The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 18, 1904, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL RUSSIA’'S VLADIVO RUSSIAN CHIEF INTENDS | TO FORCE THE FIGHTING Kuropatkin Will Assume the Aggressive on His Arrival at the Scene of War. ST. PETERSBURG, March 17.—The charge against the Japanese of violat- ing the rules of civilized warfare In explosives forbidden by The gue convention finds no echo in re- sponsible circles here. The Japanese are acquitted on that score by & high naval officer, who holds a very respon- sible position, and who said to-day: “The sccusation against the Japan- ese of using explosives to produce pols- onous gases is based on a misconcep- | tion. They are employing the same explosives as other armies and navies. It is notorious that the bursting of a melinite shell between decks generates fumes from which the men are liable to asphyxiation, but the Russian shell is no better and no worse than that used by the Japanese. We have not eomplained in this respect, whatever we may think about the manmer In which Japan began hostilities.” The wife of Grand Duke Constantine e preparing 17,000 Easter eggs, in or- der to provide each sailor in the Far East with a souvenir. contain a portrait of the Emperor, a book, soap and towel, a tobacco pouch, notepaper, etc., wrapped in a handker- chief bearing pictures of Peter the Great’s boat and of Russian naval vic- tories. The eggs will be sent to the Far East next week in order to arrive there in due season. A bureau will be established here to give information to relatives of Jap- anese prisoners and undertake the de- ivery of letters, and the safekeeping. until claimed, of effects and letters found on the battlefield or remaining in the hospitals after the death of pris- oners PLANS OF KUROPATKIN. The first headquarters of the Man- churin army after General Kuropat- kin's arrival will be at Liaoyang, the general bhaving selected that point In- d of Mukden, whence to direct the operat Liaoyang is ten miles of the railroad, being connected 1 the main road by a special line, h will be completed by the time ] Kuropatkin arrives and has itages over Mukden, being whence the telegraph line i the “Peking road” go to the Yalu west L marked on the not 1 almost due east to an ex- | tinct volcano, Paiktou ., or Long White Mou in whose crater is E red lake. the Chinese, whose Emperors former- ly went there to shoot tigers, with which the region is infested. Two rivers, the Tumen and the Yalu, rise near the mountain. ntly, commands both roads over which troops will be sent, according to necessity. Laioyang also has the advantage of being nearer to the fron- tier of China in the event of punitive measures being required against the Chinese. It also is close to Liaotung Peninsula, Newchwang and the mouth of the Liaoho. JAPAN HAS ADVANTAGE. While the Russians are mobilizing for the purpose of working out an of- fensive military problem, they will be prepared to move héavy forces in any direction to meet the Japanese, whose command of the sea gives them great freedom in selecting their points of attack. General Kuropatkin will live on a train with his staff and be prepared to move to any point where his pres- ence is required. If the Japanese land in force on the coast of Northern Ko- rea, General Kuropatkin will méve his hadquarters farther north, along the railroad. If there is fighting along the Yalu, which now seems probable, he will go forward to Fungwangcheng. Great precautions are being taken to guard against surprises. The Japan- ese have always shown a preference for night attacks and most rigorous orders have been issued to keep up a continnous advance of scouting par- tieg and to have heavy pickets out at Liaoyang, conse- night. General Kuropatkin is mnow mnear Omsk, Siberia. He is making very fast time, averaging more than 533 miles per day, everything being side- tracked to get him to Mukden on March 26, the only stops, except to change engines, being occasionally to inspect passing troop trains. STATUS OF THE KOREANS. Russia does not regard Korea as a belligerent and will not do so until there is evidence that Korea actually is making common cause with Japan. Russia now considers the Xorean Government as being under duress end that all its acts are void. Although no confirmation is obtain- able of the dispatch from Seoul say- ing that a Korean official in the Tu- men River district had received notice that Russia considered Korea as a belligerent and, would act accordingly, in Government circles it is considered quite possible that the Russian com- manders along the Korean border may have warned the Koreans that they must not impede the Russian military operations, under pain of being con- sidered belligerents. Even should Korea throw in her lot with Japan and join in the hostilities, Russia would not deign to regard such an ally of Japan as a second power within the terms of the Franco-Russian