The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 12, 1904, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1904, | - SHELLS OF JAPAN'S WARSHIPS RAIN ON PORT ARTHUR SUMMARY OF THE CALLS WAR NEWS e JAPANESE BATTLESHIP CREW PRACTICING DEFENSE FROM A TOfiPEDO BOAT ATTACK. ] Bombardments by Japanese Warships Only Prepara- tory to a Slaughtering Assault on Port Arthur, Declares a Correspondent. oh 12.—A correspond- y Telegraph at Seoul de- ent Japanese attacks on 1 preparatory intimating reduce Port from ; corps hrrl in will be of Jap- nts is re- n tribute Japan’s suc- at al s h boats began to run on s between Chemulpo and Ch The correspondent says boat de: troyer and a d off Chemulpo. slightly damaged and s wrecked Yinkow, rover port a correspond- night and A great fortified extending three ion. >n the Yalu River t ien. As an ex- power of the Japanese ndent of Tokio relates that a » was hurt in the na- Standard rey rts that influential Chi- the United States have the Chinese Foreign that the Emperor be he army and that China against Russia. The Chi- nese living telegraphed to Board urging made head of join Japan nese in questior® offer to raise the funds necessary. Refugees from Newchwang, this cor- respondent continues, report that the Japanese are landing at a small bay on Liac g Peninsula. (RUISER COMMANDERS FOR THE JAPANESE ARRIVE ON A LINER Among the passengers who arrived here yesterday on the liner Siberia was Captain H. H. Paynter, formerly of the British navy and the oficer who took the Japanese cruiser Ka- suga from Genoa to Yokohama. The Kasuga and the Nishin were built at Genoa for the Argentine Republic, but purchased by Japan shortly before hostilities commenced. Captain Lee, who commanded the Nishin, will be here on the next liner, on his way back to England. . The “Captain” Hill mentioned in dispatches from Victo- ria as the Nishin's commander was second mate of that vessel and. ac- cording to Captain Paynter, a little careless about his reminiscences. The Kasuga and Nishin are twenty- as to, | one knot cruisers of about 8000 tons emulpo and taken to woun correspondent of the ! measurement. They built and thoroughly equipped. are both well The Kasuga’'s battery includes ome ten-| inch gun, two eight-inch and fourteen six-inch. The Nishin has four eight-| inch and fourtee: inch guns. Each carries men. The cruisers were to have coaled at | Suez, but the presence in the canal some Russian war vessels causet C their lected minds, a and Port Said was se- coaling station. \mhmg more was seen of the Russian squad- ron, which included five destroyers, cru mitri Donski. The people of Japan gave the criis- | ers an enthusiastic welcome. nd ama and within a few hours af- o English captains turned them over their charges were in full of- ficial working orqer. ptains Payn- te d Lee were entertained and came away laden with gifts. Emperor, in z handsome presents, with the Order From Japan came rare and costly tokens for the two sailormen who brought Japan her new cruisers. The Emperor'’s gifts included a pair of gold inlaid silv vases and some b ul lacquer w. Captain Payn- share of the Japanese good will h that it took him several hours after landing from the Siberiz to pilot his impedimenta through the Custom-house. s Ca n Paynter was formerly in the British navy. He resigned his commission, but some time ago was. placed on the reserve list. Admiralty learned of the mission he had undertaken for Japan his resig- nation from the service was asked for, a step, Captain Paynter that he British authorities were compelled to take for political reasons. Ca Paynter is a veteran of the Egyptian war of 1882, He recently ate barge to the Sultan of Turkey d for this service was decorated with the Order of Medijdeh. Cap- tain - Paynter has a photograph of himself arriving at Yokohama, which he expeets to sell for a large sum to the English papers. JAPANESE HANDLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM decorated them of the Rising Sun. WITH DISPATCH | CHEFU, March 1l.