The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, OCTORER 81, 1004, SUPERB CAMPAICN OF CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS Gunners Use Searchlights Butte County Voters| May Ask Some | Questions. SR bt Ex-Governor Gage to Deliver Speech in This City. it et The Democrats have engaged the Al- Theater for a mass-meeting this K. Lane is to pre- ror Chamberlain of Oregon | elan of this city are, akers. | have engaged the nesday and Saturday | day night former . Gage of Los Angeles ort of Fresno will| asurer John ancisco will | g next Joseph ' ess his fellow citi- | tor George C. Per- Thursday evening nday evening at | the collier | the | It is will _give The Call. committee that | the district now that Democrat, r Perkins’ collier ment of money The truth sta tte County Re- nd the truth, scratic press is endeav- | Pardee and Sew- | 1 speak at Petaluma evening, November 2. The i John F. Davis will ad- Sacramento next urday, November | Thomas B. Dozier at the Veterans' | publican candidate for | District, speaks to-| n with Frank P. Flint. nmenced his campaign nd has canvassed Mo- erra, Mariposa, Tuol- Amador, El Dorado, Tehama and Siskiyou will speak at Grass Val- evening with Seward A. leaves here next Thursday | ampaign by a tour in his y—Humboldt. All signs Gillett’s re-election by a majority. McKINLAY LEADS. ncan E. McKinlay, the progressive 1ee for Congress in the will be in Florin and The demonstration Willows, Glenn County, urday evening took on the pro- ions of a po ar ovation. Thou- sands of voters assembled to hear him 1 trains were run to the people. Outdoor plemented the indoor Charles F. Curry, Sec- presided at the main inlay will speak at Stirling | rrow evening and at Chico | H. Short Thursday even- | Friday evening he will ramento, where his ma- November 8 may approxi- e 150( The Governor and John Davis will also speak. Great enthu- jasm for Roosevelt and McKinlay wil] manifested. Needham, the gallant leader of 1l talk to the people of Lodi To-morrow evening he will Stockton with Frank H. is expected that San Joa- 1ty will give Needham 1000 Davis, the peerless orator of , will speak with Needham et Fresno next Saturday night. Mr. Davis will talk to the people of Jack- son next Monday night. 2d, James McLachlan, €. C. Bmith, Frank’P. Flint, Charles M. Shortridge, Colonel T. V. Eddy, M. B. Harris, General Pierce, Attorney > 1 Webb, J. A. Barham, General A. Woodruff, J. M. Oliver, Will A. Harris, John A. McNab, E. Myron Wolf, George A. Sturtevant, Major C. W. Kyle, Frank R. Devlin, L. B. Wil- son, Jud C. Brusie, E. O. Larkins, L. V. Hitchcock, R. L. Thompson and other well-known Republican leaders will participate in the campaign this week. The Lakeport demonstration to- night will be of special importance to the voters of the Second Congressional District. Thomas B. Dozier will be the chief speaker. ———— WILL BE HEARD AGAINST HEARST PAPERS C SUITS CHICAGO, Oct. 30.—Sixty-five city and county officials, theater owners, attaches-and newspaper menhave been summoned to appear to-morrow morning before Cyrus S. Simon, to give testimony in a series of six libel suits, demanding damages aggregat- | ing §1,500,000 which have been in- stituted by Klaw and Erlanger, the- atrical promoters, against the Star{ Pubiishing Company, the corporation which controls the Hearst newspapers hout the United States. is the special commissioner to take depositions in the appointed cases, which will be adjudicated be- fore the Supreme Court of New York. The actions grow out of the publica- {v;'.rw h(;- the Hearst papers of articles allege: to be maliciously libelous. —_————— hool Supplies. ng pencils and papers, drawing i 'nts. draughtsmen’s supplies, inks ; sketch pads. oil ~colors, drawing boards, t » tacks. crayons and eras ers: alw best. Sanborn, Vail & C 741 ct street. - —_——— New York Oll King Dead. JICAGO, Oct. 30.—Justin B. Brad- a millionaire ofl producer of Bolivar, N. Y., and one of the first men to discover petroleum on Ojl Creek, near Titusville, Pa., died here to-day, aged 78 years. SPEAKERS 1N T FOR WHIRL e FIELD D FINISH SAN FRANCISCO REPUBLICANS ARE IN LINE The Republican State Central Com- mittee announces the following As- sembly District meetings in this city: Monday, October 31 — Thirty-fourth District, Twin Peaks Hall, E. A. Hayes, F. B. Beves e (nominee for the Assembly). Major C. W. Kyle and other speakers; Forty-third Dis- trict, Golden Gate Hall, Sutter street, near Taylor, Julius Kahn, Phil J. Haskins, Marc Anthony (nominee for the Assembly), Jeese Steinhart. Tuesday, November 1 — Thirty-sixth District, Harmony Hall, 1748 Mis- sion street, E. A. Hayes (nominee for Congress). Eugene Pfaeffle (nominee for the Assembly) and Colonel T. B. Eddy; Thirty-eighth Assembly