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ML f I T I n I ii ill ' u VOL XXXVIII No 2i. WILMINGTON JN. C, MARCH 14, 1905. $1.00 PER YEAH svi t i si -r r v . mv"mm & lit' u ms i 1 9 4. A 4 1 'I .1 - a .t KUROPATKIN PROVES TO BE A MASTER OF RETREAT with the Remainder of His Army js Making for Tie Pass. LOSSES WILL. REACH 200,000 The Route of Retreat Was Cannon aded by the Japs, but Kuropatkln Reports that His Armies Arc Out of Danger The Russian Forces Ave Retiring Northward, Flanked, on Both Sides by the Japanese, in Pur suit If Tie Tass is Reached the Russians May be Able to Put X'ji a light and Hold that Position, or it May be Necessary to Continue the Retreat to Harbin Losses in the Recent Battles Will Probably Amount to 200.000 Men on Both Sides, Besides Large Quantities of Munitions of War and Slores Cap tured by the Japanese. ' Official inforrnaiti'an from tine Russian 5 'headquarters in the field, supplemented j by dispatches from 'the Associated "Press correspondents with, 'the army of the Russian emperor, shows that Gen eral Kuropatkin tafiter suffering by far the most severe defeat of the war, has succeeded as Che did af ter the bat tle of Liao Yang, in extricating tae remnants of his army from a position which military exports twenty-four hours before believed would result in its annihilation or surrender. The re treat from Liao Yang has been consid ered the most masterly ever executed, but it is far overshowed by 'this feat of the Rusisian general who has taken per sonal command of the troops. After fighting for (nearly three weeks, losing in k'JUed, wounded and missing, proba bly a. third of his army or nearly 100, COO men and a fourth of his artillery, Kuropaltkljn. gathered what was left together noruh of 'Mukden and is taking them towards T.e Pass, through a rain of schrapnel which ds being thrown on them from both right and left. Thfe he stems to have been able ito accomplish toy -resorting to 'the -same 'tactics which saved his army at Liao Ytang. As re cently as Thursday last, he commenced sending his artii'llery north by rail and road, that night he destroyed by fire what he realized could not he removed. 'Friday morning, the retreat was order ed, strong forces protecting the rear and flanks. This movement commenced on Friday morning and as the Japanese forces on Che east, which were to join hands with the western army and cut off tihe ret'reat, did not cross the Fu-Blnm-Mukden . road until Saturday morning, the Russians had a ffull day's start of thefcr pursuers, ' anid having no guns or baggage to delay them seem to have made good 'their escape. There is still, however, a chance of General Karaamura's army taking a hand in the battle and should they strike the Rus sians at Tie Pass, or cult their commu nications to the north 'the disaster to General Kuropatkln's once fine army would be complete. "What part of his army the Russian general has saved is apparently mot known at 'the Russian headquarters. 'All dispatches indicate that part of his force has been cut off. General Kaulbars seems to have extri cated his corps, likewise Rilderling, but mot so LanevEtoh. The Associated Press correspondent says the Japanese sep arated the first and fourth Russian corps and adds that help could not be sent them. Their fate is not recorded and the inference is that 'they have suf fered either defeat or capture. The censor no doubt took out of the dispatch whalt really happened to 'these corps. The first is Sbackel berg's old corps which has borne the brurnt of every bat tle since Vafamgdw, and. the fourth, under General Zaroubaieff has also ibeen in the thick of ali the battles. Rennenkampff s fate is a&ill in the balance. ON TOWARD HARBIN. Ovaiua Will Follow Up His Recent Victory as Rapidly as Possible. Washington, March 11. With Muk den as his" new base Marshal Oyama has determined to push northward in the direction of Harbin with a large part of his army In the effort to fol low up his victory as rapidly as pos sible, and accomplish his one great purpose of administering a -really crushing defeat to General Kuropat kin. This Information has reached Washington from an authoritative source, and accurately sets forth the present program of the Tokio war of fice. ( The Japanese minister was asked what effect the battle of Mukden would have upon the ultimate issue of the war. "For us it is but a chapter in the great conflict, though a most impor tant one," the minister replied. "It Js difficult for me to say how' much the battle of Mukden will contribute toward peace, for overtures for peace must necessarilly come from the other side." "Will your government suggest peace, in the light of Oyomo's vic tory?" "The initiative, T repeat can- scarce ly be looked for from Tokio" he