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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
COURT ASKED
TO GUST BELL
Former Sheriff of Teller
County Files an Action to
Regain Official Position
USURPATION ISALLEGED
Complainant Says He Was
Compelled to Tender His
Resignation to Save Life

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Aug. 30
The first of the promised actions by
the officers of Teller County who were
deprived of their offices was filed in
the District Court to-day. Henry NJ
Robertson, the former Sheriff, petitions
the court to oust Edward Bell from the
office of Sheriff and assess $4,000 dam
ages against him for usurping the Of
flee.
In his complaint Robertson recites
the events that occurred on June last,
when he was compelled to resign. Soon
after the independence explosion, he
declares, he was induced to enter Ar
mory Hall, where a large number OF
mine owners were congregated. The
doors were Immediately locked and
guard placed on them. Then he was
informed that unless he resigned as
sheriff he would be killed He demurred
and a rope with a moose was shown 10
him and he was informed that unless
he resigned quickly the doors OF the
hall would be opened and the mob per-
mitted to enter and lynch him. He re-
signed in order TO save his life.
Informations were filed before Dis
trict Judge Lewis to-day charging
Rev. T. S. Leland, L. z. jerks and Ar
thur Parker with a conspiracy to muir
der Sheriff Edward Bell and Deputy
Sheriff Underwood. These cases are
based on the shooting from Leland's
house on Sunday night when Sheriff
Bell demanded admittance. Bail was
fixed at $500. The accused are still in
Jail.
E. S. Holden, former secretary Of En-
gineers' Union No. Is, was brutally
beaten by four masked men on his way
to the Vindicator mine, where he
works. He was opposed to the strike
in this district and became identified
with the non-union men, taking out
mine owners working card last Decem-
ber
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
APATHY ALONE
TO BE FEARED
Secretary Wilson Points Out
the Single Danger Threat
ening Republican Party
PREDICTS A LANDSLIDE
Every State West>Of the Al
leghanies, He Says, Will
Return Roosevelt Electors

BARR, VT, Aug. 3O.-secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson was the central fig
ure at a political rally here tonight
He said in part:
"The prosperity OF this country is
greater than ever before. The work
ingmen of Vermont know that wages
are a hundred per cent higher here
than in any other country on earth.
During the last three years Of Mr..
CIeveland's administration 5000 900
Iaborers were idle. If Judge Parker is
elected this fall these conditions are
likely to return Parker was frank
enough to tell us in his speech OF ac-
ceptance that If elected he would at
tempt to reduce the tariff
THE common people believe4n Roose-
welt and every State 9from the Ale
ghanies to the Pacific slope VIII cast
it's electoral vote for him in November
Wilson declared that the only danger
to be avoided was that Of apathy on
the part OF the Republicans.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
REFUSES MEMS DEMANDS.
New York al" Road VIII Not Increase
Wages of Subway Employees.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-The de-
mand Of motormen and firemen of the
Il" road for an increase in wages
and a decrease in the hours of labor
in the new subway was refused to-day
by the officials of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company.
The local officers OF the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen discussed the subway trou-
BILE tonight with Presidnt Pepper and
his associates of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees. 1t was said that ar
rangements had been made for the
local committee to meet August Bel
mont tomorrow to make a final ap-
peal to him in the interest of the men
engaged to operate trains in the sub
way.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
BATTERIES PROTECT RETREAT.
Severe Fighting Attends Russian Re-
tirement From Anshanshan,

