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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
HAYS CABLE SCHEME INVITES CLASH WITH RUSSIA
SUMMARY OF THE DAYS WAR NEWS.

News of from
the Manchurian Yinkow Admiral Togos
fleet a
remaining
active battlesip the first
harto
either side, unexpected
that the Japanese make determined ef-
capture Arthur March A looked
plan land believed the
transports OF
such "A
he will give the surrender.
earliest fighting line drawn
Russiaha
Pacf Guam
o communication
regarded and
seizure 1t asserted also that Russia will regard the act
a
of the o cruise
much amelorate feeling
The Russian Wash
that the false emanated Brishj
and has begun Investigation
improbable will develop
Russia n
from the of land batteries
again threatens warshps harbor of
sink Russian gunbOat Mandjur which Chinese
have o
No has In
have on communication by land.
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TEXT OF JAPANESE
PROTEST AGAINST.
MURAVIEFF'S SPEECH

THE HAGUE, Feb. .29.-The pro-
test of the Japanese Minister against
tha remarks made by Muravieff, presi-
dent Of the Arbitration Tribunal and
Russian Minister of. Justice; in the
speech which be made on February
90 after announcing the tribunals de-
cision in favor OF the blockading
powers. as against Venezuela, says:
"The Government of Japan, con-
vinced that the. permanent Arbitra-
ton Court cannot properly be used as
a means of attacking the action, mo-
tives or good name of a power sigma
tory to The Hague convention of 1899,
protests formally and seriously, both
in defense of its honor and dignity
and to prevent further misuse of this
high court, against the Insulting re-
marks Of NJ. Muravieff concerning the
Japanese Government. Japan further
requests the insertion of this protest
on the minutes of the court and that
it be given publicity equal to that
given to the remarks which called it
out"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
SURVIVORS TELL =.
OF THE FAILURE TO
BLOCKADE. CHANNEL.

CHEFU, Feb. 2S.-The twenty- nine
japanese. sailors that arrived here on
Saturday were. from the Jinsen Maru
and the Bushiu, two Of the five mer-
chant vessels with which Admiral Togo
attempted to block the entrance to
Port Arthur ON the morning of the oath.
Lieutenant Saito commanded the jim
sen Maru and Lieutenant .Tarisaki the
Bushiu. Each steamship was manned
by thirty. men.
One man of Lieutenant SaitoFs conf
mand was killed while lowering a boat
on the Jinsen Maru. The details Of
how the steamships were taken into the
entrance to the harbor and sunk are
being withheld by the sailors, but Lieu
tenant Saito said that they got so close
to the Russian battleship Retvizan
that had they been armed with rifles
they could have fired into her crew.
When 1t was found that the scheme
'wassa failure they dropped anchor and
the crews crowded into the remaining
boats. They then blew up the steam
ships. A strong wind and the glare of
the torpedo flotilla, and at daylight
they were out of sight of the fleet hav-
ing been driven in an easterly direction
by the wind to the Miaotao Islands.
which they reached the same evening.
The. boats did not land together. but
the men found one another on the ISL
ands.9 They chartered a junk, in which
they went to Tungchow They walked
forty miles to Chefu, going two days
without food.
The japanese sailors, on landing
here, shaved their heads as a mark. of
the disgrace they felt at the failure of
their project. The 9crew of the Jinsen
Maru wrote their names on the fore
most flag, which remained above water
when that vessel went down.
The Twenty-ninth Japanese, Infan-
try, occupying Pingyang, midway be-
tween Seoul and the Yalu River. on
Sunday met a body of Russian cavalry
scouts north of Pingyang and drove
them back
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COSSACKS. SEIZE
NORTHERN KOREA -:
=. TELEGRAPH LINES

