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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
.BRYANITES
KNIVES OUT
FOR PARKER
No Western States
in Democratic
Column.
Even Missouri Is Expected
to Return Republican
Electors.
Silver Men Oppose Clique That Tricked
Them Out Of Control of the
Party.
sPe4tsI Dispatch to ne Call

CHICAGO. Aug 1s.-A majority be-
.yond precedent in Western States and
possibly a victory I'm AIissouri-this is
The outlook OF the Republican National
Committee. as disclosed to-day. For
rzl= e--T,seted triumph the Republicans
rely largely on the Bryan Democrats,
and Harry s New, national committee
man from Indiana. expressed positively
today the conviction that most Of
mem would vote for Roosevelt. The
sentiment relied upon to so influence
free silver men is feeling OF resent
ment and distrust of Wall-street in
'luences.
1T can be foreseen by a short study
~ human nature what the Bryan
Democrats viii do" said New "On
the one SIDE IS party which has al
ways told them that they were wrong.
on The other is management and a
committee that they believe tricked
tnem cut Of control and which now has
lcpUlisred e the doctrines that Bryan
. ana the free silver men believe right.
Bryan may talk for Parker. but he
cannot help him. He can get around
What he has already said. as shown
cn little cards which We are sending
o cut
Il am not chasing rsinbovvs and I do
not prophesy tha1 Missouri viii go Re
publican but we are going TO have a
surprise there some day. That State
had 3e4.s40 Republican votes in 1900.
10 one knows how many were pre-
TeD-Cl voting IN 81. Louis. ana in the
southwestern part Of the State there
Nas Drac acrically no organization Of the
party whatever The men in that sec
tiCn are like the Kentuckians back in
The m0untaIns-nearly all Republicans.
. A0w. the Democrats for eight years
have been preaching free silver 10 the
earnest voters Of Missouri This year
.tle party is under the control Of the
very influences that Bryan has con-
cemned as the most dangerous in the
. country I would not be amazed if
there were a revolution in Missouri this
fall"
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
Stoessel Swears
When Asked to
Surrender.
Garrison's Com
mander lies Into
Great Rage.
sp.cls, Dispatch to m. Call.

CHEFU, Aug. Io.-News of the
terrific fighting at Port Arthur on
August ID, Is and II was brought to
this port by two junks, one of which
left Port Arthur only last night and
was carried across at high speed by a
gale. On this junk, concealed in the
baggage of some Chinese, was Rus
sian, who may have been the bearer
of important dispatches.
The position that the Japanese oc-
cupy on Liaoshan Peninsula is not
clear, but numerous Chinese sources
aver that the Japanese have been
seen in force in that section. Appar-
emily cruising attack, originating in
Louisa Bay, swept through the
Pigeon Bay positions into the penin-
sula in the doing of which a majority
of the soldiers OF the expedition were
sacrificed.
On the night of the 18th the battle
lulled somewhat, when the Japanese
sent terms Of surrender to Lieutenant
General Stoessel The terms pro-
vided that the garrison should march
out with the honors of war and join
General Kuropatkin; that all civilians
be brought to place designated by
the Japanese admiral; that the Rus
sian warships in the harbor-the bat
'tleships Retzivan, Sevastopol, Po-
bieda, Peresviet and Poltava, the
armored cruiser Bayar, the protected
cruiser Pallada and twelve or more
torpedo-boat destroyers and four
gunboats be surrendered to the Jap
anese.
Lieutenant General Stoessel is all
legged to have received the terms with
a burst of wonderful profanity, his
habitual taciturnity deserting him.
He strobe the floor until he became
calmer and then remarked that if the
Japanese proposition was a joke it
was in bad taste.
General Stoessers treatment of the
Japanese major was courteous, but
his reply was prompt and character
istic.
The Japanese major then asked for
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
BOY SAVES
TRAIN FROM
DISASTER
Prevents Loss OF Life
on the Union
Pacific.
Express Is Stopped in Nick
Of Time Close to a Burn
ing Bridge.
Lad Runs Three Miles to Give the
Warning and Almost Falnts
From Exhaustion.
Special Dispatch to The Call

