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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Brother OF the Dead
Girl Traces Her
Assassin.
Greek Is Arrested in Utah
for Crime Committed
in Austria.
Prisoner Denies His Guilt on Specific
Charge Made but Admits That
He Killed Three Men.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


SALT LAKE, Utah. March 19.-After
being chased from the banks of the
Danube to the shores of the Great Salt
Lake by the brothers of the girl he
killed, Nicholas NarouOvich. Greek.
is in Jail here, charged with four muir
ders. He has confessed to three.
Five years Naronovich killed pretty
Eva Dametrea, in Wrabatz. Austria,
because she refused to marry him.
Her three brothers vowed vengeance
and sent word to their two brothers in
this country that the murderer should
be hunted down. He was at work near
Bingham, Utah, when one OF the
brothers came across him and notified
the officers. 1t appears that NaronO-
vich, after killing his sweetheart, fed
to Chicago, where he committed two
other murders on December 20, 1903.
The victims were Rade Vidovich and
Tony Calovic. The murder occurred
at a dance in South Chicago NarOno-
vich Immediately returned to his ma
tive land and there killed Nicholas
Gagula, who had been his rival for the
affections of his girl victim. Then he
came back to this country, seeking the
West to hide his identity. But the
brothers of the girl pursued him and
yesterday one of them ran him down
near this city. The prisoner denies
that he killed Eva, declaring that she
committed suicide. He admits, though,
that he murdered the men in Chicago
and his rival. Gagula.
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the Pontiff received congratulatory
addresses and kilograms from all parts
Of Italy and from abroad. The mem
bers of st. Peters Club. which in
cludes the whole of the Roman cIeri-
cal society, as is their custom. pre-
sented the Pope with a magnificent
basket Of the most carefully selected
fruits and flowers. The basket rep
resented a Venetian gondola.
The Pope, in thanking the givers.
made a most touching reference to
his beloved Venice" adding:
Il pray / shall prove a good helms
man for the bark of st. Peter"
More than 10000 persons gathered
in St. Peters Cathedral to listen to
the te deum sung by Cardinal Rampol-
la in honor of the Pope's name dav.
In the Belvedere courtyard, inside the
Vatican, a festival was held in which
the high dignitaries of the papal court
took part. Pope Plus appeared at the
window and thanked the participants
in the demonstrations.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
England Takes Firm
Position in the
Matter.
France Must Complete Her
Negotiations With the
Spanish Court.
Action of the British Foreign Minister,
Lord LansdOwne, FleaSeS the
officials at Madrid

MADRID, March LIT is learned
here that the British Government has
declined to negotiate with France re-
garding Morocco until France will COM
plete arrangements concerning Moroc-
coan affairs with Spain. In conse-
quence of is negotiations to the lat
ter end have been resumed this week
at Paris and Madrid, but no conclu-
sion can be expected for some time.
Hence when the pending Anglo-French
treaty is published it will be found
that the status Of Morocco. so long one
Of Europe's most thorny problems, re-
mains unchanged.
The action of the British Foreign
Minister, Lord Lansdowne, in assur-
ing Spain that Morocco will not be al
lowed to enter into the Anglo French
negotiations until Spain shall accept
the French proposals has created keen
satisfaction in official circles and is
regarded as strengthening Spain's po-
sition both in European and African
spheres. Pour parleurs ere now pro-
ceeding with the object of trying to
reach an agreement in regard TO what
is neatly termed the degree of pacific
penetration" which the respective pow.
ers shall be granted in their Industrial
invasion Of Morocco.
1t is understood here that the life
long desire C Jules Cambon has been
TO finally settle the Moroccan ques-
ton, he regarding it vital to Frances
colonial policy His brother Paul the
/ French ambassador in London, is
! equally interested, and the two states
men, working together, have made
strenuous efforts since Jules Cambon
retired from his position as French
ambassador to the United States to
| effect solution of the difficulty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
UNITED STATES
MAKES APPEAL-ON
JAPAN'S BEHALF

