The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 19, 1905, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 190>. EXODUS OF AMERICANS FROM THE CANAL ZONE Construption Almost at a Standstill Be- cause of Desertions of Laborers. F WALLA — w =—— = NEER I IN CHARGE. OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PANAMA OUNTERING MUCH WITH THE DIGGING OF THE WATERWAY. DIFFICULTY IN - OBTAINING L Canal Zone, steamship fan incoming ego, while Chief Engi- was in the States select- the arrriving squads s y in a mbers have the contrary, g rather than a state of affairs which is concern Iin the Government g, umbers of the men return home by e very mext steamship, without even mpting to enter upon their duties. thers that are leaving are employes scharged from disability or inability. far the greater number of those who have left simply quit as soon as they had earned their passage home and “seen the elephant.” Press reports from home indicate a belief that fear of a fever epidemic is et the bottom of this serious outflow of whites. This is a gross error. The prime cause is the widespread discon- tent with general conditions, natural end edministrative. As & matter of fact, there i not now an undue amount of sickness in the zone. The popular impression at home concerning the un- healthfulness of the isthmus is exag- gerated. The hospitals are not overcrowded, either here or at Ancon, which in- cludes the Panama district. Under the prevailing conditions ef- fective work must soon cease, unless foreigners be called in, a measure which would be repugnant to the nation. Little indeed, has thus far been accomplished. Chief Engineer Wallace and his right- hand executive, Captain E. L King, have now returned to the zone and J.oubtliess things will take a better turn. ADVERTISEMENTS. Weak Stomach. A wezk stomach is most fre- quently caused by the over- worked and exhausted nervous system. The power that runs the stomach is the nerve force sent to it from the brain through the nerves. When the nerves are weak or exhausted the sup- ply of energy is insufficient and the action of the stomach is impaired, and results in im- perfect digestion—dyspepsia. Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nerv- ine increases nerve force. It strengthens and builds up nerve tissue, gives vigor to the nerves and muscles of the stomach; this produces a healthy activity. Nervine allays the inflamma- tion, heals the membranes, and makes the stomach strong and healthy. There is nothing that so quickly gives energy o the whole system as Restorative Nervine. . 't enough for Dr. Miles' Ner!fl(n‘en 1 don’t know what it will do for ers, but it certainly cured me el as T ever was. Two physicians Tofled to relieve me, but in three or four @evs after taking Nervine I much relieved. Four es madd me 2'50und man. at the cost of $4.00. JAMES E. . Detroit, Mich. Dr. Miles' Nervine Is sold by st e i arerien el will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind Orleans or Ban | | The French company spent nearly $800,000,000 on the canal and yet failed of its purpose. The chief contributing cause was the difficulty which is now confronting the Americans here. The men here are subjected to unnecessary and irritating harassments, without any mitigating compensations. Their pay is no greater than in the States. In other particulars the employes brought here are much worse off than in the States. Every item that goes to make life pleasant is conmspicuously absent, with no promise of improvement. The men feel that there is a total lack of interest in higher quarters in their per- sonal welfare. They have been pro- vided with no diversions from labor and | care. A cash reward is offered for the discoverer of the famous lawn tennis courts and baseball grounds so graph- ically Gescribed in newspaper corre- spondence. There is not an amusement of any kind at Culebra, the chief cen- ter of excavation. In the whole divi- sion there is not a lounging place or reading-room, such as soldiers often have in most remote posts. A potent cause of discontent is the unsatisfactory quality of the board pro- vided, although the price is relatively | high, WASHINGTON, June 18—Chief Engi- neer John F. Wallace of the Isthmian Canal Commission will arrive in Wash- ington on June 22, and before he returns to Panama some