The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 3, 1904, Page 5

THE. SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 3., 1904 BROWN MEN TO ATTACK MANCHURIAN CITY - ussia Cave Aid tp-America in - Eml War; P\BHHDH by, Other Nations D“ev ted. Pt ISt 0T U'S Rewrd of 0ld = Time mFr endship written late! D n in been as to the the crit- wa ot most regard to t letter to Marquis er sealed or- Weed and his re corroborate imen nce - position and e that at be Russia WARNS OUR FOES. ter II, speaking to 1 d that when CZAR e Confederacy his acquiesce, but on the ition of and s were given to both of the whole story is Napoleon on which the “Histor: 2 threat carried into action at Seward received the on February 3, and on February § in what Niex and Hay's Abra n.” vol. vi., p “one of ¥e -most impartant state papers writ- As soon as the French note were Russian fleets were York harbor and San 71) as the he Furope. New Lincoln the and Secretary other members of the t. and the members of the for- committees in the two houses of Congress knew why they came. FLEET AT SAN FRANCISOO. The first of the Russian vessels to ar- "' No Japanese Between n such action | i x | X Pingpang and the | Yalu River. ‘ e ST. PETERSBURG, March 2 n dispatch received from Major General Pflug, Viceroy Alexieff's thief | f staff, dated March 2, says. | cording to the reports of our o Pingy. d on the road to Wusan were of the r gyang has occupied | 6000 Japanese, who include 200 cav- ‘ men. No particu > been ob- | wed con ller At Port and in Manchuria | all is calm, | Accord rean reports a de- | anese, without ar- February uthern Man n on snowfalls iria recent 10 degrees of heavy snow- at there was divostok ad 3 alda- hich 16, wed of th came after the soon flee flagship —ace n 1 of that date, ities of the San | ff and his officers a was not a Tnere social 1t a political demonstration, indicated a f understanding due appreciati of the motive of - presence The committ charge consiste rnor- Hon. Hoffman, District Judge; Admiral ( in command of the United States General in the harbor. that had of Hon. the ball in F. F. Low, a Gove elect of California and chair- United H. Ogden States B Pac squadron; Brigadier George Wright, in command of the De- | partment of the Pacific; the Hon Charles James, Collector of the Port o | San Francisco; the Hon. H. P. Coon, | Mayor of the city, and many represen- | tative citizens. The reception accorded to the visiting guests was in every sense unequivocal 2 most cordial welcome and hospital- | ity ed gratefully to openiy avowed and ready friends. NEW YORK extend WELCOME. | | burg, | might be Ru551ans Show Less Bitterness Toward This Nation. R EE AT ST. PETERSBURG, March 2.—The Russian Government earnestly desires the conser ion of the ancient friend ship between the United States and the empire. The opinion is expressed here that the two countries are now on the eve of a better understanding of | the points concerning which differ- ences have existed. The campaign of recri ation, which is progressing-in »th coun- Govern- cally disavows respon- tterances of some Rus- against the a portion of the tries, is depre here spec pre for the pape on of the American press against official of the Foreign Office pointed out to-day the erroneous im- pression prevalling abroad that Rus- owing to the censor- xercised over the news, views sanctioned by the whereas, as a matter of fact, editorfal sian newspapers ship only ties, the newspapers Government by their unrestrained criticism of other countries. The correction of the original version of the Vicksburg incident at Chemulpo has already affected Russian public opinion favorably. The report of Com- mander Marshall, captain of the Vicks- has been communicated to For- nister Lamsdorff by United Embassador McCormick, and formal thanks of the Russian Ad- eign M States the miralty will be tendered as soon as a detailed report is received from the captain of the Variag. The Foreign Office points out that the view held in Washington, regard- ing foodstuffs as contraband of war, agrees with theirs, if such foodstuffs are destined for private individuals. A difficulty will be to determine the ul- | * timate destination of such material. It consigned to private parties, | but eventually reach the military Gov- The fleet sent to New York was un- der command of Admiral Lissovsky, | | and consisted of the flagship Alexander Vevski, the Oslabya, the Peresviet, lht‘} Variag and the Vitiag. The Variag—whose later namesake, It at Cramps’ yards in Phnadolphm{ i 19 went down in glorious defeat at Chemulpo on first, in September, | admiral October. The authorities of New York, as did those of San Francisco, gave the Rus- | sians a grand welcome. They showed | | the Russian officers over the fortifica- | tions of the port, and held a military in their honor, besides giving them a reception. | | The significance of leie acts was | the more marked in that an English | { | | February 10 last—came , 1863, followed by the and the other vessels early In review fleet, to whose officers only the usual courtesies were extended, was at the | timne lying in the harbor. Under the direction of a committee | | of leading citizens a grand ball was given to the