WASHINGTON, March 19-Russia
will be asked by the United States to
/ treat kindly the japanese non-com-
batants who have been left in Siberia
and to enable them to make their way
back to Japan. Kogora Takahira. the
Japanese Minister, called at the State
Department to-day and informed the
officials that he had received reports
that between forty and fifty Japanese
non-combatants were in suffering
condition in several Siberian towns.
The Minister requested the Washington
Government to use it's good offices to
assist the japanese to reach Berli1e
where the japanese Minister will take
them in charge.
The State Department acted promptly
and a cablegram has been sent to Nc
Cormick, the American ambassador at
ST. Petersburg, inviting him to call the
attention of the Imperial Government
to the subject, in the confident hope
that the Russian officials will take i'm
mediate steps for the relief of the
Japanese.
To press representative Minister
Takahira said tonight:
II was not at the State Department
yesterday nor at Secretary Hays resi-
dence, but was at the department to-
day and handed to Mr.. Loomis, the
Assistant Secretary of State. note re-
questing the United States Govern
ment to use its good offices to see that
the Japanese residents in Siberia, who
are destitute and desire to return
home. shall be sent to Berlin. where
my colleague will take charge of them.
Il made this request because of his
telegram received here, reporting that
two Japanese subjects, who arrived at
Berlin a few days ago from the in
terror of Siberia as delegates from a
large number of Japanese still living
there, reported to him that they were
boycotted and not only had they found
it impossible to earn living, but were
suffering great privations. In some
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Thirty Thousand Russians LOill
Defend Town of VeWchwdng.
York. Compan

MUKDEN, March $50 far every
thing is quiet here. Lights can be
seen at sea nightly off Newchwang.
From Port Arthur the enemy's fleet
can sometimes be sighted.
YINKOw, March 19-The Russian
authorities notified foreigners at New
chwang to-day that they were for
hidden to pass the city walls or to go
to the Russian railway station or the
fort. Foreigners are allowed to visit
only the gunboats of their own ma
tions. Twenty thousand men are quar-
tered in the villages between Fuchow
and Newchwang and ten thousand
more are expected. The Russians were
intrenching themselves between the
fort at the mouth of the river and the
town.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 20.-The
Government has forbidden the trans
mission of all cipher messages through
out Russia and also abroad. 1t is a
military measure.
The report that the Government had
purchased the German steamer Kaiser
Friederich III (Which was built for the
North German Lloyd line, but failed to
meet the speed requirements) is un-
true.
The Emperor yesterday inspected a
carload of little comforts" that had
been collected and prepared by his
daughters, Grand Duchess Olga and
Grand Duchess Eatima, and their
rlaymates for wounded Russian SOL
diers. His Majesty caused the children
much delight by the interest he man
ifested in their work. Later the EN-
peror spent two hours in going over. the
dispatches regarding the movements
of troops and the plan of the cam
paign.
PARIS, March 20.-The Toxic cor
respondent of the Matin says the Jap
anese Cabinet has held a meeting fol-
the discussion of important matters oil
finances. During the past two months
it is said, s12. 100000 gold has left the
country.
According to the advices to the Rap
pei from it's Shanghai correspondent
the Japanese navy is utilizing an in
strument invented by a British en-
gineer, by means of which the slightest
sound proceeding from an eneniys yes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
UdrShips Making
Dash to Port
.Arthur.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 19.-The
whereabouts of the Vladivostok squad
ron is a profound official secret, but
there are those here who believe that
the Japanese may awaken some morn
ing to find that the two divisions of
Russia's Pacific fleet have effected a
juncture. 1t is betraying no confidence
TO state that both the Admiralty and
Vice Admiral Makarof, before he left
for the Far East, regarded the fact
that the divisions were separated as
most unfortunate for Russias chances
of success at sea.
Realizing that offensive naval opera
tions are impossible under present con-
ditions, it is believed that no oppor-
tunity will be neglected to repair this
initial misfortune, even should it in
volve considerable risk. Consequently
the report that seven Russian warships
were sighted the other day off Gensan
creates much speculation here as to
whether they could be the vessels of
the cruiser division. The number of
ships sighted apparently does not tall
ly with that of the Vladivostok divi-
sion, which properly consisted of four
fast cruisers and the transport Lena
1t is learned, however, that the out
break Of hostilities found two ships of
the volunteer fleet at Vladivostok, and
there is reason to believe that these
have since been fitted out with guns
taken from mountain batteries 1t is
possible that the ships sighted were
those of Captain Reitzenstein, whose
object, If he ventured so far from the
coast, could hardly be anything ex-
cept to slip into Port Arthur.
If this is true. it is calculated that
the squadron must have already run
the gauntlet of the Korean Straits and
be very close to Port Arthur
In accordance with personal orders
from the Emperor, the English Ian
guage is now being taught the Impe-
rial Page Corps. The lessons began
this week.
Staff orders issued at Harbin, which
have Just arrived here by mail. show
that Chinese troops have moved much
farther north than was supposed, Cen
eraI Tincheng having concentrated 5000
men at Dodune, which is only 100
miles west of Harbin; General Ma hay-
5000 are at Tzemintun and 10000 at
Ichau, all points bordering upon the
zone of Russian military operations.
These staff orders are significant, in
asmuch as they lay stress upon the
holding aloof of the Chinese officials
in Manchuria, the civil Governor al
Mukden having forbidden the Chinese
to supply cattle, food or fodder to the
Russians. The Governor of Haicheng.
although administering the affairs of
town situated on the railway, is said
to have ordered the people not to ac-
cept Russian money, and, according 10
native reports, he is organizing Boxer
bands. The native Governor of Kirtn
has issued a proclamation enjoining
the observance of the strictest neutral
ity, but he refused to withdraw the
troops in the neighborhood until i'm
peratively ordered to do so by the Rus
sian headquarters.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
IDA GALLAGHER RELEASED
BY IOWA SUPREME COURT

