The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 19, 1904, Page 3

SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1904. TURKS BATTLE WITH REBELS Lose a Hundred and Thirty- Six Men in Fierce Combat With Armenians in Mush LATTER'S LOSS HEAVY e sl ader of the Insurgent Foree Is Numbered Among the Vietims of the Fray NDON May 19.—The Central B Baku, Caucasia, t between Armen- T sh troops Chelcuzan, st Mush. The Turks t i d wounded, whi ns had their leager and many re killed , NSTANTINOPLE, May 18 Ac atch m the Vali o € Turkey, sevente v ve been destro by the district 600 A insurgents in More thar ker CALIFORNIA POSTMASTERS MADE HAPPY BY PAYNE Head of the Department Announces Numerous Increases of Salary WASHINGTON dido, ton, $1400 t to )0; Martinez, $1700 $1800 to $2000: Mou CRUISER VICKSBURG WILI DEPART FROM CHEMULPO Vessel Will Be Ordered to the United States 10 Unc Repairs. POLICE THWART PLOT TO KILL THE CZAR Detect Comspiracy to Hurl Bomb at Nicholas During the St. Peters- burg Parade. 18.—The St nt of the t the t 2 plot at- bomb dur- Petersburg Peters- to |RETREAT OF RUSSIANS WILL NOT END UNTIL THE ARMY IS SAFE IN HARBIN Commander in Chief Kuropatkin Decides to Retire His \ ST. PETERSBURG, firming the intimations that it is Gen- eral Kuropatkin’s purpose to avoid a decisive combat with the Japanese at the present stage of the war, the state- ment was made by the General Staff to-day that tht c chief is making preparations to fall back on | May 18.—Con- | ommander in | Mukden and then on Harbin. While the suverior numbers of the enemy compel a retirement, it does not | follow that General Kuropatkin will not strike a stinging blow, should a strat- egical mistake be made which will en-' able him to throw a strong army upon ne of the advanging columns of his antagonists. The }'.nr[ exposed portion | | Kuroki's command is that h m »d directly northward, evi- }¥ with the intention of gaining the Mukden, down which it will! 1s soon as the other columus are | supporting distance. Unless | heretofore the conspicuous | of the Japanese campaign, is | this column, it is believed 1 fall the victim of its temerity, as General Kuropatkin is known to be | nolding it especially under close sur- | veillance. Kuropatkin’s decision to withdraw from Liaoyang can only mean, accord- ing to exp , that there will continue 10 be aff »f outposts unless another | General Zassulitch should develop. The ! controlling strategic point at Haicheng will not be held, as believed, Kuropat- kin deciding it to be unwise to isolate | more trdops who would, not being as | well supplied as those at Port Anhur.i‘ | | | observe rs it difficult to subsist until relief | es TOGO USES SUBMARINE BOAT. The Admiralty is now convinced by mail reports received from Port Ar-| thur that Vice Admiral Togo used sub- | marine boats In his operations. A let- | ter from Lieutenant Ceneral Stoessel | says he was standing on Golden Hill | when the Russian battleship Petropav arri lovsk went down and he saw a sub- marine boat torpedo the battleship. | Licutenant Schreiber claims he dis- | tinetly saw the periscope of a subma- | rine boat and could trace the course nrq‘ the vessel. Officers of the Russian | leship Pobieda testified that a sub- | ine boat dischar a torpedo | against their ship and th fired at the | submarine boat, hoping to sink it, but | failed The same letters ascribe the rever- of the Ru ans for the overcoat { | | | of the late Vice Admiral Makaroff when it was taken from the water. | On its approach they bared their | heads. made the sign of the cross and | prayed for the repose of the admiral’s | soul. | The Admiralty to-day received an | official dispatch from Rear Admiral Wittsoeft, believed to have been dated | from Port Arthur, May 14, reporting that there had been no fighting afloat the telegraph line was cut, the ot having attacked. s well with the Russian gince The authori contained, established patch was gratifying to the not only for the news it but because its receipt the fact that while the telegraph line is severed a system of communication by means of Chinese runners has been instituted. In order to deliver the Liaoyang dispatches en- trusted to him the runner had to pass through the Japanese lines already thrown around the narrow neck of | the peninsula, just above Port Ar- thur, for the purpose of cutting off all communication between General OO0S BROS. SAY: $10-00 Will procure a better quality—a bet- | ter made suit here than elsewhere. WHY? Because we do a large nobby up-to-date clothes; our prices are close; styles are snappy; broad, concave shoulders, close fitting collar, elongated lapels, everything L ARG MADE of Cheviot, Worsted or Homespun in the newest mixtures and