The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 21, 1904, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ROOSEVELT LANDSLIDE; f i | News of Kuroki’s Advance. IS CERTMN Believes_l-];—ls Being Polls the Western States Taken Throughout veal an Overwhelming Republican Sentiment VOTERS ALREADY HAVE MADE CHOICE Eloquence of the Party Orator Will Have Little Effect During the Closing Weeks of the Campaign; FESREPSIatE The Call. CHICAGO, 0.—The sentiment Sept s overwhelmingly Repub- the preliminary re- is have been | the country for This nouncement made y the managers at the national headquarters. rts also show that the minds s are alreadv made up to an| degree. Chairman Roy O. West | State committee ascribed this | only to the lack of live issues ampaign, but also to the faclx labor unio: and simiiar or- s and free rural mail delivery ch to educate the people ur years. publican managers are the political situation with fidence, they say that there may be a whiriwind campaign in Octo- hat both Republicans and | will work to get out the vote | as they never worked voter; usual o A COLORADO DEMOCRATE. State Convention Meets To-Day in Denver. DENVER, Coio., Sept. 20.—The Dem- ocratic State Convention will meet in | city to-morrow to nominate a full | ticket and five Presidential | his B Contrary to the usual conditions, the | mames of those who are least active in | pursuit of the gubernatorial nomina- | tion, are most frequently mentioned as having the favor of the delegates. It is even asserted that Charles J. Hughes of Denver, a leading attorney, who | mever authoritatively announced | he is a candidate for the office, d be nominated on the first ballot would express desire t0 be | en. Again, Ex-Governor Alva Adams, of Pueblo, who has given out a statement and reiterated it in an address before the Pueblo County Convention that un- der no conditions would he allow his name to be placed before the conven- tion, has been indorsed by the Pueblo | convention and the delegation has been instructed to vote for him for Gov- ernor | Of the remaining five or six men mentioned for the nomination, it is be- lieved that, with Hughes and Adams that sct aside, Ex-Congressman Shaffroth of Denver, and State Senator Edward | ¥. Taylor of Gienwood, would lead the | Yace. The platform adopted to-morrow will | deal unmincingly with the so-called “Law and Order” policy of Governor ody, nominee for re-election on the blican ticket. » Rep i FAIRBANKS IN BALTIMORE. Democratic Incom-etency 1s the Nominec’s Theme. BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. —Senator Charles W. Fairbanks was the chief speaker at a Republican mass meeting in this city to-night, the event being the formal opening of the Republican campaign in Maryland. Senator Fair- banks was escorted from Wilmington to Baltimore by a committee of lead- ing Republicans. At the Hotel Ren- mert a reception was held. In his speech Senator Fairbanks de- clared that the losses of Baltimore in the conflagration of this year were not #0 large as those sustained by the city during the last Democratic adminis- tration, as a result of the temporary overthrow of Republican principles. Jie declared that during the Cleveland administration business in this and other jeading cities was choked, pay- rolis were reduced and the wage rate diminished. On the subject of protec- tion he said: The Republican protective system is an jssue n the pending campaign. The Democratic party, true to its traditional policy of hostility 1o it, has declared protection to be “‘robbery.” Jis trfumph would be = direct &nd positive blow to the protective systém, which bas so spiendidly vindicated itseif. The overthrow of Repubiican policies to-day must bring similar resulis to those which fol- Jowed their overthrow in 1592, instability of the Democratie party @uring the last few years gives no ground for Comdence 15 s capacity” o sdiniaiter the Sreat affairs of the Government. It is con- tinually shifting its lssues. It has been grasp- ing & a blind effort to seize of some sesue which would restore it to power. Its prramount issue of to-day is avandoned to- morrow. et DEADLOCK AT SARATOGA. Democratic Leaders Fail to Seject Gubernatorial Nominee. SBARATOGA, N. Y., Sept. 21.—After 2 conference among the Democratic State leaders, lasting from 12:15 w| 1:25 o'clock this morning, in an effort to harmonize the conflicting ele- ments of the party, the members of the conference separated with the un- Gerstanding that they should meet sgein at 9 o'clock. The conferees ::::ou, thé only anonuncément being mo finai agreement had bee: reached. n Such talk as eddied around the cor- ridors at midnight was all to the effect that Grout would be the nominee for Re-|* ) the general staff. General Kuropatkin | effort to capture certain of the north- | east main forts. This is the attack | tifications on Kikwan Mountain, | confirmed. Held Back at Hun River. I ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 21.