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THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
VOL. VIII.
KUROPATKIN'S
ICONOCLASTS OF ST. PETERSBURG ARE HAM
MERING AT THE IDOL OF THE
RUSSIAN ARMY.
LACK Or DLNNITE NEWS FROM THE FRONT
SUPPLIED BY INDEFINITE RUMORS OF DISASTER
Japanese Advance In Manchuria May Afford Occasion
for Growth of Anti-Russian Spirit in China.
General Staff Kept Busy Author
izing the Denials.
Associated ITosb Uul!otlu.
There has been no renewal of
fighting on a large Brale between the
Russian and Japanese armloB in the
far cant. At St. Petersburg the peo
ple are harrasscd by Tumors of Im
pending disaster to Gen. Kuropatkln,
which find ready credence because of
the lack of official information fi'om ,
the general's headquarters at Muk
den and for tho moment the popu
larity or the head of the Russian ar
mies in the Held is In eclipse. Thero
is also much uneasiness felt lest tho
Japanese advance in Manchuria
should afford occasion for the growth
of an anti Russian spirit in China
and the ultimate projection of that
ciiilry into the conflict.
No Change Reported.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 13., 1:15 p.
, No change is reported in the sit
uation at the front and no confirma
tion is obtainable here of the reports
that (Sen. Kurokl is moving northeast
or Mukden, but the authorities are
rotlccably more reticent than usual.
Russia Authorizes Denial?.
' St. Petersburg, Sc;t. 13., 1:10 p. n.
Tho war offlce authorized the Asso
ciated Press to deny the report cir
culated by the Morning Post, of Lon
don to the effect that 3,000 men of
T.ii'iit. (Son. Sassalitchs corps hnvc
been canlurod. (o deny the report
fiom (lie same source that, ho has
ion wmmilnd and also deny tho
statement from Tokio (hat, rlum dum
tii'lleii wore used by the Russians at
Liao Tang.
General Staff Denies.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 12. The gou
eral staff denies that. Hon. T.innvStc'n
has moved into northeastern Korea.
Will Not Be Made Public.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 13 Tn- Em
peror has received a report from (Sen.
Kuropatkln describing minutely the
strategical situation. It is also un
derstood (Sen. Knropatkin dealt
lengthily on the political aspect of
the situation. The content.? of the
report will not be published.
Another Report Denied.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 13. The ic
port published in Paris today that
Rear Admiral Prince Onktomsk l.as
been tried by court mart'al and sen
tenced to denth and shot for diso
bedience of the order not to return
to Port Arthur Bfter the sorties or
the Russian squadron August 10 is
nut rue. He had not been t ried by
court martial but will be recalled.
Chinese Work for Japs.
London, Sept. 14. -Tho Daily Mall'
correspondent at Che Fon reports
that 3.000 Chinese coolies are engag
rd upon Japanese entrenchments be-tw.-cn
Palny and Port Arthur.
The Morning Potd's S-'hanchai eor-rei-Hiidnl
hears that the calling out
.f a portion of the Japanese terri
torial urniv i Imminent.
The Standards Tokio correspoid
cnt says that the Chinese government
is lf..tnins unnsy over the fate ol
Vanf-hwrriv
An unconfirmed report, be say, is
current that Wi Ting Kane, the Chi-
...i.iini for.iim minister, will
bare Pekii shortly on a special mis -
lion to Kurr.ne and America on tbe
Man'huriar question.
Mi B Currmrtiled.
pi riterMmre. Fept. H.Tb re-l-Tt
al'boneh there 1 noth-
ht official to eonfrm it. h C-n.
K'tmintMn b reeoTimi-Ti'VH the
tual t y ct'irt n-aial ofMj"r O'-n.
-f i't-- to carrr mt
t.Viti V sti r1 "
tuxI rnun' r. " r i 'if
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STAR IS IN
WS HAGUE
PUT IN ACTION
INTER PARLIAMENTARY UNION
WOULD STOP THE EAST
ERN WAR.
ROOSEVELT ASKED TO ISSUE CALL
The Union Sent a Salutation to the
President as a Sort of Awakener
to Let Him Know What
Was Coming.
St. Louis, Sept. 13. The Inter-Parliamentary
Uuion, whose mission to
the United States is to advance the
cause of peace and bring about, if
possible, tne universal international
arbitration, took up in earnest today
the matters belore it.
