The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 20, 1904, Page 1

cisco for thirty hours ending mianight. April 20: San Francisco and vicinity— Occasional light showers; light southerly winds, changing to | Forecast made at San Fran- ' THE COrisi: Orpheum—Vaudeville. Matinee westerly. A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster. {‘ flm. Beggar Student.” R — —% » & VOLUME XCV—NO. 142 i % : SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, -1904. & PRICE FIVE CENTS. BATTLE RAGES AROUND PORT ARTHUR FORTS RUSSIAN WARSHIPS REPORTED IN COLLISION PARIS, April 20.—The Journal prints a dispatch from its correspondent at Yinkow, dated yesterday at 5 p. m., which says it is affirmed that a fresh battle is raging at Port Arthur. ST. PETERSBURG, April 19.—All sorts of rumors are current in this city, the most persistent of which Shlp Sevastopol and the protected cruiser Pallada have been in collision and that one was much damaged OREGONS FAST CARS DELEGATES ARE HURLED 0T BOUND FROM RAILS Go 1o Conventlon at Eight lees Lost in| St. Louis Unin- | Train Wreck in structed. Mexico. Governor Chamberlain Is| Coaches Topple Down an One of Party’s Rep- | Embankment Near resentatives, Zacatecas. Choice of Men Who Wlll Take Part in | Forty Persons Sufl"et Severe Injuries Naming of Candidate I in the Crash and Among Them Quickly ¥ade Are Two Americans. | { i NS S— RTLAND, April 18 ted at al MEXICO CITY, April 19.—North-| | Hearst's agents v urn to bound fast passenger train No. 1 on| 2 to sh for | the Mexico Central, which left this| arge sums an v ex-{city last night, jumped the track about | istruBt the Tour kilometet® north of Zacatecas to- | ¢ party of the State of Ore-|gday, the wreck resulting in the death | £on whom it should n e as its choice | of eight persons and the injury of Presidential office Last night | thirty-five or forty others. arst managers declared war on| The train was running at a high e Desasintic Biate € Commit- |Tate of speed when a defective rail | and Seadived to | precipitated the locomotive, the ex- . Shats il yr‘l . and hd.:gag.v cars, the first, sec- | " lond ande third class coaches down an | . counsel oy hankment, demolishing them. ! € were The two Pulimans were the only a White cars which did not leave the track f ary offi- i those occupying them received no injury bevond a severe shaking up. is impossible to secure a list of | 4, but it is understood that | t Hwnuu. with- de among them are the Mexican fireman cupied and the express man and em;m«eer.l judicial Americans. —_————— HAWAIIAN LEGISLATORS Special Session Adjourns After Adopt- ing Nearly All of Executive’s the check or on the Recommendations. N. Gatens, sec- | HONOLULU, April 19. etar o Governor Chamberia read | Session of the Territorial Legislature, | etter from his chief. Chamberlain’s | Which was convened for the purpose | name had been used both to pr e |of providing funds for Territorial ex- | a injure Hearst’s ¢ y and, |penses, adjourned to-day sine die, | g to be used as a tool by either | having completed the object for which e Governor authorized his sec- | it was called together. The recom- y withdraw his name if it ere | mengdations of G ernor Carter were mentioned for the office of Vice Pres- | practically adopted without material ide ge. The closing scenes in the | Governor Chamberlair said Ga- > were marked by much enthus- | tens, “told me yesterday afternoon mot |iasm, cheers being given for Governor t0 allow hie name to be mentioned, and | Carter. The session, which convened | if it should be presented to withdraw |April 4, was the shortest in the his- it, as it was against his wishes tory of the Territory. SLATE SMASHED. A T | The Hearst slate was smashed and 4 O S ‘NI.‘() only & plece or two was saved in the DIYGH AND DROWNS election of delegates to the national | . i convention this evening. The delegates | ¥ cUum IS Supposed to Have Been| ere as follows: Governor George E. Stricken Down by Epileptic | Chamberiain, Portland; W. F. Butch- Attack. | er, Baker City: J. B. Matlock, Hepp-| RENO, April 19.