The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1904, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1904. SEA COMMERCE |JAPANESE ATTACK AND CAPTURE DISMANTLED RUSSIAN DESTROYER IS IN DANGER ‘ Important Conference Called “to Consider Trade Rela- tions With the Far East MERCHANT LEA Government May Be Asked S WAY to Give Protection to Pa- cific Commercial Liners AR 3 The refusal of the steamship lines en- arrying trade between the anc and the Orient nt consigned to a mining orea has led to a call for irectors of the merce, the Board of neisco, the Manufac- Association and held ' Association, to be f the Chamber of oon. The purpose of is to discuss the situa- s to the commerce of Paci asy with the Orient and take such action as may be neces- all the attention of the of State at Washington and wishes of the people of »ortant results may fol- tives of the steamship it at the conference. d to have orig- Carrigan of the & Hayden Com- is for Korea which transportation this Whe ther e ‘was sco, Carrigan prepa hat was sent to the g which he sets they appeared to “this condition to continue for sixty or ninety ion of our trade with will undoubtedly be . to the seri- anent loss of San of trade shows 1d up with for- that to maintain ch trade calls for con- 1 attention, and if such er channels if recovered at all, ed only after years of ther words, the fabric i and d their directors to the at which issues of be discussed. Mr. that the merchants rers of San Francisco ately recognize their > steamship suance of such conference appeal to Govern- such protection of non-con- aband cargoes as will enable the or- dinary comm: of this port to pro- ceed undisturbed At the o ence to-day a special committee may be appointed to secure prote m for. the manufacturers, car- riers and erchants of the entire Pa- cific Coast, from San Diego to feattle, by clearly defining their rights :nd ob- in the foreign trade, which has ligat the premises in order to rve built up to its present condition - of hard labor and large outlay J, and to permit and foster the n of euch trade. o ARE SAFE FROM VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON New Parcels Post Treaty Is Now in Effect Between This Country and Japan. With the steamship companies re- freight to Japanese public may fall back on the parcels post, a treaty for which has Just been concluded betwen this coun- try and Japan. Goods, whether con- iraband or not, under the care of Uncle Sam’s postage stamps may bia defiance to all the squadrons that Viadivostok can turn out. The treaty between the two nations went into effect August 1 and the postoffice clerks are now receiving mailed parcels for any point in Japan. The postage is 12 cents a pound or the fraction thereof and the weight limit i four pounds six ounces. The limis in length is three feet and a half and the combined length and girth of the ckage must not exceed six feet. The ue limit is $50. ——— ETATE BOARD OF TRADE EXCURSION STARTS TO-DAY Travels by Special Train and by Stages on Tour of the Big Basin. The California State Board of Trade excursion to the Big Basin will take place to-day. The start will be made from the foot.of Market street by the narrow gauge line at 3:15. The party, numbering 100, will travel by special train this afternoon to Boulder Creek. 'The return will take place Sunday af- ternoon. The Boulder Creek people will give & bullshead breakfast to the party at the Big Basin. Receptions at Boulder Creek and at Santa Cruz are on the programme. At Santa Cruz the excursionists will be taken sea- MAILS ports the Party ward to view the illuminations and | fireworks on the Santa Cruz beach. The party will travel in care of Sec- retary L. M. Fletcher. Chas. Keilus & Co. Bt w51 vp High-Grade Clothiers No Branch Stores. No Agents. WHERE THE TAILOR FAILS TO PUT CORRECT STYLE INTO YOUR CLOTHES ‘“WE ARE THERE WITHTHE 600D-8.” MOST SMART DRESSERS ENOW THIS TO BE A FACT. 132 Kearny Street Thurlow Block PLACED | Which Invades Disab UN Mosquito Vessels of Togo’s Fleet Send Boarding Party, | led Slav Craft, Drives the Crew Overboard and Hoists the Mikado's Flag. B Sl R o Special Dispat. CHEFU, Aug. 12.