The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 30, 1904, Page 2

3 THE S AN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1904. HEAVY FlI POLICE SLOWLY LEARY OF PLOT Amazed at Extent of (‘uu-i spiracy Which Resulted | in Death of Von Plehwe | NIl 1 EMPEROR “UNINVOLVED”| Officials Discover That Plan of Assassins Menaced Only the Lives of Ministers P o, S ¥ , Ju 29.—It has 1 while the identity er A assassin of Min- \ omplice are & r ed, the 3 gress in unravel- ing keir re amazed to find far-r the conspiracy thing yet with wholesale t the it ccomplices « 1 under y an in- ay and re- exan tion of the hve shows that his us. also known 1 the unt of the ernoon say v published n at- by shooting. hand when n on him was so is expected to re- weeks. He is still in hos is a handsome mam ge with blonde, M widow of the de- arrived here Yt E s but is calm. ains caus: from heart . fell to the a fainting condition. Doctors h 1 later she went to the T the islands of the DAY SET. FUNERAL T funeral Von Plehwe will be naste St. worning are ts of the as- inister von Plehwe, bio- hes of the dead states- | »n his character as papers agree that a been taken off in £ his -Wwo! s print ur isually full and having been ne standers were injured by of the bomb, but only eriously hurt. service at M. von night was most im- was beautifully Madame von were present at the ma officers A pun in the habit of It before the coffin inton- e dead. These pray- ued without interrup- the burial. - was not present at the re- but he will attend the afternoon. for t R R g { Assassination Is Approved. W YO July 29.—Five (hou»‘ persons, all that could crowd Cooper Union, cheered them- | »arse to-night over the death | of the Russian Minister of the Interior, 1 Von Plehwe. The mass-meeting was | lled Un the by ed Russian Revo- | lutionists to celebrate Von Plehwe's | death, which they believe will mark‘ a new e of liberty for their brethren n Russ — et Blind Boy Is Drowned. | RE ), Nev., July 28.—Walter Gow, a | ¢ blind boy of Winnemucca, was drowned | in the Humboldt River while bathing to-day. The accident was witnessed by | about twenty persons, who stood on| the banks powerless to aid him. ! IRING IS REP Muscovite Losses at Tatchekiao Not Heavy. NEWCHWANG, July 29.—Heavy fir- | ing was heard outside of Newchwang until 2 o'clock this afternoon. M. Grosse, the Russian administrator of Newchwang, has gone to Peking. After the battle of Tatchekiao four- teen trains were used to carry away the Russian forces engaged. It is said here that in this fight the Jap- anese did not come to close quarters, the duel. battle being purely an artillery The Russian losses at Tatche- are declared here to have been edoed and sank the at destroyer Lieu- an damaged two RUSSIANS GROW P Taking of Newchwang and Reverses at Tatche mpen Spirits. LIAOYANG, 28 (Delayed nsmission) in July Further details of lhv’ 23 w Tatchekiao Jul and that the Japanese losses 00 men. The Russian losses lly stated to be about 700. n fre Japanese concentrated their tack against the Russian left, e repeatedly repulsed. The Ru: ade several brilliant bayonet charges for the first time the Russian a ry was used in high angle fire from 1d a hill, the fi *ing directed by r The Russians did until it was established that had seven divisions. an forces are concentrated at Haicheng, and probably will not re- tire farther. It is expected that the Japanese will now advance against the left flank of the Russian southern army. PETERSBURG, July 29.—Since Russian retreat from Tatchekiao and the taking of Newchwang by the Japanese the feeling here has grown sudde more pessimistic. With the Jepanese able to get around General Kuropatkin's right from Newchwang, with their forces prassing in upon Hai cheng from the e#% and a Japanese column threatening the Russian com- munications above Liaoyang, the with- drawal of the entire Russian army northward may be absolutely neces- sary. WASHINGTON, July 29.—The Japa- nese Minister here has received the fol- lowing cablegram from the Foreign Of- fice at Tokio, dated to-day: “General Oku reports further that ac- cording to the statements of Russian officers captured during the recent bat- tle General Kuropatkin was present on the battlefield and that Generals Saka- loff and Kondratsvitch were wounded. Also that the Russian casualties were about 2000. The Japanese casualties were about 1000, and General Oku re- ports that investigations are being made regarding the number of prison- ers taken and the quantity of munitions of war, etc.,, captured.” WITTE IS XPECTANT. Ex-Minister of Finance May Be Given Portfolio. N, July 26.