LIAOYANG, Monday, Aug %
Throughout August q and 2S the Rus
sian eastern divisions continued to fall
back in good order on Liaoyang, but
the movement was slow on account of
bad roads and the difficulties of trans
portation, and the japanese pressed
closely several times with light batter
les, dragging guns TO the hills and
shelling the troops, whose retirement
was covered by Russian guns. Conse-
quently there were frequent artillery
duels.
General Marson was wounded and
there were other losses of about 25O
men.
The Russian retreat from Anshan-
shan was ordered for strategic reasons,
practically no resistance being Of
fered. A light screen of batteries fac
ing the japanese guns. beautifully dis
posed on a chain of hills, marked the
withdrawal of the main force.
When night fell the batteries also
took UP the retreat their rear guard
lighting bivouac fires to conceal the
movement. But the Japanese soon dis
covered this ruse and pressed forward,
coming up with the Russian rear
guard on Sunday morning. For an
hour the light batteries were hotly en-
gagged.
To the lot Of the Omsk, Tobolsk and
Krasnovarsk regiments fell the duty of
covering the retreat Of General Zarou-
baieff's Fourth Siberian Army Corps.
The task was difficult, as the enemy
continued to advance, deploying light
mountain guns against the Russian
rear and left flank, and it was impera-
tive that the enemy should be held
back TO permit the removal Of the bag
gage and artillery trains. The rails
were washed out and heavy with mud
produced by the deluge Of rain preced-
ing Friday. Many guns were mired
and the horses exhausted.
Cossacks and infantrymen were har-
messed to the guns and managed to
haul them along. 1t was slow work.
but was successfully accomplished.
The greatest difficulty of the retire
ment on the east front was exper-
fenced before Vanbantai Pass, where 1t
was necessary to hold the Japanese in
check until the artillery transport
passed through, and also to keep in
touch with the Tenth Army Corps,
commanded by General HerscheImann,
to the north, as well as with the south
ern division, in order to prevent a turn
ing movement.
From dawn until dark the eastern
troops, although fatigued by four DAYS
fighting, sustained rear-forward
action.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
DEATH FREES
FAMOUS TURK
Former Sultan Murad Who
Was DethrOned in Favor of
Present Ruler, Passes Away
CONFINED SINCE 1876
Eyentful Life Of the Man
With the Iron Mask" Ends
in ConstantinOple Palace

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 3O.-For-
mer Sultan Murad V died yesterday of
diabetes, from which he had long suf-
fered. His body was inferred to-day
in the Yenidjami Mausoleum at Stam-
boul, where his mother is buried.
1t was reported in May last from
Vienna that Murad V. the thirty-t third
sovereign of the house of Osman, was
dying and az the same time it was re-
ported from the same source that his
adherents all through Turkey, known
as the Young Turks. were secretly
arming and only awaited the signal to
arise in insurrection.
Murad V was born in 1S40 and as
cended the throne after the murder of
the Sultan Abdul Aziz in Ma 1875.
In July of that year Murad was placed
under the regency of his brother, the
present Sultan Abdul Hamid II, and
August 81 he was dethroned. Outward
ly, this act was legally performed By
the Council Of Ministers on the ground
that he was insane. The real facts in
the case, however, probably will never
be known, but it has been asserted that
Murad was a good deal more sane than
his brother and one of the greatest
terrors Of Abdul Hamid's existence was
the fear that this Turkish man with
the iron mask" as he has been termed,
might escape from his place of con-
.finement in the Chera Gan Palace, and
some six years ago he was confined to
the Malta Kiosk in the grounds of the
Yildiz Palace, occupied by Abdul
Hamid, which is surrounded by lofty
walls
In spite of the secrecy of Murad's
removal. he was seen as lie passed by
several foreigners, who declared that,
though he had aged and was haggard
in appearance, the former Sultan had
not lost his majestic bearing and that
he preserved the appearance Of man
in the full possession Of his mental
faculties.
The confinement of Murad has BEEN
Of the cruelest character. Only his
jailers were allowed to see him and
every precaution was taken TO prevent
any intelligence of what was going on
in the outside world from reaching
him.
Although Murad is announced to have
died from diabetes. it has generally
been understood, according to the pal
ace reports, that he was suffering from
tuberculosis.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Mexican Rurales Capture
Him After a Hard Fight,
but His Followers Escape
RAIDED MANY RANCHES
Crimes Charged to Yaquis
Are Finally Traced to
Members of Daring Band
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HERMOSILLO. Mexico, Aug. 3d.
Frederico Cortes. the Mexican bandit
chief, who at the head Of a desperate
gang had raided and robbed the
ranches around Matape, Sonora, was
taken into Ures Saturday last and
placed in the prison there according to
advices just received by stage from
that point.
Cortes and his men, who it Is said
number thirty, made their headquarters
in the Sierra Madres, from which they
swooped down on their excursions for
plunder. For some time depredations
committed by Cortes and his followers
were attributed to Yaquis, but on one
occasion a trader attacked by the
bandit king succeeded in escaping and
the authorities learned of the existence
of the band. Cortes at first made it q
business to leave no survivor to tell the
story of his depredations, but after sew
eral escaped he made no effort to con-
ceal his identity.
Frequent efforts to dislodge and break
up the band proved of no avail until
two weeks ago. when the desperadoes
began attacking and looting the
ranches around Matape. The presi-
,dente of that town organized pursu-
ing party, composed of rurales and vol
Enteers, and they surrounded the ban
dts at the Burrola ranch The rene
gades succeeded in fighting their way
out and all escaped with the exception
of their leader, who fell wounded in
hand-to-hand conflict with one of the
Maxican y,uraIec
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Fish in nIin Creek Are Killed.

