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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
INDEPENDENCE
THEIR THEME
Call Mass-Meeting
to Devise Means to Bring
About the End Desired

MANILA. Oct. 6.-A mass-meeting OF
FilipinOs is to be held Sunday at the
National Theater. The call for the
meeting states its purpose 10 be ito
take some definite action upon the pop
ular desire, TO wit, the giving of our
sincere support and sympathy to the
American committee on Philippine in
dependence in it's efforts to attain the
end we desire. Ii would be inexplicable
and even improper for Filipinos to fold
their arms and remain passive at
time when the very best elements OF
American society are working ardently
in order that our native land may at
tain it's ambition"
Fiery orators will speak, the principal
one being Sandico, a former member
of Aguinaldo's Cabinet and who in 1899
signed the order for the massacre of all
Americans and other foreigners in Ma
niIa The Government will not inter
fere.
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To Enlighten air
Visitors About
California.

When the California State Board of
Trade excursion bound for the St Louis
Exposition started eastward from the
mole in Oakland at 11:3O a. m. yester-
day the special train that carried the
party had on board President N. L.
Chipman, Director s. f. Booth, Secre-
tary l.. NJ. Fletcher and about 100 9TH
ers, business men from many cities and
towns in California, with their wives
and families. Director Wooster received
information at the last minute that
compelled him to give up the pleasant
journey to st. Louis Director Booth
went out as far as Reno. President
Chipman and Secretary Fletcher of the
State Board of Trade will go to the
exposition, the latter being in charge
of the special excursion train.
The train provided for the Board Of
Trade party was finely equipped. and
a special steward was engaged to in
sure the comfort Of the travellers while
in the dining-car. Before the start was
made from Oakland a dispatch was re-
ceived from the California commission
ers at st. Louis announcing that all the
arrangements for the reception to take
place next Monday in the California
building on the exposition grounds had
been completed. In the telegram was
also a request 10 put large California
pumpkins in the baggage car for the
benefit Of the California exhibit" This
request was received too late to be
complied with.
The Board of Trade special train will
run with very few stops, making the
same rate of speed as the limited all
the way. At st. Louis after the recep-
ton the California people will separate
and come home according to individual
convenience, using regular trains.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
FLOOD DELAYS
CALIFORNI
Excursionists From Coast
Stalled in Indian Terri
tory by the WashOutS

ARDMORE, L t, Oct. 6.-Several
through trains on the Santa Fe from
California are tied up here, unable to
reach the main line at Purcell on ac-
count of the Canadian River flood,
which has damaged several thousand
feet of track Several hundred passen-
gers bound for the Worlds Fair and
the East detoured via Gulf lines on
account of the floods in New Mexico,
have encountered the same trouble
north of here. Nearly all lines in the
territory are affected by the high
water.
A large force of workmen is engaged
in repairing the damage. Service was
partially resumed to-njgnt. California
excursionists are fatigueG, having been
delayed west of Albuquerque for sew
eral days.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
Is READY
FOR LAUNCHING AT YARD
Rear Admiral McCalIa Completes Ar
rangements for First Voyage of
Training Ship Intrepid.

VALLEJO. Oct. 6.-Rear Admiral
Bowman II. McCalla, commandant of
the Mare Island navy-yard, has issued
an order showing in every detail the
arrangements made for the launching
of the training ship Intrepid Satur-
day. The exercises will consist of
a collect by the chaplain of the yard
and an address by Senator George G.
Perkins, following which the new ves-
sci will be launched. Miss Helen de
Young of San Francisco will christen
the Intrepid.
The launching stand has been re-
served for the launching party, Sena-
tor Perkins, the Mayors of San Fran
cisco. Oakland and Vallejo, represen-
tatives of the army, and the COM
rnandant and heads of departments Of
the navy-yard and their wives.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
DENVER AND SOUTHWESTERN
RAILROAD is REORGANIZED
Cripple Creek Central Railway
Company Is Formed.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The Denver
and Southwestern Railroad reorgan-
ization was completed to-day by the
formation of a new corporation called
the Cripple Creek Central Railway
Company. which will take over all the
property of the old corporation. The
new corporation will have capitaliz-
alton of $S,000,000 4 per cent nom
cumulative stock and s2,500,000 COM
mon stock. This company will have
no bonded or floating debt.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
SEBASTOPOL MERCHANTS
HEAVY LOSERS BIZ FIRE
Confiagration Breaks Out in Hardware
Shop and Destroys Property
Worth $4,000.

