The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 8, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1904. 3 e e e MINES OWNED BY AMERICANS IN NO DANGER —_— Minister Allen Is Not Believed to Have Sent Marines. i Special Dispatch to The Call ALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON, W HINGTC March 7.—United ates Minis Allen, at Seoul, has State Department that his t Fassett are unmolested. ren of the fam- ans there have been sent He says nothing of hav- arines to Anju to protect State Department Is d no marines did go to a s of Ameri t is not informed forgan, who was &p- , but was re- port by the has sailed from Orient. He may act as general rmation for the State later proceed to Eu- Third Assistant an inspe t ion of in Southern Eu- es the application P Dav Antung is re- y a Russian believed to be Manchu- the State De- ters in on ot care to force an sting upon the reception EDELMAN'S OF WIFE JOND CONTEST WILL DISMISSED Court Finds That Contestant Has No Interest in the Property Left by His Spouse. of Garret McEnerney the ¥ of t late Hannah her husband, was dismissed r bas: he res- s d on it was granted second defeat Edel- igh- ch was st case offe: MiLX CONDENSING C? O, ORICINATOF <y o APoRaTED Y is 2 guarantee of the purity and richness of our Pet Brand Evaporated Gream We offer $5,000 reward to anyone able to proye adulteration of our product. D lyon’s PERFECT Tooth Powder AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century PREPARED BY There is just one way te have good tea R baking-powder enices fiavering extracts wcda economically : Schilling’s Best, at yow grocer’s, moneyback. RUSSIANS FAIL T0 FLOAT THE ~ BIG RETVIZAN ‘Battleship’s GunsAre - Being Transferred to the Forts. e SR h 1 l i 1 Epectal Dispatch to The Call. TOKIO, March 7.—The Russian bat- | tleship Retvizan, which was torpedoed during the first attack on Port Arthur and since then has been th stranded near entrance to the harbor, is being mantled and her guns are beling mounted in the fortifications. Efforts to float the Retvizan have proved fu- tile, and finally Admiral Alexieff or- dered that they be abandoned. In each successive attack upon Port Ar-| thur Admiral Togo's warships have hurled a few shells into the Retvizan to complete her destruction, the bat- tleship occupying an exposed position, easy of attack. It is the belief in official circles here that at the present moment there are not more than 122,000 Russian troops in Manchuria, notwithstanding the Russian claims that more than a quar- of a million men have been sent into the province. As this force must protect the railroads and garrison the towns and as well oppose the Japanese nce, it is believed that the ob- in the way of a Japanese s of Manchuria will be easily overcome. The Japanese army advanc- ing through Korea is numerically much stronger than the Russian force stationed on the Yalu. ASPHTYIATED * N BATHROON Louis B. Wiley, Formerly of Seattle, Meets End Through Careless "Handling of Gas Louis B. Wiley, a member of Seattle Lodge of Elks, mets death by gas as- phyxiation, probably on Sunday, in a flat at 41 Octavia street, which he had | recently rented. Wiley's found in the bathroom, but for coat and vest. The body was lying on the floor, near the door. The tube leading frem the gas t to a small stove was connected to the body was fully dressed d of to the pipe, as it should have The handle of the stopcock was smaller than the tube and a stream of monoxide was escaping. The bath tub was half filled with water and a small tle stood on the stove. It is thought Wiley must have been attacked by a fainting spell when he made such a fatal connection between the gas tubing and the stopcock han- In the bathroom were towels. Tire kettle he is supposed to have intended using to heat water for his bath. He may have made the connection, as he thought, right, and falien asleep. Or he may have suddenly fainted from | heart trouble The dead man's watch was still go- in yesterday. The Morgue officials state that Wiley had been dead for about a day and a half. The landlady, Mrs. Clara Thompson, sme the gas yesterday, and, think- ing the pipes were leaking, summoned C. J. Jacobson, a plumber, of 1565 Mar- ket street. Jacobson discovered body and notified the Morgue. The bathroom door was locked and the plumber had to enter through a win- dow and unlock it from the inside. Mrs. Thompson said that Wiley rent- ed the furnished flat, which was part | of her apartment-house, on February 27 last, for $40 and paid a deposit of $10. He told her he was from Nevada and expected his wife down in a week or