REDDING, Aug. 30.-Mill Creek, in
Southeastern Shasta County, ran mud
fish in the stream were killed. Mill
Creek is a small stream flowing from
Mount Lassen's side. The clear waters
suddenly darkened Sunday and the
stream soon was nothing but mud and
slime. After several hours the water
began to clear and yesterday the
stream regained its normal state, but
it's banks were lined with dead fish.
The peculiar occurrence is believed to
have been due to q cloudburst on
Mount Lassen and the washing out Of
a meadow of what had once been lava
dust.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
NEGoTIATEs NEW LOAN
German Bankers to Adance Quarter of
a Billion Dollars

LONDON, Aug. S1.-The corre-
spondent of the Daily Telegraph at ST.
Petersburg sends the following dis
patch, which is published this morn
ing:
The Finance Ministry has practi-
cally arranged with German bankers
for a new loan of 100000, 900 roubles
approximately $3.50, O,00e,000) at a
higher rate of interest than that on
the last loan. Only minor details re-
main to be settled and the date of the
issue is not stated, but it is not likely
that the loan will be floated until after
the fall of Port Arthur.
The Admiralty, under the super
vision of Chief Admiral Avellan and.
Grand Duke Alexis, the high admiral,
has drawn up a contract for the re-
building Of the navy"
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
DEFUNCT ASSOCIATIONS A o
OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED
Denver Grand Jury Returns Fifteen
True Bills Against Heads of
Savings Society.

DENVER. Aug. SO.-The G=snd
Jury to-day returned fifteen true pills
against three persons as an outcome
of the investigation into the affairs OF
the defunct Fidelity Savings AssOcia-
ton. They are: E. NJ. johnson. presi-
dent; John j. Jones. secretary. and
Gibson w. Campbell. former secrs-
tary OF the association.
The indictments against Johnson
and Jones together Sarge intent 70
deceive and making false reports.
Johnson is indicted on charges Of en-
bezzlement and grand larceny in sums
aggregating nearly $4,000. Camp
bell rests under indictments for en-
bezzlement and larceny. The amount
approximates $1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
LIVESTOCK BREEDERS
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS
President Is Authorized to Name a
Committee on Legislation to Co
operate With Other Bodies.


SACRAMENTO, Aug. 3O-The Live
stock Breeders Association Of Califor-
MIA this afternoon held its annual meet
ing, received reports and elected officers
as follows;
President, Charles D. Pierce of San
Francisco; vice president, ]. H. Glide
Jr of Sacramento; treasurer, James
Whitaker Of Sacramento; secretary,
Professor E. w. Major of Alameda; di-
rectors-E. w. Howard, 1. w. Bird,
Francis L Hodgkins, General w. r.
Shafter, A. B. Ewens, Judge Peter j.
Shields and William Pierce.
1t was moved that the president be
authorized to name a committee Of five
on legislation, which, under the guild
ance of the president and directors, may
cooperate with any other body looking
in a like directI
The Livestock / 7ers' convention,
held under the aus OF the Live
stock Breeders ASS held It's
final session tonight. ses were
made by Rupert Ashb on "The
Farmers Cow; e. w. n ?, on Stock
Conditions in California; Henry Be
mar, on Poultry Husbandry as a Prof
liable Industry; on Livestock Infec-
tious Diseases" by DR.. Blemmer; on
Selecting Breeding Animals" by Elias
Gallup; on Experiences in Dipping for
Texas Fever" by James Irvine, and on
"GrasshOppers," by Professor Wood
worth.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31

