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LAND
The Weather,
Snow or rain tonight and Wednes
day; warmer Wednesday; minimum
temperature about 30 above. Temper
a ture at 7 a. m., 24; at 3:30 p. m., 28.
J. M.SHERIER, Observer.
CLEAJf IJV TEXT.
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VOL. LIV. NO. 12G.
TUESDAY, MAKCII 14, 1905.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
KUROPATKIW CHARGES TREACHERY;
ANGLESEY DIES
AT MONTE CARLO
GORE OF LIVES LOST IN NEW YORK FIRE;
ESCAPES ARE BLOCKED WITH RUBBISH
COUNCIL DECIDES TO CONTINUE WAR
ROCK
Commander Ascribes Defeat to Failure of Two Gen
erals to Obey Orders and Weaken
ing of Troops.
SUCCESSOR DISCUSSED AT WAR COUNCIL
Czar Does Not Decide on New
to Wage Contest are Considered,
But Not Actad On.
Paris, March 14. Inquiry today at
three banks principally interested in
the proposed new Russian loan brought
the response that it had been decided to
postpone the issue. The Journal des
Debates says:
"Many people consider the adjourn
ment to be evidence that Russia has
reached the end of her resources."
St. Pi tersburg, March 14. Accord
ing to information received by the
war office the remnant of Kuropat
): ins army have made good their re
treat and arc now out of immediate
(lanRcr of a turning movement north
of Tie pass. The Japanese are report
ed to be completely exhausted by their
long, hard fight, and are compelled to
rest and undertake the tasks of bury
ing their dead and looking after their
wounded, prisoners and plunder.
AilmlfM tleporln lire Ineomnlete.
The war office admits Kuropatkin
has not furnished specific information
an to the whereabouts of Gen. Kawa
nnira who has been reported to be
northeast of Tie pass or of the Japa
nese co'.ums reported to be 'pushing
north by forced marches west of the
railroad.
l'ln-- Illume.
While Kuropatkin has assumed full
responsibility for accepting battle at
Mukden he has complained to the em
peror his plans miscarried largely
through failure of two generals whose
names cannot he learned, to execute
his orders. He silfo throws blame on
pome troops which failed to respond
j roptrly at the critical moment.
W ill Kcci I p Wnr.
The war council held at Tsarskoe
Selo today at which War Minister Sak
harofT, Cen. DragomiroiY and others
were present, is understood to have
decided the question of continuing war
in the affirmative.
Ways and means were discussed
but a decision on some iints it is
understood was reserved. The ques
tion of Kuropatkin's successor was
discussed but the emperor made no
final decision.
Sianri Surrendering.
Kuroki's Headquarters, March 14.
The country is swarming with hungry,
disheartened Russians who are sur
rendering in squads to any pursuing
Japanese they meet.
Most of the foreign attaches with
the Russian army including two Amer
icans and an Knglish officers were cap
tured at Mukden.
llMlMltlnK tl IIuhmIuuh.
Tokio. March 14. Headquarters in
the field reports:
"In the direction of Singching our
forces have been dislodging the enemy
from Yingpan. IS miles east of Fun
shun, and on the 11th occupied that
place.
"In the direction of the Shakhe
river all our forces are continuing the
pursuit of the remnants of the enemy,
and many Russian officers and men
are surrendering to our train guards
in Hie mountainous districts east of
the Tie pass road.
Additional Spoil 'I'nkrn.
"Additional spoils taken in the di
rer! ion of the Shakhe river and Sing
rhing are wagons and carts containing
a ljrgi' amount of ammunition, tools
an 1 various military supplies."
RUSSIANS DECEIVED
AS TO STRENGTH AND
POSITION OF THE ENEMY
With Gen. Kuroki's Army in th
Field. Northeast of Mukden. Sunday.
March 12. vi:i Push un. March 14.
Every hour increases the magnitude of
the disaster suffered by the Russian
armies. Twenty-five thousand dea!
tire known to have been left on the
field, making the casualties at least
100.000. Between r.o.ooo and fio.oou pris
oners, some TO guns, and enormous
quantities of ammunition and provis
ions fell into the hands of the Japa
nese.
