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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST

WASHINGTON. Dec. S1.-Postmaste
commissioned: acknowledgements p.
Smith, Carlsbad; Louis Schilling, Cuya-
maca Fourth-class Postmasters appoint
ed: California-C. l.. jeffrey. Cotsti, So
noma County, vice George A. Miller re-
signed. Washington-John p. Gillett, Ste
venson, Skamania County, vice P. E.
Mitchell, resigned.
These pensions were granted: Califor-
Observation-Disclosures p. Matzen, San Fran
cisco, IS. Increase. reissue, etc.-Alpheus
S. Orcutt, Stockton, s10 George w. AL
berti, San Francisco. $40; William r.
Hadnall, Soldiers Home, Los Angeles Sc
Mexican war;. Widows, minors and de-
pendent relatives-Anna B. Edwards
Stockton, S.
n-Original-Charles Allison
Soldiers Home. Orting. IS. Widows. min
ers and dependent relatives-Elizabett
Andruss, Seattle, $12; Isabelle Pratt Spo-
kane, IS.
Navy order-Passed Assistant Surgeon
Bolton c. Curl is orderd to the naval hos
pital at Mare Island tor treatment.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
PAYMENT ON SILVER BASIS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S1.-The State De-
partment has been officially advised
through its fiscal agents in China that
the second installment of the Chinese in
demnity fund, which falls due tomorrow.
must be paid in>silver, or rather on sill
yer basis. This result has been antici-
pated, as the department more than a
month ago was advised unofficially of
what would happen. The first installment
of the indemnity. which was due July
last, was likewise paid on a silver basis,
the nations receiving the money reserv-
ing the right to reclaim the difference be-
tween the silver and gold basis. Therefore
tomorrow the department will have
placed to it's credit 1896 O9s. for it has
without hesitation decided to accept the
payment on the basis proposed.
Some idea of the extra charge that
would be imposed on China did she yield
10 the almost general demand of the pow
ers for the payment of these indemnities
on a gold basis may be gathered from the
fact that whereas the Chinese tael, which
was the basis of the calculation of the in
4. debtedness, was worth "A cents at the
time the agreement was signed in Peking,
1t Is now worth only 81 cents. The i'm
preston prevails here among persons who
have taken part in these settlements that
the indemnities demanded by the powers
are far beyond China's ability. She may
from various internal sources to pay the
installments falling due every six months,
but in a short time the powers will be
compelled at the risk of losing every
thing to come to a readjustment of the
whole Indebtedness, either by submitting
the case to arbitration at The Hague,
which China ardently desires. or by a
mutual agreement between the creditor
nations.
1t is said at the State Department that
probably never in the history of the de-
partment has there been so many heavy
claims presented to the attention of a.
settlement commission as these coming
from missionaries as result of the Boxer
uprising The commission has cut into
these with a ruthless hand The claims
were common to organizations and indi-
viduals. In one case a claim was sub
mitted amounting to $250000 for mission
property destroyed. Reliable affidavits
show that 100000 was a generous esti-
mate for the property. In individual cases
missionaries put in claims for jewelry and
articles of luxury. BY a curious adjust
these claims with liberality, Slas placed a
very low valuation on human ife. Assum-
ing a murdered missionary of the age of
so years to be capable of ten more years
of work at the rate of 500 per year. it
would award an indemnity of about $4,000
to his heirs. The State Department,
which is the reviewing authority in these
cases, probably will raise the allowance,
but 1t may still further cut down the
claims for personal property losses.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
NEW YORK LIFE REPORTS
SHOW GREAT INCREASE
Insurance Company's New Paid-For
Business of the Year Will Ex-
ceed 3OO.OOO,OOO.

NEW YORK. Dec. 81. 19O2.-It will be
shown by the returns of the various
banking and trust companies that 1902 has
been as profitable as 1901. The Western
institutions report greater progress than
In the previous year and the several COM
mercial agencies in the United States and
Canada make gratifying statements as to
the general business of the country. The
fire insurance companies will show better
results this year than last.
Among the life Insurance companies the
phenomenal business and gains of the
New York Life Insurance Company are
unprecedented. President Mccall of that
company has officially announced that the
rev paid-for business or the year will
exceed three hundred millions and the to-
tai business in force will be over fifteen
hundred millions. a gain of one hundred
and ninety millions over 1901. 1t is be-
lieved in banking circles here that Con-
gress at its present session will take up
very seriously the recent recommenda-
tions of the Secretary of the Treasury on
financial conditions and important legis-
lation along the lines of the plans pre-
sented by President Roosevelt in his mes
sage will follow
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
MAY HOLD MANHATTAN
RAILWAY RESPONSIBLE
Coroner Jackson of New York Inves-
tigating Death on Train of
Charles Vessel.

