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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
Rebels Kill One Hun
drod Ottoman
Soldiers.

SALONICA, Macedonia, Feb. IL
Shemsi Pasha, with 250O Turkish troops
and three guns, is reported to be be-
sieged by 10000 Albanians at Babajhosi,
between Diakova and Ipek. The Turks
are said 20 be without food and water
and have already lost 100 men. Strong
reinforcements under Shakir Pasha are
hurrying to the relief of Shemsi Pasha.
CONSTANTINOPLE Feb. 17.-Six-
teen thousand Albanians are in revolt
in the district of Diakova against the
reform plans of the powers for Mace
donia, and obnoxious taxes. In con-
f1icts which have taken place between
Albanians and Ottoman troops, the lat
ter were worsted. Large reinforce
ments have been dispatched to Dia-
kova The Albanians attacked the
town of Diakova on February 13 and
pIundered and burned a number Of
houses. Turkish forces attacked the
insurgents main position at Babajhosi,
but were repulsed with heavy loss.
Feverish activity continues among
the Turkish authorities on the Bull
garian frontier, in accommodating stores
and repairing roads for the expected
massing of troops.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch re-
ceived here from Sofia says that Rus
sia has officially notified the Bulgarian
Government that any encouragement
given by Bulgaria for the renewal Of
the insurrection in Macedonia will be
regarded as an act of hostility which
would be promptly and fOrcibly re-
sented.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Taking ad-
vantage of Russia's preoccupation in
the Far East, Turkey is preparing for
war with Bulgaria. 1t is learned that
a march into Bulgarian territory is
likely to be made very soon. In prep
aration Turkey has addressed a note
to each of the powers signatory to the
treaty of Berlin, in which she gives the
reasons for her attitude.
Besides legitimate war preparations,
it is learned that Turkey believes Bull
garia to be guilty of unlawful and
criminal traffic with dynamite, which
is being supplied publicly to the rebels.
The revolutionary committees, it is
stated. act undisturbed In all impor-
tant Bulgarian cities, notably in Sofia,
under the eyes of the Government and
with it's encouragement. Active Off
GERS of the army are permitted to join
the rebels.
Turkey is convinced that peace and
order cannot be restored by the paper
reforms conducted by foreign police
ignorant of the complicated racial con-
ditions of those regions and that they
can be restored only by war.
The Moslem population, it is said, is
beginning TO take the matter of its
own protection against Macedonian
dynamiters and terrorists into It's own
hands.
The note sent to the signatory pow
ers is likely to be the last information
given by Turkey before the rupture
takes place.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
Russian Troops Crossing Lake
BaikaI at Rate Of Three
Thousand a Day.

LONDON. Feb. ia telegram has
been received here from Irkutsk dated
fepruary i, saying that the first de-
tachment Of Russian troops has started
from there for Port Arthur.
In dispatch from Vienna the cor
respondent Of the Daily Chronicle re-
peats the rumor TO the effect that
count Cassini. Russian ambassador at
Washington, is 10 be recalled for fail
ure 10 keep his Government properly
Informed Of the state of feeling in the
United States.
PARIS, Feb. 17.-In a dispatch from
Harbin, Manchuria, a correspondent Of
the Matin says the Manchurian news
papers publish a manifesto by the Car.
countersigned by the high mandarins.
which recalls the benefits China has
derived from the friendship Of Russia
Three thousand troops, the corre-
spondent continues, are crossing Lake
Bailzal every day.
The reports that the Russian officers
were ashore when Port Arthur was
alta czed on February 8 are absolutely
false" this correspondent says. They
were all at their posts, for it was in
tended TO have this squadron sail the
following morning for an unknown des-
tination"
CHEFU, Feb 1S.-The Port Arthur
Chefu cable has been cut
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CARNIVAL ENDS
IN BLOODSHED

ROME, Feb. 1.-THE carnival fes-
tivities have resulted in disorder and
bloodshed in Southern Italy and Sicily
Troops and police were obliged to in
tervene and a score or more persons
have been wounded. Many arrests
have also been made.
At Trani a number of Socialists in
masquerade costumes started the
trouble by insulting state institutions
and in the fighting which followed
several officers and soldiers were
wounded. The police then stepped in
and as a result the Jail is now full.
At Piazza Ameria, in Sicily, the mas
querading brought on a conflict be-
tween members of two local political
parties and an attack was made on the
City Hall. The disorder became so
great that troops were called out and
fired on the people to disperse them.
Fourteen of the rioters were wounded.
Quiet was then restored.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
REBEL FORCES
ARE REPULSED

