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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-03
Northern Business.
Northern Wheat Market.

OREGON.
PORTLAND Aug. 2.-Wheat-Walla Waila,
csc; bluestem. rec; valley. 7T97Sc-
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA, Aug. 2-Wheat, unchanged
bluestem. 75o: club Toe.
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Hay and Feedstnfs.

9The weakness In Hay continues. The re-
ceipts are not 50 excessive as they were a few
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Landslide to Parker Likely to FoLLOw His Shouting
of Strength the First Ballot

TT. LOUIS, July ALI the men who
win decide the Presidential, contest
have not yet appeared in the conven-
ton city, but among those who are
here there seems to be conviction that
Judge Alton B. Parker will be nom
mated early in the balloting. His most
radical supporters claim that he will be
named on the first ballot, while others
say that favorite sons must be first
complimented before the necessary
two-thirds will vote for him. A claim
that will not be disputed in authorita-
tive quarters is that Parker will have
a good majority on the first ballot from
States which will compel speedy recog-
milton in the convention.
The arrival of the~California and
other delegations from the West which
are under instructions to vote for
Hearst stirred the atmosphere early in
the day, and there was some specula-
ton as to what strength Hearst actu-
ally had in the convention. The claim
of the Hearst managers Of more than
one-third of the delegates, with power
sufficient to prevent the selection OF
any candidate not satisfactory to
Hearst. is not seriously considered by
friends of Parker. The Hearst men
have decided to have tests of strength
before the platform is voted upon, and
will force vote by putting forward a
candidate for permanent chairman.
GORMAN KEEPS UNDER COVER.
During the day there has been talk
of Cleveland, German, Olney and Har-
mon. 1t seems to be understood that
Ohio intends to cast a complimentary
vote for Harmon and that Parker will
then get the delegation, with the pro-
viso that Germans appearance as an
active candidate would materially
change the conditions. The only really
active and positive German force at st.
Louis now is Henry G. Davis, former
Senator from West Virginia, and he is
not sure that German will be candi-
date. 1t is not even known whether
German VIII attend the convention.
Something was expected to develop
about Gorman's position upon the ar
rival of James NJ. Guffey, but the Penn
sylvania leader did not say anything
| that indicated that the Maryland Sen
ator would be a factor in the Presi-
Dental race.
Now and then there is mention Of
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Enormous Losses Of
the Japanese at
Dalin.
Valiant Brown Men Moved
Down While Charging
With BayOnet.
COmmissary Supplies Are Running
Low and Island Warriors Are
Often Hungry.

