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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-10-07, Page 6e v v e e 1 YENTAI INES CAP11ThE l HEJ ar the ' that this season an increased areal, was that cultivation. toThe Asazlri A A remna ks upon the phenom- enon • that the currency has not been expanded, tieepite the fact that the loans t of all easel, • iince the outbreak ons s A E N®� of the war axaronut .to 360,000,000 yen ($1$0,000,000). There has been no ad finance in prices, except for rice and bar- leY, Winch have been bought largely by �?., the Government. The Asahi attributes the good financial condition to the cau- tious policy of the Government and the carefulness of the people in guarding every cent. The exchequer notes issued by the Government relieve the local banks of their surfeit of farmers' de- posits. Jags ec, *we Reinfe nice Preparatory to Advance ents Amazing Lack of Discipline In Kouro Cashiered—Campaign Against During the Winter Months—'i and Japanese are Crossing Daily Scouts. London cable: According to the Daily Mail's correspondent at Liao Yang, general orders were discovered by the Japanese in the building at Liao - Yang, which had been used by the Rus- sians as headquarters. These orders re- veal an amazing lack of discipline in Gen. Kouropatkin's army. They show that several commanding officers have been cashiered. The commander of the Second Ural Cossacks, was removed on July 11 for abandoning a position upon Bearing a rumor that the Japanese were ap- proaching. He made no investigation of the rumor. His retirement seriously en- dangered. the Russian operations. Two colonels of Siberian sharpshooters were cashiered on July 23. No reason for this action is given in the orders. The com- mander of the Fifth Cossacks was cash- iered for habitual drunkenness and be- havior unbecoming an officer. A general order was issued on July 13, censuring officers for publicly belittling the abil- ity of their superiors. Another order states that the ammunition and trans- port wagon were often needlessly aban- doned on the field, and directed that greater care be exercised in view of the difficulty of replacing them. The quick - firing batteries were censured for wast- ing ammunition, and for wild firing. An- other order issued on July 18, sternly rebuked non-commissioned officers for destroying Chinese property and assult- ing women. The trouble apparently was not stopped for on Aug. 5th, another or- der again denounced acts of this charac- ter, and ordered the regimental comman- ders to be more viligant. The correspon- dent adds that these orders show con- duct that is in striking contrast to that of the Japanese, whose sobriety, order- liness and perfect discipline have ex- cited the admiration of observers throughout the war. Discussing the probabilities of a winter campaign. the correspondent says it is doubtful whether it, would be pos- sible to move far beyond. Mukden, ow- ing to the country north of Tieling be- ing an exposed plain. Winter operations against Vladivostock, on the other hand, would be advantageous, because the wade frozen rivers would facilitate trans- port. It is taken fox granted that a ;spring campaign can be begun at the end of February. Not Yet Sighted. Tokio cable: Despatches from Irkoji state that the Russian cruisers Rossia and Gromoboi and three torpedo boats left VIadivostock on Sept. 21. It has 'been reported that they have been sighted off the Island of Okishima, at the eastern extremity of the Strait of Corea, but this is denied by the author- ities. patkin's Array—flany Officers Were Vladivostocic Likely to be Conducted 'he Taitse River Bridged—_. -One Thous - According to Reports of the Russian THE KAISER AND JAPAN. German Representative Dined by the Emperor at Tokio. Tokio cable: The Emperor and Empress gave a dinner to -night in x honor of Prince Card Anton of Hohen- zollern, the Kaiser's representative with the Japanese 'army. The guests in - eluded the elder statesmen, members of Cabinet, military and naval officers, and court dignitaries. The press extends a eharty welcome to the prince. It con- siders that the Kaiser's sending him to view the operations at the front is evi- dence of friendly relations between the two countries. Did Not Massacre Women. Tokio cable: In •connection with the recent report of Lieut. Gundusi's in- vasion of the west coast of Kamchatka and his defeat by the Russians, who sub - , sequently were reported to have massa - el creel a number of women and children, the authorities