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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
COWBOYS IN NEW MEXICO
FIGHT DESPERATE BATTLE
Constable at ElDuquerque Is Killed,
and Several Cattlemen Are
Wounded.

ALBUQUERQUE, y. NJ, Aug. 2s.-In
q shooting ARRAY at Silver City. y. NJ.
to-day, Constable Perfecto Rodriguez
was killed, Town Marshal Knburn ia
tally and Patrick Num- and Howard
Chenovitch badly wounded.
Num-, who is foreman OF the Dia-
mond A cattle outfit, in an effort to
influence several OF his cowboys 10 re-
turn 70 the ranch. became involved in
g. fight with one Of them. Chenovitch,
q friend Of the cowboy, whom Mum
was trying 70 subdue, grabbed Nunn's
revolver. which the latter had laid
aside. and began shooting. Mum was
hit twice and Rodriguez, who was at
tracted TO the scene by the noise Of
the firing. was shot through the heart
and killed.
Marshal Kliburn then attempted TO
disarm ChenOvitch and was shot IN the
neck, his wound being considered IA
tai. IN the meantime Deputy Sheriff
Collier came running up armed with a
shotgun. and engaged Chenovitch in
q duel, inllicting severe wounds in his
face and neck. The fight occurred on
the main street Of ne town
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
Piles Wheat on Santa
Re Tracks Near
MADEIRA.
Plan Is Fooled by Timely
Arrival Of a Citizen
With Pistol.
Attempts VillainOuS Deed to Get Even
on TTainman Who Put Him
OF Baggage Car
sPeeia, Dispatch to III. Call.

MADEIRA. Aug. PA bold attempt
was made 10 wreck the southbound
passenger train on the Santa Fe road
- Cireenlesf station, about ten miles
south of Story. IN this county, at ,
clock this morning. We're il not that
the train was a few minutes late the
attempt would have been successful.
AS il was the fortunate appearance Of
afexsuder Boiling frustrated the de-
gus Of the Wrecker q nd landed Rob
crt Willie in jail
The northbound train stopped at
GreenIeaf at l:45 10 let a man named
Hodge Of AT the station. The train
men discovered two men on the blind
baggage and put them of One OF the
men gave his name as z. ]. r. Beltzer.
The other was Willie. Beltzer tried TO
persuade his companion TO walk up TO
the watertank, but Willie replied:
Il won't walk a foot. I'll get even
with those - III wreck
train"
Better attempted to dissuade him,
but Willie would not heed and pro-
ceeded to carry ont his murderous de-
sign. He took twelve sacks Of wheat
from the platform Of the warehouse
and piled them on the rails in three
piles. Better had gone to the plat
form and had fallen asleep.
Hodge, who came from Fresno to
visit his cousin, Boiling, and finding him
out had lain down on q pile Of sacks,
was a witness 10 the deed Of the blood
thirsty Wrecker.
Just before the train came along,
Boiling returned from a party and,
noticing a man at work piling the
sacks, went toward him. The fellow
showed fight, but Boiling covered him
with a revolver and compelled him TO
get into his buggy and then took the
man to the Jail.
Sheriff Jones Immediately went to
Greenleaf and arrested Better, who
was asleep on the platform and who
viii be held as q witness.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
CORBIN TAKES COMMAND
OF MANEUVER CAMPS
Automobiles to Be Used to Lay the
Ground Wires for Field Work
at Manassas.

HEADQUARTERS CAMP. GAINES
VILE. Va. Aug. 2S-MaJOr General
II. C. Corbin assumed command of the
maneuver camps at Manassas. Thor
oughfare ard Gainesville to-day Later
General F. D. Grant, in command Of
division No. 1 at Manassas. and Cen
eral ]. F. Bell. in command of division
No at ThOrOushfare, as well as all
brigadier commanders from the two
camps. called to pay their respects.
The strength of the two main camps
at present is 200 men. During the
coming week this force will be occU-
pied with drills and practice work. The
main thing to be accomplished in this
time is the laying out Of the two camps
in skeleton form for the reception of
the larger number of regular army
troops and State militia 10 arrive next
Saturday and Sunday.
The Signal Corps has completed its
work OF connecting each camp and
headquarters by telegraph and tele-
phone Two high power automobiles
are to be used during the maneuvers
to lay ground wire for field work
. Tonight rocket signaling between
headquarters camp and the Manassas
camp. nine miles away, was carried on
successfully.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29

