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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
SCIENTISTS MEASURE
THE BRAINS FATIGUE
Interesting Apparatus to Be In
cluded in Prussia's Exhibit
at st. Louis.

BERLIN, Gan. 1S.-Among the curious
exhibits that the Prussian Ministry of
Public instruction will include in its edu-
cational display at the St Louis Exposi-
tion is an apparatus for measuring mental
fatigue, which is widely employed. 1t is
called an aesthesiometer, and measures
the sensitiveness of the skin, which cor
responds directly to brain fatigue, the
sensitiveness diminihing as the mind
wearies.
Dr. Schrader. professor at the Kaiser
Wilhelm gymnasium in Hanover, has per-
fected an instrument that measures the
time elapsing in the reaction of the SEN
sorium after mental exertion. The prin-
ciple upon which it is based is that
mental work produces a fatigue of the
nerve centers. The measurement of ia
ugue during classroom work generally
shows that history makes but a slight
call on the mental power. Geometry and
Latin are far more exhausting During
the study of Latin the nerve power is re-
dUced one-quarter and memory appears
to suffer greatly.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
CHESS MATCH rs PLAYED
BY WIRELESS TELEGRaprr

NEW YORK, jan 1S.-A chess match
by wireless telegraph served to enliven
the voyage of the American liner PhiIa-
delphia and the Cunarder Lucania which
arrived here to-day The two vessels got
into wireless communication on FRIDAY
when suggestion for a chess match was
flashed from the Lucania and eagerly ac-
cepted by the Philadelphia. On the lat-
ter vessel a team was selected CONSISTING,
of w. b. Wheelen of Philadelphia, Frank
Cauldwell of Chicago and Waldemer
Weiss of New York. The Lucania cham
pions were e. Marshall Fox and e. Hor-
ace Mundy of London, r. w Milbank of
Liverpool and Captain III. r. Campbell
and William Evans. The Philadelphia
team was victorious. their opponents re-
signing after twelve moves.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
MEN PERISH
IN FLAMES
OF A HOTEL
Bodies Are Found in
British COlum-
bia Ruins.
Victims Now Number
Four and Guests
Are Missing.
Crowded Building in Town
of Morrisey Rapidly
Destroyed.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 1S-Four dead
bodies, charred and as yet unidentified.
were taken from the ruins of the Pioneer
Hotel at Morrisey. B. C. after its de-
struction last night. 1t is feared four
more victims are still in the ruins.
The hotel was well filled with guests at
the time of the fire. 1t was a structure
80 feet wide and 50 feet long, two stories
in height, with dining-room and bar A.
johnson, the lessee. is as yet unable to
determine how many, guests escaped as
as many of them were transient and not
known personally to him.
About IL o'clock last night A lamp was
accidentally overturned in the barroom.
and owing TO the inhamrnable material
of the building the flames spread rapidly
and soon got beyond control. Most of the
guests had retired. and as soon as the
proprietor saw that the place was doomed
he and the bartender rushed upstairs to
arouse the sleeping men. In some cases
the guests were half-dazed by smoke and
scorched by flames, and il was with diff
hculty they were got to the outside
Everything was in flames in a few mo-
ments, but the two rescueTs worked until
they were so badly burned about the head
and arms that they could no longer stay
in the building
The town has no modern fire apparatus.
and 1t was necessary to walt until the
hames subsided before searching a part
of the ruins. Four dead bodies were dis
covered and carried out. and four moro
men cannot be accounted for The hotel
was at the cast end of town A west
wind was blowing and that fact alone
saved the rest of the town from destruc-
tion.
A. Johnson. the lessee, suffered prop
erty loss of $1,000. with no insurance. S.
kenouse, the proprietor of the building
places his losses at $4,000, with insurance
OF $500. The guests escaped with only
what clothing was on their backs in most
Instances exceedingly scanty, and all
their personal effects were burned
Morrisey, B. c, is new town of about
1000 inhabitants, which has grown since
the Morrisey coal mines, operated by the
Great Northern Railroad came into
prominence 1t is ninety miles north of
Jennings, Mont, and forty miles north of
the international boundary line. It has
eight or ten large frame hotels. business
houses of varied descriptions and a num-
Der of new dwellings, 1t is supported bv
the trade of the Morrisey miners. of
whom there are about 500 alone in the
Great Northern underground workings.
and 1t is also stopping place for pros
pectors and coal and timber cruisers.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
Steamship Lain Is
Hard Aground
at Gibraltar.
Strikes Sandbar While
Travelling in Thick
Weather.
Efforts to Float Her Fail
and Passengers Must
Be Removed.

