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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
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Paris is to immortaliZe George Sand
in marble. The statue will be placed
in the Place DIES Vesges, not far from
the Victor Hugo Museum.
The women of Berlin have tired of
the wheel apd of horseback riding and
are now devoting themselves energeti-
cally to athletic exercises.
Mrs. Fannie Blackburn, of Cleve-
land. has received fourteen offers OF
marriage since she drove three burg
lars out of her house with a club.
A nurse in Queen Alexandra's Impe-
rial Military Nursing Service receives
an initial salary Of 5000 year. When
she becomes sister she gets from
$3.50 to 1925. A matron's salary gradu-
ally rises to maximum of $3.50.
The Countess of Warwick intends to
establish agricultural settlements i'll
different parts Of England, where wom-
en- who are expert i'll horticulture,
dairy farming and poultry raising can \
work on the cooperative principle.
Among the other memories of her
youth, Lady BurdettCoutts recalls
having seen i'll Bath. in the days of her
childhood. no less historic a person
than Dr. Johnsons Mrs. Thrale, at that
time Mrs. Piozzi and an octOgenarian.
Women are now dashing and daunt"
less rivals Of men in the driving or
fourth hands. 1t was not generally
known that 0 many members of the
gentler sex in New York could handle
the reins over mettlesome teams draw
ing heavy coaches with so much Skill
and courage.
The appointment of Miss Gertrude
Won Petzold to fill the pulpit of Mar
borough Road Unitarian Church, in
Leicester, England, is especially inter-
esting inasmuch as it is the first time
a woman has ever been called to the
regular ministry of any Unitarian
church in England.
Miss Jessie Peabody, colonel on the
staff Of Governor Peabody of Color
ado, has just been made the recipient
of an honor not hitherto conferred on
any American woman. In the name OF
General Bell and other members of the
staff she has been presented with a
splendid goldmounted sword.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
GOYAZ, CHIEF OF THE
CAYAPO INDIANS.

The great army of outdoor people
everywhere will be glad to know that
Caspar Whitney, the distinguished ed
itor of Outing, has arrived home from
his adventurous trip through South
America. His journey lay through the
interior of Brazil, where he was the
guest of Chief Goyaz; through Para
quay, the Argentine Republic, Pata-
gonia, Bolivia, and across the highest
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12

pany feet when the latter is on the
way to point where it is to establish
blockade or watch for a foe. In fine
weather these GOLFERS can come along
side with safety, to permit transfer
of their cargoes. In rough weather
there is danger to both vessels in con-
sequence Of humping sideways Two
things must be considered. The coal
must be hoisted by derricks, on the
collier or the warship, from the hold
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
THREE MEN TO ONE SPADE,

Korea is away behind the age, is. in
fact, several centuries behind. This
picture shows the extraordinary back
wardness of their agricultural meth
DDS. The three men are working one
spade. The spade has handle
about eight feet long. The wooden
bowl is tipped with iron, and has two
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12

straw ropes fastened to it. The man
manipulating the handle pushes the
spade into the ground Then those
holding the ropes throw an insight
cantly small amount of earth a dis
lance of about two feet. In the Kor-
can fields one may often see nine men
thus employed on one spade.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
Criminals Kept in suspense.

In France, when convict is SEN
fenced to death by the guillotine, the
day of his execution is not named in
his presence, and he knowc not when
he is to be led forth until within fif-
teen minutes of the fatal moment
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
Cooling Warships
-dt Sea.
A New PROPOSITION For Faci1-
itating Operations in
Rough Weather.

M M AVAIL authorities are
~ ~ agreed in wishing that a
nj more satisfactory method
could be found for loading
K ~ warships with coal than
cA..l...g :. port for that purpose. Small
er vessels, whose special duty it is to
convey supplies of fuel, often accom-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12

Andes to Chile. Mr.. Whitney reports
exciting encounters with jaguars, rev.
olutions, plaques and yellow fever, all
of which will add interest to future
vigorous articles in Outing. This trip
completes Mr.. Whitneys world wan
derings.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-08-12
REAR-ADMIRAL JOHN C. WALKER,
The President of the Isthmian Canal Commission

of the Isthmian Canal Commission
Chairman
the hmu by the United States Government The
the condition
Isthmus o
all this preliminary work. which is indeed the most
tmporta ell.
The daily sentinel., 1904-04-06

