The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 26, 1904, Page 7

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N >m dyspepsia for s e an appetite like a I wish every one u from dyspepsia could b nge this great remedy ibing that you will em; for, be- have done have they Jc/zaaf 3 qntl Ca//e_yes. COLLEGE OF c San Fras THE al OCEAN TRAVEL. Wrangel, Skaguay, m., Feb Ta- Whatcom— Change at Seattle pany’s steamers for Ala: ska an N eat P. R 1:30 m., a, orona, 1:30 b, s (via Port Los Ang Diego and Santa Barbara—San- y, San Jose del Paz, Santa Ro- . 10 a. m., 7th each rther information obtain folder. reserved to change steamers or sailing TICKET OFFICES—4 New Montgom- (Palace Ho 10 Market st. and Broad- ight office, 10 Market st . General Passenger Agent, San Francisco, ransfer Co., 20 Sutter st., will or and_check baggage from hotels and Telephone, Exchange 312. be Pacifi March 8, 18, 28, April regon ie temporarily in Q Columbia ail line from Port i » land to a i tickets to all points, all rail or steam. I, at LOWEST RATES. Steamer ude berth and meals. Steamer sails car ot. at 11 a. m. S. F. BOOTH, Pase. Dept., 1 Montgomery st.; C D, Gen. Agt. Freight Dept., 3 Mont. AAWALL, SAMOA, ZEALAND amy 5 s’s'c!' DIREC AMME o TAKTL onolulu, Samoa, Auck- . March 3, 2 p. m. olulu, Mch. 12, 11 a.m. r Tahiti, Mch. 18, 11 a.m. BEGL.05., Agh..Teket T, 643 Rartry Froghion, 426 GarkstSL_Perke. 1, Pacie 81 (OMPAGNIE GENERALT TRANBATLANTIJT: DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. Thursday instead of . from Pier 42, ERAL AGE *¥ FOR UNITED STATES A CANADA Broadway (Hudson Building), ew York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue, San Francisco, Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket Agents. Mare Isiand and Vallejo Steamers. FRISBIE or MONTICELLO— and 8:30 p. m., except Sunday. 5 a. m., $:30 p. m. Leave Vallejo 12:30 and 6 p. m.. ex. Sunday. Sun- . 4:15 p. m. Fare, 50 cents. Tel. Pier 2, Mission-st, dock. HATCH ket, whatever | so | and | CANAL TREATY - IS APPROVED illalificatinns Between the| United States and Panama | Signed by the President Pk gl | TO ISSUE PROCLAMATION A0 Shaw Says No Money Will | Be Paid Until Question of the Title Is Determined BT WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—President Roosevelt to-day signed the ratifica- tions to be exchanged between the U'nited States and the republic of Pan- ama of the isthmian canal treaty. The exchanges will be made at the State Department between Secreta and Bunau-Varilla. The Pri self does nc sign a treat quently a proclamation will be issued by the President announcing the con- clusion of the convention and putting it into effect W YORK, Feb. 25 the sub-treas ved a numbe H. Harriman, James Stillman and Valentine P. | Snyder. Respecting the Panama canal i payvment the Secretary said that no call will be ued to the depository banks for nayment of the $50,000,000 in- ved until the Attorney General has d upon the validity of the Panama ny's title. will be paid over a clear title,” said he. “I will be secure beyond all time, although it may take a to complete the formalities vapers in shape.” ry for our Govern- representative to till we g was asked. be,” Shaw answered. “The the depository banks,” he con- will be made in time to have in hand a week or more be- transfer has to be effected. If I t that we had to pay the money to Panama in ten days I would may tinued, the func fore the tk nd out the call by wire immediately. The bankers are to-day fully prepared it and could finance the withdraw- s without difficult; = BO FEARS NO OBSTACLES. President of Canal Company Expects Early Transfer of Concession. PARIS, Feb. 25.—Conversations which have occurred between M. Bo, president of the Panama Canal Company, and Embassador Porter show that in the opinion of the former no obstacle will be placed by the company in the way the transfer of the concession to the United St At the is_exp will del olombian legation the hope d that the United States the purchase of the con- until the French courts pass the two applications submitted them—first, order prohibiting mpany from concluding the sale an that the company e the right of Colombia to her share, which the company holds passed with the sovereignty to Panama. The courts have fixed March 9 for the argu- ments. It was admitted at the legation that there is ev likelihood