so. She knew nothing else about him. In the dead man’s pockets was found a membership card of Washington Lodge No. 92, B. P. 0. E, of Seattle, and several letters that had been ad- been. lled dressed to him in Smartsville, Yuba County. What part of Nevada Wiley came from could not be learned. He had evidently traveled a good deal, from the variously addressed letters found on him. Letters from his wife were | signed no address and the postmarks could | not be read. | A telegram received from Seattle last | evening stated that Wiley had not been a resident of Seattle for two years, al- though the records of the Elks Lodge there contained his name and gave his address in San Francisco as 2022 Cali- fornia street. The house at that number is now vacant. He was known in Seattle as a single man and is so registered In the Elks’ lodge. | It was learned last evening that Wiley had lately been visiting a Miss Wilson, who lives with her sister, Mrs. W. M. Schwartz, at 1305 Ninth street, | Alameda. Mrs. Schwartz admitted last night that Wiley had been calling on | her sister. Miss Wilson, it was | claimed, was now staying in this city. | The Schwartzes had not heard of | Wiley’s death. Mrs. 'Schwartz said that all she knew about Wiley was | that he formerly lived in Smartsville. ——— Her Husband Is Missing. The disappearance of Herbert Lee, | piano and sewing machine agent, was | reported to the police yesterday after- |noon by his wife, who lives at the | Newland House, Seventh and Wash- ington streets, Oakland. He left her | there on Sunday morning, saying he was going out to get breakfast, and he did not return. She thinks he might have come to this city and met with foul play. He is 37 years of age, 6 feet tall, weighs 172 pounds; very dark complexion, dark eyes, hair and mustache, and has a habit of winking his eyes when talking. NEW YORK, March 7.—An autopsy made to-day on the of Leon Melles, the theatri- euul:.i.m yesterday under what the thought were ous circumstances, Toicaied the fact that was dus to nat’ ural causes. dle of the gas stove stopcock in- | the | “Lelia,” but the missives bore | POSTOFFICE INVESTIGATION LAYS BARE METHODS OF HIGH OFFICIALS ‘WASHINGTON, March 7.—Another chapter in the Postoffice investigation of last summer was revealed to-day when Chairman Overstreet of the House Committee on Postoffices and Post Roads lald before the House of Representatives a closely printed doc- | ument of 218 pages recounting the in- | stances on file in the Postoffice Depart- | ment in which members of the Senate and House of Representatives have used their Influence with the officials of the Postoffice Department, with | more or less success, to secure in- | creases in salaries of postmasters, ad- ditional clerk hi: and advantageous leases of buildings for postoffice pur- poses. | The report is made by the unanimous vote of the members of Overstreet's committee, in response to a resolution calling for the information, introduced by Representative Hay of Virginia. As | the information accompanies the re- | port, the committee recommends that the resolution lie on the table. Some of the transactiens involving members of Congress recorded in the report are | held to be technical violations of the | statutes, others are pronounced by | members who have read the report as | clearly censurable, while in the major- ity of cases it is held that members iu making their recommendations to the | department expected nothing not in | harmony with the rules and practices | of the department. { Three cases are set forth in which members of Congress own bulldings which were leased to the Government for postoffice purposes. The detalls of these cases are given by Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral Bristow in a communication to | Chairman Overstreet: “Section 39 of the Revised Statutes provides: ‘No member of or delegate | to Congress shall, directly or indirect- ly, himself, or by any other person in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account undertake, execute, hold or enjoy, in whole or in part,‘any | contract or agreement made or entered into on behalf of the United States by any officer or person authorized to make contracts on behalf of the United States.’ “The statute further provides: “All contracts or agreements made in violation of this section shall be void. “Yet, in the face of this statute, Beavers has made contracts with mem- | bers of Congress for the rental of prem- i ises, either in his own name, the names of his agents, or some member of their families. CONGRESSMEN ARE ACTIVE “Persons whose ‘influence’ seemed :R“f\d with the Postpflice Department, for a time at least, embraced in the history of these cases include: G. D. Meiklejohn, Representatives Russell, | Sperry and Hill of Connecticut; Sen- ator Clay and Representative Griggs of Georgia; Senator Cullom, ex-Sen- ator Mason and Representatives George W. Smith, Rodenburg, Warner and Prince of lllinois; Senator Beveridge and Representatives C. F. Landis, Crumpacker, Watson, Hemenway, Overstreet and former Representative Steele of Indiana; former Speaker Henderson and Representatives Cous- ins and W. 1. Smith of Jowa; Repre- I sentatives Miller, Bowersock and Calderhead of Kansas; Representative Pugh and John W. Langley of the Census Office for Kentucky; Senator McComas and Representatives Pearre and Jackson of Maryland. “Four allowances in Michigan were secured by Representative H. C. Smith. Representative Gardner was success- ful in one instance, and John A. Mer- ritt in another. Hon. H. A. Castle, former Representative Fletcher and Representative McCleary are the names mentioned in the Minnesota list. R. C. Kerens, Webster Davis and John Dougherty secured increases which afterward were revoked for Missouri. “Thomas H. Carter appears in the list for Montana. Former Senator Thurston and Representative Burkett are down for Nebraska. “Representatiye Gardner and Will- iam Johnson secured increases in New Jersey, New York is represented in the list by Governor Odell, Representa- tives S. E. Payne, Sherman, Alexander, Ketcham' and Vreeland and ex-Repre- | sentatives Ray and Tomkins. Former Senator Pritchard secured an increase for clerk hire for Greenville, N, C, from $70 to $150 per annum, which, on December 1, 1903, was discontinued al- together. He also secured an increase from $40 to $150 for Wakeforest, N. C., which was reduced to the former amount October 1, 1903. Senator Hans- brough appears in the list for North Dakota. “Besides seven cther instances in which H. A. Librand, Hon. W. S. Brown and W. M. Mooney figure, these two instances are given in the record: | Jefferson, Ohio—January 17 1899, on the rec- | ommendation of Hon. Charles Dick, the al- { lowance for separating clerk hire at this of- fice was increased from $200 to $600 per an- num from January 1, 1809, and on the same date it was further increased to $900 per an- num from July 1, 1899, South Bloomingville, Ohio—February 27, 1900, upon a recommendation of C. II Grosvenor, the allowance for separating clerk hire at this | gffize was fixed at §50 per annum from April 1, ¥ . A report of the Postmaster dated | February 8§, 1900, showed he was en- titled to this amount. March 28, 1900, the allowance was increased from $50 to $230 from April 1, 1900; nothing to /show who recommended this increase. November 17, 1903, the allowance was | reduced to $60 per annum from Decem- ber 1, 1903, based on a report from the Postmaster of November 12, which showed that he was entitled to the amount. SENATOR QUAY BUSY. The clerk hire in Pennsylvania was looked after by Senators Quay and Penrose and Representative Butler and former Representative Showalter. Sen- ator McLaurin appears for one increase in South Carolina; Senator Kittredge for one in South Dakota; Representa- tives Brownlow and Gibson secured several increases, which have been re- duced since, in Tennessee. The late Representative de Grafenreid was suc- cessful in one case. The following pertains to one of Con- gressman Hill's transactions: % WASHINGTON, March 6.—The postoffice is moing to be a very fine one. The accommoda- ——— tions will be excellent, yes, more than excel- lent; they wiil be superb, but everything seems to go slow. Impression is you ought to give your man White a dose of ginger or pepper, or perhaps both would answer better, every day and see if you could infuse into him some of your own personal way of dispatching busi- ness. I am inclined to think it would be a good thing. Not only is there what seems to be uneces- sary delay being had in regard to it, but Keith is worrying over the fact that he can- not send in his accounts for the last quarter, Mr. White having told him to hold them back until these things are adjusted. He has al- ready been criticised for siowness in that. mat- ter and he hardly knows what to do. If you can in any possible way supplement my letter to the Corbin Cabinet Company by peremptory orders to have the contract filled, 6o that the new office can he opened and the old one closed and the case closed up, 1 think you will relieve the minds of & whole lot of people up here and at the same time save the United States Government unnecessary payment of rent for two different