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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
TALK OF THE TOWN
AND@E9P4t OF EHE
TIMEG ~
Close Call for Lees.

Several detectives were talking the
other day about notorious crooks and
the narrow escapes that happened
sometimes to sleuths while making ar
rests.
About the narrowest escape that
can recall" said one. happened to
the late Chief Lees. A porch climber
had been at work for some time and
had robbed several of the big houses in
the Western Addition. One day a
young fellow who had been used as a
confederate by the porch climber,
whose name was Reese. called at a
jewelry store, at that time on Sutter
and Kearny streets. to sell valuable
diamond. The 1eweler looked at the
diamond and suspecting it had been
stolen refused to hand it back to the
young man and quietly notified police
headquarters.
Lees hurried to the store and in
the meantime the young man had told
Reese of his experience. Reese was an
athletic young fellow and he fastened
to the store intending to recover the
diamond or kill the jeweler. Lees was
there before him and as he entered
and made threatening demand for
the return of the diamond Lees grab
bed hold of him. Reese shook Lees on
and made a movement toward his MP
pocket. Lees grappled with him again.
but was quickly knocked down. just
as Reese pulled a revolver out OF MS
hip pocket and was about to fire at Lees
Tommy Ellis. who was then plumber
and happened TO me passing the store
at the time. rushed in and dealt Reese a
blow on the head with a kit Of tools
he was carrying in his hand, knocking
him down. Reese was promptly over
powered and handcuffed. Lees was so
grateful to Ellis for his timely assist
ance that he got him appointed on the
force and he has made an excellent
officer"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
BRITISH LIQUIDATIONS.

IT. HE recent publication in London of the twelfth
nual report OF the inspector General in Com
panies Liquidation" has aroused good deal of in
terest in Great Britain Of the extraordinary
showing of losses the part of investors stock
panes appears that the capital involved i'll liquda
tions during amounted G6427o454, and of that
amount nearly &3o,ooo,ooo, upward of $I5ooooooo
made UP of capital supplied by the investing public
These fgures~whie extraordinary in themselves
much above the annual amounts OF such failures
though they exceed those of last year by about >m
lion sterling During the last years the total capital
involved in such failures reached the of &56oooo
OF the whole of that enormous
lost for the actual of loss depends upon the
result OF the lqudations. Unfortunately statis
tics available that point
A London authority in reviewing the report says
The actual money loss during the past decade heavy
enough The Inspector-Genera puts it G38oooo,
900. Besides, must be borne in mind that during the
years in question about 1000 companies which did
go into actual liquidation were for various reasons,
struck off the register and ceased exist and although
may be assumed that the majority of these represent
abortive attempts form Companies, yet the Inspector
General is informed by the Registrar that in many cases.
including where the have been swept off by
debenture holders. they represent considerable
of capital which does into the foregoing est
mate of loss"
AS have official figures in America correspond
ing to those of the British report, make any
reliable comparison of the and the proportion of
failures of stock companies and of investors
tween the two countries Our people however,
speculative than the British and it is quite likely our
showing of losses the statistics complied would be
greater than those reported from London. Taken
altogether it will be that the profits of the socaed
bloated capitalists are by great is
times supposed Men OF enterprise take big risks de-
veloping countries and establishing industries
and when all is said and done they will generally be
found to have deserved whatever profits may to
them from successful ventures
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
WAGES OF RURAL CARRIERS.

RESIDENT CUNNINGHAM of the National
- Rural Letter Carriers Association has addressed
a strong plea to the country at large in behalf of
measure before Congress which aims in
crease in the remuneration Of the rural free delivery
letter carriers The carriers have formally asked an
increase of salary dependent length of service In
stead of the 5000 per fiat of wage which they
receiving the carriers would have the Govern
pay them 5000 for the first year. $72o for the
and $3.50 for the third and all succeeding years.
1t that for the good of the rural delivery service
and in all fairness to the employed therein Con
gess should pay heed this petition of the carriers for
advanced wage In report the Fourth Assist
Postmaster General has advocated raising the sala
rics of all those carriers whose is than
twenty-five miles in length to $3.50, but at the time
curtaing all privileges of carrying express bus
This recommendation hardly fill the breach
for in the Western country, there is car
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
PaternaI WatchfulneSS.

