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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1904 RUSSIA WILL SEND A POWERFUL FLEET T u(AjFFICERS AND MEN OF THE SILN RECEIVE THE ST. GEORGE CROSS Emperor Nicholas Confers Decorations for Bravery| Upon the Gallant Crew of the Russian Torpedo-Boat Destroyer. March 28.—The| The text of the acknowledgment by ¢ the construc-|the Empress of a donation of $5000 by for Port Ar-|the Westinghouse Company to her fund g onths. for the relief of the sick and wounded n four months. |17 ooy red before the | ® 'S 0 o read the of-|j nd unsuccess- |« apanese to “bottle | t at Port Arthur. | heroic attack a pleasure to her Maesty the ndria Feodorano to express her ) the stockholders v, consisting chiefly ates, who have placed rial Majesty's disposal for ling the sick and wounded E Please accept my_perfect esteem and re- COUNT ROSTOVTSOFF. The acknowledgment was sent per- sonally to W. E. Smith, manager of apry the company. = DISASTER TO TWO VE! SEL FLYING - YOKOH steam MA, March 28.—The Japan- Manyu Maru is ashore and of Quilpaert, at the en- .llow Sea, sixty miles ean coast. The vessel dly, but hopes of saving rtained. The steamship Aki uck a rock and sprang a was able, however, to make ilton, about midway between rea. VALOR. Port Ha ed to Vice Quilpaert ;.nxlfi -~ forpede: | RUSSIAN CRUISER rpedo- FAILS TO CAPTURE A JAPANESE SHIP RIS a destroyer passed here ar nts. General 1, going westward. Evi- y observes that he were chasing a large Jap- { which was reported as hav- s k tt batteries when 1 to the eastward on vessel, having sight- hips, turned, passing T Russian staff the ed the westward during the night. rward — — S sian Bank Withholds Funds. March 28.-—The Russo- has refused to allow awal of any money on de- posit with it ta the credit of the Im- perial University. Upon a demand for this mo: being made the manager of the bank c: of the university and told him that his action in trying to withdraw the money showed an unwarranted lack of confidence in Russia. cellor is completely subservient Russia. Ru PEKING, Chinese E the withdr an troops shall will hatve though - the that Viceroy 901, when he te TR Steamship Brisgavia Released. NAGASAKI, March 28.—The steam- ship Brisgavia was arrested at Moji on Friday last by the authorities. her manifest showing that in her cargo were seven field guns and 200 tons of shipbuilding material. When it was explained satisfactorily that this aas d to Kinchow, China, the ves She left yesterday her destination. anghai, e e i BIZERTA, Tunis, March 28.—The Russian armored cruiser Dmitri Don- skoi and three torpedo-boats left here to-day. Their destination is not known. ATTACHES SOON TO START. COIN READY Judson of the ho is to ac- F during hos- z : on A. Mc- probably will I1. United { L = mick will ¥ ign Minister Captain Jua- Chicago Committee Supplies a Fund for Expenses of the Republican Convention { CHICAGO, March 28.—The sub-com- ! mittee of the National Republican Com- | mittee, having in charge the arrange- he national convention in met to-day with the local mittee to discuss the preparations that have been made at the Col{seum, where the convention is to be held. All | arrangements made by the local com- | mittee were approved by the members of the national committee. It was expiained to the members of | the national committee at the outset | that Chicago had never promised to put | up for the use of the national commit- | tee such a sum as $15,000, nor in fact | had it promised to put 8p any sum of money at all. What it had promised was to pay all the bills of the con- | vention and this it would do. | Harry 8. New of the committee sug- | gested that there were some things for which' the national committee would be compelled to pay, and he thought it well if the local men would place a certain sum at the disposal of the na- [!lonal committee. This the local men | agreed to do at once, and the amount | suggested by Mr. New—$5000—was | promptly arranged for. It was decided | that all the bills for the convention are | to be turned over to the local commit- | tee ard they will provide for their pay- ment. None of them will be presented | to the national committee, which will | be under no obligations for &ny of the | expenses attendant upon the holding of | the convention. | In going over the arrangements made | for