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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Kaiser Believes
Wdr U1iLL Not
Spread.
Special Dispatch to The can.

ROME, Feb. 22.-United States EN-
bassador Meyer. who has just returned
to his post here from Berlin. says he
is able TO announce that the Kaiser
has expressed the belief that the peace
Of Europe will not be disturbed by the
conflict in the Far East. All of the
powers, according TO Emperor William,
are agreed that the conflict must be
localized.
HONGKONG, Feb. PA British
squadron is concentrating at Hong
Kong while a corresponding French
concentration is taking place at Saigon.
II Is believed this is the result of an
Anglo-French understanding.
MADRID, Feb. 22.-The Government
submitted TO the Chamber Of Deputies
request for extraordinary credits Of
Sl' 800 for war material and $3.50 600
Tor coast defense. Premier Maura ex-
planned that the measures contemplated
were due solely TO Spain's obligations
TO maintain her neutrality.
TOULON, France. Feb. 22.-Tbe tor
pedo transport Foudre has been or
oered TO go to Cherbourg and get two
submarine vessels, which she will con-
Yoy to Saigon, Indo-China- She win
then return to France and take ont two
other submarines.
LONDON, Feb. PA corresnonden+
at Toxic Of Reuters Telegram Com
pany says he learns from a reliable
source that the Russian Minister to
China, Paul Lessar, has successfully
bTibed Chinese officials. with the result
that the instructions given the Russian
gunboat Mandjur to leave Shanghai
were Cancelled. The japanese Govern
ment considers this to be a breach of
Chinese neutrality and is taking the
necessary steps.
WEIHAIWEI, Feb. 22.-The British
steamer Ching Ping, belonging to the
Chinese Engineering and Mining Com
pany Of Shanghai, has arrived here
from Port Dalny and reports that she
was fired upon by the Russians and was
hit seven times around her water line
a Russian pilot-boat that was coming
out Of Port Dalny to pilot the Ching
Ping was blown up by a mine.
YLNKOW, Feb. 22.-Viceroy Alexiefe
and his full staff have just arrived at
Harbin, where headquarters have been
established.
ST PETERSBURG, Feb. 22.-Viceroy
Alexieff left Port Arthur last Saturday,
February 20, for Harbin. Before Ieav-
ing he handed over the command Of the
navy TO Vice Admiral Stark.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Army Movements
Of japanese
in Korea.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Indefnite reports
Of the movements of troops in the vi
cinity Of the YaIu River and state
ments of attempts to cut the Siberian
Railroad are published this morning.
The Weihaiwei correspondent of the
Times describes a visit to Chemulpo,
Korea, on February 10, and the Japan
ese landing operations there, which, he
says, demonstrated that the Japanese
military organization is superior to
that of any European power. A gen
eral Japanese advance along the
Peking road to Pingyang, Korea, the
correspondent continues, is expected
shortly. The original plan was to land
at Masampho, but the naval successes
enabled the japanese to begin opera
tions at Chemulpo and a further
change Of base to Chinnampho is high
ly proba BILE. AS soon as the ice breaks
up troops will be established at Ping
yang in sufficient strength to guard
against a sudden Russian descent. 1t
is believed that while the sea power of
Russia at Vladivostok is intact the
Japanese will not attempt to land on
the eastern coast of Korea AS an evil
dence of Japan's intention, 1t is worthy
of note that her cruisers are busy pa
trolling toward the northwest of Korea
and that she is not landing artillery at
Chemulpo.
Everything suggests an immediate
dash for strategic position in North
ern Korea, the correspondent con-
cludes, and it is possible the. Russians
are considerably farther south than is
supposed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
SEVEN LOCOMOTIVES
BUILT IN ONE DAY
ON JAPAN'S ORDER