PUERTO PLATA, Santo Domingo,
Feb. ia savage attack on the city
of Santiago has resulted in the COM
plete rout of the rebels by the Govern
ment forces. Many were killed and
wounded on both sides
The attack of the revolutionists had
been expected for some time. On
Tuesday they entered the city un-
molested until they had reached the
Government house. Then the Govern
ment forces opened fire. The rebels
answered and the battle ragged for sew
eral hours. Polin Espaillat, one of the
rebel leaders, fell with a bullet wound
that broke his leg
Panchito Perez and many other
revolutionists were killed, and, seeing
that their attack was futile, the rebels
fed, closely pursued by the Govern
ment soldiers. Espaillat was left on
the field of battle and made prisoner
by the Government troops.
The Government losses are mot
stated. but two officers are known to
have been killed and several men
wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
TREND OF BRITISH
SENTIMENT IN LONDON
AND IN THE FAR EAST

The London Daily News OiberaD dis
trusts Germany's motives in the pres
ent crisis, and counsels non-interference
with Russia in her dispute with japan
over Manchuria and Korea. 1t says in
an editorial on January %:
will it profit us substantially to lose
the newborn friendship of France and
to aid the deep-lafd plans of German
extension? Would it even profit US in
the Far East to find Russia hurled back
and her movement directed southwark
to the Indian Ocean? Are we quite sure
that Russia is not a bulwark against
something even more to be feared-a
great Asiatic rising under japan
against the dominion of the white man?
Do not let us dwell in any fools para
disc as to the aims and motives of the
japanese. They do not love us any
more than they love any other inter-
loper in Asia. Russia stands in her way
to-day. If she win she will kill two
birds with one stone-she will have
turned Russia and England against
each other in Southern Asia. And then
in due season she will enjoy the plum
der and will realize her dreams of Asia
for the Asiatics,' with herself as the
leader in the new empire. We heartily
detest Russian diplomacy, but it is not
our business to cure those evils of her
governmental system while under our
own flag we are setting up such a con-
dition of things as that which prevails
in the Transvaal.
so far as the antagonists are con-
cerned we repeat what we have said
throughout the crisis-that true wis
dom consists in recognizing the fact
that they have to accept each other as
neighbors. If Japan hopes to beat back
Russia utterly she is nursing a vain
dream; if Russia imagineS that Japan
is a mere Oriental barbarian to be bull
lied into surrender, that. too, is to in
vite disaster. We do not take the view
that the trouble is incapable of cure
without a surgical operation. Russia
must recognize that Korea is not her
portion, and on the other hand Japan
must not take too high-handed course
in regard to Manchuria. In Europe we
have learned to tolerate near neighbors
with a certain amount OF cheerfulness
and even security. There is no reason
why the same thing should not be pos
sible in Asia"
The Japan Mail, an English paper
of Yokohama. said on January %:
Germany has received a good deal
Of attention at the hands of Japanese
journalists of late-the Nippon has
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
RMY OF ALBANIANS IS BESIEGING TURKISH FORCE
American BluQjacketS May Land
at NeWchWang to Protect
Consul Miller.

