The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 14, 1904, Page 2

QA THE FRANCISCO - CALL, SATURDAY. MAY 14, 1904. VICKSBURG TURKISH SOLDIERS i ASSACRE nssian, Japanese and French Embassadors Join to Stop Bloodshed. Advantage Is Taken of Far Fastern Conditions to Re- peat Craelties. - that the vil ris lages Ar- has of tow but they bu Killed, &l n of the Turks has [ OWR accession. beer b { Grand Duke Michael, the Cazar's ties v time ago that | brother, heir presumptive, who is con- Turk antage of Rus- Sumptive and otherwise a weakling, Far East | has always been willing to renounce eehive Gontwe | Bk - He would have done so the same severity as at . FIGHTING WINS IN BATTLE. General Miles Gives His Version of the Success of Japan. NEW YORK, May 13.—"The Russian | m ng his | into battle and ng may be said of the sol- t 1 have found | zhting Dewey to-day was | €l rnor Ger | my pri a Gen- | « ) see most of armies world # of Japan ard of China and I have studied carefully a, and the success of the soldiers Mikad, the fait and serformance of their remarkable enter- of the “ours men are serving Our men seem to feel ] lic in which every man ign and every woman a su- sovel en. Our flag rep- ty and the free- It is a p w this ierce ) vears’ ex- ier. In all that time ¢ an hour of the day sre never was ® wey s:id: “I do not know as we have any better navy than we had, but we have better tools than| the purpose of creating the impression we had a few years ago. Of course, ‘ zmong the natives that they have a the newspapers will say we have not; | umber of men here. These two regi- but e my word for it, we have the | ments comprise the only Russian force best the to ships best nd the best officers and in the whole world. As enlisted men especially, we are mer get 'S cream of the world and| The belief vails here that the with such men ready and eager to| Russian authorifies will soon move the fight, the other nations are going (n“ Mukden forces in the direction of Har- Jet us alone. And in a few years to | bin, and it ig not thought that they will « the American people are going|risk another fight on the Liaotung 10 have the very best navy in the | Peninsula wor not for aggression, but to pro- tect our rights. —e- COSSACKS REACH YALU. Minister Allen Gives Incident of At- tack at Anju. WASHINGTON, May 13.—The State received advices from t Seoul to the effect a considerable body of <ossacks ted to have arrived south of ter further states that in - attack on Anju on the 10th and Japanese soldiers, pro- walls, held off 500 Cos- iyl Consu! Gets New Position. WASHINGT( May 13.—Henry Miller, at present United States Con- eul at Newchwang. China, has becn appoinfed Consul General at New- ch ith an increase of salary. ADVERTISEMENTS. Get, the Spring Habit, Thousands have got this habit, and the benefits they receive every spring, provided they use the correct medi- cine, follow them through the heat and debility of summer weather. Of all the medicines used in the Spring, Hood's Sarsaparilla is by far the best. It exceeds all others in general use, as it does in general excellence and medicinal merit. If it happens that you have not yet got the Spring Medicine Habit, get it at once, and make it a “fixed habit,” and make Hood’s Sarsaparilla the only medicine you take. Get Hood'’s to-day. that the |28er E ess, who is probably also | work of sup. | the chief obstacle to the Czar's re- In order to|tirement. | > i regarded as shov g that the Russians | . h“’“ | icipate the Japanese will make a e S | determined attempt to capture Port success of the Japanese | Archur, while, owing to the moral ef- st Rus | fect t t 1 of the stronghold s was speaking at & din- | wouiq have on ige, an s of the order of the|equal determined will be Patriots of America, of | made. s due to their wonderful | world,” orking for a free peo- | t a pleasure to me to| EMPEROR i MAY SEEK [Rumor That Czar Nichol | Is Becoming Weary of ? the Throne. S | Englishmen Make an Effort | to Become Subjects of i the Mikado. clal Dispa o The Call ~So intense has isiasm for Japan here! Embassador has | from Englishmen sume his natjonality. The is made a public state- h he advises, with some that the easiest, quickest and - for a foreigner to be- rry a Japanese rese ntest W ese is to there is pretty strong ex- official quarters here that revolution will be among the to happen in St. Peters- that the Czar is anxious to which means that his uncle, Grand Duke Viadimir, s influencing him with a view to his g ago but for his mother, the Dow- | His Majesty is said to devote most of his time to | more and prayer and to be falling more under the influence of Father John of Kronstadt, who rep- | resents obscurantism in its worst form. It is impossible to identify many of the sianized Chinese names given |in the Russian staff accounts of the |J.:p.lnese advance in Manchuria. Gen- { eral Kuroki's beldness in pushing on | is commented on here as showing that | I he believes General Kuropatkin's forces ch weaker than they are repre- Ru sente; The parti; destruction of Dalny is WAR NEWS IN NEWCHWANG. | Chinese Bandits Committing Depreda- | tions in Vicinity of Yinkow. | "HWANG, May 13.