—The sensational announcement that Gen- eral Kuroki has crossed the Hun River unopposed and that the whole Japan- ese army is advancing upon Mukden is overshadowed by anxiety for Port Ar- thur. Moreover, the announcement rel- ative to Kuroki does not receive com- plete credence here, as being in direct contradiction of official news issued by i ennounced only two days ago that there was not a single Japanese east of Bentsiaputge. How, it is asked, could General Kuroki, with 100,000 men, | slip past General Rennenkampfl's Cos- sacks and cross the Hun River ne the Fushan coal mines, thirty miles east of Mukden? Fushan is situated on the road from Bentsiaputze, where | General Kuroki crossed the Taitse River. This road is carefully watched by General Kuropatkin’s outposts be- tween Mukden and Sinsintin. A strong guard has been placed at the Fushan mines, which General Kuropatkin will not give up without a struggle, as the loss of the mines would involve the cutting off of the 1 supply for the whole of the Manchurian Railway. Nevertheless, it is considered more than doubtful if Ceneral Kuropatkin will make a decisive stand south of | Tie Pass. i ATTACKING MAIN FORTS. Japanese Onslaught Directed Against the Northeast Line. CHEFU, Sept. 20.—Authoritative in- fermation has been received here of a general attack upon Port Arthur by the Japanese forces, which began yes- | terday before daybreak and continued until dark. All indications point to an for which the Japanese have been preparing for the past nineteen days, with slight hope of success. As forecast in these dispatches, the Japanese attack on Port Arthur is di- cted ageinst the northeast front. The main object is to capture the for- Rix- intermediate lung Mountain and the forts. The foregoing comes from a Rus- sian of standing, whose previous infor- mation has been correct. He adds that the attack at the end of August, which was reported as two separate assaulte, really constituted a ten days' ittle, the fighting being the heaviest ing the first three days and the last four daye of that period. Although the Japanese retired August 31 along | the greater part of their line, they remained in four supplementary forts on the northeast front, which they had captured from the Russians. During the fighting in August the attempt to capture Kikwan Mountain ccst the Japahese an entire regiment. This statement has been absolutely SRS AS KIND ACT OF McCALLA. Scends Sick Member of Lena's Crew to the Hospital. VALLEJO, Sept. 20.—The big black converted Russian cruiser Lena con- tinues to be the most interesting object at the navy yard. Her crew is being given liberty in squads of twenty-five. They stroll quietly about the streets of Vallejo. The officers seem more con- cerned, and while 2 number of them have visited Vallejo they look upon the disarmament of their ship as a piece of hard luck. American ord- nance officers and a force of men have | removed all the small guns from the Lena and sent the breech blocks of her big guns ashore. By 3 p. m. te-mor- row the sixty tons of ammunition now in the magazine of the Russian ship will be safely stored ashore. In the meantime great care is being taken that the Lena is not .njured by out- side parties. This afternoon Admiral McCalla, commandant of the navy yard, heard that one of the Lena's crew was seri- ously ill. He sent the yard ambulance to the ship and had the sufferer con- veyed to the navy vard hospital, at the same time informing the Russian cap- tain that his officers and men can ex- pect as good t tment as the accom- mods ns and facilities of the navy vard will afford. L 4 + Governor, but Senator McCarren was the only one of the prominent leaders that would say so. At the same time there came rumors of the coalition of certain up-State interests around Tam- many Hall and against the alliance supposed to be represented by Senator McCarren. The candidacy of Shepard is the center about which most of the anti- Grout sentiment gathered. The convention yesterday held its preliminary session and heard an ex- tended speech by William B. Horn- biower as temporary chairman. NEW JERSEY'S NEXT GOVERNOR. Republicans Nominate Stdkes of Cum- berland by Acclamation. TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 2 In a State convention that was enthusiastic and harmonious, the Republicans of New Jersey to-day by acclamation nominated former State Senator Ed- ward C. Stokes of Cumberland County for the Governorship. Senator Stokes, who had been ill, appeared in the con- vention hall and accepted the nomina- ! ition in a speech that was well re- ceived. The platform provides for the taxa- tion of second-class railroad property. at local rates. This would add about $400,000 to the $1,500,000 of taxes pald annually by the railroads in this State. Second-class property used for railroad purposes is that outside of the main line. i McLane Nominated for Governor. CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 20.