—Dennis Maher, ner; C. E. Redfield, Eugene; F. V. Hol- |2 laborer, aged about 65 years, was man, Portland; James Gleason, Port- |found dead in Riverside mill ditch land: T. R. Sheridan, Roseburg; Sam |here to-day. He was last seen alive M. Garland, Linn. |about 12 o'clock last night, when he They are uninstructed. None of these | left his home, which is across - the men are for Hearst, except, perhaps, in | ditch in which his body was found. He @ case of a scramble for the band- | was subject to epilepsy and it is sup- wagon. Six of the eight have exp ed [ posed he was attacked and fell into strong anti-Hearst views, and only one | the ditch. This is the fourth person has shown anything like a preference |drowned in this ditch within - four for the representative in Congress from | months, New York | —_————— By a vote of 151 to 115 the Hearst | SLEEPERS LIVES CRUSHED resolution of indorsement was turned | OUT BY AN AVALANCHE down in the convention this afternoon. After the report of the committee on platform and resolutions had been read R. G. Smith of Josephine stepped to the piatform and asked the chair- man for permission to speak “I offer thie as a resolution,” said Smith. “I will let the clerk read it.” The little piece of paper was a resolu- tion to the effect that the Oregon dele- gates to the national convention should be instructed for Hearst and thus the long expected dynamite bomb was flung into the expectant convention. “Be it resolved,” read the clerk, “that our delegates to the Democratic na- tional convention, to be held at St. Louis on July 4, 1904, be and they are L e i Eighteen Inhabitants of Muehlbach Meet Death by Slide From the Spitzhorn. BRIEG, Switzerland, April 19.—An avalanche from the Spitzhorn at 2 o'clock this morning swept the hamiet | of Muehlbach. The inhabitants were asleep at the time and thirteen were killed. —_——— Welcome for King Alfonso. BARCELONA, April 19.—King Al- fonso received a great ovation when | 1leaving here to-day,’ accompanied by Premier Maura, for the Balearic Isles. CIUDAD ELA, Minorca, April 19.— hereby instructed to vote for the Hon. | The royal yacht Giralda, with King William Randolph Hearst, and that |Alfonso on board, arrived here to- they take all honorable means to se- ! night, ' | cure his nomination.” TR, e i N R 3 { The moment that the clerk finished Wedding of Nobifity. ! a score of the boomers were on their | LONDON., April 19.—Lady Con- stance McKenzie, niece of tfie Duke of | Sutherland and well known in the United States, was married to Sir Ed- ward Austen Richardson, Bart, at Pitfour, Perthshire, to-day. feet in all parts of the hall, shouting | seconds 1o the motion. Jeffrey of Mar- jon rose to a point of order, but his Continued on Page 5, Column 6. CHEER GOVERNOR CARTER | | | ply, | was | Viadivostok is that the battle- to Strengthen Forts. | K3 B - —r 1 3 N .TH.E F.\. £, T WHO "_.-\S .ll A % TH! | FORMER AVAL COMMANDER, WHO 18 OW AT PORT | ARTHUR, AND HIS FLAGSHIP. - o . + Russian Troops Make Great Haste ¥ SEOUL, Korea, April 19, 6 p. m.—The Russians are strengthening th forti- | fications at Chiutieneheng with all | possible haste, and are sending in rein- forcements of artillery ~and infantry with the intention of stubbornly con- testing the’ expected attempt of the Japanese_to cross the Yalu River. PARIS, April 20.—According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Petite Parisienne, a dispatch received from Port Arthur says that many mu- | tilated corpses have been cast ashore, and it is affirmed that fragments of uniforms -enabled the authorities to identify one of the bodies as that of Vice Admiral Makaroff. The correspondent also -says that when it was asserted that one of the | two Japanese caught in an attempt to blow up the railway near the Mon- golian frontier was a member of the imperial family, instructions were asked from St. Petersburg. The re- according to the correspondent, “hang,” and the order was promptiy carried out. NEW COMMANDER ARRIVE! ST. PETERSBURG, April 19.