The Japanese losses do not exceed
those of former great battles, even
den. Kuroki's army losing only 5.01"
HwratMitkla t nl'-l Ircrhril.
Field Marshal Oyaxna's plans com
pkteiy deceived Gen. Kuropatkin. Tin
Russian commander misjudged the po
bilivns and strength of tut Japanese.
Commander Ways and Means
Ho at first though that Gem , Nogi's
Port Arthur army was pressing his
east flank and concentrated a great
force there. This force he was after
ward obliged to shift to Mukden, where
it arrived in a state of exhaustion af
ter a forced march and was unable to
fight.
The retreat from Mukden began on
March 1. It became a demoralized
flight when the Russians discovered
that their egress was being blocked
by Japanese infantry and artillery
from the east.
The rapid approach of the Japanese
was a complete surprise to the Rus
sians, who expected that their retreat
would be harassed only by the Japa
nese cavalry from the westward.
HiimhIiid llivlnloia Surrounded.
Saturday morning one division of
Japanese encountered several Russian
regiments retreating along the road to
Tie pass. The Japanese descended
from the hills upon the Russians who
attempted to break through the line.
After a sharp encounter in which the
Japanese guns did great execution.
4,oo0 Russians surrendered with their
guns. The Japanese lost 100 men.
According to stories told by the cap
tured Russian officers and the appear
ance produced by their troops, the re
treat lacks organization, every battal
ion shifting for itself.
lteueli Tip la.
Knroki's Headquarters, March 13.
(Delayed.) The greater part of the re
treating Russians are supposed to have
i cached Tie pass. The pursuing Jap
anese have frequent encounters with
the rear guard. Kuropatkin must re
move his supplies from Tie pass if he
plans retirement to Harbin. The Rus
sians have no stores between Tie pass
and Harbin.
I -!: ed Iteport or K freer Kit lit.
Japanese Left Annies, March S.
(Delayed.) From noon until darkness
yesterday the left column of Oku's
army fought a desperate fight near
Likampu. The Russian forces out
numbered the Japanese three to one.
The Russians rushed out of the
entrenchments advancing on the Japa
nese and a fierce hand to hand fight
ensued, soldiers using bayonets and
the officers their swords. The Russian
casualties were lO.OoO killed and
wounded, the Japanese a little over
r.,000. The Russian dead were left on
the field in heaps, among them many
staff officers.
Oenlea Keen 1 1 of Sundron.
St. Petersburg. March 14. The re
call of the Russian second Pacific
squadron is semiofficially denied.
CHICAGO FIRE LOSS $500,000
Women and Children in Panic at Box
Factory Burning.
Chicago. March 1 4. Fire today de
stroyed the printing and box depart
ments of the Grand Crossing Tack
company's plant, causing damage of
$:,(h"i,(imi. There was a panic among
the SoO employes, which included
many women and children, but all es
caped in safety.
TURBULENT TIME
Venezuelan Government About
to Seize French Cable
Property.
Wil emstad. March 14. Advices re
ceived here from Caracas. Venezuela,
announce the hearing of the
appeal of the New York and
Bermuda Asphalt company against
the separation of its property
'jy the government of Venezuela has
been adjourned to make way for ac
rion of the Venezuelan government
against the French Cable company. It
is alleged President Castro has order
ed the court to render judgment an
nuling the contract and authorizing
the seizure of the Cab'e company's
property. The government has cut
the coast cable east and west of I -a
5uira t prevent communication with
.he revolutionists who are active at
Trinidad. Europeans at Caracas are
excited.
TALK TO MOTHERS
President Gives National Con
gress Advice in Regard to
Raisins: Children.
DISCUSSES RACE SUICIDE
Declares Rearing Large Families is
Duty and Insures Better
Offspring.
Washington, March 14. An address
by President Roosevelt was the feat
ure of last evening's session of the
National Congress of Mothers now
holding its triennial convention here.
The president spoke in part as fol
lows: "Just as the happiest and most hon
orable and most useful task that can
be set any man is to earn enough for
the support of his wife and family,
for the bringing up and starting in
life of his children, so the most im
Iortant, the most honorable and desir
able task which can beset any woman
is to be a. good and wise mother in a
home marked by self-respect and mu
tual forbearance, by willingness to
perform duty, and by refusal to sink
into self-indulgence or avoid that
which entails effort and self-sacrifice.
