M. Alexander, - the American
evangelists, began a Beries of services here
today. For many weeks extensive prepara
tions had been made, meetings for prayer
and praise with ceremonies between being
held In the rooms of the Young . Men's
Christian association and In the gardens
of SmlthiU's hall, a' royal Saxon palace
founded by King Ellis lnh-;Uth -century
aftdrnew lit the tKissessloit at .Colonel ' Afna
worth, an enthusiastic Jncal evangelist and
missionary. ' The gathering place for the
mission Is i drill ball, with Immense gal
leries, and platforms have been erected,
the seating capacity now being 6,000. The
choir numbers 1,600 persons and the mis
sion is being assisted by all sections.
BURLINGTON MEN AT FAIR
Passenger Agents of the System Will
Visit St. Lonis Exposition
This Week.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 4. P. S. Eustls. pas
senger traffic manager of the Burlington
system, will bring to St. Louis tomorrow
the general passenger agents of the various
lines comprising that system and over
forty district passenger agents from the
principal cities of the United States. Mr.
Eustls stated tonight that after visiting
the World's fair during the past week he
was so Impressed with It that he decided
publicity can best be given by bringing
representative men to personally see It and
to this end will have the -various Burling
ton agents make a personal Inspection.
REJOICIKO AT JAPANESE CAPITAL
City Brilliantly Illamlaated and
Crowds Parade Streets.
TOKIO, Sept 4. p. m. Beyond Field
MaOshal Oyama's dispatch reporting the
occupation of Liao Yang and the com
mencement of Genera! Kuroki's turning
movement against the Russian left, noth
ing further concerning the battle of Liao
Yang has reached Toklo today. Neither
the number of Russians whp succeeded
in escaping northward nor the number en
compassed by General Kuroki's turning
movement Is known here. The severity ot
the Russian defeat hinges largely, on Ku
roki's movements. If It Is successful the
number of Russian prisoners will be large.
The meager reports received Indicate that
the soldiers of both armies went to the
'limit ot hman endurance and suffered
terribly. It waa Impossible , constantly to
supply them with food and water and the
men have fought for days past starving
and parched with thirst
Although full details are lacking, the
duration of the fighting, the numbers en
gaged and the losses so far reported Indi
cate that Liao Yang will prove to be one
of the greatest battles of history.
The dlupatch received from Field Mar
shal Oyama announcing the fall of Liao
Yang had the effect of cheering all of the
subjects of the mikado. Throughout the
rejoicing here following the earlier suc
cess of Japanese arms at Liao Yang the
more thoughtful people feared the resu'ts
of the exposure to which the right wing
of General Kuroki's army was subjected,
and It was held possible that the strength
of the Liao Yang fortifications would per
mit the withdrawal of the bulk of the Rus
sian forces there. Even now there la doubt
concerning the number of Russians who
have escaped, but there Is no doubt about
the character of the victory at Liao Yang.
Toklo Is brilliantly Illuminated tonight
and Joyful crowds are parading the streets
cheering the' exploits of Field Marshal
Oyama and Generals Oku and Nodsu.
JEWISH ' REGULATIONS AMENDED
t
Aetloa Preliminary to Revision of
' tho Lawa.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. .-An Imperial
Ukase has been published making provi
sional amendments pending a general revi
sion of the whole legislation concerning the
Jews.' The provisions grant greatly ex
tended resident privileges to the higher ed
ucated Jews and permit certain Indicated
Jews of thoee who have served In the army
to reside In any part of the empire. The
new regulations, however, do not apply to
districts where special regulations exist
tor & U rcu msutip Uon of Jews,
RUSSIANS ARE HEARTSICK
Defeat at Liao Tang Comes to Them with
Crushing Force. ,
HAD FAITH IN VICTORY AT THAT POINT
Konropatkln's Stereotyped Eseaae
that Retreat Is Part of Pre-arraaa-ed
Plan Will So
Longer Snfltce.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 104.)