—Japanese naval of- ficers have committed a grave breach of international rights that may at once involve their nation in difficulties with China, or, if China fail te act, with the ally of Russia. They have attacked, captured and towed from the harbor of Chefu a dismantled Russian torpedo- boat destroyer that had been placed under the protection of the Chinese Government. The seizure of the vessel was attended by a fierce fight, in which the Russian commander was killed. Immediately after the arrival here of the Ryeshitelni with news that the Russian fleet had escaped from Port Arthur, Chinese Admiral Sah board her and demanded that she either dis- arm and disable her engines or leave i i { port. The captain of the Russian v sel accepted the former alternative. The Ryeshitelni was dismantled and was assigned by Admiral Sah to a per- manent anchorage, where she was to have remained until the end of the war. During the night two Japanese tor- pedo-boat destroyers which had fol- lowed the Ryeshitelni from Port Arthur stole into the harbor under cover of darkness and showing no lights. When their presence was discovered, after midnight, they were visited by the Chinese admiral, with the same de- mand that had been made to the Rus- sian captain. RUSSIAN VESSEL ATTACKED. Ignoring his demand, at 3:30 o’clock 3 this morning the Japanese destroyers, | which were the Asashio and the Ryeshitelni. After a fierce fight the boarding party hoisted the Japanese flag on the Ryeshitelni and towed her out of the harbor in a northerly direc- tion. Of her crew of forty-seven, seventeen | have been accounted for. Captain Shestakovsky is reported killed. Seven swam ashore, landing near the Ameri- can Consulate. Some were picked up by sampans, and three, including a lieutenant, were rescued by a light- ship. The Japanese claim that they sent in a gig to the Ryeshitelni, under a flag of truce, a lieutenant and interpreter, who made a demand that the Russians come outside and fight.. The Russian captain replied that his ship had been disarmed, her engines disabled and that the vessel was in the hands of the Chinese. The Japanese were asked to i stigate the disarmament. The JapaneSe interpreter claims that he overheard the Russian captain give < soon | Ka- | sumi, sent a boarding party against the | ch to The Call | a hurried order in a low tone, the words ! not being distinguishable to the inter- preter. Immediately, it is alleged, the | captaln seized the Japanese lieutenant !'and jumped overboard with him. Meanwhile the Japanese destroyers | had their searchlights turned on the | Russian ship. From the deck of the | lightship observers could see this act, which was followed by the shooting of rifles and saber strokes and Russians jumping overboard. JAPANESE HOIST THEIR FLAG. The fighting had lasted ten minutes, when an explosion followed. The ex- j Plosion blew away the ,main bridge, | but did no damage to the hull. The Russians by this time were mostly all | overboard. The Japanese at once | hoisted-their flag. | Presently a searchlight from the | Chinese cruiser Haichi disclosed a | Chinese cutter alongside the Asashio. It remained there only a minute and then went alongside the Kasumi, | where it stopped an equal length of | time. The cutter then returned to the | Haichi, | The inaction of the Chinese fleet is | unexplained so far. It is believed seri- ous international complications will re- sult from the incident. There are unconfirmed stories in cir- culation that the Japanese fired at the Russians when they were in the water and that they refused to rescue any of them. The Japanese Consul claims that the | Japanese ships were ignorant of the dismantling of the Ryeshitelni. An As- sociated Press representative, however, informed the Japanese naval officers of the fact when he visited the two Japa- nese destroyers at 2:30 o'clock this morning, soon after Admiral Sah’s visit. The passengers brought here aboard the Ryeshitelni include two women, one of whom is believed to be the wife of General Stoessel, commander of the military forces at Port Arthur. The disarmament of the Ryeshitelnl was completed last night and her flag was hauled down, the crew singing the national anthem. Tears coursed down the cheeks of Captain Shes kovsky during the ceremony. It was evident all the preceding day that the necessity of abandening his ship, which had served him so well, great- | ly affected the captain, who won con~ | siderable renown while at Port Ar- | thur. Tt is thought that when he dis- | cerned the purpose of the Japanese {hl‘ rave a hurried order to blow up | the ship, intending to end his life and that of his assailants with the ship. MOTHER MAKES LIVING IN THE TIVOLI CHORUS Helen 1. Peters Gets Divorce Because Husband