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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
ON BOARD RUSSIAN WAR
SHIPS IN THE HARBOR OF
VLADIVOSTOK.
Washington Learns
Of Jdpan'S Change
Of Plan.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The land
ing in force of the Japanese on Lao
tung peninsula and the beginning of
the land investment of Port Arthur will
not begin for a fortnight. according to
advices received here from what are
believed to be reliable sources. 1t was
expected that the attack upon the
fortress would take place yesterday or
to-day, but these latter advices, with
out explaining the reason for the de-
lay, show that there has been a change
in the original plans.
Army officers here believe that the
japanese have decided that, with the
railroad connecting Port Arthur with
the outside world cut, thus preventing
privation will render the final assault
easier. Moreover, as Port Arthur can
be safely left as it is for the time being,
the Japanese troops may be employed
instead in Northern Korea and near
the Yalu River, where they are now
most needed.
Commander Sawyer of the gunboat
Helena, which is in a mud dock at
Newchwang, China, in cablegram to
the Navy Department to-day from Yin
kow, reports everything quiet in that
vicinity. He adds that the price of beef
is very high.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
JAPAN HAS CHAMPION
IN REV. Nj. G. HARRIS
Minister Places Russia Below Mika-
dos Realm I'm Sincerity of Pur-
pose and Civilization.

DR.. NJ c. Harris delivered a most in
teresting lecture at Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church, Twenty first and
Mission streets, last night. his subject
being War Talk With Peace as the
Issue" Dr. Harris has had a long ex-
peHence with the Japanese. and for his
labor among them has received high
honors from the Emperor.
The doctor told how for thirty years
Russia had tried to coerce Japan, and
after a while how Japan stood for her
rights. Japan. said the doctor. was
upright and kept her word, while Rus
sia was full of duplicity.
Japan, he said. stands for twentieth
century civilization, liberty and equal
rights for all, while Russia stands for
everything opposed to those essentials
to national character and manhood.
While Japan was nominally pagan.
DR.. Harris held that she was more
Christian in spirit than Russia.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
No japanese Between
Pinggdng and the
Yalu River.

ST. PETERSBURG. March 2-An Of
fetal dispatch received from Major
General Plug, Viceroy Alexieff's chief
Of staff, dated March 2, says.
"According to the reports OF our
patrol TO Pingyang and on the road TO
Wusan there were no signs of the
enemy. Pingyang has been occupied
by 5000 japanese, who include 200 cav
alrymen. No particulars have been OBJ
tained concerning artillery.
AT Port Arthur and in Manchuria
all is calm.
According 10 Korean reports a de-
tachment Of 2500 japanese. without ar
tillery, landed at Songchin on February
IS and marched toward Southern Man
churia-
There have been heavy snowfalls at
Port Arthur and in Manchuria recently.
At Port Arthur there was 10 degrees Of
frost and Vladivostok had heavy snow
storm
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
BANDIT WILSON
STILL RETICENT
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SALT LAKE. Utah, March 2. = In
William Wilson, alias j. M. Moore, the
Calientes bandit who lies seriously
wounded in Holy Cross Hospital, the
police believe they have one of the
gang who attempted to blackmail the
Southern Pacific Company by threaten
ing to wreck trains. 1t has been es-
tablished that Wilson was in California
about the time the gang threatened to
dynamite the "Owl," and from admis-
sions he has made the police believe
Wilson is one of the band.
Wilson and another desperate held
UP fifteen railroad laborers at Calientes
a week ago, securing $4,000. While es-
Gaping on a passenger train, officers
tried to arrest them at Milford and a
revolver fight ensued.
Deputy Sheriff Hickman and two
passengers were wounded Wilson re-
ceived several bullet wounds and gave
himself up, but his partner escaped
Since being brought to the hospital the
wounded outlaw has been guarded in
his statements and declines to reveal
the identity of his associate. He ad-
mits having been a member of the no.
torious "Soapy Smith" gang at Skag-
way. He also admits having been in
the San Joaquin Valley at the time the
threatening letters from the dynamiters
were being received by the Southern
Pacific Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
TALKS
OF REVOLUTION

