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The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Nine Persons Perish.
in Grand Trunk
Wreck.
Special Excursion Crashes
Into an Express Near
Quebec Town.
Neglect Of Orders by crsv the Alleged
Cause of a Frightful
Disaster.

MONTREAL, Aug. Shine persons
We're killed and twenty-three injured
in head-on collision on the Grand
Trunk Railway near Richmond, Que
bee, to-day. The trains involved were
a special excursion from Montreal
bound for SherbrOoke and passenger
train No. >. running between Island
Pond, Vt, and Montreal. The collision,
il is claimed, was due 70 neglect of or
ders on the part of the train crew Of
the excursion tran, which left Rich
mond without awaiting the arrival of
the passenger train Following is the
official list of the dead:
J. B. BLANCHETT, NJ. p, st. Hya-
cinthe.
FRED BOWRING, South Durham.
T. H. HACKETT. Montreal
UNKNOWN MAN from Beloit.
w. T. MOUNTAIN, Montreal
BOY NAMED DUBSORD, from Ath-
alaska.
EPHRAIM GAUDETTE. st. Theo-
dCre
CHARLES A. sAMARD. st. Hya-
cinthe. =.
A. THEODORE RICHARD. Lisgar.
Quebec.
The excursion train. made UP of ten
coaches and a baggage car, carried
about 1000 persons, bound for the exhi-
bition in Sherbrooke. The Island Pond
train was composed of five coaches and
z baggage car and had only a small
number of passengers. The excursion
train had barely cleared the Richmond
yard when, rounding a curve, il met the
Island Pond train running at high
speed. The engineers reversed and,
with their fremen. jumped and escaped
with minor injuries
Both engines were locked firmly to-
gether- The baggage car of the excur-
sion train was picked UP and dropped
on top of the car following it, a smoker,
and ii was in these two cars that the
greater number of fatalities occurred.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
ASSASSIN
ROUI BY
A WOMAN
Intended Victim Re-
plies to Masked
Mans Fire.
Believes She Wounded Her
Antagonist in Duel
on Highway,
Thugs Attempt to Garry Out Threat
10 Murder Family Of Man +. 81
" They Fad Robbed:
speelal pIsrateh 70 The ca!I.


DANBURY, Conn. Aug. S1.-In an ef-
fort to carry out threat made 70 muir
der DR.. Henry Hartwell Of New Milford
and his entire family unless he ceased
his endeavors to capture the men who
had robbed him of $4,000 in currency,
a masked man wearing a. false beard
to-day attempted to kill Mrs. E. g.
Spencer, DR.. Hartwell's daughter
Mrs. Spencer was driving alone near
her fathers home when the man sprang
from the wayside and fired three revol-
yer shots at her.
Expecting such an attack, Mrs. Spen-
GER was armed and she pluckily re-
turned her assailant's fire. Surprised
at the action of the supposedly de-
fenseless woman. the would-be muir
derer turned and dashed into the
woods in full flight.
Mrs. Spencer says she believes one
of her bullets hit the man, who, when
he fired at her, was so close that the
flame from his revolver set her dress
ablaze. His bullets, however, flew
wide of the mark and Mrs. Spencer
was uninjured:
Sheriff Mcmahon organized armed
bands of deputies, who searched every
part Of the woods near the spot where
the man was last seen. In addition.
a bloodhound was got from this city
to the scene of the shooting and put
OH the trail Every effort was made TO
capture the man, but at dark search
ers returned to their homes for the
night, having found no trace of him.
To-day's shooting is sequel to the
recent robbery of DIR. Hartwell, who
two weeks ago was induced by a con-
fidence man to draw $4,000 from the
New Milford Saving Bank with which
to purchase some alleged Government
bonds offered for sale by the swindler
and a companion.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
MEAT WILL
Be SCARCE
IN CHICAGO
Residents Of Windy
City Facing a
Famine
Market Is in Serious Con-
dihOn as Result Of
Big Strike.
Beef Now Being Sold at High Figure
and PrOhibiiiTe Prices Are Kx-
pectsd 10 Prevail Ssun
Special Dispatch TO Th- ca--

