The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 18, 1904, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1804. RUSSIAI MIKADO'S MEN OUTMATCH THE RUSSIAN FOE —_— FYILE FINDS SHELTER HERE | | i S, In Land of Freedom Former ] . . o ) . Honduras Ofiicial Awaits Survivors of the Fight at Turn of Fortune’s Wheel| Vafangow Give De- T . tails of Battle. PARTY s BACKED LOSING of His Political Enemies Forees Senor Att-| schul to Leave His Home Bodies of Dead Cossacks Are Found in Badly Mutilated Condition. L0 E i Success , June 17.—The wounded | days’ fighting at arriving. A lieutenant cks says the American military with his command most | of June 15 during the hottest part of | t He commented upon their | sional interest ve to the idea . two this morning this « hoping that e it 1 n a, | tions exclus f personal danger. The Russian artillery.” the lieuten- nt “was splendidly served, but tched in number by the Jap- | One Russian battery pitted igainst Japanese batteric s literally | | smothered by Japanese shells. | e 4 W one batte land three shells midst of an ammunition train | which was gailoping up to serve the Japanese guns. Two caissons explod- ed, killing all the horses and drivers. “The Japanese guns fired at least 00 rounds. The Russians fired several times on Japanese infantry in close ng tremendous havoe.” of the Fourth Battery szys in a duel at two and a Japanese battery His battery then ran ut of ammunition and the men carried | the breech mec ism of the guns with |them to the rear and brought up a | fresh supply of ammunition and re- #umed serving the guns. Several of the Ru n dead found the bushes were horribly mutilated The ign attaches drew up a formal memorandum of thi ——e oT m intry ssi- = s outma anese. in Washington i who was Hg United States Ugarti and silenced it. He has ng to South la expects to ner of South Amer- however, he will not there will sident Bonilla. —_————— STRUCK SIXTY TIMES. | | RUSSIANS N DISHEARTENED. | Claim That General Stakelberg Won [ More Than He Lost. [ ST. PETERSBURG, June . 17.—Mih- | tary circles do not view the battle of | Vafangow as a defeat, and they con- tend that General Stakelberg, unlike | | Lieutenant Zassalitch, won more than he lost. Whether General Stakelberg's | expedition to the south had an imme- | diate bearing on the situation at Port Arthur, it is thought that his presence has caused a diversion which will ma- | terially affect the operations in the Russians Prove Accuracy of Their Fire | on the Hitachi. TOKIO, June 17.—It is possible to of the losses the Japanese as a result f the transport Hitachi lling of the transport Sado. vor has reported to Vice Ad- | Hidematsu Teunoda, commander ef of the Takeshika Naval Es- figures | have added glorious passages to Rus- tabli that the Hitachi was hit | S0Uthern part of the Liaotung Penin- e by the Russiam fire and|SUla- It is thought unlikely that the g =+ e J: 0] p! that she fired on the Russian vessels. .»s}]flafleser had ‘n ": of }\_nchou such It is suspected that the Russians in- |2 !arg8e force as that which engaged | Stakelberg’s division, and the num- | bers seem to indicate that they drew | off some of the troops operating against ado, and a small port pulled over ed sheiling the t from this tr b the Russian veseel for the purpose of ey, The Dibass s s sive | Port Arthur. It is pointed out that the o o the Bale Hats ht force engaged at Vafangow must re- | cuperate for several days, and it is ex- pected that the fight will materially retard the siege operations against Port Arthur. The whole regret is that General | Stakelberg did not draw the Japanese | farther north before allowing them to | engage him, but experts suspect that | certain conditions compelled Stakelberg | to fight at Vafangow. | | General Stakelberg is praised for the | skillful handling of his men in the fieid. | He and his old war comrade, General | | Kuropatkin, fought side by side in | Turkestan, and he insisted on again | Z taking the field, although almost an in- | valid. It is believed that Colonel Waters, the British military attache, was pres- | ent during the battle of Vafangow. e REFUGEES REACH CHEFU. h to get away from their ship, and gives these 1 at subsequently the Russians 1o > the non-combatants, h the exception of an Englishman, f mate of the Sado. expiration of the agreed upon the Ru: he Sado from both Suchi, who was in command ps on board the Hitache, and other men committed suicide. was educated in France. The majority of the men on board the Sado were rescued; the majority on board the Hitachi were annihilated. The Sado was not sunk. She floated east of Okino Island and has been towed into port. N PREPARING FOR Commander at Viadivostok Warns Civilians to Leave for Interior. VLADIVOSTOK, June 17.