The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 8, 1904, Page 2

THE CHINA EAGER | Sounding the Powers Peking fil&WayS to T0 JOIN WITH THE JAPANESE| any shots were fired. remote. to Obtain Their | Sanction. | been seen. Russian military operations. Hamper Russian | Operations. | —_— Placards announcing crushi sian fleet since the arrival of Admiral Makaroff. ng defeats of the Russians by SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JAPANESE FORCES WILL ATTACK VLADIVOSTOK BY LAND AND SEA THE CALL'S SPECIAI. WAR DISPATCHES SUMMARIZED Viadivostok was again visited by the Japanese squadron on Monday. Viadivostok is defended by many forts. An English authority asserts that the guns in these forts are of an old type and intimates that the fortress might be reduced from the sea. It is probable that the Japanese naval authorities know all about the defenses of Vladivostok and the respect they show for them would indicate that the chances of a successful bombardment by the fleet are 1 Yesterday's report spoke vaguely of five battleships and several cruisers being engaged in at at- tack on Vladivostok and it was assumed that Vice Admiral Togo was in command. Japan has only six battleships and would hardly send five of them to Viadivostok, leaving the Port Arthur fleet free. probably will be found that Admiral Uriu's division has been sent around from Cl-emulpoand that Rus- sia’s four big cruisers form the objective. Advices from Port Arthur, telegraphed by way of Yinkow, report great activity aboard the Rus- It is believed that this Russian naval expert will attempt a sortie from the harbor, with the hope of escaping and effecting a junction with the Viadivostok squad- ‘ ron. There has been no fighting at Port Arthur recently, and on only two occasions have Japanese ships China is approaching dangerously closc to a breach of neutrality in its attempts to hamper the All Chinese rolling stock on the Manchurian railroads has been withdrawn and in other ways the Peking Government is giving evidence of its sympathy for the Japancse cause. Korecan throughout the Hermit kingdom, with the object of inflaming the patriotism of the natives. has it that the entire Russian army has been driven across the !"nln by a handful of Koreans. the Japanese troops that landed at Chemulpe are now well on their way toward the frontier. Reports differ as to whether It troops are being scattered One report All of In every pos- at the » imperial authorities to favor the Norther withdrawing n Chi- | their wall. the great Arthur and ST. PETERSBURG, March 7.—Vice- nent is re- n naturali- | roy Alexieff has telegraphed to th=| jeported from those | Czar from Mukden, under to-day's ces date, as follows: ERLI “Supplementing my telegram of cch 6, T most humbly report that at - p. m. five out of seven of the en- B it fresh a (seadbi i ships opened fire on Forts Suv- | € n ty of | @roff and Linevitch. on the town, on \s been the roadstead and along the valley by being | river. hir ter here The firing lasted until 2:15 p. m., at ! to be | which hour the Japanese squadron be- f It is, | gan to steam to°'the southward, disap- 2 a communica- | pearing out of sight at 5:30 p. m. There - were no losses on the batteries or the In the town one seaman woman was fortifications. wounded and one According to information just : the enemy’s squadron again jpeared in sight of the fortress at § o'clock this morning.” later message from the Viceroy wa ined to take thern frontier. to her desire to says: tok reports that yesterday’s bombard- ment resulted in no serious damage to the port. The fortress did not return the enemy’s fire. “To-day at midday the enemy again entered the Bay and approached the point from which they bombarded the harbor on March 6. making for the open sea.” LAND AND SEA'ATTACK. Although the prevailing opinion in military circles continues to be that the bombardment of Viadivostok on Sunday was for the purpose of locat- epted the situa- t bandon Man- the ler to save » fron- e 50,000 ‘The commandant at Viadivoes- | They left again, | ing the guns of the batteries and to ascertain whether the Russian squad- I ron was in port, some shrewd observers believe it indicates a move by land |and sea against the city., The Ncvoe | Vremya advances the theory “that the | bombardment was ordered for political effect on the Japanese Diet.” It is considered here especially un- fortunate that the Japanese did not go cloge enough to Vladivostok to es- | tablish the identity of their ships, leav- ing the question whéther they were a division of the Port Arthur fleet in | doubt. It is not believed, however, the Japanese would dare to divide the lat- ter, which would involve the risk of | a sortie by the Russians and their play- ! ing havoc with the Japanese transport fleet flotilla. The Japanese fleet has not been sighted from Port Arthur for more than a week and possibly is try- ing to lure the Russians outside. DAMAGE DONE BY