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THE SUNDAY OBEGOfrlAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 21, 1904.
LI H I
Japan Goes Over Ryeshi
telni Affair.
HOLD PfcEDOES NOT KEPT
Vessels at Shanghai Should
' Have Disarmed. at Once,
STATUS OF CHINA IS, UNIQUE
States Government afterwards apologized
to -"Brazil, and paid an Indemnity for the
breach of neutrality.)
Mikado , Holds Her Neutrality Im
perfect and Applicable Only to
Those 'Ports Not Occupied
by Either. Belligerent.
TOKIO, Aug. 20 (6 P.;M.) The'Japanese
government today gav to the Associated
Press a s'tatement denning its attitude In
the capture of the Reyeshitelni, and de
claring its position on the entire Question
of Chinese neutrality, as follows:
"The status xl China , In the present
struggle Is -wholly unique. Nearly all
of the military operations are carried on
within her borders. She is not a party
to the conflict, nevertheless ,her territories
are In part belligerent and In part
neutral. That condition, of things, In the
contemplation of International law. Is an
anomaly and a contradiction. In this
case it is a creature of a special under
standing to which the belligerents have
given adhesion witha view to limit the
area of hostilities In the Interest of for
eign Intercourse and the general tranquil
ity of China.
"The Japanese government engaged to
respect the neutrality of China outside of
the regions actually Involved In war,
provided that Russia made a similar en
gagement and carried it out in good faith.
The Japaneee government considered that
it was precluded by this engagement from
occupying or making use, for warlike pur
poses, of any kind, of territory or ports
of China outside .of the zone which has
been .made the theater of war, because It
seemed to them that any such occupation
would 'Ipso facto' convert the places thus
occupied and used from neutral to bellig
erent" territory. It equally seemed to
It that any such occupatloh and use of
neutral Chinese territory or ports by the
Russian forces would give effect to the
proviso in the Japanese' engagement and
Justify it In considering territory or ports
so occupied and used as belligerent.
"In other words, the Japanese govern
ment holds that China's neutrality Is im
perfect and applicable only to those places
which are not occupied by the armed
forces of either belligerent, and Russia
cannot escape the consequences of an un
successful war by moving Its army, or
navy Into those portions of China, which,
by arrangement, had been made condi
tionally neutral. A Russian warship from
Port Arthur sought in the harbor of
Chefoo asylum from attack -which her
home port had ceased to afford her. In
taking that step she was guilty of a
breach of the neutrality of China as es
tablished by the agreement of the bellig
erents and Japan was fully justified In
regarding the harbor of Chefoo as bel
ligerent, so far as the Incident was con
cerned. With the termination of the
incident the neutrality of the port was re
vived. "The action taken by Japan at Chefoo
was a direct natural consequence of Rus
sia's disregard of her engagement, but it
is not alone In this matter, nor alone In
Chefoo, that Russia has flagrantly vio
lated China's neutrality, Ignored her en
gagement " Shortly after the Investment
and Isolation of Port Arthur a system of
wireless telegraphy was installed between
the beleaguered fortress and the Russian
Consulate at Chefoo. The system Is still
in operation, notwithstanding the re
peated protest of the Japanese govern
ment. At Shanghai, at the beginning of
the war, the Russian gunboat Mandjur, in
defiance of China's neutrality, remained
in the port for' weeks after receiving
notice to leave. Finally, after long nego
tiations, she consented to disarmament
"Again, the Russian cruiser Askold and
the destroyer Grozovol have now been at
Shanghai for more than a week and still
refuse to leave or disarm. The Japanese
government has no intention of dlsre
garding China's neutrality, so long as It
is respected by Russia, but It cannot con
sent that Russian warships as a result of
a broken engagement and a violated neu
trality shall unchallenged find in the har
bors of China safe refuge from capture or
destruction.
"The statement of the Commander of
. the Ryeshltelnl that his ship was dis
armed upon arrival at Chefoo Is untrue.
The vessel' was fully armed and manned
when visited by Lieutenant Terashlma
early on the morning of August 13, but
in any evenkdlsarmament would not ful
fill the requirements of China's neutrality
and it was for China, not Russia, to de
cide." It has been suggested In many quarters
that the present case Is comparable with
the case of the Florida, among others,
but the Japanese government drew a
clear distinction between the two events.
