The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1905, Page 3

v THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1905. TOKIO IS AWAITING NEWS OF A BATTLE ON THE SEA Flving Squadron Quest of Russian Warships IT IS COMMANDED BY ADMIRAL URIU Large Fleets Are Seen to the Southward of Borneo SLAV BATTLESHIPS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR Rojestvensky’s Entire Force is Again Combined e Call ®pecial Dispetc the Japan- ruth in the three protected crui- lass and two torpedo acked a di n of the efs here do not throw pril 13.—The press is able solutely the statement battleships passed g eastward, on April 8 miral Rojestven- nted for. This ips was telegraph d rergent f ships. at Labuan (off the reports e rumor thay sunk by a n June last GUARDING FRENCH NEUTRALITY Cruiser and Five Torpedo-Boats Are Off Cochin China. SAIGON French Cochin China, 2 French cr Des- o leave Saigon for the d, of preserving the in those waters. ch 1s furnished 1 patches in a for- which is not intelligible. Japanese ships are cruis- he coast of Cochin China for se of preventing the Rus- ng coal on board and are se junk which arrived here reported that two Japanese rchased supplies at Pulo Obl, at the southern extermity of Co- hin China. SR E NO NEWS OF A BATTLE. Report Cabled From Batavia Doubted in Furopean COapitals. LONDON, April 12.—No confirm- etion has yet been received in London of the report from Batavia, Java, of ttle off the Anambas Isl- i as there is no cable connec- 1 those islands it is difficult Batavia could have got news before Singapore. BURG, April 12.—The no Information in re- eged naval battle in the Anambas Islands, as such STOMACH BITTERS Any woman who suffers from Cramps, Backache. Nervous or Sick Head- ache, Poor Appetite, Costiveness or General Weakness needs the Bit- ters to make her well again. It has cured thousands in tke past 50 years. In casesof indigestion, Dyspepsia, Colds or Grippe, it stands rst botfe. P L— ay | { | | | ]- ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY. THE HBRO OF MANILA BAY, WHQ SAYS THBE COMING NAVAL BATTLE WILL DECIDE WH EAST SHALL REST WITH RUSSIA OR WITH JAPAN. 5 ETHER VICTORY IN THE FAR \DEWEY SAYS JAPAN MUST WIN ’; COMING BATTLE OR BE CRUSHED June last, | battleship | = Long Series of Victories Command of the Sea Be Lost. | 1 WASHINGTO, April 12.—Admiral George Dewey believes the outcome ot the war between Russia and Japan ill depend largely on the approach- ing battle between the fleets of Rojest- | vensky and Togo. He also thinks the utility of the battleship has been clear- ly demonstrated. The existing condi- tions, in his opinion, justify the naval | programme arranged by the General | Naval Board, of which he is the head. | “Whether Russia or Japan will be | the victor in the Far East war de- of the battle about to occur between | the fleets of Admiral Rojestvensky and Admiral Togo,” said Admiral Dewey. “If Togo is beaten, all the money and | lives that have been sacrificed by his country in Manchuria will go for noth- |ing. The Russians, in command of between Japan and the mainland and the Japanese army in Manchuria would be powerless. “Think what Japan would give for two or three battleships at this critical moment, when her national safety would be secure. “This is a thing we should take to heart. We have done much in a mili- tary way to protect gQurselves. What we must do now is to complete the arming of ourselves upon the sea. +* i pends, in my opinion, upon the result | the sea, would cut off communication | < Count for Naught if Special Dispatch to The Call ‘ “The programe which the General | Board worked out contemplates the | construction of forty-eight | ships—not all in a lump, but two or |three a year. The battleship is the | main thing. All the rest are auxiliaries. | . "It has been asserted that it was | the intention of the Navy Department | to keep all these ships in commission | and this would be an expensive opera- | tion. Only a part of the fleet would be | kept in commission and others would i be held in reserve. To-day we have no reserve. Every battleship is in ser- | vice or undergoing repairs. | "It is a mistake to belleve a bat- i tleship would be obsolete in a few | years. Ships of this type should be good ships for fifty years to come. “It has been estimated that a fleet of forty-eight battleships would cost this estimate was based on the idea that all the ships would be in commis- sion at the same time. This would not | be the case unless we were engaged in war. I don’t believe our expenses would be more than $100,000,000 per annum. The country surely ought not to begrudge that amount for its pro- tection. “I_don’t believe we would have had the Spanish war if Spain had realized what a good navy we possessed.” reported to a newspaper of Amster- dam from Batavia, and does not cred- battle yet. The officials concede, however, that the Japanese may have attempted a torpedo-boat attack on a convoy during the ‘night. AT et ARMING SAGHALIEN CONVICTS. Russia Promises Gold and Freedom to Those Who Fight Bravely. TOKIO, April 12.