The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 12, 1904, Page 2

RUSSI A DEFIES GREAT BRITAIN BY DECLARING PROTECTORATE OVER THIBET — s NOTE OF HAY | SATISFACTORY | T0 JAPANESE Tokio Welcomes Plan to Preserve Integrity ! of China. Bl - N . Not All of the Nations | Are Ready to Make Prompt Repiy. H Hay in ction osed meytralization of aroused the greatest interest tic circles here, and in con- regular w Kly the I E ass, nd led at the State Depart- erstood that while, as a the representatives signatory eign Offices on ident Amer- the countries ad ., and that these replies were gen- favorable and satisfactory. As was expressed in certain to whether Japan would N be. bound in the manner s€ it can be szid that such in- jon as the State Department has subject is to the effect that uid welcome an international neutralizing China. has been thrown out his apparent sacri- prospective fruits if she succeed in her cam- is a fear that some of the greal ywers may grow covetous of se soil and seize the oppor- en the belligerents are ex- ¢ extend their Chinese hold- the incidents of diplomatic ich was witnessed with interest cighborhood of the diplomatic Department, was the Minister and r. Count Cas- the Russ! T alone. The Rus 1 vith marked politeness and 1 he perceived the Min- but twice; the the bow in lik n ut sp ng the ecretary Hay's note to the an be stated that the word is not used in the note, State Department will not | to a discussion of details at e of the negc tions. By a al it was said to-night that rs agreed to presarve the in- f China in 1900 and that it was 4 how much of China was in- the general term. Secretary | merely follows the lines of | then enunciated. RUSSIA WILL REFER AMERICAN NOTE TO high offi , Feb. 11.—Secre- | te to the powers has at ted much attention in diplomatic | circles here. Any movement having | for its pur e the limiting of the scene of hostilities *is received with but in certain quarters the | acticability of the action suggested | < questioned. A prominent diplomat | surprise to-day that the pres- of Korea was not included in sympathy, 3 the r | The wishes of the United States have n communicated to the Russian | vernment and presuma also to t the Foreign Office the p afternoon that no respo: had been made and it wes considered | extremely doubtful whether R fait | herself in a position tb make any dec- | Jarations mow, as these might hamper | her military operations. The question | wae said to be ome for the military W n learned th suthorities to decide and the repre sentations of the United States, which are understood to be couched in the| most courteous terms, probably will be | ferred 1o Viceroy Alexieff. | ewspapers here do not fully under- | stand the purport of the note and re-| gard it as an attempt at mediation, | bare suggestion of which, while the | country is smarting under the sting of defeat, creates irritation. The Vedomosti points out that tae United States should have initiated a joint action a fortnight ago to restrain Japan and that it is now too late. Furthermore, Russia, after her experi- ence at Berlin, has had enough of in- | ternational The follo in Secretary | ADVERTISEMENTS. e Chas. Keilus & Co. X W id L v 8 High-Grade Clothiers No PBranch Stores. No Agents. DEBUT OF OUR MODELS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER ARE NOW PRESENTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL YOU WILL FIND AMONG THIS CHOICE COLLECTION SOME SMART CLOTHES, °13Z e Kearny Street Thurlow Block RUSSIAMN TROOPS | D‘gus’smv\o ; LEET 1 & Kilieg: ... 40 Wounded ... 56 Captured. ..*2000 .... BAaNnESE SAPANME SE [=] i ai ' CASUALTIES T0 DATE RUSSIA. JAPAN. *Not confirmed. 7 note is considered here to be im- portant: 3 “Proposing joint representations to Russia and Japan to prevail upon them | to circumscribe the war operations as far as possible with a view to prevent- ing disorders in China which might threaten international trade and to the preserving of the integrity of China.™ The prompt declaration of the neu- trality of the United States, although eapected as a matter of course, has made a good impression here. The bit- terness against Great Britain, already great during the negotiations betwe Russia and Japan, Is assuming most alarming proportions. The supposition that Great Britain evacuated Weihai- wei to give Japan a base has called out the deepest indignation, which has been till further inflamed by the publica- n in Great Britain of a blue book Thibet containing the offensive anguage of Lord Lansdowne. Even in less stirring times this would have caused a pubiic sensation. TEXT OF SECRETARY HAY'S NOTE IS MADE The PARIS, Feb. 11. Temps says the fallowing is the substance of Sec- retary Hay's note to the powers on the subjcct of ‘he neutrality and integrity of China: \ ‘Consult with the Government to ‘h vou are accredited, with the view to learning if, in order to avoid t.e possible outbreak o/ troubles in China and to limit the prejudice of war on neutral commerce, it will not be proper to respect the neutrality of the administrutive entity of China.” Mr. Hay's phrase, ‘“administrativ> entity.” is not clear to the officials here, but they say he does not seem to m:an the “integrity of China.” e May Affect Beet Crop. : SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 11.