The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 3, 1905, Page 1

THE WEATHER. Forecast made at Saa Francisco for | y bours, ending midnight, July 3: | San Francisco end vieinity—Falr | light northwest winds. | G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecaster. { SAN FRANCISCO — THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—"Up York State.” CALIFORNIA—"Zaza.” CENTRAL~—"Chattanooga.” ' CHUTES—Vaudeville. Matinee. COLUMBIA—"“Ranscn’s Felly.” GRAND—“The Belle of Richmond."” ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. | TIVOLI—Comtc Opera. ‘ MAJESTIC—"A Cross of Consclence.” VOL SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. (A INTLED T0 PREVENT ITS SEIZURE BY MUTINDUS CREWS ST. PETERSBURG, July 3.---:Owing to the spread of mutiny among the crews, the Black Sea squadron is being dismantled. [IDhen Admiral Kruger arrived at Odessa his men refused to obey orders and the crew of the battleship Pobiedonosetz over- ' powered her officers and seized the vessel. The Kniaz Potemkine has steamed from Odessa to a port on the Roumanian coast. SWEDEN PROCLAIMS FOUR HARBORS WAR PORTS STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 2—The Swedish Government has issued a proclamation, to become effective immediately, declar- ing the harbors Stockholm, Karlskrona, Gothenburg and Farosund to be war ports and excluding all foreign warships from them. step taken by the Swedish Kingdom in retaliation for Norway's seceding. This is the first significant e NEVANE ) STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 2—The | | closing of four of the most important | | ports of the Swedish Lkingdom has | caused intemse excitement throughout Sweden and Norway, as it is believed to be the izitial move in the policy de- cided upon by the Government to take more aggressive steps which, if con- tinued, must result in war between Sweden and Norway. T f hostility bet WHO MAY EGAIN THE | o -+ or the army estabiithment to increass its force or to equip it for more rice. The council of defense in Norway does not fear war, but has put its land forces quietly into condition for active service. It has provided a new national flag and | made other changes in the laws to cover the new conditions. The establishing of an independent goy- ernment is heartily indoreed by ail Nor- weglans. The Provisional Government has applied itself more directly to securing tHe war party, which dom- r of the thronme, but, on| e other hand, there seems to be a gen- ral b h ere will not be any open t the present apparent tions of the Swedish Gov- are solely intended to enforce | conditions under which an inde-| o vegian Government will ul- ecognized. | been no movement by elther Increase 1its land or naval | recognition from other countires than to | preparing for trouble with Sweden. SRR AMEPRICA WAITS FOR EUROPE. ‘Will Recognize Norway Only After the Other Powers Act. WASHINGTON, July 2.—The Presi- dent is being urged strongly by the | Norweglans in this country to recog- | nize the sovereignty of Norway. West- ern Senators have been requested to use their influence with the President to bring about this result. Thousands of petitions have been received here The N g militia corganizations for poses, numbers 30,000 men. defense pur- Its independ- ent navy, heretofore employed exclusively n coast-defense work, inciudes four iron- clads, four monitors, twenty gunboats and several torpedo-boats. Such of these ves- appealing to the President to act. Nor- way is particularly anxious for recog- | nition, so that consular officers may be sent to the United States for the purpose of promoting trade relations. Notwithstanding these appeals the President will not recoguize the new Government, as it would not only give sels as 2re now in commission are en-} gaged in ceast patrol duty and there has been no movement by either the marine offense to Sweden. but perhaps some of the other Furopean nations. which have, at the request of Sweden. re- recognition The ground is frained from giving any whatever to Nofway. taken here that recognition of Norway | by N e i'nited States would not benefit ay in any way unless European 1s shouid take similar acelon. The ion of recognition . is mntil after Germany, France and Great Britain have acted. g ; MURDER AND SUICIDE FOLLOW A QUARREL Himself After Slaying a Friend. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHEHALIS, July 2—The first serious trouble among the West Virginia moun- taineers who live in Eastern Lewis Coun- ty wes & murder and sulcide to-day near Riffe postoffice, forty-two miles east of Chehalis. Julian Coleman shot and killed Mack Justice after a quarrel over some liquor. Both men were armed with re- volvers. After shcoting Justice, Coleman started down the road toward Mossy Rock. About half a mile from the scene he turned his revolver on himself, Justice had been working until yester- day at Grays Harbor, coming here from Aberdeen. When he left Chehalis he took some liquor with him and it was over this the quarrel began. Both men were about 25 years old. Justice came here‘about five years ago from Boggs, W. Va. distinctly | | f FEuropean policies, and it is the | | intention of the President to do noth- | | ing whatever i there are 1000 dead in | alome, while in the town of Marafilo, Young West Virginian Kills| THOUSM LIVESLIST FLOD Are Swept ~ Away. Torrent Down Canyon. Dead Incumber Streets of Guanajuato and Marafilo, L S Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. _Copyright, 1905, by the New York Her- alg Publishing Company. CITY OF MEXICO, Mexico, July 2.