The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1904, Page 1

Porecast made midnight Jaanary Ciondy Monday; p: €8] 1gEt sonthwes AfT SHANGHAI Jan. 3.—-Chinese cruisers here are preparing for active service. on board ammunition and supplies. come Scn Francisco and wicinity— ¢ E. WILLSON, Local 2 cisco for talrty hours ending at 1 | 4: ‘ | robably show- | st wind. Forcoaster. CHINESE SQURDRON PREPIAES 'SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, Fischer's—"I. FOR AGTIVE SERVICE AS AN ALLY 0 Aleazar—*A Lady of Quality.” California—" Happy Hooligaa.” jonte Cristo.” Grand—"“The Head Waiters.” Orpheum—Vaudeville. The Chutes—Vaudeville. Tivoli Opera-House—"Ixion.” Columbia—*“The Girl With the FJPAN: 0. U." MIKADD WILL SAFEGUARD KORER WITHOUT AWAITING REPLY OF RUSSIA MILLIONS LOANED T0 OFFICIALS Trust Company of the, Republic Scored in Report. Bank Superintendent Reveals Methods Disastrous to Stockholders. fors of Collapsed Loan Associa- tion Also Arraigned for Alleged Frauds Upon the Public. ing to DIRECT VIOLATIONS OF LAW. ed e t reeedings against s seemed to me eral ¥ ve, Moreover, STOCKHOLDERS' HEAVY LOSS a ible, however, to avert h the solvency only by cutting ments in the shipbuild from lozns upon ship- - ater. zggregated nea with other minor Ic to investments, wiped & entire surplus and rifice by stockhold- eir holdings. Over s was cherged to profit Mr. Dresser attempted, in ilding inquiry, to justify or borrowing from the Trust he Republic by charging actions are common—or, uncommon--in other in- The information'at my com- d regarding such alleged practices this point. Twice in each trust company i= required Japan’s active ally. refer | t | city and reaching an extreme of 25 de- | Its losses on ac- | olute contradiction of Mr. | BLIZARDS | AND JER) WEATHER | | | | | ern States and | Camade. BOSTON, Jan. With the m hovering around the zero mark in t grees below in Northern Maine; with a | snow pillng up at exposed points | in huge drifts that delayed railroad | traffic, caused the abandonment of | street railway schedules and in many | cases interfered with the street lighting | j systems, New England slowly emerged | | to-day from the clutches of the wildest | { blizzard that has swept this part of the | | country since the memorable storm of | | November, 1895, The gale, ompanied by a blinding | fall of snow, swept the coast from | Newport. R. L, to Eastport, Me., until when it move eastward a noon to-day, and to-night was raging with almost | unprecedented violence over the mari- ;Iim': provinces. New Brunswick and | Nova Scotia suffered the most. ! Double patrols of life-savers are | watching the coast to-night, as they | have for the past thirty hours. Only Continued on Page 2, Column 1. | Continued on Page 3, Column 1. Storm Ragesin Bast- . =™ They will remain here for orders. They are taking It is asserted that Russia has notified the Peking Government definitely of her intention to retain Manchuria and that China will be- FIEROY, HLEXIEFF'S T2AG.. | | PATTLESHIP. LA z[aggyxpj REPORTIED PURCHASED BY TAFAY =+ <o - <o | * DIER AND MAGNIFICENT NEW BATTLESHIP WHICH THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PORTED TO HAVE PURCHASED FROM THE CHILEAN REPUBLIC. OFFICIAL WHO 18 DIRECTING RUSSIA'S FAR EASTERN WAR OPERATIONS, FAMOUS JAPANESE SOL- } IS RE- _—“_“_4‘ LONDON, Jan. 4—“Don’t look for a declaration of war,” says the Daily Telegraph's Tokio correspondent, in a dispatch which apparently throws considerable light upon the plans of the Japanese Government. Continuing, he says: “The Japanese are quite determined and several days ago took steps to secure certain of their Korean interests. Russia will not be allowed to occupy Korean ports, and certainly neither Mokpho nor Masampho, both of these ports being protected against seizure. “Japan means business, without waiting for the convenience of others, If Russia feels ag- grieved, a fortnight should show the extent to which she will venture, The interest should begin to center nearer Seoul than Tok#o within ten days. “It is thought, despite her bluster, that Russia will take no immediate . action to prevent Japan doing what she thinks proper to safeguard her interests in Korea.” The foregoing probably refers to the dispatch of the squadron to Masampho. Admiral Kumimura's squadron consists of the armored cruisers Asama, Tokiwa, Adzuma, Iduzme, Iwate and Yakumo, all with a speed of from twenty to twenty-three knots. According to the Standard’s Tokio correspondent, -Japan, at the end of December, notified the powers and the United States of the actual position of the negotiations, at the same time intimat- ing that the continued occupation of Manchuria might compel Japan to take decisive steps for the protection of her vital interests in Korea. £ The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail asserts that the Waiwauhu, or Chinese For- eign Board, has received a definite communication from St. Petershurg to the effect that Russia in- tends to retain Manchuria. The Standard’s Tientsin correspondent says that as a result of Japan's inquiries as to China’s attitude in the event of war it is stated that the throne has issued secret orders to Chinese troops { Continued on Page 32, Column 32, “ ! ; CAR ROLLS DOWN THE MOUNTAIN Two Killed and Thir- ty Injured in Mary- | land Wreck. BALTIMORE, Md.. Jan. 3.