SHELLS. VLADIVOSTOK, March 7. — Last night passed quietly. The inhablitants and troops are in unusually high spipits. A strict search 1s being made throughout the town for Japanese. The | poilce have posted placards on -the walls, offering a reward for informa- tion as to the whereabouts of Japanese and threatening trial by court-martial of any person found guilty. of conceal- | ing them. | Except for the killing of a woman and the wounding of a few men, yes- | terday’s bombardment of Viadivostok by the Javanese fleet did no material | damage. The wooden cottage .of an | | Viceroy Alexieff Reports the Return of the Japj anese Squadron to Siberian Port, but Does Not Mention Renewal of Firing. artisan was the only building wholly destroyed. It was pierced by a shell from a twelve-inch gun, which, after traversing the roof and wall, fell into the yard, killing the woman previously | referred to. In the quarter of the city called the “dirty corner” a shell fell upon the house of Colonel Shukoff, without ex- ploding. It traversed a bedroom, de- stroyed a stove and penetrated a wall. It finally burst near the regimental safe, which was standing in the court yard. A sentry guarding the safe was covered with mud, but was not in- jured. Evidently fearing an outbreak, the sentry shouted: “Help save the regimental colors,” which were in the houge. These ultimately were brought out by the colonel's wife and the sol- diers. FIVE SAILORS WOUNDED. Five sailogs were slightly wounded by the explosion of a sheil in the courtyard of the Siberian naval bar- racks. ® Outside of these casualties no one was killed or injured and -there was no outbreak of fire anywhere in the city. The fact that the Russian batteries did npt reply to the Japanese bom- bardment was due partially to the slight chance of hitting the enemy’s warships at such a long range and partially to a desire not to betray the position of the batteries. :It is now believed that. the attacking squadron consisted of a battleship, four armored cruisers and two unprotected cruisers. o+ were R nded their with- f China’s protestations of anavaili p sending troops idering ways tch or never” is the “No!"” to iovernment hopes be supported by the | Company, s PacificRailway, SALE OF NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS TO RUSSIAN AGENTS ST. PAUL, Minn., March 7.—Owing to the great increase of the Oriental trade the Northern Pacific Steamship an auxiliary of the Northern has disposed of its na to say . | steamships, they being found too Will Biock River Channel. | small. The Northern Pacific’s business YINKOW h ~The Russo-|is to be transferred to the Boston Chinese Bank nt its books to Pe-| Steamship Company and the Boston king purchase by the | Towboat Company, which operate Russians E ighters is supposed | large vessels. to be for the purpose of bloc klng mo‘ The Oriental liners disposed of—the channe Liao River when xhn“’)l)’mpia, Tacoma and Victoria—were é goes out nd after the sold for $600,000 to the Northern Siberia ,( ‘ompany and the Northwestern Com- foreign | ADVERTISEMENTS. TO ALL AND SINGULAR The Men of San Francisco GREETING YPRING is upon us! When nature puts on her S brightest apparel it behooves mankind “to follow suit. Gemal sunshine and balmy air allure us, hinting that we must be clothed as befits times and seasons. 3 3 P - 4 : Anticipating your wishes, we long ago prepared for this occasion hv annexing everything good in the clothing line we could find. : 3 : | Our buyers have gathered many novel and dis- tinctive styles—forecasts of the season’s popular fan- cies—and they’re all here for your accommodation. You must see them in all their pristine freshness. While our patterns are all absolutely new, we wish especially to commend to your notice a new line of goods we have taken on this season. : We invite special attention to their most excellcnt TAILORING which can only be compared to the very best grade of custom work. : This is no fznafixl bonst—a few moments of your time will convince you of that when you see the.close-’ fitting collar—the long, narrow lapel—the broad, con- cave shoulders—the well-modeled back—the stnught smooth front that hangs without either fold or wrinkle.- ROOS BROS. KEARNY AT POS¥ mercial Company. The deal has been in process of negotiation for several weeks, but news of its consummation did not reach St. Paul until to-day, when J. M. Hannaford, second vice president, and Thomas Cooper, general manager of the Northern Pacific, re- The sale of the Tacoma, Olympia and Victoria practically puts the Northern Pac Steamship Company out of business. It is believed the Northern. Siberia ernment and that the vessels will be used in the transporting of supplies. MUSCOVITE ']”ROOI’S PASS THROUGH HARBIN IN STEADY STREAM PARIS, March $.