The calling oi another session of
ii... nnr,...,.i.n ut th Nun-lift i
i.a. i ..irmifiv MiiiKo.l iiputi'ri debate In
the council and its phraseology was
decided on only after a compromise
in which American wording prepon
derated. Congressman Burton of Cleveland,
was tho spokesman of the council on
The Hague resolution.
The proposition to undertake to se
cure intervention in tho cases of tho
Far Hast was presented by L. Conite
Gobot D'Alvella, of Belgium.
At the opening sess.ion, M. Gobut,
the secretary, proposed that a saluta
tion be sent President Roosevelt and
the following telegram was sent:
The 12th Inter-l'arliamentary Con
ference, composed of representatives
of 15 parliaments, at the commence
ment of its ueliuerauons, genua u
respectful and cordial salutation to
the president of the great American
republic. It considers itself most
fortunate in having the opportunity
of holding its sessions in a country
whose chief magistrate is considered
by all nations a champion of interna
tional justice.
(Signed) Richard Barthold,
Presid''ti t.
Dr. Gobat. Secretary.
No time was lost in reaching the
order of business and Lc Comto Go
blet D'Alvella presented a resolution
calling lor intervention in the war.
II read: "The Interparliamentary
Conference, shocked by the norrors
of the war that Is being waged in tho
Far Kast, between two civilized stales
and deploring that the powers signa
tory of the convention of The Hague
have been unable to have recourse
i. n.n rlnuses therein which direct.
them to tender their mediation lm-
mediately upon the outbreak of hos-
tiiiti... uuk the lKiwers signatory or
nin convention or The Hague to In -
tervene either Jointly or separately.
with the be lligerents in order to racil -
Itate the restoration ol peace or
struct the Inter parliamentary bureau
to bring Ibe present resolution to the
knowledge of said powers."
I... O.mie D'Alvella. in pres.-n ting
the resolution, used these words:
' trust we ynmi r'jii'icr 'i -great
favor in lu-lping h( r out of her
difficulties. A to Japan. I m on.-
if those who have thougni inin ine
oniM-t that the existence oi a si row
, jatnnee fir. pi re in the far rai
, , i,wme a factor In the wjuil:lrl-
urn ol the world, provided this empire
mands not a s new i actor 'i r.
but as an t-lt mint oi ix ace uu n
ir.ation. In rlo-inc. be urc d that the presi
dent of the l"i.i'tl State was quite
the proper fx-rfon t'i len'ier nied.a
tion. The oiilv t,iwrin to the resolu
tion tVat P a not vig'iron
. i : . 1 1
'ft
I The n.-w llae ie (n.'i-Mi't projKl-
tion a t.-n tKn P oii-'r.miin
' P-irin "I ' .ev iun-j p
.1 iiri..ii it adoiit ;n.
Tne r
on a
i.ii:.tki ei l-
tl.'i-:'r-i' a''v n1 !
a'i'ifi'i-in i j
i-t--t!tTnon'v VO'e.l
I f;v tbi T4.n 1.t;.,n fTid1:' R'"-"-
; a-ied to ta I a ee iri't '' "f ;
, T,4. tl;;i- fii'i'"" ri'-f. Th r--o-
AN ECLIPSE
AFTERMATH
OF LIAO VANG
ANOTHER RECORD OF THE
PROWESS OF THE VALIANT
JAPANESE.
STORY OF THE SEVEN DAYS F16HT
Correspondent Tells of Use of Hand
Grenades and How the Japs
Ran Up Against a Live
Wire.
General Kurokl's Headquarters in
tho Held, Sept. 5. Via Tien T-ln,
Sept. 13. The battle of l.aio Yang
was concluded this morning nfter al
most seven days ol continuous strug
gling. (Sen. Kuropat'.iin was defeitt.-
ed, but after holding his ground for
four days, he effected a masterly re
treat along the railroad probably
with his army almost intact and tak
ing away the bodies of half of hi
men, who were killed in action.
Tho part that the Japanese forces
under command of (Sen. Kurokl play
ed in the conflict was remarkable.
