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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
MANIFESTO ;
ISSUED BY NICHOLAS /
TO RUSSIAN ARMY

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 26.-A stir
ring manifesto to the army was issued
by the Car to-day in the form of a
message to General Kuropatkin, the
commander in chief of the Russian
army in the Far East, as follows:
Although as head of the military
administration since 1898 you have
worked with energy and asstduity : TO
recrganize and perfect the army, your
work is not yet done. The hour has
come when must summon you to head
my valiant army to defend the honor
and sovereignty of Russia and her SOW
erign rights in the Far East Know
ing your brilliant gifts and the emf
nent preparations for battle, 1 am glad
TO intrust to you the responsible COM
mand Of my Manchurian army against
the japanese on your leaving your
work as Minister. May God help you
in your difilcu1t task, which you With
such self-denial have assumed. In TAX
ing leave of you and thanking you for
your SIX years work for the good Of
my dear army / confer on you the
Order Of St. Alexander Neyski in bril-
liants. Wishing success to you and
trusting to you to transmit to my brave
army my imperial greeting and my
blessing, may God keep you unharmed.
NICHOLAS" ="
The diamond insignia of the Order
Of st. Alexander -Nevksi, which the
Car has conferred upon General Ku-
ropatkin, was accompanied by an auto
graph letter from his Majesty. refer
ring in complimentary terms TO General
Kuropatkin's self-sacrificing readiness
to accept the difficult post of military
commander in chief in Manchuria.
The Red Cross Society has ordered
its Siberian agents to prepare a million
additional pounds of grain and large
quantities of meat and sterilized milk.
Reports have been received here to the
effect that spring is commencing in
Southern Manchuria. The weather is
warm and the ice on the rivers is ex-
pected to break up daily. In Northern
Manchuria the rigors of winter are still
unabated.
The Birshewja Viedomosti says tel
egram has been received from BaRS
Guisburg, who has contract for sup
plying coal to the Russian navy, but
whose present address is not stated,
asserting that twelve armored japanese
ships are now in dock undergoing re-
pairs for the damages inflicted upon
them in their battles with the Rus
SLAMS.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
WAR CORRESPONDENT
GUESTS OF BOHENIANS

The corps of war correspondents that
has been assembling here from all
parts of the globe during the last few
days preparatory to their departure
to-day for the Orient on the steam
ship China were entertained at dinner
last evening at the Bohemian Club by
a number of members of that organiza-
tion. Guests and hosts numbered in
all twenty-four and heartily enjoyed
the several hours passed in exchange
of opinions on the progress of hostili-
ties in the Far East and interesting
stories related by the more prominent
of writer's present.
Those present were: Richard Hard
ing Davis. who goes to the Orient as
the representative of Golfers Week
ly; John Fox Jr., representing Scrib-
ners; James de Conlay Jr of the sgd
ney Chronicle: A. G. Hales of the Lon
don News: l.. T. Lawton of the Lon
don Express: M. H. Donohoe of the
London Chronicle; Paul Cowles, who
is to take charge of the Associated
Press bureau in China; James d.
Phelan, president of the Bohemian
Club: F. w. Hall. vice president; f..
d. Peixotto, secretary; DR.. F. w.
d'Evelyn, Chester Bailey Fernald.
Bruce Porter, Robert l. Aitken, Her
man Sheffauer. Ernest Simpson.
Charles S. Aiken, John McNaught. Will
Irwin. ]. b. Landfield, Professor w.
d. Armes. George T. Bromley and
Colonel Alexander Halves
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FRENCH ATTITUDE
NOT CHANGED BY THE
ACTION OF KOREA

PARIS, Feb. 26.-The French For
eign Office categoricaIly denies the re-
port published in a London paper
that Korea having become the ally of
Japan, under the Korean
treaty, France is thereby repired to
become the active ally of Russia The
officials say the situation does not war
rant such a conclusion and add that
the new treaty does not make the
slightest change in the position of
France.
The Temps ST. Petersburg corre-
spondent telegraphs that the Russian
warships Poltava, Novik, Askold and
Diana have completed the repairs
necessary. He adds that all the ships
damaged are now available for active
service and that the Vladivostok
squadron makes frequent sorties from
that port, which remains open. Ad-
miral Makaroff is expected to arrive
at Port Arthur about March 1.
1t is said that the Government will
ask for the authority of Parliament
to expend $4,000, 900 in completing the
defenses of Saigon, capital of French
COchin-China.
The Foreign Office this afternoon
announced that a treaty of arbitration
between France and Spain had been
signed to-day. The terms are identi-
cal with the recent treaties concluded
between France and Great Britain
and Italy and Great Britain.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