WASHINGTON, March "A fair re-
Election of administration opinion" is
comment of most officials here on an
article in the New York Independent
by Assistant Secretary Loomis of the
State Department on this Govern
ment's attitude toward revolution rid
den Santo Domingo.
President Roosevelt has conveyed the
same ideas to persons with whom he
has discussed the future OF Santo Do
mingo. Mr.. Loomis says:
"The administration is at loss to
know just how to take official action
in Santo Domingo. The absence of
either regular or revolutionary govern
ment of stable character makes the
problem more difficult.
The State Department is disinclined
to take one side or the other in the
revolution now going on because IL is
realized that this rebellion may be con-
tinued for the very purpose of inducing
the United States to intervene
There is no thought or possibility
of the annexation of Santo Domingo
to the United States in the minds of
either the administration or the repre-
sentatives of Santo Domingo now in
Washington. 1t has not come into con-
sideration and will not. 1t is simply
an effort which is being made to ar
rive at some plan which will safeguard
all interests and put a stop to the out
rageous state of affairs now existing
In that island.
at seems probable that some such
treaty as now exists with Cuba bring
ing it under the Platt amendment or
some friendly protection may have the
desired effect
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
One European Nation
InCiting Powers
to Conflict.

PARIS, March 3.-The London corre-
spondent of the Echo de Paris has
telegraphed an interview with certain
person in London who, although his
identity is not revealed, is obviously
Paul Cambon, French ambassador to
spondent. this person declared that the
beginning of hostilities by Japan
came as an absolute surprise to Great
Britain, which had done its utmost to
prevent the war.
The spreading of the conflict will be
avoided easily, the correspondents in
forma1t continues, if France and
Great Britain keep cool. but the great
est vigilance Is necessary to Illustrate
the aims of individuals who are inter-
ested in creating quarrel between the
two nations.
A power in Central Europe is actual
ly conducting a press campaign in
England with the object of creating
conflict with France, this person de
clared, and an emissary of this power
has offered a certain English journalist
a series OF articles attacking France,
and, Furthermore, a representative of
a certain Asiatic power is also striving
to incite the English press against
France.
In my opinion the peace of the
world depends largely upon the main
tenance of good relations between
France and Great Britain" this person
concludes. Let us not allow in
triguers, whose motives are known. to
profit by the fact that France is pro-
Russian and Great Britain prO-Jap-
anese to destroy the benef1cent work Of
recent years"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
PERSONAL.
NJ. F. Tarpey is at the Palace.

N. T. Tarpey Is at the Palace
DIR. NJ. c. Findley of Grants Pass is
at the Occidental.
Edward Berwick. a writer, of Pacific
Grove is at the Grand.
William Pierce. a capitalist of Suisun,
and wife are at the Palace.
]. Chambers. merchant of Chico,
and wife are at the Grand.
Fish Commissioner w. E. Gerber of
Sacramento is at the Palace.
j. S. Appel, pioneer merchant of
Denver. and wife are guests at the
Palace.
]. NJ. Shawhan has resigned his posi-
tion as manager and secretary of the
Journal of Electricity, Power and Gas
and disposed of his interest in the pub
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

lication. His retirement is due to i'll
health, the result Of close application to.
business during the last two years.
Fred c. Finckle, chief engineer Of
the Edison Electric Company of Los
Angeles. is at the Palace.
]. z. Kennedy, manager Of the Audi
torium Hotel of Chicago. is here on a
pleasure trip and registered at the
Palace.
Thomas NJ. Schumacher, traffic man.
sger, and E. f. Burley. general pas.
senger agent. of the Oregon Short Line.
just returned from Southern California.
whittier he accompanied his wife. who
is i'll. from the East and will return
to Salt Lake to-dav.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
TELEPHONES CONSIDERED.

WASHINGTON, March 2. = The
House devoted the entire day to con-
sideration of the District of Columbia
appropriation bill, but did not con-
clude action on the measure. The
House, in committee, decided by
unanimous vote to fix the minimum
rates which may be charged in the
District of Columbia for telephone SER
vice or for telephones in private resi-
dences at $25 to $50 per annum.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