Mrs, Emily Hardenburg is visiting
in Denver this week.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
CRIME PREYS
ON HIS MIND
Self Confessed Bigamist Sur
renders Himself to the
Sheriff of Marin County
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL. March 24-After five
years OF mental anguish due TO having
committed crime. James Mckay sur
rendered hip-gelf 70 the police here.
Mckay informed Sheriff W P Taylor
that he wished 10 be sent TO Lincoln,
H., where he would plead guilty to a
charge Of bigamy- Sheriff Taylor COM
municated with officials Of Lincoln and
ascertained that Mckay had COM
mitted bigamy several years ago, but
that there was no warrant out for his
arrest
McKay's story is to the effect that
he was married about six years ago
in Lincoln, III He lived with his wife
only a short time and after leaving
her he took UP his residence in Kansas
City. There he became acquainted
with and married another woman. al
though not legally separated from his
first wife. He left the second wife
soon after the wedding ceremony and
came TO California The crime he COM
mitted in the East so preyed upon his
mind that he concluded to surrender
himself. Judging from latest advices,
Mckay will not be prosecuted
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
ALExIEFF RENEUs DEMAND UPON CHINA

LONDON. March 25.-The Daily Tele-
graphs circumstantial report from its
Toxic correspondent that the Japanese
succeeded in bottling up Port Arthur
on the night of March % is not con-
firmed from any other quarter The
special dispatches to the other morning
papers announce no new developments
in the situation. but throw a few side
lights on the operations.
The Standards Tientsin correspond
ent says that Niceroy Alexieff renewed
his demand for the withdra wal of all
Chinese officials and soldiers from Man
churia. on the ground that otherwise it
would be impossible TO conduct the war
properly.
The Daily Mails correspondents give
from japanese sources some details of
the condition of Port Arthur, which
we're gathered during a recent visit of
a Chinese junk there. 1t is asserted
that a boom had been placed across
the entrance to the roadstead which
was alive with mines, so defective and
so carelessly laid as to equally endan-
ger both Russian and Japanese vessels
The damaged Russian warships, these
reports say, were repaired with such
haste that ii is dangerous for them TO
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25

leave their anchorage. Eight battle
ships and cruisers and ten torpedo-boat
destroyers are now uninjured and often
leave the harbor. but never go far from
the forts. Japanese naval officers praise
the quality of the Russian torpedo-bo
destroyers which. they confess, have
done excellent work: but they declare
that the Russian shells are badly fused
and fail to explode, except when they
strike direct upon armor. and that their
charges of guncotton are insufficient to
cause serious damages.
The Daily Mails Shanhaikwan cor
respondent says that the Japanese are
secretly engaging Chinese 10 act as ir-
regular corps
The correspondent of the Times at
Shanghai says that United States Con-
sui Davidson will start for his post at
Antung next week, and that he has ar
ranged with the Japanese naval au-
thorfties TO assist his vessel to reach
it's destination.
The Toxic correspondent of the Times
commenting upon the white book re-
Gently issued, says that the signal con-
cession in Japan's last note during the
negotiations with Russia, Offering TO
recognize Manchuria as outside of ia
pans political sphere. instead OF pla-
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
ITALIAN GUNS ROAR
WELCOME TO WILLIAM
German Emperor Il SaIuted by Vic
tors Mediterranean Fleet
at Naples

NAPLES. March 24.-Emperor VIII
liam arrived here to-day on board the
North German Lloyd steamship Koenig
Albert escorted by the German cruiser
Prinz Friedrich Karl. and was saIuted
by the whole Italian Mediterranean
fleet. The members Of the German col
0ny here met the Emperor at Capri.
The first message received by Empe-
ror William was telegram from King
Victor Emmanuel, bidding him well
come and signing himself your affec-
tionate friend and loyal ally
An immense crowd of people wit
messed the Emperor's arrival and
cheered while the cannon doomed. The
ladies Of Naples sent many beautiful
floral decorations 10 the imperial yacht
HohenzOllern. which the Emperor
boarded soon after his arrival here.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
TO ESTABLISH
WATER RIGHTS
Proceedings Involving the
Flow of Kern River Are
Commenced at Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD. March 24-An i'm
portant suit was fled IN the Superior
Court OF this county to-day. wherein
Miller & Lux. the Kern County Land
Company and all the canal companies
in the business Of diverting water from
Kern River make application for
permanent injunction against the Kern
River Company. which Is engaged IN
installing an extensive power plant for
the purpose OF furnishing Los Angeles
and other cities IN Southern California
with electrical power. A number OF
other appropriations OF water nom the
North Fork OF Kern River are made
defendants in the suit and the COM
plant asks 70 have their respective
rights established Meantime a tenn
porary restraining order is requested
until II shall be determined whether
or not a permanent injunction shall be
issued 10 restrain the Kern River Com
pany and other appropriations from
damming the river and otherwise oo-
structing and diverting the flow OF the
water.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
TEMPEST
SWEEPS ON
CHICAGO
Three Persons Perish
and Some Are
Missing.
Scores Of People Suffer
Injuries in Nearby
Towns.
Falling hmbers of a Store Cause One
Death and Houses Are Over
turned and Demolished.

