The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 26, 1903, Page 2

- THE SA FRANCISCO . CALL Tfi RSDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1903. AUSSIAN FORCE HOLDS HACHENS Report of Reoccupation f Strategic Point Corfirmed. Chinese Voluntesrs Engage Czar's Soldiers in Battle and Ki#l Eight Special Dispatch to The Cail PEKING, Nov. The report that E ns have reoccupied Haicheng As Haicheng and Mouk- two strategic points the ipied during the war with ion of Russia is regarded details do not confirm the the reoccupation of Hsing- the Russians, but the con- her by between Chinese and Russians Hsingminting, in which eight ns were shot, proves to have battle, not with bandits, but permanent volunteer organiza- that were incensed at Russian is to disband. reported that M. Uchida, the Jay Minister, has made a long report to the Chinese Foreign Office on 2 acts in Manchuria and their import: The censors o tic memorials urging the throne to ept war with Russia. Plancon, who until rcently was R an charge @’affaires here, and who is now secretary to Admiral Alex. 1eff, Vicezoy of the Far East, arrived here yesterday. He came by a Russian varship to Chingwang-tao and tnence railway. Plancon said that Admiral lexieffl was about to start for St. Pe- Plancon departed after a nce to-day with M. Lessar, the Minister. The object of his known. SBURG, Nov. 25/—The Government has no officiai of the Tokio dispatch sent ficial agency saying that rships had been dispatched the Russian war vessels Bayan reachihg ‘Port join the squadron there. The the lat=st advices in- in the negotiations in onounces- the report’ in- whole tenor of the Gov- formation is pacific. The the Russian fleet is hored at Port Arthur. eign Office intimates sinst tersburg an e activity of China for effect in England and —The Japanese informs the press that, while sso-Japanese negotiations are ceeding satisfactorily, it is -likely weeks will elapse before they are cluGed. No special importance is ched by the legation to the report telegraphed by a Tientsin correspondent of the London Standard that the Rus- s on Thursday last reoccupied Hai- en; thirty miles north of New- chwang. The Times' Tokio correspondent, re- ferring to the publication of exagger- ated accounts as to the number of Rus- troops reviewed at Pori Arthur in October, says: While it is undeniable that Russia argely ng her garrisons in Manchuria, it is €qually undeniable that ler prepara- tions have been hurriedly made and are very incomplete and less advanced than Russia would desire the world to be- lieve. Japan is apparently the only one of the powers to be undeceived. Such official exaggeration is believed to indi- cate uneasiness in the face of the com- pleteness of the Japanese preparations completeness which many observers atta believe will astonish the world.” The Times' Tokio correspondent’ ca- bles that the Far Eastern situation shows no improvement. The minimum proposals of the Japanese Goverpment were submitted last month, but the Russian Government still preserves si. ler which is producing a bad effect. It red that unless some Imsis of agreement shall be arranged before the opening of the Japanese Diet on De- cember 6 the situation may be carried beyond diplomatic control. 5 @ il @ COLORKDD'S SCVERNUR THREATENED AL Continued From Page 1, Column 2. 1 000 rounds of ammunition for the use of the Colorado National Guard. ——— Unjon Winers Under Arrest. TELLURIDE, Colo., Nov. 2. — Six union miners were arrested to-night on charges of threats and conspiracy to prevent the operation of mines. They included O. M. Carpenter, secretary of the local unien. ’ ARREST UNION ORGANIZER. Soldiers With Fixed Bayonets Seize Utah Strike Leader. SALT LAKE, Utah, Nov. 25.—A spe- cial to the News from Scofield, Utah, says that Lieutenant Sorenson and a squad of seventeen men, with fixed bayonets, took Chrales Demolli, State | organizer for the Western Federation of Miners, out of a crowd of 200 strik- ing Italian miners this afternoon and arrested him on a charge of disturbing the peace. Demolli was taken to the court house. A heavy guard was thrown around the building. He was found guilty and sentenced to thirty days in jall. Demolli was taken to Price this afternoon, in custody of a detail of troops. The arrest caused considerable excitement. Soldiers of the Utah National Guard are now guarding the coal mines at Winter Quarters, Scofield) and Sunnyside. No troops have been posted at