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Grand Jury Ready.

OAKLAND, April 19.-The Grand
Jury held session to-day and it is be-
lived that by next week it will be
ready to make it's final report The
expert is through with his work and
a few minor matters are now delaying
this action. George Baxley, Supervisor
Kelly and Attorney Dudley Kinsel were
witnesses before the jury to-day, but
their testimony was of an unimportant
character
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OF McFadden. McBrearty & Green, III Mis-
sion street between Seventh and Eighth. In
terment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
WILDER-1rf this city, April 49, 1904, Gard
ner Knight beloved husband of Gertrude
Barnes Wilder, eldest son of Eliza and the
late W. c. Wilder and brother of c T.,
W. c. and H. A. Wilder of Honolulu, ma
tive of Geneva, Illinois, aged 40 years :
months and days
u Remains at the funeral parlors a
Bunker e. Lunt, 1866 Mission street MISSION
Masonic Temple between Twenty-second and
Twenty-thrd streets. Interment Honolulu
7. II.
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ENTIRE STATE
WELL SOAKED
Reports From Every Quarter
Indicate That the Rain
Has Fallen in Abundance
LANDS ARE SATURATED
DOwnpOur Has Been Timely
and Prospects Are Splen-
did for a Big Harvest

Los ANGELES. April 19.-Showers
which commenced to fall here last
night continued up to o'clock this
morning. The total precipitation for
the storm is Sc of an inch, making a
total rainfall for the season of SCI
inches, against 1890 inches for the cor
responding period last year. The storm
was general throughout Southern Cali
fornia and immense benefit to all crops
will result. Hay and grain were suf
fering as a result of the extreme hot
period ten days ago and the present
rain came just in time to save them.
There are favorable indications for con-
tinued showers
BALLARD, April 19.-Rain began
falling at 8 o'clock yesterday and con-
tinued all night. over an inch has
fallen and conditions indicate more.
There is much rejoicing throughout the
valley. The unusual hot weather in the
early part Of the month did much dam
age to growing grain, but this rain
means thousands of dollars to farmers
and stockmen. as there will be abund-
ance of hay and fair crops.
SAN LUIS OBISPO. April 19.-The
rainfall for San Luis Obispo since the
storm began at p. m. yesterday is LIZ
inches. There have been a few showers
to-day, but the sky is now clear. with
some indications of frost.
COLUSA, April 19.-Rain began fall
ing here shortly after o'clock Mon
day night and increased to a steady
downpour, the gauge registering 81 of
an inch. The storm was general
throughout this section of the valley.
Farmers and orchardists agree that the
rain came at exactly the right time and
the prospects now are that one of the
largest crops in years will be harvested.
The dry north winds last week had a
tendency to bake the top of the ground.
Haying Will begin in about three weeks
and the crop will be large and of the
best quality.
GILROY, April 19.-Rain commenced
falling yesterday at noon and contin-
ued steadily throughout the night, the
precipitation being 1.20 inches, and
bringing the seasons rainfall to 1886
inches. 1t is still showery, with signs
of clearing. This late rain insures rec
ord breaking crops of fruit and grain.
SANTA ROSA, April 19.-The rainfall
in this city during the night was 121
inches, the total being 1890 inches for
the season. Is inches more than the
record of the previous season. A high
wind accompanied the rain Monday
night and hail fell in showers during
Tuesday.
SALINAS, April 19.-The first rain
this month began yesterday afternoon,
continuing during the night and to-
day. At noon the heaviest hailstorm
ever experienced here came in from
the ocean for few minutes. The total
rainfall at o'clock tonight is 1.2O
inches
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Death of secretary's Wife.

OAKLAND. April 19.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Kaufman, wife of Henry w. E. Kauf-
man, secretary to the German Consul
at San Francisco, died in San Francisco
last night. Her home had been in
Alameda. The funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock from
Evers' parlors' in this city.
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Conners' Home Burned.

BERKELEY, April 19.-The home
of Conrad Corners was burned to-
night at West Berkeley. The parents
of the Corners family went to town,
leaving the children in the house,
who upset a coal oil lamp. The loss
was $4,000.
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Wife Asks Divorce.

