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Holbrook argus., 1904-02-27
ABANDONED AT SEA
Bound for Limerick With Cargo of
Grain

New York-The German Soloman steamer Albino, Captain Kudenhol, which arrived from Hamburg, brought to port Captain Parker and twenty one shipwrecked men belonging to the British freight steamer Kentigern, which they abandoned at sea February 16 in a sinking condition.
 Speaking of the sinking of the ship, Captain Parker said: "We sailed from Portland on Sunday, February l, bound for Limerick with full cargo of grain. On Tuesday, while running in heavy sea, the steering gear be- came disabled but was repaired. It was not strong enough however, to withstand the violent gale of the fol lowing Saturday and it broke again.
 "An effort was made to connect the handgear, but owing to the darkness and terrific sea it could not be re- paired, and on the morning of the 14th we discovered the hand steering gear broken to pieces, the wheel gone and a complete wreck. By Monday the gale had increased to hurricane, the cabins were flooded and the ship was lying at an angle of 30 degrees. The rudder was adrift, moving from side to side violently and it was i'm possible to get any flashing to hold it firm. The steamer Albino finally came in sight and urgent signals were made to attract her attention. The Albino took all hands on board. The chief officer of the Kentigern had his arm broken. The Kentigern was build in Glasgow in 1888 and was owned by Troop & Sons.'
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-27
JIMINEZ HOLDS NAZARETH
The Conflict is Waged With Heavy
 Losses

Puerto Plata--General Jiminez' forces, numbering 45O mer, with one cannon, are at Navarrette. They have cut the railroad and telephone wires and are in complete control of the city. Traffic between here and San tiago de Los CabellerJs has been paralyzed for days.
 The revolutionary forces have ad- vanced to Laguna where a battle took place with the government troops under command of Colonel Comacho. The conflict ragged for several hours and there were heavy losses on both sides, but the rebels won and forced Colonel Camacho to retire to Arroyo de Las Piedras.
 Business is at standstill, and crops are ruined on account of nearly every name being compelled to fight.
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south across the old lake bottom. saw an immense cloud of white smoke ascend from Jackson Point and spread out at great height and then flames burst 10 tn.
 This information was given to Lucin and lineman was started out from that station on hand car to in quire into the disaster and if possible repair the damage to the telegraph line, communication by fire over the cutoff having been destroyed. He had not gone far when an engine and caboose was met carrying the dying and wounded from one of the worst disasters which ever has occurred on the Southern Pacific.
 When the train reached Lucin at about 20 p. m. Ogden time, the first authentic news was wired into the division superintendents' office, in forming Mir. Scott that in collision of extra train engine 2S3, westbound, at Jackson Point, men, women and children 'had been blown to pieces, many persons had been injured, a tel egraph station and eight cars had been reduced to splinters and then consumed in the flames, and two en- zines demolished, one of the engines being stripped of cab, side rods and everything movable. witness, to the scene of distraction. said he walked out to where the children were naked in death and threw few garments over them. A few feet away was the mother and just beyond the father and his brother-a whole family wiped out.
 Of forty-six persons at Jackson Point, where the collision occurred and dynamite exploded, only nine escaped without wounds and five of the fortunate were mem bers of a freight crew pulling on to the station, about quarter of mile away.
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fake concern in all the weekly and country newspapers.
 Prices were ridiculously low and as all deals were conducted through the mails orders began pouring in by the hundreds. Agents were located in the larger cities and orders were quickly filled. Hundreds of acres have been planted with this worthless cotton seed and it is impossible to estimate the additional damage which must accrue as a result of the seed in the ground.
 The Great American and British Seed company has ceased to do busi ness and the officers are after it's rep resentatives. The authorities are on a clew which it is believed will result in the apprehension of three of the officers of the company, who have headed for Mexico.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-27
CONDITION OF INTERIOR BANKS
The Commissioners Issue a General
 Statement

San Francisco-The board of bank commissi 3ners have issued statement of the condition of savings banks in the interior of California, as shown by their books at the close of business on January g, 1904. These banks now number seventy. three or fourteen more than existed on September 8, 1903. The resources of the interior savings institutions now aggregate sl17, 476, ,090, showing the large increase of s4s, s62, ,5S4 since last September and their deposits, now amounting to s65, 122, ,971, have increased B, 676, 26S in the same time.
 The combined resources of the nine city and seventy three interior savings banks in California on January g, 1904, were s2s3, ,942, s65 and their aggregate deposits on that date were s22O, O29, ,676. Since September 8, 1903, these aggregate resources have in- creased s51 s25, ,6SO, and the aggregate deposits have increased s7, 161, ,75S.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-27
Dowie Has Conc to Melbourne

