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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-09-02, Page 2JAPANESE DID NOT SAVE THE CREW OF TIIE NOVIK Japan Wants Russian Vessels in Shanghai Harbor. slier. Consul Insists on Her !Right to Seize Them—The Case Referred to Pekin ---British Steamer Stopped by Russian Cruiser--" Port Arthur My Tomb."---l`lessage Sent by General Stoessel to a Friend ---Sixty-five Russians Wrecked on Destroyer Arrive at Hong Kong. Loudon cable: According to the Rurik. sunk in the battle of Corea Moscow correspondent of the Morning Straits. 'Post Lieut. -Gen, Stoessel concluded a Gunboats: 'telegram to an intimate friend there with the words: "Farewell forever. Port Arthur will be my tomb." A Wanton Act. Shanghai cable: Evidence given by a naval court to -day shows the shelling and sinking of the steamer Hipsang off Pigeon Bay, July 16, by the Russians, to have been a reckless and wanton act. No provocation for the act lad been given. She was on her regu- lar course from New Chwang to Che - 'foo, and her lights were burning rightly. The Europeans and 69 of the Chinese were saved, uninjured. Nine Chinese were wounded, and three were killed on board the vessel. INSISTS ON RIGHT. The Japanese Consul at Shanghai is Warlike. Shanghai cable: John Goodnow, the American Consul -General, who is dean of the Consular corps, presided at lthe meeting of the foreign Consuls held There to -day. All foreign gauntries with• 'Consular agents were represented. M. Ogaeliri, the Japanese Consul, and M. acleinmenoff, the Russian Consul, were in attendance. M. Ogadiri left a sick bed to attend the meeting. He made a vigorous protest against the presence of tate Russian cruiser Askold and the tor- pedo-boat or-pedo-boat destroyer Grozovoi in Shang- hai harbor, and declared that China had filed in heruties as a neutral power. Ile asserted that the Japanese had the Bright to take the independent step of ',entering the harbor and seizing the two !vessels. The attitude of M. Ogadiri was waxlike and uncompromising. M. Kleinmenoff protesteit against the entering •of the harbor yesterday by a Japanese torpedo-boat destroyer, and insisted upon the right of the two Rus- sian warships in question to remain and repair damages. .A suggestion made by the British Con- sul to refer the entire matter to Pekin was adopted. In the meantime the work on the Askold is to cease for forty-eight .hours ,and no further steps are to be :taken by the Consuls, who will await instructions. Hoping Against Hope. Korietz, sunk at Chemulpo. One gunboat, of 1,500 tons, name un- known, sunk off Port Arthur. The battleship Cesarewiteh, badly damaged, dismantled and disarmed; is at Tsingchou, and will be held until the close of the war. The cruiser Askold, also badly dam- aged, is at Shanghai, and is under or- ders to leave or be and on the 21st. The gunboat Manjur was disarmed and dismantled at Shanghai harbor at the beginning of the war, and will re- main there until the war is over. These vessels will be handed over to Japan if she is finally victorious. At Port Arthur, badly damaged, the battleships Poltava, Sebastopol, Peres- viet, Pobeida, Retvizan and the cruiser Pallada. At Vladivostock, badly damaged and by the Russians admitted to be useless for months, the cruisers Gromoboi and Bessie. The cruiser Bogatyr ran on the rocks off Vladivostock harbor some months ago, and was variously report- ed sunk or blown up, or under repairs. No official statement has been made re- garding her for many weeks. Misain: The cruisers Novik and Diana. The latter has not been seen since the battle of Aug. 10. The former reached Tsinee thou the sante night, left there the fol- lowing morning, and has not been re- ported at any port since. Several tor- pedo-boat destroyers, torpedo boats, mine transports and supply transports have been suns: or captured, or have found refuge and been dismantled in neutral harbors. Japan. - ,.... The Japanese lost the battleship Hat- suse and the cruiser Yoshimo, the for- mer by contact with a mine, the latter in collision off Port ' Arthur, and we small cruiser Miyake, in Talienwan Bay, through a mine explosion. She has also lost several torpedo destroyers, torpedo boats and transports. The most *important Japanese war- ships still in active service with Admir- als Togo and Kamimura are: Battleships (six)— Fuji, Yashima, Sldkishima, Asahi, Mikasa and the re- fitted Chinyen, captured from the Chin- ese in 1804. Armored cruisers (eight) — Asame., Tokiwa, Azuma, Yakumo, Idzuma, Iwate, St. Petersburg cable: The storm- Nishin and Kasuga. ing of Port Arthur, which the foreign t Cruisers (fifteen — Chitose, Kasagi, despatches say is progressing, is riveting Takasago, Akashi, .Sums, Tal:aehiho, all attention. The brave, stubborn re- 1 Tsushima, San Yen. sistance whieh Gen. Stoessel is makieg is i evoking high praise, and the War Office and public are hoping almost against NLAR' GOLDEN HILL. hope that he will be able to hold out, in I —"""" ._-- spite of the beaver odds against him. The Japs Pressieg Russian Right and Centre latest news, tater, the Japanese are un - —Port Arthur All but Fallen. 