The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 30, 1904, Page 2

THE SAN FR. NCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL CASSINI DECLARES RUSSIA WAS NOT PREPARED | | 1 | | the Reason for the Nav- al Disasters. Diplomatic Representative of the Czar in Washington akes Exp s M lanation. Count rent's thi ¥ onditions evacuat se the yeal per ssurances the Em- would be 1is marked nterest of the Japa ectation ty would - Minister at Tc nswer came, not chanpels, but as a midnight. And now Russia does AILS. Ante-War Corresnc sin Is ¥ WASHINGTON ancs egati has out ree Russia to an early the Jzpanes to the evacuat neutralization efforts made to f d ¢ sive answer tc Burg and interesting fe matters of detail. with“a tele- Baron Ko- ing new Russian the strengthening Manchuria, and deep concern which fear that Russia had ntion to retire froma is directed to open n Gdvern- are e begin: from n China id on | | definition of th reEpe the Far East. Count 1 Russian Prem according 1 was perfect isfied tc adjustment and the corresy shows In great de tail the various sals and counter proposale that were exchanged. The | lest telegrams exchanged are devoted to the Japanes to force Russia to definite acceptance or refection of | the Japanese posal. The effort cul- | minated in the instructions Komura to Kurino wh act preceding the wa to terminate the present futile negotiati This was dated Tokio, February 5 gram of the same date f to Baron Komura says that on ruary 4 Count Lams@orfl had told him he had transmitted to Alexieff the sub- of Baron h was the final stance of the Russian answer, the na- |, igating officers of the Japanese trans- ture of which he explained to Kurino. ———— Women have more courage than men. Whoever heard of a man daring to marry & woman to reform her? It is a fact, generally conceded by physicians, pharmacists, and even by competitors, that Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the most effective medicine ever devised for the complete purification of the blood and the complete renova- tion of the whole system. Get Hood's and begin to take it to- " SoMd everywhere. | 11:30 of the morning before. Waves Close Over Their- Sinking Transport. N Russian Admiral’s Squadron | of Criisers Returns to Viadivostok Station. VLADIVOSTOK, April 29. — The nded Rear Admiral 1 has returned here from recent | rations off the K “oast. The | Chinese Excited Over Japan’s Victories and ‘Foreigners Are in Peril. kg Correspondent Reports an | i Anglo-Russian Agreement Regarding Asia. oo Nty Speeial Dispatch to The Call, BERLIN, April —Official_ dis- ¢ ived to-day report that the Covernor in Shantung has the < and Gromoboi or Bogatyr, put { April 22. The Rurik day, but Wonsan (Ge the tow April 25 nce or the I armored the | n), ! e of tr nd hove a n about five morning miles from the ¢ Ad riral Yeszer » the bay rpedo ommanded by Maximcff. As they ran in they round the Jap- steamer Goyo Maru at crew of about twenty The latter were ordered | ff boarded boat Lieutenant towards the shore trading with board Li anchor n o the bottom with a tarpedo. The torpedo boats forthwith rejoined the squadron after four hou sence. There was no sign of troops ashore and the bay | npty, but it was learned that Japanese torpedo boat d: ers | put out to sea at dawn April 25. | | | | | was h. SINKING OF STEAMERS. The Russian squadron returned to Viadivostok and late during the night April 26 started on ancther expedi- . At 6 on the evening of April 27, when 300 miles out, the squadron sighted a J steamer with war Her consisting reans ard tweive Japanese, safety and the steamer a pyroxylin cartridge the Gromobol night, about 11 o'clock, hen the squadron was twelve miles off Plaksin Bay, Korea, a large Jap- inese transport, the Kinshiu Maru, was overhauled. Her commander mistook for 2 Japanese squadron 1am bringing you coal. n commander promptly ply: “Stop instantly.” rew of the transport then recog- 1 their mistake and b to lower om same niz ats 1 steam pinnaces with the | greatest haste and endeavored to es- | cape, but the Russian steam cutters | d them all | [ board the transport were four | Hotchkiss guns of forty-seven milli- meters. At the outset it looked as was left on board, but on ex- | tion it was found that the cabin vas locked and barred. Therein the | jund six infantry officers, | who surrendered without tance and | w re taken