The neutrality of Brazil, which was per
fect and unconditional, and Port Bahla
was a long distance from the seat of war.
whereas the neutrality of China is im
perfect and conditional. The Port of Che
foo Is in close proximity to the zone of
military operations. The reports of the
Japanese and Russian officers who took
part in the Chefoo incident agree that the
Ryeshltelnl was the aggressor and the
first to commence the hostilities which
resulted in- her capture. This fact would,
uie Japanese government believes, de
prive Russia of any grounds for com
plaint which she might possess If the
lawfulness of the capture were otherwise
in doubt In this respect, the case re
sembles the cases of the American priva
teer General Armstrong and the British
ship The Anne. The case of the Rye
shltelnl Is In Itself of trlfllne lmnortanee.
but it involves a principle of paramount
importance. Experience has shown that
vnina nas taken no adequate steps to en
force her neutrality laws. If In the dr.
cumstances the Ryeshltelnl can not mv
Chefoo a harbor of refuge, then the great
snips 01 tne jttussian navy might do the
same aha nothing would prevent these
snips irom issuing forth from their re
"-treat to attack Japan. The necessity of
guarding against such an eventuality was
too commanding, too overwhelming to
permit the Ryeshltelni incident to stand
as a precedent The end of this Incident
win not effect in any way foreign com
merce or disturb the general situation In
China, but will merely serve .notice to
Russia that she must keep her engage
ments in the future.
The Florida case cited occurred
during the American Civil War. The
Florida, a Confederate vessel, put Into
the harbor of Bahla. Brazil. Shn xcsr
cut out by Federal vessels. .The United
RUSSIA STILL HAS HOPES. -
Fact Port, Arthur .Position Was Re
captured Encourages Her.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 20. The report
from Chefoo that the Russians have driv
en the Japariese'out of the position at Pa
llchwang, whence they had been bombard
ing the forts of Port . Arthur, was ..re
ceived with considerable gratification at
the War -Office, where it was regarded
as evidence that the defenders are strong
enough-to take the offensive when the
occasion demands. For this reason the
"War Offlae is not inclined to credit the
reports that the Japanese have captured
forts "No. 3" and "No. 4," Just beyond
Nagowsh Hill, five miles northwest of
Port Arthur. It Is admitted that the possession-
of these forts wou)d render the
situation of the besiegers desperate.
The War Office has no official informa
tion from the fortress going beyond Aug
ust 8, 9 and 10, which probably was sent'
through the captured Russian torpedo
boat Ryeshltelnl; also thi3 is not admit
ted. This report tells of the desperate
character of the Japanese attacks, which
continued practically without intermission
for 40 hours. General Stoessei's report of
the assaults of August 11 and 15 are ex
pected at any hour.
Private Information coming- from Port
Arthur by way of Chinese Junks, says
that -when the, Japanese sent in the flag
of truce Friday, they conveyed a mes
sage to both the General commanding
the fortress and the Admiral command
ing the squadron.
Accoidlng to the Admiralty's informa
tion, the battleship Retvlzan was the
most unlucky ship In tho harbor before
the sortie of August 10. Out of 153 shells
entering the town, five struck the Retvl
zan, wounding her captain and ihre oth
er officers.. She was also tho only ship
hit when the Japanese fired over the IJao
Tlao Mountain, the extreme southern
part of the Kwang Tun peninsula, during
the earlier stage of the operations.
All the military operations In Man
churia have, it is asserted here, been
stopped by the rains. T5le?am3 to the
War Office describe the terrific effects of
the torrential downpour. Many bridges
have been swept away, and even traffic
on the railroad Is temporarily suspended.
During this heavy weather General Ku
ropatkln has been busy inspecting the de
fenses of Anshanshan, Llan DIan San
and An Ping. It Is understood that the
garr'soi of Anshanshan consists of only
four divisions.
The defeats which the Russians have
suffered only seem to increase Russia's
determination to hurry reinforcements to
the front. Tho Imperial ukase, published
this morning, ordering tho mobilization
of 45 addltiqnal districts, calls to the col
ors the reserves of about a tenth of Eu
ropean Russia. Considerably over half of
the first-class reserves of European Rus
sia" have now been called out, and prac
tically all the reserves In Siberia.
