The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1904, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY MARCfi 17, 1904 CHINA PLACES IMMENSE CONTRACT FOR MODERN RIFL Czar Is Said to Favor Kaiser’s Mediation. Would Welcome a Proposal to End War. R PR The Call and New York ht, 1904, by the New York ng Company. Bpecial Cable to Hersld. Copyr Hersid Publ BERLIN, March 16. — A persistent rumeor is circulating in court and offi- cial circies that the German BEmperor Bas been sounded by the Czar as to whether he would be inclined to give bhis aid to putting an end to the war iz the Far East by personal or inter- pational mediation. Though for the moment he will do nothing beyond fdpling the pulse of Europe, he will not in his incidental interviews with the sovereigns of Spain, Portugal and Italy, during his Mediterranean cruise, al- together ignore the subject. Though it is expected the Russian Government would officially refuse to consider the uestion of intervention at the present moment and until after the first bat- tle, whether she wins or loses the Em- peror might come forward with pro- posals of mediation. It is sald that Emperor William is convinced of the advantage which accrue to Germany should she succeed in bringing the war to & speedy conclusion The he is of the opinion that Germany, being allied to neither belligerent, has er prospect of success than either c ngland, and his personal an end to hostilities 1s fear of internal dissension and trouble in the Balkans &nd the certainty of eventual financial difficuities, MAIN RUSSIAN FORCE IS NOW ON SOIL OF KOREA TINKOW, March 16.—The only reli- reports at the present moment the main Manchurian cities show movement along the railway, such cities as Mukden, which are ff the main line, are undisturbed and t possession of definite news of e events e chief movement on the Fung- angcheng military road is the dis- tch of riders to and from the Rus- wce forces. able native arrived here to- a report as late as March ungwangcheng to the effect body of the concentrated es had crossed the Yalu, of troops at An- river. A fortnight sples visited Antung, but nese have been seen the nued attacks of the Japan- led the steady occupa- ula. The Arthur ren- tress of Port assert that ese shells fell every- me railway coaches royed, though on the shore was damage gn an agreement ments and stipu- a speclal pass is necessary bounds. NDID RECORD MADE BY ADMIRAL EVANS" WARSHIPS WASHINGTON, March 16. — The rtment has published a t Admiral Evans in which he tes attention to the records made r t trip of the battieship ser squadrons from Yokohama alu and thence to Cavite. The ving thei re- e run from Yokohama to 2 were the worst I experienced, practically entire run. The weather Honolulu to Cavite + During this run of 8500 te no repairs or overhaul- the engines of any de force. The epeed v the battleship squadron one-balf knots. The battle- arrived in Cavite after s good condition as when it from Yokohama, and ready for any service that it might be GERMAN RAILROAD TO KTAOCHAU BAY OPEN TO TRAFFIC SHANGHAIL a ship squadron this r soad arrived at Sinanfu from Sintac last night, having covered the distance, 252 miles, in fourteen hours. The train was decorated with a Chinese and a German flag and had on board a num- ber of Germans. The station at Sinanfu was brilliantly illuminated. . Sinanfu is the terminus of the Ger- +han railroad at the entrance of Kiao- chazu Bay, the naval station of Ger- any in China. Sinanfu is about 215 miles south by east of Peking. Paotingfu, the southernmost station of the railroad running southwest from Peking, is about 180 miles from Sinanfu. Therefore, it would seem that at no “he new ring and seating arrangements | quietly performed at the Eddy-street | home of the bride by Dr. Leavitt of the distant date Kiaochau Bay and Peking may be connected by rail. e — Crado Murder Trial Proceeds. The trial of Nicola Crudo on the charge of murder was resumed before 2 jury in Judge Lawlor's court yes- terday morning. He Is accused of shooting and killing Prospero Migalo at Green and Kearny streets. Nearly 111 day was taKen up in the examina- tion and cross-examination of Antonio Dematti, who was walking home with the defendant at the time of the shooting. Russian Traitor in Manchuria Is Shot. .~ 'Guilty of Selling War Secrets to < Japanese. | g ST. PETERSBURG, March 16.