The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 26, 1902, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1902. 7 WATCHING RACE FOR THE ISLAND Officials Believe Claims Will Be Settled by Diplomacy. Japan Disputes the Title of Captain Rosehill to Marcus. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N‘l W., WASHINGTON, July 2.—Diplomacy, not bloodshed, will settle the ownership | of Marcus Island in the Pacific, if the De- | partment of State can have its way. Of- I Washington is watching with in- | creasing interest the race for the island | between a Japanese warship and Captain A. A. Rosehill in an American schooner. | As the American navigator and his title 1o possession may prove very important fact little settling the nationality of the trip of land, officials here are in- to sustain him. The Japanese ndum now on file in the State De- that country has laid claim sland for twenty-tive years; that within the jurisdiction of Japan and that for a score of years it has been on all of the Japanese maps. So far as known here, however, the only information that any fiag was ever planted on the island is contained in the report of Captain Rose- b 1o the State Department that in 1589 1ailed the Stars and Stripes to a cocoa~ nut tree and left in a bottle under the flag a written claim to the land, which stated that he taken possession as provided for by the statutes of th: United States. these questions will come up for dis- tional negotiations the question will WILL OUTRACE SCHOONER. ific Ocean weather will probably en- . ship to reach the d before Captain Rosehill's schooner. b ans will be met by ster Buck, carried by ymmander, containing in- from the State Department to Rosehill to commit no overt act | nvolve this country in inter- ications and to suspend all until the question of posses- led in regular diplomatic chan No American warship has been or- d to the island and it was said to-day be necessary. . t report of Marcus Island was from Captain Gelett of the ship Star, who reported in 1864 hav- i the island. His report contains ving landed. The isl- n 1894 by the United nip Tuscarora, then in command Admiral Beiknap, which was | 1&g deep sea soundings of the Pacific | n in the first American search for a | from America to the Far East. ral Belknap only reported pass- | unknown island. He reported nt vegetation, but did not go near | enough to observe any signs of human | life. He did, however, see great clouds of | birds. | SMALL STRIP OF LAND. | The French ship Eclaireur reported passing Marcus Island in 18%. The last Teport received at the Hydrographic Office was made by Captain C. J. Bruguire of the army transport Grant, who passed the island in 1901, but made no effort to land. This report says a village was seen on the southern end of the island and natives were observed in other parts as the vessel passed. rcus Island, or Weeks Island, lies in tude 24 degrees 14 minites north and gitude 153 degrees 4 minutes east. It is | n0st in a direct line between Yokohama i the center of the Marshall group, miles southeast from the former and orthwest from the center of the Mar- It is only a mile and 2 half long, ing rorth and south and two-thirds mile broad. At its highest point it is feet above the level of the sea, and is covered with vegetation, including some tall trees. The water all about is very deep, except that a reef extends about a ! half mile eastward, while at the western end there is a short sand shoal. Little is known of Captain Rosehill in Washington, except that he has been a navigator of the Pacific for many years. The records of the State Department show that . he filed his bond of $500, as required by law, less than three months ago, or thirteen vears after his claim to discovery was an- ounced. In the meantime the Japanese i gone to the island and established a village. | OFFICERS ARE NAMED | FOR MEDALS OF MERIT | Naval Board on Awards Busy “Tith1 Completion of the List | | of Heroes. EHINGTON, July 25.—Now that the t of officers and men of the army and who are to receive the West Indian campaign medals and bars has been com- ted, the naval board of awards Is itself with the “meritorious | medals which are intended to go officers who rendered particu- | campaign. | only four persons have been de- | c for the ‘“meritorious _service” o These are Lieutenant Richmond Pear: Hobson for his well-known feat ! wit the Merrimac; Lieutenants Ward | Buck for their perilous mission into | B and Lieutenant Victor Blue for his famous work in connection with the loca- tion of the Spanish fieet in Santiago har- bor. It is understood that meritorious Service medals also are intended for the American officers and men who rendered | exceptional service in the rescue of the drowning and defeated men of the Span- | ish at Santiago. The reports of the rescues showed that the Spaniards them- selves shouted warnings to the rescuers not to approach for fear of exploding magazipes. but the Americans persisted in their efforts to save in the face of im- minent destruction. The main function of the award board is not to specify in- a s for recognition, but to select | certain service which it deems worthy of commemoration by medals. il e Anti-Friar Demonstration. MANILA, July 2.