—Disembarkation of Japanese troops is proceeding at Chemulpo «and in the ports north of 1(, with marvelous rapidity. The trans- ports have landed 70,000 men up to date. The extent and completeness of the Japanese transport system have highly impressed the Korean laborers. They ! their attitude toward | have changed Japan. A fortnight ago the Japanese found difficulty in securing native la. borers. To-day the supply easily equal: the demand at Chemulpo, and the same condition exists through Korea south of Pingyang. In the last ten days sixteen trans- ports landed 10,000 men at a town the Japanese call Kaisho, on the west coast of Korea, about twelve hours' sail northwest of Chemulpo. Kaisho has a fine natural harbor, ap- proached by a narzew channel whose complement of about 400/ ptains Paynter and Hill to change | er Aurora and the battleship | Officers | crews were waiting for them at| The | tion to making them | cities and hamlets throughout | had | ‘When the | aptain delivered a | navigation is made dangerous by rocks and shoals. Four Japanese cruisers and | a number of torpedo-boats guard the | mouth of this channel. The danger | even of free approach to it is proved by the fact that to the north of the channel's entrance a torpedo-boat de- stroyer and transport are aground. The | destroyer is slightly damaged, but the | transport {s a complete wreck, having been broken in half. FEW CORRESPONDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO GO TO | FRONT IN FIRST CORPS ! TOKIO, March 11.. tions governing laborate regula- correspondents have been issued. Negotiations for fleld as- | signments of correspondents have been Emade through their respective lega- tions. The War Office has finally de- | termined to send only fifteen with the first column, eight British, five Amer- ican, one Frenchman and one German; this being the representation propor- | tionate. to thé respective numbers of foreign correspondents here. After the | first party is dispatched two other lota of seventy each will go. The first fif- teen are assigned to the field head- quarters of the commander in chief of the entire army. The Americans se- ted are: Mr. Davis of the San Fran- co Call and New York Herald; Mr. Denviddie of the New York World: Mr. { Palmer of Collier's Weekly; S. Hart, photographer for Collier's Weekly, and Mr. Bass of the (‘h{cago News. | COMMUNIC &TIO\S OF | PORT ARTHUR SAID. | TO HAVE BEEN BROKEXN NEW YORX, March 11.—A cable dispatch to the World from Tientsin ays it is reported here to-day that the Japanese have captured Newchwang. This is not generally considered as lkely. It is believ- {ed, however, that the Japanese have really landed in Liaotung Penin- sula and cut off Port Arthur ¥rom communications. It is further as- serted that a Japanese force is within twenty-five miles of Newchwang, from | which town civilians and officials | otherwise than military have been | hurrying for the last few days in ex- pectation of the coming attack. * RESERVE JAPANESE START FROM SALINAS FOR BATTLE SCENES | SALINAS, March 11—With flags of the United States and Japan flying, 100 Japanese acted as escort to the depot for twenty-ohe, of their country- men who had been ordered to . report in Japan for infantry duty. Speeches and cheering were indulged in until the train pulled out. AL A Kaiser Takes a Vacation. BERLIN, March 11.—Emperor Will- iam’s departure to-niriit for a six or seven weeks’ holiday with intervals of a day or two to be spent visiting other monarchs, is generally taken to mean that the European situation gives him ne concern. [ Ships Shower Shot Upon the City. Citiz.ensAreNot Very Greatly Alarmed. ST. PETERSBURG, March 12.—A special dispatch from Port Arthur says: “Port Arthur was invested by sea un March 10. The Japanese displayed an especially noteworthy determination in keeping up the bombardment of our forts from 10 a. m. until 1 p. m. The town suffered little damage. “The enemy’s ships in great force followed three divisions, among which were distributed nine armored ships. Each division was accompanied by a flotilla of torpedo-boats. The Russians did not fire one-tenth as many shels as did the Japanese. There was no panic or excitement among the civilians of Port Arthur and the troops kept cool.” i | i OF INTEREST TO PEOPiaE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Several Minor Changes Are Made in Postal Service and Patents Is- sued to Inventors. WASHINGTON, March 11.—Fourth | class postmasters appointed: Washing- | ton—Craige, Asotin County, C. C. Lath- | rop, vice Mrs. Iona Craige, resigned. | Postmaster commissioned: Wash- | ington—Wiiliam R. Baker, Colville. | F. A. Clark of San Francisco is ap- pointed draftsman of the military | academy at West Point. Charles Burnell of San Francisco is appointed to a clerkship in the Treas- ury Department. be Navy Order: Lieutenant D. M. Wood is detached from the Supply to go to the Newark, sailing from San Francisco March 26, 1904. War Department order: Recruit | Milan A. Loosley of the general service, now at Dallas, Tex., is transferred to the signal corps at Benicia Barracks, Cal. Patents issued: California—Jesse Al- exander, Brooklyn, assignor of one- half to A. Letts, Los Angeles, type | writing machine aligner; George V Arper, Oakland. hydro-carbon burner Edwin Bartsch, San Francisco, syringe; Oscar Bernard, one-fourth