alli- ance. » ” The military authorities in the Far East have reported here that there is absolutely no truth in the story that Russian . troops are. occupying the American mining concession at Unsan, Korea. They made an investigation, at the inmstigation of the authorities here, on account of the reports in cir- culation. - Besides, the Russian Gov- ernment has already promised, so far as it lies in its power, to safeguard American intérests, shouid the sphere of operations extend to the American concessions. PLEASED BY CHINA'S PLEDGE. United States Embassador McCor- mick has communicated to the Gov- ernment the memorandum containing the assurance received J" United Each egg will | The road was bullt by are being discussed at Peking. nese authorities in Peking, pledging ! the neutrality of China while the neu- | tral territory is respected by the bel- tngnrema. Satisfaction is expressed | here at this new assurance of China's | neutrality. The Russians deny that they have any intention of going west of the Liao region. West of the river from Newchwang and to Hsinmintun Russia considers neutral territory and beyond the sphere of operations, un- | less the Japanese invade it. The Novikrai of Port Arthur, dated | Pebruary 22, reached here to-day. It | contains the first consecutive account | from a Russian source of the Chemul- |po fight and says the Variag fought |until every gun was dismantled. It does not mention that the American cruiser Vicksburg offered succor to the | Russtans. The Bourse Gazette says Japan's hope of aid from America is gone, and she now looks only to China. With the latter's hatred of the West in view, she is trying her best to effect |an alliance. The Gazette predicts that | Chinese neutrality will soon be broken. SAYS CHINA IS SINCERE. The Chinese legation here has as- | sured the press most positively that the | Government at Peking intends not only | to observe the strictest meutrality dur- | ing the war between Russia and Japan, {but that the Government thoroughly | realizes the danger threatening the in- | tegrity of the Celestial Empire in case it should become embroiled in the con- flict. “We are well aware,” said a member | of the legation, “that the eyes of other | powers are watching our every move- | ment, and we know also what is being | said about a general uprising against | foreigners should we take sides with Japan; but there will be' no chance | whatever for our giving the slightest | grouna for complaint. China can only | piay one role during the war, namely, | that of absolute quiescence. T will not |deny that there is some pro-Japanese feeling among my countrymen, but there is also a good deal of pro-Russian | fecling. One neutralizes the other. | *I know nothing officially,” he con- | tinued, “concerning China’s mew neu- | trality understanding with the United | States, but the reports are doubtle srrect. 'We are not carrying on nego- | tiations with the Russian Government ere, but I believe that some matters I sce no regsch why the fullest agreement skould not be reached with Russia. Our position is a very clear one. We have 20,000 men guarding our frontier of Manchuria. This force is intended sclely to maintain order and to prevent either of the belligerents entering our territory. The talk of the foreign newspapers about General Ma making ccmmon cause with the Japanese is nonsense. Should the Japanese at- tempt a landing on our coast they would be resisted.” — e LACK OF CAVALRY WEAKENS JAPAN'S MILITARY FORCES PARIS, March 17.—The St. Peters- burg correspondent of the Echo de Paris has interviewed General Dramo- garoff, ex-Governor General of Kieff and late member of the Council of State, who, while making reservations, owing to his personal ignorance of the localities in the theater of war, gave the following conelusions at which he had arrived: “The Japanese will be much ham- pered by the necessity of making an invasion by sea. Sea crossings are al- ways disastrous to cavalry, which e notoriously the weak point of the Jap- anese troops. ‘Moreover, the Japanese will need in Korea conveyances drawn by horses, to which they have been unaccustomed. The Japanese will not be able to depart far from the Korean coast, as they must remain near their ships.” The general added that the Rus- sians must watch the Yalu River, which is liable to sudden floods and which it would be useless to cross if they could not return. It is essential, he says, to have a strong bridge, forti- fied on the side where the Japanese are. ITO IS RECEIVED | WITH MILITARY HONORS IN SEOUL SEOUL, March 17.—Marquis Ito ar- rived at Chemulpo this morning. He wag greeted by a delegation of high Korean officials. G. Hayashi, the Japa- nese Minister to Korea, and General Ijichi, commander of the Japanese gar- rison here, who went to meet him, ac- companied him to Seoul. ‘When the special train arrived at Beoul it was received with military honors. A Korean guard of honor sa- luted and surrounded the handsome green palanquin in which Marquis Ito was carried to the mansion prepared for him by the Emperor. The route was lined by Japanese troops, who sa- luted the Marquis as he passed. Thou- sands of Koreans also witnessed his ar- rival. Marquis Ito will be received by the Korean Emperor on Saturday, March 19. el EEEAE Mines Along Liaotung Coast. CHEFU, March 17.