The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 8, 1904, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO : CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1904. STEEL TRUST T0 DEFY LABOR Corporation Is Planning to Fight the Unions When Present Wage Schedule Ends Big M. O PREPARING FOR STRUGGLE R PN Alills Are All Running to Supply General Demand When the Expected Lockout Comes W R The Call PITTSBURG 7.—~Employes of the steel trust hav ned that with year on J e 30 the in the future to deal bor. H. C. Frick, who nce the a nd J. P. plan been selected tinued dullness in trade. Preparations for ve been going on since the be- of the year. Wherever pos- corporation has made material k ar t was to supply the an expected fight ence union men employed oration than many mployes of the Carnegie union men, so are those an Steel and Wire Com- s Steel Company em- y fro the Amalga- rs and a few in as members A ated Association ear the brunt of the fight. m of a strike the Ameri- Sheet Metal Com- more than two hun- plat nills day and night. any of the product is being is being piled in warehouses ints JAPAN'S CRU Vessels That Safled From Naples Ar- rive in Home Waters. LONDON *b. 8.—Naval authorities at the two Japanese cruisers 1 ed from Naples are ssed Singapore on ¥ have been met nese cruis from ssian cruisers which nese were left far be- IRS SAFE. s of war, t to the pe: for eventuali alty. Notices the retired the regula- mobilization and re- es have | | ~ |ALLIES OF THE TWO WARRING NATIONS WILL NOT BE DRAWN INTO CONFLICT — | + | Continued -Front Page 3, Column 5. quested a reply and a reply was prom- | ised, but it nevermcame. At the begin- | ning of last week M. Kurino declared | positively that he must have a reply, | but still there was nothing. { “At the same time Russia continued |to make military preparations and to | concentrate troops in the vicinity of { the Yalu River. Can you not concelve | the inquietude and the irritation at | Tokio? After three weeks of patience we thought that was sufficient and our would not permit us to wait indefinitely.” JAPAN ANXIOUS FOR CLASH. Russlan diplomatic authority here that while the Russian repl} s . Petersburg Thuisda not reached Tokio vyet. Japan | wished for a rupture, and the order M rino to break off diplomatic coincided with the departure he Russian note, a departure which had been predicted and announced. s that not significant?” the author- ity in question asked. “Yesterday at 6 o'clock M. Kurino | the Balkans. made known to Count Lamsdorff the | instructions that reached him on the| 6th. At the same time that M. Kurino | notified Count Lamsdorff, Baron Ko-| mura announced the news to Baron de | Rosen and requested him to depart. It| is not because the Russian note did not | arrive y rday that relations were | broken off. If in reality the relations were terminated because Japan did not receive our note, then the only deduc- tion which can be made on this point | is that Japan, knowing in what state of | cenciliation our reply was prepared, de- | cided to avoid further negotiations When Japan had waited two week: she could have waited twenty-four hours longer. Continuing, this authority said the Japanese had. concentrated their fleet and transports, that they had broken | off diploma ations and that their | intention was evident. Whatever their intention might be, Russia would await the course of events without inquietude, KOREA AND ITS STATUS. | 'The Associated Press was the first to give the news of Japan's action to the Korean Minister here. It was evident | that the Minister had little doubt that { war would follow: He said: “My Government will advise me ‘of | the policy it proposes to pursue. You | know, and the world knows, that Kogea means to observe a policy of stifict | neutrality, and it will do all in its power | to enforee neutrality. We have | hoped that war would be avoided, for we have appreciated what hostilities would mean to our country.” 1 But in case Japanese troops land in | Korea will your Government appeal to the powers?” the Minister was asked. To this the Korean representative re- such plied: “My advices do not show what action will be tak: xcept that Korea will remain neutral. The attitude of France in the pres- ence of this grave Russo-Japanese | | serious step, | ef trouble t ¢ hold the slves | emergency a subject of the deepest ness for service. In the event | concern among officials, Naturally no | 3 y would be employed ' declaration laying down the govern- | ice by relieving of- | mental policy is forthcoming, although who will be it is expected that M. Delcasse will during the week make a statement in es this m ng asserts that demands were of a mod- will astonish the world lose Japan did not mise to move a Manchuria or to re- ht in Manchuria. vhic, dealing with this asserts that the original submitted to Russia up Baron Komura in n with Baron de Rosen. e e Fatal Street Duel in St. Louls. 