The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1904, Page 25

-] -p = Forecast made at San Franciseo for thirty hours epding midnight Decem- N ver 25, 1904: San Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy Sunday, breaking away during the fresh west winds. A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster. day; | THE THEATERS. ] y. CALIFORNIA—* Mat- Shors Acres.” Mat- Ionaire.” tle Waifs." Mat- Matines to- | Matinee to- VOLUME XCVIL.—NO. 25. FORTY-FOUR PAGES—SAN FRA NCISCO, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1904 —PAGES 25 TO 34, HEIGHTS Slav Commanders Kondratenko and Irman Killed. PRISONERS REPORT FOCK 1S WOUNDED & Nogi’s Brown Warriors Hold Fast the Ground They Have Won. nd bombardment, left the harbor ember 9 and w anchored near Moun She was attacked continuously by our torpedo ats i heavily damaged. The main strength of the enemy is ipletely crushed. Only a weak gun- i, and several torpedo remain afloat. our combined fleet moved as unnecessary from of Port Arthur, which maintained since May 1. I ing to run the blockade ‘blu( kade the enemy’s mines, both laid and | we suffered the he high seas, the Hatsuse, battle- gunboat, and the ny gallant and loyal officers and e killed, but we succeeded in & ning the blockade. When the emerged from the harbor our fleet success: y engaged him and finally, with the valuable support of the besieging army, succeeded in crushing nearly all the enemy’s squad- ron. Our second squadron so heavily damaged the Vladivostok squadron that it has since been umable to leave 3 he success is gratefully at- to the brilliant virtue of our the hiockade all the ships mand splendidly accom- and duty assigned to to be noted are some are engaged In the diffi- ably da c task of blockading or TWO GENERALS KILL elessiy accomplished the work of -an B o iy mines in the presence of the v, others who braved all dangers engaged in the work of clearing €s away and others still who were ted to watch the enemy and guard inst the enemy’s ships. Their com- vined work strongly contributed to the accomplishment of the blockade. I deem it my duty to especially mention T ognition of the valuable services endered by the officers and men.” DR COSSACKS ON LONG RIDE. 4 RIVAL CLAIMS OF VICTORY. Minor Sucgesses Reported by Oyama | and Kuropatkin. | Daring Raiders Approach to Within Thirty Miles of Yinkow, BY FRANCIS McCULLAGH. Special Cable The Call buris Herald. Cepyright, 1904, - Heraid Publishing Cor to and N by the New ny. York York SINMINTING, Manchuria, Dec. 24.— Colonel Plaoutine and a Cossack force crossed the Liao River on December 21 to watch the Japanese movements on the west bank of the river. Colonel Plaoutine marched to within thirty of Yinkow, making more than sts in all. He came within sight of the Japanese post on the west bank miles 200 ve of the Liao River and then turned sesciia e north-northwest, marching by night on Siats of the Fepa the Yinkow-Sinminting Railroad, oo < = The which Is reported to be carrying con- g e o Ben tra-band of war for the Japanese, olonel Plaoutine ascertained- that 2000 Chunchuses in Japanese pay have gone north of Sinminting in order to destroy the Russian railway. This winter march has been very picturesque and well conducted. The cold was intense, but the Cossacks seemed to like it. The Russlan force | found all the Chinese viilages on its the s of Japanese ¥ e leaving hands of the n losses were nd six men Kkilled and 4 sixty men wounded. cou Admiral Announces That His Task at Pors Arthur Is Fintshed. ‘RFSSIAS NORTH SEA DEFENSE. TOKIO, Dec. 24.—The navy depart-|Cipime to Have Ample Proof of ment declines to discuss the forma- | ence of Japanese Vi is. tion, movem of the Japan- { PARIS, Dec. 24.—The Russian de- fense before the international com- fiying sq ity of Si orted to be in RE STORMED Under | ged for a closer watch for | and from | cruisers Miyako, Sai- | e vessel, were sunk | The advanced rt Arthur have e batteries at succeeded in reach- P ing the Russian battleship Sevastopol. | One successful hit is reported. It is expected that the battleship will soon be ¢ ely destroyed. Admiral T announces the with- drawal of t majority of the fleet from Port Arthur. Telegraphing under date of December 22, he says: | mission which is to inquire into the { North Sea incident is practically com- pleted. The main features are: First—That the firing by the Rus- | slan squadron was justified as a de- |fense -against attack. This entails | proving the presence of Japanese tor- pedo-boats. The Russian delegates claim “they have thls proof in most | positive and overwhelming form. | Second—That even if the Russians “After 202-Meter Hill was occupied | were not attacked, they believed they t of a gallant and desper- | were attacked, and, therefore, the de- ate attack by the besieging army, the | fensive measures taken were in abso- bombardment of the enemy’s squadron | lute