The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 27, 1904, Page 1

Tonight and Saturday—Fair; Light r | ] to Fresh Southwest Winds ont N GeIT EDITION SEATTLI WASHINGTON FE Il AY PORT ARTHUR IS HEMMIED IN ! ON ALL SIDES. JAPANESE HAVE RUSSIAN STRONGHOLD (COM- PLETELY SURROUNDED AND ARE GRADUAL- LY TIGHTENING THE NET AROUND THE PORT TOKIO, May 27.—-Officlal reporta received Rere thie morning state that the Japanese have Port Arthur completely surrounded on | RAID WAS FAILURE Chief of Police Delaney's round-ur land and sea. Admiral Togo has established a complete blockade | Of (he well-d siine wotoune ae jing, ace round the southern end of the Liao Tung peninsula, while the Jap- | \)6 eur’ reason that anese land forces have swept the Russians from their defenses west planned to ing from the of Dalny in the immediate rear of Port Arthur | rat, one of t terday nm This confirms the news of the capture of Kin Chow yesterday. | the city But tw ‘With the Russians at Port Arthur completely isolated from the fe 1. They were Hug ur | was surprised A captured aide world, the Japanese are gradually drawing the net tighter about | dark re n a tende the them, and a concerted attack from land and sea is expected in the | caught in a houne Seventh a near future. be 5 ted fer th state 9 Additional detatls of the storming of Kin Chow state that the oe of “Rabe” ia 4 unde $60,000 BLAZE fighting was practically confined to the artillery nm both sides. The big guns were fired hotly for five hours without Intermission. Three Japanese warships were in Kin Chow bay and with heavy guns in connection with the land batteries. A Russian gunboat in Talienway bay tried to draw off some of the Japanese fire by attack ing the left flank of their army JAPANESE TELL HOW KINCHOW WAS TAKEN | Fire Destroyed Cascade Lumber and fort guns. At the foot of the tric plans was worth insurance of $2,000. darkness last night WANT LEMLY hi Il were wire netting and mines. Qm May 22 the attacking force commenced op rations, as pre- arranged. On the was made, which discover onn oisanc the enemy's right wing on Huashang Tow, with about eight heavy guns, facing the sea. ' Fragments of the enemy's shelis showed they had 20-centimetre guns, 16-centimetre shot cannon, eight 104%-centimetre cannon and 7-centimetre quick firing guns. Small bodies of infantry and artil lery of the enemy were observed stationed at Kin Chow. On the morning of the 25th our forees attacked Kin Chow, gaging with the enemy's artillery on Nanshan hill At dawn on May we commenced a cannonading, which last ed five hours, while Japan ese warships assisted the land forees from Kin Chow tb The ener gunboats attacked our left - wing from Tailienwan bay We took Kin Chow at 30 a. m. of the same day, and after se Vere fighting, occupied Nashan hii] and pursued the enemy RISING SUN May BY THE BARREL anid that the liquor was of about) house for two months and did not know of the presence of the still. AUBURN, Cal, May G. A. BR. men are the speakers at non the various schools, MRS, CHAPIN'S CASE civil service commission *f 0 meets tonight to investigate the Gecoration of the| charges preferred against Police) w. case of ‘who nae cote syed Matron Chapin by Chief Delaney. | Hazel Sherwood chan orl the service recently as negligent evidenc: ae AEP RVE onan ia of stealing SAN QUDPNTIN, Cal, May re from George Vause. them. | Pranciaco Ochoa, & Mexican, sentenced to hang today "tee patriotic exercives | was pte at Mak- van of| eretield, has been granted & 90-days” reprieve, Jud motion of The woman was eed tana to Teenive on Orchard street, MILL BURNED 27 JURY OUT Power Plant at Snohomish (Special to The Star) TACOMA, M The * ILLICIT STILL AT RIVER PARK HAD A CAPACITY OF 30 GAL- pie ; hed = with ne . LONS A DAY—REVENUE OFFICERS BELIEVE IT WAS | destroyed by fire Tuesday. The dry OWNED BY A GANG OF LAWBREAKERS atate and th t company 8 eatimated about $12,000, with suran f probably half of this amou' Kellogg's warehouse United Staten revenue officials be-) The y ludes a boiling tank| was also burned Sie tat Bae oh iby 6 wize and two ferment 2. cpanel Is one of @ large) ing tanks, about 4 by feet in and well org moon-| size. The « tank was full of CLERICUS ENDED shiners” who 1 on the| #inglings was apparent that coast for # rael Co-|the “moonshiners” were about to hen, wh detec-| continue work when Cohen| Th on tives are in be | be ame frightened and fled. | sens # afte Neved to be a ring (the gang.