Sydney-John Alexander Dowie has started for Melbourne after holding several meetings here. Efforts to hold them in the town hall were suspended because of the nightly disturbances, although the admission was by ticket only and large force of police and disciples were present to prevent disorder. Dowie was compelled to leave his hotel by back door on one occasion and seek refuge in a suburb
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TRAILING COTTON FAKIRS
Hundreds of Texas Men are Badly
 SWindled

Galveston, Tex.-The United States secret service officers have unearthed gigantic swindle in which Texas cotton planters have been victimized out of many thouasnds of dollars.
 They have bought heavily of worth less cotton seed from a company claiming to be bona fide and with enormous capital. It is estimated that at least 5000 planters have been swindled in amounts ranging from $25 to $500 each. Estimates are hard to make, because the fraud extended over eight-f1ve cotton growing coun- ties in Texas and large area in the territories. Reports from farmers who bought from this firm are pouring in.
 The forep ost feature advocated by the government experts who are fight ing the boil weevil pest is early plant ing of an early-maturing cotton. Ex- periments proved this plan to be ono of the easiest and most effective in keeping the cotton free from weevil attack. Farmers hastened to secure this variety of early maturing seed and were met by the advertisements of this
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-27
BLOWN TO ATOMS
Train Collision Causes Terrific Ex.
 ploSien of Dynamite

Ogden, Utah-A collision followed by an explosion occurred at Jackson Point, station on the Ogden-Lucin cutoff, eighty miles from Ogden, at 3:30 Friday afternoon that killed twenty three persons and injured fif- teen, two of the injured dying while being brought to Ogden on relief train.
 The explosion was terrific and the town of Terrace, fifteen miles to the north of the main line of the South ern Pacific was shaken as by an earth quake.
 The telegraph station at Colon, fifty five miles distant, had every window pane broken. The explosion was so tremendous that the first know. ledge of the disaster, instead of being received by telegraph from the scene of the disaster was communicated from Terrace and Lucin, operators at those points reporting to headquar- ters that calamity had occurred.
 The people of Terrace, looking
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RES|GNSSEAT IN CONGRESS
COLORADO MEMBER TAKES MANLY
 STAND
After Eight Years Service in House. Shafroth Retires. While Committee Exoneratcs Him from Complieity tn Election Frauds

Washington--lnvoluntarily relin- quishing his seat as member of the house of representatives, MT. Shafroth of the First Colorado district fur nished a profound sensation during the forty minutes session Monday.
 The manly and earnest words of the Colorapo member fairly took the breath of the house as he proceeded to put the first case on record in that body where member gave up his seat, acknowledging that his election had been tainted by fraud. For this fraud Mir. Shafroth declared he was not in any way responsible, nor was he aware that it had been perpetrated until the evidence had been adduced before the elections committee of the house. It was not done, he said fur ther, for the purpose of causing his election.
 AS he announced the conclusion of eight years service in this manner, most usefully to himself, his voice betokened the emotion he felt. The hush which spread over the floor and galleries when the purport of his re- marks was realized became almost painful. But when he sat down with words of thanks on his lips for the treatment he had received from his colleagues on both sides of the cham Der applause burst forth and continued long and heartily. The democratic members arose almost en masse and extended personal Expression of sym pathy and encouragement.
 Mir. .Olmsted, chairman of the con- mittee in charge of the contest, recognized the unusual position Mir. Shafroth had taken. He said the in. vestigation of his committee exon- erated MT. Shafroth from any connec- tion with the irregularities which had beon shown. The stand taken, he said, was most manly and courageous one.
 The committee had taken no action toward formulating its report to the house on the case, and the surprising initiative taken by MT. Shafroth as has been explained by him was based on the showing made by the hand writing expert employed to examine the ballots.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-27
FREIGHT WAR NAY SPREAD
THREATENS TO INVOLVE EASTERN
 LINES
Harmony of Rates in the Trvak Line Territory May be Broksa-Effort to Confiae the Fight to Grain Chargss May Fail

Chicago-The great rate war in which the Western roads are engaged threatens to involve all the lines be- tween the Missouri river and the At lantic seaboard. The Burlington and Chicago and the Alton have just given notice that they will put in effect a rate from Missouri river points to Baltimore, Newport News and Norfolk of l5 cents per 100 pounds. This is only 3 cents higher than the rate from Kansas City to gulf ports.
 The action was not taken on account of the reduction made by the great western and northwestern roads, but is in conformity with the position they have taken during more than a year, that the difference in the grain rate between the gulf and South At lantic ports should not be more than 3 cents per 100 pounds.
 The rate announced by the Burlington and Alton from Missouri river ports to the South Atlantic in ports is 1 cent less than the regular tariff rate of the eastern lines from St. Louis to the seaboard. This cuts out the rate be- tween the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. It is said by the Burlington officials that under their arrangement with the eastern roads their system gives an arbitrary of cents for 100 pounds. This leaves only 10 cents to the eastern lines, or cents less than the regular tariff rate.
 New York-Rate war in trunk line territory is threatened, the Buffalo New York lines opposed to the Buffalo Philadelphia-New York lines having served notice that the freight rate on lake grain for export will be reduced Wednesday at cents for 100 pounds between Buffalo and New York. This reduction means an abolition of the differential initiated by the Pennsyl- vania and the Lehigh Valley in favor of Philadelphia last summer and is designed to give the port of New York the same privilege heretofore enjoyed by Philadelphia.
 An effort is being made to confine the fight to the comparatively insig niflcant item of lake grain for export, but fears are express sed that it may spread to other cases o9 freight and upset the hitherto harmonious condi- tions in trunk lines territory.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-27
Hawaiian Queen Loses

