The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1905, Page 4

WILL RETREAT BEYOND HARBIN Linevitch Not to Tarry Until He Has| Penetrated Far Into the In- terior of Siberia. Amur Provinces Will Be Lost to Czar Nicholas | | with | Ruse nounced here that all the women e been ordered to leave Vladivos- SIS BETTER TERMS FOR JAPAN. American Syndicate Takes One-Half of the New Loan. YORK, March 23.—Negotia- a Japanese loan of $150,- have been successfully con- ied in London. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. this city, who will share in the loan, made the announcement to-day. The lo bear interest at 4% per cent and will be secured by a first mortgage on the tobacco monopoly. One-haif of the e loan will be taken in this country. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. will man- age an American syndicate, with the assistance of the National City Bank and the National Bank of Commerce. The term of maturity of the new loan has not yet been disclosed, nor has the subscription price, but it is understood that Japan has been given better terms than in the previous two loans. ST. PETERSBURG, March 23.—A eliminary contract was signed to-day a number of Russian banke for the issue of $75,000,000 of the proposed internal loan of $100.000,000. The bonds NEW for | bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent ° | per annum and are redeeemable in fifty | Years. The issue ice is 96. WIDE TURNING MOVEMENT. Japanese Operating on Both Sides of Linevitch's Army. GUNSHU PASS, Manchuria, March 23.—The Japanese are following the rear guard, which is moving | % | northward from Santoupu at the rate &h be defeate ne of retreat | the third | the enemy’s | the view that e compelled to ire toward ostok to its unwarranted by at Field Marshal iaborious | of 300,000 or | 400,000 men. Meanwhile, Russian reinforcements are arriving at Harbin at the rate of | % men a day NOT A RUSSIAN SPARED. Big Detachment Entrapped in Mukden | 1s Annihilated. J PASS, March 28.—Gen- the new commander in 1y, to-day received the members of his staff. Chinese say that the Japanese have recruited 7 Chinese bandits and that y they are now able to jority in cavalry, as well h of the Russo-Chinese was removed from Kirin to Har- ack on the bank of- f the guards were estones. e report a terrible | of eight and a half miles a day. | both flanks the Japanese are | strength of the | Northwestern On operat- but the es has ing a wide turning movement, flanking fo veen definitely ascertained. is doubtful whether General h will make a stand before he 3 the Sungari River and tchiatu. Unless he is able to hold the line of the river the Russian posi- tion will be so weak strategically that he may be compelled to retire back of Harbin into Siberia. Two hundred thousand reinforce- ments from Russia are now necessary to make it possible for the Russians to meet the Japanese on anything like even terms. — e SEIZURE OF THE TACOMA. Owners Ask State Department to Pre- vent Condemnation of Steamer. SEATTLE, March 23.—Acting Sec- ry of State Adee to-day wired the Steamship Company that the steamer Tacoma, recently cap- re tured by the Japanese, had been towed | to Nagasaki, where the Japanese prize court is sitting. John P. Hartman, representing the Northwestern Steamship Company, at once wired Adee to the efféct that the | Tacoma was not carrying contraband goods, that she was bound direct for Shanghai and that every barrel of beef she carried was consigned to a Shang- hai merchant. The State Department was asked to intervene and prevent, if possible, the condemnation of the Ta- coma. ———— WARM WORDS ARE USED IN EXTRADITION CASE | Lawyers Accuse Canadian Judge of Being Under Contract With the United States. MONTREAL, Quebec, March. 23.— In the Magistrates’ Court to-day counsel for Gaynor and Greene virtu- ally accused Judge La Fontaine, ex- tradition commissioner, of being un- reets of Mukden on a big detachment of he last to leave the city, was by Chinese bandits and a | Japanese soldiers, who closed the gates and blocked the narrow s According to the report, der contract with the United States in connection, with extradition cases. Many personalities were indulged in. Judge La Fontaine indignantly denied the charge, but agreed to withdraw and allow the case to be tried before Chief Justice La Coste. h is n ot confirmed, not a Russian esc Field Marshal Oyama has communi- i to General Linevitch the news e entire Russian medical staff, remained in Mukden after the evacuation, is uninjured and well. RS A PART OF CREW MISSING. Men of a British Blockade Runner Carried Seaward by Ice. TOKIO, March 23.