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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
OIL PRINCE
WEARIES OF
HIS BURDEN
Rockefeller Will Re-
tire to a Life
Of Ease.
Resigns From Directorate Of
All Companies but the
Standard.
Planning to Spend His Declining Years
at His Magnificent POcanticO
Estate.
Special Dispatch to The Call

NEW YORK, July 21.-John D. Rocke-
feller is now a director Of only the
Standard Oil Company, Of which he also
is president. He has resigned from the
corporations with which he has been
connected. In doing this Rockefeller
has followed out a plan formed a yeas
ago to withdraw from every ether corr
poration with which he has been cont
nected except the Standard Oil Com
pany and to give his attention wholly
TO that Just how much his course has
been suggested by fear of attacks now
being made upon him and others OF the
Standard Oil ring by Thomas Lawson
can only be conjectured, but II Is GER
tain that he has now drawn in his lines
until he exercises directive powers in
but one great corporation
John d. Rockefeller and William
Rockefeller have both resigned from
the board Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway Company, their places
having been taken by Joseph Price OF
London and F. n. Ffnney of Milwau-
kee. This was the last company with
which John d. Rockefeller was con-
nected, except the Standard OIL.
So quietly and so carefully has
Rockefeller carried out his plans that
no effect of any importance has fol-
lowed his limiting his activities to
Standard Oil. He is still a large stock
holder in many large companies.
Notwithstanding the fact that Rock
efeller has been quietly getting out Of
the directorates of all companies with
which he has been connected. stories
Of his planning new and greater con-
sOhdations have been of daily occur
renee. 1t is now known, however, that
instead of plunging into new fields of
trust and mOnODolstic endeavor he is
so planning his business course as to
leave all work Of this sort to his part
ners in the Standard Oil Company,
while planning his own career so as to
permit him to retire in a short time
to the enjoyment of the MAGNIFICENT
barOnial estate he has acquired at a
cost of more than S3.OO0,O0O in the
Pocantico Hills
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
GAMBLING
HOUSES TO
Be CLOSED
Mayor Of Memphis
SurrenderS to
Citizens.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 21.-Mayor
Williams to-day replied to the request
of the Commission of Public Safety
that he close gambling houses as fol-
lows:
Understanding in the above cues
ton the term gambling houses to
mean gambling of all kinds and at all
places for money and for things of
value, I beg leave to state that. in re-
sponse to what belie1A to be the de-
mand of the public. as at present in
dicated by press and pulpit, will do so
to the best of my ability"
For the same reason the Mayor
promises to see that the saloons are
kept closed from midnight to O'Clock
in the morning.
Four of the alleged murderers of
deputies appeared for trial in the
Criminal Court to-day, Harry Keene
of New York. the fifth man, being I'll
With appendicitis. The State elected
to try the indictment against George
Honan and Congressman Patterson
asked for a change Of venue. which was
refused by Judge Moss. A motion for a
continuance was then made. which
also was denied.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
NO MORE JAPANESE RISKS.

SEATTLE, July 21.-LocaI marine
insurance agents to-day received ca
bic instructions from London to ac-
cept no risks on ships or cargoes des-
tined for Japan without authority
from London This is considered a
suspension of the marine insurance
business to the Oriental beIligerent
ports The agents say it is the direct
result of the seizure of the Malacca.
But one American steamship is now
on the high seas from Puget Sound
with a cargo for Japan. She is the
Boston Steamship COmpany's vessel
Shawmut. which sailed July Is with
Is, 900 tons of cargo. including 900, =
900 pounds of canned beef from Chi
cago, billed to Kobe. The local agent
Of the company declared to-day that
he did not fear the seizure Of the YES
sci, as the cargo was consigned to
private individuals and not to the
Japanese army.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
WANTS AMERICAN SUPPORT.
England Would Draw United States
Into Red Sea Controversy.

