The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 31, 1904, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1904. PRAGERS. is Specials for T There Will Be Something Doing at. PRAGERS | TO-DAY ay That Will Be the Talk Among Shoppers Four departments are represented in this ad, and each department has put forth its choicest lines as a wind-up to a phenomenal May business. SHIRT WAISTS. { 88c—About 1500 mnew sum- | mer shirt aists, including | the C ar brands— “Marquis, nickerbocker” | and others. They are in a big | assortme f styles. Also | beaut lace inserted | cked es and fancy | d polka dot effects. | m $1.45 up to $1.95. ‘\ SILK WAISTS. | $2.45—200 pretty China be fully tucked and lace inserted. There ate two | different styles to choose from. | Worth $4.00. | SILK PETTICOATS. | £11.95 - Or hundred ts, every one a dif- They are the ful collection of ever shown 00 HUCK TOWELS. 1ck 40 silk | waists sample large Worth towe inches g by “TABLE DAMASK. A choice assort- erns in bleached inches wide. CASHMERES. s vard—About 75 pieces of striped cashmere; smit- r and seaside 5c values. ¢ 2 VEILINGS. 15¢ a yard—Fancy mesh veil- ings; tuxedo, wire, shadow and crossbar effects; plain and dot- ted. Come in black, white and gray; all 18 inches wide. Worth 25¢, 35¢ and Soc a yard. HOSIERY. 25¢ a pair—Women’s black lisle hosiery; fancy drop stitch to imitate lace, Hermsdorf dye and double heels and toes. Worth 35¢c. UNDERVESTS. 14¢ each—Women's summer undervests, made of soft cot- ton; high neck and sleeveless. Rembrandt rib. They are in ink, blue and white. Regular values. CREAM DRESS GOOD! 88¢ a yard—36-inch corded al- paca; just the material for out- ing wear. 49¢ a vard—36-inch cream mel- rose; a washable goods in wool which possesses durdbility. 75¢ a yard—go-inch fancy cream Bedford cord for children’s wear. It washes well.and does not shrink. ““ ! ALWAYS RELIABLE ‘, __l?38~ 1250MA__.RKET ST..b5%s A OPENED | IN SHAS ARE TO B sister of Boys Who Died Many Years Ago Will Fulfill Mother’s Request. REDDING, May 30.—Miss May Jooly of Carson City, Nev., arrived | ding to-day on a peculiar mis- i t is to exhume the bodies of two brothers, aged 5 and 3 years re- | tively, who died of diphtheria in| €7 in Shasta and were buried in the cemetery of that town. The later moved to Carson City. | other had often expressed a | thet she might be laid to rest | de the bodies of her sons or [hnt‘ they be brought to her side in her| About a year ago the mother OLD GRAV o | Gill . €a wish grave. dropped dead while shopping in a | Ca City store and was buried in o of that town. The bodies &, buried nearly forty years ago, are now to be taken and placed beside that of the mother. ——— s Voltaire's favorite *classical was Juvenal, the satirist. author STRIKE RATHER THAN PAINT COLOR ORDERED Because the Dress Chosen by House Owner Displeased the Painters They Quit Work. NEW YORK, May 30.—Painters em~ ployed by a Paterson, N. J., contractor to decorate the exterior of a wealthy silk manufacturer’s house in Athenia have struck because the color scheme | chosen by the owner of the house did | not suit them. The silk manufacturer ordered the building dressed in white, with green shutters. When this paint had been laid on he told the men to make the trimmings a bright yellow. They re- monstrated, but to no purpose. The | men asserted that such a combination would ruin their employer’s business and declared a strike. It is said the | union will support their action. L e Christian Endeavorers Meet. SANTA CRUZ, May 80. — Christian Endeavorerg from all parts of the country are in attendance at the con- vention now being held here. About | t | | | | | | | on_encountering our frontier JAPANESE CENTERING ALL EFFORTS UPON THE CAPTURE OF PORT ARTHUR|: General Kuroki’s Movements Westward of the Yalu River Merely a Feint to Keep Kuropatkin Occupied While Reinforce- ments Are Being Hurried to the Army on Liaotung Peninsu ST. PHETERSBURG, May 30.