The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 2, 1904, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO C MUS LINERS AD 10 RUSSS NAVAL POWER Atlantic \h*dm\hl]\\ Report-| ed to Have Been Sold to Czar's Government. Viceroy Alexieff and Ad-| miral Makaroff Visit Port Arthur Squadron. —— Representatives of American ! Army and Naval Services Start for Mukden. Dispatch to The Call URG, April 1.—In na- asserted that seven | chased from’ Ger- ading ships. It | ved to be true that the Fuerst k.. Deutschland and Columbia | three war | ands. SHPS OF WiR HALT AND SINK ENEMY'S CRAFT Steamer (arrmw \[1116 and Torpedoes Destroyed by Russian Cruiser. Shots Are Fired and Crew of the. Vessel Are Captured. Funeral of Men Killed on the Silni Held at Port Arthur. ST. PETERSBURG, April 1.—A semi- official dispatch from Port Arthur bear- ing to-day’s date says: “Our entire squadron left the harbor March 28, making for the Miactas Isl- At 11 o'clock the cruiser Novik sighted a steamer towing a Chinese Hamburg-American line have i to Russia. A dispatch from | says the Fuerst B rmar«‘k[ for 800000 | Port Arthur| He arrived erday and his stay will be returning immeédiately to head- "ith Admiral Makaroff and «l, respective commanders | o maval -and military Arthur, ‘and vieited the battleships | and * Cesare Pallada and n the hiarbor, and later ol swords henor, with ibbons 1 ved “for gal- | pon the captains of the cruis- n,- Novik and’ Askold. NEW ATTACK: EXPECTED. A rmation received apanese sre ir attack on | Irg Alexieff is at ion Rur Po he vizan ers. Bay the \uu“n McCully, as- naval attache | Port Ar- liam V-. Judson | ates Engineer -Corps, General Kuropat- | left ‘heére this even- el by Colonel Papdaroff, ry attache, and : They witl go di- Adn Alexieff's head- Mukden, where thetr fu- will be ‘determined. rican officers speak in.| se of the treatment ac- al Rosen, the formér Minister t ved heré to-day. There ywing - conviction . in a vy anc itary circles that Vice miral Togo's desperate endeavors .to « b til¢ up or pple the Port Arthur €quadron are for the purpose of defi- viitely immob| g it while the Japan- ese effect a1 ing at Newchwang or £ome other point VIGILANCE OF MAKAROFF. Makaroff's capture .of er near an island be- extremity of the Lidotung and the at he iral Shentung Peninsuia | watching the entrance P chili. It is .not be- 1l - attempt o | es of the Lisotung Makaroff’s fleet i5 unerip- wi aif . while pied The Novikrai of Port Arthur, dated arch &, has just arrved here. It a telegram from Captain ein, eommanding the Russian Viadivostok, referring to e ack on - Viidivostok, ;,‘ m which it gppears that his squad- ron . was. not okly in port when: the ene ¥ was sighted, but that it got up went out and.engaged the Jap- who turned tall, Captain ‘Reitz- according to his telegram -to ander in- chief, ‘pursuing -the until 5 p..m.; when he re- Viadivostok. - He: gives. the of the Japanese squadron sieam, enese €n he stein 10 jositior ax Yol lows Fhe bartleship Fuji; crifsers Tdzume, eud the Teogaing the armored Yakumo - ‘end " Iwate AMERICAN (()\ql L ANNOUNCES RESPECT OF RU \\l AN ORDERS NEWC HWA.‘»G Anrll 1—United States Consul Miller informed the eiti- zens of his nationality - of the United States’ acquiescence in the proclama- tion of martial daw hy the Russian authorities here.. "The - United - States gunboat Helena leaves Newihwang to- morrow The British - gunboat - Espiegle is awaliing additional instryctions.. Rus. elan authority “has Déen - established here. without friction. - There ‘is no. ap- parent alarm; although -mavable ‘prop- erty is beifig partly removed. It 4% ‘understood. that ~immediately after” hg -eleven ships now here are loaded, the port” and - river will be ding for a Newchwang is closed, as the work of provi at. system of defenge progressing. | junk. | maps and two Whitehead | The crew was taken on board our ships, |and accompanying torpedo-boats re- | Port-Arthur. General | celebrated with a rehglous service uxd | the men "killed on board the torpedo- | Japanese marines-landéd on the island | Russians in - Manchuria® are Manchu- She would not stop until the torpedo-boat Vrimantny fired two shots. It was the Japanese steamer Ranien Maru, on board of which were found ten Japanese and seven China- men, various papers, telegrams and torpedoes. after which the vess’el was taken into tow and subsequently sunk. The Novik joined the squadron, which returned to “On March 29'the anniversary of the Russian occupation of Port Arthur was military review. “On March 30 occurred the funeralof | boat destroyer Silni, during.the Jap- anese attempt to botfle .up.the port .March 27. A large concourse attended the funeral. “Grand Duke Boris arrived on- the, same day and was gi\en a pubHc v\eJ«J come. “Viceroy* Alexieff, ncoompa,med byy General Zilinski, arn\ed on March 3L } All is quiet.” CHARGES ARE \IADE THA T]{E JAPANESE MASSAC P]-,h F \\IILILS ST. PETERSBURG; A.prn casional correspondent’ of the Novoe Vremya ‘at. Viadivostok says he has been informed by an officer that, fol- lowing the bontbardment of March 6, .—An oc- of Putiitina,” thirty miles from Viadi- vostok, g@nd killed foyrteen- families. This information was brought. by Chinese and is considered-iinreliable. It is also reported, .the correspondént says, that the Japanese upon their re-- tirement . from Viadivostok, dropped flcating mines. The correspendent charges tha( the Japanese, Who were familiar with’ the. location of buildings in the city, de- liberately directed their guns toivard a hospital where there wete 230 sick. Fartunately -the hospital was not struck. ‘Another hospital was also en- | dangered by & Japlneu shell. A Correspondent stationed in. Man- churia - writes_under ‘date of March 6 that the only persons opposed to the rians whom the Russians prevented op- pressing the - people. Manchuridns’ friendly- to ihe Russians, this’ cerre: spondent says, have petitioned the lat- ter to @accord protection, which they say they, cannot éxpect undér thnese rule. Following the torpedoing of the Ru sian ships, the news of which wag cir- eulated . by the Japanese among. the Chinese, placards were ~posted saying that the opportunjty had arrived-to| exterminate the foreigners., Troops.are coming ‘in by thousands, the.. corre: spondent adds, in a steady stream. The following semi-official ‘dispatch has been received from Liaoyang: “In" the first encountér with ‘the Japanese in Northern Korea, which was crowned with. victory for the Ryssian arms, the enemy’s lesses were ten.times those of the Russians. According -to Korean reports the Japanese moved with the help of 500 Koreans to the headquarters of the Japanese. The confusion of the Japanese was sq great that they hoisted the Red Cross flags in teken of surrender. Throughout their war with China the Japanese never| showed themselves so distracted. Thel people here are in high spirits over the |- news of the first brilinat l‘h( in. Ko- RUSSIANS TO MAKE STAND AT THE YALU, SAYS GENERAL ALLEN SEOUL, Korea, April 1, 11 a. @.— | military observer with the ' Japanese army, has returned .here from Ping- that the Russians have lost éxceilent opportunities to take advantage-of the natural obstacles offered by the coun- CROWD CHEERS ITO ON HIS RETURN T0 JAPANESE CAPITAL TOKIO, Anr1| 1L 7p m—'l'hg u. quis Tto returned here to-day from his special mission to the BEmperor of Korea. He was received at the railroad statipn by the Ministérs and was granfed an audience by the Emperor of Jepan. While it is denied that political sig- nificance is attached to the mission, it doubtless will cement the cordiality be- tween the Korean and Japanese courts and will inspire the Korean Em-| peror with confidence In the lntendo- of Japan. try to oppose the Japanese advance.’ General Allen believes it to be evident that the Russians intend to make a] Imnd at the Russian - burled | fifty men, while 170 wounded wére re- | Brigadier General Allen, United States |- yvang. He says the roads’in Northern |- Korea are in very bad condition and{ had no foundation in fact. reportéd in the original Petershurg. The Japanese distracted was the _Japanese not been issued earlier. PR TFhat Japan’s losses in killed -and wounded in the Chongju mt‘gement were more serious than tches seems to be proved by supplementary messages from Korea to- St. were conveyed from the field by hundreds of Korean bearers and so mnnmmmmmmhoumdmmm of surrender. The Russian cava %, one dispatch says, in rather a bad condition, was seen falling back on the Yalu, where it is belleved the stand will be made and an issue forced. Newchwang continues to discuss its martial law and the impression prevailing among the local merchants is that Russia is well within her rights, the only wonder beiif that the martial law order had From St. Petersburg and Berlin comes an additional report in regard to the pnmhue of Hamburg- American liners by Russia, the dispatches saying that in addition to the Fuerst Bismarck, the slle ot the great Deutschland and Columbia has been enecml. TROOPS OF RUSSIA IN THE ORIENT POSTS READY FOR CONFLICT Immense Army of fhe Czar Located Near the Scenes of Hostilities. Figaro's St. telegraphs PARIS, April 2—The Petersburg correspondent as follows: “A detaliled list of the Russian troops in the Far East was semi-officially communicated to me to-day, and, though I am forbidden to betray the The list was drawn upon the evening of March 28 by the general staff at Harbin. There were then in Manchuria 170,000 infant- ry, 17,000 cavalry and 26 cannon. Of this number 20,000 infantry, 5000 cav- alry and $2 cannon have been told off lo guard the rallway. - . “Although the bulk ol the troops 15 concentrated opposite . Korea, the strategical front extends 1600 Kkilo- meters from Vladivostok- fo Niauch- wang, on the Jeft bank of thé Liao River, the right bank being considered neutral territory. “By June 28 130,000 more infantry, 30,000 eayalry arnd 250 cannon will ha\e been sent out. “It is estimated "that the Japanese troops landed do not exceed 80,000 and that 100,000 are waiting until the commissariat s assured before- being transported,-as Xl is lmposslble to, feed them in Korea,' . The St. Petershurg, vorr?spundent of the Echo -de Paris -says that-in accord- ance with a: desire _of Vice Admiral Makaroft- the Nevski yards are send- ing to Port Arthur by rail elghteen | pable of - making thirty knots ap.heur, RhPORT OF ATT ACK BY TOGO'S SQUADRON - < IS-NOT: CO\I'IR‘VIED LONDON, April 1, 6:34 p. mi—A: d}'- patch-to ‘the Central News from. Tokio says Vice Admiral Togo made arother attack. on- Port Arthur - during the might of March 30-31° “The ° dispatch adds that it is said the attack was. for. ‘the: purpese of “taking scummnxs and ‘ascertainizig the effécts of.the’ last at- tempt tG bottle up the Russlan fleet. Ko detalls of the attack are obtainable, LONDON; April-2.—There is 5o con- firmation: of any kind of the report cabled: from. Tokio to.a news agency that afresh attack has been made by fhe Japanese mpon: Porg Arthur. ‘Some sutprise ‘is expressed here over the rapid - de\'elopment of the Japanese ad- xunce in Korea as (ndlcnted by ihe little is known of, this moveme -supposed the right’ flank. of -the Jap- anese army 18 making a simultaneous advarnce; and’ perriisiion Deing granted to the- newspaper. Tokio to stait:for the front.is regard- ed’na foreshadowing serious operations: * The Telegraph's Weihaiwel - correr epondent. reports. that the -Japahese steamer Hanyion Mary (p:eviously re- ported captured and sunk by the !»us- boat; and that twenty:fiy board ut her were jost.. T DRIVE m RUSSIANS N CHENGIU REGI0 TOKIO. April lntormntlon has’| beén recelved bere from' g | pflvm dislodging ‘the. Ryms | yang) oo March 28, Testad for one’ d‘y ‘and then advanced to ‘Russians mtu'nng tnw;flrd Unsanp; a; tawh g!;hty miles n'onlleut Aprit 6-on & Jsp-neae tr sqmmqn whicb recy-in regard’to. the movm:ma o | KOREA APPOINTS . DIPLOMATIC OFFICER 70 MIKADO'S COURT SEOUL, knrem April 17 s 4 m— | the troops and thejr disposition for 1 ‘campalgal; -but the' newepapermen chafed under their_extended idieness.