The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 2, 1904, Page 1

fForecast made at San Fran- cisco for thirty hours ending mitinight, July 2, 1904: - San Francisco and vicinity— Fair Saturday, except cloudy in the morning; fresh west winds. | G. . WILLSON, ? ‘Local Forecaster. | | | . CALL Chutes—Vand THE THEEATERS. Alcazar—“Soldiers of Fortume.” Central—"Power of the Cross.” Grand—“Du Barry.” Orpheum—Vaundeville. Tivoli—“Robin Mood.” Matinees at all theaters: to- leville. )LUME . XCVI—NO. 32. “PRICE FIVE KAMIMURA TRAPS AND ATTACKS VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON: KUROPATKIN DRIVES JAPANESE FORCES FROM DALIN PASS TOKIO, July 2—Vice Admiral unter is unknown. LONDON, July 1 (9:08 p. m.).—Admiral Skyrdloff, according to a dispatch from St. Petersburg to a news agency here, reports that the Vladivostok squ. bombardment of Gensan. ST. PETERSBURG, July 1. Major General Pflug, telegraphing from Mukden under date of July 1, says: I Kamimura evidently trapped and attacked the Russian Vladivostok squadron off the islands of Tsu, in the southern entrancé to the Sea of Japan,: last night. The result of the ' en- adron has returned to Vladivostok undamaged. The admiral confirms “The reports from foreign sources that the Japanese fleet sank several vessels of our squadron on June 23, and that our loss included Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky and 700 sailors, are absolutely untrue.” LIAOYANG, June 30 (delayed in transmission).—General Kuropatkin, with reinforcements, personally moved toward Dalin Pass, whereupon the pass was evacuated by the Japanese and reoccupied by the Rus: S1ans. FRIENDS OF JUDGE PARKER TO RUSH NOMINATION HOPE Fear Desertions After a Few Ballots. Stand of Gorman! Causing Much Talk. ST.. LOUIS, July’ 1—Two Adistinct nes. of operations déveloped to-day in . ar ing of-. the One is a " nomination of irst and second 1 here—men of guard—who who are in t and v have been feeling s they arrive. They on the South- the- delegates rgument that that the With some ef- ng out to the South- need no better nd than 1ovement,” Thémas Ryan, Ryan is a dele- s and has been iden- Atlantic Coast Line as also been associated with v , leader -of Tam- | credited with hav- delegations up ow to Cleveland. DS ACTIVE. | is stated to be er into any com- nt the nomt n of | means his own selec- 1 not be: used to pull out Clevéland. Around Gor- | hered the Maryland, West | 1d District of Columbia dele- d some from other States, re bility of securing New nnsylvania. - But, like Semator Smith of New ames’ A. Guffey of Penn- t td s success in sight | jump. a story going thé rounds of the politicians ‘who are here that the | recent- conferences between Gorman, | Smith, " Guffey .and McLean had for | heir main object.a proposition to con- | rol the party. organization; that in | the. selection of a committee chair- | man some one should be chosen who uld ‘name men for the'camyalg‘n[ r the contrél of. these men. This is desired ‘to’ prevent it fall- o the hands of David B. Hill, 0 that the machinery of the party organization should not be used | arker in 1908- if he -should be ed and make a good zhowing: Nb one appears.authorized | k with autherity for any man | participated in the contvrence‘i atever occurred .the friends of re are-still talking abou!’ of his nomination and ik he will be’presented to | ention. This may be a part secure concessions from Parker TRYING TO DEFEAT PARKER. ‘I *surprising that al- | v; are instructed for 1 €0 were elected un- - vorable 10 him, there | st S0 much talk about scatter- | .deleg nd aboy pices ing his strength after one or two bal- | lots hecause delegations are not under instructioris. The inference seems to be that they will g0 to another candi- | @Gate at an early stage in the balloting. friends do not adwmit this s of ‘their candidate, although | the are | head and front of the | | i | s | | ! THIRD RAIL - BOTHERING OFFICIALN Strangfli‘_b?c—e Keeps ~ 2 Roadbed Out 0f Order. AL LA 2 pecial Dispatch to The TACOMA, Wash.,- July 1.