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VOLUME XCVIII— NO. S6.
SANrFRANCISGO^|I;Rip^Y^jAUGUST;; 25^ 1905:
Thirtccri-oarroldißcnjamin>^ last night at a disastrous
Jso;oqojconflagration'aJ 5 o;oqoj conflagration' a apartment-house were dam
aged^v. ;^ life of a child.
77??rteffl^^^&&^ Brave Deeds
BOY HERO SAVES TWO CHILDREN
FROM DEATH IN THE FLAMES
TOKIO,; Aug.. 24^-The Japantie
transport .\u25a0 Kin Jo _" wai sunk In .. a\-. col
•iou Tilth the British •tcamihlp Bara
1 one. ! on I » A ucus t \u25a0 22, In the' lnland > Sea.
One hundred and twenty-seven invalid
ed Japanese \u25a0oldlera , Were , drowned* : ; -
.. ; BERLIN. Aug. \u25a0 2 4.— Emperor v Wllliam
has ?ra:pressed*.to : the^members of his
entourage cordial recognition ! Presi-;
dent , Roosevelt's efforts •\u25a0 for : peace anil
bis ; hope . that they will \u25a0 provo suocess-
'FIWW I'WIIIW' Jlili ftlfJllillillilf
President /lias 'Knlser'a Support.
C VWASHn*GTON/Aug.' L 2 4.^-Speakihs of
'the Jjtbat j.ha's - been given
the^Behningtonlrepor V- Secretary Boha
pirte^ said i to-day > that » iC seemed ito »be
more^and'*more^importarit:as Ithe* testi
mony,* In 'f- the g case * .was * reviewed:?,! No
action jhasJbeen": taken {asJyettupohHhe'
recommcndatlonofithejcourt'ofTinqulryj
that*EnsigrivWade^be|court-martialed."
ThlstsubJect-wiiribeJlncluded^lnltherref;
port iwhlch j the ! Secretary 'will make \u25a0 to
the^Presldent^-"^^ \u25a0 . ; „ '\u25a0 ;"._ ."'';> ..-. '\u25a0.-,.. 7
To Art'on Beanlnxton Report.
Continued on Page 2, Column 1.
ITrsing; , Both St. IVtrr^bursr and Toklo
• .;, *o Make Conpesvlons. , . *
OYSTER BAY. Aug. 24— A crisis -in
the peace negotiations '". is approaching
rapidly. Whether - there is to be ; peace
between Russia and Japan or *a • con
tinuance of the war will be deter
mined within a few days. "
Since he made . his direct appeal to
Emperor. Nicholas 1 President.; Roosevelt
has been .awaiting developments, hope-
I'RESIDEVT APPEALS TO JAPAN*.
Japanese Transport -Is
Sunk as- Result: of
CdllisidnP
\t\ Lord % Boberts is ." one - of ' only- two gen
erals *i of i the : ' first J! rank -^who f have; the"
.Victoria Cross, 5 ; the other^ being Sir George
..White.' JJHe^jhas,^; besides, 'A the iv Mutiny
medai;t,wlth ]f Delhi S and J. Lucknow clasps,
wont of bravery; 'the Indlanifrontler med
al,":' '. the¥AbyslnnlaivS T Af ghan J^war,*f and
Mabul-Kandahar • medals, the order of : St.
Patrick,^ the Grand ' Cross j of 'the 'Bathrj the
Star,'; of 2 Indian the_; Garter,^ the ; Order ./of
Merit' and fotber/decoratlons. :; t : * - .
. .' BOSTON," Aug.V 24--Fleld r : Marshal , Earl
Roberts, Vcommander*6f:the'BritlBh army,"
will-sail for, America' in a few. days for an
extended;- tour, "of /the sUnltedf States ?and
. Canada. v; Inf Canada s , hei will'/ Investigate
the condition^ of - the ;. military .^ forces,^ for
tifications ' and army "organization,- arid jln
: the United > States , he jWlll visit ! , the famous
battlefields^? besides f calling/ upon \u25a0 some Tbf , :
the" leading ; army ;• His ? visit ywlll :
take I him Jas far: as the \u25a0 Pacific Coast and
he : mayi extend It ; to', the^ China" possession
ofiGreat Britain. '\u25a0; \u0084 -, ; ;
Special ;, Dispatch - to The Call.