problems connected with the work of canal digging will be settled. ‘Wallace will have conferences with Pres- ident Roosevelt and Secretary Taft. From ricus unofficlal sources have come rumors of friction between Wallace and some one else, but no details are ob- tainable, and officlals here dirparage any such talk. Wallace when made a member of the Canal Commission at $7600 e year, with additional compensation of $17,500 as chiet engineer, was told that he would have unlimited sway as chief engineer. One highly important matter, the award of contracts for dredging Colon harbor, at a cost of several million dollars, awalts ‘Wallace’'s return. Many, prospective bid- ders on this contract asserted that the time allowed before opening the bids last week was too short to enable them to go into the job with their eyes open, and that the specifications issued were faulty. Notwithstanding the protest the bids were opened, but no award has been meade or will be made until Wallace ar- rives in Washington. Pty CANAL AGENCIES ON COAST. San Francisco to Be Point for Pur- chase of Material. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 18.—Pur- chasing agencies for the materials re- quired in the construction of the Pana- ma canal are tp be located shortly in ‘Washington, New York. New Orleans, Ban Francisco and Seattle, according to a statement made here to-night by Colonel Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, He further stated that the President is considering the appointment in con- nection with the Board of Canal Com- missioners of an American expert now employed by the Suez Canal Company. In order to avoid all chance of the ac- cusations of discriminating against any one section of the country, all goods purchased will be contracted for C. L F. at Colon or La Boca. —————————— DEATH OF MUSICIAN. Notea Cornetist Is Victim of Consump- tion at Avalom. LOS ANGELES, June 18.—Clarles Streeper, once the foremost cornetist on the Pacific Coast, died yesterday of consumption at Avalon. Streeper was a native of Kentucky. He moved to St. Louis in early youth. For several years he was solo cornetist at the Olymplc Theater and.afterward was soloist at the New Century Theater. Both Sousa and Gilmore liad made him flattering offers to join their organizations. For five years he played with the Catalina Band in summer, returning to his mu- sical work in St. Louis in the winter. He leaves a widow St. Louis. s brother, Joseph J. S T, is assistant traffic manager of the Frisco Railway. . TAKES A FATAL - DOSE OF ACID Fear of Arrést Drives Repre- sentative of Big Indiana Corporation to . Suicide DRAFT IS DISHONORED Goes to Room of His Pros- pective Partner, Writes a Note and Swallows Poison Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, June 18.—Without funds, and fearing arrest because a draft he had sent East had been dishonored, H. I. Barber, formerly con- nected with the National Bank of Salt Lake and with the Bank of Commerce at Boise, Idaho, committed suicide late last night in the room of a stranger. He was found writhing upon a bed, his mouth and face burned with carbolic acid and died before medical aid could be summoned. Barber came here as the representa- tive of a big South Bend, Ind., cor- poration, and since June 2 had been at the Hotel Lankershim. He had busi- ness dealings with some of the leading business men of this city and had made arrangements to go into partnership with T. A. McMurtrie this week. He went to the latter’s room at 336 Win- ston street and found it empty. It was there he killed himself. On his person were found numerous letters of recom- mendation from leading banks and other institutions in various parts of the West. Barber was aged about 50. Nothing is known here of his family. In a note left by him he stated that the Fidelity Trust Company of Chicago had dis- honored a draft which he had sent through the American National Bank here and he feared arrest. NEW YORK STRUCK BY A HEAT WAVE One Woman Succumbs and a Number of Persons Are Prostrated. | NEW YORK, June 18.—One death, that of Miss Josie Bernard, who lived on the | upper East Side, and a number of pros- | trations, besides much suffering in the | tenement district, were the results of the | excessive heat in New York and vicinity | to-day. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the thermometer registered § on the roof of | the Weather Bureau building. In the | streets below It was several degrees higher. To-day was the hottest June 13 in twenty-five years in this city. The air was filled with moisture, but not a drop of rain relieved suffering New Yorkers forced to stay in the city. Half-a million seekers for a cool spot left Manhattan | and Brooklyn early in the day for near-by | resorts. There was little rellef to-night, | the humidity making comfort well nigh | impossible. Reports from varlous cities in this vicinity show similar conditions. PITTSBURG, June 18—The con- tinuous high temperature was the cause to-day of six deaths and three prostrations. Street thermometers reg- istered 94 and 98. BEEF TRUST INQUIRY MAY END IN FAILURE Federal Officials Not Confi- dent That Indictments Will Be Returned. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, June 18.—United States Dis- trict Attorney Morrison is nbt confident that the Federal Grand Jury will return indictments against the meat packers when it reassembles next Wednesday to finish its work. Similar lack of confi- dence in the outcome of the prolonged investigation of the packing industries is entertained, it was learned to-day, by several members of the grand jury who have dropped inadvertent remarks con- cerning the inquiry. Morrison made the significant remark, when asked whether any indictments had been voted, that the jury had taken no positive action. “No indictments have ieen voted by the grand jury,” he sald, “and none can be voted until the jury reconvenes. I am not prepared to say that any indictments will be returned even then. I am only an officer of the Government and have no control over the grand jury. As I sald yesterday, it is possible that more wit- nesses will be examined before the inves- tigation is over, and the jurors feel that they have not exhausted all sources of information.” It was learned through an apparently rellable channel that four jurors were overheard discussing the case in a re: taurant near the Federal building yes- terday at the noon hour, and that all ex- préssed doubt as to whether the evi- dence would be strong enough to sustain indictments. e g OLD TIME BANK BURGLAR FOUND DYING IN STREET Declares He Gave Back All the Money He Stole From Philadelphia Institution. ' NEW YORK, June 18.—Homeless and apparently in a dying condition, Frank M. McCoy, known ds “Big Frank,” a notorious old time bank burglar, was picked up in the street to-night and taken to Bellevue Hospital. McCoy was a partner of “Jimmy” Hope, who dled here a few days ago, in the fa- mous Manhattan Bank robbery and in that of the Beneficial Savings Bank of Philadelphia in 1872, when the burglars carried off $60,000. McCoy said to-night that he had made restitution of his share of the proceeds of the Philadelphia robbery on being appealed to by prominent Catholics, who represented that the de- positors in the bank, which was a Catholic institution, were mostly very poor persons. He also declared that he had never profited from the plunder of the Manhattan Bank. —————— MINING MAN DIES. T & ‘W. C. Perkins of San Jose Called by Death. BAN JOSE, June 18.—W. C. Perkins, a well-Jnown mining man, diedhere this mcining. John 1. Sabin, J. M. Glass and Theodore V. Halsey, the well-known telephone men, are his brothers-in-law. ~ Mr. Perkins, who had been ill for a-considerable time, returned to his home here from San Diego a few weeks ago. He leaves a widow and three children. ———————— President Loubet of France is sati- ated with French politics and will not seek re-election, but ‘may go back to the Senate. i 3 OYAMA HEMMING IN RUSSIANS. Japanese ‘Advance Whilé Peace Ne- gotiations Are Dragging Along Mistchenko’s Cavalry Driven Back in Confusion After Spirited Fighting ST. PETERSBURG, June 18.