Al TONOBILE
KILLS Two
A Tragic Accident
Mars St, Louis
Contest
Blinded by Dust, Driver
Sends His Machine
Through Fence.
Champion ScOrchsr Loses Control Of
Car Which Deals Death to 0nlOOkerS
and Injuries to Himself.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2S.-Blinded by dust
from the machine of A. c. Webb of
Toledo. Ohio, Barney Odield lost con-
trcl of his machine at the Worlds Fair
automobile speed contest to-day and
crashed through the outer fence of the
course, killed John Scott, a watchman
employed at the park, and inflicted In
juries upon Nathan Montgomery, a ne
gro, from which h. died. old1eid was
painfully injured and his machine COM
pletely demolished.
The accident occurred after a false
start. The flagman vainly attempted
t. signal Oldfield and Webb, who were
leading, that the start was not allow
ed, but they did not see his flag and
continued around the course at high
rate of speed.
Shortly after passing the first turn
of the mile track, Webb secured the
lead by narrow margin and the men
were in relatively the same position
when passing the three quarters pole.
In making the turn Webb's machine
skidded and raised a binding cloud of
dust that completely blinded Oldfeld
and half smothered him.
Not being able to see that he had
completed the turn, Oldfeld continued
ms course ana crashed through the
fence When Oldfield failed to appear
after Webb had emerged from the
dust cloud there was considerable ex-
element, but it was soon announced
that he was not seriously injured.
The race was run later and won by
Webb by a large margin. 1t was the
most important event of the day the
prize being the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition trophy. valued at $500.
In a three-mle exhibition Oldfield
made the distance in 3:15 2-5.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
BOILERS
EXPLOSION DEALS DEATH
Owners Failure to Screw on the Stop
per TO the Kerosene Tank
Causes Disaster.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Three per-
sons probably will die as the result of
the explosion to-day in the apartment
of Israel Rosenweig in a tenement in
Norfolk street. They are: Rosenweig' s
wife, his three-year- son and his
hree-months-cld baby. The explosion
and small fire that followed created a
panic in the tenement.
Rosenweig. who is d frankfurter ped
der, had filled the tank OF his frank
furter boiler with kerosene and lighted
the wick. It is believed, without screw
ing on the stopper
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
WILL ESTABLISH POLICE
POST ON HUDSON BAY
Canadian Government Will Charter
Scaling Steamship Erik to Carry
Coal. Provisions and Material.

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Aug.
2S.-The Canadian Government pro-
poses to charter the sealing steamship
Erik to proceed to Hudson Bay again
with coal, provisions and Quitting
material, accompanying the Dominion
steamship Arctic, formerly the Ger
man steamship Gauss. The Erik will
take also attachments of the North
west mounted police landing Them at
Centers, where it is intended to estab-
lish police posts. The Erik will be
absent about two months.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
RECEIVERS FROM DEPRESSION
Premier BaIfoUr's Statement Regard
ing Activity Of Russian Steamship
SmoIensk Has Good Eject.

LONDON. Aug 26.-After heavy
C. Vression On the Stock Exchange in
Tie early part OF the week. owing 10
the trouble anticipated by the renewed
activity Of the Russian volunteer feet
steamship SmOlensk, the markets re-
covered on the statement that Pre-
mier BalfOur made 10 a deputation
representing the London Chamber Of
Commerce on the subject. Business.
however, continued to be very re-
stricted. Americans continued to be
fairly active. but had nuctuating ten
dency. closely following the move
ments OF Wall street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
LAUGHS HERSELF TO DEATH
OVER JOKE TOLD BY FRIEND
Colorado Woman Ruptures a Blood
Vessel and l. StrangIed
to Death

SALIDA, Colo, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Mary
Ellis, aged q, "A widow from Lead
vile, Colo, is dead at her home on
Upper Mesa, in this city, as the result
of laughing at a joke.
a friend who was dining with Mrs.
Ellis was telling a joke when her host
e who was in the act OF swallowing
a spoonful Of mush and milk, began
laughing. The mush became lodged
in her throat and in her efforts to
cough il up Mrs. Ellis burst a blood
vessel in her left lung. causing her to
strange to death a few hours later.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
BAKER CITY SALOON MEN
CLOSE UP THEIR PLACES
For the First Time in Fifty Years
Thirsty Citizens Are Unable to
Get a Drink

