The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 24, 1904, Page 1

TForecast made =ight August 24: San Francisco winds. cisco for 30 hours ending mid- Cloudy Wednesday; possibly light showers; fresh southwest A. G. MADIE, District Forecaster. TEE WEATHER. at San Fran- and vicinity— 10 be taken from - the ’Li‘n';}\ | tery To-day. “tia FRTCREEISSTRE Pride of Jennico” | Calfornia—“The Man of Mys- Central—*“A Spy at Port Arthur.” | Columbia—Candida.” Fischer's—“Anheuser Push.” Grand—*Held by the Enemy.” Orpheum—Vaudeville. Matinee Tivoli—“The Toreador.” o SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JAPANESE CAPTURE OR RAZE FOUR INNER FORTS; SHELLS MAKE WRECK OF PORT ARTHUR BUILDINGS CHEFU, Aug. 24.—A junk which left Liaoti Promontory on the night of August 21 has just arrived here. She reports that the Japanese have succeeded in occupying Antzshan Fort, as well as another fort, prcbably Etzshan, about a mile southwest of Antzshan. They have driven the Russians from the parade ground (which lies about two miles north of the harbor); destroyed two forts at Chaochanko, which is within the eastern fortifications, and advanced to a point near Chaochanko. Scarcely a building in Port Arthur remains undamaged. Thé Town Hall, used as a magazine, has been destroyed. Four warships, unable to fight, aré at Port Arthur. Only one ship, with two masts and two funnels, has guns on board. ———— - + — e e | ‘ “ L]O\S 'HILL CHOOSES A MAN C l | 2 s | 1O HEAD THE.IITKET | - JAL | | Mrs. Phipps Refuses | ' ' . : ay and rinn £ro Her Husband's by Birth of an Offer | | : I Heir. i + i S : | | Attempt at a Compromise | | Fines Remitted and Corporal | | | | in Divorce Proceed- || Punishment Abolished | | i Q Q i | : 1 ings Is Futlle. || ||y Manifesto. | | | ife Scorns t st S | s otk Wife Scorns the Vast Sum Held Out| | | General Amoesty Granted Political | | i b ; | Offnders, Excpt Those That | o, 6} { Have Taken Life, & 5 T [ < Dispatch to The Cal |1 | Srecial Dispatch to The Cal | | o = | | ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 23.—Em-| NEGAL0. ARG R Aer Memgon | | | | peror Nicholas' manifesto on the birth | el on SheSews BE Suasation I 1of an heir to the throne, the text of| § SRS b JIIIRNS Ritiwe | | which will be published to-morrow, ’ s of ;Laweemes JC. 1 | | | embraces the following authorizations: | . SRS T | | | 1t abolishes corporal punishment . S of Ampran Crritngte. It | {among the rural classes and for first| z AR gl reqdodsead | | | offenses among the sea and land forces. x = Do Yial the g | | | | 3t remits arrears ewing to the state g R S [ | for purchases of land. aud other diract fu > | | | | imposts. | e s b i | It sets apart $1,500,000 from the state v g i | | funds for the purpose of forming an Zaoy ol S e | | inalienable fund for the benefit of land- el acrosor s oy | | less people of Finland. “'1 r.i‘h,-,—:.‘.n;h ot | | It grants amnesty to those Finland- o g 'l:“fr.\rv”‘r;‘:\» | |ers who have emigrated without au- ey. s be. | * — | thorization. | =i .73 B o ' | | "It remits the fines imposed upon the | | s pl Seeinhl | rural and urban communes of Fin-| | < painy deemrases | Stanchfield to Try for R R s e . : | tary conscription in 1902 and 1903. 5 =fnc R hx:me " Governorshlp of It remits the fines imposed upon the | P eu‘:e"ft[::\t 5 N Y k fi | ewish communes in cases of Jews | 2 o AR The ew YOrkKk. avoiding military service. P L e s dr:se'anvz‘i:s rirvr: The manifesto provides for a general | | QDN N s, and her !‘1u<b£xd | reduction in sentences for common ' Il have no hand in Special Di 3 to The Call. law offenses, while a general amnesty .. Phipps refused ROCHESTER e O R is accorded in the case of political of- | $— - - it P ey | b o e T 1 | fenses, with the exception of those in| | FURIOUS BAYONET CHARGE BY JAPANESE TROOPS IN THE BATTLE OF KINCHOU. ny Qiscussion of her | Stanchfield of Elmira, former candidate | | s o st e AR | 28— Attorneys . gor | [°F, GOVErDOL, has written & latter to |4 < | The manifesto is introduced in the ; e ligonin ~ a | Charles J. Bissell of this city, in which PRODALLE |(DEMOERALIC MoM following message to the people: H ’ . > Z:e‘(.fi;fi,s: | he announced he would accept the Somi, COVERNORSHIP | | "ipy the will of God, we, the Czar and | BeSIGgeFS Losses WAR BULLET'NS Baltlc Sq Uad ron lS mons in the di- Lawrence C that there was Mrs. t there are errors in the ich render it invalid. prolong the put off the 11 have to go into the It is contend personal service on PPs never prc Phipps an £ummons h will merits of A mo attacking the service was ergued once before Judge Mullins, who .found t there had been a proper servite. The motion just filed is slight- different. It raises the point on . another techr and will go to the = . the oning the make- ——— DR. HERZL'S PLACE AMONG ZIONISTS HARD TO FILL eaders of Sect Conferring in Vienna for Purpose of Solving Difficult Problem. VIENNA, Aug. 28.