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VOLUME XCVI—NO. SAN FRANCISCO, T the Library, yyon Town.” LI MLien — tangled. Fischer's — “The Whirl of the M=y Grand—“The Lottery of Love.” Orpheum—Vaudeville. Tivoli—"“The Toreador.” PRICE FIVE CENTS. SCOUTS PREPARE THE WAY FOR GREAT MIMIC BATTLE " A N i'\l‘ 2\ - 2kt \ ST WEAR MANS GARB N STREETS LS Fair Mail Carriers Face a Serious Pgoblem. Postal Department Finds a . Way to Prevent Their Appointment, — Prezcrib TiD ing ‘Unmention- ables” May Discourage Des n es Applicants TEL BARTON The report # Des Mc per- has found mpt, trust n other gu m re- £exes—the one are ical quali- a stumbling —————— SENDS SHIP TO PROTECT INTERESTS OF ENGLISHMEN On Request of Official British Govern- ment Orders Man-of-War to iae: Proceed to Trinidad. LONDON g. 15.—In compliance est received from the Gov- e Admiralty has r Tribune to pro- ceed at once to Venezuelan waters to prote British subjects and interests. It is understood that the request from the Governor of Trinidad was based upon reports showing the es of the Bermudez Asphalt Com- were in danger because of the de of the '\'~7.~zur‘l71rl ———— AMERICAN FLEET TAKES DEPARTURE FROM SMYRNA Admiral Jewell Cables Navy Depart- ment That Squadron Has Left Turkish Waters, WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Rear Ad- miral Jewell, commanding the Ameri- can European squadron, to-day cabled to the Navy Department announcing the departure of his command, com- prising the Olympias, Baitimore and Cleveland, from Smyrna for Gibraltar. This action is taken on the instruc- tions from Minister Leishman at Con- stantinople that the squadron’s pres- ence is 1o longer necessary, at Bmyrna. British em- | Govern- | A N FAIRBA WL IR 1 KB (s 4 B S Candidate to Tour += $ THE GREAT MILITARY MANEUVERS BY THE STATE MILITIA | A AMP ATASCADERO—ONE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE LIGHT i NTS THE SAME ORGANIZATION IN MARCHING ORDER. ! o Far Western |- States. ?PARAGU M RN Committee, ) Advancing {0 Attack . the Republic’s | Secretary Shaw Also Will Deliver | Speeches in Cities on the Pacific Slope Special Dispatch to The Call . CHICAGO, Au 1 That Senator Capltal. r ~an Vice Presiden- participate a —_— ¥ the campaign and tc 1 ! and New York + of the tioket " the New York a result « ih an headqu Argentina, Aug. s u as n« g from Para- ghiy » the Pa- srehip estab- 52085 iment of that re- Sena Fai has entered into known that gager the Kansas ving the mpa on on Septem- vernment has with- him for also to. m the forts along r and has concentrated them in Asuncion General Ferreira, the revolutionary leader, with troops from the interior is on ration advancing against Asunclon T The President and the revolutionary t ser sections in | leaders refuse to make any compro- which the N Committee. taay | mise. The President demands the un- wish to have him speak, but the det conditional submission of the rebels, cannot be decided 1 Chairman Cor- | while the latter demands the resigna- telyou’s wishes are known tion of the President. Tawney, in charge the speakers’ A big battle undoubtedly will be bureau, ane to-day that Secre- |fought at Asuncion ary Sha}':\ o 1d_enter the campaign | e next week, begir in Montana. He \TY-NINE WOMEN will proceed thence to the K’;u‘l}g(‘ TWENTX NN “m‘:\“\ ITE VEI Coast and return through Colorado and s s, i Kaneas S | Impressive Close of the Annual Re- KILLED AND TWENTY WOUNDED AT OSTROWITZ ONE treat of Sisters of the | Holy Cross. | SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 15.—In| St. Mary's Convent to-day, Bishop Al-| | erding presiding, among a notable | gathering of priests and relatives of | those taking part in the very impres- | sive ceremonies, twenty-nine young women, representing foreign and American became brides of heaven by taking the white veil of the order of Sisters of the Holy Cross, while nine others from various parts Official Report of the Anti-Jewish Riots in That City and at Sedlitz. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 15.—An in- stigation of the reports published by Jewish morning paper to the effect at twenty persons were Killed on July 31 in a religions riot at Ostrowitz, govern nt of Redom, and that a riot 100 Jews were wounded oc- citics, curred on J!n{)‘ 30 at Potsevich, g0v- | of the United States assumed the hab- ernment of Sedlitz, elicited a state- | it ang vows after five years' probation. ment from the Department of Police 3 his is the formal close to the an- of the Ministry of the Interior to-day > o ihe to th nual retreat of the order at the O lhe effect that ome person was | mother house at St. Ma which is | killed and twenty wounded in & Jewish | gttended by Sisters from all over | ; tiot at Ostrowitz and that a few per- | sons were wounded in the province of The disorders in Sedlitz America and which has been conduct- | ed bv Father E. J. Kennedy of Somer- | | arose from a Jewess having been con- {5 m"o'—_...