OAKLAND, April 19.-Suit for di-
vorce was begun to-day by Josie Hall
against Harry Hall on the ground of de-
sertion. They were married in 1897 and
have two children, of which the wife
asks the custody. There Is no COM
munitY property.
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Sailors Body Found.

BERKELEY. April 19.-The body
of sailor was found floating off the
foot of Jones street this evening by
Aaron Fieldhouse. There was nothing
in the clothing that would identify the
body.
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BORN

JoNES-ln Point Richmond. Cal April "a
1903. 70 the wife OF Albert f. Jones. a son
LECHFSSA-In this city. April IL 1904 "a
The vie OF =. g Luchessa. a son
McCUEENEN-Tn tins city March 25 1ao4 90
the wife ~ ". McQueeney. a daughter
MbsoLo-ln this city. March 81 1905. 70 the
wife of T.. Mesolo. p daughter
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EIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS

Rirth, marriage and death notices sen. bx
mail VIII not be inserted They must be handed
ln ~ either oi the publication offices and be
indorSed with the name and residence ~ ner
sons authorized 20 have the same published
Notices restricted simply TO the announcement
~ the event are published once in this column
Tree 81 charge.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. April IS. 1904
Sealed proposals. in triplicste. viii be re-
ceived here until II o clock a. m. Tuesday.
May - l9oi and then opened for furnishing
10 draft mules. required For use at Presi6iO
20 san Francisco. Fort Mcdowell Cal. and
san Diego Barracks. Cal. Government re
serves right to reject or accept any or all
bios 90 whole or in part. Bids will be con-
sioercd for less number of animals than
that stated. Preference given TO articles
of domestic production. conditions OF price
and quality dncluding in the price Of for
eign productions the duty thereonl being
equal. and such preference given 10 articles
of American production produced on the Pa
cifc coast. 20 extent of consumption re-
ouired by the public service there Tnfor-
nation furnished on application 70 NM y
pATTEN. Assistant q. N. General T. s.
chief cuartermaster.
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MARRIED.

HcGRil.L-Mc3-AUGH this CITY Anril
la. 1904. 1T Sacred Heart Church bv ne
EcN. Father Byuo. George McGriil and To-
sephino 9. McLauehlin. both Of this cifn
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Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.
Following were the sales on the San Fran
cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
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PROPOSALS.


TREASURY Department Once Of General
Superintendent T. :. Life-SaVing Service.
n sshingtou. ID. g.. April j. 1904 Sealed
proposals viii be received Al this office un-
til O'Clock D. m. of Thursday. the 9th day
o. Msy 1904 and then publicly opened, fof
furnishing supplies required FOR use OF The
Lile-Ss wing Service for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 1865; the supplies 10 be delivered
Al such points in New York city, Grand
Haven. Mich. and san Francisco. Cal. as
may he required. and IN the quantities named
iu the specifications. The supplies needed
consist OF beds and bedding. blocks ana
sheaNes; cordage: crOckery. furniture; hard
ware: lamps lanterns etc; medicines etc.
paints oils. etc: ship chandlery: stoves. etc
tools snd miscellaneous articles: all OF which
are enumerated I'm the specifications at
taCied % the form OF bid etc. which may
be obtained upon application TO the office
or o. The Inspector of Life-Ssving Stations.
a. state ST.. New York City: Superintendent
Twelfth Life-Ssving District. Grand Haven.
Mich. and Superintendent Thirteenth Life
Saving District New Appraisers Stores.
san Francisco Cal. Envelopes containing
proposals should be addressed TO the Gen
rrai SuneriuterGent L. = Life-Saving SerN-
Toe n sshingtun. ID. c. and marked on
thr outside Proposal for Annual Supplies 90
lhe right is reserved to reject any or all
bios and 10 waive detects. 10 deemed for the
interests ~ the Government S. J. KIM
BALL General Superintendent
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DIED