Castle Gate, as no disturbance is looked for at that point, although the mines are practically closed. Several detachments were dis- embarked at Scofield and Sunnyside this morning and later marched to the mines and were posted around the strike-affected properties. inereased and is stili. in- | Clear Creek (near | MAJOR J. W. McCLUNG SHOT BY A. L. GARNETT IN ROOM | B2 t Continued from Page 1, Column 5. | | tectives had failed to find & trace of | the missing man. PLANNED REVENGE. The motive of Garnett in attempting |40 kill ‘Mrs. Coit is believed to have its origin in .her recent refusal to| furthér telerate his presence in her| apartments, or in any way share with | him her eonfidence, which he had been | enjoying for many vears. Garnett had been dependent on Mrs. Coit for a num- ber of years and had received bountiful cha from both hersell and her mother, who passed. away several | months ago. He had been intrusted | with the transaction of small business | matters connected with the large in- | terests of the lady and in the perform- {ance of these trifiing dutles Garnett | had finally come to be known as the fizancial agent of Mrs. Coit. Among | the_ lady’s properties is the old Brook- yn Hatel building on Bush street and thezre she provided for him a comfort- able room. | For some time Garnett has been drinking heavily, a fact which came to his relative's knowledge when she re- terned from a long absence abroad. | After her return Garnett, as had been his custom for many years, was a dally freqdenter of Mrs. Coit's rooms at the Palace Hotel, and often, in the after- noons, she and he would pass an hour “or so in Maying a favorite game of cards. Last week he visited her rooms in anything but a pleasant mood, and noticing this fact the lady, who isof an amiable disposition, suggested their usual game. Garnett had been drink- ing edrlier in the day, and the sud- den turn of the game of cards against him provoked him. When his bene- factress remonstrated with him for| his ungentlemanly conduct, Garnett turned upon her amnd insulted her in a bruta! manner. ORDERED FROM ROOMS. Stung by the eonduct of the man | whom she had so long befriended, the | lady ordered him from her apartments | and told him that he need never return | to them. -On. several occasions since | this affair Garnett had tried to obtain | 2 hearing with Mrs. Coit, but she had | denied him the privilege. He men- tioned the fact to his attorney, who ad- vised him to keep away from her, and | he heard no more from him until his visit yvesterday afternoon. At the time Mrs. Coit was entertain- ing Major McClung, an old friend of her family and one of a number of entlemen who have for nearly twen- v-five years been frequent callersy at her rooms while she was in the city. It was during a friendly discussion of old times that Mrs. Coit and her guest were suddenly startled by a terrible noise at -the entrance of her apart- ments, and a second later Garnett, looking like a crazy man, bounded into their presence. 5 Evidently the fellow had not expected to meet any one other than Mrs. Hitch- coek Coit in the rooms, for he suddenly .pauséd as his eyes fell on Major Mec- Clung, and for several moments he did not utter a word. Then suddenly ap- ¢ proaching the lady, who had risen from her chair, he boldly told her that his mission was one of murder. Drawing a pistol Garnett started toward Mrs. | Coit, shouting as he approached: | 1 am going to kill you!” | MAJOR SPRINGS FORWARD. Quickly perceiving the danger of the defenseless woman, Major -McClung sprang forward wfth outstretched |arms, with the iptention of grabbing Garnett and preventing him from car- ryving out his murderous threat. Quick as he wag, however, Garnett noted his move and suddenly turning the pistol in’ the direction of the major he fired. | With a gasp, McClung fell forward upon the floor -and -then rolled partly ovef on his back. | Realizing the horfible deed that he !had committed, Garnett again con- ‘cealed his weapon, and, glancing toward Mrs. Coit in a manner that might have been interpreted as a warn- ing to her to makg no outery or follow him, he made his scape from the room. | The apartments of Mrs. Coit are lo- cated on the New Montgomery-street gide of the hotel apd yesterday the | rooms adjoining weré unoccupied, a ! fact which may explain why the re- | port of the pistol shot attracted no at- ! tention and alded the murderous Gar- | nett to make his escape. NEWS BECOMES KNOWN. } Having