SANTA ROSA, Oct. 6.-Se bastopoI
was visited by another fire this morn
ing, the residence of Charles Bur-
roughs Palmer's harness shop, the
French laundry and Julius Burroughs
hardware store being completely de-
stroyed. The fire started in the
hardware store. The cause is un-
known. The loss is $4,000, partly
covered by insurance: Only few
weeks ago Sebastopol was visited by
the most disastrous confiagration in
it's history.
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'Romlnten, oct 8, I5U4.
FRIENDSHIP OF GERMANY.
Carl Schurz was then introduced and
spoke in part as follows:

German day in the United States is the cele-
bration of the friendship of the German and
American people. We German-Americans are
the hyphen between Germany and America; ;
we present the living demonstration OF tho
fact that a large population may be trans
planted to another country and may be devoted
to the new fatherland for life and death, and
yet preserve a reverent love for the old. We
the embodiment of necessary peace and
friendship between the two nations.
No interest in friendship could be more
natural than that between Germany and the
United States. They are tied together by the
also by the complete absence of conflict OF
great interests that might divide them. In
deed. / challenge any one to show me single
point in which the interests of the two coun-
tries. even their legitimate ambitions are
hostile to one another. There Is no such point
to be found, absolutely none.
What could there be then that might trans
form the friendship of these two nations into
hostility?
/ am we'll aware Of the efforts that are
being made to goad. them against each other.
! have heard people say that Germany and
this republic which both now expanding
with ambitious new navies, with without
cause, some day will have to measure their
strength the soecaNed field of honor, and
that both sides adventuresome heads among
the navy officers are busying themselves to
think out the plans and preparations for this
struggle.
What are we to think that war is only spot
like football game between muscular uni
such principles every honest boot should lift
itself to kick him out of the society of civil
ized Whenever any one comes to you
with the old, long contradicted story that
German officers are travelling through the coun-
try as spies, l pray you tell him boldly to his
lies or that he is engaged in circulating the
lies of others.
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win Resume Regular Service.

SEATTLE, Oct. 6.-The Nippon
Yusen Kaisha Steamship Company
will resume its regular service be-
tween Seattle and ports in Japan De-
cember 1. Cable advices to that effect
were received in Seattle to-day. The
steamers Iyo. Aki, Kaga, Kanagawa,
Tosa and Shinena will be operated on
a fortnightly schedule.
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Death IIovers Over Longmore.

SANTA ROSA. Oct. 6.-Ex-County
Assessor William Longmore is dying.
He has been in a precarious condition
for several days past from the effects
of a dose of poison taken with suicidal
intent several weeks ago. Longmore
is one of the best known men in So
noma County.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
BATTIFSHIP NEBRASKA
READY FOR MAIDEN DIP
Arrangements Completed for Launch-
ing of Uncle Sans New Fight
inO Machine ar Seattle.

SEATTLE. Oct 6.-Everything is in
readiness for the launching OF the
United States battleship Nebraska
from the Moran Bros Companys
shipyard tomorrow. The plant was
closed down last night and to-day
more than 5000 persons visited the
Yards to inspect the ship as she rests
on the ways for launching.
Governor Mickey and party will
reach Seattle this evening from Ne
braska. After the launching to-mor-
row the Nebraska will be towed TO
one of the city buoys. The workmen
about the yards are busy decorating
the big vessel with red, white and
blue bunting. Among the Govern
ment vessels in port tomorrow will
be the United States monitor WyO-
ming.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
Mrs. Birmingham Sings at Fair.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 6.-Mrs. Lille Bir-
cisco contralto, was the soloist this
evening at the symphony concert at
Festival Hall. an honor accorded to
few. Mrs. Genevieve Marony was her
accoTnpanist.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
RECEIVERS APPOINTED
FOR A COTTON CONCERN
Alabama Company Is Financially En-
barrassed Through Failure of
Another CornOrat tion