effects—all fresh and fashionable G A TAILORED as good as “good enough to please anyone.” Every alteration that you may suggest done to And all this goodness is suit you or no sale. yours for TEN DOLLARS business in young men’s Sizes 15 to 19 years. ROOS BROS. KEARNY AT POST | being stored in the fortress, but Gen- ! viding General | destroy the railroad. Kuropatkin and the fortress. The | passage of the runner was dangerous, but the task was light compared to what it will be when the Japanese forces closely invest Port Arthur. WAR BALLOONS IN USE. | One of the reasons for the desperate ' | effort of the Russlans to get to Port! Arthur what is officially called an' “ammunition train,” has been revealed ; by information which leaked out to- | day. There was little need, it appears, for more ammunition, great quantities eral Stoessel is exceedingly anxious to be provided with balloons. The high- est point of the fortress is the Eagle’s Nest, from which much of the sur-! rounding country can be seen, but bal- loons will facilitate observation. Be- fore the war the Russian authorities loaded on a vessel a complete balloon equipment for Manchuria, but it was captured by the Japanese, who will use it in their operations against Port Arthur. Recognizing the need of pro- Stoessel with all the requisite instruments with which to conduct the defense of Port Arthur, | General Kuropatkin is belleved to have sent balloons on the “ammuni-: tion train. The Russian balloons are stationary. “If the Japanese try to drift bal- loons over Port Arthur and drop ex- plosives on the fortress,” an officer’ said to-day, “the worl will hear of the first battle in the air.” Details have been received here from Harbin regarding the execution on | April 21 of the two Japanese officers, Yukoka and Oki, for attempting to dynamite bridges and destroy tele-! graph communication on the Eastern Chinese Rallroad. The prisoners ad- mitted they were part of a detail num- bering 100 men whose purpose it was to desiroy the rallroad at various points. When told that they must have been extremely brave people, they replied: “Not at all. We were only carrying out our duty and the order of the Mi- kado.” SHOT INSTEAD OF HANGED. Both prisoners April 21 between towns of Harbin in the pr large crowd. They of hanged, upon order of General Ku- were executed on the new and old ence of a | were rcpatkin. A strong guard was thrown about the spot to hold back the pub- lic at a distance of 400 yards. No pho- | tographs were allowed to be taken. . | The younger prisoner refused to al- | low the bandaging of his eyes. When | told it was necessary, according to Russian law tion be mac he asked that an excep- in his favor. The elder | Japar a staffl officer, wept and fainted, but finally allowed himself to be blindfolded calmly. One of the men was a Cathelic and made his final confession to a Russian priest, there being no representative of the Catholic priesthond in Harbin. THO JAPANESE WARSHIPS REPORTED ‘_ SUNK AT PORT ARTHUR, | —_— Continued Fro - ! ] the landing place. Immediately detach- ments were sent to Pitzewo to destroy | the telegraph line and to Pulandien to n Page 1, Column l.i “On May 6 detachments of our men dispersed small detachments of the enemy from an eminence south of| Pulandien, and from the raiiroad sta- n to the southwest. Simuitaneously | the engineers destroyed the bridge and | the telegraph line. The enemy who were dispersed had 200 infantry and 100 | cavalry. Our loss was one man killed and four men wounded. Two hundred of the enemy's cavalry posted at Pitzewo retired, and without resistance we cut the wire and captured the in- struments. “On May 7 we sent a detachment to | destroy the railroad and the telegraph wire between Pulandien and Sanchi- | lipu. This detachment dispersed the | enemy’s cavalry, 100 strong, and cut' the railroad and the wires to the north- | east of Sanchilipu in two places. One | lleutenant and three men were killed | and nine men werg wounded. i “On May 13 the failroad was destroy- | ed to the northwest of Pulandien. ; “On May 16 we took possession of a line of hills for four miles, from Chichaton to Chulishan, driving the! enemy to the southward. The enemy consisted of three or four battallions and eight guns. Our losses “were 146 men killed and wounded. | “A Red Cross train was sent forward | on May 13. H ey JAPANESE ARE CAUTIOUS. Advance Guards Fall Back to Main | Bases in Manchuria. ST. PETERSBURG, May 18.