BAKER CITY, Or. Aug. 2s.-Not a
drink of liquor was sold by any of
the saloons of Baker City to-day APP
parently of their own. free will the
saloon men to-day decided to obey the
Sunday closing law and closed their
places without further notices from
the Sheriff.
Baker City was founded fifty years
ago to-day and to-day is the first day
it has ever been dry. All the SALOONS,
stores and shops were locked up to the
amaZenent of the town.
Sheriff Brown, who is now in his
second term, recently decided to en-
force the Sunday closing law. He was
told that it was impossible to do so,
but nevertheless the results he sought
have been accomplished.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
MIKADo TAKES GOLD FIELDS.

TOXIC, Aug. 2s.-Following an in
spection made by Government engi-
neers, the Government has issued a
proclamation making complete resers
walton to itself of the gold fields re-
Gently discovered in the province OF
Iwate. The engineers estimate these
fields will yield gold to the value of
$500, 600, 900 and they are now pre-
pairing to start mining operations. 1t
is estimated that the annual yield OF
the mines will be S15.000,0O
War News Continued ON PAGE 4
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
KILLS BROTHER-IN-LAW
AND WOUNDS SISTER
Newark Murderer FIees 10 the Salt
Meadow and Is Believed to
Have Persisted.

NEWARK, N. j., Aug. 28.-Nunzio
Marine was shot and killed here to-
day by his brother-in-law, Giuseppe
Marianne, who also shot Mrs Mari
no, perhaps fatally. Marmanno, in his
efforts to elude a crowd of pursuers.
ran into the salt meadow at the south
end of the city, where the salt COW
cred by four feet of water, is in many
places ten feet deep and more yield
ing than quicksand. 1t is believed he
persisted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
SHOOTS STEPDAUGHTER
AND HER SWEETHEART
Jealous Chicago Parent Kills Himself
After Attempting Two
Murders.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.-Jealous be-
cause of the attentions paid TO his
stepGaughter by her sweetheart. Lo-
REM Lentsch attempted to kill both
with a revolver and then ended his
own life.
Augusta Guth, 90 years old. the
stepdaughter, was shot in the back
as she sat at piano, while her sweet
heart Edward Moeller, was shot in
the thigh as he stood beside her.
The girl probably will die. Noel
ler's condition is not serious.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
PARAGUAY REBELS ACTIVE.

,BUENOS AYRES. Aug. %. - The
Paraguayan revolutionary vessels are
extremely active. They are carrying
men, horses and arms and are search
ing all passenger boats
An Argentine warship yesterday
threatened to fire on the revolutionary
squadron if it intercepted vessels fly
ing the flag Of the Argentine republic.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
Cruiser Visits spanish Port.

LONDON. Aug 2S.-A dispatch to
Lloyd's from Vigo. Spain. says that
the Russian auxiliary cruiser Don. for
merly the German steamship. Fuerst
Bismarck, has put into that pert for
water.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29

The Finnish charter provides for a
rational parliament, consisting of four
estates, the Mobiles, the Clergy, 1.-THE
Burghers and the Peasants. The Es-
tates are convoked by the Emperor of
Russia, who is Grand Duke Of Finland
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
FINLAND'S PARLIAMENT
IS SUMMONED BY GAR
Imperial Decree Is Issued Calling for
an Ordinary Session at Hell
singfors on December 6.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 28.-An i'm
perial decres has been issued summon
ing the Estates of Finland to meet in
ordinary session at Helsingfors on De-
cember 6. Under the same decree the
next meeting Of the Finnish Diet will
be held in 1907.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
Peru May BE Spared Revolution.

LIMA, Peru. Aug. %. - Jose Pardo.
who was elected President of Peru in
June last, will be inaugurated on Sep
TENDER "A. Excitement over the polit-
zeal situation in Peru is lessening.
Former President Pieriola, Dr. Durand
and the people are opposed to a revo-
luton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29

TIENTSIN. Aug. 2S.-RepOrts Just
arrived represent the Japanese as hav-
ing reached a point within 1900 yards
of the new town at Port Arthur. on
the west side, and as being within a
mile of the east dock basin on the
cast side. Strong reinfOTcements. il is
said. arc hurrying up from Dalny and
PitzewO, leaving reserves at both
places.
TOXIC, Aug. 2S.-UnOfficial reports
state that since the explosion OF their
magazine at the foot OF hiaOtI Hill the
Russians in Port Arthur appear to be
destitute of smokeless powder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29

tina and Uruguay have become much
strained owing to this incident
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
TIE TEEArERs.