—A part of the crew of the British steamship Mars, which was wrecked on March 17 while attempting to pass through Soya Strait, route to Viadivostok, is misssing. A lifeboat carrying eight officers was caug n the ice and car- ried seaward. It is reported that the Japanese rescued a boat with five sur- vivors and possibly this boat con- tained the missing officers. The Jap- anese are continuing the search for the missing members of the crew. -l o en Women Sent From Viadivostok. ST. PETERSBURG, March 23.—It ADVERTISEMENTS. | When dressing you will find & P4 Coat Shirt & delight toputon. Ifthe. e nieh {8 perfect. 1f o #» COLOR-FAST. $1.50 and more CLUETT, PEABODY & CO., WAKCRE OF CLUETT AND ARROW COLLARS f5 i, red, the fabric ————— MAIL POUCH ROBBER IS AGAIN AT LIBERTY Albert F. Bell Makes Daring Escape From the United States Prison at MacNeills Island. TACOMA, March 23.—Albert F. Bell, one of the most noted mall pouch robbers in the United States, made a | successful dash for liberty United States prison on at the MacNeills Island yesterday and escaped into the | heavy woods near the prison. Bell covered his tracks so thorough- ly that all trace of him was lost soon after entering the timber. Bell is wanted in many cities in the United States and was arrested in Ta- coma last April for stealing a mall pouch at Seattle and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. He made a most daring escape from Federal officers two years ago by jumping from a pas- senger train while being taken from Denver to Philadelphia on a charge of stealing mail pouches. ————— TO RESUME INVESTIGATION INTO OREGON LAND FRAUDS All Special Government Agents Work- ing on the Case Have Been Recalled to PORTLAND, March 23.—The Tele- gram to-day says: That the evidence they have col- lected of land frauds and conspiracies in Oregon may be ready to place be- fore District Attorney FrancisJ. Heney on his arrival from San Francisco, all special Government agents operating in this State have been recalled to Portiand. The Grand Jury is to re- assemble April 4 and it is to act in conjunction with it that the meeting of special agents will be held. Four | skilled men have arrived from the General Land Office at Washington, { D. C., to reinforce the corps of secret workers, —_——— UNITED STATES OFFICIALS MAKE IMPORTANT CAPTURE \ Arrest Twenty-Four Chinese Who Were Smuggled Over the Mexican Border at El Paso. YUMA, Ariz, March 23.—Twenty- Jour Chinese were discovered last night in a box car in the Southern Pa- cific yards here. The Chinese smuggled over the Mexican border at El Paso. and were on their way to Los Angeles. Night Yflrdmu’s!er‘ Col- lier notified Alfred Griflin, States Chinese inspector, them into custody. were | United started the fire. The Southern Pacific who wukl PEISIVTS SHOT DOV B THOOS !Ten Poles Killed and Fifty Wounded by Infantry Sent to Quell an Anti- Mobilization Disturbance | iy i | e 'THREE VOLLEYS FIRED AT A FLEEING CROWD ' Toilers Unable to Under-| stand Orders Given in Rus- sian Fail to Realize Peri Until It Is Too Late! ———— KUTNO, Russlan Poland, March 23.— Ten peasants were killed and fifty were wounded at Lamenta on March 21 by infantry sent to quell disturbances. A crowd of peasants from Benignowa pro- | ceeded to Lamenta to induce the farm laborers to strike and rioting occurred. | The Chief of Police, with a company of soldiers, went to the scene and the troops fired two volleys at the peas- ants, killing two and wounding fifty. The latter were brought in carts to the hospital, where seven men and one woman subsequently died. Eleven oth- ers are dying. : WARSAW, March 23.—The shooting | of peasants at Lamenta has ardused intense excitement in the whole dis- trict. The action of the authorities is angrily criticized and a deputation of residents of Kutno is proceeding to Warsaw to lay complaints before the Governor General. % The troubles began a week ago, when the mobilization of horses was ordered. The peasants refused to comply and on March 21 about 150 peasants gathered on the road near Lamenta. The Chiet of Police at Kutno arrived on the scene with a company of infantry and ordered the crowd to disperse. The peasante refused to obey and the Chief of Police then ordered the soldiers to fire. The peasants, not understanding Russian, remained in the road until the soldiers aimed. Then they broke | {and ran. The troops fired three vol- leys at the fleeing crowd, and fifty | peasants fell, two of them dead. All the wounded were shot in the back. It is said that the Chief of Police refused to allow