replied. ARMIES OUT OF DANGER. A Dispatch from General Kuropatkin. Hun River Frozen Over. St. Petersburg, tMarch 11'. -A dispatch from General Kuropatkin timed 6 p. m. March 10 says: "The retreat of the army was very dangerous and especially trying for those corps which were some distance from the Mandarin road. "The Japanese penetrated far into the mountains in the direction of Ta wan. They threatened our troops but thanks to extraordinary efforts our arm'ies are out of danger. "The enemy cannonaded the (route of cur retreat from the east and west. The eastern Mandarin road was bom barded at two points near Tawan and Pu river. "Our troops are very brave. "The reason the Japanese advanced so easily from the south is that the Hun river which covered our position at Mukden was frozen over. "General Zerpitsky i3 wounded but remains at the front." PURSUING THE RUSSIANS. Japanese Artillery and Infantry Pour lug a Fierce Fire on the Confused Soldiers.- Tokio, March 11 5 p. m. The follow ing dispatch from the headquarters of the Japanese armies ,in the Held was made public 'today: "In the Sin'gking (Yenden) direction our force is mow attacking a superior force of the enemy occupying the north ern height near iFushun. "All our forces in the Shakhe river direction entirely dislodged the enemy on the right bank of the Hun river Friday and surround the enemy east and north of Mukden. "Accordiin'g to (several .reports from noon March 10 the Russians filled the district between the railroad and the Mukden road in great confusion and a state of utter exhaustion. Thou sands of Russians are in itihe district between Sawa, eight miles north of Mukden, and Mukden re treating north in a miserable condition. We are una tie to asceltaln the number. Our ar tillery and linfantry in (the vicinity are pouring a fierce '.fire upon them inflict img heavy damage. On Friday our detachment hurriedly advanced from Sing Ling Tien on the Hun river between Mukden and Fushun and reached the Pu river 13 miles north .-v r miri nit yi rfvf t i . 1-1 r-i In rtinf 1 Jl UXVUTJll Oim CUL, OUlK)Ul AIl.il IV LI Ilia heavy damage to the remnants of the enemy. Our detachment is now trying to annihilate them." MAY BE CHECKED AT TIE PASS. Russians May be Able to Hold Their Position if Time is Given to Strengthen Positions Losses in th3 Battle Will Amount to 200.000 Men. Tie Pass, March 11. 2 p. m. For many versts all the approaches to Tie Pass are covered wiith troops, artillery and baggage transport pressing north ward, and twenty-five miles away the strong rear guard of troops, which is personally commanded by General Ku ropatkin, is retiring slowly, doggedly disputing with the pursuing enemy every foot of ground in order to cover the retreat of the remainder of the army. The losses in this defeat, which is the most bitter yet experienced by the Russian army, by a moderate computa tion is not less than 200,000 men on both sides. The 'Russians in addition, sacrificed enormous quantities of munitaons and stores, the greater part of which were set on fire before leaving Mukden. It is impossible to say whether the Russians will .be able to put up a fight and hold thi3 position or whether it will be necessary to continue the retreat to Harbin, but the rank and file, whose military qualities never shine so bright ly as in retreat and defeat, are far from being panic stricken, and under capable leadership and given a brief time to strengthen positions may be able to check their pursuing enemy at this point. 1 The order to abandon Mukden and retrealt to the Tie pass position was given at 9 o'clock on the evening-of "March 9. At dawn of that day the I Russians held a line on the Hun river i j from a point ten miles east of Fushuu to Madyapu, the west from extending ; to a point, six miles north of Mukden ! station, the continuous line of battle generally paralleling the railway four or five miles distant. I A terrible dust etorm raged and ten sion had reached its extreme Hmit. It was realized if any point of the Rus sian line gave way all would be lost. The position in the most extreme dan ger appeared to be north of Mukden station, where it seemed for a time the Japanese might, break through and en tirely cut the lines of retreat. Genera 1 Kuropatkin concentrated . heavy col umns (there, took command himself and succeeded during Thursday morning m forcing the Japanese back from the Tailroad and also in driving oust bodies of Japanese east of the railroad. The manoeuver. appeared to point to success, when suddenly and unexpect edly news arrived that the Japanese had broken through between the slen der first and fourth army corps, taking advantage of the hurricane that was blowing clouds of dust into the faces of the Russians to deliver an attack which the Russians were not prepared to meet. It was fm possible to support the retiring corps as the reserves to the last man had been sent to the line of battle at other 'points and as the danger of the communications being severed by this attack from the east was im minent, retreat was determined upon and .immediately begun. The four principal roads leading rorthward toward Tie pass were com pletely occupied by a continuous file of artillery and transport and the re treating army blackened the country between. 