—John McLane of Milford was nominated for Governor by the Republican State convention here to-day. Candidates r tial electors were chosen. —— s Forest Rangers Fight Fire. SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 20.— Shortly before 3 o'clock this after- | | Grant, | with to ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 20.—It is reported here that four warships purchased from Argentina have rived at Libau. SHANGHALI, Sept. 20.—The general attack on Port Ar‘lmr which began yesterday and in which the anese fleet is co-operating was resumed this morning. "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1904. Thé Japanese ¢ side of Sueiszeying, north of Port Arthur. NEWS BULLETINED TO THE CALL The Japanese are advancing with eight and possibly nine di- Jap- ptured two important forts on either BERLIN, Sept. 21.—The correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger has telegraphed from Reval to his papcr_an interview with Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, who declares that he expects three additional vessels before long. and that, with the augmented squadron, he will leave for the Far East. The correspondent dimly intimates that the arrival of this squadron at Viadivostok need not be expected before spring. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 20.—The following dispatch has been received from General Kuropatkin: “The reconnaissance made on September 17 establishes the fact that the Japancse position at Bentsiaputze is strongly held by a brigade, with guns. There was no enemy east of Bentsiaputze, but Japanese reinforcements arrived on September 15 in the vicinity of that village. Large Japanesc forces from Linoyang have already crossed to the right bank of the Taitse River. thirty horses, with their loads.” A Cossack patrol attacked a Japanese convoy west of Bentsiaputze and captured St Petersburg Confident That Port Arthur Will Repulse the Furious Onslaughts by Land and Sea. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept, 21, 1:05 a. m.—Interest is again concentrated pon Port Arthur, owing to the receipt a general storming of the fortress has begun. A few belated telegrams from General Stees: the commander at Port Arthur, recording the repulse of the Japa, continued attacks, strengtheh confidence in the ability of the defenders to hoid out despite the us onslaughis being made upon em. The last attack mentioned by Gen- eral Stoessel took place on the night of September 14 and was directed against { redoubt No. 8, which protects the wa- The redoubt is | ter supply of the city. about two miles beyond the line of pér- manent forts and the attack upon this shows that the Japanese were not then within striking distance of the main fortress. some of the defenscs had fallen into the hands of t of a general assault on September 20 are not confirmed from Russian sources. J Reports from Shanghai that | Jananese as a result | P SN ST The telegrams brought to Chefu by | Prince Radzivill have not yet reached | the War Office. ft fs understood that | these dispatches contain details of the | landing of strong Japanese reinforce- | | ments at Dalny, which would tend to | | confirm the belief that it is the inten- | tion of the Jap: the fort ress and that the warships probabily | ! will take part in the attack. In this | | event the remnunts bf the Russi | fleet will doubtless go out and engage | the Japanese flcet. i ! All Russla is anxiously “awaiting | | news from the beleaguered garrison. | | Public feeling has been aroused to a | high tenston by the dreadful picture | | glven by Prince Radzivill of the suffer- | ings of the Russian army there. - E | BESIEGERS REPULSED. Stoessel Reports Victory for the Gar-,) rison on September 16. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 20.—Lieu- | tenant General Stoessel, commanding the Russian military forces at Port Ar- | thur, reports by telegraph that on the | | ranks. night of September 16 the garrison re- pelled two attacks on the redoubt pro-| tecting the water works. General Stoes- sel's dispatch is as follow: “PORT ARTHUR, Sept. 16.—The en- emy continues daily to bombard the forts and batteries inside the fortress, but still without showing any great activity. “The wounded are eagerly resume their They are heroes. are in excellent spirits. “At about 3 o'clock this (September 16) at least ore Japanese battalion attacked the redoubt protect- ing the water works. The garrison of the redoubt renulsed the the enemy received reinforcements and renewed the attack after a half-hour. The garrison again repulsed them with recovering and places in the The troops riflee and machine gune, supported byy artlllery. The Japanese sustained great losses and did not again attempt to take the offensive. “Sub-lieutenant Phillippoff chiefly dis- tinguished himself, showing the great- est bravery.” STAKES LIFE 4D LOSES 17 Special Dispatch to The Call SEDALIA, Mo., Sept. 20.