—Reports received here from Manchuria indicate that the Russians continue concentrating the'r |troops and strengthening the Chan- chung-Kirin line. General Madri- doff's force continues in touch with are frequent and may develop into an engagement. It is reported that the Russians have armed the convicts of the ilsand of Saghalien, promising money and freedom to those fighting bravely. This, it is added, brings the garrison of Saghalien up to a total of 3000 men. Pl s SN SIGHTS THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON. British Cruiser Rojestvensky Proceeding Northward. {. SINGAPORE, Straits Settlement, April 12.—The British cruiser Sutlej has arrived here from Hongkong. She reports having passed the Russian second Pacific squadron, including seven battleships, steaming north- | wara at daylight on April 11. The German collier Hindoo, now at this port, loaded with 4200 tons of Cardiff coal for the island of Tanjorg Pandan, has been refused clearance papers for Saigon unless her com- 1mander gives bonds to deliver her {cargo through the British Consul it the possibility of a general naval | the extreme Japanese left. Skirmishes | — there. A guard has been placed on board the steamship. s S BRITISH VESSEL CAPTURED. Japanese Guardships Seize the Henry Bolckow Off Hokkaido, TOKIO, April 12.—The British steamship Henry Bolckow was seized | by the Japanese guardships, off the island of Hokkaldo on April 7. The character of her cargo has not been | divuiged and her destination is not | stated in the official announcement. | It is presumed, however, that the ves- | sel was bound for Vladivostok. S Chased by a Russian Steamer. VICTGRIA, B. C., April 12.—The steamship Ping Suev which arrived to-day from Liverpool via the Orient, was chased by a Russian converted steamship formerly a German passen- | ger vessel after leaving Port Said. The | Russian vessel failed to overhaul her. parkcie g el Steamship Oakley Condemned. NAGASAKI, April 13.—The naval prize court at Sasebo has rejected the appeal of the British steamship Oak- ley, which was captured on January 18 in Tsu Stra’ts while en route to Viadivostok with a cargo of Cardufi coal. —— Six Submarine Vessels, TOKIO, 1 12.—It is reported here that the Russians at Viadivostok are conducting experiments with six sels are all of foreign manufacture and incjude French, British and American types. ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 12—Arthur Luchfield, secretary and treasurer of the Me- chanics’ Savings Bank of this city, committed ml‘aae to-day by shooting. The cause battle- the country annually $200,000,000, but | submarine vessels and that these ves- | MEYER ENTERS American Embassador “in Great and Solemn State”| Washington Government’s! Representative Appears in ' Simple Evening Dress ST. PETERSBURG, April 12—Em- ! bassador Meyer this affernoon present- | | 2d his letters of credence to Emperor Nicholas at Tsarskoe-Selo. In diplo- | | matic circles much interest is mani- | | fested in the first interview between ! | the Emperor and the new American | Embassador, owing to the widespread | belfef that President Roosevelt has al- { ready allowed the information to be | conveyed to both belligerents that he | stands ready. upon their mutual re- | quest, to undertake the promotion of | peace. It is supposed that Meyer this | afternoon delivered a confidential com- | munication to his Majesty from Pres- | | ident Roosevelt, but so far as is ascer- | | tained the Emperor did not discuss the ! question of peace with the new Em- ! bassador. l | { Meyer's reception followed the tra- | ditional Old World pomp and ceremony | observed at the court of the Roman- offs. He was received literally *“in great and solemn state.” Accompanied | | by Secretaries-Eddy and Bliss and at- | tended by four chamberlains of the court in full uniform, he traveled by ' a special imperial train to Tsarskoe- Selo. At the station the party was! met by Count Hendrickoff, master of | ceremonies and a yumber of court of- | ficials. Four golden state carriages { were in waiting. The coachl occupied | by Embassador Meyer and Baron Kor! { was drawn by six white stallions, wit! the grooms and footmen in the im- | perial scarlet livery and with out-| riders on either side. Arriving at | Alexandra Palace, Baron Fredericks, | surrounded by court officials, all on | blazing steeds, greeted the party. | Embassador Meyer was first present- ed the Empress’ mother, to whom, in | turn, he presented the embassy secre- taries. Then, preceded by Count Hen- | | drickoff, bearing his staff of office, and | & solemn procession