'able to establish a foothold at Louisa Bay and at the most westerly fort of the inner defences, is considered to be •en- couraging. WHEN WAR IS OVER. Japanese Savant Outlines What Japan Should Demand. Tokio cable: Titase contains an article by Prof. Kangin, of Tokio Una pversity, on the subject of the conditions {which Japan ought to demand of Rus- sia when the war ends in inevitable, as 'ho thinks, Japanese victory. Condi- tions are: First—Payment of $500,000,000 in- demnity. Second—Cession of Manchuria to China, and 'opening of Manchurian ports to all the world. Third—Complete and permanent sur- render of Port Arthur, as well as all other territory on Liao Tung Peninsula. Fourth—Cession of Sakhalien Island, as well as valuable fisheries appertaining. thereto. Fifth --Retirement of Russia from all Eastern Siberin as far as Mukden. Kangia insists that Japan must 'not yield on any of these points, especially the one regarding retirement beyond Mtikden. He takes it for granted that Russia will not make much objection to any of the conditions except the Iast: but he thinks she must be forced to !agree even to that one. THE RIVAL FLEETS. Losses Sustained Since the War Com- menccd. The following is a summary of the losses sustained in battle by mines or by accident, by the hostile fleets since the war began, and the disposition of the surviving ships: Russia. Battleship: Petropavolovski, sunk at Fort Ar- tbnr. Cruisers: Boyarin, sunt. at Port Arthur. 'Varing, sun.. at Chemulpo. A Chefoo cable says: Titase oontains an advices brought here from Port Arthur by a junk, the Japanese 'were hotly pressing the Russian centre along the railway, and the Russian right in the vicinity of Golden Hill. These advices are brought by Chinese who departed from Taipangtse, which is one mile from the city, near Golden Hill, between the city and the forts of the Russian right wing. The Chinese declared that the Japanese occupied Taipangtse and pene- trated along the railway to Gen. Stowe eel's residence on Aug. 21. As this report would indicate that Port Arthur has all but fallen, the Japanese expert attached to the local consulate received the information with great re- serve. The information is accepted, how- ever, as a confirmation of previous re- ports wee the Russians have been driven from Itzshang, and that the Japanese are very close to the southern gorts and the eastern defences. The local Japanese, under the leadership of their consul, are subscribing money and preparing to cele- brate the expected fall of the fortress. The Chinese who arrived to -day fur- ther report that aRussian warship was hit by a shell recently and sunk in the harbor. A report was cabled several days ago that a gunboat of the Otvajano type had been sunk. ibis is probably the vessel referred to. traband aboard her, nor any Japanese. Her captain was experienced, and be acted perfectly correctly. The court de- sires to draw the attention of the Board of Trade and the Foreign Office that the steamer, while proceeding with due caution acid on her correct course, was torpedoed and sunk without any justcause or reason, The loss of life was due to the shell fire, previous to the torpedoing of the vessed. These acts were done by the Russian destroyer." Liao Yang to Fall Shortly. Tien Tein• cable; Lloyd's agent et New Chwang reports as follows : "The Russians are detaining produce from the interior. Liao Yang is expect- ed to fall shortly. New Chwangand the country under Japanese jurisdiction is progressing wonderfully. The consuls get every assistance from the adminis - tration." STOESSEL'S DEFENCE Of Port Arthur Encourages the Russian War Office. S. Petersburg eable, 1.35 p. m.: Despite the popular feeling that Port Arthur is doomed, the success with which Lieut -General Stoessel has been beating off the besiegers offers considerable en- couragement to the war office. "There is a limit beyond which the troops can- not go, no matter how gallant," said an officer of the general staff this morning. "A fifth of the army before Port Arthur is a small estimate of the enemy's losses up to date. If the storming operations which we understand is now progress- ing, fails to give them a foothold in the ring of inner defences, the Japanese will bo compelled by sheer exhaustion, to stop and recuperate, while awaiting ad- ditional reinforcements, and I, person- ally, together with some of my col- leagues, believe they will abandon the anese borpedo boat -turns out to. have been a mere coincidence," Coal far Belligerent Fleet. New York cable: It is understood by the London Times, according to a des. patch to the New York Times, that in- struetions have been sent to the Gov- ernors of x3ritish colonies and depen- dencies that they shall not allow coaling privileges to any belligerent fleet pro- ceeding to the seat of war, or positions on the line of "route, with the object of intercepting neutral ships on suspicion of carrying 'contraband. ' It is also ordered that the same prac- tice be pursued in reference to single belligerent ships of war proceeding for the purpose of belligerent operations above defined. Vessels putting in on account of actual