places. Very truly yours, . J. HILL. July'1, 1002, . J. Hill, House of Representatives—Sir: 1 beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the Oth inst. In regard to delay in fitting up new premises for postoffice at Norwalk, Conn, Assistant Superiniendent White has been directed to glve the case his immediate attention. The department will ascertain who is to blame n_the matter and appropriate ac- tion will be taken. I trust the matter will be eatisfaction in a few day Ve tled to your ry restectfully, Acting First Assistant Postmaster. Lease was drawn for ten years, from August 1, 1902, at $900 a year, all equip- ment being provided by the depart- ment. * Investigation by Inspectors Pendleton and Birdseye, reported on the 10th of October, 1903, discloses the fact that Congressman Hill owns twenty shares in the Norwalk Club Company, this being one twenty-ninth of the total stock. Speaker Cannon and former Senator Mason figure in the lease of the build- ing at Wateska, Ill., their recommen- dation in the matter receiving the ap- proval of the inspector. OVERMAN'S POLITE OFFER. | Senator Overman is the owner of the building in which the postoffice at Sals- bury, N. C,, is located. The report says that on taking his seat as a United States Senator he offered to surrender the lease, but the offer was declined by the Government, it being held that the lease was not invalidated by his election as Senator. In writing George B. Beavers in an effort to get better quarters for the postoffice at Nelsonvllle, Ohio, Repre- sentative Grosevnor says: “I am ashamed to look the people of the town in the face. Can you help me out in this matter in any way?” A recommendation, ‘“‘Suggest Dal- zell,” made by Beavers with reference to the naming of a postoffice in Penn- sylvania is given in the report, but the conclusion is given that the recom- mendation evidently was not complied with, as the cffice is called *Forbes Station.” The report declares that the files in the Postoffice Department indicate that the office at Tuskegee, Ala., Is owned by Representative Thompson of Ala- bama. The report gives the corre- spondence between Beavers and Rep- resentative Thompson on his successful efforts to have the rent allowance in- creased from $240 to $300 anually. Senator Kearns secured two in- creases in Utah. Six out of the eleven cases in Virginia are down to the credit of Representative Swanson, while Park Agnews’ name also appears for others in that State. Senator Foster and Representatives Cushman and Jones combined to secure an increased allowance at Dayton, Wash., from $300 to $600, afterward reduced to $120 and then increased to $200. Representative Cushman alone secured an allowance of $300 annually for Carbondale, Wash., which was discontinued on examina- tion afterward. Senator Elkins and Senator Scott and Representative Day- ton secured increases for West Vir- ginia. The two cases of increase for Wisconsin are down to the credit of former Representative Barney and to A. W. Mgchen. Wyoming had one such increase, to the credit of Senator War- ren, There are accounts of 177 in- stances in the report where members of Congress have made recommenda- tions in connection with leases of buildings for postoffice pufposes. The history of these transactions occupies 164 pages.of the printed report. An il- lustration of the nature of these trans- actions may. be had by the following quotation from the report: NORWALK, Conn.—At Norwalk salary of postmaster, $2300; lease of five years at $530 per annum, including equipment, heat and light —the light being paid for by a telegraph of- fice in the lobby—expired April 1, 1902. The matter of securing a new lease was referred to Assistant Superintendent White. Upon a carbon copy of a letter to ‘White, dated January 13, is the follow- ing indorsement: February 19, 1902.—Promised Hill, Member Congress, fairly reasonable rental and good of- tistactory location and buliding can February 20, 1902, a wire was sent to Assistant Superintendent White at Boston as follows: ‘ Congressman Hill wants you to meet him at DR. SHOOP’S REMEDIES. Tell Me Who Needs Help Just a Postal. That is all. No money 18 wanted—trom_ you—nor from him ¢ ask only a postal card, and | agk it asan actof humamy. T will send him my book. T will amange withadrug gistnearby that he ‘may take six boues e Shoop's Restorstive. Heimay take it a month atany risk 11 it i i eie L i mvae e’s mere word s kot ‘Could T meet you—for even ten minutes—1 would for- , ever convince you that 1 have what these sick ones need | More than that, they must have it, foF most of them' can