first looked to the comfort of her wounded friend, Mrs. Coit and her maid locked themselves In their apart- ments and for a long tfme pondered | over the proper course to pursue, for | they both realized that the affair would give them a lot of notoriety. Finally Mrs. Coit appealed to several of her friends for advice and learning for the first time of her unfortunate predica- ment they were quick to go to her | rescue. It was not until after 8 o'clock in the everning, three hours after the occur- rence of the shooting, that it became generally known about the Palace Ho- tel, and then it create@ a great furor among the guests, the majority of | whom are acquainted with Mrs. Coit | and were deeply in sympathy with her in her sudden trouble. | DR. SHIELS’ STATEMENT. | Dr. George F. Shiels, Major Mec- Clung’s family physiclan, was sum- | moned to attend the injured man a few moments after the shooting. Dr. Shiels says the call for his assistance came about 5 o'clock. He hurried with all possible speed to the apartments of | Mrs. Coit, where he found Major Mc- | Clung in an unconscious condition. “I found the major to be in & very weak condition when I argived,” said Dr. Shiels. “He was unconscious and the blood was flowing profusely from a dangerous looking wound in the breast. Luckily none of the vital or- gans were touched by the bullet, still the wound is a dangerous one and | likely to result fatally. gather the shooting was the result of for imaginary wrongs. Major Mc- Clung had called at Mrs. Coit’s apart- ments for the purpose of making a so- clal visit. | terview a drunken man’'s craze for vengeance | lectual accomplishments. abrupt manner and insisted on an in- with her. She parleyed for a moment and finally excused herself to the major and went to the further cor- ner of the room to converse with Gar- nett. “They talked first in low tones, but gradually Garnett becatne excited and reised his voice to a high pitch. He gesticulated wildly and as he talked he worked himself into a passion and the liquor in which he had induiged began to have its effect on the now thoroughly crazed man. GARNETT DRAWS WEAPON. “A moment of this exciting conver- sation followed. Then Garnett sudden- Iy arcse and Mrs. Coit followed lis example. The wild eyed, drink crazed man, without any warning whatever, pulled a pistol out of his hip pocket and in a loud tone informed Mrs. Coit that he intended to kill ber. “Mrs. Coit was seized with fear and was too frightened to make an outcry. In the meantime the major sprang from his seat and ran between the pair. In an instant he shoved the inebriaied man aside and yas about to eject him from the room, when the latter coolly turned his revolver on the major and fired point blank at his stomach. “With a groan, Major McClung fell to the floor. The assassin replaced his pistol in his pocket and walked from the rcom. As soon as Mrs. Coit re- covered her self-possession she ran for aid. I was summoned and arrived on the scene a few minutes after the shoot- ing happened. “The major was directly facing his assailant when the shot was fired. The bullet entered at the breast bone, but fortunately it did not penetrate any of the vital organs. Major McClung bled profusely, and at the present time he is exceedingly weak. I had him removed immediately to the Waldeck Sanato- rium, where everything possible ig be- ing done to save his life. : “Yes, there is a good chance for his recovery if complications do not set in. TWhen last I saw the major he was in an unconscious condition, but resting easily. The wound is a very dangerous one, and what results will follow I am not prepared to say. I will state, how- ever, that Major McClung is in a crit- ical conditicn, yet I have hopes for the best, though a relapse may come -at any moment. WOUND A DANGEROUS ONE. “Major “McClung i8 by no means a young man, still he has health and a vigorous comstitution, which may save his life. He will be kept in seclusion and no one will be allowed to disturb him, for he needs rest and quiet most of all. A change for better or worse should set in shortly, so that it will soon be known whether or not the in- jured man will survive his wound.” While Dr. Shiels holds out hope for the recovery of the wounded man, still by his manner and his speech he plain- ly shows the anxiety he feels for his patient. His manner, more than his speech, would lead the observer to think that he believes the injured man will not survive, though