newed evidence of kindly spirit on the
part of the Americans. and that, al
though the Government of the En-
peror is profoundly appreciative OF
these offers. the overwhelming number
of doctors and nurses in Russia viii
scarcely permit her to accept aid from
other countries.
It seems that the ST. Petersburg au-
thorities are besieged with requests
from all over Russia from subjects to
so to the front either in a military
or medical capacity.
One hundred and fifty letters were
received at the Russian embassy to-
day from persons expressing their
sympathy for Russia in the Far East
ern war Many of these are from
business men, who express the hope
that the relations between Russia and
the United States may continue
friendly.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
RUSSIA'S INFLUENCE
IN TIBET TROUBLES
LONDON GOVERNMENT

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Lord Hardwick,
Under Secretary for India, in the House
of Lords to-day, replying to the request
of Lord Rea (LiberaD for further in
formation regarding the British mis-
sion to Tibet. said the Government
was determined to insist on a final
settlement regarding the carrying out
of the convention of 1880. The Tibet
ans had refused to have intercourse
with Great Britain, but the result of
their continual intercourse with Rus
sia had been TO inspire the Tibetans
with a feeling that they had Russia
behind them and, therefore, they need
not fear the British. This i...uation
the Indian Government and his
Majesty's Government could not toler-
ate for a moment.
While Lord Hardwick refused to
pledge the Government regarding the
limit Of Colonel Younghusband's ad-
vance into Tibet, lie said the mission
was friendly, and Colonel Youngbus-
band would do nothing to promote hos
tilities.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
BRITISH STEAMSHIP
STOPPED BY A SHOT
FROM RUSSIAN CRAFT

ADEN, Arabia, Feb. GA Russian
tOrpedo-boat destroyer stopped and
boarded the British Indian steamship
Mombassa, in the Red Sea, on Febru-
ary p. The destroyer fired a gun.
which the Mombassa disregarded. but
a second shot caused the liner to stop.
A Russian officer boarded the Nom
bassa and examined her papers, after
which she was allowed to proceed.
SUEZ, Egypt, Feb. 26.-The Russian
squadron from Jibutil is reported to be
anchored in the Gulf of Suez, twenty
five miles south of Suez. A torpedo
boat destroyer which had already en-
tered the canal, bound northward, has
sailed southwark again - rejoin the
squadron.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
JAPANESE FUGITIVE
WANTED IN HONOLULU
WILL BE EXTRADITED

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26-The Jap
anese Government has agreed to sur
States, under extradition proceedings.
Samuro Adachi. a japanese living in
Honolulu, was charged there with per-
jury committed in connection with the
trial of cases involving alleged impOrta-
ton of Japanese women for immoral
purposes. He fed to Japan. The State
Department has just been informed
that the Japanese Government has
granted it's request for the mans ex-
tradition and has surrendered him TO
an agent for Hawaii, who will sail with
him for Honolulu from Yokohama on
the Siberia to-day
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
japanese Report Of
Attack on Port
Arthur. :

TOXIC, Feb. 27.-The official report
of the attempt made last Tuesday
night to block the entrance of the har-
Dor of Port Arthur reached Toxic last
night (Friday). The report was writ
ten by Vice Admiral Kamimura, divi-
sion commander under Admiral Togo.
The, report reeites that at certain
point near Port Arthur Tuesday even
ing number of merchant steamers,
escorted by a torpedo f1otilla, were dis
patched for the purpose of closing the
entrance to the harbor. The torpedo
.hotilla rejoined the fleet at 10 a. m.
"Wednesday at sea at rendezvous pre-
viously agreed upon and reported that
the steamer Hokoku Maru had been
sunk at the foot of the lighthouse on
the left side of the entrance.
The Bushi Maru was sunk outside,
beyond the Hokoku Maru. The Tenshin
Maru, the Buoy Maru and Jfnsen Maru
were sunk at the foot of Latotche Hill
almost side by side. All the above
mentioned steamers were sunk by their
own crews, who were all safely rescued.
The torpedo hotilla was unharmed. The
torpedo fiotilla also reported that it dis
covered the Russian cruisers Bayan and
Novik together with a few destroyers
in the outer harbor.
After the 1otilla reioined it the
main fleet advanced slowly on Port
Arthur, where it found the Russian
cruisers Bayan, Askold and Novik
moving about the outer harbor and
under cover of the batteries. A bonn
bardment began at long range and at
11:45 a. m. all the ships and batteries
were responding vigorously. Shortly
after noon the Novik retreated into
the inner harbor. The Askold and
Bayan, quickly following, demonstrat-
ed that the sinking of the steamers
had not blocked the entrance of the
harbor. A bombardment of the in
ner harbor was then ordered and for
fifteen minutes all of the heavy guns
of the Japanese fleet threw shells over
the hills into the harbor.
The Japanese were unable to deter
mine the effect of the bombardment,
but saw huge columns of smoke aris-
ing from time to time. In the means
time the Japanese cruiser squadron dis
covered two Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyers at the foot of Laotche Hill and
gave chase. One of the destroyers es-
capped, but the other was pursued into
Pigeon Bay where it was sunk Vice
Admiral Kamimura reports that the
japanese fleet sustained no damage
and did not lose a single man.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
TWO BADLY DAMAGED
JAPANESE WARSHIPS
IN TOW OFF KOREA
Special Cable to The Call and New York
Herald. Copyright 1904. by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.