Secretary of War Taft's father, AL
phonso Taft, was Secretary of War be-
fore him, serving with Grant in 1876.
An oil portrait of Alphonso Taft hangs
on the wall facing Secretary Taft's
desk in the War Department.
When he reached his office on the
morning after the day of his swearing
in as Secretary of War Mr.. Taft stood
before his fathers picture and viewed
it for long time. Then he turned to
one Of his assistants.
That's a good picture" he said.
MY good old governor certainly had
a commanding eye. I say nothing
about the compelling force of his
hand" Then he added, his eyes
twinkling: Il am afraid I'll just natu-
rally have to be good here, under that
steady and questioning gaze"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
Is Plain rs Day.

Nathan's teacher believed in redUC-
ing poetry to diagram and visible out
line. Therefore, according to the
Boston Herald. she told the class to
make a rough illustration of the poem,
The Old Oaken Bucket"
Nathan's illustration consisted of a
large circle; three buckets and bunch
of dots.
Nathan" said the teacher. Il don't
understand this. What's the circle ."
That's the WE'LL" replied Nathan.
"And why have you three buckets ?"
zone is the old Oaken bucket, one is
the irOn-bound bucket and the other
is the mOss-cOvered bucket which
hung in the we'll"
And what are all those little dots -"
Those are the loved spots which
my infancy knew"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
ABOUT THE DOWAGER.

FEW days ago the and rumors of
n interrupted and driven off the wires by a report
1 that the Dowager Empress of China was dead
Isl An is her and she is a remarkable woman.
Born slave. she became wife of Emperor and be-
fore he rested from his labors the tombs of the Man
chus Isl An outranked the other expresses played
the part of leading lady Since then matter who has
been Emperor she has governed China. and is by no
second to Semirais, Tomyrs Catherine, Eliza
beth and the other ladies who have shown they can
empires just we'll
Remarkable she has. been hitherto Ts Ans present
status in the eye of the reading world eclpses all
of her past performances She lay dead in the headlines
OF afternoon PAPER San Francisco for hour, and
then restored to life in opposition paper She
dead in for twenty-four hours at Sacra-
meno, and is still dead Eureka in Humboldt County
and in Salt Lake Some hours after her restoration to
life in San Francisco she died in Chicago natural death
and was poisoned at Pttsburg and Baltimore In some
of the New England towns she committed suicide and
i'll others stabbed through her corset if she wore
one and in Minnesota her death Immediately fol-
lowed by dismcmbermen empire she had ruled
SO long. In several Southern States she merely ILL.,
while lying dead i'll other parts of the United States In
very few places she alive and hearty enough
taking with Mrs. Conger wife of the American Min
ister to Peking
We await news from Europe to see what Tsi Ans
fate is in the other hemisphere though what happened
her in this country of sufficient variety satisfy
the most exactng appetite for novelty. The Chinese
legation in Washington could make big book out of
what happened TO its august and imperial mistress in
the brief space of forty EIGHT hours in the American
press and it would make the venerable lady pinch her
self to determine whether she is really presiding over
broken China, is sleeping beside the long gone EN-
peror and his other wives in the official ombs OF the
Manchus
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

these few would be unfair discrimination. On the other
hand the of service be allowed for
increase wages such the suggest the effect
would be nducement long continued service the
part of those who have proved their efficiency.
Among those opposed to the extension of the rural
free delivery system there who say that if the
present growth continues mark the progress of the
newly installed service. there will be
drawing annually S3ooooooo from the national treasury
These of the pessimistic of mind do not to
take consideration the fact that the rural free de-
livery system has increased the postal already to
a extent which than the to the Gov
ernment Should Congress fit grant the deserved
increase of wages the carriers the increased of the
mails which has followed the adoption OF the rural de-
livery system would rapidly wipe the deficit thereby
created.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Some of Uncle Sans warships at Hongkong
little too far away to watch the of the
Russians and the Japanese and too close to be OF
danger of rubbing the Bears fur the wrong way. The
time now certainly for fighting sailor learn
the splendid lesson that discretion parts Of valor
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
african PigBricS.
BY WILLIAM STAMPS CHERRY.

