The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 17, 1904, Page 1

Forecast made cisco for thirty Fair Wednesday; erly winds. A.G. District | midnight, February 17, 1904: San Prancisco and vicidity— hours ending brisk west- McADIE, &t San Fran- I | p—— | RUSSIA PREPARING FOR INVASION OF INDIA; N Orpheum_—Vaadeville. ] ’!wn— hing - Columbia—-Macheth.” Pischer's—“Roiy-Poly.” Grand—“Whoup-Dee-Doo.” Mat- inee To-Day. i Lyric Hall Bracvelt Concert. w‘nn Jhnny Comes Matinee SAN FRANCISCO, W DNESDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENT JAPANESE RENEW ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16.-::Lieutenant General Ivanoff, Governor General and commander of the troops in. Turkestan, has gone to Tashkend with General Sakharoff, chief of the ‘military district of Turkestan. India in the event of Great Britain adopting an attitude openly hostile to Russia or attempting to prejudice Russian interests in Persia or Tibet. TOKIO, Feb. 16.--:The Japanese torpedo fleet reattacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur on Saturday. In a report received here it is said one Russzan warsth was damaged Japanese Army Is Landing in Manchuria. FAHRO Gt Alexieif's Foes Demand His Recall. RS URG, Feb. 16.—A dis- Port Arthur, ays the Japanese . g at « a port on e . pnrin, close hin N 1 Railroad. The a dis- itions of coast aying of mines, creby a tr extended it and roped into t T This plen did ey c rsome work of T s sma boats. The the excessive ables t Kronstadt, has g SLAV PATRIOTISM The spirit of patriotism among the Mu he rough han: of a numbse ns who failed to take off their hats hile the crowde were singing the hymn. It is even reported that eome of the offenders were ed, but thie 48 not confirmed officially The Bourse, after having been steady yesterday, slumped to-day A dQispatch has been received here from the Russian Minister at Peking, Paul Lessar, sayin hat upon his of- ficial inguiry the Chinese Government informed him that Weihaiwei remains leased to Great Brital o RUSSIANS REMAIN AWAY FROM BANQUET OF THE QUILL CLUB NEW YORK Fafw——The intention of the Quill Club to hold a symposium of representatives of Russia and Japan nd untf ne to VIOLENT. at Moscov has resulted ir of per national at a dinner of the club to-night at the Manhattan Hotel was frustrated by the absence of the Russian guests. They were Count Lodyzensky, the Rus- an Consul General in this city; Count aul Tiesenhausen and Baron Schill- ng. It was said that they were ab- sent under orders from Count Cassini, the Russian Embassador at Washing- ton 8. Uchida, the Japanese Consul General in this city. was present. It was declared after the dinner that the Ruseians had stayed away on ac- unt of the feeling in Russia that this untry is hostile to its interests in the present difficuilty. JAPANESE ¥ DAMAGED SHIPS OF WAR WILL DOCK AT NAGASAKI! §H/ ~"GHAL Feb, 17.—The following | telegram has been received from Naga- saki, under date of February 15: “Pifteen thousand troops are embark- ing on transports to-day. Their horses are in poor condition. Two damaged Japanese warships are here waiting to &0 into drydock.” be- | o WID It is said in high military circles that General Ivanoff has been instructed to prepare for the contingency of military action in the direction of TER CAMPAIGNING IN MANCHURIA—RUSSIAN ADVANCE GUARD CROSSING LAKE BAIKAL, GUIDED BY TREES PLACED ALONG THE ROUTE. e d | | | SixHundredRussians! Perish on Lake | Baikal, Special Dispatch to The Call BERLIN, Feb. 16.—The St. Peters burg correspondent of the Tagliche Ru vs that 600 Russiah sol- diers have been frozen to death while marching across Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia. The correspondent adds that the temporary railroad across the lake i= not yet completed, that a large de- tachment of troops was sent on a twen- | ty-mile march over the ice-covered lake and that it is presumed that part of these troops lost their way in a snow- | storm and perished. HAMBURG, Feb. 16.—According to| information from Kiel eleven Russian warships are expected to traverse the | Kaiser Wilhelm canal on thelr journey | to Eastern Asia on Thursday next, per- mission for their passage having al- ready been received from the German | authorities. The use of the canal is permitted only in the event of bad weather. If fine weather prevalls in the North Sea the voyage must be made around Skaw. Information received from Kiel leads to the belief that the German authorities are not willing to| admit they know anything up to the present of the passage of the Russian | ships. | | PARIS, Feb.17.—The Petit Parisienne | this morning publishes a dispatch from | Tokio, dated February 14, in which 1he‘ correspondent says that wounded Japa- | nese who have reached there from Port Arthur declare that on the morning of February 6 the Japanese squadron, | | composed of fifty-five vessels, includ- ing transports, received orders to sail for Port Arthur. The night attack was made by the torpedo-boat' destroyers, none of which were injured. During the bombardment of the Rus- | sian forts, between 11 o'elock and noon of February 9, all of the attacking ves- gels were hit by the Russian fire. The | cruiser Iwate’s three decks were {pierced by a shell, and the battleship | Fuji's smokestack was destroyed. No ship, however, was damaged to the ex- | tent of necessitating drydocking. Upon the same authority the corre- |-pondenl says a Japanese squadron | has seized the Russian coal depot off ischau sa 1 Rose Island, near Chemulpo. It is reported here that the loss of | proceed to Port Arthur. o the Russian torpedo gunboat Yenisel will entail a serious consequence. The captain of the vessel had placed tor- pedoes at various places, and the maps and plans indicating these spots went down with the ship. It is belleved that the general staff possesses duplicates of these papers, but there is a probability that those which .were lost contained certain corrections and modifications which the others do not. SEOUL, Feb. 16.