EIAOYANG,. Feb. 20. =. General
,Mishtckenko, with a detachment of
mounted 'Cossacks,' has reached Kash-
anja,. Korea, and is expected to arrive
at Ichio Yang to-day. His. men and
horses are, in good condition and he is
well supplied with provisions. The
Korean officials are fleeing from the
places %raversed and are informing
the japanese of the approach of the
Russians.
The Cossacks have seized the tele-
graph line in Northern Korea. A
Japanese: major and five. men, cap
tured by Cossacks at Win, have been
brought to Liaoyang.
The concentration of Chinese troops
westward of Mukden, in the district
Of Guhantsa, is not relished by the
Russians. War material is being
brought up and the military posts are
being strengthened. 1t is doubted if
the attitude of the population can be
relied on. The people at several points
refuse to sell produce to the Rus
slams.
Snowstorms are raging here and the
frost is intense. The RAILROAD is work-
Ing peIleClly anu lIOOpS are dlIlNlll6
unLnterruptedly. Their health and.
spirits are excellent.
MYSSOWA. Siberia, Feb. .29.-Cross-
ing over Lake Baikal for those not
going by the. ice railroad is comfort
ably organized. At every seven versts
are warm barracks, with tea and hot
food for the soldiers, who easily march
over in one. day, the baggage and food
having been conveyed by horse draw
ing trucks.
II. the middle Of the lake are stands
and refreshment rooms for officers. and
civilians driving across in sleds.
Telephones connect the barracks. with
the shore stations. The weather is
fine but very cold.
HARDIN: Manchuris Feb. 29-This
town is quiet and the Chinese are
working willingly, providing food for
the Russian community and collecting
considerable sums for the hospital
trains which are being prepared. The
women. sit UP nights working.
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Admiral Togo Disables Russian
Ships at Port Arthur.

the question Of the propriety of their
being turned over to Russia.
There was an exciting debate in the
Chamber of Deputies to-day on the
proposed Interpolation by Firman
Faure (Nationalist) on the measures
the Minister of Marine proposes to
adopt to assure the national defense.
The deputy bitterly assailed Marine.
Minister Pelletan and sought to..open.
the entire question of the Russo-Jap--
anese war -.
Premier Combes insisted the interpret.
lation be postponed. He declared the.
navy was ready to fulfill every. re-
quirement. He added that the Cow
ernment had assumed full RESPONSE
bility for this declaration. AS it was
a question beyond that which any one
Minister could answer, he asked for
postponement, not through any fear
as ia the results. bat because the op-
position was trying to force a debate
on the entire range. of exterior .ques-
tions The Government did not con-
slider the moment 'opportune for such a
discussion. .
During the debate Jaurez (Socialist)
caused a commotion by shouting to.
Ribot (the former President): do you
want to declare war;"
The Interpolation finally was adj
journed, BY 32S to PSI votes. This un-
usual Government majority is looked
upon as being favorable to the avoid
ance of a war debate. -.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Americans to AC-
company Slav
Armies.
Cars Govern
nnent Grants
Permission.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-The Rus
sian army formally has granted the
request of the United States that GER
tain officers of the American army be
permitted to accompany the Russian
troops and witness their operations in
the war with Japan. ambassador Nc
Cormick, in a cablegram informing
Secretary Hay of this fact, says. that
the officers cannot join the Russian
army before April 10 of the Russian
calendar.
The officers who have been desig-
mated for this service are Colonel J..
y. Kerr of the general staff; Captain
Carl Reichmann. Seventeenth Infan-
try, and Captain George Galley and
Captain William D. Judson of the En-
gineer' Corps. All are in Manila ex-
cept Captain Judson, who is in this
city and who will leave at once for St.
Petersburg.
United States Minister Allen cables
the State Department from Seoul that,
in pursuance of an arrangement he has
made with the Japanese Minister. a
returning transport will bring Ameri-
cans from Pingyang, a point in North
west Korea, near the border of Man
churia. The Americans in Seoul and
vicinity have already been sent to the
philippines. Allen says that Russian
scouts, on arriving at Pingyang yes
teraay' were pursued by the japanese.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
DIR. sHooP's REMEDIES.
WhichBOOk
And TO Whom Shall | Send II?

That is all 7 ask-just a postal card. Just
the spending Of q penny 10 aid a sick friend.
He or she IS your friend-and = stranger 10 me.
Yet. If you merely tell me his name, I will
gladly do this:
] will arrange with q druggist near him so
he may axe six bottles Dr. Shops Restorative
! will let him test IL month 70 prove what IL
can 90 IL II succeeds, the cost is $3.50. II
if fails ] viii pay the druggist myself.
And the sick ones mere word shall decide H.
Could I meet you-for even ten minutes
would forever convince you that ] have what
these sick ones need. More than that: ! have
well. ] would overwhelsn you with evidence
irresistfbly convincing You would go away
telling all your sick friends about il.
But meet only few, so / have put
what / know in six books And ! take this
means 20 ask you who needs those books.
Gould you meet me. I believe you would will
inciy take my word. But You cannot--so take
yours. J trust TO your honesty. Make the test
~ my risk. and ] viii pay. or you can pay,
5ust you decide.
Can you conceive Of a sick one who will neg
ieCt an offer like that I afford the offer
because failures few They occur only
when there are causes-iike fcancer-Which
medicine cannot cure.
have furnished my Restorative 10 hundreds
of thousands in this way. and 30 out Of each 40
have cheerfully paid-because they got wei
I pay Just a. Willingly when one says ] ha We
tailed don't want the money Of the hopeless
Ny Restorative forms the only way 10 Strength h
en- the inside nerves. II IS my dfscoverv-the
result of 8 lifetimes work Instead OF doctor
ing the weak organs. doctor the cause Of their
weakness. ] bring the nerve power which alone
makes the vital organs act. There is no other
way 10 make any weak vital organ do its duty
long Won't you write postal that some sicl,
rriend may learn about remedy like that7
Write now-to-day. DR.. shOop, box S030 Ra-
cine. Wis.
Milo cases not chronic are often cured with
one OF two bottles At druggists
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
German Social
lists Attack the
Ministry.
DenOunCeAidBe-
ing Extended
to Russia.

