The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 23, 1902, Page 2

2 THE F£AN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER SERIOUS RIOTING IN GOAL REGION Mob Uses Dynamite and Attacks the Strike Breakers, Lackawanna County Officers Ask Governor Stone to Send Troops. SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 22.—Sheriff Schadt of La V: y to-night telegraphed to Governor Stone to send troops to his assistance. The Sheriff had just given to the news- papers a proclamation announcing he would call the troops if the lawlessness did not cease, when he received a series of telephone calls to quell disturbances up the valley He found on investigation that the was such that he could not cope with it and sent a call for troops. Adjutant General Stewart called the <o utant gen- f members called upon ery of the while the ith were at Work men as they STARVING JEWS REACH BASLE Hundreds of Roumanian Refugees Invading Switzerland. { Pitiful Plight of Many of the Persecuted People Arouses Protests, S et LONDON, Sept. 23.—In a dispatch from | Geneva the correspondent of the Daily | | Chronicle says great indignation has been | | aroused at Basle, Switzerland, by the ar- | rival there of hundreds of Roumanian refugees, who have come in the hope of finding refuge in England or the United | | States, Most of them are utterly desti- tute and have no means of proceeding farther cn their journey. The Swiss au- | thorities will not allow the refugees” to setile in witzerland because they are | destitute. They have been relegated to | one common room ih-the station and are trom asing porar 1'he: to embarra; rible d aid the receiving local | au ’ is leading them ar, iting tem n ctor 1 holaing a nake her breast, j ¢ Nelecring editoriatly to this dispatch from its G correspond the | Chronicie_men s the conten of M ! Sturdza, Fremier of Roumania, that the | cre of anger to tha the Jewisn pop L country, and says: | ovious. If tnis increase rigration, Roumania should | t the Jews as the United against pauper aliens; but if the increase is in natural born Kouman- lan subjects, Roumania has no right to | 3 a starving conaition into neigl i ik | the leisurely and pastoral course of Dr.| ! pictures in particular being thoroughly effe | ing the medium for J. H. Stoddart’s first | here Z 1902 J. H. STODDART, VETERAN ACTOR, IN THE ‘BONNIE BRIER BUSH” Is Given Warm Reception-=West’s [linstrels Are Com- ing in Full Force to the California. e ATEST of the book plays to come our way is “The Bonnie Brier Bush,” that will delight many loyal Scots at the Columbia Theater this week, and others whom a spice of Scotch-made-easy will not offend. As a play it is neither better nor worse than many other plays that have been built upon books, rather a thing of shreds and patches—pretiy shreds, lovable patches—but with a grip- ping situation in the second act, and con- siderably more dramatic interest through- out than might have been expected from Watson’s charming story. The grave| mistake has been committed by the dram- | atist (Janes MacArthur) of permitting the climax of the play to come in the second act, thereby leaving the following acts bankrupt of any sirong dramatic interest. Still, with pleasant incident, a rather obviously dragged-in but musical | quartet, a real Hielan’ bagpiper, and s(}n_le‘ excellent acting, the time passes swiftiy | encugh. The production s very hand- some from the scenic side, the outdoor e. course the interest of “The Bonnie| | [} Brier Bush” consists largely in its be- appearance as a star, after 55 years of stage experience. There has rarely been a warmer welcome extended to any actor than that that greeted Mr. Stod- dart last night, the course of the play being interrupted for several minutes to permit the large audience to express its | pleasure at th: reappearance of this fa- vorite player. The part of Lachlan Campbell is undoubtedly one admirably suited to the veteran actor, one indeed | that might have been specially devised for him. He seems to have taken on a > Roumanian London with th itself, of Bulleun, object, 1 s 1t anno bringing to th . whieh Secretary, w. n could not be riff McAndrew was at- by a mob at Oliphunt, e Pern ania Coal on_account of religious y Tegret the unreas L ol The steam pipes them. Archb mpathy deputies and attempted ho have been tak- e Roumanian Government,” hes on the Herbert Gladstone, in regretting d arrest, | erance against any Jews. adds: Gobin | "I can hardly doubt that Roumania will rdered the | Leconsider its policy and so avoid wrong- doing.” William B. Lecky, he discharge of his troops and fol- and