— One thousand lives are reported lost | and enormous dumage to property has been dome as the result of a cloudburst |in the city of Guanajuato of the State ot that name. The cloudburst occurred in the southern part of the city, flood- ing all of the principal streets. The Plaza del Cantador is six feet under water and in some streets the water | is twenty feet deep. Several mines are partially flooded and the town of Mara- filo, the terminus of the raflroad just below Guanajuato, Is completely de- stroyed. Guanajuato is a mining city, now' the important seat of activity by several large American and British companies. The wires were down all day yesterday and the roads were impassable. Late tidings are that Guanajuato is completely flooded and water is already invading the higher parts of the town, while there is fear that. Laolla dam may give way, which would mean com- plete and general ruin. The city is built in a great gorge in the mountains and the streets ramble up the mountains in picturesque fashion. A storm began furiously on the night of June 30, and after midnight no one of the inhabitants dared to go to bed, so | tremendous was the fury of the elements. streets, tpousands of dollars’ worth of merchan- dise. The lower streets became raging tor- | rents as the water poured in rivers down | the upper streets. Doors were smashed in by the force of the torrents and win- dows were no protection against the fiood. A Iate dispatch to President Robinson of the Mesican Central Rallroad says Guanajuato just below Guanajuato, the death Mst will be large. The raging water is of Guanajuato. . In Guanajuato the water is up to the second story of the Hotel Union. Great | damage has been wrought to the street- car lines and service cannot be resumed inside a month. . There is only one way the people can get to Marafilo, which is with mules or afoot. Telegraphic com- munfeation with Guanajuato is cut off, The Mexican Central nor....ound pas- senger train ran into'a washout nerth of Trapuato and was derafled, the water running over some of the cars. Adives from Queretaro are to the ef- fect that there was no telegraphic com- munication with Guanajuato last night. DEL RIOQ, Tex., July 2.—Eighteen lives aré known to have been lost as a result of the eloudburst in the moun- tains above the town of Las Vacas. The damage to property is enormous. as the waters went through the fertile valley ‘in a mighty flood, carryiwg everything before it.” * Cloudburst Sends| | The water rose in the lower or business | flooding shops and damaging | carrying the dead through every street { and it is supposed the Laolla dam was| completely destroyed, but this cannot be | | confirmed. - pe KRUGER TURNS BACK FROM ODESSA TO SAVE REMAINING WARGSHIPS Unable to Accept the Challengé to Battle When the Kniaz Potemkine Clears Her Decks for Action. Mexican GitieS!Georgi Pobiedonosetz Also Hoists the Red - Flag, but the Crew Is Now Nego- | tiating to Swurrender. SEBASTOPOL, July 2—Jmmediately after the Black Sea squadron arrived here - on Raturday a council ofadmirals and captains was held on board the flagship Rostislav, Vice Admiral Krnger presiding. The council resolved to ungear the machinery and authorize the officers and men to go ashore. The Ekaterina IT is here and will be dis- armed. LONDON. July 2.—Lléyd'.« azent at Kustenji, Roumania, in a dispatch dated 9:20 o'clock to-night, says the Kniaz Potemkine and torpedo-beat No. 267 are anchored off that port and that another steamship is in the offing, apparently watching. KUSTENJIL, Roumania, July 2—The commander of the Roumanian fleet board- ed the Kniaz Potemkine and gave her permission to take water and provisions, pend- ing instructions from Buchavest. The battleship has anchored within the three-mile limit. The Russian gunboat Psezouape also is here, but has not communicated with the Kniaz Potemkine. ODESSA. July 2, Midnight—The crew of the Georgi Pobiedonosetz sent forty men ashore this morning as hostages and have asked the Emperor’s forgiveness for having mutinied, pleading that they have not damaged the ship. According to some reports, the surrender of the Geprgi Pobiedonosetz was conditional upon the crew being informed as to what their punishment would be. The vessel lies in the inner harbor, in" a position very unfavorable for bombarding the city. She is completely under the heavy guns now mounted on the boulevard overlooking the harbor. There is still no news here of the whereabouts of the Kniaz Potemkine, which sailed from here yesterday. still in charge of her mutinous crew . ‘ The Governor has issued a proclamation saying that the danger of a catastrophe has passed and that everybody must keep quiet and the strikers must return to work. - The manufacturers are hopeful. They think that the situation is improving and that the men will resume work to-morrow. Potemkine Clears for Action When Kruger Arrives. SEBASTOPOL, July 2.—The Black Sea squadron which went to Odessa consisted of two "divisions, commanded by Admiral Kruger and Admiral Vyshorevetsky, respectively. The former's division included the Rostislav and the Sinope and the latter's the Georgi Pobiedonosetz, the Tri Sviatitelia, the Dvenadzat Apostoloff and fhe torpedo cruiser Kazarsky. Several torpedo-boats ac- companied the squadron. On arrival in the roads the flagship signaled the Kniaz Potemkine to join the squadron, e= which the battleship replied : 5 . “We ask that the admiral should come on board us.” No answer beifig given, the Kniaz. Potemkine cleared for action and steamed at full speed along the whole fleet. She passed so close to the other vessels that even the features of her com- mander, who wore a thick beard and was in civilian clothes, were clearly distinguishable. Sev- eral among the crews assert that they saw at least thirty men in civilian costume on board the Kniaz Potemkine. 3 Admiral Kruger signaled" to the squadron. “Head for Sebastopel,” and at the same time the Kniaz Potemkine displayed the signal, “We remain here.” Georgi Pobiedonosetz Seized by Her Crew. Commander Cazevitch of the Georgi Pobiedonosetz signaled that- the machinery of the vessel was disabled. Admiral Kruger repeated his order to make for Sebastopol, when the Georgi Pobiedono- setz replied: - £ “We remain here.” She then steamed alongside the Kniaz Potemkine and hoisted the signal : “We wish to hand you our officers.” This was the last signal seen by the squadron before heading for Sebastopol. Captain Golikoff and all the officers of the Kniaz Potemkirte, except five, who were engineers, were killed on June 28 on the voyage to Odessa. It is said that 300 workmen from Sermovo works are on board. ¥ ‘During the disorders in criiser Otchakofi. y & The captain of the trapsport-Vecha was made a prisoner by a ruseAhe Kniaz Potemkine sig- g7 S Contiuucd on Page 3, Columns 3, 4 and & the port of Odesso the Kniaz Potemkine obtained supplies from the