LIAOYANG, July 2.-The re-
cent successes of the Russians at
Dalin and in Major General Mist
chenko's engagement with the
Japanese have engendered much
better feeling here. 1t is report
ed that in the fighting of June 26
and June n the japanese lost
5000 men, and that their losses in
the operations against Mistchenko
were 1900.
A striking feature of the last
engagement at Dalin. as we'll as
in the fight with General Mist
chenko's force, was that the Jap
anese tried a bayonet charge,
to which they had not been pre-
viously partial. Their lines went
to the charge with loud cries Of
"Aiyr! Aiyr!" but almost to a
man were moved down by the
Russian rifle fire.
One of the Japanese prisoners
captured by General MistcAenko
says that the provisions of the
japanese are running out and that
the troops are badly fed. For two
days prior to his capture, the pris-
oner said, the japanese had eaten
nothing, and this statement Is
confirmed by Chinese. The Jap
anese con1missary is entirely sup
piled from Japan, and conse-
quently, is dependent upon sea
communication, and the effect of
the losses of many vessels in the
recent storm is beginning to be Sc
verely felt.
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Members of California Legal Fraternity Pay Tribute
of Respect to Judge II. L. Rhodes.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Justice ". H. Beatty. former Chief
Justice John Currey Of San Francisco,
Hon. John CARRIER Of San Francisco
and Judge Rhodes. The speeches were
all OF an informal nature and largely
reminiscent. The invited guests present
were Chief Justice W. H. Beatty, JUS
tice T. B. Mcfarland, Justice Walter
Van Dyke; Justice F. w. Henshaw,
Justice W. H. Lorigan, Justice Lucien
Shaw, Justice F. NJ. Angellotti, former
Chief Justice John Currey Of San Fran
cisco, former Chief Justice Niles Searls
Of Berkeley, former Justice w. T. Wal
lace Of San Francisco, former Justice
c. H. Garroutte of San Francisco, former
Justice Ralph c. Harrison of San Fran
cisco, former Justice NJ. H. Myrick of
Campbell. Judge W. W. Morrow of the
Circuit Court Of San Francisco, Hon.
John CARRIER of San Francisco. Hon. T.
I. Bergin Of San Francisco and Hon.
E. c. Hart Of Sacramento.
Letters Of regret were read from
number who could not attend. The
menu was an elaborate one. A fine
musical programme was rendered by
an orchestra during the evening. It
was past midnight when the gathering
dispersed.
NOTED GUEST OF HONOR.
Judge A L. Rhodes, in whose honor
the banquet was given, is one Of the
most prominent attorneys in the State.
He is SO years Of age and has been
practicing IN the courts since 1854. He
was admitted to the bar in Indiana in
1876. In 1853 Judge Rhodes was Dis
trict Attorney of Santa Clara, and in
1850 represented this district in the
State Senate. Judge Rhodes was a
member Of the Supreme Court for six
teen years. taking his seat in 1864
From 1870 to 1872 he was Chief Justice
In 1899 Governor Gage appointed him
Judge Of the Superior Court of this
county, and he has filed the position
ever since.
A committee consisting Of J. E. Rich
ards. chairman; v. A Scheller, S. F.
Leib, N. Bowden, J. H. Campbell and
E. E. Cothran had charge Of the ban
quet. The officers OF the Santa Clara
Bar Association. which rendered the
banquet, are: President, V. A. ScheIIer:
vice president, w. A. Johnston; secre-
tary, Edwin Coolidge. Many of the
guests at the banquet viii remain in
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SAN JOSE, July 2-The most nOta-
be gathering in the history OF the Cal
ifornia legal fraternity was held this
evening et the Hotel Vendome- It was
the fourth annual reception and, ban
ouet OF the Santa Clara County Bar
Association. Judge Augustus Loring
Rhodes, former Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court OF California and one
CT the best known lawyers in the State.
was the special guest OF honor. Among
other guests o. the occasion, who came
20 pay honor 10 Judge Rhodes, were
members and former members OF the
Supreme Court and prominent lawyers
from the principal cities OF the State
II is not probable that such an array Of
5urists was ever before gathered at a
banquet IN the western part Of the
United States. Only lawyers were
present. Plates were laid for ninety.
From 8 to o'clock a reception was
held, and the legal fraternity OF Santa
Clara County given a chance TO meet
the noted 5urists Of the State The re-
ception committee consisted Of Hon. H.
D. Tuttle, Hon. NJ H Hylands, Hon.
S. F. Leib. James II. Campbell, Jack
son Hatch. D. II. Burnett, c. D.
Wright, James p Lowe. J. c Black,
". A Bowden, S. G. Tompkins. Louis
o'NeaL, P. F. Gosbey, Joseph r Pat
ton, ". P. Veuve, L 3. Archer, W. B.
Hardy. F. 3. Brown, W. A Beasly, r.
r Syer, Henry French, H L. Par
fridge, c. W. Cobb. H A Gabriel, c. T.
Bird, c. c. Coolidge and W. NJ. Beggs.
PRETTY FLORAL DECORATIONS.
The banquet hall was prettily deco
rated with potted palms, red ribbons
and electric lights. On the tables were
sixteen scales OF justice, made Of red
sweet peas. and before the seat Of
honor was larger scale Of the same
flowers. on this were the initials Of
the honored guest.
Y. A Scheller, president OF the Santa
Clara County Bar Association, was the
president OF the evening. he delivered
an address Of welcome and introduced
John z. Richards. who acted as toast
master.
The responses were made By Chief
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GIVES CONVICTED SENATOR
LEAVE TO MAKE AN APPEAL
Missouri Judge Grants Burton Right
to Take Case to United States
SuDren1e COurt

Supreme Court.
ST. LOUIS, July 2.-Judge Elmer B.
Adams of the United States District
Court to-day granted United States
Senator Joseph R. Burton of Kansas,
convicted Of accepting money from a
company under investigation by the
Postofice Department, an appeal to
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
The ground upon which the appeal
was granted is that the defendant is
accused Of an infamous offense and the
Supreme Court is the only tribunal
having sole jurisdiction.
The defendant urges that the
checks, amounting to $4,000, were
cashed at Washington and that If any
offense was committed it was done at
Washington and not at St. Louis.
Senator Burton was fined $500 and
sentenced to the Iron County (Mis-
souri) jail for six months. He ap-
pealed to the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals, but to-day's action
takes the case direct to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
An appeal bond Of $4,000 was i'm
mediately furnished by Senator Bur-
ton, who was present in court.
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RAINY SEASON ENDS STRIFE.
Japanese Retirement May Mean q
Truce for the Present.