jeering. ing C Royal Socie’ harles Dilke, M. P, e Salvation Army, the egiment came | RiDon and others all join in t Colonel Clem, | 38ainst what Professos Dines aebroiest | battalion, as it | I @ letter dated August 20 as the Fmioc formed in company | ill-treatment of the Jews by the Goonon: g o of Roumania, which is not only | S b injustice to-the sufferers but an | syille, but le of civilized Europe | strike ury to other coun- they | by overcrowding them with a fon- | were released ehand necessarily pauperized body of — —— Vast Coal Field in Alaska. ATTORNEY McENERNEY SEATTLE, Se 2 —W. Atwood, ;hw; engineer and topograr of the CLOSES HIS ARGUMENT laska Central R: y Company, arrived o £rom the Nnorth a report | Contends That Statutes of Limitation | 4 | made to the of the Pius Fund. THE HAGUE, Sept. 22.—On the sembling to-day bitration Court to the Atwood the Cat- uth of quare. veins He reports ween the veins > found, the wa- ning so much of it ell_River in c €0, growing out of the Pjus f fornia, Garret McEnern TR viser of Archbishop -Rj o, rdan of contended that the deprived the Jesuits of Plus fund after Good Printing. ractive The Archbisho; ed as admi; et Mexico both the cision of the 18% condemming Mexico to pay 2 ay, McEnerncy asserted, to g i beycnd appeal. ey in tal and interest. Th minent Bom- | h insisting on the import; & g . “Balve Di-| i stin ance of the | norah” was effectively and e an”fl}:‘_ ® s decision on the future of arbitra. rendered and was _warmly "5‘?@2‘,‘33 Srtine & % | Michele de Padova’s Valentine w: o Secfime) ot ney Ralston of San Francisco em- | and acted with abundant spirit, © = "5 e e bulnl He said the de- | The Marguerite of Signora Linda Mon- Ny ooty So | et ent to a legal [tanari was worthy of the singer and was of subsistence by | morroe ot ot adjourned until to- acted and sung with a maidenly modesty £ [ return covart has left The | that would have delighted the soul of | 7 to the United States. | Goethe had he been there to see. Anna | GUARANTEE There are all sorts of guarantees. Many that don’t mean anything except to entrap the unwary buyer. Our guarantee is backed up by every dollar of capital we possess, and by a reputation for fair dealing that has made us strong all over the Coast. 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In the at- | JEWS,” contains a number of letters from | but with him it is a play that should be wo men were shot, | ¢minent persons addressed to the editor. | Seen by all who value a quiet perfection other a workman. | J0Seph Chamberlain, the British Colonial | f acting, a sincere, genuine and force- stently opposed to all per- r asoning preju- countries directed against Old Forge were istory shows that the Jews % e to-night. Two the most loyal subjects of lliam A. colliery in which they have ies from a crowd | and the impolicy of their perse. \most greater than its crueity. op of Canterbury expressed p symp for the Jews of Roumania a resuit of their “cruel treatment by the historian, hoped mob of about 5000 | that the labors of the Bulletin il iobe. the vicinity of | the Roumanian Government and the peo. | the protection which | Ple realize how profoundly their perce: | . e of the Jews is discredited, and three ¢ pickers, ‘hpf(‘ill of enlightened men it gDy ed of the most disgra ages | e Pennsylvania | pdern hi / SAR Baron Kelvin, presi- ty of Edinburgh; General Booth Marquis of Deprived Jesuits of Control of the International Ar-| the hearing of the im of the United States against Mexi- the legal ad- | resumed his addre: vhich | ourned from . September 11 oo | statutes of limitation | the control of ain, Mexico and nla had succeeded as | nistrator by | ), was legally entitled® to arbitration commission ought, | tini phrases excellen McEnerney concluded | | —ee | | new lease of dramatic life in its varied | opportunities, that are perhaps a suffi- cient raison d’etre for the piay. in unces ful method that is of the Dbest that s offered upon \the modern stage. Singu- larly modern is Mr. Stoddart in all his work, and in spite of the dialect difficul- ties his enunciation is ciearer than on | his last visit here with Henry Miller. | His portrait of the stern old shepherd, | driving his daughter from the house | | belief where_she was born as sacrifice to the hard Scotch God he has made unto him- self, is_a powerful and pathetic effort, in | which Mr. Stoddart cleverly retains sym- | pathy for the grim old man who is thus | violating all the dictates of parental ten derness. There is a certain dry, canny intol- humor in the part given with quiet drol- lery by the actor, and