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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
HOTOGRAPHERS BARRED
AT THE HOME OF PARKER
Besieged by Army Of Camera Bearers the Democratic
Nominee for the Presidency Last Declares That he
and His Family Must DIV Line Against the Visitors

ESOPUS, N. Y, July 16.-Judge Par
ker drew the line on photographers to-
day and announced that this would be
the last day Of promiscuous photo
graphing of him and his family.
Esopus has been fairly overrun with
photographers, who have haunted the
Judges footsteps and photographed
not only himself, but every one and
everything remotely connected with
him or his daily life. To-day a series
Of pictures was taken of the Judge and
his family, picturesquely grouped on
the lawn near the house
Judge Parker to-day received the
following telegram from United States
Senator John w. Daniel, dated Lynch
burg, Va:
Our people gratified that united
Democracy has a leader who leads and
I tender my respects and congratula-
tions.'
Congressman Wade sent the follow
ing letter from Iowa City. Iowa:
''As the lone Democratic Congress
man from Iowa, congratulate the peo-
pie of the nation that you have been
nominated. 1 am especially gratified
in view of the fact that 1 made a
struggle in your behalf against over
whelming odds in our State canvass
and was compelled to await the st.
Louis convention for justification.
Judge Parker received a letter from
General Nelson A. Miles, in part as fol-
lows:
Safety for the good ship of state is
of first Importance. At a time when a
material crisis is pending; when Demo-
cratic institutions are in peril, when
great evils should be eradicated, when
important political questions must be
decided, it is fortunate that the Demo-
cratic party has given to the country
candidate for President in whom the
great council of representative men has
every confidence, and we have the best
of reasons for believing that that con-
fidence will be confirmed by the in
teHigent patriotism of the people of the
country"
William F. Sheehan came here to-
day from New York. He drove to Rose
mount this afternoon and had an hours
conference with Judge Parker. He de-
clined to discuss the conversation.
On the question of the national chair
manship, Judge Parker has given much
thought. At present four men are men
toned: Sheehan, Belmont, German and
Taggart.
Rosemount has become a center of
eager interest to passengers on all the
passing boats on the Hudson. Nearly
all of the vessels blow a salute as they
pass and in the day time Alton B.
Parker Hall, Judge Parker's grandson,
answers the salute with a big Amer
lean flag. brought by Sheehan from the
St. Louis convention, where it was
waved in honor Of the Judges nomi-
nation. In the evening, usually, Secre-
tary McCausland answers the salute
with rocket or a roman candle. The
bugler on the Mary Powell blows
taps as the boat leaves Esopus land
ing, which is just in front of Rose
mount.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
TRADE MAKES
POOR SHOW ING
Conditions Are Irregular
and Much Depends on
the Future of the Crops
STRIKE RAISES PRICES
Undert0ne Good and Conf
dence VIII Be Maintained
by Much Small Business

NEW YORK, July 15.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
Diverse movements in trade, industry
ana speculation give an irregular ap-
pearance to the general business situa
ton. Distributive trade and industry
are still quiet and even dull, awaiting
clearer Views Of the crop outlook. Dam
age to the wheat crop by heavy rains
is admitted, though alleged to be ex-
aggerated Disorganization in the
meat slaughtering industry has caused
strike which, if not settled now,
seems likely to contain a powerful evil.
Meat prices have advanced and cattle
shipments are checked. Railroad gross
earnings for the fiscal year will show
an increase over the best previous
years, but net results are less clearly
dehned, with the question whether an
increase or decrease will be shown still
in doubt. The general undertone is one
OF confidence. good results being looked
Tor by the business world from an eX-
pected large volume Cf small trade.
viewed geographically. the South
seems easily to have the brightest out
look, the cotton crop having progressed
so far with little or no drawbacks, eX-
cept the original lateness of spring.
The Southern peach crop this year has
been enormous and has sold at good
prices.
Midsummer trade conditions have
dominated distributive markets. Col
lecuons the country over are classed
as little better than slow.
The iron trade notes increased quiet
ness production being scaled down to
meet receding consumption.
Foreign trade totals for the fiscal
year are next to the largest ever re-
ported. Imports are 80 per cent less
than in 1903. and the aggregate for
trade is l per cent under that of the
fiscal year.
exports OF manufactured goods have,
however, exceeded all previous years.
Business failures for the week end
ing July IA number 20S, against 172 last
week, and 1873 last year.
In Canada failures for the week num-
Der eighteen, as against fourteen last
week and thirteen in this week a year
ago.
Wheat, including -four, exports for
the week ending July IA aggregate
1,l42,49S bushels. against SIS, go last
week and 1852, ,7S4 this week last year.
From July l to date the exports ag-
gregate 2,291, 40S bushels, against 6.O33
1914 last year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
japanese Lose Two
Thousand Men
in Combat.
Hurled Back by the
Defenders of Port
Arthur.