England Would Draw United States
Into Red Sea Controversy.
LONDON, July 21.-Inere is reason
to believe that Great Britain is ex-
changing views with other powers re-
garding the operations of the volun-
teer feet steamships and the hardships
thereby inflicted on neutral commerce
The State Department in Washington
particularly has kept informed of de-
velopments. 1t is said in a responsible
quarter that the State Department is
giving especial attention to the legal
aspect of the question of the seizure of
contraband and it is believed Secre-
tary Hay may consider that the dan
ger which menaces American COM
merce passing through the Red Sea is
sufficient to warrant the issue of a gen
eral declaration respecting the attitude
of America, This would be welcomed
by the Foreign Office here, which be-
lieves the principles actuating America
are those it is striving to uphold.
In a dispatch from Washington sew
eral days ago 1t was stated that the
American Government viewed with
equanirnity the searching of merchant
men in the Red Sea, as the number of
ships of American registry traversing
that water was so small that the men
ace to this country's merchant marine
was insignificant as compared with the
interest of old world powers. There
fore this Government did not intend to
be drawn into any quarrel concerning
the right of belligerent warships to
search neutral vessels for contraband.
AS a matter of fact, this right is con-
ceded, and the dispute between Russia
and other, European vessels arises over
a question in which America has no
concern-the passage of the Darda-
nelles by Russian volunteer steamships
and their subsequent conversion into
cruisers. The doubtful character of
these vessels has supplied the basis for
the protest sent by Great Britain to st.
Petersburg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
WAR BULLETINS

LONDON. July 21.-Twenty guineas
per cent was quoted at LIoyds' to-day
for insurance against the outbreak of
an Anglo Russian war within three
weeks. This is the rate which pre-
vailed at LIoyds' on the Russo-Japan-
csc war three weeks prior to the out
break of hosttlities.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 21.-The
Emperor to-day discussed with the
Governor General of the Caucausus
the situation in connection with the
movements in Armenia of the Bourat
tribes. The Emperor also conferred
with the Governor of IrlSutsk. There
appears to be a revolutionary move
ment in each place.
LIAOYANG, Wednesday, July 90
General HerscheImann yesterday sue
cessfully effected a reconnaissance in
force in the direction of Sikeyan, dis
covering a large force of Japanese. He
held his position until evening and re-
tired with slight losses.
LONDON, July 22.-The Standard
in an editorial this morning says the
admiral of the British Mediterranean
squadron has received his instructions.
and ''if the Malacca is not voluntarily
surrendered she will be intercepted be-
fore she can pass the Straits of Glib
raItar."
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22

HIS WIFE'S
COMPANION
Broker RutteP Of New
York in Street
ARRAY.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, July 21.-The friendly
relations existing for years between
the family OF Thomas n. Rutter, a
broker living at Az Third street,
Brooklyn, and that Of Arthur I.
Raynsford of 4S7 Third street, were
brought to an abrupt termination this
evening, when Rutter saw his wife
talking with Raynsford's brother, Len
Raynsford, a contractor. and proceed
ed TO pummel him on the street before
his wife and a crowd.
Rutter, returning from his business,
left a Seventh-avenue car at Seventh
street AS he aliehted he saw his wife
with Raynsford, and, becoming en-
ragged, walked hurriedly to a peanut
vender's wagon, from which he ripped
a piece of wood. Then, running across
the street, he struck Raynsford on the
head No words passed between the
three, but after four blows Rutter
dropped the short piece of wood and
went at Raynsford, striking him about
the face and shoulders with his fists.
Raynsford, from all accounts, was
taken by surprise, and it was some
minutes before he determined what to
do Mrs. Rutter stepped back from the
Two men and when Raynsford noted
this he gave Rutter several severe
blows on the face, sending him reeling
TO the pavement The mems straw
hats were knocked into the muddy gut
ter and were recovered by Mrs. Rutter,
who held them until the two had
parted. The fight was stopped by sew
eral friends.
Mrs. Rutter then departed for her
home, followed shortly by Rutter, who
stopped long enough to satisfy the Gu
riosity of the crowd as to why the
fight had occurred, but cut his talk
suddenly short as policeman ap-
peared. Jealousy is believed TO have
caused the affray.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
DOG CATCHERS ARE THE
CAUSE OF FATAL HOT
Several Are Injured in Fight Fol-
lowing an Attack on Two
Poundmen.

