The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 14, 1905, Page 1

) 4 i FRANCISCO Forecast mads at San Francisso for | i PR AL - ) co A— Other Girt.” thirty hours ending midnight, April 14: | mm!-—'rn: Revere."” » San FYanciscr and vicinity—Clouds CHUTES—Vaudeville. ‘\ Friday: brisk west wind m}l AN VILIO? o 6 M CS' PA N — Nature G A. G. McADIE, onmy!m- UM— Vaundeville. .Q/E ‘ District o District Forecaster. TIVOLI—Comic Opers. yl ‘A — K i 00 Y — —l - 136. PRICE FIVE CENTS. STOESSEL IS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FAILURE TO HOLD PORT ARTHUR, BUT CLEMENCY WILL BE SHOWN HIM . <t g RACOW, Russia, Aprl ~5 —According to a news- paper here, the commission appointed to inquire into the surrender of Port Arthur has ondemned General Stoessel, who surendered the fortress, to be shot. The sentence is a formality, it not being the intention It means, however, that, in the opmion of the commission, General Stoessel surrendered the fortress before he had ex- hausted all means of defense. to execute . Japan Proclaims He If Dictator in East Asia. r- Former PremierOkuma Serves Notice Upon the Powers. tages in be al- soasts of Arthur, f Sagha- ot Port se “Man- the “‘open i to be re- the 18, She for expressing st Asia TOGO MUST WIN THE BATTLE. Experts Say Defeat Would Mean Dis- aster to Japan. in etly destroy its fight es ruined the fi AGAIN READY FOR BATTLE. Russian Army Under Linevitch Hag! Been Reinforeed. PARIS, April 13.—Captain Rode telegraphs to the Matin that he has the guest of General Kaulbars, commendeér of the second Manchurian army at the Russian front. The cap- & observations showed that the an army had been reinforced nd was prepared to renew the battle. | e troops meneuver daily in battle | The Japanese cavalry advance| ard, the dispatch adds, is barely ten | es away and frequent cavalry skir- | been ves take place. The prisoners d have saber cuts on their| p evidence of hand to hnndi mbats. — | HEEDING PORT ARTHUR LESSON Russians will Have a Strong Garrison | at Viadivostok. TORKIO, April 18.—It is reported! here thet the Russians are continual- reinforcing the garrison at Viadi- vostok and that the work of strength- ening the fortress is constantly pro-| gressing. | It ie £-i4 that the plans of the R: Continued on Page 2, Column 1. P 7P 2754 — (% WHO, WHILE ACTINC "RETARY OF STATE, TOOK | F RPLY TO T K FOR FAILUR ) P 6H FORMOSAN NA- TIVER WHO HAD MURDERED EIGHT AMERICAN SEAMEN. — JAPAN EXASPERATES STATE DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, April 13.—Betel To- bago savages in Formosa caused the death of eight members of the crew of the American ship Benjamin Sewall and treated other members of the crew | in a cruel manner when that ship was wrecked in Formosan waters some time ago. The story is told in official correspondence published at the State Department to-day. When the Japanese Government’s at- tention was called to the incident it re- plied that the Government of Formosa would “efficiently and strictly censure the savages and will warn them not to repeat such conduct again in future.” Loomis, the acting Secretary of | State, promptly directed the American Minister in Tokio to say to the Jap- anese Government that ‘“‘something more impressive than censure ma suggest itself Lo the mind of that G ernment.” The Japanese Government accord- ingly adopted punitive measures, but found great difficulty in executing them intelligently because they could not make the natives understand for what they were being punished. This Government then suggested that several of the native chiefs known to have been implicated in the incident be imprisoned until some of the Formosan officials could master their dlalect and make them understand why they were being punished. BOSTON, April 13.—The ship Benja- min Sewall hailed from this port, and ber owners, who resided in Boston and vicinity, called the attention of the State Department to the Formosa out- rage last year, soon after the captain reported the affair. el PR JAPAN GUILTY OF DUPLICITY. Correspondence Reveals Breaking of Pledge Made to America. WASHINGTON, April 13.