rive at San Francisco was the Gaida-
mack. which came in on October Is,
1868, followed soon afterward by the
flagship of the fleet. the Bogatyre,
carrying Admiral Popoff, the com
manding officer; the Abreck, the
Calevali and the Rynda, the last named
arriving on November Z. Ten days
later-November Il, 1S6S-according to
the files of The Call of that date, the
civil and military authorities Of San
Francisco and California gave Ad-
miraI Popof and his officers a grand
ball, which was not a mere social
function. but political demonstration
which indicated a full understanding
and due appreciation Of the motive of
their presence in the harbor.
The committee that had the ball in
charge consisted of Hon. F. F. Low,
man; Hon. Ogden Hoffman, United
States District Judge: Admiral C. H.
Bell, in command of the United States
Pacific squadron; Brigadier General
George Wright, in command Of the De-
partment of the Pacific: the Hon
Charles James, Collector Of the Port o.:
San Francisco; the Hon. H. p Coon,
Mayor of the city, and many represen-
tative citizens.
The reception accorded TO the visiting
guests was in every sense unequivocal
"a most cordial welcome and hospital
lty extended gratefully to openly,
avowed and ready friends.
NEW YORK'S WELCOME.
The feet sent to New York was un-
der command of Admiral Lissovsky.
and consisted of the flagship Alexander
Nevsh, the Oslabya, the Peresviet, the
Variag and the Vitiag.
The Variag-whose later namesake,
built at Cramps yards in Philadelphia
il 1900. went down in glorious defeat at
Chemulpo on February 10 last-came
first, in September, 1863 followed by the
admiral and the other vessels early IN
October.
The authorities of New York, as did
those of San Francisco, gave the Rus
slams a grand welcome. They showed
the Russian officers over the fortifica-
tlons of the port, and held a military
review in their honor besides giving
( them a reception.
The significance Of these acts was
the more marked in that an English
fleet, TO whose officers only the usual
! courtesies were extended, was at the
time lying in the harbor.
Under the direction of committee
Of leading citizens a grand ball was
given to the Russian officers at the
Astor House. George Opdyke, Mayor
/ Of New York, headed the committee,
assisted by Charles p. DAILY, president
/ of the American Geographical Society;
/ w II. Aspinwall, ]. w. Beekman, Ell
/ lott F. Shepard. Royal Phelps, Hamil-
( ton Fish and other prominent men.
Oh leaving New York. Admiral
Lissovsky took his squadron into the
/ Chesapeake Bay and up the Potomac
! River to Washington, where President
] Lincoln and Secretary of State Sew
ard gave the Russians a most cordial
welcome.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Sims for American Registry.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Repre-
sentative Morrell to-day introduced a
bill making vessels of not exceeding
1000 tons, which on March l. 1904.
were licensed to enter the interisland
carrying trade of the Philippines. elig-
ible to American registry.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
confirms Title to Isle of Pines.

WASHINGTON. March 2-Secre-
tary Hay and Senor Quesada, the Gu
ban Minister, to-day signed a new
treaty confirming the Cuban title to
the Isle of Pines
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Small Force Is.
Threatening
HunChun.
at Port
Arthur Act
as Spies.

ST. PETERSBURG, March "A dis .
patch from Vladivostok, dated to-day.
says that. according to private reports
received there, three Japanese detach-
ments OF 500 men each recently landed
at Chiunchan, Korea. about 100 miles
north Of Wonsan, with the supposed
object of reaching the valley of the
Tumen River and threatening Hun
chun. Manchuria, nine miles north OF
the Korean boundary and about eight
miles west of VladivOstok
A fleet of ten Japanese warships was
recently sighted on the horizon of
VladivOstok. They were believed TO be .
reserve vessels. not powerful enough
to blockade VladivOstOk or endanger
the Russian frst-class cruisers whose:
base is that port. .--'
According to a special dispatch from
Port Arthur, twenty Chinese have been
arrested there for signaling to the Jap
anese ships from shore with flashlights
and lanterns. A warning has beer: is
sued that similar offenders hereafter
will be treated as spies and shot. :.
RUSHING WORK ON FLEETS
ent plans of the Admiralty contemplate
the dispatch of either the Black Sea-
or the Baltic fleet TO the Far East. II
is beyond question that both are being
prepared with the greatest haste. to
meet any emergency. General Altvater;
the artillery specialist, and Admiral
Verkhosky have been inspecting the
ships and crews of the Black Sea feet
nd he L.
rushed night and day The battleships
Bcradino and Orel and the transport
Kamtchatka are nearing completion at
the Admiralty dockyards here. In the
dead of night the ice-bound Neva. is
like an Arctic landscape, lighted for a
half mile by the flare Of blazing stacks.
the silence broken by the din of drum
ming hammers.
The battleshiD Boradino must be
taken to Kronstadt 10 receive her ar
NOR and it is reported that the ice
breaker Ermak will be brought from
Reval to cut a channel TO the arsenal
there. The battleship Alexander III. at.
Kronstadt, is ready and the Russian
fleet recently at Jibutil, French Somaii-
land, is returning, so that when spring
opens Russia will have an imposing
naval array in the Baltic ~,
TROOPS WE'LL CARED FOR.
About 500 volunteer wOrkmen have
left here 10 work at the dockyards at
Port Arthur and VladivosJOk.
General SOukhOtine, who is on his
way to the Far East, telegraphs to War
Minister Sakharoff from Tomsk, ST.
IBERIA, as follows:
During my long journey I saw sew
eral divisions of troops. Their trans
port was proceeding in perfect order.
The men were provided with warm
clothing. At Cheliabinsk everything 10.
under the close control Of the military
chief of the district. who sees person
ally that the troops are supplied with
warm garments"
The NovOe Vremya to-day printed an
editorial on the "AngIo-SaxOn rejoic-
Ing in England and America at the re-
ports Of Japanese victories" in which
it says:
"The whole world. with those excep-
tions, realizes that the Russian occu-
patton of Manehuria would benefit civ
ilization."
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