From the 25th, to tne "loth, of August
when he effected a junction with the
other Japanese armies around Liao
Yang, he advanced night and day
over almost roadless mountains
pushing the enemy before him. He
then made a rapid change of bae
lrom Anping to a position on the
eastern side of the railroad with his
left wing ten miles north of Liao
Yang, thus leaving a wide gap be
tween his troops and the main body
nt the .litnniicse. The mirnosu of
Gen. Kuroki was to cut the railroad
which 'Was Gen. Knropat kin's only
possible avenue of retreat and at
tempt a surrounding movement. On
the night of September 2, 'his force
reached a position two or thrco miles
from the railroad wiwi tno ngni n:-
vision rcarlv to strike. !mt Gen Kum-
natkin was able to send a superior
force against, him and hold him nt
bay while the Russian army made
good Its retreat. For two days it
seemed possible that the Rukk'.-uis
might assume the offensive on a
large scale and force the Japanese
right army, as the command or Gen.
Kurokl I.-: called, tc abandon Its po
sition. Thin morning, Sept ember
however, Gen. Kurokl's followed (Sen.
Kuropntkin'h rear guard and u brlJk
action, but probably without result,
is in progress.
No estimates of the casualties can
be obtained at this writing but dur
ing tho 48 hours in which the right
army was engaged in dcsperalo light
ing, the dead and voundod totaled
several thousand.
rim takinir of several hills, partic
ularly the one at Hylcnglal cost the
Japanese heavily. After ciiimonadln,i
this hill during the day of Septem
tier 1. this gradually forcing back the
Russian infantry on ine pi.nu v.i
out being able to uishnlgc I hem, ill"
Japanese again p'sortcd to their fav
orite operation, alter a night attack
and drove the Russians out u. the
point of the bavonet. They also form
ed tho "fh'e headed hills," to th"
northwest during tho afternoon of
Sept. 2.
One or the bloodiest affrays or the
entire war developed that night on
Hie lower ridges or the hills. A pa"
or the Japanese center division wim
engaged in another night ft ha'i'l
On approaching the Kusi-.inti trendi
es, thov encountered an unexpected
obstruction. The Russans had
.inn. itio irround heavy wires
j hiy.hly charged with electricity and
, BS ,;,P Japanese soldiers ran Hg-ilnst
, tho wires In the darkness. Micv re
, c,.yv severe shocks. In addit'on i
I , hi, the Russian trM.s defending
j1nroo trcnehc-. throw band grenade
,,r shells among 'ne wu...
1 off,.rt was t,.r: jfvinr, and m-my of i."
I .a,.Hnosp were wotiniee.
The attempt to seize '.'lis hi I.
-.1,1, wn an irnlK t-tan' vniius"
( crrrlnr to -iber rrev. wan noi
1C-
resisrul Oni1 .Taiatif-e i.him-i
which f.iucht It- wav inti 'h tr-nrb-e,
exhaeted it" ammunition I' -tom.it
, d to c-Tt it., war ! w"th tb-
t.vinet. bet P ' fcirio-
tle'THi-
, rst,.n. On Sept.
tho U'tsMaK l'll
.fnnee ip'-" I
drom.
I ,hw noxitiona without further op
, noiiion
nirht of Sep. ? j.1'riir 'If
wl tbe fTr--t of he !
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ole ':"e
Til" Hm'i r-rr- H
rwin He!vinrta' Mi''
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railroad
1 'ay bff.c ' or 'J'e- rtii-'ii'T.
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BEAUMONT, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1904
IRRITATES RUS3IANS
St. PoterHlmrK. SVpt. H. 3:15
The continued delay In
Aih.. niceliit of anything lilko a
detailed' official account either
of tho battle of LWo Yang or of
the present situation at, the
front is proving more Irritating
4 to tho public of St. Petersburg
Hum any previous phase of the
war and has given rise to niimer-
oils alarmist stories of tho nl-
leged precarious situation of
Gen. Kuropat kin's army. None
of theso stories, however, are
traceable to any authentic source
and the fact seems to bo that
military operations in the neigh-
borhood of Mukden nro almost
suspended, owlag to tho effect
4 of the ralna on tho roads.
Thero Is no current news on
record and If Gen. Kuropatkln
has transmitted any full account
of tho recent great battle, It has
not been allowed to circulate.
Russians attacked in great forco,
and for two hours there- followed
steady and hard fighting. During
most of this time, tne combatants
were so close to each other that th
arillery could not be used. Through
out (hat night, the tenure of the
bill hung In the balance.