—MembBers of the te entourage would not be as- tonished if an imperial summons had sady reached the ex-Minister of inance to hasten to St. Petersburg to take over the portfolio of the unfor- tunate Von Plehwe. Witte expected to leave for Paris last night after the commercial treaty with Germany had been concluded. The assassination at St. Petersburg, however, induced him to remain here and hold himself ready for emergencies. He left for St. Petersburg to-night. Witte's staff does not conceal the fact that 1§ chief is neither surprised nor filled h profound regret over Von Plehwe's tragic fate, which, in com- mon with other liberal Muscovite statesmen, he had long predicted as in- evitable. For years Witte and Von Plehwe were enemies. The former Min- ister of Finance realized the suicidal character of the reactionary regime and fought against it. Finally Witte him- self fell a victim to Von Plehwe's in- fluence with the Czar. Friends of Witte say that Von Plehwe's pssassination is a vindication of the ex-Minister of Finance. They also say that the Czar might yet save Russia_by clothing Witte with the power Von Plehwe abused. e e—— SULTAN GIVES INTERVIEW TO AMERICAN MINISTER WASHINGTON, July 29.—Minister Leischman has cabled the State De- partment from Constantinople that he had long interview with the Sultan . No details were given, but it is umed by the officials here that the interview was satisfactory. He has been trying many months to gain per- sonal acess to the Sultan, so that he has made substantial progress. ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL O-NIGHT Velvet Rug sian and Oriental designs. A opportunity. To-night only - 27x54, fringed both ends; fine deep pile. Floral, Per- rare $1.15 t was much extend- | ym an eminence and attain- | Ships Must Be Stopped. WASHINGTON, July 29.—W. Myn- S a New York attorney, repre- | senting some of the cargo owners of the steamer Knight Commander sunk | by the Russian Vladivostok squadron, i called at the State Department and had a short conference with Solicitor Penfield respecting a formal presenta- tion to the Russian Government of the claims of these owners for the de- royed cargo. It was arranged that a ten brief should be submitted later wr | on, embodying the legal points sought to be made in this case. It Is clear to he officials here that, regardless of rules which Russia may have laid 'n for her own Governmentrespect- ling the sinking of neutral ships, the | practice, opposed as it is to all | modern principles of _international law, cannot be permitted by this Gov- ernment without a strenuous. protest. | —_— ARAGONIA WILL ATTEMPT TO DODGE THE RAIDERS Portland Ship Starts for the Orient and Is Temporarily Detained 1t Astoria. PORTLAND, Ore., July 29.—The Portland and Asiatic Steamship Com- pany’s steamer Aragonia, which sailed from this port for the ( { day, carrying an ssorted cargo of flour, railroad materials, tobacco, etc., is detained at Astoria, pending further | instructions from her charterers. It is unders Aragonia will not follow the route of steamers sailing from North- west ports for the Far East, but that her course will be corrected so as to minimize the possibility of capture by Russian war vessels. el R WAR IN ORIENT UPSETS ' SCHEDULE OF STEAMERS Bureas of Insular Affairs Notified by Company of Uncertainty of Sailing Dates. WASHINGTON, July 29.— The Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Department, which is charged with the transportation of a considerable number of people to and from the Philippines, to-day received a telegram from the New York agents of the Pa- cific Mail Steamship Company saying that on account of the presence of Russian cruisers off the Japanese coast the schedule of dates of all steamers in both directions uncertain. A T ARABIA IS AT VLADIVOSTORK. German Steamer Captured by Rus- sians in Charge of Prize Crew. VLADIVOSTOK, July 29.—The Ger- man steamship Arabia, under charter of an American company, which was captured by the Russian cruiser Gro- moboi July 22 a hundred miles north of Yokohama, has arrived here in charge of a prize crew. That portion of the steamship’s cargo which is alleged to be contraband comes from Portland, Or. The Arabia, | with two other ships of the Hamburg- American Company, is under charter for three years to the American Trad- ing Company, which it is asserted is| engaged in carrying contraband. She| is commanded by Captain Bahle and| has a crew of ten Germans and twenty- | seven Chinese, According to statements | by the Chinese on board, many Ameri- can steamers are engaged in carrying contraband.’ The Arabia left Portland July 2 with f flour and railroad material. ter portion of the flour—2706 tons—was addressed to Hongkong and to seizure, but 466 tons of flour and 542 tons of railway material are addresed to Yokohama, Kobe and | Nagasaki, and consequently are con- traband. The iron of the cargo con- sits of platforms, wheels, axles, boilers | and parts of bridges. As the contra- band of war aboard the Arabia forms less than half her cargo the vessel her- self is not liable to seizure. After the contraband has been discharged, there- fore, the ship will probably be released. The final decision as to her disposition rests with the prize court. The prize crew on board consists of Lieutenant Vladislale and forty-two men from the cruiser Gromobol. Ol | S READY FOR HER TRIAL Big Battleship Proceeds Leisurely Down the Coast to Santa Barbara Channel —— SANTA BARBARA, July 29.—Making her way down the Santa Barbara chan- nel as easily as a pleasure craft in the shore breeze, the battleship Ohio, one of the largest and most formidable fighting vessels of the new navy, which is to have her trial trip off this coast, proceeded to her anchorage in the har- bor shortly before 10 o’clock this morn- ing. The Ohio had an easy trip from San Francisco, and the 24,000 tons of steel and armament were propelled down the coast and to her anchorage place at the rate of twelve knots an hour. It was expected the Ohio would arriy in port at 5 o’clock this morning, but as she sailed under slow speed during the night in order to permit the inspection of beacons and to view the land monuments after daybreak, the trip was leisurely made. Rear Admiral Whiting, representing the United States Government, and Chief Engineer Forsythe, representing the Union Iron Works, expressed them- selves as being satisfied with all the ar- rangements and preparations made for the official trip, which will take place Monday morning, weather conditions permitting. The trial trip will be over a straightaway course, thirty-six miles and return, the Government requiring that an average speed of eighteen| nautical miles be made for the first two miles each way. A ten-mile run will be made in order that the Ohio may~ be under full speed when the first stake- boat is passed. Chief Engineer For- sythe expressed entire confidence that the Ohio would probably exceed the re- quired speed by a full knot, basing his judgment upon the recent performance of the battleship near San Francisco. If this pruves true the Ohio will exceed the record of vessels of her class. On hoard the Ohio are nearly 300 men in the employ of the builders, and these have been engaged throughout the day giving the massive machinery a general overhauling and cleaning. The boats that will attend the Ohio during the trial trip are the gunboat Annapolis, the torpedo-boat destroyers Perry, Paul Jones and Preble and the Government tugs Fortune and Unadilla. The Ohio carries a full armament of sixteen six- inch, twelve three-inch, six nine-pound- er and four Colt automatic guns. S Rl A Sinking of Neutral|Dread of Capture|Fresh Meat Supply Holds Steamers at Japan. AL R S KOBE, July 29.—The Siberia is still here awaiting orders to sail. It is re- ported here that two Russian waiships have been sunk and one captured, but the rumor is not credited. Great ex- citement prevails along the east coast on account of the movement of Rus- sian raiders. Fishing and other in- dustries are paratyzed. Steamers have suspended sailings and the villagers in some places have moved their huts and furniture inland. o Ay RUSSIA FILES PROTEST. Intends to Hold Britain Responsible for Shipments of Contraband. LONDON, July 29.—Russia has filed a formal protest at the Foreign Office | against British shipment of contra- band to Japan. The Russian Gov- ernment since the beginning of the war has carefully watched the manufacture of goods intended for the use of the Japanese Government, and as soon as it was established that such goods were about to be shipped to a hostile destination the facts were officially communicated to the British Govern- ment, with the request that measures be taken to put a stop to it. It is as- serted that in many cases the Govern- ment has not taken action, and it is understood that when the war ends Russia proposes to present a bill for damages to the British Government, | which will offset the indemnities claim- ed for the seizure of British steamers. VLADIVOSTOK, July 29.—The naval men here cannot understand why the British and American papers should be questioning the legality of the actions of the Vladivostok squadron in the Pa- cific. The Russian cruisers, it is as- serted, are acting under the rules for- mulated in regard to prizes and im- perially confirmed March 27, 1895. It is further claimed that the British Governmeat, instead of complaining, should take steps to compel her ship owners to desist from carrying contra- band, in accordance with King Ed- ward’s neutrality proclamation, In which he said: “I give notice that all our subjects whaq transgress will do so at théir own peril and risk, and will under no cir- cumstances receive our protection.” St Both Sides May Now Use Balloons. WASHINGTON, July 29.