- A arowi h‘g:u:er« at the- Shinbast{ station, .W the ‘chrrespondents went on board a train, and cheend‘the de- .—-—..-o-—-——- Bhsulhell' Mm secrets of mobilization, I am allowed to’ i give the general figures. torpedo.boats of the Cyrlone type, ca- |. selxure of Yongchun 4nd,” ‘al ough | slans) was sunk by a Russian torpedo |’ source that.the. Japanese- 4rom -affer (about Afty. miles nothivest of Ping-1 |-sia,. if ictarious,. ‘what sheé TIBETANS ASSEMBLE FOR BATILE DESPITE A HAIL OF BULLETS S L Silence Is Maintained in Petersburg - Regarding British Invasion. REERES G L LONDON, April 2.—The Indian Of- fice has issued long dispatches sent by Colonel Younghusband, commanding the British mission to Tibet, through Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, which confirm the statement concerning the engagement between the British and Tibetans ngar Guru yesterday. The dis- patches add that it was the Lassa general who fired the first shot, there- by inciting the Tibetans to attack, and show that but .for the fact that the Tibetans were so hemmed in that they cculd not use their weapons the British loss might hme been much more se- | rious, -Later d‘lspatches show that so little was thé onset expected that the British officers were eating sandwjches and adjusting came; Mr. Candler, the unfortunate corfespondent-of the Mail, |'was sitting inarmed writing. He ‘had a narrow escape from death, receiving twel¥e wounds.’ Colonel Younghusband and his-staff were not'far distant, and also’ wholly’ unarmed, and it is: e\-ldent that but for the. pnrsonal tourage and presence of mind of Colonel Macdonald and his officers -2 terrible disaster ‘might have occurred. The Tibetans |, -| displayed- dogged feariessness. - _The: whole affair occupied only ten minutes, and even In the retreat the Tibetans digdairned to scatter apd run, and mdrched Solemnly m ling under a hail ‘of fire. AT, PETEMRG, Apru Al thongh no official efxpress{on garding the wictory of the British expédition to Tibet ob(dlnable to-night; it is cer- tain that, the matter will' nof ‘dttract the &Ltenflun which' if would -have done [ Béfore tive-outbreak: of “the. war ‘with | Japad, when Russian interest in the results of the éxpedition was very keen. THhe . real . purpases of the . expedition . were then viewed with the. gr&vest sus< picion, it being feared. that a definite settléinent of British influence oyer the .Grand “Lama of Lassa, -Wwhich ‘was regarded ds - Great Britairi’s .object,’ Svould be regarded as a.severe blow tq - Russian presllgé. bo!h in Tibét and n China. . . - "The situatior ls now. changed be- £3ll to leave her free to act.even'if s .disposed, - and .sécondly—perhaps * of, even mare importance—because there ‘are now inéreasing indi¢ations that bet- . between.Great Britain and. s{ght. or at least, there t[ona by both munnles, 5 Several lead(ng newsfimefl here havn somersauit,. notal Onily this. morm g calmly discussed -Greay the ‘Novesti Brthn.u lorig-standing: desire fo ulitam a’ pratectorate over: Tibet. as being in a-fafr way ‘to, suceeed, declaring that peither “Russia ‘nor 'China’:would ob-’ ject, ‘while. & spécial dispatch from the ‘Paris: correspondent: ‘of the Novoe | Vremya said fhat aa entem between ally §s at war -less, the Assocjated .Préss is: sion of fintormwt(on ha ‘possess King Edward - cleflflng 1 of settipment w41l incligle, giving: Rus ants. in uanchflrh, the openh';s or neutraliza- ;| tion -of ‘the Dm"dq.nelle! and an outlct to the . Fex‘slan “Gulf . re'.wru for n,n OF WAR TIME LAWS havn.uain warned. " D’llnlt the: d!