LOKD EOBEETS SOON
TO: VISIT AMEEICAJ
OVER HUNDRED
SOLDIERS ARE
LOST AT SEA
• Special JDlssktch to <Tif CkU.
LOS ANGELES. , Aug.: 24,-When Miss
Frances Hale made her sensational climb
up \u25a0' the ; side of •'. the steamer Roanoke to
Ban Francisco Bay "after the vessel had
left \u25a0 the dock aid started for the Golden
Gate.*_ she >as \u25a0 trying ; to - escape from a
Pinkerton detective who had followed her
from Los -Angeles 'at the behest of tho
Merchants'. and Manufacturers* Associa
tion :of this city. She .'wai ; a"rrested to
night 'in r Portland and * with , her arrest
was released the fact 'that, she was in
dicted by, the, Grand Jury Tuesday and
a. bench warrant was out for her arrest.
The- detective had been employed to
shadow her pending the Indictment,
which the association knew would be re
; turned.^ . - —
": ;,The woman appeared here several
weeks ago and began soliciting dona
tions; for.', the Los . Angeles Door of
Hope, a. 'charitable <- concern. She
planned to give a benefit for the in
stitution 3 and sold. hundreds of tickets,
agreeing to j give the organization half
the receipts :and $100.bonu3. ..The so
called benefit was a ; success, , but. 'the
woman failed .to "turn -over, a cent, aI- >
though It Is known she^collected sev
eral .thousand . dollars. . X'
The Merchants' and "Manufacturers'
Association s got after her and present
ed the : matter to the Grand "Jury,
which promptly returned an Indictment,
but before that the woman had left the
city." followed by, the'detestrve."'
FAIR DAMSEL
BUNKO ARTIST
A thirteen-year'oldboyyplayed the part
of : a, hero In \u25a0..&- disastrous. fire v whlchjpart^
ly .[destroyed nlhe ffiats ?andj a' swells apaft
ment •' house? oh % the.V northeast l corner.'" of,
Geary and. 'Laguha'streets last :hightl.-^: *'
Jl; Little Ben >Tqlb'e;t,\ > av'boyla v 'boyI scarcely^iii'
his teens, tqre^ into -the burning apartment
\u25a0where"- slept/ftwo'Vuttle/glrisif Alice i"'-aiid
Hazel \ Batchelor, 7 5 \ and; 10 v'years/of tags,
dragged \ the J terrified V children; froin| their \
fire surrounded; beds* into '.the'- hall, and "to ,
'safety.' ,^^':^'-'ft r r}^:'\^^ t^:.'\/A -7:'"-,;;t
::>Young,Tolbert J ran;'d6wn.' the stairs from
the second story when, the^blaze was dis
covered. He had \u25a0 heard^the" -cries of ithe
children."^; Unmindful ; of -his^ownf safety;
Tolbert* broke- Into (the ,pt>urn!rig r room", and
wading tnrbugh'.flames-. and v smoke /half
"dragged, ; half <. carried^ the > little ones to
safety. «• . ;,\u25a0: I '\u25a0 *-.i"C";V?l'**'t'tt,A'. i "C";V?I'**'t'tt,A ' >"'-^iC"' -' % '^ : '. .;•
jB The fire,", which .will; entail a loss of over
$50,000,': started/ shortly j artefv S'o'clock.-. ;' It
gained'; consl<ierable>; headway^ before y }ts"
discovery.;.-, Sino,ultaneouslyi v several % peb-.
plel in : surrbuhdlnk.; flats * saw^fa \\ burst fpf
flame' shoot:- heavenward'; ahd'rah-.fbr: fire
alarm / boxes. >* jThe? neglect of gtbe Hele
phohe '< eniployea jwas 'severely,
criticized - by "': 'several -fof ;,' the^ Inmates S of
the ' burning '; hpuses^who *valnly > tried \to
get 1 connection - with the ' Fire] Department.'