]. w. Manahan. ]. Rappet. J. C. scarbough.
Q. S. Shig. A. N. Klocker. Mrs. L. L. Car
family.
Bakersfeld-J c. Kastl and wife c. H.
Luce and wife, H. E. Matthuir. w. X. Matt
Miscellaneous-J. I. McCroy. A. E. Hurey
X. Hamilton, Pasadena; Mrs A c. Mac
CCbbin, Mrs. v Montgomery. L. NJ. Thomas
Redlands; ]. ]. Collins, l.. q. Seely, Aromas
ID. A. Bailey, S. Uren and daughter Sacra-
mento; Miss M. Russell, H. Davidson. San
w. D. Mansfield. S B. Bledsoe San Bernar-
dino; A l.. Townsend. Mrs. NJ H. TowRsend.
L. e. Smith, Reedley;, L. J. Bafr Ventura;
L. Crane and family. sawteIle; Mrs. A. L.
Stevens, Santa Barbara; W. f. Clarke, Mer-
ced: Mrs. ]. A. Hebard. Santa Clara: J. S.
King Ontario; C. z. Williams and wife Red
ding; g: Hart, Santa Monica; II. c, Webster,
Imperial
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
PATRIOTIC SONS OF ERIN
MEETING IN NEW YORK
United Irish League OF America Is
Holding Its Second National
Convention.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-The second
national convention of the United
Irish League of America convened to-
day in this city. The national presi-
dent, Colonel John F. Finerty Of Chi
cago, presided.
jeremiah OConnor Of Elmira, who
was unanimously chosen temporary
chairman. read his address, giving in
detail the struggles of the Irish and
Redmond's efforts in their behalf.
After a recess Colonel John F. Fin
erty was elected permanent chairman.
He accepted in a short address. Mr.
O'Callaghan was elected permanent
secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
EASTERN CAPITALISTS
MONEY FOR THE FAR WEST
Erect Mammoth Reduction Plant
in Washington.

TACOMA, Aug. 30.-C. c. May Of
Davenport wired yesterday from Holy
oke, Mass, that money has been raised
there for the immediate construction
OF large reduction plant on the prop
erty of the Palmer Mountain tunnel
in Okanogan County. The site is now
being graded. The works will have
a capacity of 300 tons daily.
double tunnel has been driven into
Palmer Moutnain for nearly a mile. 1t
cuts more than thirty rich ledges at
right angles. The values are very uni
form and there are several million dol
lars worth of ore in sight.
The enterprise is one Of the largest
mining projects in the Northwest.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
FIGHTING SPIRIT LACKING.
Harmony Prevails at Democratic Con-
ventiOn Held at Minneapolis.

MINNEA POLLS, Aug. 3O.-Har-
mony prevailed at the Democratic
State convention held at the Interna-
tional Auditorium to-day. The only
differences seemed to be over Judge
of the Supreme Court.
The ticket: Governor, John A.
Johnson; Lieutenant Governor. Wen
dell G. Winston; Secretary OF State.
John E. King; Treasurer, Byron J.
Mosher; Attorney General, /. ]. Nc
Dermid; Supreme Judges, Calvin, L.
Brown and John A. Lavely OR publ
cans), and Charles E. Otis and John
Lind (DemOcrats); Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioners, ". F. Kel-
so and H. G. Hoard.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
MULES CARRYING PRECIOUS
BURDENS FALL INTO RIVER
Animals and Forty Thousand Dollars
Worth of Gold Drift Out
to Sea,

MEXICO CITY, Aug. So.-A dis
patch from Mazatlan says that four
pack mules loaded with $4,000 worth
Of gold bullion from the Guadalupe de
los Reyes mines fell from the noun
tain road into a swift river near that
place and were swept out to sea with
their precious burdens. The bullion
was being taken to Mazatlan for ship
ment TO San Francisco, Cal. 1t has
not been recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
WHITE MAN AND TWO
NEGROES STOP LEAD