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 4. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) General Koiiropatkln's defeat
and consequent retreat came as a thunder
bolt. Few here believe It possible that
with a great force at his command, lighting
on the ground chosen by himself. In a po
sition to the highest degree fortified, with
the -advantage of a railroad to bring rein
forcements, he could succumb to forces
little exceeding his own.
To understand fully the sense of mortifi
cation existing, remember that everyone
has -teen ! assured that Liao Yang would
at last torn the tide of Russian disaster,
that the Japanese would surely be routed
and that the Immediate rescue of Port
Arthur would follow. It Is significant that
not a single paper this morning comments
editorially on the news. The organised
silence proves that General Kouropatkln's
fetich for the people of placing every de
feat and retreat as part of his plan of
campaign, seemingly this time has entirely
failed to give satisfaction, all the more as
It Is realised that each strong position re
linquished wilt have to be taken back at
a terrible loss of life and sn Indefinite pro
longation of the war.
Up to date no details have been given of
what General Kouropatkln describes gen
erally as the terrible losses of the Siberian
army corps In the desperate defensa of the
railroad, owing to which supreme effort and
under the present command of General
Kouropatkln the Russian army was saved
from, utter disaster and was enabled to re
treat. Only from a Toklo dispatch Is It
known that the fighting there Is of th
fiercest description and is still lasting.
Fears are entertained that the Japanese
are harrasslng the retreat.
The minister of finance has announced
that all en years deposits in the treasury
will be used for necessities of the treas
ury. These Include large sums belonging
to city corporations. There are also Indi
cations that the recent Issue of 150,000,000
rubles of treasury notes are not being ab
sorbed readily.
STORM WRECKS FONTOOW BRIDGE
Basslana Prenare for Wlater Cam
paign la Cores.
(COpyrrgTtrt'Wirty'New'York Herald -Co
-WONSON, vik Seoul, Sept . (New York
Herald Cablegram Special, Telegram to
The Bee.) The recent storm on this coast
destroyed the Russian pontoon bridges
across the Tuman river, and also wrecked
several Junks engaged In the transporta
tion of Russian ammunition, flour and
other supplies from Posslet bay to Song
Chin. More than 100 Junks were engaged
In this work and were convoyed by tor
pedo boats.
Eighteen hundred Russians passed Meln
chlen, southbound, leaving field guns there
until the roads are repaired.
It Is reported trat the Russian troops
now in Corea will only prepare for the
winter campaign, when an entire army
corps will cross the frontier and march
south, with Seoul as the objective.
DETAILS OF UECEST FIGHTING
Delayed Telea-ram from tho Rnsslan
Headquarters.
YENTAI, Sept . (Delayed in Transmls-sion.)-The
battle continued with great
fierceness up to Friday The Russians
evacuated Liao Yang and got the bulk of
their rolling stock across the river safely.
A new station with locomotives, trains, etc.,
was established several versts north of the
Taitse river, as was a general station for
the Red Cross.
On September 2, the fourth day of the
battle of Liao Yang and the tenth of the
general advance, the battle commenced at
dawn on both sides of the Taitse river.
The Japanese advanced early In the morn
ing In the direction of the Yental mines,
which vyere defended by twelve battalions.
Owing to the superiority of the Japanese
this force was giving way preparatory to
retiring on its rear position when fresh
men were brought up, which enabled It to
retain Its position. On the bank of the
Taitse the Japanese persistently bombarded
Liao Yang, their shells reaching as far as
the railway station. The Russian troops
on September 1 occupied the main line,
where the Japanese assaults were persist
ent and deadly and the Russians not only
stood off the attacks, but took the of
fensive, broke the Japanese Ijnes and occu
pied a village In front of the position. The
advance through the Chinese corn, which
was over fourteen feet high, was very dif
ficult though the stalks had been cut down
In places. The Russians pushed forward
In the, face of all obstacles and, reaching
the Japanese lines, drove In an assault be
fore which the Japanese fled, leaving piles
of corpses. The Russian losses were very
heavy. ,
On. the evening of September S a large
Japanese force occupied the right bank of
the Taitse river. It Is reported to consist
ot the whole of Generals Kuroki's and
Nodsu's armies. General Oku alone re
maining south of' Liao Yang. .