of the court’s refusing to grant the writ enjoining the company from sell- cession upon to Colombian ing the concession, but every effort will be made to retain the ownership of the Colombian shares, in order that Colombia may profit in the distribution of the money paid for the concessions. e — —— | KUMLE CEPTION | TO REMARKS OF CONRAD Counsel for Defense in Postal Trial Claims the Government's Attorney Casts Imputation on the Jur) | WASHINGTON, Feb. pecial { Cou Conrad for the Government in the postal trial concluded his argu- ment for the prosecution to-day. He dwelt at length upon the question of what resembles a reasonable doubt |and instanced cases where a single juror had hung a jury through a mis- conception of the meaning of a rea- | sonable doubt. He was interrupted by | Attorney Kumler, who charged that | the statements were an imputation upon the jury in this case. 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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 190z CANDIDATES' FRIENDS ARE INDUSTRIOUS { { | | CONGRESSMAN DICK, MEN- TIONED FORCHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE | * B Prominent Republicans i‘ in Fight for Chair- ! manship. | Fight Over the Pending Ap propriation Bill Still Oc-| | Committee, NAVAL AFFAIRS UNDER DEBATE cupies Attention of House BURTON MEETS DEFEAT Amendment Offered by Him From Measure Is Lost WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The build ing programme of the navy, as con- { tained in the pending naval appropria- tion bill, occupied the attention of the House throughout the day and the fight is by no means over. The min- rity members of the Naval Affairs who, under the leadership of Meyer of Louisiana, first gave their indorsement to the measure, are cam- paigning for a reduction in the number of ships to be authorized. The amend- ment to strike out the one battleship made yesterday by Burton of Ohio was defeated. The cruisers were then put to the test, and enough friends for them were found for their retention. Construc- tion of the ships in Government yards proved to be a fruitful topic for discus- sion, and an amendment by Bell of California requiring one collier to be built in a Government yard was adopted. Appropriation for a preferential of four per cent in favor of bids from the Pacific Coast was defeated. MecDermott of New Jersey enter- tained the House with a five-minute speech, provosing that all the ships provided for in the bill be built in the State of New Jersey said, was one of the original thirteen States, and therefore more entitled to consideration than California. Senator | | WASHINGTON, Feb. Scott of West Virginia had a long con-{ ference with the President to-day, dis- | | cussing fully with him matters relating | to national politics. Several men hn\‘ei been mentioned in connection with the | chairmanship of the Republican Na- | tional Committee, but thus far the sub- | ject has not proceeded beyond the | | realm of suggestion. | | Among the names of the men pro-| posed for the chairmanship are for-| mer Governor Crane of Massachusetts, Postmaster General Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin, now acting chairman of the | committ sylvania, Senator Scott of West Vir- ginia and General Charles Dick of Ohio. | Crane is a personal friend of Pres-| ident Roosevelt and one of his closest | political advisers. The President de- | sires in the event of his nomination for the Presidency that Crane should | be identified in an important capacity with the conduct of the Presidential | campaign, but it is known that Crane | hesitates to undertake the responsibil- ity of directing the campaign as chair- | man on account of his health. | Members of the National Committee | have suggested that Postmaster Gen- | eral Payne be selected as national chairman. The suggestion was cor- dially received by the President, as he | | entertains the highest regard for ) political sagacity and ability. id, however, to be quite improb. hat Payne will resign the Post- Generalship to undertake the| of directing the national cam- | paign, for the reason that his health | will not permit him to undertake safe- ly the arduous labors of national chair- | man. Friends of General Dick have advo- | cated warmly the desirability of his| | selection as national chairman. He was | in close official touch with the man-| | agement