—The com- mander of the fortress, General Lav- roff, has issued an order warning all ans to make immediate provision nd their families into the interior, to avoid peremptory expulsion at & moment of sudden necessity. There ere 3000 women and children here. ST. PETERSBURG, June 17.—A dis- ratch received from Viadivostok to-day shows that the commander there is getting rid of the remalning civilian yopulation. This strengthens the belief that preparations are being made at Viadivostok for the reception of Rear forty w ns tor- inutes d de ATTACK. e Say Preparations Are Being Made to Destroy Port Arthur. CHEFU, June 17.—Two thousand Chinese, mostly small merchants, ar- rived here to-day in junks from Port Arthur. After the Chinese were ordered to |leave the Russian stronghold the Rus- | sian authorities commandeered all the | provisions and cattie in town. The refugees believe the Russians will not be able to hold out against the Japanese, and say that they are pre- paring to destroy Port Arthur. Several Chinese from Dalny have also |arrived here, but they are without knowledge of the result of the reported fighting around Port Arthur. They |say that fully one hundred and fifty Admiral Wittsoef's squadron when it comes out of Port Arthur, and that active operations against the city are imminent. The dispatch does not men- tion the Viadivostok division. The Ad- miralty denies knowledge of the where- abouts of the Viadivostok squadron. AR ARy ESCAPE IN WATER BOAT. Survivors ¥From the Transport Sado Arrive at Nagasaki, NAGASAKI, June 17, 4 P. m ty-three survivors from the transport Bado arrived here to-day. They escaped in a water boat and contrived | a sall from their clothing. They metj a British steamer off the Island of Iki| at § o'clock yesterday and were towed 10 a point near Nagasaki. The surviv- ors say that the Sado's engines were disabled after a few shots had been fired by the Russians. When the sur- vivors left the scene the Hitachi was sull afloat. .—Seven- PSS S Cannonading Heard Off the Const, TOKIO, June 17.—A report has been received here from the Police Station at Saga, near Sasebo, saying that sounds of cannonading have been heard off the coast. It is possible that a Japanese fleet has met the Russians. P B TRY T o SEASONABLE GIFTS Our Sunda- Want Ad. Patrons Receive a EUREKA FLY PAPER GUARD And One-Half Dozen Sheets STICKY FLY NET PAPER FREE TO-DAY Read Ad. on Classifica Page. | thousand Japanese, including coolie carriers, have been landed on the Liao- tung peninsula. e AR b, GOOD CROPS IN KOREA. Many Natives Formerly Employed on Transports Return to Fields. SEOUL, Korea, June 17, 4 p. m.—A Japanese official who has completed a tour of investigation of Northern Korea reports that the crop prospects are unexpectedly favorable. The na- tives heretofore employed as transport coolies did not accompany the Japan- ese army into Manchuria, but returned to the fields. The prejudice against war notes is decreasing as the importation of silver renders it always possible to redeem the notes at face value. M. Hagiwara, Japanese Charge d’Af- faires in the absence of Minister Ha- vashi, who has gone to Japan, has re- quested the Korean Foreign Office to take action in the matter of circulars, recently distributed, urging an anti- Japanese rising. pecc S Gt FIRE ON THE COSSACKS. Minister of Interior Receives Report of Recent Riot at Warsaw. ST. PETERSBURG, June 17.—The Ministry of the Interior has issued the following statement in regard to the disturbances at Warsaw in May: “A crowd assembled to watch a fire May 13. The people refused to disperse when the police ordered them to do so. A few Cossacks were called out and were greeted with stones and shots from revolvers. The Cossacks replied with a voliey, killing one man and wounding six. Twenty Cossacks and police were injured by stones.” Face the Enemy Singing, Their Spirits Not Affected by the Fierce Heat or the Cannonading. , LIAOYANG, June 17.