—Warnings have |sn.tes Minister Conger from the Chi- | vious reports to the effect that the Russians have, laid mines along the Liaotung peninsula and that neutral vessels are obliged to show their col- ors five kilometers off shore and await a Russian pilot. k e RS e Special Train for the Sick. KIEFF, March 17.—The manage- ment of the Southwestern Railway has decided to organize a special train lto convey the Manchurian sick to the interior of Russia STO been received here confirming the pre- 1 has acquired i SUMMARY OF* THE DAY'S WAR NEWS. A war correspondent of The Call' has completed a cross-country trip from Seoul to Pingyang, the Japanese base of operations in Northwestern Korea. He reports that the Japanese commanders expect the Russlans to fall back across the Yalu River, making their final stand on the Manchurian side. The advance of the brown men, he says, has been admirably planned and is progressing very leisurely, the strength of the men being saved for the hard work ahead of them. Contrary to his expectation, he found that the sentiment of the native Koreans was favorable to the Russian cause. So far has the Japanese ad- vance progressed that their scouts are separated from those of the Russian army only by the river Cheng- cheng, north of Anjou. Russia’s Viadivostok squadron, which Admiral Kamimura failed to entrap when he made his recent dash to the Siberian harbor, Is again annoying the Tokio war board. After the departure of Kamimura the four cruisers evidently left the harbor and they are now at Possiet Bay, on the northeastern coast of Korea, lylng in-wait for the army Japan is attempting to land there. It was here that the Japanese admiral expected to find them when he attempted his recent coup, but they had been warned in time to retreat to the shelter of the Vladivostol: forts. Port Arthur again reports “all quiet.” without sighting the Japanese warships. General Kuropatkin’s special trgin is making rapid progress through Siberia. Once at the scene of hostilities the commander in chief will live aboard the train, making his headquarters wherever his pres- ence is needed most. American missionaries in Northern Korea have failed to heed the warning to escape from the war Few availed themselves of the chance to depart on the Ameri- can cruiser Oincinnati. In the Korean capital it is feared that their foolhardiness may yet be repented and they are censured for not sending the women and children to places of safety. It was announced by the State Department early this week that hereaffer it would be impossible to send naval or military ex- district while they have the opportunity. peditions into the war district to rescue endangered missionaries. Russian officials discredit the reports that the Japanese are using explosives prohibited by The Hague convention. They have no complaint to make against Japanese procedure since the formal declaration of war. A dispatch from Chefu says it is learned there that a Rus- sian torpedo-boat destroyer was sunk at Port Arthur by accidental contact with a mine, only four of her crew being saved. Viceroy Alexieff denies that great damage was done by Japanese shells during the re- cent bombardment. Bem-mePonA?fl!uflenhumlndMmhurnflwo!fltjmfluo‘tmh-rbor FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1904. It is the belief in St. Petersburg that the war will last about a year and a half, and arrangements are being made on that basis. The suggestion that Russia will attempt to send the Baltic fleet to the Far East by the Arctic route able cruise of a fleet on record will have been made. RUSSIA PLANS |STORING VAST g WILL REMAIN | FOR EIGHTEEN | WAR SUPPLIES MONTHS’ WAR| AT CHEMULPO Sixty - Eight Cossack [Japan’s Transports Ar- MISSIONARIES IN WAR AREA SR Refuse to Escape on Cruiser Sent for Them. ———p Special Cable to TFhe Call and Herald. _Copyright, 1904, by the Herald Publishing Company. SEOUL, March —Although the cruiser Cincinnati made a special trip to Chenampho with the express pur- pose of bringing away women, chil- dren and other American residents in Northwestern Korea, but a small pro- portion of the missionaries in that dis- trict took advantage of the opportuni- ty offered. The majority of the Cin- cinnati's passengers who arrived at Chemulpo yesterday were from the American mining concession. They re- port that while the present danger is not pressing, the entire district is dot- ted with advance scouting parties of both belligerents and it is not safe for women and children; further, as soon as the first large engagement occurs travel to the