OMAHA. Neb., Aug 1s-Claude
Nickerson Of Valparaiso. 10 years old.
is tonight the hero OF all Nebraska.
Breathless and almost fainting from
fatigue. the little fellow finished al the
railroad station of his town yesterday
a run Of three miles in time to enable
railroad employees to save a Union Pa
cific express. carrying $50 passengers,
from plunging through a burning
bridge. The train was brought to a
stop on the approach TO the bridge just
as the structure fell with a crash into
the dry creek many feet below.
Young Nickerson was walking home
from mis- aunt's house, where he was
spending the day. The village where
his aunt lives is a abOut five miles from
Valparaiso. The boy often makes this
visit and then returns home along the
railroad track. Yesterday when he
came 10 the long trestle two miles from
his home. he found that the woodwork
was in flames. He knew that the
south bound passenger on the Union
Pacific had not passed and that by
haste he might prevent a catastrophe.
When young NickersOn breathlessly Y
told Of the danger, trainmen had to run
q handcar on the track and make a
race back TO head off the train The
WnlSIllnS OF the locomotive was audi
bic before they reached the bridge.
Two men climbed off to run across the
draw. Another stayed on the car,
driving il at full speed across the
bridge where the flames were leaping
high The crossing was made success
fully The rumbling of the express was
distinct as the handcar rounded the
curve between the train and the bridge.
At the sight Of the danger flag the
engineer brought his train to a stop,
almost on the approach to the bridge
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
EMPLOYS FAITH
TREATMENT TO
STOP RUNAWAY
Christian Scientist Asserts
That the Method Proved
Effective.
Special Dispatch to IN. Call

OMAHA, Aug. 1S.-Prominent Chris
tian Scientists, at a convention OF that
church to-day, declared that faith was
an effective means of stopping run
aways.
Mrs. A. c. Wakeley. wife Of a for
mer Judge of the District Court, re-
lated her experience with a runaway
which occurred a few days ago. A
team of spirited horses dashed down
the Burt-street hill, the lines being
held by 14-year-old Florence Fuller,
daughter of a Western ranchman. At
the foot Of the hill piles OF granite
stones blocked the path of the gallop-
ing horses. To onlookers II seemed
that the child would be dashed to
death.
IT stood in the street and gave the
faith treatment" declared Mrs. Wake
lev. You all know how those horses
became gentle in an instant"
1t is a fact that the horses stopped
as if by a miracle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
Ships Of Insurgents
Shell City Of
ASunCiOn.
CalnOnadG Lasts Forty Min
uteS and a Truce Is
Then Declared.
Rebels Delay Attack for Twenty-FOur
Hours to Enable NOn-COmbatantS
to Seek Safety.

BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 1s.-Three
insurgent vessels bombarded Asun-
cion, the capital of Paraguay. yester-
day for forty minutes. The extent OF
the damage is upk2ewn. -
The esoserr11nerlt artillery rePlied -
the insurgents and one gun burst.
wOunding several Government soldiers.
The Ministers Of Argentina, Brazil.
Italy and France boarded one Of the
insurgent vessels and held a long and
secret conference, at the end of which
4 truce Of twenty-fOur hours was de-
clared in order TO give the women and
children an opportunity TO leave the
capital before further bOmbardment.
Absolute reserve is maintained in re-
gard 10 the conference, butit is said
that the Ministers protested TO the in
SuTgent leaders against the lombard
ment.
Government scouts returning to
AsunciOn were mistaken for the insur
gents and fired upon. Twenty of them
were wounded.
The Government has a force of 5000
soldiers, 500 of whom are armed with
Remington rifles.
Panic prevails at Asuncion. Women
are preparing to attend those who may
be wounded.
1t is impossible to obtain accurate
details of the bombardment, as com
munication is completely cut off.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
NO QUARTER
FOR TICKET
SCALPERS
Combine
in q General
Crusade.
Prosecutions Will Be InSti-
tuted in All Of the
Large Cities.
Campaign Of Publicity to Be Con-
Quoted in Connection With
Legal Fight.
Special Dispatch to The call

