The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1904, Page 1

TEE WEA' cisco for midnight, May 27: Prida; Temporarily Forgcast made at San Fran- thirty hours eading | San Francisco axnd vicinity— Bt a G. H. WILLSOX, Local Forecaster, THER. northwest in Charge. TRE Alcazar—“A ! | Hyde.” l | California—"“When We Twenty-One.” Central—“A Great Temptation.” Columbia—"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. | Chutes—Vaudeville. Grand—“Fedora.” Orpheum—Vandeville. Tivoli—“A Runaway Girl" THEATERS. Possible Case.” Were SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1004. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LAVS LLOSE FOUR THOUSAND MEN IN AN AMBUSCADE IN TATUNG PASS OMINICAN REBELS ARE ICTORIOTS Government Army IS Defeated in Baitle i War Cabrera \ Bt e % e D RMER IS RAILROADED 'O AN INSANE ASYLUM Re es Rob Him of His Estate and After Securing His Release He Expires Suddenly. 4 EAILWAY MUST PASSENGERS BE PHOTOGRAPHED Flan of Grand Trunk Line Association to Prevent Sale of Tickets to Scalpers. 26.—Tourists ed before is photc has ORDERS HIS FOLLOWERS ' TO FAST DURING JUNE Priest of Sun Worshipers Directs General Abstinence in Commemo- 1 of Miss Reusse’s Death. ¢ Hanish Worshiper 26 Dr. strate Chott MOUNT PELEE BURSTS INTO ACTIVE ERUPTION Volcano Observes the Anniversary of Its Death Dea Outbreak Two rears Ago. May - written by a the island of feano Mount Pelee in May S 1ast by .a_sin- d the anni- sphe of May % « were lost aud | L Pierre was destroved, | by again bursting into active eruption. | No mention is nride of any less of life. | | count had KOREAN COOLIES BEARING COMPRESSED FODDER FOR HORSES DURING THE JAPANESE ADVANCE apanese, Feigning a Retreat From Fengwangcheng, Lead Russian Pursuers Into | | + an Ambush and Inflict a Crushing Defeat. LONDON, May 27—The Shanhaikwan correspondent of the Daily Chronicle sends a report res ceived from Newchwang that on May 23, believing that the Japanese had retired from Fengwang:-| cheng, 15,000 Russians from Haicheng and Liaoyang marched toward Fengwangcheng. The Russian casualties were 4000 and more surprised by 30,000 Japanese in the Tatung Pass. They were than 1000 Russians surrendered. The report does not state the Japanese losses. - BULLET ENDS THE 'LIFE OF VISCOUNT D'OYLEY Son of Wealthy American Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances in the French Capital. PARIS, May 26.—Ivon Evans, known | sional liberty. She bears out the theory as Viscount d'Oyley, a son of the Amer- | 0f suicide by showing two letters which ican dentist, Dr. John Evans, died to- :‘l”‘i\im.g'gg;’l:e"ha'iaald:l‘re:::d;& !lge 5 rivais s x n; & night at a private sanitarium as the re- | tonvion to commit sulcide . owing to t of a builet wound received under family difficulties. circumstances. The family R e here, Dr. John Evans be- THE VERGE OF CIVIL ing a nephew of the famous Dr. Thom- | WAR I as Evans, who assisted Empress Euge- | _ pie In her flight from Paris after tha | Two Classes Have Arisen in Transvaal Franco-Prussian war. | Colony As a Result of Late John Evans, who came from Bal- Conflict. , received the title of Marquis| WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 26.— from the Pope, his el ‘@ivil war in South Africa is a cer- title of Count tainty of the near future. I am sur- ger that of prised the papers have kept the mat- ter so quiet.” So said S. C. L. Good of the South African constabulary, who arrived here to-day. ON who is 24 ame enam r, & Peruvian, who was Despite the pro- he Viscount and the vian visited the Riviera togeth t Cannes for some time. | J anxw”‘“a' v protested | They are boycotted and will not en- e and finally cut | Gure it, being anxious to defend.their brought the couple | Ti8hts. Two classes have arisen as an they arrived a |Aftermath of the Boer war, ‘hand- Hotel de Rivoli. | Suppers’ being the ignominious name n Monday evening last | Of those who evaded the English dur- ' ing the war, and the fighting class being termed ‘iron breeches.’ " er son, ‘handsuppers’ from the colony. For son’s cou unt Viscor the proprietor of | - the hote d the chamber he found | T I R T the Vi d with a wound in | NOTED FRENCH ACTRESS his le ame Pflucker, whe WILL TOUR AMERICA d that the Vis- imself, and although | special Cable to The Call and N s of blood the lew York Her- weak from wounded | ald. Copyright 1904, by the New York man seemed to confirm this statement, | Herald Publishing Company, saying that_the shooting took plavei PARIS, May 26.—George C. Taylor while he wae handling a weapon. of Liebler & Co., New He was taken 10 2 private sanitarium, Tk L & ranged for Mme.