The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 29, 1904, Page 2

5 ‘THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1904. WILL RETIRE AT TEAR'S END His Intention of Giving Up Democratic Leadership1 SENATOR I8 SIXTY-ONE| Bt Declares That He Will Ae- cept No Office in Event of Judge Parker’s Electiou; PP CORESS : Y., Aug. 28—David B.| Hill, & n with friends here to-day, announced that he intends to retire from politics January 1 next and | that no matter what the result of the coming campaign may be in State or national elections, he will relinquish leadership of the Democratic party in New York. He added that in the event of Dem- ocratic success this fall he would not accept any position under the national or State Democratic administrations or again become a candidate for re-elec- tion to any office whatever. ator Hill made these | statements on the eve of his birthday anniversary, whick comes to-morrow. | He was b In partial explanation, he said that he had intended to take such action | a year ago to-day, but was persuaded | by some close personal friends to defer | doing so until after the Presidential | election this year. Having been en- | gaged in active politics since his youth | and having served as City Attorney, | Alderman and Mayor of Elmira, N. Y.; | member of the Legislature, Lieutenant General, Governor for seven years and United States Senator for six years, he ALBANY, feels that he has been sufficiently hon- | ored by his party and that he has ren- dered political service during a period of years sufficient to entitle him to be relieved of further active political ef- fort. He desires to devote more time to his personal affairs and professional duties. Mr. Hill continues his work in he present campaign and to his friends sald that he would always maintain his interest in Democratic success, but nly &s & private citizen. Mr. Hill will speak for the Democ- racy at the county feir to be held at Whitneys Point in this State on Wednesday next, to be followed by tor Depew the next day for the Republicans —_—— JUDGE PARKER DINES OUT. Sen | | Democratic Nominee Will Spend To- day on Letter of Acceptance, ESOPUS, N. Y., Aug. 28.—Judge rker varied his usual Sunday pro- by dining to-day in Kingston. s family he went to the city in unch and attended service at the of the Holy Cross, of which Charles Mercer | tor. service they went to dine esidence of Alfred Tanners, is Mrs. Parker’s sister, and ed to Rosemount. Other- e day was passed without spe- } al incident. A few friends in the neighborhood and there was the usual Sun- ion of sightseers. m F. Sheehan spent some time | onference with the Judge this He will return to New York w. Parker has tried to reserve v for work on his letter of ac- e and his now very large cor- roces: NO REST FOR KUROPATKIN. Combined Japanese Armies Will Ppsh Forward Rapidly. TOKIQ, Aug. 28.—The general staff ir ned silence throughout to-day wcerning the fighting in the vicinity of Liaoyang. It is reported that Gen- eral Kuroki has seized and cut the railroad south of Mukden, thus sepa- ating the Russian forces and cutting off Liaoyang from a direct line of re- treatgbut confirmation of this r-»ort cannot be obtained. The fighting reported as occurring east and southeast of ILiaoyang is re- garded here as preliminary (o a larger contest in the immediate vicinity of Liaoyang. It is expected that Gen- erals Kuroki, Oku and Nodzu will press forward speedily. DROPS BALOON AT ST. CIURLES Fickle Air Currents Cause One of the Racing Aero- nauts to Get Back to Earth GAS BAG NOT INJURED Other Competitor Is keport- ed Riding at Anchor in the Middle of a Prairie —_— AVON, Ill., Aug. 28.—A balloon go- ing in an eastern direction passed Avon to-day and dropped a card attached to a bun. A farmer found the card, on which had been written: “Will finder please write and tell of balloon passing town or city George E. Tomlinson, World's Falr grounds, care W. E. Smith.” . It is estimated that the balloon was more than a mile high and going at the rate of twenty miles an hour. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28.