It -would appear from the latter that
the news from the fort had not been made
public -when the above dispatch "was filed,
as it was announced from Tokio this aft
ernoon that the Japanese troops had oc
cupied Anshanshan, and that the Rus
sians had retreated northward.
Anshanshan is situated midway be
tween Hai Cheng and Llao Yang..- The
latter was defended by a fortified semi
circle of positions, enabling the Russians
to be concentrated easily and moved along
inside the lines. The. other main Russian
position In the semi-circle referred to were
Anplng, about half way to Llao Tang
and some 20 miles southeastward of It.
SIkhalen, about .40 miles duo east of Llao
Yang and Llan Dlan Slan, 24 miles south
of Llao Yang.
It was pointed out in a recent dispatch
from Liao Yang that the main Russian
position -would be stronger -when they re
tired from Anshanshan.
EXPECT TO HAVE SHIPS SOON
Japanese Captain Has Great Hojjes
of Victory at Port Arthur.
TSING TAU, Aug. 20. The Japanese
protected cruiser Yaeyma has just
anchored here . and landed Major
Hoffman, the German military attache
who -was at Port Arthur. The Major
left the fortress in a junk by the Ger
man Emperors orders. The Japanese
cruiser picked him up 30 miles out
and, it Is reported, confiscated his pa
pers. Major Hoffman's personal bag
gage -was left on the junk.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press hero was received on board tho
Yaeyma by Captain DIshana. The latter.
however, was not disposed to talk of the
-war, beyond saying that the Japanese
have been successful In the recent fight
ing at Port Arthur. He further declared
that the Japanese expected to have the
Russian warships now at Port Arthur
in their hands in a day or two. The
Yaeyma left thl3 port at 6:30 P. M.
OVERHAULED BY JAPANESE.
Steamer Entering Chefoo Is Exam
ined, Then'AIIowed to Proceed.
CHEFOO, Aug. 20. The steamer Pechill,
Just arrived here, was overhauled and
boarded by a Japanese destroyer and
five torpedo-boats eix miles off Uao
Tie Shan last night. An officer from
the destroyer remained on . board for
40 minutes conversing with the Japanese
Consul to Nlu Chwang, who was a pas
senger for Chefoo. The sounds of firing
was so heavy occasionally that conver
sation was difficult. The Japanese ex
plained that they were engaged In shell
ing the Russian positions -with the utmost
vigor, preparing for an assault today
toward daybreak. When the Pechill was
permitted to proceed on her course the fir
ing was the heaviest, and It was believed
to Indicate the imminence of the general
assault.
Czar Congratulates Garrison.
ST. PRTTiTRSRTTRr?. Anir 9rt Tho Pmno.
ror has telegraphed Ueutcnant-General
ssioessei, in command or the military
forces at Port Arthur, as follows:
"I direct you to congratulate In my
name and on behalf of the -whole of Rus
sia the troops, sailors and Inhabitants of
ran Arinur on me successes gained In
the fiehtinc of Julv 2fi. 27 nnrl 55. T nm
fully convinced of their absolute readiness
to upnoiu xne glory or our arms by their
unbounded bravery. I warmly thank alL
-aiay tne most nign uod bless their he
roic deed, which entailed so heavy sacri
fices, and may he protect the fortress of
Port Arthur from the attacks of the enemy"
SEIGE IS EXPECTED
Japanese Attack on Port Ar
thur Is Unsuccessful.
;
WILL GO ON ONE MORE DAY
Mikado's Forces Expect to Triumph
at the End of Seventy-Two Hours
and Have an Army of 60,
000 to Back Them Up.
OHEFOO, Aug. 21 (Noon.) A reliable
authority declares that yesterday's attack
on Port Arthur was unsuccessful, but
continued last night and today, and will
go on for ono more day If the Japanese
are still repulsed. A siege is expected.