CHICAGO. July 21.-In a riot grow
fng out OF an attempt TO take a dog
from Maxwell-street tenement house
to-day Policeman P. Lillis was fatally
injured with an icepick. Edward
Stearchy and Mathew werlf. dog
catchers, were knocked unconscious
with stones and Wolf Kalford, David
Harris and Isaac Cohen received bull
Jet wounds IN the legs. The disturb
ance was ouelled after a detachment
OF fifty policemen had fred two vol
leys Il the crowd which had gathered
and we're attacking the dog catchers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22

says that there has been no change of
importance in the situation and a close
study of the dates shows that the ru-
NOR probably refers to the Japanese
advance against General Rennen-
kampff on the Northern Samaitsza-
Liaoyang road, when they drove the
Russians back as far as Houtsiatze.
twenty-six miles east of Liaoyang. A
later dispatch shows that General
Herschelmann commanded this de-
tachment of General Rennenkamnff's 8
cavalry and that he turned and took
the offensive, subsequently compelling
the Japanese to retire in the direction
of Sikevan.
Further but incomplete details of
General Keller's attack at Molten
Pass on July IT show that the fight
lasted all day and was a bloody af-
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
Drouth in Arizona Is BrolSen.

PRESCOTT, Ariz., July 21.-The pc
riod Of drouth here, which had lasted
since last September, was partly
broken by a storm which commenced
last night, accompanied by thunder
and lightning and then settling down
to a gentle rain, which continued until
this afternoon. Had the dry weather
continued a month longer many stock
men would have lost their entire hold
ings.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
DENOUNCES EXCLUSION
LAW AS BARBAROUS
Justice Brewer Ii5ens IT TO the Anti
Nitchcraft Crusade in Massa-
oh

MILWAUKEE,. July 21.-Justfce Da-
vid J. Brewers address before the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Agents Association to-day emphasized
the necessity Of uphOlding in this coun-
try the spirit OF religious liberty and
education. BE said in part:
4 think that the time will come when
the people Of the United States will
look back to the barbarous laws ex-
Guiding the Chinese as citizens as Mas
sachusetts looks back TO the hanging Of
the witches. America is the great com
posite photographed Of nations. with a
duty TO take all the various races Of the
earth, with all the various elements Of
these nations, and put them on the
canvas to make one picture, one race"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
RUSSIA DOUBTS REPORT.
Docs Not Believe Japanese Have
Turned Kuropatlxin's Flank.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 21.-The
most sensational bit of news from the
front is the dispatch from Laoyang.
dated July 20 reporting a persistent
rumor that the Japanese have broken
through the Russian left wing. be-
tween the positions of Lieutenant Cen
eral Count Keller and General Rem
nenkampff, and are marching upon
Mukden.
The report received from General
Kuropatkin bearing the Same date
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22

Armies Of Kuropatkin and Kurok Battle and
the Russian Loss Is Heavy

fair. The Sevsky Regiment rushed
eight of the Japanese guns with the
bayonet, but later was compelled to
abandon them.
A Russian detachment which cross
ed the Lao River at dawn on the
opening of the fight discovered a Jap
anese detachment under a hill dressed
in the Russian uniform and hailed the
soldiers in Russian as friends, but
when the Russians got within range
the Japanese opened fire.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
VIadivostok Awnits Attaclr.

vLADIvOSTOK, July 21.-Work on
the fortifications Is being actively
pushed and everything is in q. state
of preparedness. The troops are anx-
iously awaiting the appearance Of the
Japanese.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
tx X-SENATOR VEST is
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Health Of Missouri Statesman Is
Falling Rapidly and Friends Fear
the End Is Near.
SWTFT SPRINGS Mo

DWELL SI I11-N1o, MO-, July I'll
Ex-senator Vest is in a critical condi-
tion snd his closest friends say there
is but little hope for his recovery.
His mind is clear, but his strength is
failiig rapidly each day. His son and
daughter are not here, but they have
been summoned and viii arrive soon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22

pany deny the report circulated last
night that the steamship PAX Ling had
been seized by a Russian volunteer fleet
cruiser in the Red Sea-
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
FOUR JUNKs ARE SUNK.

