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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
COlOred Man Devises an En-
blem Around Which His
Brethren Shall Rally
WEEPING WILLOWSTAFF
Banner Will Present POr-
traits of Five Foremost
Leaders of the Race
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CINCINNATI, June 2s.-Professor H.
Y. Arnett, financial representative Of
WiIberforce University and son OF
Bishop B. Arnett Of the African Meth
odlst Episcopal Church. has devised a
plan whereby the plaintive wall,
Every nation has a fag but the ne
gro," will be a thing OF the past
A flag has been decided upon and II
may soon wave from every colored in
stitution. Professor Arnett thinks that
the staff should be made OF weeping
willow to commemorate the fact that
the women and children IN slavery
days knelt and prayed under weeping
willow trees. In the center will be a
picture Of FIVE representative colored
men who stand for the ENLIGHTENMENT
Of the race.
Portraits Of Frederick Douglass. Ma
jor Martin r. Delaney. the late Bishop
Richard Allen. the late Bishop Daniel
A. Payne and Booker 7. Washington
will be on the flag.
Professor Arnett believes the colored
people need a flag Of this sort and that
it will to a certain extent solve the
race question.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
SCOUTS LOSE THEIR HORSES.
Escape on Foot From Japanese Pur-
suers After Hard Journey.

MUKDEN, June IS. Messengers
who arrived here to-day announce that
a scouting column from Korea lost all
its horses. The soldiers had to return
on foot, taking turns in carrying the
sick and wounded. Their journey oc-
cupied eleven days and they were con-
stantly followed by Japanese, with
whom they had many slIirmishes.
Viceroy Alexieff received the mes
sengers and presented them with
medals, after which they proceeded to
Liaoyang with information from Cen
eral Kuropatkin.
Five Chinese robbers were executed
here to-day.
There are constant skirmishes to the
southwark and big battle is expected.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29

NEW YORK, June 29.-The World
has the following copyrighted cable
gram from Tientsin: 1T is believed
that the Japanese losses were one bat
tleship, two cruisers and five destroy
ers in Thursdays engagement. Subse-
quently the Japanese began stimuli
taneous bombardment and land attack
on Port Arthur, but were repulsed."
CHEFU, June 29, p. m.-Chinese
arrivals from Port Arthur report a
large vessel, presumably a Russian
vessel, on the rocks ten miles southeast
of Liaotshan prom0ntory. Three fun
nels and two masts are above water.t
The Chinese also state that after the
Japanese fleet moved away from the
entrance to Port Arthur on June "a
the Russian fleet again emerged, re-
naming out a short time.
Fighting is reported to be continuous
on land and frequent from the sea.
LONDON, June 28.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Toxic says it is re-
ported that another Russian battleship
has been discovered stranded off Tiger
Rock. 1t is presumed she was wrecked
while returning to Port Arthur after
the recent naval engagement.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 2S.-News
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
KUROPATKIN ORDERS A RETREAT OF HIS ARMY,
BUT ADVANCING JAPANESE WILL FORCE BATTLE
Russian Commander in Chief Retiring NOrthward While
His FIanks Are Being Continually Harassed by the
Brown LegiOns of KurOki and Oku.

portion Of the southern Japanese army
is moving northeastward with the in
tention of joining General Kuroki's
force.
AT noon to-day our cavalry was
hotly engaged near Seuyuchen.
"All the reports of the last few days
state that the forces of Japanese ar
rayed against our Manchurian army
consist of eight or nine infantry divi-
sions and several brigades of reserves,
which also occupy positions in the
fighting line"
Molten pass and Fenshui pass are
about due east of Liaoyang. Ia pass
is midway between and north of Mo-
tien and Fenshui passes, and is be-
tween Liaoyang and Mukden and about
seventy-fve miles from the railroad
connecting Liaoyang and Mukden. 1t
will thus be seen that the japanese
forces which have occupied the passes
mentioned are turning the left flank
of the Russian position at Liaoyang
and are threatening the railroad con-
Meeting Laoyang and Mukden.
OIIU TAKES THE OFFENSIVE.
The telegram from General Kuropat-
kin, as published in a special edition
of the Official Messenger, informed St.
Petersburgers that General Kuroki's
army had crossed the three passes of
the Fenshui Mountains and was ad-
vancing in strong columns from Stu
yen on Haicheng and from Fengwang-
cheng on Liaoyang, while portions of
General Oku army were moving north
eastward along mountain paths to
strengthen the attack on Haicheng.
The same telegram reported a cavalry
engagement at Senuchen, indicating
that the Japanese retreat southwark
was only a feint, as forecasted in these
dispatches.
General Oku has again assumed the
offensive and is supporting General
Kuroki. The Russian resistance is CEN
tered in the region east Of Tatchekiao.
The japanese have failed to make an
advance in this direction, which is re-
garded as denoting the presence of a
large Russian force at Tatchekiao.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
MAY ENTRAP KUROPATKIN.
japanese Attempting to Cut of the
Retreating Russians.