—Ac- cording to information recelved from a high source, important news regarding the Japanese plan of campaign which has reached the Russian authorties since the batfle of Kinchou compels the conviction that the advance of General Kyroki and the activity of his scouts northwest and southwest of Fengwangcheng are parts of a well- executed feint to prevent General Ku- ropatkin detaching a strong force to hamper General OKu's operations on the Liaotung Peninsula. Under cover of General Kurokl's screens, it is add- ed, a part of the Japanese army land- ed at Takushan will be moved south- ward intc the peninsula, while Kurok! attempts to make Kuropatkin believe that he intends to force a decisive en- gagement with him. This information would tend to prove that the primary object of the Japanese campaign all along has been Port Arthur, and, once that fortress is in their hands, unless an exceedingly favorable opportunity offers to attack Kuropatkin, the Japan- ese plan is simply to make their tenure secure mander to assume the offensive. More- over, there is information to the effect that the Japanese propose to storm Port Arthur with the least possible de- lay, after having first closed the har- bor to render the egress of the Russian ships impossible at the last moment, thus forcing the Russians to destroy them without shbjecting the Japanese to the inevitable losses which would oc- cur if the Russian squadron got out for a last fight before going to the bottom. The Admiralty denies the reports of the loss of two Russian torpedo-boat destroyers while Jaying the mines which destroyed the Japanese battle- ship Hatsuse, The officlals say Port Arthur has been heard from since the Hatsuse was blown up and if the re- ported 1oss of the torpedo-boat destroy- ers were true they wouid have known it. A naval attache of a great power de- clares that his Government is in pos- session of the best information to the effect that“the Japanese used “driv- ing"” mines, bunching them to drift be- low the surface, thus causing the loss of the Russian battleship Petropavlosk. The Enwperor received the following digpatch from General Kuropatkin un- der yesterday's date: "A detachment of Japanese cavalry consisting of 150 sabers. moved forward from the main body on May 27 and ap- proached within eight kilometers southeast of Wafanghoon station, but | | provided guards fell back rapidly.” 2 o JAPAN WANTS NO MEDIATION. Tokio Government Unwilling to Re- ceive Any Overtures. ST. LOUIS, May 30.—Kogoro Tak- ashira, Minister Plenipotentiary and and force the Russian com-{ J‘Bn-hn Report Says Omly Old Chi- Envoy Extraordinary of the Japanese Government to the United States, ar- rived in St. Louis to-night. “The people of Japan, as well as its rulers, believe that we are fight- ing for the integrity and existence of our nation,” said the Embassador, in reply to a question. “That belief is as firmly planted In the heart of the private soldler as in the highest of- ficial and it may be that that alone has done much for the success of our arms.” It was suggested that theré had.al- ready. been made representations of mediation by friendly powers and es- pecially by this Government. “War,” he said, “is like trying-a x-asa before the Supreme Court. Japan nd Russia are now in the midst of this coptest. They are trying to make out the best case possible, because, after all, the flnal question must be left to the will of God. I have heard much talk about arbitration and med- jation—in the newspapers. [ have never heard anything of it officially, either from the American Government or any other. I do not believe Japan will at this time be willing to receive any overtures.” a0 LR . MINIMIZES THE DEFEAT. nese Guns Were Lost at Kinchou. ST. PETERSBURG, May 30.