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People cured free of charge from 1 to 4 p. m. i the Chamber of Deputies clearly out- | lining the French position. i In the meantime the general line of | French policy as gathered authoritative sources is as fol-| ance undoubtedly will maintain | strict neutrality, and she will'endeavor | in every way to keep free from ail pos- | sible entanglements which might draw | into hostilities. This is primarily | due to the belief of French officials that France has no deep interest involved | | in the region in dispute. Her direct in- terests are too far from the scene of tion to make war a matter of special | Officials have carefully considered just how far France is likely to be- | come involved under the terms of the | Franco-Russian alliance, which, they say, contains two distinct safeguards limiting French participitation. The first of these is that Russia must be attacked and the second that this at- tack must be by two powers. The re- quirement that Russia be attacked has been one of the chief causes of Rus- s temporizing, as she has not hed to sacrifice the chances of French support. Officials here, how- ever, have believed and hoped that Russia would strike the first decisive blow, as such action would in a meas- ure relieve France from participating inga profitless war. BRITAIN NOT TO INTERFERE. Concerning the condition in the al- | liance providing that two powers must attack Russia before France becomes involved, Delcasse has distinctly stated | | to members of the diplomatic corps that Korea and China would not be considered such powers if either joined Japan against Russia. The only re- | maining powers likely to assist Japan | against Russia are Great Britain and the United States. Regarding Great Britain the official belief here is that | she does not desire to be embroiled, owing to her recent experience in South Africa and possible Russian complications in India. Moreover, as | was pointed out by a leading diplo- matist to-night, if Great Britain be- came embroiled she would be com- pelled to hold the larger portion of | the British fleet at home in order to prevent her ports being blockaded and her food supplies stopped by France, | whose participation would naturally follow Great Britain's aiding Japan. Furthermore, the recent Franco-Brit- ish arbitration treaty has been pro- { ductive of a strong sentiment of amity between the two nations and this is thought to counteract much of the former sentiment favorable to Russia. Besides being written in the treaty, M. | Delcasse, Lord Langdowne and others | of the highest influence in British and | French official life have lately em- | phasized this restoration of friendly | relations and there is reason to believe that these exchanges have resulted in a pretty definite understanding that un- der no circumstances will either | France or Great Britain be drawn into |.the Russo-Japanese conflict. That ‘he United States might possi- bly be the second powen to attack Rus- sia, thus necessitating French action, | is regarded as an extremely remote | possibility and practically impossible, and, furthermore, the cordiality be- tween France and the United States is a powerful offset to any French senti- ment toward Russia. FRANCE WILL HOLD ALOOF. One of the best posted “Huthorities said to-night that, notwithstanding any alliance, the French Parliament would never authorize war in connec- tion with the present cispute. This authority pointed out that, after the coup d’etat of Napoleon III by precipi- tating the Franco-German War with- out consulting the legisiative branch, France adopted the salutary principle of the ‘merican constitution, which makes Parliament the sole body capa- ble of declaring war. At the present from the | £ | concern to France. | proprietor of the Bach- | | time the French Parliament is strongly made u-~ of Socialists and one of their SADWA inriveied before the public for G0 years -3 a Pain Remedy. It instant); and 2 cires 41l Colds, Sore Thront: InBucnes. Heon clitis, Poeumonia, R Heagache, Toothache and &l pats. #r Malaria and all Bowel Pain. All R Snternaity