—Leaders are Yonferring in s week to decide how to meet the movement caused by of the Vienna the he z death of Dr. Theodore Herzl. The im- mediate result of his death was the bréaking off of the Zionists’ negc tions with th the European powers and an, in all of 's personal force was r. obable solution of the is the formation of a so- nisterium,” or cabinet, of from five e eleven members, who will =ointly Garry on the work performed by Dr. Herzl. It is hoped that a leader worthy of becoming the head of the cause will be developed from the ac- tivities of the “ministerium.” —_—— O'BRIEN l;m-idn to Return as the Representa- tive From the City of Cork. - DUBLIN, Aug. 23.—The Evening Herald annoumces that William O’'Brien has decided to accept the seat in Parliament from Cork City to which he was re-elected unopposed eon Friday last. " On ‘November 5, 1903. O’'Brien re- migned his seat in Parliament for Cork City and at the same time re- signed his membership in the govern- g body of the United Irish League, owing to differences of opinion with members of the Nationalist party. Democratic for chief ex- ecutive of this State it were offered him. Stanchfirld has been prominently mentioned as a candidate, but has not heretofore expressed his willingness to accept a nomination. ! The belief is now general that David | B. Hill has decided to give Stanchfigld | the nomination, and the latter’s an- nouncement that he would accept was inspired by the Democratic czar. ESOPUS, Aug. nomination 3.—Assurances have been received here that Charles F. Murphy's animosity toward Ssate Sen- ator McCarren, personally, not to further operate against McCarren re- taining the chairmanship of the exec- utive committee. On the contrary, Democratic national committeemen have been assured that Murphy and his organization will give the national ticket their hearty support. De Lancey Nicoll, vice chairman of the national committee, who was here to-day, is known to have told Judge Parker that there is no reason for en- tertaining a thought of duplicity on the part of Tammany, but, on the other hand, that the national committee has | received word that Murphy will loyally support the national as well as the State ticket. SRS, REPUBLICANS ARE SOLID. Senator Lodge Brings Cheering News to President Roosevelt. OYSTER BAY, L. L, Aug. 23.—| | “Republicans throughout the coun- | try,” said Senator Lodge to-day, “‘are | presenting a solid front for the Presi- |dent. I do not find anywhere a sin- 18le Republican who is expected to support and vote for Parker. Some | gold Democrats who voted for Me- | | Kinley in 18 nd 1900 have returned | | to their party. They, of course, will support Parker. i “On the contrary, I know man,\'! lDemot rats will support Roosevelt. He { will get a large personal vote, for the ! President is the kind of man who ap- peals strongly to every American. Among the first voters and among young men generally he will poll a tremendous vote.” During the day the President and Senator Lodge were joined at Saga- more Hill by Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island. Senator Aldrich ar- rived at Sagamore Hill on a yacht, coming directly from his country home in Rhode Island. He said he did not doubt that Rhode Island Continued on Page 4, Column 5. % ROUTED By MR, PAYNE Subpena Server An- gers Cabinet Officer, —,— Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Aug. 23.