The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 27, 1905, Page 2

o = JAPANESE ARE ATTACKING KUROPATKIN'S LEFT FLANK Russians Now Being Driven From Thei r Positions. LOSSES ARE BELIE VED TO BE HEAVY ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27.—An ac- tion 'of no mean proportions is in pro- greks on the Russian left flank. The advantage thus far is on the side of the nese, though at heavy cost From advices from the front it is difficult to say how severe the losses have been or how decisive the reverse, whether the Japan are likely to to drive in the Russian left farther. General uropatkin 1itly has been trying to establish flank far in advance, to com- ossings of the Taitse River, being nterpart of enberg’s movement on the C the fords of the s left mand the ¢ g. sperations is fifty Mukden, beyond t defile command- n. Both armies impregnable po- General Kuropat- ved to inaugurate operations on both Japanese countered porta ng the rom the front in- rer is fine and fa- and that all is right wing. telegraphed to date of February the morning nkhetchen. es vesterday received. There are and about 300 men our, at San Lun- pital instances many g and bayonet r des a battalion of the € the direction of southwest of San ning the enemy's s commenced to approach the cupied by us. EN, Feb MUKD Fighting con- t of Tie the Jap- g posi- the main ormidable Japanese from Port ved General A blustering snowstorm all day is ¢ r b wind which may r r ned conflict The S se attack is in a gh mountains ian operation. A 3 of unkonwn strength, joined with Chinese brigands west of Kungchialin, is still menacing T Ru that region. e onade along the Russian hed in intensity to-day. ce of activity on the who are strong- of the Rus- Liaoyang in force of J nchuria Army at two in- » Russians in the ton mountain on pulsed. . STOESSE Port Arthur's Defender and His Party Arrive at Moscow. —General § of the Rus hur, and his party clock this morning. at the St. Nicholas sta- rnor, nobility, numer- vilians. Colonel Dia- made a eulogistic address of welcome, declaring that “your splen- did defense of Port Arthur amazed the =d immortal glory for s bouquets were presented t el. The general after- ward hel reception. He will go to S¢. Petersburg on Wednesday, but subsequently he will return here for a Mme station, where the = assembled was dis- the non-stoppage of oessel’s train, some students demonstration against i late chief of staff at ur, who traveled direct Petersburg. The incident incensed the crowd, and in a scuffie that en- sued three students were beaten by a hostile i BRITISH PRESS PLEASED. Satisfied Comments Upon the North Sea Decision. LONDON, Feb. 27.—The British press welcomes the report of the in- ternational commission of inquiry into | the North Sea affair with almost un- qualified satisfaction. Some of the papers say the decision does not go enough in the direction of condem- tion of Vice Admiral Rojesventsky and the commander of the transport Kamtchatka, but at the same time they hold that it is now possible for Rus§ja to make ample amends. The Daily Telegraph’s editorial says: . mains for- the Czar to act upon the - jon's finding It is difficult to beljeve h il dismiss with indifferen the conduct K an afdmiral who so mearly involved his monarchy In an annecessary war, The Standard thinks the report ~ Nervous Disorders Include all affections of the brain, spinal cord and nerves: they embrace head trou- bles, such as Dizziness, Dullness, Head- ache, Fits, Blues, Melancholy and Insan- ity Also, Backache, Neuralgia, St. Vitus Dance, Bpilepsy, and all disorders aris- pg from a weakness of the nerves of iy organ or part, as Weak Lungs, Heart, Stomach, Kidney, Bladder, etc. The nerves furnish energy that keeps in_motion every organ of the body. If you have any of these ailments, your nerves are affected and you neea Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine Because it reconstructs worn-out nerve tissue, is a refreshing, revitalizing, tonic food-medicine, prepared especially to re- build the worn-out nerves. “My son. when 17 years old, had épi- lepsy. could not attend school, Follow- ing the failure of physicians to cure him we gave Dr. Miles' Nervine, and Nerve and Liver Pills. In ten months he re- ained perfect health."—J. 8. WILSON, . Co. Clerk. Dallas Co., Mo, he first bottle will benefit, if not, the @ruggist will return you: money. y to the breaking was met in the impe- | to | | leaves the question of the rights of neutral shipping under a cloud of per- ilous uncertainty, and suggests that the whole subject should be carefully examined when The Hague conferenee | | reassembles after the war. iy ‘ TROOPS MOVING SLOWLY. )!