Hun Much in Keeping.
Into the woman's keeping is com
mitted the destiny of the generations
to come after us. In bringing up your
children you mothers must remember
that while it is essential to be loving
and ten der it is no less essential to
be wise and firm. Foolishness and af
fection must not be treated as inter
changeable terms; and besides train
ing your sons and daughters in the
softer and milder virtues you must
seek to give them those stern and
hardy qualities which in after life they
will surely need.
"Some children will go wrong in
spiie of the best training; and some
will go right even when their sur
roundings are most unfortunate; nev
ertheless an immense amount de
pends upon the family training.
Some Arr I nforlunntr.
"There are many good people who
are denied the supreme blessing of
children, and for these we have the
respect and sympathy always due to
those who. from no fault of their own.
are denied any of the other great
blessings of life. But the man or
woman who deliberately foregoes
these blessings, whether from vieious-
ness, coldness, shallow-heartedness.
self-indulgence, or mere failure to ap
preciate aright the difference between
the all-important and the unimportant
why, such a creature merits con
tempt as hearty as any visited upon
the soldier who runs away in battle.
or upon the man who refuses to work
for the support of those dependent
upon him, and who though ablebodied
is yet content to eat in idleness the
bread which others provide.
"These unpleasant tendencies in our
American life are made evident by ar
ticles such as those which I actually
read not long ago in a certain paper,
where a clergyman was quoted, seem
ingly with approval, as expressing the
general American attitude when he
said that the ambition of any save a
very rich man shold be to rear two
children only, so as to give his chil
dren an opportunity "to taste a few
of the good things of life.'
Set Wrong Ideal.
"This man. whose profession and
calling should have made him a mor
al teacher, actually set before others
the ideal, not of training children to
do their duty, not of sending them
forth with stout hearts and ready
minds to win triumphs for themselves
and their country, not of allowing them
the opportunity, and giving them the
privilege of making their own place
in the world, but. forsooth, of keeping
he number of children so limited that
they might "ta-ste a few good things!''
The way to give a child a fair chance
in life is not to bring it up in lux
ury, but to see that it has the kind of
training that will give it strength of
character.
"Even apart from the vital question
of national life, and regarding only the
individual interest of the children
themselves, happiness in the true
sense is a hundredfold more apt to
come to any given member of a
healthy-minded children, well brough'
up, well educated, but taught that the
must shift for themselves, must win
their own way, and by their own exer
tions make their own positions of use
fulness, than it is apt to come to those
whose parents themselves have act
ed on and have trained their ehi'dren
to act on. the selfish and sordid
theory that the whole end of life is
"to taste a few good things."
nt Iatelllgeat Hrraark.
"The intelligence of the remark is
cn a par with its morality, for lh
moot rudimentary mental process
"Clothes and Jewels Maniac"
Wi.. Spend No Mora
rui iuuca.
FURNISHED MANYSENSATIONS
Ran Through With Fabulous Sum in
Few Years Left On An
Allowance.
Monte Carlo, March 14. The Mar
quis of Anglesey died here today.
London, March 14. In the short
space of six years the young "clothes
and jewels maniac" as the Marquis of
Anglesey was commonly described ran
through a magnificent property and
$2,500,000 in additon to his annual in
come of upwards of half a millian dol
lars derived from family estates.
t'ranh I. ant Summer.
Last summer the crash came and
it was found the marquis had unse
cured liabilities of over $1,250,000. The
marquis has since been living on the
continent on an allowance made bv
his creditors.
Kttrnfitbrd SenMittlona.
His short career has furnished a
succession of sensations in society in
cluding his extraordinary costly col
lections of jewels and clothes, his mar
riage to his cousin, the daughter of
Sir George Chetwynd; their subse
quent divorce and almost immediate
cancellation thereof, his position for
private theatricals and enormous sums
expended on staging productions at
his private theatre for a delectation of
a few house parties and finally revela
tions regarding his extravagances.
Kabiiloim Jewelx.