Dis- tract, Jefferson-square Hall, Golden Gate avenue and Octavia street, E. A. Hayes (nominee for Congress), Senator E. 1. Wolfe, Simon H. Beck- ett (nominee for the Assembly) and Danie! E. Ryan. Wednesday, November 2, Alhambra Theater — Ex-Governor Henry T. Gage and Frank H. Short. Thursday, November 3—Thirty-second Assembly District, at Masonic Hall, E. A. Hayes Senator R. J. Weich, P. J. Boyle (nominee for the Assem- bly) and Major C. W. Kyle: Thirt | thira Assembly District, Murphy's Hail, E. A. Hayes, Fred J. Meincke (nominee for the Assembly), M. W. MacIntosh and other speakers; For- tieth Assembly District, Franklin Hall, 1839 Fillmore st., Jullus Kahn, Gus Hartman (nominee for the As- sembly) Frank P. Flint and Danlel A. Ryan. Friday, November 4—Thirtieth Assem- bly District, Eintracht Hall, Jultus Kahn, George B. Keane (nominee for the Senate), Francis McNamara (nominee for the Assembly) and other speakers to be announced; Forty-sec- ond Assembly District, Saratoga Hall, Geary street, near Larkin, Julius Kahn, George B. Keane (nomi- nee for the Senate), George H. Mc- Gowan (nominee for the Assembly) and other speakers. Forty-fifth As- sembly District, Washington-square | Hall, Julius Kahn, John H. Nelson (nominee for the Senate), Louis Strohl (nominee for the Assembly) other speakers aturday November 5 — Alhambra Theater, Hon. Joseph D. Redding; Sunset District, E. A. Hayes, T. E. Atkinson (nominee for the Assem- bly): Richmond District, meeting es- ‘ P 1 in the interests of the na- ticket and E. A. Hayes for x5 s, ti Congre + UNDER KNIFE OF SURGEONS Operation for Appendicitis Performed on Takahira, the Minister of Japan NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—An operation for appendicitis was performed on Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira in & hotel in this city to-day. The case is sald to be a serious one and at- taches of the Japanese Legation at Washington have been summoned to the Minlster's bedside. Takahira arrived from Washington Friday night and soon complained of lliness, and asked that a physician be sent for. The physician found the Minister suffering much pain, but remedies were administered, which eased his suffering and allowed him to pass the remainder of the night com- fortably. Saturday, however, the Min- ister could retain no food and this, with other symptoms, caused the physician to believe that the case was one of appendicitis, and to-day when it was positively diagnosed as such, an immediate operation was decided upon. The operation was performed be- tween 3 and 4 o'clock by Dr. Willlam T. Bull, who issued the following bulle- tin at 7:45 to-night. ““The patient was taken ill Saturday merning with appendicitis. An opera- tion was decided upon by Doctors Bull, Delafield and Schrady. The operation was made early in the afternoon, since which time his condition has been favorable, although he cannot be pro- nounced out of danger for two or three days. At present the outlook is favor- able.” RECOVERY PROBABLE. Uchidi, the Japanese Consul Gener- al at this port, speaking of Minister Takahira’s illness, said: “After going to his hotel here Fri- day night Takahira complained of pains in his side. Dr. Schrady was summoned and immediately applied remedies which afforded some relief. “To-day, however, Dr. Schrady called into consultation Drs. William Bull and Francis Delafield. They decided that an operation was imperative. Dr. Bull performed the operation this aft- ernoon, assisted by Drs. Schrady and Delafield. “The Ministet rallied after the oper- ation and while his condition is far from being good, it is favorable and there is every reason to expect that he will pull through. ““As soon as the serious nature of hie {llness was made known the Lega- tion in Washington was informed and through ‘t the home Government. Hanihara, the Third Secretary of the Legation in Washington, came on to this city and at once was present at the operation. We shall remain with the Minister during the night and if it is necessary shall issue other bul- letine.” The Minister is 52 years old and has a wife and three chiidren in Toklo. RECOVERY PROBABLE. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Mi Takahira, who was operated on lnn;;::: York to-day for appendicitis, went to New York for the purpose of negotiat- ing for the purchase of a carriage for the use of the legation in this city. His trip was intended to be very brief and as soon as he had completed his purchase, the Minister intended to re- turn to Washington. The carriage which has been in use by the legation for same time was destroyed by fire in a livery stable in this city several weeks ago. In response to a telephone message from the Japanese Consul at New York this afternoon announcing the serious condition of the Minister, Third Secre- tary of the Legation Hanira went to New York to-night and will remain th the Minister. There were many expressions of re- gret in Washington over the news of Takahira’s iilness. Tt s sincerelys boped that his recovery may be hast- ened as Takahira is anxious to partici- pate in the courtesies which are to be extended to Prince Fushimi, the adopt- ed brother of the Emperor whose ar- rival at San Francisco is scheduled for the second week in November. First WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.