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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
SER CALIFORNIA JUST BEFORE SHE SLIPPED

ulously, there were no serious acci-
dents reported in transportation cir
Cles. More secure and satisfactory
were the police arrangements for pre-
venting the vast crowd from meeting
with injuries after it had arrived at its
destination. Captain John Spillane and
Lieutenant Michael Joseph Conboy
quarters to care for the situation.
With them went fifty-four officers and,
despite the rush, the crowd and the
many imminent dangers, they re-
turned to their station with the proud
record that not single accident had
occurred to visitors during the launch
ing.
LAUNCHED BEFORE TIME.
When the California left the ways
and glided into the ripping waters of
the bay most of the throng in the
christening stand were taken by sur
prise. 1t had been officially given out
that the exact moment of the bridal
between the salt waves and the steel
maiden of Mars would be at 10:40
o'clock in the morning. This was fore
casted as being the time of highest
tide. Expectant observers, tense on
the momentous occasion, consulted
their watches and settled back for
wait of two or three minutes.
Without warning at 1923 the shapely
form Of metal was released by Mrs.
Walter S. Martin, who pressed a but
ton and at the same moment Miss Par
dee, apprised of the imminency Of the
event, waved her bedecked bottle of
champagne high in air and smashed
it on the PROV of the slowly gliding
ship, at the same time uttering the ir-
revocable name of the cruiser.
Slowly, but with constantly increas-
gable steel started down the ways.
These had been tallowed so that the
descent was easy for the newest cruiser
a chain cable of vast proportions and
two travelling cranes overhead paid
this out without checking the speed of
the vessel. The cable was intended as
a precautionary measure, in case any
accident should happen as the cruiser
was gliding into the bay Happily no
call was made upon it, Sailormen
would say that this was a good augury
for the account that the California will
give of herself when ii becomes her
unhappy duty to impress upon a ma
tional enemy the power of the United
States and the strength of the State,
the name of which the latest addition
to the national navy bears.
CRUISER RUSHES SEAWARD.
Inch by inch at first, then foot by
foot and finally with a rush, the great
mass started to the waiting waters of
the bay. Behind it trailed the levia-
than steel chain, never taut and never
restraining. When the water was
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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29

smash the bottle of champagne on
the pink bow of the sliding steel struc-
ture, and before it had gone three
inches she had made her christening
in a voice audible to everybody within
a reasonable distance.
RUSHES TO THE WAVES.
Slowly the timbers under the bow
crushed, with the noise of trees re-
covering from frost. Slowly started
the great ship to the ocean, relieved Of
the supports to its vast weight. AS it
went down the ways there was a
crunching sound from the battered
supports. A woman looking over the
railing said the timbers were the vic
tins of a new power and that they
cried out in agony.
Nothing could have been devised in
mechanics to surpass the methods
used in launching the great cruiser.
Every pound of her was calculated to
a nicely. Each support that was
knocked from under the hull by the
workmen held a certain weight,
which was figured almost to a fraction
of a pound. Before the launching the
supports were mechanically reduced to
a minimum. When Mrs. Martin
pressed the button every pound of re-
sstance was removed and the cruiser
sought the water as a diver takes a
dip.
The device for the actual launchine
protected only the blocks at the bow
end of the ship. Most of the others
were knocked out. When the button
was pressed a quarter inch rope was
cut automatically by an ak. which re-
leased a car on either side of the
ship, which acted as a butter against
the remaining supports. AS these
came down the incline and tore away
the remaining supports the cruiser
settled steadily on the tallowed ways
and started its voyage seaward. I'm
der her keel she carried the last sup
ports and churned them to splintered
edges in her anxiety to reach the
rime for which she was intended.
PUBLIC SEEKS DANGER.
When the launching was over the po-
lice were kept busy in saving curious
people from danger. The most persis-
tent of these we're women. Sergeant
Wall and detail of men tried to drive
back the throng from the pier to allow
the employees of the Union Iron Works
to secure the floating timbers by means
of four-inch hawser and travelling
crane. Reluctantly the crowd moved
back under the orders of the police. but
the foreman decided finally that he
would not attempt to recover the tim
hers until the holiday crowd had with
drawn. with such curious crowd. he
stated. there might be danger of some
inexperienced person being hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
PISTOL SHOTS ARE FIRED
INTO HOME OF CANDIDATE
Attempt Is Made to Assassinate Nomi-
nee for Mayor on an independent
Labor Ticket.

