The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1904, Page 1

TEE WEATHER. Forecast made at San Frane cisco fer thirty hours ending midnight, March 24: Saz Francisco and vicinity— Cloudy Thursday; probably showers; fresh southwest wind. A. G. McADIE, District Forecester. Alcazar— Magdala.” S-\\J FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, MAR(,H '.24, 1904. THEE TEEBATEES. “Pareifal. Salifornta " Brik of Swelen” tral—“The Xihg v ~— “Harriet’s Chutes—Vaudeville. Fischer's—“The Rounders.’ Grand Opera-Eouse—“Mary of Detec- Roney- IDLE MERGED BY FLOOD Bouldin, in the San Joaquin, Disap- pears JEESE 5.2 Thousands of Acres of Re- claimed Land Now Under Water. ol Devastating Torrent Pours in Through: Break in Leves Four Hundred n Width tch to The Cail CKTON, March 23.—Bouldin Isl- has gone under the flood and by the big protecting levzes will e rims of a great inland sea. ccurred about 6:30 g, and was nothing break tes worn away by the e thgt has ts ripples along the et for several ys past. A force romptly on > save the hand and be- great reclaimed waters at bay for so nights and days. . d shovels availed though the big gap grew noon the water was 1 the break with the Three hours later widened to from 400 to ty tor- broad but for its short weeks golden harvest in as- other high-class canning Preparations for an aban- f the danger points have everal weeks, and when all was lost the island- e in taking to the boats s in waiting. W iTl R COVERS ISLAND. paragus and and confirmatory d was gone react from on Middle River, e the steamer Napa City ar- left the island landing k this afternoon, bringing le produce gpd a num- Among those on the was a buyer for a San Fran- mmission house and over the phone this evening he told The Call r ndent that the reports that the & ta Fe station lost were true, and that ft there on the Napa City as pouring through a | 400 feet wide and was siretching out over the island t uld reach, in one ing the flood will usands of fertile a s U @l area it has held in ite grasp e e great torrent came down Sacramento about three weeks ag FAILURE FNDS LONG VIGIL. ave Bouldin Island has most remarkable in reclaimed lands. ame down at the t rose steadily until rims of the rds patrolled d night and did the wa- with prompt an excursion along the island W & party of citizens the sub- untry s the river the Bould ees. The launches % up and down levees were at once alert, ran out wi 4 warning to the T keep on the other side of the rive m the paddle- ' the levees and A constant guard ter and on land, escaping from rough the Edwards the rising of the river have d too much, and the fight of wronls has been lost. 1LOSS OF LIFE IMPROBABLE. cation with the island di- off and no reports are since the Napa City left, but ght or thereabout the regular scheduled to pass. any lives were so large that even ng in would fil} aine the cele- es and fields, island er pour the draining of re came from the Mokel- oceur there. The strain along 1 Joaguin has not been heavy, levees there may be taken in and the amount of damage can only be conjectured at this time. " Thie city is again hemmed in to-night by high water on all sides, and from the porth and west come reports of (onflnued on Puge 3, Column 3. oying the same tactics that | nen contested every inch | broader | water was rushing | Woodard, a | at | d it is not likely that much of the ! and the break wouid nat- | NS - ENTRAPPED ~ BYTURKS A 'Ten Thousand Revo- - lutionists Sur- | - rounded. | Sultan Will Hurry Heavy Re. | | inforcements to Shakir ’ Pasha, Moslem Commander Offers Peace Terms to the Insurgent Army Now in His Power, { SALONICA, Macedonia, March Twelve battalions of Turkish {commanded by Shakir Pasha, have sur- rounded 10,000 Albanians at Babatepe. | Shakir Pasha has asked for reinforce- | ments. Ten additional battalions will be sent to him. Pending their arrival | Shakir Pasha is negotiating with the | | Albanians. LONDON, March 23.—The announce- ment from Salonica on March 3 that | the Albanian revolt had been sup- pressed was, it appears, somewhat pre- mature. It originated from Turkish sources, where it was believed that the | acceptance of the offer of the exemp- tion from the cattle tax at Ipk, Alba- | nia, would satisfy the Albanians. New evidences of a determined revolution- ary movement were reported from Mitrovitza on March 4 and March 9, {and it was amnounced at Constantinople that the Albanians had increased their demands, refusing to recognize the re- 23. form scheme of the powers and de- | manding the withdrawal of the new | taxes, the abolition of the new civil tribunals, exemption from military ser- | vice outside of their own provinces and the pardon of Hassan Bey, the