—Chinese bandits are committing depredations in the vieinity ives who m ymed. M. Pavl r to Xore of Yinkow. Several were kidnaped by Newchwang have been *h the ran- rly Russian Minis- | d now the representa- tive of Viceroy Alexieff, who is one of the ablest of Russian diplomats, is now in Peking, and it is believed that he is endeavoring to persuade the Chi- nese Government to take over the| Newchwang section. i Japanese scouts were seen at a late | hour yesterday seven miles southeast | of Kiaochau. e rt of the Japanese army Is at | present marching from Hsiuyen to | the northwest. The number of this | force cannot be obtained, but 1t s | known to be considerable. “ The Russians are moving two regi- ments in and out of Newchwang for | | In this vicinity. The remainder of the | troops formerly sfationed here are be- | ing moved toward Mukden. As they retreat to the north the Rus- | sians are burning the railroad sta- tions and such foodstuffs as they are unable to take with them. Much Chi- nese property has been destroyed. The Chines® stocks of merchandise at Newchwang are the largest in Man- churia, being valued at $50,000,000, and the local Chinamen are in fear that thelr property will be destroyed when the Russian evacuation of Newchwang is complete. Colonel Muentbe, military adviser to i'x’uun Shal Kai, commander in chief y of the Chinese forces, has returned to Peking. He would not talk as to the | nature of his errand here. United States Consul Miller has been permitted to receive cipher dispatches | tain from Minister Conger, but he is not allowed to answer these messages in cipher. The censorship is adamantine. e el - S CRUISER GOES TO CHEFU. SHANGHAI, May 13, 6 p. m.—The United States cruiser New Orleans has left here for Chefu. The Chinese ‘n the vicinity of Newchwang are rest- “less and it is considered advisable to have warships near there when the Russians withdraw from Newchwang. The United States cruiser Raleigh will leave Shanghal to-morrow for { Chinkiang on the Yangtse River, where an attempt of the Chinese Gov- ernment to establish a public market resulted in rioting recently, during which several persons were killed. RGO Ve USE NINE STEAMERS. PORTLAND, Or., May 13.—A Van- couver, B. C., special to the Telegram states that advices received from Jap- an by the steamship Empress of In- dia indicate that the cost of bottling up the harbor of Port Arthur has cost. the Japanese Government $1,241,000 for tramp steamships alone, besides enormous sums for ammunition, re- pairs, etc. Up to the time of the de- parture of the Empress of India nine tramp steamships had been utilized in the bottling up process, ! '[ENGLISH. OFFICE RS™ CONDUCT . AT CHEMULPO IN QUESTION T@TIREiForeign Naval Comm anders Hold a Conference Prior| to the Japanese Attack and Ignore the United States War Vessel. WASHINGTON, May 13.--Naval of- ficers here are mych interested in the suggestion “that there may be ~some o tion between the reflections cast ug the conduct of Commander W. A. Marshall of the United States steameér Vicksburg “at’ the battle of Chemulpo on February 9 and the fact that the commander of H. M. S. Tal- bot, there at-the-same time, was Cap- Lawis Bayly, formerly British raval attache at Washington. Captain Bayly left © Washington ther in disfavor of the Navy De- nt because of his overzeal ' in e collection of information about the enses of the United States. He did t return, but gossip that his meth- ods were the subject of representa- tions to Great Britain cannot be con- firmed. He ig understood to have been much irritated at the publicity and adverse comment conecerning his ob- servation of the water approaches to Tampa, Fla. He was reported to have chartered a tug, to have run out to sea, and, approaching the harbor en- trance, to have made certain sound- s, especlally in shoal passages. Navy Department