«rikes in Russia Delay the Reinforc- | ing of Kuropatkin. ! LONDON, Feb. 27.—The correspond- | ent at St. Petersburg of the Times says that the Government is making conces- sions to the railway men and placing ¢ the railways under martial law with a view of expediting the transportation of troops to the Far East The correspondent adds that the South Russia Rifle Brigade, which leit Odessa two months ago, is still near Tomsky; that the Fourth Army Corps, which left Minsk a month ago, has not vet reached Siberia, and that the Third Rifle Briga mobilized last year, is only now leaving Kieff. The latest units ordered fur service include some 00 men and forty-eight guns from ‘aucasus garrisons. These cannot reach General Kuropatkin before April. Sy JAPAN TO BUILD WARSHIPS. TOKIO, Feb. —The report that Japan has ordered four battleships to be constructed in England is in- correct. It is probable, unless cir- cumstances compel her to do other- pan will in the future er war vessels at home. sively equipped yards, shops, gun and armor foundries. There a strong feelin d growing senti- t in the navy and nation in favor of home construction exclusively. The vard already engaged upon an extensive building programme, in- cluding two large armored vessels. LITTLE HOPE FOR BOUDLERS Sedigial Special Di tch to The Call SACRAME Feb. ~To-mor- row morning at 11 o'clock, unless fourteen members of the Upper House of the Legislature brave enough to face the wrath of their constituents can be found, Senators Emmons, French, Bunkers and Wright will be expelled from the Senate. The most ardent supporters of the accused can- not count more than'five votes in-their favor, outside, of course, of the three vot members of thé quar- tetie can It is announced to- night that nmons has safely passed through the crisis of his illness and that no further delay is necessary out of sympathy for him. One of the members of the special investigating committee said to-night the that matter would not again go over, but that to-morrg noon wo see the names of all the a sed stri en from the roll. There was some discussion to-night as to the method that will be pursued by the Senate to purge itself of its disgraced members. It is admitted that the mere adoptior of the report of the investigating com- mittee, which recommended that the accused be expelled, would not be suf ficient. As a resuit four resolutions, each containing the name of one of the boodlers, were drawn up and on these the vote will be taken. These resolutions are to the effect that the men found guilty of bribery be expelled from the Senate, and that the Sergeant-at-Arms deprive them of | their keys and prevent them occupy- |ing their seats during the rest of the It is not known whether 5, French and Wright will be present to speak in their own behalf to-morrow. If they demand this right a dramatic scene is sure to mark the close of the great scandal. sty { EMMONS IMPROVING. | Senator’s Condition Is Better Than Could Be Exvected. | SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26.—Dr. Han- na and two other phy ns had a consultation on the case of Senator Emmons to-day and after careful ex- amination declared him to be greatly improved in the last two days. Dr. | Hanna said: “If nothing goes wrong, I certainly believe Senator Emmons will recover. His wound is healing. He is still sub- | t to hallucinations, but he has oc- casional lucid spells. Dr, Edward W. Twitchell dnd Drs. J. W. James and myself held a consultation last even- ing and we agreed that he was improv- |ing and that his condition is better than ordinarily could be expected.” 5o SCORE PERISH "~ IN EXPLOSION BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Feb. 26.—As | the result of an explosion in shaft No. 1 of the United States Coal and Coke | Company at Wilcoxe to-day, twenty- | three miners are supposed to have lost their lives and it is possible that the number will exceed this. Up to 8 ,o'clock to-night fifteen dead bodies | had been taken from the shaft. | rescuing party is in the mines to-night. {1t is barely possible, but not likely, ithnt some of the remaining entombed | miners will be rescued alive. The ex- plosion was of terrific force and shat- tered windows a mile distant. Immediately after the shock gredt numbers of miners, who were off duty. rushed to the shaft to find great clouds of smoke and dust gushing from its mouth. Mothers, children and other relatives soon were weeping and plead- ing for the rescue of those dear to them entombed in the mine. The offi- cials of the mine were soon on the scene. 