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-Coroner's Ply
sician O'Hanlon performed an autopsy to-
day on the body of Charles Vessel, the
metauurgist who dropped dead Tuesday
evening in an elevated train. DIR. O'Han-
lon reported to Coroner jackson that the
death of Vessel. who was afflicted with
fatty degeneration of the heart was
probably induced by great excitement
or unusual physical exercise
Coroner Jackson said. after receiving
the report: IF | can find any witness
who will testify that Mr.. Vessel was un-
duly showed or pushed about on the sta
ton platform or in the car where he died,
shall hold the Manhattan Railway re-
sponsibIe'
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
KING HONORS
LADY CURzON
Viceroy's Wife Receives
the Kaiser-I-Hind
Gold Medal.
Decorations Are Lavished
Upon the Princes of
India.

LONDON, Dec 3l.-Among the Dur
bar honors. Lady Curzon of Keddleston
gets the kaiser-I-Hind emperor of In
dia) gold medal Lord Curzon of Ked-
dleston the Viceroy, is not included In
tlc Durbar honors list. which is very
lengthy and of little interest outside An
glo-Indian circles. Decorations and or
ders are lGvished upon the Indian
Princes, members of the governmental
departments and naval and military Off
GERS Lord George Hamilton, the Indian
Secretary, is made Knight Grand Com
mander of the Star of India.
In commemora ton of the corona lion.
Durbar orders have been issued TO re-
lease certain classes of military offenders
and l6, 1873 prisoners who are in civil jails
in India
In a dispatch from Delhi the correspond
ent of the Daily. Express says:
Great discussion has occurred here
among the titled ladies as to whether or
not they ought to courtesy to the Vice
refine; it was finally decided that no cour-
tesies be given
The Maharajah of Jaipur has given d
lakh of rupees about $50,O00) to the Indian
peoples famine fund. in commemoration
of the Durbar.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
ENJO|HS UNION
FROM PfCkET|NG
Says the Employment Of
Workmen Is a Prop
erty Right.
Cincinnati Judge Places a
Limit on Interference
by Strikers.

CINCINNATI, Dec. a.-Judge Rufus S.
Smith of the Superior Court handed down
decision to-day in which he comedies to
striking workmen the right to picket a
factory when they are seeking to accom-
plish lawful purpose and do not in any
manner intimidate or coerce non-strikers.
AT the same time Judge Smith defines the
rights of employers and says that when
it is necessary in their business to employ
workmen the right to do this is a prop-
crty right and when interfered with un-:
lawfully the remedy is by injunction.
The decision was written by Judge
Smith in the suit of the Eureka Foundry
Company against the striking coremakers
and by its terms the strikers are per-
petually enioined from pieketing the Eu-
reka foundry In large numbers. The
strikers are allowed to have one picket at
the factory, who may peacefully persuade
workmen to leave their employment and
advance arguments to workmen if they
choose to hear such If the workmen do
not care to meet the pickets or listen to
his arguments they are not to be molested
and any attempt to influence their minds
by improper means will be a transgres-
sion on the rights of the employer and
may be corrected by Injunction
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
is HELD FOR TRIAL
Hearing of San Juan Smuggling
Cases Continues Before the
IT g Conui iSsioner

