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TEE UEATHSS.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY; MAY. 28, 1904.
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AUBURN, May 27.— The daring thief
who robed the Placer County Bank of
several thousand dollars on Thursday
afternoon and then made his escape in
a cart, is still at large. L,ast night Con
stable Henry Leak of Penryn ran
across a man near the stone house a
mile below Auburn and, after calling
upon him to halt, fired a shot. The sus
pect got away. ;v£j£V<£- K'rVj*,^
Bank Itoblwr In Still at I>arge.
.WASHINGTON, May 27.— Rear Ad
miral Chadwiek" has reported to the
Navy Department the arrival o*f his
Fquadrou, consisting of the Brooklyn.
AtltfTila. CaFtine and Marietta, at
TenjE-riffe, the Canaries, where orders
were awaiting vhim to dispatch a ves
5*1 to Tangier in connection with the
kidnaping of th» American, Perdi
raris. The Brooklyn was Immediately
dispatched to that place.
Brooklyn Hoes jo Tangier.
GUNS OF THE RUSSIANS LOCATED, IN EMPLACEMENTS.
The Japanese discovered also a number of large emplacements, but they did not learn the
number of guns contained therein. These emplacements faced to the north and to the e"ast. The
guns fired by the Russians developed a range of 8500 meters. Eight heavy guns posted .on the
Russian right in the vicinity o£ Hushangtao also were discovered, and another strong Russian posi
tion developed by these reconnoissances was on another hill southwest of Nanshan Hill, where
the Russians had aperies of shelter trenches.
On the shore of Talienwan Bay, close to the head of the bay, the Russians had established
a series of, positions. _ Here were set up the searchlights which nightly played over the Japanese
angle '[in I the hills to, the northeast. Further, reconnoissances developed the fact that west of Liu
chiatien/-the Russians had : no i defenses. extending, to "the "northward; from Yenchiatien to the west
•Pari«; Authorities Will Make Inves
tigation to Find Who Killed
Young Evans.
. .PARIS. May 27. — The autopsy on
thr- remains of Allister Evans, known
as Viscount d'Oyley, son of the Amer
ic.in.dentist. Dr. John Evans, who died
yesterday here as the result of a bul
• jet- wound received under mysterious
circumstances, has been adjourned un
til to-morrow to permit the authorities
\6 m further investigate the circum
•Ttanc.es of his death. Madame Pflucker.
•the companion of the deceased, con
tinues to be subject to the orders of
' Judere Joliet, who is directing the in
vestigation.
. 3lemtK*r.« of the Evans family main
irtSn that the Viscount was subject to
rnegmeric influences.
i*robixg Tin: cause
" • OF VISCOUNT'S DEATH
The robbers chose a rainy night and,
their tracks were : covered up before
morning; but they could hardly go far
with the ore, as the. country 1 is very
rough >•»-
TUCSON. Ariz., May 27.— Twenty
thousand dollars' "worth of gold ore,
sorted and sacked, was stolen from the
Esmeralda mine In Sonora a few nights
ago, and the Mexican rurales are now
scouring the country round about in
an effort to discover where the treas
ure is concealed. J. R. Henderson, su
perintendent of the mine, believes that
the robbers were former employes, as
the ore, stolen was taken from some
rich pockets in the mine and was piled
In sixty sacks alongside the lower
grade ores. « % The robbers knew how to
discriminate, for every sack of the rich
ore was taken and none of the lower
grades was touched. The ore was piled
up not a hundred yards from the
bunkhouse, and how the robbers cart
ed It away without disturbing the su
perintendent or his^men and where
they concealed It Is a mystery.
The Mexican authorities believe that
the robbers have concealed the ore in
some old workings In Ihe mountains
near by awaiting- a favorable oppor
tunity to dispose. of it. As a result
and because of a handsome reward of
fered by the owners of the mine,
searching parties are examining every
old shaft and prospect hole for miles
around, but no trace of the treasure
has been discovered.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
ST. LOUIS. May 27.— Miss Alice
Roosevelt's passport to tne world's fair
was unavailing this afternoon, because
she came to the exposition in a phaeton
instead of an aatomobile as the gate
keeper had expected. The admissions
department issued orders to the gate
inspector to accept the announcement
of the driver, "Miss Roosevelt in auto
mobile," as carte blancne for herself
and party.
She came in a phaeton and the as
tute man on guard refused to admit
her party free because his instructions
were for an automobile. George D.
Markham, Miss Roosevelt's escort, 're
lieved the situation by buying tickets.