—After spending the day in search for Postmaster Gen- eral Payne, Constable Simon finally lo- cated him at the Chicago Club. Find- ing him chatting among friends in the lobby of the clubBouse, Simon said: “1 have a subpena for your appear- in ance Justice Caverly’s court on stable continued: “It is the case of S. G. Brabrook vs. Chauncey M. Depew."” Still no reply from the Postmaster General. “Here is fifty cents witness fees,” said the constable, “and here is fen cents for car fare,” handing the money | to Payne. “I will ignore the summons and will not appear in that court under any circumstances,” said Postmaster Gen- eral Payne, according to Simon, throw- ing the money in the constable's face and turning away. The constable gathered up the money and made his report to Justice Caverly. Last June, when Senator Depew was | in Chicago attending National Convention, 8. G. Brabrook, who declared he had been swindled by a corporation, called the Penny Pub- lishing Company, when Senator D_pew. was connected with it in 1808, filed suit against Senator Depew. Postmaster General Payne was summoned as a witness, but failed to appear. The case was continued (o August 26 and since made no reply and the con- | the Republican | autocrat of all the Russias, Czar of | Poland, Grand Duke of Finland, etc., announce to our faithful subjects that on this, the christening day of our son | and heir, the Grand Duke Alexis Nich- olievitch, following the promptings of our heart, turn to our great family of the empire and, with the deepest and most heartfelt pleasure, even amidst these times of hational struggle and difficulty, bestow upon them some_ gifts of our royal favor for their greater en- joyment in their daily lives.” The baptism of the heir to the throne to-morrow will take place in the pal- ace church at Peterhof in the presence of a brilliant assemblage of diplomats, courtiers, statesmen, generals and ad- mirals. PRE S T | SUBMARINE TORPEDO- BOAT A GREAT SUCCESS Places Cruiser at Serious Disadvan- tage in Sham Battle off New- port. NEWPORT, R. I, Aug. 23.—The submarine torpedo-boat Shark made a successful attack on the training | fleet this evening, and, figuratively speaking, sent Rear Admiral William C. Wise's flagship Minneapolis to the | bottom of the bay. | The Shark really did damage to the | fourth cutter of the cruiser Columbia, | which gave the sham battle an excit- ing touch of reality. | —————— KING EDWARD CONFIRMS APPOINTMENT OF BERTIE | Assistant Under Secretary of State Is | Made British Embassador | at Paris. | LONDON, Aug. 23.—King Edward { has approved the appointment of Sir Francis Levison Bertie, Assistant Un- | der Secretary of State for Foreign Af- fairs, as British Embassador at Paris, | to succeed Sir Edmund J. Monson, iwho retires at the end of the year. e e i Hoar Spends Comfortable Day. WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 23.—At 9 o'clock to-night Rockwood Hoar said Senator Hoar had had a | very comfortable day, and, while there ! was no substantial change to-night, ' his pulse was more regular and his throat caused him less trouble. It was expected that the Senator would have a good night. — | that time Constable Simon has been :;;\\'nlflnc an opportunity to serve a subpea® on the Pustmaster General ! tance of delaying the capitulation of Reach a Total | of 35,000. ' 10,000 Russians tut Ourof Action. Special Cable to The Call and New York | Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing 'Company. LONDON, Aug. 23.—Considering that for a week past the English press, In | dispatches, editorials and headlines, has been boldly stating that Port Ar- thur’s fall was at the most a question of a few hours, there is a sensational change of note in the following dis- patch from the Daily Express corres- pondent at Chefu: “The latest advices from Port Ar- thur indicate that while the Japanese have captured several additional minor forts in the vicinity of Golden Hill, there is no immediate prospect of tak- ing the fortress by storm. The spirits | of the garrison have been greatly | raised through the practical failure of the three days' asault and it is now believed that active operations by the Japanese are for the present at an end and the usual slege tactics are being resumed. “There is still a fair supply of food in Port Arthur and by putting the troops on strict siege rations it is believed General Stoessel can hold out at least until the beginning of winter. “The Russians rgalize the impor- the fortress as long as possible, in as much as the Japanese plan of cam- paign against Genera! Kuropatkin, which is now suspended as a result of the Port Arthur assault, will be seri- ously affected thereby. “Preparations for winter quarters are already being made by the Japan- ese. “The Japanese losses before Port Ar- thur have been enormous. During the past four days entire battalions have been sacrificed in the attempt to hold new positions. The men have fought with almost fanatic bravery. “The total Japanese losses before Port Arthur have exceeded 35,000 men. The Guards division is said to have suffered the heaviest. “The Russian casualties within Port TOKIO, Aug. 24.