When the creditors of the marquis
ransacked Angel's castle they found
it literally packed with valuables of
every description. The contents of
one unlocked drawer alone was valued
at $123,000 while among the crockery
in the pantry was found a rock crys
tal which recently sold at auction for
521.0OO.
INDEPENDENTS IN
Small Packers Join Fight Against
the So Called Beef
Trust.
$3,000,000 FUND PROVIDED
Battle Will be Joined When Federal
Court Takes Up Investiga
tion at Chicago.
Chicago, March 11. The Daily News
says: War to the knife between the
"Big Five" of the beef combine and
26 firms and corporations classed as
independent packers will, it is assert
ed, begin in Chicago on March 20,
when the special federal grand jury
begins its investigation of the affairs
of the alleged beef combination. '
A fund of $3,000,000 has been raised
to carry on the, fight against the beef
combine and set the claims of inde
pendent packers squarely before the
public. The largest of the so-called
independent concerns, Schwarzschild
& Sulzberger, is concerned in the
movement.
Deviate Plan of Action.
The principal plants of the company
are in Kansas City, but a large plant
is operated by. the same company in
Chicago and a branch in New York
Independent packers are said to have
held meetings in Kansas City to devise
a plant of offensive and defensive
movement.
REPORT IS AGAIN DEFERRED
Cooke-McCaskrin Case Will Not Come
Up This Week.
Springfield, 111.. March 14. (Spe
cial.) Chairman Dailey. of the house
elections committee, today stated that
the Cooke-McCaskrin contested elec
tion case would not be reported to the
house this week.
would have fhown the speaker that if
the average family in which there
are children contained but two chil
dren the nation as a whole would de
crease in population so rapidly that in
two or three generations it -would very
deservedly be on the point of extinc
tion, so that the people who had acted
on this base and selfish doctrine
would be giving place to others with
braver and more robust idea's."
ROAD WILL ISSUE
$50,000,000 BONOS
Philadelphia, Pa.. March 1 4. At a
itrckholders' meeting of the Pennsyl
vania railroad company held today a
issue of new bonds not to exceed $j0,
mmXh was authorized.
iflfJT QiVEN POWER
Colorado Legislature Cannot De
clare Office of Govern
or at Will.
SUPREME COURT SO DECIDES
Balks Attempt to Lieutenant Governor
Adams Will Probably
Stay In.
Denver, Colo., March 14. The Colo
rado supreme court has ruled that the
joint convention of the legislature can
not adopt the report of Senator Alex
ander of the gubernatorial contest
committee declaring that neither
Adams nor Peabody was elected gov
ernor at the November election.
By the decision of the court the as
sembly must decide the contest be
tween the contestator and contestee
and cannot consider the seating of
Lieut. Gov. McDonald as governor.
The legislature took no action on the
contest today.
McDonald Meu Stubborn.
Nineteen of the 22 republican legis
lators who favor the seating of Lieut.
Gov. McDonald as governor met last
night and renewed the pledge to stand
together in voting on the reports from
the contest committee. From unim
peachable sources it is learned that
the 22 members signed an agreement
which in effect was to work for the
seating of McDonald and to prevent.
if possible the seating of Peabody.
- Adamn Will Itetniu Sent.
The persons who are authority- for
the above statement also say that
these so-called anti-Peabody republi
cans will vote as a unit against the rt
port from the contest committee,
which is done, will not only defeat
Peabody, but will allow Adams to re
tain the governorship he now holds.
After voting down the reports a mo
tion to adjourn the joint assembly
sine die, it is said, will be made, and
he supported by McDonald men and
democrats. This will end perhaps the
most unique political contest ever
heard by a legislature.
1'enlutd.v Still ontlilriit.
However, Peabody confidently de
clares that the agreement will be
broken nt the critical moment and
enough and more McDonald men will
swing around to seat their man.
FLOOD CARRIES BRIDGE:
15 PERSONS IN RIVER
Two Men Believed to Have Drowned
in Los Angeles, Cal., and Woman
Probably is Fatally Hurt.
Los Angeles, Cal., March 14. -Its
supports torn away by a flood in the
Ios Angeles river, the Seventh street
bridge fell carrying 13 persons into the
raging stream. Two men. whose
names were not known, are believed
to have been drowned. Four men
were severely injured, and a woman.