coast will be im- possible and escape rendered difficult. There is a probability that much suf- fering and loss of life will ensue. There is strong opinion here that the missionaries are displaying mis- directed zeal, amounting to foolhardi- ness, by remaining in the face of the bitter and protracted warfare which will surely be waged in proximity to their - stations. send the women and children away before it is too late. By prompt ac- tion American Minister Allen placed the means at their disposal, which they shortsightedly refused. Two pro-Russian Koreans, General Kehak Keun and General Hiusang Keuna, the latter of whom went to Port Arthur on a mission, decamped to-day upon the American cruiser Cincinnati to Chefu or Shanghai. RUSSIANS FALL BACK AS BROWN ARMY ADVANCES LONDON, March 18.—The correspond- ent of the Daily Mail at Chefu; who has just visited Chemulpo, says: “On the way to Chemulpo we passed a constant succession of Japanese transports. Three thousand Japanese landed at Chemulpo at the end of last week."” The correspondent adds that the Rus- sians are retreating across the Yalu River before the advance of the Jjapa- nese outposts and that their forces in this district number 20,000. The Daily Mail’s Weihaiwel corre- spondent learns that Viscount Aoki, formerly Japanese Minister to Ger- many, is geing to Seoul to establish practically a Japanese administration for Korea. A Under date of March 17 the Chefu correspondent of the Standard reports that provision trains are arriving hour- ly at Port Arthur, the railway being intact. The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent, cabling on March 17, asserts that the Russian fleet has returned to Port Ar- thur. If this is correct, the correspond- ent adds, it is evident from Rear Ad- miral Baron von Stackelberg's report that the Russian cruisers which left Viadivostok returned to that port with- out an attempt having been made to unite the fleets, or if an attempt was made it was unsuccessful. It is stated that the Russians are again negotiating for the purchase of Welgh coal, and it is reported from Hamburg that Russia is trying to place contracts with German shipyards for several new torpedo-boat destroyers, to be delivered this year. According to a dispatch from Ant- werp to the Daily Telegraph, Russia twenty large Antwerp transport steamships and has insured them for $250,000 each. 5 ES O S Faction Opposes the War Tax. SHANGHAI, March 17.—According to information received by the Rus- sians here, the opposition party in Japan is protesting against the impo- sition of new taxation on the popula- tion, which already is suffering under excessive taxes. Lack of money also is said to be the cause of the delay in the transpqrtation of Japanese troops. New York New York that | They should at least | “is being widely discussed by European naval experts. Should the project be successful the most remark- Regiments Sent to Front. PR, Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, the New York Herald Publishing Company. ST. PETERSBURG, March 17.—Rus- sia is making preparations for war on a basis that the war will last one year and a half. The idea of sending the Baltic squad- ron by the northern route was ridiculed in shipping circles, although ships are known to have passed that way. Sixty-eight Cossack regiments, 1100 men strong each, have been ordered to the front. In the bombardment of Port Arthur on March 10 the casualties were five killed. Several buildings were dam- aged. As the result of a conference between the Minister of Marine and the Minis- ter of Foreign Affairs the following ad- ditional articles have been declared contraband of war: Provisions of all kinds designed for the Japanese army, including grain, fish, fish products, beans and bean oil, and parts of ma- chines for the manufacture of weapons and ammunition. The Emperor to-day received General Sakharoff, acting Minister of War and chief of the general staff, with whom he discussed the reported concentration of Japanese troops at Pingyang. The Emperor will inspect more of the war- ships to-morrow. AGED GENERAL VIEWS DEFENSES OF NEWCHWANG NEWCHWANG, March 17.—The patriarchal General Litevitch, who was accompanied by General Kov- dratonovitch, after a survey yesterday of Newchwang and its defenses, which had been prepared for his inspection, returned to his command at Liaoyang. He also visited Kaichou and points af- fecting the protection of the gulf coast and the holding of the weak zone along the main line of railway op- posite Newchwang. Although disclaiming any apprehen- sion of the Japanese landing here, the authorities are satisfied to have for- eigners understand that the Russians are prepared for any local emergency, and the arrival of an additional bat- tery of artillery and also 150 scouts to-day is significant of coming events. It is apparent that both civil and military strategists and the diplomats in Mukden apprehend a collision with the Chinese, probably fearing that the increasing number of their small bands of scouts operating between the Liao River and the Great Wall are the surest instruments for their entangle- ment in a conflict, particularly as this zone is in the nature of a No-Mans Land, on account of having been aban- doned by the powers and also because the Chtnese jurisdiction is incompe- tent. Russians competent to judge profess to regard General Ma's atti- tude as dangerous to the peace of Russia and China. DEATH BY HANGING THE FATE OF SIX . CAPTURED SPIES CHEFU, March 17.