DES .MOINES. Iowa. March 10
By reversing the lower courts deci-
sion to-day the Supreme Court of Iowa
releases Mrs. Ida Gallagher, who is
serving time for perjury.
Mrs. Gallagher was tried and ac-
quilted Of a charf- Of numbering her
husband, her evidence tending to fas-
ten the crime on Charles Holiday,
an accomplice, who is now serving a
life sentence for the crime. She was
afterward tried on a charge of per-
jury, convicted and sentenced to twen-
" years.
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towns it was said, they were ordered
by the police authorities to leave at
a moments notice, without time to
take their effects with them We
therefore have decided to have them
sent to Japan.
'It is not unnatural that in time of
war there exists between the people of
belligerents a degree of enmity, but in
my opinion it is a notable feature of
the present conflict that since its out
break the Russians have acted in an
untoward manner with the non-com-
batants and prisoners OF our people.
The Vladivostok squadron fired upon
Japanese merchantmen and sank one
of them. A Japanese major and five
soldiers, who were taken prisoners in
Korea, were paraded through the
streets of Mukden. Japanese residents
in Manchuria, many of whom were
women. were subjected to indignities
while on their way to a seaport to find
a steamer to take them to japan. This
report from Berlin tells of the cruel
treatment of innocent people by the
police authorities of Siberia.
lust think how Russians are
treated i'm Japan. You never hear any
complaint by them against the Jap
anese authorities and people. On the
contrary, it was reported from
ChemuIpo that when the bodies of
two Russian sailors were recovered
from the wreck of the Variag the sail
ors of the japanese men-of-war
buried them with military honors and
many residents of the Japanese town
at that port went to their graves out
of respect for their honorable death.
sI do not mean to expect of the
country and people at war with US
ANYTHING unusual, but 1 sincerely hope
that they will show at least some
moderation in the treatment of those
innocent but unfortunate sufferers.
not only for their sake but for the
sake of the good name of that great
empfre as one of the civilized coun-
tries"
The Minister spoke earnestly. but
without excitement.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
FALLING DERRICK BREAKS
LEGS OF ARMY OFFICER
Major Bingham Severely Injured
While Superintending Work of
HOfstin0 a Launch.

BUFFALO, y. Y, March 19.-Ma-
jor Theodore A. Bingham, United
States en-: leer in charge of the Buff
falo office, was badly injured in an ac-
cident to-day while experimenting
the hoisting of a launch in the har-
Dor. The accident was due to the fall
ing of a errick. which caught Major
Bingham and Quartermaster Perduffy
and narrowly missed some fifteen
other Government employees who were
at work getting the launch out of the
water. Both Major Bingham's legs
were broken.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
CAPITALISTS ORGANIZE
PACIFIC STEEL COMPANY
Southern California Men OF Means In
corporate Concern With a Cap
itaI Stock of 500, O,OOO,O 900.

