The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 9, 1904, Page 1

TEE WEATHEER. Forecast made at San Fran- | cisco for thirty hours ending midnight, February 9: San FPrancisco and vicinity— Clearing; colder Tuesday; fresh west winds. A. G. McADIE. District Forecaster. . [LUME XCV—NO. 71 TWENTY PAGES Yo TORPEDD 0TS AT | Califernia—“A Night on Broad- | | | Alcazar—"“The bl’ Parisians.” way.” Central—“In Sight of St. Paul's.” Chutes—Vaudeville. | Pischer’'s—"“Roly-Poly."” | Orphewm_—Vaudeville. | Tivoli—When Johnny Marching Home.” | BN FEET Py | s ! & ’ { @p\l “Alexander the | “Whoop-Dee-Doo.” > 2 ‘ Comes PRICE ° FIVE. . CENTS. AND THREE OF THE GZAR'S WARGHIFS ARt DAMAGED ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 9.---An official dispatch received here says that Japanese torpedo boats have attacked the Russian squadron in the outer roads at Rqrt Arthur and that th APAN'S warlike activity leaves no guestion now that the nation’s clash with Russia has already | begun. Japanese troopships haveland- ed forces at various ports in Korea under cover of the guns of a torpedo flotilla. An attack is to be made on Seoul, and war- ships of the Japanese navy are to steam to Port Arthurand bom- bard that stronghold of the Russians. Itis reported that the sound of a cannon- ade has been heard | off Korea and it is not improbable that a naval battle has | fought. A United States squad- 1 of warships to cruise near Port HArthur. been ron is 'Cz'ty o/mSeoui in Peril of | fltta_c:k. of K ] on the west. is to be occupied and the g is being covered by Senul pedo ¢ The main bod of the ] ese fleet, the corre spond 1 , will s 1 in the dire Port Arthur. rrespondent of the . | Daily ance has agreed | ;. = & S8 with c to land troops F in 1 nostiiies he £r0rces of the Czar Are Expected to re neutrality . % : — Invade China and the Court I “(ch from Tientsin a Is Alarmed. ent there of the Stand-| ., 1 force 15 ex-| . E Pechili. 110 | syndicate of French, Belgian and |sued by the Japanese Govern- . f Polbas nnd‘Dumh bankers, cables the A“"l‘S‘ ‘ ment setting forth its position: r the great that |)re]\-] "’]]" ‘fo”cgl"’“‘l(""g‘_ of the Stand-| Section 1—It being indispen- | At are g for the flight | 7" §Or (0s0.01 BEPO 0000 sable to the welfare and safety of | Ci and the r(._l JAPAN'S POSITION DEFINED. | Japan to maintain the independ- | ¢ | treasure, | aikado Government Gives Reason for lence and territorial integrity of{ is feared ussia will de-| Severing Relations With Russia. | Korea and to safeguard her para- | uy TOKIO, Feb. 9.—The follow-| mount interests therein, the Jap- | i ssiz otiating with a|ingis the text of the statement is- | anese Government finds it impos- | ree Russian ships were damaged. e Mgox. _j:‘,]lf/f\ HEADS OF TWO NATIONS NOW ENGAGED IN BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY. T | 1 \, | Merchant Dessels of Russians Fa Into the Hands of the Japanese. Rl sible to view with indifference; tion of Korea, whereas, Russi notwithstanding her solemn! | treaty with China and her repeat- | ed assurances to the powers, not' only continues her occupation of | Manchuria, but has taken aggres- | sive measures in Korean terri-| tory. be sirous ) securing peace for Eastern Asia by means The Government therefore being de-| e Should Manchuria be an- any action endangering the ',)Os'i-’ nexed to Russia the independ- rence of Korea would naturally impossible. RUJ‘JI./} isreported to have begunan invasion of China, and the court at Pe- king is preparing for | flight with the impe- rial treasure. The government Czar is of negotiating with a syndicate of European bankers for a lean of $200,- 000,000, presum:- ably for the purpose of carrving on the corflict with Japan. Russian cretly landed near the Yalu River, oc- cupy ~ Northern Ko- rea. It is reported in Naga- saki that it was Rus- Sia, and not Japan, that precipitated the crisis. Baron Rosen will leave To- kio next Thursday and proceed by a French steamertothe capital of the Czar. iroops, se- von the | reliably '?' Blames Japan pr! Department is issuing permit correspondents sen will leave | |ar y 11 and will sail by the F | for Crisis in Orient. 8.—Benne LONDON, Feb 1, in a special cable fre aki, says it was Japan w ecipitated the crisis. The W ’ Baron v Fokio on I rie ik tt n > I mail steamer Yana on February 1Z feet thick at Port . th It is reported that ice is tw r and tl of te is affects the movements o (34 ' pedo boats, but I think that is only wa frozen shoals and she aters. A letter received by me fre e m | there indicates that the harbor | | was quitc open up to January | The Japanese naval reserves have been called out. * | sources I am assured that their [l fleet will fight. For months past iman_v colliers have cleared from® L. From Russian | Kusatsu for Chefu, but have in- variably landed their coal at Port A W Dalny, but | JAPANESE Japanese ! permaneat rthur. The Russian steamer Argun as due at not vet arrived. TAKE Russia procureG transports ax asaki to-day from SHIPS ud secretly dispatched her fleet from | Port Arthur some days ago, es- corted vessels loaded with full Continued on Page 6, Column 2. | Continued on Page 7, Column i