Miss Roosevelt smiled merrily at the
situation as Markham paid and they
drove inside to await the arrival of the
balance of the party In three automo
biles. Because "Miss Roosevelt in a
phaeton" was outside of his official
Jurisdiction, the gateman compelled the
remainder of the party to pay? and
Markham did the honors for them
again as in the case or Miss Roose
velt.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Miss Roosevelt Buys
Tickets to Enter
1 Fair.
Sixty Sacks ,oi Ricti
Ore Are Stolen
• J. TIT* 1. 1
at Night,
MYSTERIOUS
ROBBERY IN
A GOLD MINE
PRESIDENT'S
DAUGHTER
HAS TO PAY
I MAP SHOWING TERRITORY OVER WHICH ARMIES OF JAPAN AND RUS
, SIA ARE RATTLING AND THE LOCATION OF THE TOWN WHERE THE
LATEST GREAT FIGHT OCCURRED.
. The Japanese first occupied the line of hills to the east of Kinchou. Their position here form
ed an almost perfect right angle, showing its southern front to Talienwan and its western front to
Kinchou. Chiulichan village was the apex of this angle. The extreme Japanese right rested at
Chenchatien, which is almost due north of Chiulichan, while the extreme left was at Chaitzuho, a
village due east of Chiulichan. Back of this angle the attacking force assembled in complete se
curity, r '
The Russians apparently attempted to draw the Japanese attack last Saturday, for their bat
teries opened fire slowly on the enemy that day. The Japanese, however, refused to be drawn
until the positions of the Russians, their guns and their strength had been fully,, developed. To this
end the Japanese began a series of careful reconnoissances, their officers working their way close
enough to the Russian position to draw the enemy's fire. They thus secured fragments of shells
for the purpose of ascertaining the caliber of the Russian guns. They discovered that the batteries
on Nanshan Hill included four howitzers of about fifteen centimeters caliber, ten old-style cannon of
between nine and fifteen centimeters caliber and two quick-firingguns of twelve centimeters.
TOKIO, May 27. — The Japanese army swept the Russians from Kinchou yesterday morn
ing and in a desperate attack stormed the almost impregnable position of the Russians on Nanshan
Hill, west of Talienwan. j
. The battle raged in the hills all through the night, and fragmentary telegrams from the Jap
anese headquarters report that the engagement is still in progress and that the Japanese are pursu
ing the Russians south from Nanshan and the head of Talienwan Bay.
The Russians had made elaborate preparations to check the Japanese movement south on the
Liaotung Peninsula toward Port Arthur. They had fortified the high ground on the south shore
of Talienwan Bay, their works extending to the east and the .west. The extreme Russian right
was at Hushangtao and the extreme left at Nanshan Hill. This hill was the strongest part of the
line. A series of batteries, strongly emplaced, crowned its crest, while rifle pits extended around
its sides. Mines had beeni placed lower down on this hill, and around the base on the northern and
eastern sides were stretched well-made wire entanglements. Another line of defenses, also protect
ed with wire entanglements, extended from Yenchiatun, near the head of Talienwan Bay, due north
of Chiulichan. A strong Russian force was posted at Kinchou. It consisted of infantry and ar
tillery. 5 * _.' - -
JAPANESE FOECES OCCUPY BIDGES NEAR KINCHOU.
LONDON, May 27. — A dispatcU to the Central News from Harbin says the Jap
anese losses during the fighting at Kinchou are said to be 12,000 men killed. It is
said that these figures have been confirmed by an official dispatch. Fighting, it is
added, is still going on in the vicinity of Kinchou.
NEW YORK. May 27. — Three keep
ers in Central Park vrere cajled on to
day to save the lives of eleven great
.African pythons by dosing them with
medicine to check the ravages of a
parasite which has already kilted two
of them.
Car.fBllv the three men opened the
d-jcr of the cage, where several of the
reptiles lay coiled on the floor, while
'others hung from branches of trees,
. tiieir heads swaying from side to side,
their beadlike eyes turned suspiciously
o!» the intruders.
¦Quick, boys, this is no picnic," said I
Shannon, the head keeper, seizing one
f>{ the snakes Just back of its head.
. Bnyder had a syringre in which was a
quantity of medicine ready and as
.Shannon pried open "the snake's mouth
bnyder squirted a dose down the rep
tile's throat.
"Here'a another," cried Cook, but
a? he reached out his hand the snake
.phot Ita head forward and Cook's hand
slipped oh its slimy skin. Quick as
lightning the snake shot its head back,
• curved its neck and sank its fangs
• detji i:Ho Cook's left hand before he
coyld save himself. The reptile drew
-back i:s head and darted for the right
ih-ini. ;.-.-..:. striking its mark, and
j-ir.kinip its fangs deep into Cook's
..thumb. AJ1 of ihe snakes were hissing
'excitedly now and coiling menacingly
lU>out the rage ready for a spring.