—In a dispatch from Harbin a correspondent of the Matin says the Japanese bombardment of Vladivostok caused a certain amount of panic. Troops continue to pass through Har- bin, bound to the south. Harbin has every appearance of a military town. | The troops are drilled continuously. Fighting in Korea Is expected shortly. Representatives hert of large rail- road industries in the United States are strongly inclined to the belief that | American interests will best be served by Russian success. They point out that Russia gave a single order for $25,000,000 worth of American railway supplies and assert that Russian suc- cess promises a continuance and an ex- tension of the demand for American railway supplies, whereas Japan has not drawn largely on American equip- ment. i : — Japanese Recruiting Finns. DULUTH, Minn, March 7.—The News-Tribune will say . to-morrow: Secret agents of the Japanese Govérn- ment have been securing recruits for their army among the large colony of Finns and anti-Russian sympathizers living on the Mesaba and Vermillion ranges. SRR Red Cross Congress Postponed. WASHINGTON, March 7.—Be- cause of the present war between Russia and Japan the gathering of the congress of the Geneva Red Cross at Berne, which was to have taken place next May, has been indefinitely postponed. b LR Amoy-Shanghai Cable Repaired. The Postal Telegraph Cable Com- pany is advised from Hongkong that the Amoy-Shanghai cable has been repaired. This restores normal com- munication with Japan and Chinese points north of Hongkong. ! PR S Big Gift to War Fund. The local Zemstvo has voted ‘750. 000 for the war, $250,000 for the Red Cross Society and placed uoo,ooo at the disposal of t!le Czar for mflihry _._. turned from an extended Western tour. | Company represents the Russian Gov+| | v POLES OF CHICAGO HOPE JAPAN WILL~ - TRIUMPH IN WAR - e CHICAGO, March .—An expression of Polish opinion upon the Russo-Jap-- anese conflict was made to-day in an address issued by officials of the large Polish organizations and the editors of the various Polish newspapers of Chi- cago. The resolutions express “hearty sympathy and admiration for the great and knightly Japanese nation” and con- tinue: “We hereby express our sincere and hearty wishes and prayers that the brave efforts of the Japanese nation may at the earliest possible time be crowned with (nmnle\n and lastlng vie- tory and success.” The resolutions are signed by the na- tional officers of the Polish Roman Catholic Federation of America, the Polish National Alliance and the Polish Roman Catholic Union. el g s Peace Pledge of Macedonians. PARIS, March 7.—Official advices received ‘here say that the Macedon- ian committee has givén assurances to the representatives of the powers that it will not foment an insurrec- tion in the spring. ——— Famous Mining Suit Decided. SPOKANE, March 7. — The sensa- tional mining case against the Empire State-Idaho Mining and Development Company and Charles Sweeney and F. Lewis Clark of Spokane was settled to-day in favor of Kennedy Hanley by | Chief Justice Fuller of the United States Supreme Court. Justice Fuller refused to give the Empire State Com- pany a chance to reopen the case and | refused the writ of certiorari for which it had applied. " he decision settles the case in favor of Hanley, who receives $260,241 83, one-eighth of the value of the ore taken from the Skookum claim, in the Coeur d'Alenes of Idaho, not de- ducting the cost of taking out the ore. —_——— Judge’s Opinion on Courts-Martial. §T. LOUIS, March 7.—An opinion was handed down to-day in the Unit- ed States Court of Appeals to the ef- fect that soldiers under court-martial sentence must serve their time and that either an army court-martial or the reviewing Judge of that court may name the prison or military post at which a soldier convicted by a court-martial must serve his sentence. The decision was handed down by Judge Van de Vanter of St. Paul in the case of four soldiers sent to the prison at Fort Leavenworth from the Philippines. ——————————— New York Death Record Broken. NEW YORI, March 7.—All pneu- monia and general death records for |a decade are shown to.be broken by KHARKOFF, Russia, March 7.— the Health Department report for the week just past, which recorded 1800 deaths, 460 of which were -ttrlbumd to mwdn.emh. 2 —_———— Ammmflu i flhl-lun-- Piles. msm““&MMH ] MARCH 8, 1904. FOUR RUSSIAN CRUISERS OFF KOREAN COAST Will Attempt to Pre- vent the Landing of Japanese. RS T ST Cossacks to Fortify Strong Position on the Tumen. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. TOKIO, March 7.