•;>.'At the time the'flrst 'alarm j,wajj-fung"in;
the I flre \ had '•; gained v such $ that
sixiflats :• and rithe' St.;" Hllalre -apartment
house \ ware \ inK flames/; * Nearly* two i hun-'
dred j people i inhabited \ the.' burning i-bUild-*
ings . and i a >mad rush j folio wed' the ; cry'bf
; fire; '% Many] were " in r »bedi \even^ though ) ; the
\u25a0 hour /..was j earlv.^.Womeh^fled ". Into ithe
streets their ;* night-clothes 'J carrying
- babies and . small -children ! in ;\u25a0 all : habits of
attire. :.;>.: .;>. '?J&h?i :: x\i '^jj^;'-' '££& *>«- 7
'pi Panic . reigned \u25a0 and' ln£ the* midst *of ;'the
: r excltement ; thi«yes'plledithelr 4 nefarlous
tVocatlbhr^ Se y er al ; losses ?of * money : and
'Jewelrylwereirep^ted^;:^*^;^^};^:,'^ 5
bBPAItTMK^^W'oHKs) NOBLy/{: v !
' \u25a0 The 1 Fire i Depar tmen t.<, iind er^t ae i di
rection ' of . Flrstv ! 'AißB!stant ; Chief,Dough
erty,fdldfhbble|workTcnd2toVitsis|due
the 1 credit ?of s a ,*g:reat ? say JngTof ; prop
erty,? and s lives.H,:. The ff re-.
sponded ' quickly. gif hr «« * ajarms £.were
rung J In i andj the 4,work f^was c ; begun y in
a^ systematic }? man n cr; '& Pbr Ji half an
: hour j It? appeared / asi if i the "entire ; block
would X; be £*} deßtroyeji.^^ Sparks .'.' flew t
through' the air like snow, and 1 the' Jew-
- The entire loss to buildings and furnish
ings lls estimated *in the* neighborhood of
$50,000. tiiThe'l6sersvare"".as follows: .' St.
Hllalre,": 1523 ' Laguna 7 street."-* loss . to build
ing-," $10,000.^ Fleisher,- estate, insured; 5 fur-*
I hishihgs 'owned 'by. Mjs.^M.: J. t Johnson;
! ISOOO.Vlnsured^: fully; -: Mrs. "M..v Martin.
• 1516:-,Geary l^street.^loss «' ! to h furnishings
: $230Q/ Insured ; \ I*l Frankehberg. : 1514 . Geary,
Btreef,'lbas"ito;furnlshings $5000. partly;.ln
sured; "B. Anlxter and J/i McDowell." 1512
GearyVjstreet.- : -loss s to ; ; furnishings " $4500,
' partly "insured ;*'M."rßosend6rn; ISOo/.Dave
i Brown. '1503,^and ; Mrs: ; J: S.-'-Wells^BOl.
Laguna .streetriost . together $7QoO jby.dam-'
age ifrom!w'atei- , and: fire, -partly: insured;
'J.i Stone ,!• 1509 Laguna ; street, \< loss by .', fire"
and vwater : $7500,* : partl y: Insured; : I* : Bett
manT- 150-1 ' Laguna j street , loss jby • water
$880,** insured ; < S.^WeUs." ; 1513 J IJaguna
street",;" loss : . s3ooo, \ 'partly 'J lnsured ;o J.- B."
Duggaiv'lsls \u25a0-Laguna-: street. : loss \u25a0\u25a0; $3OOO.
partly 'insured; , : Jamea nE.* Graves.^lSlT La-,
guna street, Jloss ' s3ooo, . Insured ; ; E.-' Golin-"
sky rUSII- f Laguna ; street, i' loss j[ $1500, ,. in^
guredi^'J. ';Berhhard,rSt.^Hilaire apart-"
mentjrt- «oss '•\u25a0 $1500,; Insured. :" v Several I other
roomers"- In ! St. Hilaire ": Incurred ; big losseftT
.' -They St..';* Hilaire f is;' \u25a0. .owned 'j.' by.'* : ; the
Fleisher . estate!' jVTbV damage to the build-
Ing :Is [approximately . $10,000, insured. 3 The
six ' flats " on v Laguna v stfee t • are^owned by,
Charles J f ßrown, {the- hardware"! man «;of
807,". Market i street. / -The i loss "'•• -i to"' < these
buildings^ "will •"i.e Jabouf $15,000," fully ' ln
sufedrn.vThe iflats^oni'Geary F street' are
owned^b.v f' Mrs.^tM.V MartinA loss i $SOOO,
f ully. insufe'd.^\The \u25a0 to ; the \ Syna
gogue Beth l lsraer will . be • $500/: insured .. '•; *
a *clgar « merchant i living ,' at i 1305 * Laguna
street;" lost a diamond pin '\u25a0 valued"' at $175.