Mr. Stoddart, with- out make-up of any kind, realizes ex- the picture of aclaren’'s old nished by Reuben Fox as Posty, the mail man, with five or six letters in the week | to deliver at Drumtochty. The character | is very cleverly drawn and puts most of the bright lines of the piece into Mr. | Fox’s competent mouth. It is acted throughout with complete {llusion and is full of humor in both conception and acting, the bibulous postman coming a | Bood Second to Mr. Stoddart in interest. | Katherine Mulkins is a simple, -tender | Flora, and Miss Helen Holmes looks and | acts well as Kate Carnegie. Two clever “‘character” studies are afforded by Rus- sell Bassett as Dr. MacClure and Augus- tine Duncan as Tammas. One Thomas P, Jackson is Lord Donald Hay—it is hard to see why—and the rest fill in a large cast acceptab Tivoli. Dark skinned men with Roman profiles and oval-faced women with eyes of lus- trous black clapped hands and ecried “bravo!” and “ancora!” again and again last night at the Tivoli when the old Italan fovorites sang the story of love | and diablerie that makes up the uncanny ' | book of Faust. The belles and the beaux | of the Latin quarter were in full feather | and if the singers needed encouragement | they did not need. it long, for there was | | plenty of it and to spare, The opera was | Scened ‘and costumed with a proper re- ! gard to details and chronology, and the | crchestration was fully up to the sing- reas- Cali- | ng. The full, rich tones of Signor Augusto | Dado as Mephistopheles tan througn Wil | the opera, the dominating soul of the vo- calism. Dado is to the present company what Salassa, the Incomparable, was to | the old, the real artistic expression of the | author's conception, the veritable flesh | and blood of his musical dream., Next to Dado, Signor Agostini, tne | Faust, was the most artistic impersona- tion. ' Notwithstanding certain obvious defects of tone in certain passages, Agos- tly and sings with a feeling and expression that more than make amends for all. San | He | the | the | Cali- | e de- in | dered | Wilscn as_ Siebel sang the flower song well enough to bring forth a recall. Miss Deutch was a good Martha and Tom Jacques an equally good Wagner. Orpheum. John Morrisey of the ;Orpheum was a very proud man last night, and he had every reason to be. There was not a seat to be had at the O'Farrell-street | theater and standing room was at a pre- | mium, and all because the Elks of this city had announced that it was to be Elks' night at the Orpheum, that theater having been chosen because of the great regard the “best people on earth” have for its genial manager. Morrisey enjoyed the evening very much and so did - the Elks until it became noised about that John would make a speech. But the “big talk” did not materialize, for he ‘“took ! to lhe,woods” and when the show was over no one was happier than the mAn- ager—except the audience. | The programme presented was an excel- lent one, particularly that part of it fur- | nished by Lamar and Gabriel. The latter is one of the cleverest performers, de- ‘splle his inches, who ever appeared at | the Orpheum, and that he was appre- | clated was shown by the hearty applause, | and the large bunch of flowers that he | received at the close of his turn. John | World and Mindell Dreyfus did some | clever dancing and singing and Fulgora, the transfigurator, proved so clever in | his “‘quick-change” turn that in his de- | scription of the Suburban race many ;an Jik in the audience felt in his vest jpocket for his “ticket.” The _athletic turns of Zobedie and the three Millettes were heartily applauded. Merville, Booth and' Elmore presented a_particularly funny sketch entitled the “Two Juliets,” and Atalie Claire won the heart of the audience by singing “Auld Lang Syne,” a song very dear to the Elks. Countess Olga Hatzfeld and her bunch of fifteen jockies closed the per- formance with a vim and dash, their songs and dances being far above the ordinary. The Countess and her lady friends each received a bouquet as a to- ken of the Elks’ appreclation, The Or‘g‘lzleum was decorated for the oc- casion. ch side of the stage was graced with an jmmense elk’s head, with horns | { tipped with electric lights, ‘and crossed flags decorated the railing surrounding the gallery. California. The management of the California | promises an exceptionally fine attraction in William H. West's Minstrels, begin- ning next Sunday night. All the old comedians and singers and a score of the best new ones are with the company this season and the result is one of the ‘best minstrel troupes that has ever head- | ed