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 31.-The
hearing of the smuggling cases was con
tinued to-day before United States Com
missioner Anderson. in the case against
Lieutenant Commander George w Mentz
L. s. n. and Supervisor of Electricians
benjamin Butler. Lieutenant Commander
Mentz was held for trial in $1,000 bail and
Butler was discharged. In the case
against Lieutenant Commander Mentz,
Butler and James Brennan. an employe
OF the Country Club. Butler and Bren-
nan were discharged and the commission
or was undecided as 70 Lieutenant Com
mander Mentz. The third case against
Butler was continued
The Judge has discharged Lieutenant
Stewart NlcC. Decker. commssary Of the
Porto Rican regiment against whom ac-
tion for contempt Of court had been start
ed, upon Lieutenant Decker promising 10
answer the questions to which his refusal
to reply resulted in the proceedings
To-day the lieutenant testified that he
had had removed certain boxes. but said
he aid not remember upon whose order
they had been taken TO the barracks
Neither did he know what had become of
them The testimony to-day shows that
some of the boxes of liquor were marked
with the single initials ID. L." Other
boxes were labeled with a dozen differ
ent marks, but their owners were not
identified.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
LAND CASE IS SETTLED
AFTER YEARS OF FIGHTING
Secretary Hitchcock Decides in Favor
of the Original Owner of a
Mexican Grant.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. a.-Word mas been
received from Washington that Secretary
Hitchcock has reversed the decision of
General Commissioner Binger Hermann of
the Land Office in the Buena Vista ranch
case. The case has been before the Land
Office for thirty years.
Couts. the original owner of the Mexi-
can grant, applied under the law for the
right to purchase from the Government
certain portions Of the ranch which were
supposed to be contained within the grant
but which the Government survey showed
did not belong there. A number of set
tiers were on the land sought to be bought
and it included many highly cultivated
ranches The decision of the Los Angeles
land office was in favor of the Couts heirs,
but that of the General Commissioner
was against them. Under the decision OF
the SSeSetary the heirs will be allowed to
buy the land claimed by the settlers.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Sheriff Of MADEIRA Dis
covers a CrackSman
IN His Home.
Shots Are Exchanged and the
Officer Receives Bullet
in the Groin.
Murderous Intruder Then Escapes
Through the Kitchen Window
and Disappears Before
Neighbors Arrive.
speelal plspateh % rhe can.

MADEIRA, Dec. 31.-Sheriff w. b. Thur
man was shot and badly wounded by
burglar at his home on c street at an
carly hour this morning. A bullet from
the burglars revolver struck Thurman
on the inner side Of the left leg near the
groin and lodged in the muscles in the
back OF the leg. Sheriff Thurman emptied
his revolver at the burglar, VINO was
cIouched behind the kitchen range, but
l. is believed that he escaped uninjured,
a. all Of the bullets from Thurman'S re-
volver were found imbedded in the kitch-
en- door. The .cracksman escaped through
the kitchen window, through which he
had gained an entrance. The newly elect
ed Sheriff. J.. NJ. Jones. his deputies and
several citizens were soon on the scene
and started after the burglar, but they
were unable TO get any trace of him.
Sheriff Thurman was awakened about
. clock this morning by a noise in the
lower part of his residence. and thinking
that the cat was responsible for the dis
;urbance he went down stairs to investi-
gate. He took a lamp and his pistol and
as he stepped from the dining-room into
the kitchen the burglar ran from the pan
try toward the kitchen door. Thurman
called on MIN to stop, but instead of do.
ing so the burglar turned and fired at
him. The Sheriff replied with couple of
shots from his revolver. and during the
fusilade the lamp was extinguished.
The burglar, who in the meantime had
crouched behind the range I'm the kitchen,
continued 10 shoot at Thurman, who stood
in the doorway of the china closet. The
third shot from the burglars revolver
struck the Sheriff on the inner side of the
left leg near the groin and lodged in the
muscles in the back of the leg. small
artery was cut and the bullet narrowly
missed severing the large artery. The
burglar then got out of the window and
disappeared. Sheriff Thurman limped to-
ward the front door to try and head the
burglar of. but he fell from loss of blood
lust as he reached the door.
DIT. ". {. Reid and DR.. j. i. Butin were
then summoned and they dressed the
wound. Sheriff Thurman is resting cas-
ily. and in the opinion of the physicians
he will soon recover.
The burglar dropped black Derby hat
and A Smith & Wesson fve-shoOter while
running away. They were stolen from the
residence Of r. Roberts Tuesday night.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
MoNSEIGNEUR SBARETTI
RECEIVES APPOINTMENT
Former Bishop of Havana Becomes
Apostolic Delegate in Canada to
Succeed Falconio.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 5l.-The Most
Rev Monsegneur Sbaretti Archbishop of
Ephesus, has received the pontifieal
brief appointing him apostolic delegate
to Canada to succeed M6nseigneur Fal-
comic, who has arrived in Washington
to take the place of Cardinal Martinelli
as apostolic delegate in the United
States.
Monseigneur Sharetu was formerly audi
tor of the delegati in this city and was
three years ago appointed Bishop of
Havana. There he succeeded in his ne
gotiations with General Wood in adapt
ing the ecclesiastical state to the new
civil order in manner most satisfactory
10 this Government and to the Holy See.
MOnseigneur SbaretIi received his brief
at the apostolic delegation here, where
he has been a visitor during the past fall,
and he will leave for his residence in OF
tawa on Friday.
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Powers Are Informed of
Refusal Of Chinese
Government.
Policy Of the United States
Stands in Way of a
Joint Note.
Proposed in Europe to Notify the
Imperial Government That Terms
of the Protocol Must Be
Fulfilled.