of the last two national cam- | paigns and was one of the most trust- | | ed lieutenants of Senator Hanna, and | besides ha acquaintance | s regarded as | a notable campaign organizer. It can be said that no determination of the Republican national chairmanship will | | ships should be built in New Jersey,” | Jersey. “There is another reason why these he added. “It is a reason that appeals to economy and perhaps to charity. The receiver of the great shipbuilding trust is now a resident of New Jersey and its principal yard is there. What are you going to do when you find prop- erty owned by men who thirteen months ago were known as princes of finance to-day lying prostrate; boys jumping over the machinery; the wood going to rot and the iron going to rust in the great Nixon ship yards in New May I not, then, with a voice more pregnant than that which comes from California, appeal to you all, Senator Penrose of Penn-| Democrats and Republicans, to come to | the rescue of that trust and have your ships built there?” Humphreys' amendment was defeat- ed—76 to 9. An amendment was offered by Rob- | erts of Massachusetts increasing the number of torpedo-boats authorized from two to five, but it was not acted upon. An amendment by Rixey of Virginia limiting to a maximum price of $398 a ton the amount to be paid for armor plate and should armor not be obtain- able at this price,that a Government armor plate factory be erected was ruled out of order. Bl i AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSES. Senate Adopts Amendments of Benefit to the Pacific Coast. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The Senate to-day passed the agricultural and the legislative, executive and judicial ap- propriation bills. An amendment to the agricultural bill suggested by Heyburn of Ydaho caused an animated discus- sion. It contemplated supervision of in- terstate commerce so as to prevent the transfer of plants or seeds fraudulently marked from one State to another. The amendment started a debate on patriot- E]sm, It was ruled out on a point of or- er. An amendment offered by Heyburn authorizing the Secretary of Agricul- ture to prohibit interstate shipments of misnamed and misrepresented fruit trees provoked a long discussion. It be reached, perhaps. for three months. | was supported by Heyburn and Clark of Suggestions are being considered, but | | no decision, even of a tentative nature, | has been ¢ will be made until the | near approach of the Chicago conven- tion. | e | Witihdraws From Senatorial Race. | WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—J. L. Cas- wel of West Virginia to-day issued a | | statement withdrawing from the race | {for United States Senator in that | State. SERIRERRL T RS PHILIPPINE SHIPPING BILLS DISCUSSED BY TAFT | Secretary Seems to Favor Combina- tion of ¥rye Measure and Scheme of the Commission. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Secretary Taft to-day gave a hearing at the War Department t0 a number of persons interested in pending legislation rel- ative to the limitation of Philippine commerce to American bottoms. The arguments touched every phase of the situation, with which Secretary Taft appeared to be' very familiar. The only novel proposition to-day was one that seemed to emanate from Secre- tary Taft himself, looking to a com- bination of the pending Frye shipping bill, excluding foreign bottoms from | the Philippine trade with the tarift reductions scheme proposed by the Philippine Commission. —_—— DOLE REFUSES TO MAKE PORTUGUESE CITIZENS Twenty Foreigners Admit They Want to Become Americans in Order to Hold Positions. HONOLULU, Feb. 19.—Judge Dole has refused to naturalize about twenty Portuguese that desired to become American citizens. Most of them were residents of twenty years' standing and the immediate cause of their wish to embrace the rights and privileges accorded by the constitution of the United States was a desire to retain their jobs in the road department. A ruling by the Attorney General com- pelled Road Supervisor Johnson to dis- charge all men who were not Ameri- can citizens and give work to native Hawaiians. When questioned by Judge Dole the Portuguese frankly admitted that they only wanted citizenship in order to retain their positions, so the Judge declined to accommodate them. —_—— May Join the Federation of Labor. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Feb. 25.—At a conference yesterday between Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and delegates of the two Porto Rican leading unions, Wyoming, and opposed by Tillman, Lodge, Teller, Proctor and Bailey. In the agricultural appropriation bill passed by the Senate two amendments are approved having special reference to the conduct of experiment stations. The bill as it came from the House con- tained the following language: “The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby au- thorized and directed to co-ordinate the work of the several stations and the work of the stations with the Depart- ment of Agriculture, to the end of pre- venting unnecessary duplication of work, of increasing the efficiency of the stations and the Department of Agri- culture and to unify and systematize agricultural investigations in the United States.” Upon motion of Senator Bard this language was stricken out. The objec- tion was that under it the Government would exercise too great control over State stations. Senator Perkins also amended the bill, broadening its scope with regard to fighting diseases of the vine. The ap- propriation was increased from $5000 to $12,000 for this purpose. The language of the bill was changed so as to read that this money shall be used toward “determining the adaptability of vari- ous grape stocks to the different soil and climate conditions of the Pacific Coast and their resistance to disease.” ——————— Committee Favors Livernash. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.— House Committee on Elections No. 1 to-day agreed to report in favor of Liver- nash in the Kahn-Livernash contest from the Fourth California District. The committee decided the Gudger- Moody contest from the Tenth North Carolina District in favor of Gudger (Democrat), the sitting member, and the Dantzler-Lever contest, from the Seventh South Carolina District, in fa- vor of Lever, the sitting member. —_———— Strike Reaches an Acute Stage. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 25.—The strike of 200 butchers of the Louisville Packing Company, controlled by the Cudahys, over a wage difference, has reached an acute stage. President Donnelly of the National Meat Cutters’ Union announces that if the demands are not granted he will call out every butcher employed by the Cudahy in- terests all over the United States. —_—— ‘We are closing out several odd lots of framed pictures at half the regular prices. nborn,Vail & Co.,741 Market st.* * FREE, FREE TO WANT ADVERTISERS IN NEXT SUNDAY'S «CALL. THE GLOW NIGHT LAMP, representing all the organized labor of the island, Gompers urged their amal- gamation under the American Federa- tiop of Labor. A resolution to this af- fect was adopted by the delegates and will be voted upon by the unions March 5 ——— NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Master bakers of the West Side have decided to advance the of rolls from 10 cents to 12 cents a dozen, owing to the high prices prevailing for wheat and A SCIENTIFIC WONDER. Invaluable for bedrooms, sick chambers, halls, nurseries, bath- rooms, staircases, ctc. BE.SURE TO GET ONE WITH A WANT AD. IN NEXT SUNDAY'S CALL. e ey to StrikeOutOne Battleship | New Jersey, he THE EMPORIUM | Free Samples of Everything RREEZRER RRERR REERE RRRERRRRERE RRERRRRE RRRRRE ment of artistic booths, on variety of standard foods. Pettijohn’s Breakfast Gem American Malto Cocoa Isleton Creamery Butter Braunhardt’s Tropical Sauce W. G. M. Tamales, Beans, etc. | i i | { 1 | 25c Giove Purses at Half Price Something Absolutely New— Latest European nove'ties; a dainty <«change’” purse to be carried in the glove, made of genuine calf, alligator, walrus or morocco leather, hand-laced edges, button clasp; instead of z5¢c each, to-day and Saturday . . 12¢ | | sent to us by our buyers now in ! such dainty and desirable Spring colorings as | { cream, turquoise, cardinal, scarlet, lavender, Nile, new rose, etc., etc.; real value for the two days, sale price . Boys’ Clothing Norfolk Svits—Another lot fresh from some of the best makers in New York City — homespuns, Scotch tweeds, West of England tweeds and blue serges. Any boy will be highly pleased with these stylish pleated coat su'ts; sizes for 8 to 14 years, $6.00 and $6.50 Ferris Waists for Boys—Sizes for 3 to royears. . .......285¢ and 500 Boys' Corduroy Knee Pants—Made for hard wear; sizes for 4 to 16 years, 50¢c, 75¢, $1.00, $1.25 Youths” Long Trousers— All wool, sizes for 12 t> 19 years; pair . . . 