—A press corre- spondent who was present at the battle of Vafangow describes the fighting as follows: “The stern, dogged fighting at the battle of Vafangow was like another Borodino. The roar of the machine guns and the boom of the cannon still ring in one's ears. “Throughout the three days of com- bat the officers and men vied with each other in pluck and heroism. They | | sian military history. “The enemy’s advance originally in- cluded the Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh divisions, twelve squadrons of cavalry and splendid artillery. About 200 guns were belching a continuous stream of shot and shell. Large reinforcements enabled them to turn the Russian flanks. A diversion on the right pre-' cipitated the battle on the morning of June 15. ““Major General Gerngross, who was wounded, commanded the left flank, and General Loutchkovsky commanded the center, including four battalions concealed in a small wood, whence they dealt death and destruction on the en- | | | | emy. The Russian right was protected | by Cossacks, dragoons and Siberian | Rifles. THUNDER OF THE BIG GUNS. “While these big guns were thunder- ing I made my way, at about 11 a. m., to the Russian right flank and climbed a bill, whence I could view the whole ficld of battle. Behind me a battery had taken up a position, from which it kept up a continuous fire upon the advanc- ing ranks of the enemy. Through glasses I could see the sandy valley of the Tassa, with the Chinese village of Vafan. “The heights of Fuchu, the rallway bridge and the surrounding cops were occupied by Japanese infantry. Then | COSSACKS ADD GLORIOUS PASSAGES TO THE HISTORY OF THEIR COUNTRY ———— black lines of infantry, like threads, cculd be seen creeping through the ver- dure. Nearer the slope of a hill was dotted by the gray shirts of the Rus- sian riflemen. A brownish smoke over- hung some of the batteries, and others showed flashes of flames. The crackle of rifie fire;was punctuated by the roar of guns. Occasionally I heard the hiss of a Japanese bullet. “The scene was awe-inspiring. Over the Russian center and left flank hov- ered chocolate clouds from bursting shrapnel. It was evident that the tide of battle was coming toward the Rus- sian right. I saw reserves hurrying forward, the Cossacks galloping, fol- lowed by columns of infantry. Sud- denly they disappeared in an adjacent defile. The valley where the Russians had camped was emptied as if by magic. RETIRE IN GOOD ORDER. “Rattling volleys were fired behind the screen of hills which concealed the fighting troeps from view in that direc- tion, the sound of the firing being the only evidence .of the deadly struggle proceeding there. This continued for half an hour. Suddenly a company of Cossacks appeared on the crest of a hill and began to descend. They were followed by infantry. The Japanese gunners promptly pursued them with shrapnel. Horses and men began fall- ing. “A moment of harrowing suspense was relieved by a shout of ‘Hurrahy “It was from a couple of thousand Russian troops just brought up by train. They quickly jumped from the cars, fixed bayonets and literally ran into the fight. 5 “Again the crackle of musketr. un- der cover, during which the retiring Russian regiments formed uo and moved off in complete order toward tue 1ailrcad. While a long line of commissariat wagons eseorted by Cos- sacks took to the road a bati:cy of Liorse artillery stationed near the rail- read banged away furiously-as 1 cove evc@d the retreat. The Japanese rlhells were falling on the station buildings, from which train - after tra'n had moved. - % “I descended the hill and just suc- ceeded in jumping on the footboard of the last car. Some of the Russian batteries on the left flank were still firing. The main force then began slowly to retreat toward Vantsialin (thirty miles north of Vafangow) and about 1 in the afternoon had accom- | plished its strategic mission. The bat-} tle of Vafangow had deflected consid- erable Japanese forces from Port Arthur. WENT INTO BATTLE SINGING. “The fighting was glorious. For two days the Russian regiments val- orously maintained their positions and | took the offensive on the left, so press- ing the enemy there that a, couple of Japanese batteries fell into the Cos- sacks’ hands. The Russian soldiers | went into battle singing, their spirits not affected by the flerce heat and furfous cannonading, whose intensity may be gauged from the influence it had on the atmospheric conditions. |stern. At 6 o'clock in the eveninz she Rain drops fell like tears at the height | was completely submerged. Captain of the battle, although the day dawn- [ Campbell, the English master of the ed clear. transport, jumped overboard at 2 “Many Russians have fallen, but a greater number of Japanese were killed. The Russian shells and bullets mowed them down like wheat. The whole valley was bestrewn with the corpses and the river