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-Leading rail-
roads OF the country have decided to
use every means, both collectively and
individually. TO put railroad ticket
scalpeTs out of business IN every city
Of any considerable size rom New
York to San Francisco.
They have Acknowledged George H
Daniels of the New York Central as
their leader in this crusade. and he is
beginning the conduct of a bureau with
cutiOns in the courts have been con-
Quoted mainly in st. Louis, where the
scalpers have been doing a land office"
business in Worlds Fair excursion
tickets. and several scalpers have been
sent to Jail there for defying the in
functions of the United States Circuit
Judges in Missouri, who forbade the
sale Of railroad tickets by unauthorized
persons.
The raids made in St Louis were at
the instance Of many purchasers who
were compelled to pay fare by con-
ductors. In these raids By the police
hundreds Of nOn-transferable tickets
were seized and cOnfscated
The railroad men say the scalping
business has grown TO be so disrepu-
table that it should be a compare tive
ly easy matter TO put the scalpers out
of business by a campaign OF publicity
and this is what Daniels is doing at
present while other railroad passen-
ger agents, assisted by detectives. are
gathering evidence to be used against
scaIpers doing business in New York,
Chicago, San Francisco and inter
mediate cities.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
KNEE BREECHES
WILL Be WORN
Men Guests at Mrs. Hermann
0elrichs' Newport Ball
Must Don Court Garb
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEWPORT, r l., Aug. 1s.-The men
guests at Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs bal
blanc tomorrow night will wear white
satin knee breeches, with coat and silk
stockings to match. and that in spite
OF a stormy rebellion that has almost
riven the 400"
The social board Of strategy sat on
the court dress problem to-day and
likewise sat on the recalcitrants- 1t de-
veloped that money considerations were
behind the mems objection TO the raj
ment and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish thus
declaimed against what she called sor-
did meanneSs.
IF the reports are true and the men
refuse to expend few dollars in re-
turn for the magnificent function Mrs.
Oelrichs is giving and II they are too
poor to buy the breeches, why I will
buy them for their use"
So the ball will go ahead as sched-
uled.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
TAGGART SHOCKS PARKER.
Makes II Plain TO the Nominee That
His Fight Is Hopeless.


WASHINGTON, Aug 1s.-The re-
port was going around Washington to-
day that Chairman Taggart, when he
visited Esopus last week, astonished
Judge Parker by failing TO promise
more than 2og electoral votes for the
Democratic candidate. This is thirty
one short OF the majority required for
an election
And IL Is further reported that the
most liberal estimate Taggart could
make brought the total up to only 23l
leaving still eight votes necessary TO
elect Judge Parker President Of the
United States
Taggart's meager disclosures, II is
understood, rudely surprised Judge
Parker, who had been much encour-
aged by roseate predictions OF less
sagacious visitors than Taggart.
i is said that the latter's estimate
ran as follows. The solid South. 15l.
New York. 5s: West Virginia. Z: Ne
vada, 2. and Maryland. 8; total. 2OS.
Relying upon doubtful States. this
total was Increased by the addition OF
New Jersey y. Connecticut 7 and
Rhode Island 4; total 2s1
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
NEGROES PLAN
BUSINESS War
UPON WHITES
Organizing to Control Their
Own Trade In Mis-
SiSSippL
Special Dispatch to The CAN.

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 1s.-Negro la
Dor unions are being organized here
with the purpose of boycotting the
whites and throwing all their business
TO other negroes.
The movement is the result of the
passage Of the Jim Crow street car
law, which greatly angered the ne
groes. They successfully boycotted the
cars. and no negroes are patrons Of
them.
A negro bank and a negro undertak-
ing establishment will be started, and
a negro department store and other ne
gro establishments are in contempla-
ton.
Ihere is disposition on the part of
the whites to encourage foreipy, iyo,oi-
grafton. particularly of Italians. as a
safeguard against this threatened ac-
tion.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19

Herald. Copyright 1908. by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1S.-With
the knowledge brought by the dis
patches published this afternoon that
General Stoessel had refused the final
japanese request to surrender, the
Russians accept, with characteristic
fortitude and Unborn fatalism, the fact
that the last act Of the siege of Port
Arthur has commenced.
All seem agreed that the fortress will
fall. but are unanimous in their ex-
pressions that the enemy will be made
to pay dearly for his victory. I hear
much discomfort expressed that
whereas the sinking of the Rurik took
place last Saturday, 1t was announced
here for the first time to-day. But
this is nothing new. Little is known
here, as a rule, of the war news until
it is four days old, when the European
edition of the Herald and London
papers arrive. The intelligent classes
complain of this condition of affairs.
The loss of the Rurik comes as
terrible blow, but is mitigated by the
news that the Rossia and the Gromo-
boi have returned to Vladivostok The
Russ, in sensible article, remarks:
1T is seven days since the naval
battle. We know comparatively moth
ing. If a great disaster has befallen
our fleet, it is surely known. Admiral
Togo's reports of losses in men are
serious for a sea battle. The return Of
our squadron to Port Arthur is un-
confirmed"
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
ENTERS UPON HIS DUTIES
AS FINLAND'S GOVERNOR
Prince ObOIensky Has Been Warned
That He VIII Be Assassinated
Within Week.
uEI STNGFORS. Finland

