The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 25, 1904, Page 1

* Janmary 25: 2ir Monday; AMERICAN MARINES DISPERSE RIOTERS IN SEO PROTECT STREET RAILWAY AGAINST KOREAN EASTS COLD WAVE HOLDS THE RECORD Cities Report Lowest Temperature in Many Years. Mercury Drops to Forty- Five Degrees in a Wis- consin Town. Chicago Weather Observer Says No Change in Conditions Will Come for Several Days. PG - Jan. 24.—Extreme cold was orded in wvarious West | articularly se- in the Dako- Northeastern Iowa, Northern d portions of rted y in this city There the police ly one death, eported r says e mercury may morrow and that t several days. he minimum on er was 33 degrees cters registered biizzard s be- According to the The co being exy and Western to-night the y was 8 de- g, and the report zero g = FLOODS SUBMERGE CITIES. Thousands of Persons Driven From Their Homes by the Freshet. SBARRE, Pa., Jan. 24.—Tele- eived here to-might has formed In ver and for a dis- miles the river is en- Nearly the whole t is submerged and on he water comes up to The Pennsylvania is surrounded by houses have been eir foundations and the y of the farms are under 3loomsburg the ice high is jammed up the large bridge that place nd is ex- One- TR s | feet s two miles north is partially submerged. & have been driven from he v the rush of waters and me narrow escafles Farmers 1 stances have lost all their b s and other livestock by ) 24.—With the ar- CIN NATI. Jan ¥ the s mship Courier T opened in part r after @ complete sus- st two months. During al large packets and a and hundreds of ve been anchored here. were wrecked by gorges and the ces Jost will never he is placed at loss is much tot oss he loss of one of the ck being laid up is $1000 | day The river is open for naviga- | ween Louisville and | K » that none of the packets up the river for. Pitt dow he river for Mississippi | are yet able to run, on aceount | of the ice While freezing weathflri again prevails ¥, the river is now too high to be-| closed 1 —The | throughout the Ohio aga WHEELING, W. Va., Jan. Continued on Page 2, Column 2. THE WEATHER. Ferecast made at San Fran- cisco for thirty hours ending Saxz fl’lncilso and vicinity— | fresh northwest G. H. WILLSON, 1 | | Loosl Forecaster. A “The C: Cagtral—"“Quo "Columbia—"A moon.” Tivcli—“When ornia—*“The Bternal City.” Clutes— Vaundeville. Pischer's—"“The Beauty Shop.” Grand—“David Harum.” Orpheum—Vandeville. Marching Home.” Vadis.” Chinese Honey- Johnny Comez , MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1904. IN SEOUL o BY AN AMERICAN __COMPANY | oCENE AT THE ——r TERMINU ‘EOUL, Korea, Jan. | 24.:::An accident on the electric street railway here to-day, | which resulted in the | killing of a Korean, led to rioting on the part of the populace. | ! The marine guard at | the American lega- i tion, however, having | | recourse to its fire- | arms, succeeded in preventing the trou- ble assuming serious proportions. Acable- gram has been re- ceived from the Ko- rean Minister at St. Petersburg, saying that Russia has dis- approved of Korea’s declaration of neu- | | | | | i | < ks hUSSIANS ENGAGE MARAUDING CHINESE ON LINE OF THE MANCHURIAN RAILROAD Czar Nicholas Approves Admiral Alexieff's Recommendation for the Mobilization of the Siberian Military Forces. LONDON, Jan. 25.—The Chefu cor- respondent of the Daily Mail cables that engagement has occurred on the Manchurian Railroad between Russian troops and Chinese maraud- ers, in which three Russians were killed. The Government, the corre- spondent continues, has placed an em- barzo upon all horses at Port Arthur and has forbidden the sale of provis- ions without the consent of the au- thorities. Troops are pouring into Port Arthur from the north and the entire garrison has been employed in maneuvers. Viceroy Alexieff is suf- fering from angina pectoris and was unable to attend the military confer- ence held yesterday. Special dispatches from Tokio pub- | lished here this morning report that the Japanese Minister of Finance has had a conference with the leading Jap- anese bankers and has decided to is- sue a loan of 100,000,000 yen. The Japanese newspapers assert that at the New Year's reception the Czar reminded Minister = Kurino |that the Japanese ought to remember |that Russia is a great power. The Daily Telegraph says it learns {from a Russian source that Viceroy | AleXieff recently advised the mobili- zation of the Siberian troops. To this | Minister of War Kuropatkin dissented, |but the Czar, after considering the {question, concurred with Viceroy Alexieff and the necessary orders were | issued. | The Tokio correspondent of the/Times says