JEFFERsONvILLE. Ind, April 2S.
An attempt was made last night TO
assassinate d. NJ. Robins. candidate
for Mayor on the Independent Labor
ticket.
Robins was seated in his home
when two bullets crashed through the
window, one splintering the chair on
which he was sitting and the other de-
ruolishing a lamp The shots had
been fired from an alley, in which a
revolver was found later. No arrests
have been made.
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HEAVY LOSS
OF LIFE ON
TRANSPORT
Hundreds Go Down
With the Kin
Shiu MaTu.
Japanese Refuse tOSuTT0nd0r
After Their Officers
Yield.
HikadO's Army RepulseS the Enemy
in Two Days Fighting at
the Yalu
sp.ci.l paspsteh . rhe o.n.

SHANGHAI, April %.
1t is reported here that
the Russians have suf-
tered a disastrous re-
pulse after two days
fighting on the IaIu
River. The Japanese
forces crossed the river
and the Russians re-
treated.
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ADDITION TO THE GREATER UNITED STATES
GLDES SMOOTHLY FROM WAYS AND is CHRSTENED CALIFORNIA

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TIE wEkxzEz.

Forecast made at San Fran-
cisco for thirty hours ending
midnight, April 2s;
San Francisco and vicinity
Fair Friday; fresh westerly
wtnos. A. q. McADIE,
District Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
TIE rzEATERs.

Alcazar-"The New Clown"
Special Matinee To-Day.
Ca1ifornia-"A Girl From Dixie"
Centra1-"The Still Alarm"
Chutes-Vaudeville.
Columbia-"Running for ONCE"
Fischer's-"Chow-Chow."
Grand-"whir1-I-Gig."
Majestic-"The Crisis"
Orpheum-vaudevi11e.
Ttvoli-''When Johnny Comes
Marching Home"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-29
CRUISER RUsHEs sEAWARD.

Inch by inch at first, then foot by
foot and finally with rush, the great
mass started to the waiting waters of
the bay. Behind it trailed the Ievia-
than steel chain, never taut and never
restraining. When the water was
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PUBLIC SEEKS DANGER.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
500 POUNDS TO TON.
EInd of Lead Near JackSonNiile Is
 Rich One

Anniston, Aug 30 Especial )-The recently discovered lead mine of Riley and Daniel near Jacksonville. is now being tested very thoroughly. An analysis shows that the ore n ar the surface carries weight If over 500 pounds of pure lead to the ton. This is said to he very fine, but in sink rg 2 shaft still lower the ore value con stderahly increased and tho miners be- lieve that the later findings will show over 70 pr cent pure ad earl ad of the ore has been sent to St. Lou for assay and will be reported on s bon.
 Mrs R. T. Clontz died at the h 1Te Of her hush tad. corner Nineteenth Street and Mccoy Avenue, yesterday morning. at 6 o'clock after a short ill., ness of fever. Mrs. ClontZ was a wife of only q short time over a year and leaves besides her husband a two weeks old infunt
 Superintendent D. R Murphy, act ing for tho school ho1rl yesterday closed deal for the purchase of desks for the Ward Five school building. The desks are the latest improved pat ent and are adjustable for students of all sizes. The deal included 1 II desks Superintendent Murphy announces that there, will Ee five grades taught at the school. Miss Josie Wilson will be principal and the other teachers W II he Misses Mary Reid Smith and Fannie Lea Davis.
 The Weller Rolling Mill put on n night shift last night and in this man ner doubled it's working force. The pudding and finishing departments are nav being run az full time and a higF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
Our Daily Sport Story