Herald. Copyright. 1904. by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
CHEFU, Feb. 26.-The crew of a
junk which arrived here to-day re-
ports having passed at a distance
eleven Japanese warships, coming
from the direction of Port Arthur, off
the coast of Korea. Two were being
towed, but owing to the distance the
junk crew was unable to ascertain the
names of the ships. They were visibly
badly damaged.
The following message was sent by
mail from Seoul on February IL:
1T is reported that the Japanese
Minister has informed the Emperor
of Korea that director general or
viceroy who will be a Prince of the
Japanese imperial house, will soon be
appointed to represent Japan in Ko-
rea, but the arrangement would be
temporary only and the Emperor
need not be alarmed
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
SCOUTS OF RIVAL
ARMIES APPEAR IN
NORTHERN KOREA

LONDON, Feb. 27.-"Russian and
Japanese scouts sighted each other
Thursday morning at Sukchen,
twenty-five miles north of Pingyang,
Korea, but did not come into con-
tact" cables the Toxic correspondent
of the Times. THE Russians ae now
moving southwark of the Tumen
River. where the roads are extremely
bad.
The changes in the Korean Cabinet
have brought into power the partisans
of the United States and Japan.
RUSSIAN soldiers have seized the
premises of an American mining COM
pany at Unsan. north Of Pingyang."
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

Continued From Page 1. Column A.
pay for the support of 1900 of such
hardened warriors throughout the war
if the Emperor accept his proposition.
What one hears more often dis
l,cussed than any other question just
now is the probability of trouble be-
tween this country and the United
States. America to-day is looked upon
here as a direct and most formidable
enemy of Russia and Russia's ire is
intense thereat.
Intense activity is shown in Danish
military preparations, increasing the
strength of the forts and raising new
ones on the island of Saltholm. Den
mark is keeping three military trains
under steam for the purpose of rap
idly focusing her strength. This at
tracts much attention here and Is
reckoned as a preliminary step to
closing the Baltic. The Novoe
Vremya calls attention to the fact
that British arsenals are working
night and day with feverish haste
AS IN DAYS OF KNIGHTHOOD.
Like a knight OF olden times before
going to battle, General Kuropatkn
to-day performed the most solemn rites
of the mother church. After fasting
this week he went TO the church in the
Cadet Corps Academy, where he was
educated, and there made his confess
sion and partook of the sacrament. The
officiating priest, holding up the sacred
image of st. Sergius which has just ar
rived in Moscow, blessed the prostrate
commander and bade him godspeed.
The general was shaking with emotion
and embraced many of his assembled
comrades
The Metropolitan of Moscow. who ac-
companied the Ikon of st. Sergius to
St. Petersburg, has received letters
from the Car recalling the overthrow
of the Tartar hordes under its auspices
and prophesying that it also will lead
the Russians to victory over the Jap
anese.
Like millions of their subjects, the
Car and Czarina to-day made confess
sions of their sins. 1t was day of
praise as well as of prayer here, and
the solemn rites attending the cere-
n,onv of confession alternated with
thanksgiving for the news from the
East. Their Majesties confessed in the
church Of the winter palace to Court
Chaplain Yanisheff and afterward
walked in the palace garden.
VISIT THE IMPERIAL TOMBS.
The visit of the Car and Czarina to
the imperial tombs in the Cathedral Of
ST. Peter and St. Paul and the fortress
of ST. Peter and St. Paul occurred this
morning. They prayed for long time
beside the tombs of the Cars father
and brother, and a cheering multitude
greeted them as they drove to the
Chapel of the Saviour In Peter the
Greats house, which is a short dis
tance from the fortress. There they
attended a special service of prayer.
At Kronstadt tonight a general con-
fession was given by Father John of
Kronstadt in St. Andrews Church.
Since the beginning of Lent pilgrims
have been arriving at Kronstadt from
throughout European Russia and the
lodging-houses are full. The church
was thronged with worshipers and
there was an immense crowd outside
With the opening of the service the
congregation began to wall and their
cries. groans and shouts produced a
weird effect. The tumult ceased sud-
denly when Father John arose and pro-
nounced forgiveness Of the sins of all
present.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
Small Damage
To Either Side
At Port Arthur
Continued From Page 1, Column s.