—Carl Meyers, the aeronaut, who started in a race from the World's Fair grounds yester- day for the Washington monument and whose balloon landed near St. Charles last night, returned to this city to-day. | Professor Meyers sald he landed where he did because he was afraid he would not meet an upper current that would take him east. After leaving the fair grounds the balloon was carried in a northerly direction. Neither he nor the balloon was injured, the professor said. The balloon of George E. Tomlinson, who started in the race with Professor Meyers, was seen last night anchored on the prairie several miles north of Charleston. A farmer said that when it passed over his head the rope was dragging. —_——————— SOLANO DEMOCRATS MEET. Convene at Suisun and Select Three Nominees for Supervisor. SUISUN, Aug. 28.—The Democrats of Solano County met in convention here Saturday to nominate a candi- date for the Assembly and three Su- pervisore. There being no aspirants for the office of Assemblyman the place was left vacant for the County | Central Committee to fill at a later date. The following nominations for Supervisors were made: First Dis- trict, D. M. Fleming; Second District, P. B. Lynch; Fifth District, J. E. Sul-| livan. The platform indorsed the na- tional ticket and platform and praised | Congressman Theodore A. Bell for his work in the interest of the Mare Is- land navy yard. The new County Central Committee was organized and P. B. Lynch of Val- lejo was made chairman and O. G. Trauts of Benicia secretary. It is un- derstood that W. S. Killingsworth, a | member of the last Assembly, will be | the nominee of the Senatorial conven- tion to be held September 3. ————— BRILLIANT TE! 1S GAME WON BY CALIFORNIAN A. E. Bell Defeats Robert Leroy in the Final of All-Comers' Singles. NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont., Aug. 28.—The finals in the interna- | tional tennis championships were ex- ceptionally close and exciting. The final of the all-comers’ singles prought together Robert Leroy of New York and A. E. Bell, the California cham- pion, and after five deuce sets of bril- liant tennis the latter won out, his steadiness and smashing being his strong points. Score, 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 6-2. —_———— Fears Felt for Vessel. SEATTLE, Aug. 28.—The schooner Emma Claudina, Captain Nillson, which salled from this port May 10, for Baronkorf Bay, Siberia, had not reached her destination up to August 16. Fears are felt for the safety of the | vessel. She was last reported from Dutch Harbor June 30, on which date ghe sailed for Baronkorf. The Claudina is a 195-ton vessel and carried a crew of ten. Bhe is owned by Charles Nel- son of San Francisco, and was under charter to the Northwestern Commer- cial Company. —_— Some men think more than they say | and some say more than they think. ADVERTIS produced [ " ‘ msummmnu;o\ \ \{'V ‘f\\ *‘1 \ 0 Thereis great power aswell as wonderful Sweetness in the HlasonsBamlin Tone There is no higher Piano Quality than that Mason&Hamlin Fiano The Wiley B. Allen Co. 931-933 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Oaklazi, San Jose, Sacramento, Eureka and San Diego. EMENTS. inthe When you go to buy a piano, consider only one thing — QUALITY. The price of a piano does not determine the quality, but the quality deter- mines the price. The first requisite of high- grade piano quality is ‘TONE. It costs money to produce tone such as is found in the Mason & Hamlin piano. We have a plan—a special propo- sition—which we will be glad to make you and which will enable you to own a Mason & Hamlin on terms so liberal and convenient that you cannot fail to approve of it. Inquire for it now. During Storm at Night. One Heroic Band Is Almost Anni- hilated. —— CHEFU, Aug. 28. — Information | which to a very great extent confirms | previous reports of the conditions at | Port Arthur was received here to-day | by junks, which left there on August “.H and 26. | The most important statement agreed to by passengers on these junks | confirms the report that the Russians | have been driven from the fort im- { mediately east of the railroad. This | fort is named Rihlungshan and is lo- cated on the tail of the Dragon Hills, | along the summits of which the east- ern defenses of Port Arthur are bulilt. | When the Russian forces retired ! from Fort Etzshan they entered fort | No. 15, to the north of Chaochanko. During the nights of August 18 and 19, while it was raining, the Japanese attempted to storm Fort Antszshan, which is a strong position adjoining Etzshan, toward the city, but they were repulsed with heavy losses. During the night of August 22 a heroic band