CHICAGO. March 24-One OF the
most severe storms this city has know
fr many years passed over Chicago to-
night Great damage was done in the
suburbs 70 the south q the city. and
rnuch Joss was sustaire2 by the people
LVlue -o the north Of the city proper
The storm did not strike the business
portion of the city in its greatest force
Three persons are known 10 be dead,
seVeral are fatally hurt and Al midnight
e number were reported missing.
The town. of Indiana HarbOr, twenty
miles southeast Of Chicago. on the
Lake shore and Michigan Southern
Eailroad. was the heaviest sufferer
one man. l. Barker. the proprietor Of
q lry goods store. was killed and fif-
teeu people who were in his store when
the storm struck i were injured some
q rhem seriously. although none are
expected 10 die Barker's store was
CeDalished
EiShteen residences were blown down
al.d number II people were hurt in
rsle rs u their homes. The mum Der
~ people injured al Indiana Harbor
VIII pro baby approximate twenty-five
a E three of the hotels in the place
rere badly damaged. Green's Hotel IN
particular being badly wrecked one
tv-o-story frame building was turned
entirely over.
The storm created havoc in the town
80 Hammond, Ind A number Of resi-
dences were badly dana ged and two
peonle were injured. but not fatally.
ore end q the large plant Of the Re
public Iron and Steel Company was
blown down. causing a loss Of at least
5000 A number Of business houses
were unroofed-
In Grand Crossing. eight miles south
Cf the center Of the city. z number OF
- buildings were wrecked.
vas also severe. much damage having
been done in the suburbs Of Evanston.
Rogers Park and Thornton
An exceedingly heavy fall Of rain ac-
compauied the storm
In the suburban town OF Thornton
the frame dwelling Of +. X. Gardner
was blown into a stone quarry and re-
cuced 70 kindling wood Gardner was
fatally hurt and his wife sustained
serious injury. Several other persons
we're injured.
EAST ST. LOUIS, III. March "a
Al electrical storm. accompanied by a
high wind and q heavy fall OF rain,
caused much damage here tonight.
The lightning struck many buildings.
among them the plant Of a fireworks
reanufaCtor which exploded and three
~ the large buildings were burned. A
large number of persons were injured.
many dwellings demolished and the loss
VIII reach many thousands Of dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
Hays Enters a Plea
Of Not Guilty to
Theft.
Prisoner Is Sent Back to
Jail, Being Unable to
Give Bonds.
Experts Who Are Working on Books
Of Bank Will Not Be Able to
Report for Another Week.

RIVERSIDE. March 2A-H 7 HAYS
was arraigned before Superior Judge
NOyes at O'Clock this evening on three
Of the charges against him. The infor-
nation alleges thefts in the following
sums: Five thousand dollars on OctO-
Der 10. 1902; 5000 on October 9. 1902. and
5000 on August 4. 1898. The informa-
tions are practically Identical in Ian
guage on all the warrants. Hays
pleaded not guilty 10 each charge and
then. upon being informed by the court
that he could have time 10 plead. with
drew his plea. and the time was set for
next Monday at ? D. m Hays was re-
manded TO jail, being unable 20 furnish
a $40. 900 bond
Hays was arrested this afternoon by
United States Marshal Fl. Z. Osborne OF
Los Angeles The specific charge is the
embezzlement OF $4,000 from the Orange
Growers National Bank on August 4.
1903. This viii have the effect Of TAX
ing the case into the Federal court
Receiver J. ". Wilson. in charge Of
the affairs OF the dsfunct Orange Grow
ers' National Bank. gave out the fol-
lowing statement this morning.
1T viii be impossible TO gain any ex-
act knowledge OF the affairs OF the
Orange Growers National Bank until
every detail OF its business has been
gone into We are at work on the books
now. and il win be al least a week OF
ten days before We are finished Ny re-
port will be made 10 the Comptroller
Of the Currency at Washington, and
am not allowed TO make anything pub
lie as TO my findings. All statements so
far published have been without basis
Of authoritative information. and are
merely rumOr."
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
NEBRASKA
TOW rs NAY
Be DOOMED
Running Prairie Fire
Races Toward
Homes.
Frightened Residents Run
to Cyclone Cellars
for Safety.
Wind That Has Spread the Destroying
Blaze Causes Big Drop in
Wind That Has Spread the Destroying
Blaze Causes q Big Drop in
the Temperature.