STEPHENS, Ark, Aug. 3o.-Near
Mount Holly, Union County, to-day one
white man and two negroes were shot
to death. Two negroes offered an in
dignity to a white woman. A mob
went out on a hunt for the negroes.
with the result that a white man, a
stranger named Stever, together with
a negro man and woman, were killed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Large RegistratiOn Of students.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug.
0.-Registration OF students for the
coming college year began at Stanford
to-day and this evening there was an
enrolment Of $50, AZ more than for
the first day last year. Registration
for freshmen will begin tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Unions Fear Public Opinion.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3O.-It was an
nounced to-day that the unions COM
posing the Building Trades Alliance
will not parade on Labor day, this ac-
ton being taken, the labor leaders say.
with the object of avoiding the stir
ring up of hostile public opinion
which was caused by the labor parade
last year, when Samuel Parks rode in
the line.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
MANY SAN FRANCISCO
PEOPLE AT WORLDS FAIR
Visitors to st. Louis From California
Register in Great Numbers at
State HEADQUARTERS.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.-The following
California visitors have registered at
the California building:
San Francsco-L Pockwitz Mrs A. Meyers
Mrs X Mills, G. W. Ray, F. H. Dickinson
Mrs J. H. Day, w. NJ. Rogers, Mrs. c. Brum
and sen. c. d. Hall. A. E. Blackmar, M. J.
Walsh and wife, Mrs. ]. Young and family.
Miss A. A. Fisher H. r. Wade Mrs n H.
Cioffen, Mrs. p. McDevitt and daughter Mrs.
4. Miller Miss u Aenssier' p. r Hewlett.
Hamill.
los Angeles-F M Byron L. ]. Graham
T. n Wallace, S. M. Russell. j. p Moore
+ /, Jones, Mrs. e. Z. McMannon, w. s.
Corbin. C. p. Modie and wife. j. S. Atterbury
and wife d. H. Mccartney and family, ID. H
Hart. ]. II. simmins and wife. A. Wagniera,
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
woodcutter MysteriousIy pisappears

REDDING, Aug. 30.-John B. Hol-
Ion, a woodcutter living near Iron
Mountain mine, is missing under pc
culiar circumstances. He left his
cabin three weeks ago and has never
been seen since by any of his neigh
bors. 1t is feared he may have per-
ished in the woods.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Kern River OIL Producers = Organic.

BAKERSFIELD. Aug. 5O.-The
Standard Oil this evening Withdrew
the order issued ten days ago stopping
entirely the purchase OF Kern River
oil and made a bid Of 1914 cents a bar
rel. the amount offered by the Asso-
ciated. The Associated has obtained
no oil at this price and the producers
will hold a meeting Thursday r5Zht 70
organize. They declare no oil will be
sold at this rate.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
PRIMARIES IN THE SOUTH
South Carolina Democrats Name
State and County Tickets.


CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 30
Democratic primary elections vera
held throughout South Carolina to-
day for State and county officers and
members of Congress. Success in this
primary insures success in the general
election in November. as the Repub-
Iicans make no nominations, except
possibly in some districts for Con-
gress.
The State officers nominated wi IL
out opposition to-day were; For Gov
ernor, d. c. Hayward; Lieutenant
Governor, John T. Sloan; Secretary Of
State, J. c. CAN'T; Attorney General.
L. Y. Gunter Jr.; State Treasurer, r.
II. Jennings; Comptroller General. A.
w. Jones; superintendent of EduCa-
ton. o. B. Martin; Adjutant General
A. D. Frost.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31

Farmers Institute Meets at Capltola.
SANTA CRUZ. Aug. SO.-The
farmers institute being held at Cap
itola under the auspices Of the agri-
cultural department Of the Univer-
sity of California is being well attend
ed. Lectures; were given in the pa
vilion to-day and this evening there
was a dance at the hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
Good Points to Remember

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man Ideal Fountain Pen and sole
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Yosemite Excursion.

S25 90 round trip to Yosemite Valley
and the Big Trees on the personally con-
Quoted knights Templar excursion of
September 8. Ask at Gal Market St
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