—Elihu Root of New York spent the evening with Prasident Roosevelt at the White House talking over the political situa- tion. Tloot told the President that in his judgment there was no doubt of his election; that New York State would give a plurality approximating 60,000 votes and if this prediction proved to be correct the Republican State ticket also would be successful. A very material reduction in the President’s estimated plurality, Root sald, might endanger the State ticket. The former Secretary, in discussing the campaign, which is now drawing to a close, expressed his gratification that, so far as the Republican Na- tional Committee was concerned it had been conducted amicably. There had not been any discord, he said, and it had not left any heart burnings. The amount of money expended by the Republican Committee does not ag- gregate half that expended in the Mc- Kinley campaign four years ago. —— MAY LOSE MANY VOTES. Sacramento Officlals Worrying Over Non-Arrival of Voting Machines. SACRAMENTO, Oct. 30.—Sacra- mento County has ordered thirty vot- ing machines, of which twenty have been delivered and ten were promised for the 26th instant, but have not vet arrived. All efforts by the county authorities to ascertain the where- about of the machines have been fu- tile, and it is feared that they will not get here in time for the election. In that event it may be too late to make necessary preparations for veting in some of the precincts to which machines had been assigned by the old paper ballot system, and therefore much confusion may result, with the possible exclusion from the elective franchise of many citizens in this county who are legally entitled to vote. The County Supervisors will meet to-morrow at which time a strenu- ous appeal will be sent to the makers of the machines urging them to ex- pedite the delivery of them. il e e CLAIMS VICTOR FOR PARKER Brooklyn Earle Optimistic Affer a Poll of New York City. NEW YORX, Oct. 30.—The Brook- lyn Eagle has made a preliminary postal card canvass of the vote for WINE GROWERS TAKEN T0 TASK Eastern Expert Scores the California Producer for Display -of Commercialism ———— BY PAUL EDWARDS. CALL BUREAU, WORLD'S FAIR. Oct. 30.—The average Californian, with purpling grapes and wine casks as familiar to him as the smile of the sun, comes naturally to believe that his State is the only one in the Union in which the viticultural industry can be considered seriously. Perhaps he is right, but that doesn’t prevent the regions where men’'s ears curl up and drop into the gutters about the glad Yule tide like falling leaves, feeling scme conceit about the vintages they produce. They do feel it, too. California would never be perturbed by any conceit Eastern States might have about their wines. She feels too certain of her supremacy in a viticult- ural way over all other portions of the United States, but she has some les- sons to learn, perhaps, from Eastern opinions. At least her grape-growers and wine-handlers would be interested in these opinions of Eastern wine men. no matter how amusing some of them may be; and they are not all merely amusing; some of them contain criti- cism that, if true, should cause Cali- fornia wine men to give them thought. Eastern producers actually believe they put a better quality of wine on the mar- ket in many instances than does Cali- fornia. They generally admit that Cal- ifornia can produce the best of wines. but say she is not making the best use of the advantages nature has given her, and that an uncurbed spirit of commer- clalism and a desire to get quick re- turns are retarding the advance of the industry toward the highest standard and giving profits to-day at the expense of the future. Unfortunately for California wines. an impression prevails in the East that they are all too “new.” According to Eastern producers this belief has a good foundation. They say the Cali- fornia vintages are marketed too soon and that the best returns will never be secured as long as this is kept up. EXPERT GIVES OPINION. Maybe the Eastern producers are correct in their criticisms, maybe they are not. if they can advance anything worth knowing there is no harm in the