—Al- though the way has been smoothed for a peace conference, the opcrations in Manchuria appear to be in full march toward a big engagement, the Japanese having pushed forward as far us Liao- yangchungkeng (Liaoyangwopeng), west of the Liao River, thirty-three miles north of Fakumen, The Japanese have strong forces heré as well as In the rear of Lieutenant General Line- vitch's advance detachments near Chan- tufu and even threaten the flank of the fortified positions at Sipinghai, where General Linevitch intended to offer bat- tle, but from which he pushed far to the southward during the months of in- activity on the part of the Japanesc army. It is not known here whether an- eral Linevitch will retire slowly on those positions, or whether, as he in- timated recently in an onterview, he intends to meet the Japanese flanking operations to the westward by a coun- ter offensive movements. A dispatch from the headquarters of the Russian army at Godzvadani de- scribes fighting in the vicinity of Liao- yangwopeng from 2 o'clock until 8 o'clock on the morning of June 16. The Russian artillery at first forced the Jap- anese to retire along the whole line. Meantime another force of Japane turned the Russian right flank, co: pelling the Russian detachment to re- tire from Liaoyangwopeng. At this moment a strong Japanese infantry column was observed approaching. The Russian losses, the dispatch says, were only six wounded. ——— SHARP FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA. . Japanese Rout Russian Cavalry and In- fiict Heavy Losses. TOKIO, June 18.—The following re- port has been recelved from the Man- churian armies: “In the Welyuanpaomen district, at 9 o'clock on the morning of June 16, 800 of the enemy's cavalry advanced against Kuyushu, but were repulsed. “In the Chamotu district, our ad- vanced force, after driving out the enemy stationed at Sumiencheng, oc- cupled the village. “In the Tasiamotun district our de- tachment, after dislodging the enemy’s cavalry at Souohatzu, eight miles west of Sumiencheng, occupied the village. “In the Kangpiu district, at 1 o’clock | on the morning of June 16, our center column, after routing the enemy’s cav- alry outposts at Tienchiawopeng, six- teen miles northeast of Kangping, and continuing a vigorous pursuit, attacked the enemy’s position at the southern end of Liaoyangwopeng and to the eastward between 4 and 4:30 o'clock, and at 8 o'clock we finally occupied Liaoyangwopeng. “Our right column, after driving the enemy's cavalry before {t, occupied Lochuanpou, nine miles east of Liao- yangwopeng. This column again shell- ed the enemy's cavalry, retreating to the northward, inflicting heavy injury. The enemy was finally thrown into great confusion. ¥ “The left column poured a.flerce fire upon 1000 of the enemy’s cavalry re- treating to the northward of Liaoyang- wopeng and inflicted heavy damage. “According to prisoners, 5000 cavalry, with twenty guns, forming part of Lieutenant General Mistchenko’s army, occupied Liaoyangwopeng. The main force retreated northward and parts of it to the northward and northWwestward in disorder. There are evidences that the enemy was panicstricken and ut- terly confused. Abandoned provisions and clothing indicate the difficulty the enemy had in carrying off supplies. In retreating, the enemy fired a house south of Lilaoyangwopeng and it is presumed that he intended to incinerate his dead. “Our casualties were thirty killed and 185 wounded. The number of the enemy’'s casualties is not certain. His dead left in front of the center column numbered élghty and therefors the to- tal Russian losses in all directions seems to have been great.” —_— EACH MOVE IN PRESIDENT’S HANDS Mr. Roosevelt Will Next Suggest That am Armistice Be Arranged. ‘WASHINGTON, June 18.—Russia and Japan have tentatively decided each to appoint three plenipotentiaries to rep- resent them in the Washington confer- ence. M. Nelidoft, it is understood, has already accepted the chairmanship of the Russian mission and is being con- sulted about the selection of his asso- clates, but Washington has not yet heard whether Marquis Ito’s health will permit him to come as the ranking Jap- anese plenipotentiary. The belief here {s that Field Marshal Yamagata will be designated in 1to's place should the Marquis be unable to accept. It is ex- pected that the conference will con- vene here about the middle of August. Pending the officlal announcement of the plenipotentiaries little progress toward the arrangement of an armis- tice is being had on either side. Japan will not take the initiative in request- ing an armistice. It is improbable, however, that she would insist on Rus- sia making the request. It is generally expected that when the missions have been announced the President will sug- gest to the belligerents the advisability tion will be