—The determination of several hundred Japanese of Santa Barbara County to sail as soon as possible for Japan in order to offer their services to the Japanese Government has caused fears as to the successful handiing of the beet crop, which supplies the big sugar factory in the morthern part of this. county. Hundreds of Japanese are employed in the beet fields and at the sugar factory. A large number have already quit and engaged pass- age on the first amer for Japan. 4l ey Britain Shares Japanese View. LONDON, Feb. 1L.—With regard to Secretary Hay's note to the powers on the neutrality and integrity o the British Govefl:men{?‘I t);le ty's:,‘::; Office says, sees no-reason why the proposition regarding China proper should not be joined in by all the pow- ers, but the Government shares the views of Baron Hayashi in regard to Manchuria as expressed in these dis- patches yesterday. e ALAR TR ‘Well Received in Vienna. VIENNA, Feb. 11.—The note of Sec- retary Hay has created a favorable im- pression in diplomatic circles here and Makino. the Japanese Minister here, has expressed his satisfaction with it. RUSSIAN (TU\'ERNMENT WILL FORM A THIRD SIBERTAN ARMY CORPS ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 11.—The Minister of Finance has issued a com- munication which warns the people gainst becoming panic stricken and | sacrificing the securities they hold, as thereby they will benefit only the spec- ulators. The Ministry exhorts the peo. ple to remain (calm and collected re- | garding the events in the Far East, which, while they may create tempo- rary difficuities, cannot shake Russia’s | économic power. 1t points out ‘that | | stocks fell at the outbreak of the| Russo-Turkish war, in 1877, but that within fortnight quotations recov- ered. This experience, it says, is now being repeated. | The note of the Findhce Ministry | bhad a good effect. On the Boursé Rus- sian bonds recovered 2 per cent and rentes and other securities improved. Orders have been issued for the form- | ation of a third Siberlan army corps and a trans-Baikal division of Cos- sacks. These will be incorporated in the Manchurian army. Rigid censorship still prevented the newspapers this afternoon from receiv- ing war news from either Russian or foreign sources. No news has been receiv;d since Viceroy Alexieff's dis- patch,” and the public consequently is still completely in the dark. All man- ner of rum are afloat. The Govern- | ment, however, has taken measures to counteract their publication, forbid- ding the retail sale of the principal of- fender, the St. Petersburg Gazette. The Government expresses great dis- | pleasure at the publication of the re- port of a Russian victory and the rais- ing of false hopes among the peoble. Nevertheless the rumors circulated verbally are greedily swallowed. Ac- cording to one report here the Russian armored cruiser Gromoboi recently sailed out of Vladivostok, destroyed twenty Japanese transports off South- ern Korea and was herself sunk by the Japanese cruisers. Another story claimed that four of the Viadivostok warships. under Admiral Stackelberg, had sunk four Japanese transports. The most circumstantial story cur- rrnlt‘ln Slf P:tegburg is a report of the sinking of the Russian crui off Chemulpo. gk Still another is to the effect that the recent Japanese attack on Port Arthur was a feint to protect the passage of transports bound to Shanhaikwan to land Japanese troops there and effect a conjunction with the forces of Yuan Shi Kai, the Chinese commander-in- chief, and attack the Russians in the rear. These are but samples of the current in the Russian capital. Arit All of the naval officers in St. Peters- burg this morning attended a service at the Church of St. Nicholas. The tone of the press comment to- day was bitter against Japan, which is a | est sense would have any result: CZAR TO BALK GREAT BRITAIN IN FAR EAST Will Oppose Extension of the Sovereignty of King Edward. Sensational News Given ' Out by a Swedish | Di { Special Dispatch to The Call. p BERLIN, Feb. 11.