California vineyardist and dealer hearing what it is. Perhaps one of the most representative Eastern wine men at the fair is A. J. High, repre- senting the Brotherhood Wine Com- pany of New York City. He is a large owner and a director of this asso- ciation and has produced and handied Eastern wines for many years. High is a genial man, with no desire to “knock” and evidently is sincere in what he says. With the width of a continent between California and his place of business he isn’t afraid to make criticism, either. Let the Cali- fornia producer listen: “California produces some good wines, it is true,” said High, “but we are selling better ones in New York, B — 1 Secretary of the Legation Hioki has been designated to meet the Prince on his arrival at San Francisco, but it is probable, in view of the Minister’s ill- ness, that some one else may be desig- nated to that duty, leaving Hiokli in charge of the legation i Stccess Stre, Says Root 518V In His Opinion There Is Not a Douht as 10 the Election of Roosevelt Sees 60,000 Plurality in New York President and Governor in Greater New York. The results obtained are as follows: City of New York— Indicated Parker pluralities: Brooklyn . . BT,044 Manhattan 183,300 Queens . , 648 Richmond 2,080 Total indicated Parker plurally....182,022 Indicated Herrick pluralities: Brooklyn ............. . 43,564 l(l.nhl)('tm and Bronx 124,940 Queens . 248 Richmond 2,322 " Total indicated Herrick plurality...180,072 Editorially the Eagle says: ‘Hith- erto the Eagle has permitted its pos- tal card canvass to tell its own story, practically without comment. On this occasion it has an opinion to express. Indeed, it may be Said to have a con- viction. The logic of the figures Is that there is to be a change in the party auspices under which affairs have been administered at Washing- ton. That such a change is impend- ing the Eagle i{s now convinced. It is sincere in the belief that Alton B. Parker will on Tuesday of next week be elected President of the United States.” At ET AR RECORD ELECTION WAGER. Property of Enormous Value Alleged to Have Been Put Up. SILVER CITY, N. M., Oct. 30.—V. C. Place of the Pinos Altos Gold and Silver Mining Company of Grant County, N. M., and Charles M. Shan- non, proprietor of a newspaper in Sil- ver Cfty, have made the largest bet thus far on the result of the Presi- dential election. Place wagers his new gold mill and all the company's mines and property, including a mer- cantile house, on Roosevelt against the Hughes & Shannon mine property, valued at $600,000, on Parker. S g T Fairbanks to Tour Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 30.— home. He attended the Methodist Church this morning with Mrs. Fair- banks. This afternoon he received party leaders consulted him. He is in he was never more ready to endure a week’'s campaigning than now. Sena- tor Fairbanks and party will here to-morrow morning for a six days’ tour of Indiana. —_— made right there. We give our wines time to mature. Those of California rarely get beyond being juice. To a wine man all unperfected wine is ‘juice.” When I say that some of the California wines are good, I mean wines, not juice. table wines may be good, but they are put on the market too young to stand shipping. Used where it is made, a new wine may taste well and be pure, | but sent on a journey it gets ‘off.” To prevent this California dealers are using salycillic acid in wines, or rather Jjuices, they ship East, as a preserva- tive. This acid, harmless quantities, is an accumulative poison and consequently deleterious to people who drink much of the wine contain- ing it. The knowledge of the use of this adulterant is greatly prejudicing | the Easterner against California wines. | The desire to obtain quick results is casting a cloud over the splendid fu- ture California vintages should have. ‘WINE IS NOT MATURED. “I say there is not one drop of true wine—that is the properly matured article—shipped from California. “It takes five vears to mature a table wine and ten years to mature any of the high grade wines, such as port and sherry. There are few wines In California held five years. “The great trouble out there is the desire to get the juice on the mar- ket and secure returns. There is not sufficient cellar room in the State to mature the product and the growers of grapes haven't enough money to hold their juice until it is true wine. Some of it is sold after six months, most of it after eighteen months. You can’t possibly make a good table wine under five years. All fruit juices con- tain animalculae. Those in grape juice change twice a year for five years and then live forever. Then the wine is matured and will stand hand- ling and shipping without the use of deleterious adulterants. “It