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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
ReinfOrcements Are Being
Hurried Eastward to the
Aid of KurOpatkin.
Infantry Make Arrange
mentS to Cross Lake Baikal
in Ferry-BoatS.

ST PETERSBURG, June 10.-General
Kuropatkin's reinforcements are push
ing eastward. The first division. 10000
men of the Tenth Army Corps, has
crossed the Ural Mountains, and fol-
lowing them is a continuous stream
of troop trains. The last men of the
Tenth and the Seventeenth corps are
scheduled to reach Liaoyang on August
q. The infantry will cross Lake Baikal
in ferry boats and the cavalry will ride
around the circular track. -...
The mobilization of the First Army
Corps is hurrying. TWO regiments of
the Twenty second Division are at
Novgorod and one Of the Thirty-sev-
enth at Pakoff, thirty-one miles south
west of ST. Petersburg. where the re-
serve men will join. The two divisions
expect to start for the front on June %.
The Novoe Vremya has received a
message from the officers of the Rus
sian battleship Peresviet, at Port Ar
thur reporting "all we'll" 1t was sent
to Liaoyang on June 9. The Port Ar
thur date is not specified. The commu-
nication may have been brought to
Newchwang by a Chinese junk.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
WoMAN's BROTHER TALKS.
Charles Patterson Denies Having Any
knowledge of Smiths Whereabouts.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Nan Pat
tersons brother, Charles Patterson.
was asked tonight if he knew where
]. Morgan Smith, his brother-inla
subpenaed as a witness In the Caesar"
Young investigation in New York, was.
mo, l don't" he answered. HE is
not here and we have not heard from
him, nor do we know except from
newspapers that he has left his apart
ment at the st. Paul. where he lived
with my sister. Why he should run
away after being subpenaed 1 cannot
understand, for he lays himself open
to $3.50 fine by doing so. Many people
have been here to-day asking about
him, including police. do not think
he would come here anyway, for he
knows that my mother is i'll on account
of this occurrence and that we are
having enough trouble with reporters
/ don't know what he knows that would
be valuable.
I'VE are poorly informed as to the
progress of the case. Some of our mail
was intercepted and the contents of
kilograms sent to US by my sisters at
torneys became known to others before
they reached us. Now we are obliged
to resort to cipher, and it is difficult to
make a message out sometimes. 1 can't
understand how anybody can intercept
our mail and kilograms, but it has been
done"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
Four Terrific Explosions
Are Heard in Vicinity of
Port Arthur.
Belief Prevails That They
We're Caused by Mines
Laid by Russians.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, June 1O.-The Daily News
CORRESPONDENT at Chefu sends the fol-
lowing cablegram:
Leaving Chefu Tuesday on the dis
patch boat Fawan 1 anchored among
the Miaotao Islands. On Wednesday
afternoon four terrific explosions were
heard in the direction of Port. Arthur.
AS far as could be made out they
were caused by mines. The Fawan
ran out and was proceeding at tull
speed in the direction of the fortress
when a fiotilla of Japanese torpedo-
boat destroyers, hurrying in the same
direction, overlook the dispatch boat
One of the destroyers stopped the
Fawan, and, having examined her pa
pers. finally released us.
Every junk and fishing boat IN
these waters is held up and examined
by torpedo boats, which are cruising
everywhere.
1--WE have seen no mines recently. 1t
is likely that the Japanese have been
picking them up. On Thursday all
was quiet at Port Arthur. The Fawan
ran across an open boat on that day
being pulled in the direction Of the
fortress. On hailing the little craft
we discovered that it contained Fuller,
a war correspondent of the Indianap-
oils News, who with two Cinnamon
was trying to reach Port Arthur"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
KURoKI REPORTS A VICTORY.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The fol-
lowing cablegram has been received
at the Japanese legation from Toxic,
dated June 10:
General Kuroki reports that a de-
tachment of our troops occupied Saim-
chih on June Z. Our casualties were
three killed and twenty-four men
wounded. The enemy left on the bat
tlefield twenty-three killed. besides two
officers and five men who were made
prisoners. General Kurokis army, CO.
operating with the forces that landed
at Takushan. occupied Siuruen on
June s. driving the enemy toward
Tomucheng and Kaiping. The enemy
consisted of 1000 cavalry and six guns
Our casualties were three men killed.
one lieutenant, one sub-lieutenant and
twentyaeight men slightly wounded"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
CHOATE MAY
SUCCEED KNOX
Cabinet Discusses Question
of Offering Attorney Gen
eralship to ambassador
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Joseph
H. Choate may be called home from
the court of st. James to became At
torney General. The selection of At
torney General Knox to succeed the
late Matthew Quay in the Senate
makes it necessary for the President
to look about for a successor to Knox
in the Cabinet.
The President feels that the Office
has become so important under the
administration of Knox that he must
have a lawyer of undoubted ability
and reputation as his successor.
Choate has a great reputation as a
lawyer. He has been ambassador to
the court of st. James since 1898 and
may be willing to surrender that po-
sition to accept one in the Cabinet.
This question was discussed at the
Cabinet meeting to-day, but nothing
was decided.
HARRISBURG, Pa. June 10.-Gov-
ernor Pennypacker to-day appointed
p. c. Knox successor to the late United
States Senator Quay.
Governor Pennypacker also an
nounced that he will not call the
Legislature in extra session. This
means that the appointment of Knox
is for the unexpired term, ending
March 4, 1905.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
WOMAN WOULD
DIE FOR LOVE
Martha Quinn Fires Three
Shots at Herself OH the
Streets of the Fair City
BULLETS Do NO HARM
Wife of Fourteen Months
Seeks Death Because She
Lost Husbands Affections
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ST. LOUIS, June 10.-In the presence
OF hundreds OF persons on their way
home from the fair, Mrs. Martha
Quinn, aged %, OF San Mateo, Cal,
mada a futile attempt TO kill herself.
Standing with a revolver in the middle
of the street, she fired one shot at her
self fired another as she ran down the
center Of the street and a third as she
suumb bled and fell None Of the shots
wounded her. Because 1 love him,
is the reason she gave, referring 10 her
husband, who. she says. no longer cares
for her. She is at the City Hospital
Fourteen months ago she was mar
ried in St. Louis. Her husband took
her TO New York. Seven weeks ago
he returned to St. Louis. She followed
two weeks later. A week ago, she says.
he left her at o'clock as he went to
his place Of employment. When he saw
her she says he put on his coat and
hat and left. She stayed and cried
a while and then decided TO kill herself.
Purchasing a revolver, she took an
Olive-street car and rode to the end
OF the line. She says she wandered
about near the fair for several hours
prior 10 firing the shots.
She cries almost continually, begging
10 have her husband sent to her.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
PLANS FOR DEPARTURE.
Port Arthur Squadron Prepares
Against Fall of the Fortress.