Neglects Her—Other Divorces Granted. The mother of a nine-year-old crip- pled boy has been earning a living for herself and child as a chérus gir! on the Tivoli stage. Yesterday, on the ground of neglect, Judge Hunt grant- ed her a divorce from her husband and ordered him to pay her $25 a month alimony. The chorus girl is Helen L Peters and her husband was Prentice C. Peters, a former member of the police force and, until July 16, a liquor salesman for Hotalins & Co. They were married on November 3, 1893. Judge Hunt also granted a divorce to Ella Phillips from Edward Phillips for cruelty. Among the acts of in- humar. treatment to- which the wife |test:fied was his threat at a Thanks- giving dinner to cut her throat with the carving knife. Other divorces were graated by Judge Hunt to Ellen C. Burve from William Burke for desertion; by Judge Seawell to Kate Tobin from James E. Tobin for cruelty; by Judge Kerrigan to Marion L. Ball from Charles H Ball for neglect and cruel O'Brien from Edward O’ neglect and cruelty. A suit for maintenance was filed hy Minnie Gay against Frank Gay, asking for $40 a month and $100 attorney’'s fees. She obtained a restraining or- der from Judge Kerrigan to prevent Gay from collecting $950 due to him on the sale of a drug store at Sutter and Fillmore streets to Donlon & Peek. She declares the store was pur- ‘,chased by him with money she sup- | plied out of her separate funds. Suits for divorce were filed yester- day by Kittie Hardie against Theodor | Hardie for neglect; by Charles A. | Wyse against Ella Wyse for desertion; by Maria Shustir against Joseph Shu- stir, desertion; by Rosalie M. Willer- |ling against Charles Willerling, deser- | tion. ——e————— REPRESENTS HIMSELF AS A WEALUTHY MINING MAN Warrant Out for Arrest of George E. Bosworth on Charge of Defraud- ing an Innkeeper. Mrs. Margaret Adams, who keeps a | lodging-house at 29 Eddy street, se- cured a warrant yesterday for the ar- |rest of George E. Bosworth on a charge of defrauding an innkeeper. She was accompanied by Bosworth’'s wife and his mother-in-law. It is claimed that Bosworth represented himself as a wealthy mining man and invited the young lady” who subse- quently became his wife, and her mother, to live at 29 Rddy street, where he had a room. They contin- ued to live there after the marriage, about a month ago, until Bosworth disappeared a few days ago without paying his room rent. He is supposed to have left the city. “I found,” said Mrs. Bosworth, a. tall, willowy brunette, “that my hus- band was nothing but an adventurer. He paid the clergyman who married us with a check which was fictitious. He borrowed my gold watch and pawned it and also borrowed as much money as he could from me and my mother. I hope he is caught.” — e The Tiniest of Manuscripts. One of the tiniest manuscripts ever recorded is a little Bible in a walnut shell the size of a small hen's egg, an account of which has been preserved |- among the Harleian manuscripts by Peter Bales, clerk of the chancerv. It contained as an Englishman and a -t ONE WOMAN'S STRANGE POWER OVER ANOTHER Mrs. Cords Said to Have Borrowed Large Sums From Mrs. Clark on Unsecured Notes. A suit was begun in the Superior Court yesterday for the recovery of | #18,225, alleged to be-due on seven promissory notes executed in 1901 and 19202 by Mathilde R. (ords in favor of Ann E. Clark. The /notes are unse- | cured and represent money borrowed from a woman now dead. Mrs. Clark died January 21, 1903, and her estate is being administered in Sacramento County by Mrs. Rose M. Biggs and Mrs. Addie Clark Ndrton, Mrs. Clark’s daughters, who are the plaintiffs in the action for the recovery of the money. Their attorney is J. C. Bates. | The first note was dated March 8, 11901, and was for $5000. Another one for the same amount was dated July 17, and the others were for from $125 to $3500. Attorney Bates declares that Mrs. Cords was a stranger to the woman | from whom she succeeded in borrow- |ing such large sums and that Mrs. | Clark, although more than 70 years old, was apparently in her right mind. Irs. Cords obtained the large. loans {and gave her unsecured notes there- | for Besides getting all of the money | Mrs. Clark had on deposit in a local | bank, it is said that the old lady bor- rowed between $6000 and $8000 from D. O. Mills & Co in order to accommo- date the demands of Mrs. Cords. The borrower is the secretary of the Pine Needle Company at 364 Sutter