3 ‘The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined. Most of the min- ers are Italians and Hungarians. The company usually works about seventy-five miners in this shaft. but to-day being Sunday the men were not all in and the small loss of life can { be_attributed only to this fact. The United States Coal and Coke Company, with principal offices in Pittsburg, is part of the United States Steel Corporation. A large | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1905. DRYDEN DRAFTS INSURANCE BILL Measure Embodying Presi- dent’s Recommendation to ! Be Introduced To-Day QUICK ACTION UNLIKELY | ! Policies Declared to Be Arti- | | eles of Commerce and Sub-| I ject to Federal Control; | ! | Special Dispatch to The Call. { CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING, ! | WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. — Senator Dryden will present a bill in the Sen- | ate to-morrow to carry into effect the | President’s recommendation for the regulation of insurance by the Federal Government. ! There is no intention of pressing the measure to final action during the few remaining days of this session, but the introduction of the bill at this time shows that those who have been giv- ing the subject thought since the declaration in behalf of legislation in this direction have put into concrete fcrm the proposed provisions of a law defining insurance as interstate com- merce in such way as to remove, in the opinion of many eminent lawyers, ny constitutional objection to the position and at the same time avoid infringement of the rights of in- y dividual States. The bill will set forth that policies of insurance are articles of commerce and instrumentalities thereof and that the delivery of contracts ef insurance by a corporation of one State into an- other State shall be deemed transac- tions In interstate or foreign com- merce, as the case may be, and there- fore subject to the control of the Na- tional Government. Briefly these are some of the most direct benefits to be derived from the assage of the bill in question: First—Increased security to twenty million policy-holders. i Second—Decrease in the cost of in- iminution of a vast amount clerical labor to meet the requirements of some fifty different | States and Territories and consequent decre: in expense. Sixth—The stamping out of fraudu- | lent insurance enterprises. —g— i SECRETLY WEDS VICTORI BELLE e Modestly inscribed on the register of the St. Francis Hotel is the signature of Arthur D: Ward of St. Paul It was written there on’¥ebruary 21 and would probably have passed notice without exciting more than ordinary curiosity had it not been for the fact that Saturday there was added to the signature “and wife.” But for the in- | discreet move on the part of Ward the fact that he had been quietly married in this city to a beautiful young wom- an, one of the acknowledged belles of Victoria, B. C., would perhaps have not been discovered until he had fully enjoyed with his bride their honey- moon on this coast and started on their homeward journey to St. Paul. ‘Ward is prominently identified with the management of the Great Western Railroad Company, with headquarters in St. Paul, and his present visit to San Francisco was sclely for the purpose of claiming the hand of Miss Florence V. Meissonier: The marriage, which was quietly solemnized Saturday at the rectory of Trinity Episcopal Church, was intended to be kept a secret uuntil the happy couple could reach St. Paul, but those attractive words “and wife” affixed to Ward's name on the hotel regisfer spoiled the well laid plans. Mrs. Ward is an exceedingly at- tractive woman, who only recently re- turned from a prolonged visit to the Southern States, where, for a time, she was the guest of the family of General Shelby in Kentucky. It was during her | visit in the South that Ward first met his bride and an acquaintance quickly ripened into a love match. A distance of thousands of miles separating the couple did not in the least lessen the ardent wooing of the railroad man, who was finally successful in securing from the fair Victorian a promise of mar- riage. 