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LABORI DEN( FOR THEIR PART IN THE ARIS, Aug. 21.—Public interest is growing mc intense as the Pa Hun rt trial | ear nd the crowd th ace of Justice were much aug- -day, although the court of- ed that the Advocate General | to \lmlrrv Labori, leading creditors would Viagere k the pre small ave )t been ecut been wrecked on of the 1gh bert ad {derable started wsbury After amrock 11T the Reli- rce had had their little spin about the v ( 1 Wringe ar stain Bevis amrock I spe mu elves. The two captains wer: vawl which was d Captain Wring 1d of it, while is tanned as brown @ shelter from the sun un- d a big Ps v Hook at midnt southwest, twelve milas weather was clear Indications ape t hold through Saturday. it t the PE! wind will TR LIPTON IS HOPEFUL. Declares All the Luck Was With Reliance. NEW YROK, Aug.21.—Sir Thomas Lip- ton said to-day: 1k not lost hope in the slightest. The naitions « yesterday were the worst 1 have ff Sendy Hook. I have been here June and we never had anything The It was purely a matter of luck ehow fmrv‘ the wind. she while the am- ceath. Whenever a breeze we wind. n she was getting no limp. The Shamrock while did better work vesterday than Others may say what they like this matter, but this is my positive belfef. Rsir o S0 | LoNDON PRESS DISCOURAGED. | Think Captain Er Displayed the | Better Seamanship. LONDON, Aug. 21.—All the press com- ment here on the Shamrock III's per- formance evinces the growing conviction that she s incapable of capturing the America’s cup under any weather condi- tions. | that yesterday's race showed nothing of the respective merits of the two boats, | but -they admit that the performance of the challenger did not fulfill the expecta- tions of her behavior in a slight wind and say that Captain Barr seems to have shown smarter seamanship. The suggestion is made that in view of the repeated wind L e e e e e e ] YOSEMITE VALLEY. G. A. B. Excursion via Santa Fe. $25 90 for the Round Trip. In one way and out another over the “Double Loop.” The scenic way into the Yosemite takes you directly through two groves of big trees. Special coupon tickets coveri; penses from San Francisco to ngl total ex= the Vailey, five days’ trip, $34.90; seven days, $38.90; ten davs, $i2.90. Holders of G. A. R. tigkets reading via Los Angeles or Santa Fe may make five- day trip from Merced to Valley, with all expenses, for ¥ull information at Santa Fe office, s Market street. AND PRES PROSECL the | The | lost no time in making | nce’s gain, but the luck never vs. In fact, the Shamrock came e home, sceing it was hopeless | The afternoon newspapers claim | disappointments off | NT MINISTER OF JUS- RDAY IN COURT OF THE HUMBERTS. Y YUNCED TION a bitter denunciation of M. money lender, for prose- Humberts, and incidentally M. Waldeck-Rousseau’s and part in the prosecution. He ared the political parties’ leaders had generate. M. V counsel out, first acted as attorney Humberts and afterward be- of Justice, attaui, he assert- which is bring- and’ seeking to thus sensation t Cattaui, t cutin the ned mentiof pointed against the came Minis their administration. e Labori, ations, ref cted se- in the tion justice. sserthd the existence of the Craw.. maintained. that the prosecu- afled to establish that they and ons did not exist. The trial was ned until to-morrow. of p ! Sandy Hook the New York Yacht Club might try to 1 a more satisfactory course. FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS. Special Weather Forecast for Race Is Encouraging. W YORK, Aug. 2l.