Many; minor losses , of . property ' were;re
ported.^but .the 'police- tried 7 to "hush "the
affair.*- .V!:- -^ '--'-' '.: c ". - .- . ' ':"\u25a0'' ;-'- T - ' .
• General \u25a0 Baldwin, his aids. . Lieuten
ants Sayers and Chamberlain, and Judge
Parker of Trinidad i and ] Guy Turner .- of
Oklahoma City were huntings and nshT
Ing forty miles from the fort' a few
days, ago, -when Judge Parker": routed
out a big grizzly bearr The Judge fired
twice at- the-, animal,', wounding it
enough to infuriate it. but not to dls-;
able it.! Bruin made a charge .at the
Judge. • The latter vfled,; dropping his
rifle,, which he herd not time to reload.
•' General Baldwin, seeing! w'hat had" oc
curred, drew- his hunting; knife and suc
ceeded In killing the. bear; after,' a brief
but hard struggle/ - - .
GLEN WOOD SPRINGS. . Colo., Aug.
24. — Reports coming from -Fort
Duchesne," -Ulntah Reservation/Utah,
are to the effect that General" Frank D.
Baldwin, former commander of the Dis
trict of Colorado., is a bear .'slayer ' of
such note* as to -rival President Roose
velt. \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0• ;*-"; -\u0084 \u0084' \u25a0"/
V ThieveB?looted;tthe £ *deserted| homesifof
terroYfeBtrlcken^famlllea. i !*S i^EV'omen j** I and
meh^returned s; to^ find i their.) jewels "-and
money 5 gone; $7, Much s. probably ** lost';
'on Ithetexcltemenfi'jf butTbtherJibsses f gave
evidence l'of «the^work Jbtirdbbers.^ Mrs^
M^li^FranlwnbergFofilSMj^Gearyi street
lost*- 3iamohd« r ahd \u25a0-money'ito jthe". value (of
$2Bo.*:,The^flat^of j B.TA'nixterj at I . lsl6|Geary T
street f was \ looted '^ byi.thleV.es £ of ji niohey,
and^ewelsl valued" at $500." \u25a0': M.'Rosendorn,
THIBVFS^tOOT/HOLiSBS.
\u25a0l>'. -\u25a0 Fir e f, Marshal ;To we » ; says' . .the . flames
originated; from ash barrels Jn the rear
;pf hflatsr 1516^1617^ and 1519:; Laguna
ahdiflats'ii6l4,Usl6;and
\u25a0street." v'^Hqt^ashes.-.Jdumped^into^bar-*
rels«! containing.; paper; Is . the ; Marshal's
;theory,-.bf- the-;'Origltt"-.df rf the"fc6nflagra'<
tion.;,.Mrs^B.;Smith',of -;1518;-;Ge<try
street : was one i Of "tnbse ; to : discover/ the
flre.>StieirahUb:the' flre/alariri;box[at
the /corner.^pf • v Geary^"and "J\ Buchanan
streets^ and; turned in*, the ; firm •» alarm.*
J." Marshall. Jr.;;a:paihter,f of) 655' Harri-
Bbh i' stree t/ v was * passln g;J and . saw ? the
burstibf 'flames.^ He \ "telephoned"*' to\ the
Fire 'Depkf fniehtp: but 'oh ": accbuntf of the
: Blown ess 'of ith,e ; telephon e 'girls j his ser
vices ' w^n t-'f otl naU'ght/.' V; ; -! V i 'ri *. «> r. X '. '; '.
iyT The •St'*Hllalre/apartm'ent" i house ;was
.burned •* half^ way?^' One .£ hundred J;and
'twenty^pe6ple"= - rob*m';inj'the!h6uBe;?but'
niany^'of Hhem'|.were t ;Out: ; 'atXthe -time.
iTwb * mothers left UKejr ichildren \u25a0in * bed.