ST PAUL, March 2.-The Lesuer (Minne-
sota) County Bank, private institution. has
closed its doors. Livingston Quackenbush IS
president of the bank and w. w. Quacken-
bush cashier. Liabilities and assets are S95.-
aach-
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
ADVERTISEMENTS.

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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-15
Eats With Gold ChOpsticlxs.

So far as personal appearance goes
the Chinese empress is picture of
vigor. with piercing black eyes. hair
dyed jet black and pretty little hands
whose nails. several inches long. are
protected by golden shields like clon-
gated thimblcs Isl An is very vain of
these hands. which. according to Chi
nese notions. are extremely beautiful.
and she is equally proud of her long
hair. which she parts i'm front and
brushes over her ears Mantchoo fash
ion. At the back il is held by long
jade pin. like paper cutter. tasselcd
in crimson and decorated with artifi
cial flowers and golden butterflies. At
dinner she eats with gold chopsticks.
talks much and smokes n little. For
her age she is remarkably well pre-
served. with nothing coarse in her
countenancc and nothing to Indicate
the low origin alleged by her enemies.
She is fond of music and will apprc-
ciate a musical box when she cannot
have band.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-15
Rough ON Mark Twain.

Mark Twain tells an interesting story
I'm connection with the late Charles
Darwin. lie was informed by friend.
who was visiting the eminent scientist
that he had noticed n copy of The
Innocents Abroad lying on the great
mans table. Darwin requested him
on no account to disturb the book. rs ii
was his practice To read II night and
morning On the appearance of Oar
wins biography. Mark Twain fastened
TO purchase n copy in order t. ascertain
what reference To himself il might con
tain There waS. however. no mention
whatever of his name the only posi-
bic alluSion 10 Linn being the statement
that Darwin in his old age suffered
from some Kind of brain paralysis
which prevented him from following
his ordinary mental pursuits and 90 n
PEELED him 10 solace himself with
trashy novels and vacuous humor."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-15
A Pfncntorfnl Pet.

A remarkable story Is told of lady
living near Ingestre Hall, Stats. who
has made n pet of a trout. A CORE
spondent writes that while walking
round a pool in that neighborhood he
observed lady throw piece of bread
on the water. Almost Immediately the
surface Of the pool was ruflled. there
was a glimpse of bright color and the
bread had disappeared. Other crumbs
followed, thrown nearer and nearer to
the bank, and gradually there swan
into view fine trout.
without the slightest trace of shy
ness the trout came to the edge of the
bank, to the very feet of the lady. and
waited for more bread to be thrown.
In reply to a question put by the Wis
itor the lady stated that the trout had
been her pet for a long time and had
become SO tame that II would even
take n worm or n piece of meat from
her fingers.
The pool Is stocked with hundreds
Of trout. but this, curiously enough. Is
the only one among them all TO act
In this way. 1t lives by itself In n
part of the pool which no anglers are
allowed to invade and comes regularly
at the appointed time for its meals of
bread.-London News.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-15

The Rev. Dr. Lyman Ahno;i is a firm
believer i'm tie value of regular hours
Of rest I'm the daytime. Recently in AL
dressing n group of theological stu
dents lie said ii has been his practice
for years to set aside tie hour after
the midday meal ms exclusively his
own. when he is not to lie disturbed
unless the house is on fire and the fire
has reached the second story" Then
he is free TO dip into poetry or rest and
mediate with folded hands. as he may
choose
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-15
WASPS AS PETS.
Tanning the Insects the Odd Fad of
wisconsiH Woman.

