The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1904, Page 1

cisco for thirty Local midnight, February 22, 1904: San Prancisco and vicinity— Cloudy, with rain Monday; fresh southerly wind. G. H. WILLSON, hours ending Forecaster. Central—*“XKin; M Mad inee to-day. —Vaudeville. Matinee . Tivoli—“When J Comes Marching Home.” tinee. ‘Wright.” -lflh‘l o Hearts. Cuutes—vaudey e oolmhu—“:‘l:‘!’ Homoestead.’ Fischer's—-] -Poly.” Matinee. Grand—“The Gamekeeper.’ Mat- — W . ” of t.ho of;lum ”» SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1904. PRICE FIVE RUSSIAN TROOPS DRIVEN BACK WITH HEAVY LOSS IN OUTPOST ENGAGEMENTS ON THE YALU RIVER Special Cable to The Calland New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 21.—I have authority which prohibits doubting the veracity of the report that, in spite of official dispatches stating that nothing is taking place and everything is perfectly quiet, outpost engagements have taken place on the Yalu, resulting in the Russian advance guards being driven back with considerable losses, which are estimated at 2600 lives. the Yalu or the entire Russian losses smce the commencement of the war is not exactly clear. TARSHIPS FIRE UPOY THE CITY United States Cruiser Engages in a Shelling. Insurgents at San Domingo | Hear the Roar of a | Cannonade. Island Town of Durate Is Bombarded by the Columbia and Training sel Hartford. Feb. 21. — A dispatch from ays that the United umbia and the train- i have bombarded | h is occupied by the in- ‘ )N, Feb. 21. —Late to- | e Department received Minister Powell, | zo, February 16, as been fought t forces and the | ded over two days for the Gov- been raised retreat.” , Feb. 1L York arrived | voyed by the | Newark, and | is cargo at | had been | and Com- r party New York was The Gov- | but the nd on Eight York’s the lives of the r o United States ded tc shell Pajarito occupied by id 300 marines { punishing the in- g the United g an American the Newark approached and fire, discharging ten shells. urgents fired upon the marines they were landing, wounding | of them. The nes returned nd the insurgents ran away. s landed were divided into s and searched the houses, | woods and bushes. They then followed the insurge who fired while the | marines were reloading. The result of | the bombar t is not known. The | New York left here at 5 p. m. for the| roadstead after landing her cargo. | uiet and it is supposed | that tt gents have retreated a | gonside distance. Reports from | the interior are vorable to the Gov- ernment. Great misery exists in the eity for want of food and the arrival of the Clyde line steamer is a great relief. The steamer could not land a | portion of her cargo at Monte Cristi, being prevented from so doing by a | 5 warship. | 21.—A belated WASHINGTON, Feb. dispatch, dated February 12, from Captain J. M. Miller of the| sruiser Columbia, which, with the New- is in Santo Domingo waters, official confirmation of the dis- | h regarding the bombardment of insurgents by the war vessels, of a pa th position near the capital city, the land- 4ng of marines and bluejackets to pun- bt revolutionists and their subsequent re-embarkation. , According to Captain Miller's dis- patch, the affair occurred on a river about two miles from San Domingo, presumably at Pajarito. The insur- gents who were stationed on,the main- lamd fired on a United States merchant vessel New York, which was under con- voy of a launch of the Newark, whih was lying in the river. The shots fell so dangerously near the war ves- sels that the acts of the insurgents were construed by Captain Miller as olumbia, | | - Whether these figures include only those who fell on g ~ YROPITKZN, SOMMANER-7 CHIEE OF THE RUSSIAY ARMY IN THE FAR EAST.. ... NSURGENT ALBANIANS SPERSING Order IS Being Re- stored at Scene of Rising. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 21.—Shem- shi Pasha has telegraphed the Porte that order has been restored in North Albania and that the Albanians are dispersing. PARIS, Feb. 21.—Zoltovitch, the Bul- garian agent ing Paris, made the fol- lowing statement to-day: “I can give the most formal assur- ances that Bulgaria has more than ever resolved to do nothing to compromise the peace. It is with great satisfac- tion we have seen the powers elaborate a plan for reforms in Macedonia and we wish, with®ut any reservation, the reforms. realized. Above all, at this moment, when the powers are follow- ing with anxiety the events in the Far East, Bulgaria will avoid doing any- thing that would cause the belief that she proposes to profit by the crisis. Continued on Page 3, Column 2. Continued or.Tage 3, Column 4. " BoGATVE, FROTECTED (FRUISENE 57 e VIADIVOSTAKs SQUADRUN "+ e e NEW CHIEF OF RUSSIA'S MANCHURIAN ARMY, TWO OF THE POWERFUL WARSHIPS OF THE VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON AND A MILITARY SCENE ON THE KOREAN FRONTIER. — | J apanese Will Cruiser at Sink Russian Shanghai. Special Dispatch to The Call. SHANGHAI, Feb. 21.