Chlnese CreWS Lost as Result OF a
Japanese Attack.
NEWCHWANG, Tuesday. July 1e-
Japanese warships in the gulf of Lao
tung are stopping vessels carrying con-
traband of war. They sank four junks
off the Chinese coast. All of the crews
were lost. Other junlks from Chefu for
the Kwantung Peninsula with rice have
been deprived of their cargoes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
NV Italian Minister TO ToI-,o.

CITY OF MEXICO. July 21.-Count
de Ynci. the Italian Minister 10 Mex
tco, has been appointed Minister to
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22

Steamship PAX Ling Not Seized.
LONDON, July 21-The officers Of the
China Mutual Chinese Navigation Com
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22

War News Continued on Page 2.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
VLADWOSTOK SQUADRON IS NEARING YOKOHAMA
AND THE JAPANESE SEAPORT EXPECTS AN AT TACK

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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22
Tzz rzzATzRs.

A1cazar "The Prisoner OF
Zenda-"
California - "a Thoroughbred
Tramp"
Central-SRobert Emmett"
Columbia-HCoustn Kate" and
Carrots"
Chutes-Vaudeyt11
Fischer'B-"A Lucky Stone"
GIand-HThs Cowboy and the
Lady"
Orpheum-Yaudevt11e.
TivoH-HRobtn Hood"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-22

Forecast made at San xran-
cisco for thirty hours ending
midnight, July a., 1so4s
San Francisco and vicinity
Cloudy Fridays fresh southex1y
winds A q. NcADH.
District Forecaster.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-19
LuxurIes for Pets.

The glittering cages and cage comforts
that are provided for pet birds today
seem to quite reconcile the little song
Stcrs to captivity.
The prettiest- OF the new style cages
for small birds is an affair OF brass, With
a broad band of brass wire netting
around the lower portion. These are
supplied with dainty drinking cups and
platters and bath tubs, in which the bird
may take his morning plunge Canaries
are satisfied with one swinging and one
stationary perch, but mCcking birds re-
quire five or six perches and quite
large cage.
Stands for parrots vary in elaborate
ness from plain zinc tray, with it's
complement of cups and perches, to
gorgeous tray OF brass or lacquered
ware, standing midway on brass, rod,
that is topped by brass pcrches and
richly ornamented drinking cups. A
fancy chain is there to hold polly to her
rod, and a big brass cage can be fitted
on top of the whole. The stand resem-
bles one belonging to a piano lamp, and
the same stands, with curved tops and
hooks, are made to hang small bird
cages from. Some cages have glass
sides about the outer tray to keep water
from splashing on the floor, and all are
supplied with slumber robes, fashioned
of bobinet, la e. embroidered velvet or
fancy silk.
Little travelling cages, with flap lid,
is late novelty.
The newest squirrel cages are fitted
up with turning wheels, perches, drink
ing vessels, slumber robes and even a
bed, shaped like. an overgrown tin musll-
room, will! a hole in the top and per-
forationS in the bottom. In this the
squirrel curls TIP and tries to fool him
self into believing that the hard sides of
the tin are the crumbling wood-iined
sides OF cozy hole>in hollow tree
Washington Star
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-19
Police Officer Arrested.

Police Officer Alfred Kane was ar
rested yesterday on a warrant sworn to
by Stanilaus Dophus, one of the Rus
slams who was recently fined for assault
and battery on a young Portuguese. The
warrant charges Kane with being un-
lawfully on the premises occupied by
the Russian and his brother at night.
The Russians claim that Kane entered
their room at three o'clock in the morh-
ing by climbing through veranda win
dow. They claim that, when discovered,
Kane advised them to say nothing of
his visit or OF the fact that $3.50 had
been stolen from them and that he told
Them he would get good lawyer TO
look after them. / hey say he introduced
them to StrauS, a lawyer, and that he
charged them an eXorbtant fee for de-
tending them on charges OF assault and
battery. The case seemed very much
mixed yesterday but may be cleared up
this morning, as the case is to come up
in the Police Court.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-19
ON
INCOME TAX
Assessor Pratt Carries
Cases to Supreme
Court.

