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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
PERSONAL.

DR.. w. d. Miner of Sacramento is at
the Grand.
DR.. S. c. Rogers of Watsonville is at
the Grand.
Attorney Frank H. Short of Fresno
is at the Palace.
DIR. and Mrs. Thomas Flint of San
Juan are at the Palace.
J.. p. Lauretzen. proprietor of hotel
at Salinas, is at the Grand.
II. C. Bowers, a hotel proprietor Of
Portland. is at the St Francis.
Mark l.. Mcdonald, capitalist of
Santa Rosa. is at the Palace.
T. L. Bullock. general manager of
the Sierra Railway, and wife are at
the st. Francis.
William P. Harmon. head of a big
dredging concern near Oroville, is reg
istered at the Palace.
J. II. Brooks; manager of the Hotel
Vendome of San Jose. arrived at the
ST Francis yesterday.
J. r. Lamper, one of the leading
shoe manufacturers of Lynn, Mass.
arrived at the ST. Francis yesterday.
William r. Thorsen, a prominent
lumber man of Wisconsin, who is in
terested in the West Side Lumber Com
pany in Tuolumne County. and wife
are registered at the st. Francis.
Mrs. G. M. Schwab. wife of the
Pittsburg steel magnate, arrived here
yesterday in a private car, accom-
panied by party of lady friends, in
Guiding Mrs. S. A. Brown of New
York, Mrs. NJ. r. Ward of Pittsburg,
Miss Schrubbie of New York and Mrs.
Bierwerth of New York. The ladies
are registered at the st. Francis.
where they will await Mr.. Schwab and
a party of friends, who are inspecting
mines in Tonopah and are due here
tO-nipht
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
New Maccabee Regiment.

A new regiment of the Uniform
Rank of the knights of the Macca-
bees, to be known as the Thirteenth,
was mustered in at the Maccabee ar
mory on Golden Gate avenue last
week. 1t is made up of divisions To-
Gated in San Francisco. Oakland and
other places in the vicinity. c. w.
Seeley, captain of San Francisco Di-
vision, veteran of the Spanish Amer
ican war. was chosen colonel of the
regiment; William Hill of Sacramento
No. 5, lieutenant colonel; c. E. Mont
gomery, late of the Twelfth Regiment,
major of the first battalion: George f.
Hilton of Vallejo, major of the Second
Battalion, and L. l.. Riley of San Jose,
major of the Third Battalion. H. u.
Ensign of Oakland was appointed reg
mental adjutant, with the rank of
captain; George V. Leroi of San Fran
cisco, regimental quartermaster, with
the rank of captain; Roy E. Edwards,
regimental commissary, with the rank
of captain. Orders have been issued
for the elections to fill vacancies that
have been created by promotions from
various divisions.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
ACTIVE THIEF
At UNIVERSITY
Culprit Enters the Stanford
Laboratory and Purloins
Two Valuable Microscopes
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 1S
On Friday night the geology labor
atory of the university was broken
into by burglar and two very valu-
able microscopes were stolen No cleW
has been obtained of the culprit nor
has any trace been found of the stolen
property.
The loss of the microscopes was not
discovered until to-day, but it has been
determined by the authorities that the
theft occurred on Friday night on ac-
count of the fact that one of the geol-
ogy students on Saturday morning dis
covered the hole in the window pane
through which the burglar unfastened
the lock and raised the window.
The two microscopes were valued at
$500 and were very fine instruments.
This burglary recalls the one of a
few months ago when a pair of eX-
pensive balances were taken from the
assay laboratory and were found in a
field adjoining the building the morn
ing after the burglary. The character
of that theft is so similar to the one
of Friday night that there seems a
likelihood that there is some connec-
ton between the two
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CORRESPONDENTS WAITING.
Newspaper Men Cannot Enter Russian
Lines Without Permission.