—Cap- tain Ivkov of the Manchurian commis- sariat service has been summarily | court-martialed and shot for acting as | & spy in the pay of the Japanese. When arrested on suspicion of espionage doc- | uments found in Ivkov's possession left | no doubt of the truth of the’charges | that he had long been revealing mili- | tary secrets to the Japanese. The tragic story became public through a simple announcement in the army journal to- day that Ivkov had been excluded from the service. The reports of the abandonment of Port Arthur continue to arouse the bit- terest resentment, the papers denounc- |ing the story as & stock jobbing scheme. One paper remarks: Czar is supposed to have ap- | pealed to him to end the war because to remain in the | Honolulu was | i March 16. — The first | reguler train on the Shantung Ralil- | | "“Let other countries be fed on such | tales, but while Russian blood is flow- |ing they should mot allow the people | to be aisturbed by such falsehoods. The | official telegrams are believed and : trusted by every ome.” BUILDING ARMORED TRAINS. The Government is building some | armored trains for use on the Manchu- | rian reilroad, after the model of those |used by the British in South Africa. They will not be employed so much on account of the fear that the Japanese may cut the road as for their moral effect on the Chinese robbers, who may become emboldened by the war. It is | believed that when the bandits see the | iron monsters they will not come near the railroads. The Russ prints a long leading article | controverting a series of articles in the Novoe Vremya claiming that the war was brought on by the machinations of | the Jews In revenge for the Kishenev loccurrence!. declaring that the Novoe | Vremya’'s contention is absuyrd and | scoring the latter for sowing race | hatred at such a critical time. | Komanroff, the leader of the Pan- Slavists, replies in the Svet to the statements recently made by Kurino, the former Japanese Minister in St. | Petersburg, declaring that Japan was | solely to blame for the war, “the polit- ;iral savages of Japan having ensnared their country in this wild adventure.” The Novisti prints an article by an | expert to prove the feasibility of the Baltic fleet making the northern pass- | age by the way of the Bering Straits to join the Pacific squadron in the spring. A military expert in the Russky In- | valid contends that the Japanese ac- tion in covering their forces at Ping- yang, Korea, and at their bases, Che- muilpo, Chenampho and Seoul, means that detachments have moved out along | the Vellimkang, which may be com- pared to a miniature Tugela River. A number of these detachments, it is | added, have crossed the Velllmkang at | Panchen, eight miles from Anju. INSPECTS NEW WARSHIPS. | The Emperor and his brother, the | Grand Duke Michael, heir-presumptive | to the throne, wearing naval uniforms, visited Galoni Island to-day and in- spected the battleships Borodino, Orel and Andrew. They were accompanied by the Grand Duke Alexis, high ad- miral, and Admirals Avelan and Ri- | jestvensky. Captain Seberiannikoff re- ceived the august visitors on board thz Borodino, which the Emperor inspect- ted, minutely examining the arrange- ment of her guns and torpedo tubes and manifesting especial interest in the stoutness of her armor. He ex- amined the guns already on board the !Orelv The Andrew is so little advanced |in construction that she was not in- spected by the Emperor. His Majesty | conversed with the dockyard employes and told them their work would soon be finished, requested them to exert | their best efforts and promised to re- | peat his visit in a month. Great crowds greeted the Emperor on | hig arrival and departure. He will go | to the new admiralty yard to-morrow | and later in the week to the Baltic | works. The Emperor to-day, receiving the German attaches Lanenstein and Teat- ta, who are to- leave for the front on March 18, said among other things: “Gentlemen, all Europe now realizes that Russia tried to avoid war and to obtain a peaceful settlement. Many of | the powers strove also to attain this |end, but Japan forced the war, in- }rrmglng all international law. Gentie- | men, you will be able in the Far East |to see how Russia observes humane and correct conduct during war.” The Grand Duke Cyril arrived at Port Arthur yesterday and«wliil serve |as the first officer of the battleship | Petropolavsk. —————— Fast Amateurs Will Box. The San Francisco Athletic Club will open the new Woodward's Pavi- {lion to-morrow night with a mam- | moth amateur boxing carnival. Ten 8ood bouts are on the card, the com- | petitors including some of the fastest | boys in the State. The main event will |be an especially good one, as both | Walter Mareno and Owen Sullivan are ;hea\)‘vwelghu of ability and in their ;perious fights have shown great skill and gameness. The rest of the bill is | | made up of amateur boxers of every | | class. This will be a good chance for ian those who intend witnessing the | Britt-Corbett contest to get a line on {at Woodward's Pavilion. ! —_—— | BAKERSFIELD, March 16.