—Forecaster Em- ery at the Weather Bureau sends out the following special forecast for the = yacht race her to-morTow over the inter— icht race course will be fair to y, with fresh southerly winds, shifting to southwesterly.” —_——— ARGUMENTS ARE HEARD IN THE RUNEKLE MATTER Counsel Contends That He Has Made Qut a Prima Facie Case. NEW YORK, Aug. 2L—Unlted States | Commissioner Hitchcock to-day listened arguments from the preliminary ex- Morris Runkle, recently to amination | York merchant of indicted by the Federal Grand Jury in Washington for | alleged complicity in the postal irregu- | 1arities. The defendant was not per- | sonally present, being represented by counsel. Assistant United States District Attorney Wise to-day offered in evidence the indictment against Runkle and con- | tended that as he had established at a s | former hearing Runkle's identity as the person named in the indictment he had made out a brima facle case. Commissioner Hitchcock took the mat- ter under consideration and adjourned the | case until September 21. —_—— PROHIBITIONISTS UNVEIL MONUMENT TO JOHNSON Pay Tribute to Leader Who Was As- sasinated a Year Ago on Election Day. BLOOMINGTON, Iil, Aug. 2..—Pro- hibitionists of the United States to-day unvefled at Newton, Jasper County, a magnificent monument of Barre granite | to the memory of Hale Johnson, who was ? assassinated on election day last year. I He was chairman of the Prohibition State | Committee and national committeeman at the time and was the Vice Presidential candidate on the Prohibition ticket in | 1896. Many States were represented. Hon. Robert H. Patton of Springfield spoke in the morning on “Hale Johnson as a Law- yer and Patriot.” In the afternoon ad- dresses were delivered by John G. Wool- ley of Chicago, National Chairman Oliver W. Stewart and former Congressman George W. Fithian. The State executive committee met at Newton to-day. ————— Encampment Charter Annulled. 8T. LOUIS, Aug. 21.—By order of the national officers of the Union Veteran Legion, the chaster of St. Louis Encamp- ment No. 15 has been annulled and notice promulgated of the severance of all rela- tions with the national organization. The annulment is based on charges of having admitted to membership a candidate who was not eligible, CE— the New | ! Some of them are going to Alaska, others | supervising | although | @ | | Discountenances the Sale of | the bureau of manufactures; recommend- SATURDA FAVORS RIVER AND HARBOR INIPROVEMENT Trans-Mississippi Con- gress Completes Its Labors. 1 Large Tracts of Land in Philippines. e Y Combined Statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory Is Recom- mended After Interesting De- bate by Delegates. shi ol gy SEATTLE, Aug. 21.—The Trans-Missis- sippi Congress adjourned to-day after passing the following resolutions: State- hood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory combined; territorial government for Alaska; a memorial favoring an American merchant marine; internatioral fish hatchery, to be established on the Frazer River; close trade relations with Canada; placing the consular service under ecivil service; also resolutions relating to for- estry, irrigation, public lands and the improvement of rivers and harbons: fa- voring an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the Lewls and Clark Exposition at Port- land; roads and bridges in .Alaska; rec- ommending a trans-Mississippi man for ing a man from the same district for a place on the Interstate Commerce Com- mission; providing a plan for a canal con- | necting Puget Sound and Lake Wash- ington at Seattle; more stringent pure food laws; favoring the St. Louis Expo- sition; a differential of 4 per cent in favor of Pacific Coast bidders on bat:leships; protesting against further emtension of forest reserves in Washington. recom- mending the construction of an isthmian canal; making The Hague tribunal the court of last resort. and discountenancing the sale of large tracts of Philippine lands and the introduction of coolie labor into those islands. The only fights made in the congress were on the aquestion of stat=hood for Oklahoma and the resolution dealing with the Philippines. The latter resolution, as originally introduced, was against the raising of sugar and tobacco in the isl- ands and dealt with the tariff guestion. The congress tabled the whole matter after a heated debate. Then the