NEWCHWANG, April 19.-With re-
gard to the admission of correspond
ents of foreign newspapers to the Rus
sian lines, no action is expected until
Viceroy Alexieff returns to Mukden.
1t is believed that a strict inspection
of every correspondents credentials
will be insisted upon before he is per-
mitted to join the Russian army.
Admiral Alexieff is at present at
Port Arthur, where he has succeeded
the late Vice Admiral Makaroff to the
command of the Russian fleet there.
1t has been intimated from ST. Peters
burg that Alexieff will remain at
Port Arthur until the arrival of Vice
Admiral Strydloff, who has not yet
left ST Petersburg for the front.
About twenty correspondents have
been waiting at Newchwang for sever
al weeks past for permission to join
the Russian army. The authorities
told them on April l that they could
soon go forward, but the disaster to
the Petropavlovsk and the death of
Vice Admiral Makaroff resulted in
Viceroy Alexieff going to Port Arthur
and he only can authorize the news
paper men to enter the lines.
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Late Shipping Intelligence
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Monday April 49,
Schr corinthian, winther days from AL
bion.
OUTSIDE BOUND IN.
II D m-Schr Eric
DOMESTIC PORTS.
COOS BAY-Arrived Apr 1s-Stmr Empire
hence Abr 16.
TATOOSH-Passed in Apr 1s-Br ship Thrill
mere, from San Pedro
PORT BLAKELEY-Arrived Apr 1S-Br
ship Castle Rock, from Port Gamble
Sailed Apr 1S-Ger bark Artemis, for West
Coast South America
PORT TOWNSEND-Sailed Apr 1S-Bark
Hecla, from Oyster Harbor for Koggiung.
GRAYS HARBOR-Arrived Apr 1S-Schr w.
H. Smith, from Redondo; schr A. j. West,
from Santa Rosalia; schr Annie NJ Campbell
from San Pedro; schr Marion, from San Pedro
Sailed Apr 1S-Schr Lizzie Vance, for San
Francisco.
OCEAN STEAMERS.
NEW YORK-Artived Apr 1S-Stmr Hell
ligio. from Copenhagen. Stmr Minneapolis
from London. passed Nantucket lightship al
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. April 1S-Stmr
Bostonian, from Boston.
NAPLEs--Arrived Apr 1s-stmr Pallada
from New York
BREMEN-Arrived Apr 17-Stmr Princess
Alice, from New York, via Plymouth.
GLASGOW-Sailed Apr 16-Stmr Corin-
THAN, for Quebec.
HAMBURG Sailed Apr 1s-stmr Bulgaria
for New York
SOUTHAMPTON-Sai Apr 1S-Stmr Va.
derand, from New York, for Antwerp.
CHERBOURG-Arrived Apr 1s-Stmr Kaiser
Wilhelm III, from New York via Plymouth
for Bremen. and proceeded.
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Nicholas May Cheer
His Defenders
in Camp.
Emperor's Depart
ure for Manchuria
Expected.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VIENNA, April 1S.-Russia's discom-
future in the Far East has revived the
report that the Car is likely to join
the headquarters of the army in Man
churia. 1t is asserted in remarka bly,
well informed Russian circles in Cra-
cow that the Emperor believes his
presence desirable if not indispensable
to put Kuropatkin's forces into proper
spirits. after the black chapter Of Rus
sian experiences at Port Arthur.
One Polish opinion states that ar
rangements have been perfected for the
Cars reception atlIrkutsk, and that
all things are in readiness for his con-
tinuing his journey from that point to
Manchuria at the most opportune mo-
ment It adds that the Empress, dur
ing the month the Emperor will be
away, will reside at the castle of
Spala, near Warsaw, in the midst of
the imperial hunting domain.
ST PETERSBURG. April 1s.-Gen-
eral Kuropatkin's messages embody a
studied cheerfulness of tone respecting
the general outlook at the seat of war.
He deplores the exaggeration in the
minds Of Russian patriots regarding
the disasters at Port Arthur and de-
clares that only the skin of the ma
ton, as far as it's aggressive efficiency
for war is concerned, has been
pricked."
He states that the depioyment Of the
active army in Manchuria now covers
the main avenues of approach to the
Russian position and that it is i'm
probable that the Japanese will be
able to add anything material to their
naval success. The opinion is drawn
from Kuropatkin's unpublished ad-
vices that the Russians will be ready
for a forward movement much earlier
than August. 1t is asserted that the
Chinese in those regions contiguous to
the Russian forces are eager to dis
pose of their products
The Empress is suffering from in
fiuenza, which is almost epidemic
here.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
RADCLIFFE TELLS OF WOES
OF THEATRICAL BUSINESS
Relates in Court the Difficulties That
Beset the Tour of Nance
O'Neil