1t was arranged some time ago that the marriage should be celebrated in ! California a few months hence and Ward even went so far as to invite a number of his friends in the railroad world to accompany him to San Fran- ! cisco in a private car to witness the ceremony. Suddenly his patience ex- hausted itself and a few days ago he | surprised his fiancee by coming here alone. He insisted on an immediate | fulfillment of her nuptial pledge and a wedding was hastily arranged. Satur- | day witnessed the realization of Ward’s | happiekt hopes and since then Mr. and | Mrs. Ward have been.quietly living at | the St. Francis. To-day they leave on their honeymoon trip, which will end on their arrival in St. Paul. Although Mrs. Ward spent several of | her early years in Victoria she is well | { remembered here, especially by former | students of Miss' Lake’s school, which | she attended for a long time. Return- | ing recently from her Eastern visit| | she went to live with friends at 1605 | Franklin street, where her finance | found her when he suddenly made his | {appearance a few days ago in San : Francisco. 3 } ———— | DEMOCRATS MAY THROW i THEIR VOTES TO KERENS | Minority Caucus May End the Dead- lock in the Missouri Legis- lature. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 26.— | With the return of Thomas K. Nied- ringhaus (caucus nominee for United States Senator who has been absent for nearly a week) speculation over the probable breaking of .the deadlock. in the Legislature was general to-day. | Niedringhaus denied that he expected to withdraw from the race. B From Democratic sources it was learned that a Democratic caucus of members of the House is planned for early this week to, deci@e whether or not to throw sufficient Democratic votes to Richard C. Kerens to “lect him over Niedringhaus. gl i ey G S QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 26.—The new Cu; line steamship Caronia safled for N ork her maiden lfim V- to-day on voyage. She splendidly, despite a heavy gale, after ing Liverpool. ——w——— Colds Lead to Pneumonia. ! Baime and lock Tor signature K. W- Grove, 256 + ;preparing enlarged accommodations un- i derneath for the force of wardrobe | Thursday and the following Sunday GRAND OPERA IN ENGLISH IS NOW IN ORDER * | | i 15 | | | { | = - +! ] : OF SAVAGE OPERA | WHO WILL SING 1 DESDEMONA THIS NING. Savage’s Company AI‘!‘iVGé! From South and Will | Open To-Night. The Savage English Grand Opera art- | ists, chorus, musicianss scenery and all that go to make a complete grand ' opera investiture arrived last night from Los Angeles on the company's! special train of fourteen cars. Miss Ger- | trude Rennyson and Marion Ivell, to- gether with Messrs. Sheehan and Goff. | came up from Los Angeles Saturday ! night, arriving in this city yesterday' morning. The first person to alight from the big special was Rita Newman. who | was met by a number of her schoolgirl | and society friends, who have pre-, pared a warm welcome for her in her native city. Manager Chas. R. Bacon, who is well known here, was busy attending to the proper arrangements for hauling the scenery and taking good care of his charges. All night long large scene trucks hauled the elaborate productions to the theater and to storage ware- houses, the Columbia Theater not be- ! ing large enough to house all the) scenery required for the productions in the company’s repertory. i The company carries the largest wardrobe of any similar organization. | the outfit is worth a smail fortune. : There is scarcely an ancient monarch ! of Kurope or Africa who could not step from his grave into this great' wardrobe, fit himself up in the dress| of the day in which he left the earth | and move on as though time had not! rolled up in the meanwhile a matter{ of three, four or five hundred vears.' Not even the ill-fated Marie An-| toinette, whose gowns were without number, but not without price. boasted | a wardrobe so rich and elaborate as! that which this opera company must | take wherever it sings. Then there are | the heavy and almost countless pieces of scenery, including the two hundred and fifty “‘drops,” tons of platforms and solid interjor settings for such pro- | ductions as *Othello,” “Tosca.” “Loh- engrin,” and “Tannhauser.” Mr. Savage's working staff of car- penters and electricians took nosses- sion of the stage at the Columbia im- mediately after the performance last night to make the necessary alterations for the elaborate productions that are to be shown during the grand opera | festival. The local management also put on a force of men to remove three rows of seats and comstruct a new | pit for the grand opera orchestra of! fifty musicians. Another force of workmen is overhauling the stage and women and property men. The company will open at the Co- lumbia to-night in Verdi’s ‘“Othello.” to be