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-In con-
sequence of rush order from the Jap
anese Government for locomotives. a
local plant has established a new re-
cord by the construction of seven To-
comotives in day. The engines or
dered by Japan are for the military
railroad that viii connect Fusan. on
the southern coast Of Korea. with
Seoul. An order calling for twenty
locomotives, to be completed within
thirty days, was received late in jan
uary. Eight Of the twenty have AL
read been shipped to Fusan. The re-
naming twelve will be shipped this
week
DES MONIES. Iowa, Feb. Prep
resentatives of Japan have placed an
order with packing firm in this CITY
for 1000 barrels of mess pork. The
order is to be shipped as rapidly as
possible.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Meager VeWS OF
Port Arthur
AtfGck.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Except for the
Nagasaki dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph no news of the capture of four
Russian torpedo-boats at Port Arthur
has been received. The Chefu corre-
spondent of the Morning Post. in a
dispatch dated February %, saws the
statement is current there that the
japanese torpedo-boat destroyers in
the attack on Port Arthur on Febru-
ary IA sunk or damaged two Russian
battleships, in addition to the torpedo
boat already reported. 1t is possible
that the report of the Telegraph's
Nagasaki correspondent also refers to
the earlier attack.
Viceroy Alexieff's retirement to
Harbin is now an accomplished fact
and correspondent cables that Port
Arthur is now strictly a naval strong
hold and the forts are being manned
by naval gunners. Only twenty for
eigners are now at Port Arthur and
they are traders, disposing of their
merchandise. Some of them are un-
der suspicion and there is likelihood
of their being arrested. There are
many complaints of unwarranted ar
rests. unexplained expulsion and de-
famation of character by the Port
Arthur police.
The report that large bodies of Cos
sacks and other troops are occupying
Newchwang and Hsinmingtin are un-
founded.
According to the Nagasaki corre-
spondent of the Daily Telegraph the
American squadron, the vessels of
which are variously reported at Chefu
and Shanghai, is going to make a
demonstration at the mouth of the
Yalu River.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23

(
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 22=I
: have received further confederation
of the news that active negotiations
are in progress for the passage of the
/ Dardanelles by the Russian Black Sea
1 fleet l am further informed that this
is the reason why such pains have
been taken of late TO obtain the good
will of Austria Germany very proba-
bly, will be willing to further Russia's s
plan, being glad enough TO find there
by means of realizing her we'll
known ambitions in Asia Minor and
let Russia weaken herself in fighting
in the Far East.
Russia knows all this. but is never
theless determined to get her ships
through. even if it is necessary to
adopt the subterfuge of altering their
appearance, Disgusting them as mer-
chantmen.
The Porte is almost willing. and If
England makes any objection to the
passage it will be the signal for an
{ immediate advance toward India.
The Russian transport Kitas. laden
with valuable stores, touched at Co
lombo on her way to the Far East.
There she received a telegram order
ing her return at once to Odessa.
The Russian Government has Just
chartered from a local firm of ship
owners four ships, which sail from
Black Sea ports with cargoes of coal
Very high terms were given and in
case of capture the Government will
pay the full value of the vessels.
Admiral Alexieff's retirement TO
Harbin with his staff is interpreted to
mean that he is convinced the Japan
ese will besiege Port Arthur, where.
as at Vladivostok also, supplies are
far from plentiful.
The order of the day Is that Japan
will be allowed to occupy Korea. The
fleet has received instructions not TO
engage in any fight at present, but to
remain on the defensive until the be-
ginning of July. when half of the en-
tire Baltic fleet will be dispatched to
the Far East. 1t is hoped also that
by that time part of the Black Sea
fleet will be on the way. Work on
all ships under construction is being
especially hurried.
The German Emperor remains neu-
trail, but only until the moment when
China fires the first shot, when, I am
informed, Germany Will send a fleet
and also an army corps Emperor
William is possessed with almost a
monomania on the subject of the "yel-
low PERIL
The Gazette publishes a telegram
saying that Mr.. Allen, the United
States Ministed at Seoul. has received
instructions from his Government to
send the transport Zafiro to pick ND
Americans who are in the Pingyang
district and remove them to Che
mulpo. In addition Allen has made
arrangements for the protection of
the American gold mining interest at
Wiju.
1t is presumed here that Allen is
purposely taking this course to create 4
an incident which will give the United I
States pretext to land troops there. /
Evans threat to land ma /
rines at Newchwang in case of trouble /
and danger to the United States con-
sulate is noted here as yet another of I
the pin pricks given Russia by the
United States.
LONDON. Feb. 22.-The owners of
the British steamship Rosalie, from
Cardiff for Vladivostok. and which
sailed from Nagasaki in January. have
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
was Born in Last Century.