the wounded to be re- moved, and that he finally ordered them to be taken to Kutno, six hours’ journey, in peasants’ ecarts, with the result that, owing to the lack of medi- ! cal attendance, eight of the wounded died while on their way to Kutno, and the directors report that nine others are in a hopeless condition. Fearing a demonstration at the fu- ! neral of the victims, the Chief of Po- lice requested the priests to bury them | during the night. This the priests re- fused to do, and the funerals occurred this morning at the cemetery at Kutno. | The services were attended by an im- mense concourse of people and the cof- fins were hidden beneath' masses of | flowers. ———— GREAT REFORM IN SIGHT. | Plan for Compulsory Primary mnca-] tion in Russia. | ST. PETERSBURG, March 23.—! One of the best signs of the times is the announcement to-day that in a| fortnight the Ministry of Public In- | struction will undertake the elabora- | tion of a plan for a compulsory sys- | tem of primary education. Repre-| sentatives of the schools in the prin- cipal cities are invited to participate ' {in the drawing up of the plan. H A Assassins Threaten Father John. ST. PETERSBURG, March 23.—| The revolutionary committee has; warned Father John of Kronstadt to cease his anti-revolutionary propa- | ganda, either by sermons or by writ- ings. The military Governor of Kron- stadt has taken measures for Father John's protection. | ————— SOUTHBOUND OVERLAND TRAIN NEARLY WRECKED Unknown Miscreants Place a Bridge Timber Eight Inches Square Across the Rails. 5 ALBANY, Or., March 23.—When the southbound overland train on the uthern Pacific reached here about midnight Wednesday a plece of timber was found wedged under the pilot. It was thought at the time that the piece of timber had fallen on the track ac- | cidentally. Investigation to-day show- | station, where a - street crosses the! track, a bridge timber eight inches | square had been placed across the| | track against the end of the guard rail, | with the evident intentlon of wrecking the train. The only thing that saved a | | wreck was the fact that the bridge | | timber was old and rotten and when | the engine struck the timber the guard | | rail cut through the rotten wood, al- | | lowing it to slide along in front of | the engine until a portion of it became | wedged under the pllot. Several other pleces of bridge timber were found ly- ing across the track. The matter is | being investigated and several sus- picious characters are under surveil- lance. —_——— IMPROVEMENT IS NOTED IN THE FLOOD SITUATION Coirado River Is Falling and Several of the Delayed Passenger Trains Are Moving. YUMA, Ariz, March 23.—Flood waters in the Colorado River have fallen to 28 feet 9 inches and the flood situation is improving. Passen- ger trains were able to move in safety to-day. The several hundred passen- gers that were tied up here were well provided for by the Southern Pacific officials. One death from drowning has been reported in the lower valley, that of a man who was attempting to reach his family, which had been carried to a place of safety, and drowned _be- fore aid could be extended to him. His name 1is ‘unknown. H. Rider | Haggard, the English novelist, was | ’mong the passengers delayed. | | —————— ;’I’RAM’P CAUSES A FIRE IN THE TOWN OF REDDING — , ‘Employea of the Southern Pacific Company Prevent Flames Spread- ing to Adjoining Buildings. . REDDING, March 23.—A fire at | Dunsmuir this morning destroyed | $2000 worth of property. A tramp sleeping in an unoccupied . house fire brigade prevented half the town from being destroyed. l Plans L, RIDAY —_— Coming to California to Study Irriga- tion Project. el st fected '» Enter- tai: Pa 1y —_———— Spectal Dispatch to The Call SACRAMENTO, .../ ch 23—The Saé- ramento Valley Development Associa- tion has just issued the following bul- letin relative to the great Sacramento Valley irrigation project: “The most important event of the present year in the Sacramento Valley will be the visit of the Senate and House irrigation committees of the National Congress. The gentlemen composing these committees will make a tour of the irrigable portions of the United States and will come "here for the purpose of investigating what is known as the great Sacramento Valley irrigation project. The party will ar- rive in June and the Sacramento Val- ley Development Association is al- ready making plans to show them the Sacramento Valley and the striking features of the irrigation scheme. The California promotion committee is also interested in the proposed visit and will prepare an itinerary