The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 30, 1904, Page 1

cisco for thirty midaight, July 30: A G District Forecast made at San Pran- San Prancisco anrd vicinity— TFair Saturday; warmer =orniag; light northeast winds, ckaaging to Lrisk westerly. ————ne THE WEATHER. hours ending in the McADIE, Forecaster. Central—"The Alcazar—“Rupert of Hentzan.” California—‘‘Just Struck Town.” Cclumbia—Mice and Mezn." Chutes—Vaudeville. Pischer's—“A Lucky Stone.” Tivoli—“Robin Hood. | Matinees at All Theaters To-Day. Gates of Justice.” of FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1904. JAPANESE VIGOROUSLY SHELL PORT ARTHUR, PRIC BUT THE REPORT OF ITS CAPTURE IS NOT TRUE TOKIO, July 30 (noon).—~The rumored fall of Port Arthur is officially pronounced to be untrue. SHANGHAT, July 29.—A telegram received here to-day from Weihaiwei confirms other telegrams received here to-day from Chefu to the effect that Port Arthur has been captured. The Weihaiwei telegram 1 has been cruising, will return there to-morrow. that the British fleet. whi At Weihaiwei there is a British wireless telegraph station, and the British warships are equipped with this means of communication. I of Port Arthur was receive.d in this manner. the information of the BARD M < i SURPRISED BY (XVARD Ventura Man Eager to Be Second Choice. e New Plan Is Projected in Event of Withdrawal of Senator. Delegat Delega poze the Proposition, but Finally Agree on Compromise Course. to The Call The Bard dele- g ght met a sensa- t h the effect of a sh boom, because it was so unex- I e caucus was called to or- 2 the convention to-morrow f Oxnard opposition nly during the pro- me that Oxnard had town and wanted to the 1 n 4 caders. | el Perkins, Senator Bard's can- | > Assembly, and a dele- | Oxnard and shortly re- | atement that Ox- | be the second choice | n party of the county s Senator, and that tor Bard with- | of the race, he, the Assembly ated be instructed to e Legislature. egates were star- drawing it mild- legate present made roposition and ically against i n. This news to Oxnard. Finally 1 It was de- name would mvention. and . and announce f £ the choice of The caucus decided and in favor of Joseph airm A strong offer instruction for Smith yut the matter went over rrow. In the caucus Bard | wing of seventy delegate ne over the number first —————e CHINESE COOK SHOOTS | SAN JOSE COACHMAN Mongolian. After Being Beaten by | White Man, Retaliates by Using | Revolver, SAN JOSE, July 29.—James Smith, | & coachman employed by Dr. Elizabeth | Gallimore, was shot by Gong Yuen, a | cook, this morning. The men had trouble over the use of a horse and buggy, but Smith demanded a dollar from the Chinaman. | Later in the day the men quarreled | and Smith gave the Chinaman a beat- | ing, knocking him down several times. They were separated, but Smith again attacked the Chinaman. The latter then drew a revolver and shot Smith. | The bullet entered the abdomen. pass- | ing through the body. His recovery is | doubtful. Yuen was arrested, having made no effort to escape. —_———— AGED MINER STRIKES IT RICH IN TRINITY | John Rotbe of Coffee Creck District | Finds Ore of Extraordinary | Value. | REDDING, July 29.—John Rothe, an aged miner of Coffee Creek district, | in Trinity County, has struck it rich in his mine six miles above Carrville. He has ore there that carries the value of from $10.000 to $25,000 a ton. There is not mu merely being in a streak clinging to a hanging wall, but the extraordinary value of it brings the average value of a two-foot ledge up to $600 a ton, which means a fortune for the owner | if the ledge holds out. i —_———— CONVERSE 1S NOW CHIEF | OF NAVIGATION BUREAU Secretary of Navy Appoints Him to | ¥ill Vacancy Caused by Rear { Admiral Tavior's Death, WASHINGTON, July 29.—Secretary | Morton to-day announced the appoint- ment of Rear Admiral George A. Con- | verse as chief of the Bureau of Navi- gation of the Navy Department, to succeed the late Rear Admiral H. C, in the Caucus Strongly Op- | | 1managing director of the New \'nrk‘ | company as a result of the suit brought | | clsco of D. 8. Germain, who is wanted | to the officers of that place by the San of it, the rich stuff | Taylor, who died at Copper Cliffs, On- tario, a few days ago 'PRESIDENT CASTRO FORCES THE FIGHT N THE SUIT BROUGHT AG. ASPHALT COMPANY AND 1ZURE A OF THE PROPERTY « Venezuelan Soldiers Property of Asphalt Company. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, July 2 Ambrose Howard Carner, formerly and Bermudez Asphalt Company (who was recently appointed receiver of the by President Castro), accompanied by Attorney General Irabarren, arrived at Guanaco yesterday on the Venezuelan gunboat Bolivar and, backed by Vene- zuelan soldiers, took possession of the Take Possession of properties of the company, including the asphalt lake, against the energetic protests of Captain Colley, the com- pany’s representative. The steamer Viking, belonging to the company, escaped seizure and reached | Port of pain with news of the Gov- ernment’s drastic action. Foreigrn. companies in Venezuela are alarmed over President Castro's ag- gressive policy. which is directed also | against French, British and German companies. WILL BE TRIED IN CALIFORNIA BUTTE, July 20.—Governor Toole to- day honored the requisition of the act- ing Governor of California for the transfer from this State to San Fran- there bigamy. Germain was arrested at Hamilton about a week ago on a description sent ! to answer to the charge of Francisco authorities. It is said that he has a2 wife in San Francisco and an- other in Oregon. BANK PRESIDENT'S BODY FOUND IN OHIO RIVER NEWARK, Ohio, July 28.—The body of W. G. Taefel, president of the New- ark Savings Bank and supreme sec- | retary of the American Insurance Union, was found to-day in the Lick- ing River. He left a note saying he was innocent of the wrong in the bank failure, was ruined finaneially and.had | therefore determined to kill himself. —_——— Senator Vest Grows Worse. SWEET SPRINGS, Mo., July 29— Ea-Senator George G. Vest passed a restless night and to-day was con- idered worse. MAD MURDERER IS STILL FREE BUTTE, J. 29.—Advices from Grand Encampment, ‘Wyoming, ~ say ! James Mallady, the maniac who mur- dered T. C. Hayes there last Friday | night and who escaped to the Sierra | Madre Mountains, is still at large. The | officers in pursuit hope to starve the | murderer into submission by keeplng1 close on his trail. Thus far the posse has_found no evidence of Mallady hav- ing partaken of food during his flight and'it is possible that in his demented | state he will not think of eating and his dead body~ will' be found on the mountain trafls. The law of the range will be brought into play if the band of outlaws that has been operating in Northern Wyom- ing amd on the Montana border for several months is captured. A large | posse has started from Pinedale to give the bandits battle in the Big Horn Mountains, where they have a rendez- Vouz. ——— Lyon Will Succeed Terry. WASHINGTON, July 29.—Captain Henry Ware Lyon has been selected to succeed Rear Admiral Terry in com- mand of the mnaval station at Hono- Iulu in anticipation of the latter’s re- tirement next December. 'Ammunition Grows Scarce |or brought to bay in the course of a { or reinforcements from General Kuro- General Kuropat! H | wountiing of patkin at |, gton lumber mills. RUSSTANS ARE STILL CONFIDENT Hopetul_(;t—Holding. the Beleagured Fortress. and Large Guns Are Seldom Fired. Muscovite Fleet Is Unwilling to Go Out After Togo as the Japanese Havé Mined the Harbor, LONDON, July 29.—A dispatch to Reuter’'s Telegram Company from Weihaiwei, dated to-day, says: “It Is supposed that Port Arthur has been captured, as the British fleet is re- turning here to-morrow.” “ WASHINGTON, July 29. — The Shanghal dispateh renorting the fall of Port Arthur was communicated to the Japanese Minister here. Up to midnight, however, no official news on this subject has reached the legation. IONDON, July 29.—A Tokio cor- respondent of the Times, under date of July 30, says: “The cruisers of the Vladivostok squadron were seen south of the island of Idzu (at the entrance of the bay of Tokio) this morning. It is believed the Russian cruisers will be driven off day SRR TR CHEFU, July 30 (6 a. m.).