MUKDEN, July 15.-In the fighting
at the right flank of the line of de-
fenses of Port Arthur on July to
July 6, the Russians drove back the
japanese and occupied the east bank
of the Lunsantan and the heights COM
manding Lunsantan Pass. The Jap
anese losses were about 1000. Those of
the Russians were insignificant.
All is quiet in the direction of the
Russian left flank. The populace is
following peaceful occupations and
working in the fields.
1t seems certain that the japanese
right flank is weak.
According to the Chinese, the Jap
anese are making great preparations
for the coming rains, which are due
in earnest about july 81. The rains
heretofore have been merely chance
downpours.
There is further confirmation of the
reports that Koreans are guarding the
japanese rear. There are 10000 Koreans
regularly enrolled in the japanese ser
vice and these, with a leaven of Jap
anese and under japanese officers, are
guarding the lines of communication.
There has been a sudden movement
of the japanese right flank to the
south.
LIAOYANG, July 15.-Fighting is i'm
minent at Tatchekiao and Haicheng.
The japanese are entrenched six
miles south of Tatchekiao. Much
skirmishing is taking place.
1t is rumored that a japanese column
has appeared on the Mukden road.
There are several japanese wounded
at Liaoyang. They are well treated
and contented.
TATCHEKIAO, July 15.-The Japan
ese have withdrawn from the west
side of the railroad and are massing
their armies on the Russian rear. Re
connaissances in force carried out by
Russian cavalry and artillery yesterday
and to-day almost as far south as Kai
chou failed to disclose the japanese.
a diversion is expected from Tai Pass.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
STATE TROOPS PROTECT
COLORED PRISONERS
Assailants OF Mrs. BiddIe Are SEN
fenced to FOrty-Nine Years In
Penitentiary.

4CnilSntldEg.
MOUNT HOLLY, N j.. July Is
Aaron Timbers, Jonas Sims and Will
liam Austin, the colored men who con-
fessed to having attacked and robbed
Mrs. Biddle, were to-day sentenced to
forty-nine years each in the State
Prison.
Judge Gasldll tonight explained the
swift methods employed in sending the
three negroes to the penitentiary He
said:
The rapidity with which the cases
Of the three assailants of Mrs. Biddle
were tried, sentenced and sent TO
prison was due to a meeting of 200 men,
at which arrangements were made to
blow open the jail tonight, secure the
prisoners and lynch them. It was the
women of the county that drove the
men TO determine upon a desperate
measure"
CAMDEN, N. J., July 15.-In response
to a telephone message from the Sher-
iff Of Burlington County, Governor Muir
phy to-day sent a detail of the Ma
tional Guard now in camp at Sea Girt
to this city to escort Timbers and Sims.
the negro assailants of Mrs Elsie Bid
die, to the Jail at Mount Holly. The
Sheriff informed the Governor that the
feeling in Burlington and Mount Holly
was bitter against the negroes. and he
considered the presence of the troops
necessary as precautionary measure.
The troops escorted the negroes to the
County Jail and then went into camp
to await the result of the trial After
the trial they escorted the men to the
State Prison at Trenton.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
CROPS ARE ENCOURAGING.
Outlook Has Good Effect on General
Industrial Conditions

NEW YORK, July 15.-Dun's review
of trade tomorrow will say:
Trade conditions were gradually be-
coming more normal after the conclu-
sion of the political conventions, when
a new disturbing factor appeared in
the shape of the strike of packing
house employees and allied trades. This
enhanced prices of meats and added
many thousands to the already large
army Of unemployed, weakening the
purchasing power of the people still
further. Aside from this unfavora BILE
development the news Of the week
caused much encouragement. Crop
prospects improved and the general
level of prices Of farm products prom
ises a large return to agriculturists,
which means better business for all in
dustries
Confidence grows with the crops, re-
tailers showing more disposition to pre-
pare for the future as the season adj
vanceS with no serious setback to, the
farms. A few manufacturing lines are
more active, although there is still
much idleness at the shops and mills
and pig iron warrants will be smaller
than any recent month. Reports for
plans of erection of buildings are not
accompanied by any noteworthy ex-
panson in demand for structural ma
terials as yet. Railway earnings for
the first week in July are only per
cent lower than last year and foreign
trade at this port shows gains of $780,
2S6 in exports and s1,9O6, 724 in imports,
as compared with the corresponding
week a year ago.
Textile manufacturing plants are
operating somewhat irTegularly, regu-
lation of wages by Fall River con-
Germs having been decided upon and
this may result in the general resump-
tion so greatly desired
Tanners who are short of hides are
unable to secure deliveries on account
of the strike and the situation threat
ems to become serious if the struggle
is prolonged. This influence is calcu-
lated to advance the hide market
Failures this week numbered 225 in
the United States against 223 last year
and 20 in Canada against Is year ago.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
CANNON TO TAKE THE STUMP.
''UncIe Joep VIII Make Speeches in
the Middle Western States.