d " l-1-Ia-l 5--7llfa -flEhIll-
sA-r.can traveller explorer and big game
huntcr)
Copyright. 1905, By Joseph B. BoRIez.)
Some authorities seem to think that
the undersized people found in the
gloomy depths Of the dark forests are
the aboriginal settlers OF Africa. That
the pigmies, as they are called, have
any better claim than other African
races OF to-day to the distinction of
being the living representatives of the
first people seems TO me improbable.
These people, who are slightly under
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Before leaving for the front General Kuropatkn de-
cared that Russia had made such preparations that
Japanese soldier in the invading armies will
turn his native land alive The news we prob
ably will hear from the bombsstc general will have that
familiar prelude: Il regret report
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Diplomats resident i'll Washington discussing
cheerully the prospects of the Emperor of Korea
ing his thoroughly respectable unoffcnding existence
closed by assassination. Perhaps since the Japanese
have taken everything else the Emperor has earth
they may we'll finish their job by taking his life.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

lege. attracted national attention. Pro-
fessor John Spencer Bassett of the fac
ulty declared that the head Of the Tus-
kegee Institute had done notable
work. There was a fierce storm OF criti-
cism. DR.. Bassett was brought to trial
for his utterance. A notable victory for
academic freedom resulted.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Russian rioter, convicted of participation in the
Kshenev massacres was sentenced recently to an inn
prisonment of year The judgment of the court
is either imposition upon the prisoner insult
to civilization. 1t is such compromises this that
make Russia odous in the eyes of the world
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
AHS1Ve. to Queries.

JAPAN-CHINA WAR-A. s., City.
No American naval officer served in
the Japanese navy during the Japan
China war by authority of the United
States Government.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Townsends California glace fruits and
candies. 5oc a pound, in artistic fire.
etched boxes A nice present for Eastern
friends rs Market st. above Call bldg >
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

ETIQUETTE-Su Subscriber, Alame-
da, Cal. No habit is in worse taste
than that of too many well-meaning
men of grasping a lady companion
by the elbow, while walking with her.
to guide her awkwardly over every
crossing and puddle. If it becomes
necessary for a lady to take the arm
of her escort she should place her
hand, usually the left one, just in the
angle of his elbow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's) 25O Cali |
fornia street. Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

FULL PAY-A. F., City. When an
officer of the United States army on
the retired list is. at the request Of the
Governor Of a State, detailed for duty
with the organized militia of that
State, he receives full pay and allow
ance of his grade.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

ALASKA-Subscriber, Shady Run,
Cal. A great deal of information rela-
tive to Alaska is to be found in
Alaska; Its Neglected Past and Bril-
liant Future" by James. and in
Through the Gold Fields OF Alaska
to Bering Straits" by Harry de Windt.
These books are illustrated with many
maps. Large maps of the Alaska Ter
ritory may be obtained through any
first-class bookseller.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

PROPERTY-A. X, Oakland. Cal In
California if a woman dies and leaves
a husband, but no children. the
community property goes to the
husband without administration
If she left separate property, but no
will, one-half goes to the husband when
there are no children. and the balance
is divided according to the law OF sue
cessio1 TO the heirs at law. A married
woman holding separate property can
dispose of the same by will, and is at
liberty to devise the whole of it to her
husband if she desires. or she may
make a deed gift of The same to him
and place it in escrow. the document
not to be delivered to him until after
her death.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

HAGUE TRIBUNAL-C. W.. Con-
zales, Cal. What is known as The
Hague arbitration convention was or
ganized July 20. 1899, and is composed
of representatives of the signatory ma
tions, who were appointed for six years
and NAV be renOminated. All the ma
tions are not represented. The decision
OF the body is final unless a revision
for good and sufficient cause is de-
manded within a stated time.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
The Reason Why.