—Charles E. Bliss staked his life last night on a game of cards and lost. He paid the penaity a few minutes later by com-| mitting suicide. Bliss was the son of a Beventh Day Adventist preacher tesiding at 504 West Main street, Peru, ind. Shortly before midnight ‘Bliss called | upon “Ted” Moore, 2 notorious woman, with whom he was infatuated, and chal- lenged her to a game of pitch. “For what shall we play?” the wom- an asked. “I will stake my life against yours,” replied Bliss. The cards were dralt and the woman won. Bliss put on his hat and kissed the woman good-by, went to a nearby drug store, purchased a bottle of car- bolic acid and ended his life. He died before a physician could reach him, refusing to the last to take an antidote which was pressed upon him. ————— ROOSEVELT AND PARKER + WRITE TO WAR VETERANS Letters Are Read at the Reunion of the Army of the Cum- berland. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.,, Sept. 20.— The nominating committee of the So- ciety of the Army of the Cumberland made its report ¢iving the afternoon session. The following officers were chosen: President, General H. V. Boynton, Washington; corresponding secretary, Major John Tweedale, U. S. A., Washington; récording secretary, Colonel John W. Steele, Oberlin, Ohio; tqreisurer, General Frank A. Smith, U. The following letter from President Roosevelt was read: CYSTER BAY, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1904.—My Dear General Boynton: Permit me, througi you, to extend my hearty good wishes to the Bociety of the Army of the Cumberland at its reunion in Indianapolis. I only wish it were in my power to be present. The record of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland is indeed noteworthy. Three of its members were Presidents of the United st Grant, Carfleld and Harrison. _Four cemmanded the army after the Civil War— Sheridan, Sherman and fleld. Two the Supreme Courc—Matthews and Harlan, You have had many members in the Cabinef, in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. One of them, General Kiefer, becamg speaker of the House." For this excep- tional ‘record you are entitled to the pect and admiration of your countrymen; but after all, the great claim, the undying claim, that you have upon ail the people of this nation, Tests upon the fact that all of you, from the major general to the private, did your full part in that great brotherhood of men who formed the Unlon army from 1801 to 1865, and who, during those years, rendered not only to our people, but to all mankind, the greatest service which it was given to any men of the nineteenth century to render. The mern_ who served in the great Clvil War left to their children and thelr cnildren’s children unto the remotest generation not merely a re- united country, not merely the sense of be- longing to a nation which has before it a future so vast that even ity most loyal sons can hardly venture to anticipate it, but you left to them also the memory of the way sa which that formidable army of fighting men, when once the war was ended, turned forth- the pursuits of peace and showed themselves good citizens at homie, just as they had shown themselves good soldiers at the front. in any great crisis of war this nation must rely mainly upon its volunteer soldlery and the veterans of the Civil War have left us reacheéd { forever the model of what such a soldiery shculd be. We of the younger generation owe you a-debt greater than we can ever pay, alike for the lessons you taught in war and for the lesson you taught in peace, With the heartiest regards and with every cardial wish for the success of your reunion, believe me, very faithfully yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Judge Parker sent the following: ROSEMOUNT. Esopus, N. Y. Aug. 31, 1604 —General H. V. Boynton, President So- clety of the Army of the Cumberland, Indian- apolls, Ind.—My Dear Sir: I very much regret that it is impossible for me to sttend the thirty-sscond annual reunton of of the Army of the Cumberiand. be kind enough to convey to the soclety surances of my and very grateful ap- preciation? Very truly yours, ALTON' B. PARKER. ————————— Bradbury Wins a Point. SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 20.—The case of the people versus W. B. Bradbury, ‘the San Francisco millionaire, who was recently arrested on a charge of having assaulted Mrs. C. EWS ENGAGE IN BIG RIOT LONDON, Sept. 20.—The day of, {atonement was marked in London by! serious rioting in the Jewish quarter of the East End. More than 2000 Jews en- | | gaged in a disturbance, and nearly 300 | police had to be called out before the disorder was quelled. The trouble arose over the action of the non-conforming members of a so- cial democratic Jewish club at Spital- fields, situated in the heart of a dis-! trict containing about 20,000 Jewish in- habitants. The socialists openly pa- raded in disregard of the fasting in-| junction, and made a celebration with wines at the clubhouse. The orthodox Jews were angered and surrounded the clubhouse and stoned it. The social- |ists threw bottles at the crowd, and {soon the two or three narrow streets| in the vicinity became choked by a| fighting mob. Ambulances were called out and the doctors had many minor cases to attend to. Finally the police quelled the disturb- ance, cordoned off the streets in the dis- turbed area and made several arrests.