he will not ad- mit this as being his opinion. The wounded man is being accorded every possible care at the Waldeck Sanatorium. He is being treated per- sonally by Dr. Shiels and a special nurse waits constantly at his bedside, ready to administer to him at any mo- ment. He rests calmly and his symp- toms are favorable, but still he is ex- ceedingly weak and unless he gains in strength within the next few hours death is likely to ease his sufferings. TRIES TO SHOOT HER. A close friend of Mrs. Coit said: ““Alex Ga&rnett, as he is generally called, has been practically dependent on Mrs. Coit’s bounty for many years. He lived at the Brooklyn Hotel, which is one of her many properties. It was his cus- tom to occaslonally spend the evening at her rooms in the Palace and join in a social game of cards with her. Last” week he called, and while they were playing cribbage he suddenly be- came very violent in his language, and Mrs. Coit was compelled to have him removed from her apartments. He took this treatment very much to heart and wrote her several letters of apology, to which she declined to reply. “Yesterday afternoon Major McClung, who is an old time friend of Mrs. Coit’'s family, was calling, when sud- denly the door to the drawing room was burst opén and in rushed Garnett, very much under the infiuence of li- quor. He tore open his vest and.pro- duced a pistol and was about to level it at her head, when Major McClung jumped in between the two and while endeavoring to divert Garnett's aim, received the bullet. “MeClung fell to the floor and Mrs. Coit, with a shriek of terror, rushed toward the telephone with the idea of calling a physician, but before she could get to the plone, Garnett antici- pated her movements and tore the wires down. He then grabbed Mrs. Coit by the throat and placing the pis- tol at her breast threatened to shoot her, but suddenly a gleam of -intelli- gence struck his befuddled brain, and he relax.ed his hold and dropped his weapon.” LIVED AT OCCIDENTAL. Mrs. Howard Coit inherited her wealth, estimated at half a million dol- lars, from her father, Dr. Hitchcock. He was an army surgeon and came to California from Virginia before the Civil War. On his retirement from the army he followed the practice of med- icine in clvil life and acquired consid- erable means, which he invested in San cisco real estate. He also ac- quired a valuable ranch in Napa Coun- ty, near St. Helena. The Brooklyn Hotel property in this city is part of the estate. Mrs. Colt has another ranch in the Napa Valley, One of the country resorts is known as “Lonely.” Mrs. Coit has made the place attractive and restful. She goes there occasionally to rest. It is her pleasure to bring about her men and women of cultured tastes, who can appreciate the “From what information I could|enchantments of a country home. Mrs. Coit is a woman of rare intel- She speaks OF MRS. COIT AT PALACE —— from abroad three months ago to look after her property interests in’ this State. FIRE COMPANY FAD. Mrs. Coit was in the early '60's one of the prominent figures in San Fran- cisco and was well and favorably known in’ the society of forty years ago. When she was Miss Hitchcock she had a mania for running to fires, and whenever an alarm from any of the twelve districts which the city was di- vided into at that time was sounded from the tower on the old City Hall she was among the first to run for the district, and #he never missed an op- portunity to take a place en the rope, for in those days the engines hauled by the members of the compa- nies. Her favorite company was Knickerbocker No. 5, located on Sacra- mento street, opposite her father's pro- fessional office. In time she was enrolled as an hon- orary member of the company, and is the only woman whose name was in- scribed on the roll of the Volunteer Fire Department. She had many suitors for her hand, but none were up to her ideal for a hus- band, until she met handsome Howard Coit, caller of the San Francisco stock board during the great mining boom, and she married him. After she became his widow she pur- chased a site in Larkmead, Napa Coun- ty. where she had erected a magnifi- cent home, and there she has spent the greater part of her widowhood. In her retirement she has never forgotten the Knickerbocker Fire Company, for every year on the anniversary of its.organ- ization she has sent to the assoclation, composed of surviving members, a handsome floral piece. Major MoClung, who was