—During the last bombardment of Port Arthur four Chi- nese and two Japanese were caught signaling to the Japanese fleet. The six men were immediately hanged on the hill below the harbor fort. Private advices from Russian sources in Port Arthur state that intense anx- iety exists as to the town’s ultimate fate. Despite the utmost vigilance of ¥he military authorities the place is in- fested by spies, who continually betray information to the enemy. The Russian police are constantly engaged in pulling Chinese pigtails to learn if the pig- tailed men are really Chinese, for the favorite disguise of Japanese spies is the garb of the Chinese coolie. Spies are working even in the fortifications and on the docks, and daily send out information. 5 rive Daily at the Port. rox AR SRR Bpecial Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1004, by the New York Herald Publishing’ Company. SEOUL, March 17.—The situation here is one of expectant waiting. Only about 1000 Japanese troops remain here. The balance have all moved northward At Chemulpo a few army transports are arriving daily, carrying principaily army supplies, railway material and a few soldiers. Enormous quantities of supplies are being stored there, the housing for which is provided by ware- houses covering 180,000 square feet of floor space, now under course of con- struction. Rumors from the north are plentiful, but rellable news is scarce, as the only telegraph line owned Qy Koreans is fully controlled by the Japanese censor, who allows nothing regarding the situ- ation or proposed military movements to be made public. The legation officially announced to- day that all newspaper correspondents now in Northern Korea must be sent back to Seoul immediately. There is no appeal from this peremptory order. Further, the Japanese authorities to- day requested the Seoul representatives of the foreign powers to notify their countrymen resident in Northern Korea to make no attempt to send any mes- sages whatever regarding military plans or movements. ONLY A RIVER NOW SEPARATES RIVAL SCOUTS LONDON, March 18.—A correspond- ent of the Times at Toklo says that the Russfan and Japanese scouts are now separated only by the river Cheng- cheng, just north of Anju. The dis- patch adds that the foreign corre- spondents will leave for the front on either March 22 or March 23, but their destination is still unknown. A correspondent of the Times at Weihaiwei cables under yesterday's date: “I arrived at Pingyang Inlet on March 15 and proceeded to Chenampho. Navigation was difficult, owing to the drift of ice. I found anchored there both war vessels and transports. Dis- embarkation has been difficult, but the Japanese have brought all necessary appliances. Pontoon jetties have been built and extended for hundreds of yards, and the transports brought their own landing barges.” The correspondent describes the landing movements and the disposal of the forces with some detail, and says: “Despite the terrible weather the in- fantry march twenty-five miles daily, each man carrying nearly 100 pounds. It was a severe test, but they did well. Covered by this force, a larger force is now dis2mbarking within easier dis- tance of the Japanese objective, while preparations are reported proceeding at the only practical port on the east of Korea. The Japanese are now holding Anju and the line of the Chengcheng River. “The actual land front points to a further retirement of the Russian forces. “Despite their command of the sea, the Japanese omit no precautions. It would be unfair to the Japanese to give the numbers and designation of their forces, but landings were made long enough ago to permit a general reference to them without prejudice to the operations. The weather generally is improving.” —ene Cruiser Cincinnati at Chefu. CHEFU, March 17.—The United States cruiser Cincinnati, just arrived from Chemulpo, reports everything quiet, with no news from the front. At the request of Minister Allen the cruiser brought two former Korean of- ficers, who had left Korea in conse- quence of their friendship for Russia. %74 ———— Port Arthur Enjoys Tranquillity. - PORT ARTHUR, March 17.—All quiet here. Military bands play twice & week in the public square. | Flights ow! the ¢ ; »I!' !!,’ K SQUADRON IS NOW AT ANCHOR IN POSSIET BAY FOE'S CRUISERS PREVENT LANDING O F BROWN MEN “Phantom” Naval Force Lying in Wait for the Tran sports of the Mikado. Special Cablegram to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. SEOUL, March 17.