—The municipal gov- | ernment has been informed that-a plan| is on foot to make an_anti-friar demon- stration here Sunday. The demopstration | will probably consist of a procession and cries aegainst the friars, but no violence is expected. = NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TO CURE ANY DISEASE. The Cause Must Be Removed, Same Way With Dandruff. Kill the germ that causes dandruff, fall- ing hair and baldness, you will have no more dandruff and your hair must grow | luxurigntly. Herpicide not only contains | the dandruff germ destroyer, but it is aiso a most delightful hair dressing for | regular toflet use. No other hair prep- aration is on this sclentific basis of de- stroying the dandruff germ than New- bro’s Herpicide. Desirable location, unsurpassed cuisine, unequaled service and modern conveniences are the attributes that have made these two hotels popular with tourists and travelers who visit San Fran- cisco. Palace and Girand Hotels | tic organizations which most cut into the | sia's contention, so prominently displayed g services in the West Indian | H | the bull, maddened by the sight of a red { him under foot. | carried into his home and made as com- | fortable as possible, but it is believed he RUSSIA'a RULER MAKES DENIAL Nation Is Not Paying Sugar Bounty, Says - the Czar. Willingness Expressed for Ccnference on Trust Question. Special Dlspatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, July 25.—Surprise was occasloned at the State Department to-day by the receipt of the Czar's so-| calied invitation to an internatfonal trust | conference. Upon examination this com- munication, which was handed tq the United States embassy in St. Petersburg, is merely an imperial note setting forth | the fact that Russia is unwilling to be | considered a sugar bounty paying coun- | try, as was intimated by other countries | that were parties to the Brussels sugar | conference. . | The note contains no invitation to a con- ference, but expresses Russia’'s willing- ness to participate in any international conference, provided the commercial ques- tions considered are all those which at present can be construed as in any way restraining international trade. 1t is ap- | parent that Russia desires an internation- | al discussion of other vital questions than | those which have such direct bearing on | her prosperity as sugar. The United States will not be able to participate in such a conference. Con- gress will jealously hold to itself the right to take any action on legislation. Busi- ness sentiment is thought to be averse to the United States entering into any inter- national attempt to find a cure for the trust affair, for the reason that the gigan- commerce of other nations have their home in the United States. This country would probably have more to lose and Jess 1o gain than any other mation. It was thought that the United States would be left out. of this last suggestion for an international trust conference because it had no part in the Brussels conference, of which this later movement is the direct outgrowth. The State Department will make a formal acknowledgment of the receipt of the Czar’'s note. ° There is considerable speculation here as to whether the conference which the Czar suggests will ever take place. Rus- in the note, that her system of regulation of sugar produced in Russia is not al bounty to growers of sugar beets, opens ground for reply by some of the countries represented at the Brussels conference, who hold that Russia is a bounty-paying nation. GIRL CONCOCTS STORY THAT STARTS MAN-HUNT Invents Tale of an ‘Attnck by Hoboes to Account for Her Absence From Home. SAN JOSE, July 2%.