— | verted to Christianity. |MAYOR HARRISON BOASTS | | AND GETS INTO TROUBLE Tels of His Skill as Sportsman and | Learns That He Has Vio- | | lated Laws. i | CHICAGO, Aug, 15—By his own| statement Mayor Harrison has laid himself liable to a fine of $190 and has to cancel all her engage; _ brought his record as a sportsman into fornia on account nrgslgk:,ee::!n::dsztr question. Shooting within the city lim- | first appearance at the Salt Lake Thea- | its‘is contrary to the municipal code, ! ter to-night as a star in the comedy 'and Chief of Police O'Neill to-day found “Cousin Kate.” She received a number | himself considerably embarrassed by of curtain calls. Miss Barrymore has|ine Mayor's-boast that he and Cit entirely recovered her heaith. | Electrician Ellicott dhud killed more | s than two dozen woodcocks in Chi L Killed by Live Wire, What is still more serious to m?f:- SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 15.—George | ecutive's peace of mind is that unwit- Smithers of East Santa Cruz was ac- | tingly he has disregarded the recent re- cidentally electrocuted this morning | quest of the Federal Government to all near Aptos. Smithers went to true sportsmen to spare the lives of topolnmmwmul:tlplpe woodeocks. In consequence Mayor con RECOVERED HER HEAUTH Actress Appears in Salt Lake as the Star in the Comedy, “Cousin Kate.” : SALT LAKE. Aug. 15—Miss Ethel | Barrymore, whe recently was compelled | ETHEL BARRYMORE HAS :\ | 3&mmlmmm 'hm” vu“?v“lu!ylcmed [ wire. died shortly the slaughi birds, fast becom- after ha was removed from hnkh.“ P | about again overcome and fell to the ground | | proceeding was | the division headquarters band will not | array. ;me camp to-morrow for a short stay. Atascadero UWill Hear Clatter of Rifles. Day’s Work Mar- red by Death | of a Soldier. BY FRED M. f Correspondent MORE, The Call ATASCADERO, Aug. 12.—To-day has | been a very busy one for all in and | this camp. All the exercises | eminently satisfactory and but | for the death of Private Hough the day | were would ve been a red letter one. Florence Turner Hough, Company I, | Sixth Regiment, N. G. C., of Hanford, | while returning from an extended (\l‘“ dril! with his command, expired | ostration, > ably rt. Shortly before reach- camp on the return march he | stopped at a wavside spring to fill his canteen with water and while there was attacked with a fainting spell. was able, however, to overcome this weakness and caught up with his | company. He managed to continue on | the march until within about 100 yards | of his company street, where he was | in front of the camp of the provisional infantry. The soldiers endeavored to assist him, but before medical aid could be obtained he expired. | Colonel Girard had intended holding | 4 Dost mortem examination, but. Cap- | tain E. G. Ayers, in command of Com- pany I, said that the family of the dead soldier had wired that such a| unnecessary, as the| young man had been troubled with | heart disease for some time past. The remains will be sent to his home to- night. Out of respect to the dead soldier play to-night. At 7:30 this morning | the First Brigade was put through regimental drills and in the afternoon the brigade went out to the Bartoll ridge where it was lined up in battle First the scouts were sent out, followed by the long firing line that swept away across the undulating hills, then the support and then the re- serve, The Second Brigade went through practically the same evolutions, but | in the direction of the Henry home. | Every one in camp is on the alert for the first of the big battle exercises that | begin at 6:15 in the morning. Private Frank O. Grider is at the| hospital suffering from an attack of acute colic occasioned by eating too much unripe watermelons. Major S. W. Dunning, assistant ad- jutant general, will arrive in camp to- | morrow. Major Henry M. Morrow, | judge advocate, arrived in camp this | morning. Alec Hamilton will come to Last night there came near being warfare in real earnest near here and | all over the subject of ice cream. Some farmers adjacent to the camp made a freezer of ice cream and sold it to the scldier boys at ten cents a plate. The supply was soon exhausted, but the demand was only those who had not been enough to arrive early on the scene. The late arrivals made strenuous de- mands for the cooling delicacy and, being denied, demanded pies, tender- ing their money at the same time. Nothing _being _forthcoming, they threatened to fill themselves, but finally desisted, and sentries are camping over the ice cream plates. Barly this afternoon a fire broke out in the Coast Artillery camp, spreading rapidly, until it was thought that the conflagration would be general. The alarm was given by Sergeant . D.