—The third rail of the Interurban Railroad be- tween Tacoma and Seattle is moving in the direction of Tacoma at the rate of two feet each year. The movement of the rail is causing the company considerable trouble and if it con- tinues will become very embarrassing. Chief’ Engineer Bosworth has given the matter careful study, but is unable to. solve the mysterious phenomenon. After careful watching he has found that the third rail moves faster in hot than in cold weather and say that dur- ing very warm days it has moved as much as two inches in the direction of Tacoma, but at night it recedes slightly. The force that is moving the rall is apparently firresistiblee. In many places along the line the ties imbedded in the roadbed are pushed along by | the rail, requiring additional section work to keep the road in order. Some unexplained mystery of electric energy is charged with the cause. A greater part of the distance be- tween Tacoma and Seattle the third rail is laid on the east side of the track. Engineer Bosworth has noticed thit on small portions of the rail at switches and elsewhere where the third rail is on the west side of the track it moves toward Seattle. —————— PONDEROUS WHEELS CRUSH LIFE OUT OF TEXAS YOUTH Ambitious Young Man Meets Terrible Death While Acquiring Practical Knowledge of Machinery. GALVESTON, Tex., July 1.—Harry Meyer, the 17-year-old son of Colonel and Mrs. J. W. Meyer of Belton, met with a most horrible death last night. The young man, who was working in the power-house at Belton in order to secure a practical knowledge of elec- trical engineering, slipped and fell on a shaft. Although he struggled with all his might to release himself, his prosirate position rendered his ef- forts futile and when he realized that he was being borne to a terrible death he uttered pitiful cries for help, but no one could hear him. His fellow opponents of the New of hi point It seems apparent that the control party effairs will pass to the matter who will be the candidate what inay be the platform. delegates one o Yorker are niaking the supposed lack of adherence f their strongest East, no A Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Jowa and Nebrask, | workmen saw him going through the jdeath trap and some ran to his as- | sistance, while others stopped the ma- | chinery, but all were too late. When |the body was liberated it was found | that the unfortunate lad’s back and ineck were broken and that he was terribly mutilated. | The deceused belonged to one of tha — | wealthiest and most aristocratic fam- ilies in the State, of or | | | | | | | [ [ | | | | | | | DTN PROMINENT DEMOCRATS WHO 1 ! WILL TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN NATIONAL CONVENTION. |+ 2 ARMENIANS ARELEFT | 10 STARVE Those Who Escaped Massacre Are Destitute. Special Dispatch to The Call. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 1—Tur- kish duplicity is playing havoc with the refugees of the recent massacres | at Sassoun. After the palace had tele- graphed the Governor General of Bit- lis to establish the Armenians on the plain of Mush, the council of Ministers, pretending acquiescence in foreign | pressure, directed that those who liked | should be permitted to return to their villages among the mountains. Those villages, however, no longer exist. The homes to which the outcasts received permission to return have long since vanished in smoke. The refugees massed on the plain of Mush are mostly women, children and | old men. The majority of the able- ! bodied men who opposed the troops have been killed or have fled. The refugees, reduced by hunger and hard- ship, are without means of traveling and are completely destitute. The Turks seek to evade responsibil- ity for the people they have turned adrift by issuing official permits that | they know to be worse than worthless | to the recipients. The Governor Gen- eral of Bitlis has been removed be- cause he was “wanting in energy.” ————— Cuban-American Treaty Ratified. WASHINGTON, July 1.—Secretary Hay and Minister Quesada to-day ex- changed ratifications of the permanent treaty between America and Cuba, em- bodying the Platt amendment | WARSHIPY GUNS ARE I\ ACTION Naval Engagement in Progress Near Port_ Aj‘t_llur. Russian Cruisers Bombard Wonson, but Shells Do Little Damage. Fleet Is Now Ouiside the Harbor and Another Attack on the Town Is Feared by the Residents. B CHEFU, July 1, 8:30 p. m.—What should prove to be a decisive naval en- gZagement was in progress at 1 o'clock this afternoon midway between Chefu and Port-Arthur. The steamer Chefu, which has ar- rived here, passed within fifteen niiles of the Japanese ficet, consisting of (wo battleships and four cruisers, all ac- tively engaged. The Russian fleet was not seen, but the distance of the Jap- anese from land precludes the possi- | bility of any attack on the land bat- teries. The captain of the Chefu says he heard a terrific explosion, but was unable to discern whether a Japanese or Russian ship was affected. The bat- tle is held here to confirm the Chinese report that only four of the larger Russian warships were at Port Arthur last night. WC.NSON, Thursday, June 30, via Seoul, Friday, July 1, 9:30 p. m.