—For a short time to-day a determined posse was hunting | for three hoboes, accused by Amelia | Morse, a pretty 18-year-old girl, of having | attacked her last night, but a thorough |’ investigation discredited her story. Miss | Morse is encamped with her parents on the bank of Penetencia Creek, near Capl- tol avenue, and working in the fruit orchards in that vinicity. Early this morn- | ing she returned home and told her father | that she had been held a prisoner by a trio of tramps all night. Miss Morse | claimed that as she was on her way home | a strong arm was thrown around her and | the next moment a handkerchief was thrust into her mouth, gagging her. The | three men then pinioned her arms and compelled her to walk south on Capitol | avenue to a lonely spot on the Alum Rock Toad. There she lost consciousness. When | she recovered she made her way home and related the story. Her father, O.!| Morse, at once telephoned to Sheriff Lang- | ford and a strong posse went to the scene. Questioning of the girl soon led the of- ficers to abandon the search. Miss Morse | was in bed, but physiclans declared she | was shamming, as there was nothing ab- normal in her condition. There were no | marks of ‘violence on her person and no footprints in the dusty road where the | struggle was alleged to have taken place. | The officers believe the girl concocted the story to account for her absence from Lome last night. LAYING OUT A CAMP FOR SECOND REGIMENT Advance Guard of Soldiers Is Pitch- ing the Tents at Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, July 2.—Twenty-six men, the advance guard of the Second | Regiment, were at work to-day dt Camp Muller pitching the tents and getting ready for the encampment. The guard is | under Captain Blair of Sacramento. Ira Hochiemer of Willows, the commissary, is here taking orders and letting con- tracts. The regiment is in command of Colonel | D. Seymour of Sacramento. On his | staff are Lieutenant Colonel E. A. Forbes | of Marysville, Major M. Perkey of Wil- lows, Major_Greer of Sacramento, Major Simonds of Nevada City and Major Han- nah, who will be in charge of the Hos- pital Corps. | The companies in the regiment are: | Company A of Chico, Captain Bond; Company B of Colusa, Captain Rud- ledge; Company C of Nevada City, Cap- tain Bos! Company D of Marysville, Captain ss; Company E of Sacra- mento, Captain Sherburn; Company F of Woodland, Captain Curson; Company G of Sacramento, Captain Zettinger; Com- pany H of Placerville, Captain Swister; Ccmpany 1 of Grass Valley, Captain Terrill. The regimental band of twenty pleces from Sacramento will accompany the Second. There are to be nine streets in the camp, with field and staff headquar- ters, hospital and guardhouse. FARMER AND HIS WIFE ATTACKED BY A BULL Woman’s Condition Is Critical and Her Husband Cannot Survive His Injuries. GRANTS PASS, Ore., July 2%.—Mr. and Mrs, Henry Holt, living on Dry Creek, were attacked and nearly killed by an infuriated bull yesterday morning. Mr. Holt will die from the injurles he re- ceived, and his wife is in a critical con- dition. The Holts live on a farm in the Ante- lope section. Yesterday Mrs. Holt had occasion to g0 into the cattle corral, and shawl she wore, attacked her and hurled her through a fence, after badly brulsing and cutting her. Some boys happened to be playing near by, and they drove the animal _away and ran to summon Mr. Holt. He came, but the beast made for him, knocking him down and trampling Holt's collarbone = was fractured, his chest crushed in and his face and head horribly torn. He was cannot recover from the injuries he re- ceived. —_— Bicycle Thieves Sentenced. SAN JOSE, July %.—Three bicycle thieves were sentenced in Judge Lorigan’s department of the Superior Court to-day. Charles McCoy, who stole a wheel in this city and was arrested in Oakland, pleaded ilty and was sentenced to one year in olsom Prison. Lee Stout and Frank White, 17-yeat-old boys, who confessed to having stolen wheels, were sent to the Ione fflduttrlul School and the Whittier form School, respectively, until they become of age. e N Five Hundred Ballots Taken. DUBLIN, Tex., July 2.—The Demo- cratic Congressional Convention for the Twelfth District, in session here, has taken 500 ballots without choice. The bal- loting proceeds with good humor on all sides, but there is an absolute deadlock between the three candidates. INSURGENTS OF VENEZUELA -MAY STRIKE DECISIVE BLOW Reported Capture of Valencia Is Believed to Indicate That Castro Has Suffered a Puerto Cabello. If Valencia, capital of th g UNAWAY GAR CAUSES DISASTER Eight the Numbzr of Dead in the Ohio Train Wreck. XENIA, Ohlo, Jfly 25—A wreck oc- curred at 10:30 o'clock last night at Tre- bin, three miles from here, when train No. 2, Pennsylvania limited, from St. Louis to New York, was met by a wild coal car at the foot of a heavy grade. The number of dead and injured was not easily ascertained because the wreckage took fire and all