—Cap- tain Heitzenstein, who commanded the naval squadron, has ar- rived at Port Arthur and has hoisted his pennant on board the cruiser Ask- old, as commander of the cruiser li- vision. He is succeeded at Vladives- tok by Captain Yensen. LONDON, April 20.—The lull in news from the Far East continues, there being nothing new this morning beyond a vague reporf from the Stan- dard’s correspondent at Chefu that heavy firing was heard last night and that searcilights were observed working. None of the numerous re- ports of Japanese landings is yet veri- fied. TIENTSIN, ) April 20.—It is under- | stoed here that only four Russian regi- ments remain on the Yalu River and that the Russians' first line of defense extends from Fenghuancheng to Mo- tienling pass. During the last ten days many Chinese refugees from Man- churia have arrived at Tientsin. On-the maps M&S;-v—-—llns pass is about ninety miles northwest of Chiutien- | cheng, near the mouth of the Yalu amd {about thirty miles southeast of Liao- \ang Fenghuancheng is’ about . half way between. Chiutiencheng and Mo- tienling pass. PARIS, April 20/—The correspondent at St. Petersburg of ‘the Echo de Paris says Professor Criloff of the Nicholas Naval Academy foretold that the sys- tem of non-communicating compart- ments in ships of the Petropaviovsk type would likely cause a catastro- phe if such a vessel was struck by a tecrpedo. The late Admiral Makaroff had agreed with Professor Criloff, and it had been arranged that a committee should meet at Port Arthur July 10 un- der the presidency of Viceroy Alexieff, to consider the -question of meodi- fication. Urgent orders were given to-day, the correspondent says, to make doors be- tween air-tight compartments, in or- der that when water flows in they may be opened in such a way as to main- tain an equilibrium and diminish the danger of over-high turrets. SURVIVORS AT ODESSA. ODESSA, April 19.—The last of the survivors of the disasters to the Variag and Korietz at Chemulpo arrived here to-day and were met by the military authorities and cheering crowds, while the ships in the harbor were dressed in their honor. The survivors were presented with the St.. George's cross. Captain Rurneff, commander of the Variag, has been appointed: an aid to the Emperor: ST. PETERSBURG, April 19.—The Foreign Office explains that the notice correspondents employing wireless telegraphy is a natural measure of munication with-the.enemy. 1t would beé posgible from land or sea | several days. wireless | ported to have heen killed. ~At night, for cerrespondents using . | | granted. | 300,000 men VICEROY SENDS RESIGNATION TO | -+ THE EMPEROR ST. PETERSBURG, April | 19.—Viceroy ;Alexieff has I | applied by telegraph to the | LEmperor to be relieved of his position of Viceroy in the Far East. - It is expected that the request will begimmediately While no official | announcement has yet been made there is reason to be- | lieve that the above statement » is correct. ' 5 - fire, but because of the wretched finan- cial condition of the country he has been advised not to undertake this . great expenditure. It is expected that the Japanese will soon undertake to reform the finances of Korea. s s KUROPATKIN'S BIG ARMY. Russia. Now. Has 300.000 Men at the Front. ST. PETERSBURG, April 19.—It |'was claimed by the general staff to- day that General Kuropatkin now has at the theater of war, sufficient for present requirements. A prominent officer of the staff informed the correspondent. of the Associated Press .that the dispatch of troops to the Far East has been suspended for the present. i General Baron Stackelberg has been given command of the East Siberian troops, which belong to the acvance forces, General Kashtalinsky being in command of the third division. at the Yalu River. It is positively asserted that the Cir- cum-Baikal railroad was. circuited a few days ago. Construction trains can now pass around the lake, but the line will not be opened to troop trains or passenger traffic for two months. S SR SIX JAPANESE KILLED. served by Russia regarding newspaper |* Meet Their Death in an Encounter 3 With Russian Scouts. 