Tassa ran red. But it was with Japanese more than with Russian blood. “I left on the last train with Gen- eral Stakelberg. This train collided with the one preceding it near Vant- sialin, but it was not damaged. “When passing Kaichou we three Japanese cruisers. “The railroad north was ocupied by Russian troops. The Russians say that the Japanese cannot ~advance much further north, even when they recover from the effects of the battle of Vafangow.” saw . REINFORCEMENTS ‘CARRY DAY AT VAFANGOW. + PLIN T0 FIGHT A VEAR HENCE Chicago Employers Give No- tice That They Will Begin War on Teamsters’ Union el PREPARING CAMPAIGN | Association Orders Members to Sign No Contracts Ex- tending Beyond May 1 CHICAGO, June 17.—The Employ- ers’ Association of Chicago has set May 1, 1905, as the date for a general contest with the Teamsters’ Union. A resolution carrying this decision, re- cently passed by the executive board, has just been made public. The or- ganization in the meantime will pre- pare for the struggle: The resolution follows: “Resolved, That this association in- structs its members to refuse to sign any exclusive union or ‘closed shep’ contracts with any local of the Team- sters’ Union and that no contract of any sort be signed with them which shall extend beyond or expire after May 1, 1905.” Ever since the association was formed this one labor organization has been its chief stumbling block. Owing to their strategic position the drivers have been able to force “closed shop” agreements in almost every case. They also have secured repeated wage in- creases. A principle of the association is the “open shop.” With the exception of two or three, however, all agreements signed in the year with the union pro- vide for the exclusive employment of its members. ' e HEROES ARE EULOGIZED. Sons of American Revolution Show Patriotism at Banquet. The California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution com- memorated Bunker Hill anniversary with a banquet at the Occidental Hotel last evening. Colonel A, D. Cut- ler presided at the function, which was largely attended. Speeches shd songs made up the programme of the evening. Judge' Henry C. Dibble delivered the response to the toast, “The Battle of Bunker Hill,” and was followed by Edgar Hills Adams, who recited Holmes' poem, “Grandmother’s Story of the Battle.” A toast to General ‘Warren was answered by Reginald H. Webster and “The Three British Of- ficers” was the theme of Colonel Charles A, Coolidge’s address. The concluding speech of the evening was delivered by John A. Hosmer, who elo- quently eulogized General Putnam. B — Miss Woodward Improving. ST. LOUIS, June 17.—The condition of Miss Annie Woodward of Santa Barbara, Cal., who was bruised late last night by the collision of a car- riage with a Delmar trolley car, has greatly improved. She will, ‘it is ex- pected, be about again/in a few days. —_——— Death of Admiral Greer. WASHINGTON, June 17.—Rear Ad- miral James N. Grear, U. 8. N., re- tired, died to-day, aged 72 years. —_———— LEE CHUCK WILL STAY. — The Chinese Government refuses to allow Lee Chuck, the murderer, to return to his native country, He will be sent to a hosvital for the insane. Continued From Page 1, Column 5. although it i.s believed that General Stakelberg will continue to retire to the northward. It is possible, how- ever, that reinforcements are being sent to his support. This might be in- ferred from a significant message just received from one of thé correspond- ents at Tashichia reporting an enor- mous movement of troops, including cavalry and infantry, along the rail- road, but the correspondent was not allowed to say in which direction the troops were marching. It may be therefore reinforcements moving to support General Stakelberg or the force of that commander retiring to the northward. The message also says that the whereabouts of Major General Mistchesko is not known and this latter statement may be pregnant with significance. s LSS CORRESPONDENT IN Russian Soldiers Place Him in Prison at Port Arthur. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 17.—A cablegram to the Indianapolis News from Stanley Washburn, special war correspondent of the Chicago Néws at Chefu, says that Hector Fuller, staft war correspondent of the Indianapolis News, has been captured by four Rus- sian soldiers and taken to Port Arthur. Fuller was blindfolded and placed in prison. The State Department at Washington was notified last Wednesday that Ful- ler, who started from Chefu in an open boat with two Chinese oarsngen for Port Arthur, had landed in the vicinity of the latter city about June 12. WASHINGTON, June 17.