seems to me that California dealers are building up a rotten struc- ture that will tumble about their ears some day. They are pursuing a policy that is going to do them far more ul- timate damage than it is doing them present good. It is probable that the grower of the grape doesn’t kifow just how his future is being threatened. At least he is not in a position to protest. It takes a great deal of labor to work a vineyard and then perhaps there is interest-on a mortgage, for many growers buy their land on the installment principle. Cooperage expensive, too. They have to sell for what they can get. If they could store their juice for five years it would be worth vastly more and each suc- cessive year would bring them a crop; but they can’t carry themselves over that long. “Shiploads of juice are still going from California to France, there to be rebottled in the French laboratories, with fitting adulterants, and reshipped to America to be sold under French la- bels at higher prices than the similar wine direct from California brings. ‘This doesn’t hurt the reputation of Cal- ifornia vintages any, but if the growers could only keep that juice in proper cellars for five years they would put a wine on the market that would help build up a different reputa- ticn for the California product and give them the increased returns that France gets merely from her labels. MORE CELLARS NEEDED. “California will never get good prices. for her vintages and put them on a high plane that will bring grower and | dealer permanent prosperity until she goes about wine-making in a substan- tial and honest way. There must be more cellars, and every wine sent away from the home market must be proper- Iy matured. A prejudice against wines that are produced by the use of adul- terants is a handicap that will cut oft profits. California must get a full sup- rt\yolmtmdwlmon hand and keep it up. i "ummmmmouumhm Senator Fairbanks #pent Sunday at several callers and then several State | excellent health and said to-day that | leave | Out there all the | in small | GENERAL OKU'S HEADQUAR- TERS, WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26.—The great armies of Field Marshal Oyama and General Kuropatkin still lie facing one another after a week practically devold of action. The trenches along the entire line average only 500 yards apart. Men are Kept in the trenches night and day exchanging shota Neither side dares raise a head above the parapet. It would be suicidal to do so. The artillery searches the lines during the day and at night, the Rus- sians using searchlights. The lines are 80 close that outposts are impossible. At night the pickets of both sides creep out a few yards to give warning of a sudden attack and retire before dawn. The nervous tension is reaching the breaking point and a great battle may be precipitated at night by a single man losing his mind under the strain. The casualties caused by the nightly | artlllery attacks are small, but the | moral effect is strong. The Russians, using searchlights, sweep the plain be- tween the trenches at night. This is the first time that they have been used in field operations in the present war. General Kuropatkin has been largely reinforced since the battle of Liao- yang. It is believed that many new troops have arrived from Eurove. The Japanese are bringing up new men and a move is expected soon. The Japanese, despite the hard fighting and nervous |sltuln, are in excellent physical condl- tion. It is believed that the next move will precipitate the greatest battle of this war. Nelither side proposes to move until it is ready for the struggle. on vdvhlch depends the occupation of Muk- en. e i EXIT VICEROY ALEXIEFF. Far Eastern Blunderer Is Returning to St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31, 2:25 a. m.—The military situation has not yvet developed anything of great im- portance, although the fight at the Buddhist Temple on October 27 ap- pears to have been a decidedly heavy engagement. It probably indicates that final moves on both sides are now occurring, preparatory to another long and serious battle. Viceroy Alexieff is now on the way to St. Petersburg. The nature of his reception is the food for much spec- ulation. Some of his friends still cling to the idea that he will be made Chancellor of the Empire, with his | residence in the Winter Palace, where, !it is said, a suite of apartments has already been prepared for him. On the other hand, many declare that his | political career is practically over, and that his reception in St. Petersburg, while cordial, will mark the end of his policital ascendancy. It is remem- bered that the Viceroyalty of the Caucasus will be revived for his spe- cial benefit. which would constitute a