—Reports are | current in German military quarters | that Russia has declared a_ protecto- | rate over Thibet. Count Taube, the | Swedish Minister in Berlin, is confer- | ring with the Foreign Office with ref- | erence to Swedish fears of complica- | tions between Russia and Great Bri- tain. Because of this expectation King Oscar abandoned his trip to | Rivera. Sweden expects that the British would seize the isiand of Gotland, af- ter a show of Swedish resistance. | | Thereupon Russia would be likely to | declare that veden had violated its { neutrality. { German naval experts regard Japan | as having aiready proved its superior- | ity over R at sea. Count von | | Reventlow said: | “The final issue must be decided on land. Therefore the main object of | the Russian fleet should be to prevent | the transportation of Japanese troops. | | That the Russians permitted them- | selves to be attacked unawares at | Port Arthur shows that their strategy is second rate and their watch ser- | vice inefficient; in other words, they | are fatally unready for action. If the | Japanese continue to disable Russian | battleships their command of the sit- uation will be absolute, enabling them | to land troops at will.” At the Admiralty here offf | awaiting hourly tidings of a « engagement off the east coast of Ko- rea, between the Japanese and Rus- | sia’s Viadivostok squadron, which is reported to have sailed to attempt a conjunction with the Port Arthur squadron. A dispatch to the Vo tung from Yokohama says number of the Russian warships at Port Arthur have already been dis- abled and that several Japanese war ships have been sent home for pairs. ische Zei- the greater e ot CRUISER DESTROYED BY JAPANESE WAS BUILT AT CRAMPS | The cruiser Variag, which was byilt at Cramps' shipyard. Philadelphia, in 1893, Was of steel and unsheathed. She was of 6300 tons displacement and her indicated horsepower was 20,000, | On her speed trial she made twenty- two knots per hour for eight hours. She was 400 feet long, 52 feet beam and had a depth of hold of 20 feet. The Variag's armament consisted of | twelve 6-inch quick-firing guns, twelve | 12-pounder quick-firing guns, eight 3-pounder quick-firers, two l-pound- ers and six torpedo tubes, two of which were submerged. { The Korutz was built in Stockhoim. She was of steel and was 206 feet in | . = — | length, of 35 feet beam, 1413 tons | | displacement and 1500 indicated | horsepower. Her speed was thirteen POSITIONS OF THE RIVAL LAND AND NAVAL FORCES | e ity i Ko consisted of two 6-inch, four 1-pound ——— | revolving cannon and two torpedo < tubes. According to a Tientsin report five Russian cruisers from Viadivostok bombarded Hakodate, Japan. R SRR s S SR on Tuesday. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS Reports from Shanghai and Nagasaki tell of a renewal of the bombardment of Port Arthur. Tt is MAY CHANGE PLANS vario ¢ stated that three Russian ships have been sunk and that the Japanese have captured seven Soliad Russian ships. The Russian Baltic sea fleet of fifteen warships started yesterday for the Far East, intending to pass through Kiel canal. The blowing up of the bridge on the Manchurian Railway is confirmed. The captain of the Variag, a Toklo dispatch says, remained on Yoard his vessel after the crew es- caped and blew her up. In the night attack on Port Arthur t heavy loss. Lok The Russians have repulsed attempts by the Japanese to land troops near Port Arthur., Insurance risks against a war between Great Britain and France within six months are being of- fered in London. \ hree of the Japanese wrp‘edo-bolu were Holding of the Convention in Balti- more Next Year Now a Matter of Doubt. BOSTON, Feb. 11L.—The naticnal | officers of the United Society of Chris- tian Bndeavor, whe already were planning for the twenty-second inter- national convention of the socigty, to be held at Baltimore in July, 1903, are uncertain whether the fire will make necessary a change. A consid- eration of the matter is not yet pos- sible, pending definite advices from the society's representatives there. destroyed with - + erhaps significant. p’l'heprepnrt. circulated here that the United States has offered her good ser- vices is commented upon only by the Novosti, which emphasizes the previ- ous statements that intervention is impossible, and says it doubts whether the offer of good services in the “r'll'c!:- e paper adds that it considers it strange that the United States has made a dis- tinction between China and Korea. which, it points out, is also an inde- pendent country. Repeating the charge that the Japan- ese attack on Port Arthur was made from Weihaiwei, on the north coast of the Shantung peninsula, the Novoe Vremya to-day bitterly assails Great Britain. “In allowing Japan to use the harbor | as a base of operations.” says the No- voe Vremya, “Great Britain violated the fundamental principles of