this w? | W. R. Ogden is doing some splendid | character ~‘acting in “The _Convict's Daughter” at the Callfcrnia this week. The play has been constructed with spe- clal reference to thrilling climaxes and Ogden hold$ the center of the stage al- most continuously. He impersonates no less than three characters and is partic- ularly effective as a tramp. His leap for liberty from the walls of a prison to a moving train is sensational in.the ex- B SRR s SN ST o2, <SR T = s e AND ONE OF THE ORPHEUM WELL-KNOWN ACTOR WHO HAS THE STAR PART IN “THE BONNIE BRIER BUSH,” WHICH OPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE COLUMBEIA, 'S ATTRACTIONS. —$ i treme and causes the hearts of the timid to stand still for a second’s time. Ogden s given effective support by Miss Jewell Darrell, who pla the part of the con- vicUs ’daughter in a natural manner. Miss Beth Somerville as _Mrs. Colonel Gould and Miss Pauline Sain as the housemaid act the parts which have been entrusted to them with intelligence, and the men parts are in the competent hands of E. Mortimer, Lee Daniel, W. J. Flagg, Warren Ryno and Robert Vernon. Alcazar. Miss Florence Roberts commenced the closing week of her season at the Alcazar Theater last night by presenting her most marked success, “Zaza,” to a crowded house. She was accorded a curtain call at the close of each act and the audience showed by its enthusiastic applause its appreciation of her talent as an actress and her personal popularity. White Whit- tlesey, George Osbourne, Lucius Hender- son, Howard Scott, Frank Bacon, Geor- gie Woodthorpe, Edith Angus, Little Ol- Tie Cooper and the other members of the company aided materizlly in the success of the play. Grand Opéya-House. That the age of ‘‘She Stoops to Con- quer” does not impair its popularity was evidenced emphatically by the sizable au- dience and enthusiastic applause which greeted the revival of the comedy at the Grand Opera-house last night. Bvery act in the play is crowded full of amus- ing predicaments and Wwitty sayings. Wilfred Clarke, ,who is starring in the role of the incorrigible Tony Lumpkin, is a_whole show in himself. His portrayal of the character of .the exasperating youngster is perfect. Herschel Mayall as ihe alternate bashful and rollicking Young Marlow did himself proud and em- inently deserved the constant applause which was accorded him. Antoinette ‘Walker fitted into the part of Constance as neatly as could be imagined. She is just a little girl yet, but is showing great promise. Maggie Frances Leavy made plenty of fun as Mrs, Hardcastle and Blanche Stoddard as the daughter was very pleasing. The others furnished ex- cellent support for the leaders and con- tributed largely to the humor of the piece. Next week “A Widow Hunt” will be pre- sented, and Clarke will take the part of Major Wellington de Boots. Central. “Down Yonder,” a drama of backwoods life in Southern Georgia, by Lee Arthur, was produced for the first time last night at the Central before a large audience LR e s CHILD OF ATTORNEY GENERAL WEBB DIES Ome Little One Succumbs to Cholera Infantum and Another Is . QUINCY, Sept. 22.—The youngest child of Attorney General U. S. Webb dled last rjght of cholera infantum and another of i€ children is ill. Mr. Webb was reached ty wire this morning and is now hurrying to Quincy. ‘Vanderbilt’s Colors Again in Front. PARIS, Sept. 22.—W. K. Vanderbilt's Edna finished third in the race for the Prix Dordogne at Maison Lafitte tonday. His Quos Ego won the Constant Prix Baltique. 3 Piles Cured Without the Knife. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles, No Cure, No Pay. All druggists are aithorized by manufacturers of Pazo Ointment to refund money where it falls to cure any case of piles, no matter of how long standing. Cures ordinary cases in six days; worst cases in fourtecn days, One application gives ease and rest. Relieves itching instantly. This is a new discovery, and is the only pile remedy sold on positive guar- antee, no cure, no pay. A free sample will be sent by mail t0 any one sending name and ad. dress. Price 50c. If your druggist don't keep it in stock send 50c in stamps and we will for- ward full gize box by mail. Manufactured by FARIS MEDICINE Co., St Louls, No., who nu! ire célel ted cure, Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets . 0 i1 % and gcored an unmistakable hit. It con- tains a pretty, simple story which is in- terestingly and effectively told. It was picturesquely staged and excellently act- ed. Charles J. Stone made a great suc- cess as the unordained Preacher Bagley and to the splendid acting of George Web- ster as Dr. Bedloe much of the success of the’ performance was due. Agnes Rankin. as Virgle was very charming. Edwin Emery was acceptable as Clay Bedloe. Thomas Keirns_ carried off the honors as Big Bud and Henry Shumer scored heavily as Sam Dolliver. Ernest Howell was very diverting as Jim Mead- ows, and George Nichols acquftted him- self well as the blacksmith justice of the peace. Fanny Mcintyre made the most of the opportunity afforded her as Alice ‘Ware. Margaret Marshail played “Wid- dy” Jenkins and as usual was excellent. Georgie Cooper was arch and vivacious as Jenny. Oza Waldrop did well as Mary Satarlee. Anita Fallon gave a remark- ably clever sketch of the ancient negro witch Betsy and Marie Howe’s great abil- ity and versatility were evidenced as Cumfrey, a negro wench. Baby Dody was sweet and natural as Mary's child and Norman Phillips displayed great in- telligence as Polk Moore. Next Monday “The Police Inspector.” Fischer’s, “Hurly-Burly" is still funny enough to pack Fischer's Theater. Some new gags ‘were sprung on the large audience that attended last night and the old ones were given in such a rib-tickling manner that a hearty laugh greeted each one. Win- field Blake, Maude Amber and Kolb, Dill and Bernard, despite the number of times the piece has been presented at Fischer's, stlll manage to make it as mirth-provoking as they did on its first production. Chute: o The new programme at the Chutes The- ater pleased large audiences at both per- formances yesterday. Boyle and Lewis presented an amusing sketch. Honore and Evelyn Bach proved clever buck and wing dancers, and Court Edwards gave a daring and difficult act on his unicycle. Dora Pelletier, a popular balladist and coon song singer, reappeared in new se- lections. Lew Wells, the musical come- dian, changed his specialty, and the Far- bianus, international dancers; the War- saw brothers, novelty musiclans, and the animatoscope, with new moving pictures, completed the . bill. Hard; wnin; looped the loop on his bicycle, as usual. A new seriés of living pictures will be p;efimed by the. amateurs Thursday night. ° KLONDIEKE AMERICANS " BECOMING BRITISHERS Take Out Naturalization Papers in Order’ to Vote in. the Yukon Election. VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 2.—Twelve hundred American citizens of Dawson and. the surrounding creeks of the Klondike ‘who, though residents of the Yukon Ter- ritory, have never exercised any voting power because they were not British sub- jects, may play an important part in_the coming eiections for the Dominion Par- liament. Joseph Clark, the candidate who is opposing Governor Ross in the race to be the first representative of the Yu- kon, hag hit upon the plan of natural- izing a large number of the Americans resident in the camp. Already a num- ber have taken out papers, having been residents of Canada for three years, and an effort will be made to make British- ers out of the entire American popula- tion and thus give them voting powers. The view of the opposition candidate is that some of the Americans, though now without votes, have amohg the strongest opponents of the Government’s policy in the Yukon, and, therefore, will seek to prevent Governor Ross’ election. i s \ Thomas Donnelly. PETALUMA, Sept. 22.—Thomas Don- nelly, a pioneer, died to-da; of T7 years. He left a wife dier th e tthe age one a sol in Philippiries., ~ 0 | | | | combined fleet, ! This conference of empioyers, employes, REAR ADMIRALS ARE ONFRIENDLY Crowninshield and Hig- ginson Have a Fall- ing Out. Former May Ask for Retire- ment Before Caribbean Maneuvers. it AR Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 406 G STREET N W., WASHINGTON, Sept. 22—Amon certain of Rear Admiral cmw_nms_memi | friends here the opinion prevails that ‘h | will ask for retirement before lhe_ Eu- | ropean squadron joins the fleet which i to maneuver under the command of Ad- | miral Dewey in the Caribbean this win- | ter. . 5 B | v s eligible Rear Admiral Crowninshield is eligible | for retirement under the personnel act, | vi TV an forty years | having served for more 1‘}mu A cod and having rend&{‘cd gervice in the na { Guri e Civil War : Crowninshield are said to grow out of the | of the friendship of a lifetime be- | fwren himself and Rear Admiral Higgin- | | son, commfander in chief of the North . . | |1antic squadron. This i3 g’nflrr;\:;;flnl | AV o red before Rear Admira have occurred just o e “rowninshieid took commard at th | :?