The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 1, 1905, Page 1

San THE THBATERS. ALCAZAR— "My Friend From Indfa.’* ALHAMBRA—The Mtilionaire Detec~ tive."” MAJESTIC- ORPHEUM: CALIFORNIA— ‘The -Parisian Belles." CHUTES—Vaudeville. COLUMBIA—‘The Sho Gun.™ FISCHER'S—Vaudeviile. GRAND—Mansfieid. LYRIC Hu!fiouwfllll Lecture. Cauderi TIVOLI—Comic Opera. l.:hz Exernal.” - PRICE FIVE CENTS. DEFEAT OF THE MUTINEERS Spirit of Mutiny Spreads to the Trusted Soldiers in Royal Palace. HEAVY LOSS IN BATTLE Vice Admiral Chouknin Sends Detailed Report of Black Sea Combat. :RSBURG, Nov. 30.—The most alarming indication of spread of the disaffection in the army, extending even to regiments near the person of the Emperor, was given in the arrest Tsarskoe-Selo to-day of a number of soldiers belonging to the airassiers of the Guard, the Hussars of the Guard and the rd Riflemen, for presenting a series of petitions, including the use of troops for police purposes. 1ents in question are those which have been especially ST. PETE the wWw A agai T'he regi selected by General Trepoff to guard the Emperor and his family They been counted upon as being loyal to the last, ready even | to be torn to pieces in defense of his Majesty, like the Swiss Guards | of | XVI. The arrest, aithough not for open sedition, shows I leaven of discontent is working even within the precincts rial guards at Tsarskoe-Selo. 1\l‘l:\Ih gave rise to most Alarmmg rumors in QY PCICY‘- ling one to the effect that the Emperor actually had been | ed, A"\] that a grand duke had been wounded while defending | the press is assured by a member of the imperial en~: T\a“knt Selo that this is absolutely untrue. ‘-\ cal! to-day in the St. Peter and St. Paul fortress the artil- en demanded the mm]c‘dlale rclea(e of the soldiers who were recontly arrested at.the Electri hoal, #Phe commander of the riress complied with the deman 4 e 7 30.—The Admiralty announces that it has re- General at Odessa, the following Chouknin at Sebastopol, STERSBURG, Nov. General Kaulbars, Governor addressed fo him by Vice Admiral dated November We wished ehis Pous telegra on November 28 by surrounding issulng an ultimatum for uncondi- to. attack on the others, terminate the affair troops and ineers, however, commenced selzing the torpedo-boat Svirepoi and three drawn near the cruiser Otchakoff. | ed red flags, after which the Otchakoff flew the | enant § idt was in command of the fleet. Then the | who was on board the Svirepoi, sailed along the squadron, his rews cheering, but the other vessels did not respond to these cheers. Lieutenant Schmidt afterward proceeded to the port and released those who had been arrested under his orders. Armed detachments of mutineers continued to seize the small craft in the harbor which were not guarded by troops. wed parties in'sloops from the Otchakoff went to the Panteleimon, h there were no arms, captured the officers and took them on board pse vessels ho were compelled to tolerate such doings inasmuch as the fleet had ce iew of the dangerous attitude of the sailors. Rec med in Flags Horsted on Many Warships. the craft on the eastern shore of the Southern Bay | )ne after another were seized by the mutineers and red flags hoisted. “The plan h was first proposed was abandoned and it was re- solved to.adopt e getic measures to prevent ihe situation from becoming the mutineers were taken on board the Otch- ir presence on that vessel would prevent fire 4 upon it. Lieutenant Schmidt informed the assembled officers » would hang them if the troops on shore took action. | o'clock on the afternoon of November 29 fire was opened by | the southern harbor fiying red flags. These- | lowered and Lieutenant Schmidt signaled, ‘I have he officers captured by 1e belief that 3:30 on were immediately red the officers.’ e Otchakoff then opened fire,to which the north shore battery and loyal ships, whose breech blocks had been restored, replied. The Svire- | advanced to the attack, but was met with a strong fire from two sers, the Captain Sacken and the Pamyat Merkurya, and from the bat- p Rostislav. “The Svirepol was immediately put out of action, as were also two other 1| torpedo boats, one of which sank. “The Otchakoff had fired barely six shots when she hoisted the whité @ag and the squadron ceased fire “A conflagration broke out on the Otchakoff and boats were sent ‘to rescue the survivors and to transfer thuse who had been wounded. Lieutenant Schmidt. who was Aressed as a common saflor, escaped, but was arrested later. “When the firing began a mining vessel which had on board 300 mines, fearing an explosion, was sunk by the commander. ‘Captain Slavotschinsky, commanding the Seventh Naval Corps, started the mining ship, but was severely wounded wkile on the way. | for Cield Batteries Bombard Rebel Barracks. “During the firing against the Otchakoff the field batteries bombarded al barracks, which