The i* Batchelor.'f children fewere/i bravely;
\u25a0 rescued belittle 'Beh'.Tolbert/.whormod-"
estlyltold of (his > heroic' act.-> The 5-year-*
bld^daiighter^bf t-MrsWE/,,'E. * Smlthson;
; in?a"partmeht s 21 r ,'^vas* rescued tfrom-ap- 1
parent^death* s .byi.Nogl i Kasahi,^ ar Japf
ahese \u25a0servant'ln'i tiie thbtelr^rThei* Jap-*,
.'aneseT heard ; the J child's f screams,^ broke
ih : the rdoor/and Vthe" baby; to*the
street.*^ Surrquhdihgi* nelghbors^threw
open .their; doorsltqithe^homelessf people
and" half -naked Kw6men;;ahd^children
were f hospitably fandf cared ft or.'
ish .; synagogue, >: Beth /Israel, \u25a0oh * Geary
: Btreet,' : .half \u25a0 a).block{f rpm;.the fconflagra
tio'n,vcaught^flre; oniUhe^rdof. -.; Chief
\u25a0 Dougherty.^ sent' an .; engine ;company:-to
the ~ church^'ahd^ the =?blaze,V which i bad
gained-. Vcbhslderably T.-head^way.^.was
qulcklyi subdued. The Vrbof iof * the.= house
of '[ Mrs.'V-Ahna B. v Ames \ at, \ 13 1 1 i Octayia
street ; also./ took v : fire, i but /, was Zl saved
from «; by,: the ;• prompt^ work
of ithe department:^'.-^ :'f '*\u25a0••''. "\u25a0/.: *V
\u25a0 Secret agents "declare ' Peckham I and his
associates "\u25a0 must '/: have ;*; cleared i $1,500,000
on deals . based ; on the ' leakage of \u25a0 cotton
reports and 'advance' information with ' re^
gard to the wheat crop.^ • \u25a0>-'\u25a0'; \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0":' ''\u25a0\u25a0] |r
. The two indictments : against \ Peckham,'
Haas and Holmes recite , many: transac
tions. In which ; copies : of checks", are giv
en. In •' some ; cases j - the % alleged \ profits
which fell J. to ; : the : share % of ; i Haas | and
Holmes : were .-- $10.000 ,' t : , $ol4,000; on 'each
transaction/ :v The'-: checks ; were • :'--; largely
passed * through v banks ' in Hoboken "- and
New York. \u25a0.';• \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0.\u25a0; '"' - \u25a0!\u25a0«' \u25a0 '\u25a0 \u25a0_ \u25a0 .- - -.
; Peckham; ; : who : , did ; not V appear ' at L all
distressed" over \ his f arrest, C shook i hands
with all' the officials concerned, and after
expressing \u25a0". the hope 'that : he would have
the 7 pleasure), of / meeting-, them : again,'
went' to the j races. V *" :-\--yh h'V: c-'Uv.V'v-U-i
Mark Alter, : counsel; for: Peckhamfand
the \ others,' announced', that he .would
surrender" Haas :to the' Federal authori
ties. In , New" /York 11 * to-morrow. : > ; ~ y.
SARATOGA; i Aug. . 24— Frederick 'A.
Peckham/v Jointly •< indicted with Edward
S. Holmes V Jr.Vand Hoses Haas on the
charge of , conspiring to .the
United ' States in j connection with , the cot
ton crop report, was . released " this after
noon '. on ; $10,000 -1 bond, ' ; supplied by ' two
local bankers. >''\u25a0::-\u25a0 ,\u25a0 % •\u25a0 \ : .- \u25a0' •,-;;. fr
Two -C%i/drenoV/io Were iSahetf-Ergm>De<MA f inctWWljames^dsi(Night^ ana-Their Brave Rescuer
SpecialDissatch. to, The Call.
Slays Animal While
Is Pursuing' a v
Comrade.
Juggling of the
ton Reports Nets
$1,500,000.
GEN. BALDWIN
KILLS A BEAR
WITH KNIFE
BIG PROFITS
OF PECKHAM
AND HOLMES
Going" to-the' telephone, Mrs/.Conklin
notified the police -.headquarters,",, adding
for v thenv.to'Tush--as - she ~ would -have
the man when they i got therewith the
patrol. Then, picking iia the buggy
whip, she started after. the thief and ran
him a mile and a half. Finally over
taking the fellow,, she ordered iiim. to
throw up his hands. , * •-.•
Upon his refilsal to comply, she lashed
the whip over, his back several' times
until he gladly consented. Then, ordering
him to turn -his pockets inside out, she
recovered the -money, compelling the
thief to put up- his hands and marched
him back to the Conklin residence. ' .I.