—It is reported by the prefects of Northeastern Korea that bodies of Russians, accompanied by m- terpreters, are surveying the country, ascertaining the population, the quan- tity of supplies and the sentiment of the people. The proposed Japanese landing at Wonson, on the eastern coast, has been delayed by the threat- ening attitude of the Viadivostok naval squadron, consisting of four ships, which are now anchored at Possict Bay, an excellent base for attacking Japanese transports approaching Won- son. The Japanese authorities have been advised that the Russian cavalry'in Northern Korea has partly recrossed the Yalu River and that a Cossack battery also has withdrawn. A small Russian force still occupies Chongju. Five thousand engineers are now em- ployed in the building of the military railroad from Seoul to Wiju. Only a few miles has been completed. Civlii- lans are working on the railroad from Seoul to Fusan. This road cannot be completed before next October. RUSSTA REQUESTS PERMISSION TO USE CHINESE RAILWAY PEKING, March 17.—Russian com- missariat officers have applied to the Chinese railway officials at Hsinmintun for permission to use their line for the transportation of troops and. stores The officials have replied that this re quest presents many difficulties and that they must refer it to the author- ities in Peking. Some questions were asked regarding the possibility of purchasing fodder and other supplies; also regarding the pro- curement of carts for transportation purposes should the ratlway not be available. Native agents of the Russc- Chinese Bank at Mukden have ap- proached the railroad officials upon the same subject. The magistrate at Chinchou will not allow the natives to sell sapplies of any kind to the Russians. The Japanese authorities here say that no land engagement of any mag- pitude is likely before another month A military attache here considers the mechanical mines laid by the Japanese fleet at Port Arthur efficient t6 prevent | the Russian fleet leaving that port. RS Sa e a Fleet Ts Still at Port Arthur. WASHINGTON, March 17.—A cablegram received at the Japanese le- gation to-night from the Japanese > i Consul at Shanghai says that the cap- tain of a Norwegian vessel which had arrived there from Port Arthur porty that the Russian fleet left Port Arthur on the morning of March 12, but returned the same evening. JAPANESE PLAN FOR CREATION OF TOBACCO MONOPOLY TOKIO, March 17.—The proposed law relating to the Government tobacco monopoly, if enacted, will go into effect | on the 1st of next July. The manufact- ure and sale of Japanese cut tobacco will be allowed to continue until April 19. The Government proposes to have the stocks, machines and plants exist- ing on June 30 next appraised by joint appraisers. As compensation for their “good will” the Government proposes to pay the manufacturers and dealers a sum equal to their income for threa years as shown by their books. The sum which will be required to launch the monopoly has not yet been de- termined, but the Government pro- | poses to make a large payment in | bends. It is believed that the only new cus- toms duty will be on sugar. The pro- posed rate is as follows: Dutch stand- ard No. 1, 1 yen per hundred; No. 2, ! | yen and 40 sen; No. 3, 3 yen 80 sen; | No. 4, 4 yen 20 sen. | Unless the conventional tariffs inter- | fere it is probable that a tariff will be levied on woolen stuffs. General S. P. Hamilton of the British army in India arrived here to-day. He will accompany the Japanese forces as a military observer. 1 | Kuropatkiw's Immense Army. | Ppa March 17.—A St. | burg correspondent of the E¢ | Paris says that General Kuropatkin | telegraphs that he has passed Omsk, land he adds that to-morrow there w {be 230,000 Russian troops concen- | trated between Harbin and Port Are | thur. i e Fails to Deliver Her Cargo. ODESSA, March 17 The team- ship Kita, which left for the East with supplies, has returne though the vessel failed to daliv cargo. gt Port Arth: S CHEFU, March letter from Port Arthur says that the garrison | there consists of but 2500 men. . War News Continued on Page 3. GRAND JURY INDICTS SIX LIQUOR DEALERS Kansas Inquisitorial Body Finds Fault ‘With Methods of Men Who Vio- late Prohibitory Law. ‘WICHITA, Kans.,, March 17. —The Federal Grand Jury returned sixteen 'Indictments to-day. Six of them are against Kansas City and Kentueky wholesale liquor dealers, who are charged with violation of the prohib- ftory law. The method complained of is the shipping of liquor by the deal- ers to fictitious persons and then al- lowing express agents to dispose of the packages to whoever wants them. The names of the dealers against whom true bills were found were not made public. True bills were also found against Chauncey Dewey, C. P. Dewey, W. J. McBride and W. J. Ratcliffe for inclos- ing Government lands.’ KANSAS CITY, Mo.,, March 17— Two months ago three wholesale liquor dealers were indicted on a charge sim- jlar to that made at Wichita to-day, and at the time it was stated that nu merous arrests would follow, both of liguor dealers and express agents, who, it was alleged, were conniving to ship whisky into Kansas and that portion of Texas where local option obtains, against the laws of those States. e b i EVERY TEN DAYS STEAMER WILL LEAVE PORTLAND Eight Vessels With Carrying Capacity of 60,000 Tons Will Connect North- ern Port With Orient. PORTLAND, March 17.—Commenc- ing about May 1 the Harriman steam- ship service out of Portland will con- sist of eight steamships with a com: bined carrying capacity of 60,000 tons and a schedule which will give this port an oriental steamer sailing every ten days. In order to increase the service 80 as to admit of such frequent sailings the three steamships now compris- ing the Portland and Asiatic Steam- ship Company's fleet will be released, as their charters expire in April and May, and will be replaced by four new freighters of the most approved type with a carrying capacity of 7000 to 8000 tons on a draft of 24 feet. News of the charter of this new fleet was received at the local offices of the company yesterday. The vessels are all Hamburg-American liners, and on ac- count of their large carrying capacity on a comparatively light draft of water are particularly adapted to this trade. ——— New Rules for Airship Tests. ST. LOUIS, March 17.—Willard A. Smith, chief of the transportation ex- hibits, has announced the. following changes in the rules for the airship competition at the World's Fair: Aver- age speed required to be shown, re- duced from 20 to 18% miles an' hour. Length of = course fived at 10 miles. ~7ill be made each alternate week from June § to September 30. —_——— CAPE TOWN, March 17.—Lord Milner, Brit- ish High Chancellor in South Africa, has can- celed the permit granted to William T. the English writer, to travel in South Afriea, of the speeches (% l l.m:ntl e . - SAL® LAKE JOKERS h NEARLY START A RIOT Decorate United States Mail Wagon With Orange Colors and Irish- men Resent the Insult. SALT LAKE, Utah, March 17.—Some practical jokers nearly precipitated a riot here this afternoon by decorating a United States mail wagon with orange colors. A large crowd of Irish- men were celebrating St. Patrick's day on Main street when a mail wagon came along. The sides and rear were | decorated with orange colored ribbon and pieces of orange peel. This aroused Ithe ire of the Hibernians and a rush | was made for the vehicle. The driver, unconscious of the cause of the disturb- ance, thought robbery was being at- tempted and yelled for the police. Some of the cooler heads among the Irishmen managed to hold the crowd in check until the arrival of officers. The driver willingly divested his wagon of the un- popular decorations and was permitted to g0 on his way. | ——————— . Death Ends His Fxile. REDDING, March 17.—Julius Siebeck died this morning in a lonely cabin three miles north of Redding. He was well educated and was particularly well versed in chemistry and metallurgy. He was banished from Russia in his young- er years because he was discovered ex- perimenting with explosives. He Mved a lonely life here, following the calling of an assayer. ——— NEWCASTLE, Pa., March 17.—The loeal strike of the glass workers was declared off after a etormy meeting here to-night and the workers returned to work to-day. The men objected to a 28 per cent wage reduction, but will accept it. e—'*fl DOAN’S KIDNEY PILLS. STORIES. OF THE STREET. ' San Francisco People Are Talking Abous It on Every Comner. It is sometimes an easy matter to fool the public, but you can’t keep it up very long. !They are.sure to find you out; and ery time a man is fooled another skep- tie 1s made. Skepticism 1% ailowsnie ‘when reading in a home newspaper about some incident occurring in Maine or Iowa, but the circumstances are entirely different when it refers to some one right here at home, friends and neighbors, people whom you kmow, whom you can See and with whom you cam talk it over. This is the kind of evidence at the back of Doan’s Kidney Pills—home state- ments by home people, and the aston ing loeal work they have been doing caused more talk amomg our citizens than the doings of any other modern ‘wonder.. Read the following: W. P. Candy. employed in a fruit can- nery. residence 318 Minna street, say - j Suffered from backache or kidney com plaint to use Doan's Kidney Pi fact, I hate never lost an opportunits endorse them very foreibly. I have good reasons for so doing. 1 knew that my kidneys were. either excited or weakened knew I required some medicine to sootke, purify and wash them. and [ selected Doan's Kidney Pills. They did 1 work thoroughly, quietly and quick- 1y. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y., sole for the United Sta Remer)