but the two Pullman cars in the rear were burned. Four bodies are said to be still in the wreck- age. The following is a corrected list of ‘dead and injured at 11 a. m. The dead: WILLIAM CLARK, Colum- engineer, { bus; trunk of body and one leg found; leaves widow and three children. PATRICK DWYER, fireman, Cincin- ti. an, M. PETERS, mail clerk, Cincin- ati. E. E. McCOWAN, mail clerk, Green- field, Ind.; body not recovered. The injured are: Joseph Converse, aged 27, Elmira, N. slight; Bessie Dono- van, 18, Irwin, Pa.; slight; Willam G. Forsythe, Indlanapolis, mail clerk, dan- gerous; W. A. Girford, Woodstock, mail clerk, dangerous; James McFadden, In- dianapolis, slight; Mollie Collins, Louis- ville, head cut, slight. The story of a woman and child hav- ing been burned to death is discredited. Ten or twelve people who are not in- cluded in the above list were injured, but none seriously. The train was run- ning seventy miles an hour to make up lost time. Besides the postal and ex- press cars it consisted of a day coach and several sleepers. In some manner a car loaded with coal became unloosened from its couplings and started down a three-mile grade. At the bottom of the grade it crashed into the passenger train. The coal car was completely splintered The passenger engine is a mass of ruins, while the postal and express cars were plied on top of it. The gas tanks under the cars exploded and sét fire to the ruins. An engine from Xenia was hurried to the scene and two Pullmans that re- mained safely on the track were hauled to a place of safety, serving for a time as a refuge for the wounded. Most of the passengers were ticketed through from St. Louis or far Western points to New York. The injured were taken to Xenia, where not only the ho- tels but private houses were opened for thelr accommodation. Those not hurt were taken to Columbus to resume their journey. Conductor Hughes reported that there were at least three or four passengers who could not be gotten out n: | and whose bodies are still in the ruins. Al! the baggage with the exception of two pieces and a corpse was consumed in the flames. Eastern Trotting Races. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 25.—The win- ner of each of the four races on the card at Glenville to-day came from the stabla of Huston and Combes of Lexington, Ky. The owners' winning string went into the betting ring and it is reported that they took out $40,000. E. E. Smath- ers of New York backed Shadow Chimes to win the 2:06 pace and the defeat of the horse is said to have cost him $15,000. Summar; 2:16 class, trotting, purse $3000, three in five—Alice Russell won the fourth, fifth and sixth heats in 2:12%, 2:11%, 2:14%; Alice Carr won the second and third heats in 2:10%, 2:12; Re-elected won the first heat in 2:113%; Baron Dillon Jr., Nut Bearer, Gavatta, Mary P. Leyburn, Min- ka, Silver Sign, Dormeath, Alidine, Me- dium and Andy E also started. 2:06 class, pacing, purse $1000, two in three—Audubon Boy won the first and third heats in 2:05, 2:06; Shadow .Chimes won the second heat in 2:08Y%; Fannie Dil- lard, Dariel and George M. also started. 2:20 class, trotting, purse $1200, two in thrée—Chase won two straight heats in 2:12%, 2:11%; Prince of Orange, Anteea, Mrs. Brown, Patchen Maid, Silver King, Priola, Agnes Halford, Thornboy, Betsy Ross and Fortune also started. 2:13 class, pacing, purse $1200, three in five—Twinkle won the second, third and fourth heats in 2:06%, 2:1015, 2:08%; Roa- mer won_ the first heat in 2:09%; Don Sphynx, Dakota Dan, Prince Direct, An- nie Leyburn, Star Hal, Dr. Hammond, Frank, Jackmont, Flash, Prince Exum. Octagon, Tommy Milton and Flossie F also started. — THE DAY’S DEAD, | L3 — SAN RAFAEL, July 25.—John Wolfe, who has been in the drug business here more than thirty years, died this morn- ng. He was 63 years of age and a native of Ireland. —_— The Rev. T. C. Reed. : UPLAND, Ind., July 25.—The Rev. T. C. Reed, president of Taylor University, and well known in the Middle West, died 0-day: Fori di Vecchio. SAN RAFAEL, July 2%.—Forl di Vec- chio, a wholesale butcher of San Fran- cisco_who resides during the summer in San Rafael, died of heart failure this morning. He was 46 years old and a uative of Italy. S, William F. McAllester. SAN RAFAEL, July 25.—William F. McAllester, for many years a real estate man, at the head of the firm of William ¥. McAllester & Co. of San Francisco, died yesterday. He was a native of England and had resided in California more than fifty years. He was 78 years of age. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 14068 G STREET N. W., WASHINGTON, July 25.