street. —_——— Curious Facts About India. India is perhaps most commonly known to us as a land of famines and plague and cholera and a population of 300,000,000. The recent blue book issued by England tells some astound- ing facts about the Indian people. The death rate is given as 17.3 for Upper Burma, 44.1 for Punjab, an average of 3149, or just double the average in England and Wales. And yet in spite of that, the birth rate for the country was 39.4 per 1000, two and one-half times that of England and Wales, and rising in one province to the enormous figure of 66.9. It nowhere fell below 23.9. The normal figures are hardly less definite. To keep these millions in or- der 150,000 police sufficed. " Crime is on the decrease. The prison population dropped ‘to 93,760 from 105,013 in 1900. The people are supposed to be flliter- ate, yet they managed to dispatch 520,568,125 letters during the year, and the number is incréasing annually at the rate ‘of - 25,000,000 “Sherlock Holmes” and “Mrs. Caudle’s Curtain Lectures” gre ;fthe preferred books from the outside world.—Boston Tran- script. ‘Worth of the FRESHEST AND BEST DISTRIBUTED ¥REE BY THE CALL TO ITS WANT AD PATRONS. s A pound can of FOLGER'S GOLDEN GATE COFFEE WILL BE GIVEN FREE TO EVERY WANT ADVERTISER - IN NEXT SUNDAY’S CALL. ©nly one can of this high /3. A » i O SR £ W 2 _ class coffee will be given to a ~ want advertiser, and none but those P! a bona fide want ad to the business office of this paper on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for insertion in THE WANT COLUMNS OF NEXT SUNDAY'S CALL ‘Will be entitled to receive this many leaves as a large Bible and as much reading matter on each page. With a powerful glass it could be read easily. The author of this tiniest book |- on record lived in the time of Queen Elizabeth, and in 1575 presented her Majesty with the Lord’s prayer, the creed, ten commandments, two short Latin prayers, his own name ana motto and the date, all written on a bit of paper the size of a finger-nail, premium. . and set in a ring of gold covered with See announcement, classified a crystal. In this case also a magni- pages. - . — fying glass made the writing quite legible.—Boston Transcribt. DER CHINESE PROTECTION IN NEUTRAL Slav Fleet Cnt;_'fifi'ollgh Ad- miral Togo’s Cordon of Warships. —_———— Forced by Japanese Land Batteries to Leave the Harpor. ———— Continued From Page 1, Column 4. The result of the battle was not known in Port Arthur and nothing definite yhad been learned regarding either squadron, except that the Russian ves- sels did not return. Wednesday is said to have been chosen for the escape of the Russian warships at Port Arthur because the Japanese fleet was then exhausted by the constant bombardment of the two previous nights. The fleet left Port Arthur in response to imperative or- ders from Vice Admiral Skrydloff. A semi-official telegram reports that the Russian. battleships Pobieda and Retvizan have returned damaged, to Port Arthur. An official source here reports the sighting of sixteen Russian warships last night in the vicinity of Chefu. It Is alleged that the Russian hospital ship Mongolia, carrying women and children, which left Port Arthur with the squadron, will go to Shanghai. The Russian battleship Revizan was hit seventeen times during the recent bombardment of Port Arthur, but was ‘only slightly damaged. The Japanese fleet has been direct- | ing its fire against the dockyards, at Port Arthur. One hundred shells dropped on a spot from which a pow- der magazine had recently been re- moved. | The Japanese are reported to be lack- ing'in sufficient large guns. The pres- ent supply is mostly from the fleet. _Captain Shestakovsky, of the Rus- sian torpedo-boat destroyer, which ar- rived here this morning, reports that a Japanese cruiser and a gunboat were damaged during the past week. He is | mot positive, however, that they sank. It is reported that the Japanese pro- tected cruiser Kasaga was sunk off Round Island in the recent engage- ment. Round Island is forty-eight miles east of Port Arthur. The Russian ships before Port Arthur took on stores, machinery and ship repairing. ol I WILL SAIL WITH CONTRABAND. leaving board heavy materials for Tremont to Leave Seattle With a Large Cargo for Japan. SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—When the Boston Steamship Company's liner Tremont sails from here on Saturday morning she will carry 14,000 tons of freight for the Orient, including a vast amount of foodstuffs for Japan. In the cargo now being loaded are 280,000 sacks of flour, of which 100,- 000 sacks are going to China and the remainder to Japan. The vessel also will carry about 400 tons of field supplies for the army in the Philippines, but no arms or ammunition. l Russia Will Not Recede. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 11.—At the Foreign Office here the question of revising the list of contraband is not under consideration and there is little likelihood of any modifications being made in the Russian declarations at present. Nevertheless the Novostl urges the acceptance of the American and British views in order to prevent causes for discontent among neutral pOWers. —_— TORONTO SUITS THE PRINTERS Canadian City Is Selected as Next Meeting Place of the Typographical Union oy \ ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11.—The Interna- tional Typographical Union convention to-day selected Toronto, Canada, as the place at which to hold the next annual convention. During to-day’s session it was voted to Incréease the annual salaries of the president and secretary-treasurer from $1800 to $2500. The matter was then re- ferred to the referendum for final ac- tion. The report of the committee on re- ports of officers showed the growth of the International Typographical Union during the past year. The report also declared the union officers unalterably opposed to open shops. The report was unanimously ac- cepted. A sharp tilt occurred between Dele- gate William A. Greene of Indianap- olis and President Lynch over the pub- lication of a letter reflecting on a can- didate during the last campaign. Delegate Greene accused President Lynch with having resorted to some alleged questionable methods to secure the defeat of a candidate for president during the last campaign. President Lynch took the floor and denied that he had resorted to the measures charged. Delegate Greene charged President Lynch with falsehood. Instantly the convention was in com- motion. After considerable discussion the mo- tion was referred back to the commit- tee on laws for further consideration. ——————— Duties in Canal Zone. In connection with the report from Panama of dissatisfaction with the requirements that steamers clearing from La Boca must receive their clearance papers from the American authorities, it is stated by the Pana- ma Canal Commission that there can be no- possible misinterpretation of the. canal treaty involved in that or- der. La Boca, it is pointed out, fa about a mile back from the ocean and i8 clearly within the canal zone. The Panamans also complain of the diffi- culty of replacing the revenue lost to the republic by allowing from the United States to enter the canal zone free of duty, which they fear will be smuggled into the Panama republic. The provision for this free entry was made so as to conform to other ports of American territory. Al whether free or dutiable entering the canal zone in any way must come through the custom house of the re- spective collection districts, and the governor of the canal zone is already authorized make an agreement with the President of Panama for co-opera- tion of the customs services of the two governments to prevent frauds and smuggling. R HARBOR OF CHEFU Fanatical Valor of Japanese and Dogged Resistance of Russians Will Make the Story of Port Arthur's Siege One of the Most Thrilling in the History of Warfare. Special Cable to The Call and New Y ork Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. CHEFU, Aug. 11.—Officers of the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rye- shitelni_express the opinion that Port Arthur cannot be taken. They said to-day ‘that the surroundings of the town were covered with corpses, but the Russian Josses were small. The Russian fleet that left the har- bor consisted of six battleships and four cruisers. Four gunboats and half of the torpedo flotilla remained behind. The Russians intend to proceed to, Vladlvo*ok, where, it is hoped, the fleet will be reinforced by some cruis- ers purchased from Argentina. Three days ago the Japanese at- tacked the main line of fortifications. The infantry made recklessly brave bayonet charges and the Russians re- plied in a similar manner. Steel to steel conflicts took place and whole regiments were annihilated. STOESSEL CHEERS HIS MEN. The Russians were worn out from’ their heavy duty, and men dropped from exhaustion by the side of