on board the Rurik. In an-| ry ier part of the shin infantry | who refused to surrender, were found. | AMMUNITION §S LOST. | ¥ Admiral Yeszen, whose vessel was| about 1600 yards away, ordered his men leave the transport. The Japanese | ers then opened fire and wounded | Russian. Afterward the transport | | was sent to the bottom by means of a mechanical ine and a few shells. The | board did not cease firing | no attempt to save them- | ough they had a launch'in which they could have left the trans-! port The fire of the Japane actu- ally continued untfl the waves closed over the ship. The transport ammunition, but Japanese ¢ mad ves and 3 on board not o 100 tons of coal fe Admiral Makamura. The prisoner numbered 183, including seventeen of- ficers. Altogether 210 prisoners were { taken by the Russian squadron, landed | at ViadivostoR and immediately dis- patched by train to Nikolsk. It was reported at the time the Rus- | sian cruisers weres returning to Viadi- vostok that a Japanese fleet of ted ves- | sels was also making for here, but it| failed to reach Vladivostok owing to the fog. | A wireless telegraph message was | picked up by the Russian ships while at sea. It was in code and wnintelli- gible, but was evidently passed between the Japanese ships. Among the Japanese prisoners are a colonel and an officer of the general staff, while the soldiers include a num- ber of Japanese who before the war worked as artisans at Viadivostok. IR SHIP BREAKS IN TWO. an Torpedo Quickly Causes De- struction of Kinshin Marun. Russi: TOKIO, April 20.—Seventy-three Japanese either killed themselves or were drowned on the transport Kin- shiu Maru, which was sunk by a tor- pedo from the Russian cruiser Rossia at midnight of April 26 while off Gen- san, Korea. The Kinshiu parted from a convoy of Japanese torpedo-boats in the fog at Later she met some Russian warships and was ordered to stop. The Rossia steamed alongside of her and summoned the port on board. She sent a searching par- ty on board the Kinshiu Maru and dis- covered two companies of Japanese sol- diers concealed below decks. This was reported to the Rossia, whereupon the Russian cruiser discharged a torpedo at the Japanese transport, striking her amidships. The Kinshiu Maru was broken in two. While she was sinking the =soldiers on board rushed upon deck and fired volleys from their rifles into the Rossia, and several of them committed suicide. Three small boats floated free from the wreckage of the transport and were the means of sav- ing forty-five soldiers and nine of the passengers and crew. Two army cap- tains and three lieutenants were among the drowned. Some of the sur- vivors made the land in the boats, and were brought into Gensan to-day. Later reports received here from Gensan concerning the sinking of the Kinshiu Maru by the Russian cruiser Rossia indicate that the soldiers who killed themselves as the vessel went down or were drowned refosed to sur- render to the Russians, choosing death in preference. One mon-commissioned officer committed harakiri, accord- ing to ancient custom, while the other men used rifles with which to put an end to their lives. Official reports agree in placing the number of casual- ties at seventy-three. It is not known |as in consequence of Japanese victories | enemy. | the Russ; | squadron, inussmn baltleship Petropavicvsk. He applied to the Gove: of Kiaochau to rut a stop to official land surveys of the districts which are now in progress, nor the population is excited against for- and he would be unable to an- of surveying pa eigners, safety r for t » Berl'ner Tageblatt this morning published an interview of its Paris correspondent with & Japanese official of hizh rank whose identity, howeve; is so thinly veiled as to justify the that the minister is meant. | ntleman said that Japanese in- fluence at Peking was being e impress on Chine the nece: maintaining neutrality. The reported offers of mediation on the part of England in the Russo-Jap- anese conflicts are now looked upon here as altogether devoid of founda- tion, but the London correspondent of Berliner Tageblatt asserts that he has reason to believe that an Angla-Rus- sian agreement is being arranged with regard to Tibet and Central Asia. = S RAID SUCCEEDS. Viadivostok Fleet Inflicts Much Dam- age and Makes Safe Return. PETERSBURG, April details of Rear Admiral Yeszen's raid