—General Kuropatkin has sent the following | despatch to the Emperor, dated May | 1 “A detachment of the Japanese ad- vance guard which had occupled until May 14 the Sinhaitin defile and the village of Kanghaiputz, twenty-five miles north of Fengwangcheng, has re- tired toward Selinchau, in the valley of the affluent which enters the Pato river on the left bank. “There is a small Japanese detach- ment at Kyangko. Siuyen is still un-| occupied by the Japanese, who have conducted a reconnoissance in force at | Setehoge, eighteen miles to the south- east. Information has been received to the effect that the Japanese have! evacuated Takushan. “The, Japanese have detachments of infantry at Luanmiao and Salitszaipud- za, namely 600 at the former and 300 at the latter place. Their other forces have retired in the direction of Fengwangcheng. “At Khabalen, eleven miles south- west of Fengwangcheng, there is a Japanese force of 5000. The rain is making the roads bad.” H The General Staff has received the following dispatch from General Sak- liaroff under date of May 18: “On the morning of May }7, detach- ments of the Japanese advance guard on the main road between Liaoyang and Tyhoumentsa retreated toward | of co-operation | fenses there are | Baltimore Pole, now impressed in the | came through an open window, where | they were seated at a table. | Then the Japanese Force Landed at | graph’s | re-embarked from Kaichou, | the commerce of the world the ports Forces to the Frontier of Siberia. Tchanzalin Pass and they evacuated Selfutchen, proceeding toward Feng- wangcheng. The Japanese are con- structing field works in the vicinity of Fengwangcheng. “Japanese detachments which form- erly occupied the village of Itkout- chindza, .twelve miles northwest of Tu- kushan, have departed and Takushan also has been evacuated. Small Jap- anese patrols appear from time to time in the vicinity of Suzan.” e T g ADVANCE OF KUROKI. Brown Army Occuples Town North- east of Fengwangcheng. LIAOYANG, May 18.—The northern wing of the Japanese army, moving from Fenwangcheng, has occupled Haiyangtsen, forty-five miles north- east of Fengwangcheng. A division of guards which was mov- ing toward Siuyen has retired with the object, it is supposed, of covering a disembarkation near Newchwang and with the southern troops against Newchwang and Hai- cheng. Colonel Mazievsky, of the Zabaikal Regiment, Lieutenant Prince Hanti- meroft of the Twenty-fifth Rifle Regi- ment and twelve Cossacks have just arrived here after a most daring es- cape from Fort Arthur. The party‘\ was aided by the familiarity of the Cossacks with the country. The party had numerous narrow escapes. They | report that there is little change in the | garrison life of Port Arthur. The de- continuously being augmented. —— SHELL KILLS TWELVE WOMEN. Tragic Incident of Japanese Bombard- ment of Port Arthur. BALTIMORE, May 18, — A let- ter received from the seat: of war by Editor Bautro of the Weekly Polonia from Braunslau Kobylanski, a Russian army, says that one of the Japanese shells which entered Port Arthur killed twelve ladies of the officers’ families while at tea, General Kuropatkin, says the writer, carrles a coffin with him. On it his full name is engraved. He expects to be killed. The shell that killed the women g DESTROYS THE RAILROAD. Kaichou Re-Embarks. LONDON, May 19.—The Daily Tele- | Newchwang _ correspondent, | under date of May 18, siys: “After driving out 150 Russians and | destroying the railway, the Japanese the com- | bined fleet heading southward. The | Russians re-entered Newchwang with | | 1000 infantry and two batteries of artil- | | lery, but all preparations are made for | another hasty evacuation.” The Dally Mail's St. Petersburg cor- respondent says two large liners bought in America have arrived at Vladi- vostok. Al o AN OPENED TO WORLD'S TRADE. China Voluntarily Makes Free Ports of | Chinamfu, Weishien and Choutsun. PEKING, May 18.—An imperial edict volutarily issued to-day opens to of Chinamfu, Weishien and Choutsun, on the Shantung peninsula. Chow- cheen, the industrial center of the | province, also is to be opened. Weishlen is a station on the rail- road midway between Kaichou and Chanamfu. ST AR NEWCHWANG IS TAKEN. Victorious Japanese Occupy the For- mer Russian Stronghold. PARIS, May 19.—The St. Petersburg | correspondent of the Matin says that official advices have been received to the effect that the Japanese have oc- cupied Newchwang. AT SINKS IN TWO MINUTES. Russian Account of Disaster to Jap- anese Battleship. CHEFU, May 19.—The thirteen Rus- sians arriving from Dalny this morn- ing, who are authority for the state- ment that during a bombardment of Port Arthur by the Japanese Monday afternoon the Japanese battleship Shi- kishima and the cruiser Asama struck mines and sank, say that the Shiki- shima sank in two minutes after run- ning on the mine and that the Asama was being towed away by another ves- 1 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC DISCOV- ERY. A Clinical Preparation That Positively Xills the Dandruff Germ. A most important discovery has been made after a year's patient laboratory work aimed in a certain direction. It is Newbro's Herpicide, a preparation that prevents falling hair, and speedily and permanently eradicates dandruff. These evils are caused by a germ or parasite that burrows into the scalp, throwing up dandruff as it seeks to sap the life of the hair at the root. 