51.95 Coats in New RRERR RERRRR 2RERERRRRRR RRRRRERE RRRRER REREY. RERRER RRRERRRY RERRER RRRRR RRRRRER RN RRRERE RRRRR RERRRRRER EERRE, RRRR, P Y Just the thing o young miss. tailored jacket made of coverts recent Jull in $8.00; most lengths; 2 few they are sampl sale price . . The New Dollar a great many of the new golf and stiff boom thirts come in these shades and are relieved by narrow stripes, dainty fighres and spots. Of course there are plenty of the white grounds, with stripes, spots and figures for those who prefer them. You will find these shirts weil made and perfect fitting. Rich Brilliant Taffeta Ribbons— Al silk, 5 inches wide, ribbons with just the right body for the popular Fifth Avenue Bows, in 25¢ the yard; Serviceahle Walking Style Only $6.75 cloths, of excellent qua by sone of our best men ta $10. 50, the price lasts (about 50 of them); worth up to $12.50 cach, not one of them materia’s and new cuts, for Spring Are Beauties es, grays and metallic effects ru'e this season, and THE EMPORIUM the main floor. Tipo Chianti Wines Cudahy’s Rex Beef Extract &S/ Canned Goods Emporium Baking Powder Emporium Family Fiour Two Days’ Sale Children’s Hose 25c¢ Kind 14¢c A big lot of children’s zx1 ribbed, fast black cotton hose, extra heavy, double knee, heel and sole, made for hard wear; an excellent 25¢ hose, sizes 6 to 10, t0- '40 day and Saturday, pair New York. maise, pink, white, Sale of Ladies’ Shoes $2.35 Good $3.50 Values. Five different styies (the newest) women’s shoes, in such leathers as patent vici kid and patent , with Goodyear welt:d les and military heels; shoes that cannot be duplicated elsewhere un- der $3.50; here Friday and Saturday only, $2.35 colt Spring for the business woman A substantal, dressy, for every day wear; , cheviots and Thibet instead business; §6.75 worth under are walking for dress wear—new of course — ' $6.50 Shirts checks, strizes, etc. than thes= at the price simeres stripe: CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST- AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE The *Pure Food Show” is a great, big, unqualified success. Despite the gloomy weather on the opening day, nearly two thousand peeple were served with samples of the Advanced Food Products which are now being demonstrated by some of the leading producers in America, in a special depart- It is a *‘Pure Food Exhibit,”” with no frills foreign to the main purpose— and that purpose is the proper display and exposition of a wonderfully wide It is one of the most fascinating and interesting exhibits ever planned by The Emporium. Among the numerous exhibits are After seeing the Pure Food Exhibit visit the Art Room on the second floor and see *The Blacksmith,” Delorme’s $50,000 painting. Here for a few days more. opportunily to prove this Beautiful Spring Ribbons 14c and 24c An Extraordinary Offering Friday and Saturday This is the second section of the 30,000 yard shipment of novelty ribbons for special sale recently Silk Corded Warp Print Ribbons—5 and 6 inches wide, thousands of yards of these beautiful effects in a variety of different colorings; whits with lizht colored borders; white, piuk, blue, brown, green and gray, with Dre den centers,a full 4oc valu=; for the two days, per aicle you w quantities la t) many styl double the sales prices. fancy effects, for school use . design . color:d borders, These Stylish New Spring Suits $15 Also the same qualities in single breasted sack coats. These garments have just been received from the mak- er and contain all the new wrinkles that custom tailors are putting into their best garments. The materials are Bt B ik homespuns, rsteds, tweeds, chev- Sale Sample Skirts | "0 S U To-day only, while the quantity | fniched surface worteds. The patterns embrace plaids, overplaids, made, hand padded shoulders and lined. There are no better valuss $15.00 Men's Trousers— 1904 models, new Scotch trouserings, fancy cas- and pure wdrsteds, d neat patterns, ‘pair, .00 $8.50 5‘ | | | | | | | | E gualities only at as lo THE EMPORIUM. i RERRRERRERRRERRE RERRE ERERRRRERY. RERRERER RERRRR REREERRERER PRRERRER REREER RERRY, Daily from 9 a. m. to 6. p. m. Long’s Preserves, Jellies, etc. M. J. B. Coifee, in