shows that it was entirely successful. The admiral safely brought back his ships to Viadivostok after . inflicting material and moral damage on the YFE L¥ The cruise was most daring. The enemy’s squadron was known to be in p ¢, which necessitated the| prompt sinking of the Japanese trans- port Kinshiu Maru. The conduct of the 130 troops re- 4 maining on board the Kinshiu Maru in sing to surrehder and firing upon ns, even while the transport was sinking, evokes unbounded admi- ration. The Japanese are jeazlous of our Chemulpo herces,” is the popular com- | ment. At the.same time the action of o heroic 130 men did not leave the Russians any alternative. They wer cbliged to sink the transport, but eans of escane were left at the dis- | posal of the 130 Japan, | The ability of Adm reach Gensan, 300 mil twenty-two hours, as the did on the second expedition, ain to compel the Japapese to be on their guard. The papers point out the mendacity of the Japanese claims that Gensan was strongly garrisoned and believe that the Russian advance from Plaksin Bay will not meet with strong resist- ance. The Kinshiu Maru was evidently con- voying reinforcements to Songjin. Experts here severely criticize the | carelessness of sending the transports | without a convoy. While the naval men agree in pral ing the new commander oz the cru Viceroy Alexielf's defend claim credit for-the Viceroy, who kept the cruisers at Viadivostox and select- | ed Admiral Yeszen to command them. It a that the Russian activity in Eastern Korea will retard the opera- in s ser | is tions on the Yalu Rive: WA TG JAKOVLEFF IS RECOV Captain of Lost Petropaviovsk About the Disaster. | MOSCOW, April 29.—The correspond- ent at Port Arthur of the Ruskalslawo telegraphs that he has had an inter- view with Captain Jakovleff of the ye_the captain will soon be able to start for St. Petersburg. His broken ribs are set and the fracture of his skull is healed. Captain Jakovieff said that a few seconds before the explosion he | ran from the conning tower to repeat an order tc the man at the helm. On his way he saw Colonel Azapeleff writ- ing particulars of the fight which had just taken place. Next to him was Verestchagin, the artist, hurriedly | drawing. Of a sudden the explosion occurred and the deck of the flagship was enveloped in a hegvy mist, pierced by tongues of fire, bursting through all parts of the vessel. Captain Jakovleff was then struck on the head and lost consciousness. i The same correspondent deseribes the submarine boat experiments at Port Arthur. He says the experiments proved their ability to remain under water for a considerable time and that the boats were well handled, and that there is a sufficient number of them to assure the protection of Port Arthur and the coast im its vicinity. The Chinese in Manchuria, the cor- respondent further says, are praying for a Russian victory. s R REPORT CONFIRMED. Printing Press Confiscated in Room of Alleged Conspirator. ST. PETERSBURG, April 29.—The Minister of the Interior confirms the WARSAW the —The | | survivors. Russia Discusses the Propo- sition of Modifying-the Anti-Semitic Laws! Government to Appoint Com- mission to Inquire Into Grievances of Jews. AT S BERLIN, April 20.—The Tageblatt to- day announced from an excellent Rus- | stan source that the Russian Govern- ment is about to modify the anti-Jew- lish legislation. Minister of the Interior [ Von Plehve last autumn sent a cir- cular to the provincial authorities in- quiring about the situation and L(he causes of the distress and dissatisfac- jtion of the Jewish populatien. = The provincial authorities, with surprising unanimity, blamed the antiquated laws FOR WAR ‘which involved the whole country, and la commission will be appointed imme- | diately to elaborate milder legislation | and especially to better the condition | of the Jewish proletariat. The greatest change, it is added, is likely to be a relaxation of the restriction on resi- ldehce. 1t is not expected in any quar- | tet that the revision will result in plac: ing the Jéws on entire equality with the Russians. . /AT, NAVAL HEROES HONORED. Russians Idolize Survivors of Korietz and Variag on Return. ST. PETERSBURG, April 30.