Japanese Retirement May Mean q
Truce for the Present.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 2.-The
outcome of the naval engagements off
Port Arthur and Tsu Island is monop-
olizing public interest The land
operations in Manchuria are believed
to have been practically adjourned for
six weeks, until the rainy season shall
have ended.
kilograms from Liaoyang agree that
the Japanese are Withdrawing from
their positions, the capture of which
entailed the expenditure of so much
blood and ammunition. The same
kilograms show that the Russians are
promptly taking advantage of the
withdrawal of the Japanese and are
assuming the offensive, inf1icting con-
siderable losses upon the Japanese.
The close of active operations in
such circumstances has greatly re-
stored confidence. Russian fours to-
day rose Y, above go, the high
est price in many weeks. The real
cause of this change is that the out
look gives rise to considerable specu-
lation. Some persons are inclined to
attribute the Japanese retreat to the
arrival of heavy reinforcements and
supplies, including $4,000 tents, for the
Russian army corps at Liaoyang.
Others believe that Field Marshal
Oyama, the newly appointed COM
mander in chief of the Japanese forces
in Manchuria, has decided not to ven
ture further until the rains are over.
Others. again, see connection be-
tween the Japanese retreat and the ap-
pearance of Russian squadron
threatening the Japanese lines of COM
munication. The Liaoyang corre-
spondent of the Bourse Gazette de-
clares that the entire credit for the
Japanese retreat belongs to General
Kuropatkin, who at last has rewarded
the patience of the Russian people.
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ocratic leaders from New York-thoss
who control the majority. and. there
fore, the whole delegation under the
unit 'rule-whO landed in St Louis
tonight. Former United States Sena-
tor David B. Hill will represent that
State In the committee on resolutions
and will present the sound money
plank. When it is adopted. as he thor
oughly believes II viii be, 1t will, in
the New York leaders estimation.
sound the tocsin for the nomination OF
Judge Alton B. Parker.
Former Senator Hill. former Senator
Edward Murphy, Senator Patrick Il
McCarren, William 3. Sheehan, jacob
A. Cantor, Eugene d. Wood, Eliot Dan
forth, P. H. McCabe and other leaders
arrived here this evening. En- route
they had decided upon policy and
their decision means adoption by the
New York State delegation on Tuesday
despite Tammany opposition, because
Hill and those already here with him
control by two-thirds-
Former United States Senator Hill
will be on the committee on resOlu-
tions; former Lieutenant Governor
William p. Sheehan on the COMMITTEES
on credentials; former United States
Senator Edward Murphy will cast the
seventy-eight votes OF New York State
for Alton B. Parker and a sound money
plank; Norman z. Mack will be na-
tional committeeman
No decision was reached on the ques-
ton OF a tariff declaration Senator
Hill believes that the plank should be
tariff for revenue only, but he fails to
get equally as ardent representatives
of Judge Parker as, for instance. VIII
liam F. Sheehan and Jacob A Cantor
to agree with him. They contend that
the plank should be as nearly like the
Republican plank as it can consistently
be, for the smaller manufacturers
throughout the country will vote
against any platform not containing a
promise Of protection for them
Senator Hill during the day ex-
pressed the belief that Judge Parker
would be chosen on the second ballot,
if not on the first.
There is a growing belief among
those Of the party arriving to-day that
the Tammany delegation, appreciating
the strength OF Parker and having no
argument to present against his fitness,
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FARMERS DECLARE WAR
AGAINST AUTOMOBILES
Tour of Chicago Clubs Interrupted by
Heaps of Gravel Deposited on
ROads bV Ranchers.
MILWAUKEE,, July a.

MILWAUKEE,, July 2.-Waukesha
County farmers have taken to the
warpath against the Chicago automo-
bilists. The first overt act on the part
of the country folk was committed to-
day, when several Chicago automobile
clubs passed through the county on
their Wisconsin tour. Heaps of gravel
blocked the way of the motorists. The
cars puffed and the drivers expressed
their desire to get hold of the agri-
culturists. Finally the barricades
were passed. No legal action can be
taken against the perpetrators of the
gravel outrage because the farmers
claim they put the gravel on the roads
for the purpose Of repairing them.
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ODER NATIONAL PLATFORM My DEMOCRACY;
J4N7EPARKER FACTIONS FORM COMBINATION RG/4INJT UST


a arg OF
ns tool steps d o b
ega hy favorable for New opp
ortyof the nyeh on the frs nd al h a
thirds econban when cmpHm to VII
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WKH WKzATER&