griewously wounded in protecting Mrs. Coit belongs to what is known as the Southern set of local soclety. He married a daugh- ter of the late Dr. R. Beverly Cole. One of his brothers was in the City Treas- urer’s office during the administration of Colonel Brooks. CAUSES HUSH AT BALL. The opening ball of La Jeunesse took place last night, and Mrs.. McClung was expected to be one of the patron- esses. When she did not appear at the appointed time surprise was on the face of every one, as she has always been noted for being exceedingly punc- tual. Suddenly the news of the shoot- ballroom and it caused a tremendous sensation. In fact, for the nonce, daneing was entirely suspended and all talk given over to the subject of the shooting. Later it developed that Mrs. McClung had not learned of the shooting, and that the cause of her absence from the festivities was due to the illness of her daughter, who is an inmate of the Children’s Hospital. Mrs. MeClung’s daughters have al- ways been great favorites in the sociial world and have hosts of friends. should cause a great sensation. For a few minutes the ballroom was practi- cally deserted, and it was only when the reassuring news came that Major McClung’s wound had not been fatal that the gay festivities of the evening were resumed. DRANK EXCESSIVELY. The search for Garnett by Detectives tives Martin, lasted until long after midnight and was finally temporarily abandoned by the sleuths, who are con- fident that they will be able to arrest the missing man to-day. Inquiry at the Brooklyn Hotel late last night de- veloped the fact that Garnett had not been seen there since early in the day. Several months ago Garnett reported to the police that he had been waylaid early in the evening near the entrance cf the Brooklyn Hotel and robbed of a small amount of money. He told a story of how he was knocked down and his pockets rifled, but an Investigation by the police resulted in the conclusion that he had been drinking heavily and had fallen while trying to reach his ho- tel. Since then Garnett is said to have been on frequent sprees. Garnett is of medium size, about 50 years of age, and of late has appeared morose. He was in the habit of walk- ing about town alone, except when Mrs, Coit was here, and seldom recognized former acquaintances. Hg is not, how- ever, supposed to be insane. Mrs. Coit agrees with Major McClung that Garnett's act was simply the re- sult of excessive drinking. Major McClung is a well-known club- man and broker and Mrs. McClung has for several seasons been one of the leading members of the smart set and prominently identified with La Jeun- esse. Her two daughters are Mrs. Horne, formerly Miss Alma McClung, and Miss Gladys McClung. The marriage of Miss Alma McClung to Lieutenant Horne was a prominent event in the social world only a few weeks ago. e e B TELEPHONE COMPANY ., IS CENSURED BY JURY OAKLAND, Nov. 25.—The Coroner’s Jjury to-night in the case of Clark Yer- rick, who was electrocuted at Thirty- -fifth and Market streets last Saturday night, found that Yerrick was killed by coming in contact with an aban- doned telephone wire, which had broken and fallen across a heavily charged electric light wire, The verdict of the jury was as fol- lows: “Death was caused by the deceased accidentally coming in contact with a wire which had become broken and had near Calistoga. | which said wire belonged to the Sun- fallen upon a live electric light wire, set Telephone and Telegraph Company, and had been by that company aban- doned, and we censure and condemn the said company for not removing thelr abandoned wires, believing that were | ing was quietly whispered about the ! It was only natural that the event| Bryan and Bailey, in whose charge the | case was placed by Captain of Detec- | VERDICT FAVORS THE POLISH HEIR Jury Acquits Countess Kwilecki at Berlin. Woman Was Accused of Presenting False Claim to an Estate. S AR DR { BERLIN, Nov. 25.