of 500 Japanese at- tempted to capture Fort No. 6 in the midst of a storm. Almost the entire detachment was killed. The Chinese declare, however, that the Russians have evacuated Fort No. 5, but whether by reason of this assault or | the Japanese artillery fire cannot be |learned. The Japanese are unable to |occupy No. &. The fighting from August 17 to Au- | Bust 22 was severe, but since the lat- |ter date it has been comparatively | light. On August 26 the fort on Liaoti Mountain was fired upon from six Japanese torpedo-boats, but the resfilt of this action is not known. The Russian marines have left the | ships in the harbor and are working | at the land batteries. Shells from the Japanese fire continue to fall in Port | Arthur and the dockyards and the warships have scattered about the harbor in attempts to protect them- selves from the enemy’s projectiles. A Chinese_who was employed on the docks at Port Arthur says that the battleships Retvizan, Poltava and Sevastopol are badly damaged. The first mentioned ship rests low in the water at the stern. The battleship Pobleda is in fighting condition. There are also. four gunboats and several torpedo-boat destroyers in the harbor. | The recent report that eight destroyers | escaped from Port Arthur cannot be confirmed. The Japanese are constructing forts |at Louisa Bay, northwest of Port Arthur. Seven hundred Chinese who went to Port Dalny in the hope of sharing with the Japanese in the business boom there returned to Chefu to-day and report that the Japanese are monopolizing all opportunities at the port. These Chinese say that twenty trans- ports, bearing 22,000 troops to rem- force the besiegers of Port Arthur, have arrived at Port Dalny during the past fortnight. e TRENCHES FOR BESIEGERS. Protection Afforded Japanese Troops During Their Advance. TOKIO, Aug. 28, noon.—A wounded Japanese officer who has returned here gives interesting details regarding the | earlier operations against Port Arthur. He says: “Our forces, after a hot fight, occu- pied Antzulian .and commenced a further advance. On July 30 our right wing advanced on Shantaikou, our | center toward Shuishiying and Itzu- shan and the left from the direction of Dalny. The first general attack after this advance was directed against Ta- | kushan and Siaokushan. The right | wing then advanced to Chiaokiaweizu and sent outposts to a pine forest near | Kokaitung. We dug trenches for our outposts, | each a meter square deep, which per- mitted two men to stand in each. Twenty-five meters separated each trench, These trenches proved some- what ineffective. “On August 4 our artillery opened fire for the purpose of developing the strength of the enemy. Numerous skirmishes followed. “On August 6 the Russians mounted heavy guns in the neighborhood of Yutashan and shelled us. Our artillery ssembled at Chukaitung,,apd re-, sponded. The duel continued until August 8. After a hot fight we cap- tured and occupied Takushan and Slaokushan. “On August 9 the Russlans en- deavored to retake these positions. They made a desperate night assault, but were repulsed. The Russian artil- | lery mistook the retreaters for Japan- ese and fired upon them. Our reserves arrived on the 10th, greatly strength- ening our position. “On the night of August 13 our right wing made an attack in the direction of Yutashan. It reached Kokiatung undiscovered and a desperate fight fol- lowed, the lines closing in and using the bayonet in a midnight fight. The battle continued for some days and the Japanese finally succeeded in occu- pying Yutashan.” MAY HOLD OUT FOR MONTHS. LIAOYANG, Thursday, Aug. 25.—Nu- merous reliable reports which have | reached here through a dispatch carrier and other persons are to the effect that the Port Arthur fortress is likely to hold out for two months, and possibly until January, even under such a strength of assault as the Japanese are using. Contrary to the belief here that the Japanese had taken the outer forts at Port Arthur, it is now understood that the Russians up to August 15 were suc- cessfully defending a five-mjle circum- ference, and that although the old town was receiving an average of twenty- | five Japanese shells daily the restau- | rants and clubs, properly safeguarded, | continued opening, and there was order throughout the town. { The Japanese occasionally shell the | new town and often attempt to rush the | outer -trenches, sometimes arriving to within 100 yards of them, when they | are unable to hold their own owing (o' the mortality in their ranks. Holt Plays on;New Organ. There was a most interesting ser- vice at Cathedral Mission, Second street, yesterday, when the new organ was played for the first time by Wil- liam H. Holt, organist of Grace Church, California street. Mr. Holt had a choir of thirty boys and a quar- tet. The organ proved to be a worthyl * instrument.” It cost $1500. Guns in Liao- yang Fight. Russian Casualties Total Fifteen Hundred. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 20.—All the news of Liaoyang, official or otherwise, shows that General Kuropatkin is gradually drawing in his advanced po- sitions to the inner ring of his de- fenses. After three days of heavy fighting, the latter part of which was impeded by rain, the Russians were compelled to disable six guns which it was im- possible to take from the high po- sitions over the muddy roads, but dur- ing the fighting on the southern front they captured some Japanese guns. It is reported also that they destroyed some Japanese mountain batteries. General Kuropatkin seems to be well satisfiled with the situation. One describes him as being in high spirits and laughing and joking at a meeting of the St. George’s Bociety at Liaoyang. The Russian losses to date are stated to be about 1500. The Russian batterles inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese. Several batteries which were quickly collected by Grand Duke Serge Michaelovitch were dispatched to (hel Far East to-day. o R BATTLE RAGES AT NIGHT. Japanese Attack Delivered Under Cover of Darkness. LIAOYANG, Aug. 28.—The fight of August 25 and 26 developed not only the immense strength of the Japanese artillery, but involved several hand-to- hand fights and bayonet charges. The first movement was made by General Nodzu, from Erdah, on the morning of August 25, with about a division and a half. The Japanese con- centrated the fire of nearly sixty guns on the Liandiansian position. Among these guns were mountain batteries and heavier cannon, the latter includ- ing four howitzers. The Cossacks checked the first at- tempt of the Japanese infantry to ad- vance in the direction of Tounsinpu. General Kuroki then joined in the at- tack and led a general assault, press- ing heavily on the center of the left flank, while at the same time attempt- ing to turn the extreme left. The advance began at 10 o'clock on the night of August 25, the Japanese following their usual custom of trying to force under darkness a position which had been proved impregnable during the day. The rifle fire gradual- ly increased until midnight, when the principal attack was made on our left. The Japanese came up in solid masses, throwing themselves against the Rus- sian position with wild shouts of “ban- zai”! Every attack was beaten back with tremendous loss. At one place the Japanese broke line and fled, leaving the dead in heaps. The Russians followed with the bay- onet up to the next line of trenches, but there was a lull'until 4 o'clock in the morning, when reinforcements joined the attackers. The Japanese again advanced, slow- ly and stubbornly, covered by a hail of artillery. The Russians remained in their positions until 1 o'clock and then retired, without even bringing up the reserves. Their losses were about 1500. The Japanese losses are not known, but they were heavy. The Russians were unable to remove six guns from their high positions owing to the condi- tion of the roads, but before the guns were left behind they were disabled. The Tamboff, Orloff and Briansk reg- iments distinguished themselves at bayonet work. Colonel Larapoff with several companies of cavalry led a wild saber charge, before which thé Japa- nese broke in confusion, but the Cos- sacks ventured too far in pursuit and came under a terrific artillery fire, with the result that they suffered heavily in men and horses. This evening the sound of guns, which had been heard all day long, is slackening. All the forces of the Red Cross are mobilizing in the expectation of heavy work. The Russian list of losses is not yet complete, but it is not believed it will be heavy except on the eastern front. So far throughout the fighting their guns have been exceptionally well placed and masked. During the fight- ing of August 25 the artillery inflicted tremendous losses on the Japanese, who, on the other hand, fired wildly. S HEAVY. Sakharoff Reports Fighting Preceding Anshanshan’s Evacuation. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 28. — The Emperor has received the following telegram from Lieutenant General Sakharoff, dated August 27: “Yesterday the Russians retired slowly on Anshanshan. The Japanese bombarded the Russian fortified posi- tions and the Russians replied against the advancing Japanese with such ef- feet that they were compelled to move their bivouac from Tamsema to Bacci- zai. Firing ceased at 6 o'clock in the evening. “The hottest fighting occurred on the Russian left flank, where the Russians ; losses were 200. “The Japanese had five divisions. “In the southeast the Russians re- pulsed all the Japanese attacks, while our troops on the right flank assumed the offensive and drove the Japanese toward Tousinanu and Tasemtupa. Our losses amounted to 400. “Yesterday evening there was a vigorous engagement on the east frout, | the Japanese advancing on Anping. They were repulsed, however, though the Russians had no artillery, the bat- tle being carried on at the point of the bayonet. “The Russians finally retreated on their principal positions, supported by artillery. “The Tamboff regiment defended one position from 1 o’clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when its colonel was wounded. The regiment was then driven out of its position by the fire of Japanese guns from the heights. Besiegers Charge|Both Armies Lose|Searchlights “'Six guns were al bandoned. Our losses amounted to 1500, “On August 27 the Japanese did not | take the offensive to any great extent. The Russians retired on their new po- sitions, while the Japanese advanced to Taempin by way of Yudiuku.” . Globe Trotters And all travelers need a good trunk or dress sujt case. We can suit you in price, style and quality. Complete outfits for travelérs and everything new in our Leather Goods Department. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. " —_———— A wife should not attempt to soften a hardhearted husband by soaking him. Are Used in Night Onfalls. PR B T Brown Men Adopt New Campaign Device. s LONDON, Aug. 29.—The London pa- pers this morning have numerous spe- cial dispatches from the Far East, most of them dealing with the situation at Port Arthur. It is pointed out that the Japanese tactics are very similar to those adopted by General Oyama in 1894, but that, granting that the Jap- anese have penetrated as far as repre- sented, which is considered doubtful, there are still formidable forts to be silenced before a general assault is possible. Equal interest is displayed here in what s regarded at the precarious po- sition of General Kuropatkin's forces. According to a dispatch to the Dally Mail from Koupangtze, dated August 27, Russian staff officers confessed themselves completely in the dark as to the meaning of the Japanese move- ments and that consequently they had no definite plan. Ten days ago, feeling that Liaoyang would be surrounded, General Kuropatkin began to draw his troops northward. Then, on the Jap- anese retiring, he brought them back again, but continued his preparations for effecting a retreat. There is no doubt, says the correspondent, that the Russian army is now completely at the mercy of the Japanese whenever they choose to attack. The Liaoyang correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, in a dispatch dated August 28, says that the Japanese are pushing in against three sides of the city, near which there is continuous fighting. A great quantity of trans- portation has been sent north, leav- ing Liaoyang ready for all eventual- ities. The rumor that the Japanese lost guns at Siaulins, the correspondent says, turns out to have been incorrect. The correspondent continues: ““The Japanese are reported to be adopting a new method of night at- tack. They concentrate searchlights on the point attacked, thus preventing the garrison from seeing anything.” Describing recent fighting, the cor- respondent says: “The shooting on both sides was splendld. the Russians contesting every inch of the ground with all their char- acteristic stubbornness. The Japanese attack from the direction of the Liao River has not yet developed.” Special dispatches from Shanghal re- port that there is a hitch regarding the cruiser Askold and the destroyer Grozovol. The Japanese Government