—Official correspondence made public at the State Department to-day discloses the fact that the Japanese Government, in announcing to the American Minister in Tokio on February 16 of last year the breaking of diplomatic relations with-Ruseia, assured him that hostili- ties would not be commenced until after a declaration had been made. The correspondence comprises asmuch of the diplomatic exchanges between Washington and Tokio as the depart- ment think it expedient to publish and among the first is the following officia] paraphrase of a cablegram | per cent finished. | from Minister Griscom, dated “Amer- ican Legation, Tokio, February 6, 1904 Mr. Griscom reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that a declaration' of war will not be made until after the with- drawal of their legation, which will probably take two or three days, and hostilities wiil not begin until after the declaration of war. In an interview the Minister for Foreign A fairs went over the whole course of the nego- tiations, devoted attention to the extreme pa- tience and moderation of the attitude of Ja- pen, and stated that after having asked the Russian_Government five times to expedite & reply and, having waited three weeks without result, no alternative remained but to act. On the following day, the corre- spondence showed, Minister Griscom reported that the departure of the Russian Minister would take place on February 12. On February 11, subse- quent to the receipt of the news of the torpedo attack upon the Russian fleet at Port Arthuer of February 9, Minister CGriscom sent a brief telegram to the department, of which this is the of- ficial paraphrase: Mr. Griscom repdrts that the declaration of war was issued on the 10th inst. No other correspondence shedding light on this Incident is contained in the notes published. Of interest is a note of Secretary Hay, dated May 5 last, to the Japanese Minister in Washington cailing his at- tention to the circulation in the Ameri- can navy of a note from the Consulate General of Japan at New York ad- dressed to “the Japanese serving in the United States navy,” soliciting sub- scription to Japanese bonds and contri- butions to the rellef fund for Japanese soldiers and dailors and in aid of the Red Cross Society of Japan. While ad- mitting. the right of Japanese in this country to subscribe or contribute to the objects mentioned, the Secretary says in his note to Takahira: Yet it is undesirable that such contributions Secretary Hay then requested “that you will inform the consular officers of Japan in the United States of the atti- tude of this Government in the mat- ter.” > The Japanese Minister gave the necessary instructions to the Japanese Consul General in New ¥ork. H ——— ‘Warships Nearly Finished. WASHINGTON, April 13.—The | Navy Department reports that the cruiger California, under constructiox at the Union Iron Works. is 73.5 per cent finished, and the Milwaukee 9.8 |18 0’clock on the morn- | ''ing of April 13. The | Orel had many wound-. MANILA, Friday,April 14.-—-Admiral Train, in command of the Amer- iican fleet in Asiatic| \waters, received a ca-| \blegram at 3 o’elock% |this afternoon from Sai- | ‘French Cochin- China, ‘reporting the arrival ‘there of the Russian ' hospital ship Orel at | ‘ed men on board, ! : -+ AUBURN. April 13.—Judge Prewett | | to-day denied the motion for a new | trial in the case of Adolph Weber, con- | | | victed of. the murder of Hhis mother, | | and then sentenced the youthful pril»i oner to be hanged on June 30. Weber | appeared pale and nervous. whi tempt tu look unconcerned. | - % When the case was called this morn- ing Attorney Grove L. Johtison stated | | that the defendant wished to make a motion for a new trial on the ground | of errors committed during the trial and that new evidence had been dis- | covered which could not haye been pre- | sented at the time of the trial. NEW STORY OF PISTOL. Johnson then read an affidavit made by Nathan S. Beard, residence not stated, to the effect that in May, 1904, he was working for the Santa Fe road at Needles and there met a man known as “The Sailor.” He bought from “The Sailor” a pistol, an old model, Iver Johnson, 32 caliber, No. 19,554. In Sep- tember, 1904, he sold the pistol to a man employed in the repair shops in Oak- land, but he did not know his name. When he read the