—To-day marked the termination of the agree- ment entered into by the powers at The Hague peace conference, to which Russia and Japan were signatories, whereby the use of war balloons for throwing destructive explosives was prohibited for five years . Viceroy Alexieff to Go to Viadivostok. VLADIVOSTOK, July 29.—It is def- initely established that Viceroy Alex- ieff is coming here and quarters for him and a suite of twenty have been prepared in the gymnasium. . Tragedy May Hasten Peace. PARIS, July 29.—The death of M. von Plehwe is not expected here to affect the course of the war, which, it is sald, no Minister, however power- ful, could stop at present, but the tragedy will unquestionably facilitate the peace negotiations when the pos- sibility for their initiation arises. e OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST New Postoflice Routes Are Established and Orders Affecting Naval Officers Are Issued. WASHINGTON, July 29.—On Sep- tember 10 rural route No. 1 will be established at Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, with one carrier. George A. Brown was to-day ap- pointed a rural carrier at Hillsboro, Ore. The First National Bank of San Francisco has been approved as reserve agent for the First National Bank of Cottage Grove, Ore. ‘W. A. Hamilton of Mill Valley, Cal., has been appointed copyist in the pen- sion office. J. E. Oliver and F. E. Sullivan, both of San Francisco, have been appointed clerks in the railway mail service. Postoffices have been established at Lavie, San Bernardino County. Cal., and Spruce, Jefferson County, Wash. Ira Ross Silvey has been commis- sloned postmaster at Clallam, Wash. Naval orders: The following cable has been received from Rear Admiral Y. Sterling, Asiatic station: Assistant Surgeon J. P. de Bruler of the Subig Bay naval reservation, Phillppine Islands, has been assigned to duty at El Cano. Assistant Surgeon S. G. Myers has been transferred from EI Cano to the Raleigh and Passed As- sistant Surgeon J. M. Moore has been relfeved from duty on the Raleigh and ordered home. First Lieutenant L. B. Purcell, Marine Corps, has been dis- charged from Yokohama Hospital and ordered to the Rainbow. First Lieuten- ant J. W. Wadleigh, Marine Corps, has been transferred from the Rainbow to the Raleigh. First Lieutenant T. H. Brown, Marine Corps, is detached from the Raleigh and ordered home. Ensign T. L. Ozburn has been transferred from the Rainbow to the Bainbridge. En- sign J. C. Townsend has been detached from the Helena and sent to the Naval Hospital, Yokohama, for treatment. ———————— TAKES STEPS TO PUNISH MURDERERS OF MISSIONARIES Viceroy of Hukwang Offers Reward for Capture of Slayers of Bel- gian Ministers. SHANGHAI, July 29.—Referring to the recent murder by Chinese near Ichang, in Hupeh province, of the Belgian Bishop, Mgr. Verhaegen, and his brother, the Rev. Theotimus Ver- haegen, the Viceroy of Hukwang has issued a communication allowing the officials of Singanfu ten days in which to have the murderers arrested. A re- ward of 500 taels is offered for the capture of each murderer. Should they escape the officials are to be pun- ished. —_——— SALE OF TRUST'S PROPERTY 1S ORDERED BY COURT PORTLAND, Me.,, July 29.—Judge Putnam in the United States Circuit Court to-day entered a final decree of foreclosure and sale against building plants in different parts of the country controlled by the United States Ship- building Company on bills of equity brought by the Mercantile Trust Com- pany of New York and the New York Security and Trust Company of New York. e ——e—— Rivee Excursion to Antioch. Stmr. H. J. CORCORAN, Sunday, July 31. Leaves north end Ferry bullding 9:30 a. m. Returning arrives 7:30 p. m. g.iaer:. c;gund trépi’flzl ;):A \g]le}o and e, rount -~ ey p, b0c. per- Adfm ORTED OUTSIDE OF NEWCHWA SAE D in Port Arthur Exhausted. CHEFU. July 29.