-om.\‘nd!on of lies. ¢al- ‘[culated” to -aréuse race _hatred. . Of- | feniders will be liable fo three ‘manths’ imprisonment’ “ahd: $250. firie. The warning begins: | SR “All _the Emperor's chbjecu. - to whntever faith -op- race .they beiong, Enjoy -equal rights and protection’ un- der the“laws of Russia. . enemies’ af Runlh will stir up flrlh. e C—————— " Southein Pacific to Arbitrate. | cause Russia's hands are at present too |- i AMERICAN DIPLOMAT AT ST, PETERSBURG. ON. DELICATE GROUND McCormick Aids the Japa- nese in Difficulties in the Czar’s Capital. ST. PETERSBURG, April 1, 8:30 p. m.—The American Embassy is en- ergetically looking ader Japanese in- terests. Embassador McCormick’s task is -extremely delicate, but happily his excellent personal relations with For- eign Minister Lamsdorf and the other Ministers, and the high -esteem in whic¢h he s held by thém, has served to prevent the slightest friction. All his requests in behalf of Japan hnve béen met in the best spirit. His latest representations were re- garding the transportation home of the Saghalien, who, to the number. of 600, have béen waiting, with the Japanese Consul and ‘consuiar staff, for an op- portunity to return to Japah. Al- though the matter. represénts some fllt culties, it has miet with a.’favorable response. ‘Russia will grant Japan's request and. the refagees probably will be brought to the Siberian coast and thence dispatched by a neutral ship, which will be arr&nged for’ by M.r Me- ‘Cormick. The Embassador is now . takmg ateps o’ send forty-eight Japanese at Chita to ‘Berlin-and ‘he has received fromthe Japanese Minister -at Berlin -a .warm ‘lefter “of - thapks for~ the assistance af- ded the twelve refugees sent by Mr: Mc Cormick_in Berlin_ten days ago. . A létter from the’island of -Saghalien says that’ 800 ‘time:expiréd convict§ have: béen earolled for the defense of the island They. hope to be allowed to return tp Russia affer the ar gs & recompense for. theii- sérvices. - Admirai- Skrydloff, commander " of the Black Sed fieet, .who. commanded - the Pacific squadron for four.years, in an lntervle“ just. ‘published. paid a- high uibute m the seamanship, nerve and pluck of the ‘Japanese. He- de- ‘ciared their attack before the declara- tion of war was’ quite. cha.racteriadc Personally, ‘he held the opinion-long had delermmefl on war and only ‘con- tiriued the negotiations while it.served th.eir purpuse. but no anmount of con- cessions would have yrevented war. They hungared for' revenge becanse the Russians stopped Japan's prog-. ‘ress after the Chingse-Japanese War. - Admiral bkrydlofl considers the ul- timate victory of Russia to be ce n, denomlnating this as a ;iatrlouc, na- tional war, and addmg -a ‘ghgle card. ‘It is our duty to-de- ‘the F’ar East,” | first attack. on, Port -Arthur. was ser ous. - The' other att@q{s ahd bombar ments” were for’ the vurpose’ of keep— ing the squa ron:in Port, Arthm' while a-landing < ffected in Korea ur els .where. Heconsiders Poit Arthur im- pregnable, of which he. believes:the aapanexe are comlnce ..and’ declares itk play an impottant rele. But for the ‘préserit-and for-some months the .scene-will be on’land.-" ‘miral* does not say-sd, i _ | that . Makaroft is eonside frival “of . the® Baltic fleet autumn; - While hé.says t_h Sea fleet is only: prepar.lnf " the Black nmm INVESTIGAEION - mm m BULLY 'x-w BE medmtnltfie-lm Oentn!, “Is Exeminéd ‘as to. His Dealings With ‘Cotten- King: tion. i, Which Bawin Hiwley, the presi- dent of the’ Iowaeptrql ? e Mim\eflwlln and’ St..