—A semi-official telegram from Mukden, dated to-day, says: “Owing to the impossibility of de- fending the position southward of Kin- chou without the aid of the fleet, the Russian defense at that point was only of a demonstrative character. The defending force was armed with guns taken from the Chinese in 1960 and had little ammunition. The occupa- tion of the position by the Japanese at a great cost to themselves does not alter the situation.” L S P A NOT DEALING WITH CHINA, Russia Denounces Report of Proposal to Abandon Manchuria. ST. PETERSBURG, May 30.—The Foreign Office to-day denounced as absurd the announcemeént made by the Tientsin correspondent of the Dalily Press of London that the Russian Min- ister at Peking, Lessar, had informed the Chinese Government that Russia would finally evacuate Newchwang €hina granted a concession for a railroad across Chinese Mongolia and that Russia would evacuate Man- churia outright if China leased the 1li or Kooldja territory to Russia. In diplomatic circles the report is regarded as ridiculous. It is pointed out that Russia already owns the greater part of the Ili territory and that three-fourths of the course of the river, which emptics into Lake Bol- kash, flows through Russtin territory. The -upper waters of the Ili are of no commercial or strategical importance «nd the only real value of such an agreement to Russia would be the ac- quisition of a portion of Chinese Cen- tral Asia comprising Kaspkara and Yarkarand. It is impossible to sup- pose that Russia, while the war is pro- ceeding, is making offers to exchange Manchuria for this region. WITHIN THE lil,SSlAN LINES. United States Naval Attache Is Now at Port Arthur. MUKDEN, McCully, U. 8. N., recently attache at Tokio, but ordered to obsérve ths Russian fleet operations, is insids the Russian lings at Port Arthur. The cther attaches were recently at Liao- yang. Their present whereabouts is not ascertainable here. As far as can be judged from the grotping of the enemy’s forces, his attention is directed prineipally against Port Arthur. It is possibi2 that part of the whole of the Second | Japanese army may be sent thither. CAPTURE STORE OF POWDER. Japanese Also Take Six Railroad Cars at Liushutun. LONDON, May 30.—A dispatch from Tokio to-day, after covering the news previously contained in the dis- patch detalling the fighting on the Kwantung Peninsula, adds that the Japanese captured a quantity, of powder and six railroad cars at Liu- shutun. The dispatch also says that the Jap- anese, after defeating the Cossacks at Aiyangpienmen, northeast of Feng- wangcheng, occupied that place and reinforcements were sent forward to support them. il S Ouktomsky Not a Traitor. BERLIN, May 30.—The pondent of the Lokal Anzeiger at St. Petersburg telegraphs that Admiral Prince Ouktomsky, Wwho, it was re- ported, had been hanged for treason at Port Arthur, is really now in St Petersburg. He was recalled, suffer- ing from nervous strain. The corre- spondent says that the report connect- ing Prince Ouktomsky with treason is untrue. Sl Kaiser Writes to Kuropatkin. BERLIN, May 30.—The Asien, the organ of the German Asiatic Society, says Emperor Wiiliam has sent to General Kuropatkin, through Major Runkel, who went to Manchuria as German military attache with the Russian army, a long autograph let- ter. 'RIDES RAPIDS ON CANOE KEEL Missionary Has a Thrilling Experience in a Danger- ous River in the North ————— Special Dispatch to The Call. VANCOUVER, B. C., May 30.—Car- ried thifee miles down the wild waters of Euclatawa rapids on the keel of his upturned canoe was the exciting ride of Rev. J. Kidd. He is a mission- ary to the coast logging camps. He was making his way through the Eu- clatawa, which always is dangerous, when his canoe struck the edge of a whirlpool and capsized. Such was the force of the swirling water that the clergymgn was thrown twenty feet from the upturned craft. The canoe was sucked into the pool i but was suddenly swept out and Kidd was able to clamber on the keel Then began his wild ride for three miles down the rapids in the most dangerous stretch of the Buclatawa. JKid was thrown ashore opposite the “White Frenchman’s” one of the most dangerous spots in the ':hola distance. This s the first time a’'man capsized in these rapids has been known to come out alive. —ta fifty came from Watsonville in large wagons and returned after the meeting to-night. The officers are: C. G. - man, president, Watsonville; C. E. West, vice president, Soquel; Mrs. George Otto, recording secrétary, Santa Cruz: Willlam T. Day, treasurer, Santa Cruz. RATES—@meri¢an plap—From May 1, 1904, to January 1, 1905: ; One person occuping room, without bath, $2.50 to $3.50; with bath, $3.50 to $5.00 BIETET o d e e Re. GRAND DUKE FRIEDRICH GONE TO REST —— BERLIN, May 30.