—At | daybreak to-day seven torpedo-boats sank a steamer launch in the harbor, captured a schooner outside and fired 339 shots at the ships and town. No torpedoes were used, only small guns. The damage to the town was slight. There were no casualties. The Rus- sian fleet, of three cruisers and seven torpedo-boats, is now outside the har- bor and a further bombardment is feared. HEAVY LOSS ON BOTH SIDES. Official Confirmation of Lively En- gagement Near Port Arthur. ST. PETERSBURG, July 1.—In | view of the reports of heavy rains at the theater of war the general staff thinks the Japanese advance on Hai- cheng has been suspended. One War Office report says that fifteen minutes’ rain flooded the valley near Kaichou and that several men and horses were drowned and considerable quantities of stores were lost. Official confirmation has been re- ceived of the dispatch from Mukden saying heavy fighting was reported to have taken place near Port Arthur on June 26, resulting in the Russian with- drawal from Guinsanshan after a severe loss on both sides. The Foreign Office has a dispatch dated June 30 which announces that the Russian warships safely re-en- tered Port Arthur after the fight on June 23 and that not one of them was damaged. vl 50 4 PG o OFFER NO RESISTANCE. Japanese Evacuate Dalin Pass When Russians Advance. HAICHENG, June 30 (delayed in transmission).—The Japanesé evacua- tion of Dalin Pass was made without any resistance. After the battle of June 27, when the Russians retired, the Japanese threw forward patrols within eight miles of Haicheng. On June 28 the Russians reinforced the Dalin position, but the Japanese promptly retired and took up a posi- tion on a hill to the right of Dalin Pass. It is believed that this movement is a feint for the purpose of misleading the Russians as to the real position of the Japanese force. g T WILL INSPECT TROOPS. ST. PETERSBURG, July 1.—Grand Duke Vladimir, by order of the Czar, will proceed to Novgorod on July § to inspect the general condition of the First Army Corps. —_—— ‘War News Continued on Page 2, * | i 1 | | o+ JOHN J. HILL OF VIRG! TO HAVE BEEN | = NIA, THE MURDERED CLERK, WHO 1S THOUGHT | SANDBAGGED AND NILA TO TAKE A POSITION IN THE QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT. ROBBED. HE WAS GOING TO MA- LADS START 10 AW AIL N AYAWL Two Poriland School hoys Will Brave Dangers. SR B Special Dispatch to The Call PORTLAND, Ore, July 1L—In a twenty-five-foot single sticker two Portland schoolboys have started on a voyage for Honolulu by way of San Francisco. Late this evening they ar- rived at Astoria and to-morrow early will see them on the sea. Glen D. Cayler and Harry Kinney are the youths who will attempt a feat never yet undertaken in so frail a craft. Glen is the captain and pro- moter of the scheme, while his chum, Harry, is the crew, though he is the owner of the craft in which the voyage is to be made. The captain's father is a 'prominent wholesale commission man, and the boy has stocked the yacht with all necessaries from money ihe has earned himself. The boys moored the little craft beneath the Jef- ferson-street bridge on June 23, and hand-over-hand lowered their small stock of supplies with the aid of ropes. The loading took most of the day. Next morning the lads induced the owners of a launch to give them a lift to the fhouth of the Willamette. When last seen they were sailing down the Columbia on Monday morning. At that time everything was going nicely. Twice since the departure of the lit- tle craft, which is named The Portland, Mr. Cayler has received letters from his son. One of these communications, from St. Helens, was made at that town on the 25th. It contained about twenty-five words and.said everything was “0. K. % NEGHO LAD RECOVERS HIS SPBECH Colored Youth, Bereft of Voice, Finds His Tongue. Special Dispatch to The Call. GALVESTON, Tex., July l—Julian Renfro, the young negro whose sensa- tional loss of the faculty of speech in Chicago was duly chronicled by the papers all over the country, recovered his speech this afternoon at his home, where he has been quietly living ever since his return from Chicago and New Orleans, where several specialists in- terested themselves in his case. According to eye-witnesses Renfro's restoration to speech was equally as sensational as the loss. Last week Ren- fro wrote on a slip of paper in reply to a question as to when he expected to regain his speech that he would regain it this afternoon at 3 o'clock. How he knew this or why he was so certain of the fact is not vouchsafed. Precisely at the hour mentioned and with the members of his family ranged about come true, Renfro opened his lips and shouted, rather than uttered, the words, “The Lord be praised.” The assembled i friends and relatives set up a wild, emotional shouting. Renfro's lips con- tinued to work, and those nearest him | heard the words of the twenty-third | Psalm. giving for the young negro came from those present. —_———— Carpenter’s Fall Is Fatal. LOS ANGELES, July 1.