—The State Department has received the following reply from Minister Griscom at Tokio in response to its inquiry regarding the disappearance of Hector Fuller, the In- dianapolis war correspondent: “Washburn of Chicago News states that Fuller was arrested at Port Arthur on the 13th inst. bR i BEGINS WORK OF WRECKING. JAIL. Japanese Government Hopes to Save the Sungari and Variag. SEOUL, Korea, June 17.—The Japan- ese Government has commenced the wrecking of the steamer Sungari, which was destroyed at Chemulpo by the Russians at the beginning of hostil- ities. The Mitsu Bishi Company has secured the contract for the work and an American named Koen is in charge of the operations. The Sugari was gut- ted by fire and some of her lighter works were warped by the heat, but otherwise she did not sustain much damage. It is hoped that she can be raised in two months. It is expected that the work of wrecking the Russian cruiser Variag, which has been proceeding slowly, will be turned over to this same company. The Variag was lost at the same time as the Sungari. Nothing but the brass work of the gunboat Koreitz, the third vessel de- stroyed by the Russians at Chemulpo, can be saved. ot TR S ¢ DINE WITH BARON KOMURA. Assistant Secretary Peirce and Wife Are Entertained at Tokio. TOKIO, June 17.—Herbert H. D. Peirce, Third Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, and Mrs. Peirce were received to-day by Baron Komura, the Japanese Foreign Minister, and dined with the Baron to-night. Peirce is inspecting the American consular service in the Far BEast. —— e e INVOLUNTARY i Bachman & Co.. Bros. & Co. trauss & Co. ‘and, Payot, Upham & creditors of the Kragen-Bambei of this city, filed a petition States District Court i Co., rger Compa in the United to have the last named firm declared an involuntary in- solvent. They declare that on May 7 the firm an --:anqn to(lllluwvmfioc- benefit of its itors, R. Havens for the {SIXTY DIE AT EL COBRE FLOOD BRINGS DEATH T0 MANY Recent Heavy Rain in Cuba Inundates Villages and Causes Heavy Loss of Life Incomplete List Contains Names of More Than One Hundred Vietims of Storm SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 17.— The recent fall of fourteen inches of rain in flve hours accompanying a hufricane has resulted in the death of more than 100 persops. The most se- vere loss was at the village of EI Cobre, where some sixty persons were drowned. The river rose rapidly, de- stroying the lower part of the village. Bodies were carried eight miles to the bay. Thirty bodies were recovered. Six persons were drowned at Daiquiri, fourteen at El Caney and many in the surrounding country. The list is still incomplete. All the bridges at Cobre, several at Daiquiri and four of the Centrgl Railroad’'s bridges and miles of the track have been destroyed. In the wreck of the relief train at Moron two employes were killed. No trains arrived from Saturday to Thursday and all the telegraph lines and cables are interrupted. One hun- dred and fifty houses were destroyved or damaged in Santiago and five per- sons lost their lives. In and about Santiago the property loss is enormous at the mines, on the railroads and in cattle and merchandise. The weather has been fair since yesterday morning. are being furnished by survivors. + private homes and last night the larg- to the Emperor Kwang-Su, President Roosevelt, Wong Kim, the organizer; Chan Kei, the president; cueless Chinese of San Franecisco. in the Chinese calendar. of the dragon boat runs as follows: Many years ago Wat Yuen, a loyal- hearted noble of the Celestial kingdom, who had served his country and sov- ereign faithfully, was forgotten when the royal favors were dispensed. Later when his services were recalled to the IAN TROOPS DISPLAY GREAT VALOR AT THE BATTLE OF VAFANGOW MANY ESCAPE AFTER ATTACK ON TRANSPORTS Commander of the Troops Kills Himself After Burn- ing-the Flag. Second Mate Also Commits Suicide in Preference to Being Captured. ——— TOKIO, June 17.