Port Arthur Squadron Prepares
Against Fall of the Fortress.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 10, Ala p.
m.-There is reason TO believe that the
plans for the departure of the Port Ar
thur squadron in the event that the
fall of the fortress becomes imminent
have beer completed. They involve the
cooperation of the Vladivostok squad
ron. After the blockading feet has been
engaged the uninjured Russian ships
will effect junction with the Vladivo-
stok squadron and make their way to
Vladivostok. The fact that the Korean
Straits are mined and guarded by a
Japanese torpedo boat flotilla, which
has been established TO the satisfaction
of the admiralty here, greatly increases
the difficulty of the operation, but tie
Russians probably wilr prefer to take
chances of getting through rather than
of making two thousand mile jour
ney around Japan. The attempt may
occur at the first favorable opportunity.
The squadron is useless for the defense
Of Port Arthur, while if preserved en-
tire or in major portion even the fall
of Port Arthur would be robbed of
much of its Importance from the
standpoint of Russias future plans.
The repairs TO the Russian battle
ship Pobieda are now practically COM
pleted.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
ACTRESS GETS
FINAL DECREE
Ties Uniting John Taylor
Sullivan to ''Rose Coghlan'
Severed by GildersIeeve
Special Dispatch to The Call.


NEW YORK, June 10.-Under de-
cree of absolute divorce signed by JUS
tice Gildersleeve of the Supreme Court,
RCsamond Maria Sullivan resumes her
maiden name and becomes again Rose
Coghlan" in private life as on the
stage. Justice Gildersleeve makes final
the interlocutory decree or February 6,
confirming the report and findings of
a referee that Mrs. Sullivan is entitled
to be freed from John Taylor Sullivan,
to whom she was married June Z, 1893,
in Jersey City.
The Sullivans lived in this city sew
eral years and seemed as happy as
turtle doves. They separated two years
ago, the actress going to Helena, Mont,
and establishing a residence there. She
began her suit for divorce there a year
ago But when advised that Mon
tana divorce procured IN this way
would not be recognized in New York,
she withdrew her suit and on Novem-
Der II instituted an action here. There
is no provision for alimony and the
correspondent is not named in the de-
cree. The papers in the case are sealed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
President Appoints f. X. FOord
Postmaster at Rio Vista.
Other Changes.
other Changes.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The
President to-day appointed E. K
Foord postmaster at Rio Vista, Cal,
and John w. Mimic postmaster at
Portland. Or. He also commissioned
the following postmasters: Edward l.
Williams. Ketchikan. Alaska; Peter
Siebe, COrdelia. SOlanO County, vice
Charles A. Jensen, removed; W. E X
Maikai, Huelo, Maui Island, Hawaii.
vice F. E. Chamberlain, resigned, and
Livi D. Kleiipio, KapOhO, Hawaii ISL
and, vice w. H. c. Campbell, resigned.
On July 1 Ivanhoe station Of the
postoffice at Los Angeles will be es-
tablished.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
MAY BE ONLY FEINTs.
Japanese Movements at Siuyen Fur
nished Food for Speculation.

Japanese Movements at Siuyen Fur
nished Food for Speculation.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 10.-News
of the fighting at Siuyen furnishes food
for much speculation concerning the
real Japanese objective. Whether the
advance to Siuyen constitutes a for
ward movement in force, military
authorities do not pretend to know. Its
character depends largely on whether
General Kuroki has the number OF
troops which reports credit him. 1t is
thought that the Japanese may at
tempt to push across the peninsula and
establish a new base at Newchwang.