written about her, the Kokumin has
written about her and the Niroku has
written about her. This last journal
calls her a kwajI-dOrObO and affirms
that Tor many years she has been
notnlng else kwaji-dOrObO is a term
VuIgarly applied to a man that takes
advantage OF a cOnfiagratiOn to pur-
loln the property of the unfortunate
victims of the catastrophe; a fellow.
In short, that profits by his neighbor's
calamitieS- The NirOku is always more
vigorous than polite. Less indiscreet.
tne Nippon affirms that among all ma
ions Russia is regarded by the world
as the most untrustworthy, and that
next to her in that unenviable distinc-
uon stands Germany. for whose sake
the Nippon processes to be sorry that
Things are so. This opinion is elected
from our contemporary by the fact
that whereas the attitude of all the
other powers with regard to the situa-
ton in the Far East is clearly known.
the attitude of Germany remains still
obscure"
The Mail also claims that Japan
will Justify confidence in her inter-
national morality. 1t continues:
Less than four years ago, when the
foreign community in Peking, threat
ened with sanguinary destruction. re-
posed its only hope Of salvation in the
promptttude Of succOr from Japan.
not few voices were loudly raised
IN Europe against the danger OF in
trusting TO Japan a task which, IL
successfully carried out, might invest
her with the practical hegemOny OF
oriental races and thus call into real
existence the yellow peril. To-day, on
the eve of a war from which, if she
emerge successfully, it would be na-
tural and reasonable that she should
claim some Overlordship of the ter
. n
Government placing such confidence
IN japanese sef-restraint and Japan
eSe pacific impulses that they guar
antee her freedom from ambition in
the presence of temptations to which
any other nation, if history has been
truly written, would yield incontinent-
Iy and would not be condemned for
yielding. To-day no one seems to fear
that II Japan force her adversary TO
loosen his grip upon Manchuria she
Will herself take his place or think of
retaining what she has won by
strength of arms. 1t is a most sin
gular transition from uncOnCeaIed
doubt to unprecedented faith. and vet
we are absolutely confident that il
subjected to such a trial of her inter-
national morality, Japan would justify
England's confidence"
The following interesting news item
is contained in the Japan Mail Of jan
uary Is:
News from Vladivostok says that
the ice is now a foot thick in the har-
Dor and that it has been found neces-
sary to beach the torpedo craft. The
squadron of vessels lately reported as
anchored in the port seems to have
taken its departure, but nOthina is
publicly known about it's destination.
There can be no doubt that the de-
gree Of frost this year is exceptional
throughout the whole of the Far
/ East"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
COMP ANIES MAY
RENEW COMPACT

The return to this city of w. II. Av-
cry, general agent of the Togo Kisen
Kaisha Steamship Company, and r. P.
Schwerin, manager of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, is anxiously
awaited by the many who are eager to
learn whether the two concerns, in
conjunction with the Occidental and
Oriental Steamship Company. are to
carry on business between this port
and the Orient in the future, as they
have in the past, under an agreement
entered into five years ago. This agree
ment expired two days ago and there
is much speculation as to whether the
representatives of the three steamship
companies have renewed it for another
f1-'e years or some other period. A
report was in circulation yesterday to
the effect that the agreement had been
renewed. but no one here was willing
to confirm the story or to suggest just
what understanding had been arrived
at between General Agent Avery of
the Japanese line and Manager
Schwerin, representing the two Harri-
man companies.
tive years ago. NHen the spanish
war demanded the services of the Pa
cific Mail Company's vessels for the
transportation of Government troops
and material to the Philippines, the
Hartman people found it convenient to
enter into an agreement with their
Japanese rival, wherebyNth latter
should, for a period of five years. re-
ceive a one-third share in all the ORR
entail business originating in this city
or at points along the railroad lines of
the Hartman syndicate. Without
railroad connections the Japanese COM
pany had found itself seriously handi-
capped in competing for passenger and
freight business, and its agent gladly
accepted the proposition made by Man
ager Schwerin, and it's boats, the Nip
pom Maru, America Maru and the
Hongkong Maru, were quickly placed
on the schedule time of the boats the
other company had been forced to use
for the Philippine traffic.
Lately these conditions have
been reversed, the war with
Russia having compelled Japan
to appropriate the Nippon Maru
and the Hongkong Maru for military
service and no other boats have been
put in their places. With the agree
ment between the steamship COM
panies expired a few days ago, the
Toyo Kisen Kaisha Company was
without a boat on the Oriental run
and the Pacific Mail and the Occi-
dental and Oriental companies were
practically masters of the situation.
Just how long the war will last is un-
anese company has no idea of aban-
doning it's ship connections with this
port and will have its steamers run
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Rear Ad-
miraI Evans, commanding the Asiatic
station, to-day transmitted to the Navy
Department a cablegram from Com
mander Staunton of the gunboat
Helena, now in the mud dock at New
chwang, China, in which he says that
conditions there are greatly disturbed
and that he is vigorously investigating
the report that Russian officials have
delayed certain American and British
merchantmen.
In the event that the American Con-
sulate is endangered, 1t is said, Com
mander Staunton will land bluejackets
and marines for the protection of Con-
sui Miller. There is every wish on the
part of this Government not to give
the. slightest cause for complaint by
either Russia or Japan, but the un-
alterable American policy of protect
ing American interests at all hazards
will be adhered to.
The Russian Embassy is being food
ed with offers of assistance from
Americans in various walks of life.
Letters from twelve physicians arrived
to-day. The Russian ambassador has
been obliged to abandon his original
intention to answer each of these Of
fers. with a personal letter but a cor
dial letter of thanks is sent by the en-
bassy to each writer.
The offers are declined, as Russia
does not stand in need of medical or
military aid.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
SECRETARY MOODY
DRAWS LESSON FROM
RUSS0-JAPANESE WAR