for the part. while in this State. > “The Sacramento Valley irrigation project is one of the most stupendous | {lands act has been interested in this | irrigation enterprises ever conceived by man. It contemplates the ultimate control of all the waters of the Sacra- mento and San Joaquin Valleys through the construction of a great 8y thel great interior basin of the State, mingling the waters of the many streams flowing into the valley and eradicating all inequalities of supply, as the great system now under construction in the Valley of the Po in Northern Italy is calculated to dis- tribute equably the waters of numer- ous streams there. “The beginning of this great scheme is at Iron Canyon on the Sacramento | River above Red Bluff, where it is pro- posed to build a great dam from which the water will be diverted first to the right bank, ultimately to both banks. The height of this dam will not be de- termined until the surveys are further advanced, but it is assumed that its crest will be about 300 feet above sea level. Under the plans proposed the west side of the Sacramento Valley is to be covered first by a great canal ex- tending along the foothills of the Coast Range from Iron Canyon to Suisun Bay. SURVEYS BEING MADE. “The streams which flow from the Slerras are considered sufficient to water the east side of this valley, but it is probable that the east side sys- tem, when the plans ate complete, will also, be connected With the Iron Cah- yon dam in order to remove the neces- sity of dependence upon local water supply. “Plans “for this vast undertaking are still in fhe making. No man knows to- day what may be accomplished. Elab- orate surveys are being conducted by the National Government and the State of California, working jointly, and when these are complete it will be possible to determine what should be and what may be done. At the present time the west side of the Sac- ramento Valley is under Investigation and undoubtedly the first construction work, should the Government under- take it, will be the Iron Canyon dam. and the west side canal. “The work began two years ago when the Legislature made an appropriation to be used in connection with an equal sum to be appropriated by the National Government to carry on the work here and elsewhere in this State under the direction of the National Interior and Agricultural Departments. An addi- MARCH Being Per- em of canals completely encireling | water | 1905, CONGRESSMEN WILL VISIT SAGRAMENTO VALLEY, to plan the course of irrigation canals. The field work is suspended at the present time, but a force of fifty or sixty men will soon be put in the fleld. CONGRESS CONGRESS IS INTERESTED. “This work has n going on for two years. The west side of the val- | ley has been covered as far down as Colusa. Maps of the area between Corning and Red Bluff have already been published on a scale of one inch to the mile with ten foot contour in- tervals. Maps from Corning south will be published on a scale of two inches to the mile with five foot contour in- tervals showing all roads, houses and 1 main ditches west of the Sacramento | River, to an elevation of 300 feet above isea level. It is expected that about two years more will be required to complete the surveys west of the Sacramento River to Suisun Bay. “The hydrographic work is in charge of J. B. Lippincott, whose office is in Los Angeles. Under his direction | streams are being gauged, the quantity ;and quality of the water in each de- { termined. Reservoir sites are being | selected and their capacity determined and other valuable data collected. ‘What the Government may do to- | ward the actual construction of the vast systems contemplated is yet to be seen. The visit of the Congression- al Irrigation Committees has a direct bearing upon this matter and it is es- | sential that they be fayorably im- | bressed. That Congress is, interested in the matter is evidenced by the visit | of the members and by the work now | being done. Leading Government en- | gineers have declared this to be the | greatest irrigable field in the United | States. Engineer Lippincott is known | to be enthusiastic regarding the possi- | bilities of the Iron Canyon project, R. B. Marshall, topographer, in charge of the topographic surveys, not less so. LAW MAY BE MODIFIED. | "The reclamation service created by act of Congress known as the New- ' 1 i | | enterprise and will await with interest tioe report of the Congressional com- ! mittees. While the Newlands act in | its present form does not admit of the | expenditure of the irrigation funds ex- | cept where