their guns, General Stoessel rode along the line, urging them to be brave for God and their fatherland. At daylight the Japanese concentrat- ed their reserves and made one final attack, in which they swept the Rus- sians back and captured Taku Moun- tain. In one fortifled position, out of a force of 200 men only two survived. hllnre than half succumbed to exhaus- tion. On Tuésday last the Russiang made a stealthy attack, crawling among rocks and up mountainsides. The first line‘rushed the Japanese outposts and fighting ensued at close quarters. Simultaneously the Russian fleet opened fire with its guns. Finally Taku Mofintain was recaptured by the Rus- sians, who now hold the main line. The carnage is described as ghastly. FIGHTING IS TERRIFIC. LIAOYANG, Aug. 11.—A refugee from Port Arthur says the defenders of the fortress remain all day at their posts in spite of the awful heat, the women heroically carrying water to the parched soldiers, although not a sin- gle space within the perimeter of the fortress is free from bullets and burst- ing shells. Sometimes the whole fort- ress seems enveloved in smokes from the countless shell explosions. There was a memorable sight from the Wolf hills when the Japanese at- tacked the Russian positions there on July 25. Five Japanese divisions moved across the plain to the assault, under c2ver of their guns. The onsei was so desperate that it almost verged on frenzy. It was said at Port Arthur that Field Marshal Oyama cymmanded the Japanese forces in person and scv- eral Princes of the blood and veteran generals led the attacking forces, giv- ing surpassing examvles of courage. The Japanese artillery received a fresh supply of ammunition the . previous evening, and never before was there such a terrifi hail of projectiles, but the efforts of the Japapese were .un- avalling against the determined stand of the Russians, who proved them- selves worthy suns of the defenders of Sebastopol, and the attack was re- pulsed with enormous losses. The ref gee gives the Russian losses at 1500 and those of the Japanese at 10,000. After the battle General Stoessel or- dered out every available surgeon to dress the Japsnese woundeq, but the | Tvssfane were unable into the feitiess, where the problem of feeding the non-combatants is too serious. Comsequently, the Japa- nese woundad were left on the field of battle, t1 Le taken off by their own comrades. to briag therm As announced in a report from Gen- eral Stoessel, commander of the Rus- sian mihtarv forces at Port Arthur, reccived by Viceroy Alexizif on August | T and f5*warded that day to St. Peters- burg. the Japanese renewed the atrack on the Wolf hiils on July 26 and 27 and finally captured the Russian posi- ticns thers on July 30. ol s JUNCTURE OF SQUADRONS. Vladivostok Prepares for Arrival of Port Arthur Warships. VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 11.—Prepara- tions are being completed here for the reception and protection of the Port Arthur squadron. The departure of the squadron from Port Arthur is gen- erally interpreted to indicate that the siege of the fortress is entering on its final stage. The smaller ships probably 1 were left behind on account of their slow speed and inadequate fighting power, while the torpedo-boat destroy ers would constitute a constant men- ace to the Japanese fleet outside. It is believed the purpose of the Ru scian torpedo-boat destroyer Ryesh telni in going to Chefu was to notify Admiral Skrydloff of the sortie of the Port Arthur squadrom, in order that he may dispatch the Viadivostok squadron to meet the squadron from Port Ar- thur. e s JAPANESE NEARING MUKDEN. Column Is Pressing Forward Toward the Russian Base. LIAOYANG, Tuesday, Aug. 9—A correspondent who has just returned from Anping, thirteen miles east of Liaoyang, says the Japanese are oc- cupying Houtsiatze, about fourteen | miles west of Liaoyang. | connoitering within a mile of Anping. | Two strong Japanese columns are re- | ported to be hurriedly pressing for- ward, one toward Mukden and the other in the direction of the Yantai coal mines. The roads dre in very bad condition owing to the rain of the past few days, horses sinking up to their knees in the mud. They are i S s FLOODED RIVER SAVES TOWN. Checks the Russian Advance Upon the Korean Port of Gensan. Special Cable to The Call and New York erald. Copyright. 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. GENSAN, Korea, Aug. 10.