RuSsian officers at the Astor House. George Opdyke, Mayor | of New York, headed the committee, as: ed by Charles P. Daly, president | of the American Geographical Society; W. H. Aspinwail, J. W. Beekman, El- liott F. Shepard, Royal Phelps, Ham!l»‘ ¢h and other prominent men. New York, Admiral ‘])sflu\sk took his squadron into the “ Chesapeake Bay and up the Potomac | River to Washington, where President Lincoln and Secretary of State Sew- | arda gave the Russians a most cordial | weleome. PRS- T Ships for American Registry. | WASHINGTON, March Repre- | sentative Morrell to-day introduced a | bill making vessels of not exceeding {1000 tons, which on March 1, 1904, were licensed to enter the interisland carrying trade of the Philippines, elig- ible to American registry. | JAPAN ernment. The Foreign Office holds that foodstuffs shipped in large quantities | are subject to suspicion, as this would be prima facie evidence that the ma- terlal was designed for the use of the military. oot i HAS CHAMPION IN REV. M.”C. Minister Places R in Below Mika- do’s Realm in Sincerity of Pur- pose and Civilization. Dr. M. C. Harris delivered a most in- teresting lecture at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Twenty-first and Mission streets, last night, his subjeet being “War Talk With Peace as the Issue.” Dr, Harris has had a long ex- peMence with the Japanese, and for his labor among them has received high honors from the Emperor. The doctor told how for thirty years HARRIS | Russia had tried to coerce Japan, and after a while how Japan stood for her rights. Japan, said the doctor, was upright and kept her word, while Rus- sia was full of duplicity. Japan, he said, stands for twentieth century civilization, liberty and equal rights for all, while Russia stands for everything opposed to those essentials to national character and manhood. While Japan was nominally pagan. Dr. Harris held that she was more Christian in spirit than Russia. —_——— TELEPHONES CONSIDERED. WASHINGTON, March 2. — The House devoted the entire day to con- sideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill, but did not con- clude action on the measure. The House, in committee, decided by unanimous vote to fix the minimum rates which may be charged in the District of Columbia for telephone ser- vice or for telephones in private resi-' dences at $25 to $50 per annum. United | which In turn have inflamed a | expressed | authorl- | ave the widest | latitude and frequently embarrass the | ST T Ll BB, | | | | e ON BOARD RUSSIAN WAR- | SHIPS IN THE HARBOR OF | VLADIVOSTOK. ! iWashmgton Learns| of Japan’s Change i of Plan. | e | WASHINGTON, March 2.—The land- ing in force of the Japanese on Liao- tung peninsula and the beginning of the land investment of Port Arthur will not begin for a fortnight, according to advices received here from what are believed to be reliable sources. It was { expected that the attack upon the fortress would take place yesterday or to-day, but these latter advices, with- out explaining the reason for the de- | 1ay, in the original plans. Army officers here believe that the Japanese have decided that, with the railroad connecting Port Arthur with the outside world cut, thus preventing supplies reaching the place, two weeks’ | privation will render the final assault | easier. Moreover, as Port Arthur can be safely left as it is for the time being, the Japanese troops may be employed | instead in Northern Korea and near ‘(hv Yalu River, where they are now | most needed. | Commander Sawyer of the gunboat Helena, which is in a mud dock at Newchwang, China, in a cablegram to the Navy Department to-day from Yin- kow, reports everything quiet in that vicinity. He adds that the price of beef is very high. BANDIT WILSON STILL RETICENT Special Dispatch to The Call. SALT LAKE, llah March 2. — In | William Wilson, alias J. M. Moore, the Calientes bandit who lies seriously wounded in Holy Cross Hospital, the police believe they have one of the gang who attempted to blackmail the Southern Pacific Company by threaten- ing to wreck trains. It has been es- tablished that Wilson was in California about the time the gang threatened to dynamite the “Owl,” and from admis- sions he has made the police believe ‘Wilson is one of the band. Wilson and another desperado held | up fifteen railroad laborers at Calientes ;a week ago, securing $3000. While es- caping on a passenger train, officers tried to arrest them at Milford and a revolver fight ensued. Deputy Sheriff Hickman and two passengers were wounded. Wilson re- ceived several bullet wounds and gave himself up, but his partner escaped. Since being brought to the hosplital the wounded outlaw has been guarded in his statements and declines to reveal the identity of his associate. He ad- mits having been a member of the no- torious “Soapy Smith” gang at Skag- way. He also admits having been in the San Joaquin Valley at the time the threatening letters from the dynamiters were being received by the Southern Pacific Company. e Confirms Title to Isle of Pines. WASHINGTON, March 2.—Secre- tary Hay and Senor Quesada, the Cu- ban Minister, to-day signed a new treaty confirming the Cuban title to the Isle of Pines show that there has been a change | — |Russia Bugs Steam- | ships on the Pa- \ cific Coast. | —— e Special Dispatch to The' Call. TACOMA, March 2.