•Boscb, the largest and most savage
nf the lot, measures twelve feet from
.hpad to tail and the girth of his body
. is about five inches. He was hanging
.from r limb when Keeper Shannon
.seized his neck. Cook tried to seize
his squirming taH, but with his hands
• injured missed It. In a flash the great
reptile had curled himself about one
of Shannon's legs and the keeper fell
in the floor. Snyder and Cook rushed
to" hlfl assistance and It took their
united strength to unwind the huge
coils. w*.!ch in another moment might
have crushed the bones of Shannon's
leg.
£r*c:al Dltr»tch to The CaU.
M. Ribot, minority leader, was among
those voting in support of the Govern
ment.
The debate attracted unusual atten
tion, and great crowds were present,
including Embassador Porter and other
members of the diplomatic corps.
The principal speeches were those of
Premier Combes and M. Delcasse.
"The recair of M. Nisard," said Pre
mier Combes, "means that we will not
allow the Papacy to intermeddle in our
international relations, and that we in
tend to have done, once for all with tho
superannuated fiction of temporal
power, which disappeared thirty-fou*
years ago. We will not withdraw th«
whole staff accre<3Utd tc the Vatican,
as Tve are bound by the concordat :o
maintain at the Vatican an agent of
our' Government for the carrying on
of business. We cannot suppress tha
embassy and concordat by 'our own au
thority, for that right belongs to the
Chambers."
Premier Combes -went on to say that
several-schemes for ending the con
cordat were under consideration in
committee, and it only remained for
the Chamber to have the question
brought up for consideration-immedi
ately after the passage of the budget
next January.
"Seeing how the concordat is daily
observed, or rather violated, by the
church," continued the Premier,
"some solution is necessary. We can
no longer remain in this situation
without bringing it to an issue. When
the discussion comes up I will state
the Government's opinion,, but for the
moment I ask the Chamber to confine
Its solution to the measure forcing the
subject of this debate."
REVIEWS THE CONTROVERSY.
Foreign Minister Delcasse in his
speech retraced the history of the •
question from the spring of 1903. when
the papal nuncio asked questions con
cerning the eventuality of President
Loubet's visiting Rome, to which II.
Delcasse replied that he could not fur
jiish the information.
Coming to the immediate cause of
the. rupture, he said that a Parisian
paper published the text of the papal
note as addressed to the other
powers, which was couched in terms
of remonstrance which the, French
Government could not accept. The
Government's duty was clear, as the
authenticity of the document had been
proved. Three courses were open: To
Premier Combes took the initiative ia
resisting all efforts to force the Govern
jnent to extreme action, and his request
that all questions regarding the separa
tion of church and state go over until
next January has the effect of post
poning separation beyond the present
session of Parliament.
A resolution proposed by M. Ferrette,
Republican - Nationalist, inviting the
Government to negotiate with Pope
Pius for a separation of the church and
state, was defeated, 507 to 18. A mo
tion by M. Allard. Socialist, to break
off at once all relations with the Vati
can and to denounce immediately the
concordat, was defeated, 3S5 to 113.
PARIS, May 27.— After an exciting
debate in which Premier Combes and
Foreign Minister Delcasse set forth
the action and purposes of the* Govern
ment toward the Vatican, the Chamber
of Deputies to-day, by a vote of 427 to
95, approved the course of the Govern
ment in recalling M. Nisard, Embassa
dor to the Vatican, and rejectel all pro
posals of the extreme element for an
immediate dissolution of the relations
between church and state.
One Man Is Mce Fanged and An
other Has Narrow Escape by Be
ing Caught in a Coil
French Deputies Suppress the Ex
. tremists and Pass Further Action
on Subject Until January.
Central Park Employes At
tempt to Give Medicine
to Reptiles.
Emphatic Expression Con
cerning tlie Ruptifre
With Vatican.
Pvtiions Make Attack
/.on Keepers in
Cage.
Ministry Supported
by a Heavy
Vote.
APPROVES
THE RECALL
OF NISARD
DESPERATE
FIGHT WITH
BIG SNAKES
LONDON, May 28.— A Tokio correspondent of the Telegraph says he learns that the Japanese troops are now within
twelve miles of Port Arthur and that the Russians suffered heavier casualties than the Japanese, who have taken guns and other
material and a few prisoners. He predicts a further surprise as Japan is now increasing her efforts in other directions. A Tokio
correspondent of the Chronicle says that the Japanese captured many guns at Kinchou.
VICTORIOUS JAPANESE LOSE THOUSANDS IN TERRIFIC BATTLE AT KINCHOU
AND DRIVE THE RUSSIAN ARMY CLOSE TO PORT ARTHUR FORTIFICATIONS
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Chute* — Vaudeville.
Grand — "Fedora."
Orpheum — Vaudeville.
Tlvoll— "A Bonaway GlrL"
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