distress at sea will receive such succor as usually is extended in such cases in accordance with the recognized usage of international law. Where the Fort is Situated. London cable: The Evening News despatch from Chefoo is simply a repeti- tion of the announcement of the capture of Itshan, or Etshan, known as the "Chair" fort. Etzshan, according to the maps of Port Arthur available, is almost in the centre of the chain of forts, of which it forms one, defending Port Arthur, from which it is only about a mile and a half dis- tant. It occupies a commanding position and is possibly only second in import- ance to the Golden Hill fort. It was announced from Chefoo that Monday that the Japanese had swept the Russians from Pigeon Bay, and had captured the northernmost of the west- ern line of inner defences at Fort Ar- thur. Etzesnan fort is due east of the northern part of Pigeon Bay, and may be regarded as the northern fort of the western line of inner defences, though STEAMER RaPSANG. Vessel Was Sunk Without Just Cause by Russian Destroyer. Shanghai cable: The finding of the naval court of inquiry in the case of the British steamer Hipsalm. was delivered this morning. The Hipsang was torpe- doed and sunk July 16, while passing Pigeon Bay. The findings of the court are as follows: "A Russian torpedo-boat destroyer, new identified as the Ratstoropvy, came up at daylight with the Hipsang, whose lights were burning brightly and who had the British flag flying. The de- stroyer fired shells, killing and inaim- ing passengers. The Hipsang stopped directly, but the Russian vessel fired a torpedo, sinking her, There were no eon - ADMIRAL KAMIMURA, The Japanese Hero of the Last Great Battle. idea of a general assault, and settle down to regular siege operations. Starving out the prison •is less briliant, but it is quite as effective a wily of reducing a fortress. The Japanese purpose in rushing matters has doubtless been to re- lease a section of the southern army and enable it to co-operate with the armies in Manchuria." The naval critic of the Viedomosti boldly expresses the opinion that the Port Arthur squadron would commidan act of folly if it went out now. He adds: "Although a portion of ,Admiral Ouktom- ski's ships are in fighting trim, includ- ing at least the Peresviet, Poltava, Se- bastopol and Pallada, it would be futile to attempt to break through Admiral Togo's strong lines. The squadron would be lost without profit to Port Arthur. Ouktomsky would do better to disman- tle his guns and send the men ashore. This would reinforce General Stoessel to the extent of ninety-seven heavy, and four hundred light guns, and 6.000 men. Then, if the worst came the ships could be sunk." A semi-official journal, evbile paying a tribute to the heroic defenders of Port Arthur, does not withhold praise for the extraordinary valor of the Japanese be- siegers. It says: "Neither a ram of oa,n- non shots, walls of bayonets, nor earth strewn with putrefying corpses can ar- rest their stubborn assaults. There are a number of veiled intima- tions in both the newspaper despatches, from Liao -Yang, and headquarters here, that Gen. I ouropetkin is perparing a diversion against Gen. Burglei to prevent the despatch of reinforcements to aid the attackers of Port Arthur. The Novoe Vreniye considers that the question of China's attitude is very ser- ious, and contends that. the Ohinese are quite incapable of preserving neutrality, adding: "How otherwise could Japanese warships enter Chinese ports et will? The idea that the tJnited States is going Antszshan fort, about a mile northeast of Etershan fort, might also be classed as the northernmost fort of the western line of inner defences at Port Arthur. MURDERED WOMAN FOUND. Killed Outright or Beaten and Left to Die by the Roadside. Philadelphia, Aug. 29.—Dead for more than a week, the body of Mrs. Louisa Grenier„ aged 35 years, of 4,445 Cresson street, Manayunk, a suburb, was found this morning in West Manayunk, Mont- gomery county. She was undoubtedly the victim of foul play. Wounds upon the head and face indi- cated that she had been brutally beaten and either killed instantly or left to die in the bushes where her body was dis- covered. An old shovel lay near the body. A bundle of 0man's clothing was found about eighty feet away, on fife top of the Pennsylvai9ie Railroad, with blood stains on the trousers. Two persons, a man and a woman, were detained temporarily by the police this afternoon as witnesses in the case, in hope that they could furnish informa- tion as to who were the persons last seen with Mrs. Grenier. They were sub- sequently released, but were kept un- der surveillance pending further devel- opments. The man and woman furnished the po- lice and detectives on the case with in, formation which will be followed by the arest of two men, said to have been the last persons seen in the dead woman's company, ? Jealousy over the woman is believed to have led to a quarrel resulting in an attack upon her and the flight of both mien, leaving her to die, The woman had not been seen since Saturday noon, Aug. 13, when she crossed over the inter -county bridge between Philadelphia and West Manayunk She was then in. the company of a man wear - to piieserve the neutrality of Ohiria is ing a dark suit and straw hat. The suit an illusion, The American torpeelo-boat found in the bundle answers this descrip- deetnoyer Chattncey's pursuit of the Jap- tion. It has not been identified. NE MURDEREO YUUNL3 MRN. Confessed to Having Killed Brother of J. W. Gates. Had Been Fugitive 29 Years. Before His Trial. A Long Hunt for the Mur- derer. Carbondale, I11., Aug. 29.