The Chinese population la . quiet. -The
Chinese bandits some times are offensive
when they become encouraged by the Japa
nese advance.
The Russians are In the best of spirits.
Ths wounded speak In the highest terms
Of the bravery and endurance of the Japa
nese. ' The, battle near Liao Yang continues to
day (Saturday). There haa been hot cross,
firing at the Yental mines, but at present
silence prevails and there is no firing heard
in any direction. .,
The flght of August 81 continued in a
terriflo manner until after dark. The Japa
nese maintained a storm of artillery fire
on the Russian positions and pressed the
Russian right flank and . southern fi-ont,
but they wers driven back by the infantry
whenever they came within rifle range.
On September 1, owing to the extreme
fatigue of Generals ' Oku's and Nodsu' j
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SUMMARY OF' THE WAR NEWS
Marshal Oyama CoaOrma Captnro of
1 Liao Yang by tho
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Japanese.
... .
The only direct news from the seat of
war bearing Sunday's date came by way
of Toklo in a report from Field Marshal
Oyama saying that Liao Yang fell com
pletely into the hands of the Japanese at
o'clock that afternoon, that the Japanece
casualties were believed to tt heavy end
that nothing was known by the Japanese
concerning conditions on the right bank
of the Taitse river.
The only comfort for the Russians at
home was the news conveyed In a report
from General Kouropatkln, datej Saturday
afternoon, that General Stakelberg's First
Siberian army corps of 26,000 men, reported
Saturday as having been cut off to the
westward of Liao Yang,- had been safely
extricated and that the corps has suc
ceeded In Joining the msln Russian body
on the right bank of the river. No details
of the escape of General 8takelberg are
known. General Kouropatkln also reported
that the greater portion of his army was
at the time of filing the report 'south of
Yental, ten miles northeast of Liao Yang,
and a few miles from the Yantal mines,
where fierce fighting had be"en In progress.
It Is Indicated that there has been a
cessation of the fierce fighting. Kouro
patkln reports that his men were not being
much Interfered with by the Japanese in
the neighborhood of his army.
In St. Petersburg the absence of news
Is looked upon as heightening the gravity
of the situation for the Russians.
- It was reported In 8t. Petersburg Sunday
night that Kouropatkln had arrived at
Tlehllng, which Is ten miles north of Yen
tal and eighteen miles south of Mukden.
GLOOM PERVADES ST. PETERSBURG
Konropatkln's Retreat Causes Bitter
Dinappolatntent.
ST. PETERSBURG, 8ept. 6.-3. a. m.
There is Ntter disappointment tonight,
probably the keenest of the whole land
campaign, over the situation at the front.
Up to Liao Yang the retreating from and
the abandonment of positions had been ex
pected and that much the public and the
officials thought they . knew of General
Kouropatkln's plan of campaign. Had Liao
Yang been abandoned without a flght the
public would .havo looked forward pa
tiently to a decisive stand at Mukden, but
after a desperate battle, with victory for
the Instant apparently in sight to And Liao
Yang . abandoned, its Immense stores cap
tured or destroyed and ' the retreat con
tinued under the most adverse , conditions
severely tried public confidence in the commander-in-chief.
, -
Ai this hour even the authorities know
HtU- mora than has Already been gtven to
the public. There .is still much debate
as to whether Kouropatkln Is continuing
his retreat, or whether he lms been able
to do so, but the public so far Is not aware
of General Stakelberg's narrow escape from
belnff cut oft. ......
The situation, as it is known to date, is
that . the Russian army is south 1 of the
brunch railway connecting Yental mines,
where fierce fighting has been in progress.
Actual renting seems to have been sus
pended and for the moment the armies are
probably resting after their terrific and
continuous exertions of the past ten days,
the longest single battle in history, and
it will depend upon their respective re
cuperative powers as to which will first
be able to resume activity.