LINCOLN. Neb, March pa dis
patch from Norfolk says the town was
dark al noon to-day from an immense
cloud Of smoke which came from fresh
prairie fires west of here. Many per-
sons rushed TO their cyclone cellars
The wind increased and switched TO the
northward- The fire did much damage
IN that section. Many houses and barns
near Atkinson were destroyed. A blaze
from Simmons ran thirty miles.
The fire which threatened Newport
had taken another tack and is head
ing for the town Of Amelia which il is
believed viii be destroyed The wind,
which spread the fire, caused a drop OF
81 degrees in temperature.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
PREPARING TO OPERATE
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE
Hartman System Is Soliciting Busi-
ness at Points Beyond Missouri
for China Via Portland.

PORTLAND. Or, March 24-The
American headquarters of the China
Commercial Company. which is to ope-
rate its steamships in connection with
those Of the Portland. and Asiatic Com
pany Of the Hartman system, will be
esta ablished in Portland next month.
General Manager j. V. c. Comfort of
the China Commercial Company has re-
ceived orders 10 that effect and viii
arrive here on the return trip of the
steamship Lothian. Following the
plan of the roads operating steamship
lines out Of Puget Sound, which is to
solicit business in the East when the
rush is over with local cargo ship
ments. the Hartman system has sent
letters TO their Eastern Offices beyond
the Missouri and 10 the Union Pacific
and Oregon Short Line soliciting bust
ness and informing them that this city
viii shortly have a ten-day schedule
with feet Of eight carriers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
PASSENGER TRAIN RUNS
INTO PIOW IN THE SNOW
Passenger Engineer, Brakeman and
Porter Are Hurt in Montana
Disaster.

HELENA, Mont, March IA
Great Northern passenger train collid-
ed with q rotary snowplow near
Browning to-day One passenger. En-
glueer Carroll Brakeman Driscou and
the porter were injured All trains
are meeting with difficulty. owing 10
the strong wind, which is drifting the
snow BADLY.
REDDING, March "A soft road
bed caused d locomotive and three
cars Of northbOund freight train 10
ieaTe the rails last night AT Wall
Creek on the oregon side Of the Sis
hrou mountains. The derailed cars
remained upright No one was hurt.
but traffic was tied Up all day by the
accident
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
ORDERS TO CAVALRY.
All companies of the National Guar
wrecl.age Of the Lamorna POUND.

VICTORIA. B. C. March Chopper
alright compartments from British
ships lifeboatS. found among wreckage
on the west coast. furnish further proof
of the wreck Of the LamOrna- A life
buoy and a tub were picked up by n
dians on Barkley Sound. Both are
marked .-Lamorna."
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
ToGoS OFFICIAL REPORT OF BoMBARDMEN7

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from he o morning he
nc damage The main
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to make
came m al time ndrec
ships cruiser sand seerade
maxim to their draw snearro
our kouve of the port
a
he amakes hang
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k enran is absurd
but correspondent probably varinps
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
Dispatch From .Japan's Naval Chief
That RusSid's FiUe Bdttleships fire
.4gdin in JerOice.
Indicates


en- thunder erye5erda aysd date which hsays
lie o tnp o III
to OF
andW
andbl Of his An
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
FAILING OFF IN PROFITS
OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND
Dividend Of ~ Per Cent. Which Has
just Been Declared. l. the Lowest
in Seven Years

LONDON. March 24.-The Bank of
England Al its semi-annual meeting to-
day only declared 4 dividend OF ~ per
cent for The last six months This was
the first time in seven years that the
dividend has been below 10 Der cent
per annum- The governor OF the bank
said the profits Tor the six months end
ing February . were s. .315. .2g5. and that
after providing for the dividend the
amount of the rest" on that date was
so GQ3 600
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
Naval Force for the Dominion.