to A. H. Manning, San Francisco, machine for cutting bread; Thomas W. Craven, Fairfield, toy air pistol; William M. | English and A. H. Tenbroeck, San, Francisco, antiseptic attachment for | telephone mouthpleces; Gustave Frey Sleven, San Diego, meat préss; Lizzie C. Graessle, San Jose, combined table and bed; Perry M. Irish, Booneville. as- signor one-fourth to Mrs. J. E. Reilley, Christine, drag saw handle; F. W. and C. A. Krogh, San Francisco, pump; Augustus Lotz, assignor to Paecific Metal Woerks, San Francisco, wire solder roiling machine; Frank A. Marcher, Los Angeles, lapid- ist's facet cutting instrument; Jose E. Mawran, Los Angeles, portable dusting frame; Hans A. Mil- ler, Selby, domestic boiler; John W. Park, Berkeley, blast furnace; George G. Parsons, Madera, necktie band hold- er; Emil Sutherland, assignor to J. T. Pollock, Los Angeles,’ lawn sprinkler; Oswald F. Zahn, Los Angeles, fire proofing and insulating structure. —_———— WALL DROPS ON MINERS. s BN Fatal Accident Occurs in the Cham- pion Mine at Nevada City. NEVADA CITY, March 11.—As the result of an accident which occurred fn a drift off the 500-foot level in the Champion mine this afternoon David Hooper, aged 19 years, is dead and Sid- ney Thomas, aged 17 vears, is seriously injured. They were carmen, and late in the afternoon were sent into the drift to haul away material which was left from a blast fired in the morning. While at work a hanging wall dropped, burying both men. Young Hooper's head was almost severed from the body and Thomas was badly injured about the back. Thomas crawled out of the drift and gave an alarm by ringing a bell. The other miners immediately commenced the work of rescue, and after removing many tons of rock came upon the body of Hooper. —_——— Cableship Scotia Is Ashore. ISLANDNOF GUAM, March 11.—The cable ship Scotia is ashore on the Span- ish Rocks. The water is nearly up to her decks and she will probably prove a total wreck. The Scotia is a vessel of 2776 tons reg- ister, 379 feet long, 48 feet beam and 30 feet deep in hold. She was built at Glasgow in 1862 and is owned by the Telegraph Construction and Main- tenance Company (limited) of London. She was last reported as having sailed from Singapore January 29 for Hono- lulu. —_—— Lime Company’s Suit Submitted. The suit of the Henry Cowell Lime Company for an injunction restraining Thomas Mannix, a contractor, from violating his agreement to purchase all the lime he used in his building operations from the plaintiff, was ar- gued and submitted in Judge Hunt's court yesterday. Durlng the pro- ceedings numerous affidavits were read. Those furnished by the defend- ant purported to show that the plain- tiff sought to control the lime busi- ness of this city by forcing the plas- terers and builders to agree to buy only the Cowell company’s lime. —_——— DIED, GROTE—In this city. March 10, 1904, Frank Grote, dearly beloved son of Mrs, and 1 Grote, fully invited to attend the funeral March 13, at 12:30 o'clock, from 1636 Gate avenue, t.hcm:e nolya_mm for mlen u ocloct terment Holy Cross Cemets mhl‘hn‘.'fll boe.lthn!ed at HD‘YWCHMH’- March 14, at 9:30 o'clock, Admiral Makaroff has inl‘nscd enerzy into the Port Arthur squadron. A reconnoissance by Russian torpedo-boats brought on asharp fight with the Japanese mosquito fleet supported by cruisers. Each side lost torpedo-boats. pedo squadron, but found himself outnumbered. The Russian admiral dashed out with two crulsers to cover the retreat of his tor- The, fact that the admiral steamed out to the rescue with but two small unprotected cruisers may indicate that his heavy ships had not steam up or they were too badly crippled to move. Definite news from Seoul, evidently forwarded by steamer to Chefu and cabled from there, indi- cates that the Japancse army is l ado's forces Blende ‘and Elliott groups. Commander Sawyer’s reported protest against an attempt to block the port of Newchwang and thas imprison 'his ship (a United States gunboat) was discussed at a Cabinet meeting at Washington. No munication from Commander Sawyer on the subject has reached Washington. indorse such a protest if one has been made under the circumstances related. not yet ready for an advance in force. ening fortifications and troops are being hurried to that point as they land. Cossack outposts are sprinkled through Northern Korea observing the Japanese advance. The Mik- are evidently establishing fortified bases on both sides of the peninsula, accumulating stores, building railroads and providing for all contingencies before advancing and offering battle. A possible movement toward Vladivostok, as well as one in the direction of Wiju, is outlined. Benunett Bnrlelgh‘s