GIBRALTAR. Jan. 1s-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Lain, Captain Nal
chow. from Mediterranean ports for New
York. went ashore at I O. clock this morn
ing al Tumara, ten miles east OF the
Rock o. Gibraltar. There was a heavy
fog, and rain was falling at the time.
She IS in no danger. and salvage steam
ers are with her The Lain is stern on 70
the sea. The weather is moderate, but
there is a heavy sea.
The agent Of the salvage company here
said tonight:
The stranding Of the Lain is attrib-
uted 10 thick weather and the heavy rain.
When on Tumara, east Of the Rock Of
Gibraltar. before daybresk, the Lain un-
eXpectedly stranded on a sandbank"
All attempts 10 float the Lain have
been unsuccessful. The steamer proba-
bly, viii be compelled 10 transship her pas
sengers and cargo. An attempt to pull
OF the steamer was made at high water
by the British Admiralty tug Energetic,
the United States steamer Hartford and
rhe tugs Neva. Hericlades and Hercules.
hgt the Lain remained fast on the sand
bar
The tugs continued al day their fruit
less efforts 70 release the Lain. The En-
ergetic and Hartford left for the scene
Of the wreck this afternoon. The Her
cules returned tonight 10 procure labor
ers and lighters 10 commence the work
of discharging the Lahn's cargo immedi-
stely.
The passengers on the Lain number
about 100 IN the saloon. mostly Ameri-
cans. and about 200 Italian immigrants in
the steersge. All Of the passengers are
SIN on board the vessel They are quite
safe, provided the wind holds in the west
Another attempt to float the Lain will
be made with the morning tide. If the
wind shifts TO the east the steamers po-
s.ti0n would be critical.
The Gibraltar lifeboat ship. 10 be pre-
pared for an emergency. has had boats
G. the Lain all day long.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
PANIC IN A CHURCH
is AvERTED BY PASTOR
Fire Breaks Out During Services But
Clergyman Quiets the Fright
ened Congregation.


BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 1S-A panic among
large congregation at the First Metho-
dist Church was averted tonight bv +be
presence of mind of the pastor, Rev.
F. Roach. DR.. Roach had just announced
his text and was opening his sermon
when a burst of smoke and fame shot
up into the auditorium from register in
the main aisle. The church was packed
and in moment great excitement nra-
vailed. Raising his voice above +ba
screams Of women and shouts Of men Dr
Roach called out that the fire was from,
paper that had fallen into the register
and that there was no danger. The on
dience quieted down and quickly filed out
In the meantime an alarm had been t,,rn
ed in and the department. was on band
promptly 1t took an hour to get tho fire
under control. The main floor of the
church was wrecked. The property lose
is small.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
Broken Rail Causes
Fatal Wreck in
Illinois.
Engineer PeriSheS and
Thirty Passengers
Are Injured.
Derailed Cars Cross Bridge
Safely Before the
Awful Plunge.