having discovered, the dispatch says, that the paroled crews of the Variag and Korietz have been drafted into the Baltic fleets, now insists that China shall retain the crews of the cruiser and the destroyer until the end of the war. The Tientsin correspondent of the Standard, discussing the distance the Japanese are now from Port Arthur, declares that they are unable to ap- proach nearer the new town, owing to the fire from the Russian ships. The Japanese commander, the correspond- ent says, has ordered that no shells be thrown into the town, for the sake of the non-combatants. e AMERICAN GUNS FOR JAPAN. Steamship to Carry Artillery and Am- munition From Bridgeport. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Aug. 28.— There are rumors here of a secret ex- pedition to Japan with fleld artillery. Ammunition is said to have been pur- chased through Japanese war emis- saries from local factories. Viscount Yataro Mishima and Shiro Thuda, who represent themselves as agents of Japan, arrived to-day from Fitch- burg, Mass., where they purchased a large quantity of shrapnel shells. A story comes from Stratford Shore, a town five miles north of here, to the effect that a steamship capable of ocean navigation has been seen at anchor in the sound near that port. The expedition will start from here and leave by way of Montauk Point for Japan. aise GG RUSSIA YIELDS TO PROTESTS. Joint Commission Will Consider the | Question of Contraband. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 28.— joint commission representing the for- eign and marine Ministers, to be pre- sided over by Professor de Martens, professor of internftional law at the University of St. Petersburg, will sit to consider the distinction forthwith between conditional and absolute con- traband of war. It is expected that the result will be communicated to the British American Embassadors by the end of the week and that it will tend to the removal of existing causes of friction. and | JAPAN'S INFANTRY ATTACKS [STRIKE MAY TIEW' THE FORTS AT PORT ARTHUR [P RAILROADS Brotherhood of Engineers Votes to Support Men of the New York Elevated UNION WAGE DEMANDED Grand Officers Will Attempt to Reach a Peaceable Set- tlement of the Dispute —— NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—Fifteen hun- MAKES DIPES OF THE POOR Bursar of Montreal Deaf and Dumb Asylum Is Short a Half Million Dollars FLEES FROM THE CITY Depositors Lose Savings Intrusted to Him for In- vestment at High Interest Special Dispatch to The Call. dred members of the Brotherhood of | Locomotive Engineers, representing lo- | calities within 500 miles of New York, | at a meeting here to-day unanimously voted to support the contention of the motor engineers employed on the ele-! vated road, that the men employed in the subway shall be paid the union wage of $3 50 for a nine-hour day, in- stead of for a ten-hour day, the rate which General Manager Bryan of the Interborough Transit Company pro- poses. { Grand Chief Warren S. Stone of Cleveland and Assistant Grand Chief E. J. Hurley of Boston will remain here to-morrow and probably on Thursday to try to settle the difficulty of the In- terborough. The men would not dis- cuss the possibility of a strike being ordered on the elevated in case Bryan refuse to grant the demands of the brotherhood. | FRDRAA R | CLERGYMAN IS JATLED. i | Cripple Creek Pastor Arrested by Tel- | ler County's Sheriff. | VICTOR, Colo., Aug. 28.—Rev. T. S.| Leland, Arthur Parker and L. R. Jenks | were arrested to-night and taken to fail in Cripple Creek as the result of an attack upon Sheriff Bell and several of his deputies. = | Rev. Mr. Leland, who is pastor of the | Methodist church, reported to Sheriff Bell several days ago that he feared an attempt would be made to deport him because of his utterances from the pul- pit criticizing certain elements in the district. The Sheriff at once placed a guard at the preacher’s home and has | since maintained it day and night. To- night he went to Leland’s home with deputies to change the guard, accord-| ing to the story in circulation. He found the house in darkness, but could distinguish Parker and Jenks standing in the doorway. He explained his mis- sion, but had hardly finished before the two men began shooting. No one was hurt and the two men were arrested. | Rev. Mr. Leland also was placed under arrest when he came home from ser- vices at his church. ! Parker and Jenks are Western Feder- ation men and are under bond awaiting | trial on the charge of complicity in the Victor riot of June 6. As friends of Rev. Mr. Leland they have also been guard- ing his home ever-since he announced his bellef that he would be forced to leave Victor. it STRIKE'S END SEEMS NEAR. Butchers’ Executive Committee Will Hold Meeting To-Day. CHICAGO, Aug. 28.