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PRICE FIVE CENTS. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAYr, JUNE IS, 1904. VOLUME XCVI— NO. IS.® TH3 WEATHEE. X"c recast maCe c* San Fran cUco for thirty es.Aing milaiffhS, Jaac 13: San Francises ail vicinity — Fair Satzfd&y, except fosriry in the morninsr; fxeei northwest ¦wind. G. z. wxxj^sair. ZmOZ^I YOZZCBMttX. Temporarily In Ciarffa. Vladivostok Squadron Escapes Pursuing Japanese Fleet andyjs Sighted in the SAN JOSE, June 17.— W. J. Thomp son of San Francisco, a brakeman on the Southern Pacific line, was run into and instantly killed to-day by the Bunker Hill excursion train "at Los Gatos. RallronrtTjrakeiiKm Killed. In the first section Mis3 Kearey Thomas, president of the Bryn Mav.r 'College, spoke on "The University Education of Women in the United Ftates." The second section discussed "Women's Work, Art. Literature and Journalism." T'Irfi. Alice Horne of the Utah Lejrlslriture described the art work of women in Utah schools. Mrs. Carrie Chepman Catt of Wyoming apokt on "The Progress of Women in American Churches and Denomina tions." BERLIN", June 17. — In the first and second sections, of the Woman's Con press to-day university study for women vrn* discussed by representa tives of Germany, the United States. Great Britain, France end Denmark. WOMAN'S WORK DISCUSSED BEFORE BERLIN CONGRESS The concern was strictly a private bank, having no directors. Kellogg claimed to the depositors that he was secured by an indemnity bond. Banks of this character are not examined by State or Federal officials. A meeting of a number of depositors of the bank was held thl3 afternoon. All moneys received by the cashier on the 14th, which was the last day the bank was open, were returned to de po&itors. A committee was appointed to examine the books, moneys and se curities and to report next Monday. So far as can be ascertained, here Is no shortage. The general belief Is that Kellogg, having become tired of the. banking business in Cleelum, simply threw up his hands, leaving Cashier Sasse to straighten out the accounts. TACOMA, Wash., June 17.— James A. Kellogg, who has been running a pri vate bank at Cleelum, disappeared Tuesday after closing the bank for the day. ; ; i >'; ' Special Dispatch to Th» Call, Banker at Cleelum, Washing ton, Is Weary and Disap pears Without Explanation LEAVES FUNDS TO DEPOSITORS Dispute Over a Bill at Rich Gulch Results In a Munier by a Cowboy. MOKELUMNE HILL, June 17.— About 10 o'clock Friday night a courier named B. M. Hawver arrived from Rich Gulch and reported to the authori ties that Fred Johns, known as "Mon tana Cowboy," Ehot and killed Tom Evans, a bartender employed In the Rich Gulch Hotel, who is a son-in-law of the proprietor of the hostelry. The trouble arose over a hotel bill. After a dispute, which occurred at 2 o'clock, Johns left and went to Mokelumne Hill on horseback, returning at 9:20. He Fhot his victim through a window, the ball taking effect in the brain. The hotel proprietor thereupon took a shot at the asailant, wounding him in the shoulder. The assailant mounted a horse and went to Mineral station, two miles distant. He is suffering from his wound. FIRES INTO HOTEL AXD KILLS BARKEEPER To prevent any failure of perfect contact by the electrode with the scalp, the hair of condemned men's heads will hereafter be wholly shaved. Hereto fore only patches of hair about the size of the electrode have been removed. Schilter was pronounced dead twice, but It took a third shocle to kill him. After the second shock Schilter's body was unstrapped and laid on 'the floor of the execution room. The group of spectators was dispersing when the physicians discovered that Schilter was breathing. The prison warden was hastily summoned and Schilter was re strapped to the chair and a current of 1800 volts was Introduced into his body for a full minute. He was then really dead. The first shock of 1750 volts was applied for fifty-three seconds. He was pronounced dead by four physicians, but they had hardly rendered their opinion when Schilter's breathing was detected. A current of the same volt age was applied for forty seconds and again the physicians were deceived. The physicians declare .the failure to cause death by the first two shocks was due to the wonderful resistance of the murderer to electricity. A test of the electrical apparatus was made at 10 o'clock this morning and the appliances were found to be satis factory. , COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 17.