—Reports received from Ven- ezuela indicate that the storm center of the revolution is transferred from Barcelona to Valencia and Commander McLean, the senior United States naval officer in Venezuelan waters, sent this cable to the Navy Department under date of yesterday: «“The President of Venezuela, with troops, embarked for La Guayra at 2 p. m. to-day. They leave | only 300 soldiers in Bareelona. Rumored Valencia has been taken.” 5 e State of Carabobo, has been captured by the Venezuelan revolutionists, as reported, it is the heaviest blow that Castro has suffered. Valencia is one of the leading cities of Ven- ezuela, with a population of more than 85,000. It is the terminus of the principal Venezuelan railroad, which runs from Caracas. It was the original intention of President Castro, when he was forced to take the feld against the revolutionists under General Matos, to go to Valencia and enter into a decisive battle there. At the last moment he changed his plans and had returned to Barcelona, near which town a part of Matos’ army was gathered. There has been no battle around Barcélona, and it is believed that most of Matos’ troops in that vicinity have given the Venezuelan President the slip, and have hastened to the vicinity of Valencia, and perhaps have captured the town under the most favorable circumstances. Puerto Cabello is about twenty miles from Valencia. The revolutionists have been in possession of the country around Puerto Cabello for a week. It is believed by many persons who are following events in Venezuela that the insurgents have gained a great strategic advantage, and are now in position to strike a decisive blow. Between Puerto Cabello and Valencia there is no railroad. If Valencia is in the hands of the insurgents, Castro will be unable to transport troops by rail from Caracas to Puerto Cabello. He would be able, however, to send troops to within a short distance of Valencia by rail. MAKES MARKET FOR PRODLETS Vast Trade With the Non-Contiguous Ter-’ | ritory. —_————— Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C., July 25.—The non-contiguous territory of the TUnited States now furnishes a market for $50,- 000,000 worth of the products of her: peo- ple. A statement just prepared by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics shows that the shipments from the United States to its non-contiguous territory during the fis- cal year justl ended have been, in round lows: e ha. Hawajian Islands, $20,000000; to Alaska, $15,000,000; to Porto Rico, $10,000,- 060; to' the Philippines, $5,000,000; total, 50,000,000, . This is practically five times as much as the exports to those territories in 1897 when none of them, except Alaska, was under the American flag. The exports to Porto Rico in the fiscal year 1897, for ex- ample, were $1,983,888, and in the fiscal year 1302 they were over ten million dol- iars, the exact figuces for eleven months being more than nine and one-half mil- lions; and while the figures for the twelfth month have not been regeived, it is certain that the total will exceed $10,- 000,000 To Hawalii our exports fn the fis cal year 1807 were $4,690,075, and for the fiscal year 1902 the best estimate of the customs authorities is, in round terms, §20,00,000, Exact figures of the shipments to Hawail are not at present available, but it is known that the shipments from Hawaii to the United States during the year will amount to about $23,000,000, and it is believed that the estimate of $20,- 000,000 for our shipments to the Hawaiian Islands is a conservative ong. To -the Philippine Islands our expbrts in the fiscal year 1897 were $94,597, and in the fiscal year 1%2 will be over $5,000,000, ex~- clusive of shipments made by the Govern- ment for use of its troops or other officers in_ the islands. To Alaska, the best estimate obtainable of the shipments in 1897 is $3,924,000, while those for the fiscal year just ended are estimated by the customs authorities at $15,000,000. his would make the and total of shipments from the United States to its non-contiguous territory $50,000,000, exclusive of goods sent by the Govern- ment for use of the army or of its officials. In imports from the islands the increase has not been as great as that in exports. The total value of our imports from Porto Rico in the fiscal year 1897 was $2,181,024, and in 1902 will be about $8,000,- 000. From the Hawalian Islands the im- ports in the fiscal year 1897 were $13,687,- 79, and the total for 1902 will be about twenty three millions. From the Philip- pines the imports in the fiscal year 1897 were $4,383,740, and for 1902 the total will be over $7,000,000. The value of merchan- dise, including gold and silver, received from Alaska In 1897 is estimated at §5,000,000, and for 1%02 about $15,000,000, making the total imports of 1897 from Porto Rico, Hawali, the Philippines and Alaska about $25,000,000, while the total for the fiscal year 1902 will be about fifty millions. Taxation in Ireland. LONDON, July 25.