REDLAXD, Aug. 24.— Mrs. Gladys
Conklin. the sixteen-year-old daughter of
A. Gregory, the largest orange grower
In Southern California, captured, horse
whipped and disarmed a burglar this
evening after having chased him a mile
and a half with a buggy "whip. "With
his hands erected in the air, he was
marched back to the Conklin home on
Lugonia avenue and there held until offi
cers appeared "and took "him in custody.
The act is branded 'one of the nerviest
on record and -more especially in view
of the fact that the girl, although" mar
ried, is but sixteen years old, while the
man, who gave his name as Harry Ward,
Is a burly fellow and , bears • every evi
dence of being' a "hard character."
This morning Mrs. Conklin | looked out
Just In time to see a. rough-looking man
walk up and take a" hand bag' from the
seat in her; carriage. -In' this' bag: a
purse containing about 515 " had been";; left.'
She to-, the ; fellow . to^stop/j but
he only pidked iip the -money^and' started
ti It" is 'expected^ thaVthe Post Grad
uate) Hospital will advocate that the
fluid eventually 'be and placed
''on: tap" jat stations^ throughout the
city, in;drug stores and at soda water
fountains.- T /. ."->, - \u25a0
The- discovery iis; this-^that *"a i com
pound Vof "raw, vegetable /-Juices; Is .the
l6hg?.so.ugh't; for relemfetit 6f: diet' "needed
to* cure-rotietinate l ca'Be'sTV. where '.? lesions'
in | the ; lungrs | persisted V af terVthe'oravi
ages j of : th^ dlSe^se^had]j^eetiTappaTent~
ly» checked vand '_ the -'general -< health" * 61*
the '_ body f restored, , as _ testified'? by;? in
crease' 1n • weight. * the 'new
compound • has ''overcome ...this^ difficulty,
iS the x complete ; satisfaction 1 , of i a dis
interested: board of 'doctors. '"-
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.— 1n a circular
sent to-day to all prominent physicians
of I New • York, , under A seal ;of g prof es
sional:-. secrecy,* the "*{ announcement ,is
made by,' the^New" York Post Graduate
Hospital, "Manhattan, "of. the discovery
of-, a vegetable . fluid- which 'has! : been
accepted •- as a ; positive cure forV con
sumption": v ':;..' -*•': /: \u25a0 '. '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0''
HeNults covering; many months of ex
haustive ami costly I experiment < show
complete/ cures :, In \u0084_ every.-/ Instance.
Eleven patients, who, on beginning the
treatment, -were sufferers' from the dls
eiine, •' hu ve - been discharged as ' fit ; sub*
jects for; life Insurance risk and others
still! under observation are on the high
road to recovery.' \u25a0'".'\u25a0 : \u25a0\u25a0! : \u25a0" .
Special - Dl*»atch to ,The . Call.
PORTSMOUTH, Jf. H., Ang. 24. The
proapectb of pence aeem desperate, but
tbey are not hopeless, despite tbe pre
vailing; pessimism. There la still a
dutnce, and tbe forces work in k for
peace are continuing their labors. Tbe
President failed twice, but he Is n^Sit-
Injj on. The result of Erabasaador
)lpjrr> audience at Peterbof yesterday
f\uu unsatisfactory* but at least It was
not a rebuff. It left the door open,
and within a lew hours after the re
celpt at Oyster Bay of Mr. Meyer's ac
count of his audience tbe President
bad sent a new appeal, through Mr. de
Witte, who received It from 3lr. Pelrce
at 3 o'clock this morning;.
Tbe Emperor, had already, in effect,
declined the proposed compromise of
fered by Japan. He had refused it be
cause, under a disguise, Japan of
fered to withdraw an article asking for
remuneration for the cost of the war. on
condition that Russia repurchase from
the? military possession of Japan the
• northern portion of Saghalien- at "a
"'"Cxef! prlce^^l^^OO^OQO^xqn^.he^es
tizaK.-t^a " ffuTi de guerre/*
Every message received from Peter
hof. including those that came, early to
day, was inflexible upon that point.
Had Japan not inserted the sum, had
that been left for future adjustment,
the proposition undoubtedly would
have proved more palatable. And the
divergence in the compromise, as sug
gested by the President and as offered
by Japan at the conference, which was
mentioned in these dispatches .last
night, touched this very point.