seating it was found that the total | number of seats in the hall will be com MITK-CONDENS r'/ INGC ORIGIWAT is a guarantee of the purity and richness of our Pet Brand Evaporated Cream 8428. Of these 500 will be on the stage We offer |ana 275 will be for the press. There $5.000 reward will be 990 seats for delegates and the v | same number for alternates, - leaving to anyone able to prove 5673 for spectators. —_——— adulteration LIFEBOAT OF LAMORNA iy IS PICKED UP AT SEA | 1 | | | Belief Is Now General That the Brit- | ish Ship Foundered in Bark- t ey Sound. { MARSHFIELD, Or., March 28— | The steamer Alliance, which arrived here to-day, reportf picking up a life- boat belonging to the British ship La- morna of Greenock, which is sup- posed to have foundered in the recent storm. The boat was upside down and considerably damaged. Hopes for the safety of Lamorna are steadily waning and Lloyd's in London now quotes reinsurance at 65 per cent. Here tRe belief is expressed T wo words. Schilling’s Best; and one more — that is moneyback —stand for the best in trade: best goods and bcnl dealing. that she foundered March 11 in Bark- c ley Sound. e rna was grain- Vour grocer’s ; moneybacke iaden from the sound for the United Kingdom. FLAG OF JAPAN| GIBRALTAR, March 28.—A Russian‘ Cruiser Dmitri Donskoi Sails. ' | nent diplomat said to-day: | | | | e n the chancellor | i led on chancel o | saying that The chan- | | faction of this desire, the way is being | best possible guarantee of the world’'s | spheres of their ambitions should not - warship. cial report to that effect. Britain and Russia. Japanese fleet, which also was The Russian press is devoting much space to the possibility of an entente between Great It is said King Edward is anxious to adjust the differences between the wo empires, and the belicf prevails that an alliance between Great Britain and her old-time foe will be consummzated in the near future. A Chinese junk which has arrived at Weihaiwei, opposite Port Arthur, reports that she saw a Russian fleet of eleven warships maneuvering yesterday morning in the vicinity of a maneuvering. If this is true it Makaroff has left Port Arthur to engage Admiral Togo on the open sea. MAIN FEATURES OF THE DAY’S WAR DEVELOPMENTS Japan’s main army in Western Korea, numbering 90,000 men, has begun to advance in force toward the Yalu. Contrary to expectations, the Russians intend to make their stand south of the river, artillery and infantry having taken up positions on Korean soil. Cossack bands are harassing the Japanese troops, and skirmishes are frequent. From Seoul comes news of a battle between Japanese infantry “and Cossacks in North- western Korea. Fifty Japanese were killed, but it is said the Cossacks were defeated. Russia’s declaration of martial law at Newchwang closes that port to commerce. ‘At the outsct of the war there was much talk of joint action by the powers to proclaim the neutrality of Newchwang, but Yapan soon manifested a disposition to undcrtake the capture and occupa- tion of the town, while the Russians vigorously prepared for its defense. Great Britain and the United States thereupon ordered the withdrawal of their naval representation from the port, thus tacitly regarding Newchwang as being within the war area. It is probable that this town, which is near the mouth of the Liao River, will soon be the scene of desperate fighting. The St. Petersburg correspondent of a Paris newspaper reiterates the rumor that the Russian Vladivostok squadron has returned to port with several prizes, including a Japanese A private dispatch from Vladivostok several days ago asserted that Reitzenstein’s squadron had captured a second-class Japanese cruiser, but St. Petersburg has received no offi- would indicate that Admiral Anglo-Russian Alliance Is Believed to Be a Possibility. King Edward Anxious to Adjust Differences With Czar. bkl ST. PETERSBURG, March 28.—The papers are all discussing the 'pos- sibiifty of better relations between Rus- | Eight Russian Battleships | Will Proceed to the Orient. Czar's Government Or- ders Torpedo-Boats of Japanese Type. —_—— PARIS, March 29.—The Petit Jour. nal’s St. Petersburg correspondent says “I1 learn that the fleet to sail to the| e R PR 2 Martial Law Proclamation Closes Newchwang to Commerce. Russians Haul Down Flags of United States and Great Britain, - —— NEWCHWANG, March 28.