—The Rus- sians reached a point two miles distant from here at noon to-day, but were un- able to proceed further toward the town, owing to the flooded river, to eross which requires boats. The Rus- sians attempted to cross at three dif- ferent points, but were repulsed by the Japanese fire. After continued attempts for two hours to effect a crossing, the Russians where they camped for the night. R GREAT BRITAIN DISSATISFIED. Continues to Press Her Demands Upon the Russian Government. LONDON, Aug. 11.—Great Britain is | distinctly dissatisfied with Russia's at- titude in the case of the British steam- ship Knight Commander, sunk by the Vladivostok squadron, and continues to press the Russian Government to make substantial modifications of the list of articles regarded as contraband. In the House of Commons to-day Premier Balfour, speaking on the same lines as Lord Lansdowne in the House | of Lords, said he was perfectly confi- | dent that no neutral ship would again be sunk by the Russians. —————— Stafford Resigns Old Job. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 11—W. V. Stafford, recently appointed Labor | Commissioner, has sent his resignation to the Governor as a member of the Board of Managers of the Napa Asy- lum. not advancing, but are carefully re-| retired to Nunpyunk, ten miles distant, | ROOT THE MAY LEADERS WANT Will Be Nominated for Gov- ernor Unless He Makes His Deeclination More Positive e Sedhi -1 i) HIGGINS SECOND CHOICE PSS Members of the New York State Central Committee Discuss Ticket's Make-Up NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—“Elihu Root must take himself out of the field for the Governorship in a more positive manner than he has yet indicated or he will be nominated at the Saratoga | convention next month.” That was the opinion expressed by a | member of the New York Republican State Committee, after he had been | conferring with other members of the committee to-day. Others talked in a similar strain and | the Root boom is again on in eafnest. While the talk to-day was all Root, it was not so absolute that an alternative was not suggested. “If not Root, then Higgins will be the man,” was the verdict of the commit- teemen who were giving their attention to the Governorship. —_— LABOR OPPOS PARKER. | Engene V. Debs Says Wall Street Cons | trols the Democracy. TERRA HAUTE, Aug. 11.—Eugene | V. Debs, Presidential candidate of the ocialist party, in an interview to-day, d that in his opinion the laboring classes generally were opposed to | Judge Parker. Among other things, | Debs said: | “The rank and file of the industrial | elements of the country look upon the Democratic party as having been cap~ tured at the St. Louis convention by the Wall street wing of the party and that, in the event of the party’s suce cess, the administration would be dominated wholly by that power and | labor would look in vain for relief | from corporate oppression and injuse tice.” —_—— TIBBLES HEADS A BOIT. ) | Populist Nominee Objects to Nebraska | Fusion Programme. | LINCOLN, Nebr., Aug. 11.—After & session lasting all night, the Demo- s and Populists of Nebraska com= pleted their State ticket here to-day. The division of offices gives the Popu- lists five and the Demc ts three. Thomas H. Tibbles, candidate for Vice President on the Populist ticket, has headed a bolt against the fusion agreement. Tibbles and others will is- sue a call for a straight Populist con= vention to nominate a State ticket. —_———— FATHER OF SIX CHILDREN MAY BE CALLED COLONEL ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 11.—If the bill | introduced in the Georgia Legislature | becomes a law all fathers will be re- | lieved of poll tax in Georgia; all | fathers of six or more children will |be given the title of colonel by the | State, and all fathers of ten or more children will be made members of the Governor's staff. Under the provisions of this bill all mothers will be entitled to vote and all mothers of six children | shall be titled “grand dame."” The bill provides further that bach- elors shall not be entitled to vote In Georgia. —_———e—————— CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.—James Mo- TLinegar Was arrested on Dighth street last night by Detective Regan and Patrolman An- near and booked at the Southern Statlon on & charge of robbery. The polica decline to say on what the charge is based. — e——— LAWYER STRUCK BY CAR.—Wi C. 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