Mrs. Clara Webb, 21C East Seventh
street, probably was fatally hurt by
falling timbers.
L00MIS TO SUCCEED CONGER
Will Take Mexican Post Next Summer,
It is Planned.
Washington, March 14. Frances B.
Loomis, first assistant secretary of
state, will be appointed, it is planned
now, ambassador to Mexico in succes
sion to Edwin H. Conger, when the lat
ter shall retire: next summer to become
candidate for the governorship of Iowa.
GAS . HOSE WAS DISPLACED
Caused the Asphyxiation of Three Per
sons at Chicago.
Chicago, March 1 J. Mrs. Samuel
Friedman, and her brother-in-law.
Para Friedman, are dead from asphy
xiation and Samuel Friedman is dying
as a result of an accident to a gas
plate in the Friedman flat. In some
way the rubber hose supplying gas to
'he plate was detached.
No Habeas Corpus For Hoch.
Vhicago, March 14. A writ of ha
beas corpus seeking the release of Jo
hann Hoch. the rntilti-bigarni.st, was
withdrawn today.
Sergius' Estate Pillcged.
St. Petersburg. March 14. The es
tate of the late Gr"nd Duke Sergius
near Moscow, has been pillaged by
peasants and a factory in the same
district has been burned down.
Anderson Confirmed.
Washington. March 14. The senate
today confirmed the nomination of
Charles W. Anderson (colored) as col
lector of in?ernal revenue of the sec
ond district of New York.
Hay is III.
Washington. March 11. Secretary
Hay is confined to his home by a re
"urrence of hi- old bronchial trouble.
Blaze Originating in Basement of Crowded Tene
ment House Catches the In
mates Asleep.
DIE TRYING TO REACH PLACES OF SAFETY
Firemen and Policemen Heroas of Many Thrilling Rescues
Bodies Burned Beyond Recognition Names
of Those Identified.
New York, March 14. At least a
score of persons were burned to death,
several so badly hurt that they may
die, and 40 others received slighter
hurts in a fire that practically destroy
ed a five-story tenement house in Al
len street early today.
The fire gained such headway many
of the tenants were cut off before they
could make an attempt to save them
selves. Thrilling rescues and daring
leaps for life marked the fire.
'IIiomo Identified.
Of the bodies recovered only the
following are identified:
RACHEL SOLOMON. 43.
JACOB SOLOMON. 19.
ABRAHAM SOLOMON. 20.
JESSIE COPEN, aged 15.
ROSE WIENER, 2.5.
SANDER WIENER. 4.
IDA Ml'SKOWITZ, 10.
HARRY KAUFFMAN. 10.
ROSE MILLER. 4.
MORRIS MILLER, infant.
Crowded fire escapes in the rear of
the tenement were largely responsi
ble for so many casualties.
Started In llnftemeut.
The fire started in the basement, oc
cupied by Isaac Davis, his wife, and
three children. Davis had been out
last night and returning home early
this morning went into a store on the
same floor just in time to see a kero
sene lamp in the rear explode. He
awoke his wife and both tried to put
out the flaming lamp but without suc
cess, and then gave all attention to
getting their children out of the build
ing. A policeman who heard the
alarm rushed to the scene and every
effort was made to arouse the sleeping
persons in the house.
Spread Wan Itnpfd.
In the meantime the flames had
spread with startling rapidity and
when persons who had been asleep
on the upper floors awoke they found
themselves confronted by a wall of
flames on nearly every side.
Scenes of the wildest description
followed with panic stricken people
fighting for their lives and rushing to
the fire escapes only to find them fill
ed with rubbish of all description and
almost impassible.
Down through cluttered and narrow
ed passageways flowed the stream of
humanity. On some escapes the rub
bish was so closely packed that it be
came impossible to pass certain
points and men. women, and children
stood and literally roasted to death as
the flames roared through the windows
and found them.
el of Heroism.
One of the escapes, which ended
near the roof of a shed about 20 feet
above the ground, had been gained by
Policeman John K. Dwan who had run
a plank across a window adjoining the
building. Nearly a dozen persons had
been carried across this narrow" bridge
by the policeman when flames began
to sweep around the lower fire es
cape.
flunk llrenkn.