—The Northern Pacific's trans-Pacific steamships Ta- coma, Victoria and Olympia have been sold to John Rosene, manager of the Northeastern Siberian Company, which holds important mining and commer- cial concessions covering Eastern Sibe- ria from the Russian Government. In this enterprise Rosene is a partner of { Ferdinand Peck, former Minister in St. | Petersburg. The fact that Rosene has recently returned from St. Petersburg | and the further fact that so much ton- nage is not needed in the trade of Cape Nome and the northern coast of Siberia | leads to the supposition that he is act- ing as agent for the Russlan Govern- ment. The belief exists among ship- | ping men that the steamships will be | used in transporting supplies, forage | and possibly ammunition by the North- ern Siberian route to the Russian army By crossing Bering Sea from Dutch and across the sea of Okhotsk the | the mouth of the Amur River, and sup- plies could thence be transported to the interior of Siberia and to Vladivo- stok. From Khaborovka, on the Amur, a railroad runs direct to Vladivostok. A young sea captain residing in Ta- coma says that a month ago he was approached by an agent of the pur- chasing company and asked if he could take the vessels to the mouth of the Amur. Shipping men cannot figure how Northeast Siberian Company could ford to pay $600,000 spot cash for steamships purchased. The sale of the steamships doe1 not affect trans-Pacific traffic, which for two years has been handled chiefly by three lines out of Tacoma, which ope- rate larger steamships. —_— CRIFFITH JURY FINDS VERDICT Special Dispatch to The Call. the af- the LOS ANGELES, March 2.—Colonel Griffith J. Griffith, who until his pres- ent trouble was rated as a millionaire, was convicted to-night of assault with a deadly weapon for having attempted to murder his wife at the Hotel Ar- cadia, Santa Monica, on September 20 last, and for the first time in his ca- reer spent to-night in a cell in the County Jall. The case has been on trial for nearly two weeks, Griffith having been charged with assault with intent to commit murder. His plea was Insanity, due to drink. There was no denial of the shooting, but his at- torneys sought to lighten the penalty by urging that Griffith had been on a spree of several years’' duration and at the time he fired the shot he was not mentally responsible for his actions. Scores of experts, some of whom were brought from as far as Chicago, testified in the case and every possi- ble effort was made to show that Griffith was insane. The jury took no stock in this plea by the defense and after being out six hours ren- dered a verdict of assault with a dead- ly weapon, the maximum penalty for which is two years in the penitentiary and $5000 fine. After the verdict was rendered Griffith was taken intg cus- tody by the Sheriff and spent the night in jail. There will be no appeal from the verdict. —_———— ST. PAUL, March 2.—The Lesuer (Minne- sota) County Bank, a private institution, has closed its doors. Livingston Quackenbush president of the bank and W. W. Quack bush cashier. Liabilities and assets are $95,- 000 asch. Harbor, thence through Kuril Straits | islo:lm.shinfi could reach Nikolaivsk, at | o+ <+ Inciting Powers to Conflict. pEEIE S S PARIS, March 3.—The London corre- spondent of the Echo de Paris has | telegraphed an interview with a certain person in London who, although his | identity is not revealed. is obviously French Embassador to Paul Cambon, came as an absolute surprise to Great | Britain, which had done its utmost to | prevent the war. The spreading of the conflict will be avolded easily, the correspondent’s in- | formant continues, if France and Great Britain keep cool, but the great- est vigilance Is necessary to frustrate the alms of individuals who are inter- ested in creating a quarrel between the two nations. A power in Central Europe is actual- ly conducting a press campaign in England with the object of creating a conflict’ with France, this person de- clared, and an emissary of this power a series of articles attacking France, and, furthermore, a representative of a certain Asiatic power is also striv to incite the English press agal France. | “In my opinion the peace of the | | world depends largely upon the main- | tenance of good relations between | France and Great Britain,” this person | concludes. “Let us not allow in- triguers, whose motives are known, to profit by the fact that France is pro- Russian and Great Britain pro-Jap- anese to destroy the beneficent work of recent years. 18 < LOOMIS TALKS 0F REVOLUTION WASHINGTON, March 2.