'Before beginning the retreat all the depots,' stores," and military buildings and everything 'that would be of service to the Japanese were set on fire. A large amount of baggage and many guns were abandoned. All rolling stock belonging to the main railroad was brought away and mot a single car or locomotive was left at Mukden, though some cars belonging to ithe mfilltary roads behind ithe Shakhe river posi tions were abandoned. About 1,500 severely wounded Rus sians and several wounded Japanese were left alt Mukden hospitals together with a complete Russian medical staff, which was entrusted to 'the care of the chivalrous- Japanese. The remainder of the wounded in hospitals were sent northward and a railroad train remain ed behind almost with (the rear guard and brought off a "train load of those wounded in the retreat, many of whom reached -Tie pass without their injuries being bandaged. Mukden - station was abandoned alt 7 o'clock Friday morning. The retreat was dreary and disagreeable to an ex treme. A dust hurricane blowing di rectly southward tilled (the eyes and faces of the troops, but at ithe same time tended to blind the enemy and de lay pursuilt from the south. The retreating columns were bom barded on both flanks by batteries which it was impossible to silence, the shells reaching the 'Mandarin road from the east with especial frequency from the villages of Tawan, eight miles morlth of Mukden, and Pu five miles further nontb. Under (these circum stances the ret'reat was conducted with astonishing precision, which was large ly due to the personal efforts of Gen eral Kuropotkiin, who, with haggard face and uniform yellow with dust, was everywhere when needed. The troops composing the rear guard fought with extraordinary bravery un der the eyes of the commander-in-chief and the morale of ithe entire army un der the circumstances 'was excellent. The cause of 'the Mukden defeat is attributed to many reasons, one of the mosit important of which is insufficient information concerning the Japanese and their -strength, which was far in excess of Russian calculations. The censorship bureau at first recom menced work at r Tie pass but is re (turraing to the rear guard, communica tion with which is still open. FORTY MILES OF RETREAT. Withdrawal of Russian Army Reck oned as a Wonderful Spectacle Losses Estimated at 140,000 Men. Tie Pass, March 111:58 p. m. At 7 o'clock Friday morning aj great ex plosion, which blew up the Hun river bridge, and an immense cloud of smoke from the burning settlement, gave in disputable testimony of General Ka ropatkin's decision to relinquish a'so the second of his Treat positions a decision which was known on Thurs day. The army was withdrawing all the latter half of the night, the houses of the settlement had been vacated earl ier and their lights left burning-. Morn ing showed through the great smoke clouds, low lying for miles about the settlement, armies three and four miles deep in all the main roads moving north along the east side of the rail way. The battle still centered north of the imperial tombs, with occasional diets along the Hun river, where later, an opening permitted the Japanese to make a quick advance and dash to ward their main operation with the purpose of concentrating and cutting off thd Russians. At 11:30 o'clock the Japanese had partly succeeded, for at Tawan, with shrapnel, they shelled three sides of a rectangle, There the main army vas moving witL" great area, but in per fect order. The Japanese, however, ac complished at this place nothing more than a momentary stampede. This retreat must be reckoned as a wonderful spectacle. For miles infan trymen and baggage wagons today strewed the line of march. For rapid ity the Japanese movements for the (Continued on Fifth Page.) BITTERLY DENOUNCE LEADERS. Strikers Realize That Their Fight Against the Interborough Company Has Been Lost. New York. March 1L Realizing- that their fight against the Interborough Company has been lost, the old em ployes of the Subway and Elevated Railway today crowded the offices of the company seeking their former po sitions. Soroe 3.000 men applied for reinstatement, but not snore than 50J were accepted, the officials claiming to oe sausnea