—The Korean Gov- ernment has granted Japan the right to traverse the country. S IR | JAPANESE AROUSED" BY THE REPORTS OF RUSSIAN BRUTALITY TOKIO, Feb. 16.—~The Government is recelving additional circumstantial re- ports of the alleged cruelty of Russians toward Japanese refugees from Man- churia. The Japanese Consul General at Tientsin has just telegraphed to the authorities here giving a recital of the story told by thirteen women who had just arrived at Shanhaikwan. The thirteen ‘were residing at Harbin and started south on February 9 with 300 companions. One-half of these, with the women, reached Mukden on the 10th and were ordered to leave the train by Russian soldiers, who cruelly abused them and detained the party, which ey divided, the men being ordered to The women 0 3 1 | | | CALL'S SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS. | The British steamship Wenchow, detained at Port Arthur since the opening of hostilities, has ar- rived at Chefu and confirmed The Call's exclusive news that the Russian fleet was moving toward Ko- rea. A great land fight Is expected to occur soon on the Yalu River. Russlan reinforcements are | rapidly moving in that direction. ? | It is asserted that the Japanese strategists intend to land 100,000 men on the coasts of Tiaotung, between the Yalu and Port Arthur. There are further intimations from Port Arthur that the Russian fleet | Is res for an offensive movement. | A skirmish between torpedo-boats in the Gulf of Pechili is reported. | The Japancse fleet is said to have establlshed a base on Elllott Island, near Port Arthur. The Rus- | sians have heavily reinforced Kinchou and Newchwang. Port Arthur seems to have been panic stricken | during the bombardment, but is again tranquil. j There were 400 torpedoes on 48 Variag—two-thirds of the Ruaslan entire store in Eastern waters, 1 when that cruiser was sunk off Chemulpo. . i Six hundred Russian soldiers are said to have perished in crossing Lake Baikal. The two cruisers purchased by Japan from Italy have reached Yo:ohama. News of the loss of the Russian cruiser Boyarin through having accidentally struck a mine is con- firmed. One hundred and ninety-seven officers and men, all on board, perished. Russia’s Minister to Korea has left the country by order of the Japumse The latter are in full control of the peninsula. Tokio reports that Japanese torpedo-boats again attacked the Pofi Arthur fleet on Saturday. It is said one Russian cruiser was damaged. [ — were sent to Newchwang, where United States Consul Miller provided food and transportation for them to Shanhai- kwan. The women say they saw several Japanese refugees cruelly beaten and wounded. They say that the Russian soldiers robbed them of money and Jewelry. Some of the Japanese escaped punishment by bribing the soldiers. The Japanese Government and people are deeply stirred by these reports. They point to their own correct attitude toward the Russians in Japan and de- nounce the Russians as barbarians. The sinking of the Nakamura Maru and the treatment of the refugees are creating a feeling which betokens a bitter and relentless war. It is im- probable that the Japanese will re- taliate in kind whatever excesses the Russians commit. The Japanese are unable to under- stand why the men and women refugees from Harbin were divided. It is sug- gested that Russia intends to hold the men at Port Arthur in the hope of avolding a bombardment. This, how- ever, appears extremely improbable. T L TWO AUSTRIAN ARMY CORPS WILL GUARD BALKAN FRONTIER VIENNA, Feb. 16.—The situations in the Balkans is creating great uneasi- ness here. The official denial of the rumors of the mobilization of Austrian troops has falled to reassure the public and it is still asserted that the Gov- ernment intends to mobiliZe two army corps provisionally for the purpose of guarding the Balkan frontier, because of fears that Turkey will provoke Bul- garia into war. ¢ FUC SO I ADMIRAL EVANS SENDS SQUADRON TO CHINA'S WATERS WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—It is prob- able that the new cruiser Tacoma, Cap- tain Nicholson commanding, will be or- dered shortly to the Far East and will join the cruiser squadron of the Asiatic fleet at Shanghai. Admiral Evans, commanding the Asiatic station, has notified'the Navy Department that he has dispatched three of the cruiser squadron to North China ports, where they will be in read- iness to serve as dispatch boats or for the succor of refugees or similar pur- poses during the progress of the war. The New Orlean’ has started from Ca- vite for Chefu, the* nearest neutral point to the theater of war. The Ra- leigh and Frolic have started from Ca- vite for Shanghai. The Japanese Minister to-day re- celved a dispatch from Tokio stating that trustworthy information has _Japanese Seize Bee} Cargo From San Francisco. ———— Special Dispatch to The Call, NAGASAKI. Japan, Feb. 17.