kicazar-SgoIdisr o1 Eoxtu2s.D
Matinee to-day.
Central-'sPower % ths Cxoss.S
Matinee to-day.
Chutes-Vaudevt11e.
Yisohsr'g-"TheM MoxmonsS Mat
inee to-day.
Grand Barbara Rxissch1o.S
Matinee to-day.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Matinee
to-day.
Ttvoh-HRobin Eood.S
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former Secretary Olney and connected
with it the suggestion that Olney is
the only man intimately connected with
the last Democratic administration or
who is being put forward by the con-
servative element who is not objec-
tionable to Bryan So far no one has
appeared as Bryan's representative to
confirm or deny this report, but 1t is
said that, in case Of the balloting be-
ing prolonged, Olney would receive the
first accessions from the Bryan men,
who prefer the Massachusetts, man to
Parker.
TOO MANY FAVORITE SONS.
1t is apparent that quite number Of
delegates are smarting under instruc-
tions for favorite sons. They feel that
they are being debarred from taking
part in the making Of a Presidential
candidate unless there should be a
prolonged struggle.
There was increased activity to-
night, caused by the arrival OF prom
inent New Workers, headed by former
Senators Hill and Murphy.
Quite an effort has been made to Gre
ate the impression that William F..
Sheehan, and not Hill, is the real rep
resentative of Parker. This is for the
purpose of meeting the frequent charge
that Parker is "HflPs man." But the
arrival Of Hill and the many calls made
upon him indicate that he Is at least
the political head Of the Parker move
ment.
While the Presidential situation Is
the most interesting feature OF the
ante-convention days, the platform Is
a subject OF debate and serious consid-
Grafton. Many suggestions have al
ready been made, but no one can say
which viii meet with the most favor.
Some OF the delegates believe the plat
form will engender the greatest con-
test Of the convention.
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NEW YoRK's PROGRAMME.
Empire States Delegation Demands a
Sound Money Plank.

ST. LOUIS, July 2.-''No compromise
with the radical silver element. no
halfway plank in the platform in at
tempting to placate the radicals, but
a straightforward declaration for
sound money"
That is the statement that the Dem
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TKE wHATEE2.

Forecast made ~ San xra1-
cisco for thirty hours s1a4zR
midnight. July 8, 1so4s
San Francisco ana vicinity
RaAx Sunday, with fog In the
morning and ~ mighty Hbx1sH
westerly Winds.
4. q. XkcAnH.
District ToTecAstss.
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the city tomorrow and be the guests
Of various members of the local bar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-18
In the Days Of Judge
Lynch Corcner's
Juries Returned
Funny Verdicts.

I move that we go bury this ere corpse,
an to oncti"
Second the notion shouted Colonel
Polk Handy, the town real estate
agent, and the motion was carried
unanimously.
Not unnsturaliy, when the BOYS went
IN bunch TO Mr.. Pete Hoon and read
TO him the verdict OF the coroHer's H.
quest showing that he was dead he
entered a protest, declaring that il
wasn't according to reason thai a
dead man could be walking around
Yer dead fer sure, replied the spokes-
man, an We are defyin' the courts
an the constitution. which is wus.
And presently grim procession was
seen vending is way TO the town Gene
terry, bearing Pete, bound tight TO a
cellar door. and paying no attention
whatever TO the picturesque remarks
which rolled from the lips of the
corpse.
But Pete was nOt-buried. He was I'M
bound at the grave, oStensibIy because
the cellar door would not go into the
hole, but really to give him a chance
TO run. He went of across the prairie
ike a jackrabbit chased by a hound.
and in another town he shortly aft
erward became real corpse at the
hands of a perfect gentleman, VINO was
possessed Of a faro bank and a short
temper
The manner in which Joe North. bet
ter known as Buffalo joe" came 70
his death at Wallace in 1873 was re-
garded as a great joke. Some months
previously Joe had been sent out of
town and warned to keep away be-
cause Of certain shady practices with
his faro box. He had remained away
during the summer and fall. but he
was drawn back by the bewitchery. OF
certain scarlet wcr1an of Babylon,
with whom he had cOnSorted. When
il became known that he was in town
meeting was held at the Exchange
paTlOTs, and il was determined to hang
him. Thers We're worse men in the
crowd than Joe had ever been. but that
cut no figure with the proposition that
the camp honor and authority had been
trihed with
The crowd proceeded TO the home of
the eOUrtesan and tore Joe from the
arms of his love. He was taken TO a
telegraph pole on the railroad right
Ofway and strung up 1t was a bit
ter cold night, the thermometer rang
ing far below zero. IN the darkness
Joe managed to get the rope under one
Of his arms, and when he was hoisted
twenty feet into the air he was in no
danger of strangling. But he froze to
death. For hours his voice could be
heard calling, calling, but growing
weaker and weaker as the chill crept
to his heart. The next morning the
passengers on the eastbound train were
greeted By the sight of a stiff. almost
naked, swaying in the north wind.
That afternoon a cOrOner'S inquest was
held. 1t was considered a great joke
that in trying to hang a man the
boys had frozen him to death. The
humor of the situation was infectious
enough to make the jury return the
verdict that Joseph North. there ly-
ing dead came TO his death from ex-
pOsuTe while insufficiently clad"
And that night K1tty-Kitty was the
name of the girl-fOllOwed the body Of
her lover to the graveyard, wept some
tears as the cold clods fell on his cOf-
fin, then-went down to the Exchange
parIors. and got gloriously drunk.
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A WONDERFUL DAM.
That of the Nile Cost Fifteen Million
Dollars.