accepted. Instructions will then go to Linevitch and Oyama to sign the armistice. Pessimistic reports from Europe about the Washington conference are not shared by the diplomats here. A Eurpean Embassador, who has from the outset been In close touch with the negotiations, said to-night: “What Europe does not seem to real- ize is. that in these negotiations the President has been dealing not with the war party in Russia nor with Count Lamsdorff, but with the Emperor di- rectly. There is a thorough under- standing between the President and the Emperor, the latter fully appreciating the motives which prompted the Presi- dents’ appeal for peace and sending in reply as responsive an answer as he felt Russia could afford to make. That of a limited truce and that this sugges- l -| Russia does not go into the conference pledged to peace is fully understood, but this does not mean that her plenipoten- tiaries will not come clothed with full powers to negotiate peace, provided Japan’s terms be reasonable, nor does it reflect in any way upon the sincerity with which Russia enters the confer- ence.” — RUSSIA WAIVES HER REQUEST. tion of the Emperor, whose desire to give the fullest and falrest opportunity to President Roosevelt's proposal for a peace conference is hereby manifested. After his conference with Embassador Meyer, Count Lamsdorff, the Foreign Min- ister, went last night to Peterhof and laid the question before the Emperor, who, on learning that insistence on The Hague might endanger the negotiations, directed Count Lamsdorff to inform Em:- bassador Meyer that Russia would ac- cept Washington. It was after midnight when the For- eign Minister returned from Peterhof, but Embassador Meyer was forthwith notified and a dispatch was prepared and sent to the State Department at Wash- ington at an early hour this morning. Count Lamsdorff this afternoon issued a public announcement of the selection of ‘Washington. The result is looked upon as added tri- umph for American diplomacy. In cer- tain quarters here envy and jealousy of the United States are ill concealed. The entire collapse of the negotiations was predicted yesterday, and there was al- most open exultation at what was de- clared to be a ‘rebuff to Roosevelt.” In peace circles gloomy faces were drawn at the report that Russia would ipsist upon The Hague, but, thanks to the personal attitude ot the Emperor, and to the well put representations of Embassador Meyer the threatened diplo- matic mountain has decreased to a mole- hill over which negotiations can now pro- ceed rapidly. » The Gazetta, which is known as a mouthplece of the Foreign Office, declares that nothing is yet known regarding Japan's terms. It intimates that Russla may not balk at indemnity, significantly stating that international control of the Chinese Eastern Rallroad is possible as a means of insuring payment of an in- demnity. It says that the plenipotentiary will have especial powers and may be au- thorized to conclude peace. A T ENGLAND DEMANDS REPARATION. Calls Russia’s Attention to the Sinking of the St. Kilda. ST. PETERSBURG, June 18.—Sir Charles Hardinge, the British Embas- sador, has brought the case of the Brit- ish steamship St. Kilda, which was sunk by the Russian auxillary cruiser Dneiper on June 5, in the China Sea, before Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, ask- ing that reparation be made and that steps be taken to prevent the recur- rence of such actions by Russian war- ships. Count Lamsdorff replied that Russia’s previous assurances still held good, and that this probably was an isolated case, due to the present dis- organization of the Russian vessels in Far Eastern waters. Count Lamsdorff sald the Minlstry of Marine had no in- formation as to the whereabouts of the Dnelper, but he promised the Embas- sador that the affair should be investi- gated. The Ministry of Marine afirms that the British steamship Oldhamia has not been sunk. p ———— « RUSSIA MAY SEIZE MONGOLIA. Saild to Have Already Established a Cavalry Base at Pedue. LONDON, June 19.—The correspon- dent in Tokio of the Daily Telegraph says: “A Russian cavalry base has been established at Pedue, in Mongolia. Fears are expressed by the Peking Government that Russia, expelled from Manchuria, may seize Mongolia. “A Yinkow telegram states that cholera and dysentery are raging at Harbin and that the death rate there is 100 daily.” AR dTE T T T SAYS CZAR IS NOT IN EARNEST. Russian Regards Peace Movement as Foredoomed to Failure. Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyright, 1905, by the New York Her- 814 Publishing Company. BADEN BADEN, June 18.—A well in- formed Russian now stopping here ex- pressed the decided opinion that the peace negotiations would last only suf- ficiently long to enable Russia to learn the terms demanded by Japan. She would then refuse to accept them and would continue the war to the bitter end. . —— TROOPS QUELL A PRISON RIOT. Two Hundred Reval Convicts Flogged After Fallure to Escape. REVAL, Russia, June 18.—A riot of 200 prisoners, owing to alleged mal- treatment, broke out in the prigon here last night and was quelled at 8 o'clock this morning only with aid of troops from the garrison. The rioters, who included women, smashed the furniture and the windows and attempted to escape, but the police and soldiers ef- fectively held all exits. The offenders were flogged to-day. - TWO YOUTHS KILLED BY PASSING TRAIN Sleep With Heads on Ties and Are Struck by Steps of Coaches. LAS ANIMAS, Colo.,, June 18.—Carl Drennan, aged 17 years, of Joplin, Mo, and Carl Phoenix, aged 20, of Cherrys; vale, Kans., were killed by a Santa Fe train four miles west of here to-day. The youths were sleeping beside the track, with their heads on the tles. They were awakened by the noise of a passing train and, ralsing suddenly, ‘were struck on the head by the steps of the coaches. Drennan lived a short time, but Phoenix was instantly killed. A companion, named Willlam Malone, also of Joplin, had a narrow escape. He reported the affair to the Las Animas authorities. ————e—————— Pope Receives Americans. ROME, June 18.—To-day being Trin- ity Sunday, the Pope received in pri- vate audience in the throneroom six- teen Americans students, who were or- dained during the year. They were presented by Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the American Colle ‘The Pope, after congratulating them on the completion of their studies, impressed upon them the dignity of the priesthood. ————e——— ‘When merited, hanging, is considered a legal punishment, but not until the prove . Ioansames: s ly overlooked by the - ‘was entirel “Rajinfer” strikers when a boycott and refused arbitration. ¢ INFANT PATT AT ORPHELN Little Bessie French Shows Singing Capabilities That Bespeak a - Great Future NINE YEARS OF AGE Has Remarkable Range and Volume and Phrases After Fashion of a Veteran g If the baby Patti at the Orpheum this week goes the way she should go, you will be hearing things of Miss Bessie French | six or seven years hence. Bessie Is an- nounced as “the child prima donna” and sings up to the name. She is nine years old and looks seven. She sings little things like the “Pjet! Signor” and D’Hardelot’s “Mignon,” and herrepertolre includes as many airs as most phono- graphs. Usually there is nothing more victoriously unpleasant than the child | singer of vaudeville—except it be the | grown singer. The tune the old cow died of is seductive to the howls of the infant basso. You bless Gerry and all his works. You would import him if you could. And you feel ashamed of yourself. You feel accomplice in the murder of the loveliest sound on God's earth—the white-winged sweet of children's voices. You do ot feel that way about little Bessie French. Bessie sings by the grace of God to begin with, with substantial help from a Chicago teacher named Stevenson. Mr. Stevenson deserves to be named. Bessie has been taught to use a voice phenomenal to begin with in a phe nomenal way. She sings in absolutely unforced fashion: the voice is perfectly placed; her pitch is tune to a hair and she phrases like a veteran. Add to this the remarkable range and volume of the voice, the little singer’s exquisite feeling —mature in taste, yet childiike In senti- ment, and a technique of astonishing sort, and you get a child vocalist of a kind that you are unlikely to hear soon again. The litdle girl sang last night the “Mignon” song of D’Hardelot, the “Pleti Signor” of Meyerbeer and “Mighty Lak a Rose"— that Nordica brought here. She seems to enjoy the singing as much you en- joy the listening and is conspicuously pretty figure a la Watteau in her curls and bows and little pink gown. There