—The civil administrator late yesterday evening notified all the foreign Consuls and res- sia and Great Britain, through the in- | Far East about June 15 will consist of | dents of Viceroy Alexieff’s order plac- termediary of France. The Novaosti continues to insist that the absence of | conflicting interests is bound to bring torpedo-boat destroyers, the number of | which has not yet been fixed. Command | eight battleships, eleven cruisers and | ing the city and port of Newchwang under martial law, explaining that' it had been so ordered for the purpose Great Britain and Russia together, and | of the fleet will be intrusted to Admiral | of safeguarding the commercial inter- that their alliance would be of enormous | advantage to both. The Novoe Vremya, | however, declines to bury the hatchet, still harping on “perfidious Albion,” and Great Britain has “been trying to fasten her interested friend- ship upon all the European nations in urn, but they all saw through the game.” - The Bourse Gazette says sarcastl- cally that while Russia Is strong Great Britain will not move, her attitude to- ward Russia becoming friendly in pro- portion as she receives news of the /| strengthening of the Baltic ports and | the reinforcement of the Russian army near the Indian frontler. In diplomatic circles the possibility of such a new triple alliance, with its far-reaching consequences, attracts much attention, the opinion being that t is not so fantastic as it first ap- peared. There is an intimation from a | well-informed quarter that King Ed- ward, who is now practically his own | Prime Minister, sincerely harbors a de- | sire to compose the long-standing dif- ferences between Great Britain and the | empire of his nephew and that, while | the time is not yet ripe for the satis- paved for its consummation. A promi- “A thorough understanding between Russia and Great Britain would be the peace and there is no reason why the be delimitated. The mistrust of each other’s purpose imposes upon both countries enormous and useless bur- dens. Russia keeps three army corps and she has built three railroads in order to exert pressure on Great Brit- ain in India, although it is patent that Russia could not conquer India without a mastery of the sea. Great Britain is compelled to keep a strong garrison at Peshawur and to fortify the Indian frontier in order to offset the Russian forces in Central Asia. The mainte- nance of these armaments involves what Cobden calls ‘panic expenditures,’ equivalent to a capitalization of £100,- 000,000. Great Britain has repeatedly tried to come to an agreement with Russia, but thus far something has al- ways come in the way of such_an agreement. Tord Salisbury used to say that Great Britain and Russia were like the fairy prince and princess whom the wicked magician always kept apart, or like two men groping in a dark room, anxious to shake hands, but unable to meet each other. Per- sonally, T think that there can be no Anglo-Russian entente for the present, but sooner or later it is bound to come.” ——— Tokio Claims Victory. TOKIO, March 28.—A telegram re- ceived from Newchwang this after- noon says that at 3 o’clock yesterday morning the Japanese succeeded in sinking four steamers at the mouth of Port Arthur harbor. A flotilla of torpedo-boat destroyers convoyed the merchantmen, which were subse- quently sunk, and rescued the volun- teer crews. Later the Japanese bat- tleships bombarded the town and its defenses. e e San Jose Japanese to Enlist. SAN JOSE, March 28.—Twenty-five Japanese, with flying American and Japanese flags, left San Jose to-day to enlist in the Japanese army. —_———— THE ST. LOUIS EXODUS. Unprecedented Inquiry for World's Fair Rates. An encrmous World's Fair travel is foreshadowed by inquiries being received by the Santa Fe. The Santa Fe is popu- lar on account of being the short, quick way. Thousands wish information about the cheap rates. Inquiries addressed to the Santa Fe office, 641 Market street, San Francisco, are answered promptly % —_———— Prominent Federal Official Dead. HELENA, Mont.,, March 28-—Ma- jor James B. Hossford, for twenty years connected with the office of the supervising architect of the Treasury Department and two and a half years superintendent of construction of the Helena Federal building, died sud- denly here to-day of Bright's disease. He