SYCAMORE, H., Jan. lS.-In a wreck
near here to-day on the Great Western
Railroad one person was killed and thirty
were seriously injured. OF these several
may not recover. The dead
J. D. HEADY Of Minneapolis. engineer.
The most seriously injured are: John
Bashore Ida Grove, Iowa, mail clerk:
Mrs. Z. H. Riggs. wife Of the conductor,
Mrs / l.. Stewart, Hampton, Iowa. back
injured, severe scalp wound; l. l. Stew
art. editor Of the Franklin County Rec
ord, badly bruised; Cloy c. Smith. Des
Moines; ALI Gran, legs cut; G. L. Hoebel,
Waukegan.
Besides the foregoing. Thomas d.
Heady, State Senator from Iowa., At
torney James Finnegan and Miss Marina
Sanford Of Sycamore are in a precarious
condition. ST. Charles and Sycamore hos
pitals are crowded with the injured to-
night. Many escaped with broken fin
gers and bruises, while others are suffer
ing merely from the nervous shock.
The Des Moines and Minneapolis spe-
eial, running at a high rate of speed,
struck broken rail just as it was about
TO cross a bridge The speed of the train
carried it across the bridge on the ties.
and the entire train pitched down twen-
ty-foot embankment, the cars turning on
their sides and being Jumbled together
in a shapeless mass.
The engineer was so badly injured that
he died in a short time. The hremen. who
were not injured, succeeded in pulling
many passengers through the car win
oows- As soon all were taken from
the debris they were carried to a neigh
bcrlng farm house. where they were cared
Tor until one Of the party walked to
Waco and telegraphed to Sycamore, two
miles away, for help Assistance arrived
IN couple Of hours and the injured
passengers were brought to the Sycamore
Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
SURPRISE IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s-Ohcial Wash
ington received news late tonight Of the
bombardment of Fort San Carlos by the
German cruiser Panther with the great
est astonishment. Secretary Hay, who
returned home tonight from New York.
had not learned the details of the engage
ment. Count Quadt, in charge of the
German Embassy, is still in New York
and inquiries at the embassy tonight
brought forth no information on the sub
ject.
1t can be said, however. that when the
news becomes generally known in Wash
ington tomorrow the greatest surprise
and Indignation will follow. It had been
supposed here that nothing more than
peaceful blockade would be maintained
after the agreement of all parties con-
cerned to submit the case to The Hague
tribunal.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
ADRENALIN RESTORES
LIFE IN A CANINE
Critics Discovery and Artificial Res
piration Work a Miracle in
Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Jan. 1S-Many doc
tors are inclined to consider the expert
ments which have been carried on by DR..
George W Critic in the use of adrenalin
as successful The operation leading to
the discovery Of its power was performed
on dog by DR.. Critic and other physi-
clans After anaesthetics had been ad-
ninistered 10 a dog the suspension Of res
piration was effected by clamping the
windpipe. After the dog had been appar-
emily dead for fifteen minutes few drops
Of adrenalin were administered and arti-
fetal respiration resorted 10. This treat
ment restored the dog 10 a comparatively
conscious condition It is said that adren-
alin has not been tried on human beings
and its effect on man is unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
SHIPBUILDING INTERESTS
ARE ABOUT TO BE MERGED
Yards in the Mississippi and Ohio
Valleys Will Be Consolidated
Into One Company

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 1s-The Her
aid tomorrow will say: Within the next
ten days the entire shipbuilding interests
of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys will be
consolidated and merged into one com
pany, with capitalization Of more than
$50 100000. Articles Incorporating this gi
gantic combine will be fled under the
laws of New Jersey. The moving spirits
i'm the proposed consolidation are w. w
Hazard Of Chicago and Captain Edward
Howard of Jeffersonville. Hazard repre-
sents Chicago capitalists and CAPTAIN
Howard the principal shipyards along the
Ohio
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
INDICTMENTS AGAINST
THIRTY-NINE DEALERS
Result Of Chicago Grand Jurv's In
vestigation Of the Fuel
Shortage.

CHICAGO. Jan I&-When the Grand
JLry. specially convened TO investigate
the coal famine. shall make its report to-
morrow. it, IS expected that there will
be thirfy-nine true bills returned against
coal dealers. The indictments. IL is said.
viii charge the coal dealers with viola
tions Of the antitrust laws and with
biacklisling.
The charge OF blacklisting is made
avaiust retailers. and especially. il is saiG.
against the Retail Dealers Association
OF Illinois and Wisconsin.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
THREE WOUNDED IN FORT.