is another distinct novelty in the waste of bullets and tired jokes that makes up the programme in large part. Miss Lillian Shaw is a hostess in herself. It will not do Miss Shaw any harm to say that she has seen Elfle Fay. Nora Bayes, who used to enliven Fischer's, is another of whom Miss Shaw reminds. But Miss Shaw is peculiarly herself in the imitation of the lady Hebrew of the East Side. She is a female Joe Welch, who can also “sing,” in vaudeville par- lance. She has a dialect that Barney Bernard would be proud of, and stories only just out of the sawdust. Miss Shaw is as happy in the banan” and ‘“spa- | ghett” vernacular as she is in the He- brew, and is generally an unexpectedly piquant person. Fred's monkey actors, also new, can do everything but talk, and after Smith and | Cook, “the two millionaires,” you are glad they can't. The ten “Daisy girls'— they ‘cheated us of two last night—and | John Ford and Mayme Gehrue dance | again this week, Lavine and Leonard | bore through an automobile absurdity, | Hurd brings good magic to the bill and | ‘William Gould and Valeska Suratt amuse mildly in songs and jokes. But Miss French is worth wading through an olio for, and Miss Shaw means a laugh while you walt and after. BLANCHE PARTINGTON. . o “The Adventures of Lady Ursula," that ever popular play, was greeted with enthusiasm at the California Theater last night by one of the best houses of the present season. As usual, Florence Roberts was the shin- ing light of the production, and as Lady Ursula she was given ample op- portunity to display her tact and tal- ent in the role that seems to suit her admirably. Miss Roberts made an excellent Lady Ursula. Every one in the house was agreed on that score. Her make-up was charming, and she portrayed the part of the youth in disguise in a be- witching manner. The role is not a new one for Miss Roberts, she having starred in the same-here many times. Her acting last night was as clever as ever before, and those who had the pleasure of seein§ her in the part heretofore were amply repaid by their visit to the California last night. Miss Roberts was given capital sup- port by the entire company. Lucius Henderson as Sir George Sylvester made a strong leading man, while Franklin Underwood, Willlam Yerance, G. Gregory Rogers and Herschel May- all portrayed the old style English gentlemen in a manner that won. high praise. Miss Louise Royce and Miss Adele Worth had ample opportunity to display their talents in other roles of the production. EDITORIAL WRITERS REACH LOS ANGELES Delegates to National Assoeci- ation on Their Way to Portland Fair. LOS ANGELES, June 18.—The delegates to the National Editorial Association, between 300 and 350 in number, which re- cently adjourned at Guthrfe, Okla., ar- rived in Los Angeles at 2:30 this after- noon from Riverside on their special train. They at once left their train and took up quarters at the Hotel Lanker- ghim. The party will remain here for a day or two and several receptions and en- tertainments will be given in their honor commencing to-morrow. The delegates are traveling by easy stages on their way to the Portland exposition, and are mak- ing a number of stops and side trips along the route. et i WILL SEE BIG TREES. Writers to Be Guests of Citizens of SANTA CRUZ, June 13.—The National | Editorial Association will receive a royal welcome in Santa Cruz to-morrow night. There will be a band at the depot to greet the train carrying the members of the association. There will | also be a display of fireworks. On ‘Tuesday the writers will be driven to the big trees, where a barbecue break- fast will be served in the grove. ——— e FRATERNAL SOLDIERS IN CAMP AT m‘ NEAR VALLEJO Knights of Pythias and Maceabees of Navy Yard Town Take to the VALLEJO, 18. — Washington Company No. 4 Uniformed Rank, Knights of and Cevision Ne. 10, Uniformed k, Knights of the ‘Maccabees, are holding a joint encamp- ment at White Sulphur Springs, near this city. There are more than one hundred of the fraternal soldiers en- Joying the outing. FIRE ON BOARD SCHOONER ACME 0il Burner Causes Blaze That Destroys the Super- struncture of Loeal Vessel HULL IS NOT INJURED Craft’s Cargo of Green Red- wood Prevents the Spread of Destructive Flames — EUREKA, June 15.