—In the House of Commons to-day Irish matters came up again. A motion of John J. Clancy, Irish Nationalist, to the effect that the over- taxation of Ireland constitutes a pressing grievance was defedted by 168 to 117 votes, after a number of Irish Nationalists had spoken and been replied to by the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. The Chancellor said Ire- land’s share in imperial taxation was de- creasing rather than increasing, and that it was the fairest system which could at present be devised. T. P. O'Connor, Irish Nationalist, re- gretted that the Chancellor’s “‘swan song’’ speech should be against Ireland. Engineers Recommend Appropriations WASHINGTON, July 25.—The Chief of Enginers recelved to-day reports from engineers in charge of river and harbor improvements containing . estimates for the fiscal vear 1904. Lieutenant Colonel ‘Willlam H. Heuer submits the following for the San Francisco, Cal., district: San Francisco harbor, $50,000. No estimate is made for Oakland harbor, until’ Congress determines what project shall be adopted. The Board of Engineers, having charge cf the Sacramento and Feather rivers, California, recommend $25,000. Major John fillis submits the following for the Seattle, Wash., district: Tacoma harbor, §100,000; New Whatcom harbor, $55,000. Comes to Claim Estate. LOS ANGELES, July 2.—Salem D. Charles, one of the nephews of the late Caleb Charles, allas Charles Hill, who died in the Good Samaritan Hospital last May leaving a fortune in cash of $142,000, arrived in Los Angeles to-day to claim the money. Charles, who is chairman of the Board of Street Commissioners of Boston, represents the eight heirs to the estate of his uncle. All live in Massachu- setts and New Jersey. = Chinese Minister Coming. delphia, which sails from Southampton for New York to-morrow, will . take among her passengers Liang Chun Tung, the new Chinese Minister to the United States; Prince Chen, head of the special mission of China which was appointea to attend the coronation of King Edward lnddhh! suite, and Mr. and Mrs. Waitelaw Reld. —_— Germans to Honor Our “Fourth.” States Counsul at Aix-la-Chapelle, Ger- many, informes the State Department that the American Independence day, July 4, has been officially placed on the list of days that are to be celebrated in that city. The celebration consists in hcisting the American flag over buildings, music and other ceremonies. Most Severe Setback. LONDON, July 25.—The steamer Phila- i WASHINGTON, July 25.—The United ORVAN SPEMS OF PHILIPPINES Nebraskan Addresses Crowds of Democrats_ in Maine. ROCKLAND, Maine, July 2%.—A night in a ralway traia w:th breakfast at the hotel, greetings ky representative Demo- crats of this city and or open air speech delivered to 5090 pecple, comprised the prcgraame of Y. J. Bryan from the time of leaving Boston to-day to the Lour of his departure from this city be- fore noon. With Bryan was Senator Car- mack of Tennessee and Charles S. Ham- lin of Massachusetts. After breakfast and a brief reception the party were driven to the Court- house where Bryan and Senator Carmack addressed an audience of at least 5000. Bryan discussed taxation, the money question, the trusts and imperialism. . He recommended as a measure for needed re- form in taxation®a tariff for revenue only and an income tax. He said that the monei'] issue was by no means dead and that he hated a private monopoly as he hated a monarchy. Taking up the ques- tlsm of imperialism he said: “In defense of our national policy three Teasons are urged. First, there is money in it. Those who urge this should show that it will pay. I would not put human life and bleod against all the trade of the Orient. Secondly, that we are in it by God’s will. God never told us to go to the Philippines tomake a war of conquest, Thirdly, that we are in_it because we cannot get, out of it. I denounced a doctrine that a nation or man can go 50 far as to be unable to retrace his steps. We had no business to’ make a war in the Philippines, as there was no occasion for war. Had we treated the Filipiros as we did the Cubans, there ;;umuldn}'xoavtle bleetn n‘o W:r. I want the e moral victory in the Ph e ] t4 ilippines as BATH, Maine, July 2.