drugglsts, cardinal principles is disarmament, ar- bitration and the avoidance of warfare. This elementholdsthe balance of power in the Frenth Parliament and it stands, therefore, as a distinct assurance against a Parliamentary declaration of ar. ‘Prohlhly the best outward evidence that France ™as no expe-tation of be- coming involved in the Far East is that only one French warship has been sent there and that not a single addi- tional soldier has been ordered to the extreme Orient. As to the probable course of the oth- er powers toward the belligerents, the press has been informed by the highest German authority in France that Ger- many will maintain an attitude of neu- trality. Although her sympathies lean toward Russia, she has no intention of aiding Russia materially, for she be- lieves that Russia will be victorious. As Germany’s interests are not men- aced, she will simply be a spectator; but if anything should be.done which Germany might consider as affecting her she will be prepared to act. It is said that Germany has no intention of seizing Shantung and it is declared to be ridiculous to suppose that she pro- poses to occupy any points in Den- mark. AUSTRIA IS PRO-RUSSIA. Austria, it is believed, will follow the course of Germany, because of the tri- ple alliance and from her neighborly interests with Russia, particularly in Jtaly is expected to maintain practically the same position as her associates in the triple alliance, although, since the agitation resulting in the Czar's canceling his trip to Rome, t e has been a notable lack of enthusiasm in Italy for Russia. The Balkans are considered the dan- spot of Europe. As a result of the re-occupation of Russia in the Far t, it is known here that she has n careful not to draw upon the troops in European Russia to any great extent for service in Manchuria, because of the prospect that. Turkey and Bulgaria will engage in war during the spring. Austria will bear the burden, in the greater degree, of preserving peace in Europe. In this, however, shé will be earnestly supported by France and Great Britain and, it is hoped, by Ger- many and Italy ———— ARE APPREHENSIVE. BRITONS inet Meeting in London. LONDON, Feb. 7.—News of the Rus- so-Japanese rupture reached London late this afternoon, and-only a few newspapers published ekxtra editions giving the announcement. However, as this outcome had been accepted as al- most inevitable for several days past the actual announcement created no great excitement. An official of the Russlan embassy sald that it was true that the breaking off of diplomatic relations was a most but there was always a possibility ‘of avoiding eventualities un- til the first shot has been fired. The British Cabinet will meet to-mor- row in response to a summons issued last Friday, and it will have a grave situation to discuss because of the many indications of the probability in the Far East. ‘There is also an almost equally grave crisis in the Near East. Premier Baifour will be unable to preside at the council. His illness is causing some disquietude. He has de- veloped bronchial irritation and a troublesome cough. The Premier's strength, however, is well maintained. According to the latest statements, however, he probably will not be able to resume his duties for a fortnight. King Edward to-day granted an au- dience to Lord Roberts and Lord Charles Beresford, commander of the channel fleet, with whom was dis- cussed the Far Eastern crisis. State- ments of the Japanese case similar to the one issued in Paris have been made, also in London, Berlin and other capitals. As a result of the rupture of diplo- matic relations Japan neither seeks nor expects an immediate outbreak of hostilities. She trusts the China-Amer- ican treaty will maintain the open door and the status quo in Manchuria, and she has prepared herself to watch the attitude of Russia in Northern Korea. She will not, however, land troops in Korea without a distinct violation of the Korean frontier, in which event she is prepared to act promptly. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Reuter Te am Company cables that a special edition of the Novoe Vremya announced the breaking off of diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia. In an editorial this paper throws the onus for the rupture on Ja- pan, saying that “for three months Russia has been examining the Japa- nese proposals in the most amicable spirit in the hope of finding a way to make all possible concessions without injuring Russia’s prestige, and she has remained unmoved by the slanders that she was delaying the negotiations with the object of completing war prepara- tions. As it turns out,” the paper goes on, “the whole exchange of notes was a farce. Japan, and not Russia, only awaited the moment when the two cruisers bought in Italy reached Chi- nese waters. The Japanese then threw off their mask, not even awaiting Rus- sia’s reply. They have shown them- selves to be Asiatics and unable to ob- serve even the slightest decency. His- tory knows no case of similar beha- vior. We are convinced that public opinion in Russia will give the Jap- anese a suitable reply. “The rupture of diplomatic relations does not necessarily mean war. His- tory shows cases of a diplomatic rup- ture having lasted for years without resulting in_war, but such instances are rare. The normal course of af- fairs means either war or the medi- ation of other powers. We thus stand between three alternatives — war, mediation or long period of friction, and the last is the least probable. The interests of both powers are too far opposed to admit of their being brought in accord during the de facto occupation of territory. Mediation is also improbable and there remains but the ultimate ratio -regum (the final argument of kings)—war. One thing only seems certain—after the steps taken yesterday by the Japanese no honorable foreigner will think it possible to accuse us of an aggressive attitude, “Russia stands at the threshhold of great events. Every son of Russia, without distinction of convictions, will to-day conscientiously and sincerely say: ‘Japan has herself willed it; so let it be; God be with us.’” Such expressions as the “possibility of avoiding hostilities” receives scant attention in London, and nobody be- lieves but that fighting will begin al- most immediately. The British press displays a very full appreciation of the delicate and diffi- cult problems facing the government, owing to the alliance with Japan, and much questioning is indulged in as to whether the Ministers have fully weighed their responsibilities. ————— Admiral Skrydloff to.Command. PARIS, Feb. 8.—A dispatch to the Paris edition of the New York Herald from St. Petérsburg says that Ad- miral Skrydloff, commander of the Russian Black Sea fleet, will be given command of the naval forces in the far East. —— e Joseph Powell Williams Dead. LONDON, Feb. 8.—Joseph Powell ‘Williams, Liberal Unionist member of Parliament for South Birmingham, died last night, aged 63 years. Continued From Page 3, Column 2. the Czar may personally under- take the protection of Japanese in Russia, as Nicholas I did in the case of the English during the Crimean war. WILD RUMORS AFLOAT. Amid the crop of stories afloat here to-day t are some of the wildest character, as, for exam-| ple, that a naval battle has already been fought and a Japanese fleet sunk. Another story, which is repeated clearly and circumstan- tially, is that, while the Japanese Government did not wait for the official reception of the Russian response, the contents of it were communicated privately to Ku- rino, who telegraphed it to his Government. - This, the press has been authoritatively informed, is not true. ; When Count Lamsdorff in- formed Kusino on Thursday night that the response had gone to Viceroy Alexieff he did not give him a copy of it, bit, it is under- stood, he made known in a gen- eral way the Russian position. Russia, while making conces- sions, declined to yield on the fol- lowing four points: 1. Japan's right to ask for a treaty covering the sovereignty of Manchuria. 2. She insisted ‘upon mutual recognition of the independence of Korea. 3. That there should be no for- tification of Southern Korea, which miglit threaten Russian communication with Port Arthur and Vladivostok. 4. She declined to meet Japan’s wishes with regard to a neutral zone on both sides of the Yalu River. PATRIOTISM IS AROUSED. The news of the breaking off of diplomatic relations between Rus- sia and Japan was spread far and wide throughout the capital by ex- tra bulletins of the Novoe Vremya and other papers. Much excite- ment was created and this resulted in patriotic demonstrations. At the performance of Telinka’s “Life for the Czar” at the Marie Theater the enormous building was packed from floor to ceiling, many military officers being pres- ent. When the peasant Sousain, who in the play comes to save the Czar’s life, sang the national ode, “God Save the Czar From His Enemies,” the emotional Russian character was stilled by the solem- nity of the occasion, but when the curtain was rung down the