Ti,n nn-sians mado two assault'
and once the Japanese were driven
rrom tile trenches down on to the
near slope. Thev refused, to yleU
and returned to 'the struggle. Anally
succeeding in rtrfr Ing the Rusr Ian
away. The slaughter in this llgiitln
was creat on both sides.
In the meantime, the P.-ssians n
tcmpfd to overwhelm the Japanese
on the "five beaded h!H" thnwln
a large body of infantry again',
ficm. A hard battle wa waged foi
several hours, Inn the Japanese
lines were not brok-n.
Looked Like fireworks.
The scene at night was like a rc:
innrkablo display! o fireworks.
The niirht of the 3rd. a great glow
shone over tho hills to tho southwest
and it was, surmised that the Rus
sinus were burning Liao Yang. 1 hi
morning of September 4 was intoler
ably hot and quiet reigned.
Tho silence and suspense came tu
an end at 5 o'clock in t'he evening
At this hour tho members of th
staff became active. - Couriers gallop
e,i forward and qen. Fu.1l announce,!
that the army vujd. begin the P
suit of the enemy. Close upon hi
words the Japanese batteries begs,
a brisk pounding. The left w ,
swept toward the railroad and
entire line advanced meeting a 1 vu
lire from the Russian rear guard.
this the Japanese replied mxl lv
engagement continued until nity
fall On Sunday morning, Gen. ku
rok'l rode forward to I lei Yiiig ta
hill. He parsed through the Chines;
village, deserted by their inhale
tants. and which were filled wit.
Japanese wounded. He passed inanv
mounds where fires burned over lb
dead and hundreds of fresh and has
ily .lug graves. The fields htul I bee
trampled Into bogf, by the ligh in
men and were strewn with the debri
of both armies. The spectacle pr.
sented bv llclyinglal hill has icldoi
been equalled in any war. The to
nt this hill i l ,nan a "uarter
mile. long, the cre.-.l or It, as
s Hie slop" nd ravine was lite
flllv honeycombed wi'h treiuhe:
.iiirhr. nnd furrows for Klieli.-i
Trenches and counter trenches ran
everv direction tesiir.ving to the mm
ber of atlacks made and the differen
points from which these assault ha
!,e.n attempted. Clo-e to the s.m.m
.i... i, in worn the bodies of i"
dead Russians. They lay as they Im
fallen, the rides In their lunds or o
the ground near them. It appeare
at these men Imd utteinpted I'
advance In open order and "
tiro line bad been mowed down ?
the Japanese fire when it was
most upon the trenches. The bodie
were bloated nnd black. The" b
im thr.ro In the sun for Ibe firm
ko ronsmnt Ibit he Japnnes-
bad Wn unable to bury thenv Man
other corp-en trewed the fields l.
low the hil's. 4anv kIm-IW h-J J
b-n on the hill, tearing fl's and fu--n
ih.. cmund. Fracnents t
i)0,., wfr nder foot "'"",
I wrpn ,wlK.,, nd ht.kcn and on mi
were under fofrf Ily'n-i
crtiund there were T1f remains "
caps wc-e all torn bv -bo's an.
foaked In blrrnl. I" ! 'm"'r
everywhere In ho treiiehen fcnd '
t. t..rf nd It a ImiKm ible
;p ten without tr'-ad ne on '
i..t. tmrin thf Jat-anetie neenn;
tki., hut w tinder a rro "r
f-or tho fTlfl ba'tetlen a
The d--n ravitu
on in
.t .lr.t- vd V-n bon-vct.B'if
inrx-Hiiii'ittr i!crie'T d hv
tb
fi-.. .b-t fre P wa d ff.enlt fo
nlon r to IK 'W-ve I
-ne of rnrh n.iw f H-
it'll ti I l "hit wt
ih ,,,,.1, f.d. ' r trt
I .!.. ..'' lHn i"elt- ftl"-''
l.tr two rtav atid tiirh'.
v,ETME roEC&T
'2 -i,it!r"ti I R'l''
13
4 r,,..u Went T'-. bower
4 i-,..'f.iiii- fffoWf i.i "'"H
4 lft'-on Ihn'tiday fan "..ji
A . .. ri :t trni- -t t. 'tetti
M l... -T,ii ,.,.- Ve'tt"
flar: f-' '" t in toT-h ti1
t.r-i'it.- ll.i'"'' -'
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i .