replied. “The number of wounded has not yet been ascertained. The Otchakoff is still burning and it is impossible to extinguish the GGeneral Kaulbars telegraphed later that he had just received a telegram from Captain Be-~et, chief of Admiral Chouknin's staff. saying that during about 1500 mutineers had surrendered, with ten quick-firing guas, e night the Brest regiment, and that the barracks were occupjed by troops. General Kaulbars also forwarded an additional dispatch from Admiral ouknin saying that the barracks in which the mutineers had defended emselves had been occupied by the troops. General Kaulbars' dispatch saysthat the mutineers who surrendered, ogether with those captured on the Otchakoff, number 2000, the majority ¢ them being reservists who were sent to the barracks at the time of the A ln!p»d(\ boat which was supposed to have been sunk was found to- 1ay on the shore. It was on fire. The Otchakoff is floating, but her 'in- jor i& gutted. The town is quiet. Captain Berget telegraphs that Captain Slavotschinsky has dled of his wounds. - Jewisk Relicf Fund Growing. Mutineers Seize Austrian itu-fli.. NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—Thanksgiving | VIENNA, Dec. 1.—The Neue Freie tey contributions of §27,587 were made | Press says that the mutineers at Ba- p toum, Transcaucasia, have seized an to the Russian relief fund which is be- Austrian-Lloyd steamship and are hold- IN THE BATTLE AT SEBASTOPOL 3y o ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1, 3:20 a. m.— The official dispatches announcing the de- cisive crushing of the great mutiny at Sebastopol and the capture of all the mutineers, including the fanatical' com- mander, Lieutenant Schmidt, raised a great load from the hearts of Count de ‘Witte and his assoclates in the Gov- ernment. At a protracted Cabinet council yester- day long and serious consideration was given to an even graver problem, the general strike of the telegraph and postal employes, which has completely paralyzed the Interior communication of the empire and which, if continued, will mean nothing else than the economic and in- | dustrial death of Russia. Rumors were flying thick and fast late last night that Count de Witte had de- cided to sacrifice Durnovo, the acting Minister of the Interior, whose action in | discharging the leaders of the employes brought on the strike. It is believed, however, that Durnovo will be given a | final opportunity to rectify his error. According to telegraphic information from Moscow, the telegraphers there ap- proached Baron Midem, the Prefect, who promised to present & petition for the re- employment of those who had been dis- charged, if work were immediately re- commenced. The Government, perhaps, will accept this egress from its dlmenlty in this regard. X The interruption of telegraphic com- munication ‘with the interior is complete and the press is able to forward foreign dispatches only by =peclal arrangement. The situation in St. Petersburg was extremely tense yesterday. In the absence of definite information from Sebastopol the wildest rumors were in circulation in the city. The revolu- tlonists eagerly seized the opportunity to spread reports that the mutineers had been completely victorious. They worked especlally among the troops, buttonholing every soldier and sailor whom they encountered in the streets, A panic spread on the Bourse and ing collected by the national relief com- mittee. The total amount raised now is $970,130. ing it for ranaom. Count Goluchowsk! has sent a protest to the Russian Gov- ernment. Government bonds dropped heavily. The Government finally r ized that it was a tactical mistake to hold up the news, but the official tnnouneo— 7 NO MERCY TO BE SHOWN SURRENDERED MUTINEERS Death Awaits Lieutenant Schmidt and the Other Leaders. STRIKE MAY BE COMPROMISED ment of victory at Sebastopol came too late to undo a great deal of harm. The dispatches show that the resist- ance of the mutineers, when they were convinced that the Government meant business and could count on the ac- tive support of the troops in the forts, was faint-hearted. As the Otchakoft fired only half a dozen shots betore hauling down her flag, the damage to the city of Sebastopol may be far less than had been expected. Lieutenant Schmidt and other lead- ers of the mutineers probably expect a short trial and it fs certain that the Government will show them no leniency. Lieutenant Schmidt for a short time commanded one of the torpedo-boats built for Russia by Lewis Nixon. He is well known to Nixon, who says he is rattle-brained and incompetent., The lieutenant wis retired a few weéeks ago on account of his participation in the revolutionary propaganda. 0wt Tt PRESS ACCOUNTS VARY. Five Thousand Men Said.to Ha - inbied in the Battle, o o ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30.