was 57 years of age. The body will be taken to Geneseo, Ill. —_—— High Pile Velvet Magnificent designs and rich colorings, $1.00 per yard. sewed, laid and lined. In- stallment houses ask $1.50 g;r yard for the same patterns. At Pattosien's, cor- ner Sixteenth and Mission streets. * Rojesvensky and Grand Duke Alexan- | der Michaelovitch, who will receive| sealed personal orders from the Em-“ peror, to be opened at sea.” | The Matin's St. Petersburg corre-l spondent says that the Russian Admir- boats from the Riga and Nevski yards. | He adds that the type of the latest Japanese torpedo-boats will be copled: exactly for the Russian navy, the Yar-| rows having sold to the Russian Gov-‘ ernment the plans of the latest boats | built for Japan. “It is certain,” says the St. Peters- burg correspondent of the Matin, “‘that the Russian cruiser Boyarin was blown up by touching. a Russian torpedo eight days after the torpedo transport Yersei was blown up as the result of | accidentally striking a mine at Portl Arthur. Even if this news is not con-| firmed, the fact that the cruiser hasi not been mentioned as participating in | the recent operations is sufficient evi-| dence. It is not known since the death! of Captain Stepanoff, commander of the Yenesei, where the torpedoes have been placed, hence it is impossible for Russian ships to approach Dalny, where | there are known to be ma —_— 4 LEOPOLD SENDS THE DOCCENTS Reports Shedding Light on the Congo Free State Con- ditions Are Forwarded PR L G LONDON, March 28.—As announced in these dispatches yesterday, the As- sociated Press addressed a telegram to Leopold, King of Belgium, saying that it would be happy to cable to the United States any statement which his Majesty might see fit to make in re- lation to the charges against the ‘Gov- ernment of the Congo Free State re- garding atrocities committed upon the natives made to President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay by a dele- gation from the missionary congress, and in reply to which his Majesty, through his secretary, promised to mail official documents from the Congo Free State in which would be found all the facts essential to a full and truthful statement of the case. Thege official documents were for- warded by King Leopold and were re- cefved to-night by the Associated Press. They include papers issued by the Gov- ernment since June, 1903, in which the Congo Free State replies to the charge of oppression and of cruelty toward the natives, and to criticism of the eco- nomic regime and the charge of a vio- lation of the general act of the Berlin conference. A synopsis of the contents of these papers has been published in a blue! book and elsewhere from time to time as issued. They enter in the closest de- tails into the various charges, replying to them in like detail and quoting at length from the reports resulting from numerous investigations, especially that of Roger Casement, the British Consul in the Congo Free State, whose report regarding mutilations and other cruelties i¢ severely criticized. In these documents it is asserted that Consul Casement gathered the detalls for his report largely from unsupported native statements, which afterward proved ut- terly untrue. The documents forwarded to the As- soclated Press endeavor to mon- strate by careful data that there is good reason to doubt the reliability of these specific instances of cruelty and oppression as given by Consul Case- ment and others, because of their de- pendence upon hearsay testimony. At the same time it is pointed out that these replies to the charges are only a preliminary step, and that a close in- vestigation of the situation is still proceeding under the orders of .the King of Belgium, and ‘that after this investigation has been closed the full- est report of it will be given to the public. —_———— An Artist Needs Thousands . Of different things in his studio. Being agents for Winsor & Newton, we can supply every want. Also Pyrography outfits and len-and leather goods to burn. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market st.