The direct road to Newchwang
passes south of Haicheng. Such
movement on the part Of General Ku-
roki might precipitate u serious en-
gagement in the neighborhoOd Of Hal
cheng if General KurOpatkin thought
the time ripe to contest the advance
seriously. But 1t is also pointed, out
that the Japanese movements to Sal
matsze and Siuyen may be either feints
or merely a continuation of an effort
to distract the Russian attention from
Port Arthur.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
IEVERY PRECAUTON TO PROTECT RUSSIAN CAPITAL
AGAINST ATTACK IS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT
Fortifications of Riga and Reval Are Strengthened
and Water Batteries Guard Entrance to
Mouth Of the Neva.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 10.-Remote
as now appears the chance that the
Japanese fleet will ever be in position
to venture up the Baltic and make a
demonstration against the Russian
capital, or that any European power
will be drawn into the war, Russia
evidently is taking nothing for granted.
The possibility of the fall of Port
Arthur or a disaster to the Baltic fleet
after the latter sails for the Far East
have been considered and no precau-
ton will be omitted to protect ST.
Petersburg against attack The forti-
fications of Riga Gn the southern part
of the Gulf of Riga) and Reval Cat the
entrance of the Gulf of Finland) have
been strengthened. some new guns of
the latest patterns have been mounted
in the fortress of Cronstadt and chain
of water batteries, running out on
either side of the shores of the Gulf Of
Finland will guard the entrance to
the mouth of the Neva. This system of
fortifications was sufficient to dis
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
BLOODHOUNDS
AFTER BANDITS
Dogs Given Trail Of Two
Men Suspected of RObbing
Express Car in Colorado

NEWCASTLE, Colo, June 10. - The
two survivors Of the band Of train
robbers who dynamited an express car
on the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
road near Parachute Tuesday night
escaped during the night from a ridge
in Garfield Creek Canyon, where they
had been surrounded by pursuers.
They cannot have gone far, and ii is
believed they will soon be located.
BlOodhOunds are being used TO trail
the fugitives, who are supposed 10 be
John Emmerling and Charles Scrubs,
railroad section men, who quit their
jobs last week
The third member of the band. who
was killed yesterday, was identified
as J. H. Ross, also a section man who
quit work on the road at the same time
as the other two. Ross shot himself in
the head after he had been wounded by
the posse chasing him.
The body Of the dead bandit, it is
said. bears all the marks Of a pub
lished description Of George W.
Hendricks. alias James Keith, A. S.
Keith. George w. Kaiser and George
Hess. who is wanted for the robbery
Of the Wells-Fargo express office at
Spark Hill. n. Y. on April u, 1904
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
EXTORTION CHARGE AGAINST
MRS. ELIAS is DISMISSED

NEW YORK, June 10.-Mrs. Hannah
Elias was to-day discharged on motion
of Assistant District Attorney Rand
at the conclusion of the testimony Of
John H Platt, the old millionaire who
caused her arrest for extortion.
Platt proved disappointing witness
The questions bearing directly on the
charges on which the woman's arrest
has been made he answered repeatedly.
L don't Know His helplessness and
his apparently unreliable memory sur
prised those who attended his ex-
animation He did not remember
whether he had given Mrs. Elias large
sums OF money during the last ten
years, as charged, ard did not remem-
ber signing certain papers in connee-
tion with his charges against her.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
DEATH ENDS
THE ILLNESS OF
MISS MORTON