au- dience burst into vociferous ap- plause. The Bourse Gazette hails the breaking off of relations because it terminates the suspense and de- clares that the entire nation will respond to the imperial call. It is the general opinion of mili- tary men here that Japan will im- mediately land troops in Korea, whence will come the first news of the fighting, unless there should be an accidental encounter at sea. The press was informed at a late hour to-night that the order for the imperial train t> take the Czar to Moscow had been coun- termanded and that the date of hi§ Majesty’s departure is uncer- tain. S——— COLDNESS BETWEEN ATTACHES, Representatives of Russia and Japan Have Long Been Unfriendly. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—During the last year of the strained relations be- tween Russia and Japan the Russian and Japanese representatives here have not been at all intimate, despite the fact that they meet frequently at of- ficial and social functions. At the New Year reception they merely exchanged formal greetings. At the diplomatic reception, a week later, Colonel Rospo- pew, a Russian military attache, bowed to an attache of the Japanese lega- tion and only received a stony stare in reply. At the diplomatic dinner, when Count Cassini came almost face to face with the Japahese Minister, no greeting of any kind was exchanged, but close ob- servers noticed that a moment later Count Cassini in a recess of the Blue room quietly approached Mr. Takahira and spoke with marked emphasis to him. The colloquy lasted but a mo- ment. Close by was a BEuropean diplomat, from whom it is now Count Cassini told the Japanese Min- | the shadow of the negro church here. 0B BURNS WOMAN AT HE STAKE Negro and His Wife Pay Penalty for the Killing of a White Planter on a Plantation in Mississippi —L— THOUSAND MEN SEE LIVES ENDED IN FIRE SRR 108 Burning of Accused Persons the Terrible Close of a Tragic Occurrence in Which Eight Deaths Have Been Recorded e -DODDSVILLE, Miss.,, Feb. 7.—Lu- ther Holbert and his wife, negroes, were burned at the stake here to-day | by a mob of 1000 persons for the killing of James Eastland, a prominent white | planter, and John Carr, a negro, on | ‘Wednesday at the Eastland plantation, two miles from this city. The burning of Holbert and his wife closes a tragedy which has cost eight | lives, has engaged 200 men and two packs of bloodhounds in a four days’ chase across four counties and has stirred this section of Mississippi al- most to frenzy. Following are the dead: Luther Holbert and wife, ne- groes, burned at the stake by mOb:I James Eastland, white, planter, killed | by Holbert; John Carr, negro, killed by | Holbert; John' Winters, negro, killed by Eastland; three unknown negroes, | killed by posses. & The killing of Eastland, Carr and Winters occurred Wednesday at East- land's plantation. Holbert and Win- ters were in Carr's cabin, when East- land entered and ordered Holbert to leave the plantation. A difficulty en- sued, in which it is alleged that Hol- bert opened fire on Eastland, fatally wounding him and killing Carr. East- l(n"d returned the fire and killed Win- ers. ‘When the news of the tragedy reached | Doddsville a posse was formed and left | immediately for Eastland’'s plantallon.' Arriving there, further shooting oc- | curred and an unknown negro was| killed. Holbert and his wife, who had | donned man’'s clothing, both heavily armed, had fled. Posses were formed at Greenville, Cleveland and other points, and the pursuit of Holbert and his wife was begun with horses and bloodhounds. The chase, which was begun Wednes- day morning, was continued until last night, when Holbert and his wife, worn out from traveling 100 miles on foot through canebrakes and swamps, were | found asleep in a heavy belt of timber three miles east of Shepardstown and captured by a posse without a shot be- i ing fired. The two negroes were brought | to Doddsville and this afternoon were | burned at the stake by a mob almost in- 4 Yesterday two negroes were killed by | a posse near Belzoni, Yazoo County. | One of the negros bore a striking re- semblance to Holbert and was mis-| taken for him by members of the posse. He was called on to surrender, but in- stead of ‘doing so, showed fight and both negroes were shot down by posse- men, as Holbert had sworn he would not be taken alive and was known to be heavily armed. Eastland was a member of a; wealthy Mississippi family and a re ward of $1200 was offered by relatives for the capture of his slayer alive. Two brothers of Eastland participated in the chase and capture of the Holberts and both | were present when Holbert and his wife were burned. The 16-year-old son of Holbert, who was captured Friday night and hel on susplcion of complicity in the kill ing of Eastland, was given his free- dom, his innocence being established. * L 4 SURPRISE IN BERLIN. ‘Embassador of the Czar Learns of the Action of Japan. BERLIN, Feb. 7.