TOXIC, June 2S.-Unofficial Jap
anese experts would be surprised were
Kuroki to throw his army against the
Russian position at Molten Pass. 1t
seems fairly safe TO say that his tao
tics in that quarter are designed 10
hold the Russians in the pass, pending
further development of the cam
paign in the west. General Oku's
army has already strategically out
flanked Kuropatkin's chief mountain
strongholds. Their evacuation proba-
bly, will be automatically accom-
plished, as the hero of Nanshan forces
his way northward
OF course, if any position in front
of either the army at Fengwangcheng
or the army at Takushan is weakly
held it will be seized. Moreover,
strong pressure Will be maintained ali
along the line in order to prevent the
transferrence of troops to support the
Russians who are opposing the I'd
vance of Oku. General Kuroki still
keeps a considerable force well to the
north, apparently with the intention
of attempting to intercept kuropat-
kins retreat, should the Russian COM
mander in chief try to retreat and 1t
should prove impossible to send an in
tercepting column straight over the
mountains toward LiaOyang.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
Tentsin Correspondent Claims That the japanese AOO'
Eight of Their Fleet of War Vessels in the Battle
on Thursday off Port Arthur.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

from the Port Arthur squadron is ca
gerlv awaited. The city is full OF
rumors, chiefly based on foreign teie-
grams. A report that Rear Admiral
Withoeft, in command of the naval
forces at Port Arthur, sailed on arter
giving battle to the Japanese receives
the most credence. Withoeft is known
to have full authority to leave Port
Arthur If he deems it advisable, ana ne
possibly preferred not risking return
to the harbor, which might again De
blocked, preventing his egress at
critical moment. Consequently that
official may now be steaming to join
the VIadivostok cruisers. The Minister
of Marine is anxiously expecting fur-
ther report, but none had been received
up to the hour OF filing this dispatch.
TOXIC, June 2S.-An unconfirmed re-
port has been received from the island
of Hokkaido that ships resembling the
Russian VladivostOk squadron had ap-
peared off there on June q. Similar
reports have been received from other
places along the northern coast Of ia
pan. The Naval Office does not give
credence to these reports.
SEOUL, Korea, June 28.-It Is ru-
mored here that the Russian Vladivos-
tok squadron has again left that port.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
Doctor Demands Damages.

DIR. M. e. Van Meter yesterday be-
gan suit against the United Railroads
for $4,000 damages for personal in
juries and s2500 for loss of income to
his practice through being con-
fined to his home for ten weeks. In
his complaint he says that he board
ed an Ellis-street car at the corner of
Taylor street and that because Of the
crowd on the car he was compelled to
stand on the footboard. While other
passengers were attempting to get on,
the car started, it is said. and another
car approaching on the other track
struck the plaintiff and badly injured
his knee.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
TIBETANS DRIVEN FROM
STRONGHOLDS IN VALLEY

LONDON. June 29.-The Times cor
respondent at Gyangtse, Tibet, under
date Of June 2S, says:
General Macdonald commenced
clearing operations this morning by a
wide movement down the valley to the
westward, his objective point being the
Tsrcnen monastery, a stronghold along
the Shigatse road. By the end Of the
day the Tibetans had been cleared
from every position in the valley in the
face Of rife fire and heavy volleys Of
stones"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
NEW ORDER Is ISSUED
BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Several Labor Unions Fill Their Roll
of Officers for the Ensu-
fnn Term
ing Term.