announce that the fam- ilies of the Japanese fishermen on Shu- ' tnushu Island are safe. Nothing is known, +'{ however, of the fate of the �fishernier who, it was said, were absent from their homes when the massacre was alleged a to have occurred. To Bribe Mongolians. Shanghai cable: Chinese say that ;WOO dark-skinned non-Russian troops have arrived at ielukden to reinforce Gen. Kouropatkin. t It is abated that 4,000,000 silver le.:, roubles were recently removed from 1 Tieling and taken across the Mongolian '1 border under a strong escort. One ver- . cion of the story is that the money is 0 to be used for the purpose of bribing tr Mongolian princes. re GENERAL— ADVANCE, The Japs Constantly Receiving Reinforce - 4 meats. ij Mukden cable: The Japanese. do ,::not appear to be moving, but it is be - s, lieved that they will begin a general ti advance within a day or two. They led are continually receiving reinforcements. ti Eussiaia scouts who penetrated beyond Bentsiaputze sate targe encampments •of le Japanese ,and a strong column is report - r/ ed to be forming northwest of Liao - Yang. A thousand Japanese are daily crossing the '.Daitse River over three bridges which have been built above the railroad. FRESH TROOPS ON GUARD. Russian Outposts at Mukden Fresh Ar- rivals From Europe. Tokio cable: The Russian out- posts south of Mukden, which have hitherto been composed of troops who fought at Liao Yang, now consist of fresh troops from Europe. The main strength of the Russians is at Tie Pass. A telegram from Pekin says that the Governor of Sinchan, on the Mongolian frontier, reports a constant increase in the number of Russians in the vicinity of Kasugar. Their pres- ence is disturbing the people, and the authorities are busy suppressing mobs. The Japan Mail says that the coun- try east of the railway from Liao Yang to Mukden is mountainous to the very banks of the Hun River. The succession of hills furnishes excellent cover for the army. Therefore the Russians do not expect attack by the direct and easy route over the plains to the westward, but through the moun- tains from the southeast. PENT-t.I COAL MINES. The Japanese are Now in Possession of Them. London cable, 4 a. m.: A despatch to the Daily Telegraph from Liao Yang, dated Sept. 25, says that the Japanese have captured the Yentai coal mines, the Russians making only slight resistance. The machinery had been wrecked, but the Japanese will im- port new machinery and work the 'nines. It had been understood in Lon- don that the Japanese seized the mines some time ago. THE PLAN THAT FAILED. The Vladivostock Force Intended to March into Corea. London cable: The correspondent of the Times says ft seems that an important part of Russia's plan of campaign was to send (len. Line- vitch from Vladivostock into Corea, to get between the Japanese northern army and the besiegers of Port Arthtur, as Gen. Sherman go behind the Con- federates. He quotes an article from the Moscow Viedomosti. showing that Gen. Lime -itch's expedition was a com- plete failure owing to the Japanese getting command of the sea, whence they would have been able to attack Gen. Linevitch's rear. Thus the plan had to be abandoned. The Times re- anarks that this is almost the first allusion in the Russian press to the Japanese command of tlae sea. RUSSIAN DESERTERS. Police Overwhelmed With Work of Try- ing to Track Them. London cable: ..according to the Times' Russian correspondent the number of deserters from. the lower ranks of the army is cno'rmous. The police are overwhelmed with the work of trying to track them. Desertion is becoming so general that it is hardly possible to cope with it. Men inscribed in one military • district will be found living from hand to mouth and without passports, hundreds of miles away, hoping that their existence will be for- gotten. The Reservists are doing their utmost to avoid being sent to Manchuria. Even some- of the army officers are not inclined to go to the Far East, and say so openly. JAPAN'S TRADE. The War Has Not Affected Domestic In- dustries. Tokio cable: A despatch from the Japanese t'oneul at Sydney. N. 8. W, announees that the forth German Lloyd Steamship Company is about to start a servn,e to laparn. This is ap- parently .another German attempt to make an inroad on Great Britain's- car- rying trade. - The Jiji Shimpo notes that Japan's foreign trade (hiring the first eight months of 1904 WAS .19.000,000 yen (50,- 500.000) in excess of the corresponding period last year. The excess in innports .vas 