It is reported that the. Japanese before
Port Arthur have captured Fort "25," one
mile north of Golden Hill. The Japanese
are not attempting to storm Liaotl Prom
ontory. Their right wing terminates at
Pigeon Bay. The Russian garrison of
Port Arthur Is estimated at 23,000 men,
covering an area of 12 miles.
A Junk arriving at Tengchow from the
Mlaotao Islands, reports seeing yester
day five Japanese men-of-war pursuing
two Russian warships, type unknown
They -were going in an easterly direc
tion. It is understood that the Japanese plans
contemplate a three days' assault They
expect to triumph on the third day. It
is stated that they have a sufficient force
to maintain an assaulting force of 60,000
men throughout. Four thousand Japanese
are reported to have landed at Dalny yes
terday. It Is alleged that tho check of
Saturday does not jeopardize the prog
ress of the assault as planned.
ASSAULT WITHOUT PRECEDENT
Japan Is Showing Utter Disregard for
Lives atr Port Arthur: '
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 21 (2:46 A. M.)
The foreign telegrams announcing that
the final assault on Port Arthur was pro
jected for today has further stimulated In
all circles the Interest that has been un
flagging for weeks past concerning the
fate of the fortress. The authorities con
tinue to express confidence in the ability
of the garrison to withstand the assault,
but they aver that should the fortress
be carried it will be at a cost unequaled
in the history of sieges.
Tho determined nature of the Japanese
attack upon what is considered an Im
pregnable position is -without precedent
in military annals. No European power
ever ventured to show such disregard for
the lives of Its soldiers. True, the allies
at Sebastopol lost 12,000 men In the final
assault, but the Japanese have made re
peated attacks upon Port Arthur with
equal losses.- Military experts admit that
the Japanese have pursued the best plari,
since repeated assaults are bound to ex
haust the resistance of a garrison pro
portionally quicker than the same amount
of energy spread over a longer period.
The situation at Uao Yang is creating
comparatively little concern, though It Is
admittedly much bound up in the fate of
Port Arthur. The rains In the north, it Is
thought, preclude the possibility of seri
ous operatlfins In the" immediate fururo,
while It i3 believed that whatever the
Japanese plans may be it will not - be
possible to carry them out In the face of
General Kuropatkln'a strong position, un
less tho fall of Port Arthur releases such
a mass of reinforcements as to completely
turn the numerical scale of troops in the
north.
The arrival of the cruiser Novik at
Korsakovsk, in the Island of Sakhallen,
and of the cruiser Diana at Saigon,
French IndorChlna, clears up the where
abouts of every vessel of the Port Ar
thur squadron.
SHIP MUST STOP REPAIRING.
Grozovol Will Leave Shanghai at
Once or Disarm.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 20. The Russian torpedo-boat
destroyer Grozovol has been
ordered to stop repairing and either to
leave this harbor at once or to disarm.
The Russian cruiser Askold must leave
here Monday at noon. These orders "were
Issued by the Taotai of Shanghai.. It is
believed in official circles that both war
ships -will disarm.
The Taotai notified the Russian Consul
General here that If his orders for the
two vessels to leave port or disarm were
not obeyed at once, the Chinese Govern
ment would effect the disarmament of
the ships and that their crews would be
held in custody until the termination of
the war. Permission to repair the boil
ers of the Askold was refused. The Tao
tai contends that the Askold came into
port -with two engines and two sets of
boilers in operation, and that she must
leave port in tho same condition.
The change In the date sot for tho de
parture of the Russian ships (It was pre
viously announced that tho Askold would
be permitted to remain at Shanghai until
next Tuesday) Is duo to an Intimation
from Japan that China was siding -with
Russia and that China's responsibility in
tho matter was serious. China dis
claimed responsibility If Russia failed to
observe her neutrality.
The Japanese Consul-General here de
clares that the 'Grozovol and Askold are
seaworthy, and that they have been gain
ing time to repair to their full fighting
capacity.
Warships In Good Condition.
CHEFOO, Aug. 20. Chinese who left
13ao Tleshan Promontory at 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon have arrived here and
say the Japanese have built two forts at
Shushlyen. They confirm previous reports
that the Russian warships now at Port
Arthur are In comparatively good condi
tion. They heard nothing of the sinking
of a Russian gunboat off Llao Tleshan
Promontory last Thursday night.