CHICAGO, July 15.-Speaker Joseph
Cannon has declared his intention of
taking an active part in the cambaign
next fall, making speeches in Illinois,
Wisconsin and Indiana.
will you go to Oyster Bay to notify
President Roosevelt of his nominal
tion?' was asked.
Yes, 1 have been 1iguring on the
trip and have been preparing a five
minute speech for the OCCASION" he
replied. 1T will be my duty to spring
the surprise on the President After
we get through with the surprise party
1 think 1 shall play hockey for few
weeks. I may go up the Maine coast.
take part in oAam bake or two and
get away from the crowd"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
Grand Duke Boris "a
High Roller While
at the Front.
Crowns His Escapades
With an Insult to
Kuropatkin.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BERLIN, July 15.-Further particu-
lars of the circumstances under which
Grand Duke Boris was ordered home
by the Czar on complaint of General
Kuropatkin reveal that Boris arrived
at Mukden with suite filing four
railroad cars and including seven
handsome girls from st. Petersburg
theaters, with maids, vast piles of
luggage, a chef and assistants and a
quantity of timed delicacies.
Boris proceeded to demoralize en-
tire garrisons. He had parties which
became indescribable orgies, treated
everybody with insolent disdain and
drew his sword on Kuropatkin when
the general sent for him and ordered
him To dismiss his suite. mend his
conduct and TO conform to ordinary
discipline.
Kuropatkin was only restrained by
his aid-de-camp from replying to this
insult by cutting Boris down, but con-
tented himself with telegraphing to the
Car, .peremptorily requesting that
Boris be at once recalled. The Gar
thereupon telegraphed Boris to leave
Mukden on the next train, accompa-
MED by one servant and to report him
self as under arrest TO the Governor of
Moscow.
Boris, among other escapades, had
issued a proclamation offering a re-
ward for the capture of handsome Jap
anese geisha girls. who were reported
to be following the Japanese general
staff
On cne occasion. at Mukden, a
divinely beautiful Circassian was wor
SHIPPED as Venus by Boris, his other
women and officer friends and an i'm
pudent message was sent by him to
Kuropatkin, inviting the general to
forsake the god of war for the goddess
of love.
Boris departed in a very crestfallen
state, while Kuropatkin the following
day bundled off the harem and other
hangers-on on an ordinary troop train
very different from the luxurious
cars they had travelled out in.
The Grand Duke probably viii be
banished to his fathers estate in
Southern Russia for year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
LOUBET HONORS
AN AMERICAN
Frances President COnfers
Grand Cross of Legion Of
Honor ON Secretary Hay
DISTINCTION is HIGH
Gift Offered as Testimonial
of Regard for the Con-
duet of Foreign Affairs

PARIS, July 15.-The most important
announcement in the forthcoming list
of decorations following the French na-
tional holiday will be that Of President
Loubet cOnferring the Grand Cross Of
the Legion of Honor upon Secretary
Hay.
The Grand Cross is the highest grade
and is given only to personages whom
the Government desires to signaLy hon.
or. An official said it was evidence Of
Foreign Minister Delcasse's high regard
for Hays conduct of foreign affairs
during the last five years. This had
certainly strengthened Franco-Ame-i-
can relations, the latest being Ameri-
can recognition Of French paramount
authority in Morocco under the Franco
British agreement.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
BILL POSTERS GENEROUS.
Association Offers Free Service to the
Fair During August.

ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE Associated
Bill Posters and Distributors of the
United States and Canada, assembled
in international convention on the
Worlds Fair grounds to-day rendered
without cost to the exposition manage
ment its services, guaranteed at more
than million miles of boarding
throughout the United States and Cam
ada, for the entire month of August.
The proposition was accepted and
will be carried out. The cost of the
service thus given free is estimated at
a quarter Of a million dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
CRUISER BOGATYR REPAIRED.
Fleet Narship Resumes Her Place i'm
thc tiadiVostOk Squadron.

thc tiadiVOstOk Squadron.
ST PETERSBURG. July 15.-It is
possible that the fourth ship of the
Nladivostok squadron, now off the
japanese coast is the cruiser Bogatvr.
rs the repairs TO that vessel were
known some time ago to have been
nearly completed.
A private letter received here from
NladivostOk, dated June 25, gives the
first authentic account Of the mishap
10 the Bogatyr. from which it appears
the cruiser. with Rear Admiral lessen
on board. went out in pursuit Of a
japanese cruiser. The fog was SO
thick that the captain caused his pro-
test against attempting to navigate the
Bogatyr 10 be entered in the logbook.
but Rear Admiral Jessen insisted on
proceeding.
The cruiser struck on the rocks.
Mines were Immediately placed
around the vessel As protection against
the japanese. and It required a week
foT the other Russian cruisers TO haul
- the Bogatyr.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
RUssIA's PLEDGE is KEPT.
Japan Supplied With Full Reports
Concerning Prisoners.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 15.-The
authorities are unable to comprehend
the Toxic reports of complaints of the
failure of the Russian Government to
send intelligence concerning the Jap
anese prisoners. Two full reports
have already been forwarded to the
japanese Minister at Berlin and their
receipt has been acknowledged. The
embassy is convinced that Russia is
doing everything possible to comply
with her agreement and is supplying
reports of the names and condition of
the Japanese prisoners.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
MINERS LIVES ISIPERILED
By AN UNDERGROUND FIRE
Flames Break Out on the Fifth
Level and Cause Damage
Of S5OOO

BUTTE, Mont, July ia Miner
special from Livingston, Mont, says
that fire late last night did damage
to the Cokedale coal mines to the ex-
tent of from $4,000 to $4,000 and for a
time threatened the lives of six miners.
who were brought to the surface in an
unconscious condition. The fire
originated on the fifth level and was
not brought under control until this
morning. The Co<edale mines employ
over 100 men and will be closed for
some time as a result of the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
BIDS ARE AWARDED
FOR RECLAMATION WORK
Thirty-Seven Miles of Lateral bitches,
Dams and Bridges to Be Con-
structed in Nevada

RENO, New, July 15.-Bids calling
for an expenditure Of more than
100000 and which will give employ
ment to hundreds of men on the recle-
nation work now in progress in Ne
vada, in addition to the 1000 now at
work, were opened to-day by Engineer
L. S. Taylor in Reno. The work is
divided into four schedules. calling for
the construction of thirty-seven miles
of lateral bitches, hoodgates, dams
and bridges.
The successful bidders were: Pacific
Coast Construction Company. s195.-
SS7; r. c. Mattingly, S52,16S IS; San
Francisco Construction COMPANY.
s43.219 so. and Clarence w. Swain OF
lone, SASS.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
RENNENKAMPFF WOUNDED.
Commander of CossacI1s Receives a
Bullet in the Leg.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 15-Gen-
eral Rennenkampff was wounded, but
not seriously, in a recent skirmish. A
bullet passed through the calf of one
of his legs.
General Sakharoff, who reported
the wounding Of Rennenkampff, says
it occurred on July 13, between Lao
yang and Saimatsza, in a skirmish in
which the japanese were repulsed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
TARGET PRACTICE AT MANILA.
American Fleet VIII Not Go on An
nual Cruise TO Chinese Waters.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Orders
have been issued for the Asiatic fleet
TO conduct it's target practice in Sep
tember in Manila Bay instead OF Che
fu, as hitherto has been the custom
This change is in pursuance of the
policy of this Government not to per-
nit the battleship squadron to go
nearer the zone of operations of the
Far Eastern war than Shanghai. Ma
Mia Bay is admirably adapted to tar
get practice, being about sixty by thir-
ty miles in area.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
TOLEDO PAYS TRIBUTE
TO MAYORS MEMORY
Samuel Jones Eody as 1t
Lies in State.