—A broken | rail caused the derailment of three cars | of an eastbound train on the Western | Maryland Railroad to-day near Blue | Mountain House Station, east of Ha- gerstown, Md. Two persons were killed | and thirty injured. The women’s coach. | 5 2 | which was the last of the tyain, rolled | over and over down the mountain-side, a distance of eighty feet, and landed bottom upward. Katherine Sener, 8 years old, daugh- | ter of a Baltimore neyspaper man, died | in the arms of the conductor after| being taken from the wreck. An un-| known woman was so wedged in the | wreckage that her body is unrccug-i nizable. ! Mrs. Sener, mother of the dead child, | was ‘perhaps fatally injured. Her son | also was injured. Nome of <the other | passengers are believed to have sus-| tained serious injuries. i The train of five cars and an engine was making fifteen miles an hour when the accident cccurred. All except the women's car passed safely over tie broken rail. | it is“Infer | many fords w REGIMENT Island Garrison Bx- pects Order to Go to Panama. Sudden Change in Instruc- tions From the War Department. With Cruiser Dixie's Arrival at Colon There Are Now Twelve Hundred Marines on the Isthmus. L Sy S Speeial ~ablegiam to The Call and New York Heraid Tight, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Comg SAN JUAN, P. R, Jan. 8.—Governor Hunt ecelved advices from Wash- ington countermanding the order to dismount the remaining mounted Porto Riean tro From this fact, coupled with the constant dril 1 that th of the troops, Porto Rican regi- ment soon will be red to proceed to Panama. The cruiser Dixie PAN . rning, bringing command of Briga- ott. She had an excel- lent voy making the trip out from Philadelpt ix days. There are now 1200 marines on the isthmus—one of the largest forces of American ma- rines ever gathered at one point. General Elliott made a quick tour of inspection along the line of railroad to determine upon a new site for the ma- rine camps. It is probabié the choice of location will be either Paraiso, on the hill about a mile from the railroad track, or the canal company’s hospital on the heights commanding the city of Panama. MARINES DO SCOUT DUTY. from Rear Admiral of marines sta- orders detachments tioned at Empire and Basobispo started to-day on scouting trips along trails which the Colombians could take in an invasion of Panama. They found the progress necessarily as the streams are still swollen from rains and re difficult. All existing roads are being examined to decide upon the availabie points at which to make a stand in the event of a Colombian invasion. It is generally believed that Colombia must make & move soon. Although no further information has been received marines are under orders to be ready to move at a moment’s no- Under Glass, slow, tice. The condition of the camp at Empire has greatly improved. Major Lejeune, commanding the camp, occuples the former residence of Semor Bunau-Va- rilla on the hilltop. | INDIANS TO REPORT INVASION, Panamaian soldiers are scouting the horder. Special rellance is placed upon friendly Indians in the interor, who have promised the American give notice of any advance by Colom- bians. It is believed the Indians could send word through not less than a fort- night before the invaders could reach the railroad. Strong reinforcements will be sent to the Bayano and Darien districts to- morrew. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 3.—The United States cruiser Topeka and the torpedo-boats Truxtun and Stewart, having finished coaling, sailed this morning for Colon. et ——— — REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY IN STATE OF SIEGE Serious Rising in Maldonado District 2 Against the Montevidio Government. BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 3—A dis- patch from Montevideo says that a rev- olution has broken out in the Depart- ment of Maldonado and that a state of siege has been proclaimed throughout the entire republic of Uruguay.