Rains Stopping Iji Manchuria.
LIAO YANG, Aug. -20, Rains are stop
ping; tho -weather is cool, but the roads
are In such a condition that no encounter
of Importance Is expected for a consider
able time. The fighting of the last two
days has been limited to light skirmishes
between outposts. A troop of Cossacks
last night occupied Tanzlapoudza, a vil
lage a couple of miles southeast of An
plng, and killed or captured seven Japan
ese. .
Russian Floating Dock Wrecked.
LONDON,, Aug. 20. Lloyds has received
Information, to the effect that a floating
dock, whichwas on its way from St. Pe
tersburg toJJbau for jtjho use of the Baltic
fleet, Is a total, Iosb, having broken "In
two.
STILL THE DUTY OF CHINA.
Britain Holds Use of Her Dock by
Askold Does Not Take In Matter.
LONDON. Aug. 20. The British govern
ment continues to watch with tho clos
est attention the policy of China In re
spect to tho Russian cruiser Askold and
the destroyer Grozovol a Shanghai, but
it has not departed from its decision
-with regard to the question as one which
concerns particularly Russia, Japan and
China. Respecting the use of the British
dock at Shanghai by the Askold, the gov
ernment holds that this fact does not
relieve China of the duty of enforcing
neutrality.
Japan, according to the Legation, can
not afford to blockade a neutral port in
definitely, and points out" the case of the
Russian gunboat Mandjur, Admiral Togo
being compelled to keep a cruiser - and
torpedo-boat off Shanghai for two months
before she filially was. disarmed, jind the
Legation asserts that the government of
Japan will not repeat such 'a conciliatory
policy in the case of a vessel like the
Askold, which Jias high speed and could
do great damage to commerce.
ORDERS OUT RESERVES.
Emperor Issues an Ukase Summoning
- Officers to Colors.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 20. The Em
peror has Issued a ukase summoning to
the colors all the reserve officers through?
out the empire.
The Official Messenger today an
nounced the mobilization of the reserves
In four district of the Poltava govern
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NOVIK IS FORCED ASHORE.
Japanese Navy Reports It Has Won
Another Victory.
totcto. Auc. 21. The nrotected cruisers
nhltnsn nnrt Tsushima have defeated the
Russian cruiser Novlk and forced her
ashore near Korsakoff. -
Reported In Harbor.
"MTTTrn'RN. Auir. 20. Confirmation has
been received here of the report that the
Russian cruiser Noylk nas entered ne
harbor of Korsakovsk, Island of Sakhalin,
and It is announced that the Russian
cruiser Diana, recently sighted off Hong
Kong, has arrived at Saigon, capital oi
French Indo-Chlna.
proably put into Karsakovsk in -order to
ascertain the whereabouts of the Japan
ese squadron.
Attack Along Whole Front.
CHEFOO. Aug. 20. M. H. IJuln,
the Japanese Consul-General at Tien
Tsln. who arrived here today on the
British steamer Pechill and who had a
conversation lasting 40 minutes with the
commander of a Japanese torpedoboat de
stroyer which overhauled the steamer off
Uao Tl promontory last night, says
today's battle, which began at daybreak,
Is directed against the fortress Itself. It
Is taking place along tho entire line, and
It is Japan's supreme effort, to which the
recent battles were but preliminary Con
tests. He added:
"I firmly believe that you can safely
say that Port Arthur will soon be In our
hands. One after the other of the outer
defenses have been taken by the Japanese
and the latter bave completed their prep
arations for the grand assault. General
Stoessel was asked to surrender. He re
fused. Now comes the final test."
Demands Russia Pay for Them.
TACOMA, Aug. 20. (Special.) At
the request of Balfour, Guthrie & Co.,
Senator Foster has forwarded to tho
State Department a request that the
Russian government be compelled to
pay for the flour seized aboard the
British steamer Calchas, which sailed
from this port early In July. It is
alleged that this flour, which was con
signed to Arms doing business In Japan,
was sold entirely for peaceful purposes,
and inasmuch as the' same is, or is
about to be confiscated, the consignees
demand payment on tho ground that
foodstuffs cannot be seized on neutral
vessels, etc.