* Rejane’s American Ma. e Pflucker remained constantly tour. The contract is now signed for at his bedside. He became unr-onsqousi(wel\'e weeks, beginning November 8. and died this morning, after which the | She will give the principal pieces of polige began an investigation. ‘her repertoire, such as “Zaza,” “La Madame Pflucker was interrogated by | Passerelle,” the police and later was given provi- beau” and others. where an operation was performed. . “The breach was widened when the | church stepped in and expelled all | many of these life is not worth living. | “La Course Aux Fun-‘ Japanese Storm and Capture Kinchou Stronghold. PARIS, May 27.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the | Petit Parisien telegraphs that, ac- | cording toa private dispatch from | Liaoyang, General Kuroki's army has begun an attack on the Russian position on the Liaovang road, and it is believed that what will prove to be a decisive battle | is progressing. { CHEFU, May 27, 12:30 p. m—It is {1earned from a reliable source that the Japanese took Kinchou yesterday (Thursday) and are now pursuing the \enemy. Kinchou is thirty-two miles north of Port Arthur. LONDON, May 27.—The Tokio cor- respondent of the Daily Express says | it is reported unofficially that the Jap- aneee have captured Kinchou and are now attacking Dainy. 3 The Tokio correspondent of the Daily Malil, under date of May 25, says: *“Ac- cording to a reliable report, the Japan- { ese occupied Kinchou to-day.” The orning Post's Tokio corre- spondent says that the Japanese occu- pied Kirchou on Thursday afternooon and are advancing to attack the Rus- sians occupying the heights south of the town. | A dispatch to the Central News from | Tokio says the Japanese stormed and | captured the town of Kinchou, about | thirty-two miles north of Port Arthur. | Tn an earlier message the Tokio cor- respondent of the Central News cabled {that Japanese spies had ascertained that the Russians had thirty guns at Kinchou and numerous mines and wire entanglements at all points where a Japanese attack was expected. After the oceupation of Kinchou.the Continued on Page 4, Column 3, 1 UNITED STATES READY TO ACT AS MEDIATOR Friendly Services Are Informally Offered to the Bel- ligerents in the Far East. Special Dispatch to The Call CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON, | cheng correspondent, under date of May 25, WASHINGTON, May 26.—Through its | 572" The outposts are keeping In touch but Embaseador in St. Petersburg and its | ,, iy o Tk O v Minister in Tokio the Government has | Cossacks apeared within twenty miles of this = v, | position on May 23. There are no signs of made known informally, yet definitely. | B 10, Toving in force south of Linoyang. ' to the Russian and Japanese GOVern-| The Dally Telegraph's Shanghal corre- g | spondent reports the revival of Boxerism in ments that the President is ready to | 3Po% e g iy on e tender his good offices to bring about | ers entranched themseives and des & small peace between them at the moment | force of Govern: nt t when both are willing that such steps | e €hall be taken. The attitude of the | RUSSIAN MINES ALL ANCHORED. Government In this respect has been discussed mnot only in the capitals of the belligerents, but here in Washing- ton, between Secretary Hay and the Russian and Japanese diplomatic rep- resentatives. It has been made clear to the United States, however, that neither Russia | nor Japan is willing to tolerate for an ! instant at this time the idea of for- | eign mediation to put an end to the | | High Official Says Japan Alone Uses H the Floating Kind. | ST. PETERSBURG, May 26.—A | thority at the Admiralty said to-da: “It fe false to assert tha' the Ru | floatinz mines. They are not kn sian naval service them constantly off Port Arthur, setting numbers afioat near the entrance. All the Russfan mines are anchored and the action gh au- war. Realizing this, the representa- | le 1f th 5 o o ponsible if they get afloat. Such mines are tives of the United States have nNot | readily discernible in daslight and are dan. persisted in pressin~ the subject, but | gerous only at night. The three-mile limit have contented themselves with mak- | ing it plain that whenever Russia and | Japan are ready to-adjust their dif-| ferences the Government in Washing- ton is to be considered as a mutual | friend who will act in the role of peacemaker. It should be understood that at no time was any direct pro- posal made by this Government’s rep- resentatives. s Both Count Cassini, the Russian Em- bassador, and Mr. Takahira, the Jap- 2 ¥ anese Minister, had interviews with | Japanese Rapidly Closing in Upon the is an absurdity, as a Whitehead travel four miles."” This authority, while not committing him- seif absolutely, strongly intimates that the Japanese battleship Hatsuse