Life without him she could scarcely conceive of. It was a new and strange existence-nothing to hope for. noth- ing to do. no interest in life. A sense of utter loneliness oppressed her. She craved companionship. love, human in terest. But they had been SO entirely wrapped up in one another that she had driven all other relationships and friendships out of her life.
 It was then that Herbert de Kraft flashed across her horizon. He was a man of great brilliancy and wit and as handsome as Apollo. He amused her and made her forget. He eveidently admired her greatly. Herbert de Kraft possessed much the same sort of wit her husband had had. but lacked his dominating purpose and sincerity. He saw all there was on the surface, but declined to delve down into the depths. Presently the world began to talk about them and to predict an end for the weeds.
 Meanwhile an emaciated wreck, the wreck and remnant of a man was spending a dazed existence in a far off cline. All that was known of him was that he was picked up at sea by a ves- sel, strapped to an improvised raft, crazed for want of water and nearly dead from exposure and want of food. There was no clue to his identity and his memory was blank. He was left at the first port, where he slowly re- covered his faculties-all excepting his memory. Try as he would he could remember nothing of the past. His usual talents manifested themoelves and he became a useful member of the community upon which he was thrown. One day several years later an Amer ican newspaper fell into his hands. A certain story attracted his attention the story of notable decision in a great law case which had been pend- ing for years---together with a history of the case. In a hash all the past came back to him. It was his case, and he read his own name as the great attorney who had boldly ad- vanced the theory which had been af- flrmed by the supreme court. A thous- and conflicting emotions surged through his mind. He had been gone from his former home five years. What changes had the years wrought? The cable was put into requisition and he learned that Everett Mason was dead. that his estate had been administered and that his widow was unmarried. The next vessel toward the States bore him as a passenger
 A terrible shock awaited him. Ablaze
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
THE LOVE THAT ENDURED.
BY CHARLES OsAGE.

lCopyright. 1904, by Daily Story Pub.
 Co.)
 At the very height of his. career while the world was ringing with his plaudits and the gateway to the high est triumphs opened before him, his health broke down under the terrible strain he put upon himself. and the physicians imperatively ordered a long sea voyage No excitement. no society, no study, or work, they said. So 1t was decided that he should take a sailing vessel bound for the orient on a six months cruise.
 Then came the catastrophe, the news of a terrible storm and the wreck of the Davy Jones, the rescue of three starved sailors who told the story of The disaster. and finally the finding of g. lot of the debris of the wrecked vessel.
 The news had thrilled the country and made a ten days sensation in the newspapers. Then 1t was forgotten and the world turned to living idols, and sought another upon whom to place the laurel crown.
 There was one, however. who did not forget and who hoped against hope, that was his wife. Their married life had been singularly happy. It had been a love match between two people with hearts and minds well balanced. and had been a happy mixture of pas sion and respect and tenderness which made q harmonious atmosphere sell dom to be found. The world saw the brilliancy and power of the man and yielded to it. She saw all this and thrilled with pride at his triumphs. but she saw. besides, his great heart pnd his unselfish tenderness.
 She could not believe the disaster. Providence had no right to let such a man die fin the flower of his usefulness nor fate to disunite so perfect love. For months she was confident it was all mistake and that he would appear eventually. One boat had been found. There were six. Mayhap some of these had been swept ashore in some isolated place He would appear some day. The clements would not destroy one so in harmony with them.
 As the months faded into years, she began to doubt and finally to half be- lieve. Ultimately she was compelled to give up hope. When she finally ad- mitted it to herself it tore from her nature every anchor and mooring.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31

cotton opening rapidly, picking and ginning general: pears. cane and po- tatoes doing fairly we'll .-E. Y. Dent. Butler, Forest Home-Cotton still rusting, shedding increasing, and some black root: late cotton doing fairly well, picking general J. F. Benson.
 Clarke, Thoma asville--Cotton opening rapidly and picking progressing, some fields yielding satisfactorily; potatoes. peas and minor crops doing well-T. N. Davis.
 Coffee. Brockton-Rust and she'd ding in cotton increasing: late cotton doing fairly well: early cotton opening. W. D. Dawkins.
 Conecuh. Brooklyn-Rust spreading in cotton, which continues to shed rap idly, some picked: minor crops doing well M. H. Saunders.
 Dale Ozark-Too much rain; cotton deteriorated considerably in last tweu- ty days. some picking; corn promising; pastures excellent ,-- Daniel McNeal.
 Mobile, CitronelIe-Same damage by rain; some rust and shedding In cot ton. though this crop. ns a whole. is doing well.-R. H. Dickie.
 Monroe. Turnbull-Too much rain. considerably damaging cotton; pes and potatoes doing well J. H. Me Cray.
 Pike. 1roy--Too much ram. CheHK- ing all progress in cotton; rust and blight in most of the county .-J. Wood.
 Wilcox. Cathcrine-Cottou opening rapidly, no hliEht. rust not spreading. and shedding decreasing. yield will probably be better than last years - w. l.. Bruce.
 (Note Tho 'black rot" mention~d above has been previously reported in these bulletins as "black rot" and root rot.")
 Frank p. Chuffcc,
 Section Director. Montgomery. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
A Card to the Public.

