The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 6, 1904, Page 1

WEATEER. | ¢ meade 2t San Fran- ciseo for fhirty heurs ending at 2 1y 6, sco and vicinity— light north- rosts in the N:ADIE, District Tore-aster. ¥ sax % Fair Wednesday; L»'» winds; light fr jmeming. A @ | il 1904: | | Alcazar—“A California— Fischer's— Grand—"Tky To-Day. Central— ‘Monte Cristc.” Orpheum—Vaudeville. | The Chutes—Vaudeville. Tivoll Opera-Eouse—"“Izion.” Columbia—*“The Girl With the Green Eyes.” TEEATERS. Lady of Quality.” ‘Eappy Hoolizan.” 0. O.” Head Waitess.” Matines ING OF THE JAPANESE ARMY NOW OFF KOREA WILL BE THE SIGNAL FOR THE OUTBREAK OF WAR CANNONADE LAUGHTERS | Chinese Troops Shell and Destroy a Village. — 7 A , Defiance Causes perial Forces i R , Women and Chil- in the Flames Homes at Shekpo. R e tricken Men dren Perish n Their were 1 2 rs wned in the stea e ihace | MERCURY DROPS LT OF SICHT Record Breaking Cold Weather Prevails Throughout East Bursts Thermometers i e YORK, Jan s on of the State cold weather within twenty 5.—Dispatches tell of At a niles low zero at dawn erage temperature of ed throughout the cen- part of the State. orth of Utica last went to 50 below Jan. 5.—Penn Jersey and Delaware ex weather in years thermometers perature than at Bitterly cold the intetior of the earlier hours n and Wilkes- ermometer reg ¥ 16 and 13 degrees be- 18 below; Williamsport, | Bellefonte, | nd Mauch Chupk 28 below. | City, N. J., a minimu f 6 degrees below ze: roughout Delawa: the temperature fell to « and 8 below. | 5.—Reports from all ’ and indicated intense | em, Mass., the har- n over for the first time PHI1 a, 19 below; cold to-day ber was froze: At Goes to Jail for Insulting Emperor. tor of the Socialist paper at Charlot- ed by Japan. ' Y —A semi-official dispatch to a news agency from Vladivostok and private information from Moukden state that, owing to disturbances between the Koreans and Japanese in Korea, the Russian strength, has been dispatched to Korea to protect Russian interests there. It is learned here that Japan is preparing to send an army of 35,000 men, in two divisions, to Korea, uld the occupation of Masampho be attempted it will be the signal for war’s outbreak. Atno price would Russia countenance such movement, while her proposal to estab 1 zone in | and that 8coo Japan- l | | h a | B RULA Gg?l SEOUL U i High War Risks Quoted on Vessels Sailing for Far Eastern Ports. PACIFIC COAST PORTS TO SOUTHERN CHINA. | American and English stcamships salling prior to January 10.. -7 Fgon LIRS 14 ver cent ! iling January 10 to 20 | ..% per cent | 10 '3 per cent | Japanese steamships sailing January 10 to 20.......... 4 per cent | PACIFIC COAST PORTS TO JAPAN. ) e | | American and English steamships sailing prior to January 10.. R D AACER St See R B e T P SR A R R 3; per cent | | American and English steamships sailing January 10 to 20.... ........ 5 ..3 per cent Japanese steamships sailing prior to Januar: ..11; per cent Japanese steamships sailing January 10 (0 20.......... 2 per cent PACIFIC COAST PORTS TO SIBERIA. English and American steamships sailing prior to January 10. . | e 115 per cent | English and American steamships sailing January 10 to 20. ... ssseees.3 per cent The posting yesterday at the local Merchants’ Exchange of the fore- going war risks quoted on neutral cargoes attracted considerabls attention. To the business world these figures tell more of the true situation than do the vague and in many cases cortradictory reports cabled from the world's capitals and even the supposed centers of the disturbance. *“Morey talks,” and in the commercial world the language of figures is better understood than the prophetic eloquence of statesmen. The schedule shows how the situation looks to the world's underwriters. in fifteen years. From New Hnmpshlreftenburg. has been sentenced to three Keene reported 32 degrees below, the|months' imprisonment for insulting lowest in fifteen years, while at otherl Emperor William by saying his only places the mercury fell to 45 below. 1tum;mm of state was to receive $10,- Thermometers in Orange, Mass., burst | 000 for each time he signed a law. last night at 50 below zero. At Tulley, L STt Mass., the mercury went down to 44| APPEALS FROM DECISION bel OF GENERAL CONFERENCE v tam Pattison was frozen to death the snow at North Webster. For the first time in ten years the eastern and western passages of Narragansett Judiciary Committee of Methodist Episcopal Church Hears Case of Rev. J. D. Hammond. Bay are closed by ice. The ice has| ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5.—The judiciary choked up the wharves along the|committee of the Methodis water front at Newport, R. L Ther-| tomerverpal | church - mometers in different sections of Rut- | spent to-day.and a part of the 4 | night at the Salem German Methodist registered from 40 to 4 belowW | opyren considering the appeal of Rev. - } J. D. Hammond of San Francisco, who ?ld}; Jan. §.