The country is ill suited to military
operations. It Is-flattor and more open
than the region south of Liao Yang,, but
Is covered at this season with dense fields
of Chinese corn, growing higier than a
man on horseback. It is more suited to
surprise and to offensive operations than
to an orderly retreat One feature of the
situation has apparently , been overlooked
by the local critics In their recent eager
ness to chronicle a decisive engagement,
namely, that Kouropatkln is still in com
mand of the railway and apparently has
saved a majority of the ' rolling stock.
This is chiefly In requisition at present for
the transportation of the wounded, but
Mukden, with strong defenses. Is less than
thirty miles from Yental. What force
Kouropatkln is holding in reserve there
even the authorities do not exactly know,
but It is believed that It must be consider
able, while the European reinforcements
which have been rushing In for weeks past
are po"vlng in there daily.
The Japanese army Is confessedly ex
hausted and Is getting further from Its
base of supplies, if it reaches Mukden
without dealing Kouropatkln a crushing
blow, and Field Marshal Oyama seems to
be not yet able to envelope the Russian
force, the Japanese will find themselves In
front of a fresh and strongly defended
city, where the Russians will be sure of a
warm Welcome and renewed supplies and
against which it seems Impossible that the
Japanese commander will be able to suc
cessfully hurl his brave but worn out and
possibly starving forces. It is possible
that even now Russian reinforcements may
be descending from the north to aid their
retreating comrades at Mukden, which Is
less than two days' ordinary march dis
tant even Ignoring the railway. What
effect the present retreat will 'have on
General Kouropatkln's reputation at home
It is impossible' to say. It may be remem
bered, however, that before starting for
the far east. General Kouropatkln said that
he fully expected his reputation to sink
lower than his friends even dreamed, but
that thereafter there would come a turn
and it would rebound. He was unwilling
to predict where the turn would occur.
The bsttleship Orel has gone to Cron
stadt. This brings Rear Admiral Rojest
vensky'a force up to Its full complement
Rasslan Oenernls Promoted.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 4.-MaJor Gen
erals Alexieff. Rennenkampf, Gerngross and
Fuck have been promoted to lieutenant
generals for distinguished services In fsce
of an enemy, and Lieutenant General Line
vltch has been made a general of Infantry
for meritorious services. The emperor has
conferred upon Major General Mlstchenko
a gold-mounted sword set with brilliants,
Inscribed "For Brsvery In Repelling tht
Japanese Attacks of July tt, it and 27."
Japan Hrelaclna- Losers.
LONDON, Bept. I. The Che Foo corre
spondent of the Dally Chronicle, In a dls.
patch datsd September S, says that fourteen
regiments will leave Toklo during the week
to replace tht lien lust outside Port Arthur
alone. The losses at this point are esti
mated at ,00f .
ASKS FOR
MORE mi
Kouropatkln Wants Sixth Army Corps Sen!
to Far East at Onoe.
GENERAL STAKELBERG MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Big Detachment Out Off hj Japs Eejoini
tba Main Arroj. . '
0RL0FPS DIVISION IS TAKEN BY SURPRISE
0ns Begiment Loses fifteen Hundred Men,
Half Its Foros.
CZAR'S MINISTERS SEE A RAY OF HOPE
Konropatkln's Army is Kearly AH
Concentrated at Yental aaa
No Guns Are Absn
dosed, 1
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 4. Emperor
Nicholas this afternoon received a tele
gram from General Kouropatkln asking tor
the Immediate dispatch to the far eaat ot
the Sixth army corps.
Knnropntkln In Retreat.
ST. fcTEKSBURO, Sept. 4. It is re
ported here this evening that . General
Kouropatkln has arrived at Tlehllng. The
Russian losses before Liao Yang on Sep
tember 2. ' us officially competed, were
3,m . . ,
Tiehllng Is twefve miles north ot Yental,
on the railroad, and eighteen miles' south
of Mukden. Yental Is ten miles northeast
of Liao Yang.
STAKELBERG' ( MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Rassian Corps Cat Off by Japs lie
ceeda In Joining; Main Army.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 4.-7:40 p. m.
General Stakelberg's First Siberian army
corps, which was reported yesterday by
General Kouropatkln as having been cut
off to the westward ot Liao Yang, has been
safely extricated.