| Excited groups of orthodox Jews, how- ever, continued- to parade the streets, and the houses of several socialist Jews were stoned. i i ATTACKED BY JEWS. Police Save Chicazo Man From 500 Enraged Hebrews, CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—An unknown man in a buggy was attacked by a | mob of 500 persons at West Twelfth and Halsted streets yesterday, after he had run down and painfully injured Molly Kemkowsky, aged 6. Hundreds of Ghetto Jews, celebrating the feast of Yom Kippur, pursued the buggy for blocks and bombarded the driver with bricks and stones till~ the police, | I brought by a riot call, fought their way through the crowd with clubs and rescued the driver. A score of persons were injured in the attack and one man was made in- sensible by a blow on the head. Four were arrested, charged with disorderly conduct. WILL PROTECT INDLANS NONEY WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—One of the most drastic orders eVer issued by the Government for the protection of the several Indian tribes against fraud and robbery was promulgated to-day by Acting Secretary of the Interior Ryan. The order in question amends the rules for the sale of inherited In- dian lands so as to require that the proceeds to be derived from their sale shall be placed with the most convenient United States depository to the credit of each heir in proper pro- portion, subject to the check of such heirs or their recognized guardians, for amounts not exceeding $10 to each in any one month. Before being pai however, it will be necessary for thes; checks to be approved by the agent or other officer in charge. For sums in excess of $10 per month. the money will be paid upon the approval of the agent only when specifically author- ized 80 to do b the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Acting Secretary Ryan said that heretofore the lands have been sold to the highest bidder and the proceeds paid directly to the Indians, with the result that in many instances the In- dians soon were divested of their money. ——————— NEW ORLEANS ABSCONDER IS ARRESTED IN DENVER { They lived in tents and from time to | time were visited by physicians from Agent of | Moline Plow Company, Charged With Kmbezzling $8000, oline Plow He LIFE IS SWEET EVEN T0 LEPERS Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20.—In the hills that skirt the eastern boundary of the city the county authorities for months have maintained a leper camp, in which there were half a dozen per- sons afflicted with this hideous disease. the County Hospital, under whose charge they were. To-night when a visit was made to the camp it was found to be deserted. All of the lepers | had disappeared. The hospital authori- ties organized a party. to search for the missing patients, but later the futility | of such a search was realized and the| party returned. | It was learned that Mre. L. Cham-| berlain, once a beautiful woman and a| leader among her unfortunate com- panions had caused the flight. She was taken from her husband several months ago and placed in the camp, and there he saw her at times. He finally decided to take her and live with her despite her leprosy, and told his friends he would nurse her as carefully as she could be cared for in the camp. She consented to go with him, and after her departure the other unfortunates refused to stay. i G e FREE THINKEES HOLD CONVENTION IN ROME Congress Assembles in Historic Coi- lege and Ovens on Anniversary of Pope's Loss of Temporal Power. ROME, Sept. 20.—The Congress of Free Thinkers assembled here to-day | at the Roman college erected by Pope Gregory XIII. The event assumed spe- cial importance, this being the anniver- sary of the fall of the temporal power of the Popes and also on account of the recent Franco-Vatican conflict. More than 5000 delegates were present, the Frenchmen alone numbering about 1000. Ten delegates came from America, in- cluding Dr. Moncure D. Conway of New York, representing the secular so- ciety of the United States; Dr! J. B. ‘Wilson of Cincinnati and Professor M. M. Mangasarian of Chicago. Professor Sergi presided and deliv- ered an address, which was warmly ap- plaudeé, glorifving the triumphs of science over superstition. He hailed the fall of temporal power, condemned Catholicism as prehistoric and protest- ed against war,ending with advocating an indissoluble alliance of nations and the universal brotherhood of the peo- morning | attack, but; (British Treaty With . Tibet Excites Russia. | R {General Protest to Be Lodged by Embassador. —_— ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 20.