revolu- tionist, who was exiled in 1903, Since then Shakir Pasha, with a large | | force, has been parleying with the rev- | | olutionists, under instructions from the Porte, which is desirous of settling the Albanian movement so as to avoid| complications while negotiating with Bulgaria and in face of the continued | troubles in Macedonia. The. dilatory tactics of Shakir Pasha are reported to | '{ boldened the Albanian revolu- | who, according to information | | massing at various points, and it would | d in the dispatches, have bven‘ | appear from the Salonica dispatch re- | rain and spattered with mud from head ceived to-day, which was the first re- port of any considerable assembling of | the insurrectionists, that Shakir Pasha | | is continuing the negotiations looking | to a settlement, and that the dispatch | of reinforcements may be intended as | & demonstration in force, with the ob- | | ject of securing a final acceptance of | his terms. [ —_————— | TRYING TO PROVE THAT GOSTLIN WAS INSANE Sensational Testimony Adduced at Au- burn Favoring the Slayer of AUBURN, March 23.—The trial of the murder case of the people vs. Thomas Gostiin progressed rapidly to- day. The D t Attorney’s state- ment was ver: hort and on two witnesses, Joseph Stephens and Surveyor L. F. Warner, the prosecu- tion rested for a time. Stephens swore that he was sitting in the seat with Armstrong when the latter was shot by Gostlin. Warner testified that the location of the hom- icide was in Y'acer County. L. L. Chamberlain for the defense made a lengthy statement, in which he said his side would prove that the act was due to temporary insanity superin- duced by family troubles and mining litigation. During the afternoon Miss Gostlin | was put on the stand and swore that Armstrong had made insulting re- marks to her. Her testimony was not shaken by the cross-examination. | Many witnesses throughout the county | testified to Gostlin's good character. | The defendant and his wife are the principal remaining witnesses for the defense. The prosecution claims to have a strong case in rebuttal. —_—— | GRIFFITH'S LAWYERS ARE SUING FOR THEIR FEES Los Angeles Millionaire Now Convict- ed Rcfuses to Pay Attor- | neys $20,000. | LOS ANGELES, March 23.—Suitwas brought against Griffith J. Griffith to- | day for $20.000 attorneys’ fees, alleged to be due the lawyers who engaged to defend him against the charge of | shooting his wife, of which he now stands convicted. The plaintiffs are |former Judges J., D. . Works and | Charies Sile Grifiith declares he engaged the lawyers to defend him for $4000 and will fight their claim for $20,000. ——— Odd Fellows to Celebrate. SANTA CRUZ, March 23.—The Odd | Fellows of this county, inéluding, the troops, | | tified Armstrong. | after putting | l JEFAULIIN CASHIER IV CSTODY Hays Surrendersfl Himself to the Sherlfi Nonnec Ofncer by Tele- phone That He IS in Riverside. oner Pleads Not Guilty to Four Charges of Embezzlement He Is | Charged With in Warrant. | Pri | RIVERSIDE, March 23.—H. T. | Hays, politician, and former cashier | of the Orange Growers’ National Bank | of Riverside, is no longer a fugitive | from justice. This afternoon by tele- | phone he notified Sheriff Coburn of Rivers County of his presence in Rive e and at 8:20 o’clock this even- ing he quietly submitted to arrest at | the Country Club in this ecity. | The warrant on which Hays was | taken into custody charges feleny em- bezzlement. There are four charges as follows: Embezzlement on October {3, 1903, of $5000; embezzlement on Oc- tober 9, 19 of $3000; embezzlement on October 8, 1902, of $3000 and embezzle- ment on August 4, 1903, of $5000. The prigoner is charged with having, on each of the mentioned dates, raised the bank’s total checks for the day and abstracted in cash sufficient to balance the peculations. Hays expressed a desire for an im- mediate hearing and to-night he was taken before Judge Noyes of the Su- perior Court and arraigned. He plead- ed not guilty. M. J. Twogood, who suc- ceeded Hays as cashier of the Orange Growers' National Bank, was placed oh the stand by the prosecution and tes- in support of the four counts. The defendant was offered the stand, but declined to give testimony in his own defense at this time, Judge Noyes said that the evidence appearing to justify the presumption of gullt, he would hold Hays in the sum of $10,000 on each count, or $40,000 bail in total, and intimated that proper bond in the sum of $80,000 would be accepted for Hays’ freedom. At 4 o'clock this morning Hays ap- peared at the Country Club and knocked for admission. He was drenched with | | | | | | to foot. He told the attendant that he had been to Elsinore on a hunting trip. | He called for the daily papers, and af- ter glancing through them said that this was the first he knew that a search was being made for him by officers of the law and that he would immediately surrender. Hays then went to bed, | and upon awakening later in the day caused a telephone message to be sent to Sheriff Coburn announcing his will- ingness to submit to arrest. Judge Noyes’ courtroom was crowded to-night, when Hays was arraigned. Political, social and business friends of the defendant were there in force, and the dramatic feature of the scene was that practically all of the court officers, from bench to bailiff, were per- sonal friends of the accused. RIVERSIDE,March 23.