UKIAH, Feb. 22.-Frank Fernier of
Melbourne celebrated his IO5th birth
day Sunday. He is the Oldest man in
the county, il not in the State. Portu-
guese Frank. as he is known to the
travelling public, is native Of Portu-
gal He was one OF the three first
Ehite men who landed on this coast.
BE conducts roadhouse on Mendo-
cino road and is in good health, en-
tertaining visitors on his birthday
with native Portuguese dance. He
has never worn glasses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
NURSE FRENCH ADMITS
SHE ROBBED, EMPLOYER

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Mrs. Agnes
French. recently employed as a nurse
in the family of Postmaster General
Payne, was arrested to-day in Brook
lyn- She is said to have decamped
last Thursday from the Arlington Ho-
tel. Washington. with 500 in cash and
about $17OO worth of jewelry belong
ing to Mrs. Payne and other members
of the family. Mrs. French acknOwl-
edged her guilt, saying:
Il am guilty and am willing to take
the consequences. The fact is, need
ed the money"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES
AND KILLS THREE MEN
Tragic Accident Occurs on the Penn
sylyania Railroad Near
JOhnStOWn.

JOHNSTOWN. Pa. Feb. 22.-The
blowing up of a Pennsylvania Rail-
road locomotive at Eprenfeld. ten
miles east of this city. tonight caused
the death of three men and the proba-
BILE fatal injury of two others. All
were employees. The dead:
HARRY TYSON, engineer. Of Dorry.
JOHN GONTZ. conductor. OF Dorry.
GEORGE BECKER, track walker.
of Summer Hill.
The injured: Robert WenwiCk OF
Dorry. fireman; Elmer Furl of Dorry.
brakeman.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23

the service fighting occurred between
the opposing factions and several stu
dents were injured. Fully 1000 students
proceeded toward the United States
consulate to make a hostile demonstra-
ton, but were prevented by the police.
After the service the Mayor and Off
cials of Prague were given an ovation
by the students, who shouted: Long
live Russia and France!' and Down
with Great Britain. Germany and the
United States,"
Students and others who ATTEMPTED
to make anti-Russian speeches were
severely beaten.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
PRAGUE STUDENTS
CLAMOROUS AGAINST
THE UNITED STATES

VIENNA, Feb. 22.-The disturbance
created at Prague yesterday by sew
eral hundred Slav students, following
service of intercession in the Rus
sian church for the success of the Rus
sian arms, was more serious than at
first reported Before the beginning of
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Death Claims Leopold strouse,

BALTIMORE, Feb. 22.-Leopold
Strouse, a member of the clothing
manufacturing firm of Strouse &
Bros, vice president of the Drovers'
and Mechanics National Bank, the
Maryland Trust Company and the
Federal Savings Bank, died to-day,
aged 81 years. He was widely known
for his charity.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Fleet May Soon
Pass the OAR
dQneLLeS.

Special Gable to The Call and New York
Herald. copyright. 1904 by the New York
Herald Publishing COMPANY.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23

SCENE ON THE FRONTIER
HELD BY THE RUSSIAN
TROOPS.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
FOUR RUJJZ.aV 7ORPEDO-BOJ4TJ IRE CAPTURED
THROUGH /APAyVECE J7PA7EGY 1T PORT ARTHUE

@ %s ~" attack Pc
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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
THIUEa=aas-

Alcazar - "The Wrong Mr..
Wright"
Alham Kilties" Band.
Calf Human Hearts"
Centra1-"King of the Opium
Ring"
Chutes-Vaudevi11
Columbia-"O1d Homestead"
Ftscher's-"Roly-Po1y."
Grand-"The Gamekeeper."
Orpheum-Vaudevil1e.
T1vod-"When Johnny Comes
Marching Home"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-04