—Details is connec- tfon with the sinking of the Japanese tiansport Hitachi by Russian warships The Russian ships were sighted at 7 o'clock in the morning and in response to a signal the Hitachi was stopped, but at 10 o'clock got under way again and at- tempted to escape. The Russians fol- | lowed and opened a heavy fire directed ! about the water line with the evident | intention of destroying the troops on board. The fire was terrific and In a few minutes the decks were covered with corpses and awash with blood. One shell which struck the engin2 room killed two hundred men. The shin be- gan to fill and sunk gradually by th: o'clock in the afternoon and is num- bered among the missing. The chief engineer was killéd on the | bridge. The commander of the troops| ordered the flag to be burned and| then killed himself. The second mate ! committed suicide. Many of the crew | and troops escaped in the boats. The transport Sado is badly dam- aged. She sighted the Russian ships thirty-five miles west of Shiro Island. Their signals to stop were unheeded, so the Russians opened fire and signal- ed for those on board the Sado to leave the ship. Upon that the crew took to the boats and in this way many escaped when the ship was eventually fired by the enemy. The number of men on board the two transports and the list of casual- ties are not as yet obtainable, ALL CHINATOWY HOLDS. FEASTS Festival of Dragon Boat Celebrated in Houses and in All The Restaurants CUSTOM CENTURIES OLD Much of Tts Significance Lost by Being Brought to Chinese Born in America Yesterday all Chinatown celebrated the Dragon Boat festival. Feasts were served in the public restaurants and | est restaurant in the quarter was the scene of| great festivity. At the res- taurant the Chinese Military Corps was entertained by the Sheung Mo Hok Tong Military Association. Speeches by Wong Kim, Dr. Gardiner, Major Falkenberg and others were followed by the presentation of the Chinese| dragon flag and the Stars and Stripes by Dr. Gardiner to the Sheung Mo Hok Tong Military Association. Toasts and to the The holiday is one of the most noted The legend memory of the King, he was ordered to the palace to receive his reward. But he had learned not to put his trust in princes, and rather than accept the belated kindness he threw himself into the river. So, full of admiration PR RN . L for this unprecedented act of humility, 00 SUFFERS CREAT DANACE More Than $20.000 Will Be Required to Repair the Injury to the Big Vessel HULK NOT BADLY HURT By Flooding the Ship With Water Flames Were Con- fined to One Compartment PR SR SEATTLE, June —The damage to the steamship Ohio, which caught fire at Moran’s shipyards shortly after mid- night, is estimated at between $20,000 and $25,000. i The flames were confined by flooding the ship with water to a single com- partment in the after part of the ship. The steerage berths and woodwork were eaten away, but so far as exam- ination this morning shows none of the steel frames or plates of the vessel were warped. The fire originated in this part of the steerage, but investigation has yet failed to reveal the cause. The Ohio was built in Philadelphia in 1873. Her gross tonnage is 3488. She is 343 feet long, 43 feet beam and 24.9 feet deep. For many years the Ohio ran out of New York, and at one time was one of the greyhounds of the At- lantic. In 1898 the Empire Transporta- tion Company, former owners of the ship, sent her around the Horn with the Indiana, Conemaugh and Pennsyl- vania, and entered them in the trans- port service out of San Franeisco. In 1908 the Ohio was placed on the Nome run and continued in that service until this s’ring, when she was pur- chased by the Moran Brothers’ Com- pany, who contemplated spending $100,- 000 in refitting and repairing the vessel. —_———————— SAVED FROM DROWNING BY TWO YOUNG MEN Young Woman While Bathing Is Sink- ing Third Time When Res- cuers Appear. SONOMA, June 17.—Miss Margaret Mahoney of San Francisco narrowly escaped drowning this morning while bathing in Sonoma Creek near the El Verano Villa. Miss Mahcney got be- yond her depth and would have drown- ed had it not been for the heroism of Thomas Lewis and J. Devine of San Francisco. The young woman sank twice and was about to go down for the third time when Lewis hastenea to the res- cue. As he reached her side he was | seized by the drowning woman and | had it not been for J. Devine, both | Miss Mahoney and Lewis would have lost their lives. Devine succeeded in getting the woman to shore and im- mediately summoned medical aid. Af- ter two hours the young woman was restored to consciousness, but little hope is entertained for her recovery. ————————— PRESIDENT AND MOODY TALK ABOUT CHANGES Secretary of the Navy May Not Take Knox's Place Until After July. WASHINGTON, June 17.