Continued From Page 4, Column 6.
THE enemy's squadron of sixteen
warships approached from the Dalny
side toward the harbor of Port Arthur
at about IL o'clock this morning and
at once opened fire on our three cruis-
ers standing outside the roadstead,
namely. the Askold, the Bayan and
the Novik, and also against the land
forts. The bombardment lasted 4
half hour. At it's conclusion our
cruisers retired into the harbor The
enemy then bombarded one land bat
terry for several minutes. Then the
enemy also retreated, remaining out
of range of our guns.
I'm the meanwhile four Japanese
cruisers separated from the enemy 3
main squadron and went into Golu-
binsja Bay, where they opened a heavy
fire on one of our torpedo boats sta
toned in the bay and also on the coast
batteries. Consequently the commander
of the fort sent troops to this point,
but no landing took place. The bonn
bardment there lasted twenty two
minutes, at the expiration of which the
Japanese cruisers retreated. The loss
on our side this day was one man
wounded in one of the land batteries.
"'Fhe officer commanding at Vladivo-
stok reports that on February "a, early
in the morning, ten of the enemy's
ships were seen south of the islands.
They disappeared on the horizon in the
evening"
FIRING RESUMED AT NIGHT.
PORT ARTHUR, Feb. 26. = Last
night at about 10 o'clock japanese
torpedo boats again unsucess-
fully attempted to approach Port Ar
thur. Firing was heard at sea after
midnight and it is presumed that Rus
sian torpedo boats or torpedo boat de-
stroyers had attacked the Japanese. No
details of the result are at hand.
The Noviski published a condemna-
tionsof the United States for proposing
the naturalization of China.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
CANADIAN PACIFIC
LINERS TRANSFORMED
INTO SHIPS OF WAR

VICTORIA, B. c.. Feb. .26.-By an
order just received here from the
British Admiralty the Canadian Pa
cific steamships of the Empress line,
plying between Victoria and Oriental
ports, have shipped their six-inch
guns and are now armed cruisers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

Special Cable TO The Call and New York
Herald Copyright. 1904 by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
SHANGHAI, Feb. ga large
number of transports have returned
to Nagasaki, where they are busily
engaged in embarking more troops
for the vicinity of Dalny. More than
forty transports will be the total that
have sailed since February 10, and
still larger embarkation is proceeding
from Ujina, near Hiroshima. The lat
ter and not Kioto will be again made
army and navy headquarters during
the war. More than thirty big trans
ports are now at Ujina, which is the
principal troop embarking station,
and an enormous force of soldiers has
been quartered there.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
wisconsin.s capitol Burning.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 27.-The State
Capitol is on fire and half of the build
ing may be destroyed. The entire city
fire department is fighting the fire. At
4:S0 a. m. the fire had been burning for
an hour and was not under control.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
Fire in Big shipbuilding yards.

NEWPORT NEWS, va, Feb. 26.-
Fire of unknown origin broke out in
the angle iron shed of the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company tonight 4
and destroyed the building, the only
frame structure in the shipyard. Loss,
SIS. .000
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching, Blind Bleeding Protruding Piles.
Your druggist VIII refund money II Pazo
niHtrnant fails To cure You IN To IA DAYS. a0cs
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
Stern View as to Neutrality
IS Taken by the State
Department.
Special Dispatch to The Call

is the report to which the Novoe
Nremya refers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

Submarines to Be Shipped by Rail.
CHERBOURG. Feb. 26.-M. Pelletan.
Minister of Marine, has decided that
the submarine vessels destined for the
Saigon Qndo-C China) defense be sent
to Toulon by rail.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
JAPAN Is SENDING
IMMENSE ARMY TO
VICINITY OF DALNY

special Cable to The Call and New York
Herald Copyright, 1904 by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
Russian War
Chief Wants
100000 Men

Continued From. Page I, Column 4
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

As cabled from London on February
%. the Nagasaki correspondent of the
London Daily Telegraph asserted that
.the American squadron, the vessels
OF which are variously reported at
Chefu and Shanghai, is going TO make
a demonstration al the mouth of the
v4l- River" 1t is possible that this
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-06
DO You Keep the Boy Busy!