3 LIAOYANG, April 19.—A number of unimportant skirmishes are reported |along the Yalu River. S8ix Japanese soldiers were killed bv Russian scouts on April 16. Firing was heard on April 18, but the result of the engagement is unknown. The outposts on the Island of Yalu, | self-protection against possible com- | between Anju and Wiju, have been continual skirmishes for Some- Japanese are re- engaged in telegraphy to communicate with the ! when the Japanese return, they dis- enemy. however, merits. SEOUL, Korea, April 19, 6 p. m.—The Emperor wants to spend $2,500.000 in the reconstruction of the Imperial Pal- it will be judged on 1f an actual case Should arise, | guise’ themselves in the its | of Koreans. They are traw - cloaks king bags with bark matting, which they all with earth and use in building their deuillve ‘works. g ——— ace, which ‘was recently dgnnyed byi War Nm Continued on Pagv 2. | IR | | but their efforts at midnight seemed | MILLIONS ARE LO ' Conflagration Ruins Several Blocks in Toronto. ' Piremen Are Hemmed In by, the Blaze and One Is Missing. Nelghbormg Towns in Ontario Hurry | Apparatus to the Scene of the . Terrible Disaster. TORONTO, Ont., April 19.—Fire swept i | through a section of Toronto’s whole- sale husiness district to-night, caus- ing a loss whieh=will pgobably reach $10,000,000. The fire started in a factory in Wel- | lington street’ about 9 o'clock. In less [ than an hour the flames had spread | | from building to building on both sides | of the street until the whole block was | a mass of flames and the fire was ut- | terly beyond control of the local de- Eparlmen!. Appeals were sent to every ‘surrnunding city where fire apparatus | | | | could be obtained asking for assistance. Montreal, London, Hamilton and Buf- falo at once responded, but it will be | hours before they can be of assist- ance. It was believed at 11 o'clock that the fire was under control, but a sudden shift in the wind again fanned the flames into a roar and clouds of sparks and burning brands were carried down | side streets until three entire blocks were doomed. The firemen were mak- | ing a gallant fight amid the falling buildings and a mass of tangled wires, to be fruitless. Chief Thompson of the fire depart- ment and George Dowkes of Montreal were cut off by the flames while di- recting the work of firemen from a roof. Thompson jumped six stories to the ground and miraculously escaped with a broken leg. A mass of tangled | wires broke his fall near the ground. Dowkes has not been seen since, and it i believed he perished. Up to mid- night the following places had been de- stroyed: Gillespie, Angley & Co.. furs; Dignum & Moneypenny, import- ers; Comfort Seap Works; Davis & | Henderson, wholesale stationers; Jes- sop Steel Company’'s building, occy- pied by R. B. Hutchinson & Co., wholesale woolens; Alcom, Sargent & hats and Westwood, fishing tackle; Dodd’s Med- jcine Company; Wesfern Steamship Company; Richard L. Baker Company, agents; E. T. Corset Company; C. H. Westwood & Co., fishing tackle; Gar- land Manufacturing Company; F. H. Cragg, agent: Rothschilds Bros. & Co., manufacturers; C. W. Bangard & Co., brokers; Richie & Ramsay Cpmpany, paper manufacturers; Thomas Hoskin, manufacturers’ agent; Kinleith Paper Company; Andrew Muirhead, whole- ]sal'e paints; E. W. Gilmore & Bro., silverware; W. H. Payne & Co., com- mission agents; R. M. Slater & Co., wholesale drygoods: International Brokers, Limited; Gale Manufactur- ing Company; Whitman & Brown Bros.,, wholesale stationers; Ralph { Smith & Co., lithographers: George H. Hess, Son & Co., window shades; Men- zies Manufacturing Company, window shades; H. F. Sharp & Co., photograph supplies; Crown Hotel; Office Special- ty Company. The Evening Tclegram office and Brooke & Co.'s warehouse were bad- ly damaged. ¥From the <Currie warehouse, on