—The Chi- Ic-.go National League baseball team was defeated by a score of 3to 21in a ten-inning game to-day against the Portland nine of the Pacific Coast League, which is training in this-dity. A slight cold neglected will often bring on serious trouble and should be carefully avoided whenever possible by u a gas heater in damp weather from o rancisco. Gea & Blectrio Con 415 Post street - o 5 Y From the Far Fast come indications that the great armies are slowly but surely advancing and that the first decisive land battle is not far distant. The main Busshn force has crossed the Yalu and taken up a position in Northwestern Korea. The Tokio correspondent of a Paris newspaper claims to hav reliable authority for the statement the Japanesc army advancing through Korea consists of 70,000 men; that another army of the same strength has landed at Gensan and will sail thence to a destination at present not revealed, and that the mobiliza- tion of a third army began on March 7. Japan will have in the field 210,000 men. Makaroff, the néw commander of Russia’s naval forces in the Far East, is a veritable “man of mys- tery.” to whether it has left the harbor. the two naval forces. enemy. China. Lull in War Game in Vicinity of Port Arthur. PORT ARTHUR, March 16.—Every- thing is quiet here. of the enemy. Advices from Fung- wangcheng, about forty-five miles northwest of Wiju, say the Russian troops are showing admirable spirit in surmoanting the difficulties and hard- ships cf the march over the froz: tracts of East Manchuria. Another passenger of the steamship Argun, captured by the Japanese off the coast of Korea on February 7.and taken to Sasebo, who returned here vesterday, declares that he saw two damaged warships towed into Naga- saki on February 26, one being the Asurda and the other a cruiser, said to be a flagship, having a heavy list. Other passengers on the Russian merchant vesesl captured by the Jap- anese warships arrived here to-night from Japan. In the course of inter- views these passengers claimed that they observed gerferal drunkenness among the Japanese troops, though the sailors maintained an excellent bearing. They report that the Japan- ese cavalry makes a pitiaMe appear- ance, the horses being small and weak | looking. The passengers brought evidence that the Japanese had worked out a | plan of campaign and fixed a date for the commencement of operations at least two weeks before hostilities be- | gan. The Russians are indignant over the conduct of an Englishman who had lived in Vladivostok, who cheered the Japanese troops. }ICKETS ARE MADE UP BY CLUB WOMEN By Sally Sharp. —t The nimble ballots of the California Club—all that were in the little black box by 2:30 o'clock on Tuesday—are counted, and let it be announced afar that no Denver political tricks entered here, and peace; sweet peace, reigned supreme. From the decisions of that day will be made the two tickets from which on May 2 the officers will be elected. And now comes the real strug- le. g The following will make up the first ticket: President, Mrs. A. R. Cotton; first vice president, Dr. Dorothea Moore; second vice president, Mrs. A. W. Scott; directors—Mrs. Arthur Cornwall, Mrs. Virginia Bradley, Mrs. Charles Warren, Mrs. J. J. Scovell, Mrs, E. P. Schell, Mrs. C. L. Hovey, Mrs. Horace Coffin and Mrs. H. H. Fas- sett. The second ticket is as follows: Presi- dent Mrs. J. W. Orr; first vice presi- dent, Mrs. Sara Reamer; second vice president, Mrs. Dorothy Harnden; di- rectors—Mrs. Aaron Schloss, Mrs. F. L. Strickland, Miss Susanne Patch, Mrs. C. Mason Kinne, Mrs. J. D. Sibley, Mrs. N. 1. Marion, Miss Laura Musto and Mrs. Loren Barnes. And now will the political fever wax warm as the April days glide by, for the destiny of the club is dependable upon the deeds of that second day of May, and the standard toast at the tea table is, “May the next administration be as pacific and progressive as the one now unhappily puplns.'.' o . The Indian tea at the home of Mrs. George Law Smith, 2226 Jackson street, on the afternoons and evenings of Fri- day and Saturday—the Animals’ Refuge beneficiary — is to be the smartest philanthropic affair of the week. Indian stunts, in Indian garb, in Indian tepees, will constitute one—only one— of the alluring features, flanked splendidly by an exhibition of basketry, blankets, beadwork, etc. The admission fee is 50 cents, with special rates for children on Saturday afternoon. Here is a splendid motive— likewise are the attractions seductive— for we all, little and big, love to see the savage Sioux, or the hungry Hia- watha, in their native wigwams—minus their scalping steels, of course; and therefore everybody’'s going to that “pow-wow." To-night . at . 8:30 Miss Florence ! Mayer will become the bride of Joseph clever clubman and | the The A, Sheldon, raconteur. ceremony will be Unitarian Church. The bride, a young woman of fine style and personality, has but recently returned from an ex- tensive European trip. ————— Discontinue Use of Union Label. ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 16— The use of the union label has been discontinued by more than thirty of the large wholesale clothing manufac- turing firms of this city. The manufac. turers say they are disgusted at the attitude of the unions and refuse to be dictated to any longer. There is no sign | | | | ! | Tokio advices state that Japan is still unable to locate the Port Arthur fleet and is uncertain as Since the recent bombardment of Vladivostok the Russian Viadivostok squadron has not been heard from, and there is a possibility that some joint coup is being attempted by Port Arthur's situation continues to be serious, but rumors of Russia's alleged intention to abandon her stronghold are again denied, the St. Petersburg newspapers being particularly bitter those with whom the reports originated and attributing stock jobbing motives to the fabrications. From Port Arthur comes a bulletin declaring that all is quiet there and that there is no sign of the Much alarm has been caused by news that China has placed an enormous order for modern rifies with a European factory. So great is the order that it will require years to fill it. in denouncing Russia is reported to be moving an army corps from Vladivostok toward Korea, while dispatches from the Newchwang district indicate that the Russians have taken up strong positions in well fortified towns thereabouts, including Ashan Shan, where the Japanese army concluded its advance during its war with Japanese Fail to Locate Foe’s Warships. e TOKIO, March 16.—Tokio is unadvised regarding the naval plans and move- ments of the Russians and is in doubt whether the remnant of their fleet still is at Port Arthur or is en route to Vladivostok. Late this afternoon a tel- egram reached the Navy Department saying that seven Russian ships have been reported as passing Fort Lazareff. The report was not circumstantial. It dld not give the character of the ships or the direction in which they were sall- ing. by their activity will speedily deter- mine the whereabouts and intentions of the Russians. United States Minister Griscom called upon Prime Minister Komura to-day and renewed his representations con- cerning American interests affected by the proposal of the Japanese Govern- ment to extend the tobacco monopoly 80 as to include manufactured tobacco. He urged the fair treatment of Ameri- can interests and adequate compensa- tion in the event of a monopoly being created. It is understood that Komura gave him satisfactory assurances. American capital is heavily invested in tobacco manufacturing in Japan, and the creation of a monopoly means its | early and complete exclusion. The Cabinet after a conference with the elder statesmen and other political leaders has decided to submit proposais for the extension fo the tobacco mo- nopoly to include manufactured tobacco and the creation of a salt monopoly to a special session of the Diet convening on Friday next. This would involve a heavy outlay for the purchase of pri- vate tobacco manufacturing concerns and the salt interests, but the advisers of the Government regard the expendi- ture at this time as wise. The Cabinet has also decided to suggest increases in land income, business, wine, soy, sugar, stock exchange, miners, customs duty and stamp taxes, and in addition the creation of new taxes upon silk piece goods, kerosene and woolens—an esti- mated total increase amounting to 68,- 000,000 yen. The war expenses from the com- mencement of hostilities to the end of March are estimated at 156,000,000 yen, divided as follows: 108,000,000 yen for the army and 47,000,000 yen for the navy. Of this sum only 50,000,000 yen has actually been disbursed, including the payment for the cruisers Nisshin and Kasaga, purchased abroad. The Government plans to meet the expendi- tures to the end of March with 100,000,- 000 yen from exchequer bonds just sold, 25,000,000 yen from the special funds and 31,000,000 yen to be raised by a tem- porary loan. The expenditures on account of the war from April next to December, in- clusive, are estimated at 380,000,000 yen, besides a special war reserve of 40,000,- 000 yen. The Government plans to meet these expenditures by the issuance of 280,000,000 yen in exchequer honds, 68,- 000,000 yen in war taxes, 7,000,000 yen balanee .on ordinary annual receipts and 25,000,000 yen from special fund. The foreign branches of the Yoko- hama Specie Bank report subscriptions for the first issue of bonds totaling 850,000 yen. These bonds were largely subscribed for in the Hawalian Islands and San Francisco. WITNESSES IN BOTKIN MURDER CASE ARRIVE In Party Are the Husband and the Relatives of the Late