—To-day | s charged with mismanagement of the (;d t e‘we:en"t d“m“’fl | church’s funds and who was adjudged TOPPIRE 1o Z degrees | gyjity by the Gengral Conference. A verdict is expected to-morrow after- noon. The money whi h - twenty years were broken. Between | . T mbictl Bev. r. Hanl mo s char; V] midnight and § o'clock this morning 26| & omr, oo ersed Vith mismanaging is below zero was reached. At Ann-pous[:o::lr r:gxden:e f'un;‘"",;:‘ ‘:‘e e L. by crime, ac- b s i the harber is frozen far out into mewardlng to law, is charged, and, al- bay. | Eogac = K though the General Conference fjund CERVELAND, . o, dall. 5.—From | the minister guilty, his offense :us not many points in Ohio reports received | s.amed serious enough to require any to-day indicated a temperature Tang: | gieater penaity then @ Year's suspén. ing from 5 1o 20 below zero. g T R e T S G Rev, Mr. Hammond is of the opinion that the funds were lost to the church through no fault of his, and therefore the appeal to the judiciary committee. land, Vt MORE, coldes the thermometer aovove zerq. At Hagehstown weather records for | BERLIN, Jan. b.—Herr Zietch, edi- | Up, 200,000 persons entered at l L | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | [ | | | ‘ | S MEN- | 5 OF RUS- | i SO-JAPANESE DISPUTE. | 1"} 1 AMERICYS - PPULATION ICRBASING One Million Aliens - Enter Country in a Year. | Special Dispatch to The Call. | NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—Figures just | made publi¢ by the Federal authorities | show that the population of the United States was increased by the arrival of | more than 1.000,000 immigrants during | the last year. The figures give the | number of arrivals at this port, which | are at least 75 per cent of the aggregate number of newcomers. | The trans - Atlantic steamships brought to this country by way of New York in 1903 804,235 persons, of whom 67,719 were first cabin passen- | gers, 93,557 second cabin and 642,959 steerage. M If the ratio of other years was kept other ports. More than two-thirds of those who swelled cur population recently came from Austro-Hungary, Italy and Rus- sia. Figures showing the countries from which the various foreigners came during the last six months have not yet been prepared. The report shows that during the first six months of 1903 the immigrants coming from Italy, in- cluding Sicily and Sardinia, numbered 152,777; Austro-Hungary = coentributed 132,726; Russia ard Finland, 78,904; Sweden, 26,150;. Germany. 23,648; Ire- Jand, 21,012; Norway, 16,425; England, 16,201, and all Europe a total of 511,416, From all Asia 13.670 came and from other parts of the world about 8000. | | | | Russia Regards Proposed Invasion of Koréa as Challenge to Combat. , by the New York Her= Special Cablegram to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, 214 Publishing Corspany. CHEFU," Jan. 5—Eight thousand Japanese are reported as being ready to land at Masampho. Their landing probably will mean war. - A regiment of Cossacks is expected at Port Arthur and reserves are being moved from Blagovestchensk to Isimishar. § The position of troops in Manchuria is being rearranged, but their-location is being kept secret. Stores.are accumulating at Port Arthur and military telegraph wires run in al] directions. There is greatly increased vigilance among port officials and the military. Meanwhile the utmost gayety prevails, with balls, mas- querades and theatricals. The Benov Krai emphatically affirms that “Manchuria henceforth Russian and will never be surrendered. At the pres- ent the Russo-Japanese negotiations regard only Korea and will end most favorably for Russia if the latter keeps a powerful fleet at Port Arthur and three hundred thousand bayonets in Man- churia and .warns: Japan that any expectations of success over Russia is an’idle dream. ” ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 5.—There are signs here of grow- ing impatience at the attitude of Japan. A report was current here to-day that the Japanese had made all preparations for oc- cupying the port of Masampho and that we might hear of their having done so at any moment.” Should such action take place on the part of the Japanese it .would bring matters to a climax, Admiral Alexieff having full power to act decisively in such case of provocation. At no price would Japan be allowed to occupy Masampho, which is a stratégical point between Russian fortified towns. A fact in the present crisis well worth noting is that the Min- ister of War, General Kuropatkin, is still here, whereas, from what 1 am told, he would proceed forthwith to the Far East in case of war. If hostilities-break out he doubtless would be found exer- cising supreme command of the forces in the field, Admiral Alex- ieff having his hands full with other affairs. The Minister of War is said to be much in favor of conciliation, if possible, but was prevailed upon at the recent council to vote for war unless.the latest Russian proposals were promptly accepted. A general holding high office, who is a friend and confidant of the Empe;or, and, consequcr}tl:\'. an, apostle of peace, said, cor- roborating the expression of opinion given out a week ago: “I cannot see any single circumstance which can - prevent a Russo-Japanese war, which I must deplore and which must needs be a very severe setback to Russia. But, to my mind, a greater danger still is that of war breaking out in western parts.” He refused to enter into details regarding the last statement. 