never get well without it But | can meet only a few. s0 1 take this means to convinge you L let you take ita month to prove what it €an do: and you can pay. or | will pay. just as vou Chairman Overstreet Spares None in His Revelations Concerning Devious Ways Employed by Senators and Representatives to Secure Favors for Their Constituents at the Hands of Government Postal Authorities Norwalk Club, Norwalk, Conn., Saturday morn- ing at 9 or 10 o'clock. Please arrange to be thers and advise me by wire if you can do so. On March 4, 1902, Mr. White reported that the old lessors did not wish a re- newal of the lease; that the Business Men's Association desired that the of- fice be located in a building owned by Mrs. Weed; that this offer was not satisfactory and that the rent demand- ed was $1200 a year. He reported a con- ference with a committee at which =. J. Hill was present and stated that he thought he would be able to get the Postoffice Department to furnish the equipment for the Norwalk Club rooms if they should be selected for the loca- tion of the office. : Two propositions are submitted DY | 5 Jarge Russian force by a small band | the Norwalk Club, one at $900 per an- num, including heat, light and water, the department to furnish the entire equipment; the other offering the same room, including heat, light and equip- ment at $1100 a year. Mr. White recom- mends the acceptance of the $1100 prop- osition, including equipment. Filed be- tween the sheets of this report is a lete terhead of the salary and allowance division, with the following memoran- dum: i Memorandum for Mr. Beavers—March 8, 1902, Congressman Hill called and stated that he would like to have the Norwalk (Conn.) lease held until Tuesday, March 11, when As. sistant Superintendent White will be there. Does no4 want propositions accepted except under certain conditions. Grand filed. On March 26 notice was sent to the postmaster of acceptance of the pro- posal at $900 without equipment. TROUBLE ABOUT FURNITURE. The department undertook the secur- ing of equipment for this postoffice, making contract therefor with the Cor- bin Cabinet Lock Company, paying $1850. There appears to have been great delay in getting the furniture ready, as the following correspondence between the Congressman and Mr. Beavers shows: NORWALK, Conn.. July 9. 1802.—Geo Beavers, Chief rge W. ivision of Salaries and Allow- ances, Postofficd Department, Washington—My Dear Beavers: I do not know who is to blame for the condition of things which I found here when I reached home, but I am afraid some- body will find themselyes In trouble befare we get through. As I understand it, the lease of the nmew poatpffice was taken for the first of July and the fixtures are partly in, but there are no boxes and no desks or chairs, or any facllities whatever for doing business. I understand that Mr. White came down here several days ago, having sent word in ad- vance to be prepared to move everything from the old postoffice to the new, and when he arrived here found, of course, that it was im- possible to do that, as the fittings had not come, - 1 assume, of course, that the landlord at the old place will want his rent when the being occupled. I have written to the Manufacturing Company of New Britain, tell- ing them that somebody will find themseives in trouble if these things are not delivered. Meanwhile Keith, the Postmaster, is in a good deal of a stew about making up his re- turns. sent him and fnstructions from the department to pay i, and, of course, has not money enough to do it. and cught not to do it until things are delivered in accordance with the contract. —_———— Many of the new buildings now in course of erection will use the gas- steam radiator for heating. This radia- tor uses gas for fuel, gives steam heat and is absolutely sanitary. A single ra- diator can be used or the entire plant at ' A sample is now on exhibition | one time. at San Francisco Gas and Electric Co., 415 Post street. . PERSQNAL. Railroad Commissioner A. C. Irwin of Marysville is at the Lick. D. N. Angeles, is at the Occidental. L. A. Blasengame, a stockman of Fresno, is staying at the Grand. Judge and Mrs. J. W. McKinley of Los Angeles are at the Palace. Paul Burke, an attorney of Los An- geles, is registered at the California. Dr. and Mrs. P. L. Schenck of Brooklyn, N. Y., are at the Palace. Captain John Cross, the railroad promoter of Los Angeles, is registered | at the Palace. J. A. Haskell, a railroad and powder man of New York, has been at the Palace for several days. Henry G. Tinker, general sales agent of the Wheeling Steel and Iron Company