—Secretary Moody returned to Washington this morning from Massachusetts, where he has been for several days, and had con- ference with the President and Attor- ney General Knox, at which the retire- ment of the latter and accession of Moody to his place was discussed. It is stated that Knox will not be able to vacate his office to accept the new appointment as Senator until about July 1, because of a number of details which he wishes to see closed up, so Moody will not take his place at the head of the Department of Jus- tice until after that date. : Moody also discussed with the Presi- dent on the question of his successor, but as far as can be learned there has been no decision on this matter, and it is still in the air. ENGINE STRIKES WAGON.—While cross- ing the Southern Pacific tracks near Fifth and Townsend streets yesterday a wagon driven by Remiglo Mondoro was struck by a switch engine. The wagon was smashed to eplinters, but the driver escaped with a few bruises. DR. PIERCE’'S REMEDIES. 8. BB cmpvomsmmis Ryrs iz s - —— LABOR AGITATOR REMOVED FROM TRUSTED POSITIONS TR A . Striking Freight Handlers Still at Outs With Employers and Non- Union Men Retain Jobs. == Rudolf Speck, secretary-treasurer of the Brewery Drivers’ Union, delegate to the Labor Council and member of the Stablemen’s Union, was re- moved from his several positions and expelled from the Labor Council last night as a result of alleged misapprop- riation of the union’s funds, The striking freight handlers have failed to reach an agreement with their emplovers and the non-union men are still at work. The police force in the striking district has been lessened. The | strikers’ headquarters are closed, but| It i their pickets are still making their; rounds. ———— Partners Wang to Dissolve. WILLOWS, June 17.—W. F. Miller, Marsh Miller and. Joseph Shockley, comprising the firm of W. Frank Mil- ler & Co. of Butte City, decided to dis- solve partnership, but being unable to arrange satisfactory terms of disso- Ilution, they have applied for the ap- pointment of a receiver. The firm is the largest mercantile house it east- ern Glenn County. ———— BURNELL BOOKED FOR ROBBERY.—J. C. Campbell, the Eddy-street car whose car was held up and robbery. booked on the charge at the City police have as yet been trace of i find Burnell's eomnnl::‘ w4 byt .regardless of the fishes. the anniversary of the same was set apart as a national holiday, and the fifth day of the fifth month is observed by the patriotic Cl.namen throughout the world. In order to rescue his corpse from the fishes, long boats are manned by many men, and the first to arrive at the goal is supposed to be the fortun- ate savior. As these boats move along, the mo- P tion of the long oars resemble the| wJenjoyed good health until legs of the Chinese dragon, and the | 280 when I noticed my back rowers rise and stand in their seats, | JNeaty; it became sore and lam thus completing the resemblance to the dragon’s body. A drummer accom- panies each boat to beat time. A peculiar preparation of hulled rice, ; { soaked in lye and wrapped in palm | Vork wi leaves, is thrown out to the hungry ;’ to restrain their appetites and not feast | rohe! upon the remains of the drowned hero. | sleep. Wi s called “chung,” which is a pun on the Chinese word for faithfulness, | m3;! which is “chung” also. In all the|:! grocery stores in Chinatown piles of “chung” have been exposed for sale, for a week past, and the small boy has held a feast on his own account, | he failure of the general health. an’s entire being is centered in her wom- Here and there may be found a few |anly nature. When the delicate womanly faithful hearts who remember the|OTganism is attacked by disease; when u is ity or a di: able drain; legend, ana repest s the boats rush | et & Jegulariy ora Sismgreeable dra; B health will reflect the progress “Wat Yuen chi nik shuie: ., in ina:d;: :c“kx& nerv- veung king to. ousness, backache, headache, loss of appe- jumped into the water. Who arrives m;nlnd dfi"i‘:*"&-e'mxw g ” sure b - first to rescue him. A of Buffalo, N. Y., pro- Medical prietors Pierce”: vori Prescri 2 ::'aumxmm“ FARIORS EI0NIC_tult. | tiow, lla:{hm'afl'cr%;rp:md“fmu a Drum ai Bugle Corps. ecomposed ; members of California Parior’ No. 1. N. cured of who cannot Leucorrhea, Fe- e % | male or Falliog of W., will give jc at Sunset Parl weakness, Prolapsus, goomiato o o Imomh. All they ask is a fair and reasona- Santa Cruz Mountains, on Sunday, Jul: l: The invitations bear the injunction, "Lfln‘ trial of their means of cure. l Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets regulate the and have a good time with the boys of Cali- ¢ fornia Drum and Bugle Corps.” stomach, liver and bowels,