— Refugees who have just' arrived from Port Arthur confirm previous reports that a general assault has been begun by the Japanese on that fortress, and they declare that the Russians are sanguine that the Japanese could not succeed in capturing the place, even | though they had twice as many troops. | The Russians, according to the refu- | gees’ story, are still hopeful of succor from General Kuropatkin and are unwilling to believe the reports of his defeat at Tatchekiao. The refugees further confirm the re- | ports that the Itussian fleét is in a state of repair, but that the fleet is unwilling | to attack that of Admiral Togo on ac- count of the mines which the Japanese | place nightly at the entrance to the | harbor. It was believed at Port Ar- thur that if the Vladivostok squadron patkin shou!ld arrive the Russian fleet would take the risk of going out. Am- munition is said to be growing scarce and the large fort guns are not often discharged. Attempts to manufacture ammuni- tion in Port Arthur are reported to have been failures. All public build- ings are being used for hospitals. The | sick and wounded are being well cared | tor by volunteer nurses. The wounds | made by the Japanese rifles are dan- gerous only when vital spots are reached. Hundreds of badly wounded have quickly recovered from their | wounds. An American named Holt reports that Lieutenant Newton A. McCully, the American naval attache how at Port Arthur, is well PHISCEEF IS TS WILL PLACATE GERMANY. Russia Agrees to Indemnify Shippers for Losscs Sustained by Seizures. BERLIN, July 29.—The Foreign Of- fice to-day announced that Russia had | agreed to fully indemnify German shippers and their consignees for any lesses sustained by the seizures of Ger- man ships and the detention of the Prinz Heinrich’s mail. An inquiry is | now in progress to determine irhat claims shall be presented. Russia also agrees to restore and forward the con- tents of the two seized mail packages. | g General Kuropatkin Is Not Wounded. ST. PETERSBURG, July 29.—The | general staff denies the report cireu- lated in European papers of the the battle of Tatchekiao. The general, it is added, is perfectly well. G R Russians in Front of Motien Pass. GENERAL KUROKI'S HEAD- QUARTERS IN THE FIELD, VIA FUSAN, Korea, July 28.—The Rus- sians have again begun intrenching themselves in new positions in front of Motien Pass. ‘War News Continued on Page 2. It is possible that Weihaiwei has been in wireless communication with the ACCUSES HEINZE | OF LOOTING MINE| * * | i || . ’ | | | | |1 | B! 1 | ( b IR | | | | | | | | Whw sk s s \ i \ fi M //[//fi } "7'1 Wiy | | 24 1 | A Lty | 1 \\ == | i | A 2 | Wil DB 1 . | & - - - MONTANA COPPER KING WHO, HAS BEEN MADE EFENDANT IN SUITS | BROUGHT TO RECOVER $22,000.000 DAMAGES FOR THE ALLEGED LOOT- l ING OF THE MINIM 2 « AT | o 3 Complaint in New Suit Against Copp - -t King Contains Grave Charge. BT, filing of another suit in the District Court to-day by the Boston and Mon- tana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company against the Montana | Ore Purchasing Company, the aggre- gate of the damages asked of F. August Heinze and his agents becomes $22,000,000.. The complaint filed to-day not only asks for damages from the defendant +— Mont., July 29.—With the |in the sum of $5200,000 for the alleged | theft of ore from the Pennsylvania | raine, but asks that Heinze and his agents be enjoined from further loot- ing. Heinze Is charged with invading the | ore bodies of the Pennsylvania through secret drifts. The suits against Heinze accuse him of looting the Little Mina, Michael | Davitt, Piccolo, Gambetta, Colusa and Pennsylvania mines. | STANDARD OIL WANTS CONTROL Spectal Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, July 29.—Standard Oil in- terests are back of the fight which is being conducted by E. H. Harriman for the control of the Northern Pacific. | The traffic of the State of Washington and the traffic passing thrcugh Puget Sound in particular is eagerly sought by the Standard Oil. The oil fields of Alaska are of vast promise and Puget Sound is a natural port of entry for all Alaskan products. The Union Pa- oific is effectually shut out from Puget Sound and so long as James J. Hill holds the Northern Pacific so long. will he control the commerce of Puget Sound and the traffic from the Wash- Washington Is a great lumber State ‘and the Rockefeller-Gould roads have ! to pay tribute to the Hill roads in the ever growing lumber traffic. The Rockefeller-Gould ~ combination is, therefore, determined to wrest the con- trol of the Northern Pacific from Hill That is the real aim of the suit to prevent the distribution of Northern Securities assets on lines that would leave Hill in control MEXICAN THUGS ESCAPE JAIL GALVESTON, July 29.