BOSTON. April 1s.-Edward j.
Ratcliffe's bill, brought against Nance
O'Neil, the San Francisco actress, and
John B. Schoffel, her manager, to en-
force a contract for a division of the
profits accruing from her perform
ances, was begun to-day in the equity
session of the Superior Court.
Ratcliffe saws that the company had
met with poor success in Chicago and
he had to borrow $3.50 to bring them
East. Since coming to Boston success
has been continuous and under his
contract he alleged that he was to
have received 5000 weekly and 25 per
cent of so per cent of the profits. He
wished to have enforced. however. an
other previous contract, under which
he was to receive 500 weekly and 25
per cent of the gross profits. He also
wants them enjoined from interfering
with his playing as a member of the
company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
DRAMATIC SCENE.
Russian Correspondent Describes Sink
ing of the Great Ship PetrOpavIOvsk.

Russian Correspondent Describes Sink
ing of the Great Ship PetrOpavlOvsk.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 1S.-In the
dramatic description of the sinking Of
the Petropavlovsk off Port Arthur
wired from Liaoyang last night by a
Russian correspondent portion Of the
account referring to the blowing up Of
the Petropavlovsk was delayed. II is
as follows:
Moving at reduced speed, the Petro-
pavlovsk came abreast Of Electric cliff.
The torpedO-bo were entering the
harbor when suddenly from the star
board side Of the PetrOpavlOvsk's bow
a white column shot up. There was a
double muffied explosion and the whole
flagship became covered with orange
brown smoke. They're firing a broad
side cried a gunner standing beside
me, but through my binoculars / gazed
speeches. and horror-stricken. i could
see fragments Of wreckage falling from
above the broken rigging of the fore
mast and flames Of fire shooting out.
She's sinking: she's sinking walled
some one beside me.
1.-The Petropavlovsk began to settle
slowly by the head. heeling far over to
starboard until her rail was under
water Her bow had already disap-
peared and now the fOremast was
sinking I could still see the coming
tower. Then her smokestacks disap-
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OutpoStS Are Close
and Promise
Battle.
Report of the Fall
of Port Arthur
Untrue.