PARIS, June 10-Miss Lena Morton,
daughter of Levi P. Morton of New
York, died this morning from the eff
fects of blood poisoning, following an
operation for appendicitis. Miss Nor
toms family was at the bedside when
she died. The operation in itself did
not arouse serious apprehension, but the
appearance yesterday of blood poison
ing gave the case a grave turn. Miss
Morton rallied slightly during the aft
ernoon, but later her case became hope
less and she sank gradually until her
death occurred early this morning.
The deceased was 81 years of age and
was the elder of two unmarried daugh-
ters of former Vice President Morton.
Friends of the family fear the blow
will seriously affect Mrs. Morton, who
has recently been slightly indisposed.
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courage the attack planned by, the
British feet during the Crimean War
In addition, however, shore batteries
have been constructed near Cranien-
baum Tin Fthe Gulf of Cronstadt, nine
teen miles from ST. PetersburO and
Sestroryetsk Con the Sestra River and
seventeen miles from st. Petersburg)
probably as precaution against land
ings, as it is believed the forts are able
to stop the advance of a hostile fleet.
The approaches to Cronstadt are
also being mined, and merchant ships
are being forbidden to enter the port
without pilot to conduct them
through the mine fields. Owing to the
extensive work. in progress at Cron-
stadt in connection with the prepara-
ton Of the Baltic squadron, the central
basin. heretofore reserved for mer-
chant ships, has been appropriated by
the navy. Rigid regulations are en-
forced against any one approaching the
fortifications. The Grand Duke Vlad-
imir, commander of the military dis
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
TO PREVENT RUSSIAN RAIDS.
Korean Ministry of War Gives Con,
sideratiOn TO Troublesome Matter.

korean Ministry OF War Gives Con-
sideration to Troublesome Matter.
SEOUL, Korea, June 9, 5 p. m. (de-
layed in transmission).- ).-Telegraphic
communication with Hamheung, on the
east coast of Korea, has been re-estab-
lished.
The Korean Ministry of War has
recommended the distribution of 250O
Korean soldiers in garrisons of from
fifty to 300 along the Tumen River, the
great south road and in several i'm
portant towns in the interior of Ham
heung province in order to prevent fu-
ture Russian raids. This recommenda-
ton has not yet been sanctioned, and
the policy is considered to be question
able. It is said to be probable that the
majority of such a force would desert
with their rifles and become bandits
and would engage in robbing the coun-
try people rather than in opposing the
Russian raiders, thus embarrassing the
officials.
A number of Japanese women and
children who lived at Gensan have
taken refuge with the foreigners Of
Gensan in a monastery about twenty
miles distant from the town. Others
numbering sixty-five have arrived at
Fusan on their way to japan.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
WILL LEAVE PORT ARTHUR.
Foreign Residents Ask Permission to
Depart on Norwegian Steamer.


CHEFU, June II, noon = Letters
received here from foreigners in busi-
ness at Port Arthur state that apph-
cation has been made TO the Russian
authorities to allow the Norwegian
steamer Sentis to take foreign nom
combatants away from Port Arthur.
1t is thought that the Russian authori-
ties will grant the request The fact
that the application has been made
would indicate that the entrance to the
harbor of Port Arthur is at least par
TALLY clear, as the Sentis is a large
ship. She has been at Port Arthur ever
since the commencement of hostilities.
The letters from the foreign business
men make no reference to fighting or
other conditions at Port Arthur beyond
the statement that the price of rice has
risen from to 80 roubles per hundred.
1t is stated that there are still 10000
Chinese in the besieged city and that
every effort is being made to get them
out on junks.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
JOE WALCOTT KNOCKED OUT
BY YOUNG PETER JACKSON
The WeIter- Weight Champion Lasts
but Four Rounds Before His
Hard Hitting Opponent.

BALTIMORE, June 10.-Joe Wal
colt, the welter-weight champion of
the world, was knocked out tonight
by Young Peter Jackson in the fourth
round of what was scheduled to be
ten-round contest before the Eureka
Athletic Club. The blow that did the
business was a terrific right-hand
smash in the pit of the stomach. Wal
colt claimed he was hit below the belt,
but his claim of foul was not allowed
by the referee.
Walcott did not take kindly to pun
ishment and wanted to quit in the
middle of the third round and also
at the beginning Of the fourth, but was
persuaded to keep on. After two min
utes of fighting in the fourth round
Jackson sent in the Knockout blow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
Heard T4bbett's Dying statement.