was destroved by a toroedo fired from a subma: bo Is now established of the Drewzeweick! type was at thur before the outbreak of the war. sy et NEARING PORT ARTHUR. Secretary Hay to-day. Afterward “Russian Gibraltar.” Count Cassini took luncheon with| CHEFU. May 26 —There is a or current President Roosevelt in the White |here amang the Chineze the Japanese are now within teg miles of Port Arthur. R — There was a violent storm In the Guif of OUTBREAK OF BOXERS. Pechili last pight. A fleet of four ships passed here at noon. going eastward. A letter received herc ifom a Japanese cor- Chinese Disturbers Defeat a Force of | respondent says the Japanese landed a regt Government {ment of troops at Kerr Bay, northeast of LONDON, May 27.—The Times' Fengwang- House. | Talienwan Bay. Lisotung Peninsula, en — | = | small pieces. The Japanese used | of the Japanese in dragging for them is re- | torpedo can | DESPERADD FLEES WITH ~ BANES COIY Astounding Robbery " Committed in | Auburn. PP | Disguised Stranger Fires | to Kill, Gathers Gold and Escapes. | Officers and Citizzns Search the Hills in an Effort fo Caplure the Money-Laden Fugitive. to The Call AUBUHE May —A bold bank robbery took place in this city at 3 o'clock this afternoon an ght of- ficers are scouring the ghboring hills in an effort to capture the eriminal. The Placer County Bank is located on ene of the main thoroughfares of Lower Auburn and in the center of the business secti | Shertly after 3 o'clock a stranger, wearing blue goggles and a false beard that covered nearly his entire face, | entered the front door of the building {and tendered the assistant cash'er, | Edgar McFadyen, a paper demanding | forthwith all the funds on hand. i BULLET STRIKES VAULT. | The bank official was alone in the | | main office. D. W. Lubeck, the vice president, was an adjo room, | but heard nothing until a pistal was { fired. The robber had leaped through the brass rail door fronting the en- trance, then over the counter, and had fired pointblank at McFadyen, who was then near the large steel vault. The bandit's markmanship was bad, for the bullet flattened against the steel door. Waiting only to grab all the gold and silver he could lay his hands on, the robber started for the entrance and met Cashier A. L. Smith, who was just returning with the bank's mail. Smith hurried to the back part of the building for hi , but the stranger fled through front door, and, jumping into a farmer’'s cart, dashed down Main street, turning the co into the road that leads to Newcastle. Druggist Fred Stevens took a shot at the fleeing robber, but probably did not wound him. - DESCRIPTION OF ROBBER. The robber is described as of dark complexion, above the average height, and quick and wiry. pulled his eyes. was 2 was attired in overalls and shirt and er did not wear a coat. The officials of the bank will not disclose the probable amount taken until they have made a careful examina N | The robber j just below hills west of town. deputies and many | hot- chase after tk Auburn and took to the The Sheriff, with is on a fBl'LL OFFERS BATTLE | TO RAILROAD ENGINE | Loses His Life in Successful Attempt to Hurl Giant Antagonist From the Track. WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 26.— | A Brandon freight crew had an exeit- ing experience with a bull on the | Arcola branch to-day. With a rush |and a roar a heavy freight moving around a curve had half accomplished the distance when the engineer saw a large bull on the track facing the lo- | comotive. He whistled, but the animal took no notice at first, but when he | stowed up it made a wild dash at the engine. | It was over in a second, but the force of the contact derailed the en- gine, which turned completely o | shorn of funnel, bell and w le, an | was deposited with terrific force in | the deep mud of the slough by the side of the track. The bull was cut into None of the train crew were .nj —_———— LITTLE GIRL PREVENTS | DUEL WITH A BURGLAR Springs in Front of Her Father Just i as He Is About to Exchange Shots With Cracksman. CHICAGO, May 26.—The timely in- | tervention of S-year-old Helen Smyers {of 6750 Wabash avenue prevented a | pistol duel between her father, R. D. Smyers, and a burglar shortly after midnight this morn which might | have proved fatal to o The child prevent i shooting at the { broken into the house and was dis- covered by S ers. Smyers was ng at the head of the stairs with a siver leveled at the burglar, wl had a pistol pointed at the former when Helen ap- peared, attired only in her night- own, &on papa. don’t shoot the man,” she | eri=d, springing in front of her father | and seizing his outstretched arm. As Smyers lowered his revolver the bur- l glar turned and fled. &