—The death is an- nounced of Grand Duke Friedrich Wil- helm of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The Grand Duke was born October 17, 1819. NEUSTRELITZ, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, May 30.—Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm had been con- fined to his bed for many months suf- fering from an internal complication. He suddenly became worse yesterday | afternoon and lost consciousness and died half an hour after midnight. The ceremony of taking the oath of allegiance to the new Grand Duke by the troops took place at 11 o'clock this morning. OSSR F TR AGED PHILANTHROPIST DIES. New York's Poor Mourn the Demisc of Dr. Anna E. Park. NEW YORK, May 30.—Children with their eyes red from weeping and old men and women with their heads bowed ir grief stood in front of the home of Dr. Anna E. Park, an aged philanthropist, at 367 West Twenty- third street, this evening, and mourned her death. She was stricken by pneumonia five days ago as a result of long years of charitable work on the West Side, and her daughter was summoned to her bedside from her home in Los An- geles, Cal. Despite the efforts of phy- siclans to keep Dr. Park alive, she died to-day. Her daughter, hurrying across the contiment to her, will not reach here until Wednesda — OPERATION OF SO0 PROPERTIES IS ASSURED Sale of the Consolidated Lake Supe- rior Company Securities Is Ratified. TORONTO, Ont., May 30.—On receipt of information that Speyer & Co. had completed the sale of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company securities, the Ontario Cabinet held a special meeting at once, at which an order was passed declar- ing that the provisions under which the bonds of the Canadian Improve- ment Company to' the amount of $2,- 000,000 are to be guaranteed by the Gov nt have been complied with. In ‘giving . up possession of “Soo” broperties to the new company, Speyer & Co.’s manager also handed over $75,- 000 net profits which had accrued from the operation of the pulp mill and the saw mill. o It is expected here that the operation of the “Soo” properties will be begun Many Prominent Americpns Are In- cluded Among Those That Are 2 Recetved. LONDON, May 80—King Edward held a brilliant levee this morning. Five Amtt:m;:. including George Van- derbtit and Barclay United “Btaten Cunat - Commissioper, After the le: S th.'. the King received in per of at 1231 ipon_the of -5 FIVE PEOPLE FALL T0 DEATH Footbridge at Salida, Colo- rado, Breaks and Ocecu- pants Plunge Into River it SALIDA, Colo., May 30.—While the Memorial day exercises were at their height to-day and the veterans were casting flowers on the waters of the Arkansas River in memory of the Re- roic dead, four people were suddenly plunged to death by the breaking of a footbridge spanning the river at the lower edge of Riverside Park. A num- ber of others were thrown into the stream, several of whom are missing. The rest narrowly escaped with their lives. The accident was witnessed by a thousand persons, who seemed pow- erless to render assistance. The known dead: MRS. CLARENCE A. TOMPKINS, aged 35 years. HAZEL LINES, aged 6 years. ESTHER MORGAN, aged 8 years. PEARL HOLLAND, aged 9§ years. Nora Anderson, aged 13 years, missing, and the body of a bo: name has not been learned, floating two miles down the river. The people who witnessed the ac- cident declare there