|fects were burned, Montrose and the Fifteenth, Second Sixth answered the call and "X set promptly to work. Great credit is due private Aehigren | halt ENDS LIFE AFTER MANY FAILURES Suicide“Fiend's” Per- sistence IS Re- warded ag s Spectal Dispateh to The Call. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 15.—Cecil Da- vis of Cadillac, Mich, has succeeded in ending her life after twenty-five at- Here are of the at- she made within the last three some June —Took morphine; went to the emergency hospital and asked to | be_pumped out. July 5—Tried to fall on a dagsger, but only scratched her neck. July 30—Jumped off an open bridge, but, finding the water too cold for comfort, she yelled for help, which came in time to save her life. August 14—Took carbolic acid and died in the emergency hospital. Cecil was known to the police as a “suicide filend.” She would try to commit suicide at the slightest provo- cation. She never tried hanging. She said she did not like the illuminating gas method and only tried that once. But carbolic acid, morphine and laudanum were common poisons to her. She came here about five years ago and soon ' manifested her suicidal mania. Usually after taking poison she would call for the police patrol to take her to the hospital or would go herself to get the poison removed. Sometimes she was too far gone to call for help, but this was seldom. ———— RUMORED ANNEXATION OF BIRD ISLAND IS DENIED British Admiralty Says There Is no Truth in the Story of English Occupation. * His Physicians Prac- JEFFERSON, THE ACTOR, | EAR DEATH l L ' tically Abandon All Hope. —_—— “Rip Is Nearly Ready for| His Long Sleep,” Says the Invalid Grover Cleveland Will Hasten by Spe-| tial Train o Reach Bedside | of His Friend. “ AR | Special Dispatch to The Call | Aug. 15.— | BUZZARDS BAY, Mass, | | Joseph Jefferson, the veteran actor, | dying at his summer home, and his | family and friends have been sum- | moned to his bedside. The recurrence |of an omachic malady, coupled | with general debility caused by his ad- vanced years, have caused his physi- cians to practically abandon hope, while exerting every endeavor to prolong his lite. At 10 o’clock to-night it was reported by telephone that he was making a | valiant _fight for life, being conscious and cheerful and directing his attend- ants in their ministrations. His mind is clear and pain has about departed. | His friend, Dr. Kinney of Boston, to whom the veteran is deeply attached, | arrived to-night after an urgent sum- | mons, and the aged patient brightened | perceptibly as he greeted Dr. Kinney with: | | “Well, long slee ing.” Dr. Kinney is inclined to take an op- timistic view of the situation, although he admits that the years of the sufferer militate against him. | | Grover Cleveland, the chum of Jeffer- | | son, has been summoned and Is expect- | | ed to arrive by special train. He sent a | | cheering " and consoling telegram, the | contents of which were not divulged, | but a wan smile flickered over the| ' actor’s face as it was read to him. ——— i |SUDDEN FIT OF SNEEZING ‘ | BRINGS DEATH TO GIRL | |Habit of Holding Pns in Mouth | Proves Fatal to New York Candy-Maker. | NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—A sudden | Rip is nearly ready for his without an earthly awaken- BOMBARDS GOULD AUTO WITH ROCKS Mob of Women and Children Sets an Ambush. Stones, Sticks and Vegeta- bles Weapens of the Miscreants. | Attack Takes Place at Niggerhole Hill on the Road Befween New York and Grayhurst. it Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—A deliberate bush upon Frank J and tw men high a t the vicinity ¢ e auto mobiles between their summer homes and the city. The attack upom the Gould automobile was berately planned, and manv sto struck the sides of the automobile, barelv mis: ing the CC ants and battering 3 denting the machine Gould and his party were on their way from New York to Greyhurst, at Belle Haven, and ran a a point kK as Niggerhole Hi where the