The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1904, Page 1

midoight, March San Prancisco wind. WEATHER. Forecast made ot San Fran- cisco for thirty hours ending Cloudy Saturday; A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster. +* 5: and vicinity— light east o THE Columbia — stead.” Hall lcazar— “Miss Hobbs.” Harbor. | Chutes—Vaudeville. | Fischer's—"Roly-Poly.” | Grand—“Hills of California.” 4 THEATERS. “The Old Mome- — Bauer Concert. + S-\\' FR/ \\USCU SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1904. MIKADO'S SHIPS BOMBARD PORT ARTHUR THREE DflY’J’ Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Cop)rlght, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. TIENTSIN, March 5, 8:25 a. m.-==There has been a three days’ bombardment of Port Arthur by the Japanese warships, beginning on Monday and continuing at intervals on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Japanese warships were at first within fifteen Kilo= meters range and then moved up to within seven kilometers of the forts. (No details are given in the foregomg dzspatch whzc/z was evzdenz‘ly censored.) JAPAN L LU] THHOLDS REPORT OF BRILLIAN ‘T DICTORIES THUGS PLOT 10" RESCLE BANDITS Sheriff of Marin Re- ceives Warning in Time. oils Plans of Friends of Highwaymen Carson and Hooper. NI Oy That Attempt Would Be Made Liberate Frisoners While on Way to Penitentiary. The Call —That there tin Hobper pons wnceav—r‘ ng repeated for ir revolvers the bal- The ever, 1, hence Sheriff not wire ahead to n, according to e case, upon close i “the ganug” some one to liberate who was former- believes one of be an ex-con- the other re- ul it reached drawbridge. Nothing them. The prisoners in Folsom, and Tay- y arrived from Folsom lor went to Oakland to- to learn of the source of the t's information, but says he gained tangible clew ——————————— of F Government to Erect Cement Plant. WASHINGTON, March 4.—The In- department has decided to pro- ceed with the erection of a Govern- ment cement nt in the vicinity of the Tonto Bz in Arizona, for fur- nishing mate for the big irrigation project there. This decision is the re- sult of the rejection of the bids sub- | mitted by cement manufacturers, the Government estimating that it can erect a factory and produce the cement cheaper than it can buy from the manufacturers. —_——— Illinois Bank President Passes Away. QUINCY, IlL, March 4—Henry Fran- cis Joseph Ricker, president of the Ricker National Bank, died to-day, made ne e /Z SIRELEL TCENE TR NEWCrHwWARNG P - EDWARDS CONDITION Suifering From Heayy Cold. Dispatch to The Call LONDON, March 4—The cold from which King Edward is suffering has not improved, and it is thought now that he will not be able to attend St. Paul's Cathedral on Sunday. Sir Francis Laking, physician in ordi- nary to the King, visited his Majesty to-day. The weather is cold, wet and dismal. AMERICA WILL Special LAT THE CABLE WASHINGTON, March 4. —Discussion on State Department questions occu- piled the entire session of the Cabinet meeting to-day. that no important action regarding any of the subjects under consideration was | | teken. is under mined upon. It is said on trustworthy authority that neither Japan nor any. other for- eign power will be allowed to lay the cable now or at any future time. When- Guam and the mainland it will be un- [der the authority and jurmdlctlon of the United States. —_——— Manning Is Expected to Recover. WASHINGTON, March 4.—Robert Manning, the War Department mes- senger, who was shot by Willlam O’Brien, passed a comfortable night. The indications are now that the wound is not as dangerous as at first aged B2 years, His estate is valued at $2,000,000. supposed and Mlnn(n‘ has a good chance of recovery. 2 N0 BETTER “ British Ruler Sl The assurance is given The' project of laying a cable | line from Japan to the island of Guam | consideration by this Gov- | ernment, but no action has been de!er-i ever a cable line is constructed between | TIEWS IN TWO OF THE TOWNS WHICH HAVE BECOME NOTED AS ES OF MILITARY OPERATIONS SINCE WAR' WAS DE- CLARED BETWEEN THE JAPANESE AND RUSSIANS. JAPAN'S SOLDIERS MAY HAUE PORT ARTHUR ISOLATED . Muscovite Army Is Said to Have Been Outmaneuvered on the Yalu. Special Dispatch to The Call. BERLIN, March 4.—Count Inouye, the Japanese Min- | ister here, privately informed several of his intimate friends in this city to-day that the Japanese army had won a series of brilliant and important victories in the course of the past week, but that public anneuncement of these successes is being withheld for strategic rea- sons. It is believed here that the Japanese troops have practically succeeded in isolating Port Arthur and in outmaneuvering the Russmns in the Yalu region. T | | 4 centration of Chinese forces west of Mukden arouses suspicion in spite of the repeated declarations of China’s neutrality. Cossacks are advancing into Korea, where the attitude of the natives toward them is variable. PARIS, March 5.—-Tclegraph- ing from Harbin, a correspondent of the Matin says a special staff | of officers has started for Lake Baikal to meet General Kuropat- kin. The Central Telegraph office at Harbin will henceforth be closed to the public. The con- 3 | *— WARSHIPS WILL SAIL TO BATTLE Port Arthur Squad- ron Expected to Move. PARIS, March 4.