private ownership of land is confined to tracts not exceeding 160 jacres each it is not unreasonable to hope that some modification of its pro- created to admit of the construction by division and sale of large tracts which is now proceeding quite satisfactorily in the Sacramento Valley may remove this difficulty much more rapidly than is now anticipated by the majority of the people, regardless of what the Government may do about construction. The waters of the Sacramento River Valley region must be applied to the land and the first step must be the surveys. With the system will be comparatively slight and the proposition will be too good to be overlooked. | *““The interests of the land owners will be best served by the construction of the Government. departments and the proposed visit of the Congressional committees is an op- portunity of very great value and im- portance. “The Sacramento Valley Develop- ment Association has been interested in notably the Water and Forest Associa- the State legislation under which the work was begun. “During the last session of Congress the association was in communication { with Congressman Theodore A. Bell, {who was a member of the Irrigation Committee of the House and deeply in- | terested in this matter. | INTEREST IS AROUSED. “At the last meeting of the executive committee it was decided to invite Mr. Bell to make a trip over the territory las a guest of the association in order { that, in tha light of his experience as | a member of the Irrigation Committee, ! when the plans for the visit were made, :he may be able to make recommenda- | tions that will enable the association to provide the information most de- visions may be secured or a special act | the Government of this system. Sub- | “The surveys are of incalculable value | | these provided the expense of planning | these canals through co-operation with | Every effort should | be made to interest Congress and the | this work from the beginning. With ‘other organized bodies of the State, ! tion, it was Instrumental in securing ' | | wear unpacked and placed goods and are pleased to ' close profits. you are bound to see what we carry. \ and furnishings. attached; price only.......... At $1.00 we show a line of coloring in every detail; also a only .... grounds, with harmonious figur in all sizes, from 14 to 17; each tively lower than these shirts ca | | | | tive or fastidious dressers. Four-in-hands, of course, are in various widths, from 2 to 234 are reversible and are most suit while the wider ones are used wi Spring Shirts and Neckwear Just Arrived We now have our spring stock of shirts and neck- All of the above shirts come in the showcases awaiting the call of those men who want stylish up-to-date pay less for them than is asked by exclusive furnishers. We buy direct from the manufacturers and sell at If you come here for your furnishings an immense clothing stock We want to outfit you with clothes, hats Our close prices on furnishings are a means of getting us acquainted. THE SHIRTS We have on display a line of 50-cent golf shirts that surpass anything you ever saw at the price. cales, corded percales and madras; also made with bosom of high priced materials and body of percale to match in color and pattern; made two ways—with separate cuffs and cuffs Shirts are made of per- 50c At 75¢ we display a line of shirts with bosoms of fancy creton or mercerized silk and body of percale to match: when the shirt is on it has the appearance of a very expansive article: the ideas in colorings and patterns are new and clever; some shirts with cuffs attached; others with separate link Calls i R v R i s et Z5c shirts with bosom of taffeta silk and body and cuffs of a cottdn material to match the design and te self- fine line of shirts in w figured madras, cheviots and zephyr cloth; some of these have cuffs attached and others separate link cuffs; price $1.00 in white, blue, tan and ecru es and stripes. We have them particular price quoted is posi- n be secured for from any other dealer. The workmanship, finish and fit are guaranteed by us. THE NECKWEAR Our assortment comprises everything desired by conserva- the prevailing style. They come inches wide. The narrow ones able for the doable band collar, th the new tab collar. We have a great many new plain shades worn extensively in New York; also Persian designs, small figures, stripes, etc. It would be im- { during the next two years. tional appropriation of $76,000 has been | Sired. Mr. Bell writes that he has been made this year for the State’s share asked by the reclamation service to | of the