* €sts of the port. Pending the publica- tion of the full text of Viceroy Alexi- eff’'s order, the following regulations a:g ordered to be immediately oper- ative: First—The entire territory of the city and | alty has ordered eight 350-ton torpedo- | port, also all persons, without distinction of ju- risdiction and nationality, resident in said ter- ritory, are subjected to special regulations re- garding a state of war. Second—All travelers arriving by sea and all cargoes entering port are to be inspected by na- val officers and customs officials. Third—The importation of arms and ammuni- tion is forbidden. Fourth—The exportation of contraband of war is forbidden. Fifth—Persons desiring to export contraband §00ds are required to deposit a sum equivalent to the vaiue of the cargo. This deposit is to serve as a guaranteo that the cargo is not to be forwarded from neutral ports to either Japan or Korea. Sixth—The functions of the lightship and harbor guides in the river Liao are suspended. Seventh-—Contraband of war is to consist of such articles as are mentloned in the decree is- sued by the Czar on February 28, Jdefining con- traband of war. A list of contraband goods then fol- lows. "Phis ist includes beans and bean cakes and other foodstuffs. The foreign Consuls had a conference with the civil administrator of Newchwang this morning. The ad- ministrator informed them that the in- tention of Russia, in the order issued yesterday, was to proclaim martial law. as well as to annul consular juris- diction in Newchwang, and that this jurisdiction already had been annulled. This exptangtion” was made because the British Consul here had interpreted the order of yesterday as not declar- ing martial law, and the other Consuls were unable to comprehend the inten- tions of the Russian authorities. The administrator agreed with the Consuls to suspend the rigid enforcement of this order until such time as the for- eign governments took action. It is believed that the operation of this or- der will lessen the existing complica- tions here. Americans in Newchwang call atten- tion to the defeat of the aims of the Government of the United States re- garding the establishment of American Consuls in Manchuria, brought ahout by the execution of the Russian order. The flags of the United States and of Great Britain were removed to-day by the Russian military authorities from the bulldings and property in Newchwang of Englishmen and Amer- icans. LONDON, March 28.—The Under Foreign Secretary, Earl Percy, an- nounced in the House of Commons to-, day that despite the British Consul's re- quest that the gunboat Espiegle remalin at Newchwnng it had been decided, after consultation with the commander in chief of the China station, that it would be inadvisable to keep the vessel there. Up to to-night no officlal communi- cation had reached the Foreign Of- fice confirming the declaration of mar- tial law at Newchwang, and officlals are inclined to the opinion that this indicates that the Russian Govern- ment had not yet sanctioned Viceroy Alexleff’s action. The declaration of martial law is somewhat anxiously discussed by the London papers, among which the question has arisen as to whether Russia is desirous of dragging China into the conflict. The Standard, recognizing that the neutral powers may protest, considers that “it will be difficult to refuse to either belligerent the right to regard strategic considerationsjas paramount over all others ‘n Manchuria.” The Post considers that Russia's action is *‘calculated to relieve Japan of some embarrassment by removing some of the difficulties Japan would have experienced in dealing with Newchwang in the event of it becom-~ ing necessary to attack the Russian forces at that point.”” TIENTSIN, March 28.—Lloyd’s agent at Newchwang telegraphs as follows: “The port is now open, Five junk: have already arrived, seven steamers are due to-morrow and several others are expected shortly. The Russians have not blockaded the river up to the present, There are no movements of troops and the town is in perfect order. The Espeigle and the Helena will un- dock on April 2.” CHEFU, March 28. — Five British merchant steamships left here to-day for Newchwang, just before the re- ceipt of the information that mar- tial law had been declared there. —_—————— VICTORIA, B, C., March 25.—Mr. Justice rtin Admitalty Court to.day handes e e fioet 18 the selsbeaind. Elmer E. 0 FAR EASTERN WATERS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE L] BRITISH NAVAL EXPERTS PRAISE SKILL OF ADMIRAL MAKAROFF No Longer Regard the Early Capture of Port Arthur by the Japanese Forces as Practically Assured. Special Cablegram to The Call a#d New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. LONDON, March 28.