BERLIN, Feb. 29-Count Won Bulow,
the imperial Chancellor. began a speech
in the Reichstag to-day by saying he
had left his sick room in obedience to a
telephone call informing him that Herr
BebeI. the Socialist leader in the
Reichstag, was going to make "thun-
dering speech"
This statement apparently reflects
the importance which the Ministry at
taches to the Socialist attack on the
Government arising from the activity
of Russian police agents in Prussia
against Russian subjects who are sus-
pected of being anarchists. The discus
sion of this matter was resumed in the
Reichstag to-day before crowded gall
leries.
Herr Bebel and Herr Haas (Social
Democrat reiterated substantially the
charges they made on January 10, and
the Socialists offered a resolution ask
ing for the denunciation of the existing
treaty of extradition between Germany
and Russia. To this Herr Won Kardoff,
the Conservative member. replied that
it would be an unfriendly act. infring-
ing on neutrality, to make such a de-
mand upon Russia under the existing
circumstances.
Herr Bebel read a statement made by
Russian students protesting against the
imputatitn of Foreign Secretary Rich
thofen that they were anarchists, and
asserted that the Government was
going so far in it's subserviency that it
was undermining the honor and dignity
of the country.
mo half way decent man." he de-
clared, ''can defend the maintenance of
the present treaty"
Count Won Bulow asserted a second
time that the activity of the Russian
agents in Prussia was confined exclu-
sively toward anarchist suspects. No
innocent foreigners were mOlested in
Germany. He referred to the recent
declaration by Slav students as i'm
pertinent and asserted amid loud ap-
plause from the Rightists. that he
would like to expel such students from
Germany
Herr Haas said Germany's present
attitude toward Russia was a shame on
civilization.
. DR. Schoenstadt doubted the sincerity
o. the Socialist assurance that htera-
ture smuggled into Russia was harm
less and not of anarchist tendencies.
He said the fact that documents had
been shipped about the country labeled
shoes" and that such package was
found near Tilsit, which, the shipper
said, came from the office of the VOer
waerts. This made a singular impress
sion.
Won Hammerstein denied that Rus
sian agents exercised functions belong
ing: exclusively to the Prussian police.
Baron Won Richthoefn said:
"As the United States Government
has prohibited the immigration Of ar
archists, we also intend to keep these
people at arms length"
Herr BebeI recited an instance where
two Russian spies were flogged in Paris
upon being discovered in an assembly
of Russian students.
"They seemed to have no appreciation
in Paris" said he, "for such dirty work
as is tolerated and indeed boasted of
I'm Germany. There is still so much
of the. old spirit of the lackey in the
German character"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Root Lost Money in Washington,

.Elihu Root served as Secretary of
War at a great pecuniary sacrifice.
His salary as a Government official
was a mere drop in the bucket COM
pared to What his income as a corpora
tion lawyer would have been. Mr..
Root had been in the Cabinet about
two months when he received a letter
from some people he had represented
in a big suit to break will where a
couple of million dollars were involved.
He won the case for his clients, and
the letter contained a check for his
services. The check. was for $125,OO0.
MIR. Root received $4,000 year as a
Cabinet officer.
AS soon as it was announced about
twp months ago that Mr.. Root would
leave the War Department on Febru-
airy letters began to pour in on him
asking for his legal services. Retain
ing fees were forced on him before he
cYen had a chance to talk with persons
who sought to- engage him. This thing
kept up to the day he left the Wal
Department. OF course, he was
obliged to turn down many of the Of
fers he received, and it is safe to say
that he could have taken on enough
work that came unsolicited to keep
him busy for the next two or three
years.
Mr. Roots prestige as a lawyer has
been immeasurably enhanced by his
services at Washington, and he will
be able to pick. the very cream of New
York's legal business.-Chicago Tri-
hune
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Increase in Ocean Passenger Trafic.