CHICAGO. Aug. SL-Chicago faces
the most serious meat famine in its
history On Friday the wholesale
markets VIII be empty, and before Il
week tao million people in the city
VIII hs On q Vegeta ble diet Within
hair an hour to-day after the serious
condition OF the market had become
k1eVn. following the. calling out of the
h1 estock handlers at the independent
plants. beef jumped FL 50 per hundred
pounds The wholesalers say that
there Win be another jump Of s. per
bundled before the end Of the week
To men OF moderate means this price
viii be prohibitive, and thousands who
require meat 10 sustain their strength
for manual labor viii suffer.
II is possible that small quantities OK
beef may be shipped in by country
butchers, but they cannot supply
enough To bring down the price. Poul-
try and eggs VIII advance in sympathy
with beef and the enforced increase in
the consumption Of vegetables will
send those commodities up also.
The wholesalers see no way TO meet
the demands and actual famine condi-
tions cannot be averted in q few hours.
they say. anticipating the famine the
Fulton and South Water street mar
kets were scenes Of great activity to-
Armour. Swift and Morris cold storage
plants in South Water street from the
Fulton market in preparation TO reap
d harvest from the famine prices that
NFill prevail before the end Of the week.
These cold storage plants have been
empty for weeks.
The packers say that the conditions
will be exactly the reverse of what
they have been, and that now the
small market men viii have TO buy
their beef from them or go without,
because they can no longer get supplies
from the independent men.
All the large restaurants VIII be
e bic to store beef for their trade but
not enough to stand a prolonged siege.
The masses are 10 he the real sufferers.
The efforts Of President Donnelly Of
the Butchers Union TO spread the
strike against the packers throughout
all trades that are in any way connect
ed with the packing house industry
was only partially successful to-day.
The first step was in calling out the
men EMPLOYED by the independent
were still at work for those packers
AGAINST whom the original strike was
made. The total number OF men who
Quit work to-day IN response 10 the ap-
peals OF President DOnnelly was about
5000.
i was also announced by President
Douuelly that he had made arrange
-reuts for q strike OF the switchmen on
the railroads doing business in the
sfoclxvards. and that in z short time
the packers would find it impossible to
shin out their products The switch
men, however, refused 10 strike.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Combat Nov Being Waged One of
the Bloodiest in Wars Annals.

be
dispatches received fighting had been resumed
in
byonet the road directly south of Laoyang where the
positions
when the which general throughout the south and south
either side
udden to
that lad
in
aft a Iiaoyang
to
the ba of
have been Russians
md
guns
side
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
VAST CROWD AWAITING
THE OPENING OF LANDS

BLACKFOOT. Idaho. Aug. s1.-In-
terest in the opening of the reserva-
ton lands near Pocatello on Septem-
her s is unabated. The crowd wait
ing at the land Office is increasing
upon. the arrival OF every train. To-
day several women put IN an appear
ance, but were discouraged by the
size Of the crowd and prospect OF a
long wait. They expect to return lat.
er in the week. however. Practically
every walk in life is represented in
the lineup.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
GRITTY GROCER
FOILS. Thieves
Makes Brave Fight Against
Burglars, Who Demand
Combination of Store Safe
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ANACONDA Mont, Aug. 31.-Masked
men early this morning nearly killed
Charles Walker. manager of the gro
cery of James Hamilton, in an at
tempt to make him open the safe
Walkers condition is serious, but it is
believed he Will recover.
Walker was in the act of going to
his bedroom when the burglars. sprang
upon him and hit him on the head. He
grappled with the robbers and a des-
perate fight ensued. in which Walker
was beaten in a terrible manner
Bleeding and dazed Walker was un-
able to open the safe, and the burglars
frightened lest the sound of the scuf-
fe should arouse some one fled after
rifing the pockets OF Walker of 55
cents.
Four negroes suspected of the crime
have been placed under arrest
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
FIRST DAYS FIGHTING.
Bloody Hand-to-Hand Encounters i'm
the Russian Trenches.


ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 31.-Suc-
cess crowned the Russian arms the
first day Of the great battle of Lao
yang and the utmost confidence pre-
walls here that the issue of the fight
will be a complete victory for KurO-
patkin. From dawn until dark yester-
day. the battle ragged, first in the cen
ter and left and then on the right of
the Russian line. The Japanese
charged CALAMITY and desperately in
an effort to break the center and then
in the afternoon came a movement
against the Russian flank. This at
tack was delivered from the west. but
General Kuropatkin had evidently an
ticipated just what occurred, for he
not only met and repulsed it, but act
ually was able by superior force to
overlap and envelop the Japanese.
Last night. both armies bivouacked
their positions.
General Kuropatkin's forces occupied
positions forming a ser1i-circle about
Liaoyang. the fianks resting on the
Taitse River, east and west of the
city.
The battle divided itself into two pc
riods. After preliminary lombard
nlent of the Russian lines on the right
and center the Japanese infantry adj
vanced TO. the attack, charging the
Russian center. Although repeatedly
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
STORM AT SEA ADDS
TO VALUE OF CARGO

HONOLULU. Aug. 24.-.The steam
ship Alaskan. which arrived at New
York last Sunday with a cargo of
sugar. made ne9rly $4,000 for the
owners of her c7rgo by being delayed
in a storm T,fe rise in sugar added
10 the value of the cargo by S29,120.
It was the most valuable shipload ever
sent from Hav ali.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
~NrY CHILDREN ARE No
ANGELS" SAYS WILLIAM
German Emperor Objects TO Use Of
Portraits Of Little Ones
fn Church.

BERLIN. Aug. S1.-The architect
who designed the restoration Of the
Protestant church at Spires. the cap
ital Of Rhenish Bavaria, which was
dedicated to-day, selected the por-
traits OF the seven imperial children in
their fourth year for the heads of
seen angels in the windows around
the chanceL The Emperor objected,
saving:
NY children are no angels"
The Empress. however. thought the
idea charming and it was accordingly
executed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
FOREST FIRES DESTROY
THREE HUNDRED HOUSES
Fierce Flames Bring Death, Dcstruc-
tion and Suffering 10 Hamlet
in Newfoundland.

ST. JOHN. y. r.. Aug. 31.-Forest
fires have destroyed the hamlet of Lit
tie Bay and 200 families are homeless
Two men have been drowned.
The steamship Prospero has en-
bsrked the women and children. The
men are fighting the flames in an ef-
fort 10 prevent them covering a wider
area. The Government is providing
food. shelter and other assistance for
the destitute.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
FIREaIEN VAINIY STRIVE
TO STOP FIRES PROGRESS

Ell PASO. Tex. Aug. 31.-The city
of Juarez, Mexico. across the river
from FL PasO. is threatened with de-
struction by fire. Already one block
of the best business houses has been
burned and all efforts OF the FIRE de-
partment have thus far been futile.
The loss will be heavy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01

sian wounded is apparently small, while
the japanese losses are believed to be
great, especially where they were re-
pulsed on the south road.
Chinese graves, with trees. are being
leveled about. Liaoyang in order not to
interfere with the defense. Develop
ments are expected west and north
east.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Preliminary Acceptance of Ohio.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 31.-An-
was made at the Navy
Department to-day of the preliminary
acceptance by the Government of the
battleship Ohio, built by the Union
Iron. Works of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
British Soon to Leave Lassa.

SIMLA, British India, Aug. 81
According to present plans the British
mission will leave Lassa on Septem-
bcr 13.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
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Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
When ki..e. Were Frequent.
Ticket holders will please
come at once.

It has long been known to ethnol-
ogists that among many primitive
tribes and races the practice of kissing
was unknown. Among the Lapps and
the Maoris rubbing Of noses occupied
its place. The average native of Japan
still knows nothing of the practice of
kissing.
The practice of lip to lip salutation
was especially characteristic of Eng
lish social life In Tudor times. Its uni
versal employment was one of the
things noticed by Erasmus during his
sojourn In England and is thus COM
mented on in one Of his "Epistolae:"
Here are girls with angels faces, so
kind and obliging that you would pre-
fer them to all your muses.. Besides,
there is custom here never to be suf-
f1ciently commended. Whenever you
come you are received with a kiss by
all; when you take your leave, you are
dismissed with kisses; you return,
kisses are repeated. They come to
visit you, kisses again; they leave you,
you kiss them all round. Should they
meet you anywhere, kisses in abun-
dance. In fine, wherever you move,
there is nothing but kisses"
Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
The Beautiful Isle of Zante.