MARACAIBO. Jan. 1S--The following
report has been received from General
BellO, the commander of Fort San Carlos;
Yesterday afternoon at 1880 o'clock
Fort San Carlos was attacked and shelled
without any prOvOcatiOn on our part.
without previous notification or the deliv-
ering of an ultimatum. by the German
cruiser Panther. which tried to force thu
entrance After a night lasting an hou..
during which the fort used Onlv four
guns. the Panther was Obliged to abandon
the fight and retreated in the direction OF
Curacao. The fort suffered no damage
and only three men were wounded.
There have been popular demonstrators
on the streets here as q result of the
shelling Of the fort
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19


EXPLOSIONS ON CRUISER.
But she was soon in a position where
her guns could be used again and again
they spoke to the fort, whose guns gave
answer in kind
Then an explosion was heard on the
Panther and from the fort it could be
seen that her men were in confusion for
few minutes. All was discipline after
that and the bombardment was renewed.
For an hour the craftsmanship of the
Germans was so execrable that the fort
suffered little damage. This cheered the
men in the fort and again and again they
shouted defiance at the crew of the Ger
man cruiser.
Then another explosion on the Panther
was heard and she seemed to be crippled
badly. She withdrew slowly, the guns of
the fort firing on her until she was out of
range. No response came from her and
once out Of the entrance to the mined bay
she steamed off along the coast.
TWO GERMANS KILLED.
All these official advfces were confirmed
by private dispatches which were re-
ceived by merchants here and which said
that Fort San Carlos suffered little dam
age, while two men on the Panther were
reported killed and several wounded.
When news of the engagement with the
defeat of the Germans was made known
here there was the widest rejoicing and
the streets were thronged all day by
crowds of cheering. singing venezuelans
All of the officials agree that this evil
l,.,- Il = -.
fort, all without provocarIon or notifica-
tion, will have an untoward effect on the
negotiations for a peaceful ending Of the
troubles. While no one can understand
why the Germans should adopt this
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
WRECKAGE OF MISSING
VESSEL COMES ASHORE
Steam Packet Carrying a Crew of
Twenty Men Is Believed to
Have Foundered.

LONDON, Jan. 19.-The steam packet
Upupa from Cardiff for Cork has been
missing since last Friday. Wreckage
which has been washed up on the coast
near Cork leaves no doubt that the vessel
foundered during A gale. She had crew
OF twenty men and some steerage passen-
gers aboard. She was owned in Cork.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
BELIEVES SHIP WILL FLOAT.
New York Agent, Gustave Schwab,
Looks for Favorable News.

NEW YORK, Jan 1S.-The Lain left
Genoa on January Il and was due here on
January Is. She is one Of the steamers
plying on the southern route Of the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company and
runs between Genoa and New York, stop
ping al Naples and Gibraltar. Gustave H.
SchWab. general agent in this city Of the
line, was much surprised when the cable
dispatch was shown to him tonight. He
said:
The Lain is caDably commanded and
I am sure every means viii be taken to
float her al food tide. / will communicate
with Gibraltar in the morning and I am
sure the news viii come OF her being
6oated"
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
GERMAN WAR VESSEL WITHOUT WARNING OR PPOVOCATIOM
ATTACKS VENEZUELAN FORT DISASTROUS
Shells From Shore Guns Cause Explosions
Panther and Compel Her Retreat


is
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
Unexpected May Have Effect
of Delaying Peace Negotiations

course, that it was premeditated seems al
most certain. in view of the letter from
Curacao, received by President Castro.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
ARACAs, Jan. 1S.-once NOR

ARACAS, jan IS.-Once more
has the German navy begun
open hostilities against the
A Venezuelans, and this time to
its sorrow Apparently with
out provocation, the German
cruiser Panther opened fire on Fort San
Carlos, which commands the entrance to
the inner bay on which Maracaibo lies,
twenty-five miles away This was on
Saturday Much to the surprise of Cap
tain Eckermann and everybody aboard
the German warship, the fort replied Wig
orously. Soon afterward two explosions
were heard on the Panther and these
seemed to disable her, for slowly and
seemingly with difficulty she withdrew.
1t is reported that two of the men on the
Panther were killed.
That this action will have disastrous
influence on the negotiations for peace is
admitted generally here, more so as it
is said that the attack on the fort was
premeditated week ago.
CASTRO HAD BEEN WARNED.
In proof of this leading official of the
Government here showed to The Call cor
respondent letter sent to President Cas-
tro from Curacao under date of January
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-19
EXPLOSIONS ON CRUISER.

uld not be handled to the best advan-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-05
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS
New Cotton Mill Chartered-Confed-
crate Reunion. Etc