HELsINGFORS. Finland. Aug. 1s.-
Prince Obolensky to-day assumed his
functions as Governor General Of Fin
land. Upon his arrival here he was
driven to the Uspensky Cathedral
where he attended divine services
Subsequently the Governor held a
grand reception at the Imperial Palace.
The Governor will start at once on a
tour of inspection Of the Grand Duchy
Princess Obolensky, wife of the new
Governor General, is said to have re-
cefved many threatening letters declar-
ing that her husband would be killed
within a week after his arrival in Fin
land.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19

LONDON, Aug. 19.-EIeven Rus
sian warships have left Libau. ST.
Petersburg dispatches received in Lon
don report that the remainder of the
Baltic feet will leave Kronstadt on
Sunday. Libau is an advanced Rus
sian naval base near the Prussian bor-
der.
CHEFU, Aug. ia frightful in
cident of the recent fighting at Port
Arthur, refugees report, occurred In
the storming of forts 3 and on the
right wing, when land mines were ex-
ploded. 1t is alleged that two Jap
anese infantry regiments, two SQUAD
rons of cavalry and one artillery COM
pany were destroyed.
CHEFU, Aug. 19.-Two Japanese
torpedo o-boat destroyers entered the
harbor at $50 o'clock this morning.
They remained a half hour and then
departed. Five other destroyer,s are
reported to be outside. Chinese Ad-
niraI Sab expressed the opinion that
the Japanese destroyers are searching
for Russian ships.
BERLIN, Aug. 1S.-The Iiaoyang
correspondent of the LoIzaI Anzeiger
I'm a dispatch dated August 1S saws
that General Kuroli's right Is ap-
parently withdrawing and the advance
in the direction of Mukden seems to
hive been abandoned.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
GUNBoArs IN ACTION.
One Russian Vessel on Port Arthur
Hit by Japanese Shell.

TOXIC. Aug. 1S.-A report has
been received here from Admiral Togo
saying that the gunboats Maya and
ANAL, which were on guard duty in
the neighborhood of Shampoingtao on
August II, discovered the Russian
gunboat Giliak and another gunboat
near Shensen engaged in shelling the
Japanese land forces. The Japanese
vessels attacked the enemy and a shell
from the Amaji hit the Giliak The
latter retreated hastily to Port Arthur
1t probably was the fifth torpedo
boat destroyer f1otilla, under the COM
mand of Captain Mathuoka. that sank
the Russian cruiser Pallada on the
night of August 10. Captain Mat
huoka reports that he approached
a cruiser of the Pallada type and at a
distance of 400 yards fired a torpedo.
which he saw hit the cruiser and ex-
plode.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
CLEARINGHOUSE SYSTEM
TO BE USED BY RAILROADS
Expert Employed by Hill and Harri-
man TO Demonstrate Feasibility
of Scheme.

CHICAGO. Aug 1s--G- w. Midgley
has been employed by the Hill. Harri-
man and other big railroad interests
to demonstrate the advisability Of ap-
plying the clearing house system TO
railroading and TO devise a plan for 50
doing. Midgley's duty is to show the
railroad magnates how business prin-
ciples can be applied 70 the use Of rail-
road equipment, how economies can be
effected in the handling OF freight at
terminals and how big savings can be
made in the settlement of interchange
accounts.
The most important and promising OF
these reforms is said to be the develop
nent at important tonnage centers OF
extensive clearing yards
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
PARKER's CAMPAIGN TOUR.
Jurist May Continue Making Speeche
Until the Election.