—Such an outburst of popular enthusiasm as here of the survivors of the Variag and | Korietz has not been experienced in many years. - Undeterred by the raw, rainy weather as many as a hundred mile Nevsky, to the Palace square. The roofs and | for- the social and economical disorders | was witnessed to-day upon the arrival | thousand persons crowded the three- | from ‘the railroad depot windows were black with people wav- | ing naval flags. the was military school. Every ! the brave are honored. Alexls, as high admiral, received the | heroes. The crowd, however, had the | tirst word. A deafening storm of cheers | burst out as the weather-beaten sea- | men appeared in sight. The crews of | the Variag and Korietz were quickly | mustered on the platform, each man | wearing the St. George Cross. The Grand Duke Alexis, attended by a brilliant staff of admirals, ap-| proached the survivors of the Chemul- po engagemient, and Captain Rouden- ! eff, the commander of the Variag, sa- luted and presented the Grand Duke with a formal report of the battle and the number and state of health of the The Grand Duke, followed by Captain Roudeneff and the admi- then passed along the ranks and ted the sailors, Russian fashion, saying, “Well done, my children.” To which the sailors replied; as one man: “We are glad to do our best, Im- perial Highness.” i The formalities over, the high admi- | ral, overcome with emotion, embraced Captain Roudeneff and the other offi- cers. i It was now the turp of the deputa- | tions from the nobility and municipal- ity to present addresses of weicome | and the traditional bread and salt. | Then began the triumphal march down the Nevsky of the officers and men of the Variag and Korietz, mar- | shaled in two columns and preceded | by two bands of music. The people | went fairly wild over the heroes and showered them with flowers amid mighty roar, cheering from roofs, win- dows, balconies and lamp posts and the surging masses below. . Near the Palace square stood the cadets of the military school. Those | of the younger class, the little fellows, | aged forgot to salute and instead | tore off their caps and cheered lustily. | As the column of ‘heroes approached | the portals of the Winter Palace the Emperor and Empress came out on a balcony, greeted them and then re- tired to receive the visitors in the mag- | nificent Nicholas Hall, which had been | converted into a church. A special Te Deum was sung. The service was attended by a special assemblage, ren- | dering all the more conspicuous the | tarnished uniforms of the jackies who fought at Chemulpo. After the service all the sailors re- mained and were banqueted as the Emperor’'s guests, going lafer to en- tertainments at the City Hall and the People's Palace. The bluejackets, who were seated at the imperial table and were served by | the imperial servants, were overcome | by the splendor of the feast. It was| a day of wonders and surprises, the | little father himself coming to talk to! them. The Emperor, wearing the full| uniform of an admiral, approached the | sailors, escorting both the Empresses | and followed by other members of the imperial family. He said in a voice ringing with emotion: “I am happy, brothers, to see you all} here, safely returned. Many of you | have inscribed with your blood al record of heroic deeds in our annals. You gave the names of Variag and Korietz immortality, 1 am sure you| will remain worthy, to the last, of the ' crosses which have heen bestowed | upon you. All Russia and I have been | moved by the recital of your exploits at Chemulpo. “I thank you, brothers, for vindicat- ing the honor of the flag of St. Andrew and the renown of Holy Russia. al ‘Warsaw report of April 28, announc- ing the killing of two police officers and the wounding of three policemen by a Socialist named Mayor, whose house the police raided on a suspicion of illicit printings. Mayor denies com- plicity in any conspiracy. The arrests were limited to Mayor, an unnamed accomplice and the landlord of the house in which Mayor lived. The po. lice confiscated a printing press found in the building. It is officially announced that the Jews made a serious demonstration after the funeral of the police officers and that a police commissary was wounded in restoring order. —— here how many men the Russians took from the transport or rescued after she was sinking. It is possible that more survivors will be found, one of ‘the Kinshiu Maru's boats is still missing. i The Kinshiu Maru had been attached to the J;pnne/u{fleet as a dispatch boat, “I