The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1904. JAPAN WILL MAK VLADIVOSTOK CUT OFF FROM OUTSIDE WORLD| K Passes Without Any News Being Received From the Blockaded Rus- sian Port in Siberia.- e LoET S 9.—Di- from y vessél block- Furt at for v ree owed to belief that tend w0 the Japanese possibly in- commence land and sea opera- mily of a foreigner employed Dalny arrived h vesterd ade the trip in eighteen da One of the members said ‘The day, after the outbreak of hos- tilities the authorities ordered all non- combatants to leave Dalny have as .’ vent of a siege. If the Jap- a invest Port Arthur there are enough provisions to last eight months., We passed a continual stream of troop trains going eas According to a.story printed ‘here Count Nir the midshipman killed n the battle of Chemulpo. was stand- ing in the fighting top of the 3 J calling off distances when the mast Novoe ed a pro-|was struck and the Count feil from ound ided to the | his station into the sea — “+ WEIRD FREAKS thie Subject of by’ the Medical ¥ seen tra soncities, U 'm T e has -ne character, u ther t0 he 1% aiffere 1 niety ert this mor loce restioned, -but eing scoolhouse had 1ft bi ADVZE"'ISEHT\'”S Pears’ Why is Pears’ Soap—the best in the world, the soap no free alkali in it— cents a cake? > vas made for a hos- pital soap in the first place, made by request, the doctors wanted a soap that would wash as sharp as any and do no harm o the skin. That means a soap all soap, with no free zlkali in-it, nothing but soap; there is nothing ysterious in it. Cost de- pends on quantity; quan- tity comes of quality. y all over the world . Lyon’s PERFEGT ToothPowder AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY Used by people of ro_nment for over a guarter of a century PREPARED 87 S %og;ma..zzat Schilling’s Best make gen- Your grocer is gene-ous with it. Moneyback €erous bHusiness. costs | body : im nothing; costs no- /thing, ABSORBS TWO BIG COMPANIE Electric Large Plants California Gas and ration Buys Power Supplying Corpo 1gh San e up the into this cit California’ Gas and Electric Cor- holdings_ in- the production stribution of- electricity and- gas ipplw the porthern”and central west- ions of the State. The lines west side of » e corperation .extend from Butte | on the north to Fresno County »south and from Placer and Ama- i 5 on the east to San Fran- nr the othcs y counties on the In biief, they sup,'fy all of the v enté and_ San Jo zum valleys central ¢ounties o.!California. and th Th nd electrio’ cohcerns bé- longir the: above corpdration, ex- clusive of the two purchased “yester- a the Oakland.Gas are | Heat Company, Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway Company, California Central Gas and Elgetric. Company, Bay Cc unties Power Company, Fresno s and tric Light Company, Val- ley- Countles Power Company, Capital Gas Company, Central Electric Rail- way Company, Butte County Flectr Light and Power Company, Chico Gas and Electric Conmpany, Colusa Gas and Electric Company, Marysville Gas and Electric Company, Napa Gas and Elec- tric Company, Nevada County Gas and Electric Company, Petaluma Gas and ectric Company, San Rafael Gas and Electric Company, Santa Rosa Light- | ing Company and the Woodland Gas | and Electric Company. | The board of directors of the cor- | poration are: E. J. de Sabla Jr., presi- John Martin, vice president; -John :man, second vice president: R. Hotaling, treasurer; John A. Brit- general. manager; C. W. secretary; F. W. Ziele, president of the | Mercantile Trust Company; F. B. An- derson, ‘vice president of the Bank of California; N. D. Rideout, banker; J. Henry Meyer of the Antone Borel Banking ('umpany, E: W. Hopking and F G. Drum. | The following “is thie monthly state- | ment of earnings for January issued ‘alifornia Gas and Electric ion: ‘Gross earnings, $276,- expenses, $147,763 88; profits, interest on underlying 765 74; interest on ‘corpo- | ration bonds,- $33.333 33; net surplus, 10 I T A Want Tobacco Tariff Reduced. WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.—Secre- tary Taft to-daV transmitted to the House the petition of the Tobacco Workers' Guild of the Philippines Isl- ands praying for a reduction in the lllrllf on tobacco. ared to represent 6000 tobacco work- ers, The petition states that these workers received twice the amount of wages under Spanish rule that thy do now, the daily wages at that time being 50 gents. Prices of the neces- saries of life, it is said, have increased thrée-fold under American rule. ————— The horns of the moon always point away from thelsun, therefore they are always dlrec&ed upward in the even- ing M ton, st Port Arthur sooner than in ‘order to | ew mouths as possible to feed | Light and ! “ontisk, | The guild is de-) I [ ] | | | | [ | | | Naval Gre Battle! on the Open Sea | at Improbable BB TOKIO, Fe 9.