—A junk contain- ing thirty refugees from Port Arthur, who are all foreigners of the better| class, arrived here to-night, having left | Port Arthur on Thursday. The refugees report that exceeding- ly heavy fighting by land and sea, to| the east and to the northeast of Port Arthur, occurred on Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday of this week. They say that this bombardment was the heaviest experienced since the begin- ning of the siege, and that the Russian forts made very little reply to the Jap- anese fire. They also confirm previous reports of the serious. condition of the { Captain Va boat Inspectors and Own-| ers of Vessel Are Aceused | FIXES BLAME Officials Responsible for the Wreck of the Slocum RETURNS —_— —_— Japanese fleet. Field Marshal Marquis Oyama, ac-| companied by his staff, left Port Dainy on Tuesday. He is conducting the Jap- anese operations in person. The fresh meat supply in Port Arthur is exhausted. Only the troops are get- ting salt meat. Non-combatants are, subsisting mainly upon oatmeal and| rice. The refugees say that the Japanese lost a cruiser and a gunboat last) Thursday night as a result of striking| mines. A 07 LB LOSS OF THE HIPSANG. Russian Refugees Give Details of Sinking of the Steamer. CHEFU, July 29.—Russian refu- gees who arrived here to-day bring de- tails of the sinking of the steamship | Hipsang, which belonged to the Indo- China Navigation Company. 3 She was passing Pigeon Bay within | the three-mile limit early in the morn-| ing of July 16 when the forts fired | four times across her bows. She re- fused to stop and four shots were then | fired into her side. As she still con-| tinued to steam ahead a Russian tor-| pedo-boat ran out and sank her. Four of her Chinese crew were killed and eight Chinese passengers were wound- | ed. The officers of the steamer, who | are foreigners, and one foreign pas- senger were taken to Port Arthur. | The captain was arrested and placed in confinement for refusing to stop his | ship. Three Rus refugees say also that the Russian torpedo-boat de-| stroyer Lieutenant Burukoff was| blown up by coming in contact with | a mine, but that the other two tor- pedo-boats reported to have been lost | managed to reach the inner harbor. Land fighting around Port Arthur| continues, but of this the refugees are unable to give details. g Not an American Charter. NEW YORK, July 29.—President Morse of the American Trading Com- pany to-day said that the German steamship Arabia, which was captured by the Russian cruiser Gromoboi, was | not under charter to the American | Trading Company. Baltic Sea £ dron Delayed. ST. PETERSBURG, July 29.—It is announced that the Baltic Sea squad- ron's departure for the Far East will | Secretary | boat | of them between deck: NEW YORK, July 29.—Captain Van Schaick and Federal Steamship In- spector Fleming and Former Inspector Ludberg were indicted to-day by the Federal Grand Jury in connection with the disaster to the General Slocum on June 15 last, when nearly 1000 lives were lost. Van Schaick was the com- mander of the Slocum. United States District Attorney Bur- nett said that indictments also were reported against President Barnaby, Atkinson and Treasurer Becker of the Knickerbocker Steam- Company, and Captain John Pease, the commodore of the com- pany’s fleet. General Burnett said that when these men and Captain Van Schaick and Inspectors Lundberg and Fleming are arraigned for pleading on Monday he will insist upon bail being fixed at $25,000 in each case. The equipment of the steamer Grand Republic, sister ship to the General Slocum, was 325 life preservers short when she was inspected early this year, acgording to the testimony of Peter C. Petrie, an assistant hull inspector. at to-day's session of the Federal Com- mission’s investigation of the Slocum disaster. The inspector said that when he reported the matter to Captain Pease the latter replied: “I've got lots “I went to a cabin in the forward part of the boat between decks.” tes- tified the inspector, ‘“‘and found between 1200 and 1500 life preservers. I made the crew hand them to me one by one and 1 looked every one over. Out of the whole lot I found only 130 that I passed.” Petrie'said he did not order the con- demnation of the preservers, as he had no authority to do so, but he suggested | to the captain that it would be a good | plan to get them out of the way. saw Captain Pease a month later. when | 'NEWENGLAND MUTUAL He the captain told him, in reply to a question, that he still had the con- demned life belts on board of his steamer. —————— “Tennessee Bill” Sets Jall Afire. SANTA ROSA, July 29.—“Tennessee | Bill,” whose true name is William Tennessee Cornelius Goforth, set fire to his clothing in a prison cell at Peta- luma Thursday and came near being incinerated. The firemen turned the hose on ough drenching. Incombustible cellulold is a French MarTerL Lea & Sasoning :—Before sending to the epicure is sure JOHN Sauce THE ORICGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE Lea & Perrins’ Sauce. not occur for at least two weeks. invention. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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