PEi<ING Dec. 31.-The Ministers hero
of the foreign powers have telegraphed
their governments the refusal Of China
to pay the international indemnity in gold
notes and have discussed the matter
among themselves. 1t is proposed to in
form the Chinese Government that fail
ure to- fulfill the obligations provided in
the protocol will entail grave conse-
Guences.
The policy of 'the United States pre-
sents an obstacle in the way of delivering
a joint note to China on the matter and
the present difficulty is generally at
trihuted to the encouragement given TO
China by the American Governments in
de:sement of their arguments. The Chi
Eese are content to await developments,
believing that the powers will find 1t SO
difficult to agree on course of action
that the present deadlock will be pro-
longed indefinitely.
/ The monument to Baron Won ketteler,
the German Minister, who was killed in
Peking shortly after the outbreak of the
Boxer troubles, will be dedicated January
IS, Chinese and German officers partici-
rating in the ceremony. The monument
is white marble arch, spanning the prin-
cipal business street at the spot where
Baron Won Ketteler was assassinated.
Replying to inquiries from the lega-
tons. the Foreign Office to-day admitted
that there was some truth in the reports
of warlike preparations on the part of
TTng Fuh Slang, although IL character
izes the stories of hts movements rs exag-
gerated. The Foreign Office says the
Viceroys of the northern provinces have
sufficient troops to subdue him. This lat
ter statement, however. is disbelieyed. II
is expected that Government troops will
join Tung Fuh Slang in the event of his
undertaking a rebellion. Popular sym
pathy is with Tung Fuh Slang, who was
exiled and degraded for obeying the or
ders of his superiors and attacking the
foreign legations here.
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STEEL TRUST WILL SHARE PROFITS
Continued From Page /, Column Z.

Fourth--That if without previous con-
sent, voluntarily he shall have quilted
the service of the corporation or of its
subsidiary companies he shall for
felt all right to this stock. and in such
case it will be held in fund which at
the end OF five years will be divided
among such employees as shall have COM
piled with all the conditions.
Thus 25 per cent of all the money set
aside in this profit-sharing plan will be
held for five years and will be given to
such only as at the end of that period
shall be in the employ of the corporation
or of one or another of its subsidiary
companies from and since January |, 1903.
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due to cstsrrh. The majority Of the peo-
pie think that catarff Is disease COR
fined TO the head alone.
This is not true. Catarrh 5-lis bic ~ al
tack any organ of the body. throat, bron-
Chial tubes. lungs, stomach, kidneys, and
especially the pelvic organs.
Many a woman has made this discovery
after a long siege Of useless trea tment-
She has made the discovery that her dis
ease is cataITh and that Peruna can he
relied upon TO cure catarrh Wherever lo-
Gated
Miss Florence Murphy. 270s Second ave-
nue.. Seattle. Wash, writes,
Il suffered for over year with fema
trouble. and SltbCJsn > tried several pst
sicians none OF them seemed able 70 hep
me permanently.
''It took only a little over three bottles
of Peruna To make me well and strong. 4
never have backache. headache or bearing
down pains any more Miss floreufe
Murphy.
Mrs. Judge McArister writes rrOic l21
Mimi, as follows:
Il suffered for years with pain i'm the
small of my back and right side lt intet-
fered often with my domestic and soc.l
duties and / never supposed that Wou
be cured. as the doctors medicine did NOT
seem TO helm me any.
Il took Peruna faithfully for seven
weeks and am happy indeed % he aole ~
say that j am entirely cured ferlet 7
health once more IS the best thing 4 GOV q
wish for. and thanks to Peruna. l ent
that Minnie r. McAllister
If Won do not derive l.0nipt and sa-ils-
factory results from the use of Perina
write at once to DIR. Hartman. giving A
full statement of your case and he will be-
pleased TO give you his valuable advice
gratis
Address DIR. Hartman ~Dresident Of ia
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Mansfield May Lose the Office.

REDWOOD CITY. Dec. 31.-As the re-
count in the shrievalty election contest
progresses the hopes of the contestant
increases. The election was comparative
ly close Mansfield, Democrat, receiving a
majority of IS more than his Republican
opponent, Chatham. OF the nineteen cleo
tion precincts in the county, eight have
been counted. resulting in the reduction
of Mansfield's majority from So to 26, a net
loss of 81 votes. Several hundred ballots
have been thrown out by Judge Murasky,
who has been presiding, mostly on ac-
count of the mo nomination" marks
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
viii Preserve Revere,s Home.