SEOUL. April 1S.-The commissioner
of customs at Gensan reports that a
strong Russian force, the number OF
which is not known, is advancing on
the great south road following the in
land coast of the province of South
Hamgyung. The Russians passed TO
the rear of Sungjin. which was occu-
pied by a scouting party, The main
body occupied Peukchyong, eighty
miles north of Gensan, on the 18th
inst The aanl1s and rear were exposed,
with the evident intention Of drawing
a japanese attack from the Nalu.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 1S.-Nice
Admiral Malkaron's widow has been
granted an annual pension Of $4,000.
detachment Of Russian troops
which left Southern Ussuri has reached
Maoershan. on the west bank Of the
Yalu River lS5 miles north Of Ping
Yang. without having encountered any
Of the enemy. The detachment has oc-
cupied a mountain pass between Man
churia and Korea. which it is fOrtify-
ing with mountain batteries.
An official telegram states that there
is no change in the situation on the
Yalu River The Russian Outposts are
now on islands OF the river close to the
japanese outposts, which are prepar-
ing to retire.
Major General Plug, chief Of the MIL
itary staff at Port Arthur, telegraphs
that all statements regarding a siege
and fall of Port Arthur are unfOunded.
Il is asserted here with great posi-
tiveness that Russia has purchased two
battleships at Schichau and Elbing.
AS a result Of the Petropavlovsk dis
aster the Admiralty has given orders
that the Baltic and Black Sea warships
be fitted with longitudinal bulkheads,
and that the latter be pierced so as to
permit Of communication between the
Natertight compartments on either side
OF the vessels.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press learns that about a fortnight ago
Vice Admiral MakarOff telegraphed to
the Emperor that he had searched a
number Of suspicious looking Chinese
junks which were lowering about the
entrance Of the harbor and found them
loaded with vegetables. but in the stern
Of one of them was found a contact
mine. This piece Of information
strengthens the japanese mine version.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
MANAGER MARKHAM HAS
FORMALLY TAKEN CHARGE
New Head of Southern Pacific Sys-
tenn Enters on His Duties at
Railroad Building.

c. H. Markham, the newly appoint
ed general manager of the Pacific sys-
tenn of the Southern Pacific Company.
formally entered upon his duties at
the railroad building yesterday. Z
A. d. Charlton Of Portland, assist
ant general passenger agent of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and Major
S. K. Hooper, general passenger agent
of the Denver and Rio Grande road
at Denver. were in this city yesterday
and departed last evening for Santa
Barbara, where they will attend the
meeting of the Transcontinental Pas
senger Association, which convenes
there to-day. Passenger Traffic Man.
ager Charles S. Fee of the Southern
Pacific Company also left for Santa
Barbara yesterday.
]. A. Edison. manager of the Denver
and Rio Grande road at Denver, who
has been making a tour of Southern
California in a private car, arrived
here yesterday and is registered at the
Palace. In his western trip Mr. Ed
son was accompanied by a party in
cluding his wife and daughters, d. J.
Dean, proprietor of the Baltimore and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Bradley, also Of
Kansas City.
George Lippman. city passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, departed last evening for Wash
ington in charge of Prince Pu Lun and
his party.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
TRAINS AGAIN RUNNING IN
BURNT RIVER DISTRICT
Oregon Short Line Resumes Routeing
After Being BIockaded Two
DayS

SALT LAKE, April 1s.-After a
blockade of two days. caused by nu-
merous washouts in the Burnt River
district of Eastern Oregon and in
Western Idaho. the Oregon Short Line
tonight resumed the routeing of
through trains to the North Pacific
Coast via Pocatello and Huntington.
Flood waters have compelled the send
ing of passengers for oregon and
Washington points via Sacramento,
while mail has been routed via Butte
and the Northern Pacific. Dispatches
received at the Oregon Short Line
headquarters here state that the flood
waters are now receding rapidly as a
result OF cold weather and the worst
is believed to be over.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
JUDGE JOHN CURREY is
INJURED BY CABLE CAR
Street While on His Way to
the Palace Hotel

Judge John Currey, the well known
lawyer and former Justice Of the State
Supreme Court, met with an accident
on Market street last evening that will
confine him to his room at the Palace
Hotel for several days. Shortly before
10 o'clock, while crossing Market
street in front of the Palace, he was
knocked down by cable car, but for
tunately he was thrown to one side
and escaped the wheels of the car. In
the fall his face was cut, one knee
bruised and he was badly shaken up.
The mishap to the aged jurist was
witnessed by several pedestrians, who
Immediately went to his rescue and
assisted him to his apartments in the
hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19