of Virginia, is at the Palace. i Sister Mary Amadeus of St. Peter's Mission, Montana, and Sister de Merici of Anaconda arrived here yesterday and are staying at the Palace. F. W. Thompson, general Western agent of the Rock Island’ Railroad, has gone to Portland, where L. B. Gorham, general agent of the com- pany, has just resigned. Charles M. Hammond, a prominent rancher of Upper Lake, and his wife, who is related to President Roosevelt by marriage, returned yesterday from a visit to Washington apd are at the Occidental. Henry Heyman has been suffering from severe blood poisoning and the musical world, his club colleagues and cultured Bohemia generally will re- gret to hear that he is still confined to his bed at his residence on Eddy street. —_——— Californians in New York. NEW YORK, March 7.—The fol- lowing Californians have arrived at the hotels: San Francisco: T. H. Colcord, at the Marlborough: H. Eilers, at the Herald Square; Miss M. W. Hewes, at the Continental; S. C. Houghton, at the Astor House; J. H. Miller, J. B. Rogers, at the Hotel Imperial; E. C. Seaney, at the Grand Union; F. C. Tarrey, at the Everett House; F. H. ‘Wheelan and wife, at the New Am- sterdam; G. A. Willard, at the Astor House; K. H. Fanning, at the Im- perial; J. G. Humphrey, at the Herald Square. Los Angeles: A. G. Bartlett, at the 1 have found the cured ones fair In the pastizyears | Herald Square; °N. O. , at the Lhave furnished my Restorative o .:\‘-E;-E::"g: Holland: A’E K. Braner, at the aod paid glodly—because they were cured. - Twill pav, | Hersld Scuare/ 2 fim.::.;c:fl' 1k result of my Wetime’s work i ——';"w"'—— e IS haskal Californians ashington. i T ”&:&:m&fi“: WASHINGTON, March 7.—The fol- ey A A o | lowing Californians are here: J. O. Pl B S e e | Henry of San Joe, Warren H. ie- ::uag'u "m'in, the most despe-; | Bride of San Francisco, at the New higs o i ' | willard. }..Y:-w-m?:m s SRS St Simply state which Hook & on Late Shipping Intelligence. book you want and Book 3 on the Kidneys. SAILED. iy adoress Dr. Shoop, Biok $9or Women ], o . ol Melsin: Gupderecd i box 8630, Racine. ' (gealed). c X ‘":m Gede Book 6 on Rheumatism | SAN PEDRO_Arrived J—Schr J. AL with ode o two Dotiien &t ameste Willapa' 3 2 : He has had a bill for the whole thing | KOREANS HEAR OF VICTORIES _ OVER RUSSIANS Placards Record Mar- velousValor of Na- : tive Troops. —— Special Dispatch to The Call. SEOUL, March 8.—Placardsreporung Korean triumphs over the Russians on the northwestern frontier are being distributed broadcast throughout the country, probably with the object of arousing the patriotism of the people and countefacting the efforts of the faction which is opposed to the Jap- anese protectorate. One placard an- nounces the killing of thirty Cossacks by Koreans in the vicinity of Chenam- pho, and another reports the rout of of Koreans, the scene of the not being announced. To further incite the natives, pla- cards charging the Russians with gross cruelties are posted in public places in the larger towns. It is claimed that the invaders are mal- treating women and robbing the inhab- itants of the districts which they have occupied. Japanese - official reports make no reference to occurrences of this kind, but it is believed the Jap- anese are interested in the spreading | of the reports among the Koreans. An official bulletin has been issued, | asserting that a Korean army has de- feated the Russians at Hwangju and driven the entire Russian army across the Yalu River. Practically all of the Japanese troops that landed at Chemulpo and occupied Seoul have now proceeded on the northward march. While the censor- ship will not permit the sending of any news regarding the advance, it exploit army in Western Korea Is expected to have routed the Russians on the Yalu and begun the invasion of Manchuria by the end of April ———— CHARLES M. FICKERT IS APPOINTED TO OFFICE Attorney General Makes Him Special Assistant to Marshall B. Wood- worth for Northern District. United States District Attorney | Woodworth yesterday received a tel- nouncing the appointment of Charles M. Fickert as special assistant Unit- {ed States District Attorney for the | Northern District of California. Mr. | Fickert will enter upon the duties of | the office to-day. Mr. Fickert went from Bakersfleld to the Stanford University, where he | graduated. It is believed that David Starr Jordan was interested in his be- | half in the matter of the present ap- ]jpointment, Mr. Fickert is widely known as the captain of the Stanford football team. | Mr. Woodworth says that the ap- | pointment is not made to fill the va- ‘Manc_v in the