—Count 'von der Ostén-Sacken, the Russian Embassa- dor at Berlin, received Count Lams- dorfl’s ' official circular at 2 o’clock this morning, but did not communi- cate it to Baron von Richthofen, the imperial Secretary, until 9 o'clock this morning. The Russian Embassador was received by Baron Richthofen while he was taking coffee in his dress- ing-room. Later in the day Count von der Osten-Sacken saw Baron von Richthofen again and presumably told him of a supplementary dispatch say- ing that the Russian Government did not know whether there would be war or not. Callers at the Russlan Embassy were assured by the Embassador that the action of Japan was a painful surprise and that the embassy had no intelligence on which to base a pre- diction as to what the Russian and Japanese Governments would next do. The Japanese Minister at Berlin, In- ouye, looking as impassive and calm as usual, drove out this afternoon. Baron von. Richthofen took the original of the Russlan dispatch to Count Bulow, Imperial Chancellor, who, in turn, personally took it to the Schloss and handed it to the Emperor on his Majesty’s return from church. It is quite llkely that the Emperor, in the event of war, would give up his proposed cruise through the Mediter- ranean in order to be at home to meet any complications. Count von Bulow only a short time ago told several persons that war was wholly out of the question. The War Office appears to have taken a differ- ent view from the Foreign Office re- garding the possibilities of war, be- cause early last week a military at- tache was ordered to join the Russian forces in the Far East. ¢ & LAMSDORFF’S OFIICIAL NOTE. Russia’s Diplomatic Representatives Informed of the ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 7.—The Of- ficial Messenger publishes the following circular telegram, dated February 6, which has been sent,out by the For- eign Russian Minister to the represen- tatives of the Russian Government abroad: “Acting under instructions from his Government, the Japanese Minister at the Imperiar court has presented a note learned that | which informs the Imperial Govern- ment of the decision of Japan to break ADVERTISEMENTS. 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LONDON, Feb, 8.—The Tokio corre- spondent of the Standard reports the | utmost activity on the part of the au- thorities which are rapidly conveying troops to ports of embarkation. The people are calm and confident and there is no excitement. Cabling from Tokio. the correspond- ent there of the Daily Telegraph gives a report that Russian troops have al- ready crossed the Korean frontier and that an’ official declaration of war is expected momentarily. A correspondent of the Daily Mail at Seoul says he learns that Japan has warned non-combatants to withdraw from Songchin and all Japanese women, children, etc., north of Shongju to come south. This is supposed to indicate Japan’'s intention” to strike through Northern Korea in the direction of Har- bin and the Manchurian railroad. The correspondent of the Times at Tokio cables that the Russian gunboat Mandjura, which is in dock at Naga- saki, will probably not be able to leave that port before hostilities begin. Baron de Rosen will leave Tokio Feb- ruary 12, the correspondent continues, « | Trafalgar and Waterloo, after an audience with the Emperor. {There are indications that Russia s moving toward the Yalu River. The Japanese residents have nearly all withdrawn from Manchuria and Wiju. The newspapers invite a repetition of since Japan | fights, as Great Britain fought. to crush | military _despotism and_secure equal rights for all nations in Eastern Asia. ———— JAPANESE TO USE STINKPOTS. American Says New Shell Will Prove Deadly Weapon. CHICAGO, Feb. 7.—“If the Russians think their new-fangled torpedoes are going to decide the war, let them wait until 4 Japanese shell inclosing a Chi- nese stink pot explodes in their ranks. The explosion will disseminate fumes that will kill every breathing thing within a radious of 100 yards,” said Wil- liam McElroy, Smith of Osaka, Japan, at the Anmex to-day. 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