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. g.
Judge Sayre to-day appointed w. c..
Levering and E. E. Hooker receivers
of the Alabama Cotton Products Com
pany round lap bale concern, oper-
ating through the State. The capital
stock is $23O,000 and the liabilities
are placed at $323,755. The receiver
ship is attributed to the failure of the
American Cotton Company, with
which the other company was con-
nected.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
OFFICERS MAKE QUICK
CAPTURE OF HIGHWAYNIEN
Tramps Who Hold I'D San Diego Man
Arrested Within Half an Hour
of the Crime.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. s.-At $50
o'clock last night two hoboes held up
and robbed a man at the Granger
Corral At O'Clock two men identi-
fed by the proprietor of the corral as
the robbers were arrested in saloon
and are now in Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
Proposed New on Center.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Oct. e.-The
first oil company to operate west of
the coast range in this county has
been formed by local people and two
applications for charters to construct
pipe lines to Port Hartford have been
made. 1t is proposed to make that
port the center of oil distribution for
Central California.
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SAN DIEGO TO BE CALLING
PORT ON TUE NEW LINE
Vessels Plying Between British Co
lumbia and Mexico 10 Stop ut
Southern City.

SAN DIEGO, Oct GA new steam
ship line is to be established between
British Columbia and Mexican ports,
the principal owners of the line be-
ing Andrew Weir & Co. of Scotland.
1t is planned TO make San Diego
calling port The company will run
modern steamships with a capacity Of
$500 tons freight, fifty first class pas
sengers and 800 to 400 steerage pas
sengers. The boats will run semi
monthly.
The first boat will leave Victoria the
first week in January.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
COW DELAYS CONSTRUCTION
OF HOME FOR AN ATTORNEY
Animal Displays Fondness for Paper
Diet and Eats the Plans of
Architect.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 6.-Attorney Ger
aid ingalls, of this city is building a
house after plans prepared by a Los
Angeles architect. Yesterday he Wit
ited the partially constructed building
in time to see the blueprint design
disappearing down the throat of a
COW which had wandered to the scene.
Work must now wait until he can send
to Los Angeles and have new plans
made.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
FAR oF ACTIVITY.

The motto OF the Portland exposition will be
sISfe ana Activity" said Colonel Dosch. There
VIII Be q whirr OF wheels in the buildings and
visitors will see how things are done in the
various industries. The fair viii be compact
and there will always be gayety-merry peo-
pie and music everywhere. II VIII not be a
fair Of showcases with rows OF silent EXHIBITS
fhat YOU could see lust well In a department
store There VIII be novelty and something
moving wherever the visitors go. There viii
be q hot time on the Trail. It'll De the HVenest
the West has ever known.
Fsksrs impOsitions and extoruons VIII NOT
be allowed. People who come 70 eAnlpit or
visit Will not be eouged The cost OF building
and Installing will be held within bounds AND
everything OF ordinary nature VIII be free
70 visitors There will be charge for water
or lavatory accommodations. In the hot days
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Fatal Ending OF Smoke in Jail.

HILLSBORO. Ore. Oct. 6.-An un-
known prisoner, arrested for drunk
enness, set the jail at Cornelius on
fire last night and was burned
to death. 1t is supposed that the man
fell asleep while smoking.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
EIGHT TRAINS DELAYED
BY FLOOD REACH TOPEKA
Travel Is Gradually Resuming Its
Normal Condition in the Water
Swclt District.

TOPEKA, Kans., Oct. 6.-Eight
Santa Fe eastbound passenger trains
which were delayed by the Western
floods reached here tonight Traf-
fic is gradually resuming its normal
condition, although through trains
will have to be detoured for / week
or more
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
TAFT NOT WORRIED.
says No Evil Results VIII Follow the
Meeting

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 6.-The cable
gram from Manila stating that the Fill
pinos would hold an independence mass
meeting at Manila next Sunday was
shown to Secretary of War Taft to-
day The Secretary said:
Even though they have what is
called fiery OratOry,' I am sure that
no evil results will follow the meeting.
Sandico. who is referred to as one OF
the principal speakers, addressed a
meeting the other evening with no
harmful results. In fact, the Governor
was present at the meeting and spoke
also, explaining to the Filipinos present
that they are not yet ready for inde-
pendence."
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
Enrineer's wife Kills Herself.