were \wenty peo= ple on the bridge at the time of the collapse. The river is about forty feet wide at the point where the bridg is seen broke, about ten feet deep, and has a | very powerful current. The stream suddenly appeared to be filled with struggling humanity and an indescrib- able scream of horror went up from the crowd. Men with ropes and pul- leys went quickly to work clearing the wreckage and saving lives. Others in buggies and on horseback started down the river, bent on the work of rescue. They have since been patroll ing the stream for many miles below | the city searching for the missing bodies. A wire netting has been stretched across the river at Wells« ville, six miles below Salida, in the hope that the bodies will be swept into it to-night. A report is in circulation to-night that the body of Mrs. Tompkins has been seen lodged on a rock several miles below the city, but this cannot be verifled. It will require several days' time before it is definitely known how many lives were lost. —_————— MAJOR SUFFERS INJURY DURING A OEIIEMONY 5 Commander of a ilndmnl Guard Bat- talion Hurt by a Car in Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, May 30. — Memorial upon T can make you a bigger man than you day ceremonies here were marred by a | X' to know that, you who cant eve an. painful accident ce:\u'lng' seffous lnjzry in which I describe how I learned that mwfih how I learned to restore it; also I want to t T ar gapn ST SO who will tell you that when they came to me the battalion'of N. G. C. which es- and are now among finest specimens of ph: ters from relief f T you Khow that you W] to come from column of fours to and neighbors are being cured? battalion front to pay the closing hon- Phy. the Taeaey X% e -ors to the veterans as they passed. He ?n"‘" "'r:“m:""m J o beoo stepped to the left of the columm, & Talth and Eappimess street car struck him, knocking him Don't you believe it? for this book with the can o w8 weTeley Bl say that no bones are broken. ::“.,:'%"I St the names own neighbors wi WIP CHARGES INSANITY. —cCart | B 1 will tell you Martine! -mer.gw:’;;‘ms.m ¥ troubles. Call, R N R - May 30.—Lieutenant | corres- | whose | AD Will*FinckGCo = IE 818-820 Market St. 28 TO-MORROW/|FREE U.S. POSTAGE STAMPS FREE WEDNESD .Y DOUBLE D VEILING. Maline or Tllusjon, all shades of imported Veiling. Regular price 12%c, special ........ R ~ LACES. Oriental Laces. Just arrived by ex- press. A beautiful line of im- ported Laces for Dress Sleeves, etc. Regular value 35c; speeial, Per YaPd .....cccvonbevacene 20¢ Regu- 20¢ Ladies’ White Lawn Apron: lar price 35¢; special. ... $10.00 TRUNKS, $6.95. 3 Large can- =2 vas - covered flat-top trunk, s u bd fvided, full covered, top tray, with hat box; ex- tra skirt teay, brassed trim- mings, Excel sior lock, large bolts, extra heavy bumpers, solid oak slats On sale.. .- $6.95 Fine open- weave Colored Cotton Ham- mock, 36x72, with double spreaders. _On sale - The 1 colored with pillow and deep inge valance. Regular $1.50; on $4lQ ........ .S1. !B Bxira large Hammook, filsltnenae I as above. Regular $2.25; on sale ........ . 1.65 M Elegant Capitol weave cole T R mock,. 40x84, large tufted pillow, deep fringe, spreader, head and foot bars. Regular $3.235; Several of ' choice Hammocks, in Athenian and Mar- seilles patterns, with wide lay- back pillows and fluted valance; real beauties. Regular $4.00 to $5.00; on sale..83.00 t> $3.75 CROQUET SETS. complete assortment of Laws Croquet, in 4 6, 8 ball sets, nicely boxed, from. ....75¢ to $10.00 Full description and various prices on application. ENIVES, RAZORS AND SHEARS @& PICTURE FRAMES OF ALL A PURCHASES IN OUR STATIONERY AY FREE To A IROUND AIRED. DESCRIPTIONS MADE TO ORDER. San Franeisco FRZE ON ALL DEPARTMENT mount of 20¢ or More PATTERN VEILS. FREE For Pace or HMat Drapes. All the pretty styles, plain and fancy, with pretty borders. Regular »~ value T5¢; special .......... 