evidence of Henry | Carr at the Weber trial that he sold the pistol to AdolphWeber, he remembered the number of his pistol. He communi- | cated with Weber’s attorneys and came | to Auburn at their request. He was | shown the pistol identified by Carr as sold by him to Weber and found it was the same pistol sold by him tc the Oak- | land man in September. | The affdavit of Edward Harrington | of 1239 Stockton street, San Francisco, was read. It was to the effect that on July 29 he bought from Henry Carr a 32-caliber old pattern Iver Johnson pis- tol, as he was going to the Santa Cruz Mountains to camp. He went the next day. He also bought some cartridges. He wore at the time a suit of dark clothes and a long, dark overcoat. He did not remember whether or not he wore a soft or a dark hat. He remem- bered the date because he went camp- ing of the 30th. CORROBORATES HARRINGTON. G. J. Applegate of 1420 Vallejo street deposed that he was with Harrington when Harrington bought the pistol from Carr. Affidavits by Weber were then read, complaining that Attorney General Webb had made no statement to his counsel prior to the trial that Henry Carr would be called to testify in re- gard to the purchase of the pistol; also that he, Weber, had no knowledge of Beard, Harrington or Applegate at the time of the trial, so that their evidence could be given at that time. Affidavits were read from three phy- sicians to the effect that in their opin- fon it would haye taken thirty minutes to make the burns on the bodies de- scribed at the trial. If petroleum had been used the scent would have re- mained for two days. Attorney Tuttle then devoted an hour to a statement of the alleged errors, and Johnson argued on the ‘motion for a new trial. He was answered by At- torney General Webb, who contended the affidavits were not strong enough to influence the jury. Judge Prewett then denied the motion. SENTENCED TO BE HANGED. Weber turned pale when ordered to stand up for sentence and refused to do s0, asking, “What for?” When Under Sheriff May tapped him on the shoul- der he stood up and Judge Prewett pronounced the sentence of death. The Sheriff was then directed to deliver ‘Weber into the custody of the Warden at Folsom. Attorney Tuttle then asked for a modification of the order 8o as to allow ‘Weber to stay in the Auburn jaifl pend- ing the perfecting of an appeal; and it was granted. Thirty days time was granted to prepare the statement. During the afternoon a statement was made by Tuttle that the agreement settle the bank case was off, owing xgl a hitch in negotiations. - A nd » gon, the capital of | AUSSIAN HOSPITAL SHIP GREL ARRIVES'AT SAIGON WITH MANY WOUNDED NAVAL MEN WELCOME THE AUTHOR OF “SOUTH SEA IDYLS’ .The owl entertained illustrious company at the Bohemian Club last night. At a dinner given to hail the homecoming of Charles Warren Stoddard, Henry James, celebrated writer, Enrico Caruso, renowned singer, and Dr. Woodworth, eminent @instructor, were among the distinguished guests. | Yo — LTENRY /ErrET. _— T 8 TWO DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS HEMIAN CLUB AS A TRIL AMONG THE GOLD FIND GIVES THEM MILLIONS Two Young Bonanza -Kings Astonish Denver. —_— Epecial Dispatch to The Call. DENVER, April 13.—With more money at their command than the aver- age man amasses In a lifetime and $1,- 000,000 awaiting them at Tonopah, Nev., whither they are bound to close a deal for the sale of half their property, A. J. Walker of New York and H. M. Je- rome, formerly of Denver but now of Jersey City, N. J., two young men whé struck one of the greatest fortunes in the new Goldfield district, are in Den- ver and are demonstrating their abllity as rapid spenders of ready cash. ‘Walker and Jerome struck their bon- anza after expending $3000 in “grub- staking.” Walker yesterday purchased an automobile for 32250, paying the dealer from a roll of bills the size of a platter. After using the machine for an hour, accompanied by his wife and young son and his wife's maid, Walker returned it and purchased another for $2500. He will take it to Tonopah. ‘Walker and-Jerome are the sole own- ers of a claim in Goldfield, for a one- fifth interest in which the former re- WHO WERE HONORED GUESTS LAST