The Cincinnati Post, in discuss
ing the criminality of boys, says:
There is another side to this boy
criminal business. 1t is the money
side of it. Do you give your boy
money? Has he an income, small,
perhaps, but sure? Does he work
and feel that he is earning money!
We have in mind one father
who was wise enough to realize
that fun and business could be
mixed and a great deal of natural
mischief headed off. He gave his
boy an allowance and nude hin
earn it. 1t was 10 cents week
at the start, and the lad black
ed shoes, kept the walk in front of
the house swept and did lot of
small work. it accumulated for
him on his school holiday.
No, he didn't whine and wonder
why somebody else was not assign
ed the task. He was earning
money. Early in life he tasted
the sweetness of pennies honorably
earned. He thought more of the
10 cents that came to him weekly
because of his labor than the
occasional gifts of morey that
came to him at other periods. He
was a business man. He mad small
conjunction in wasting money
given to him outright, but those
hard-ealned pennies just naturally
gravitated into toy bank. The
saving instinct and the working
instinct were aroused at the same
time. When the weekly salary
was increased to 20 cents, more
labor was added. The boy was
not robbed of his play-spell time,
but he did have duty to perform
did acquire liking fer work, and
there isn't doubt that the pro-
cess helped mold his character.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-06
REGRETTED LEAVING
General Lees Sudden Departure
From Palm Beach

Sh ortly after the expiration Of
his tsrm as governor of Virginia,
General Fitzhugh Lee decided to
rest for few weeks, and selected
Palm Beach, Florida, as the place,
ex-President Cleveland having
also selected that place for few
weeks sojourn. General Lees
emoluments as governor bad not
been very large, and he was not
seeking an expensive hosiery.
Imagine my surprise and cha
grim" he said, GOA arriving late
one evening at Palm Beach, and,
after registering at the hotel, be-
ing escorted with great attention
to suite with this notice on the
door: 'The price of these rooms is
one hundred dollars per day
sit was too late for me to at
tempt to make any change, be,
sides | was given to understand
that the rooms were especially
prepared 70. the ex-governor Of
Virginia. One hundred dollars a
day! Half tina. night l tumbled
and tossed, thinking about the
price of those rooms and wonder
ing where l was going to get the
money. / finally concluded that
the only thing left for me to dc
was to quit that hotel without loss
of time, as it would certainly be
beneath the dignity of an ex-gov-
ernor of Virginia to ask for any
thing cheaper than the room espe'
cially assigned to him. Accord
ingly l arose at an early hour,
packed my trunk and proceeded
to the office. l informed the clerk
that ] had changed my program
and was obliged to leave on the
next train and that / wished my
bill at once.
why, Governor! exclaimed
the clerk, your sudden departure
will prove a great disappointment
as we expected you would remain
several weeks
81 am sorry, too said, 'bu
| must leave on that ten o'clocl
train. Indeed, / was sorry II
leave, but there was that hundred
dollars a day, which | knew
could not pay.
"The clerk, however, made n
move, and i reiterated my reques
for my bill.
"'That's all right, replied tn
clerk. Mr.. Flagler left orders, a
soon as we heard that you wer
coming, that there was to be II
charges as long as you remaine'
with us, whether one day or 81.
weeks. We are only sorry that yo
Gait remain ="
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-04-06
For Conversational Honors

The Old Dominion Sun of Staun-
ton says: Captain John N. Opie,
of this city, has announced his
candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for Congress against
H. D.Flood, the present incumbent.
Captain Opie says he expects to
carry every county west OF the
Blue Ridge and several of the
eastern counties. We are of the
opinion, however, that by the
time Captain Opie gets up against
the Flood machine good and hard,
he will not view things so optimiS-
tically. The Republicans have
been up against this same machine,
and we can speak from experience.
However, Captain Opie being a
stanton man, we wish him success,
but all the same We expect George
Revercomb to make it interesting
for either of them.