—William J. Bryan and his party reached here at noon. No arrangements had been made for a reception here, but a crowd of a thcusand assembled at the station. Bryan addressed them from the car platform and in his speech feelingly alluded to the late Arthur Sewall, who was the Vice- Presidential candidate in 189 on the ticket with Bryan. A handsome bouquet of pinks was sent to Mrs. Sewall, the widow of Arthur Sewall, by Bryan. - tor Carmack also spoke briefly, " o _— Judgment Against Californians. NEW YORK, July 2%.—A judgment in favor of John T. Reld for $282,639 against Riley A. Boges and his wife Emma D. Boges, both of California, was filed in the County Clerk’s office in Brooklyn to- day. Reid, who claimed that he sold 398,- 000 shares of Empire Consolidated Quick- sliver Mining Company for which Boges :fif:i;/:;ih?. bayment of s&‘fo?wo brought s commission with i Ghtained Judgment by default. o 2Pd s S - CHICO, x.Yu}iy 25.{—.3! tlhl;,!realllt of frightful urns received yesterday . Th dled last night. T bl6 WARGHIPS MUST BE SWIFT Connecticut and Louisi- ana Will Be Largest in the Navy. Heavy Penalties for Delay and Falling Below Speed " Requirements. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, July 2.—Circulars containing specifications of the new bat- tleships Connecticut and Louisiana, which will be the largest battleships in the navy, were issued to-day. The plans will be ready for publication August 1, and adver- tisements for bids to be opened on Octo- ber 1 will then be published. The maxi- mum time for construction of the Louisi- ana is forty-two months, and the limit which builders place on time in their bids will have weight in awarding the contract. The penalty for running over time will be $300 a day for the first month and $600 a day during the second month. The Con- necticut will be built by the Governmen! The Louisiana will be in most particulas the same type as the Georgia, but will ex- ceed her by u thousand tons. The speed specified is eighteen knots. If she fails to make that speed the builders will forfeit $50,000 for every quarter-knot down to sev- enteen knots, and $10,000 for each quarter- knot below that figure, but she may be rejected if she falls below seventeen and a half knots. The Louisiana will measure 450 feet on her load line and will have an extreme width of 76 feet 10 inches. Her main draught will be 24 feet 5 inches. Her coaling capacity will be 2200 tons. The main batteries of the Louisiana will con- sist of four twelve-inch, eight eight-inch and twelve seven-inch guns. Her second- ary battery will consist of twenty three- inch rapid-fire guns, twelve three-pounder semi-automatic, six one-pound automatic, two one-pound semi-automatic and two machine guns of thirty-hundredths of an inch. She will also carry two three-inch field pieces. Divisions in the hull will be protected by a complete belt of nine-inch armor and maximum eleven-inch armor will extend 200 feet amidships forward and aft. The casement armor and bulkhead armor will be six inches thick. The splinter bulk- heads will be one-half inch thick and two inches of nickel steel will protect the three-inch guns. The turrets will be twelve inches thick in front, eight inches in the rear-and two and a half inches on top. The armor is to be supplied by the Government. The constructors are to fur- nish steel for protective decks, which are to extend from stem to stern, flat amid- ships and sloping at the sides. This deck is to be built of twenty-pound plating throughout, forty pounds on fiat and 100 on the slope. ™ TELEGRAPH NEWS. FRESNO, July 25.—The Chamber of Com- merce has resolved to go ahead with the coun- ty exhibit in the Ferries building during the Knights of Pythias encampment in San Fran- ‘cisco_next month, despite the additional and unlooked-for expense of $200 for space rental, which at one time threatened abandonment of the plan. TORONTO, Ontario, July 25.—The Interna- tional Iron Molders to-day re-elected all their old officers, including J. Valentine of San Francisco, first vice president. Philadelphia ‘was selected as the ne xt place of meeting. July 25.—The body of Edward orked as a ranch employe near Acampo, was brought to the Stockton Morgue this afternoon. Mills was found dead near the railroad track, having been run over by a train. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 25—Mark ‘Westcott, aged 54, and Floyd Webster, aged 15, were drowned in the Cedar River near Vinton. Wescott was trying to save the boy who, while swimming, had got beyond his depth. Stockton’s First Grapes. STOCKTON, July 25.