| Two rooms of the house are occu-| at Trit eres, te Collector Cr t Attorney] pied by the paraphernalia for lbert H mducted “aq Frye and several officers] tilling and the other oy aie pet visited Fay's how t + Park| sleeping room. The s at i Seenhiieat this morning and found y com-|urated with the f An mer the ladies of plete dint 1 it is sald that b ty pa ‘The stil pable of 5 ing| f eighbors vociciiaiittieemneulins about 20 galions of wt ‘ ijr of the still it is thougt r 1 been| the men 4 A of their , about thre ths. About 115 gal-| thought they smu into the lone of whisky were found on the| city vafter dark and shipped premises, It is of a very high proof,| Alaska. Fred Fay, the moon showing that the men understood/in jail, is now non-communicative, HIM their business. Collector Crocker| but protests that he lived in the —The search for the man who entered the Placer County bank yesterday and stole a large quantity of gold coin was renewed today, but up to noon no trace of him had been found, ANOTHER BUNGLE the state against 4 with grand *. Chapin was dismissed from | larceny, was disminsed by Superior 2 oe ‘Tallman this morning on the Prosecuting Attorney po attr—Phe reason given is lack of aacused valuable nugmet chain _— ern Mre, Manning, of Interbay, will entertain Stevens Relief Corps Fri- day afternoon, June 9, ot her home, Big Lumber Mill and Electric Light and (Special to The Star) @y Scripps News Ass'n) SNOHOMISH, May 27.—A fire at TOKIO, May 27.—The commander of the forces attacking Kin i3 DP. m. yesterday destroyed the Shingle mill Chow reports that on May 22, a reconnolsance was made nd the jand the Snohomish Electric Light plant, which are Just across the enemy's cannonading showed that they had on Nashan bill, south of | riy-er bride Both plants were entirely de Show, four 15-centimetre shrapnel guns, ten 9 to 15-centimetre | Kila Chow, fou he stroyed. The loss to the Cascade cannon, twenty 12-centimetre, quick firing guns, besides at least ten | motit is estimated at $50,000, with an insurancg of $15,000. The elec 000, with an elty was in | i | Mie “| GUESS THAT'S A BAF! MR. BAKER ASKS STAR TO WITHDRAW REWARD For reasons which will appear below, The Star this after noon withdraws its offer of a reward of $600 for the recovery of ' witt Baker announces ment of wh was ma yester 8 da s a When this offer was le it was made In good faith and @ @ at that time no reas med ap why it would not be of @ materia! assistance tn ‘ ling of the « lowt ebiid = Ss But, this morning, the following ¢om ation was re @ The Star from Mr. J. 8. Richards, together with an why it was considered beat that Mr. Laker alone ‘or whatever reward Was to be paid for the safe return @& B of bis baby. The letter follows s @ Seattle, Wash. May 1904. s The Star Publishing Ce a * eattlc, Wash. & In behalf of Mr. Baker 1 wt. to thank you s for the offer your paper maie in westerday’s lesue B 4 parties managing th ane concur in the opin s i hat it Is unwise to have separate rewards out a n s Aside from the fact t Mr. Baker prefers to * Assume all expenses which may be connected with the recovery of bis child, there are other and raver s BS re s why the matter should not be complicated & 5 by the voluntary, although generous, offers of others. If you desire, you may eae Unis letter as an ox s bit of your reasons for withdrawing the reward io s i have offered. @ Trusting you will accept tig communication in the friendly spirit in which ita@s seat to you, believe a J Yours very truly, JOSEPH B®. RICHARDS for requesting the withdrawal of sons The Star's Mr. Richards, who ie acting on behalf of Mr. & Baker, said Mr appreciated the kood motives which prompted The S OTing to assist in the recovery of his missing ch that such offers will only & barraseing complications to the efforts of those who are @ hild dent that the kidnapers, when they see that The lead te covery of his sor ther papers are offering additional rewards for the B f the child, will keep the boy indefinitely, in the @ others will offer additional rewards, and thereby efforts of thore who are trying to find Little Prewitt. @ Baker {# willing to pay all the reward that he believes & necessary in the case, and he feels that $1,000 is sufficient to se cure th ‘ery of the boy, if he is in the hands of kidnap B T absolutely no new developments search @ for the Not th clew has been ured sincethe @ additional reward was offer The search, however will be tinued a The of $1,000 offered by Mr. Baker ts still good, @ and it w aid to anyone furnishing information that will i a ie et her life hou TES my, with her Gia aid Geeked Gane Ch Riatt MRS, DEBIDORAH COMMITS| with the dyir man, but In ave he SUICIDE BY DRINKING CAR: | Commer Hoy BOLIC ACID | of th yent | investigation i | ‘Phe dead womar fase. toighen| 2 Swimm, is in Ketchikan, Alaska at ‘car SAILS TOMORROW ay nig The her nlater lto mail ‘ and had ha al} d y!'with the By taking interval between flies, Gises such as are used in repeling 40 | Ine We with The wa Sar [We DROPPED OEAD My Beripps News « 108 ANGELES 1 at tn nate vant the rtment | Compa ing It thr par x of the Lo SPEEDWAY Pipe Line Scheme H rk board and the Green Lake Club Right » May pped T | | i 5 . s 5 . a] 5 . 