drink to the further victories of | our glorious fleet and to your health, brothers.” The Emperor took a goblet of wine and drained it and all the péople followed his example* with a thunder- ous shout of “hurrah!” The Emperor then went round the| table exchanging greetings with his lowly guests. Before leaving his Majesty again said: “Once more, thanks to you, brave | fellows, for your noble fight. I regard, you as my kinsmen. May God keep you.” The Dowager Empress and other members of the imperial family attend- | ed ‘the reception and entertainment given in honor of the survivors at the{ People’s Palace, and conducted them to the theater to see a performance of ‘Peter the Great.” The piece concluded with a tableau of the exaltation of the heroes, and was followed by a supper, at which richly chased silver enameled cups were presented by the municipal- ity to the officers and silver watches; given to the men, > The whole route was | lined by soldiers, sailors and cadets of | regiment | represented, as if the Emperor | wished all his fighting men to see how | Grand Duke | WARSHIPS MERACE RUSSIAN TONS | plies of the Russian army at Liao Yang There is only One Genuine-Syrup of Figs, The Genuine is Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. The full name of the company, California Fig Syrup Co., is printed on the front of every package of the genuine. 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Always buy the Genuine— Syrup of Figs i Continued From Page 1, Column 2. text of the circular is as follow: “The foreign press has recently been | persistently circulating rumors con- cerning intentions on the part of some of the European Governments toun- | dertake a friendly intervention with a view to a, speedy termination of the | conflict between Russia and Japan. Telegrams have even been announcing that proposals of such a nature have been made to the impe- rial Government. You are empowered to deny this statement categorically. Russia did not wish war and every thing within the limits éf possibility was done by her to solve the compli- cations {vhich had arisen in the Far st in a peaceful manner, but after the treacherous surprise on the part of the Japanese which forced Russia to take up arms obviously no friendly mediation can have any' success. OBJECT TO INTERVENTIO! received | {Grand Naval Demonstration “Similarly the Imperial Government | will not admit the intervention of any | | power whatsoever in the direct nego- | tiations which will occur between | Russia and Japan after the termination of hostile operations in order to de-| termine the conditions of peace.” The official declaration that Russia | will not tolerate the mediation or inter- | vention of a third power, either during or after the war, was forecasted in the Associated Press dispatches of April | 25 and receives nothing but hearty | commendation from all classes of the| community here. The circular note is| reproduced in ever. newspaper in the empire. It is felt that Russia now has | committed herself before the world to a | determination to fight the war to the bitter end and then permit no inter- ference when she makes terms with the enemy. While commended here, great ‘curiosity is manifested as to how this far-reaching decision of Russia will be received by the other powers. THE VIEW IN LONDON. LLONDON, April 30.—London papers commenting on Russia’s repudiation of mediation display t customary Russophobic bias and regard Russia's official note as simply intended for home consumption, as none of the powers would be likely to intervene unless previously assured that medi- ation would be welcome. They also hint that Russia may have cause to regret that she closed the door prema- turely on the possibility of friendly in- tervention and regard the note as dis- | pelling all hope of an early termination | of hostilities. The Telegraph says: “The note breathes an uncompromis- ing determination to fight while there is a ruble in the treasury, but. no other course would be regarded worthy of ‘a great world power.” No further news of any kind has been received regarding the reported Russian reverse on the Yalu. According to the Telegraph's Shang- hai correspondent the bulk of the sup- are being conveyed to Feng Huan Cheng. A dispatch from Port Arthur dated yesterday reports all quiet there. The Ice-breakers are expected to commence running on Lake Baikal on May 3. The Manchurian administra- tion of waterways has issued notice that the Usuri and Sungari rivers will soon be open. The ice is rapidly break- ing up on the Amur River. The Emir of Bokhara has contributed $500,000 for the increase of the Russian navy. 8 The Telegraph’s Ting Min Ting cor- respondent, cabling under date of April 29, says he regards a general rising of Manchu brigands, encouraged and | of the French and Italian squadrons aided by Manchu officers, as probable in the event of a Japanese success on land. - LONDON, April 30.