— One of the most remarkable and at the same time the most bungling electrocutions in the history of the State took place between midnight and half past twelve o'clock this morning, when Michael G. Schilter, wife murderer of Youngs town was put to- death by' degrees at the Ohio i—nitentiary. '. i ' ~- FrcclaJ Dispatch to The Call. The authorities express the hope that Perdicaris and Varley will reach Tangier on Monday next. WASHINGTON. June 17. — Consul General Gummere at Tangier has cabled to the State Department that he has received a second letter from the Grand Vizier repeatingthe Sultan's regrets at the Perdicaris outrage and stating that orders have been given to grant Raissouli's demands in order to secure the' release of the captives. "This afternoon to our surprise." he ¦wires, "there appeared two vessels from Casa Blar.ca, from which were landed a force of 400 men. These men form a part of a detachment which has been near Casa Blanca for six months. Their appearance at this time embarrasses the situation, as the troops here had just been disbanded in compliance with the demands »f Raissouli." News has been sent to Raissouli, through the Shereef of Bazzan, that all his demands have been complied with. The authorities hope that the landing of some Moorish troops here yesterday will not upset the arrangements*t!ind this is now the only thing which threatens difficulties. As stated in these dispatches yesterday, these troops are of the worst type, and though they were ostensibly sent by the Sultan for the protection of Euro peans, the residents of the city con tinue uneasy because the troops have no discipline whatever and endanger life end property. A British steamer is momentarily expected with the remainder of Rais fouli's followers who were imprisoned ct Larache. TANGIER, June 17. — Mohammed El Torres, representative of the Sultan of Morocco, has caused the arrest of Fheiks Renim and Sahuer, as de manded by RaissoulL The amount of the ransom demanded by the bandit chief for the release of Perdicaris and Yarley is ready". RaissoTjli's answer is expected at the end of the week. Prisoner Succumbs to Shock Only After He Has Been Thrice Strapped in the Electric Chair. Acthcrities Hope That the Landing of Moorish Troops Will Not Cause Any New Dfficulties. Expects tlie Kidnaped Men to Reach Tangier on Monday Next Revives Twice. After Being Declared Dead by Medicos. Sultan Complies With tlie Demands of the Bandit. Uxoflcide's Vitality Surprises Pour Doctors. RAISSOULI TO BE PAID BIG RANSOM MURDERER MEETS WITH SLOW DEATH LONDON, June 18. — A correspondent of the Daily Chronicle at Yinkow, in a dispatch dated June 17, says that General Kuropatkin left Liaoyang on * Wednesday to assume command of the army operating toward Port" Arthur. fi , . ¦;•- ~ v - " """ v "- V The Daily Mail's Newchwang correspondent says: ('The advanced guards I. of General Kuroki's army are colliding with the Russian forces fifteen miles south of Tashichao." The Daily Mail in an editorial says it thinks the correspondent is mistaken and that the force is a fresh Japanese army under General Nodsu moving from Siuyen to intercept General Stakelberg's retreat. x ¦> KUROPATKIN TO DIRECT PORT ARTHUR RELIEF FORCES FORT JONES, June 17.— H. E. Trimble, an engineer" who has been employed at the Jones saw mill In Quartz Valley, committed suicide to day by shooting himself In the head. Trimble was sitting by the side of his wife on. a bed when he shot himself. The -widow and five small children are almost destitute. -• •-..... SHOOTS HIMSELF, DEAD IN PRESENCE OF WIFE NEW YORK. June 17. — After an operation for appendicitis yesterday. Miss Dorothy Whitney, youngest daughter of the late W. C. Whitney, was said last night to be in a favor able condition. The ' operation was performed at the home of her brother, Harry Payne Whitney, at 2 West Fif ty-seventh street, by Dr. Andrew J. McCosh, assisted by Dr. Clarence A. R. McWllliams. "Miss Whitney is resting well," said Dr.- McCosh last night, "and every thing points to. her recovery. Of course she is not yet absolutely out of dan ger." Special Dispatch to The Call. Daughter of Late William C. Whitney Undergoes Op eration at Home of Brother APPENDICITIS ATTACKS BELLE "This," the paper adds, "sufficiently characterizes the dastardly nature of the deed." The Sviet remarks: "The commission of the crime in the highest government building in Finland, where the Czar would justly regard himself as abso lutely safe, has incensed the whole of thinking Russia. Bobrikoff was gentle, noble and condescending, and of un blemished morality. His only enemies were Russia's enemies." The Llstok says: "The crime can evoke nothing but the deepest censure in Russia, as well as in Finland, where the royal section will understand its senselessness. It is hoped that com mon sense will get the upper hand of the propaganda which Is pushing the country." The Governor General of "Warsaw was stricken with paralysis whan informed of the death of Governor General Bob rikoff. HELSINGERFOS, Finland, June 17. — General Bobrikoff, Governor General of Finland, who was shot yesterday morning at the entrance t<> the Sen ate, died at 1 o'clock this morning. The people are calm and there is no ex citement. A requiem mass was celebrated In the Governor's palace during the day^ for the of, the soul of General' Bobrikoff.