man of the New York County Commit
tee had been a follower of Conkiine
VINO was one of the greatest represent,
atlVeS OF the idea that to the victors
belong the. spoils.
Gen. Arthur frowned on the snoiIs-
men and Jobbers. He quarreled with
the politicians, and many of these rem
resented the 'stalwart school" which
had fought under the Grant banner
he vetoed river and harbor bin in
Which politicians all over the country
had an interest. The Blaine faction
IN the party took advantage of Ar
thurs weakness in the faction which
had named him for Vice President in
1880, and Blaine actively entered the
lists as a candidate.
The representatives of the spoils sys-
tenn and monopolistic interests in the
convention prevailed, in which Blaine
and Arthur were the leading candi-
dates, Blaine was nominated on the
fourth ballot.
Platt of New York, who had followed
Conkling out of the Senate during the
fight against the Garfield administra-
ton, in which Blaine was the princi-
pal counselor, headed the delegation
from New York for Blaine. The best
elements in the Republican party
fought for Arthur and in the ensuing
election cast their strength for Cleve-
land, the Democratic candidate.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-04
THE NEST-BUILDING OF BIRDS.
How They Have Evolved from the
Time of the Dragons.

How They Have Evolved from the
Time of the Dragons.
c. w. Beebe in the New York Tribune
Did it ever occur to you to think
what the first nest was like-what
home the first reptilelike scale f1utter-
ers chose? Far back before Jurassic
times millions of years ago, before the
coming Of bony fishes, when the only
mammals were tiny, nameless crea-
lures, hardly larger than mice; when
the great atlantosaurus dinosaurs
browsed on the quaint heritage, and
pteroda ctyls-thoSe raVenous, bat
winged dragons of the air-hovered
above the surface of the earth; in this
epoch we may imagine pair of long
tailed, skinny winged creatures which
SKINNED from tree to tree, perhaps
giving an occasional twitch or flop
the beginning of the marvellous flight
motions. Is it not likely that the telo-
saurs who watched hungrily from the
swamps saw them disappear at last in
a followed cavity beneath a rotton
knot-hole? Here the soft shelled, tur-
tlelike eggs were laid, and when they
gave forth the ugly creaturelings did
not Father Creature flop to the top
most branch and utter a gurgling
cough, a most unpleasant grating
sound, but grand in it's significance, as
the opening chord in the symphony OF
the ages to follow-until the hooking
bird and nightingale hold us spell
bound by the wonder of their min
strelsy!
Turning from our picture of the an
birds of the present time have found
the first way of nesting still the best.
If we pushed over this rotten stump
we will find that the cavity near the
top, where the wood is still sound, has
been used the past summer by the
downy woodpecker-a front door ike
an auger hole, ceiling of rough hewn
wood, a bed of mealy chips!
The chickadee goes a step further,
and shows his cleverness in sometimes
choosing a cavity already made. and,
instead of rough, bare chips, the SIX
or eight chickadee youngsters are nap
DIV on a hair mattress OF Closely "oN-
en- feltlike substance.
Perhaps we should consider the KING
fisher. the most barborus of all the
birds which form a shelter for their
home. With bill for pick and shovel
she bores straight into sheer clay
hank. and at the end of a six-foot
tunnel her young are reared, their nest
a. mass of fish bones-the residue or
their dinners. Then there are the aerial
nlasons and brickmakers-the caves
swallow, who carry earth up into the
air and, bit by bit, attach 1t to the
ewes and form it into a giopuiar, long
necked flask. The barn swallows mix
the clay with straw and so form very
Arm structures on the rafters above
the haymows.
But what of the many nests OF
grasses and twigs that we find in the
woods? How closely they were con-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-04

have been interested only in the own
ers or contents. but when the why's
and wherefores of the homes of birds
more than we now dream of concern
ing the little carpenters, masons, weav-
ers and basket makers. who hang our
groves and decorate our shrubbery
with their skill. When We see a dis
torted, wind-torn grass cup on our
winters walk. think OF the quartet
of beautiful little creatures now flying
beneath some tropical sun which owe
their lives to it. and which. If their
lives are spared to them, win surely
return to the vicinity next summer.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-04

Senator Russell A. Alger has been
sued for S. for failure to cut the weeds
on property owned by him in Kansas
City.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-04
ARE YOU a STRONG MAN?