Referring to ex-Governor Wm. c. Oates's letter. which was published in yesterdays Advertiser relative to his recent trip to the Worlds Fair at St. Louis, and the treatment he claims to have received at the hands of the Pull man Conductor and porter. and the ser = vice given the passengers on their re- turn trip, beg to say, for the informa tion of the public, and in justice to the L. and N. R. R., that Governor Oates did not use the Louisville and Nashville Railroad on this trip.
 Very truly yours.
 adv. W. L. Beaslcy. P. A.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
EnterrrssIng nond Mnstcr.

The Birmingham AgelIerald of yes terday says:
 one of the most thoughtful and val uahle men in the service of the Louis ville and Nashville R3ilroad is the roadmaster of the Flomatnn branch" i" remarked P. Sid Jones. the Pas; enger Agent.
 'He has erected wire fence as a cattle guard from Fl0maton to Pensa- cola, a distance of about fifty miles. He utilizes the top wire as a telephone line. and has q number of instruments along the way. Where the openings occur he has an arch wire overhead Thus that official has established per feet telephone system of his own and over it he gives orders for the move ment of his force. The system has nrovan a great convenience"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
Middle District.

Middle District.
 Autauga. Mulberry-Cotton yellow with rust. and shedding rapidly. some complaint of black root; no top crop. picking in progress.-A. B. Jones.
 Bullock, 1nverness-Rust and blight spreading rapidly. though shedding in cotton decreasing: late cotton fruit ing nicely. picking begun,-H. Me- Lean.
 Chambers. La LaFayette-Heavy rain on 2fth. dama ging lowland corn: cotton opening slowly. some shedding, yield promises above an average.-W. An drews
 Choctaw. Tullis-Latter part of week unfavorable. considerable forage being lost; cotton rusting. pastures and minor crops doing well.-J. A. Bell.
 Chiffon. Lomax-Cotton shedding rapidly. opening slowly. and none pick ed: late cotton not fruiting well; ben ef1cial shower on 25th.--A. A. Jackson
 Clay Rarefield-Cotton shedding. some blight; late cotton not fruiting well, though average yield promised, none open.--Y. c. Barefleld.
 Coosa, Hissop-Rust and shedding in cotton increasing. some blight. and a good deal of black root: late cotton not fruiting well.-F. NJ Darsey
 Dallas, Orrville-Cotton not growing and shedding rapidly. some rust: yield will be less than last year. 's--W. w Berry.
 Elmore. Coosada-Cotton deteriornt- ed considerably. no top crop forming some open and pickiing begun; other crops backward,-H. F, Anderson
 Greene. Boligec-Cotton has shedded fruit a great deal. and is badly dam aged hy boil worms in places: moder- nte rains would he benehcial-E. F. Bouchelle
 Lee Opelika-Too much rain for cot ton. which has stopped blooming. rust spreading and shedding Is increasing F. IT. Floyd.
 Lowndes Lctohatchie-Cotton stilI shedding rapidly picking in progress: very little fodder saved: pastures i'm proving.-T. L.. s Grace.
 Montgomery. Myrtle -Continucd general deterioration of cotton: corn promising; minor crops good.-H. H. Barnes.
 Randolph Pittman-Ra,ns continue: cotton rusting. rotting and shedding. non" orcn. and no top crop forming- J. IT. Pittman.
 Sumter. Goincsvillo-- Considerable rust md shedding In cotton. though 1t Is hlnoming well md opening on sandy lands-S. T. Jones.
 Tallndega. Chandler Springs--Cotton shedding. somc comnlaint of blight none open. yield will he less than the aV"r"~e---N. TT. Ch"~"'or.
 Tallanoosa. Camr TIill-Corn haing cut md shocked: la'c cotton frriti~G well: Fu"ar c""e md potltors pr 1mis- ing Lyman Ward.
 SOutbcry District
 Barbour. Eufaula-Shower on 2Tth:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
MIR. ROGUE SPENT ssaO,
 Candidate for Judge Files Statement of 