—Tt ported from a. semi-official soum"th:'l‘ although the Otchakoff, ‘the Dnieper and a transport were set on fire and sunk during yesterday’s battle -at Sebastopol, all the mutineers have not yet. sulnnder.' ed. Vice Admiral Choukhin was in com- mand of the loyal vessels, some of whlai. including the - Panteleimon, in the engagement. ' General Baron ler Gakomelskie, - commander of l‘:;la se;ent]:fl A“my Corp- ‘wltn 21,000 infantry and a ery, was in. chief command ashore. ' The Novosti says that 5000 men perished on both sides.. The leaders of the mlkl-' neers, 1t is added, have cuted, -two. battleships: have M'film ¢ up and mines have been-laid nw .n. G g R to the Slovo, the themselves bonntluut;eh Az:rm thlunmxo’dm:khwmmm; S ltnn of martial law in Poland. p— ;- K SEA FLEET WHICH TOOK PART IN THE RUSS!AV MINISTER OF MARINE AND SOME OF THE WARSHIPS OF THE BATTLE MUT!\EERS AND LOYALIST FORCES IN THE HARBOR OF SEBASTOPOL. — BETWEEN ENGINE CREW MEETS DEATH IN A WRECK Many Passengers on New Jersey Central Flier Injured. e, W S RS Speclal Dispatch to The Call. PAILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.—2:38 a. m— The Central Railroad ‘Company of New Jersey’'s ‘New York flier, which left Scranten early last evening, was wrecked at Stony Creek, about ten miles north of Mauchchunk, a few hours later. The latest information received by telephone is ‘that the engineer and fireman were ' killed and about a dozen passengers in- jured. The engineer’s name is said to _have been Albert and that of the fire- man Deteroy. The injured have been ‘taken tg St. Luke' 's Hospital, South Beth- mn. about 60 miles north of Philadel- e ettt _Ome Hundred Thoudamd Men Idle. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30.—It is u. timated that 100,000 workmen locked out in St. Petersburg. The C‘b— inet has definitely resolved to raise gh. BALFOUR COES OUT OF OFFICE ON WEDNESDAY Ca.mpbell Bannerman to Become British Premier. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Dec. 1.—Notwithstanding the repeated assertions from the leerq side that Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman would not take office at the preesnt juncture, it is- now generally believed that the result of the Cabinet Council to be held to-day Wlll be the heralding of a Liberal Government, with Sir Henry as Premier. The officlal announcement of the result of the Council is likely to be delayed for a few days, but Balfour will intimate to his_ colleagues his desire to lcave office and will invite their con- currence. Probably the resignation of - tlc Gov- ernment will be announced on day and then King uml wfll lm ;wbnn-mn to form Sir Henry's acceptance of the task is regarded as a foregone con- clusion, in which case the- clection wil] | ¢ take place tn January. . .. . .. - 7 x ! i T HELSINGFORS, Finland, Nov. 30.—The Constitutionalists won aflotller great victory to-day in the appointment of a | new Senate on constitusonal ¥inies. It is headed by Professor Michelsen, who was banished by the late Governor General Bobrikoft, and includes representairves of all parties, even the Socialists. SAYS: HONESTY 1S CERTAINLY BEST POLICY Senator Depew’s Advice to Those Who Are in Business. BY CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW. (Published "December 31, 1880.) NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Honesty is too much talked about, as if it ~ere scarce in these days. The business principles of to-day are better and purer and more universally honest than they were in the days of my boyhood. I have seen many men Recome wealthy thrSugh dishonest method, and my experience with them has taught me this: that most men who sain wealth dishonestly, if they live long enough get poor again. It is almost an invariable rule, and it Is reasonable enough, if you stop to figure it out, for it comes about in this way: A man employs dishonest methods and yet he becomes very wealthy. AN his con- stituents know tnat his career is just a littie bit shady as regards business meth- ©ods, but he sails serenely along until the crucial moment arrives—a moment such as we had last week — when “Ready ‘money—cash at any price”” was the cry of’ maddened brokers. Then he finds his ‘Waterloo. The credit which he might have obtained, the confidence of reliable,’ reputable firms which he might bhave commanded, are not forthcoming. The main temptation with which the or- dinary business man of to-day is beset im temptation to misrepresent his capital or’ business prospects, and thus obtain great-| er credit. . But don't do it: it does not' pay. The old, old adage. “Honesty is the best policy,” is the safest motto for every business man to follow—and I know what I am talking about, too. ——— Conflagration In Buenos Ayres. BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 30.—A serious fire broke out here to-day in a ware- house containing inflammable merchan- g as this tch is filed. The loss is already ted at $1,000,000.