dispatch from Chemulpo shows that he continues to expect an invasion of the Liaotung Peninsula or a descent on the Manchurian conbl from the Japanese base on the islands of the Its van is at Pingyang strength- com- The administration would Russian Officers Advise the Czar of the Battles Fought With the Vessels of Japan’s Navy in Waters Off Orlent Coasts. Continued From Page 1, Column 500 men are engaged on this work alone. All rails and equipment have been taken from the existing railways in Japan and are arriving daily. Pon- toon bridges are used and tunnels are | avoided. These works will be made permanent on the road and afterward the railway will become a valuable adjunct for military purposes. The Russians are concentrating twen- ty-five miles north of Anju, also Kyungsung (Heungseng), on the east coast, and unless they retire soon the first big engagement will occur well this side of the Yalu. The ice in the Yalu is rapidly breaking up, which is important from a military standpoint. WAR IN THE ORIENT CAUSE OF I)IQTRE\‘ IN (ZAR'S DOMAIN ODESSA, March 11.—The stoppage of shipping to the Far East is causing distress among the dock laborers and ;men employed in similar capacities. Typhus fever has broken out in the poorer quarters ang the price of bread has doubled owing to the speculation of grain brokers. RUSSIANS MARCH PRISONERS THROUGH TIENTSIN, March 11.—One officer aha four Japanese soldiers who recent- ly were captured near Wiju, Korea, | were varaded through the streets of Mukden on Tuesday, March 8. On February 20 Major General Pflug, chief of staff of Viceroy Alexieff. tele- graphed from Port Arthur to St. Petersburg that a number of Cossacks marching from Wiju had captured a Japanese maior named Tatsura, with five soldiers and two civillans. Another dispatch from Port Arthur of the same date stated that a picket of Cossacks had captured some Japanese on whom they found papers and maps. TIENTSIN, March 11.—One fleld bat- ‘ STREETS OF MUKDEN | -+ ltery has been installed in the fort at Newchwang and also one company 1lnfamr3 while preparations are bei made to mount siege guns. ® A | KEROSENE IS POURED | ON COAL TO BURN IT IF JAPANESE ATTACK | TOKIO, March 1L—The Wiju-Seoul | railway concession was signed yester- | day by Japanese and Korean autho: \ties. The Russians are engaged in building defenses at Wiju which wiil co-operate with fortifications alrea constructed on the left bank of the Yalu. It is reported that the Russians have 15,000 tons of coal at Wiju which | they keep drenched with kerosene, in readiness to burn should Japanese land there. The impression prevails here that the reason the Viadivestok forts not replying to the Japanese bombardment of March 6§ was lack of ammunition, | which had been transferred to Port | thur since the Japanese attack ap- | parently was concentrated there. for Rev. G. R. Alden of Palc Alto is at the Occidental. Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Taylor of Liver: more are at the Palace. Assemblyman F. B. Dunlap Stockton is at the Lick. John Rossbaum, paymaster United States navy, is at the Palace. State Superintendent of Public In- struction Thomas J. Kirk is at the Palace. State Printer W. W. Shannon i down from Sacramento and registered | at the Lick. Dr. J. McMullen of Hongkong ar- of | rived on the Siberia vesterday and is registered at the Palace. J. O. Hayes, the well known news- paper proprietor of San Jose, and wife are registered at the Palace, Captain Sebree of the United States navy returned from the Orlent yester- day and is at the Occidental. Mrs. P. H. Coover, wife of Admiral Cooper, and her family arrived yester- day from China and are at the Occi- dental. | Edward B. Harrigan, who is connect- ed with the construction work of the Lucin cutoff, arrived from Salt Lake yesterday. R. B. Burns, chief engineer of the Santa Fe Company's Western system, is up from Los Angeles and registered at the Palace. General Manager Julius Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pacific Company, who has been in the East for the last three weeks, returned to this city yesterday. Mrs. J. Addison Ingle, wife of an Episcopal Bishop, who recently died in the Orient,s was a passenger on the | steamship Siberia yesterday and is staying at the Occidental. James F. Morgan, a real estate man of Honolulu, and his wife and child arrived at the Occidental yesterday. They have come to this city, where the child will receive medical treatment. George W. Fletcher, general agent of the Southern Pacific Company, is sick in his apartments at the St. Nich- olas Hotel, the result of a severe cold. He will leave for the springs in a few days for a rest. John M. Gamble, whose paintings of California’s flelds of wild flowers have. attracted considerable attention during the last year, has been chosen by the owners of the St. Francis Ho- tel to place before its visitors a scene unmatched in other States and typic- ally Californian—a hillside reception-room for ladies. Californians in New York. NEW YORK, March 11.