repeated ursday evening and at the Saturday matinee, Bizet's “Car- men” being sung on Tuesday and evenings, with Wagner's “Lohengrin” on Wednesday ?nd _Sztl.lrday evenings. Variety is the main feature of the bill at the Orpheum this week. The admirer of vaudeville can run down the line of the programme and at as glance see something that looks es- recially good to him. One of the lead- ipg new attractions for the week is the nderful electric marionettes pre- sented here for the first time by Paul Powell. Such a marvelous shading and blending of beautiful lights and colors was never before presented on any | greatly relieved by the settlement of | have been fomented by crafty politi- | a possible peasant outbreak in stage. The scenes include life action and beautiful views, and the produc- tion can easily be termed a headliner any place. - “Piwitt, or the mysterious face,” is another feature of the programme that is worth going miles to see. This weird automaton expressed emotion of every kind at the simple command 6f the man who stands out in the middle of the stage and talks to the audience about the marvelous feats performed by the huge face. The Brothers Rossi present an inter- esting act without words entitled “The Mysterious Sweetheart.” The act em- || bodies plenty of mystery t ends in an old-time sort of TROOPS WATCH WARSAW POLICE Novel Situation Due to Be- lief That the Guardians of the Peace Will Strike SPREAD OF THE UNREST | Employes of the St. Peters- burg Railroad Present Demands to Management WARSAW, Feb. 26.—Every police- man on duty here to-day was accom- | pranied by a soldier. The authorities, fearing a strike by the police, ordered this precaution so that in the eveny of an officer leaving his post it would | not be unprotected., The measure was | further intended to guard policemen from possible attack by strikers. The police demand $1250 a month, the same scale that is paid at St. Peters- burg. The present pay here is $6 a | month. | . The private coachmen and livery | stablemen struck to-day. The strike | of the street railway employes con- tinues. Fifteen thousand strikers from the big iron mills will return to work, all | their demands having been granted. | These include a nine-hour day instead | of ten and a half hours and increase | in wages of from 5 to 25 per cent. All the railways have been placed under martial law in order to_prevent the extension of the strikes. The em- ployes of the Warsaw-St. Petersburg | Railways have formulated demands for presentatidn to the management. This action is regarded as a prelude to the beginning of a strike. 1 The Vienna railway service having | been resumed, the station here was crowded all day and trains were over- crowded with passengers, who fought to obtain seats. The tension in_ the ‘Warsaw railway situation has been is strike. In Novolipki street at 9 o'clock to- night an unknown man fired a re- volver at a patrol, killing two police- men-and severely wounding a sergeant. The murderer escaped. IV SR CRAFTY AGITATORS ACTIVE. th Holding Russian Workiien in Leash for General Rising. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 271.—Evi- dence is increasing that the strikes throughout the empire, especially those in St. Petersburg, are not economic in their origin, but are inspired by a definite political plan. The Government and employers are embarrassed by the tactics of the workmen, whose dis- content is being fed and who are in- creasing demands with each new con- cession. This condition is believed to cal agitators, who are stirring up the men and at the same time holding them in leash, apparently waiting some sig- nal for concerted action. Fear is en- tertained that this widespread agitation may be connected with a plan to await the spring, with which a general strike will be synchronized, the workmen joining hands with the peasants. The election of labor representatives to the Imperial Commission which is to investigate the causes of discontent in St. Petersburg passed off quietly yesterday. The situation in Riga is again re- ported to be very serious. The author- ities there apparently are unable to cope with the lawless element. In the Caucasus the situation is ex- tremely bad, practically amounting to civil war. In Baku the inhabitants. barricaded in their houses. are vpeti- tioning the central authorities in St. Petersburg for - relief. The Govern- ment . is sending reinforcements of troops, but while these may be able to stop the reign of terror they will be impotent to start the wheels of in- dustry. In Siberia, as well as in other parts of the empire, the Government has granted considerable concessions to railway employes. 