sought and cbtained an official report on the mat- ter, and it was for a time under con- sideration by Assistant Secretary Dar- ling. When Captaln Bayly left the United States for England in 1802 it was freely stated that he would not return, and did not care. There was no evi- dence that he had obtained any par- ticularly valuable information. Tampa, however, was an important base for war supplies during the war with Spain, and would probably be equally important in any future conflict. The Navy Department has always made a practice of giving considerable liberty to naval attaches of foreign govern- ments, but frowns on their attempts to tread on forbidden ground. Commander Marshall's official pert of the battle of Chemulpo, in ad- dition to ting he offered Russian sailors m=dical aid and shelter on the transport Zafiro, indicates that he was ignored by the commanders of the British, French and Italian warships in the harbor at that time. « conference and it a Admiral Uriu against his bombard the harbor. Commander Marshall makes no men- tion of having been invited to join this conference. Tt is believed the end of the matter Is not yet in sight, and further representations may be made to Great Britain concerning Captajn Bayly's conduct, S B T L P JAPAN THR re- to to protest threat PERING. Chinese Officials Say Russians Are Not Occupying Their Territory. ST. PETERSBURG, May 14.—With regard the report here that the Japanese have threatencd the Peking Government and that they would oc- cupy Chinese territory unless the Chi- | nese drive the Russians out, the For- They held | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ign Office denies that there have been any Russians in Chinese territory ex- cept opposite Newchwang and Sinmin- | ting, the terminus of the Chinese Rail- road, and in -view of the retirement from Newchwang no one knows the exact situation at these points. The Foreign Office recognizes that the protection of foreigners at New- | chwang must be provided for. While it seems probable that Chinese regu- lars will be asked to enter New- chWang, there is a suggestion here that perhaps an arrangement could be made. by which the Japanese would ocoupy that place immediately after the withdrawal of the Russians. 4 *-— EXPECT GREAT BATTLE. Russlans Look for Japan to Strike in a Fortnight. ST. PETERSBURG, May 13, 2:16 p. m.—Much uncertainty exists here as to exactly what is occurring at the thea- ter of war, as much in regard to the Russian movements as those of the enemy. General Kuropatkin's bplans are most carefully guarded. Although he is believed to be concentrating able. The general ever, is that heavy fighting will occur within a fortnight. The rainy season, which will render the roads almost im- passable, begins in six weeks, and the latest belief here is that the enemy hopes to mrake his position secure by a decisive engagement before the rains set in. The three divisions of General Kuro- ki's army separated at Fengwangcheng. | sian scouts 10,000, with forty guns and 1500 cavalry, moved north to Samatski (Saimaki), whence they could strike either Mukden or Liaoyang. The flank of infantry, three squadrons of cavalry and a mountain battery at Kuang- changsiang. A division of Japanese guards proceeded west to Hancheng, | ‘and 10,000 infantry, with fifty gunn,‘K mostly mountain pieces, moved south- west toward Kaiping and reached the| of the Tatang River| | Salidaypu ford yanchiu. How many reserves came up behind them on the Fengwangcheng road is not known. Sunday or Monday. It is considered | probable that the northern force will | be heavily réinforced and that a simi- | lar attack of the southern division will {clear the railroad to Newchwang and permit the enemy to move directly northward and strike the Russian flank at Liaoyang or Mukden, in co- operation with the force which was | at Samatsy Wednesday. The Russlans | intend to make an attempt to hold one or two stations on the railroad. Ac- | eording to the last accounts they are ctill in possession of Kalping, Hai- | cheng and Tahchekiau. | troops near Liaoyang, very little actual | | information on the subject Is obtain- impression, how- | According to the reports of the Rus- | of this force is protected by a battalion| Tuesday, leaving Wednesday for Su-’ All of these forces at their rate of | traveling are due at their destinations { No further particulars are to be I'had regarding the blowing up of Port | Dalny, which is considered to have | been necessary in view of the Japan- | ese complete command of the sea, to iprevent the employment of a ready-, i made base of operations against Port | Arthur, L2 —_— 3 JAPANESE FORTIFY ROADS, force and were crushed back by a sheer weight of numbers. TOKIO, May 13.