Raleigh. n. c.. october 3.-(Special)-
The state today chartered the Hazelhurst
Cotton MIL Company. Of Iazelhurst coun-
ty to do all kinds of textile manufac-
turing. the capital stock being $50, 600,
and the stockholders John P Cant Of
Burlington, Clarence . Smith, of Mount
Airy, and J. Harper Erwin. of Dur
ham.
The corporation commission is advised
that the Atlantic and Western railway
from Sanford, through Moore county. to
Jonesboro. is in operation
The trustees of the state university to-
day gave permission Tor the erection Of
a very handsome Young Mems Chris
tian Association building on the campus.
Ii viii be near some OF the Oldest
buildings
All the arrangements were completed to-
day for the great eX-cOnfederate encamp-
ment, reunion and parade this month.
Major General Robert L Hoke and Brig
ndier General M w Ransom, Brigadier
General William T. Cox and Brlgadier
General William r Roberts have ac-
cepted invitations to attend, these being
the only living confederate generals now
in North Carolina
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-05
INTERSTATE FAIR is
ON THIS WEEK,
Special Events Announced for the
First Day Expected To Enter
tain All Who Visit the Fair.
Drill Of Sixteenth
Infantry.

Wednesday at o'clock the gates of the
southern Interstate fair will be thrown
open at Piedmont park and from all pres
eht indications it will be to the largest
crowds ever assembled for the first day.
In proof OF this fact are the statements
OF general passenger agents of the dill
ferent roads leading into Atlanta. All Of
these agree that all signs at present
point TO carrying larger crowds Atlanta
wards this year than ever before.
There are Il number Of special events
on the programme for the opening day
that are sure to proatably entertain all
those who attend. Included among these
Is special battalion drill by the men II
the Sixteenth United States infantry now
stationed at Fort Mcpherson. The rest
of the programme follows:
O'clock-Gates of the fair will he
opened. Concert by Fifth regiment band
1890 O'clock-First voyage ia the air
snip Luna to the moon
o clock-Guideless horse III race
against time.
$50 Capitalization dril by the Six
teenth infantry, United States army, I'M
der command of Colonel Butler D. Price
O'clock-Balloon ascension and para
chute drop by the monkey. Band concert.
$50 O'clock-Automobiie race. miles,
for purse of S 600
O'clock-Diavolo viii loop the loop on
a bicycle
4:3o O'clock-Ritchie's death -defyins
dive from bicycle 90 feet into Clara Mere
O'clock Monkey loops the loop in an
automobile
$50 O'Clock Reception "a the House Of
Trouble.
ciock-Geisha girls serve tea at the
Japanese village.
'ClOck-COncert by band.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-05
TROOPS MANEUVERING
IN KENTUCKY.

West Point, KY. September 28.-The
troops were astr early, first call being
sounded at 4:3O O'Clock this morning At
roll call the line officers made rigid IN
spcction Of each mans cartridge belt 10
make sure that no ball cartridges had
crept in among the blank ones already
issued. Then the commanders having re
ceived their instructions and breakfast
having been eaten, 1900 of the regular
soldiers divided into bodies Equal
strength went swinging out across the
country In the crisp. inyigorating air to
| begin their manenvers
After a day spent in maueuyering
among the hills the first Of the mimic
battles ended with an apparent ad-
vantage IN favor Of the brown" army
The conditions prevailing We're those gov
erning the proper employment of advance
ana rear guard by the armies,
The problem for the day, as announced
by Colonel Wagner, chief umpire, was as
follows: The blue army. having been de-
feated by the brown army, fell back on
Louisville. its base point. Here 1t Sc
cured heavy achievements and turned on
the brown army, which began to retreat
toward its base at Nashville The ad-
vance guard of the blue army was ex-
pected to cripple the rear guard of the
! brown.
The actual clashes We're not numerous,
| being largely confined to the brushes be
! tween hankers. Colonel Morton had
swiftly disposed Of his brown cavalrynen
al point WMere he was able to threaten
! the blue column, commanded by Colonel
! ". +. Duggan and at the same time prac-
tically forbid an attack by the blue main
! column commanded by Major Williams.
unless the latter took q longer detour