VANCOUVER. b c. March IA
naval force j. provided for in the Do
Iuini0n appropriations this year A
force CT 1000 men viii be raised at
nrst. the nucleus Of which is already
10 be found IN the men employed on
the cruisers in the Canadian fisheries
protection service one cruiser viii
be secured for the Atlantic and an
other tCr the Pacific Coast
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25

eating the Russians. seemed to lead
them TO imagine that Japan would sac
riflce anything rather than fight. The
entire correspondence, according TO the
representative of the Times, shows that
Russia was inventing frivolous pretexts
for delay. and that the Government in
St Petersburg subordinated itself TO
Viceroy -Alexief throughout the nego-
tiatiOns
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
STREET CARS COLLIDE
AND A WOMAN Is HURT
Accident on a Line in Los Angeles
May Cause Wisconsin Residents
Death

Los ANGELES. March 24--Two
cars on the Los Angeles Pacific Rail-
way crashed together in head On
collision to-day at the junction OF the
HOLLYWOOD and COlegrove lines and as
a result Mrs. Maria A smith or Port
80 Wis was probably fatally in
S,7ra5 ard a number OF other paSsen-
gers were more or less bruised
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
Russia Buys wireless Telegrapb.

BERLIN. March 24.-Russia has
purchased the Telefunken system of
wireless telegraphy for use in connec-
ton with the transportation of troops
across Lake Baikal- The apparatus
already has been shipped.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
COLOSBIA'S COMPLAINT
A SUBJECT OF ATTACK
French Public Minister Speaks in the
Case Against Panama Canal
Company.

PARIS. March 24-The case OF the
republic OF Colombia against the Pan
anna Canal Company was resumed to-
day. The Public Minister. correspond
ing in French procedure to an attOr-
zey general. submitted an opinion set
ting forth the complete nOn-receivabil-
ity OF COfombia's complaint. both as
against the company and the Hquida-
tors CT the old company. The court
adjourned until April I. when il IS prob
able that a decision viii be rendered
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
Kronstadt viii Soon Be Ice-Free.

KRONSTADT. March 24.-A chan
mel is being cut through the ice so as
to enable steamship communication
with the shore. The ice in the Neva
is expected to go out within a fort
night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
THE wEATHEa

Forecast made at San Praa-
cisco Cor thirty hours ending
midnight, March IS;
San Francisco and vicinity
Cloudy. unsettled weather Eri-
day; probably showers; fresh
westerly winds.
A. G. McADIE.
District Porecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25

War News Continued on Page 4.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-25
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Chutes-Vaudev1l
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Grand Opera-House-~Nary OF
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Orpheum-Taudeville.
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-29
Thanksgiving Entertainment.

The entertainmeutgive on Thanks
giving evening for the benefit of the
the w. . L. q. 1. A., in which some
of the best musical talent of our city
was represented, brought out large
audience to witness good entertain-
ment, some of the numbers on the
program being especially fine.
The first number Of the program
was double quartette in the rendi-
tion OF selections from "Princess
Bonnie" in which Mrs. O'Malley,
Misses Webster, Hammond and Best
and Messrs. Halter, Burgess, Patter-
son and Brown participated; each
member of the quartette sang with
credit and tine selections were we'll
received. The song and drill, "Toy-
land" sung by Miss Florence Wheel
er and supported in the chorus by
Misses Ruth Wheeler, Helen Boyer,
Grace Hoy and Edna Wanless was
nicely rendered and tine drill was very
pretty. The violin solo by Miss Ruth
Connolly, the "Poet and Peasant" was
we'll rendered and her encore number,
"Blue Bell" was enjoyed by her
audience. "a Lay of China Land" as
sung by Mrs. O'Malley and Miss
, Webster was the event Ut the evening,
the rendition Of which brought down
the house. "The Willow Pattern
Plate" a song, chorus and drill par
ticipated In by ten Japanese girls
was very nicely rendered and the drill
was beautiful. The Spanish Dance
given by the Little Misses Irene Riley
and Abbie Mallanaphy was nicely
produced by the little ladies. Last
but not least was the beautiful Sep
tet from Lucia, Bride of hammer
moor" by Donizetti, In which Mrs.
O'Malley, Miss Webster and Messrs
Patterson, Burgess and Halter sang,
was artistically rendered. During
the evening solos were given by Miss
Hammond and Miss Green which
were very good as was also the read-
ings of Miss Jones. Near the close
Of the entertainment Rev. G. a.
Marshall briefly addressed the audi
ence In his usual pleasing manner a ID
mentioned the Improvements made
IN beautiful Oak Lawn Cemetery.