The correspondent of the London
Standard at st. Petersburg sent in a
dispatch to his paper on April Is say
ing it was rumored that Vice Admiral
Togo's fleet had escorted a number Of
Japanese transports to land troops at
a point to the west of the Yalu River.
When 10000 Japanese had disem-
barked the Russian troops, who were
lying concealed, suddenly attacked
them and drove them back to their
ships with heavy losses in men and
guns.
While the story published in the
Standard and the one given in the
above dispatch do not agree in all de-
tails, their similarity and the geo.
graphical location of the attempted
landing lead to the conclusion that
both reports refer to the same occur
renee.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
Guns of Muscovite
RepeI Mikado's
Troops.
Heavy Fire Causes
Recent Failure
to Land.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 1S.-An
attempted landing by Japanese troops
on the shores of Korea Bay, between
Port Arthur and the Yalu River, April
u was frustrated by the Russians. A
Japanese torpedo-boat f1otilla secuted
the shores of the bay, but was re-
ceived with such a heavy fire from
land batteries at Taku Shan, Shing Tai
Use, Tchanhe and Bedzino that it re-
tired.
Vice Admiral Togo's flagship then
recalled nine transports which were on
the way to land troops. A squadron
of ten warships protecting the trans
ports withdrew with them. The Rus
slams have 10000 troops concentrated
at Taku Shan.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
RELATIONS OF CoNsULs.
Question Is Raised Concerning Posi-
sitions of Diplomats at Newchwang.


NEWCHWANG, April IA definition
of the nature of the present relations
between the foreign Consuls at New
chwang and the Russians has been
given by the Russian authorities here
which explains that the relations are
the same as before the declaration of
martial law.
Though in actual practice the Rus
sian position will necessarily be altered,
and is bound on account of the nature
of the situation to be different, as
proved by the complicated consular
questions arising periodically, yet the
attitude and good will of the local
authorities together with the success
of the present administration of mar
tial law, has established confidence,
and the international relations. con-
sidering the circumstances, are re-
garded as eminently satisfactory, both
at Newchwang and throughout Man
churia, where there is no disorder.
The Red Cross work was initiated
here to-day when a number of native
refugees were dispatched to Tientsin
by the local Red Cross Society.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
GERMANS ARE INTERESTED.
Announcement That Russia Will Issue
Bonds Provokes Comment.


COLOGNE, April Is. = German OBJ
servers are intensely interested in the
announcement that Russia will issue
in Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam
0O,OO0.0 900 worth of 5 per cent treasury
bonds. The announcement comes at a
moment when it might be thought
Russia would not choose to attempt to
borrow money unless it feared defeats
on land as bad as those it has suffered
at sea. On the other hand it is sug-
gested that st. Petersburg may be ex-
pecting great victories on land shortly,
and wished its financial negotiations to
be well advanced, in order that the
altered outlook in the Far East may
Immediately be turned to account in
the money market. 1t is reported high
personages in Berlin half suspect Rus
sia's. military and financial prestige
will follow its naval power into dis
aster. In that event it is feared Eu-
rope will find itself on the verge of a
Slavonic upheaval. insuring an over
throw of autocracy and giving no
certain promise of stable authority to
take its place
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
DETAIN JAPANESE.
Russians i'm Quandary Over Brown
Men Taken From Press Boat.


Men Taken From Press Boat
NEWCHWANG, April 19.-On ac-
count of the declared gravity of the
offense the authorities here have not
yet found an opportunity to dispose
of the case of the two Japanese SER
wants who were taken from the press
boat Fawan, which was detained here
on April 2.
The Fawan having on board two
newspaper correspondents and two
Japanese servants was detained at
Newchwang recently by the Russian
authorities because she had passed be-
tween the lines, having come Indirect
ly from Chemulpo. The vessel and
the two newspaper correspondents
were released through the representa-
tions of United States Consul H. B..
Miller, but the Japanese servants were
held under arrest
The Russian Government agreed in
response to representations made by
the authorities of the United States to
show as much consideration as possi-
bic to the two Japanese.
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peared. They seemed to fall through
the water. and the sea began to engulf
the mainmast Her after-turret, with
its guns pointing skvward. quickly van
ished: then her stern. with the port
propeller still revolving. / could see fig
ures desperately clutching at the slip
pery hull. and tongues of flame. last
explosion and all was over. The flag
ship was no more.
Boats from the torpedo-boat de-
strover Gaidemack hurried to the scene
of the. disaster 1t was $40 O'Clock in
the morning.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
WITNESS OF THE CUSTER
MASSACRE GOES INSANE
Running Deer, Squaw, Who Saw
Gallant yellow Hair" ScaIped,
Taken to Washington.