—Lying on his. deathbed to -day Alexander Jester con- fessed that he murdered Gilbert W. Gates, brother of John W. Gates, thirty- three years ago. Thus is cleared up one of the strangest and most notable crimes in the history of :the country. Jester was arrested and tried for the crime twenty-nine ,years after its com- mission, and was acjuitted. The trial took plade in New London, Mo. Oircum- etantial evidence of be strongest kind was woven around the defendant, but one vital link was missing and the man was cleared, though public opinion was that he was guilty. Gilbert Gates was the son of Asa L, Gates, of Turner, Ill. He was advised by his family to go upon a. hunting expecte . .tion in the • far west to recover his health. He had been gone five months when :his mother received a letter from Wichita, Kansas, saying that he bad met ati entertaining man, Alexander Jester, a former Union soldier and preacher, with whom he was tralvelling. Gates was last seen alive on Jan, 25, 1871, when with Jester he passed through Middle Grove, Mo. Twenty-nine years later, at the trial, a buffalo oalf, which 'was included in the outfit, fur- nished evidence to trace the prairie schooner and its owner. Jester was wont to give exhibitions with the calf, and through it he was traced across the country to his berme in Indiana. Asa Gates was a man of great deter- mination. When weeks passed and no news came from his son he went over the route which he traced through the boy's letters. Here the buffalo calf figured again. Gates kept to the trail like an Indian. He followed Jester through sev- eral States and finally located him sev- eral months after Gilbert had been miss- ed at Wichita, Kansas. Jester was arrested •and taken to Paris, Mo,, where public sentiauent against the man was bitter. The whole town had known and liked, the boy. For the prisoner's safety the sheriff removed him to a small town of Mexico. The en- tire county seat was stirred by the feet' that when Jester was taken he had in his possesion the boy's knife, match and several other trinkets. Jester escaped from jail and disappeared. A large reward was offered for his ap- prehension. The elder Asa Gates pros- pered, but the more money he made the morn determined he became to find his son's slayer. John W. Gates, brother of Gilbert, was rising to power, and he never forgot his brother. Twenty-nine years after Jesetr's es- cape the ,sheriff of Sedgwick county, Kansas, received a letter' from Mrs. OU - della Street, a sister of Jester, who was. living in Wichita. She said that she had known of the murder for years, and that she oould not go to her grave with the secret on her soul. Later she gave further evidence to• prove that Jester eras the last man seen with Gates, and that Jester returned home with Gates' outfit, which be sold in Indiana. • Jester was located at Shaw- nee, 0. T., and again 'taken in custody. He had become a wealthy cattle owner. Many residents who lived in Paris.. when Jester was first brought there to. answer for his crime were dead. Jester - denied his mime, professing to be W. A. Hill.. When John W. Gates heard of the ar- rests he employed detectives to gather' evidence. For Months the members of the agency were busy in Missouri and Kansas. They dug up hundreds of yards, of soil along the creek near Middle Va.e ley Centre, Kan. Their work was re- warded after weeks of toil. The sharp nose or a plough vaturned a large stone, and under this stone a. skeleton that proved to be that of a boy of nineteen. One side of the skull hada been walled in as though by a heavy - blow, In a good state of preservation it was treated to a thorough examinatione experts being at Jester's trial to swear• that the skeleton was that of a boy of' :the height and ane of Gates. The trial lasted nearly thirty days. Af- ter being out seven hours the jury* brought in a verdict of "not guilty." Jes- err, when on trial, was seventy-three• years old. He returned to Oklahoma., upon his release. INJIINCT1uN ea STOP SW/ELLS. Residents of a London Suburb Driven* From Their Homes. London, Aug. i" ..—The southeast sec- tion of London is greatly exercised over; the foul smells which are alleged to come from the Arscott rendering worker in .the neighborhood. The proprietor, ex -Aldi. Me Meehan, was recently fine• $3,000 by Mr. Justice Falconbridge for• maintaining the nuisanee, the fine to - be collected f the nuisance were not abated. That was several months ago, but although many workmen have been, compelled to quit work in the adjoining,: McClary foundry, and residents have had to close their homes, the fine hada' not been collected. An injunction is. now to be asked foe..