Alcazar-"Hatnan Hale"
California-"Tess Of the Dur.
bervilles."
Central-"The First BON"
Columbia-"Candida."
Observation-Disclosures Pusn."
Grand-"Under Two Flags"
Observation-Disclosures.
TivoIi-"The Tcreadcr."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
War Bulletins.

LONDON. Aug. 29.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Times says that
the disarming of the Russian cruiser
Askold and the torpedo-bOat destroyer
GrOzovOi will begin to-day (NIOnday).
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
TIE WEATHER.

Forecast made at San Fran
cisco FOR thirty hours ending
Midnight. August 90:
Sa7 Francisco and vicinity
Cloudy Monday; fresh west
wind. G. II. WILSON,
Local Forecaster.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
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A TALK ON TILE DRAINING.
Simple Essentials Which Will Assure
Work That Will Last and
Prove Effective.

In my experience l have learned
that, as rule, tiles of too small capac-
ity have been laid with the expecta-
ton of carrying away the vast volume
of water that often suddenly collects
in deep depressions after heavy rain.
Four-inch tile is often required, and
tile of less than three inches in diam
eter, inside measurement, should never
be used. The work of grading the bot
tom of the ditch for the reception of
the tile often results in failure, owing
to depressions or irregularities re-
naming where silt or other foreign
matter accumulates in the tile, thus
Obstructing the flow of water.
The final grade of ditch should
never be finished, especially where a
doubt exists in regard to required fall,
without the aid of a level, and the
work should never be trusted to the
eye of anyone, no matter how expert.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
POINT TO BE CONSIDERED.
Will the Farmers Accept Aid of City
FRIENDS of Good Roads or Treat
Them as MeddlerS2

Among those interested in road i'm,
provement the farmers, OF course
stand first. The character and condl.
ton of the roads are of vital interest
to them every day in the year. The
farmers until recently have been com.
PEELED to struggle with the road prob
lem without much help or encourage,
ment from any other class. Now, now
ever, some strong elements of the city
population are rallying to their sup.
port. Among these may be named the
manufacturers of road building ma
chinery, the makers and users OF bl
cycles and automobiles and men OF the
cities who have money invested In int
country. These people are entering
into the work for road improvement
with even more enthusiasm and yea
than the farmers.
Just now the farmers who want bet
ter roads are brought face to lace witt
a most important question: Will he
accept the assistance of these city
allies? Will he welcome the aid. of the
machinery man, the capitalist, the BIZ
cyclist and the automobilist? Or will
he treat them as schemers who are
trying to NEEDLE with his affairs?
The answer to these questions ought
to depend on what these city friends
of good roads are proposing to do. II
they propose to have the country roads
improved in order to increase theiI
business, and enhance their pleasures.
wholly at the expense of the farmer,
then he should spurn the proffered
alliance. If, on the contrary, they are
proposing, through state and nationa!
taxation, to lift large part of the
burden off the farmer and place it on
the taxpayers of the. cities, he ought
to bid them welcome and extend the
glad hand
This is live question for the farm
er to consider and answer. Already
the opponents of state and NATIONAL
aid are at work trying to sow seeds OF
suspicion in the minds of the farmers
and they will do their best to prevent
any cooperation between the country
and city friends of good roads.
AS a matter of fact, state and ma
tional aid offer the only hope of gen.
eral road improvement, and such aid
can never be secured if the city people
array themselves against it. Unless
the farmers are wholly blind to their
own interests they will welcome aid
from any and every source, and will
make every effort to secure the power
full aid of the state and federal gov
ernments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
ARE STARS INHABITED?
BY Seemingly Sound Reasoning
Scientists Conclude That
They Are Not.