with the. men who had en abled them to break the strike and announcing that in future the rules as to sobriety would be more strictly ad hered to. All applicants were notified that they had to pass the physical ex amination and go to work as new men. which means that those who went on strike would lose their seniority and the increased pay they had won for length of service. "Messrs. Jencks and Pepper, the strike leaders, admitted that the fig-is had been lost and sadvised the men to. get back their po.sitions if they could. As for 'themselves, the officers said they would not again work for the company. Mr. Jencks held the pres3 responsible for the result, contending that the papers had aroused a hostile sentiment. The strikers bitterly de nounce their leaders, saying the men were deceived by them. The service on the subway and ele vated systems has not yet reached the efficiency that prevailed 'before the strike. The company promise more regularity and frequency of trains by Monday morning. Few accidents and they of trivial nature occurred during the A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION L. and N. Prevented from Purchasing the South and North Alabama Road at $27.50 Per Share. 'Birmingham, Ala., March ll.dlenry B. Gray, of this city, has filed a peti tion in the (Montgomery court asking that a receiver be appointed for the South and North Alabama railroad, and that the Louisville and Nashville railroad be enjoined from voting it3 stock in the South and North Alabama railroad for any purpose- whatever, un- til the courts decide whether $27.50 a share is an adequate price for the stock. The Louisville and ' Nashville owns 90 per cent, of the stock of the South and North Alabama, and Mr. Gray, who is a minority stockholder in the latter, alleges that it is proposed to sell the properties, rights and fran chises of the South and 'Norah Ala bama to the Louisville and Nashville for $27.50 for each share, of which the par value is $100. The city court of Montgomery has granted the temporary injunction. ' NO TALK OF PEACE. Russian Ambassador Says a Victory for Kuropatkin Only Can Bring nri End to the War. Washington, (March 11. "After Liao Yamg there was talk of peace. Russia's answer was reinforcements. Like Liao Yang, Mukden 's the scene of another retreat and again Russia's answer will be large reinforcements, but of peace, not a word." This was the emphatic statement of iCount Oassini, the Russian ambassa dor, today. It an echo of peace should come out of St. Petersburg no official in Washington would be more surpris ed than the Russian ambassador, who has ail along been positively informed that nothing but victory for General Kuropatkin can bring an end to the war. JUVliNILE ROUGH RIDERS. An Attarctive Featur; of the Proposed Receptii to Pre3.Vn: Rooseveit. Fort Worth, Texas, March 11. A spe cial to The 'Record from Sherman. Texas, says: . . Among many unique and attractive features proposed .in connection with the reception to be tendered President Roosevelt, on his trip to Sheman is a company of juvenile rough riders attir ed in dharadteristic costume on careful ly selected ponies equipped With all ac coutrements of war. The little war riors will head the honorary escort. Their ponSes will be equpped with full war accoutrements and ;the youngsters will be uniformed exactly as were the famous Rough Riders when they were led by the President up San Juan hill. The first atop of the President in Texas will be at Sherman and his address will be delivered there. Considering Scheme tor National Coai Defence Washington, iMareh 11. The joint army and navy board of which Secre tary Taft is president, appointed by ex excutive order to revise the report of the Endicott board which laid down the scheme for the national coast de fences, met today and organized " for ithe improvement work in hand, by ap pointing comma ttees consisting of its members to consider the various phases cf the subject. Of (the three committees one will consider forts and ordnance, andther fire control, electrical appli ances and torpedoes, and the third the question of floating defenses of all kinds. Congress of Mothers 3Ieets In Wash ington. Wishinston. March 1L -The ninth j annual congress of mothers met here I today, with delegates present from (Virginia, West Virginia. North Caro tlna, Louisiana and other states. In iher address Mrs. Frederick Shhoff, . president of the congress, spoke of ihz " part taken by the organization in pressing" the Inquiry into Senator , Kmoot's right to his seat. VERDICT IN Mrs. Chadwick Found Guilty on Seven Counts. TAKES APPEAL She Was Found Guilty of Conspiring to Defraud the United States On Every Point Which They Were at Liberty to Judge., the Jury Found Against the