-Louis’ road, and Frank:H. Ray, heid of:sex eral_large tobacco’companies, the al leged -partners -of- Daniel- J. “Silly .iri "his- colton { e ques--| “tiotled. was ' cummeniced m-da-y “before. “United tatés Commissioner Alexander. -To ,uceruin fully whether or nof:flnw partners wns ‘the objéct of tlre .exam! nation. It. developed dufing ‘theé - ex- amination’ that the first transaction Hawley “had" with_ Sully was in',Sep-' um . 190:3; when. he loaned Sully. in- fllly -$700,000 “on scurities. The etn.mlnauon will. ‘be- résumed next | 'x‘hundly. S -————‘-.-———'-4—. .. Warran for Missing Treasurer. CLF'VELAND,.O)’A!Q, April :——The ' on the bond of George T. Clewel], the missing secretary and treasurer of the npigned Federal Trust Company, to- day obtained a warrant for his’arrést, ‘| A wheck for $8100 cashed by Glewell | last Saturday was found in a package of currency to-day marked to contain Hyun-¥ong-Un, who was at one time| BOSTON, April 1.—On acequnt of | - BAKERSFIELD, April 1. -— The |:$10,000,. Only $1900 of the np 000 inspecfor for the Korean railroad | board and who has resided in Japan for a long ‘time past, has been pointed Korean Minister at Toki m not being able to adjust 1000 mien- in the - t.hnmmltorreplln. b wage scale-| Southern Pacific will arbitrate the-dis- building “irades | pute at Kern with the boilermakers’ - | stoppéd work to-day in New England. | helpers who' walked out' yesterday. Former Cuban Official Dies. .| Seven.thqusand operatives of the Bos- | Each side will appoint two arbitrators, HAVANA, April -1.—Colonel Andres | dancing will be |ton Rubber Mills in Malden were’who in turn will select tertainmeént. Talents ape tools and not merau thrown out of work by tlu'clduq of | the men will probably mm te work | of tlnflntcw mbup.@d wpl- under the direction of Rev. Father M. W‘NDH‘W remnined in the packm ~ ‘a’fifth, ‘and | de la Terres, Secretary of the Interior | en wand to-day. Japanese refugées. on the.island ot} betore the rqpture that the- Japanese | “Japan put her fate as a nower on | termine the’ posmon 5119. is to, ho]d in | that Admiral Makareff's ‘fleet later on | ‘ Hague court,due to the Russiam Em- - {'services in :the - NEW YORK, ‘April 1+The euln!n:-' COVITE BUYS MEN-OF-WAR TO CLASH WITH dAPAN' SUMMARY OF THE CALLS WAR NEWS Tokio officials sent out a report last night to the effect that Vice Admiral Togo had -gahl attacked Port Arthur on the nights of March 30 and 31, but as St. Petersburg had not heard of ‘the re- port and Vice Admiral Alexieff was at Port Arthur and reviewed the squadron the Tokio story probably SURVIVORS ARE EH[[R[II AT ODESSH Destroyed at Chemulpo, Welcomed. Russian. (Citizens Decorate thie City in Honor of the Fighting Men. teast at Barracks Complétes the Gala Programme of - Rejoicing. ——— ODESSA, April 1.—Odessa to-day en- thusiastically received the survivors of the gunboat Koreitz and the crulur Variag, destroyed by the Japanese in} the battle of Chemuipo. The Russian steamer Malaya, with the survivors on board,: was sighted at 2 o’clock this aftérnoon, and a salvo from the great guns announced to thousands that their waiting was at an end. . A fleet of steamers and yachts, load- ed with cheering passengers and bands playing natfonal airs, put out to greet the returning sailors. This fleet kept] pace with a launch bearing the cap- tain of the port, who carried with him the crosses of St. George which the Emperor had t:onrerred upon ‘ the ®ffi- cers and. crews. When Commiander S&epuoft ‘of the Variag walked down the gangway he received a blessing from a priest garbed in flowing gold embroideréd vestments gnd - a hearty embrace. from Baron Kaulbars, commander-of the troops. A parade. was formed,- headed by the clergy and the survivors, surrounded by a guard of honor, and between two lines of cadéts the march was taken up to the city.” The streets wére dgcorated