BARM ELL-In the City and County Hospital.
April ie. 1903. G. Barwell, a native OF Eng
land. aged 65 years.
BIsAR-ln Los Gatos, Cal. April -, Ia04.
Arthur kirkham Blair husband OF Edna
rsula Blair. son Of Mrs. Leilah Kirkham
biair Oarde-Buller Blair and the late Da-
tic Is. Blair. and brother OF Ralph Kirk
nam Blair. native OF San Francisco. aged
- years months and p days
- internient Holy Cross Cemetery to-
mofTo" THURSDAY az S-45 o'clock
bkECsS-ln this city. April Is 1904 cres-
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INV EkSIlf OF California. Berkeley-Notics
a. contractors. builders and material men
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids are
solicited for performing the abor ana fur
uishlng the materials for the sunerstructure
of the central power plant on the grounds
of the University Of California at Berkeley
california, and said bids viii be received al
rhe office of the Regents. South Hall Rer-
keie2. al or before u o'clock N. Of April 2s
1904. Plans and Specifications OF said super
structure OF the central power plant have
been adopted and may be examined daily AZ
office OF the Regents from q. m. until D.
m. NO bids viii be considered unless ac-
cpmlanied by certified check or bond OF
bidder, in favor OF the Regents OF the [ mi
Nersity OF California. equal TO ten tlOl per
mt of his bid with sufficient sureties con-
difioned that II said bid ne accepted the
bidder viii duly enter into a proper contract
90 faithfully perform the duty and obligs-
fions in accordance with said bid and with
the plans and specifications which are here
by required 10 be part OF such contract
~ order Of the Committee on Grounds and
buildings 81 the Board OF Regents. Y. Ii
HENDERSON. acting secretary.
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NlA ERSiTH of California. Berkeley. Notice
to contractors. builders and material men
Notice IS hereby given that sealed BIDS a-e
solicited for performing Lhe labor and fur
rishing the materials Tor the granite and
brick work for California Hall on the grounds
10 the University of California at Berkeley.
slhoinia, and said bids viii be received ~
the ofnce 0f the Regents. South Hall Berke-
leg. al or before u o'clock m. OF April
tnenty-flfth. 1904. Plans and specification
,t said granite and brick work have been
sdorted and may b. examined daily al office
u- The Regents from q. Tn. until % n
No bids viii be considered unless accom-
panied by certified check OF bond OF bidder
in favor of The Regents 81 the University OF
california. equal 20 ten l0) per cent Of his
bid with sufficient sIreties. conditioned thar
if said bid be accepted. the bidder will dulv
enter into proper contract TO faithfully
perform the duty and obligations in accord
snce with said bid and with the plans ana
Specifications which are hereby required 10 be
part of such contract The right 10 70 iect
any and al bios is hereby reserved BY or
der ~ the Committee on Grounds and Build
in1s u the Board Of Regents. V H HEN
DERSON. Acting Secretary
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Afternoon Session
ToNoPAH MINING EXCHANGE,

were the sales on the San Fran
'co and Tonopah Mining Exchange yesterday
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Alameda County,

Cosmopolitan Mutual Building and Loan As
ISOLATION to John Cuneo fsinge) lot on line
of Bon Ton avenue 40 w of San Pablo ave
nue. w so .s5. e so. n 1905. lot 4,
block ID. Klnknerville Tract. Oakland: $40
Frederick J. and Caroline Edwards John
and Sarah j. Fearn to John H NJ Flathmann.
lot on NE corner Of West Tenth and Union
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Morning Session
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-20

200 Mont Ton. Il 4T15l2
500 Ton Belmont. 64l
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COMMERCIAL NEWS
Continued From Page Fifteen.
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.

10 T Co IS. .119h
~ 113.11o1L
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s. MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, APRIL, 80, 1904

did not consider it while to try to understand
English make comprehend his German. But
I really should o know what was he
There is such difference between the landscapes
OF Holland and Germany. I saw Holland under excep-
tonal circumstances drought. Before left Mime
apols took pains to look up all the synonyms for
damp as necessary preparation for my prospective
visit to oozy wet little Holland. And the time
was there, it was dry and dusty the whole land
was bathed in the hard white light common on the
Dakota prairies
There are no hills worthy the name in Holland and
comparatively few trees. Church spires and wind
mills are everywhere. Just few miles Germany
the scene changes notceaby. There hills and
ests; the grass is greener the foliage deeper
and much more luxuriant and instead o church
spires and the scragg1y arms of wndmills turning
lazy in the breeze, there chinneys
where, pouring out thick black smoke. Made in
many, you know, calls for plants Then, too, the
houses are different German gables are wider and
they at least two and sometimes three stories high
And instead of being all BRICK the are plaster
beams that have black with age. Last of ALL it
becomes impossible to make the meaning of the
signs along the way.
English
Many Dutch words nearly like the English
equivalents that little difficulty in making his
about he reads the signs carefully instance
"Koe en- thee magazn'' means Coffee store:
Sigaren magazijn, cigar store, and "Nestles Kinder
mee, Nestles food. In no time, who is all in
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Boiling Russia.