BAKERSFIELD, June 10.-A sem
sation was sprung in the. Hulse case
to-day by the testimony of D. E.
Brewer. a local plumber, who for the
first time stated that he was in Baer's
drug store when the wounded officers
were brought in after the battle at the
josshouse and heard Tibbetts dying
statement, "Hulse shot me-" testified
TO by a number of other witnesses.
The. attorneys for the defense made a
strong effort to break down his testi-
mony, but in vain. The prosecution
rested to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11

trictsof- ST. Petersburg, has just COM
pleted an inspection of the shore bat
teries.
The Russian rules for the treatment
OF prisoners of war were promulgated
to-day. They are CT s. most humane
character. following the most ad-
vanced ideas on the subject of the care
of prisoners. A war bureau for the col
lection and distribution of every pos
sible kind of information concerning
prisoners has been established by the
Russian Red Cross Society under the
presidency of Professor de Martens,
professor Of international law at the
University Of st. Petersburg and re-
Gently president of The Hague court
which decided the Pious fund claims.
The Novoe Vremya editorially scouts
the idea fostered by section of the
British press that the fall Of Port Ar
thur will end the war.
The Government is considering the
question of increasing the scale of PEN
sions for soldiers and sailors widows
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
PROMINENT ORCHARDIST
is DYING OF CHAMBERS
Hugh c. Agnew of Santa Clara County
Contracts Disease From
Horse.

SAN JOSE, June 1o.-Hugh c. Ag-
new, one of the most prominent fruit
and seed growers of the county and
son of Abram Agnew, for whom the
village of Agnew was named, is in a
dying condition from a virulent attack
of glanders,- contracted from a favor
ite buggy horse. The horse was sup
posed to be suffering from distemper.
Agnew has only been i'll five or six
days and the true nature of the dis
ease was not definitely fixed until yes
terday. This is the sixth fatal case
from this disease in this county in fif-
teen years. Mr.. Agnew is so years of
age and a native of Iowa.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
Cossacks Suffer Considerable Loss at saimatzsa

killed or wounded.
"Details of the affair at Saimatzsa
follow:
June Z at a. m. an outpost com
pany on the Aiyang road was attacked
by the enemy. A detachment of chas-
seurs was sent as a reinforcement.
More Japanese then appeared, one
battalion with mountain battery be-
ing stationed before Saimatzsa. The
ehasseurs at first pressed the Japan
ese, inficting losses and taking rifles
and equipment from the killed, but the
advance was checked by severe fire.
Reinforcements now joined the enemy.
bringing up their strength to brigade
of infantry, two batteries of artillery
and three squadrons of cavalry. There
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
LORD DUNDONALD MUST
RESIGN HIS POSITION
Gets Into Trouble by Making a
Speech at Montreal.

OTTAWA. Ont. June 1O.-LOrd Dun
donald, commanding officer of the Can
adian militia and a veteran Of the
South African war, must resign his
position or his appointment will be can
ceIed by the Canadian Government.
The cause of the rupture was a speech
delivered recently at Montreal by Lord
Dundonald in which he said that the
appointment of officers in the militia
was by political preferment-
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
CossacIss Retire North of Hamheung.

CossacISs Retire North of Hamheung.
SEOUL, Korea, June 10. 4:3O p. m.-
The Russian demonstration in North
eastern Korea, in the province of
Hamgyung, seems nearly ended. 1t is
believed that Gensan with a reinforced
garrison is in no further danger. All
Cossacks have retired north of Ham
heung. A body is still at Sungjin. Sew
eral forces are roaming somewhere
west Of there. 1t is thought that the
Russians are probably making a grad
ual retreat to Vladivostok, gathering
provisions en- route
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-11
Continued From Page 1, Column S.

Siuyen. keeping up their fire from a
battery on a dense column Of the
enemy at a range of 600 yards. The
fire slackened about O'Clock in the
afternoon.
Among our losses were Cheremis-
sineff, chief of. Cossacks; CoTonet Ko-
marovsh and Lieutenant Colonel Pos
sokhoff.
From all appearances the Cossacks
were engaged with troops of the Tenth
division. In the affair on June z at
Vafangow we lost one rifleman wound
ed, but the Japanese sustained con-
siderable losses. According to the tes-
timony of residents. they lost forty