—The Russian reported to be cruising off the north- ern coast of Korea with the object of preventing a possible landing in that region by the Japanese. Considerable public comment has | been caused by the continued pres-, ence of a Russian squadron in the | Mediterranean, in view of the cases of wanton interference with neutral | trade committed by the vessels. The Nichi Niche wonders why .neutral powers hesitate to assert their legit- imate rights, instead of trusting to the Czar's compassion, as in the case of three colliers recently detained and later released. Every class of people is determined to fight on to the bitter end, however long ,and costly the war may prove, in order to aid the Government. Both private and public expenditure is be- | ing cut down as far as possible. The | Tokio municipality, for instance, has| decided to reduce the next budget l’ii one-half and other cities are follow- | ing its example. Russian scouts are reliably reported to have penetrated south as far as Kiungsung. The earlier Russian movement into Northwestern Korea | was regarded as a diversion, but it! now appears that a considerable force | participated. It is believed that the| Russians may occupy and fortify some strong position on the Tumen | River. Reports regarding Russian move- ments in Northwestern Korea are meager and unreliable. The force | north of the Yalu is being increased, but it is doubted if any considerable number of Russians have crossed that | river. A number of trophies from the| Russian cruiser Variag, including one | cruiser squadron from Vladivostok is | of bread and $20,000 worth of meat had The Extra Dry of the su is conceded to be ti RUN GAUNTLET — Continued From Page 1, Column s.’ to prey on Japanese commence, but they met with no encouragement. In just what form these offers came or on whose behalf they were made cannot be ascertained, as the Govern- ment would not even consider them. The press is able to announce officially that Russia will not issue letters of marque. At a general meeting of the Red €ross Society held to-day it was re- ported that 30,000 beds, $700,000 worth been prepared for shipment. funds available for Red Cross amounted to $3,000,000. CHUNCHUS WELL ARMED. TIENTSIN, March 7.—The report that Russia has occupied the Sinmin- tun Railroad and taken possession of the telegraph lines is incorrect. A resident of Tientsin has had an interview with Chang, chief of the bandits called “Chunchus.” Accord- ing to this man, Chang commands | 2000 men, who are well drilled and splendidly mounted and armed with Mauser rifles and magazine pistols. | His principles are decidedly anti-Rus- | sian. { TOKIO, March 7.—Notwithstanding | the fact that-it is understood here that | Russia is pressing China to make the | territory west of the Liao River neu- | The work Champfigne GREATER by nearly 20,000 cases than the importations of any other brand. rb new vintage now arriving e choicest Champagne / produced this decade. VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON MUST tral, Japan remains apparently calm, | because she has made the reservation that should Russia be allowed to ob- tain this advantage Japan will use any i portion of Chinese territory which is strategically necessary for her opera- | tions. | gun. have reached the Navy Depart- | ment and have been forwarded to thel Japanese imperial court. The Crown | Prince will accompany the Emperor when the court removes from Tokiu‘ to Kioto dfter the adjournment of lhe, Diet. The Japanese Cabinet will meet (n-\ morrow to finally consider the. pro- gramme of financial legislation, made | necessary by the war, which is to be | submitted to the special session of the Diet. It is understood that it has been decided not to introduce legisla- | tion affecting the tobacco monopoly. | The construction of the railroad ! from Seoul to Pingyang will be com- menced on March 10 and the line will | be completed by September. — ) OF UNKNOWN MAN | FLOATS PAST CASTELLA | | H BODY Places Along Sacramento River Are | Recovered. REDDING, March 7.—The South- ern Pacific agent at Castella tele-| graphed to the stations on the river| below there this morning that the| body of a man well dressed in black clothes had just floated past Castella in the Sacramento River. The rain is| still falling here. There has been only one clear day since February 3. The precipitation for the season is 42.75 inches. —_—————— London Board of Trade Returns. | LONDON, March 7.—The Board of Trade returns for the month of Feb-| ruary show that imports increased $17,749,500 and the exports increased $5,597,000. The increase in . imports includes foodstuffs to the value of $8,343,180 and cotton to the amount of $3,429,- 435. Among the _exports the only not- able increase was cotton fabrics, $4,251,585. —_———————— Chicago Broker Very IIL LOS ANGELES, March 7.—Charles Counselman, one of the best known brokers on the Chicago Board of Trade, lies critically ill at the Ray-| mond Hotel in Pasadena. In spite of the efforts of physician, wife and rel- atives the patient does not improve and it has been decided to send him to Hot Springs. Va. ————— Gold Sewed in Her Skirt. ELKO, Nev.,, March 7.—On remov- ing the clothing to-day from the body of Mrs. A. E. Woods, who fell from a train west of Elko Friday night, some loose gold was found in a stocking. This led to a further investigation and $721 51 was found sewed up in the skirt. —_—————— Charges Against California Packers. WASHINGTON, March 7.