with flags and bunmng, and.there were arches inscribéd, “To thé Heroes of. Chemulpo.” -An 1mmense crowd . thronged: the pavethent,- an the en= thusiasm reachéd such a mtch that the people brushed aside the police and cadets and the guard of ‘homor . and raised .some of the sunhors on thefr shnuldera. “while, others were séized atid kissed, and -upon ‘ail:-were showered ¥ough but- kindly uttenuons iz . Near -the statue of' Duke mcheneu the survivors kissed a “cross n-l_md then resumed the. march to the .city -hall, where ' 4 pavilion. ‘had - been: erected. “Heére the city.fathers. ottered Cnptnln s:epanofl bread and:salt upon.a& sils ver platter inscribed. with “the ‘Words, “The’ welcone of Odéssa to the' heroes Who astonished the ‘world.” The- Maycu' -annoiinced that he had received .from the residents of Odessa and other see tions of Russia maney for distribution among thé survivers.. A-gala perform- | ance was given to-night at the City Theater.- The. survivars will )etve tor Sebaflopol April 2. z A “Te-Deum’ was sung-in the uqu!l:e in front of : the town_ hall. were subsequently feasted at the bar- racks, and’ thé' officers. were * glven n banquet nt the: military schovl. - REVIEW -PR_OCELDINGS . IN THE VENEZUELAN CASE | Presldent ol The Ha‘ue 1‘.rlhun.ll Files. a Lengthy Report ‘With the Em- - ‘peror ol’ Russia. s . ST. PETERSBUR Aprlll ravieff, Minister of: Jiistice - cently. sresident ‘of The Hague Axb{- tration’ Tribunal h h° -decided the his reporz to the Ings, exhauitiveiy ° réviey commversy. He devote: tton-as {o What languag Engllpb er French ‘should’ be used in’ the -praceed- . The- Miniister expresses a respect tnm‘a a gredt deal of- hfrelevant mnt:ter of & political chardcteér unfit to be pre- : sehted to sunh a (rlbunal. and declares f -hor cumbflcated in Itsell' but was ren- [ dered so by the pofitical “element." in- peror s sn)tlatlve, will rendel' lnvulu‘h!; ause of* tnterannll peacd and says he -hopel wm- make frequies £ e NEW LUMBER O()Q[PAN! Well Known anlm-;s Men o! Nor;h rn. and Sonn(trn CnlImnh . *‘Incorporate , (‘oneern : Company were med with th County Clerk to-day. The- lncur«porxlallg are D. E. ‘Skinner of San-Rafael, Louis Tittis nle‘u .-hfllld be denied. of Berkeley and Graham E. Babcock, Sam F. Smith and l{. A Grthm'n of tfils & city.. The entjre clr ltll -Stock is -only |- $10,000, .but all of it is lubscflbed and fully paid, and’the: personality. o( zhe incorpordtors means: .muc'h D. E. Skinner is the president pf the ‘Renton- Holmes cumplny. which owns | and -opeéraf the Port Blakeley Mills .on Pugét Sound, dnd is the vice' p: large and several’ mills. Titus.is a Mngr in each- of “those companies and is aiso lumber for the yard ard the Gther red-’ wood. Graham is the owner of a local pignixgamill and ‘Babeock is -a -local | W7 Salt Cainpany. —————— : WIIT Hold Benefit Soctal. A leap year social. will be held at Mis- |- sion* Parlor Hall on the evening of | Wednesgay, April6, for the bénefit of St. Paul's. booth. ‘Gaelic -music and capitalist and the.head of the Wenm ° ~Connolly, i Chambermaid Ts “The mien | -L Sheriff . w February, were released on- writs of | riear, IS B POWIER FOR JAAN'S ARNY Men of Komtz and Vl.rlag, Legatlon in (‘hxcago Said’ to : Hurry the Purchaise o_f Ammunition.’ Military Attache Discovers Chinese Are Engaged in Conspiracy. Said fo Have Told of Scheme to < Obtain Supplies. - Special Dispatch to' The Call. CHICAGO, April 1.