D FACE is at hand, say diplomats of the eastern
trouble This might be true of almost any other
nations but Russia is constitutionay unwilling to be-
lieve that she is beaten and the Japanese to
the kind that intend to acknowledge that they
They would rather fight until there is not soul
The while noninally responsible for all the
bunders diplomatic and military, is rather victim
Of the ministry which really rules Russia while
really only the fgurehead. Russian papers contain
only news that these bureaucrats choose to
known. In the present it is we'll known that in
stead of the defeats being published. fictitious
victories been for the effect they would
have the ignorant Defeat, especially the
overwhelming defeat that been the lot the
slams would to them that the Little Father
neither great strong they had always
been taught to believe without question: and when the
in government goes that govern
ment is it's fall.
Wise diplomats say that internal conditions
such Russia the czar's PEACE
in the far east at almost any price, Nihiiss
sually active; Finland is smarting under outrageous
inces lying either course river
Dneperare seething with long discomfort
With the knowledge that the soldiers the empire
being hurled every hour Of the day the wastes
of Siberia, the leaders may
bring about civil at moment.
No wonder the car is a nervous wreck It will be
terrible blow to the national pride, an overwhelming
defeat for Russian national policy to be compelled
acknowledge that there rights in the world of ma
lions that not be wanton1y dsregarded.
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The First Real Spring.

= ROCUSES, spring beauties and catkins All these
~ fell upon the editors desk within two DAYS this
week. bringing the first touch spring in this year
of ice little box of catkns rich green spring
beauties from Juniors at Maple Plain
That 'tobe is the best part of 1t. They are not old
enough to be full fedged Journal Junior writer's but
they much interested in what their brothers
sisters have been doing they very proud Of the
prize picture which has by these same Jour-
nal Junior brothers sisters, and-wel they lust
wanted to send the editor spring flowers that
they had picked so that she would know how much
their interest really u.s. Nothing else could have made
the editor realize just what they felt the little
touch Of the woodlands that their fingers
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The crown prince of Korea is stranded in Washing
With his
Russia and Japan and the summer campaign probably
to be fought less upon SOIL prospects
of material remittances from very slight
If worst, what trade
prince know? Most European princes have to learn
trade thoroly and hence there cobblers and
doctors and oculists and carpenters, ETC., royal
ranks In these days Of rapid revolutions, it
for the very highest prepared to earn
a living by his hands
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comfort, after had entered the train Amsterdam
was informed in broken very broken, English,
not only had to get out at Emmerch and unlock my
trunk for customs Inspection but that had change
cars at Dusberg Even tho does not know how the
boundaries may be marked, when he passes them.
he certainly will realize they passed,
IT he his and his perceptive
least degree The Dutch guards, for instance are little
and more or less round, and their uniform is
blue. The Germans, the other hand, large and
rounder and their uniforms respondent with yell
low braid bit gold lace 1t takes three of them
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Apple, apple, who hasn't had apple?" This
will be the cry abroad in the grounds Louisiana
Purchase Exposition on September IT. Every man,
woman and child who attends the exposition on that
day will receive two three apples apiece Each
apple, moreover is to be wrapped in paper bearing
the of the place from which it came. apple is
Just apple to the average hungry Junior It is the
best fruit that stops to wonder
where apple he is eating from? These wrap
pers will apple geography to most people
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From Holland to Germany