Washington-The entire time of the legislative session was devoted to routine business, the most important matter taken up being the bill provid- ing for gratuity to former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, which was lost on tie vote. Several bills were passed.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-27
Smallpox Aboard the Maine

Guantanamo, Cuba--The United States battleship Maine, which was quarantined on her arrival here owing to her having a number of cases of measles on board, also had case of smallpox. The auxiliary cruiser Yankee has case of measles on board.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-16

ing last night at Harmony Hall. 1749
Mission street. Charles j. Williams,
nominee for Congress, was the prin-
cipal speaker of the evening. In the
course of his remarks he dwelt at
length on the necessity Of electing
candidates to Congress.
p. f. Roller presided. Other speak
ers were: D. w. Burchard, z. J..
Deaver, James de Succa and ]. N.
Copus.
Painters Union No. 19 held a smok-
er at Teutonia Hall last night, which
was sort of love feast. The RUSSELL
Brundage faction, of which Robert
Laurin is president, invited the MEM
bers of the Sheehan faction to come
and join them in smoking the pipe of
peace. Both sides were represented
in large numbers.
Peace and harmony seemed to reign
supreme. President Laurin said: In
dications seemed to point to the fact
that peace will shortly be restored to
our craft"
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-16
PARDEE IN THE SOUTH.
Chief Executive of State Addresses
Large Meeting at Riverside.

Large MeeulnR AT hlVefSlue.
RIVERSIDE, Oct. 15.-Governor
Pardee addressed an enthusiastic
audience at the Loring Theater to-
night. Special trains brought crowds
from the neighboring towns and the
theater was not large enough to ac-
commodate all those who wished to
hear the States chief executive dis
cuss the national issues. Congress
man Daniels presided and Governor
Pardee was the first speaker. The
Governors tribute to President Roose-
velt brought forth hearty applause.
He said among other things:
"People of Riverside, you know
President Roosevelt. you saw him
here less than a year and half ago.
You saw him riding through your
streets. You heard him speak. You
saw that he is an American from the
soles of his feet to the top of his head.
You saw from the set of his jaw that
he is brave. You saw from the tilt
of his chin that he is determined. You
recognized in the tones of his voice
that he is sincere. You saw in the
set of his shoulders and the swing OF
his body that he is independent. You
gathered from what he said that he Is
a man, gentleman and a true Ameri-
can, full to- the overflowing with. love
of country and his countrymen, and il
requires no clairvoyant, no mind
reader, to tell you that he means what
he says"
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-16
MORE PROMINENT MEN
AS ELECTION OFFICERS
Commission Issues Notices and VIII
Use Drastic Measures to Compel

Substitutes to Serve.
The Election Commission yesterday
served notices on some more promi-
nent citizens, notifying them that they
had been appointed as officers on pre-
cinct election boards. Those so notified
are: E. M. Greenway, Ninth Precint,
Forty-first Assembly District; F. Mont
ealegre, Second Of the Forty-first; AL
bert E. Castle, Third Of the Fortieth;
Harry Holbrook, Ninth of the Forty
first; A. E. Lacy, Twentieth of the
Thirty-seventh; 1. Cutie, Twelfth of
the Fortieth; George A. Newhall,
Ninth of the Forty-frst; ]. G. Conrad,
Tenth of the Forty-irst; Jasper Nc
Donald, Eleventh of the Forty-third; (;
A. Towne, Fifteenth of the Forty-drst;
F. G. Sanborn, Eleventh of the Thirty
first; Jacob Stern, Fifth of the Forty
third; Wendell Easton, Ninth Of the
Fcrty-frst; c. s. Benedict, Fifteenth of
the Thirty-sixth; F. t. Cole, First of
the Fortieth; L. NJ. King, Fourteenth
of the Forty-third; F. ]. Symmes, pres
ident of the Merchants Association,
Tenth Of the Twenty eighth; Rolla V.
Watt, Thirteenth of the Thirty-sev-
enth; I. w. Hellman Jr., Fifteenth of
the Forty-first; Max Brandenstein,
Ninth of the Forty-first.
The Election Commissioners will
scan the list of appointed election Off
GERS and if it finds any man thereon
who cannot respond in the affirmative
to the questions: Are you taxpayer
and have you lived thirty days in your
precinct?" the man will be taken off
the list.
On election day the Commissioners
will go around in buggies and if any
election officer is absent through sick
ness or other causes the commission
will enter the nearest house and COM
pei the first adult man whom they may
meet to serve on the Election Board
as substitutes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-16