expense of continuing the work | take care of the party while in the Hhpranes 4 | Sacramento Valley. and that he will be | “The United States Geological Survey | glad to avail himself of the offer of the is conducting the topographic and |association to co-operate with him. hydrographic surveys. The Depart-|{ “It is hoped that every California possible to go into detailed description—you must see the ties themselves in all their hues and shades. The ties look like dollar scarfs, but the price isonly....cvcviueeeenn ed that a few 'blocks north from the |- ment of Agriculture investigates the land to be irrigated. ““The topographic survey is under the direction of R. B. Marshall. whose of- fice is in the Government building in Sacramento. Here visitors see work progressing on maps which show all the topographic features of the terri- tory covered, maps which tell the ex- perienced engineer all he must know Congressman and Senator may be in- Committees through this valley. Hon. D. E. McKinlay, who succeeds Mr. Bell, will be asked to personally assist in | | ! interesting California members in the ! | matter, and that he will do so goes without saying. “Interest is already aroused in the Sacramento Valley. The people of Te- ADVERTISEMENTS. Rug Clearance Not only our exclusive FURNITURE, CAR- PETS and DRAPERIES, but the incomparable “SLOANE" COLLECTION of RUGS is in- volved in this annual ‘n HAMADANS and KARABAGHS now . . 1 1 were > 20 to $25; now. $30; now. il < ry OTHER ORIENTALS—Khivas, Persians, etc., likewise SHIRVANS and BELOOCHISTANS ; sale. $4.50 .. $7.50 $15.00 $18.00 Cashmeres, Kirmans, reduced 25 to 5C per cept. . KAZAKDJIES, BELOOCHISTANS, DAG- HISTANS and SHIRVANS; were 525 to DOMESTIC RUGS—Similar clearance reductions apply to some especially good weaves and patterns. Collectors and furnishers should inspect our Rug Collection while it is at its best. .. b . SLOANE’S 11410122 Post Street T duced to accompany the Congressional | hama County are active. A meeuns] was held in Red Bluff on Saturday of last week, at which the matter was fully discussed and the following reso- lution adopted. “ ‘Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the Sacramento Val- ley Development Association make a very strong effort to interest the en- tire Sacramento Valley in Irrigation by the National Government of the gemi-arid portion of the valley, as also the reclamation of the flooded dis- tricts; that meetings be called and ar- ranged for throughout the entire dis- trict interested, and such meeting re- ported back to the development assgei- ation, to the end that concerted action may be taken for the earnest presenta- tion of the matter to the Natlonal Gov- ernment at an early date. It is further the sense of the meeting that the de- velopment association should and we request that they act as a central or- ganization to promote this object.” ™ —_—————— WILL BUILD WAGON ROAD INTO BIG BASIN PARK Enthusiastic Meeting Is Held at San Jose and Plans for Carrying Out ‘Work Are Formulated. BAN JOSE, March 23.—Notwith- standing the fact that Governor Par- dee refused to sign the bill appro- priating $10,000 to build a wagon road into the Big Basin Park, a good thor- oughfare will be built into that grove | of big trees from this eity. Action tending to this end was taken at a meeting held to-night under the aus- pices of the Sempervirens Club. The Native Sons of this city inaugurated the meovement and several other or- ganizations have taken up the maif A The meeting was enthusiastic and no trouble will be experienced in rais- | ing the necessary money. A telegram was read from Governor Pardee sul scribing $100 to. the road fund. Nearly $1000 was pledged in cash. —_——— JUDGE PREWETT MEETS WITH PAINFUL ACEIDENT Placer County Jurist Is Knocked Down and Badly Bruised by a Howse. AUBURN, March 23.—Judge Prew- ett of the Superior Court was severely injured to-day by being knocked down by a horse he was attempting to catch in the pasture. His hip and legs were badly bruised, but it is thought ne bones were broken. ——— NEW YORK. March 23.—Gessler Rousseau, charged with ba: machtne £0" e dock ‘ot he teamenin Crabeih Sapine 9, 1908, was placed trial to-day before corder Goff and & jury. e -------- $1.75 TLL TAXE YOUR OLD RAZOR IN PART PAYMENT FOR A NEW ONE. 1 have good razors, in all leadin; makes, as low as. . 81.0‘ TRY A STAR SAFETY RAZOR. The regular price of this razor is 32. T sell it at the cut rate of $1.25 Mail orders promptly filled THAT MAN PITTS F. W. PITTS, The Stationer. 1008 Market street. op. Fifth St. Franeisco, Cal. An invaluable aid to