ESOPUS, n. Y, Aug. 18.-On account
of the meeting OF the American Bar
Association IN St. Louis on September
IS Judge Parker probably will go TO
the exposition at that time and not
return 10 attend the New York dav
ceremonies, which viii be held on Oc-
tober f.
II IS not the plan now for Judge
Parker 70 make any speeches on his
way 70 St Louis. II is likely that the
Judge viii make detour on his return
n order 70 address political meetings
in Indianapolis, Chicago and one or
two other points The suggestion has
been made that after that Judge Par
ker 90 On an extended stumping tour.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19

three days truce in which to bury
the dead. This was refused.
The battle was renewed at 10
o'clock on the morning of the 18TH,
and as the junk left it was being
waged furiously on all sides.
The Russian refugees express con-
hdence that the fortress will hold
out. They say that reinforcements
from General Kuropatkin are ex-
pected within a fortnight.
The refugees further say that the
warships now at Port Arthur are
still in fighting trim This statement
seems hardly credible in the light of
recent developments.
1t is stated that Admiral Withoeft's
last signal during the battle of Au-
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
DANISH TORPEDO-BOATS
COLLIDE AND ONE SINKS
Disaster TO Vessel Occurs While
Squadron Is Maneuvering In
the Great Belt.

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 1S.-While the
Danish squadron was engaged in ma
neuvering in the Great Belt to-day the
torpedo-boat Haverstr was sunk in col
lision with the torpedo-boat Storen.
The crew OF the Haverstr was rescued.
The storen was only slightly injured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
JAPANESE CAPTURE RUSSIAN POSITIONS PORT ARTHUR,
BUT VICTORY IS WON AT TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE OF LIF

A 6hMpm umrgd P Augusta IAN m d J
an result pM Pigeon NpMtm M6 at nh chang Jp %
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
War Bulletins.

Special Cable to The Call and New York
Herald. Copyright. 1904. by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
japan Must Pay a
Heavy Price for
Port Arthur,
Russia Expecting
News of Strong
holds all.

Special Cable to The Call and New York
Herald Copyright. 1904. by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19

Continued On Page 2. Column 2.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
TIE TzEArERs.

AIcazar-fsThe Manxman.D
California-"Just Before Dawn"
Central "For Her Children's
Sake"
Chutes-Vaudevtl1e. .. .....
Colun nbia-"Jose Entangled."
Fischer's-"The Whir1 OF the
Town"
Grand-"The Lottery Of Love-"
Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Tivoli-"The Toreador."
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
THE wEATEEz

Forecast made at San Fran
cisco for thirty hours ending
midnight. August ls;
San Francisco aad vicinity
Cloudy Friday; light southerly
winds, changing TO brisk west
erly. with fog.
A. @. HcADTE,
District Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19

Continued on Page 2. Column 4.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-14
CONCENTRATES.

Development work has resumed at
the old Emma property az Alta.
Judge Bartch has returned from the
Sheba mine in Humboldt county, New
Parties from Pennington report re-
sumption of active drilling on the big
oil well.
r, w. Gallger has been appointed
superintendent of the Stockton mine at
Stockton.
Superintendent Zeigler of the Ohio
Copper company at Bingham, is in the
city today,
General superintendent c. =. Allen OF
the United states Mining company Is
In Tintlc today.
A sixth furnace may be added to the
equipment Of the Bingham Con, smeter
In the near future.
George Tryon, secretary Of the Gre
ole Mining company at Statelne, has
arrived from the southern camp.
c. Pray Smith, who has been engag-
ed In mining at Fay New, for the past
year or more, had arrived from the
south.
General Manager w. II. Weber OF
the Creole mine at Stateline passed
through the city yesterday, enroute to
Denver.
Ed Copley, who is associated with
william II. Child IN the brokerage and
mining business, has arrived at Mar
quette, Mich.
The old Marsac mill at Park City Is
to be razed the machinery is now be-
Ing taken out preparatory to tearing
down the building
The ore and bullion settlements re-
ported late yesterday We're as follows:
Crude ore and concentrates, S3f, 500;
base bullion $1,000
w. @. Scott, former superintendent OF
the Continental Alta Mines at Alta.
departed for SEWER county this morning
to Inspect a mining proposition.
W. V. Rice has returned from making
an inspection Of the Trade Dollar EN-
tension sine at silver City, Ida, I'm
which he is interested,
Frederick Won Falkensten. young
man employed In a Salt Lake mining
office, has gone TO San Francisco
whence he expects 10 sail shortly for
Valparaiso, Chilli to engage in mining.
A visitor to Pennington yesterday Is
authority for the statement that work
IS progressing at the Guffey- Galley we'll
and for several nights previous the
drill was kept Ia continuous operation.
Work has ceased at the Union Gas &
Pipe Line company's wen. near Center
vile, Acting Manager RI. w. Sherman
said today that the limit In depth had
been reached with the rig with which
the property is equipped, and before
more drilling Is done il win be neces-
sary TO install a heavier machine The
well Is down about 900.