—The Countess Isa- bella Weisieska Kwileckl, .charged with bresenting a false heir to an estate.at | ‘Wroblewo, province of Posen, who has been on - trial here since October “25, was acquitted. The Countess during the closing ar- guments gat unmoved in the prison- ers’ ! the faces of the jurors through a lorg- 1 nette or glancing through the window | at the gathéring crowds of her Polish | countrymen, who assembled in the ‘nelghporhood of the courthouse with the design of making a political demon- | stration if she should be convicted. Race feeling has been a notable feature of the trial, as the 300,000 Poles resident in Berlin never forgot an opportunity | to protest against Prussian justice. The | Polish- newspaper editors asserted that | if the Countess was convicted it would be caused by race partiality. The au- lthoriues. expecting rioting should the iresul: be a conviction, filled the court ! and adjacent squares with police. The | Jury remained out more than three | hours, an unusual time for a German | Jury, since. the majority decided. An announcement of the verdict turn- ed the prospective rioters into a cheer- ing, joyful crowd. The Countess and | the boy, who is now heir to one of the | finest estates in Prussian Polgnd, drove n the Countess’ own carriage with her | husband to their own house. | Before charging the jury the Judge | asked the prisoner if she had anything | to say. The Countess answered calmly | and resolutely: “I am innocent. I have nothing more to say.” { Count HeetorKivileckl, who as next | of kin had contested the legitimacy of the Countess’' son, and his father re- | retired, but quietly withdrew before the verdict was rendered, as they antici- pated an acquittal. The Countess heard the verdict calm- 1y, gazing through her lorgnette at the Judges without a movement of a mus- i cie or the slightest change of expres- | sion. | The Tageblatt states that Dr. Muel- {ler, the leading state's attorney, has | been transferrell to Eiberfield, widch, | it is understood, is a reproof for him | for his declaration in his speech to the | jury that a verdict of acquittal would give its death blow to trial by jury in Germany. 2 It is estimated that the cost of this trial will be from $75,000 to $100,000, which the state will bear. inclésure, -occasionally examining | { mained in the courtroom when the jury | CHAMBERLAIN 13 ATTACKED Lord Rosebery Talks on Fiscal Policy to Im- mense Audience. Speaker Bitterly Criticizes Proposed Preferential Tariff. — LONDON, Nov. 2.—Lord Rosebery spoke to 3000 persons on the fiscal ques- tion.at the Surrey Theater to-night. William J. Bryan was in the audience. There were 20,000 applications for tick- ets, the issue of which had to be lim® ited to the capacity of the theater. Lord Rosebery afterward addressed a large overflow meeting. At both meet- ings he was given an enthusiastic re- ccp{}op and all througn his speeches he “was heartily cheered. His Lord- ship’s_remarks were for the most part devoted to ridiculing Joseph Chamber- lain_and his“folicy. “After last night's meeting at Queen’s Hall, which was attended by seven jmembers of Lord Salisbury’s Govern- ment,” said the speaker, “little can be added. The fiscal question must be solved and finally settled, and unless it is settled the dissolution of Parlia- ment ‘cannot be long delayed.” Lord Rosebery referred to Chamber- lain ae “a modern Jeremiah, whose as- sertions that the country had been des- olated were refuted by the facts.” Chamberlain said the country was ruined, while Balfour. on the other hand, said the country was extremely prosperous, but soon would be ruined. The Board of Trade blue book, how- contentions. The speaker said that the condition of the people generally had been improved, while the workingmem were enjoying gredter prosperity. If distress existed in the country it was because of the unwise expenditures of the Government, which during the last decade had increased 62 per cent, while during the previous ten years there had been an increase of only 7 per cent. “Instead of curbing this growing ex- penditure,” said Lord Rosebery, “Mr. Chamberlain discovered a disease which | had not existence ana proposed a rem- edy which would make the disease worse—namely, the increase in the cost of every commodity.” +Thé real outcome of Mr. Chamber- lain's policy, said Lord Rosebery, would | be a state of soclalism. The cry of umping” applied to the large empo- riums in this country which had killed | the small traders. During recent years | canada had dumped into Great Britain | nearly as much iron as all the dumping countries put together. A committee of | experts, said the speaker, would have to d'stinguish between foreign and im- perially dumped and “sweated” goods. “The first result of Mr. Chamberlain’s policy,” continued Lord ' Rosebery, ever, had decided against both of these | “would be to plunge Great Britain lntol SEORES SUGCESS N LIGHT OPERH Denis Kearney’s Daugh- ter Attracts Atten- tion in Boston. California