tins Lily Pure Sterilized Cream California Home Brand Pickles Etc., etc., etc. A4 AAARA AXAAAAL AR RRARAAAA R AAAAAE AR AAANA ARR A, asa 3 /3 Butter To-Day 4ic Square This is the very bsst creamery but the only kind of creamery butter that the big store ever sells, and instead of 5oc for a regular size square, the price to-day 4'c Durigg the pure-food demonstration visitors w0 the store will have ample fact, that the cst standard ) or lower prices ¢ for elsewhere. free. Emporium sells the be boug 24¢ Handi’ch’f Sale Men's, Women's, Children’s. sales table in the main (and_Saturday, of handkerchiefs that are worth 01 a big_special find to-day tor men, women and chil Handkerchiefs . 8¢ 10¢ Women's Colored Border " Women's Lace Edged Handkerchicfs Children’s Foxy Grandpa Handkerchiefs, 3 for 100 Men's Japonet Handkerchies, in Persian . 3 . 7e Handkerchicfs, pret for 28@; cach 10Q Men's Cambric ty & AAALA AARAA AAGAR AAAN T HARAA AAX A ARAAAAARAR AAAAARA AN AALAL A AR ARAAA S AR A AR All hand- in AAARR AARAL AARAL ASURA AALAARA, FAVORS PUNCHBOWL CRATER AS A SITE FOR A BATTERY Colonel John McClellan Advises With Governor Carter on Question of Ha- waiian Island Defenses. HONOLULU, Feb. 25.—Colonel John McClellan, commander of the United States military division of Honolulu is discussing with Governor Carter the advisability of placing a battery of the largest guns on the Punchbowl crater, close behind the city of Hono- lulu. It is reported that consideration of this plan may be recommended, in- stead of the recent suggestions of the army board for a general line of shore fortifications, on account of the Punch- bowl forts being quicker of completion and more effective than long-range de- fenses along the ocean. There is a scarcity of Japanese rice in Honolulu and the dealers will be obliged to make importations from the United States. The price of saki, the popular Jap- anese drink, is rising on account of scant supply. It is said that Califor- nia wine may be substituted for saki. —_——————— STORM FROM, THE SOUTH FLOODS HAWAIIAN ISLANDS More Than Twenty Inches of Rain Falls in Ten Days and More Is Expected. HONOLULU, Feb. 19.—Following close upon the heels of a kona, or storm from the southward, that has hung over the islands for ten days, another kona is promised by the local weather sharp. Within a week more than twen- ty inches of rain has fallen and there is not a dry spot in sight yet. The steamer Gaelic caught the storm com- ing down from the coast and took more than seven days tc make the trip. All the island steamers report very bad weather and in many instances they were unable to land passengers or ht. Several sailers have been hur- ried along from Newcastle, and they all report the worst weather. The storm center has from southeast to southwest, — Chinese in South Africa. LONDON, Feb. 25.—The Right Rev. Joseph C. Hartzell, missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church for Africa, who has just returned from a tour of the African missions, in deal- ing with the much discussed question of the introduction of Chinese labor into the Transvaal says: “In order to meét the unusual emergency, I see nothing for it but the importation of Chinese under strict regulations pro- viding for their eventual return to China.” —_———————— Will Take Up Wood Case Monday. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—An agree- ment has been reached between Sena- tors Foraker and Blackburn to take up the question of the confirmation of General Leonard Wood Monday next and continue it until disposed of. WASHINGTON, Feb sus Bureau to-day issued a prelimi- nary report on the production of crude petroleum in the United States during the calendar year 1902. It shows a total product of 89,275,302 barrels of forty-two gallons each, valued at $71.- 397,739, against 35,163,513 barrels, valued at $26,963,340, as reported by the eleventh census, which covered the year 1899. —— e Petreske Brothers Punished. KISHENEV, Russia, Feb. 25.—Two brothers named Petreske were tried here to-day, charged with having taken part in the Jewish massacres. Each was sentenced to four years’ penal servitude. CONNEAUT, Ohio, Feb. 25.—Fire to-day practically wiped out the business portion of Conneaut Harbor. Loss, $100,000. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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