The Southern Pacific has issued an
order to the men in the carshOps max
ing nine hours instead of ten a days
labor.
Preparations are being made by the
unions to receive the delegates to the
convention of the American Federation
of Labor.
The following labor unions have
elected their officers for the ensuing
term:
Furniture Handlers Union No. 1-President.
Charles Klotz: vice president ". 4. Clark:
secretary. George Seller. treasurer. S. d. Pres
ton; financial secretary. A 5. Alexander;
warden George MaiIIott: conductor Thomas
ToDes. trustee for sfgbreen months ] A VIII
liams: delegates 10 Building Trades Council.
Charles Klotz. 5. d. Preston and A S Alex
Helpers Division No. 65 Of the B. B. L.
Of A.-President John r. MathesOn; vice pres
ident, NJ. E Tierney; treasurer FeIer Be-
more; recording secretary, j. - 1rdeslers
financial secretary. T j. Emery; corresponding
SSSIS p =, rS-1T---- -. -
j. Emery; trustees. j. NJ wilson, Albert CaI-
son and Thomas BlumenrOther. Inspector j.
DAILY; inside guard. John Ahern: delegates %
Iron Trades Council John r Matheson. I. j.
Emery and Thomas Regan; delegates TO Labor
Council. r. J. Emery. John r. Matheson and
sheet and Metal Workers Union No. 1O4-
President and business agent. James A Doyle;
vice president Charles j. Morrison: recording
secretary J. B. Outland: corresponding sec-
retary Harry COsten; financial secretary. II.
A Wessing: treasurer. Charles Grahm; war
den ]. ]. Kelly: conductor, A L. Ebinger;
trustee William stark. delegates 70 Building
Trades Council. W 4. Reeves. James j. Den
by Fl Boardman. Charles ]. Morrison and J..
o. Barton: delegates TO district council. j. A
DOYLE and Harry Costen-
Sign and Carriage Painters Union. Oakland
President H {. Whitney; vice president. f.
Bloom; recording secretary. j. Blaess, nndnclal
secretary. G. Philbrick: treasurer a. r. PREM
WILLIE. warden NJ B. Mckinley; conductor. :.
Nuggridge Inspector A. FARMER; trustee, r.
F. Jennings
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
NO QUARTER GIVEN.
Russian Newspapers Says War is De-
generating Into Senseless Brutality.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 2S.-The
Novoe Vremya, to-day. calling atten-
ton to the statement that Don Jaime
de Bourbon was an eyewitness to the
killing Of Russian wound at Vafan-
Cow, declares that something must be
done quickly to prevent the war degen-
Grating into the senseless brutality
which the Japanese practices indicate.
The paper urges the Russian newspa-
per correspondents in the field to show
up the authors of this brutality and Sc
cure the evidence of eye-witnesses and
photographs, in order that The Hague
Convention may be invoked.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
KNOX AND CORTELYOU
SAY THEIR FAREWELLS

WASHINGTON. June 2S-Attorney
General Knox and Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Cortelyou took leave
of their Cabinet associates at to-day's
meeting. Their successors, Secretary
Moody 'and Victor H. Metcalf, are ex-
pected 10 take the oaths of their new
Offices on Friday, the beginning Of the
news fiscal year. Paul Morton, Secre-
tary MoOdy's successor in the Navy
Department probably will not as
sumo the duties Of his Office until next
Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
Caurbt in a sidewalk Elevator.

John ShrOgg, a cellar attendant at
6O7 Market street, was caught in the
lift of a sidewalk elevator yesterday
morning and nearly killed. ShrOgg
was standing on the lift when the
table suddenly shot upward, carrying
him with it against the cover. This
fortunately was not bolted. He re-
ceived a severe blow on the side of the
head. breaking the cheekbOne on the
left side of his face. The injured man
was treated at the Central Emergency
Hospital by DR.. Stevens.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
RUSSIA BOUGHT SUBMARINE.

FREDRIKSTAD, Norway. June 2S.
A letter received here from a sailor
on board the Norwegian steamship
Fortuna of Bergen. which left New
York on June 5 for Cork, Ireland, says
that the submarine boat which was on
board the Fortuna was purchased by
Russia and was shipped on the Fortuna
to Kronstadt. whence it was forwarded
by train to Vladivostok.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
FOR CALIFORNIA CROPS

WASHINGTON, June %. - The
Weather Bureaus weekly summary Of
crop conditions says: On the Pacific
oCOast the weather conditions have
been faVOrabl in California, but Ore
gon and Washington have suffered
from drouth and low temperatures.
In California harvesting conditions are
unchanged.
On the North Pacific Coast the pros
poets for spring wheat have been ma
terially lessened by dry, cool weather
and recent frosts.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
JAPANESE SPIES CAPTURED.