STATE AND. NAVY WILL HANDLE LENA CASE
ARE GUESSING AT
"LENA'S"
WHY THE VESSEL IS AT SAN
FRANCISCO 18 AN
ENIGMA.
APPEARANCE SURPRISE IN RUSSIA
In Official Circle There Are Two
Versions of Why the Lena Drop
ped n on Us, and Both
Are Guesswork,
St. Petcruburg, Sept. 13., 5:57 p.
... .. 4 1..
ni. Tho auinoriiies nero proiena ig
norance of the circumstances sur
rounding the case of tho Russian
tiansport Lena now at San Francisco.
A high ollleer of the admiralty says
that lie- appearance at San Fran
cisco was a surprise as Vice Adml
al SkyrdlolT had not notified them
that the Lena was going to San Fran
cisco from Vladivostok and that they
have no Information of te purpose
of her cruise.
Tho foreign offlce also states that it
Is without advices on the subject.
Nevertheless, if the ship is in need of
repairs and coal Russia will expect
the U. S. to Ignore the reported Jap
anese demand that she bo forced to
leave within 24 hours and to permit
the necessary repairs to be made and
also allow the Lena to take on board
sufficient coal to enable her t rcach
tho nearest Kusslnn home port.
let Is not believed, however, that
n.iasio would object, to the stipula
tion that if tho Lena Is allowed to
oi tw the shin snail unueriaive
...,t trt interfere' w th neutral com
lllt'l
nnnrllnir hor arrival l UIU
li'nmn nnrf..
In official winners mere m
rulnna of the Lena a miBmui..
. whixti in most gener-
coraing iu . ...
aVv accented, the Lena was man
,(Atop contraband of K bound fr
or' Grand 'iluke Alexander Mlchaclo-
vlch. head of the fl"Prt
mercantile mar no, ann wns un.o,. r0urno am, ,i,M. ,
'n0rC?.n'.' T wither exhaustion of.nH,nt. Agreeable to tha presidents
her coal supply or fear r ret-irning
irl-.ll tnnlr oTtnr IH'ltTM.1.
tlic Vladlvostock squadron trt seen
shelter nt. San Francisco. The other
version of Hie Lena's mission m
she Is to examine Into the possibili
ties or the Capo Ho.n route for the
Baltic squadron.
Boilers Were Inspected.
San Francisco. Sept. 13. Acting
mder Instructions irom coiieciui
t . tr i..1
the port, Stratton, apiain j. rv.
;er, United States Inspector of bollerg
ind hulls today inspected the boilers
f the Russian transport Lena. It Is
inderslood that he found tnem in
need of repairs and rccommonucn
hat the commander or ine vessel no
iven time enough to put them in sea
vorlhy condition. Collector Mrntton
mniedlalely rMrled to wasningiou
mniedlalely n iMine.t io w ..'
he observations of Ih.t Inspector, and
iving them Ills omc.a. ppn.,..
l.iMiector in "ger . .!..
panieu
HI
I"'""' .M ' ,'y.. " ro
itch
the Ituss an consul at
i ilnt I
.....u .i... ni.jn o.l lanaiieHe roil-
1)11111 I III" lil...ioii niwn - I "
i.u Iwdd ronsu latloiiH tolay wnni'mi
'ollector Stratum, but nothing of
what transpired hs be.n given out.
The collector has forwarded to
Washington a full report on what be
has done In the matter.
May Bt Dismantled.
The Impression prevails among
those bent Inform- l. mat in ina
ill be dismantled and remain here
mill the .t.d of the war. She Is Mill
inui in
n,n:. d l.y several .
t nit.d .States navy.
War risk on cargoes to Japan
inm.K d y-t.-rday fn.m a r in
me ix-r cent to three l' Ave iM-rf-etn f,; in" i-na is -
... - , .J th.. .rrit .l of tin. I. -ria'a. -x i,r-n ii.e the opinion that re-
ill 1 III IF M .
Herbert B amarca III.