Mrs. J. P. Dunning. The Santa Fe overland last night brought to this city the much looked for witnesses for the prosecution in the case of Mrs. Cordella Botkin, whose second trial on a charge of murdering Mrs. John P. Dunning by sending her poisoned candy to Dela- ware, has recently begun. In the par- ty, which came West in charge of De- tective E. B. McVey of Dover, were John P. Dunning, the well known war correspondent and husband of the murdered woman; the Misses M. A. and Elizabeth Dunning, J. D. Deane and Miss Leila Deane, all of whom register from Philadelphia; Ethel J. ‘Wellington, Lizzie L. Kemp, H. C. Pen- nington, L. H. N. Bishop, Dr. and Mrs. P. L. Downs, Miss Bateman of Dover and Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Wolf of Newark, N. J. the ferry de- % to the Oc- ill be the The party was met ai pot by carriages and dri: cidental Hotel, which headquarters of the Wwitnesses during their stay in this city. Further than a statement that they had had an uneventful trip the mem- bers of the party declined to be inter- viewed regarding the case in which they are to testify. 16.—As the result of clreuh‘rmurmt out by the District At- o Weeks ago the slot machi It is expected that the Japanese | i ! S Russian Corps | Advancing From Vladivostok. e PARIS, March 16.—The Temps cor- respondent at St. Petersburg asserts that a Russian army corps is descend- ing from Vladivostok toward Korea. He adds that Port Arthur has a garri- son of 30,000 men and is provisioned for a year. The Russian Ministry of Marine, the Temps correspondent further asserts, claims that Japan's losses since the opening of the war are four cruisers and five torpedo-boat destroyers and the machinery of a 12,000-ton battleship seriously damaged. The correspondent concludes his de- spatch by asserting that the concen- tration of Russian troops at Mukden and Harbin is considered as terminat- ing the danger from a Japanese land- ing in the northern part of the Bay of Korea. DEATH COMES SUDDENLY TO MRS. F. M. SMITH LOS ANGELES, March 16, — State Senator Fred M. Smith returned home to-night and found his wife dead in her bedroom. She had been dead several hours, and the fact that in another room was found her untouched luncheon leads to the belief that she died before noon. The features were much discorored, but there was nothing to indicate that there had been any struggle or convulsions. It is believed that the cause of death was either heart disease or apoplexy. When her husband left home is morning his wife was in an unusually | cheerful frame of mind, and they planned to spend the evening at the home of friends. He did not go home to lunch, but agreed to come to an early dinner. When he reached the house he found his wife's body on a bed, and the shock so prostrated him that he is under the care of a physi- cian to-night. Mrs. S€mith was a sister of A. D. Shepherd, formerly general freight agent of the Southern Pacific, now manager of the Pacific Improvement Company. She was well known and very popular in many cities of the State, particularly in San Francisco and Sacramento, and such other places as her husband’s official duties from time to time required his presence. In Sacramento she was, during sessions of the Legislature, a leader in the social set composed of members of the law- making body and was personally known to most of the members of both houses. : e o Death of Mrs. Jane McClane. BERKELEY, March 16.—Mrs. Jane McClane, wife of the late Supervisor W. S. McClane and one of the oldest residents of Alameda County, died at her home, 1614 Woolsey street, to- day at the age of 82. Mrs. McClane leaves two sons and a daughter. The McClane family was widely known several years ago. While they lived on San Pablo avenue, near Forty- fifth street, they entertained very ex- tensively and enjoyed a reputation for hospitality. ARDCE SR Santa Cruz Pioneer Dies. SANTA CRUZ, March 16.—Otis Ash- ley, a ploneerand octogenarian, died this morning at his home at Felton, where he has resided for the last fifty years. He was born in New York and came to Santa Clara in 1846. He was 84 years of age and of late years has lived in re- tirement. In early days he was en- gaged in the sawmill business. LR Death of Dr. Thomas R. McInnes. VANCOUVER, B. C., March 16.— Dr. Thomas R. MclInnes, formerly Senator from British Columbia and subsequently Lieutenant Governor of this province, is dead of heart disease. He was a ploneer in British Columbia. itk sl Dr. James B. Sanford Dies. DENVER, Colo, March 16.—Dr. James Brownlee Sanford, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representa- .tives, died to-day of appendicitis. He was born at Penn Yan, N. Y., thirty- five years ago. —_————— Small Panic at Pittsburg Theater. PITTSBURG, March 16.