—As the cammai&n.| re growing a great pitehed | battle on the sea between- fleets moders battl ps, ‘which the world 1 awaite 1t is believed here the Russiane lack the strength to | ume the offensive .and that "n(’."! probably will stick to Port Arthur dogg to await a sea and land in- vestment. | Whichever side wins the | war Port Arthur undoubtedly will cease to be an important base. The fortification probably will be disman- { tled, as it Il and cramped and its guns are incapable of insuring pro- is sm téction. Tt is estimated that the Rus- sians have 200 guns. mounted at Port Arthur, making it theoretically. one of | the strongest forts in' the world. In regard to the opening of Wiju. f5¢ vhieh United States Miniztor Alien | has long been pressing, it has been de- cided top await- the' formal announ ment of the Japanese, whose ‘influence’ | is now dominant in Korea. Japan un- doubtedly “will -approve, and this will | haye-a significant bearing on_the fu- turé’ of .Korea, 'assuming that Japan be triumphant. LINERS, TO RESUME RUNS:. On account of Admiral Togo's suc- cesses at Port Arthur, the’ reopening of the sea to the Japanese merchantmen and the revival of shipping, the Jap- anese Government does not :xpect that it. wilk have further need for the aux- iliary crufsers America Maru and Ya- wata Maru, and they wili be disarmed and reiurved to their owners. Nothjng now prevents the America Maru re- |'suming her place on the San Francisco | i e e - SBIA VIEW OF THE PORT ARTHUR FORTIFICATIONS AND PORTRAIT OF | HE RUSSIAN COMMANDER WHO DECLARFES THAT THE GARRI- | SON WILL NEVER SURRENDER TO ATTACKING JAPANESE. | and the Yawata Maru on the Aus- | traliai ru preparing for the w japan | rmed a big fleet of fast iary | ruisers, on account of the equality of | naval strength between the Bussians ! and Japanese, but it is beliéved that le auxiliary cruisers are “ho jonger needed. It is expected othef auxijiacy I be disarmed gnd refeaved. Nippon Ytsen Kaisha Conipany karteting, d fleet of British vessels re-establighing the Chinese eoast | vessels w ask of details ©f formation, evihi: | tion® apd firing 1enges prevents a fudl [’ | nodezstanding and appteciati | miral Tokos tegties, ot 48-+ seems to. bo ehdeavoiing to actomplish th¢ méwi- Inbriv destryetién ‘with » minimum of ekpogure.. He is/ carefully balaneing! thoge- cur -ldela(un“ and relying upon | périor” mob{ity, marksmanship and- amn nition. , FIGHTS AT lA!\(. RANGE. At the outset the cquality of | m\vaf, strength and the probable nedessjty of | fighting the Russians under the hatter- y ies of Port Arthur made extreme can- tion essential. The loss of a few ships | would have endangered the ultimate success of the Japanei¢ arms, hence the brevity of the engagement of Feb- ruary 9 and the avoidance of an en- gagement with the fortress. The same tactics were followed in Thursday’s en- gagement and bombarament. These dasbes. brief battles =nd speeay wiihdrawals are a novelty "in naval warfare which warrant the considera- -tion of ‘strategists. Admiral Togo's re- liance particularly on gunnery is fully warranted by his gunners clearly cut- shooting the Russians. He constantly fought at long range,” punishing the enemy eeverely and escaping without serious damage himself. The person- nel of kis forces is shown in’another way by the superiority of the officers | and men, who are anxicus to under- take hazardous duty. Togo's ships are apparently ‘in better condition. than the - Russian ' vessels. The heavy scoring of the torpedo craft is one of thes surprises of -the war so far. ¥oreign naval experts say. however, that, making every allowance for the daring, skill and persistency- of the Jap- anese, the Russians are largely to He MOROS WOUND 00D’ TROOPS .\.rfiilbry Lieutonafit and Six Enlisted Men Suffer in a Bat(le in the Philippines MANILA, Feb.’ 20:-General Leonard ‘Wood reports, under date of February 15, an engagement with the Datto Moros under Hassan on the island of _Joln. Lieutenant West and six privates were wounded. One has since died. The Moro loss was heavy. Hassan succeed- ed in- making his escape. His original force of 3000.has now been reduced to fifteen. The island is now under con- trol of the American authorities, and influential Mores are aiding in the pur- suit of the outlaws. : The members of °the constabulery who revoited at Vigan are all in cus- tody. The arms and ammunition taken by them have been recovered and the troops have returned to their station. WASHINGTON, - Feb. 29.