—The Japanese tor- pedo-boat No. 48 was destroyed while removing mines from Kerr Bay, north of Talienwan (Port Dalny) yesterday. | Seven men were killed and seven were wounded. This is the first warship Japan has lost in the war. The torpado-boat was lost during a series of bombardments and survey- | ing operations at Talienwan, Deep and Kerr bays by Admiral Kataoka, com-{ mander of the Third Squadron. The admiral arrived at Kerr Bay early in the morning and detached the cruisers Nfsshin and Miyako, | ordering them to bombard the land | batteries while a flotilla of torpedo- boats swept the harbor for mines. A second flotilla of torpedo-boats, | which had been engaged in guarding | Port Arthur the previous night, joined the squadren and began the work of surveying the harbor. The Miyako dis- | covered a company of Russian infantry and a detachment of cavalry on shore | and dispersed them. The survey was completed at 3 o'clock in-the afternoon. Two torpedo boats that were recon- noitering and removing mines on the west shore of Kerr Bay discovered a telegraph line running along the Taku- shan peninsula. In order to destroy this Lieutenant Hotta and four sailors landed and scaled the heights under| the protection of the guns of the tor- pedo boats and cut the Ine. The Jap- anese vessels then discovered three | Itsukushima, | bodies of Russian troops, one large and two small ones, thereupon the squad- ron advanced close to the shore and shelled them. | The Miyako, which was reconnoiter- ing in Deep Bay, discovered a Russian guard post'on a mountain to the north- west of Robinson promontory and de- stroyed it. A Russian force estimated |at ten companies took refuge behind an eminence, but it was dispersed by 1 the Japanese. Torpedo boats Nos. 48 and 49 dis- { covered a large mechanical mine in 1I(err Bay. Their various attempts to ! blow it up failed, and it suddenly ex- | ploded of itself, cutting No. 48 in two. The torpede boat sank in seven min- ! utes. The squadron hurried boats to the rescue and picked up the wounded. Three other mines were discovered and exploded. The squadron eompleted its operations at 6 o'clock in the evening | and -returned to its base. B + Illinois Republicans in Deadlock for Governorship. Continued From Page 1, Column 5. [ President Roosevelt is praised, and the llp‘;iy::fla:n;tm}‘!_:r:ep:m_ AP":I??I"(: Developed LA e = delegates to the National Convention Hon. R. N. Bulla, Los Angeles, “Tllustrious 4 ¥ are instructed for him and to use all|Names on Republican Party Rolls. Yates ‘adherent climbed g¢ne of the|y,,, . pie means to secure the nom- |, Hon T. FH. Selvace, Eureks, “The Repub- stringers of the convention hall and | .. 0 o Congressman Robert R. Hitt| Ion. Samuel Shortridge, San Francisco, from his perilous position suspended a portrait of the Governor. Immediately a follower of Dineen duplicated the performance with half a dozen pic- tures, while Warner,and Hamlin men, even mote daring, carried great canvas banners to other points of vantage| above the heads of the delegates. Speaker Cannon called the con- vention to order with a great meg- aphone, through which he announced that until order was maintained he would adjourn the meeting to the Hall of Representatives and ex- clude all except the delegates and representatives of the press. Judge El- bridge Hanecy, chairman of the com- mittee on credentials, presented a re- port recommending that the sitting delegates be declared the delegates of the convention. This was adopted and then on recommendation of the com- mittee on organization the temporary organization was made permanent. DELEGATES ARE SELECTED, The committee on delegates to the National Convention reported as fol- lows: Delegates at large—Senators Shelby M. Cullom and Albert J. Hop- kins, Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and Governor Richard Yates. Alternates—Lieutenant Governor W. A. Northcott, Hon. Asa Mathews, Paul Morton and Samuel Inshull. Electors at large--Lot Brown and Willtam J. Moxley. This report was adopted unanimous- ly and the committee on resolutions then reported. The platform gives credit to the money policy of the National Adminis- tration in assisting to bring about present unexampled prosperity, and pledges the party to the maintenance of the gold