—A small panic at the Alvin Theater to-day re- sulted from the announcement that Virginia Harned refused to appear in her advertised part. Fully 2000 peo- ple, mostly women, had been seated | for the performance at the usual argain matinee,” 50 cents for any seat in the house, and when the an- ‘nouncement was made at Miss Harned refused to appear before a cheap house a grand rush was made for the box-office to get their money back. The theater officials were pow- erless to check the rush that followed, and many women were hurt, but none ES IN —_— FEATURES OF THE CALL’'S WAR NEWS ||Tremendous Havoc|“ Yellow Peril” Is Is Wrought at Port Arthur. Scores Are Killed by Japanese Shells. | | 2 | Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, March 17.—A cablegram to | | the Daily Mail from Shanghai says: | “The Norwegian steamships Brand, Argo and Seirstad left Port Arthur on Sunday night and arrived here to-day. Before sailing the captains were taken into the port and compelled to swear not to reveal what had occurred. I have, however, obtained these authentic particulars from members of the crews of the vessels, which had been char- tered by the Russian Admiralty to transport coal, of what occurred during the last bombardment: “As the Argo lay alongside the Ret- vizan in the harbor a Japanese shell exploded on the deck of the Russian battleship, killing nineteen officers and men. The crews of the merchantmen in the harbor deserted and fled to the | promontory. “The greatest damage inflicted by the Japanese bombardment was in the new town, where the shells played ‘renl havoc. Practically all the business | buildings on the main street were de- molished and scarcely a residence was | left unharmed. The Japanese fire was marvelously accurate. NON-COMBATANTS PERISH. “The inhabitants were panic-stricken. Many took shelter in rude bomb proofs, A shell exploded in the midst of a | throng of spectators on a hill, who were watching the enemy, and killed | twenty-five persons. Three Govern- | ment clerks were killed while fleeing from the port admiral's office. “The highest fort at the entrance to | the harbor was the worst damaged. There was one tremendous explosion at the Tribunda, blowing up the maga- zine and arsenal. The sailors were un- certain as to its location. “A two-funneled cruiser anchored near the Retvizan, probably the Diana, was struck on the water line and set afire. Eight on board perished. “The Russians sank five old steam- ships at the entrance to the channel, in line with the lighthouse, reducing the | navigable way to the channel to less | than 300 feet. The channel is marked out by buoys. “During the engagement desperate work was executed under Japanese fire. The day after the bombardment five warships steamed out of the harbor to scout for the Japanese fleet. It had been rumored that twenty-five Japa- nese warships were steaming to Port Arthur to deliver a last attack. The consequent panic was allayed when the scouts returned and reported that the coast’ was clear. “The food supply is abundant and there are no signs of an evacuation. | DASH FOR VLADIVOSTOK. 1 “One thousand five hundred Cossacks have been arriving daily since the bombardment and Viceroy Alexieff and | Admiral Makaroff have issued en- | couraging proclamations. There has been a marked improvement in the dis- cipline at Port Arthur since Makaroff's arrival. The repairs to the damaged warships have been carried on with speed. The Retvizan and Cesarevitch are reported to be hopeless wrecks. “The Norwegians insist that before they sailed the Russians steamed out to make a dash for Vladivestok, leav- ing in the harbor only the Retvizan, the Cesarevitch and the Sevastopol The latter is in the dock, having been | damaged by two shells. “During the bombardment the Rus- sians did not return the Japanese fire, except the cruisers Novik and Bavan, which steamed out, with bands playing, in an attempt to rescue the Russian torpedo-boats. The crews cheered as the ‘forlorn hope’ steamed out. The cruisers returned an hour later un- damaged. “When the Norwegians left the only vessels in the harbor were two trans- ports, four small merchantmen, one whaler and the hospital ship Mongolia. Japanese shells hit the Mongolia, kill- ing six persons. The Japanese carefuily aimed to damage the docks.” S O R T s HONOR MEMORY OF DEPARTED PIONEER MANY Funeral of the Late William G. Bad- ger Attended by Throng of Rep- resentative Citizens. Impressive ceremonies marked the funeral of the late William G. Badger yesterday afternoon. At Grace Church, where the services were conducted, a large concourse of friends assembled shortly after 2 o'¢lock and the audi- torium was filled when the strains of the funeral march announced the ap- proach of the cortege. Bishop Nichols conducted the ser- GERMANY " Alarming This Government. —_——— Trouble May Fol- low Arming of Mongols. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON, WASHINGTON, March 16.—This Gov- ernment was brought close to a realiza- tion of the “yeilow peril” to-day by of- ficlal information that China is pur- chasing vast quantities of modern fire- arms. The fear was expressed in many quarters that once the Chinese have modern breech-loading rifles in their hands they. will realize the immense power of their 400,000,000 population and will give rein to their natural hatred of foreigners. The Information, which caused the State Department officials more uneasi- ness than they would admit, was con- tained in a report to the Department of Commerce and Labor from B. H. ‘Warner, United States Consul at Leip- zig, Germany, which says: “The Waffenfabrik at Steyr, Austria, has just received an order through a Berlin house for a large number of small arms for the Chinese Govern- ment. Such a quantity of rifles has been ordered that it will take the Steyr factory several years to fill the same, even with the additional force of men to whom it has recently given employ- ment.” The plenipotentiariés of the powers at Peking following the Boxer outbreak insisted upon the insertion in the pro- tocol signed on September 7, 1901, of this provision: “China has agreed to prohibit the im- portation into its territory of arms and ammunition, as well as of materials exclusively used for the manufacture of arms and ammunition.” PROHIBITION, HAS LAPSED. The prohibition however, limited to two years from August 25, 1901. The period was not extended, al- though the Russian Goevernment, which had held that the period of prohibition should be ten years, addressed prac- tically all of the powers on the danger of permitting unrestrained importation of arms to China. These representa- tions met with indifference from prac- | ticaily all of the powers, including the United States. Congressional action would have been necessary for this Government’s actlon. Secretary Hay was disinclined to recommend it, even though urged to do so many times by Count Cassinl, the Russian Embas- sador. The protocol provides for a renewal of the period of prohibition two years at & time in case of a necessity recog- nized by the powers. Action to this end may now be taken by the powers The Steyr factory is probably the largest small arms factory in the world. It has bullt guns for neariy every nation of Europe. It supplied the German army with the service rifle, | which is considered a highly effective military weapon. ENDANGERS NEUTRALITY. An order which will tax the capacity of the Steyr factory evidently means many hundreds of thousands of guns. It is feared that the acquisition of mod- ern arms by the Chinese army will lead to a greater strain upon the Empress Dowager's desire to maintain the neu- trality bespoken by Secretary Hay. The State Department is willing to give considerable time and probably approval to any suggestions coming from Minister Conger or United States Consui Miller at Newchwang respect- ing the detention of the United Statas gunboat Helena at that place, provided it is made to appear that by remaining the ship can give pecessary protection to American lives and property there Otherwise the State Department will make no request to have the Navy De- partment’s instructions to withdraw the ship repealed. —_——— —— LONDON, March 16.—George R. Parkin, representing the trustees of the will of tha late Ceeil Rbodes, sailed for New York to-day from Southampton on the North German Lioy 1 steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in conmec- tion with the holding of examinations in the United States and Canada for Rhodes scholar- ships at Oxford. vices, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Mc- Clure. A tenor solo, “Be Thou Faith- ful Unto th,” was rendered by Al- fred Wilkie and the Grace Church quartet sang four selections, “Crossing the Bar,” “Lead Kindly Light, Night” and “Abide With Me. Bishop Nichols and Dr. McClure de- livered addresses in keeping with the life of the deceased and the services closed with benediction. The body was then taken to the I. O. O. F. Cem- etery, where it was cremated. At the cemetery the services were conducted under the auspices of Templar Lodge, I. O. O. F. The pall bearers were Pelham Ames, Henry L. Davis, Col- onel A. 8. Hubberd, N. D. Hudson, E. B. Holladay, S. W. Holladay, E. A. Icher, ex-president of the Sons of ‘ermont; Charles Webb Howard, W. ‘A. Grubb, W. B. B. Ingalls, J. J. Ma- honey and P. S. Teller. : The escort from the California Com- mandery consisted of M. E. C. Thomas Brown and other officers of the com- ‘mandery. The escort for the Exempt Firemen consisted of N. D. Hudson, J. J. Mahoney, J. J. Guilfoyle, James ] | i i i it i;fil:!f't i i