letters received from Vladivo- |stok declare that a party of Russian |marines landed at Viadivostok on | Japuary 9, and subjected the Japanese | residents to great violence. They | wrecked twenty-four houses, maltreat- |ed women and inflicted wounds upon {aged persons and children. The rioting lasted twenty hours. The rioters were accompanied by their officers, accord- ing to the letters from Vladivostok, and were not restrained by the civil authorities. The Japanese newspapers advocate the withdrawal of all Japan- ese from Siberia and ask what may be expected in the event of hostilities if such things occur during peace. Special dispatches from Seoul report ! the resignation of Yi Yon Gik from the army. The same dispatches say Yi Kun Sang has been appointed Korean Minister at Washington. —_— ENGLISH FLEET READY. Warships at Hongkong Are Prepared to Sail Immediately. TACOMA, Jan. 24. — “The English fieet at Hongkong is being’ kept in readiness to sail at a moment’s notice; no sailor is allowed on shore leave over night. The ships are all coaled and steam is up, so that within five minutes after receipt of orders the entire fleet would be ready to move.” So states an officer of the Northern Pacific liner Victoria, which arrived from the Orient to-day. The Victoria brings a large consign- ment of silk to this country, which will be shipped to peints in the United States from Tacoma. 3 o= '/San Franciscans the Owners of the | | | - — | SCENES IN THE CAPITAL OF KOREA, WHERE AMERICAN MARINES 4 HAVE REPELLED AN ATTACK RAILWAY OWNED BY SAN FRANCISCANS. BY A NATIVE MOB ON STREET Property Defended by Tars. 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The War Department received information to- day of an attack by a mob of Koreans on an electric car, the line being owned by Americans, because of the fact that it had killed a Korean. The news came in the following cablegram re- ceived under to-day’s date from Min- ister Allen at Seoul: “This morning on the electric rail- way, which is the property of Ameri- can citizens, a Korean was accident- ally killed. Thereunon a mob of na- tives attacked and partially destroyed the car. The operators of the car would have been injured had it not | been for the presence of mind and ac- tion of our guard, and serious riot would have occurred.” Although there have been previous reports of disturbancés in Korea this is the first mob attack made thus far on property of Americans. The rail- road is owned and operated by Ameri- cans, H. R. Bostwick of San Francisco and H. Collbran being its principal owners. It runs through the heart of Seoul, the Korean capital. The guard which made the rescue came from the American legation. It consisted of 100 marines, who were sent there some time ago to be on hand for the protection of Americans and_their property. Reinforcement of this guard has been urged and it is believed will be made within a week by details of marines from the Philip- pines. Conditions in Korea are rec- ognized to be critical and the State De- partment is keeping in clese touch with the situation. No ' fresh Instructions have been sent as vet as a result of to-day’s mob at- tack. The Korean legation has re- cetved no advices concerning the af- fair. ‘The Korean Government has notified its legation here that it has is- sued a formal declaration of neutral- ity as between Russia and Javan In the event of war and Minister Min Hui Cho has formally advised the State De- partment of this actio: v o o RUSSIA WILL NOT YIELD. Refuses to Permit Japanese Interfer- ence in Manchuria. | ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 24.—Reports of an alarming nature of the situation | there continue to pour out of the Far| East. These include the statements| that the Japanese are landing an army | at Masampho, Korea, and that 3000 Russ!an troops are crossing the Yalu River. The reported dispatch of a Chi- nese army of soldiers trained by Euro- | pean officers beyond the great wall to | preserve order in Manchuria cannot be | confirmed here, and the reports of the | Japanese at Masampho and the Rus- ! sians at the Yalu are discredited at the | Foreign Office here and by Kurino, the Japanese Minister to Russia. ‘While the Russian Government un- | derstands the situation in Korea to be disturbed. and possibly threatening, it | | has no information of a situation grave | enough to warrant the landing of a large Japanese force there. Russia free- | ly admits Japan's right under existing | conventions to land in Korea a reason- | able number of soldiers to preserve or-| der, but the landing of an army at this | stage of the negotiations could not be