publicans opened the campaign in
Santa Cruz tonight with a big meet
ing and lots of enthusiasm There
was music, bonfires and salutes, fol-
lowed by speaking at the opera-house.
The building was crowded. F. d.
Baldwin chairman of the County Cen
trail Committee, presided and intro
duced the speakers Many prominent
citizens were on the platform and act
ed as vice presidents. The principal
speakers were Hon. ]. A. Barham of
Santa Rosa, Hon. NJ. B. Harris, S. H.
Rambo of Boulder Creek, nominee for
State Senator, and Charles Cleveland
of Watsonville, nominee for the As
sembly.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-16
Continued From Pase 70, Column 4

1904. there has been q further increase
in the deposits OF these three banks Of
$2o.755,sSS, making q grand total in
crease during the seven years Of Re-
publican administration Of $42,763,757,
And that similar conditions have pre-
vailed in every section OF our State,
during the period referred TO, let me
give you some more figures. In 1888,
at the commencement Of the time
when the Democratic administration
was IN complete control Of all Of the
machinery of the Government, the to-
tai deposits in the savings banks OF
this State amounted to $1S8,019,s74.
In four years they fell to 1927, 7,92S,2S1,
a decrease of $10,090,593. The assets
Of these savings banks also fell from
$15S,127,972 in 1893, to $143,456,177
| in 1897, a decrease of $9,671,795.
Under Republican administration,
the deposits rose from 1927, 7,929,2S1 in
1897 to s156,167,461 in 1900, and from
| $156,167,461 in 1900 to $224,769,05S
/ in 1904, a grand total increase of $685.
! S39,777. The assets of these banks
have increased from $143,456,177 in
1897, to $173,S72,499 in 1900, and
from $173,S72,499 in 1900 to $246,326,-
/ SSS III 1SU4, d IOldl lICTSdSS III dSSeIS
! of 02,S7O,S11 during the Republi-
can administrations of William Nc
Kinley and Theodore Roosevelt. And
not only have the wage earners and
small storekeepers been putting away
millions of dollars of increased earn
| ings, but they have been building
/ themselves neat and comfortable
hcmes, where, surrounded by their
loved ones, they enjoy the blessings of
peace and prosperity. Go into the
Richmond district, go into the Sun
set district, go out into the Mission
district and see the large numbers Of
beautiful cottages that have been con-
structed during these past seven years.
DO our political adversaries think
they can cajole these prosperous and
ccntented fellow-citizens into forsak-
ing the party that has brought to them
the blessings which they now enjoy? =?
1 do not think so! believe they will
continue to stand by Republican prin-
ciples. They admire the sturdy Amer
icanism of Theodore Roosevelt. He is
honest. He is sincere. He is faith
full to his trust. He does not believe
in sham nor subterfuges. Our coun-
trymen love him because of his splen-
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-16
SEVERAL CANDIDATES
WITHDRAW FROM TICKET
Democratic and Union Labor Party
Nominees Think 1t Useless to
Run Against Opponents.

The Board of Election Commission
ers received notifications yesterday
from several candidates for Office of
their withdrawal from the nomina-
tions, accorded them. Mason Thomas,
Democratic nominee for State Senator
in the Twenty Senatorial Dis
trict, thought it would be useless to
run against John H. Nelson, who has
the Republican and Union Labor
nominations for the Office, and asked
that his name be taken off the ticket.
Similar requests were made by De
Guy Simpson, who received a belated
Democratic nomination for State Sem
ator in the Nineteenth Senatorial Dis
trict. Simpson, who is a copyist in
Recorder Godchaux's office, ascribed
sickness and death in his family as his
reasons for desiring the erasure of his
name from the official ballot. Other
Withdrawals were George J. Berger.
Union Labor nominee for State Sena-
tor in the Twenty-fourth Senatorial
District, and P. McGoldrick, Union
Labor nominee for Assemblyman in
the Thirty-ninth District.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-16
Completely Regained Her
Health

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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-16
Republican Candidates for House
Of Representatives Win All!0va

did Americantsm, and they WIN roll up
an immense majority in his favor on
the second Tuesday of November. And
feel confident they will also send
him from California, to cooperate
with him in the advancement OF our
countrys interests, both at home and
abroad, solid Republican delegation
to the House Of Representatives.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Kahn's s
speech the audience rose, but gave
three rcusing cheers for Kahn and
Hayes and three more for Roosevelt
and Fairbanks.