standard. Loya''y to the protective tariff ig reafirmed. Appro- priations are favored to place the navy in point of strength and efficiency in its proper position among the navies of the world. The possession of the Philippine Islands gives the United States the right to voice in the affairs of that part of the world and the ac- tion of Secretary Hay in securing the open door policy of trade in the Orient is credit ° as the createst diplomatic achlevement of modern times. Reten- tion of the Philippines is favored as well as the maintenahce of the open door policy of trade in Eastern Asia. The policy of the Democratic party in its desire to abandon the Philip- pines is denounced. e attitude of Congress and President Roosevelt re- garding anti-trust legislation is com- mended, and such further legislation, State and National, as may be required 4s recommended. The administration of of Ilinois as Vice President. A com- pulsory primary election law and a civil service law for the State are fa- vored. The vote on the adoption of the report was unanimous. NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR. Candidates for Governor were named as follows: Frank C. Lowden, Charles 8. Dineen, Howland J. Hamiln, Vespa- sian Warner, Richard Yates and L. Y. | Sherman. | No nomination for Governor had been | made un to the fifth ballot, which stood: Yates 491, Lowden 408 11-66, Di- neen 380 5-66, Hamlin 111, Sherman 66, Warner 34 33-66, John Plerce of Ke- wanee 21 35-66. Pierce was placed in nomination after the second bailot had been taken. On the seventh ballot the Adams County delegation undertook to start a Yates stampede, but Cannon sup- pressed the demonstration by vigorous use of the gavel, and the ballot resulted in practically no change. On the ninth ballot the bolters in the Alexander delegation returned to Yates and the Yates people started another demonstration, ‘which they repeated when Boone County gave their candi- date three votes. The rollcall, how- ever, was without material change. The tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thir- teenth and fourteenth ballots were in- decisive. The fifteenth ballot resulted: Yates 496, TLowden 406 3-22, Dineen 361 9-22, Hamlin 117, Warner 36, Sher- man 51 and Pierce 61. At 10:28 p. m. the convention took a recess until 10 a. m. to-morrow. PR RO READY FOR CONVENTION. Arrangements Completed for Meeting of League of Republican Clubs. SACRAMENTO, May 13.—At a meeting in the Assembly chamber to- night of the local delegates, arrange- ments were completed for the conven- tion of the State League of Republi- can Clubs, which will be held at the Capitol next Monday and Tuesday. It is expected that 5000 delegates will be present from various points in the State. Eight delegates will be seated from the Women's Republican State Central Club. Lieutenant Governor Anderson, president of the league, will call the convention to order. The fol- lowing will be the speakers and their subjects: i “Landmarks Along the Highway the Repub- ilean Party Has Trod.” Hon. George A. Knight, San Francisco, ““The Republican Party and Commercial Prog- ress.”’ L. C, Gates, Los Angeles, Party and the Wase-Earn J. 0. Hayes, San . “Mission of League e Republican Abraham Ruef, San Franctsco, “The Coming Campaign.' 2 ““Republican Lead- C. Person, ers.” 5 Hon, John F. Davis, Jackson, ‘Principles th_Republican Party Organization. Los Angeles, *“‘Men nlzation. ' Santa Rosa, Oakiland Judgs A. G. Burnett, Trusts.'* “The St fiF T Troquois Club Meets. The regular weekly meeting of the Iroquois Club was held in Pythian Castle last night, at which several res- olutions were adopted. Willlam J. Locke made an address before the club on “The Past,'Present and Fu- ture of Democracy.” ———— Gaelic Dances. A grand exhibition of Gaelic dancing and championship dancing contests took place at the Alhambra Theater last night under the auspices of the Gaelic League in California. After an overture by the Pipers’ Club, Jeremiah Deasy made a few remarks and the dancing contests commenced. Misses Bessie Allen, Hazel Allen, Myrtle An- derson, Clara Coyne and Sophie Guil- | Continued From Page 1, Column 4., TROOPERS RIDE NEAR FORTRESS Russian Correspondent Tells How Japanese Cavalry- men Reconnoiter. Port Arthur Closed to Ar- rivals and Siege Prepara- tions Are Made. LIAOYANG, May 13.