1, however, am enabled to give you the key ‘to the words of one of the most clear-sighted politicians, who said : “The Russian Foreign Office is in possession of facts which show that the Bulgarians have fully made up their minds to take advantage of the fact that Russia is occupied elsewhere to set the flame of war alight in the Balkans. It is impossible that th¢ powers should avoid becoming involved, and goodness knows where it will end. “1 am authorized to state that instructions have been given Admiral Evans not to allow the movements of his warships to be such as to encourage the Japanese to construe them as mean- ing support from the United States. This action of the Wash- ington Government is sincerely appreciated here, the conviction in high quarters being that Japan, unsupported, will not declare war. Russia has nothing but the most friendly feelings toward the United States. One of her keenest desires is to see the Amer- “icans developing trade with new Russia in the Far East.” SEOUL, Jan. 6.—A detachment of 'thirty-five marines from the United States ship Vicksburg, now lying at Chemulpo, ar- rived here yesterday as a guard for the American Legation. An- other body of seventy marines will arrive to-morrow. The United States supply ship Zaphiro also is at Chemuilpo, where Russia, Japan and Great Britain have each a man-of-war. Continued on Page 2, Columns 2 and 3. PASSENGERS DIE TNDER Rock Island Express Collides Wih 2 Freight. :Loss of Lile in a Kansas ' Railway Disaster Is Heavy. % il Crews of Both Engines Perish and Many Persons Are Buried Under Debris of Demolished Cars. SERL KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 6.—4 a. m.—Telephone messages irom Tope- ka and Willard, Kansas, concerning the wreck of the Rock Island’s Chica- | g0, El Paso and California train No. 3. say that the train is demolished and a | number of passengers hurt, but it is | not certain that any one was killed. | passenger train collided with a | stock train. The engineers and fire~ } | | i men of both trains jumped and es- caped. The relief train has not yet returned to Topeka with the injured. It is not likely that details will be obtainable before daylight. TOPEKA, Kans and passenger Jan train 3 collided | with a freight train two miles west of Topeka about 1 o'clock this morning. Repqgts from there say many persons are caught in the wreckage. A spe- cial train with docto; and officials of the road has just I here for the wreck. The gener uperintendent’s office reports that it is very serious Engineers Benjamin and Reardon were killed and more than a dezen | passengers are fatally h All the p: enger coaches except the last two Pullmans were piled up in a heap. The two trains met squarely in a head-on colli Wi ng cr been sent e wreck from Horton and Her gton istant General Superintendent therland said We have mo posi- e information at this hour about the | wreck other than that both engineers | and both firemen were killed. There are also some passengers killed and in- jured, but we do not know how many.” BRIDAL CIFTS ARE BANDSONE | Miss Isabelle MeKenna, Who Is | to Wed Pitts Duffield, Re- ceives Many Lostly Presemts Special Disp o The Call | CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N W., WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The wed- | ding of Miss Isabelle McKenaa, daugh- ter of Justice McKenna of th: Supremes Court, and Pitts Duffield, which wiil | take place to-morrow noom will be one of the most interesting nuptial events of the season owing to the distinguished position of the bride’s father. On ac- | count of the difference in faith of the contragting parties the wedding wiil | net be a large affair, but will be wit- ncised only by two hundred of the relatives and most intimate friends of the family. The officiating ciergyman will be Rev. Edward Buckey, assistant rector of St. Matthews' Roman Cath- olic Church. The bride will 5+ attend- ed by her two sisters, the Misses Marie and Hildegard McKenna. Mr. Duffleld's attendants will be Edgar Mills of New York, as best man, with Devie Duffield and Kenneth Duffield of Detroit as ushers. The wedding will be attended by all the members of the Supreme Cuurt and their familics, cdurt adjourning for the i The bride has received many ome presents, amons them a fui on. crews have hand service of silver plate from th= grobm's parents, General and Mrs. Duffield of Detroit —_—— jgator and Her Tows Safe. r NEWS, Va. Jan. The tug Navigator and her tows, the barges Liberty and New Jersey, sup- posed to have been lost in the storm Saturday, have been towed safely into lu-mmun Roads.