RENO. New, Oct 6.-Mrs- Fred
wife of well-known
engineer of the Southern
Pacific. committed suicide at her
home in the railroad town of Sparks,
three miles west of here. to-day. She
was As years of age and leaves a hus-
band and three children
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07

GEARY-sTREET ROAD REcEIPTs.-The
Geary-Street Railroad yesterday paid into, the
September.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
Retired Army oficer CRITICALLY IIl

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Brigadier
General william Scottworth, U. S. A.,
retired. is critically i'll at Clifton, Stat
en- Island.
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GOVERNMENT DISPLAY.


given the much desired privilege of making
their exhibits in their own buildings. This is
the most profitable way for them to exhibit.
California and most Of the big Eastern States
will be represented by structures OF their own,
4 far learn. II any foreign nation
wishes TO erect building il may do so. Some
Of the South American republics and Mexico
will exhibit The United States Government
VIII make an exceptionally fine display It's
building will cover 7O0 acres and will be
feature OF the fair All the Government ex-
hbits here that we want will be sent out, and
the Lewis and Clark board will meet in Wash
ington on October Is to decide what exhibits
shall be sent from there to hll the rest of the
space. There are some things shown here in
the naval line that We nave thousand fold
better in the harbor Of Portland. right at the
edge OF the exposition.
1 am working now toward getting some
manufacturing sections together for the fair
That is, want the various manufacturers
of different articles TO give a collective demon
stratiOn of the process of manufacturing each
article. We will have a rope factory and a
woolen making plant among other things, and
perhaps a perfume factory-Oregon to supply
the flowers. A feature of the exposition will
be a display Of 10000 blooming bushes.
They are 10 be OF the hnest varieties. New
hotels for the accommodation OF visitors are
being constructed.
California is our big sister and we are
looking to her to make a fine exhibit in the
interests of herself and athe whole Pacific
Coast
H. w. Goode, director general of the
Portland Exposition, will come here
this month to attend to important de-
tails.
California is deeply concerned in the
success of the Lewis and Clark fair, for
il will reap much benefit if the at
tendance is large. Most of the peo-
pie who go to Portland from the
East will visit California before re-
turning. and in fact many will go to
the fair that they may have an op-
portunity of seeing the Golden State.
1t is said that round trip tickets from
the East will be placed at a very low
figure. BY her exhibit at the Port
land Fair, California will reach peo-
PIE of the Northwest who have never
attended Eastern fairs and who are
nossibIe settlers or customers
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07

Man rarely opens his pocketbook as
wide as he opens his mouth.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
MESSAGE FROM EMPEROR.

Baron Speck Won Sternberg was in
troduced by DR.. Emil Pretorius and
spoke in part follows:
America owes her astonishing rise in a large
measure to German virtues, as frequently an
nounced from the lips of Americas foremost
men.
You are all aware OF the warm interest the
German Emperor takes in your life and doings
The splendid monument of German accomplish
inent and knowledge created by him shines as
one of the principal gems among the dazzling
treasures of this exhibition. 1t proclaims that
both the German FatheTland and your Ameri-
can adopted country have produced similar
great things in their astonishing development
His Majesty the Emperor requested me to
announce the following message:
Il convey my imperial greetings and CON
gratulations to those dauntless citizens of
America whose wish it has been that the
Worlds Fair at ST. Louis should not pass by
without the celebration of a German day.
May this glorious day be celebrated in un-
marred rejoicings and stand a worthy testi-
monial of the important part played by the
German emigrant in the wonderful develop
ment of the great TRANSATLANTIC republic:
WILLIAM, /. R.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07
ENTHUSIASM
is AROUSED
BY MESSAGE
OF EMPEROR
Songs of America
and Fatherland
Joyously Sung
Speakers of Note
Give Delight to
a Large Audience

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6-Germans from all
parts of America assembled on the
Worlds Fair grounds to-day to cele-
brate German day in commemoration
of the landing of the first Germans on
American soil on October s, 1893
The German-American National Fed
Grafton was we'll represented as was
the National Federation Of German
Singing Societies, and the National As
sociation of the Veterans of the Ger
man army and navy.
The principal exercises of the day
were held on the plaza of st. Louis,
comprising exhibits in cdlisthenics and
gymnastics. At the conclusion all
Joined in singing the hymns of the
fatherland and concluded with the
Star Spangled Banner"
Later exercises were held at the Ger
man National Pavilion, where address
es were delivered by DR.. Emil Pretori-
us of st. Louis, the Nestor of the Ger
American press; Baron Won Stern
berg, the German ambassador; DR..
Theodore Lewald, the Imperial Ger
man commissioner: Hon. Carl Schurz
and others
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-07