—Nemirovich Danchenko, popularly known as the Russian Archibald Forbes, has just ar- | rived here from Port Arthur and fur- | nished the following chronicle of events | of the first week of the investment of | that fortress. Danchenko escaped from | the beleaguered city by the last train: “From Thursday, May 5, the power- ful fleet of the enemy’s cruisers, the| Adzuma, Asama, Idzumo, Iwate andj another, the name of which is un- known, together with the flagship Mi- kasa and the battleships Shikishima, Hatsuse, Asahi, Yashima and the Fuj, remained constantly in sight of Port| Arthur, departing every night and re- | turning at daylight. The Japanese tor- pedo-boats occasionally swept our coast with searchlights at night, while their barges lay in waiting off Pigeon Bay, beyond our vision on the western hori- zon, and beneath the lofty hills that skirt the Liaotung Gulf. Apparently the Japanese were watching to see if we intended to interfere’ with their landing farther north. “Our communications with the north were broken on Thursday, and the fol- lowing day the telegraph® office in Port Arthur refused to actcept our mes- sages. CAVALRY ON WATCH. “Japanese cavalry reconnoitered the peninsula from the north to ascertain whether we were safely imprisoned. Baut this did not cause any particular impression in Port Arthur. The weath- er was beautiful, a band was playing on the boulevard and there were many people unconcernedly promenading the streets. We heard that the Japanese had fired on the last outgoing train carrying the Russian sick and wound- ed, and had succeeded in wounding two of the passengers. “Rumors also floated in announcing the destruction of the railroad and the blowing up of some of the bridges, but our spirits remained singularly un- depressed. The military officers and men talked of nothing except a second | siege of Sebastopol, although, as a mat- | ter of fact, Sebastopol had never been cut off from its communication on the land side. “We can die like our fore- fatiers,” was the universal sentiment expressed. The Chinese continued work- ing as usual for the most part, very | few of them attempting to escape. “It seems that the sole defense of the Russian stronghold is General Kon- | dratenko. He knows no rest and is| ceaseless in his activity. The utmost vigilance prevails throughout the for- tifications and the energy displayed by every one from the highest to lowest is mfarvelous. No one is now admitted to Port Arthur. The women from Dal- ny, which was doomed to destruction, sought shelter here, but were not al- lowed to remain any later than Fri- day of last week. CHINESE ARE UGLY. “The number of Chinese seekipg work on the fortifications and as ser- vants is more numerous than ever. As long as there is rice there will be Chinamen. The attitude of the Chi- nese authorities is changing and becom- ing threatening. The natives are clear- ly our friends and the authorities clearly antagonistic. For instance, the Governor of the Province of Fuchow, northwest of west, on the Liaotung peninsula, has announced that he will behead all the natives in our service very soon and that he will burn Wan- andian, one of the neighboring towns, which has shown itself friendly to the Russians. After the skirmish at Wan- andian between the Japanese advance and the Russian guard, the Governor executed the interpreter and the ser- vant of Lieutenant Hellmer, the Rus- sian military chief in charge of that section of the railroad. “Beyond Cape Terminal, the Japanese are landing immense stores of rice and stege guns. The surrounding heights are occupied by their scouts. The Jap- anese struck the raflroad first between San Shilipou and Polandien, about fif- ty miles from here, and blew up a sec- tion of the bridge with melinite. They fired on our sentries, and later, finding one of them killed, a Japanese took off his tunic, rolled it up and placed it under his head, as a pillow, and then reverently crossed the dead man's arms over his breast. “On Saturday, May 7, I decided by hook or crook, to join the Manchurian army at Liaoyang, it being plainly im- possible to write or telegraph from Port Arthur. I paid a farewell visit to the batteries and inspected their po- sitions. VIEW OF THE ENEMY. “The sky was of an intense blue, bert competed for the medals to be awarded for the best reel and J. P. Kelleher, J. J. O'Connell, Steve Dillon, P. H. Lonergan and P. W. Walsh en- tered the hornpipe competition. 