neutral- ity. Weihaiwel must re regarded henceforth as part of Japanese terri- tory and Great Britain has forfeited the right to participate in any deliber- ations over the eventual fate of the harbor.” The Novoe Vremya further holds that the case is analogous to that of the Alabama, and says Russia is enti- tled to demand compensation from Great Britain for the losses she has sustained. i s CAPTAIN MAHAN SAYS JAPANESE VICTORY WAS NOT DECISIVE NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—'About all that can be said now is that, while the Japanese have won the first bat- tles, it does not settle anything,” re- marked Captain Alfred T. Mahan, in discussing the . usefulness of the tor- pedo boat in warfare, as shown by #the news from Port Arthur. “There is no absolute defense against attacks of the torpedo boat. Great vig- ilance—in face, a constant state siege, the use of torpedo net and other apparatus—may minimize the ?ofl"" totah.m but it hln Il'": expect expected lu it has no parry for. SRR of “As to the engagements off’ Port Ar- thur, they do not settle anything. Neither side, in the light of my pres- ent information, has been sufficiently damaged to venture the statement that it has weakened. e Lt LONDON HAS REPORT OF DESTRUCTION OF ENTIRE RUSSIAN FLEET LONDON, Feb. 11.—A telegram to Reuter’'s Telegram Company from Tokio, dated 7:10 p. m. yesterday, says an unofficial report was current there that the Russian fleet was destroyed, four battleships and three cruisers be- ing sunk, and that two Japanese war- ships were damaged in an engagement yesterday off Port Arthur, the Jap- anese getting between the Russians and the entrance of the harbor before the fight commenced. : A special dispatch from Port Ar- thur says the Japanese fleet attempted on Wednesday to land men in several bays in the neighborhood of Port Ar- thur under the protection of the guns of the cruisers. It is asserted, how- ever, that all of the attempts were un- sucessful. The St. Petersburg correspondent of Reuter’s Telegram Company cables that the naval headquarters staff an- nounces that in the fight at.Port Ar- thur six Japanese ships were htly damaged and that fifty Japanese were killed and 150 wounded. A dispatch to the St. James Gazette from Tokio under to-day's date says: “There are great rejoicings here at the successes of the Japanese navy, |’ The public buildings, residences and business houses are decorated. with flags. Bunting is to be seen every- where. Tokio wears the aspect of city of conquerors.” . A number of Russian bluejackets who swam ashore after the Japanese o 4 ' To Cure a Cold in One Day. the money if S Grone's sisnatars 1a.on tach por and that thirty in the explosion. any of the other forms of electric transmission for ————————— Out of 346 cases of smallpox in Chi- cago sent to the isolation hospitals this year -eighty-nine were unvaceinated children under school age, and four- teen of these died. attack on the Variag and the Kuruu{ have been made prisoners. | Reports frome Chemulpo say that both the Variag and Korutz hoisted | the white flag at the last minute. The Reuter Telegram Company's corespondent in Tokio, in a dispatch timed 9:15 p. m, yesterday, says: “Details of the Chemulpo engage- ment received here says the captain of the Variag remained on board his ship and blew her up after the crew escaped. Part of the crew swam to a French ship and others got ashore. Ohe report says.the French warship notified the Russians of the Japanese approach. The Korutz engaged the Japanese - cruisers first, - while the Variag protected the transports. The Korutz was soon destroyed.” The dispatch adds: “Tokio wit- nessed a smaller Mafeking celebration to-night. Thousands of students pa- raded’the streets, acompanied by many bands of music, and carrying torches, flags, colored lanterns and transparen- cies emblazoned with war pictures. National airs were sung and cheers were continually given. The various processions surrounded the palace wall and visited the Government offices. “The Russian legation overlooks a square where thousands of people had assembled to wifness the celebration of the Japanese victory, but the win- dows of the legation were darkened. The crowds are orderly. The British residents of Tokio were cheered wher- ever they appeared.” The St. James Gazette correspondent at Chefu ‘cables that, in anticipation Of the return of the enemy’s fleet, the Rn-u::‘ at Port Arthur are adopting extra ensive - ‘Workmen and troops are taking down high brick buildings which, it is feared, would fall and cause loss of life in the event 'ment. DR. SHOOP'S REMEDIES. of a Japanese bombard; up of a bridge on the line Russians were killed ‘Westinghouse : advo- ‘warmly cates overhead trolley rather than Doses.