BOSTON, Feb. 17.-Secretary of the
Navy Moody. speaking at the annual
dinner Of the New England Rubber
Club tonight, strongly advocated
large navy and declared that if the
United States desired to maintain peace
it must be known that at all times it
was ready for war.
Secretary Moody declared that there
was never time when the Importance
Of power upon the sea was more mani
fest than il was to-day. He referred
to the Russo-Japanese war, and pointed
out that, although one of the nations
was superior in many ways TO the
other, yet the weaker nation, by her
success on the sea, had rendered every
part Of her territory secure from in
vasion. He said in part:
THE United States is weaker than
the other powers so far as submarine
and surface torpedo boats and other
boats under 1000 tons displacement are
concerned, but still is fifth in relative
naval strength and has under construc-
ton a greater amount Of tonnage in
ships than any other country except
Great Britain and almost as much as
that country. This is a great country
and il can afford a great navy, and the
world must know that we are at all
times ready for war.
I'VE are at peace with all countries;
we wish to continue and will continue
in that happy relation if honest diplo-
macy and just regard for the rights of
every nation will maintain peace, but
we must provide a navy so as to pro-
vide for war. If we are strong enough
to enforce the Monroe doctrine, we shall
never have to do it. Let us, then, be
backed by God and by the sea, which
he hath given US for defense. In them
and ourselves our safety lies.
ITO bring about the sea strength, L
believe national honesty at home is
most important We must fight pub
lie dishonesty as if it were loath-
some disease. If money that is appro-
priated to the building of ships be di-
rected to improper uses, then the
United States ships will be as If they
were painted cofins."
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18

ming again as soon as the Japanese
Government sees fit to release them.
1t is generally believed that General
Agent Avery, who is invested with full
power to act in all matters concerning
the foreign company, has come to
some understandingwith the Hartman
representatives during his stay in the
East and that the three lines will con-
tinue to operate under an extension
of the agreement of the last five years.
The fact that Avery has been paying
his usual annual visit to Washing
ton for the purpose of arranging rates
for the carrying of Government Of
ficials to and from the Orient
strengthens the opinion here that the
American and foreign lines will con-
tinue business on friendly basis
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
RADIUM ACTS
AS PAIN KILLER

CHICAGO, Feb. ia dispatch to
the Tribune from Ann Arbor,
Mich, says: The possibility of US
ing radium to convert ordinary
rain and we'll water into a min
eraI water, more highly medicinal than
anv known natural mineral water, has
been demonstrated at the University of
Michigan in a series of experiments
covering the last ten weeks. In search
ing for a method by which radium
could be applied to the interior of II
cancer without danger of the terrible
radium or X-ray burns, it has been
demonstrated that the immersion of a
sealed tube in pure, distilled water for
twenty-four hours produces radio-ac-
tive water of powerful effects. In the
treatment of cancer this water stopped
pain in ten minutes.
The patients now under the radium
water treatment at the university are
one with a cancer of eighteen years
standing. and several with the ordi-
nary nose and breast cancers. The
eirhteen-year -old cancer has had six
weeks of water treatment and from
the first five minutes treatment pain
has been almost wholly absent. In each
of the other cases pains stopped i'm
mediately.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
New Opera CoIdIy Received.