Drummond. Wis. Sept. 10 Especially
Whole families in Bayfield, County
are singing the praises OF Dodds Kid
ney Pills and the reason why is given
in experiences such as that OF Mr..
T. It. Void. well-known citizen here.
II had such pains in my back that
did not know what TO do" says Mr..
Void, "and as came across an adver-
tisement of Dodd's Kidney Pills l sent
for box. That one box relieved me
of all my pains. My wife also used
them and found them just what she
needed. | recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pins as a sure cure for Backache and
other Kidney Troubles"
Backache is one of the earliest
symptoms OF Kidney Disease. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cure 1t promptly and per-
manently and prevent II developing
into Rheumatism, Dropsy, Diabetes or
Bright's Disease.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Gave Earl Undue Honor.

The earl of Ranfurly, who has re-
signed as governor and commander in
chief OF New Zealand, crossed this
country few days ago on his way
home. His lordship was exceedingly
shy OF the interviewer and told this
story in explanation. when | ar
rived in New York from London on
my way to New Zealand seven years
ago a representative of paper that
prints its headlines In red ink called
at my hotel to get an interview. Well,
he looked n bright and pleasant sort
OF chap, and gave him the informa-
ton he desired. feeling assured that
everything would be correctly report
ed. Among other questions he asked
me what | was in politics. | told him
was n unionist. Now. as you know,
unionist Is. briefly. one who is opposed
10 the severance OF relations between
Great Britain and Ireland; In other
words, an opponent OF home rule.
When | saw the interview in the paper
the next morning what was my sur
prise to find that the reporter had
put me down as one OF the leading
trades unIonlsts Of England"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24

Two years ago a number OF men on
the Pacific coast. mostly In business
about Seattle, organized a company TO
build railway from the neighborhood
OF Cape Resurrection northward TO
the Tanana river, one of the principal
feeders of the Yukon.
The preliminary explorations show.
ed an ice-free harbor and practicable
passes through the mountains, and
that the country through which the
line would pass had resources OF gold,
copper, coal. tin and platinum. They
also showed that in many OF ,he val
leys vegetables and grain would grow
as we'll as in northern Minnesota.
Work has been going on for year;
a town at the terminus has grown
to 900 inhabitants, with electric light
and a telephone system. The first
rails were laid last April. and already
seven miles have been laid, while on
about twenty five additional miles the
grading is we'll along toward compile
ton.
The only labor difficulty and trouble
experienced so far is caused by fire.
quent findings Of rich placer gold
locations. A large number Of pros
pectors are constantly at work on
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Caring for Baby In zunI Land.

The zuni child spends his early
days in cradle. But a cradle In
Zuni Land does not mean down pill
lows, silken coverlets and fuzzy laces:
It is only fiat board. just the length
OF the baby, with hood like a dolls
buggy top over the head.
Upon this hard bed the baby Is
bound like mummy. and the cover.
ings are wound round and round him
until the little fellow cannot move ex-
cept to open his mouth and eyes.
Sometimes he is unrolled and looks
out into the bare whitewashed room,
blinks at the fire burning on the
hearth and fixes his eyes earnestly on
the wolf and cougar skins that serve
as chairs and beds and carpets in the
Zuni home.
BY the time he Is two or three years
old he has grown into a plump little
bronze creature with the straightest
OF coarse black hair and the biggest
and roundest of black eyes. He is
now out OF the cradle and trots about
the house and village. When the
weather is bad he wears small
coarse shirt, and always a necklace OF
beads or turquoises.-St Nicholas.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
The Alaska central Railway.

creeks and river tributaries within
easy travelling distance.
These men will come to Seward.
the roads southern terminus, with
nuggets and gold dust often showing
net earnings of from SO to SIS per
day with rocker and pan, and gen.
orally, after a payday, not incon-
siderable portion OF the grading and
tracklaying forces scatters to try
prospecting, in hopes OF big finds.
About one in twenty will succeed,
in a weeks time, in finding a good
place, while the others struggle back,
quite willing TO resume the company's
shovel and pick.
This railway will place the Yukon
river. Nome and Dawson and the
great new mining district OF the
Tanana within five days easy travel
of Seattle, as against twenty eight TO
thirty days now necessary for the
trip.
1t gives easy access to central,
southwestern and southeastern Alas
ka all the year around, whereas, now,
for five months of the year, the more
remote regions OF Alaska are inacces.
ible.-Engineering News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Record Tor Boat unloadlnu.