—Rus- sia maintains that Great Britain has broken faith in the matter of the Ti- betan treaty and Embassador Benck- endorff has been instructed to lodge a general protest at the British Foreign Office. According to the Raussian view Great Britain's pledged to Rus- sia regarding the scope of the expe- dition contemplated only the reguls tion of trade between India and Tibet, and she disclaimed any purpese to { meddle with the internal! or political | affairs of the co y | doing a treaty was | Tibetans which goes much | creating a virtual protectorate | the country , The general feeling is that Great further, over | Britain has profited by Russia's pre- | occupation in the wap to make hy | gition in Tibet secure. The | chief importance of the pr | ime is to serve notice ! does not acquiesce Tibetan programme and that she herself at liberty to reopen the when er hands are again Russia in Great Britain's il that | feel question free. s i STORES CAPTURED. RUSSIAN | Oyama® Reports Furither on the Liao- yang Urophies of War. TOKIO, Sept. 20.—Field Marshal | Ovama, commanding the Japanese | forces in Manchuria, telegraphed to- day as follows: made since our last re- following: Russian buildings occupied by us in the gh- borhood of Liaoyang, 353 houses and 214 warehou: covering an area of 58,000 square yards. We also seized tured by us, port, shows the 79,360 hushels of barley, rice, wheat and 1300 cases of kerosene, 1800 s of sugar, 186-tons of coal and much cordwood. The amount of coal captured by General Kuroki will be r ported later. he use of dumdum bullets by Russians is confirmed, a Russian having confessed to me that he breught a thousand such bullets with him and used 300 of them. this case was of individual initiative, fellowing On the other hand, a wit- Russian soldiers at sponsible. ness affirms that plosive bullets. Do British Ship Not Fired Upon. MADRID, Sept. 20.—Official denial is made of the story printed in the Correspondencia yesterday under date of Bilbao that Russian cruiser had been seen off Cape St. Marie and she bad fired two shots at and taken pos- session of a merchant vessel supposed to be a British steamship. TR L miralty Court’s Decisions. mulgated in the form of decisions of the Calchas, Arabia when they come up fessor de Maartens, commission which decided what should constitute contraband, accord- ing to Russian views, will appear on behalf of the Government, thus prac- tically insuring the acceptance of the and Allentown, on appeal. Pro- sion. As he wiil be in possession of the American and British notes, the contentions of those Governments w actically settied before the court. ‘s proposition has been au- lews: Russia does not desire to interfere with the United States’ legitimate commerce with Japan, but she has the far as possible, against shipments which may aid the enemy in prosecut- ing the war.” RS Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—The fol- lowing Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—B. V. Barton, at the Herald Square; M. H. Hamilton ples. a subsequent sitting of the con- gress Professor Haeckel of Jena Uni- versity proposed a message to Premier Combes of France congratulating him on his struggle for the right of human thought against theocratic oppression, and also for what he has accomplished for the separation of church and state. In the Osservatore Romano, the or- gan of the Vatican, this official notice appears: Innumerable telegrams have reached the Pope from all classes of people in Italy protesting against the Satanic Congress of Free Thinkers, which, under the auspices of Freemasonry was inaugurated to-day in Rome, the center of th: Catholic faith —_—— WISCONSIN MAN SWALLOWS A DOLLAR AND MAY DIE Surgeons Cut Coin From Man's Oesophagus and Patient Is in a Serious Condition. ASHLAND, Wis., Sept. 20.—Placing a silver dollar between his teeth while he reached in his pocket for ] change to pay a small bill, Captain ‘Walter Mahan of the steamer Lanham threw his head back to laugh last night and as he opened his mouth the dollar slipped back and he swallowed it. Physiclans worked on him for several hours, but were unable to re- move the coin. This afternoon an in- cision was made in the throat four inches long and four phy: the dollar out of Mahan's oesophagus. The operation was serious and Cap- tain Mahan 13 not out of danger. The dollar was found about six inches be- low the glottis. . ——— Reno Visited by Lightning. RENO, Sept. 20.—Lightning hit the electric light wires of the Reno Power, Light and Water Comj Jr. and wife, at the Imperial; G. N. Dreyer, at the Grand Union: I. D. Isaacs, at the Holland; A. J. Lowen- berg, at the Savoy; R. McElroy, at the Broadway Central; C. E. Ray, at the | Grand Union; C. E. Schmidt, at the Ashland; C. W. Strun, at the Imperial. From Santa Ana—J. Sleeper, at the Victoria. From Los Angeles—S. M. Bosbos, at the Normandie; W. W. Nener and wife and W. B. Scott, at the Imperial; C. Udell, at the Normandie; J. C. Cribb and wife, at the Imperial; Dr. H. G. Bayless, at the Navarre; Dr. N. L. Rowell, at the St. Denis. Instead of so | forced upon the | ““An investigation of the trophies cap- | - . Both Sides Using “Dumdums.” PARIS, Sept. 21.