(,rfiem station. At the coming Caribbean mancuvers. Rear Admiral Higginson will | probably be second in command of !n}- ccmbined -fleet, and in the course of | events it is quite likely he would com- | mand In the operations a portion of tha | including the European squadron, with Admiral rowninshield in | command. Admiral Crowninshield is Ad- | miral Higginson's junior, and it is said the prospect of possible service under the command of Admiral Higginson is so dis. tasteful that Crowninshield prefers re- | trement. The unfriendly relations be- | tween the two officers are knewn to but | few In Washington, as they have not fre- | auently been thrown together. The causes leading up to the quarrel are known to | even fewer of the associates of both men. | The Navy Department has never re- ceived from Admiral Crowninshield any intimation of a desire to retire. As yet the matter has progressed no further than | the talk of friends of both officers. 1 —_— —_— | EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYES | IN NATIONAL CONVENTION | Economists and Others Interested in | the Labor Problem Are Also in Attendance. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 22.—The first ses- sion of the national convention of em- loyers and employes was opened to- glg%\t at the Exposition building in this city before an audience of 1000 people.l | economists and others interested in the labor problem was arranged for by the citizens of Minneapolis for the purpose of establishing better relations between em- ployer and employe, and was called to or- der by David P. Jones, acting Mayor of this city. A short address of welcome was made by Governor Van Sant, after which the election of officers for the convention took place. President Cyrus Northrup of the State University was made temporary resident. The election of permanent of- cers for the ensuing year and the per- fection of a permanent organization will be held at the last session, on Thursday evening. YOUNG STRATTON SEEKS TO AVOID REPORTERS He Has Not Yet Decided Whether He ‘Will Try to Break His Fath-~ er’'s Will. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 22.— The chief development in the Stratton will is the departure from the city of Isaac Harrison Stratton, the son and heir. Considerable speculation was indulged in as to where he had gone, it being repert- ed that he had returned to Illinois to se- cure legal counsel from that State. It is stated that he has gone only to a ranch a few miles south of this city, and that his chief purpose in doing so was to avoid further interviewing by the papers before he shall have made up his mind as to his course of action. It was stated on good authofity that he has not yet formed any conclusion whether he will make a contest over the will of his father or not. Denies Responsibility for Disaster. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 22.—William Hicks, the negro insurance agent, with whom J. H. Ballou, the negro lawyer, en- gaged in an altercation which, it is said, caused the disaster in Shiloh Church Fri- day night, is under arrest. After giving bond he said: “I do not feel responsible for the stampede or deaths of so many Christian people, but how the courts will look at this will be a different matter and 1 will willingly abide by their verdict.” An investigation of the cause of the dis- aster will bégin in the Superior Criminal Court to-morrow. —_— Hannahan Is Now Grand Master. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 22.—John J. Hannahan was elected grand master | of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire. | men to-day to succeed F. P. Sargent, re- cently appointed Commissioner of Immi. | gration. Hannahan has been vice grand master of the brotherhood for the past seventeen ears. Eteamer Reported Lost Is Safe. COLOMBO, Ceylon, Sept. 22.—The Te- ports which reached here September 15 of the foundering on a reef on va Island, in the Indian chgg,‘hsffi’;‘t ber 8, of the British steamer Nithsdale were !ntrue. She arrived here to-day wn. der hér own steam, acco British cruiser Fox. 