COMPROMISE TAMPERED WITH.
The President did not suggest a price
or the fixing of a price, and it is be
lieved, although this cannot be af
firmed, that his latest effort was to se
cure the consent of the Emperor to
agree to accept the Japanese proposi
tion with the amount subject to fur
ther adjustment by an arbitration board
or otherwise. '•" . '. •
1 "' \u25a0?. According to the Japanese. Mr. de
"Witte has already offered to divide Sag
halien. If the repurchase of Saghalien
was based upon a purchasable basis, the
following lines from the authorized state
ment of the Russian position ' given last
night should be borne in mind:
"All that Japan does is to join the ques
tion of Saghalien with that of a cash
payment and to insist .upon war costs
under the name of purchase money. The
transaction is fictitious and the termin
ology misleading.. If what is proposed
be in truth a purchase and sale, it should
be treated as. such, and, therefore, should
Russia decline to buy the territory, Ja
pan should keep it and conclude peace
on the basis of the concessions already
made."
JAPAN MAY MAKE CONCESSION.
Japan, it is believed, would make the
farther concessions suggested, if Em
peror Nicholas would commit himself to
this solution. This statement is based
on the words of the Japanese authority
. most competent to speak. When asked
If It was correct, as reported, that the
Japanese had said their last word and
that all hope was over, he replied:
"No, we have not declared that '• our
proposition of Wednesday was our irre
ducible minimum; We are not assuming
a threatening attitude. That is not .the
way to make peace."
But the plenipotentiaries themselves no
longer control on either side. The ne
gotiations have * passed ' from . their, hands
to their principals at Peterhof and Toklo.
KAISER UNDER SUSPICION.
Most persistently the report continues
to be circulated here that Emperor Wll->
Ham has teen one of the main obstacles
to oeace: thvt, while ostensibly in sym
pathy with the President's efforts, he is
advising Emperor Nicholas not -to yield.
The foundation for. the belief Is the fact,
which appears . fully confirmed, that ' Mr.
de Witte' s Instructions ; were made more
Imperative and lntransigeant ' upon the
question of Indemnity and cession of
territory after the Kaiser's Interview
with the Russian Emperor In the Gulf of
Finland. Beyond this, no evidence is of
fered.
It is significant that Mr. de Witte made
It a point to express his disbelief in the
report from St. Petersburg, which caused
\u25a0 considerable consternation here. , that
Count Lamsdorff had authorized, Reu
ter*B agent to declare that Russia under
no circumstances would pay' a contribu
tion, «ith*>.r direct or indirect, or. make a
cession of territory whatever. Mr. de
Witte said* he" could' not imagine that
. Count Lamsdorff could have authorized
such a statement without informing " him
(de Wltte).
Special Disca tch to The . Call.
Nervy Deed of the Sixteen-
Year-Old Heiress of Rich
Redlands Grower.
Health Restored to Every Pa
tjent Subjected to the -
Treatment
Chief Executive Is Diligently
at Work Repairing the
Damage Done.
Figures Inserted That
Caused Break in
Negotiations.
New York Physicians
Announce Important
Discovery.
Holds Thug Until the
Arrival of Officers :
of the Law.
Conquer the Deadly
Germs of Gon
sumptipn.
Pursues Him With
a Whip for Mile
3LELCL 3, n3IL
His Peace Scheme
Is Altered by
Komura.
VEGETABLE
JUICES ARE
SURE CURE
GIRL WIFE
CAPTURES A
BOLD THIEF
PRESIDNT
BALKED BY
JAPANESE
The Call Prints M^
THE WEATHER.
BAN FRANCISCO AND VICINITY—
Cloudy Friday; light south winds,'.
changing to brisk westerly.
A. O. McADIB.
District Forecaster.
. , THE THEATERS. -
ALCAZAR — "Th« • Great Interroga
tion." •
; CENTRAL— YOn th» Wabash."
\u25a0 CHUTES— Vaudeville. Matinee.
-COLUMBIA— "Mrs. Wlsga of the Cab
bage ' Patchl*.' _'.',
'GRAND— "Arrah Na Pogue."
ORPHEUM— Vaudeville.
\u25a0 TTVOLI— "Rob" Roy.'*. -
The San Francisco Call.