—The Matin's Chefu correspondent telegraphs the | I believe | for which the authorities are not re-| Port Arthur have been killed by ex- | FINAL RULING ON CO.\'TR.{BA\\\'D.‘ Kussian Position to Be Based on Ad- | ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 20.—Rus- | sia’s position on the question of con- | traband of war will be officially pro- | the Admiralty Court in the cases of | president of the | principle formulated by the commis- ! thoritatively stated to the press as fol- | right to and must protect herself, as! JAPANESE ADVANCE IN FORCE UPON MUKDEN AND BATTLE IS IMMINENT i LATEST IMPORTANT WAR 'Russia Doubts the MUKDEN, Sept. 20.—A battle is imminent. BECKTH TDASS RoAD S STARTED Engineers of Western Pacifie Railroad Begin Work on Its Transeontinental Route | and Settle Mooted Question |PARTY OF TEN MEN | MAKING LAST SURVEY Latest Move of the Company | Shows That Path Over the | Sierras Has Been Seleeted by the Gould Corporation BTl S | Special Dispatch to The Call | | RENO, Sept. 20.—Ten engineers of the | Western Pacific Company began weork | through the th Pass to-day. This is the f > made by t company in Nevada, and shows conc sive that the company about to be- gin active work on its transc ntal line, and the much mooted question of a route through the Sierra Mountains b at last been decided. It will be through the Beckwith Pass The engineers are following along the line of the Nevada, California and Ore gon Railroad. This ws that thescom- pany will probably absorh the narrow the final survey. Two preli one east to Win pucca, t to Reno, have been made Which of these two not be known for Fish Springs. en will W YORK, Sept. 20—Another trans- tinental railroad combination is planned. in Hawley is its sponsor The u ing invoives the so-called Hawl ines in the Middle States, in- clu g the Alton and the Toledo, St Lov and Western roads, extending | into Eastern trunk line territory, and the stern Pacific, now being built from the Salt Lake gateway to the Pa- | cific Coast. Such a deal, if carried out | would mean a combination with lines from the Great Lakes to the Pacific The scheme has been formed in and all that remains to be done » put it into effect. wley said to-day 1t would be un- 1l details of his plan. He control of the Chicage and A Alton was too old a fact to be dis- cussed. He admitted he still dominat- ed the Clover Leaf and sald the Chi- cago interests in that line would have nothing to say as to its disposition. He made many more pertinent state- ments, but not for publication. It now becomes public that Hawley went into the directorate of the West- ern Pacific with the idea of bullding a new transcontinental system te include the Toledo, St. Louis and Western, and Chicago and Alton roads, and the so- | called Hawley linés in the Central West, the Colorado Southern and West- ern Pacific. Hawley to-day would not admit at first that he controlled the Chicago and Alton, nor that he might send out requests for proxies for the amnual meeting in October. But when reminded that he said six | months ago that he controlled the line and also that the Kuhn-Loeh & Co. request for deposits of stock was only a “bluff to get control, while the Kuhnd.oeb Harriman party had lost” he said “That's an old story. What you want now is news. But why should I tell my plars.” The ccmbination of lines now under | Hawley's domination would mean a through system of railroads from To- ake and trurk line points to the cific Coast with branch lines in the iddle West and in Colorado territory. —_—————— E | M | | LAWMAK n OF HAYTI ANGERED BY A STRANGER Deprive American of a Concession Be- cause Depuliy’s Speech Is Inter- rupted. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Sept 20.—~The fact that a Deputy was in- terrupted by sn outsider while speak- ing in the “hamber of Communes vesterday has used an internationai incident of a m character. The Haytian Government some time ago granted two American citizens . concession for the comstruction and exploitatien of a railreal from to Hinche, an important line through a rich part of the The concession was being passin country. | discussed ‘in the chamber yesterd.y | When one of the occupants of the | strangers’_gallery, a foreigner, inter- | rupted a Deputy who was speaking. | which caused so much Indignation | amon’g the Deputies that the motion | to aporove the concession was re- jected. President Nord, however, has | informed American Minister Powell | that reparation will be made for the ‘regrfittnble incident and that the con. cession will be approved at the next session of the -Legisiature. —e—— VIENNA, Sept. 20.—An Austrian Naval | League, modeled after the German Naval | League, was organized here to-day. It is supported by Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Austrian Ministry and other influential per- sonages. ADVERTISEMENTS. Afte { ! | L /7 -~ . 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