Zante, the earthquake shaken, the
"nemorosa Zacynthus' of Virgil, has
been at all times famous as one of
the loveliest of islands. 1t divides
with Corfu the distinction of being the
richest and most beautiful of the
Ionian group, and while the evergreen
forest on its eastern shore is the ad-
miration Of every traveller the fertility
of its vine growing plains has made
the little island famous among the
markets of the world The vine is
that dwarf variety which grows the
currant of commerce. The growing of
this vine is the chief industry of the
island, but there are also olives In
great numbers.-London Times
Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
Smoking In Korea.

All men and women in Korea, what
ever their age or station, smoke tobac-
co necessarily. The bowls of their
pipes are SO small that they only hold
a pinch or two Of tobacco, and the
stems are so long that the smoker is
unable to apply a match to his own
pipe. The cody carries his pipe thrust
down his neck between his coat and
his back; the Korean gentleman carries
his In his sleeve.
Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
No Time For Fools.

When George Westinghouse, as a
young inventor, was trying to interest
capitalists In his automatic brake, the
device which now plays 80 important a
part in the operation of railroad trains,
he wrote letter to Commodore Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, president of the New
York Central Railroad company, care
fully explaining the details of the in
vention. Very promptly his letter came
back to him, indorsed in big, scrawling
letters, in the hand of Commodore
Vanderbilt, IT have no time to waste
on FOOLS"
Afterward, when the Pennsylvania
railroad had taken up the automatic
brake and 1t was proving successful,
Commodore Vanderbilt sent young Mr..
Westinghouse a request to call on him.
The inventor returned the letter, in
dorsed on the bottom as follows: 81
have no time to waste on fools. Sue
cess
Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
Whimsical Criminals.

In the New Zealand Medical Journal
appears this story: On walking to the
scaffold in solemn procession a crimi-
nal once called to the governor of the
prison, "Just oblige me, guv'nor, by
telling me the day O. the week" Mon
day." answered the surprised governor.
"Mondayw answered the prisoner in
disgusted tones. "Well, this eres fine
way Of beginning week, amt it?''
And he marched on with dissatisfac-
tion imprinted on every line of his
face.
On another occasion an oficious
hangman whispered as he placed the
white cap on his victims head, "If
there's anything you'd like to ask me
I'll be pleased to answer" The victim
craned his neck forward and said in
an equally low but very much more
anxious voice, You might tell me, is
is this scaffold safeF'
Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
A DOGS TESTIMONY.
II Was In His own Defense and Was
Irresistible.


Irresistible.
In one of the Prague district courts
recently a foreman named Dastych
sued a manufacturer named Vein
vert, alleging the latter's dog had bit
ten him, thereby rendering him for
some time unfit for work. The dog
was produced in court and the services
Of veterinary surgeon were requisi-
toned as expert evidence. Herr De-
hensy, in the presence of the judge, did
his utmost to irritate the dog, and
even struck it, but all to no purpose.
The dog remained calm, and finally,
finding the proceeding monotonous,
crept under stool. "Quiet as a lambw
was the finding of the veterinary sur
geon; but "Oh, no." said the foreman,
'the dog behaves itself because its
master is present" So the dog was
taken out into the corridor, among the
public, this time unmuzzled, and the
veterinary again tried his best to irri-
tate the animal. Doggy wagged his
tail, offered first one paw and then the
other, and, its advances being rudely
repelled by the unfeeling veterinary,
ran back into court, sat upon its hind
legs before the Judge, and begged! Not
even the hard heart Of a judge could
resist this appeal, and the animal left
the court without a stain upon its
character
Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
PiutO's Scheme

1t was Mr.. Streeter, London jewel
er, who was instrumental in exposing
the notorious Pinta, who claimed to
have discovered the philosophers stone.
His method consisted In having bag
of gold dust concealed up his sleeve,
from which, by an ingenious contriv-
ance, he was able to squeeze the pow
dered metal unnoticed into the crucible.
By this means he was able to melt a
sovereign and produce three or four
mes its weight In metal.
Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
PERIL in THE HAND=SHAKE.