Will Probably Disarm.
SHANGHAI, Aug.. 20. The report
that the Taotai has ordered the
Russian torpedoboat-destroyer Grozovdi
to cease making repairs at once and to
leave this harbor before nopn today or
disarm. Is confirmed, as is the report
that the Russian cruiser Askold has re
ceived orders from tho Taotai to leave
Shanghai before noon on Monday or dis
arm. It is said to be impossible for the Askold
to cross the bar before the Spring tide,
and it is the belief In official circles that
both the Grozovol and the" Askold will
disarm.
Chinese at Chefoo Uneasy.
CHEFOO, Aug. 21 -(1 A. M.). There
are rumors prevalent that the Chinese
residents of Chefoo are uneasy as the
result of the alleged degradation of the
local Taotai In connection with the
Ryeshltelnl Incident. Authoritative cir
cles declare that the rumors are un
founded. The Chinese are ulet, ac
cording to tho American and Japanese
Consuls.
Russian Admiralty Relieved.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 20. The Ad
miralty was considerably relieved by the
receipt cf Ihe news of the arrival of the
cruiser Diana at SUgon, French Indo
Chlna, and of tho Novlk at Karsakovsk,
Island of Sakhalin. Tho Novlk 13 ex
pected to continue her voyage to Vladiv
ostok as soon as she has coaled. She
St. Petersburg Advised
LONDON, Aug. 20. A dispatch to a
news agency from St. Petersburg says
news has reached the Admiralty there to
the effect that the missing Russian
cruiser Novlk has arrived at Korsakevsk,
a port of the Island of Sakhalin, and
that the Russian cruiser Diana, concern
ing whose fate there has been consid
erable anxiety, has been seen off Hong
Kong.
DRIVE THEM OUT
Russian Cruiser in Spanish Waters.
VIGO, Spain, Aug. 20. The Russian
auxiliary cruiser Ural entered this port
today. She will leave within the usual
limit of 24 hours.
SEATTLE WINS PRIZE.
Her Knights of Pythias Are Credited
With the Greatest Mileage.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 20. Tho bi
ennial encampment of the Knights of
Pythias closed today with the an
nouncement of, the awards In the prize
drill. The prizes are as follows:
Class A, free to all companies., first
prize, $1000, won by Mystic No. 12, GI
rard, Kan.;, second, 5900, Georgia No.
11, Savannah; third, $700, Kokomo No.
6, Kokomo, Ind. ,
Class B7 for companies that have
never won at a supreme encampment
First, Battle Creek No. 12, Battle Creek,
Mich.; second, Pasadena No. 32, Pasa
dena, Cal.; third, Custer No. 56, Green
ville, Pa.
Class C, all ' companies organized
since 1902 First prize, Ivy No. 35,
Rushvllle, Ind.
Cavalry prize Won by Burns Hus
sars, St. Joseph, Mo.
Artillery prize Won by Battery A
No. 32, Wheeling. W, Va.
New Albany, Ind., won the 5300 prize
for tho - largest .company In the en
campment; Nashville, second.
The Seattle company won the prize
showing- the greatest mileage, with
Pasadena second.
TAFT ORDERS AN DT&uTRY.
Clash Between Regulars and Militia
men Is Taken Up.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The Secre
tary of War today directed that Division
Commander General Bates make full and
complete Investigation of the clash last
night between the-soldiers of the Regular
Army and the militia In camp near
Athens, O., when Corporal Charles Clark
was killed and three other members of the
Natlon&l Guard Injured.
Tho Secretary noted the press dis
patches concerning the affair, and did not
wait for an official report before taking
action. Clashes between regular soldiers
and members of the militia who are In
camps of Instruction together are of rare
occurrence, and It is the intention of
the War officials to-put forth every effort
to see that the soldiers of the Regular
Army so deport themselves as to reduce
to the smallest percentage any chance of
a difficulty between them.
Scrofula
Makes its presence knowr
by many signs , glandular
tumors, bunches in the neck,
cutaneous eruptions, in
flamed eyelids, sore ears
catarrh and wasting diseases.