Rushing into the fire the policeman
siczed a little child and started on
MUST MUTUALIZE
Wisconsin Leqlslature Passes
Bill Governing Life
Insurance.
Madison. Wis., March 1 4. The Wis
cousin assembly today passed a bill
for compulsory mutualization of life
insurance companies from h'ock com
panies when the company has ac
quired f20i00,0')'i of insurance. The
bill requires the company to apply 10
per cent or more of its surplus earn
ings to the redemption of the capital
stock.
Mt. Sterling, Ky Giant Dies.
Mt. Sterling, Ky.. March 14. Ken
tucky's largest man, Joe Craig, died
yesterday at his home near here of
erysipelas. Craig was sven feet and
eight inches high and weighed over 400
Iound. He hail traveled with circus
es and had been shown in museums
all over the country.
the return trip across to a place of
safety.
He had made only half the distance
when the plank, burned more than
half through broke and the rescuer
and rescued fell to the ground 20 feet
below. The policeman's shoulder was
shattered by the fall. The child was
uninjured.
Firemen run up ladders at other
IHiints around the building and dozens
of people were being taken from the
crowded fire escapes and upper win
dows. By this time the building was
a furnace and rescues were effected
in many cases only after the greatest
show of bravery on the part of the
firemen.
lent, lion Her I Ilrnve.
Lieut. Bonner, son of the former
fire chief, ascended the now red hot
fire escapes five times. Four times
he came down with a woman or child
in his arms. The fifth time he was
making for the street with an uncon
scious woman when his strength gave
way. He staggered and would have
fallen hail not comrades come to his
assistance. There were many other
similar heroic scenes.
JUDGE SPENCER FAVORED
FOR MISSOURI SENATOR
Republican Members of Legislature
Vote in Caucus to Support
St. Louis Man.
Jefferson Cify, Mo.. March 11. The
17th joint ballot for senator today:
Judge Selden P. Spencer. 04: Nlcdring
haus, 4; Cockrell, 7t".; Bartholdt. 2;
Kerens, HI. Necessary to a choice, K2.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 1 1. At a
caucus last night attended by 5:1 re
publican members of the legislature,
in an endeavor to break the deadlock
over the senatorship, a resolution was
adopted binding the members to vote
at the joint sessions of the legislature
for two consecutive days for the can
didate who receives 47 votes In the
caucus balloting.
The balloting resulted in the selec
tion of Judge S. P. Spencer, of St.
Ixiuis, as the choice of the caucus.
JUDGE WRIGHTIS NAMED
Given Charge of New Eastern District
of Illinois.
Washington. March 1 4. After a con
ference today between Speaker Cannon
and President Roosevelt, it was an
nounced Francis M. Wright. Judge of
the I'nited States court of claims,
would be appointed district Judge for
the eastern district of Illinois, and Fen
ton W. Booth, of Marshall county. Illi
nois, appointed to the vacancy on tho
court of claims.
ATTEMPT ONVOMAN'S LIFE
Asylum Nurse,. Walking Along High
way, is Fired on From Ambush.
Peoria, 111., March 14. Miss Mabel
Herrald, a nurse in the hospital for
the insane at Barton viile, was wound
ed by a rifle nhot fired from ambiiHh.
Sunday night. Much mystery sur
rounds the case. She and her escort
were walking to the hospital. Her
statements to the hospital authorities
have been withheld. The bullet
wound In in one knee and her condi
tion is believed to be serious.
HARPER GOES TO NEW YORK
Chicago Educator Will Receive Treat
ment at Lakewood, N. J.
Chicago, March 1 1. Preside nt W.
R. Harper, of the University of Chi
cago, left today for New York City.
where he will be the guep.t of John
D. Rockefeller after which he will re
ceive X-Ray treatment for cancer at
Lakewood, N. J.
GIVES TO CHURCH IF ELECTED
Kankakee Candidate For Town Codec
tor Makes Liberal Offer.
Kankakee, III., March 14. Harry
Davis, a business man here, who Is a
candidate for the nomination for town.
collector, offered to give 50 to each.
of the HI churches of the city in tbu
event of his election.