—A fair re- flection of ‘‘administration opinion™ is comment of most officials here on an article in the New York Independent by Assistant Secretary Loomis of the State Department on this Govern- ment's attitude toward revolution rid- den Santo Domingo. President Roosevelt has conveyed the same ideas to persons with whom he has discussed the future of Santo Do- mingo. Mr. Loomis says: “The administration is at a loss to know just how to take official action in Santo Domingo. The absence of either regular or revolutionary govern- ment of a stable character makes the problem more difficult. “The State Department is disinclined to take one side or the other in the revolution now going on because it is realized that this rebellion may be con- tinued for the very purpose of inducing the United States to intervene. “There is no thought or possibility of the annexation of Santo Domingo to the United States in the minds of either the administration or the repre- sentatives of Santo Domingo now in Washington. It has not come into con- sideration and will not. It is simply an effort which is being made to ar- rive at some plan which will safeguard all interests and put a stop to the out- rageous state of affairs now existing in that island. “It seems probable that some such treaty as now exists with Cuba bring- ing it under the Platt amendment or some friendly protection may have the desired effect.” —_——— PERSONAL. M. F. Tarpey is at the Palace. Dr. M. C. Findley of Grants Pass is at the Occidental. Grove is at the Grand. and wife are at the Palace. and wife are at the Grand. Fish Commissioner W. E. Gerber of Sacramento is at the Palace. Palace. J. M. Shawhan has resigned his posi- tion as manager and secretary of the Journal of Electricity, Power and Gas and disposed of his interest in the pub- | {morth of Wonsan, i | the One European Nation| | Great Britain. According to the corre- spondent, this person declared that the beginning of hostilities by Japan | has offered a certain English journalist | Edward Berwick, a writer, of Pacific | William Pierce, a capitalist of Suisun, | J. Chambers, a merchant of Chico, | J. S. Appel, a pioneer merchant of | Denver, and wife are guests at the ! Jananese Disem- bark Near Vla- divostok. PSSP Small Force IS Threatening ' Hunchun. — Chinese at Port Arthur Act as Spies. ST. PETERSBURG, March 2.—A dis- | patch from Vladivostok, dated to-day, | says that, according to private reports received there, three Japanese detach- ments of ) men each recently landed | at Chiunchan, Korea, about 130- miles with the supposed of reaching the valley of the River and threatening Hun- Manchuria, nine miles north of Korean boundary and about eight | miles west of Vladivostok. | A fleet of ten Japanése warships was | recently sighted on the horizon off Viadivostok. They were believed to be | reserve vessels, not powerful ‘enough to blockade Vladivostok or endanger the Russian first- whose base is that port. According to a special dispatch, from | Port Arthur, twenty Chinese have been arrested there for signaling to the Jap- anese ships from shore with flashiights and lanterns. A warning has been | sued that similar offenders reafter | will be treated as sples and shot RUSHING WORK ON FL Although it is denied that the | ent plans of the Admiralty contemplate | the dispatch of either the Biack Sea or the Baltic fleet to the Far Bast, it is beyond question that both are being | prepared with the greatest haste. to | meet any emergency. Gene: Altvater,; | the | | object | Tumen | ehun, lass cruisers S. res< artillery spe. a Admiral Verkhosky ha ns T . ships and crews of the Blac |and work on the warships rushed night and day | Beradino and Orel ar Kamtchatka are nearing | the Admiralty dockyards here dead of night ice-bound like an Arcti dscape, lighted for a half mile by the flare of blazing stacks. the silence broken by the din of drum- ming hammers. The Boradino mu be | taken to Kron to receive ar- mor and it is reported that ice- breaker Ermak will be brought from Reval to cut a channel to the arsenal there. The battleship Alexa IT1, at Kronstadt, is ready and Russian fleet recently at Jibutil, French nali- | 1ana, is ret: opens Russia naval array in th TROOPS WELL About 300 volu; | left here to work 3 | Port Arthur and Vlad k General otine, who on his way to the Far st, telegraphs to War Minister Sakharoff from Tomsk, Ibt-'h as follows During my long journey I saw sev- | erai aivisions troops. Their trans- port was proceeding in perfect order: { The men were provided with warm clothing. At Cheliabinsk everything 18 under the close control of the military chief of the district, who sees person- ally that the troops are supplied with warm garments.” The Novoe Vremya to-day printed an editorial on the “Anglo-Saxon rejolec- irg in England and America at the re ports of Japanese victories,” in which' it says: “The whole world, with those excep- tions, realizes that the Russian occu- | pation of Manchuria would benefit civ- {lization.” * CARED FOR. ateer v workmen the have dockyards at Sou s Si- . | lcation. His retirement is due to i1l health, the result of close application to business during the last two years. Fred C. Finckle, chief engineer of . the Edison Electric. Company of Los Angeles, is at the Palace. J. E. Kennedy, manager of the Audi- torium Hotel of Chicago, is h on a pleasure trip and registere the Palace. Thomas M. Schumacher, traffic man- ager, and E. Burley, general pas- senger agent, of the Oregon Short Line, are at the Palace. Schumacher has just returned from Southern California, whither he accompanied his w who is ill, from the East and will return at to Salt Lake to-dav. ADVERTISEMENTS. ' f g * Half a = o Glass b 0 o 2 »n = 1 > - o 2 B 7 f [peAuny 7 §