—Urged by the Japanese Consul here, the Taotai or- dered the Russian gunboat Mandjur to leave the harbor before § o'clock this afternoon, the order, however, be- ing ignored. It is said that a Japanese squadron has been ordered to enforce the Taotai’'s demand and 4§ enable Japanese steamship companies to re- sume service between Japan and Shanghai. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Although no one in authority here will say that the |. Asiatic cruiser squadron is being mo- bilized at Shanghai because of the re- port that the Chinese squadron is going to drive the Russian cruiser Mandjur out of the harbor, it is understood that this may have something to do with the direction of American naval activ- ity in the Far East, Since the outbreak of the war found Continued on Page 3, Column 2. RVSSIAN FELTED CZU{%EZJ,L -+ [ ! IRIK.' Port Arthur Hears Desultory Cannonading at Sea. PORT ARTHUR, Feb. 21.—Sounds of desultory. firing at sea are heard almost | nightly, and this morning firing was again heard. This is doubtless due to| the. attempted approach of Japanese torpedo-boats, but nothing serious has developed. The garrison is in excellent spirits and is firmly convinced of the ultimate success of the Russian arms, The Novkrai prints a long article in- voking historical precedents to prove the illegality of the Japanese declaration that fuel and victuals will in all cases be treated as contraband of war. The paper describes Japan's attitude as presumptuous and urges the neutral powers to disregard it. ADEN, Feb. 21.—The Peninsula and Oriental Company’s steamship Mongo- lia encountered on Saturday night 460 miles north of Aden a Russian battle- ship and four torpedo-boat destroyers. After the vain attempt of a destroyer to cut off the Mongolia all of the war- ships gave chase, but being unable to overtake her they signaled her to stop. The Mongolia obeyed, and a destroyer after a close scrutiny signaled, “Beg to be excused.” The fleet is evidently hon- ing to capture Japanese ships. AMERICAN CONSUL IMPER.[LED. VIENNA, Feb. 21.—Following a ser- vice of intercession in the Russian church in Prague to-day for the suc- cess of the Russian arms, several hun- dred Slav students gathered:in front of the church and created a disturb- ance. They then proceeded to the United States consulaté, where they in- tended to make a hostile demonstration, but the police closed the streets leading to the consulate and after some oppo- sition succeeded in dispersing the dem- onstrators and arresting many of them. LONDON, Feb. 22.—From a reliable quarter the Morning Post’s Chefu cor- respondent says he learns that tens of thousands of Japanese are advanc- ing by forced marches from various parts of Korea to the Yalu River, and that severe fighting is expected shortly. The announcement that General Ko- dama has been replaced in the Japan- ese Cabinet by Koshikawa is regarded as meaning that General Kodama is about to take command of the Jap- anese land forces.r Kodama, who is Japan’s leading general, did splendid work in the Chino-Japanese war. STRIVING FOR CHINESE AID. It is said that Viceroy Alexieff has asked the Ministry of Marine to send | him officers who are not too young and admirals who are mnot too old, of whom he already has too many. The Viceroy has issued proclamations to the Chinese throughout Manchuria | seeking to enlist their sympathy in be- | half of Russia and their assistance in maintaining the railway intact by rep- resenting to them Japan's alleged | treacherous methods in beginning the war. A Port Arthur dispatch received at St. Petersburg reports that the Russian cruiser Novik had been repaired and had left her dock. The Standard’s Kieff correspondent hears that the Cavcasus and Turkestan armies are to be mobilized. He adds that the rumor is not confirmed of- ficially, but says that, if it is true, it can’ only be interpreted as a veiled threat against India in certain emer- gencies. The correspondent at Tientsin of the Standard reports an attack of 500 Chinese “brigands” on the Russian post at Fuchau as probably an attempt to wreck the railway. 