'mpanied by the TROOPS IN GOBA MAY BE RECALLED President Palma Desires ‘Withdrawal of Ameri- can Soldiers, State Department Refers the Entire Matter to Sec- retary Root. PR WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—The Govern- | ment of the United States is to®be re- quirad to terminate the last vestige of its authdrity in Cuba. The War Department has been advised formally by the Depart- ment of State that President Palma has notified Minister Squiers that he desires the American troops remaining in Cuba to_be withdrawn. The State —epartment does not under- take to pass upon this request, but trans- mits it to Secretary Root. holding th. the problem presented is a purely tary one, invoiving the competenc new Cuban Government to take o care tor the coast defenses now i ican hands and thus make sure t country is not exposed, without an tary protection, to a possible for enemy. It is for Secretary Root to mine the question of fact, and he is pected to base his conclusion on the ion of military officers remaining in ( though of course Minister Bquiers ien would be ‘of weight. Secretary Root, while he has not to any conclusion, has intimated tha troops might be withdrawn. It is a that could not be hastily decided, may be discussed with President R velt while the Se tary is in the At present there are eight companies coast artillery in Cuba. OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Several Changes Are Made in the Postal Service and More Pen- sions Granted. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 22.—Pos offices discontinued: California—San Fe- lipe, Santa Clara County, mail goes to Gilroy. Oregon—Binger, Dougias County, mail goes to Galesville. Postmasters commissioned: California—Arthur B. Ca- sey, Sheldon. Appointed: Oregon—Albert B. Tull, Vistillas, Klamath County, vice Almon N. Lapham, resigned. These pensions were granted day: California — Original: William Stolle, - Veterans’ Home, Napa, $10; Timothy J. Stack, San _Franeisco, §10. Increase, reissue, etc.—Asa Frank Lane, Gridley, $10; Willis M. Harer, Al- turas, $12 (Mexican War). Widows, minors and dependent relatives—Elizabeth Corn, Soledad, $8. Oregon—Increase, reissue, etc.—Sampson J. L. Whitman, Jefferson, $36. Widows, minors and dependent rela- tives—Elizabeth N. Shearer, Gales Creek, to- §12. Washington: Original—Thomas_ A. Foster, Spokane, $8; John L. Braden, Har- rington, $6; Arthur D. Attridge, Port Townsend, $8. Increase, reissue, etc.— John A. Willoek, Olalla, $10; Elwood H. Fell, Orting, $24. Widows, minors and dependent relatives—Susan Lovell, Bay view, $8. Navy orders—Medical Inspector C. G. Herndon, detached from the n;vy-{ard at Washington, goes to take charge of the naval hospital at Yokohama, via San Francisco, October 22. Army orders—Lieutenant Colonel John E. Greer goes from Springfield (Mass.) ar- mory to take command of the Benicia (Cal.)-arsenal, relieving Colonel Alfred Mordeecal, who is ordered to duty in the office of the chiet of ordnance, Washing- ton. The leaves of absence granted Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. Woodbury, Seventeenth Infantry, and Captain Francis M. McCallum, assistant surgeon. Department of California, are extended two months and one month, respectively. CORONER INVESTIGATES DEATH OF BANKER FISH Thomas J. Sharkey, Who Assaulted the Deceased, Is Held in Heavy Bonds. NEW YORK, Sept. 22—The inquiry into the death of the late Nicholas Fish, ‘banker, clubman and son of Hamilton Fish, who was Secretary of State in Pres- {dent Grant’s administration, began to- day before Coroner Jackson. Coroner’s Physician O'Hanlon, who per- formed the autopsy on the body of Fish, testified that in the absence of a fall or blow, such as Fish is said to have re- ceived, death would not have resulted from the ailments the autopsy indicated Fish was suffering from. Policeman Trojan, who arrested Thom- as J. Sharkey, sald the latter admitted having struck Fish. The Coroner’s jury found that Nicholas Fish's death was due to a fall caused by a blow struck by Thomas J. Sharkey. Sharkey was held in $10,000 bafl for the action of the Grand Jury. —— Inciting Boxers to Action. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 22.—The steam- er Tacoma from the Orient brings advices from Peking that the mandarins have been informed from Chengtu, Szechuen, where the Boxer outbreak has assumed such proportions, that I! Lai Chung, principal chief of the Boxers of Shensi and leutenant of Prince Tuan, arrived at Chengtu_just prior to the outbreak and fomented the insurrection. A correspond- ent at Chengtu says the mers presence of this man arouses the Boxers to fren- zies of enthusiasm. s e Minister Declines Political Honors. TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 2.—Rev. Charles M. Sheldon has positively declined to be the nominee for Congressman at large on the allled Populist ticket. Sheldon says he has no desire to be a member of Con- | gress and that eved if he had he would not agree to be on the allied Populist ticket. Sheldon obtained the nomination by means of the initiative and referen~ dum. “] want some more.” All H-O asks of any man is a separate trial. You cannot decide about H-O by eatingany other oatmeal. 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