'XTM contests will be continued this even- ing at the same place. An elaborate programme has been arranged, at the conclusion of which the gold medals will be awarded to the winners. The proceeds of the two nights are for the fund for teaching the Gaelic language. FREE! FREE! AN ALUMINUM COLLAPSIBLE CUP. You Will Appreciate Its FULL VALUE on Your N_XT showing up the black masses of Cape Stone and the frowning dragon hills behind Siaopingtao, where it was said the enemy's scouts were lurking. Westward gleamed the Miaotao islands and nearer the Tiger's Tall and Liao- teshan, while behind, far, far away, was the Eagle's Nest, whence g view is obtainable of the whole of the Regent’'s Sword peninsula. Out upon the limitless ocean twelve tiny spots indicated ‘ the Japanese warships and smaller dots the enemy's swift-mov- ing torpedo boats, watching the coast to prevent any of our craft slipping through to Chefu or Newchwang. “I decided to steal through during the night, across the stretch of rail- road. Communication was interrupted and General Stoessel proposed that I should accompany Captain Odintzoft, who had been empowered to enter into communication with the enemy. We left Port Arthur at 6 o'clock in the morning and two hours later reached defends the whole northern section of Liaotung. 0 were coming in every few minutes of Japanese land- ings, large and small, of first encoun- ters with our outposts, of first losses. B |+ INCIDENT MAY REQUIRE AN EXPLANATION BY BRITAIN el 'RUSSIANS MAY RISE AS REBELS Serious Internal Conditions in Czar's Empire Threaten a Revolution. Subjects Hope That the Em- peror May Grant Country a Constitution. ROME, May 13.—A secret report re- ceived from St. Petersburg depicts the internal situations of Russia as becom- ing most serious as regards the preser- vation of the present institutions, the military failures in the East having strengthened the opinion that the evils are due to the present organization of the country, in which a change is necessary. ’ The hope is expressed that the Em- ! peror himself, seeing the danger. will be induced to grant the country & constitution, in which event it is as- serted the enthusiasm of the people will become so great as to render it pos- sible to raise an army and coliect the means necessary to defeat Japan. Otherwise, the report says, it is be- lieved all the efforts made at St. Peters- burg will remain futile, as besides the war in the Far East Russia will be obliged te face a latent if not an open revolutionary movement at home, de- priving her of the assistance of the most powerful element of the empire, such as the Poles and Finns. b e BIDDERS FOR CRUISERS RETAIN BUYERS' lDENTm» Contract Is Signed by the Chilean Government for Sale of Two War Vessels. WASHINGTON, May 13.—Senor Walker Martinez, Minister from Chile in Washington, said to-night that the identity of the nation for which Charles R. Flint & Co. are trying to buy the two Chilean cruisers, Esmeralda and Chacabuco, had not yet been dis- closed. The Minister verified the news re- ported this morning that a contract had been signed. This was to sell the cruisers for $5,030,000, Flint & Co. agreeing to forfeit $150,000 it e ships were not sold. “Of course these ships cannot be sold until our Congress approv said the Minister. “Congress meets the first of | June and this contract will have to be approved by both houses before it is valid. I have not been informed who Flint & Co. are buying the ships for and understand that this has so far been kept secret from my Government. It is understood, however, they are to g0 to a neutral power. We could net sell these ships to belligerents.” +/ The busy work on every side, diggin trenches, throwing up redoubts and general feverish military activity, con- | trasted with peaceful nature, adorned by beautiful spring, the blow of Ililae, almond and apricot blossoms. It was a fairy picture framed by hills of red- dish hue. “We went on to Kinchow. We de- cided after passing that place to stick to the railroad, boarding an open freight ear which the locomotive pulled along the deserted country to Sanshi- lipou. Ti%ere was not a single employe | there, but the station was crowded with Chinese. As soon as we neared the station three horsemen dashed off toward the hills to the east. “Captain Odintzoff mounted the lo- comotive and ordered the engineer to go ahead, leaving me behind in com- mand of the freight car and a second locomotive with soldiers on board. Two hours later Captain Odintzoff met a small detachment of our cavalry eight miles ahead and sent Back to me a note book, requesting me, in case he failed to turn up to proceed to Port Arthur and to hand the book to Gen- eral Stoessel. 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