4,000,000 yen ($22.000,000), Usually the imports are larger than the exports, exceeding them by •one-half. Itis pro- bable that the. nnrn al ratio Will be es- tabli•ehrd by the encl of the year. The paper explains the increase by the facts that domestic industries have not been affected by •the war,' and that Japan's control ,of the sea is nearly that. Furtherinore, the rice crop is 25 per cent, larger than usual, which is partly. due Visited Prince Charles. Tokio cable, 2 p, in.: The Emperor proceeded in state to -day from the Im- periaul Palace to Sheba Palace, and re- turned the call of Prince Charles of Ho- henzollern, with whom he remained some tune in conversation. To -night at a din- ner given at the German Legation Prince Charles 'will meet the members of the Japanese Cabinet, generals, admirals and elder statesmen. The Japanese are show- ing Prince Charles of Hohenzollern every consideration. The prince will continue Iris travels for another fortnight, and will then leave for the Japanese army headquarters at the front. A Tobacco Deal. Tokio cable: The terms of the sale of the interests of the American Tobacco Company to the Japanese Government, under the recently established monopoly, have been concluded. The company ob- jected to the price the Government first offered, and appealed to the American Legation. .As result of the extended representations made by Mr. Griscom, the American Minister, the consideration of the transfer of the company's interest has been increaeed by about one million yen, equivalent to about $490,000 Ameri- can money. The total consideration has not been made public. Cora AT PORT ARTHUR. Huge Piles Have not Yet Been Dis- turbed by Russians. London cable, 4 a. m.: There is a complete absence of fresh news from Port Arthur. Nothing comes, even from Chefoo, beyond the mere assertions that severe fighting is proceeding, that the blockade is effective, and that the Russian squadron has not made another sortie. The Japanese consulate at Che - foo denies the report that the west side of Port Arthur has been attacked. • A despatch to the Daily Mail from Chefoo says that photographs taken at Port Arthur on Sept. 14 and taken to Chefoo to be developed chow that the stacks of coal which were at Tiger's Tail at the beginning of the war are still there, and that many of the houses in the town have not been damaged by the Japanese bombardment. GRAND DU1LF NICHOLAS Will be Commander -in -Chief of the` Rus- sian Army at the Front. St. Petersburg cable, 1.15 p. m.: Although an official announcement to the effect is not expected immediately, as it will require some little time to get Russia's second army in the field, the designation of (=rand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevitch, the inspector -general of cavalry, as commander-in-chief, is re- garded as practically settled. Some of Gen. Kouropatkin's friends still cling to the hope that he may • yet be appointed, especially if he now achieves a notable victory over Field Marshal Oyama. But the idea is not shared in the best in- formed circles. The situation at the front with two and perhaps ultimately three big armies, is considered to demand above ail else that the supreme commander be of such personal authority as to be beyond jealousies and the possibility of intrigue on the part of subordinates, and such a man the Emperor now realizes can only be supplied by a member of the imperial family. Grand Duke Nicholas is regarded as being extremely well fitted for this great responsibility. He has youth and iron constitution, but also he has resolution and untiring energy. With these qualifications, whatever he lacks in military experience and ability as a strategist can be supplied by plac- ing at his disposal the most able mili- tary advisers of the Russian army. The suggestion that Kouropetkin might be- come chief of staff and thus in fact if not in name the real commander of the armies, as Field Marshal Von Moltke was the actual commander of the Ger- man armies. although nominally only Emperor William's chief of staff, is gen- erally rejected.- Grand Duke Nicholas will not rely on a single adviser, but on a staff comprising the• ablest strategists of the general staff, who Will •in reality constitute a. board of direction of mili- tary operations. Moreover, the officers who are best acquainted with Grand Duke Nicholas believe the may develop military genius of a great order. Viceroy Alexieff is regarded as almost certain to return here. The report that he may become chancellor of ,the empire, how- ever, is exploded. Ile is more likely to retain his title and come to St. Peters burg, nominally in the capacity of ad- viser of the Emperor, and will thus ef- face himself as a factor of the military situation in the Far East. SWALLOWED VIfS TEETH And Died After Operation for Their Rernovat. New haven, Conn., Oet. 3.