JTE TO ONE OF ITS FOUNDERS, WHO RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA TO LIVE AGALN FRIENDS AND SCENES OF HIS EARLY ={ ‘celved $160,0005 Jerome disposed of ‘his half-interest for $50,000. The men have an offer of $2,000,000 for the remaining y and are on their way to Tono- pah, which is sixteen miles from their claims, to dispose of 49 per cent of their %o | holdings. Jerome was connected with the Strat- ton mines in Colorado at one time. ) NIGHT M 00D One of the happiest events in the history of the Bohemian Club was the banquet last evening to Welcome the return to California of Charles War- ren Stoddard, whose songs of the South Seas and &SSouth Sea Idyls” have made him famous in the world of letters. Mr. Stoddard joined the club during the year of its birth and has accumulated treasures of friend- ship in the many intervening years. Among the distinguished guests of the club last night were Henry James, Enrico Caruso and Dr. Woodworth. The honor of escorting Mr. Stoddard to the post of honor at the banquet board was enjoyed by Willard T. Bar- ton, president of the club. The dis- tinction of escorting Henry James to the banquet hall was accorded to James D. Phelan. The smiles that| beamed in the countenance of Caru- so signified that he would gladly go anywhere arm in arm with Joseph D. Redding. One hundred and fifty of the owl's children listened to the songs, speeches and verse of the oc- casion. The feast was spread in the main dining-room of the club. Lucius Harwood Foote, formerly Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary from the United States to Korea, paid this compliment to his fellow poet, Charles Warren Stod- dard: 3 We have, kilied the fatted calf and are giad to welcome back the prodigal son to the haunts of his youth. The. famous trfo, Bret Harte, Joaquia Miller and Charles Warren Stoddard, who saf with us_by the.early campfires, are talismanic names. Here where the Orfent and the Occi- dent meet they caught and crystallized their inspiration. They . emphasized in letters the strenuous Iife of the Gringo and the decadence of the Hidalgo. They heard and re-echoed the bells of the angelus when the missions wers g0 longer ruina._ They volced the idvis of the South Seas and sang the songs of the And while Truthful James and Colonel Star- longer stands watching for his friend where the long Pactfic surges break on the strand of home, printed ‘page wi k m:u.‘.:.onml the tale, and the art of the na-m in et *und now, my dear old boy, one singie quat- rain. to remind ‘us of the days when we. in- o B T i our faith abiding. O comrade stanch and truet In_God and stars confiding. We sail the seas with you. A gem on canvas from the studio of Theodore Wores was presented to Henry James. The new president of the club, Wil- lard 'T. Barton, received many con- gratulations for his happy style in presiding at the function, T g ‘Wil Put Wires Underground. SANTA CRUZ, April 13.—The Sun- set Telephone Company has secured a permit to place its main wires along Pacific. and Soquel avenues under- ground. . ‘ l Cmrm“fj B/ %2277 702022 et S A Sl AT A DINNER GIVEN BY THE BO- FILL LIVE 1N PALACE OF MARBLE Steel King to Build a Mansion in or, Special Dispatch to The Call COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 13.—F. T. F. Lovejoy, the Pennsylvania steel magnate, who was secretary of the Carnegie Steel Company, will build a marble palace in Colorado Springs that will cost, according to report, ap- proximately $1,700,000 and will resembie in some respects the splendid Vander- bilt villa at Newport known as “The Breakers.” Mr. and Mrs. Lovejoy are going East on Saturday on a visit and gave a fare- well luncheon yesterday. costing ap- proximately $2000. Lovejoy has asked for plans for his mansion ‘and is considering available sites. He has decided to make Colorade his. home hereafter, and his mansion will be the finest in the West. REDUCES FEES OF ATTORNETS Special Dispatch to The Call. INTO, April 13.—The State Sxaminers has cut down the claim of Garoutte & Goodwin and R. D. Duke, attorneys of San Franeisco, from $18,736 to $12,490 for Suits brought in 2100 cscheated ecstate cases in the interest of the State. The reduced claim was allowed.