\ ONE who has tray
eled only within the
confines of the United
States crossing the
line" from one coun-
try in Europe to an
other is quit an in
teresting experience.
It was a case of in
teresting with = a.
question-mark with
me, for I was not
only alone, but I did
not know a word of
any language but
English. And cross
ing the line means
customs inspection
every time.
To add to nv dis
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An all day journey like this from Amsterdam to
Berlin Is especially trying to American traveller
The narrower are into
compartments with seats running across the car and
door at either end, containing movable sash like those
in closed carriages. Each compartment holds from
eight to ten people who sit facing other. So
small the compartments that if the seats are all
the feet There is chance to change ones position;
the head cannot be thrown back there is no chance to
snuggle down, no loungng of any kind possible.
seat is bounded by low arms too low to be any COM
fort and the back of the compartment
SIX feet up from the floor 1t is no wonder that Euro
peans lack the erect carriage of Americans One dav
of riding in those dreadful trains is enough to make
any one .humpbacked. had crick in my neck for
As to Air and Water.
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Several hundred travellers, each
with at least one piece of lug
gage besides such as they car
ried, were dashing here and
there about the broad counters
in the huge room, upon which
boxes, bags and trunks of every
size and description were being
dumped with a great clatter by
the rapid working porters. I
opened my satchel, unbuckled
about fourteen straps on my
trunk, lifted the top, and
waited. By and by fresh
faced young German officer,
Immaculate as soldier on
dress parade, came up and put
ting his hand on top Of the tray
said something in German.
Customs Inspection in Smiles.
do you speak English" I
said. He bowed slightly and
smiled and motioned for me to
lock and strap my trunk. And
that was all the much dreaded
customs inspection amounted to.
'They will ask you if you have
any American candy" said one
thru the ordeal a number of til
is the best IN the world, and nc
many free, if the authorities Cal
ask if you have any tea" said
man, you know, cannot travel
IDENTIFY did not look English to
emily I had been long enough
have eaten up any sweets I Nigh
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clned to put two and two to-
gether can even understand
that wan het Plein eidere S
m1nuten open rijtwigen''
means from the Plein (park)
every minutes, open car"
And if there is any palmer
English than Gwen better
dan de beste is Simon's
STAR I should like to know,
it. In Germany, however,
it is far harder to know
where one is at. Not only
are the words very, very for
eign, but the text is German.
too But OF all the trying
things in foreign travel, there
IS nothing worse than to be
ravenously hungry and have
a menu put before you in
which you can not recognize
one familiar eatable. You
can not even tell whether the
soups are given first or last,
nor what dish may be con-
cealed under anv name
Ihere is one thing, however
mat may be recognized if
one happens to see it. and
that is the roast beef sand
wien. Perhaps because
there being no equivalent in
the languages for the word
sandwich, they have adopted
1t bodily. But then, one does
not want to live on roast
beef sandwiches for every
meal every dau in tho .uao1=
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what time to Dusberg what had to do with
my luggage, and would she please ask the German
ne me just
go get my train for Berlin at Duisberg The sta
tons abroad are so arranged that travellers cannot
scurry from track to another. They have
to go down stairs upstairs, and yet found
place where changes had to be made that did not have
a labyrinth of If the of the
place to which one is going appears in sign any,
where, he easily find his way, but If it does not,
he gets bad of that babes-n-th ewood feeling
especially if he happens to be and alone
That German guard master in the art Of
pantomme. He motioned it all out to Dutch friend
in-dstress, that before she told me word of his
instructions, knew exactly how to go down flight of
stairs to the left and angle up another flight Of
% En1merich, taken in for
the luggage inspection. What crazy time that was!
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Jack Tars, as well naval officers, have to know
how to do all sorts Of things, beside the thiry-seven
more less ways of tying a knot and how to fire
great in record breaking time
collded with the i'll fated Missouri time ago. the
hole torn in the stern actually covered up by
brick wall built by members of the crew, thus enabling
ship steam to dry at New per-
manent repairs.
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And then the lack of ventila-
ton. The movable windows in
the doors are all that is offered.
The people who ride with their
backs to the engine want them
open, because they get the air.
without the dust and smoke and
cinders. Those facing the en-
CINE, however, generally insist
upon having the compartment
closed up tight. With no tran
SONS in the top of the car, with
that same car low and the sun
beating down close to ones
head, the pleasure CD of travel
under such conditions can not
be imagined by one who has
never tried it. There is no water
aboard, no newsboys or vendors
of fruit and confectionery. At
many stations walters wearing
white aprons parade around
with trays full of edibles, and
tall glasses Of beer. but never a
glimpse of water can a thirsty
American find. ''TrinkWasser,
trinkwasser," I said again and
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The Journal Junior published by Minneapolis
e public school children the in above the fifth
grade and is devoted principally writings
attached and all welcomed competitors editor
wishes correspondence
All should be addressed