General Kouropatkln 'telegraphed at 7 p. .
m., Saturday, that the greater portion' ot
his army was then south ot Yantl, about
ten miles northeast of Liao Yang, and the
othor portion of It was crossing the Taitse
river and taking up a position on the right
bank. This message, which was received
by the emperor early Sunday morning, '
throws a more h,opeful light on the posi
tion of the Russian army and the authori
ties gave sighs of relief.
There is no attempt, however, to oon
ceal the gravity of the situation in view
of the absence of news regarding' what Is
happening' today.
It Is not clear from the latest telegram .
whether the Russians are continuing their '
face their foe.' ' The gloomy report' tele- .
graphed by the Russian commander-lit--chief
in the early stages of the flght oi
Saturday last and his bitter reproaches
against General Stakelberg are attributed
to his cnngrln over the failure of his of
fensive plans, ,' ' .
General Kouropatkln now telegraphs that
his only serious losses are confined to
Major General Orloff's detachment which '
was guarding the left flank at Yental. This
detachment consisted of mixed European
detachments and was suddenly stacked .
by Japanese Infantry and artillery con
cealed in the tall Chinese corn and grass.
The Russians seem to have Inst their heads
and to have retreated precipitately. .The'
Japanese Inflicted great slaughter, one of
General Orloff's regiments losing 1.600 men.
No details are given.' of the escape of
General Stakelberg's corps' from the
clutches of the enemy, but it is believed
that It owes Its safety to the neglect or
the Inability of the Japanese to follow up
their advantage. f
General Stakelberg was allowed to cross
the river and come up with tho main anap
In time to enable the shattered remnants
of Major General Orloff's detachment to
retreat. This exploit la likely to condone
General Stakelberg's disobedience, but un
less the emperor forgives him he will have
to appear before a court-martial and prob- .
ably will lose his command. ' (
Tbe War offloe Is able to make tho re
assuring statement that the Russian re
treat from Liao Yang did not' Involve the
loss of guns and it also declares that the
abandoned stores at IJao Yang were set on
Are before the Russisns crossed the Taitse
river. .
The following Is the full text of the re- .
port:
"Today. September's, the greater part of
the Russian army, Including the First. Si
berian army corps, Is occupying positions
south of the branch railway, from Yental
station to the Yental mines. '
"The Japanese, although they were In
the Immediate vicinity of our troops to
day, confined i themselves principally te '
sniping from ths Chinese corn fields. ,
"Our troops which (wefe posted at Liao
Yang are crossing to the right bank of
the Taitse river.
"The area of operations Is almost en
tirely covered by growing- Chinese corn,
which greatly Impedes the movement of
troope. ' i
"The retreat of Major General . Orloffs
dfltHrhmAnt VAstprdnv fWMuvl mi am l....!-
due to the fire with which the force was
assailed among the millet fields.
"General Orlofrs lossee were consider
able, one regiment alone losing 1.&00 men."
JAPS OCCIPY , LIAO , YAKO
Official Report Says They Took Pes.
session Sunday Morning.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The Japanese
legation here received the following tele
gram from Toklo:
"Field Marshal Oyama reports that at T
o'clock, September S, our central and left
armies .were still continuing the attack of
the enemy on the south and west sldts of
Liao Yang. All buildings nesr rsllway sta
tion, apparently go-downs, were burned on
Saturday. Another report received from
the field marahal aaya after the battle Sat
urday night and Sunday morning, Liao
Yang fell entirely Into our hands."
fralser Dlaaa to Disarm. '
SAIGON, French Indo-Chlna, Sept. 4.
The commsnder of the Russian cruiser
ibiana has received orders from the Rus
sian admiralty to disarm his vessel,
v Japanese Loss Heavy.
TOKIO. Sept. 4.-1 p. m.-Fleld Marshal
Oyama, tekgraphing at o'clock this
morning, ssys: "After ths fighting Of last
night and thla morning Liao Yang fell into
our handa. Our casualties are believed to
be very heavy. No report haa bean re
ceivau concerning conditions ea the right
bank ot Uls Talu flyer.''
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