MILAN, Feb. 17.-"Madame Butter
fly" an opera by Giacomo Puccini, was
produced for the first time here at the
Scala Theater tonight. 1t was re-
ceived rather coldly. Signor Mascagni
was among those present.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
THREE THOUSAND
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
CROSS YALU RIVER

SEOUL, Feb. 16.-The arrival of
5000 Russian troops across the Yalu
River, opposite Wiju, is officially re-
ported by the Japanese authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18

said, that orders for material and sup
plies for Port Arthur and Vladivostok
have so increased within late years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18

KISHINEv, Feb. 1.-THE second trial Of
prisoners connected with the massacres will be-
gin Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18
DON'T NEGLECT

Your Stomach and Bowels. So
much depends upon them. Your
health, happiness, and even your
life is controlled largely by these
organs. 1t IS therefore very inn
nortant at the first symptom of
the stomach becoming weak or
the bowels constipated that you
take a few doses of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. 1t is the best
Stomach and Bowel medicine in
existence, and positively cures
Heartburn, Indigestion, Dyspep-
sia. Constipation and Malaria.
Try it.
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18

to-day
5000

A thirty = dollar dresser
and in three woods-golden
oak, birdseye maple and
mahoganized birch. The
drawers all have swelled
fronts, and the oval mirror
is genuine French bevel
plate, 23 by 20 inches.
Height to top of mirror
frame, 70 inches; width, IS
inches.
This offer is positively for
to-day Thursday only,
and we have decided to sell
only one dresset to each
buyer at the special figure.
A genuine " Breuner
value, remember-the kind
that made many friends for
us in our old store
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-18

ADVERTISEMENTS.
La Junta tribune., 1904-02-20
aoosevs,r Aso ,a.AaaA.

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For several hundred years the
project Of q canal across the Isth-
mus Of Panama has been discussed
by the foremost men OF all nations.
And the necessity for such \ water
way became greater; the interest
in the matter increased. In 1880,
the DeLessps. after successfully
completing the Suez canal, began
work on the Panama canal. Ow-
ing to The corruption OF some Of
the French officials connected with
il, their efforts ended in . dismal
failure. Although the demand for
the canal continually increased;
nothing further was done until the
Spanish American war. when the
famous voyage of the Oregon
taught the United States a great
objec. lesson and showed the
necessity for the canal to he I'M
perative.
\ committee, which was known
as the Walker commission, was
appointed to investigate matters
and to select a route for the canal.
This committee reported that both
the Nicaraguan and the Panama
routes were feasible, but that the
Panama canal could be built for
less money, providing satisfactory
terms could be made with the
French company. The liability OF
the Nicaraguan territory to volcanic
eruptions and difficulties in engin-
eeTing. both OF which were avoided
by the Panama route, together
with the fact that the French COM
psny was willing to meet our
terms, resulted in a unanimous
decision in favor OF Panama. Ne.
gotiations were opened with Col
umbi. to secure a right OF way
Through the lsthmus and arrange
the other matters connected with
it, which eliminated in what. was
known as the Hay HeTran treaty.
This treaty met all the demands Of
Columbia's representative and was
ratified by the Senate OF the United
States. On being submitted 10
the Columbian Senate it was un-
tremendously turned down, and
all hope of a canal, Tor a number
Of wears at least, was lost.
Panama. for a long time, had
been dissatisfied with the unjust
and oppressive rule of Columbia.
When this action, of Columbia,
which was SO radically opposed to
the welfare and development OF
Panama, was made known, she
Immediately rebelled. President
Roosevelt promptly recognized the
new republic. Panama at once
signifed its willingness to make a
canal treaty, with the United
States. The representatives OF
the two governments met and
drew up the Hay.Vsrilla treaty,
which was for more satisfactory
than the Hay. y.Herran treaty.
As the events transpired on the
Is,hmus a little too rapidly for
some people to grasp the situation,
they at once came to the conclu
sion that the President had acted
rashly and without due consider
alton. This opinion was strength
ened by the stand taken by some
newspapers, and by the opposition
Of some Democratic Senators, who
endeavored to make party capital
ont OF it. Perhaps the greatest
influence brought to bear against
it was by the trans continental rail
roa,is, which have been opposed
to any canal at all, and which have
plenty Of newspapers to support
this cause. These newspapers
went so far as to accuse the Presi-
dent Of stirring up the revolution
in Panama and Of abusing his
authority in recognizing the repub
lie Of Panama.
BY making a careful study Of