—A correspondent of the Daily Mail at Kobe says the cap- NAPLES SCENE OF SPLENDOR -on Departure of President of France From Italy NAPLES, April 20.—The inhabitants | of this eity remember po évent in late vears which compared with the scene to-day (the occasion being the visit of President Loubet of France) or gathered such enormous crowds of Italians and foreigners. It is esti- mated that 20,000 people crowded the cafes or wandered the streets all night, unable to find beds. From early morn- ing every position available for wit- nessing the naval review was com- pletely occupied by spectators, and the magnificent Gulf of Naples was abso- lutely covered with craft of all kinds, from layge yachts to humble fishing and rowing boats, and of ali nationali- ties, each hoisting its colors, the French predominating. The spectacle anchored side by side was magnificent and most imposing. The battleship Regina Margherita, having on board President Loubet, King Victor Emanuel and the royal Princes, with their respective suites, appeared from the military harbor, and was saluted by thundering hurrahs, the booming of cannon and the waving of handkerchiefs by the immense mul- titude. The Regina Margherita was followed by the torpedo gunboat Eu- ridice with members of the diplomatic corps, headed by United States Embas- sador Meyer, on board, and by other ships carrying dignitaries of state, members of Parliament, representa- tives of the press, etc. President Lou- bet and King Emmanuel, on the bridge of the Regina Margherita, were sa- luted with the strains of the Marseil- laise and the Italian maren. The weather, which yesterday was/ so unpromising, -was glorious, the bright sunshine gilding everything. The Regina Margherita passed twice between the squadrons, and President Leubet and the King exchanged com- pliments on the perfect condition of the ships and the appearance of the men. From the Regina Margherita Presi- dent Loubet went on board the French cruiser Marseillaise, which is te carry him to France. He was saluted by twenfy-one guns from each ship and by cheers from all the crews. Shortly after embarking on the Marseillaise he was visited by the King, when the last adieux were taken. Amid a scene of indescribable enthusiasm the French squadron left the bay, headed by the Marseillaise. The French ships were accompanied by six Italian battleships and two squadrons of torpedo-boat de- stroyers. As long as it was possibie to distinguish the salutations President Loubet and the King exchanged their farewell salutes, standing on the bridges of the two warships. , The United States battleship Ken- tucky, flying the flag of Rear Admiral —_—_ 1 transport Kinshiu Maru, which was torpedoed and sunk by the Russians Monday midnight. ATl ASSASSINS SHOOT OFFICIAL. Governor of Russian Province Struck by Two Bullets. ERIVAN, Russia, April 29.—An at- tempt has been made to assassinate the district Governor of Echmiedzin. He was struck by two bullets. One of them penetrated his chest. The motive of the attempt was political. - Erivan is the capital of a government taih of the Japanese schooner Chihaya, | of the same name and is situated 115 which arrived at Gensan yesterday, an- | miles south-southwest of Tiflis, Russian nounced that he had rescued a bodt rans-Caucasia. Echmiedzin is the ec- load of forty-five soldiers and nine | clesiastical capital of Armienia, in the ‘members of the crew of the Japanese ! Russian dominions. Evans, arrived here to-day on her way to the United States from the Far East and assisted in the review. The Ken- tucky was most conspicuous, her white paint causing her to stand out sharply among the black painted French ships and the gray-colored Italian vessels. —_—————————— Steel Bond Syndicate to Dissolve. 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