—Informa- tion received from official sources in Korea confirms previous reports to the effect that Chenampo is free from ice, that the Japanese ‘| have ceased debarking troops at Chemulpo and that they have tak- en advantage of the opening of Chenampo to land troops there, thus expediting the for\\ard | movement. . Official advices from St. Peters- burg confirm the reports that a decisive movement is anticipated on the part of the Port Arthur squadron now that Admiral Maka- roff has arriyed there, that tor- pedo-boats especially will be brought into play and that, in spite of reports to the coptrary, Russia is understood to have an ample supply of torpedoes for these crafts. The Temps to-day publishes a dispatch from St. taken advantage of the stormy weather which has prevailed to | improve their defenses. The dis- The people at Harbin believe ' patch also says that the Japanese _ Continued on Page 2, Column 6. _[om TOUTH ACEARS POART SOEIHUVRE. - Petersburg‘ which says the Russians have! jary writer who had said that if the | - UNEARTH MASTODON SKELETON Dawson Miners Find! It Buried in a Channel, SEATTLE, March 4—The complete form of a- mastodon was found at Hill- side, on Quartz Creek to-day, accord- gencer from Dawson. It was imbedded thirty-eight feet in the earth when found and it necessitated the use of a steam thawing plant to unearth the immense animal. The hair and the of preservation, somewhat although the flesh is decomposed, and the skull, are in good condition. It is said the skeleton is worth about $50,000, as there are but one or two of them existence in this condition. in i Three men ered the mastodon. It was buried in an old channel and well in the zone of almost perpetual frost, which accounts | for the good shape it is in. MAKES ATTACK ON THE ARMY BERLIN, March 4—In the Reichstag Ito day Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader, adversely criticized conditions in the army and quoted military writers iy support of his views. He maintained that the present system of army ma- neuvers was useless, and cited a mili- | army was led in the next war as it was | Guring the last maneuvers attended by the Emperor the defeat of Germany would be unavoidable. Drill is a mere preparation for parade display, there is too much luxury in the army and the frequent changes of uniform tend to increase this luxury. ing to a dispatch to the Post-Intelli- | skin of the beast are in a perfect state | big | tusks, which remained fastened to the | —Herson, Swason and Herter—discov- | f“ RECKERS OBSTRUCT THE TRACK 'Seven AEefifis Made t0 Derail Electric Cars. —— Huntington Lines in Los Angeles County Are Seri- ously Menaced. Efforts of the Detectives Fail to Lead to the Disclosure of the Identity of the Criminals. Special Dispatch to The Call LOS ANGELES, March 4+—Unknown persons whose motives are known only | to themselves have been causing no end of trouble on the Huntington elec- tric lines v ty by trying to wreck tr division of the Huntingtc been free from this menacd ar\d many | times serious wrecks have been averted fonly by the tim very of the { work of the would-be “r-flck-‘rs Seven ‘separa(a attempts have been made in 'sl( weeks to wreck cars upon the Beach line, and while the company -wcrel service department has been at [ work upon the case the xdsnnl) \t the culp—us h it yet atest effort to w been (‘nmpdn ’s ears occurred last night n Dominguez. A coach left th at 9:15 o'clock, ne rh bo: \zhe emJ of a k an obs { zha car off the tra cross ties were found to have placed acro | was not a serfou as a miracle. A few b | yond another obstruc | the shape of heavy 1 | right between the rails. | observed in time to prevent ‘and a short distance from the s | obstruction heavy brush had been p | upen the track. | Sheriff White has detailed deputies {to try to discover the |and the search for the cri be continued until their identi closed. It is probable a reward will be offered for the apprehension of the | eriminals. | ————— RAILROAD AGENT IS VICTIM OF Because J. A. Clute Would Not Ac- cept Scalper’s Ticket He Is Badly Beaten. SAN JOSE, March 4—J. A. Clute, a conductor on the Southern Pacific, lies at his home at 370 North Sixth street, this city, with a painfully bruised head and badly lacerated fingere. He was at- tacked last night with a heavy cane or club at Ocean View by some one who | came up behind him. Clute is acting as | train agent, and last night left San | Franecisco on the first section of the ‘merland limited. Clute refused to rec- ognize a scalper’s ticket presented by a man. The ticket was from San Fran- cisco to Chicago. At Ocean View Clute left the first section to take the second section of the train. Just as the first section pulled out some one hit bim a terrific blow with a club on the head. He was hit just above the left eye and rendered insensible for a few seconds. | In the fight that followed he was bitten on the hand and finger. Had the blow over the head been a little lower the eyeball would have been crushed. There is some danger of blood poison from the bites on the band. The railroad com- pany will prosecute his assailant. ——————— ASSAULT ! i | Albanian Insurrection Ends. SALONICA, Macedonia, March 4— The Albanian insurrectionary move- ment at Ipek is ended. The Govern- ment has promised the Albanians ex- emption from the cattle tax. Several skirmishes have occurred near Ama- tova. The insurgent chiefs Apostol and Yovan are strongly intrenched mear Gumenje awaiting an attack.