—Vice Admiral Makaroff is working miracles, not only at Port Aj r, but in England. A month ago the English press and public were both equally sanguine of victory for Japan. The public talked airily of the capture of Port Arthur and Vladi-| vostok and of the Russians being| driven out of Manchuria and back into | the recesses of Siberia. Expert writers of the press, of course, knew that the task for the Japanese | was a much more difficult one, but nev- ertheless the tone of their articles gen- | erally was inspired by the bellef that| in the end Japan would undoubtedly win. Russia, it was proclaimed without | contradiction, had ceased to exist as a naval power in the Far East. Her ships, cooped in Port Arthur, were use- | les!—even worse than useless. Vice Ad- miral Togo, in the words of one writer, | “had swept the seas as clean as did| that Dutch admiral who set up a broom | at his masthead and sailed down the| English Channel.” Vice Admiral Makaroff went out to| Port Arthur, and how all this has| changed. Makaroff has done wondm.‘l and, as Fred T. Jane writes in the Daily Chronicle: “Vice Admiral Togo has been credited with victories that he never won, with operations that, it is now getting clear, he never attempted, and presently he is likely to be unjustly blamed because no results are apparent. Togo and Makaroff are fairly matched in mental caliber, and though the latter has the weaKer fleet, everything points to his ability to play a waiting game, than which nothing is more likely to be fatal to the Japanese.” A statement of this sort a month ago would have been impossible in England. Another expert, Rear Admiral Inglis, who was very enthusiastic about Japan's prospects not so long 4go, pipes in a much lower lay to-day. In the Daily Telegraph this morning he pays * tribute to the energetic leadership of the new Russian commander at Port Arthur, and says: “I think, now that Admiral Makaroff has so many of his ships once more re- paired and on the qui vive and his tor pedo flotilla apparently in working or- der, Vice Admiral\Togo will prebably not have another opportunity of block- ing the entrance to Port Arthu FRANCE BARS MORE ORDERS Deputies Vote to Suppress All Forms of Religious Teaching by Ecclesiastics PARIS, March 26.—By the decistve | majority of 316 to 269 the Chamber of Deputies to-night passed the Govern- | ment bill for the suppression of all| forms of teaching by the religious or- ders. This supplements and completes the work begun by the former Pre- mier, M. Jvaldeck-Rousseau, in 1901 | The fii law suppressed the unau- | thorized teaching orders which had for | a long time carried on their vocation despite the lack of legal sanction, but the new law does not make any dis- tinction between authorized and unau- thorized congregations, but sweeps away the whole fabric of teaching by religlous orders, thus in effect substi- tuting the system of state schools for those heretofore conducted by the or- ders. Besides affecting the educational sys- tem, the passage of the bill is the| achievement of the principal work un- dertaken by Premier Combes, and it is, believed that the Premier will now vol- | untarily retire. The parliamentary battle over the bill was one of the severest which the Chamber of Deputies has seen in re- cent years. The minority failed to de- | velop any serious strength, but carried | its obstruction to the point of a fine | art, and, moreover, Premier Combes suffered severely by defections fqrom his own side, such leaders as George Leygues (Radical Republican), Minis- ter of Public Instruction in the Wal- deck-Rousseau Cabinet; Alexander | Miller and Jose Callaiux (Republican), carrying amendments which entirely odified the drastic character of the ginal measure. Premier Combes, | however, maintained his majorities on the main feature of the bill, and the closing vote was in the nature of a personal triumph for him. To-day’s sitting of the Chamber was marked by excitement, as the last clauses of the bill dealt with dry ques- tions of detail upon which it was im- possible to raise a heated debate, and the battle, having been thoroughly fought out in previous sittings, the op- position contented itself with merely plafonic protests before the taking of the final division. The bill, which has to pass the Sen- ate, though no serious opposition to it is anticipated there, forbids all teach- ing by the religious orders in the ter- ritory of France proper. and provides for the suppression within tem years of all orders actively holding an au- thorization to teach. e — WELL-KNOWN EDITOR IS DANGEROUSLY ILL Swanton of the Pomona Review Near Death, His Physi- cian Declares. POMONA, March 28.