—The steam schooner Acme was gutted by fire this morning while lying at the wharf of the Bayside Mill and Lumber Company. The loss probably will be $15.000. The fire started from an oil burner under the donkey en- gine, forward. AIl the vessel's upper works were burned, as well as the en- gine-room and other open spaces. The hull was not injured. The vessel was loaded with green redwood and as this would not burn it protected the hull from injury. The Acme is owned by A. W. Beadls of this city. She was built by J. W. Dickie at Alameda in 191 She is 269 tons burden. She left here on June 14 in bal= last for Euveka, there to load lumber for this port. HEALDSBURG RED MEN DEFEATED IN VALLEJO Sonoma County Drill Team No Mateh for Crack Samoset Tribe. Special Dispatch to The Call. VALLEJO, June 13.—The drill team of Samoset Tribe No. 22, Improved Or- der of Red Men of Vallejo, defeated the team forming Sitting Bull Tribe No. 108 of Healdsburg in a compgtitive drill at Samoset Hall last night. Samoset tribe has defeated every team that has accepted its defl in this jurisdiction. The contest was witnessed by a number of Red Men from Healdsburg, Santa L U Rosa, Crockett, Pinole, Benicla and Napa. A banquet followed the contest. —_—— AGED MAN LEAPS FROM TRAIN AND LOSES LEGS Death Will Result From Injuries Re- ceilved by a Night Watchman Near Santa Ana. SANTA ANA, June 18.—J. Donnegan, aged 60 years, will dle as the result of an accident on a Southern Pacific train here this afternoon. Donnegan attempted to jump from a moving train and fell under the wheels, and both legs were crushed so badly that they had to be amputated. Donnegan is a night watchman in a lumber-yard. —_—e———————— ST. LOUIS, June 18.—The St. Louis Typo- graphical Union to-day rescinded its action of June 8 accepting a contract calling for a nine- hour day and an advance of $1 50 a week im wages for the union job printers, and by & declaration to abide by the ruling of the ex- ecutive council of the International Typo- graphical Union abrogated the contract which had been signed with the employing printers. —_———————— That there are 5000 converts a year to Catholicism In the diocese of New York was stated in a public address by Archbishop Farley. SILENT ONES COME IN "~ FOR AUTOS Sale of Used and New Planes at Pommer-Eilers This Wk, Almost Every Prominent American Make Included—Prices Practically Haif the Real Values—Terms Cash or Monthly Payments, as Desired—Prices That Should Dispose of Two Carloads To- Morrow First Thing. No abatement in the demand for autopianos. Autopianos can be played _by means of pianola rolls or in the reg- ular way. Autopianos are sold only by Pommer-Eilers Music Company. Price $600 and upwards. Sold on easy meonth- 1y payments if desired. Silent planos are being recelved by us almost daily in part payment for our fine new autopianoes. Most of them have had little or use whatever. We cannot use these planos in our wholesale trade, and to turn them quickly into money or interest-bear paper, we are willing to seil them regardless of actual values. Not one of the instruments enumerated Dbelow could be purchased in the regular re- tail way for lgss than double the amount we now ask for them. So long as we are here in temporary quarters we can afford to ignore all thought of re- tail profit. Hence these prices: Excellent Matthushek, worth $300, now $167, pay $6 a month. lendid Steinway vertegrand, worth $450, now $287; another still better, $295, and still another Stelnway, $1 choice mahogany colonial design,Kim- ball, but very little used, $245; of the costliest of Hallett & Davis’, in hogany, r ar $650 style, now $348; mahogany Ludwig, $176; largest size genuine mahogany Pease upright, 3276; most expensive style of Fischer make, $282; another dark ogany casea Fischer, $177; beautiful mottled walnut regular §530 style Decker, now ‘33123 elegant oak upright, :vn; nu!h‘c a. tral (loft on sale). dium size ; famey i right ranging g{fl sl and 3$86. at prie: to $64, §72 Terms of payment to suit any reason- able buyer. We carry the largest stock of strictly high: est_grade in the city. - exhibition and of ll’nn!‘t%‘u. clal sale Kimball, ‘ker, Hallett & 3 is la'En pianos IB:I- week. he .n: es on everything. Four floors full of finest planos 6 e pianes every- where subject to and trial free. e rite * a Pommer-Eilers after July first. the n RS ) offices lflE Zomery (upstairs).