BOSTON, Dec. 3l.-Paul Reverss old
home, one of the few structures Of pre-
revolutionary interest in Boscon. was
bought by John p Reynolds Jr-- a real
estate dealer, to-day He proposes TO pre-
serve it. The house is in North square.
in the heart of the thickly settred north
end. and was built IN 1876. Revere buying
it 104 years later. and il was from the
door of this very building ina he went
forth to his famous ride on the 18th Of
April. no Reynolds will ask Others to
assist him in restoring the building be-
fore handing it over to the care Of some
patriotic society.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Firemen Make Costly Error.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Fire to-day did
damage to the amount of $2oo,o0o in a
seven-story building, 167 TO III Wooster
street. occupied by small factories and
printing establishments. The occupants
of the building including many girls. had
narrow escapes. and a number of firemen
were knocked down by an explosion in
the basement The firemen were leaving
the scene thinking they had the fire ex-
tinguished, when it broke out again. The
second blaze caused the greater part Of
the damage.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Story of Oil Property Sale Is Denied.

BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 31.-The Califor-
nian says: In view of the report that has
been Given publicity concerning the al
legged sale of the Associated Company's
property and that of the Thirty-three and
Imperial to the Standard and the injury
that may be done by the circulation of
such reports, the Californian has under
taken to get at the exact truth respecting
the relations of the various companies
The result of examination of the mat
ter is the finding that there is no founda-
tion whatever for the assertions that have
been made.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Tournament of Roses at Pasadena.

PASADENA, Dec 31.-The streets are
bright with yellow and blue banners, the
stars and stripes and feathery palm leaves
for the annual Tournament of Roses,
which takes place tomorrow. Decorated
vehicles and floats have been prepared for
the occasion and rivalry among the vari-
Gus classes is keen, especially in the tally
no class. A unique feature of the tourna-
ment will be a band of Moqui snake dane
ers from Arizona They are from Diablo
Canyon and their speciality is religious
Dances, A group of NavaJos will also ap-
pear
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Tobacco Trust Busy in Germany.

BERLIN, Dec. 31.-The AngIo-American
tobacco trust will Introduce here tO-mOr-
row a system of rebates and premiums to
small dealers. The trust owns only one
factory in Germany, the Jasmitz. at Dres-
den. which 1t has greatly enlarged and
filled with new cigarette machinery OF
American make It has not accepted so
far other factories which were Offered to
it by timid proprietors but has nego-
tiated without success for two or three of
the largest businesses in Germany
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Marconi Scores New Triumph.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.--Direct commune
cation by wireless telegra ply between the
United States and the old world has been
mad for the first time, says a dispatch
from WeIlneet, Mass, by the exchange
Of messages by the Marconi system be-
tween the Wehfleet station and Poldhu,
Cornwall. Wellheet is 600 miles farther
from Poldhu than the Table Head sta
ton at Cape Breton, II. S.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Stock Detective Has Respite.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. d.-Applica-
ton for a writ of error in the case OF
Tom Horn, the stock detective. who was
sentenced to be hanged on January 9 for
the murder of Willie Nickel. was made
to the Supreme Court to-day, and a stay
of execution was granted. This Will pro-
long the condemned mans life for at
least six months.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
o1in Castle coming west.

Ell DORADO, Kans., Dec. 31.-Olin Cas-
tie, husband of the woman whom Miss
Jessie Morrison was convicted of muir
dering has departed for California. ac-
companied by his mother and sisters TO
find a new home. 1t is understood he will
settle at Long Beach.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
Ohio Authorities Want Prisoner.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.-Proceedings
were instituted before United States Com
missioner Vandyke to-day looking to the
removal of Thomas ]. Keegan, alias Jo-
seph Sidenwald, alias William Ellery, now
in the county jail here. to West Toledo,
Ohio, to answer to a charge of robbing
the postoffice there March 10, 1901.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-01
FEMALE TROUBLE
NOT RECOGNIZED
AS CATARRH.

Any mucous membrane is subject to ca
taTrh.
Catarrh of one organ is exactly the
same as catarTh of any other organ. What
will cure catarrh of the head will also
cure catarrh of the pelvic organs. Peruna
cures these cases simply because it cures
the catarrh.
Most of the women afflicted with pelvic
diseases have no idea that their trouble is