of court function- | arles, the Embassador passed the sa- !lons to the Emperor’s private apart- ( ments. Here the i rial bodyguard | saluted. The processil halted and the | doors of the private reception room | were thrown open by the Emperor's | picturesque turbaned mamelukes, and. i as the personal representative of the | President, as well as of the Govern- ment of the United States, Embassa- | dor Meyer advanced alone to meet the | | Emperor and Empress. i Their greeting and reception were ; | cordial. The letters and credentials ' | presented by Meyer were in the usual | form and were addressed “To His Im- | perial Majesty, the Autocrat of All the - | Russias.” The audience lasted ten or | | ifteen minutes. | The occasion marked a notable de- | | | parture from the custom of the St. | Petersburg court since the days of | Minister C. P. Breckinridge, Meyer | wearing no uniform, but appearing in | | the simple evening dress of an Ameri- | can gentleman. TR SR PEASANTS SEIZE ESTATES. | Proceed to Divide Land in the Vicin- | ity of Odessa. ST. PETERSBURG, April 12.—The peasants at Orgleff, riear Odessa, re-’ | cently seized the land of some of the | big estates and proceeded to divide it. | Troops have been dispatched to the | scene. Near Byelostok the peasants de- | manded that the landlords cease to use agricultural machinery, and as! their attitude became threatening | Cossacks were required to disperse them. | An additional force of Cossacks has been dispatched to ‘Saratoff to quell the agrarian movement there. — ee————— | GOVERNMENT MAJORITY IN CHAMBER IS LARGE | French Deputies Adopt First Article of BIll Separating Church @ and State. PARIS, April 12.—The Chamber of | Deputies to-day by 422 to 45 votes adopted article 1 cf the bill providing | for the separation of church and state, | as follows: The republic assures the liberty of conscience and guarantees the free exercise of religion, the only restrictions being those In the inter- est of public order. | All the amendments were rejected. | The majority in favor of article 1 was | considered as showing the strength of ! the supporters of the measure. —————————— TORNADO IN MADAGASCAR i KILLS HUNDRED NATIVES | Ruin and Death Left in Path of Fierce Storm on the Island. ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, April 12.—Fuller reports of the dam- age done by the tornado early in April show it to have been greater than at first reported. Numerous vil- | lages were destroyed by floods, more | than a hundred natives were drowned, roads were ruined. the railroads were greatly damage® and crops were de- | stroyed. Many bodies floated down | the rivers to the sea. ST AGAINST LEGISLATION JAPANESE P] CAN. Object to Measures Against Them Recently' Passed in British Columbia. OTTAWA, Ontario, April 12.—Con- sul General Nosse of Japan has had an Interview with Sir Wilfrid Laurier | asking for the disallowance of unti- Japanese legislation passed by the British Columbia Legislature a few days ago. The Premier informed the Consul that if the bills are as repre- sented they probably will be disal- lowed. The official copies have not been recelved yet by the Dominion Government. —_—————— NEW BILL IN NEW YORK TO PROTECT GROCERYMEN May Levy on Income of a Man in Excess of Twelve Dollarg a Week. ALBANY. N. Y., April 12.—Under the provisions of a bill just signed by Governor Higgins, wages or the total income from all sources of any head of a family in excess of $12 a ‘week | may be levied upon hereafter in this State for bills for groceries or other ' necessities or for the wages of g do-|. mestic servant. Hitherto the mini- mum has been $20. —_———————— Steamship Freshfield ‘Missing. = LONDON, April 12.—The British steamghip Freshfield, Captain Lawson, from Pensacola, January 29, via Nor- folk, February 7, for Hamburg and b was | Rotterdam, has been posted at Lloyds ] WOULD EXTEND |[REFORM WAVE the | Great tlon and 25. ' § et R R AL OREAGHKMINI A, A O30S 2l ;54 1 et & oo B TG S TP M '2; B T { Unionists, men who ever sat to offer very If we reject the idea of consid- ering a simflar proposition made to us is it too much to expect that Canada may turn in another direction? ————————— COLUMBUS, Ohio, April: 12.—Ths Republl- can Central Committee to-day decided to hold the State convention at Columbus on May 24 The temporary chairman will be Wil- | Dominion. RUSSIAN COURT| THE ALLIANCE Czar Nicholas Receives the ! Chamberlain Favors a De- fensive Agreement With Government Tokio LONDON, Apirl 12.