good faith. with siege and other heavy guns be- | Third—That at most it was an accl- came effective. In consequence, the dent at sea, where the dangers and battieships Poltava and Retvizan were | risks are extreme, and was analogous sunk and subsequently the battleships | to the British battleship Camperdown Pobieda and Peresviet, the vro(ecu-da ramming and sinking the British bat- cruiser Pallada and the armored cruis- | tleship Victoria and the recent firing er Bayan were sunk. by a British warship upon a coasting “The battieship Sevastopol escaped !vessel during target practice. | g SLATS FALL WITH PACES 10 THE HOE Entire Keek- Wan Garrison - Killed, Attt HEADQUARTERS OF THE JAPAN- | ESE THIRD ARMY, BEFORE PORT | ARTHUR, Tuesday, Dec. 20.—Since the | Beneral assault of November 26 and 27, against the forts on Rihlung and Kee- | kwan mountains, resulting in furious | fighting and great loss of life, the Jap- {anese have been engaged in tunneling | under the north fort of Keekwan Moun- tain. two main tunnels were run under the north wall of the fort from the moat for a distance of forty feet and there were four short branch tunnels. | On the morning of December 18 seven | dynamite mines were laid, the object of which was to destroy the north wall and so give the Japanese access to the fort. The fort had so long resisted the as- saults of the Japanese that it was con- | sidered necessary that the explosions | |of the mines and the subsequent at- | tacks should be carefully planned. ‘ General Samejima, commanding the | left division, asked for volunteers who { would be prepared to capture the fort |or to die in the attempt. Two entire battalions answered the general's call, |one from the left division and the other reserves. The first | leries during the explosion of the mines, | while the second battalion was in a | parailel close to the wall of the counter- | scarp. ALL-BROWN UNIFORMS. In order that the dark blue uniforms of the men might not show against the brown of the soil which would be turned by.the force of the explosion, all the attaockers wore brown woolen undergarments over their trousers and brown ‘“‘sweaters” over their tunies. In- stead of a cap, each man wore a brown woolen headplece which extended to the shoulders, leaving only the face vigible. Every man carried a rifle in his right hand and dynamite grenades in his left, while a lighted slow-match was attached to his cartridge belt with which to ignite the fuses of the gren- ades. In this peculiar garb, with the lighted matches at their waijsts, the troops presented a strange appearance. caponiere galleries, who were distin- guished by white badges on their arms, were ordered to attack immediately after the explosion of the mines, and those of the Second battalion in the Continued on Page 26, Column 4. 1 The soldiers of the battalion in the| ' ] { | J2 OB Ea B A S R TS i THE HORROR AND MAJESTY OF WAR. | PLO' | EARCHLIGHTS TO LOC! SIA] RSHIPS IN THE HARBOR, AND JAPANESE CAPTURE A STRONG POSITION ON PORT ARTHUR'S EASTERN LINE OF FORTS SIGHT ATTACK UPON PORT ARTHU ATTACKING COLUMNS. THE NAVAL APPEARS ON THE EXTREME RIGHT R. SHOWING THE GARRISON EM- OYED TH® RUS- FRENCHAEN 0 OBSERVE FEBRUARY 2 Will Celebrate the Natal Day of Washington. Special Cable to The Call and New York Heraid. Copyright, 1004, by the New York Heraid Publishing Company. PARIS, Dec. 24.—Washington's birthday on February 22 next will be celebrated for the first time in Paris by Frenchmen, enthusiastic admirers of America’s first President. They will not apotheosize him as a warlike hero, but as the world’s greatest artisan of peace. At a banquet to be celebrated in his honor, Frederic Passy will preside, and speeches will be made for the speedy return of veace and the estab- lishment of a pariiament of the na- tions and a federation of the world. ———— LARGE SUM FOR FIRST TOWN TAKING NAME OF COUSHMAN Widow of Late Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Makes Strange Bequest in Will. GREENFIELD, Mass.,, Dec. 24.— Ten thousand dollars awaits the town which will adopt the name of Cush- {man. By the death at Salem of Mrs. Anna Cushman, widow of the late Lieutenant Governor Henry W. Cush- man, formerly of Bernardstown, this amount of money held in trust goes to Bernardstown if it takes the name of Cushman. In case Bernardstown fails to avail itself of the money any Massa- chusetts town of more than 1000 popu- {lation may have the money under the same conditions. In the event of the failure of ‘a Massachusetts town to take the money ‘h\ five years the offer is open to any town of 1000 in the United States. BETROTHAL | OF SPAINY Y0UNG KING AP IR Alfonso to Marry a Niece of British Sovere;gn. e i Special Dispatch o The Call. | MADRID, Dec. 24.