—Alonzo Mar- | tinez, Francisco Jesus and Manuel | Bordo, three Mexican prisoners charged | with murdering and robbing eighteen | American prospectors in the state of | Sonora, Mexico, have escaped from jail | at Agua Pletra, a border town of | Douglass, Arizona. It Is said they es- caped through the aid of the guards, the price of their liberty being a few flasks of liquor. | The crimes for which these three | Mexicans were arrested occurred sev- eral -weeks ago in rapid successiop. They are typical desperadoes and for | crimes committed were ordered to leave | their homes in the southern portion of | Mexico upon pain of death. They took | refuge in the mountain fastnesses of | the Sonora country and acted in league | with the Yaqui Indians during many | of the latter’s attacks upon pem:etu|| villages adjacent 1o their reservations. | American prospectors in the Sonora | country were considered legitimate prey. by- these Mexicans, and while a large number who have ventured into that region have disappeared, the mur- der of at least eighteen have been traced to the door of the three rene- gades. | and New York and this city. DEFENDANT SAYS 1T IS Gotham Millionaire Is Sued hy an Actress. A - Claims That He Promised to Support Her as Long as She Lived. Plaintiff Is Well Known on the Stage and Is Wife of Theatrical Man- ager Charles W, Daniels. Specta NEW YORK, that he is guilty ¢ in suddenly cutti which she has Louise Daniels, a and wife of Cha theatrical manag in the Supreme C H. Plerce, a rich b Dispatch to h an Inc two yme or years, I-known for damages which $65,000 Charles H. Pierce {s member of the manufactur Pierce, Butler % of is £ the best known men in the upp of the State. He has mmer home on an island in the Lawrence River which he owns and another at Zea- land, in Onondaga County. He is 60 s old and is a familias figure in y of Syracuse and in clubs of The woman who is & him claims in her papers served within the last few days that Pierce promised to sup- port 1s she lived. Pierce alleges WILL FROM MOUNTAIN TOPS Flash Signals Will Be Exchanged by Persons on Peaks of Hood and Shasta. REDDING, July It is believed that the question of whether the sum- | mits of Mount Hood, in Oregon, and Mount Shasta, in this State, are visible from each other, will be determined Monday next through the efforts of the Portland Mazamas. Enthusiastio members of that organization to the fateful number of thirteen arrived iny Sisson from Portland to-day preparedy to climb Mount Shasta and to arrange for experiments Monday The members of the order will ate tend to the Mount Hood attempts at signaling. Sunflashes will be made from the t of the two peaks throughout Monday afternoon. Ag night the crowd on Mount Shasta will burn ten pounds of red flash powdem at exactly 9:30 o'clock. It is expected to burn a minute and a half. If thd watchers on the summit of Moun Hood see the fire they will reply b; setting off red fire five minutes later, If not they will wait until 9:45 o'clocig and set off ten pounds of red fire im the hope that it will be seen on Shasta's summit. —_—————— BAR WILL FIGHT WITH PULPIT AGAINST DIVORCE Episcopal Church of San Bernardine Starts Crusade and Lawyers Take the Rostrum. SAN BERNARDINO, July 29.—The local Episcopal Church has decided ta commence a crusade against the die vorce evil, and for this purj ise a series of lectures by prominent members of the bar and pulpit have been arranged. The first of the course will be delivered next Sunday night at St. John's, Attor- ney Howard Surr having been selected to speak on the subject of “Marriage.* Another attorney, probably Halsey Al+ len of Redlands or Judge Oster, will speak the following Sunday on “Di- vorce,” and the third lecture of the se- ries will be delivered by Rev. P. H. Hickman, who will discuss the subject of “Marriage and Divorce From a View« point of the Episcopal Church.” CALIEORNIA WOMAN WRITES ROMANCE OF GOLDEN STATE BOSTON, July 20.—Mary Austin, @ California authoress, whose home Is at Independence, Cal., has just finished a romance of Southern Califor and Mexico which is to appear s y in the Atlantic Monthly, beginning with September under the title of “Isidro.” Mrs. Austin is also to publish through Houghton, Mitflin & Co. of Bos- ton tales of the California desert, col- lected under the title of “The Basket Ty s is well known as the Austin is we C nu‘llrgg of “The Land of Little Rain." She was once a teacher in the Los Angeles Normal School