viewed with equanimity. Kurino is in no way anxious because of the delay in Russia's response to the latest Japanese note, and says that/ Japan is not pressing for an immediate | reply. : “Russia will be given all the time she | needs,” the Minister is quoted as hav- ing said. ! The statement published by the No- | voe Vremya that because Russia de- | sired peace and could not surrender all | coincides with the distinct inmrcsaioni gathered at the Foreign Office that| Russia will continue to maintain_ that the question of the sovereignty of Man- Continued on Page 2, Column 3. | events. | mysterious murder of Miss S | remains unsolved | negroes. KING GIVES FREEDOM T0 (L. LYNCH —_— Heeds Wish Privately Expressed by Mr. Roosevels. Irish Leader of the Boers Quits His Prison Cell “0On License.” Sir Thomas Lipton Makes President's Remark the Basis of an Appeal to Bdward VIL LONDON, Jan. 2. — Colonel gArthur Lynch, who commanded the I Brigade against the British forces d ing the war in SouthAfrica and who was afterward convicted of treason and sen- tenced to imprisonment for life, was yesterday morning liberated “on 1 cense.” Lynch has not received the royal pardon. The liberation of Colonel Lynch is the outcome of an interesting serfes of When Michael Davitt was last in the United States he saw President Roosevelt, who mentioned Colonel Lynch to him, saying he had once en- tertained him at Albany. The Presi- dent expressed great Interest in the | case and regretted that he could not suggest clemency without laying him- self oven to a palpable shub. On his teturn to England, Davitt mentioned his conversation with President Roose- velt to jir Thomas Lipton and to Mrs. Lynch, who has suffered bitterly since her husband's arrest. He at once mac a pathetic appeal to Sir Thomas, who then personally interceded with King Edward on behalf of the condemned fellow Irishman. Without any hesi- tation, the King promptly informed the Home Secretary of his wishes and the prisoner was released. Colonel Lynch, who completed a year in prison last Saturday, was the only political offender in prison in Ireland Patrick A. McHugh, ex-member of the House of Commons, who recently shared this distinction with Colonel Lynch, was released from jail through the mediation of Sir Thomas Lipton with King Edward. Colonel Lynch will enjoy personal liberty and may even leave the country should he care to do so; but, not having | received the royal pardom, he is dis- qualified from sitting in Pariiameat and from holding any public office. —_——— POLICE STILL BAFFLED OVER SCHAEFER MURDER | Examination of a Suspect Fails to Throw Any Light on the Mystery. BEDFORD, Ind., Jan. A well man of this city, who is a member of the senior class at the State Universi- ty of Bloomington, was closeted to- day with detectives. He explained his whereabouts on the night of the mur- der. The reason for the investiga- tion, it is alleged, was a story told by Miss Schaefer’s room-mate and cor- roborated by their landlady, that the young man was requested on one oc- casion to leave Miss Schaefer’s room because of objectionable conduct. The letter written to Chicago by Miss Schaefer was to Mrs. Frank Cross, her sister. In this letter, ac- cording to Mrs. Smith and Miss Love, who roomed with Mliss Schaefer, tha dead girl complained of the conduct of this young man in attempting to ki her and it was in reply to this letter that Mrs. Cross wrote: “I wish you had strength t hurl him down.” NEGROES LYNCH ONE OF THEIR OWN RACE Oklahoma Man Is Shot in Jail and Dragged From His Cell and Hanged. GUTHRIE, O. T. Jan. 24.—Lewis Radford, a negro, was lynthed here to- night by a mob of from thirty to forty He was arrested this morn- ing accused of killing Priscilla Fro- zell, a negress. Last night Rad- ford confessed to having attacked the woman, but denied to the last that he killed her. Marshal Burries employed John Dock, colored, to feed the prisoner and to-night while he was in the jail corri- dor a mob rushed in and demanded the keys to Radford's cell. Deck at first refused to deliver them. The } mob then gave him several blows on | the head and drew their pistols, when Dock promptly delivered the keys. Radford refused to leave the cell and the mob began firing on him, several shots taking effect. In all eight shots were fired. The prisoner was dragged, half dead, to a tree a few yards from the jail and was hanged to a Hmb. —_—— Heavy Fire at Sour Lake. HOUSTON, Tex., Jan. 24—Fire to- day destroyed several blocks of frame business houses at Sour Lake and got into the Cannon tract in the oil flelds, doing much damage. The loss is esti- mated at $200,000,