—The affairs of the Orange Growers' National Bank were taken in charge this morning by | National Bank Examiner J. W. Wik {son, who was appointed receiver by the Comptroller of Currency. He inti- mated that no statement would be given out until a thorough examina- tion of all books can be made. Th| directors state positively that the bank is perfectly solvent. Hays' defalca- tions have already been made up by the stockholders, and are sald to have amounted to about $100,000. ———————— WAITING FOR A VERDIOT IN THE SINGLETON CASE Prospect of Disagreement Causes Court to Order Jury Locked Up for the Night. BAN JOSE, March 23.—The case of William 4. Singleton, charged with the murder of Simon Bojorques, was giv- en to the jury at 3:30 this afternoon. Arguments of Attorneys W. H. John- son and B. A. Harrington for the de, fense and Deputy District Attorney Sex and District Attorney Campbell for the people occupied the day. At 9 o'clock to-night the jury was unable to agree upon a verdict and on an or- der of Judge Tuttle the jury was locked up for the night. It is said that the jury at the time of being locked up stood seven for conviction and five for acquittal. It is believed the jury will disagree and another trial will be necessary. — e McCurdy Not Seriously I SANTA BARBARA, March 23.— Reports as to the illness of Richard A. McCurdy,, president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, who has been staying at the Potter Hotel for the last ten days, have been greatly exaggerated, his condition net being nearly as serious as stated in the newspapers. McCurdy is suffering | | ledges at Boulder Creek, Soquel, Wat- sonville and Santa Cruz, are prepar- |mg for a grand celebration on Odd Fellows’ day, April 26, to be held at Capitola. There is to be an exhibition arill by the companies of the Patri- luchl Militant. from rheumatic gout and has been confined to his room for some days past. He is atended by Dr. Chan- cellor, the house physician of the ho- tel, who reports the condition of his patient as not dlarming. He will leave here Friday or Saturday. DISEASE IS RAVAGING JAPAN'S FORCES IN WESTERN KOREA * BANDITS CAPTURED BY COSSACKS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMANDER OF A RUSSIAN OUTPOST IN MANCHURIA. | Spirit of the Brown Troops Undaunted by'Hardships Encountered in the Rigorous Climate. LONDON, "March 24.—The stringent Japanese censor:hlp is likely to be relaxed early in ' April, says the . well-informed Daily Telegraph’s Seoul correspondent. This coincides with the numerous indications of the imminence of land operations In the meantime the veil has not been'lifted, and not a word has yet issued, either officially from" Japan .or uno cially from any other source,” concerning the last bombardment of Port Arthur. The rumored naval battle of March 18 also is totally uncon- firmed, and is regarded as altogether improbable. : A The Telegraph’s Seoul correspondent says: “Forty Cossacks arrived at Kangkeui, about 100 miles north of: Gensan, where two battalions of Korean troops are stationed. 0 rive. The Korean commander offered one building, whereupon a quarrel ensued. This was followed by a-fight. The Russians demanded the use of the barracks for their troops who were about to ar- In the course of the conflict the Korean commander dand seventeen soldiers were killed. ' The Russians were finally repulsed with a loss of thirt_v-fi_ve slain.” A sefies of messages dated hetween March 10 and 17, sent by a correspondent of the Daily "Mail at Chenampho, Korea, de- scribes the perfect organization of the Japanese in Korea. : Elaborate preparations have been made for landing troops and advancing them through the country and pontoen bridges gnd stables are built wherever they are found to be necessary. The greatest difficulty facing the Japanese is the commissariat, as, owing to the poor food supplies of Korea, it is possible at present to maintain only 90,000 men. The Japanese hold two enormously strong' positions at Pingyang and Sanhange, the latter being between Hwaingju and Seoul. The