NARVA, Russia. June 2S.-Two Jap
anese, masquerading as itinerant organ
grinders and attired in Bulgarian cos
tune. were arrested here yesterday.
Their organ was searched and was
found to contain maps of the Baltic
coast line and surveying instruments
The prisoners confessed. 1t is be-
lieved that one of them is a colonel on
the japanese general staff and that the
other is his orderly. Both men were
sent to st. Petersburg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
LIKE SIEGE OF vICKsBURG.
Port Arthur Civilians Are Living i'm
Caves and Underground Cells.


CHEFU, June 2S.-Letters received
here to-day from Port Arthur, dated
June %, give no news, but convey an
idea Of the conditions prevailing in the
besieged city. One writer says the
civilians, though knowing something of
what is occurring, are ignorant of the
progress of the war. Little information
leaks out. Most of the non -combatants
have caves in the hills or underground
cells. where they spend the nights in
safety. Bands play occasionally in the
parks and the prices of food are slight
ly higher. The Chinese are suffering
severely in many ways, as a result of
the fighting.
The Red Cross nurses, in the absence
of regular work, have established eat
ing houses for the needy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
IN FEAR OF BRIGANDs.
Foreigners in Newchwang Imperiled
by the Lawless Chunchus.

NEWCHWANG, June 2S.-Brigands
are again active in this vicinity. They
attacked a village two miles south of
here last night and the natives and
foreign residents fear that, on account
of the Russian reverses, if the Japan
ese troops do not arrive within a few
days the brigands will become bolder
and enter this city. This they could do
easily. as it lies practically unprotect-
ed The Russians have less than sew
enty-five men in the city proper, with a
few Chinese police, who. it is believed,
are in league with the outlaws.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
JAPANESE HOLD PICNIC
TO CELEBRATE VICTORY
Sweethearts Make Merry Near
San BernardinO.

SAN BERNARDINO, June 2S.-About
eighty japanese, male and female,
gathered at Urbita Springs to-day and
held an all day picnic. The little
brown people came principally from
Riverside, where there is quite a col
ony.
The American stars and stripes and
the Japanese rising sun were conspic-
uously displayed on the grounds, and
there was no little talk and celebration
over the numerous victories of the little
brown men in the Far East. Some
drove up TO the city in their rigs. On
one side of the carriage was displayed
the American flag and on the other the
MikadO'S
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
BELIEVED EPPINGER.

On cross-examination by Attorney
mony:
Did you rely upon the statements
made you by Mr.. Eppinger?" he was
asked.
Il relied upon them absolutely
How much did you pay toward the
prosecution of Mr.. Eppinger?"
Five hundred dollars"
How much did he ever owe your
house at one timer"
ITO the best of my recollection it was
$50 0G0"
The witness further said that
the money was always loaned
on warehouse receipts and the
only member of the firm with
whom he ever did business was
Jacob Eppinger.' He had never actu-
ally demanded any wheat from the
firm until after the failure and could
not state positively whether all the
loans made the firm had been made
through him personally or merely on
his general instructions.
AS was expected, a night session was
held but it was productive of little
aside from wordy arguments. Sheriff
Veale of Contra Costa County was
placed on the stand and questioned re-
garding the alleged tender of 800. to
James Deming for a warehouse book
and an offer of a salary of 800 per
month until the conclusion of the trial.
The arguments of counsel on these
points were not concluded when court
adjourned until $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
Japanese Lifeboats washed Ashore.

VLADIVOSTOK, June 28.-Three
Japanese lifeboats have been thrown
up near the village of Kiongsien. One
of them, from its lettering, belonged
to the transport Kinshiu, sunk by the
Vladivostok cruisers on April 29. The
others apparently belonged to Japan
ese warships.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29

PITTSBURG June 2s-ResoIutions de-
nouncing most of the officials of Colorado were
adopted by the North American Turnerbund
to- day. The convention OF 1906 will be held
in Newark n. ].
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
KNIGHT REPORTED KILLED.