The conclusions of modern astronomy
on the possibility of the stars be-
ing inhabited are somewhat as fol-
lows:
1t is impossible for any form of life
to exist on lucid star. 1t is possible
for life of kind to exist on some of the
dark stars that are known to astrono-
mers. This possibility, however, is ex-
tremely remote, says DR.. Alex. w. Rob-
erts, in Chambers Journal.
Lucid stars may be accompanied by
planets forming stellar systems similar
to our solar system, and life might exist
on such stellar planets. There is moth
ing in the wide range of astronomical
fact to negative such possibility; but
there is also nothing in the whole circle
of astronomical knowledge to affirm the
existence of such planetary bodies.
1t is utterly impossible for life to ex-
list on the moon. Novelists may discover
holes in which selenites hide, but science
turns these holes into graves and buries
the dead selenites in them.
1t is beyond our conception how life
can exist on any of the planets other
than our own, except two. The two
planets on which life might exist are
Mars and Venus. The soil of these two
worlds is solid enough to form foot
ing for man and his inventions. The
air of both, though rare, is probably suf-
ficient to enable him to live and work.
There are times and seasons, day and
night. on both planets; certainly on
Mars. There are also mist and rain. sleet
and snow on both planets. Again We
say certainly on Mars.
There are high mountains and deep
valleys on Venus, vast plains and gil
gantic waterways. on Mars.
There is much that would go to make
habitable world on both planets. only
as yet no trace of life in any of its forms
has been discovered on the surface of
either Mars or Venus. 1t must be re-
membered, however. that the outlines
of no object less than so miles in diam
eter can be clearly discerned on the
nearest of the planets, and thus human
beings may exist on either Mars or
Venus, although we are not able to see
them.
Well but are there men on Venus or
Mars? some one may urge, and in true
Scottish fashion pass on the question
and ask: What does the reader think?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07

! once employed a professional ditcher
to drain a slough or pond hole, and,
owing to it's failure to perform its
work, the tiles were taken up and the
bottom of the ditch properly graded
with a level when it was discovered
that the grade at the outlet of the ditch
was Is inches higher than the point it
was intended to drain. Of course, such
a piece of work proved of short dura-
ton and very expensive.
1t often happens that the outlets of
drains are allowed to become obstruct-
ed with silt, coarse grass, ETC., render
ing them nearly or quite useless. To
those who may contemplate the i'm
provement of their farms by inaug-
urating a system of tile drainage, but
are deferred from doing so owing to
the impossibility of obtaining profess
sional ditcher, allow me to state that
the services of ordinary farm help with
the oversight and assistance of the
farmer himself give as good, If not
better. results. Where a suitable fall
is plainly visible, it is not essential
that level be used, providing the Dot
tom of the ditch has an even grade
and is free from irregularities. But
where a doubt exists, level, as shown
in the accompanying diagram, should
be used
In the device, and b represent the
base of level 1914 feet long, six inches
wide, tapering to two inches at the
ends; and the plumb indicating on
e the amount of fall per rod A wire
or wooden guard at keeps the plumb
bob from Topping about. The up
right is six inches wide at base, where
1t is mortised into the long strip, a b,
and two and one-half inches wide at
the top. The braces are two inches
wide and made from one-inch pine
Irving B. Cook, in Orange Judd Farm
err.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
THE KEGS WERE LIGHTER.
DR.. Lorimer's Easy Explanation Of
an Apparently Difficult Per-
Torrance.

Rev. George c. Lorimer, whose death at
AK was recently reported, was the main
impetus that carried on the building of
Boston's magnificent fremont Temple, and
DIR. Lorimer's wit, sincerity and imagina-
tive sympathy made him great favorite
with the students of Harvard during his
residence in Boston.
At Cambridge, one day, according to
current story, an undergraduate asked the
opinion of DIR. Lorimer on drinking -mod-
crate drinking.
Il am opposed to it, the clergyman said.
sit is perilous: 1t frequently, leads to
drunkenness. In fact, most drunkards were
moderate drinkers first"
Naturally malt liquors and wines,
though, are strengthening, aren't they?"
the student asked.
DIR. Lorimer smiled.
Beer" he said, SIS very strengthening.
l save known young men to have sent TO
thar rooms large kegs of beer that they
could not bulge at first, and day or two
with ease
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-07
Best Results from Meadows.

The Michigan experiment station
found after repeated tests that about
four times as much food can be obtained
from meadow by allowing it to mature
hay than by pasturing it. This means
that four cows can be kept on the land
by growing hay instead of pasturing it,
or, to show it in another light, four
times as much land is required for pas
ture as for hay, for the same number of
cattle. Green food is given by grow
ing soiling crops, but in soiling from
two to three times the number of cows
can be maintained than by pasturing.