Girl Appears in Leading Role of New Production. —— Special Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, Nov. A big success in comic opera with one of the leading parts is being scored here this week by Miss Mildred Kearney, daughter of Denis Kearney, the well-known Cali- fornian, in a new production, “Win- some Winnie,” which has opened for a run at the Columbia Theater. She is appearing in the role of “Honoria,” and in the finale of the first act her full rich contralto voice can easily be heard above the entire chorus. Miss Kearney’'s present ambition is to sing Carmen and she believes that she can give an entirely new interpretation of the role. She is going abroad next seasom to study for grand opera and on her re- turn to America has been promised backing with which to organize her own company and produce “Carmen.” —_—— Barney Oldfield at Coronado. SAN DIEGO, Nov. 25.—Barney Old- field, the demon automobile driver, is expected to arrive to-morrow evening for the races which have been planned on the Coronado race track for the afterncon. There will be eight races and Oldfield will be in at least four of them, including an effort to beat his Los Angeles time of 55 seconds. —_————————— WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Quentin Roose- velt is convalescing from a epere attack of malaria, coupled with a bad cwid, and is out of danger. B S bitter fiscal warfaré with our cousins, the United States, as the resuit of which Great Britain would lose every- thing and gain nothing. It would mean a practical severance far more deplor- able than a fiscal severance and would blight the fairest hope of ths two na- tions.” In summing up Lord Rosebery said | that Joseph Chamberlain had not | proved his case and that the evils of | which he complained existed only In | his iImagination. A real remedy for 8ny adverse conditions could be reached by | stimulating practical, technical and | commeretal equeation, reducing the na- ! tional expenditure and the drink bill of | the people, encouraging the growth of | cotton within ta> empire, teaching | commercial travc.ers how to study the | tastes of the people they visited and | through other simple and practical | steps “which would be better training | for race competition than mandates for negotiation with foreign countries.” dogs have never the death of sald Yerrick is directly chargeable to the negligence of the said company in failing to remove the wire referred to; and we recommend that French as the language is spoken In|the Council of the city of Oakland, Paris. Dr. Hitcheock lived at the Occidental He was In the room but a| Hotel when his daughter Lilllan was short time, when a noise was heard out- | quite a little girl. When she became side and Garnett entered the apart.|old enough to a#tend dancing parties ment unannounced. “From what I understand Garnett she was quite a favorite. ¢ Of late years, since the death of her| was very much under the influence of | husband; Mrs. Coit has devoted much liquor. H# greeted the lady in a gruff, | time to travel in Europe. She returned| the interest of public safety, pass an ordinance requiring that all wires car- rying electricity, except those used in the operation of electric cars, be placed underground.” . e —_————— vaara shoiiie . P - cloth t to-day a est a:.nc'ug:'m ""W THE POPULARITY OF OUTDOOR SPORTS | WAS NEVER MORE IN EVIDENCE THAN TO-DAY “AT WORK™ been surpassed. E—— ] P Free Synday, Nov. 29, 1903 The publisher of The Call, in anticipating the tendency of the times in giving more time to recreation, hunting and fishing, has acquired for their exclusive use a series of art pictures which will serve as reminders during the busy months of those delightful days passed in the field. “At Work,” the title of the next Sunday Call’s offering, isa reproduc- tion from an oil painting by J. M. Tracy, an artist whose paintings of M. Tracy had for the subject of this study the celebrated Llewellyn setter, “RUDERIGO,” who became famous in this country by his clean sweep of bench and field events. This picture, while it appeals strongly to those who know every point in a dog, is perhaps just as interesting to the many who love the faithful animal. In handling, color and action, “At Work” is a most life-like study; a thst,vhnfqm.d,owldvhh;fl!flcflty be distinguished from ~th.ofl¢ln..loflp_dnfln'. ' To overlook this is to miss one of the best of the Sportsmen’s Series. DON’T DO IT. ORDER THE CALL TO-DAY.