—The follow- in New York: From San Francisco—E. C. Bartlett, at the York; J. H. Hadler, at the Nor- mandie; J. F. Harcourt, at the York; J. Herrmann, at the St. Denis; L. N. Ludwig, at the Amsterdam; O. Bremar, ing Californians are at the Imperial; F. Clelland and wife, at the Bartholdi; Cadillac. From Los Angeles—Mrs. Lockhead, at the Marlborough, and F. sldney. at the Grand Union. —-———0-.-&-— Dies From Poison. Ernest Early died last evening at the Emergency Hospital, presumably from intent. When taken to the hospital he was conscious and stated that he was suf- fering from the effects of poisonous poison taken with suicidal toadstools which he had eaten, mistak. ing them for mushrooms. A letter ad- dressed to his wife, Grace E. Early of n, Ok., was found on his per- son, however, and in it he intimated Normaj that he was going to end his life in the | flaming with rich hued eschscholtzias, with a glimpse of the valley below and the dim purple mountains ‘beyond. This and one of Keith’s matchless works will be the only paintings hung in the Mrs. J. W. Good, at the Savoy, and P. W. Korfer, at the : MRS. McLENNAN TELLS OF SOUTH SEA ISLANDS Clad in Native Costume She Gives In- teresting Lecture at the South Park Settlement. The first of a series of lectures to be Lennan. Mrs. McLennan spoke ve I entertainingly of the South Sea Isi- | ands, she spent considerable | | time. The lecture was illustrated with | fereopticon views showing the home | |1ite of the natives, as well as many where | teresting” scenes” in and about the |sl-‘ ands. Clad in the native costume, Mrs. Mc- | native and his ways, his pastimes and | bis occupations. The lecture was not only instructive, but very entertaining, | and was thoroughly appreciated by the { large audience present, | A ‘feature of the evening was the | rendering of a number of native songs {by Miss E. McLennan. These weird songs are very old, that they have not changed since Cap- tain Cook first visited the ¥slands. Ai- though lacking many of the native ac- companiments, they were appreciated and heartily encored. ———————— Kishenev Rioters Are Convictéd. KISHENEV, March 11.—The trial of prisoners charged with participa- tion in the massacre of Jews here last April is closed. The court rto-day gave judgment in the case of Rusneke and fifty-seven others, of whom eight- een were charged with creating disor- ders. Rusneke and one were found guilty of the murder of neke was sentenced to four years’ im- prisonment vears. deltvered at the South Park Settlement | | was given last night by Mrs. K. Mc-| | | Lennan gave a vivid description of the | ¢ in fact it is said| Bodijan | a Jewish couple named Forrarji. Rus- | and Bodijan to twenty | i — HOLDS LIGHT OPINION OF PEARL HARBOR Naval Expert Says the Channel is Too Tortuous to Admit Ships of Heavy Draught. HONOLULU, March 5.—In & suit brought hers by contractors against two sugar plantation agencies for the | sum of $26,000 for dredging Pearl Har- }bflr Captain Rodman, U. 8. , has ,zl\'?n fome interesting testimony con- | cerning that naval station. Captain | Rodman leaves to-day to join the American fleet in Asfatic waters and | his testimony was taken prior to his His opinion of the harbor ery flattering. naval expert states that the hannel is too tortuous for large ves- sels to make an entry unassisted by tugs. He does not consider that any vessel of the Oceanic Steamship Com- pany or other large trans-Pacific liners that noew come to Honolulu could enter Pearl Harbor without a great deal of | difficulty and danger, and he wouid consider it hazardous for a saili sel of more than 500 tons di to enter the harbor. In his opinion it will take approximately half a-million dollars to open Pearl Harbor to com- merce. War Delays Their Departure. TOKIO, March 11—f§he depart- ure of Prince Arisuga.@¥ho. with the Princess, is to represent the Japanese | court at the St. Louis Exposition, has | been postponed. Th® Government con- templates inviting foreign capital to extend the internal railroads, the | usual appropriation for this work having been cut off in consequence of the financial @emands resulting from the war. B — | KIEV. Russia, March 11.—There is increas- | ing Quliness in ‘the sugar trade, and planters | are diminishing the area to be sown (AllG in the case of women). 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