- It' *ras 'attended by the Russian officials. A small crowd of Finns • assembled \ outside the build ing. ¦. . ¦ ¦ . In order to maintain public tranquill ity the authorities have established a strict press censorship. ST. PETERSBURG. June 17.— The assassination of General Bobrikoff has stirred up a great sensation and is temporarily absorbing interest from the war. The papers are filled with ex tended biographies of the deceased, de tailing the difficulties of his office, edi torials denunciatory of the crime and comments on the conditions in Fin land. The Novoe Vremya says that Bobrikoff, as the representative of the supreme authority in Finland, proved himself to be a stout, honest defender of Russia's imperial interests. Statements were made to the Cor oner to-day by several of the steam boat employes, who will appear as wit nesses at the Inquest, that the captain of the Slocum sailed his boat between three and four miles after the fir» broke out before beaching her. Several watches showed that more than half an hour elapsed from the breaking out of the fire until the boat was run ashore. All the watches taken from the bodies of the drowned stopped be tween 10:10 and 10:20 in the morning. Estimates as to the number of dead still greatly vary and this may be ac counted for by reason of the fallura to report to the proper authorities on the part of many who, although offi cially registered as missing, were la reality saved. BURIAL. OP THE VICTIMS. Already 559 bodies have been recov* erea, of which about fifty remain un identified. These include 273 children^ 243 women and 23 men. Thirteen offi cers of St. Mark's Church ars among the dead, one of them being a woman. The first funeral from among the vic tims was held to-day. It was that of a young girl, who is believed to have died of fright. No signs of death from burning or drowning were found. Her funeral was followed by a score of others which were attended by thou sands of persons from the East Side, where most of the dead lived. To morrow there will be 500 or mc/re fun erals and 32 unrecognized bodies will be placed each In a separate coffin and In a separate hearse and laid away in the Lutheran Cemetery at Middle Vil lage, L. L The city has arranged for their burial a plat large enough for the burial of 330 bodies having been set aside in this cemetery. All the un- Secretary Cortelyou of the Depart ment of Commerce and I-afccr will personally undertake the investigation into the disaster on behalf of the Gov ernment. District Attorney Jerome's assistants are working energetically en the case, and officers of the Cor oner's office have made eonsitlarabl3 progress in the gathering of evidenca to b*>. presented on Monday, when the Coroner's inquiry will begin. There is in the Coroner's possession a standpipe. taken by his direction by a diver from the submerged wreck. The valve of the pipe is closed tight, hinting that no use was mr.de of this pipe in fighting the fire on the Slocum. INQUIRY BY GOVERNMENT. companies and the wrecking company failed to agree on terms, and if 'the boat is raised at all the cost probably will come out at the city treasury. At this conference it was announced that the Knickerbocker Steamboat Company, which owns the General Slo cum, had resigned all claims to th» boat on the agreement that it should receive $70,000, the amount for which the boat was insured. Tha insurance NEW TORK, June 17.— Despite thn untiring work of divers and grapplera and the watchfulness of scores of men who have given themselves over to tho task of searching for the missing, few bodies of those who perished in the Slocum disaster were recovered to-day. It was said by divers who went down into the ' • wreck at dawn that there were many bodies under the entangle ment of timbers and paddle wheels, and that it would be necessary to dy namite the hulk or raise it before they could be reached. To this en^l city officers communicated with a wrecking company, and an announce ment was made that the company would undertake the work cf bringir.;; the wreck to the surface: Later, how ever, a conference between the marina Insurance companies and the wrecking company ended in a