5 some wonderful feats on the slack wire. The youngest member of the family, a mere babe, won the praises and admir- ation of the audience by her cunning ways and marvelous skill as an acro- bat. Barney Bernard opened the last week of his engagement with a new bunch of prattle that was as welcome as any he ever put on. Josephine Sabel was the same winsome, vivacious performer, and had the crowd with her. Deimore and Lee, Howard and Blamd and Healy and Hayes all have something new and interesting to Preae.nt. ‘William H. Turner as “David Harum” is not so closely in touch with the nature of the character as was Crane, but he succeeded in making a strong presentation notwithstanding. The play was introduced last night at the California with all of the strength of Westcott's clever study of American life and certainly pleased the audience judging from the applause that fre- quently greeted its strongest lines. Turner carried out all the peculiar- ities of the hero of Homeville and the support he received from the company was good. Charles Eldridge as 'Zeke Sweeney, the usurer, deserves especial mention as one of the best sustained characters in the cast. Patrecia Claire, as Mary Blake, Mary B. Henderson as Widow Cullom and Effie Germon as Aunt Polly did excellent work. The play is one which at all times appeals to one who has love of that which is a true reflection of American life in the granger districts. It embodies sim- plicity, sincerity and yet enough of the erratic to make it fully worth the price of admission and the opportunity to study its interesting climax. SENTE FACES RUSH OF WORK Busy Week Ahead for Upper | House to Clear Up All! the Necessary Legislation | SABBATH CONFERENCE| Canal Measure Taken Up but | Committee Fails to Take! Definite Action on the Bill WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—At the be- ginning of the last week of the pres- ent session only one of the regular ap-' propriation bills has been finally acted on by Congress and approved by the President. This is the legislative, ex- ecutive and judicial bill. Six other supply bills have passed both houses and are in conference. i The Senate still has seven of the most impertant appropriation bills to consider. Senators generally appreci- ate that the task of completing consid- eration of all these measures before the close of the session at 12 o'clock next Saturday is gigantic, but none doubts that it will be accomplished. It will be necessary to prolong the daily| sittings and all night sessions are probable the last few days of the; week. 1 Conferees, appointed on the part of} the Senate and House to consider the Isthmian Canal bill, were in session’ for two hours to-day. While no defi- nite action was taken on any of the Senate amendments, - the = conference proceeded far €nough to insure the ac- ceptance of all of the Senate amend- | ments except that relating to the con-' tinuance of the commission. The! House bill abolishes the commission and this was amended by the Senate. The memories of three deceased. members of the Fifty-eighth Congress were subjects of tribute by the House! of Representatives in a session which occupled nearly three hours to-day. Tributes were paid to the late Repre- sentative Mahoney of Illinois, the late| Representative Croft of South Caro- lina and the late Representative Otis| of New York. ‘ + LETTERS POCR N TN OSLER Special Dispatch to The Call. BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 26.—Dr. Os-| ler's attention was called to-day to the | death of Captain William S. Winder, | who shot himself at the age of 71 years, | after reading Osler's speech and the | criticisms upon it. Dr. Osler had not! heard of the tragedy and asked: ! “Did he use chloroform?"” When the answer was in the negative he had no more to say. | A multitude of letters, telegrams and | clippings have been forwarded to the | doctor. Some of them have been con-! gratulatory and others threatening. | The majority of them, Osler says, take issue with him. The doctor’s allusion to the fictional method of getting rid of | sexagenari by chloroform has caused . him some worry and trouble. Dr. Osler regards the whole affair in a scrio-humorous light. Dr. Osler was asked if the senntors[ and Representatives who had been| named as contradictions to his theory were comparatively useless. He dnswered: | “In many cases the work done by | those men could have been better done | by younger men.” | CHICAGO, Feb. 26.