Defendant A Motion for a New Trial Was 3Iade Mrs. Chadwick Broke Down When She Heard the Sentence and later Was Completely Prostrated. Cleveland. O., March 11. Mrs. Cas e L. Chadwick was tonight found guilty of conspiring to defraud the United States by conspiring' to procure the certification of checks on a national bank, when there were no funds in the bank to her credit. She was found guilty on every count of the indictment upon which the jury was at liberty to judge her seven In all. The original indictment contained sixteen counts. Two of these were ruled out during the trial by Judge Tayler and of the remaining fourteen, one-half charged her with securing the certification of checks without havng the proper entries made upon the books of the bank. Judge Tayler in his charge directed the jury to disre gard these counts and consider on;v the remaining seven, which related O the certification -with no funds on de posit. On all of these the jury fouud against her. Under the law she can be fined en each count, not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years on eacn count, or sne may te lined a maximum of $10,000 and also Imprison ed for two years on each count, 'he jury reached a verdict in two houi.-?. but it was not read until 8:33 o'clock tonight. v Mrs. Chadwick came into court abo.it five minutes before the jury. She was accompanied by her son, Etnil Hoover, and two trained nurses. She sank into the seat she has occupied during the trial, and rested her face in the paim of her right hand a position she held almost constantly throughout the ses sions of the court. During the after noon she had suffered severely from a cramp in her right arm, being at times barely able to) use it. She for got all about the cramp tonight in tier excitement and moved the arm as though nothing had ever troubled ii. The jury sat silently in their chairs waiting for the appearance of Judge Tayler and around the dim, ill-lighted court room stood perhaps thirty p' ple more 'newspaper men, bailiffs ad attaches of the office of District At torney Sullivan. Of Mrs. Chad wick a counsel, Judge Wing alone was pres ent, and he sat silent, with a frown cf apprehension upon his face. EmU Ioover close behind his mother, was ready to rejoice with or console hr, as the case might be. The clerk read' the verdict and the judge dismissed the jury. All this time Mrs. Chadwick failed utterly to grasp the meaning of the verdict. She is slightly deaf, and Clerk CarletOn read the verdict in tone so low that it was nearly Inaudi ble ten feet away. As the people around her began to moye and t i'k. the prisoner grasped the fact, that for good or ill, her fate was decided. ?he shot a quick glance at Judge Wing", whose till form and handsome coun tenance were clos at her side. The sorrowful expression of his face told more than the words with which he responded to her look of appeal. We have lo3t, Mrs. Chadwick." was all he said. This time she realized it. She turned half around to look at Emil Hoover behind her and reading there a con firmation of the words of Judge Wing, she flushed deeply and raised her hand in a' bewildered fashion to her head Suddenly her limbs seemed to give way beneath her and she sank feebly into her chair. Her head fell Jor ward on her hands and an expression of strangling came from her throat, while Emil and Judge Wing sought vainly to .comfort her. ''The Government moves for sen tence, your honor," said District At torney Sullivan. "We desire to enter a motion for a new trial," said Judge Wing, stepping forward. "I will at a future time set a date for the argument of th motion for a new trial," said Judge Tayler, "and I presume the matter can rest until that time." 'That is satisfactory to the Govern ment," said Mr. Sullivan. Judge Wing bowed a silent assent and stepped to the side of his distracted client. Mrs. Chadwick soon composed her self, raised her head, wiped her eyes, and rose to her feet with an air of bidding defiance to all the world. At- tended by , -Deputy Aiarsnai ciobitz, Emil Hoover and Judge Wing, she I walked steadily to the hallway to take the elevator. It was there, and In the : slight delay tha" Mrs. Cfcadwick's i composure deserted her utterly. She j violently threw off the arm of Deputy Marshal Clobltz and that of her son. ART IN AMERICA. Not Director of the Metropolitan: Museum of Art at New York, Speak? Enthusiastically of Proixxts Here. London. March 11. More puna Amer ican art. by American tuttats for Amer ica. Is tho essence of Sdeaa held by Sir Caspar Purdan Clark, the newly a p. lolnted director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art at New York. In an in hrtorvlew with tho awJ itr! twu today sir Caspar spoke cnthujCasticsvliy of art in America