—Joseph Cham- erlain, presiding at the annual meet- irg of the Liberal-Unionist Club to- day, strongly supported the fuzxestlon |of an Anglo-Japanese def ance. He referred to the present Anglo- Japanese alliance as cne of the greatest diplomatic achievements of the last quarter of a century and sald treaty had already justified itself by limiting the area of the terrible conflict which was still going on. The Liberal- he added, would support | Foreign Secretary Lansdowne in his determination to carry out the treaty in its spirit, as well as in its letter, and he might say they would be ve glad to follow Lord Lansdowne further if the Foreign Secretary thought the policy he had initiated could be ex- tended. Chamberlain dealt at some length on fiscal matters and the necessity for Britain adopting a whereby -she discrimination and commercial bonds with He continued: At the present moment the President of the United States is one of the ablest, the strongest and one of the most courageous in the Presidential chair. He Is a patriot and he has openly declared that one of his great objects and desires is to connect. the United States more closely with | our Dominfon of Canada by reciprocity. | liam H. Taft Secretary of War. nsive alli- the | system could retaliate against enter into _closer the colonists. one of 1 do | not know what success he may have with his countrymen, but certainly they are in a posi- favorable terms to the IS SPREADING Lawyers of the (zar’s Em- pire Take the Initiative i an Ambitious Project ST. PETERSBURG, April 13, 1: a. m.—The formation of a national pro- fessional reform league to unite the activities of lawyers, doctors, teachers, engineers and other professional classes of Russia to bring about the democrat- ization of the Government and the in- stitution of representative parliament and responsible ministry is the ambi- tional Cengress of Lawyers, which fin ished its work here last night. The plan proposed is the formation of na- tional associations of the various pro- fessional classes, each of which shall elect delegates to a central bureau, which is to direct and co-ordinate the rection of reforms. . Other classes which have openly man- casions—notably the doctors recent congress in Moscow—are likely to accept the invitation, and, unless Iimertered with, a powerful reform force is likely soon. The deliberations of thé direct disregard of police orders, and which were particpiated in by 173 dele- gates, representing every judicial dis- trict in Russia, except Siberia, resulted in the organization of the National Le- gal Association and the election of a central bureau of thirteen, which is empowered to select legal repre:nerta- tives for a proposed central commfittee to{dmn preliminary plans . for the organization of that body. The leaders of the movement declare that thelr plans do not contemplate any assault on the monarchical form of government or disloyalty to the Er 5 | tious project set on foot by the Na- | efforts of the “intellectuals™ in the di- | ifested liberal tendencies on many oc- | at their | to spring into being | | lawyers, | which were carried to a conclusion in | DUNNE FAILS T0 END STRIKE New Mayor of Chicago { Offers to Aect as Mediator { in Proposed Arbitration | ——— CHICAGO, April 12.—An effort made | to-day by Mayor Edward F. Dunne to have the controversy between Mont- gomery Wark & Co. and their striking employes submitted to arbitration was | unsuccessful and the indications to- ‘ night are that the struggle will be con- tinued until one or the other submita to a combromise. Upon the solicitation of Mayor Dunne, the executive committee of the Chicago Employers’ Association. the | orgamization which is taking the lead- ing part in the fight of the striking | teamsters, visited the City Hall this | afternoon and was urged by the Mayor to agree to a settlement of the strike | by arbitration. Mayor Dunne offered to act as mediator, but the proposition was declined by the committee. The | committee explained to the Mayor that the teampsters had broken their agree- ment with montgomery Ward & Co. by ordering the sympathetic strike in or- der to bring about a settlement of the garment workers’ difficulties and that, therefore, nothing could be done toward a settlement of the trouble by media~ tion. | There were several clashes to-day be= tween the police and strike symvathiz- | ers, who blocked the streets and har- | assed the non-union teamsters who | have taken the places of the strikers. | = > —=—ip peror, but the elimination of absolutism | and the establishment of participation | by the governed In the direction of i affairs. e | ROME, April 12—The condition of Fathes | Martin, ‘general superior of the Society of = unfavorable, as pus is gathering im his arm, where the amputation was made, | Sertous complications are feared. oSO P2 SRS EA S s, e 3 ur New Store Opens This Coming - Saturday This opening will interest every man who wishes to see the finest store on tWe Pacific Coast, which is required by us to handle our fast growing trade made possible by the one-profit principle of business—maker to wearer direct. 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