The annual statement of the Landing
Agent of the port of New York shows
an increase of FLAPS in the number of
first and second class passengers ar
irving at New York from Europe dur
ing the year just closed and an increase
of 6S,6S3 in the arrivals of steerage
passengers. The North German Lloyd
Bremen service brought the greatest
number of steerage passengers during
the year. total of. S9,5O3, with SO voy-
ages of ships. as against 81, 1,074 passen-
gers last year, with SO saf1ings. The
Bremen steamers of the North Ger
man Lloyd also brought over S2, 1S4
cabin passengers during the year, as
against 24.5SS in 1902. The Hamburg
ships of the Hamburg line
in "a voyages brought over SS.72S steer
age and 22.792 cabin passengers, as
against 295 steerage and 20,106 cabin
passengers in 1902. The Red Star, as
usual, comes third in the list with "a, ,726
steerage passengers and 1866 cabin pas
sengers. The influence of the larger
ships of last year is shown in the rela-
tive increases in number of passengers
carried over number of voyages.-RaiI-
way Gazette.
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PLANNING TO ASSIST
RUSSIAN WOUNDED
DURING THE COMBAT

MOSCOW, Feb. ga olarge repre-
sentative meeting of the marshals,. the
nobility and chief Government officials
was held here yesterday to discuss the
best methods Of assisting the Russian
wounded during the war in the Far
East. At the close of the meeting a
telegram was dispatched the Gar.
expressing unbounded loyalty to him.
He Immediately replied. expressing his
heartfelt gratitude for .the noble
thought which inspired the message
and the sentiments voiced toward. him
self. adding:
Il see in these expressions new tes-
timony of a determination on the part
Of the Russian mobiles to serve their
Emperor as they did in former days
and to work in common with the sons
of Russia for the welfare of our dear
fatherland."
GRAJEVO, Russia. Feb: .29.-The
Hebrew community here crowded the
synagogue yesterday to pray for a
Russian victory. The rabbi compared
the Japanese to the Amalekites. the
memory of whom would be wiped out. 3"
The congregation raised a popular sub
scription.
TIFLIS, Russian Trans -Caucasia.
Feb. 29. - The Caucasian Sheik JTI-
Islam has called on the Russian Mo-
hammedans to defend their fatherland.
He reminded them how they fought
their co-religionists, the Turks. twen-
ty-five years ago.
IRKUTSK,. Russia, Feb. 2o-The
price Of horses is rising rapidly. More
than $40 is now offered, while a week
ago $50 TO $25 was the price: This is
explained by the demand for horses at
Baikal and the probable requisition for
the army.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
FALSE REPORTS
DISASTROUS TO
AMERICAN TRADE

CHICAGO. Feb. PA 'cablegran
was received: in this city to-day indi-
eating the attitude of RUSSIA in com
mercial sense toward the United States.
The message was sent to Chicago by
Thomas Smith, American Consul at
Moscow, and. was directed to a busi-
ness house in this city. The message
was as follows:
Unless vigorous steps are taken to
offset continued statements. of the Brit
ish press that the American Govern
ment is hostile and the exploitation. Of
every incident that can arouse mutual
distrust and hatred our merchants and
manufacturers may as well leaxe this
field to the Germans. who know how
20 profit by this alleged. hostility"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
GIVES THE NAMES
OF THREE DAMAGED
JAPANESE WARSHIPS

: 81: PETERSBURG, Feb. 29. - The
Courier de Tientsin says that. in spite
OF Japanese. measures to conceal their
losses, 1T is known that the battleship
fashiEia and the armored cruisers
Asama and Tokiwa have been towed
to :Nagasa'kf to repair the damage they
have sust aimed.
A further consignment of guns and
ammunition was dispatched hence to
the Far East to-day. All the churches
are filled with soldiers offering up their
devotions prior to their departure for
the Far East.
The Czarina is untiring in her efforts
to provide comfort for the troops going
TO the Far East and for the Red Cross
Society. A well-organized department
is now working at the. Hermitage, ad-
Joining. the Winter Palace, where pat
terms and material for every kind of
warm clothing are issued to ladies to
take home and make up. The American,
English and other ladies are enthusi-
astic in this work The greatest sue
cess was scored by the young Czarina
in the opening of the exhibition of his
torical art objects at one of the mu-
seums here, the proceeds of which will
go TO the Red Cross Society. Tickets
were Sold by the Princess Belozosky,
mQther of Princess Serge Belozosky,
who was a Miss Whittier of Boston.
and other ladies of high rank. The
tickets nominally cost 50 so, but many
persons paid much more. State: Secre.
tary Palovtzoff, one of the richest men
in ST. Petersburg. paid $4,000. Their.
Majesties and diplomats. members of
the higher nobility. and all the. fash
ionable. set were present. ..
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
BRITISH STEAMSHIPS
ON CARS ORDER