25e¢ SCARFS. Appligue Bureau Scarfs. All sizes and pretty designs; one-half regu- lar value; small sizes.. 10e JUST HALF PRICE. Beautiful line of Neckwear. Always sold for 16¢; while they last..Se REFRIGERATOR SPECIAL. I — Hard wood, finished in golden oak, in- sulated with ceharcoal 8 heathin lined with gal- vanized irom, brass _ trim mings, 3 slid- ing metal shelves, swing base board, patent auto- matie drip cup, embossed panels, patent ball - bearing castors. patented lid stop, pure dry air, removable flue, capa- city 50 Ibs. ice, weight 100 pounds, 16 in. depth. 393 in for $12.50. #8.50 25 in. wide, high. Sold everywhere Qur very special price BLUE ENAMEL Kettles, a dainty blue, first quality enamel: Reg. Special ..35¢ 45¢c 5 in. deep, 14 in. across top, 10 . across bottom, first grade enamel. Sold everywhere for 75¢ each. Our special price......... 49¢ AND REP, | | DISASTER ENDS L PIONIC RIDE [Tally-Ho Overturned on the Cahuenga Pass Road and Occupants Are Injured —_— Specia] Dispatch to The Cail. LOS ANGELES, May 30.—A tally-ho | containing a party of picnickers | chaperoned by Dr. and Mrs. D. C. | Barber was overturned on the Ca- huenga Pass road, abbut three miles from Hollywood to-day, and three members of the party’ were seriously injured. The body of the wagon was | thrown from the running-gear and’| | dashed into a ravine, piling the oceu- pants in an indiscriminate mass. The most seriously injured were: Alexander Miller, driver, internally; may die. Dr. D. C. Barber, superintendent of ! the *County Hospital, two ribs broken and bruised. Mrs. Barber, ankle fractured. Mrs. J. K. Wilson, ankle sprained and bruised. wW. F. bruised. The personnel of the party was as follows: Dr. D. C. Barber, wife and son; Allen Winfleld Scott, wife and two | children; J. K. Wilson and wife; W. R. Hubbard, wife and child; Mr. Rode- | busch and wife, W. F. Yates of San Francisco and Miss Loomis of Santa Barbara. The accident occurred as the vehicle was descending a grade west of the river and was caused by the breaking of several bolts connecting the body | with the running . A rear spring also snapped, d as the brakes re- fused to work there remained nothing for the driver to do but to urge his horses forward. When a slight curve was encountered the four-seated body suddenly left the rurning-gear, throw- ing all of the occupants into the ravine, several of them becoming entangied in a barbed wire fence. The horses con- Yates, leg wrenched and DYNAMITE CAUSES DEATH One Life Is Lest and a Number of Workmen Are Injured in a Nevada Camp —_—— Special Dispatch to The Call. RENO, Nev., May 30.—The prematurs explosion of a blast at Camp Four, about thirty miles east of Reno, this morning cost the life of at least one man. The Coroner to-night received word that the accident had happened and left immediately for the scene. The camp is situated away from tel- egraph communication and meager de« tails can be learned. In the neighbor- hood of 150 men are employed there. It marks the beginning of the immense irrigation work now being done in Ne- vada by the Government. In‘excavat- ing for ditches and reservoirs heavy blasts are used to loosen the rock and earth, Twice each day these blasts, several in number, are set off. This morning the usual order was followed. Ome of the fuses, however, proved quick and before the laborers could get out of harm's way it reached the charge of dynamite and the explo- sion followed. News from the camp states that the unfortunate fellow was instantly killed. Othéer employes, it is stated, suffered slight injuries. — e Preparing Way for Conventions. CLEVELAND, May 30.—Elmer Dover will leave Cleveland Wednesday morn- ing for €hicago to superintend the transfer of the headquarters of the National Republican Committee from Washington to Chicago. Dover will remain In Chicago in charge of head- quarters until after the convention the latter part of June. -— tinued to run, but were finally caught near the river. 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