road turps through a deep cut at the top of the hill, on the State line. The automobile was traveling at slow speed, when, from the embank- ment on both sides of the road, a shower of stones, s, tin cans, veg- etables and pieces of earth was hurled, striking the sides of the automobile and falling all around it. The occu- pants of the car saved themselves from Injury by dodging behind the sides, and the chauffeur, to get out of the trap, put on power and rushed the machine beyond the danger zome. As the machine sped away a crowd of women and children jumped out of hiding, screaming and daring the au- tomobllists to return for another at- tack. —_—— STANDARD OIL MAKES BIG CUT IN PRICES LONDON, Aug. 15.—The Admiraity |fit of gneezing.to-day caused the death | Announcement of the Company Makes formally denied this afternoon the re- port from Kingston, Jamaica, Satur- day, that a party from the British | cruiser Tribune recently landed at Aves, or Bird Island (127 miles west of the island of Dominica, West In- dies), and annexed it as a British pos- session. The report is believed to have grown out of the fact that the Tribune sent a landing party ashore | for target practice. The Admiralty |added that the island is of no value and that there is no intentign of ac- quiring it. ————— DISPATCHERS WILL START TRAINS BY TELEPHONE ST. PAUL, Aug. 15.—Tt is stated that within the next few weeks the North- increzsed by | ern Pacific will let contracts which will | TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS fortunate | practically revolutionize the present system of train dispatching, substitut- ing a telephone system for the tele- graph on long and important stretches :-f the St. Paul-Portland route. _— & of Battery D, who organized a bucket brigade, which effectually checked the fire. A great deal of risk was taken by the men who responded to the call as they dashed into the burning hay and stable and brought out the officers’ horses. Considerable saddlery and ef- the loss being proba- $200. fire here, if not soon checked, would wipe out the entire encampment in an hour, as the place is very dry. | of Rose Biggio, a candy-maker. The | | girl was dressing at her home on | Roosevelt street, and, after the custom | lof her sex, had several pins in her| | mouth. Suddenly she was seized with |an irresistible desire to sneeze. With | the drawing of her breath the largest | of the pins—a brass one with a black | head—slipped down her throat, lodg- | | ing in the trachea. | An incision was made in the girl's ithroat and the windpipe was opened | | by the doctors, but in some manner | | the pin slipped from its position and | could not be removed. A second ope- ration followed and the same thing oc- | ‘curred again, the pin dropping still | | farther down, this time into the left |lung. Oedema of the lung set {n and ! the girl died. i LOSE LIVES IN WRECK i A ¥ }Cou'.ing Steamship Penguin While Searching for Treasure Goes Down ‘With All on Board. \ DURBAN, Natal, Aug. 15. — The coasting steamship Penguin has been wrecked and twenty-five persons who were on board of her were drowned. The boatswain is the only survivor. The Pengufn was chartered to search for “Kruger’'s millions,” alleged to have been sunk with the steamer Zululand off this coast three years ago. Four previous expeditions, with the same object in view, have ended disas- trously - the Outlook Gloomy for the Small Operators. BAKERSFIELD, Aug. 15.—The Call- fornian to-day publishes the news that the Standard Oil Company has noti- fied all producers at the Kern River district that, commencing to-day, It will take oil at a price not to exceed 112-3 cents per barrel. This is a cut of more than 20 per cent from the low- est price that has prevalled for some years past. It has caused the livellest discussion among all ol men, some of whom declare it means disaster to some of the small operators. There is also a shortage of railroad cars to haul ofl. An assoeiation of the independent operators is again being talked of. —_————————— BODIES OF FOUR MORE WRECK VICTIMS FOUND Searchers Find Remains of a Colored ‘Woman and Three Children Near Eden Bridge. PUEBLO, Colo., Aug. 15.—Four bodles of victims of the Eden wreck were re- covered to-day and all were identifled. Among the four are three children. All of the eighty-eight bodies recovered to date have been identified. Those recovered to-day were: Mrs. Minnie Huddieson (colored), Pueblo: Joseph, two-year-old son of James Keating, Pueblo; Mamie Moliter, aged 2 years, Pueblo; Robert Gartland, 2% aears old, Denver,