—The Japanese have intercepted the British steamship Coptic. bound from San Francisco for Viadivostok, and have taken off the provisions purchased in America by the Russian Government. The provisions consisted chiefly of canned goods. The Coptic sailed from San Fran- cisco on Friday, January 15, bound for Hongkong via Honolulu and Yoko- hama. She carried a general cargo valued at $245,018. destined for Japan, China, Korea, the Philippines, East In- dies and Vladivostok. The consignment to Vladivostok con- sisted of 182,000 pounds of packed beef. consigned by a San Francisco firm to its agents. The beef was a portion of an order of 3,000,000 pounds of beef placed by the Russian Government with the firm of Getz & Co. of this city through its representatives in the Orient. The value of the beef ship- ment on the Coptic was $11,038. — o+ reached the Japanese Government to the effect that as a result of the Japan- ese attack on the Russian squadron off Port Arthur on February 8 the Russian battleship Retvizan is still aground outside the vort, the Cesarevitch has been towed into port and the Pallada is still aground at the entrance of the port. All three are hors de combat. The dispatch says that as a result of the bombardment on the morning of the 9th the Novik was severely dam- aged, but the Askold, Diana and Pol- tava were only slightly damaged. e e De Rosen Arrives at Shanghai. SHANGHAIL, Feb. 17.—Baron de Rosen, the late Russian Minister to Japan, has arrived here on the French steamship Yarra and is staying at the Russian consulate. Sultan Fears Russian Wrath. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 16.—An irade has been issued commanding the Turkish press to refrain from publish- ing comments unfavorable to Russia during the war, - Russmn Fleet Sails Toward Korea. - Great Battle of Land Forces Expected. Special Cable to He > The Call w York 1904, by ew York mpany CHEFU, Feb. 16.—The British steam~ ship Wenchow, detained at Port Ar- | thur since the ng of hostilities, | arrived here to-day crotvded with Jap- | se refugees, nd wrts the Rus- si Port Arthur fleet moving in the direction of Korea. 4 gagement took place in the ¢ Pechili between rival tor- pedo-boats, but no damage was done, it being merely an exchange of shots. Japanese con- templa aval attack upon the Port Arthur fortifications. Russian reinforcements are moving | rapidly to the Yalu, where a great land fight is expeeted td occur soon The Russian forces stationed near Newchwang are buying all available provisions for the ga thur. rison at Port Ar- The Government officials at Port Arthur are very strict against mer- chants raising food prices, and it is repcrted that th have entirely de- | molished a large kery which was { meking an attempt corner” flour The Japanese are hastening their preparations on Eiliot Island with transports and commissary, from which they will make a big land attack on Port Arthur. CHINESE .BANDITS, ROUTED. In Manchuria the railway guards have been considerably strengthened in fear of interruption the Chinese. At Harbin the flour mills are now by under Government controi. Following the reported Japanese suc- cess in the first attack at Port Arthur, 180 Chinese mounted banc ransacked a Russian station near Mukden on Feb- 12, A Chinese servant informed B ampln\er and the Russians fled pre- cipitately. The bandits, flushed with success, apfoached the next statiom, but there they were met by eighty Cossacks, who defeated them, and they in turn fled, leaving fifty-eight dead. Arriving passengers confirm the re- port of the arrival of extensive Rus- sian reinforcements at Harbin. GARRISONS ARE INCREASED. PORT ARTHUR, Feb. 16.—The au- thorities have taken every precaution to protect the arsenal. The usual guard { of 500 men has now been increased to 2000. At Kinchou, Talienwan and Bidaivo the forts and garrisons have been re- plenished threefold. A circular has been issued that any Chinese caught looting will be shot im- mediately. At Newsky, the desfroyer works at Port Arthur, there is great activity, as they are doing their utmost to launch six partly finished vessels now building. Labor is scarce, but high wages entice Chinese smiths to work. The naval gymnasium is preparing re- cruits for sea duty. The bodyguard of the Viceroy, usually only eight Cossacks, now comprises thirty-six chosem men. A high mass, which lasted four hours, was said at the Russifia church on Sun- day, at which were present the Viceroy and all others high offielally. The pre- siding Bishop blessed the regimental banners. ALEXIEFF GOES TO HARBIN. NEWCHWANG, Feb. 16.—Viceroy Alexieff left Port Arthur to-day, pro- ceeding to Harbin with General Pflug, the chief of staff, and the general staff. It is said that the Russian army and navy commands will be reorganized and that General Kerpaitsky will com- mand the Yalu division, which is ex- pecting to be attacked by the Japanese forees. Atrocities are daily perpetrated upon ! fereigners and natives, both by the or- ganized police and by incoming troops, | which makes it impossible for the civil administrators of Newchwang to con- | trol the situation. It is feared that a | reign of terror will be precipitated if the neutral powers remain inactive. A captain of police, with ten soldiers, without any provocation, destroyed the ccntents of a hotel owned by a German, where three Japanese had registered under the protection of the civil ad- ministrator. These Japanese were bound, gagged and robbed of food, money and jewelry. They were rescued Continued on Page 4. Column 4 _