latter, the correspondent says, is practically impregnable and secure from land attacks from the northwest. In the event of defeat it is intended to hold the passes at Kazan, thus protecting Pingyang Valley. The Japanese troops are suffering from_dys_cg— tery and pnéumonia, and many of = the cavalry horses, which the correspondent says are poor, have died, but the army is full of spirit. There are probably 20,000 Japanese at ngvang, which, the correspondent points out, might easily have been taken when the Russian scouts first arrived, as there were then only about 250 Japanese soldiers stationed there. ; The-Russians intended to make Anju their base, but, owing to the delay in the arrival of reinforcements, they were afraid they would be cut off, and so retired. “Meanihile the Japanese ad sanced to Pingyang by forced marches, the troops being almost w ont equipment. According to this correspondent the:Russians are preparmg to prevent the Japanese landing at Pakchon, twenty miles west of Anju, and he says the Japanese sailors admit that Port. Arthur is so protected'by mines and torpedoes that it would mean death to ap- proach the town. < LONDON, March 24.—The Times this morning prominently publishes an opinion of a correspondent that Japan will land her main army at New- chwang and that she also probably will seize Haicheng (fifteen miles eastward and on the railroad), as an additional base, and, without seriously attacking either Port Arthur or Vladivostok, the war will be fought out on the plains of Central Manchuria. It is almost cer- tain, in the correspondent’s opinion, that the war will be a long one, and that at the worst Japan will retajn a way to retreat overland in Korea. If she secures Newchwang, he says, her prestige will be established and he adds that the waterways of Southern Manchuria will be of inestimable value in somewhat counterbalancing the weakness of Japan in her cavalry. The Daily Mail's Chefu correspond- ent comments upon a report United States Consul Fowler at Chefu has re- ceived of native anti-tax riots at Chengangchow, where the Germans were massacred in 1898, as giving Ger- many a pretext to safeguard her inter- ests in the province of Shantung. PARIS. March 24—The Journal prifits a dispatch from ‘St. Petersburg which says that the Emperor has de- cided to create twenty-eight mew in- fantry regiments. The same corre- spondent says that Don Caime de Bourbon, a son-of Don Carlos, the ‘Pretender to the Spanish thron®, has left for Harbin. dispatch from Shanghai states that t Japanese forces in Northwestern Korea are being decimated by disease, due to the change of climate and the rigorous weather. The camp hospitals are crowded with pneumonia patients and the death rate is large. FORMER MINISTER TO CHINA HOPES JAPAN WILL WIN -NEW YORK, F. Seward, March 23. — George formerly United States Minister to China and who has spent | concerned, France may be said to be nearly twenty years of his life in the [a negative quantity. Germany is an Far East, addressed the Unitarian l ambitious nation, whose people are Club to-night on “The Foreign Powers | scattering over the face of the world. in. China and Japan, Reference to the War.” his sympathies were with Japan. “Japan,” said he, With Special | Her Government has not been idle and Seward said |she has seized a port of great value {on the coast of China, just back of “is really fight- |smmnm This port is near the great- ing for all Asia against the peril of | st iron and coal deposits in the world. European encroachments.” | This is Germany's objective point and He scouted the “yellow peril” idea. | she will at no far distant day take up “Asia,” he said, fear Europe than Asia. Korea. war, with Japan, instead of agreeing to 5 make no invasion of China's territory. | England is not desirous of acquiring more territory; she is the natural ally and friend of China and Japan. Eng- land, like America, is desirous of maintaining the integrity of China. “The alliance of nce and Rus- sia is chiefly sentimental. France is not a colonizing power, and, so far as sustaining the integrity of China is “has more need to | this territory, onily a Hundred miles Europe to fear |from the sea. To round out her Eastern ter- useulon of these lands and Russia in ritory Russia needs Manchuria and | P! She has now plunged into a | China' would prove an easy vietim.” With Germany in pos- ion of Manchuria the rest of o Mandjur Not Yet Dismantled. SHANGHAIL, March 23.—The Rus- sians continue to evade the carrying out of the agreement to dismantle the gunboat Mandjur. A Japanese cruiser remains at Woosung, ten miles from Shanghai, at the mouth of the Woo- sung River. 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