That of the Nile Cost Fifteen Million
Dollars.
II. Rider Haggard writes TO the Lon
don Mail that the great Nile dam at
AssOuan is a work which the builders
OF the pyramids would have been proud
Of" The massive granite wall which
ferns the dam is over 1000 yards IN
length and crosses the Nile from side
to side. On the crest of it. twenty-six
feet wide, runs tramway, along which
the visitor, seated on a rough trolley,
is propelled at speed by Arabs Hence
to the north he sees a great extent Of
shining rocks, between which the wa
ter runs in channels, and to the south
a vast lake that in some places attains
a depth of nearly 200 feet
This is the reservoir. and all the
weight of il and of the Nile for the 80
miles or so that it is held up is press
ing against the wall on which he
stands. IN this wall are $50 sluices,
worked by machinery, which are suffi-
cient to deal with every conceivable
contingency Of flood. The dam and res
ervoir cost $751; COO.
The flood Nile attains its height at
AssOuan about Sept. >, when the aver
age maximum discharge is S00,G00000
tons per diem. ThencefOTth it slows
down until the following June 1, when
the average maximum discharge is So
00G, goo tons per diem Now, the flood
crop Of corn in upper Egypt, which is
mainly affected by this reservoir, is
reaped about December, after
which the one-crOp land hitherto lay
dormant until the next food. Then it
is that the AssOuan dam fulfiils its
magnificent purpose. Thus, from June
until July 10. when the river is nat
urally at its lowest, the heId-up water
is let out gradually through the sluices
with the result that the normal flow
at that period is doubled
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COURTS. BUT NO JUSTICE.

Z OENIGSBERG, PRUSSIA, is the
II scene Of trial that is OF interest
as indicating a pro-Russian atti-
tude on the part of official Germany
and is OF value TO Americans because
It reveals a judicial bias that public
sentiment would not tolerate in Amer
lea.
Seven socialist demOcrat IS are ac-
cueed OF smuggling anarcEistic Htera-
ture into Russia. The trial has at
traeted much attention in Germany and
has been the subject of debate in the
reichstag- Last Saturday NJ Won
Wymodze. Russian consul general. tes-
titled that the police brought him TWEEN
ty-five pamphlets. of which he read
one. finding ia it this sentence: Moth
ing can save the throne of Nicholas
II. from the fate OF Alexander II.
from bloody vengeance. Counsel for
the prisoner asked the Russian Official
10 point out the sentence. lie was
unable TO DO 50, but explained that
mis- translation was made in a hurry
Herr Liebkencht. attorney for the de-
,endants. remarked that the hurry was
BlaSeQ ana cue 10 desire 10 insert
bIood-curdIing phrases that We're not
in the original. At once the judge
came 10 the defense OF TIE Russian by
saying that the sentence was in the
other pamphlets, which Won Wymodze
testified ne had not read. Herr Lieb-
knecht was proceeding to make some
further remarks about the astonishing
testimony OF the Russian official, but
the judge refused to permit him. and
excused Won Wymodze for his errors in
translation, because Of the brief time
lie devoted 10 the work. Herr Schwartz,
another attorney for the prisoners,
and. evidently. a man with a bit of
sarcasm IN his makeup expressed as
constituent at the brief time permitted
10 H. Won Wymodzs to arrange words
which were not connected with the
pamphlet The judge promptly called
Herr Schwartz down for insinua1ing
fhat the additions were purposely
made. A professor from the Univer-
sity Of Berlin was then called and tes-