—On the theory | that correct living and a proper amount | «f encouragement will prolong man’s | period of productive labor, Bishop!' Samuel Fallows of St. Paul's Reformed | Episcopal Church, in a sermon to-day | on “The Old Men of the Bible” takes issue with Professor Osler, who has| declared that the creative period of| man's intellect is confined between the ages of 25 and 40 and that a steady decline follows until the age of 60, whe: a man is comparatively worthless. Said Dr. Fallows: i A distinguished ecientific writer, Elie Metch. inkoff, concurs in the declaration made i Genesis that the days of man are 120 years. The latest physiological investigations prove this to be the case. It is a significant fact that the average duration of life is continually growing sgreater. | Correct living will yet bring the race to the normal figure. In the lght of these facts the contention of Professor Osler that the creative perfod of man's intellect i between twenty- five and forty, and that there is a steady de- cline until the comparatively worthless age of sixty is reaches, must be taken with consider- able allowance. ' The period of creative intel lect ought to be advanced to seventy years. Men must be encouraged to prolong the pe- | riod of productive labor. No artificial dead | line should be established. “‘Temperate in all | things,” as a rule of life, will push old ag far toward tho scriptural and divine lmit. | The world's work will thus be dome by the young men of sevent: TELLS HIS DAUGHTER THAT DEATH IS NEAR; Former Governor Boutwell of Massa- chusetts Believes He Will Not Recover. GROTON, Mass.,, Feb. 26.—Former Governor George 8. Boutwell, who is | i1l of pneumonia, passed a comfortable day and at times showed some im-| provement. His condition, however, | continues very grave. The venerable | statesman_realized the gravity of his illness to-day and said to his daughter, Miss Georgiana Boutwell: “I think my chances of recovery are pretty slim.” At midnight his condition was un- changed and he was resting quietly. ADVERTISEMENTS. The Standar d of Quality Quality Versss Quantity One reason why Pommy Pommery Standard of S ery Champagne maintains its pop- Is Never Lowered in order to | of the visitors. & POPLLAR ORDER GAINS STRENCTH Couneil of the Knights of Columbus Is Organized in the City of Santa Cruz BIG CROWD IS PRESENT Hundreds of Guests Are Roy- ally Treated After Work of Installation Is Ended Special Dispatch to The Cadl. SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 26.—Santa Cruz Council No. 961, Knights of Colum- bus, was organized here to-day. More than 500 members of the organization from San Francisco, San Jose, Oak- land and Vallejo were present at the ceremony. The visitors, who were accompanfed by the band of the League of the Cross Cadets, arrived here before neen. They were met at the depot by the charter members of the new couneil ‘and the Catholic Boys’ Band and escorted to Holy Créss Church, where a mass was celebrated. Father Sul- livan’ of St. Patrick’s Church, Menlo Park, preached the sermon. From the church the visitors and the neophytes marched to Odd Fellows' Hall, where the new council was installed. Three degrees were given, the first by the degree team of San Jose Coun- cil, the second by the team of San Francisco Council and the third by the State degree team. There were fifty- nine ‘ candidates initiated. Of ‘these thirty-four are members of Santa Cruz Council. The others are members of San Jose, Oakland and Los Angeles ccuncils, whose initiation had not been completed. After ¢he work of installation was finished the visitors were entertained by the Catholic women of Santa Cruz at the Casino. Luncheon was served in the roof garden of the resort, the League of the Cross band furnishing appropriate music during the repast. Santa Cruz Council owes its exist- ence to Dr. J. F. Crystal, J. J, Doran and T. W. Kelly of this city and Dis- trict Deputy John F. Burke of San Jose. The town is in gala attire in honor A fine display of fire- works illuminated the beach, and the main®street is lighted from Mission street to the beach with strings of in- candescent lights. [ —— FOUND WITH FRACTURED SKULL.—A man named Anthony Poulo was found lying on the Mission road, near the Five-Mile Hous last night by a policeman. He to be only drunk, but on investigation he w. found to be suffering from a contusion of the head. He was removed to the City and Coun- ty Hospital, where it was found that his skull was fractured. 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