Not long ago DR.. ]. N. Hirsch, of Chicago,
said: rThe most delicate perfume upon the
hands is not a sign of freedom from germs,
and the most refined are not free from dis
ease of lungs or throat, and the germs are
rapidly spread by touching the hand that
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The breath one inhales from the lungs of
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a remedy which he claims is "just as good
because he made it up himself, or ten
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only weaken the system.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
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Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
TOWNSHIP TWO.

NO'''
Morton, D ct al, interest acquired bv
mortgage executed by the Amerl-
can Pacific Mining and Develop
ment Co, on property in Butte co,
being the Black Prince, Dream, Bo-
nanZa Queen, Anna Williams
New Year, Annie Laurie. Golden
Eagle Oriental, Sweepstake, Ell Dor
ado and Superior quartz mines
and property in Amador co, being
the River King quartz mine and
all rights under notice of
appropriation of water; and in
Calaveras co, being the Chalk, Hill
deep gravel placer mine and the
Niger Hill cement gravel mine,
and rights under agreement be-
tween D and W W Cook and the
American Pacific Mining and De-
velopment Co, original and present
value of mortgage lien $780, dated
July 81, 1901, TO run years ........ 4G
All Yan-Lots in Lancha Plana, being
lots 49, "a, %. 26 and q, block O. 81
Baker, J A-A tract Of land being the
fractional part Of the northeast
quarter of section 8 township S
range 9, 40 acres, also the fraction
of west half of northwest quarter
OF section ii township range Q,
tcFeS Observation-Disclosures. Is
Grail, Wilson's house and lot in Ian
cha Plana, being lot block s; also
personal property. 81
Moloyich, Frank interest created by
mortgage executed by r Horton
and wife on the southeast quarter
OF northeast quarter and northeast
quarter OF southeast quarter of sec.
ton % township range 10 and
northwest quarter of southwest
quarter and southwest quarter of
Northwestern quarter of section %
township range 10; orig
tnal value 5000, present value $50;
dated November 1lth, 1901, to run
nVo years ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Lane, W H ct ala tract of land being
the east half OF northeast quarter
of section 81 township range 10,
80 acres, and personal property
comprising household furniture
9lUU ........................ III
Palmer. ] W D. estate ola house and
lot IN Lancha Plana, Ill
Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
TOWNSHIP ONE.
Taxes g.
Costs


AmadOr Tunnel Co - The Mammoth
quartz mine in Jackson mining
district and described as lot No.
% in the northwest quarter of
section 10, township j. range IL,
and old forty stamp mill, dwell
ling house and other improve
ments .........................S l5S 90
Clark, Mrs "A house and lot in
South Jackson; also personal
property y...-,-...,rr..,.. ....,,.... IS
Calaveras Con Mining Goa mill site
and water ditch, section 1, town.
ship D, range IL, together with
improvements; one ten stamp
mill ...................... 10 so
Climax Gold Mining Co-The Climax
east quarter of southwest quar-
ter OF section 5, township 6,
range u ...,,,.,,....,..,,...,., IL 70
De Witt, N-The Isaac Newton quartz
mine in Jackson mining district,
and designated as lot No. so, in
section "a, township 6, rangell,
II acres; and q quartz mine on
Murphy's land in Jackson min
ing district, and designated as
lots II and y, in section 81, town.
ship 6, range II, 80 acres; and
personal property ty................ II II
Jackson Lodge I.O.O.F., No, 36-Inter-
est created by mortgage executed
byIN Dewitt and wife on mineral
lot No so in section 81 township0
range u. original and present
Amador ledger., 1904-06-03
A Bad Fit.

The Girl-What would you do, doc
tor, If you saw man have a bad fit in
the street? The Doctor-Advise him to
change his ta1lor.-Yonkers Statesman.