the thirsty will have at every hand the purest,
coolest mountain water, piped from Bull Run,
which has its source at a lake at the foot OF
the crater Mount Hood. No other exposition
ever had such water
1 have enough exhibits in sight from
Japan, China, Austria, France. Russia, Ger
many, Italy England, Holland Norway and
Sweden and Belgium 10 fill the entire foreign
building, and all OF the best Japan has Sc
cured one-third Of the entire floor space Of this
building and besides she will have tea garden
covering two acres. The Oriental exhibit Will
be very fine. Besides Japan, China, Korea,
Siam and Dutch India viii make displays The
Philippines VIII bring out the best of their
display here. The management of the fair vii
allow no takers to cry their wares in the ex
hibit places. This practice detracts from the
dignity OF an exposition. Besides this the
that have no value
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-02
JAPANESEDEraILs oFFIGHTING
official Statement Issued at Legation in
 washIngton.

Washington, May 1.-The following
 telegram, dated May 1, has been re-
 ceived at the Japanese legation from
 Tokio:
 General Kuroki. commanding the
 First army, reports that on the 18th of
 April preparations were made for lay ing bridges across the Yalu. On the
 same day attachments of the Imperial
 Guard and of the Second division att
 tackled and dispersed the enemy on islands in the river and occupied the islands.
 Tn these engagements sixteen of the Imperial Guard were seriously and nine slightly wounded, while there were no casualties in the Second division. The enemy retreated, carrying many dead and wounded toward Chiu Tien Chang
 A Russian cavalryman taken prisoner said that the Twenty-second, Twenty
 third and Twenty-seventh infantry reg iments of the Eastern Siberian Sharp
 shooters formed the van of the Russian force. Lieutenant Senyoloff, command | ing the mountain scouts of the Twenty second regiment, was found dead and was buried at Wiju.
 sNinety-five dead horses were found.
 From noon of the 18th until the 27th the enemy fired intermittently upon Wiju, but no reply was made. On the 18th two gunboats, two torpedo boats and two steamers detached from the squadron of Admiral Hosoya aseended the Yalu and exchanged shots with the enemy on Antzushan and silenced him. The detachment suffered no damage.
 On April 28 two infantry companies of the Imperial Guard reconnoitred
 Hushan, and a part of the company was detached to Sitzu- Yuen, from
 which place the enemy fled, leaving five dead.
 "The enemy fired at long range from the neighborhood of -Tien- Chang
 upon Wiju without much effect upon
 our works. On April 29th the 18th di- vision commenced bridging the river at
 Suki-Chin and completed the work early
 on the morning of the 30th and the army crossed. From 10:40 a. m. to 1.30 lp. m.. there was severe firing on all sides, but the enemy was soon silenced. Our losses were five officers slightly wounded and of n-commissioned of l ficers and men two killed and twenty two wounded. At 8 D. m of the same day the bridge over the main stream
 was completed, and the army crossing. advanced upon Hushan. On the same day the detachment from Admiral Ho- soya's squadron advanced below An- | tung Sien and fought at close range with 400 of the enemy's infantry and cavalry. The enemy's artillery also di- rected heavy fire against the detach-
 ment but retreated after an hours fir side. On May 1, at daybreak, our forces lcommenced cannonading and silenced the enemy's artillery on the hill north
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-02
THE STRIKE SITUATION.

for Settlement Improving
 All Things Quet Yesterday.
 As might naturally be expected mat ers were fairly quiet in the vicinity of he railroad shops and yards where the trike of the boilermakers and car workers is being carried on. The Hotel (e Northam still is doing a flourishing business and new guests are arriving light along. On Saturday about eighty hen, said to possess considerable abil- ty and experience in the boiler making Ene. were taken to the boat and will |oubtless be put to work this morning. While there is a prospect for several |ther bodies going out in sympathy Eith those men already out this cannot |e acmoplished for at least a week as President Mellen is to be a court of last |esor.t, and he left last evening for St. Paul tr be gone until next Monday. In he meantime there will be several con- erences between the officials of the |trikers and the company and prhaps |ome amicable adjustment can be |eached. There is to be a second meet hg of tn emachinists either this even hg or tomorrow evening in Eagle hall Ind until this meeting is held and a 'bnference concluded with the officials f the company this body of men can lot go on strike.
 < It is stated that there was meeting If the car workers on Saturday night
 t which time proposal from the rail- bad company was considered, and af- er considerable discussion rejected.