SAN DIEGO March 19.-Articles OF
incorporation of the Pacific Steel Com
pany were filed here this afternoon.
The company is capitalized at $780,
600. 900. of which $50. 900 of pre-
ferred stock has already been sub
scribed, this being the total of that
stock The directors are: Charles W.
French. Cleveland. Ohio; A. A. Pur-
man, San Diego: U. S. Grant Jr.. San
Diego: Homer Fl. Peters. San Diego;
George w. Fishburn. San Diego; ]. S.
Torrance, Pasadena; Harrison Gray
Otis. Los Angeles; ]. E. Fishburn. Los
Angeles; w. ID. Woolwine, Los Ange-
les; V. E. Shaw. San Diego; W. E.
Webb. San Diego.
The name of the corporation is the
Pacific Steel Company and it's objects
are stated to be the construction OF
warships. steamships, locomotives and
cars and to make armor plate, to
deal in lands containing iron and cop
per deposits and operate mines for
smelling purposes and to construct
furnaces and mills. The contract for
the construction of the steel plant. to
cost $50. 900, 900. has been awarded
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
ARJMLES BATTLE ON YALU
RIDER AND THE ISSUE OF
THE COMBAT IS IN DOUBT

1q4b ha
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hNdes but tina
o.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
CHILE'S PRESIDENT SENDS
MESSAGE TO ROOSEVELT
Admiral Dewey Conveys PaIma's Ex-
pressiOns of Good VIII to the
Chief Executive

pressfons of Good Will to the
Chief Executive.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Admiral
Dewey, who returned yesterday from
the naval maneuvers in Southern
waters, called on President Roosevelt
to-day to present to him a personal
message of good will from President
Palma of Cuba. The admiral told the
President that the people of the new
republic were notably prosperous, and
that both President Palma and the
Cuban people attributed their prosper
ity to the Government of the United
States. Dewey expressed his pleasure
at the conditions on the islands as he
himself had observed them.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
Steel Company i'm Hands of Receiver.

NEW YORK, March 19.-The AS
toria Steel Company. a corporation
owning half million dollar plant at
Astoria, L. l., has gone into the hands
of a receiver. The proceedings were
instituted by creditors.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
POPE Plus NAME DAY
is LOVINGLY CELEBRATED

POntin Receives COngratulatory Ad-
dresses and TeIegrams From All
Parts of Ifaly and Abroad.
ROME, March 19.-To-day being
ST. Joseph's day. Pope Plus name day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

Well known Editor Passes Away.
ATLANTA, Ca, March 19.-Henry
Richardson, for many years editor of
the Atlanta Journal and widely known
as a speaker, died to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

sci is made audible. thus enabling a
ship to tell the approach of an enemy
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

Brings Suit Against NIachinists' Union
JOLIET. ILL.,. March 19--The Bates
Machine Company of this city, which
yesterday secured writ of Injunction
against tie Machinists' Union and its
members, has brought suit for $780,
600 damages against the same defsAA-
ants.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
THE WEATHER.

Forecast made at San Fran
cisco for thirty hours ending
midnight. March 40:
San Francisco and vicinity
Showers Sunday; brisk south
west wind.
A. G. McADIE,
District Forecaster.
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War News Continued on Page 2s.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20

A1cazzr-"Parsifal.'
California - "The Old Mil
Stream"
Central-"shamus o'Brien."
Columbia-"Ths silver Slipper. I"
Chutes-Vaudevi11e.
rischer's-1The Rounders."
Orpheum-Vauds
Tivoli-"The Gypsy Baron"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21