fesolu- tion was amended to deal with the land | question and the introduction of coolie | labor only and was passed. After adjournment the delegates were aken to inspect the battleship’ Nebraska, w under construction at Moran's ship- | vards. | The delegates to the Trans-Mississippl | Congress began leaving the city to-night. to California and some will visit friends in Montana, Idaho and Utah before re- | turning home. The Congressional com- | mittee, which will 5o before the next ses- slon of Congress and urge the enactment into law of the resolutlons passed to-day, | consists of C. J. Gavin of New Mexico (chairman), E. F. Harris of Texas, T. G. Palmer of California, F. W. Fleming of Missourf and F. Conoway of Iowa. Many of the delegates will visit towns and cities of the sound before starting east and will go to British Co- lumbia for a side t ———— COURT HAS OBJECTION TO TAYLOR'S DEPOSITION | Considerable Portion of the State- | ment by Kentucky’s Former Governor Excluded. STOWN, Ky., Aug. 2L—In the | | the | 1 | RG Powers case to-day the deposition of | former Governor Tavlor, the reading of | which was begun yesterday af-ernoon, | was concluded. The court excluded fifteen questions asked as to conversations with W. H. Culton: as to his (Taylor's) reasons for | pardoning Caleb Powers; the political | complexion of the General Assembly at | vicinity | course for to-morrow: | the filing of his certifi- | and his reasons for leav- the 1900 session; cate of electlon, ing the State of Kentucky after being | indicted. These were held by the court | incompetent. sl R DA Extra Sausalito Boat. Daily August 17th tc 22d inclusive an extra boat will leave San Francieco at 10:30 p. m. for Sausalito, San Rafael, Mill Valley and inter- mediate points. Last boat leaves at 11:45 p. m, * —_——— COMPTROLLER TRANSFERS RECEIVERS OF BANKS Changes Made in the East to Save Money for the Govern- ment. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—John W. Schofield has been appointed receiver of | the Navesink National Bank of Redbank, N. J., to relieve Bank Examiner W. A. Mason, who was appointed receiver tem- porarily when the bank was closed. Scho- field will take charge as soon as the as- sets can be listed and transferred to him. The purpose of this change, the Comptrol- ler states, is to enable Examiner Mason to resume his regular work of bank ex- aminations. Schofield is also receiver of the First National Bank of Asbury Park, N. J. The proximity of these trusts will enable one receiver to liquidate their affairs at a less expense to both than an independent receiver for each. e s BERLIN, Aug. 21.—Prince Henry of Prus- sia is to be relieved mext fall of the post of chief in command of the naval division. ADVERTISEMENTS. | versation with Secretary | Minister to Spain, SEEKS DEATH WHEN ATTIRED FOR A DANGE Awful Suicide in Texas of Supposed San Franciscan. ol e O With a Stick of Dynamite the Man Blows His Head Off Articles of Clothing on the Corpse Show the Name of a Firm in the California Me- tropolis. Fr i S Special Diepatch to The Call. EL PASO, Tex.. Aug. 2L.—The headless | trunk of an unknown man, ciad in a| dress suit and wearing dancing slippers, was found among the barren foothills of the suburbs this morning. There were | unmistakable eVidences of suicide and ! that the deed had been commitied but a‘ few hours before. Two sticks of dynamite were found | near the remains of the man and it was| plain that he had placed a third stick in his mouth and ignited it by means! of a fuse. | The explosion tore his head Into frag- | ments and left only a small portion of | his chin dangling. The man's cuffs and clothing bore the mark of “S. N. Wood & | Co.,” a San Francisco firm. There is as, vet no clew to the identity of the de- ceased. —_——— DATE NEARS FOR SIGNING MANCHURIAN PORT TREATY Chinese Minister Formally Confirms News of Prince Ching'’s Promise. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—Sir Chentung, the Chinese Minister, to-day informed Acting Secretary of State Adee | that he had received a dispatch from hi§ | Government confirming the information | previously received that Prince Ching had | informed Minister Conger that in the treaty to be signed October 8 provision | would be made for opening two ports in ! Manchuria. | The Chinese Minister, after his last con- | Hay, Informed | his Government that the United States | would insist upon open ports in Manchu- | ria and he advised them to yield grace- fully to the American demanc P P i WAR SECRETARY ROOT DEPAR'TS FOR ENGLAND! Before Leaving He Declares He Wx]l Liang Leave the Cabinet in Winter. i NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.—Secretary of | | War Root sailed for Liverpool to-day on | the Celtic of the White Star line. He| goes to England to act with Senator | lLodge and former Senator Turner of | Washington as the United States repre- sentatives on the Alaskan boundary d pute. Before sailing the Secretary de clared that he would, according to his present plans, get out of the Cabinet about the middle of the winter. He would not enter into any discussion of his fu- ture plans except to de that he was | golng to enter actively into politics in this State. i With the Secretary were Mrs. Elihu | Root and Miss Edith Root, while on the same steamer sailed Judge John M. Dick- | inson of Chicago, John W. Foster of In- diana, former Secretary of State, and Harnis §. Taylor of Alabama, former who as counselors for the United States will present side | of the dispute before the commission. et | TWENTY-SEVEN MILLIONS A NEW TRUST'S CAPITAL | Details of the Organization of the United Lead Company An- nounced. NEW YORK, Aug. 21.—Detalls concern- ing the organization of the United Lead Company. which has been under way for several months, were announced to-day. The company will have a capitalization of $27,000,000. The following include the subsidiary companies taken over by the United Lead | Company: Chadwick Boston Compan: Boston; Merrill Lead Company, St. Louis, America Shot and Lead Company, Chi- cago; Raymond Lead Company, Chicago; Gibson & Price Company, Cleveland: Mec- Dougall Company, Buffalo; Union Lead and Oil Company, Brooklyn; Raymond & Blatchtord Company, Chicago, and Hoyt | Metal Company, St. Louis. her ADVERTISEMENTS. ABSOLUTE SEGURITY Gepuine CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS mast bear BILIOUSNESS. Fac-simile Signature of SICK HEADACHE. TORP!D LIVER. oozl FURRED TONGUE. INDIGESTION DIZZINESS. SALLOW SKIN They TOUCH the LIVER Genuine Wrapper Printed on RED PAPER BLACK LETTERS Look for the Signature CONSTIPATION Small Pill. 8mall Dose. Small_Price. S Tt AHUSEKENTI. A.KUSEMENTI Feecltg Last night our line of people reached ,;|,.n around O Farrell street so great was the | crowd to see QUO VASS ISS ——And— THE BIG LITTLE PRINCESS But we always find room for our patrons. Our “All Star” Cast, Including KOLB AND DILL, 1ve and "‘k‘ ¢ h’ dren at \'n\‘mnn. OPERA TIVOLIGSiE. TO-NIGHT and all this week. SATURDAY MATINEE In Response to the General Demand. CcCAMILLE DARVILLE ‘Will Continue in DeKcven's Great Comic Opera, THE HIGHWAY WMAN. Th raq is a special one throughout! EDW STEVE FOXY QUILLER. Arthur Cunningham, Ferris Hartman, Ed- ward Webb, Annie Myers. Marie Walsh, Almee Leicester and the entire Tivoli company. The Grand Opera Season Will pen o1 MONDAY August 31. feats for Sale From Monday, August 23. POPULAR PRI .. .20, Teleph SAN FRANCISCO'S | COLUMBIA G Powell Street, Near Market. — _MATINEE TO-DAY— TO-NIGHT—LAST TIME. HENRY MILLER —AND— MARGARET ‘ANGLIN In George Bernard Shaw's “THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE.” T MONDAY. READY. HENRY MILLER and MARGARAT ANGLIN | In Richard Harding Davis' Comedy, THE TAMING OF HELEN. Matinees Wedne and Saturday. S as 50c, 75¢ —Bush 9. (SATURDAY), MATINEE TO-DAY Aug. Parg Any Seat, Balcony, 10c; Chil- dren, Any Part Except Reserved, 10c Heeley and Meely; Rosie Rendel; John Le Clair; Lew Hawkins and ph. Last week of Seeley the Biog- and West; Company; Miss Wynne Winslow; Sidney Wilmer and | THEAVRE | |1mam § | 10:30 sharp and The Great Kaufmann Troupe and | ELFIE FAY, Craziest Soubrette on the Stage.” ALIFORNI ALL NEXT WEEK NEILL-MOROSCO CO. In the Great War Play, '* SHENANDOAH, " Most brilliant military | spectacle ever seen on the | stage: 200 regular soldiers in the marvelous battle scene. Thurs,_and Sat, Mats., “Mrs. Dane's Defense.” he American 50 25 e We are selling gas ranges at $12. san | Francisco Gas and Electric Co., 415 Post. * ———————— Negroes Talk of the Races. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 21.—At to- day's session of the National Negroes’ Business League F. D. Patterson of Ohio in an address declared the race question to be a personal issue, and said the stand- | ing of the individual fixed the status of the race. Officers were elected this after- noon, the president being Booker T.| Washington of Tuskegee, Ala. Indianap- olis was selected as the next place of meeting. blistering weather. THE COOL ONE—Simplest thing in the world. I keep cooland clean inside, and that makes me feel cool and clean outside. Itake a CASCARET Candy Cathartic every night before going to bed. It cleans and purifies the system, stops hot fermentation in the stomach and bowels, and makes excessive per- spiration impossible. You know they work while you sleep, make you feel fine all day, - THE HOT ONE-I don't see how you tm 80 cool and comfortable this Hehsco & Mlyer, E D Prlci ALCAZAR TO-NIGHT---THIS WEEK. USUAL MATINEE TO-DAY. Extra Matinee Sunday | To supply the Enormous Demand for Seats for the Quaint Rural Comedy, THE DAIRY FARM. THE EAST. “It's a winper.’ Filled with humar Examiner. “Too few such plays.' —Chronicle. COAST TOUR TO FOLLOW, Evg., 25¢ to T5c; All Three Mats, 15c to 50c. MONDAY, Aug. 31—Special Season of FLORENCE ROBERTS, In THE UNWELCOME MRS. HATCH. SEAT SALE NEXT MONDAY. Symphony Concerts. FRITZ SCHEEL, LIRECTOR. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. CHANGES OF DATES OF CONCERTS. The SYMPHONY SOCIETY anounces that the concerts under the dh‘ecllon SCHEEL stead of Fridays, at 3:15 p. m, The next c cert will be on TUESDAY, Aug. 25, at 3: 15 ‘The rvmllnln‘ X concerts o Tuesda: Sept. Sept. 8; Tuesday. Sept. Tuesday, Sept 23: Tuesday, Sept, 29; Tuesday. Oct. 8. Seats on sale at Sherman & Clay Music Store, cor. Sutter and _Kearny _sts. Thursday morning and after, Prices: 50c. $1 25 $1 50. Tickets good for Tuesdays of t! ‘week of their dates. e e e e MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENTS. GRAND EXCURSION TO NAPA On the steamer St Helena; will leave Wash- Ington-street wharf on SUNDAY, August 23, 10 a. m.: taking in all points of interest; danc- ing and musle, Round trip, 30c. GRAND Ingleside Coursing Park. 112 Dog Open Stake SATURDAY and SUNDAY Aug. 22 and 23. First urday, beginning at sursing will begin at till last winning flag $960.00 T to Guerrero A. R. vet- Rundow shai ay tinu goes up. TOTAL PRIZES- All Missfon-street cars trans: cars, which go direct to Park. G erans admitted free. THOMAS TIERNEY, Judge. EDWARD SHORSTAG, Siipper. THEATRE Belasco & Mayer, Propriators. Market st., Phons South 333. near Eighth ~0- {T—TWO LAST NIGHTS. MATINEES TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. Magnifice: duction of the Great Ctvil War Drama, “CUMBERLAND *61” US SCENERY! DID STAGE EFTECTS! BRILLIANT CA GRAND SPECIAL WELCOME TO THE ARM PRICES Evenings 10c to 500 Matinees -10¢, 13¢, 25 Aug. 24, Alexander Dumas’ Masterpiecs, CAMILLE. MATINEE TO-DAY.—— LAST 8 NIGHTS OF THE SEASON. TO-NIGHT... NIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA NIGHT. HA! HA! CAL-I-FOR-NI-A! C. BERKELEY' ZIP! BOOM! AH! RAYMOND AND CAVERLY And Our Suverb Eastern Company in the De- lightful College Musical Eccentricity, ““IN HARVARD” See the scene on the Campus. All the college songs, vells, ete. PRICES—28c, 30c, T5e. 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