Effects permanent cures
Colorado People Take Law
Into Own Hands,
EIGHTEEN ARE DEPORTED
Two Thousand Cripple Creek Citizens
Act Two Attorneys and Mana
ger of Union Store Warned
Not to Return to District.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 20.
A special to the Gazette from Cripple
Crek says:
Between 3 and 4 o'clock this after
noon 2000 citizens of the city of Crip
ple Creek arrested S. J. Hangs, Attor
ney Eugene Ely, Attorney A. C. Cole,
together with Mr, Hall, manager of
the Union store, and some 15 others.
The crowd was divided Into three
squads, one taking Its prisoners to
Bernard Creek, about three miles from
here, where they were told to leave the
district and not return; the other two
squads taking their prisoners to
Canon City, where they'were treated in
a like manner.
The greatest excitement prevails in
the distrlctr and the citizens are de
claring there are more to- deport and
will not be allowed to return.
OFFICERS ARE OVERPOWERED
Miners Say They Have Had Trouble
Enough, and Deport Agitators.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Aug. 20. Fif
teen men were deported this afternoon by
miners who came off shift at 4:20 o'clock.
By a preconcerted move, the men met on
Bennett avenue, and without sayHng a
word marched In a body to the Inter
mountain Mercantile Company's store, the
successor of the Western Federation of
Miners co-operative store. Every em
ploye of It was taken In charge. The
police officers were helpless before- the
thousands of miners.
Squads were then sent through the city
picking up others who aro alleged to be
keeping up agitation, or to be acting as
secret agents of the federation.
A concerted move was made upon the
Sheriff's office and every officer who ap
peared on he scene was overpowered and
disarmed. The men who were wanted were
taken from officers to whom they had
flown for protection. Under Sheriffs Par
sons and Underwood were held prisoners
until all disturbance was. over. In all
15 men were taken prisoners by the crowd
and deported to the confines beyond the
city limits with orders never to return
on penalty of death. The men expelled
from the camp are:
Eugene Eugley, a former attorney of the
federation and ex-Attorney-General of the
state; J. C. Cole, formerly Assistant Dep
uty District Attorney: F. J. Hangs, an
attorney for the federation; A. L. Pierce,
J. W. Hlgglns, Gulard, H. M. Helmer-
dlnger, Jame3 Redd and Pat Maloney, who
are all accused of being agitators; Fred
Aiken, of Victor; T. H. Parfet, one of the
managers of the store, and Mike O'Neill
and two butchers in the union store and
a man whose name is not given.
Under guard of 2000 men ,they were
escorted to a point on the bid Canon
City stage road three miles from the city.
The spokesman stepped forward and said:
"You men are not wanted In this camp,
you are not going to be allowed to live
here. You do not seem to be happy un
less you can stir up trouble. We have
had trouble enough. You are going and
you are not coming back. If you do
there will be either a bullet or rope for
every one of you. Now, go and keep "go
ing." Up to this time there had been. Po
abuse, but as the men started 'down the
road a yell went up and the crowd in
dulged in threats and jeers.
J. W. Higglns suddenly wheeled upon
the crowd "and pulled a gun. He was
promptly struck over the head with a
gun by one of the crowd and his own gun
taken from him and thrown away. His
head was cut and the wounds bled pro
fusely, but he walked on with the others.
Returning to the city, a part of the
crowd made an attack upon the union
store. Officers at first repulsed the at
tack, but they were overpowered .and
about 20 men entered and completely
wrecked the stock. The stock cost about
53000.
The Immediate cause of today's out
break was the starting up of the union
store under the name of the Intermoun
tain Mercantile Company and the report
that a number of deported union men
were oft their way back to Cripple Creek
from Denver.
Italians Threaten Federal Attorney.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. An anonymous
letter was received today by Assistant
United States Attorney Joel M. Marks,
threatening the Federal official and thosa
connected with him, with death If the
prosecution and arrest of Italians for al
leged naturalization frauds did not cease.
Mr. Marks has since his appointment a3
assistant United States District Attorney
last January caused the arrest of many
Italians for alleged naturalization frauds.
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DIED.
SMITH Died at Providence Academy, Van
couver, "Wash., at 0:45 P. M., Aueust 20,
Nora J. Smith, aged 5 years, daughter of
F. C. Smith, city.
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