—Madrid is expect- | ing a visit from the Duke of Connaught, King Edward’s brother, in a few days, to make arrangements with the Queen mother for the marriage of King Al- | fonso with the Duke's daughter; the Princess Victoria. It is said that the | betrothal will be announced in Febru- | ary, when the King is in London. The Princess will be admitted into | the Catholie-church. - It-is known that | the Duke had a long interview with the Pope o the occasion of his recent visit to Rome. The marriage probably will take place about the middle of June, in this city. The Spanish public is delighted at the news. | when performed, resulted in a cure. OF CANCER Triumphs Before a Committee of Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herayd Publishing Company. PARIS, Dec. 24.—Dr. Doyen scored a | success this week in the presence of | Dr. Gallois and other members of the | committee of inquiry,” proving the et-; ficacy of his cure in a serious cancer case. Dr. Gallois says: “We saw the woman scme time ago. She had a cancer in the breast, which formed a hard mass, technically called a breastplate. It was immovable and impossible to be operated upon. After a number of injections the hard mass | softened and became movable and an | operation was made possible, which, Physicians are taking increased inter- est.in Dr. Doyen's serum. | any such aid, for the reason that | asking the count P RN —"—— NOW SEEKS COUNTY AID Aged Man Tells Piti- ful Story of In- gratitude, e e ch to The Call PORTLAND, Dec. 24.—Irvine Harris, 82 years old, a taxpayer in Multnomah County since 1865, scion of a proud Kentucky family, cultured and of fine sensibilities, has gone to the poor farm to.spend his few remaining days as a charge on the county. He owned 160 acres of land at Orient, a small town in Multnomah County, which he deeded to his sons, William and Henry Clay Harris, but now that he Is old and is in sore need he is denied, it is asserted, the support he naturally expected. He was counseled to permit the County Court to bring the necessary action at law to compel his children to care for him. His reply was that he_preferred to die in the streets rather than accept Epeclal Dispat sons’ wives were prejudiced % him and had made it impossible fo sons to provide for him. “I have only a few.days left,” said the aged Kentuckian, “and I hope I am violating no rule of legal propriety in 0 care for me dur- ing the little time that remains.” His petition was granted, and Dud- ley Evauns, in charge of the County Board of Charities, gave him carfare to pay his way to the poor farm. “I won’t be much bother, I guess,”™ said he to Evans, as he left the latter's office to go to the poor farm, “and the bother won’t be for very long. But at any rate, it will be a place of refuge for me, and I will have something to "ea( and a place to sleep, though I will | have to walk to the poor farm, as I King Alfonso had a narrow escape]‘ while riding in a motor car on the | Prado yesterday evening. A wheel of; the machine which he was driving | __ ¥ personaliy suddenly broke and the csr! Evidence Showing That the French overturned, but the King escaped un- | ~Deputy Was Assassinated Rapidly injured. XKing Alfonso ia“an excep- Accumaulating. tionally daring driver and motoring | PARIS, Dec. 24—The mystery of - ~ exploits are a constant source of an- | the death of Deputy Syveton is de_il"nmcls W Sincatve ““m Mikade xiety to the Queen mother and the | veloping into a plot and counter plot | Medal of Order of the Ministers. {rivaling Paul Hervius' most intense Rising Sun. SENSATION IN IS EXPECTED THE SYVETON have not a cent of money in my pos- CASE | session.” It was then that Evans gave | him carfare. | | JAPAN TO DECORATE WORLD'S FAIR PRESIDENT ——— Captain of Norde Acquitted. COPENHAGEN, Dec.. 24. — The} maritime and commercial court ren- dered judgment to-day in the case of the Danish steamer Norde, which foundered with the loss of 646 lives. The directors of the company were ac- quitted and Captain Gundle was ac- quitted of the charge that neglect of duty caused the loss of the vessel and contributed ta the magnitude of the disaster. dramas. Evidence of assassination is| ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24.—According to accumulating and sensational arrests a cablegram from Baron Kiyoura, are expected. Madame Syveton has| Minister of Manufactures and Com- begun an aection against the news- | merce of Jepan, received to-day, D. papers charging her with the responsi- | R. Francis of the Louisiana Purchase bility of her husband’s death. { Exposition is to be decorated with the | 80ld medal of the first degres of merit De Croix Statue Unveiled. | of the Order of the Rising Sun. Fred- PARIS, Dec. 24.—The statue of | erick J. Skiff, director of exhibits, and General de Croix, who introduced the | E. J. Smith, who was sent to Japan use of horse meag was unveiled in the ' to solicit the participation of the na- slaughter-house quarter to-day with ! tion, as well as of private exhibiters, impressive ceremonies. ¢ | also are to be decorated. - ¥ ‘e