K iedrichnrubf. Kct
U. Princo
Herbert Himar k'a frtiditlon la m'"'
riate If la iter. fonnte Von
l.am'ri'i h ttet-n nmcH to ."ib
.,. revt f tf family. ho ar' al
ri a-lv at F edri bnih Tho print'
fti'l v t'ti "' protiotineed to In
an.T of tb- liw-r and aitbouth b-
iit-ti' : be"cr today. f"r"T-"f
t -iner'-r and Vn Xo d a pr'
,-ii:i" I. fft b' if
Anoo'fted Cot""1'-
r.i 1 on. If 13 ''I'S'lc V
. ,. i..,tt K'm attioin'e'!
t. .-i-t.t 'en''
' tti'' 'otTttuf
.if '. na't'ttiS
pn Pa'.
If In. f '
r.fia.
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,.-
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THOSE DEPARTMENTS
MATTER OF THE
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
ADMIRAL GOODRICH HAD
THE INITIATIVE
Official Report Was that Temporary Repairs Would Con
sume Six Week's Tlmej New Boilers Eight
Months. In the Interim Japan Would
Have War Craft In Waiting.
wui,i....ion n C Sent. 13. Tin repairs should occupy any ctnsldcra
Washington, D. c, aipt. i , be tllrecte
developmelit of the day so far as It VCBW., auU she will
related to tho Russian cruiser Lena rHlmln , Umt comtlou until tu
at San Francisco, was tho clearing 'termination of tho war.
up of the olllclal muddle nrlslng out
or the doubt as to which or five de
partments of the government should
deal with It. It was linatiy neciueu
by the president that tho state nnd
navy department should treat tho
case, acting jointly, a cclslon calcu
lated greatly to simplify Its handling.
Goodrich Acted Promptly.
Over night came a telegram from
Rear Admiral Goodrich nt San Fran
cisco, showing on Its own Initiative
ho had caused one or his expert of
ficers to make a preliminary examina
tion of the Lena, that temporary re
pairs would occupy six weeks time
and new boilers would Involvo eight
months delay. The president ap
proved the admiral's action and de
cided that ho should continue to han
dle the case In San Francisco, under
instructions from the state and navy
departments. This Involved a further
expert examination of tho ship. The
Russian government did not object;
at least tho Russian consul at San
Francisco gave that understanding,
unri urtiht.i a day or two, with the a-
cliaiilcs from
.""""7...r. ,t-i. A,imtl (i.uul.
itne union iron vvmnn, -
Ir.ch w... he able to report mo re close-
B(l()teu the PUon of B""'""'
tno na w, . .
itiutmniloiiH Acting Secretary Adeo
for tho state department nnd Captain
Pillsbury, for tho navy uepariniein,
had two conferences lonay, aim i
result was the preparations of In
structions to Admiral Goodrich,
which. It Is said, were wired to tho
president first for his approval.
May Have to Dismantle.
There is good ground to believe
that these Instructions contemplate
the allowance of sufficient time for
the Lena to make temporary repairs.
However, tlicre Is a growing holier
hero that the vessel will bo obliged
to dismantle In the end, fur It Is al
together likely that by the time she
could bo nude ready lo go to seH, ono
tir more Japanese cruisers would bo
off the Golden Gate ready to sink or
capture her.
fi'oreKffltic such an event as a re
i - . . . . . . ,,.r th(. f.
M t f Mho M. ";'
- crew-whether
- ,....,.,, to return to Rus-
n
IhlB.fcla on parole, or
Z : ole or must be interned
ot. their shin In San r ranclsco liar-
bor. On this point
no decision has
-
Rrnorted t- Rosvelt.
Oyster llsy. Sept. 13. All official
reions
relating to the auxiliary cruis
er at San Francisco have been trans
mit ted to President Roosevelt and he
- thoroughly cognizant of the facts
. develoned. The reiiorta In
,n,lp that the ship IS noi sea wo my.
(,.r iHillers are In such condition as
"ld p--ll- r'
.Lin- thn m-eesarv nuairs at sea.
,,.vp arin mn
i'1"'"'"" " . ,. . ; ., .
to tho I'ticm oi
.-..kt. the n-,.rs .
t thp vent-el Inctuling those
f a
to the t.ilerii would tK-eupy several
'ri'mtha. fx rhapa wven r ight
n ontha
In trrdtr to determino definitely
l..t h.t renair. may t"1 nec.ssary
i... th.. t.bin tn aeaworthv en
A ti,i tbe chief tncineer
of tbo
Aniftican Pa'ine
.tUA if,iiiiir at San
ii.p l r .....I.