TIENTSIN. June est is reported
that Edward F. Knight, the corre-
spondent of the London Morning Post
with the Japanese army, was killed
at Wafangtien.
Several engagements between the
Russian and Japanese forces have
been reported as having occurred at or
near Wafangtien, that town having
been occupied by the Japanese on
June 10, and it is possible that if the
report of knights death be true he
was killed in one of these battles.
Spectators at one of the engagements
say that they saw three horsemen ap-
pear on hill, one of whom resembled
either an American or British attache.
This man fell from his horse when the
Russians fired and evidently was
killed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29

MRS ZEILE'S STANDARDIZATION w
Zeile was yesterday appointed executor of the
will of his deceased wife Sophie s. Zeile
without bonds The estate is valued at
s10o. 600.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
Two Famous War Cores
pondents Perish in the
Far East.
One SuccumbS to Illness and
the Other Is Shot Dur
ing Battle.

NEWCHWANG, June cS.-H. j.
Middleton, the Associated Press cor
respondent with the Russian head
quarters near Liaoyang, in Manchuria,
died on Sunday from enteric dysen-
terry.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
SAYS He WILL
TIE Up CASE
Attorney Ach Threatens to
Bring the Eppinger Trial
Into the Federal Courts

Just as Judge Lawlor's court was
about to adjourn last night Attorney
Henry Ach, chief counsel for the de-
fense, announced his intention of fur
ther delaying the trial of Jacob Eppin-
ger if necessary in order to obtain GER
tain documents. Ach said he had been
informed that the prosecution was in
possession of certain documents which
would be of use to the defense and
asked that the court make an order
compelling the District Attorney to
surrender them to him. Attorney
Campbell argued that the court had
no authority to make such an order
and Judge Lawlor said he would take
the matter under advlsement.
ACH GIVES NOTICE.
VERY WE'LL" said Mr. Ach, but 1
give notice at this time that if an ad-
verse ruling is made 1 will take the
matter into the Federal courts, even
if it does tie up the case.
The days proceedings were barren of
sensation, although much testimony
was given by local and outside bankers
regarding transactions with the de-
funct grain firm.
The prosecution sought, through its
witnesses, TO show that Jacob Eppinger
knew his firm was on the brink of ruin
long before the collapse in June, 1908,
and had borrowed money on receipts
for grain which was not in the ware
house r. NJ. Welch of the San Fran
cisco Savings Union told of money
loaned Jacob Eppinger in April, 1901.
When asked to pay the note a short
time prior to the failure, Eppinger had
said that he would give wheat of equal
value to that called for in the receipts
and would pay the balance on June 1.
To the knowledge of Mr. Welch the
payment was not made and the firm
failed on June s.
l. w. Hellman, president of the Ne
vada National Bank, gave some inter-
esting testimony as TO mis- dealings
with Jacob Eppinger and the handling
of warehouse receipts. He told. of Ep-
pinger's visit to him to negotiate loan
and his faith in the business standing
of the firm.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29
CAME TO SAN FRANCISCO.

Upon the opening of the Pacific
cable at San Francisco Middleton was
sent to institute the cable department
of the Associated Press in that city.
With the imminence of the Russo
japanese war he was among those
drafted for that service by the Asso-
ciated ress. He sailed from San
Francisco on January 3 for Yoko-
hama, thence to Shanghai. With the
progress of events he went to Seoul
but on account of his knowledge of
languages was finally ordered to join
the Russian headquarters in Man
churia and to do so he went to Chefu,
from Chefu to Peking, thence to Tien-
tsin and from the latter point to New
chwang, where he entered the Rus
sian lines and proceeded to Mukden,
joining Viceroy Alexieff's headquar-
ters. Later he proceeded to Liaoyang
and there recently reported several
engagements
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-29

Henry John Middleton, the first of
the American war correspondents to
lose his life at the front in the present
conflict, was representing the Asso-
ciated Press at General Kuropatk1n' S
headquarters near Liaoyang. He was
taken sick with enteric dysentery less
than week ago and only on Sunday
was a dispatch received from him in
which he requested that a substitute
be sent to relieve him. He was about
33 years of age, unmarried and was
born in London.
Middleton was a vivid descriptive
writer, a linguist, a student and one
Of the best posted men on interna-
tional affairs. He became connected
with the London Bureau of the Asso-
ciated Press in 1892 and filled almost
every position except superintendent
in that office.
While his career contains many re-
markable journalistic feats which
brought him praise. perhaps his most
brilliant work was in reporting for the
Associated Press the Dreyfus trial at
Rennes, where he made a name for
himself in competition with such well
known men as Julian Ralph and Harry
spect he obtained at that time. Though
unasssted, he often forwarded four
and five columns a day of the interest
ing pictures and dramatic incidents of
that great case.