—Com- plaints that a number of shipments of California fruit have been found dis- honestly packed have been called to the attention of the State Department by the Consul General of this country at Berlin. Notified, but Remains Are Not | St. LOUIS BONAPARTE GIVEN COMMAND OF COSSACK BRIGADE | SR PARIS, ch 8.—The St. Petersburg | | correspondent of the Echo de Paris says Prince Louis Bonaparte has been given the command of a brigade of Cossacks. | He will start for the Far East on Thursday. By the 17th of March there will be 217,000 Russian troops in Man- | churia, the correspondent continues. | This informatien was given by a mili- | tary authority. | The Matin publishes a dispatch from | Tokio, saying the Japanese Navy De- | partment has announced that thirteen | Russian warships, representing a total | of 94,000 tons, have received injuries since the opening of hostilities. The Municipal Council has voted [n‘ send an address to the Municipality of | Petersburg expressing its sympathy with Russia in the war. The socialistic members of the council abstained from | voting. | R SIGNIFICANT ORDER TO BRITISH SHIPS 2z Cgat 08 VICTORIA, B. C., March 7.—Cipher dispatches received by the naval au- | thorities at Esquimalt to-day from the | British Admiralty order the cruisers| Grafton (flagship) and Bonaventure, | now in Central or South American waters, to go to Esquimalt with all speed. The Bonaventure is coming out from England to succeed the Grafton as flagship on this station. The order is regarded as ominously significant. Dk A RUSSTA HAS SECRET SUPPLY OF COAL ON ISLAND OF RED SEA A e ADEN, March 7.—It is learned from an unimpeachable source that the Russians have a secret coal supply at the island of Jebel Seukur and that the Russian warships which have been patrolling the Red Sea have there qbtained their very necessary fuel. At least one large collier and probably ON PACIFIC COAST | several others are concealed in one of the inlets behind the island. e Killing of Jewish Deserters. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.,, March 7.— A letter giving a description of the shooting of six Jews who were trying to escape Russian military service has been received by M. S. Winthrop. a prominent Jewish resident of this city. —————————————— NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. QUEEN VICTORIA'S HAIR. Its Great Profusion Was Always a Cause of Wonder. Even at the age of 80 years Queen Vie- toria’s hair was a marvel of luxuriamce. ———— Campaign in Santa Clara. SAN JOSE, March 7.—The Repub- lican County Coi has issued a call for a meeting in this city Thurs- | ! The court physician, following . Prof. Unna's discovery, undoubtedly, tnnud her Majesty's scalp with a germ d tn( prlptnuon that was not made nmody tor dflmlmfl. = 1 Il mu'fium’- the m‘rlct th.nx &u destro: h‘: Wi wr will CASES OF ENEMY'S SHIPS R} The men were shot by Russian soldiers | as they were trying to pass from Rus- sia into Austria. BRITISH ATTACHES EN ROUTE TO VIEW WAR OPERATIONS VANCOUVER, B. C., March T.— Lieutenant General Sir William G. Nicholson, director general of mobil- ization, London; Colonel A. Haldane, D. S. O., of Aldershot, and Captain H. Thacker of the Royal Canadian gar- rison artillery, Ottawa, arrived here by train to-day from the East and sailed this evening on the Athenian for Yokohama. They have been sent by the British War Office to watch military operations in the Orient. General Nicholson will study the methods of transporting troops, Colonel Haldane will observe the gen- eral field work and Captain Thacker will be the artillery student. In an interview this afternoon Sir Willlam Nicholson said: “I shall certainly not follow the Russian side of the struggle, for aside from ary question of neutrality my personal sympathies are all with the Japanese. I expect the campaign will afford some interesting object lessons, as with the immense strides which Japan has made in the last few years with the aid of expert instruc- tion from British military experts the little brown men may prove somewhat of a surprise.” S s Wheat Exports to Continue. PARIS, March 7.—Russian Embas- sador Nelidoff, following the an- nouncement to the same effect from St. Petersburg about a week ago, to- day fssued a formal denial of the re- Lport that Russia had any intention of | stopping the exportation of wheat. e i Orphans to Aid War Fund. MOSCOW, March 8.—The orphans in the asylum here have asked to be allowed to eat black bread instead of white, so as to send the amount saved to the Red Cross Society. S RS i Hungarian Horses for Japan. VIENNA, March 7.—Four hundred horses were bought for Japan to-day in the market at Sopron, Hungary. J A HANDSOME PARLOR TABLE In Golden Oak and Mahogany. has 24-inch top, brass feet with glass ball rollers. This is a specially good offer, and the re- duction price is a radical ome. We are also offering other jals for the coming week. ‘ome and see them. A. B. 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