BUTTE, April 18.-Deputy United
States Marshal Elderkin left for
Washington, d. c., to-day with Run
ming Deer, an aged Sioux squaw, who
has been adjudged insane and is to be
put in an asylum in the national cap
ital. Running Deer is a survivor of
the Custer massacre and is said to be
more than so years of age. She re-
members the Custer fight well and
when in good l-umor will tell how
she saw yellow Hair" pulled down
and tomahawked
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
californians in New York.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-The fol-
lowing Californians have arrived:
From San Francisco-G. A. Aldrich
and j. Baker Jr., at the Holland; G.
l.. Fish and wife, at the Hoffman; L.
A Gracobb, at the Astor; ID. H. Gun
ming, at the Herald Square; H. Gut
zeit and wife, at the Belvidere: ]. w.
Heisner and wife. at the Imperial;
Miss c. Mafonti. Miss F. Mafonti. J.
Mafonti Jr.,. and j. Mafonti. at the
Belvidere; J. J. Warren, at the Grand
Union; w. T. Hunter, at. the Herald
Square; G. A. Lynch, at the Broad
way Central; D. Magee. at the Herald
Square.
From Los Angeles-E- S. Brown and
p. Lenz, at the Herald Square.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
UNDISTURBED. THE BLACKS
GO TO KANSAS CITY SCHOOL
Race Feeling Aroused by Murder of
White Pupil by Negro APP
Darently Dies Ont.

KANSAS CITY, April 1S.-Race
feeling at Kansas City, Kan, has ap-
parently died out. When the high
school opened to-day squad of po-
licemen was drawn up in line at the
main entrance to see that the eighty
colored pupils were not moIested by
the seven hundred whites. Boys and
girls of both races took their accus-
toned places and no sign of friction
was displayed. The trouble grew out
Of the murder last week by a negro
Of a white boy, a freshman, and the
whites had declared that the negroes
should never again attend the school,
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Apparatus said TO be Contraband by
French Marine Ministry.

Apparatus said TO be COntraband by
French Marine Ministry.
PARIS. April 1S.-It is generally held
here that Russia is justified in issuing
its prohibition Of. the use of the wireless
telegraph within the zone of naval ope-
ratfons The question is not compli-
Gated as far as Paris is concerned. as
no French newspapers have an interest
in it directly through possession Of a
press boat in Eastern waters. After
consideration officials of the marine
ministry to-day agreed that wireless
telegraphy apparatus must be held as
contraband Of war the moment one OF
the belligerents is able TO prove that
il has been prejodicial to its interests
by rendering service ito the enemy.
1t comes under the same heading as
coal. provisions. arms or any other as
sistance. moral or material, given eth
er belligerent.' is the opinion given out
by marine officials.
Captain r. c. Smith, United States
naval attache in Paris, seems to take
the same view, though he says that
the question was so deeply complicated
that il would probably prove neces-
sary TO appoint a special commission
to solve it
LONDON, April 1S.-The Foreign Or
fee has received a communication from
the Russian Government relative to the
use Of wireless telegraphy by war cor
respondents 1t is identical with the
note received by the Government at
Washington. and says Russia does not
contemplate any immediate action in
the matter. The pronouncement, ac-
cording to the Foreign Office, raises
such a number of new issues that it
requires the most careful consideration.