disagreement, with the result that for the present at leasl the matter is in abeyance. Dead Man's Traits Are Landed and Requiem Mass Is Held for the Repose of His Soul Say That It WiU Be Necessary to Dynamite or Raise the Hoik Before They Can Be Recovered. Murder ol the Official ; Is Bitterly Condemned by t&e Public. Divers Report That Many Bodies Are in Wreck ol tlie SIocqih. Secretary to Direct Inquiry for the Gov ernment. PromptMeasuresAre Used to Quiet People. ASSASSIN'S SHOT KILLS BOBRIKOFF CORTEL YOU TO PROBE DISASTER Continued on Paso 2* Column 4. more than 200 machine and . mountain guns in the field. and that these were admirably adapted for use in . such mountainous districts, while the Rus sian field guns were too heavy and were otherwise unsuitable. •„ ' ¦ . Correspondents /with the Japanese .first army report that there is, little change In %he situation and that only skirmishes .^re taking place. i;;^'; The correspondent of -the Standard describes' the country between Feng wang-cheng - and Maotien Pass as having as many mountains as a plowed field has furrows. indicates' that the center of the column advancing toward Maotien Pass is, making car.eful prepa rations every foot of the way, soas.to insure mobility and to' meet a possible Russian incursion' from the -north. ST. i PETERSBURG, June 17. — The news of the result ,of . the battle at Vafangow reached the morning papers too late to 'allow *_ of comment. The LONDON, June 18. — All accounts agree on the- great superiority of the Japanese guns and "'the handling of them in the battle of Vafangow. One account says that the Japanese had General Nodsu's army is resting at Vafangow and is not expected to ad vance for a couple of days. The advance of General Kurokl's forces beyond Siuyen to cut off Stakel berg's troops is not causing apprehen sion. SChe correspondent of the Asso ciated Press is informed on good au thority that a strong Russian force has been concentrated between Klachou and Halcheng to cover Stakelberg's re treat. ST. PETERSBURG, June 17.—Gen eral Stakelberg telegraphs from Vant sialin that his army is resting there. His casualties have not yet been defi nitely ascertained. public seems to accept the result stoically and Is content that the Rus sians made a gallant and stubborn fight until the arrival of fresh bat talions of the enemy compelled General Stakelberg's \ troops, weary and ex hausted with three days' hard fighting, to give way. ? Invalid Russ points out that the Japanese had to give up the attack on the Russian ieft and, with all their re serves concentrated, only succeeded in crushing the Russian right after a whole day's fighting. A special dispatch from Liaoyang containsthe first' Russian "estimate of General • Stakelberg's losses, placing them at 1000 men and twenty officers. [ , .The. same dispatch, says Stakelberg had .assumed the offensive when the Japanese reinforcements. came up. j The present situation is not clear,' TOKIO, June '17, 3:30 p. m — The steamer Katsuno wns sunk off, Mojl last night as a result of collid ing with the steamer Yamatoken. Both vessels were on their way to rescue the survivors of the transports Hitachi and Sado. NEWCHWANG, Jnnc 17. — Two Greek refugees report a landing of Japanese in force a few miles south of Kaichou and a stiff fight southeast of that piace yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. The Chinese report that some wounded Russians have been sent toward Mukden by train. ¦ • * — ; — - — ; — ' « TOKIO, June 18. — The Vladivostok squadron was sighted in the western entrance of the Tsugaru Straits at 5:30 a. m. It is thought the squadron will return to Vladivostok to-day. The whereabouts of the pursu ing Japanese fleet is unknown. GEXSAX, via Seoul, June 17.— An engagement is reported to have taken place at Magankal Pass, twenty flve miles west of this place. Japanese reinforcements from Pingyang are bonnd here. Two hundred additional Russians have arrived at Kowan, whence the Korean magistrate fled to take refuse here. Special Dispatch to The Coll. Greek Refugees Arrive at Newchwang and Report That a Stiff Fight Occurred on Thursday at a Point Southeast of Kaichou. DISTINGUISHED OFFICER Or THE MIKADO'S FORCES. WHO HAS WON WORLD-WIDE RENOWN AS AN ORGANIZER AND A FIGHTER. AND WHO COMMANDS . THE RESPECT AND CONFIDENCE OK THE MEN HE IS NOW LEADING AGAINST THE SOLDIERS OF THE CZAR. Continued on Pago 4, Column S* - A Alcazar — "Chnrley'B Aftst." California — "Secret Service." Central — "The Octoroon." Columbia — "The Proud Prince." Chutes — Vaudeville. Fischer's — "TT. S." Grand — "Dn Barry." Crpheum — Vaudeville. Matinees at All Theaters To-Day. THE THE ATEKS. The San Francisco Call.