5 a Oo rrr eters ret sen cone «ane: oy THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE } THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS } ITH MOP PER a5 CENTS BURNED UUW DESTROYED ROGERS MILL ANACORTES BY THIS AT FIRE MORNING—LOSS - $100,000 Gpecial to The Star) very few minuteg | ANACONTHS May 27. The Rog t wa mass of or .w om xf ne al fir rtment the largest tw in hwent to the best of ite “ i} as soon seen tha® aaa g a total thegin to cope with T © wae o all for assistance x Though " lingham t tthat| ‘The ngham fire departmen® * there woe of saving | arrived at 9 o'clock this morning, thine the plant, except the| but at that time the mill wag | towne teer t and that in| burned almost to the ground and alf | fh was removed| they could not begin to cope with ty early this|tecting the surrounding buildings. | There was a considerable amoun® | The origin of the fire 1s.unknown,|of lumber inside the mill. Th | though it Ix supposed to have start-| with all the mechinery, is a tot led in the engine room. A 1 o'clock | loss. The loss js covered by abow® this morning the blaze w 000 insurance j rther proof that impure well r Yoodland Park and 5 in Fremont has been producing t r has been found by City Chemist Sm In a report submitted to Health Officer Ludlow this m ng he states that four more sam given him fer analysis are of water impure and unfit for use Dr. Ludlow has notified Frank North, who lives at 708 North Thirty-eighth t in Fremost, that bis family is Hable to become sick if well wate sed longer, and recommends that secure city water ¢ is a main reasonably near his r . Dr. 1 w fth rd of the nd Park angerous The pol- ground in the we onditior a and luted spring is just north of the c 5 park, and he recom’ 4x that the b it up and put up signs notifying the public of its impurity Chemist Smith hae also reported that the water in the well of Edward Bates at Evanston avenue is bad, being com taminated by animal matter, and that the water used by Mrs. J at Eastlake avenue is poll y vegetable mat KEEPING TAB ON SINKING GROUND |CITY OFFICIALS TAKE MEASUREMENTS AT THE FEDERAU COURT BUILDING AND HOTEL STANDER EACH DAY OPPOSED .. While tt ties have; spector is watching the construes jbeen awar act that the/ tion work, following every brealg rr n is threaten-|and displacement that occurs. ing ruin to a number of the finest These officials maintain that ther@ Condemns} buildings in the city on Fourth av-| is no danger of collapse of any of jenue, no steps have n taken to|the Fourth avenue buildings, an@ of Way) prevent further damage to these or! give as their excuse for going to al jother struct nder which the big| the of measuring and ree hole may pa engin r at there is a bare ponsis and the b jing are, how-| bility of something happening, an@ — | ever keeping a deta ‘ord of| they want to have the required date the extent of the set of the! if the matter ever comes Into coi ment club| ground each day under the Stander| The building inspector must, 4 committee | hotel and the federal building so as| course, ascertain that any building ryell, F, N.|to be wition to lay the exact/{s safe before he will allow it tq tt to confer | facts bef the court in case any| be occupie the street de-| legal action results from the dam-| A proof of the fact that the sete Seattle Electrie|age done these buildings. tling is of only a temporary natu the lowe Pach day they point to the fact that tl tory te Thomson's Stander hotel is gol a arefully keer th the plastering ani | the bu construction, fearing ugh t nder y drain at Ravenna Sitlons tha now son th nervice on in rer | fficulty. ut DAVIS BOUGHT «:BOOZE”’ WITH W.C. T. U. MONEY AND WITHIN A FEW DEATH TRAIN HOURS MET HORRIBL® BENEATH WHEELS OF PORTLAND Frank Davis, erated from was ground he wheels of t@ the the county in, death near ed the accident a@ nd a freight tral rd stopped a@ is had fallery fragments of whi ern Pac for Portla Davie ar Frank Stev ked up the . r s of the dead mag at the same few trinkets, Including men hav t. Upon the fly-leaf wag selling liquor to ans, While jail they met Mrs, Emma Bui Wash., April 24, 1904-0 state superintendent of prison we to William Davis in ree for the W. C. T. t and upon th |membrance of a true friend ig release were entertained by her.| Christ Then she adv 1 Davis a sum of} CHRISTINE money with which to leave the city. | Underneath v FUNNEMARK." this inscriptiong It xeems instead spending the| “God is our ref and strengt! money for railroad fare he and|and an ever-y t friend t= wart spent It for beer at Sot c The signature to this wa@ Treoma and then took a braket a | pass out of te When near was s nda nap Davis fell fr h . ‘ New ple: = — = ——==) | terest = MN Virgil Bales Says His Wife Threatened to Drown Her Children : ot pavrree