complimentary and comfortable sort of exile. General Kuropatkin has telegraphed as follows, under date of October 29: “I have received to-day no dispatch reporting encounters with the enemy. During a cavalry reconnaissance yes- terday, after an infantry fight, sup- ported by artillery, we occupied the village of Chiantsanhenan. The enemy has retired from Sindiapu. On Octo- ber our chasseurs, with insignificant losses, retained a village a kilometer { west of Chentianpu against a violent Japanese bombardment.” General Kuropatkin also records other outpost affairs, including the Russian reoccupation of the village of Tynsin, a short distance south of Luidziatung, whence they had been previously expelled by the Japanese, who burned the village. il Mg i RESTRICTIONS RELAXED. Greater Freedom to Be Allowed Press of Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31, 2:2 a. m.—The report published in Paris on October 25 and which subsequently g R s e ey e storing now and conditions may im- prove there. The sale of some really first-class wine by even a few handlers will enhance the reputation of Califor- nia wines generally, but I tell you it will be a long time before the prejudice aroused by the unwise methods em- ployed up to date can be overcome. California cannot begin too soon the efforts to redeem herself, and the man who grows the grapes should take just as strong a part in it as the man who handles the product.” Perhaps these remarks will not be palatable to California wine men, but there may be much truth in them. That no wine is kept in the cellars in Califor- nia long enough to be matured, how- ever, is too broad a statement, for right at this fair are vintages from Califor- nia twenty-two years old. It is tru that nearly all wines from the -Golden State were “‘off”” when tasted here, but the same was true of the forasign wines and lack of cellar facilities and the warm weather were blamed. —_————————— COMBES PRESENTS PLANS AFFECTING THE CHURCH PARIS, Oct. 30.—Premier Combes yesterday presented the Government's project for the separation of church and state to the committee of the Chamber of Deputies which has charge of the subject. The measure embraces twenty-eight articles, which do not dif- fer materially from the Combes meas- ure heretofore proposed. Some of the chief features of the Government's bill are as follows: Instead of making an outright sepa- ration, as the committee proposed, ' Combes provides for a period of tran- sition with the view to the organiza- tion of the church conditions, and al- lows the clergy an indemnity of 400 francs for four years following the separation, in order to permit of their making new arrangements for the pri-’ vate support of the churches. A system of pensions is provided for the digni- taries of the church according to age and position; provision is made against public and religious manifestations on the streets and highways; the general supervision of cults is retained: the French embassy to the Vatican is sup- pressed, and there are many detailed provisions for carrying out the new regime. e ———————— ACCUSED OF BIG LAND FRAUDS IN CALIFORNIA LAWTON, Okla.,, Oct. 30.—E. B. Montgomery was arrested here to-day, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses in California and New Mexico. It is alleged that he has ob- tained thousands of dollars in West. ern States by selling worthless filing l"l“hl' to timber land in Southern Call- was cabled to the United States that the Emperor is about to issue a man- ifesto granting almost complete free- dom to the press, is untrue, so far as can be ascertained here, and receives no credence in the best informed cir- cles. It is true, however, that, as com- pared with the administrations of Plehwe and his predecessors in the Ministry of the Interior, the restrictions on the press have been so relaxed that the newspapers feel that they are al- most enjoying actual freedom. although it is not the sort of freedom enjoved under constitutional governments. It is also true that a project of reform of the press administration is under consideration which is expected to still further relax existing restrictions. PR INVESTIGATION I8 BEGUN, Russians Are Gathering Evidence at the Port of Vigo. VIGO, Spain, Oct. 30.