—Wm, D. Lee, 33 years aid, of Meriden, is dead,•the rnenit of an operation for the a•enmoval of a set of false teeth which he swal- lowed ten days ago: The teeth were taken from the stomach and through the back, but the operation had been so se- vere that Lee died ten minutes after the plate was removed. MLt AY T BAST ECK STATIiEN Freight Train Crashed Into a Extra on Siding. An Open Switch is Reported to Have Been the Cause. A A A. et'.at• TEM DEAD Alex. Kirkland, engineer, 70 Crooks 'street, city. W. H. Fallis, conductor, 327 MacNab street north, city. —. Benedict, brakesman, 225 MacNab street north, city. Thomas Heron, engineer, 22 Carlyle street, Toronto. FATALLY INJURED —. Cameron, fireman, Toronto. (From Hamilton Times.) In a railway wreck that occurred yes- terday four men were killed outright, a fifth so badly injured that he will die, and thousands of dollars' damage done to rolling stock. The accident happened. at 3.15 this morning at Eastwood station, on the Grand Trunk line, and about eight miles from Woodstock. An open switch was the cause, and a coroner's jury will determine who is responsible for the aw- ful fatality Eastbound extra freight 723, with or- ders to stop at Eastwood, ran in on the siding there to wait for eastbound freight "train No. 94, engine 975, to pass. A few minutes after it had cleared the main line and come to a standstill No. 94 came flying along at a high rate of speed. The engineer had no idea that the switch was open. With a terrible crash it struck the rear of the -waiting freight, and the horrible scene that fol- lowed can be imagined. About fifty cars were in the wreck. Twenty-eight of these made up the train that was standing on the siding. Many of the cars were smashed into snatch - wood, and the wreckage took fire a few minutes after the collision. There was nothing to stop the flames, and they caught on to the station, setting it on fire •and burning it almost to the ground. The operator notified the railway au- thorities as soon as possible, and tele- graphed for medical ,assistance. Physi- cians from Woodstock and other places oresponded as soon as possible, and did what they could for the injured. It is understood that all the bodies were re-' covered from the wreck before the flames reached then. Auxiliaries from Hamilton and London -were rushed to the scene. and after working continuously until about 11 o'clock this morning, the line was <cleared. , Engineer Alex. Kirkland was one of the crew of the freight standing on the siding. Shortly before No. 94 came along he got off his engine to clean out the ash pan, and "VMS underneath when the collision occurred. He was ground to pieces and killed instantly. The other two Hamilton men, Conchrc- for Fallis and Bralcesnran Benedict, were in the caboose, whirl was at the rear of the train. As soon as the big engine crashed into it the car was splintered into atoms, and the two Hien were ter- ribly mangled, and instantly killed. The remains were almost unrecognizable. Thomas Heron, Toronto, the engineer, was at the throttle of No. 94. He .hail no warning of what was to happen, and no time to apply the brakes to try to avert the calamity. He met the same fate as the Hamilton men, and was dead before he could know what had hap- pened. Fireman Cameron escaped beinw killed, but was frightfully scalded and burned. The doctors worked hard to save his life, but have little hopes. They say he will die before night. Conductor A. McDonald, also of Toron- to, -who was in charge of this train, was near the rear when the trains came' to- gether, and escaped serious injury, jump- ing shortly after the collision. Fireman Nelligan, of 326 MacNab street north, this city, fortunately escaped uninjured. He was on the en- gine at the time, and beyond a shaking up was not hurt. He jumped right after the collision. If poor Kirkland had been with Nelligan he would undoubtedly have escaped. It is expected the inquiry will be com- menced at once. The jury 'will probably view the remains, when the inquest will be adjourned until later on in the week. As the bodies will have to be seen by the jurors, the remains of the Hamilton men killed are not expected to arrive here