The sailors. aided by Peters battery
and MagrUder's regiment. were fighting
wei. But the American line gave way.
II rallied again and reformed three
miles farther back. when it was order
ed to retire through Washington and
Georgetown. The troops were enraged
at this order, and mutiny impended. but
at length the little volunteer army left
the field.
General Ross reported his loss IS kill
ed and lS5 wounded. DR.. Catlett, sur
geon on General Winder's staff. who. on
August . went from washington 70
B!adensburg to attend some American
wounded. says a British surgeon told
him they had buried 100 on the field.
When the enemy retired from Washing
ton the day after the capture, Amerf-
cans. found the bodies of fifty or sixty
English soldiers on the field of BIadens-
burg and buried them. The American
loss was twenty-six killed and fifty-one
wounded.
At S o'clock on the evening Of August
a the British entered Washington. turn
Ing from the Bladensburg Road into
Maryland Avenue and marching TO the
east front Of the Capitol Commodore
Tingey set fire to the navy yard and
the new frigate Columbia and the sloop
Of war Argus were burned. a party Of
American soldiers in Virginia fired the
great bridge over the Potomac. and two
bridges over the Eastern Branch We're
set on fire by our troops.
The British entered the Capitol and
applied the torch, using the thousand
! books composing the Library Of Con-
gress. for kindling. The Capitol of 1914
was a far different building 10 the Capt.
tol Of 1904. Only the two little sand
stone wings were standing. The cen
trail structure. on which the dome rests
lad not been built A wooden passage
connected the two wings. The stone
walls were not much damaged by the
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fire. The English went to the White
House. Madison expecting an American
victory. had prepared a feast for the
American officers. Madison and his Cab
met fed. but left the feast. The English
ate this and set fire 70 the building
They also burned the Offices Of the
Treasury and the War Office.
As the English entered the city. a man
standing behind the house Of Robert
SeweH. shot at General Ross and kill
ed his horse This house was burned.
The hotel OF Daniel Carroll. Of Dudding-
ton. and several dwellings were also
burned. The Office Of the National In
teIligencer" was wrecked, ana the type
and presses thrown into the street IN
der the personal direction Of Admiral
CocRburn. The editors were Gales and
Seaton. and Gales was an Englishman.
whom COckbUrn considered a traitor.
Powder in a Well.
When the Americans abandoned the
Arsenal Cwhere the War College is
building) they threw a number o. kegs
Of powder into an old we'll
During the night Of August q u par
~ Of 200 English soldiers went to The
Arsenal and while piIIagins there ac-
cidentaIly dropped a lighted portare
into the well The explosion was heard
for miles and the sheIlhOuse at the Ar
senaI with its contents blew up too.
Twelve of the English were killed and
thirty wounded.
On the morning Of August . the in
vaders withdrew from Washington.
marched back to Benedict over the road
they had come, embarked on Their ships
and sailed to North Point. near Bslti-
more. where they were badly beaten;
where General Ross was killed, and
where. during the course OF the fight
ing. the Star Spangled Banner was
written.
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July l, 1874, called the Cabinet together
to consider a plan for the defense Of
Washington.
A report Of the army on that date
showed the force Of military district No
(of which the District Of Columbia
was parO TO be 2,l5f officers and men.
One thousand and eighty-three were at
Norfolk, 532 at Baltimore. 800 I'm St
Mary's county Md; 40 at Annapolis, and
70 at Fort Washington Not one soldier
in the District Of Columbia
On July H. 1914 draft was made on
the governors Of Maryland, Virginia
and Pennsylvania for militia. Depreda-
lions by the British IN southern Mary
land were Increasing. and alarm was
growing In Washington on the morn
Ing Of August Is, 1914. twenty-five sail
Ing vessels entered the Chesapeake and
Joined the fleet already in the Patuxeut
River. The combined fleet sailed up that
river and dropped anchor of Benedict.
The debarkation OF troops began Au-
gust 70. Capt Sir Peter Parker in the
friGate MenelaUs. with some small ships.
was dispatched toward Baltimore. and
Captain Gordon. iu the frigate Scahorse.
with another frigate. rocket ships. and
armed schOOnors. was sent around Point
Lookout and up the Potomac TO take
Alexandria which ne did
Troops in Washington.
Thu Americans were gathering troons
at Washington. There were two brI-
gadcs Of District Of Columbia militia
and volunteers, numbering 162O men
Then, there were three regiments from
Baltimore, there were two other regf-
ments of Maryland militia, and one Vir-
ginia regiment There were about 300
volunteer cavalry from the District Of
Columbia. Maryland. and Virginia. com
manded by Lieutenant Colonel Tighl-
man.
The regular army Of the United States
was represented by detachments from
the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-eighth In
fantry, numbering 300 men. under Lieut..
Col William Scott: one company Of the
Twelfth Regiment, Captain Morgan. and
a squadron Of Dragons under Lieuteu-
ant Colonel Laval Barney was ready
to lend assistance with 400 sailors.
The American army for the defense of
Washington was 1000 men. All Of these
were raw recruits excepting 900 enlisted
soldiers and sailors These men were
TO oppose about 5000 English veterans
The Americans had twenty-six pieces Of
artillery, Of which twenty were six
Founders.
The English column moved out Of
Benedict August 20 and was at Noting
ham, fifteen miles from Benedict. on the
evening Of the 2lst. The squadron OF
American Dragons was sent to harass
the enemys TANKS. and the Americans
moved down into Maryland TO meet the
invaders. After getting in touch with
the English at Nottingham an order
came from Washington to General
Winder TO retire He fell back 10 a