—General ‘Wade in a cablegram to the War De- partment, dated at Manila yesterday, advises the department of a report of General Wood concerning an engage- ment at Jolo on the 14th inst. with the remnants of Hassan’s Datto Moros. The American expedition was in charge of Major Hugh L. Scott. During the -3 fight, General Wood statés, firing twice was stopped io give the Moros a «hance to surrender, but they declined. = Theé entire body, he adds, with the. exception of Hassan are either Cead or captured and Hassan is located. Second Lieu- tenant FEugene R. West, Eighteenth Battery of Field Artillery, was serious- ly wounded in the thigh. In addition to Lieutenant West the following also were ‘wounded: .Hurlbut, Troop I; Fourteenth Cavalry, right side; Hin- derer, Troop T, Fourteenth Cavalry, shoulder; White, Eighteenth Battery Field. Artillery, right knee; Gallaway, Troop M, Fourteenth Cavalry, right arm; Cox, Eighteenth Battery Freld Ar- tillery, shoulder; Hanifan, Tmop K, Fourtéenth Cavalry, thigh, = slight. Friendly Dattos, states General Wade, assisted the troops in the attack. It is said at the War Departmient that this destruction of Hassan's band’. is a casé of retributive justice. Major Scott suffered at the hands of this fan- atical Moro. The chief enticed the | The ! migns major off into the jungle, pretending to be friendly, and in ambush shot him. Since that time Major Scott has been on his trail and now has de- stroyed his band. Hassan, who was a Drleut. is one -of the irreconcilables. When the navy was making some surveys a year ago off the coast.of Jolo, Hassan con- strued the setting up of survey marks as an act of hostility and attacked the troops. He came into General Sumner’s headquarters under sum- mons, but made his escape and ever since has been at war. His band is believed to have numbered 600 and if entirely destroyed, as the cablegram reported, the battle must have been of some proportions. g blame for a lack of watchfuiness and poor. marksmanship, The first shots of the war on land were exchanged yesterday at Pingyans. A small detachment of Russian infa try, evidently scouts, appeared morning to the northward of the town. Japanese outposts apened fire from a’vange of 1700 meters and.the Rus- retired. The telegram repor tie_iscider({ fails to_mention ar yafties: ca the ebposing forces: 1t is pxpected here trat there w!ll be i shial] esgagement soon-emmetiere io | Northeryy Eovea, where {he "Russians ‘are EelIng LOVer An extended arca | clese 1o the Jepancee- positions, but & 3nner.11 omgemem is not oxp cted o viopre tot some_time- The Russtan, (vfoe Soath of tie "Yalu {ifver is_incsnsiderable, its’ greasest |.stroRg€ih Beeming to-Be n the-vidlnity of> Wiin. \nr(h of the -Yalu the Rus- | diair-army. is conftarftsy Increasing in numbers and is being mobilized, but the -Chanee {liat it il assume °the of- [ tensive 1s stin stight. Japan is constemtly-strengthening her position and. !n(‘lcaslng her force in Korea, 5 DESPERATE EFFORT TO TAKE PORT ARTHUR “WE WILL NEVER YIELD,” SAYS RUSSIAN GENERAL Commander of the Port Arthur Garrison Declares It W to the ill Be a Flght Death. LIAOYANG, Manchuria, Feb. 29. % Foreigners living at Yinkow say that the Japanese fleet has received orders to attack and capture Port Arthur on March 1 at all costs. PORT ARTHUR, Sunday, Feb. 28.— General Stoessel, commander of the garrison here, has issued a general order directing the attention of the troops and inhabitants to the fact that| the Japanese intend to land and at- tempt to seize the fortress. The general declares the Japanese consider the seizure of Port Arthur to be a question of national honor and, from their ob- | stinate attacks and bombardments of | thie fortress and bays, he can only con- clude that the enemy will make every | effort to capture the fortress, failing| which the Japanese will destroy the railroad and withdraw. “The enemy, however,” proceeds the | general, “‘is mistaken. Our trdops know | and the inhabitants, are herewith in- formed by me that we will not yield. We must fight to the finish, as I, the| commandant, will never give an order | to surrender. 1 call on all to become | convinced of the necessity of fighting | to the death. Those who leave without fighting will not save themselyes, There is ro way out. On three sides there is the sea and on the fourth will be ‘the enemy. There is no means of escape except by fighting.” | Notwithstanding the heavy gale which is blowing, the lights of Japan- | ege acouting vessels were visibie in the | | edito { Arthur this | 1145 presumed there wege nong | L1 ackbunt of the amall numbep of mdn | epgaged..and ‘the diwtance -separating offing during the night. MUST HOLD PORT ARTHUR. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2. — The Novoe Vremya publishes a remarkable | rial on the parallel between: Port| and Sebastopol. pointing out! the forts are identically situated, | len. Hill corresponding to the! Malakoff, Dalny to Eupatoria. Ad-i that miral Alexieff to Admiral Nachimoft, and the Retvizan to the Tria Sviatitelia. | inves | on the northern part of the The editorial, however, warns the Rus- sians to abjure from fatalistic beliefs. Although written without the knowi- edge of General Stoessel's equally re- markable general order, issued at Port ‘Arthur yesterday, the Novoe Vremya's ditorial comes as a reinforcement of the former’s purport, that Port Arthur must in no case be surrendered. Both seem to foreshadow a siege of Port Arthur and a_bombardment, which, a dispatch from Liaoyang says, it is rumored at Newchwang will occur to- morrow Official opinion continues to be that the Japanese will make no attempt to t Port Arthur immediately, al- though it is added that they are evi- dently determined to force matters as apidly as possible. In 1599 they landed peninsula and the. Chinese made no resistance still it took twenty-eight days before Port Arthur was really invested. The object of the Japanese may now be to avoid this preliminary delay by disem- barking their troops at Pigeon Bay “If they do,” said a naval expert, “they will meet with opposition which will render their plan impracticable.” INCTTING A CHINESE RISING. An official ne.wy ¥ to-day pub- lished the fol from Fort Arthur s vices from Peking. Japan: ¢ that attitude of the Japanese living ip.China, who for more than & week hay mendacious reports been spreading calculated to cause a rising against the Europesns. The Prince, therefore, requested the Japanese Minister to take the necessary ntive measures. It is confirmed that a Japanese tors pre pedo-boat destroyer was blown up and another sunk during the recent Aghting, The wreck of the latter was subse- ! quently washed ashore. > Bible Work in Korea. | Recent communications from Korea | express the satisfaction of the mission, ries in the mutual relations which have been entered into by the British | and Fereign Bible Soclety, the National | Bible Society Scotland and the American Bible Soclety, for the joint eecupancy of Korea as a field for Bible of | work. The American Bible Soclety has for move than twenty years been in- | terested in work in Korea, and during that tiwe itsagent for Japan has aiso beery agent #4r Korea, making reguiar visits to thiat couniry and super! intend- {ng the small ouilay which has been | made to @ssist in missionary transla- | tions ‘of thé Sctiptures. The Britlen | and Foreign Bible Soclety has for] some years had an agency established | 1 in Korea, with an agent resident in the fleld. Now, by the new arrangements, which went into ‘effect Jahuary 1, 1904, the agent in Korea represents the three suciéties, and each of them will bear its proportion of the expense: connect- ed wifh:the work of the agency, which is also under the care of a permanent executive committee, operating under a new constitution, adopted not ehly by the missionaries, but also by the Bi- Exchange. do what Dr. Schenck falled to do- | women. Premium on Boy Babiles. It radium should prove to be zble & ~de. termine sex—it will be another of those little ironfes of fate that its discoverer was a_woman. For If it ever happens that sex can be determined in advance of birth it Vs known it will go hard with The boy bables will so far | outstrip the girl babies in numbers that in the eternal conflict between the two sexes the female will be overwhchmed. it not by superior at least by numer- cally greater forces. Even Susan B Anthony. it is believed, if she had ever had a child and could have chosefi A" sex would have taken & Morrid bBay. But to suppose such a thing of Miss Apthony 18 a good deal like Lord Dun~- dreary’s method of ‘carrying on a dfs- ton—*“8uppose you l1ad & b-b-broth- do you'think he'd 1-t cheese? v York Globe. ——e—— Foleral Judge's Wife Dead. SPOKANE, Wash., Febh. 2. —« Mrz Clara M. Hanford, wife: of United States District Judge C. H. Hanford, died at the Deaconcsses’ Home to-day. She had been an invalid for years. Mrs. Hanford was born in Olympla. fortys deven years ago. There are six sur- Vividg children. Before our spring stock of sweat- ‘ers arrives we wish to close out our present assortment. The goods here offered are all- ‘wool in the most durable stitchings. They will give excellent wear. - vious.to the Pre- sale the regular prices of the goods were $1.00 and $1.50. “The colors are gray, black, navy and garnet in solid colors and fancy stripes. We can fit any man measuring from 38 to 44 chest. As the sweaters will sell quickly we urge your buying to-day. The sale price 1s 69C The sweaters are on display in our Geary street windows. Under- stand, however, that you are as welcome to view the goods in the store as you would be to, inspect them in a window. Out-of-town orders m.d‘-mu us.