—Although denfed flatly at the Japanese legation to-day, there is little doubt of the truth of a. story that Japanese agents ih this city.’ have been securing quantities of pow- der and other supplies through an in- termediary of that legation. - It is pos- sible that the Chinese Minister Nimself had no idea of what was going on, but it 1s certain that some .of his officials were concerned in the affair. £ - These war materials, which lneluM besides ° powder, several - thousand stands of firearms, quantities of food- stuffs of ‘the type recently approved Yor fleld use by the French general pmrl were nhipped first, }ndlrecuy to - Yokohama, but the risk was found to be too great. Colonel Pazareff, the Russian mili- ‘tary attache at Paris, discovered al- Teged fraud through agents. whom he had employed-to. ind out why there were 80 many -comings and goings be- tween the Japanese and Chinese lega- tions after dark. While hidden in- the concierge’s room' he . finally overheard a convefsation which.left the matter in no doubt. - CIt.ds auppo"d the incident will be closed by a formial explanation by the Chicago.legation,. The Jamnese agents ‘have left the city. - The jeast romantic part of the affair is the. fact that the ‘fraud- was- first .discloséd by a chamber- majd ina Russian_ family. who had been éoncemed in-'the scheme. ° e BOBBE'D AND -MURDERED l){ A LO‘L[AY CABIN: !‘link Dm:i:. a l-"nm Employe, Is xnnd and Mystery Is lnvolved . -in Crime. ° - B.ANTA ROSA, : April L—On\ Priday mom}ns fhe remains of Frark Dach “were found in cabjin on the William L Jones - ranch,: r - Bloomfield, - his -thrept having been cut frém ear to ear and _the. interior: of “the 'rade - cabin qwinz unmistakable signs of & severs struggle. . Dach had besn missing for - several days, and when his cabin- was entered. the ‘body was found lying on ‘the flgor. The murderer is unknowm and. the' officers have but éne clew an -which to work. 1t is‘réported that a ranch hand who was recéntly- employed .in the' vicinity dxnw«ured several days ago and has 0t been .seen Since. The ‘appearance ' of thé remiains indicates that ‘the erime was comgmitted abeut five days ago. A jury summoned by Coroner. Blackburn “this alternoon returned a verdict that 'the deceased had come fo his death at the hands .of 'some person- unknown. - Dach’ was a’ Polander, and but littie is’ . known of him'in the Bloomfleld vicin- ity: He'had miadé his home there about eight moriths,. ' working . on' various ranches. Robbéry was ‘the ‘motive: tor he crime, the pockefs of the yictim's trauurs having” ‘been. cut’ open. David ‘Woite, tm‘metly a clerk at the City and County Hospital, who was re- moveil from -his. position - January 15 !nst. wants to be restored, although he is-at mm drawing a salary as boek- ‘keeper of the jails, a positien fo which _he was ppolnud a few- days ago by Surtis. - Yestéerday - he ‘filed a suit for & writ of mandate. compemng the Board 6f Health, which disnrissed X0 Testora him'to His.-place. The. ‘suit was. assigned to’ Judsq Sloss, who lmle Denied Release. - Enh Yick and Lim Lep. who. were c'rrnud on snptc:m of_having ~mur- dered Daré Gum - in -Chinatown. last habeas ‘gorpus’ by Judge Hebbard yes- - terday;-.the “¢éourt holding that - the evidence was insuffieient to hold thém. case ot Louie. Yow, M' ery - 'wno was hrrested at the same: time.on the ‘same ch.,rge, the court found that- sufficient’ evidénce to imiplicate him in’ the crime: was- in ‘the-hands of the po-. llce, and that ‘therefore his. peu\lon hr Sprmg Medlcmd “There is no other season when good medicire is so much needed as in the dent of Hobbs, Wali.-& Co., owners- of | SPring. - amounts 0! rgdwood timber hnd' ¢ _Bankers’ Surety Company,- which is| their-attoraey. One wil supply. tiie pine face and. body, by deficient vitality, The Blood is unpute. weak and lmpovenshed—‘—l condition indicated by pilmplés and other eruptions on the loss of appetite, lack-of strength md' ot of animatjon. Hood’s ‘Sarsaparilla and Pills =~ Mnlr‘ the blood psre, vigorous -:nd ‘create appemc, give - vitality, . -tren‘(h and animation and cure all leading features of the | eruptions. Have the wliole family be- The affair will be given ‘mtoukethemto-dfl Sarsaparilla promises o oure and keeps-the promise.