wfscousir Woman.
Some people make pets OF birds 9th
ers OF dogs. cats and rats even. but
Miss Wilhelmina Enteman of Hart
land, Wis, has found her pets among
wasps. says the Chicago Tribune. She
has made pets of n number of these
little animals. and she will hold n
tie finger as calmly rs II II were fly
and tell you all about his life history
from beginning TO end. While you
fidget, expecting her to be stung. she
only smiles and goes calmly on with
her story. AS you watch the little
wasp grows quiet and becomes so in
offensive that you next begin to Won
der IL he won't soon look into her eye
and buzz her little song.
81 have kept them for scientific study.
Of COURSE she tells you, but then
everything alive has really Its human
element. and one can't study the little
midgets as l have and not find II out.
Ants, you know, are supposed to en-
brace all the wisdom of the world.
The wasps are really quite as indus
trious as bees and certainly as wise as
ants. You can't fool wasps. They
have the sharpest eyes Of any insect
in the world. and there are any mum
Der of other good points about them
that / might mention and that have
apparently escaped the observation of
the maxim makers. They are intelli-
gent in such an ingenious way that
they are always amusing to watch"
Among the facts which her observa-
tons have taught her about wasps Is
that wasp does not sting unless 1t is
angry, and 1t does not get angry unless
II Is disturbed. The reputation which
wasps have acquired of being the most
violent tempered Of animals is. she
says. entirely unwarranted.
While In charge OF this number Of
wasps she fed and cared for them as
she would for other pets. and the
wasps seemed to grow into their new
manner of life and expectantly wait
for their food at the regular feeding
time.
Wasps do not make n sound when
they wish to communicate with each
other The long, flexible antennae
which all species Of the family possess
are organs Of speech and hearing as
well as feeling.
The curiosity Of wasps is something
to marvel at. When they enter n room
they fly about 1t. buZzing over every
thing. with their feelers outstretched.
examining it as II they We're vitality in
terested In It's construction. Their Gu
riosity may be said to begin at birth.
when they snip their way out of the
paper shells In which they are born
and begin to run their already long
antennae out and over everything that
Is within their reach. That they learn
to know individuals there is no doubt.
because Miss Enteman has frequently
handled wasps which upon being
touched by any one else promptly
showed their resentment at the strange
hand by singing It.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-15
PocoMOKE RIVER LINE.
Baltimore-Snow Hill Route.

Baltimore-S Hill Route
The Steamer Maryland leaves Snow Hill Mt 6
o'clock a. m. every Monday and Thursday
weather permitting) stopping at Mataponi,
Pocomokc City p. m. Powell's. Rehoboth,
Cedar Hall. Pitts Wharf. Shelltowu, Saxis
Pier. Onancock 2sOp m. Finney's. Tangicr
Island 43' p. m. CrisfcId p. m, arriving in
Baltimore O'Clock next morning.
Returnining the Steamer leaves Baltimore
from pier foot OF South street at 500 p. m,
every Tuesday and Friday for points named.
arriving at Crisfcld 4 90 p. m. Tangier Island
$50 a. m. OnancUck 30 a. m. Saxis Pier She'll
town. Pitts Wharf, Cedar Hall, Rehoboih,
Powells. Pocomoke City | 90 p m. Snow Hill
$50 p. IN.
ia. JOYNES. Superintendent.
MURDOCH Passenger Agent
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A Truc Story.

Ex-Judge Thomas +. Noonan of Jer-
sey City was describing his expert
ences while travelling across country
to his mining property In Arizona and
told how the party. while on one of
the lodges of canyon. deserted three
wild ducks wabbling along shoulder
to shoulder.
well have those for breakfast" said
Joe Ray, a famous craftsman of the
frontier. and Aquila Nebeker. president
Of the Utah state senate. who Is equal
~ handy with a gun. seized his repeat
er to take aim at them.
You don't intend to kill 'em one by
one" Ray objected. Bring 'em all
down with one shot"
Nebeker waited till all three nccks
were In one range and let fly
"And would you believe" Judge Moo
nan asked his friends that he cut off
all three heads with one bullet?'
well" returned ex-Judge Al Day
ton hesitatingly. IF you say so.''
"Well." Noonan concluded, II won't
say 1t. This Is true story. He missed
all three "-New York Times.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-15

No. connects ut Berlin from d. NJ 4
at y. Y. Z. Il y. Juncti III with n V +. 4 n.
train No. -. north and 81 south. when on time.
No. connects at y. Y. T.. Il y. Junction
Rerliu with d. ". Il V. train 49, south. when ON
time.
M. connects at y. Y. +. II n Junction with
y. Y. I. X y. train, No. 96, north when on time.
No. 9 gets connection at y W & y, June
ton from \. Y. +. II n. train, NJ. ~ North, when
on time.
WILLARD THOMSON, Gen'lAianager
I MURDOCH, A. J. BENJAMIN
Pass Agent. Supt. & Div. Pass Agt