and cordially of hb recent visit there. He akl there was no reason why the Metropolitan Mu seum of Art ehould not be one of the greatest in the world. He expects to develop art In America, and hopes to teach Americana to iave greater con fidence in thefir own artiMlc Judgment, their own resources, their own artUts and their own art. Sir Caspar said: Americans, even with their business intention, fall to recognize their own geniuses. The country in full of talent. Some of the best artists In Europe say. so, out Americans demand that thev shall be hail marked In England or In Europe before they will pay American prices for their work. "Americans have done ill tie In the museum with a view t encourajrloff and bettering the products of the Amer ican woman. They are forced to visit fc.urope for silks, when I belie vo the finest silks in the world could be raised nd the best art patterns created In America. If silk culture were dovolon. ed in the south tt would .quickly becomo one of the important Industries of the country. There is only one man who is copying French patterns and taking advantage of the protective duty on silk when there might be hundreds manu facturing with American patterns." A TERRORIST I.IUDJJR. Explosion of a llomb Tliat Rlcw to Atoms Its Owner, Who Wan Proba bly Charging It, St. Petersburg, March 11. The ex-" plosion of a bomb at the hotel Bris tol, adjoining the Hotel D'Amgleterre here, just before daylight this mominy. blew to atoms the owner of the bomb. a man with an English passport and giving the name of Alfred Henry Mc Cullough, and wrecked the adjoining: rooms, kuilmr the wif of an officer and injuring other lodgers. The ex plosion was neara biocics away ana ere o ted a tremendous sensation. There is net tho slightest doubt that the man killed was connected with terro- ist plots. The bomb was of the same power as those which killed thn lit (Minister of the Interior VonPlehve and Grand ruke Sergius. The police be lieve McCulIough was charging tho bomb when it exploded. An independent Investigation midc toy the Associated Press seems to es tablish beyond question that the man killed was a terrorist leader. His pass port of course was fictitious, but tho man was a foreigner, not a Russian. Just before the Grand Duke Sergius was assassinated the man was absent for two days, which might connect him directly with thft Grand Duke's murder. A Gala Week ' for Yncht Clubs at Hampton Roads. New York, March 11. Several New England yacht clubs have aignlfiPd their intention of joining in the Brook lyn Yacht Club's annual cruise to Hampton Roads. Virginia. Tho cruise will etart immediately after the forty foot sloops in the ocean challenge race to Hampton Roads get away on June 29, and the yachts will follow the racer3 as closely as possible. Arriv ing at their destination, tho Brooklyn Yacht Club and their guests will be taken in charge by the Hampton Roods Yacht Club, who have arranged to entertain them. The arrangernentfl in clude a gala week, beginning July 3, when regattas for the visiting yocths men and other entertainment will be provided. Well Known Travelling Man Found Dead in Red. Birmingham, Ala., March 11. B. Wiley, a well known traveling man, was found dead in his room at the Hillman hotel here today. Mr. Wiley is a nephew of Congressman W. 1L. Wiley of New Jersey and Congressman A. A. Wiley of Alabama. Heath cf Richard II. Wrihf. Norfolk, Vo., March 11. Richard I L Wright, agent of the Merchants an I Miner Tran30ortation Comoanv here. and one of the most prominent trans portation men n Virginia, died toaay from pneumonia, aged 50 years. M. . exclaiming: "Let me go; Oh, my God, let me go!" She tottered in weakness and Depu ty Marshal Clobltz. together with Dep uty Marshal Minder, stepped quickly to her side. "I'm not guilty,,' she exclaimed, and then with all the energy gone from her voice, she moaned again and again. "Oh, let me go; let me go. I'm not guilty I tell you. Let me go." Suddenly she fell against Juds Wing. He caught her by the shoulders and kept her from falling until Depu ty Marshal Minder came up on the other side. Together the two men lift ed her bodily and bore her into 'the elevator, which descended one floor, and she was token, half walking: and half carried, into the office of United States Marshal Chandler and plxcedf upon a sofa. An attack of hysterica followed that lasted fully fifteen min utes, her sobs and cries being distinct ly audible in the hall outside. The two nurses were In prompt at tendance and applied restoratives d l igently. In about a half-hour fran the time she entered the marshal's of fice, Mrs. Chadwick was restored tn comparative composure and was tatnt to the jalL Judge Wing said the ca.e would he taken to a higher court