Wellington street, where it originated, the fire spread with astounding rapid- i ity to the west, destroying the build- Hngs occupied by the Eckhardt Casket Company and Warwick Brothers and W. J. Gage & Co., and then made a clean sweep up Wellington street to the Queen’s Hotel. The thick fire- walls of the hotel and the concentrated efforts of the fire fighters stopped the flames there, and in the meantime the fire had swept across the street, and the. block of buildings from Bay west to the National Club were wiped. out. At that time the firemen believed the fire was under control, when a shift in the wind sent the fire NORMOXS WITHHOLD WITNESSES Smoot —vae_stigation Is in Peril of Failure. Senate Committee May Try to Gain Information in Utah. —— President Smith Suspecied of Having Been Instrumental in Preventing Further Hearing. e Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, April 19.—On ae count of the inability of the Semate Committee on Privileges and Elections to obtain the presence of importani Mormen witnesses, the Réed-Smoot hearings, which will be resumed to- morrow, will amount to little less than a failure so far as additional testimony is concerned. Only Gentile witnesses have put in an appearance *and those officers of the Mormon church who are expected to give important evidence on the question of the continued practice of polygamy are in hiding. This new series of hearings will therefore occupy only two or three days when the committee will arrange for sending a sub-committee to Utah to take further evidence and investi- gate on the spot the doings of the Mor- mon church. It is now certain that no action will be taken on the question of declaring Smoot’s chair vacant at the present session and the whole ques- tion will go over until after the na- tional election. There is an undisguised feeling of re- sentment in the committee at the fail- ure of the Mormon witnesses to an- swer the subpoenas. President Smith of the Mormon church when he ap- peared before the committee said that he would see to it that all Mormon of- ficials whose testimony was desired would be present when wanted. The impression prevails among many Senators that Smith deliberately failed to keep his word and is responsible for the non-apvearance of the witnesses since a word from him weuld command their appearance. = Robert W. Tayler, lea counsel for the opposition to Senafs Smoot, ar- rived in town to-day te’continué the hearings. He is much disappointed at the inability of the committee to ob- tain the Mormon witns desired, be- cause he expected to Prove by them that high officials of the church are still encouraging polygamy in spite of the manifesto of 1890. Eccentric Botanist Ends Life. EAST ST. LOUIS, I, April 19.— Henry Eggert, an eccentric botanist, whose wealth is estimated at $100,000, wag found dead to-day in his home. He had shot himself through the head with a revolver. ————————— King Returns to London. LONDON, April 19.—King Edward and Queen Alexandra arrived in Lon- don from Copenhagen to-night and @rove to Buckingham Palace. roaring down Bay street, destroying every building on both sides from the National Club-to Front street. Among the buildings burned on Bay street were those of Wise & Darling, Westwood & Co., Galey & Co., Bond & Co., Ash- born & Sherwin and Ainslee & Co. The warehouses of W. H. Beck & Co., Gordon, Mackey & Co.. Pugsley, ‘King and Co., Cokshutte & Co. and Brown Bros. were destroyed. Nothing could resist the force of the flames as they swept down Bay street toward the lake and the firemen fought back the fire from side streets, confining the fire zone to the one thoroughfare wherever possible. Several frame buildings which threatened to cause a spread of the fire were blown up with dynamite. At 1:30 this (Wednesday) morning Bay street was on fire from Wellthg- ton street down to the lake front, but the firemen were meeting with success in their efforts to prevent a further spread, and it is believed the fire will ‘burn itself out there. ’