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NEW YORK, May 18.—A large pro- portion of the male population of New- market, N, J., awoke to-day avith heads several sizes too large for their hatu‘ as a result of a great and gorgeous banquet given by “Mayor Bill” Smith in commemoration of the final settle- ment whereby he, his half brother, Abraham Nelson, and other relatives get a considerable part of the Charles L. Fair milfions. Mrs. Caroline D. Falr was Smith’s full sister. Yesterday everybody in central New Jersey was asking: “How much did they get?" “Bill” Smith, filled with the milk of human kindness and sun- dry bottles of champagne,\ the most | popular man in that part of the State and who looks forward to a nomina- tion for Congress one of these days, confided to his friends that the certi- fied check he received at what is be- lieved to be his aged mother's death- bed was for $585,000. It was also as- serted that Abraham Nelson received a like amount. Neither would tell the exact amount, but if their statement is accurate, the settlement of the Fair estate by Mrs. Oelrichs and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt Jr. | far exceeds the $1,500,000 estimate orig- | inally made. 1t was sald that the set- tlement was approximately $2,500,000, of | which Messrs. Chandler and Beekman | receive $500,000. e sel of the bombarding fleet when she | also went down. | The thirteen Russians claim to have received their information from the commanding officer at Dalny, who showed them, they assert, a telegram from Port Arthur stating that the bombardment commenced at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon and that two hours later the Shikishima struck the mine and was soon at the bottom. During the confusion that followed, according to the story told, the Asama also struck on a mine and was taken in tow but was settling so fast that it was found necessary to abandon her. A number of Russian torpedo boats | went out, but the Japanese received reinforcements and the Russlans re- tired. S To-day’s arrivals say that the en- trance to Port Arthur was blocked, but one of the sunken steamers was re- moved and the entrance i{s now open but it is still dangerous and the Russian fleet has been ordered to remain in the harbor until the arrival of Admiral Skrydloft, who will take command. Aol g Dalny’s Docks Not Destroyed. | CHEFU, May 18.—A fleet of junks | has arrived here from Port Dalny. The attempt to blow up the docks and plers at Port Dalny was not success- ful, but the iron pier at Talienwan was destroyed. Heavy firing was heard north of Port Dalny on Monday. . | American Warships Going to Chefu. CHEFU, May 18.—A cable message has been received here from Rear Ad- | miral Cooper, in command of the United States Asiatic squadron, an- nouncing that he expects to arrive at Chefu soon with his squadron. e Thirty Russian Graves Near Anju. SEQUL, May 18.—The Japanese Conesul at Pingvang wires that over thirty Fusslan graves nave been found ; near Anju. The retreating Cossack carried fourteen wounded with them. | Tour of these men died at Kaichons. | | GREAT ACTOR IS MANSFIELD In Baron Chevrial He Thoroughly Exhibits the Art of Concealing Art Pt By Blanche Partington. Again the artful art, the ' cunning contrast! As much as Mr. Mansfield's Prince Karl of Tuesday evening gained from its justaposition with the preceding evening’s “Ivan the Terri- ble,” so much his Baron Chevrial of last night gained in interest from its neighboring Prince Karl. It was the foil perfect. Distinctly of the plays pleasant in | Mr. Mansfleld's repertoire is “Old Hei- delberg.” Distinctly of the plays un- pleasant is “A Parisian Romance.” But as clearly, brilliantly as the actor | paints the romance and idealism of | the hero of “Old Heidelberg,” so does | he incredibly stamp out the loathsome materialism and corruption of the| Raron Chevrial with absolute illusion. The make-up, to begin with, be-, Jongs to the past-mastership of the| art. Three Sherlock Holmeses could not discover the handsome, stalwart youth of Prince Karl in the little, shambling, narrow-chested, fishy-eyed roue of “A Parisian Romance.” Mans- field seems to have lost a head and a hundred pounds or so in the trans- formation. But if the contrast is new “A Par- isian Ro: ce” is not new here. It was one Mansfield’s earlier suc-| cesses, and a repertoire season would be incomplete without this sar- | donically clever characterization. | Many among the large audience that | crowded the Columbia last night came | to renew acquaintance with the play. These had to say that good as was the actor's Baron Chevrial of nine| years ago it was more powerful, more | finished, more convincing last night. | But there was not much applause. Mansfield’s portrait of the libertige | ADVERTISEMENTS A PROMINENT ODD FELLOW Threatened With Bright’s Disease—Pe-ru-an Restored Him to Health. 