TOLEDO, O., July 15.-The funeral
of Mayor Samuel Jones to-day was the
largest ever held in Toledo. While the
body lay in state it was viewed by 100,
600 persons. The city was draped in
mourning and this afternoon there was
a general suspension of business.
The services at the house were
simple. One of the eulogists was
Brand Whitlock, novelist and social re-
former A feature Of the services was
the reading Cf Mayor Jones' favorite
poem from Walt Whitmans Leaves
of Grass" The burial was at Wood
lawn Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
OLIVET COLLEGE GAINS
COLORADO EDUCATOR
DIR. f. G. Lancaster Accepts the
Presidency of the Michigan
Institution.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, July
15.-Dr. E. G.. Lancaster of the depart
ment of philosophy and pedagogy Of
Colorado College to-day telegraphed
to- the trustees of Olivet College at
Olivet, Mich, his acceptance of the
presidency of that institution. DIR.
Lancaster is president of the child
study department of the National Edu-
cational Association and one OF the
leading educators of the West.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
EXPOSITION GATEAIEN
SECURE THEIR RELEASE
Police Ascertain That They Arc In
nocent of Participation in the
Fraud Plot

ST. LOUIS. July 15.-William H. En-
lis checker, and Charles H. Stiller, in
spector in the concessions department
of the Worlds Fair, who were held
prisoners for more than twenty -four
hours in the hope of learning from
them the details of a supposed plot to
rob the exposition company, have been
released.
Norris g. Gregg. director Of the di-
vision of admissions and concessions,
said to-day that 1t had been decided
that the men had no information re-
garding the alleged plot.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
Carpenter Is killed br a nan.

SUISUN. July 15.-J. Burton. a car,
penter employed at the works of th9
Pacific Portland Cement Company.
fell from a scaffold this afternoon and
broke his neck. Deceased was a
native of Sweden, about As years OF
age, and was formerly a resident OK
San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
RUSSIA OWNS THE FULTON.
Mystery of the Submarine Boats Dis
appearance Is Cleared.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 15.-The
submarine boat Fulton, which has
been at Kronstadt, is reported to be
in the Neva, undergoing tests. It is
not known whether she Will go to the
Far East by rail or with the Baltic
squadron.
burg correspondent of the Petit Par
isien telegraDhs that an American
submarine boat of the latest model
and Of the Fulton type" arrived re-
Gently at Kronstadt. He adds that an
American crew is about TO reach
KTonstadt to instruct the Russian
crew of the boat. Three other Amer
lean submarine boats, which have
been ordered through an intermediary,
viii reach Kronstadt shortly.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
Electric Railway to Mount Hamilton.

SAN JOSE, July 15.-An electric rail-
way from this city to Mount Hamilton
is being projected, and company of
local CAPITALISTS is being organized to
do the preliminary work and float a
bond issue. The matter has been taken
up by the Chamber of Commerce
There is a general desire among the
people of this city to have the road
built.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
HIGH STANDARD OF HONOR.
Japan Returns Pamphlets Sent by
Russian RevoIutionists.

MOSCOW, July 15.-According to a
story in circulation here, a revolution
ary organization sent a package Of
pamphlets TO the japanese, requesting
that they be distributed among the
Russian prisoners. The pamphlets
we're returned. with the statement that
the japanese Gid not engage in such
work
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
Ironnois club Meets.

Hawaiian delegates to the st. Louis
Democratic convention were in at
tendance at the Iroquois Club meet
ing last night at Pythian Castle.
The delegates were Colonel c. P.
Iaukea, ]. l.. Coke and T. B. Lyons.
Lyons delighted the braves with a
speech, an echo of the convention, in
the Hawaiian language. This was du-
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
GAR REVIEWS TROOPS.
Enthusiastically Chcered by the Popu-
lace of Tambon.

TAMBOFF, Russia. July 15.-Czar
Nicholas arrived this morning and ac-
cepted bread and salt from a deputa-
ton representing the Jewish communi-
ty. After services in the cathedral, he
reviewed the troops. On leaving Tam
bon his Majesty was enthusiastically
choersd by the people assembled in the
streets.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
MURDERERS CONFESS AND
PLEAD FOR FAIRNESS
Montana Criminals Are Arraigned
and Extra Guard Is Placed to
Guarantee Safety.

BUTTE, Mont, July IA Billings,
Mont, special says that O. Mosier,
James and Edward Grady, who con-
fessed to having held up nine gamblers
in the Owl saloon in Billings two
weeks ago, killing Sergeant of Police
r. j. Hannah and wounding Sheriff
George Hubbard, were arraigned to-
day and an information charging them
with first degree murder was filed.
The prisoners have made the an
nouncement that all they ask is a
legal handling Extra precautions
have been taken to guard against mob
violence.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16

emily translated into English by Col
onel Iaukea. The delegates were full
of enthusiasm and received nearly
welcome from the club. AS they prom
ised 10 carry with them back to the
islands some of the methods of the
party as viewed by them in st. Louis,
they were Justify cheered.