—The interna- tional Investigation here of the North Sea incident has begun. The British cruiser Lancaster, which was here for some time yesterday and de- parted in the evening after.her com- mander had conferred with Vice Ad- miral Rojestvensky on board the Rus- sian flagship Kniaz Souvaroff, returned to-day and there was another confer- ence between the British and Russian naval commanders on board the flag- ship of the latter. Subsequently the Lancaster sailed for Villa Garcia, where, it is supposed, the British “han- nel fleet has assembled. There are five British warships cruising off Vigo, evidently watching the Russian vessels here. The Spanish Foreign Office has given out a statement to the effect that Rus- sia has asked Spain’s permission for the ships of Admiral Rojestvensky’s squadron to remain in Vigo until the investigation of the North Sea affair shall have been concluded. Spain, ac- Innovation Permits Artillery Fire Through_onfl the Night. cording to the official statement, con- sulted with the representatives of the several powers, who gave their ap- proval. The authorization, however, applies only to Russian vessels now at Vigo. The British yacht Ventura is in this port and appears to be watching the movements of the Russian squadron. Later in the day Admiral Rojestven- sky went on board the Lancaster to return the visit of the British com- mander. ettty MOVEMENTS OF SLAV CRAFT. Four Torpedo-Boat Destroyers Pass Through Straits of Gibraltar. GIBRALTAR, Oct. 30.—Four Rus- sian torpedo-boat destroyers passed through the straits, eastward bound, this afternoon, shadowed by a British torpedo-boat. The British Mediter- ranean squadron has been signaled twenty miles distant. The British mobilization maneuvers at Gibraltar were brought to a close to-day. This is regarded as indicating that no present apprehension is en- tertained of further complications with Russia. TANGIER, Oct. 30.—Five Russian torpedo-boat destroyers have put to sea. The remainder of the fleet has been coaling and provisioning all day. — e GOING HOME TO FIGHT. Party of Japanese Leave Sacramento to Go to the Front. SACRAMENTO, Oct. 30. — More than 200 Japanese gathered at the Sacramento depot te-day to bid fare- well to a party of young men who were departing for Japan to fight the Russians. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. It is said that from twenty to twenty-five Japanese leave this city weekly to join the Mikado’'s army. -—_— PETER AND FERDINAND PLEDGE FRIENDSHIP Rulers of Servia and Bulgaria Meet and Urge Closer Union of Two Peoples. SOFIA, Oct. 30.—King Peter of Ser- via arrived here this morning and was cordially welcomed at the station by Prince Ferdinand. The day's cere- monies concluded with a dinner in honor of the royal guest. In offering a toast to King Peter, Prince Fer- dinand said the visit constituted an epoch in the life of the two peoples and was an expression of their sin- cere and mutual understanding. King Peter, responding, said his constant aim had been to make a Ser- vian policy devoted to a sincere rapprochement. This visit, King Pe- ter added, would give a fresh impulse to their efforts in behalf of intimate unions of the two peoples. The Macedonian committee has published a manifesto declining to participate in the reception accorded to King Peter on the ground that the understanding established between the two countries aims at an attempt to partition Macedonia. —_————— JUMPS TO SAVE LIFE AND 1S KILLED BY FALL REDDING, Oct. 30.—As the Oregon express was running north this morn- ing near bridge four, two miles south of Delta, two men carrying bundles, having the general appearance of tramps, tried to cross the bridge be- fore the train could get to it. One of them succeeded, but the other was caught. He leaped to the rocks be- low. He was dead when picked up, his neck being broken. There was ab- solutely nothing on the body to estab- lish the man’s identity. The most peculiar feature of the ac- cident was the action of the comrade of the dead man. He hurried away and has not been found. TWO MURDERERS TRACED BY A SPIRIT MEDIUM Disciples of the Cult Claim to Have Brought Nebraska Criminals to Justice. LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 30.—Nebraska Spiritualists claim that it is due to the revelation of a trance medium that two murderers are now within the walls of the State Penitentiary. The two pris- orners meant are Charles Hutchinson, boy of 19, and his mother, a woman of 35. The boy is sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment and the woman to ten years, both for the same crime, the murder of Eli Feasel, an old man, who was their employer. Through a medium, it is sald, Feasel's body was found buried on his farm. Evidence was gathered link by link and then followed the arrest of young Hutchinson and later that of his mother. Strong circumstantial evi- dence brought against them at the trial resulted In their conviction. Both still maintain their innocence. ———————— LIVING MAN THROWN INTO COKE OVEN AND CREMATED MASONTOWN, Pa., Oct. 30. — Steve Borok, emnloyed at the Bessemer coke plant, reported to-day that late last night he saw a man thrown into a coke oven and cremated. 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