Candidate for Judge Files Statement of
 Expenses.
 Senator W. F. Hogue of Marion. who was defeated by Hon. R M Mil Ter for the nomination of Judg, in the recent special primary in the F urth Judicial Circuit, has filed his stat~- ment of expenses as required by the genSfal primary law.
 In his unsuccessful contest Senat r Hogue spent $S30.
 His bill of expenses was as follows: Newspaper announcements, $105; postage. $l00; Committee assessments. S21o: disbursing documents $25; r:il- road fare. SIS; publication and mai ng of circulars and newspaper n~tices $160: canvassing. $50: assistance in canvassing. $155; total. $S30.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
OPENING OF REFORMATORY.
speigner Institute VIII he Opened sep-
 tember |.

Speigner Institute Will he Opened Sep-
 tember |.
 The reformatory for youthful negro prisoners which will be operated in connection with the State prison at Speigners' will be opened September I.
 Watt W. Jones, who is connected with the State Convict Department, passed through Montgomery yesterd y en route to several of the convict camps. in which young negro crimi- nals are employed. These criminals, who are under Is years of age. will be removed from the influence Of their older and more hardened associates to the reformatory where they will be given educational and moral instruc tion and where they will be taught some useful trade.
 The reformatorY will have provis- ions for about fifty inmates.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
AIfon.o v,u Hold Regatta.

Bilbao. Spain. Aug. 2s.-klng Alton- so has undertaken to organize an m ternationnl regatta at Bilbao similar to the Kiel regatta The King will present a cup and has promised to per- sonally endeavor to obtain foreign en- tries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
"Rattler'' nt Large.

The unknown negro "Rattler whs shot and killed Rubber Falkner' ne- gro at J. C. Abercrombie's store on the Red Bridge Road early yesterutS morning. has not as yet been appre- hended. good description of him has been secured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
Phone 345.

grade of wrought iron is being turned out This is one of Anniston's young est industries, but 1t is one Of the Steadiest,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
MONTGOMERY THEATRE. Friday Night. The Liberty Bells. Seat Sale Opens This Morning
 Q o'clock.
Marriage License Issued.

Marriage License Issued.
 A marriage license was issued yes terday by Judge J B. Gaston of the Probate Court of Montgomery County to John Edward de Ia Rua and Audrey Genevieve Armstrong.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31

Secure seats early at Traction Co. Ofice for Casino performance Thurs day night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31

Seats reserved nt Fraction CO' soHce for Tbursdnv nights performance at Casino.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-31
PROGRESS OF CROPS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
 AGRICULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, Alabama section,.
 For Week Endiug MOnday, -
 August 27, 1904.
General Conditions.

General Conditions.
 The week. as whole, was favorapie for growing and maturing crops, ex- cept in some middle and southeastern counties. where locally heavy to ex- cessive rains occurred; elsewhere, the rainfall was in scattered, light to m d. crate showers. and rain would be ben eficial in some northern and western counties; about the average warmth was received. though the last two nights were quite cool for the season. Cotton has continued to deteriorate quite generally in middle and southern counties from effects of rust and she'd ding, though these adverse conditions are on the decrease in some localities: in some places, plants are still blight ing and bolls rotting; there are few reports of damage by boil worms. and several reports of damage ba black root' in central and southeastern coun- ties; late cotton continues to fruit fair ly well in some places. but in num- Der of fields 1t has stopped fruiting; in some northern counties, damage from rust and shedding has increasel. but the crop. as a whole. continues promis- ing in that portion of the State; cotton Is opening rapidly in southern and some middle counties, where picking Is active; a little top crop Is formine in some localities. While 1t Is too early to estimate the prospective yield. it Is now thought 1t will be n little above that of last year. Corn Is ma turing satisfactorily, except late corn needs raiR in northwest counties. and has been damaged by excessive mois ture on some lowlands: gathering of early corn continues. with a very good yield; fodder pulling is being pushed to completion. with a generally good yield. though more of this forage has been damaged where rains were heavy. The hay crop continues promising, though showers retarded cutting; all minor crops and fall gardens are gen. erally satisfactory.