before to -morrow morning. Alexander Kirkland, 70 Crook street, engineer, who lost his life, was one of the oldest employees of the road, and he had a host of friends in this city and elsewhere, who will deeply regret his terrible death. - W. H. Fallis, conductor, 337, MacNab street north, leaves a wife and a, son to mourn his loss. He was one of the most capable and faithful employees on the road, and had been with the G. T. R. for many years. r Fireman Benedict is another old rail- way man, who has many friends among railway omen all over. Ire had only been, in the employ of the Grand Trunk about three weeks, and came from Buffalo re- cently. He was employed for ninny years by the New York Central. He boarded at 295 Mae\ ab street north. T [ SECRETARY'S ARY9S AUT; J Y f t1. PILE Has Raised a Serious Question of Inter- national Law. Washington, Oct. 3.—The State De- partment to -day called on the Depart- ment of Justice to taken action in the case of Hugh Gurney, third secretary of the British Embassy, who was fined by Justice Phelps, of Lee, Mass., for con- tempt of court and for speeding his automobile. It is expected that Attor- ney -General Moody will 'send a special district attorney to Lee to investigate the natter. Authorities Take Action. Boston, rpt. ' --A telegram from Washington, bearing on the fining of Third Secretary Gurney, of the British Embassy, by Judge Phelps, at Lee, Mass., was received at the Executive Depart- ment at the State House here shortly after the opening of the business day. Governor Bates is absent from the city, and is not expedited et the State House until to-moraow afternoon. The Wash- ington message was received by Lieut.- Governer ieut:Governor Curtis Guild, jun., who at .once conferred with Attorney -General Parker. Pending this conference the contents of the message were not made public. After the conferenee the Lieut. -Gover- nor sent despatches to the State Depart- ment at. Washington, and eo Judge Phelps at Lee. The telegram firom the State Department follows: Hon. John L: Bates, Governor of Mas- sachusetts, Boston, Mass.: "British Embassy informs me that Mr. Gurney, Third Secretary, that Embassy, charged with driving automobile at ex- cessive speed, was to -day arrested by deputy sheriff and taken, after entering protest, under threats of force, to the court et Lee, when, in spite of his pre- test, he was sentenced by H. C. S. Phelps, special Justice of the Lee Pplice Court, to. pay aline of $25, ami on his declaring that he could not admit the right of the ,court to sentence hhn, another fine of $25 for contem t of court, and to go to United States, declares (that any writ or process issued out or prosecuted by any person in any State court or Judge or Justice whereby the person of any pub- lic Minister of a foreign State is arrested: or imprisoned, shall be deemed void. "Section 4,064 declares that any per- son obtaining or pa•osecuting such writ or process and every officer concerned in, executing it shall be deemed violator of the law of nations, and subject to im- prisonment and fine. "I have to request that you take such, action as may be proper in this case. (Signed), Alvey A. Adee, Acting Secre- tary of State," The Lieut. -Governor's message to the• acting Secreb ry of State says: "Investigation already started. Imme- diate action will be taken." The telegram to Judge Phelps said,. after • alluding to the despatch from Acting Secretary Adee. "The As- sistant Attorney General informs me• that if the facts are as stated above you have in your endeavor to enforce the laws of Massachussetts for the security of life .upon our highways :committed in. this particular case a grave breach of International law. May I ask you to telegraph me at once if Mr. Gurney was. arrested and fined in spite of protests. Other channels of redress are open im cases of violations of Massachussetts laws by the diplomatic representatives• of other nations. Therefore, if fine was, unposed and collected the commonwealth will apologize. The fine must bo remit- ted anck I need eiot suggest to one so re- spected as you the personal amend that you :will, of course, desire to make to Mr. Gurney for the error in method adopted by your court in this unusual case. Kindly forward me affidavit of the evidence of "any breach of Massachussetts. laws. (Signed) "Curtis Guild, jun., Lieut. Governor." p Mr. Guild said that no further action, prison if he did not pay, Would be -taken until he bad heard from, "Section 4,083, revised statutes of the Jetleee Phelps.