j. w. Pratt, tax assessor for the
first division, has filed in the Supreme
Court six appeals from decisions Of
the Tax Appeal Court on income tax
cases. The particulars are as follows:
E. o. Hall & Son., Ltd, appealed on
$40, ,32O.6O. under the exemption clause
of 'losses otherwise actually incurred"
being loss incurred by the failure of
the Kona Sugar Co., Ltd. The court
below sustained the appeal.
The First American Savings & Trust
Co. of Hawaii appealed on s13,9S1.47,
under the clause of actual losses in
Cured in trade" being a loss incurred
on a note of NJ. w. McChesney &
Sons. The court below sustained the
appeal for the full amount.
The First National Bank of Hawaii
appealed on s24,275, under the clause
of actual losses incurred in trade"
being the amount of a loss of $19,275
on a note of NJ. w. McChesney & Sons
and loss of $4,000 by depreciation in
the market value of certain United
States bonds. The Tax Appeal Court
sustained the appellant as to the note,
but the assessor as to the bonds
Castle G Cooke, Ltd. appealed on
$26, ,233.19, under actual losses incurred
in trade the loss stated having been
caused by the collapse of the Hawai-
ian Automobile Co. The appellant
was sustained for the full amount.
c. Brewer & Co., Ltd, appealed on
s3sS72S, under "losses otherwise ac-
tually incurred" of which $3s43.SS was
lost on a note of the Kona Sugar Co.
and s43.4O on A. B. Mcclellan account
The appellant was sustained on both
items.
The Western and Hawaiian Trust
Co., Ltd, appealed on 1868 so, under
losses otherwise actually incurred"
for a loss incurred in a certain fore
closure sale. The appeal was sus-
taned for the full amount.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-19
Rita Tewksbury Again.

Rita Tewksbury, who has been con-
fined in the Insane Asylum off and on
for the past few years, was released a
few days ago on parole, but was yes
terday returned to the institution.
Hugh Sheriff Brown heard yesterday
that she was again occupying her house
next to the Mormon church on Punch
bowl street and behaving in an unseem-
ly manner. The patrol wagon was sent
there, but neighbors said that after the
woman had tired Of shouting at her
gateway and throwing stones at people
she had dressed and gone to town, car
rying bundle of legal-looking papers.
The wagon started back and on Union
street came across Mrs. Tewksbury, She
offered no objection to being taken back
TO the asylum.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-19
TEST CASES
ARE COMING
Queens Hospital Will
Bring Suit on Its
Own Behalf.

While the Attorney Generals depart
ment is considering the bringing of
test case on the validity Of the appro-
pria,ion bills in general, specific ap-
preparation test is forced upon the Gov
ernment by the trustees of the Queen
--osptal.
Deputy Attorney General Peters con-
ferred with Treasurer Kepoikai on the
general question yesterday, with the re-
suit that it was decided to await the re-
turn of Governor Carter from the ISL
and of Hawaii before taking action.
Treasurer Kepoikai received letter
from Governor Carter on the eve OF the
Governors departure for the island OF
Hawaii. of date January Io, in which
the Governor advised the payment OF
necessary current expenses for carrying
ON the, government and meeting its legal
obligations, as provided for by Acts 10
and 10 of the extra session OF 1908 OF the
Legislature.
Under date of January 20 the Treas
urer replied to the Governor. He SAID
that Treasury warrants as provided by
law would continue to be honored at
the Treasury, but respectfully asked that
the question as to the legality OF pay
ment of current expenses under the pro
visions of the Acts mentioned be sub
mitted to the Supreme Court for an
opinion at as early date as possible,
according to the agreement reached at
the meeting with the Senators.
No answer has been received by the
Treasurer from the Governor. Mean
time, as already stated, the Queens Hos
pital trustees have precipitated the is
sue so far as the legality OF the subsidy
voted to that institution is concerned.
At an after meeting of the Board OF
Health yesterday afternoon, DR.. Cooper
stated that Secretary Charlock had held
a consultation with Auditor Fisher over
the subsidies to hospitals held in abey-
ance, when it was ascertained that the
Queens Hospital corporation had att
thorized Robertson K Wilder, attorneys,
to draw warrants for the subsidies due
TO that hospital under the terms OF the
Legislative appropriations and present
them for payment at the Treasury.