assistant attorneyship { caused by the death of Edward J. Banning. It is simply a special ap- pointment to hold during the pleasure | of the Attorney General. ————— E. J. Bowen Called by Death. Edgar J. Bowen, one of the city's most prominent pioneer citizens lejo street vesterday afternoon. Mr. | Bowen came here in 1849 and en- gaged in the sced business. His es- tablishment was the best known on | the coast and he accumulated a for- tune out of the sale of his wares. He {was a native of New York and 71 | years+of age. He is survived by a | wife, may be said that the entire Japanese | egram from the Attorney General an- | | passed away at his residence on Val- | Kirkland, a druggist of Los, | { | | i | | | 1PORT ARTHUR FLEET PLANS SWIFT SORTIE May Attempt to Cut lts Way Through Togo’s Ships. — e Special Dispatch to The Call. PORT ARTHUR, March 8.—There is no change in the situation here. The weather has moderated. PORT ARTHUR, March 5 (via Yin- kow, March 7).—There has been no fighting here In the past seven days, and only twice in that time have any of the Japanese ships been seen. On those occasions a portion of the fleet appeared on the horizon, cruised about within sight of the fortifications and then disappeared. It is believed that either Admiral Togo has divided his fleet, and is making an occasional dem- onstration to create the impression that his entire force is hovering in the vi- cinity of Port Arthur, or that he is attempting to lure the Russian ships from the harbor. Since the arrival of Admiral Makar- off, who succeeds Admiral Stark in command of the Russian fleet, there has been great activity aboard the Russian ships, and it is believed that some sortie is being planned. Makaroff may attempt a sudden dash out of the harbor, with the hope of elud- ing the Japanese fleet, and cruising southward, where he could work un- told damage by attacking the Japanese transport squadrons that are convoy= ing troops to the western coast of Korea. It fs possible that he could effect a union with the Viadivostok squadron, thus giving him a force pow- erful enough to engage the fleet under Togo. Strong intrenchments have been thrown up at Intervals on Liaotung Peninsula, north of Port Arthur, and the garrison has been heavily in- creased to resist attack from the land side of the city. Apparently it Is the Russian intention to hold the strong- hold at all hazards. The reports of a shortage of provisions and ammuni- tion are without foundation. Quan- tities of supplies have been poured into the city and Port Arthur could with- stand a siege of a year if necessary. The sudden cessation of Japanese operations in this vicinity is puzzling the Russians. The theory that finds the greatest support is that the Japan- ese have aMandoned the idea of cap- turing the city by a direct attack and will first land an army near New- | chwang, which the Russians are pre- paring to evacuate. This force could then move southward on Liaotung Peninsula, and, if victorious, would, by obtaining command of the peninsula, nsure the ultimate fall of Port Arthur without great sacrifice. There has been a pleasant change in the weather and the cold season is believed to be about at an end. The spirits of the garrison are high and the men are eager for a fight. Cos- sacks are constantly moving on Liae- tung Peninsula, keeping a watch for attempts by the Japanese to land troops. It is reported that 10,000 Jap- anese have disembarked at a point forty miles south of Newchwang and that this force will receive heavy ad- ditions and then attempt the con- quest of Liaotung. Since February 15 45,000 men have | gone forward to reinforce the Russian army on the Yalu River. It 18 not believed that the Japanese advance will be seriously opposed until it reaches the Yalu, where the decisive land engagement of the war will be fought. This battle is not likely to oc- cur for a month yet, as the Japanese advance is impeded by bad roads. price, which is $1.35 a suit. and $3.50 a suit. and figured designs. tons. Sale starts to-day. ADVERTISEMENTS. Out-of-town orders filled - write us. | Pajamas - $1.35 Last month we purchased a line of pajamas from a man- ufacturer whe had used them for samples. men’s samples are always made up well. goods practically at our price we can now sell them at our You know sales- As we got the, | The pajamas would have retailed for $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 l\la.t_erials'—'Madras, cheviot, chambray and sateen. " Col- ors—white, pink, tan, blue and gun metal, in solid or striped Silk loops, military collars, pearl but- SNWooD § 740 Market Street