—The members of the national executive committee of | the Butchers’' Union held a two hours’ | meeting to-night to discuss the pres-| ent eondition of the stockyards strike. After the adjournment of the meeting those present would not divulge what they had done, but made the an-| nouncement that nothing definite had been settled and that another meeting | would be held in the morning. | By some members of the executive committee the idea has been advanced that the proposition should be made to the packers to call off the strike if the packers will make individual agreements with the men. Cornelius Shea, head of the na- tional organization of teamsters, ar- |rived in Chicago to-night. He de- | |clared that he had come to confer |with the packing-house teamster: | who are now on strike, because he un | derstood . that they were desirous of | calling off the strike as far as their| | own organization is concerned. e VOTE DOWN RESOLUTION. United Garment Workers Will Indorse Socialism. BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. 28.—The United Garment Workers of America, | at the last meeting of their annual con- vention this evening, voted down a res- | olution committing the organization o | socialism. Debate on the propesition | was long and heated. San Francisco, | Utica and Hamilton delegates led the | opposition and the resolution was | voted down by a large majority. ! A resolution exonerating Acting Sec- | retary Thomas ¥ Crouchley of wrong- doing in office was unanimously adopted. The speakers condemned the Cincinnati delegates for besmirching { his reputatic~ by making flimsy | | charges in the campaign for the secre- | taryship. i i | | Not ADVEREIEN Ociober = = = = = - - Let me 8. ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION - VIA.. UNION AND SOUTHERN PACIFIC $67.50 Through Cars on each of these dates: September - - - = 1,2,5,6,7,38,19, 20, 28, 20 The dates are getting few. OR ANY SOUTHERN PACIFIC AGENT | 3,4,5,6,19, 20, 26, 27 reserve your berth NOW. ¥. BOOTH, General Agent, U. 1 Montgomery Street, R. B.. MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 28.—A sensation has been caused here by the disappearance of Rev. F. A. Charest, bursar of the deaf and dumb asylum in St. Louis de Mileend, leaving behind liabilitles estimated at $300,000 to $500,- 000. Father Charest.as bursar of the asy- lum, which is under the control of the Christian Brothers, had control of a large estate, and when the demand for small dwelling houses set in a few years ago in Montreal he purchased hundreds of vacant lots in the north and west, ostensibly for the building ot flats. He invited deposits from eco- nomical people who were willing to ac- cept him and his institution as their banker at a higher rate of interest than paid by savings banks, and found any number of conflding clients. The depositors are chiefly widows and working men and women of small meana. There is no clew as to Father Charest’s whereabouts. ——————— FOUR THOUSAND TONS OF FREIGHT BLOCKADED TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 28.—Fully 4000 tons of freight for shipment to trading stations along the Yukon River as far as Dawson are now stored in ware- houses at St. Michael, awaiting the arrival of river boats. The loss of the big barge Elizabeth will complicate the situation, as it was intended she should convey more than half of this freight The barge was to be taken over by Charles Adams of Dawson, who is run- ning the river steamer Oil City, which was due at St. Michael when the steamship Tampico sailed for this port To make matters worse the steamer Ofl City, which was to tow the barge to Dawson, broke down two weeks ago at the mouth of the Tanana Ri Her shaft snapped and she was unable to reach Fairbanks, preliminary to go ing to St. Michael. 'The Dawson mer- chants and Sound shippers must now endeavor to get duplicate shipments down the Yukon via Skagway. gt st 3 VIOLENCE UNISHED. 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