The worlds record for boat unload
ing has just been broken at Conneaut.
The Wolvin, the largest freighter on
fresh water. was emptled of a cargo
OF 9.945 tons OF iron ore in four and a
half hours. reducing by six hours the
best record heretofore made. The to-
tai delay from the beginning to the
end of the unloading did not exceed
five minutes. One by one eight mon
strous hoisting machines were trans
ferred in turn to the thirty-three cargo
matches of the Wolvin, while a vast
audience watched the proceedings
from the adjacent docks. Not that the
unloading of big boats Is rare at Con-
neaut II is to-day the foremost ore
port of the world-its ore receipts for
July being 7S6.554 tons. nearly 100000
tons more than were ever received be-
fore. and this despite the fact that the
movement of ore generally this year
has not been as heavy as was expected
early In the season.-Toledo Blade.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Inspiration Came In Sleep.

Goethe often declared that much OF
his best work had really been done in
his sleep. THE objects" he said.
(which had occupied my attention
during the day often reappeared at
night in connected dreams. On awak-
ening. new composition. or por-
ton Of one l had already commenced
presented itself to my mind. In the
morning / was accustomed TO record
my ideas on paper" And Tartini's
famous Devils Sonata" was, he al
ways declared. an exact reproduction
of melody which had been played to
him during his sleep.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Brotherly Affection.

Here Is a little incident which a
commentator on Dean Ramsay's Rem
iniscences of Scottish Life and Char
acter" thinks is worthy of place in
that volume: A Mr.. Baird, who was
one OF those who had made great for
tunes in the iron industry in Scot
land, having risen from a laborer to
be worth about s10,000000, was once
dining with the duke of Hamilton.
His grace said that he had not had
the pleasure of meeting any of his
brothers. He replied. "And nae great
loss. my lord; they're all brutes but
me-"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Passing Under a Ladder.

Some people otherwise sensible will
draw back rather than walk under a
ladder. Even strongminded women
hesitate TO show their contempt OF
this superstition when they hear that
II prevents the single from marrying
for that year and to the married II be
tokens death. The Dutch hold that II
was sign that you would be hanged
because OF the important part which
a ladder used to formerly play In
tho last act OF the law A Scotch ira
dition holds II lucky to wish when go
Ing under ladder.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
SAILOR PRINCE OF GERMANY.
After Long Cruise in the China Seas
He Is Returning to Europe.

He Is Returning 10 Europe.
Prince Adalbert OF Prussia, having
spent some eighteen months in the
China seas as sub.lieutenant on board
the cruiser Hertha, is now TO return
TO Europe via the United States, trav-
cling by ordinary passenger steamer
from japan. He is said to be n tall.
wellset-up young fellow, who presents
many traits OF resemblance to his
uncle. Prince Henry. in his complete
absence Of affectation and in his sim
plicity Of manner. Destined to be-
come In course of time the lord high
admiral OF the imperial German navy,
he has already seen a good deal OF
the world, and at st. Petersburg. at
Rome, at Constantinople and in Eng
land. in fact. in every foreign coun-
try or capital that he has visited he
has created an excellent impression.
He is still quite lad, being just 20
years old.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
HOBBY is LACE COLLECTING.
Mrs. Potter Palmer Credited With
Knowing Much About the Sub ject.

MRS. potter Palmer Creditcd with
Knowing Much About the Subject.
Mrs. Potter Palmer is credited with
knowing more about laces than any
other woman in the country. Lace
collecting is one OF her fads, and
whenever she hears OF valuable old
piece she tries to buy It, II IL is
not for sale she at least has look at
1t and learns II possible where 1t was
made. Wherever a bargain in lace is
TO be had there you will find Mrs.
Palmer. She has visited lacemakers
In many countries and has passed
hours watching them. Her collection
OF laces has grown to such proper
lions that one room In her house is
devoted exclusively to IL. Trunk IS
piled on trunk. every one labeled with
the name OF the particular lace II
holds. A book telling where certain
kinds OF laces may be found is kept
carefully by her secretary.