—Admiral Katao- | ka reports that as the Russian battle- ship Sevastopol was emerging from Port Arthur yesterday she struck a | mine, after which she was seen to be | listed to starboard. She was towed back into the harbor. CHEFU, Aug. 23.—FEtzshan fort, which has been captured by the Jap- | anese, is located in fhe center of the chain of forts defending Port Arthur, from which it is only about a mile and a half distant. It occupies a com- | manding position and possibly is only | second in importance to the Golden Hill fort. | ——— Arthur have been at least 10,000. More | than 5000 shells, large and small, have been fired into the town since Thurs- day morning last. “Several Japanese batteries are said | to have been silenced during the as- sault on Sunday. Chinese who arrived in a junk this evening declare that the | Japanese fire had perceptibly ened.” siack- | —_— FALL OF FORTRESS NEAR. Japanese Slowly Pressing Back Port Arthur’s Defenders. CHEFU, Aug. 23.—According to ad- vices brought here from Port Arthur by a junk, the Japanese were hotly pressing the Russian center along the railway and the Russian right in the vicinity of Golden Hill. These advices were brought by Chinese who departed from Taipangtze, which is one le from the city near Golden Hill, be- tween the city and the forts of the| Russian right wing. The Chinese de- clare that the Japanese occupied Tai- | pangtze and penetrated along the rail- way to General Stoessel's residence | on August 2L As this.report would indicate that Port Arthur had all but fallen, the Japanese expert attached to the local | consulate received the information | with great reserve. The information is accepted, however, as a confirmation of previous reports that the Russians have been driven from Itzshan and that the Japanese are very close to the southern forts and the eastern de- fenses. The Jocal Japanese, under the leader- ship of their Consul, are subscribing money and preparing to celebrate the expected fall of the fortress. The Chinese who arrived to-day fur- ther report that a Russian warship was | Being Held at Kronstadt. No Russian Ships En Route to Far East. Special Cable New York Herald. Copy New York Herald Publis ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 23.—Any one caring to visit Kronstadt can con- the t fighting tops seen towering well above the protecting walls and gates of the vince himself from number Government naval dockyard that the second Pacific squadron, in spite of many declara to the contrary, has not left, but being energetical worked upon by thousands of mechar fes. The Jeniscug and the Uzumrud. | handsome second class ers, have just gone to Kronstadt. v the Oleg, one of the prettiest imaginable, with an exceptional artillery protecting girdle, lies off the Franco-Russian works in the Neva, alive with workmen putting on finishihg touches. The Alexander III, the Orel, ander II, the Navarin, the Sissol, the Veliki, the Admiral Nachimoff, ths Dimitri Donskoi and the Svetlana ave lying at Kronstagt. Interest in the fate of the and Grozovol at Shanghal runs The Novoe Vremya says: he Alex- Askole high. ng t wituess another 3 as that of Variag and etz at Che po, with the powers ng on caln »vich Detchenko wires that General Stoessel was able to arm vel- unteers w 20,000 Mauser rifles drop- the Japanese in a panic caused by the Russian mines at Port Arthur. General Kuropatkin privately reports the probability of a big engagement, but the Japanese movements are, as usual, carefully screened by innumer- able advance guards. * It s hit by a shell recently and sunk In the harbor. A report was cabled several days ago that a gunboat of the Otvajani type had been sunk. This is probably the vessel referred to. —— War .\'m‘cmu.nud on Page 2, 4