—William {Olds, a carpenter’s helper, fell sixty feet from a scaffold at the Belasco Theater building to-day and landed on his head. He was instantly killed. him, confident that the prediction would | Fervent prayers and thanks- MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF J. J. HILL OF DIRGINIA |Knockout Drops Believed to Be Cause. '\ Autopsy Reveals Concussion of Brain. | Mystery surrounds the death of John | 3. Hill, a civilan clerk in the United States quartermaster’s department, as- | signed to duty in Manila. _The- dead. man was picked up im 4a unconscioys | condition at 4:15 yesterday morning at | Beale and. Mission streets and con- veyed to the Harbor Hospital. Without regainihg consciousness he died at 4:35 | in’ the afternoon and his body was re- moved to the Morgue. Hill, who was about 30 years of age, | has- -been connected with the quar- termaster’s départment in the East for some time, but on June 1 he was trans- ferred, by orders of the quartermaster general in Washington, from the supply depot In St. Asaph. Va., to Manila and instrycted to leave on the Government transport Sherman yesterday, Hill arrived from Washington, D. C.. oh Wednesday and registesed at’ the Grand. On Thursday he applied at the quartermaster’'s department oh New Montgomery street agd received his transportation. Further than that the quartermaster’s department saw noth- | ing of him. The dead man sent his steamer trunk from the Grind Hotel on Thurs- | day night and paid his bill up to and including yesterday morning. At the | time he ordered his trunk sént to the | transport he joked with the porter | about his trip. to Manila and appeared |in good spirits. He then had morey and tipped the porter, whose quick | ear discovered the clink of other coins as the tip was given. LEAVES GRIP IN ROOM. The chambermaid visited the room | occupied by Hill early on Thursday | evening and straightened it up. -Later | she found Hill had returned and u | the roem, as the pillows were dis- | turbed and cigar ashes were on the ffloor. He had evidently gone out and | purchased reading matter, a copy of d an evening paper being on the table with 'a magazine. The dead man's satchel was also on the .table, fu packed with light ar 3 g | that -he had expected to leave the morning. | At 3:30 -yesterday mornihg Ernest Derham, a lamplighter living at 2131 Powell street, was passing along Beale - street when he discovered the man lying on the-sidewalk th of Mission street. Derham informed Policeman J. H. Ielms of the harbor force that the m. was t Helms went at once to ilie s 1 and found Hill unconscious and breath | heavily. The patrol wagon was called | ana thé patient taken to the Harbor Hospital. THOUGHT IT WAS POISON. Dr. R. C. Hill, the surgeon in charge, thought that the man might be suf- fering from poison, as he was having | spasmodic convulsions. The stomach was washed out, and a great -portion of the contents removed. The case was booked for developments. There were no indications of bruises on the body just | | | | nor any outward show of a fracture of the skull 3 When the clothing of the man was, | examined a bunch of keys, a penknife Iand a few trinkets w fouad in his pockets, but at first no watch or money. Further .investigation showed a small wallet in the inside pocket, and in that was .the transportation fur- nished by the department, a few. clip- pings from New York papers of 1901, | his receipt for the transfer of his trunk from the Grand Hotel and §1, $2, & | 35 bills of ancient date issued by East- | ern banks. No other Valuables were- on his person. That fact suggested | that' the man ias assaulted and | robbed. IS LEFT BEHIND. As soon it was learned who tr man was word was sent to the tran port Sherman and the ship's surgeon called at the hospital to decide whether Hill could be taken on board and treat- ed there. After -an examination, D Snoddy of the transpert refused to r ceive him on board, as he deemed it a serious case. The Police Department was notified of that action and an ef- fort was made to get Hill's "trunk ashore, but it was piled among so many othegs that it could rot be found befors the Sherman cast off her .lines at 12 o'clock. Hence anything that would go toward clearing up the mystery, it there is anything in his trunk to do so, | ™ Continuea on Page 2, Column 1, ,