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CANS you going to continue through life in this
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ness that strong enjoy? Stop! Think for your
self and consult DR.. j. T. Gault Savannahs leading
specialist chronic diseases. He will take pleasure
81 explaining you iiis superior methods curing
these If you live out of the city and cali
write him and give full explanation of your case;
consultation and correspondence confidential.
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Suite Is Board of Trade Building, Savannah, Ca.
Office hours: $3.50 a. to p. m, to p. Sum
days 10 to 1 p.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-04
Anifed by the spoiIsmen.

presid1eseT A. Arthur. when he became
Garfei5 on the death of President
sdrn,niet was actuated by motives in
70 the a1Ilhg his Office that were new
Inv practical politicians of the ooun-
esuse Gen. Arthur, as the chair
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-22

! Central America its great strength has
| long been made it of use for excellent
/ netting, hammocks and harness. In
Mauritius, Tobago and Trinidad its
cultivation has been very successful.
The yield of pita per acre is about
equal to that of sisal and its habit of
growth and civilizations are about the
same. Its market value, however, is
not quite so great as sisal, attributa-
bic in measure to its not being so
we'll known. Little attention has been
given to this plant in the United
States, although its excellent qualities
render it worthy of greater recogni-
ton. The fibre from its long leaves is
often over ten feet in length. It is of
good quality, beautifully glossy and
white and well suited for cordage and
netting. A still more remarkable fibre
yielding plant, probably capable of
being cleaned by sisal machinery, is
Sansevieria zeylanica. This plant is
Indigenous to New Zealand and is
known to the natives of Java, Guinea
and China in which countries it is
used extensively for bowstrings, and
is called Bow String Hemp" The
plant is a stemless perennial belong to
the Liliceae and is well known in Ho-
nolulu gardens. 1t is often seen -four
ishing in a bowl of water and pebbles
in the windows of many small Japa-
nese stores. It's dark green radical
leaves are interchangeable in shape
and are freely spotted on each side
with lighter shades of the same color.
The fibre yielded by Sanservieria pos
sesses in a wonderful degree those
properties demanded of a f1rst-class
cordage material. It is white, fine,
soft, plant and lustrous and resembles
pineapple fibre in many of these quail
tiles. It's resistance to moisture is
very marked and its tenacity is about
equal to sisal, to which in most other
respects it is superior. The propaga-
ton of this plant is by division of the
rhiZomes, or the leaves may be cut
into lengths of a few inches and plac-
ed in the ground. when suckers will
show in few weeks. The plants soon
become established and full crop
may be harvested in about two years
After cutting growth becomes ienser
and the plants will continue produc-
tive for many years. No extremes of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-22

During the ten years cited it will be
seen that the imDortations have not
only nearly doubled, but the price OBJ
tanned per ton has during the same
time increased proportionately making
the value for 1908 approximately four
times as much as that for 1894. The
latest New York quotation for Hawai-.
ian grown Sisal is $165 per ton. It
is interesting to note that in 1903 the
quantity of Manila fibre imported was
81, GAS tons with a value of 81, 1874, SO.
The Importation of both Manila and
Sisal fibre in raw state is free.
DESCRIPTION OF PLANT.
The Sisal plant of commerce belongs
to we'll known indigenous group,
familiarly known as Agaves. The
fibre extracted from it is therefore
structural or foliaceous, and is found
running in parallel LAYERS throughout
the leaves and underlying the external
lgneous skin. Several species of
Agaves are we'll known for their
f1brous qEalities-the Mexican one hav-
ing been in use by the Aztecs long be-
fore the Spanish inva sion of that coun-
try. 1t is, however, of the greatest i'm
portance 70 secure the best CONNER
SAe'A Species. dS many INFERIOR plants
have been COMPOUNDED with them The
leaves of the true species, and that
which has made so successful a COM
mencement in Hawaii, bear a single
terminal spur and the plants are more
| sessile than other and less useful spe-
| cles These latter are often provided
| with well developed foot stalk and
a row of sharp spiny thorns along the
! 1fM
| should be noted, however, that young
plants of the true Sisal (Agave rigida
sisalana) show sharp serrations on the
| edges of their leaves which disappear
as the plant natures. Agave rigida
| eIongata-a variety of the former-has
longer leaves than the above which
possess well marked marginal thorns.
1t Is reported TO produce commercial
| fibre of good quality but its adoption
should be tried with caution. Attempts
at the cultivation of s;isaI in Florida