—Elmer E. Swanton, editor and manager of the Pomona Ralily Review, is dying at his home in this city. His physician says that not a ray of hope remains that his patient will be alive to-morrow morning. The cause of the iliness is Bright's disease of several years’ standing, but recently aggravated by an attack of the grip. Swanton was an editor in Fresno and in several cities in Central Cali- fornia before he came to live in this city. He was one of the editors on the old Alta California fifteen years ago. He has many relatives through- out Central and Northern California. He has a wife and four grown chil- dren in this place. MUST PAY PENALTY OF LIFE FOR MURDER Francisco Ochoa, Who Killed His Mis- tress in Bakersfield, Sentenced to Be Hanged. BAKERSFIELD, March 28.—Fran- cisco Ochoa, who in May, 1899, mur- dered his mistress in this city, was sentenced this morning by Judge Con- ley of Madera to be hanged at San Quentin on May 27, in accordance with the recent decision of the Su- preme Court. Ochoa was pale and nervous, but had nothing to say. His counsel, Senator Emmons, says he will appeal to Governor Pardee for a com- mutation of sentence. LB el Trains Stalled by Blizzards. VANCOUVER; B. C., March 28.— There has been no through express train from Eastern Canada to Van- couver since Friday and there will be one until Wednesday night, when ree trains will arrive in six skctions. Heavy blizzards on the prairies, the worst known in several years, have blocked the line from Winnipeg west- | ward to Moosejaw and trains were stalled wherever they happened to be when overtaken by the ng snow. At moon to-day the line was reported again’ open for traffic. SHERIFF LANDS ITH FUCITIVE Los Angeles Officer Arrives in New York Having Ed- win Masterson as Prisoner Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 28.—Charged with having embezzied $100,000 in Los Angeles, Edwin T. Masterson was fol- lowed through Europe for nine months by agents of the Continental Building and Loan Association of San Francisco and a Los Angeles Sheriff, who brought him a prisoner to New York In the steamship Moltke of the -Hamburg- American line to-day. Masterson, who was accompanied by his family, was taken to police head- quarters, and will be surrendered to the | Los Angeles authorities as soon as his extradition can be arranged. Nine months ago a rumor reached the officials of the Continental Company in San Francisco that it was losing through the peculations of some em- ploye in the Los Angeles office. Sheriff William E. White traced Masterson to train for the Bast and started for New York, but Masterson had already sailed for Hamburg. A police search through Holland and Germany followed and he was arrested at Kiel, but a defect in the extradition papers delayed his return to this coun- try. He was brought back here in the official charge of Germany. —_———— CHINESE CONCEALED IN PULLMAN BERTHS | Smuggied Mongolians Are Discovered by Federal Inspectors Aboard Northern Pacific Train. PORTLAND, - Or.,, March 28.—A bold attempt at smuggling Chinese was frustrated to-day by the Govern- ment inspectors on information from Seattle. Four Chinese coolies were found concealed in upper berths of a Pullman sleeper attached to the North Coast limited train on the Northern Pacific when it arrived in this city. The Chinese gave their names as Louie Suie, Louie Chong, Louie Gin and Lee Sang. They said that after their arrival in Seattle from China they were taken in electric cars to Au- burn, about twenty-five miles south of Seattle, where they were placed on the sleeper. The inspectors suspect that they have discovered a scheme which has been in operation for some time. e The Mecca railway has now reached a point directly east of the Dead Sea, on the high tableland of Moab. DR. PIERCE'S REMEDIES. Ap s o Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discov- i : £ £ i ¥yi iosimcs F § £