8 2 5 BELIEF IN LONDON THAT RUSSIA MUST NEGOTIATE LOAN LONDON, Feb. 21.—The question as to how long Russia will be able to bear the financial strain caused by the war without having recourse to a foreign loan exerts a great influence in the money markets. It is the general be- lief that, owing to economic conditions resulting from bad harvests and other causes, it will be difficult for Russia to raise internal loans and that if the war lasts beyond a couple of years that country will be bound to raise money abroad. The Stock Exchange experienced a very depressed and nervous week, due largely to fears of trouble in the Bal- kans. Foreign stocks of all classes were al- most demoralized, quantities of them being thrown upon the market from both Paris and Berlin, where operators were overloaged by recent heavy pur- chases made under the belief that peace in the Far East would be main- tained. The other markets were dull and de- pressed, in sympathy with the foreign markets, while American securities ‘were characterized by an almost com- plete absence of dealings | sanitarium - FOOTPADS T WITH CONSTABLE Desperate Battle on Street in San Rafael, \Fire Department Chief Is Severely Wounded in the Combat. | One of the Robbers Stops a Bullef and Both Are Captured Late at Night After a Long Chase. Special Dispatch to The Call SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 21.—While on his way home this evening Louls Hughes, the Chief of the local Fire De- partment and the constable of the city, was held up and because he resisted was shot at four times. One bullet penetrated the lower part of his body. The hold-up occurred on Irwin street, one of San Rafael'- principal residence thoroughfares, at a time when there were many pedestrians about. The attack was made in a dark spot under a clump of shade trees. | Hughes defended himself as much as | possible and pulled the trigger of his | revolver five times, but on each occa- sion the weapon failed to respond. Late to-night Deputy Sheriff George | Martin captured the two footpads near San Anselmo. One had a bullet wound in the thigh. They are young men of good appearance and well dressed. Both refused to give their names. They are now in jail here. When Hughes was opposite the Bogle residence two men passed him. He hailed them and suggested that if they were going his way he would ac- company them. At the salutation both men turnec ne exclaiming, “Hold up your hand Instead of complying Hughes reached for his pistol, where- upon the taller man of the two fired three shots at him. The murderous couple then turned and ran in the di- rection of the Hotel Rafael. When they were fifty feet away another shot was fired. Hughes was removed to Dr. Howitt's on Fourth street and Sheriff ‘Taylor was notified of the hold- up. It is believed that Hughes will recover. Hughes’ description of his two as- sailants corresponds with that of tha two masked men who robbed thes saloon of A. Lawrence at Sausalito on Friday night. Officers have been on the trail of these men ever since, but no tangible clew has been obtained. William Shannon, a saloonkeeper near West End Station, was held up to-night. His place was entered about 11:15 o’clock. Two other men were in the place at the time. A young man, short and clean shaven, first entered and ordered Shannon and his custom- ers to throw up their hands. One man refused. Shannon begged him to raise his hands, but still the customer re- fused, whereupon the second highway- man entered, pointing two pistols in the man’s face. The customer then acquiesced. The first intruder thereupon went be- hind the bar, secured the day's re- ceipts, purioined Shannon's watch, while the other robber kept the three men covered. The highwaymen were not masked. They did not molest Shannon’s cus- tomers and just before making their exit returned the watch to the pro- prietor. They then left the place and ran down the road toward San Ansel- mo. The description given by Shannon coincides with identifications made by Hughes. —_———— Heavy Loss in Brooklyn Fire. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The factory of the Fraser Tablet Company, at Eighteenth street and Eighth avenue, Brooklyn, was destroved by fire-to- night. Loss, $350,00 —_— e Russia’s Official Notification. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 21.—Em- bassador McCormick was to-day of- ficlally notifled that Russia will not participate in the St. Louis Exposition.