—The first ship- ment of this season’s crop of grapes was sent out of Stockton to-day. Stephen San- guinett! shipped six crates of Madelina table grapes to San Francisco. —— Brakeman Loses an Arm. RENO, Nev., July 2.—Brakeman M. F. Forsyth of Sacramento lost his left arm at the shoulder to-night at Edwill Switch, four miles east of Reno. The train broke in two and he fell to the rails. S Hot Wave Claims a Victim. FRESNO, July 2.—Joseph Evan plasterer, died this afternoon from the ef- fect of heat prostration. He had been at work on a building and drank inordi- nate quantities of ice water. Milis, Judge McCoy Is Honored. SANTA CRUZ, July 25.—Judge A. M. McCoy of Red Bluff was elected presi- dent and Thomas Picton of Chico secre- tary of the Christian churches for the coming vear. ‘Wilson’s Case Is Dro INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 25.—The charge of violating the West Virginia in- junction made against Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers of America has been dropped. Midsummer Fiction Number of the Call. D novel condensed to a short story. O you enjoy a good short story? Why, of course you do—who doesn’t? There is no better way of spending a lazy summer day than in reading a rattling fine story from the pen of a trained writer who has that peculiar knack of giving you a whole ‘everybo~y naturally wants the nest. It is to please everybody and to give them the best that money can buy that The Call has prepared a great Midsummer Fiction Number that will be a new feature in up-to-date journalism and will outrival anything of the kind ever attempted before. This edition will be published on Sunday, July 27. You can get a book of short stories by some well-known author for $1.50. You can get the Midsummer Fiction Number of The Call for Five Cents. The book that costs you $1.50 is the work of but one person, and of course there is bound to be a sameness in all the stories it contains. This great edition offers sixteen pages of Nowadays everybody reads and day—don’t fail to get The Call! ! stories. It is twice the size of the ordinary book. Every stoyy is from the pen of a different author and represents the best work of trained fiction writers; therefore it is putting it mildly to say that in this one five cent paper you are getting more than the equiva- lent of any half dozen popular works of fiction thet'you can buy. If you are going away for the summer you cannot afford to miss The Call of next Sunday. If you must stay at home it will make the evening a delight for you. Every one of the stories that go to make up this great Fiction Edition is a gem. If one does not ap- peal to you another will, for they have been selected with an eye to please every mood. Remember, strength, interest and variety are the mark of this edition! The best that money can buy comes to you for almost nothing—FIVE CENTS! Next Sunday is the great OUT NEXT SUNDAY. - Best Sh;'n'tt Stories of the day only 5 cents. AMUSEMENTS. GRAND: o HOUSE MATINEES TO-DAY AND. TO-MORROW LAST TWO NIGHTS OF “JOCELYN” WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY EV'G NEXT. THE FRAWLEY COMPANY In an ALL-STAR PRODUCTION of “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN.” Wilten Lackaye, Theodore Roberts, Alice Johne son and 100 People on the Stage. SPECIAL MATINEE WEDNESDAY. POPULAR PRICE: -10¢, 15¢, 25¢, 30c, T8a Orchestra Seats, 25¢ and 50c, all Matinees. MATINEE TO-DAY, SATURDAY, JULY 26 Parquet, any seat, 25c; Balcony, 10c; Chile dren, any part except reserved, 10c. VAUDEVILLE BRILLIANTS! Yorke and Adams; Elita Proctor Otis; Lew Hawkins; A. 0. Duncan, and the Biograph. Last times of Boniface and Walzinger; The Eretto Family; Carson and Wil- lard, and the Lowe-Hughes Trio. ALCAZAR™:=S ece300" g PACKED TO THE DOORS NIGHTLY. LAST NIGHT BUT ONE. L MATINEE TO-DAY. . FLORENCE ROBERTS Supported by WHITE WHITTLESEY, In Shakespeare's Pastoral Comedy, «AS YOU LIKE IT.” PRICES FiTiNEas: 6o, 35e, 365 and 08 JULY 28— BERTS, ——NEXT MONDAY, FLORENCE RO! O CAMIL L E e SEATS NOW READY. TIVOLE: EVENINGS AT 8 SHARP. i MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2 SHARP, Farewell Performances of THE SERENADE! MONDAY, July 28, opening of the GRAND OPERA SEASON. “AIDA” and “LUCIA” First Weelk. Seats on sale seven days In advance. NO ADVANCE in prices—25c, 50c and T8e. Telephone Bush OLUMBIA G LEADING THEATRE MATINEE TO-DAY. TO-NIGHT and for SECOND and LAST WEEK COMMENCING NEXT MONDAY. CHARLES FROHMAN Presenting HENRY MILLER, MARGARET ANGLIN And a SPECIAL COMPANY, in H. V. Es mond’'s Comedy Success, “THE WILDERNESS” MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. THE ONLY WAY.” jon—‘‘CAMILLE ” 8cLasco CENTRAL"=. 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