SUEZ, Feb. %. = The Russian
cruiser Aurora, with five torpedo
boats, has arrived here.
The British coal-laden steamships
Ettrickdsle, from Barry, February 8,
for Sabang. and Frankly, from Barry,
February 3. for Hongkong. and the
Norwegian steamship Matilda, from
Penarth, January 3, for Sasebo. also
laden with coal. captured by the Rus
sian squadron in the Red Sea. have
been released by order of the Car.
The cruiser Aurora and some of the
Russian torpedo-boat Gestroyers have
entered the canal.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
MusCOVite Press
ScOldS This
Nation.
Account
for Hostile
Attitude.

Special Cable to The Call and New York
Herald. Copyright. 1904 by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 2s.-People
here wonder what the United States
can mean by doing almost everything
possible which can be disagreeable to
Russia at the present time. The Novoe
Nremya voices public sentiment here
by saying:
Official circles in Washington have
shown an amount Of hostility to Rus
sia for which We are at loss TO ac-
count. So fa1 we know of no 0ffense
given by us TO the United States. The
Washington Government, however, ap-
pears to lose no opportunity of fixing
upon evidence that can be raked up in
order TO show its ill-feeling toward
Russia. But the sum total of such
facts can only at best be very insig-
nificant.
The most brilliant success Of the
State Department has certainly been
the telegraphed ratification of the trade
treaty with China. The Paris Temps
very neatly compares this with a Gus
tom said to be in vogue in the United
States Of marriage by telephone. Ger
tainly this new edition Of modern poll
ties has not been much to our taste.
AT the present moment the appoint
ment Of American Consuls to various
points in Manchuria is singularly in
appropriate, as is also the demand TO
Russia for recognition Of those Con-
suls. Having effected that master
stroke, Mr. Hays next move was to
obtain the neutrality Of China and ad-
ministrative integrity of the Celestial
empire. We cannot but admit that this
is another feather in the cap of the
United States Secretary of State:
AT all events, we cannot but regret
to note the tone of hostility prevailing
in Washington. This to a large extent
Will counteract' all friendship that has
hitherto existed between ourselves and
the United States: Surely intelligent
Yankees will find it difficult to point to-
a spot where their trade. interests are
being threatened by Russia" d.
The Bourse Gazette says: There is
no need for alarm over. the blockade at
Port Arthur. The war will not end
until not a single japanese is left alive
sian arms will reassert the interna
tional laws defied by London and
Washington, which have realized jap
anese subjugation of neutral Korea"
The Bourse Gazette urges the Gov
ernment 70 issue patriotic stamps, tie
proceeds Of which shall go to strength
en- the navy, all patriots letters to
carry an extra kopek stamp, which will
bring in 50, SOC, 900 a year Tradesmen
also are invited to affix a kopek stamp
on every purchase. Other independent
contributions are expected to yield S15,-
00O. 600.
The Korean Minister here refuses to
believe the reported Japanese Korean
treaty, which he describes as ''an Eng
lish invention" He declares the whole
document is absurd. The Minister has
become a popular figure since he came
out as a strong partisan of Russia and
gave $25 toward the fund being raised
to strengthen the Russian fleet. The
papers are publishing special sketches
and portraits Of the Minister and the
legation, both OF which were scarcely
known before the war.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Korean Courts Gift TO Japan.

TOXIC. Feb. 29.-The Korean court
has donated 100000 to the Red 'Cross
hospital fund The Ministers of the
United States and Great Britain in
Seoul are favOrably inclined to the
japanese Korean protocol. The Toxic
Government has instructed the local
authorities to extend special protection
and facilities to the Russian Consul
at Fusan. Korea. who is TO reach Moji.
Japan, tonight and proceed hence for
Nagasaki. whence he will sail for
home.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
FRANCE MAY GIVE
PAROLED RUSSIAN
SAILORS FREEDOM

PARIS, Feb. 2s.-vice Admiral Bayle,
in command of the French Far East
ern squadron. has cabled to the Min
lister of Marine that Russia has char
tered a ship to go to Saigon, capital
of French Indo-China. to take on
board refugees. 1t is presumed that
these are the Russian sailors rescued
by the French cruiser Pascal at Chem
ulpo, Korea, and that it may invelv