. m .i..Imi muti-ei imi -i-T-
I... frdere1 lo
nolo
t wf list t'e-n
tboronirh f tarn t.M- fit tno " ' f ,h ,hl 1lt , cme4
aid Miff" n1 r" , r''i,.,.i, at nieht aid the m-lftlon fT
rt of ihe r " tiatin to v- an e . rrfl,lcn to colnirbtis Junr-t,.fri-le
. n ' rK.rt w.n ,,,,,, ,1,,, tho enrln. coavlnrw
l.a-4 tj,e at'ion "t ' roternmen ffia th.st tho rotdn-ra or w-mn
Itfidific rnt
Act'on
f )m tl.. iM'C-ri--tit
A tt..w it.'T"
..,t ot, It'S-le -a'r'f!T
, t b'fir
Lit, bf etc"
,,.,(. I I llf-
k'ii'd
.r t'i Pave fft-1 t
:be
,,1 -ia' ifd If 'ho ro
t.r- r-t,....'d e...t M.t ,4. t, I. 1 -n
NO. 148.
TO HAVE CHARGE OF
RUSSIAN CRUISER
ALREADY TAKEN
AND BOAT WAS INSPECTED
No New DevelopmentSj
WnshliiKlKeptTia. It was slat
ed tonight that up to 10 o'clock there
had been received no further state
ments on behalf of tho RiisbIhii olll
cials Indicating tho nature of tho re
quest they would make regarding re
pairs to the hollom of tho vossol.
The matter probably Is now under
consideration by the Russian govern
ment. From tho very nature of tho
case, an early decision In tho mntter
Is Imperative nnd will bo Insisted on
by our government. At both tho
state nnd navy departments, tno
statement was mado tonight that
there had been no development-!
since the close of office hour.
BANDITS ROB
THE ROCK ISLAND
HOLD-UP OCCURRED IN IOWA AT
A PLACE CALLED WHIS
KEY HOLLOW.
SAFE DYNAMITED AND LOOTED
Fusillade of Shots Were Fired
Alongside the Train to Prevent
Interference by the Pas
sengers. Little Booty i
lies Moines, Sept. 13. Five bandits
perpetrated a successful hold-up of a
passenger train tin the Rock Island
system shortly ufr midnight this
morning. The statement of express
men are that they secured no money,
though the safe was blown open and
the contents taken, tho officers as
serting that the safe contained mer
chandise of some value, but no
money.
Three special trains, on one of
which are posses of railroad aud ex
press employes and a number of of
ficers were rushed to the scend of
the robbery. '
The engineer and fireman or the
rain furnished pretty accural de
HcriptionH of three of the men.
The robbery occurred at a place
known as Whiskey Hollow about six
miles out or Muscatine. The train,
known as No. 11. Is a through Chica
go and Kansas City train. The rob
bery was at the end of a hharp curve
and exactly where a similar hold up
was engineered two year ago by the
Chicago car barn bandits. The en
gineer wis covered by pistols as tha
train rounded the curve and Imme
diately stooped the train. Tha ex
press car and baggage car were board
.d by the robliers. apparently five In
number. A fusillade of shots were
find alongside the traia to prevent
Interference by the passengers. The
mtiener of the express car was
compelled to "pen the doors.
The car safe was dynamited and
hp ctmtonta taken, after which the
trt-w tin compelled to cut the pas-
M-nacr coa' le irora mr mumt
th. rohlters mounting It,
ran west
l'r.m and tho'ihrough lctt and to within
Francl-m .f,"f ' ot.iaihiia Junction whore
2 miles
the fo
ri!!,, ma left standing toe tram.
... i -kuL ika nl . 1 .rm
a l n" manner in nmu -
h.ndieii tho cnein. their knowletlge
oi i hem are ctpf-rif-nef-d railroad aaew.
tatiway Cf"is'0"' Asaoeiati.
Jmlm. Wi. lt'- 12 Capt.
John A Wel.b. f n.ia el'y. iwretar
,4 1 1.,. j.nineni t'fttn m if o-
A---i-i"n. Iffitv ta?ool H f
f ' ci-'l tftr tbo tn"oiii tf t .
oria i-rti t . tto l''eo tn fit. Ijmi
in ;
to ,
-r -of rti- I If i- '
. -it:fi a f-1! I' -i.a.
f- f
hto.it. '1 -be BiaUtl fI
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