0. Fred Lindstrom, Past Grand Master Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Past Chancellor Twin City Lodge No. 63, Knights of Pythias; also Past Chief Pa- triarch Ridgely Encampment No. 22, writes from 1923 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minn.: “Peruna has my hearty endorsement. There is no medicine I know of that can compare with it. 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This rem edy strikes at once at the very root of the disease. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case. Address Dr. Hartman. President of The Hartman Sanitarfum. Columbus, Ohio. banker have stoned him at the Central. After the death scene, however, now historic, the audience dared another sermon on the befittingness of sum- moning a dead man to the front to ex- press their appreciation. And actor?” It was Baron Chevrial that died, but it was Mansfleld himself, in person, who came a moment later to smile his thanks for the greeting. You can't catch the Mansfield art napping! Even more remarkable, perhaps, than the contrast between the youth of Prince Karl and the ignoble age of the Baron Chevrial, as Mansfield sees them. is his differentiation of the senility of the Russlan tyrant and of the Paris- ian roue. Both are sharpened by the exercise of irresponsible power, but one is medievalism, the other incar- nate modernity. This and all other phases of the character are infallibly suggested. Touch on touch, sensitive, firm, Gal- lically light, the portrait grows with a cool creepiness into a picture of the profcunds of corruptions. The physi- cal decay is painfully pictured, with absolutely convincing effect. Its cul- mination in the death scene, where, with a certain courage, the Baron holds high festival in_spite of his ill- ness, gives the portrait still a most | potent thrill. But it is throughout su- perb, compelling, art at its highest power. Mansfield’s support is not remarka- ble for sympathy in this play, though acceptable. Miss Conquest has the part of Rosa Guerin, the ballet dancer, and finds it little in her ingenuous and charming way. Miss Edith Barker as Marcelle has the | is too realistic—they would jsome pleasing moments, | | | and Miss Ruth Holt, tall and graceful to look at, is sincere and effective as Mme Chevrial. Arthur Forrest has the De Targy role and is somewhat heavy in 1. To-night will be given the fourth play of this series wonderful. “Beau Brummel,” in which many hpid Mans- fleld to have his most thoroughly sym- pathetic part. ——— Brave Policeman Rewarded. Policeman George D. Mengola was the recipient yesterday of a handsome gold watch, presented to him by Colonel A. Andrews in recognition of his bravery in stopping a runaway Borse at a time when the lives of hundreds of school children were in danger. The presentation took place at 3 o’clock, when the first watch was assembled in the City Hall station. Captain Mooney introduced Colonel Andrews, who made a short address and handed Officer Mengola the watch, which bears the following inscription: “Presented by Colonel A. Andrews to George D. Men- gola, S. F. P. D., In recognition of his bravery in stopping a runaway horse at a time when the lives of several children were in danger, on May the 3rd, 1904.” ———— Two Fires at the Mission. Two fires took place at the Mission yvesterday almost simultaneously. One was a store at 34': Lapldge street, oc- cupied by H. Knoxand A. Horn. The damage was about $1000. The other was a dwelling at 3550 Nineteenth street, occupied by J. Reese. The dam- age was about $100. These Panamas were made in South America by the natives and were shipped to us at a price which permits our selling them to you for a third less than asked by exclusive hat dealers for the very same quality. Our prices are $4, 85, $6 and $7.50 We have blocked the hats in different shapes. Th . high_roll e Pan Tourist has four dents in_ the crown and & long to the brim. Note the left-hand picture. The Telescope has a crease running around the entire crown, lowering the center so as to give the hat a flattened appearance. 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