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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Why the MaSic Stopped.

Charlie Henke is a member of the
local Musicians Union. Since the early
days Charlie has blown sweet sounds
through "bIas" instruments and not un-
til recently has his soaring melody
ever come to grief. The annual cleo
tion Of the HanOverian Verein had late
ly taken place. and according to custom
it's new president was to be serenaded.
Charlie was instructed to provide four
pieces of brass. The band duly ar
rived at the presidents house in the
southern part of town. The night was
very dark, so a candle was procured
to read the music by, stuck upon a
post and lighted.
The melody had just begun to peal
out on the night air when suddenly into
the lighted circle there sauntered a
typical San Francisco tough. He step
ped up, and taking the candle, leis-
urely proceeded to light his cigarette
with it, When he had obtained sat-
isfactory light he coolly blew out the
candle. put il back on the post and
walked off. In the meantime the
eclipsed musicians were choking with
rage. but their mouths being already
engaged with the instruments they
could not demonstrate. They gasped
and struggled heroically with the mu-
sic, but to no avail. Like the candle,
the brazen song fiickered in the night
air and then it. too. went out. Char
lie was overcome with modification and
rage.
"Donner wetter du schafsnase-Du
Observation-Disclosures. Warum hast
d11- unser LIGHT genommen?" he called
out.
''Oh, dat's all right, all right,
Dutchy," came floating back the an
swer. Il jest wanted ter borry yer glim
for ter light me cigareet. Tanks"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Japanese Leaders.

The first Japanese leader, in point Of
service. is Field Marshal Yamagata,
the highest military authority in the
empire. He is over 65 years Of age,
veteran Of many wars, having begun
service in the struggle which restored
the Emperor's power in 1868. In 1872,
he was Assistant Secretary Of War, the
next year a lieutenant general, and, in
1875, Secretary of War AS chief of
the royal staff in the rebellion of 1876 he
was the real general in chief who led
the imperial forces to victory. AS a
reward he was -romoted to the full
rank of general He has been three
times Prime Minister, and has also
held various other positions in the
Cabinet. In 1894 he commanded the
first army that invaded Manchuria
against the Chinese. After the war he
was made marquis and field marshal
After Japan had been deprived of the
fruits of her victory by the action of
Russia, France and Germany, Yama-
gata was appointed special Embassa-
dor to st. Petersburg to negotiate for
the preservation Of the independence of
Korea. There he effected the treaty
which is the basis of Japan's latest de-
mands upon Russia. Considering his
age and health. it is improbable that he
will take the ed in the present cam
paign against the Fussia.4s, but will act
somewhat as did Won Moltke in the
Franco -Prussian war.
Rear Admiral Sotokichi Uriu, AZ years
of age, the victor of Chemulpo, grad
uated from the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis in 1881. When a
cadet he accompanied General Saigo
on a japanese expedition to Formosa
ir 1874. He comes of a very old Sam
urai (nCble) family of Kaga, on the
Japan Sea. His Government picked
him out as one of the cleverest, most
daring, students Of the japanese Naval
Academy, and sent hil. to this country
TO study. Before he became rear ad-
miral he commanded the cruiser Mat
sushina, and the first-class battleship
Yashima. During the war with China
was a naval attache 10 the Janauese
Embassy ir Paris. Sirce his promotion
he has been chief of the Bureau Of
Naval Intelligence of the Navy De-
partment, a part of the general staff
of the Japanese War Ofnce. 1t was he
who planned the great naval war
game last year, which was subsequent
ly viewed by the Emperor himself al
Kobe-ReView of Reviews.
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For Farm a Fdi1rre.


A gentleman named Skillings of
Bangor recently started a new in
dustry on an island off the coast be-
tween Machias and Jonesport. Me. This
was fox raising. He believed that there
was money to be made in raising foxes
for their hides and so leased what Is
known as Triton Island, some distance
off the coast. Having secured the ISL
and he went West and bought about
sixty of the finest furred and most
hardy foxes he could find, paying for
some Of them as high as $500 apiece.
These he placed on the island last fall
and started his fox farm with every
prospect that his novel plan would be
a success
OF course the island being some dis
tance from the land it was impossible
for the foxes to get off and so fences
were not necessary. This winter came
with its cold weather and gradually
the water between Triton Island and
the mainland closed slowly until finally
the wide passage was covered with
thick ice which could support man or
a team, for that matter.
All this had been going on so quietly
that Mr.. Skillings had quite failed to
think of what this rapidly forming ice
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Her Coming.

To-day met her-Spring-
Tender. rapturous. sweet-lipped thingt
1 kissed her eyes and she smiled again,
Smiled through her tears as sunlit rain
I've walked with her all this Woudrous
day.
Whispering secrets. lover-way;
She knows the pain Of my winter heart,
PrisOned in grim town walls. apart
From the riOtous vagabond god, young
Pan.
Whose child I've been since the world
began:
Knows how my fretted spirit cried
For upland hopes. green spaces wide.
l laid my head on her perfumed breast,
Where the early blossoms cling soft
pressed.
And the sky seemed set with violets-
oh. Love remembers and Love fOrgetS.
Could you not hear her-Spring-
Bidding the hOmesick birds to sing?
You did not see her face, you say2
The birds were mute, the skies were
gray?
Poor holden sensei-She called TO me
Till 1 thrilled with passionate ecstasy.
To-day / met her-Spring-
Wild, alluring, fOwer-eyed thing!
Smart Set
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Oysters and Disease.

AS a result Of recent agitation over
the communicabiIity Of disease by she'll
fish taken from waters polluted by sew
age, there have been numerous investi-
cations of the subject by biologists in
Europe and the United States. The last
report of the British Royal Commits
sion on Sewage Disposal considers in
detail the progress made in recent in
vestigations, and states that there is
no doubt that many cases Of typhoid
fever, as well as other diseases, are
caused by eating shellfish obtained
from waters contaminated by sewage.
So serious was the evil. in the opinion
of the commission, that the only sat-
isfactory method Of coping with it was
to confer on some competent authority
absolute Jurisdiction over tidal waters
from which were taken shellfiSh for
human food, in order that no supplies
whatsoever should be derived from poll
luted waters The commission also
realized that some definite standard of
purity must be established, as they
were able to find the bacillus coli, which
is considered to indicate the presence
of man pollution, in nearly all OF
1000 oysters which were examined bac-
terioIogicalIy. AS many Of these spec1-
mems came from waters known to be
very pure, it presented a difficulty
which will require further research to
remove. 1t has, however, been demon
strated that shellfish should not be
grown. stored or fattened in water to
which any possible pollution may come
-Harper's Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
RESISTING OFFICERS.

N charging jury in a murder in Tuare County
the Judge said Where offense has been
4 mitted by person. in the presence of the
arresting officer, such person has right resist the
arrest and may all necessary regain his
liberty
Begging pardon for differing, insist that
killing the arresting officer not the of proper
This seems to have been the point at issue. The
accused had killed officer who had arrested him,
and suppose acquitted under the Judges charge
to the jury If that charge is to be taken law then
every person who is arrested is made the judge OF
whether he has or has not committed an offense to
justify taking him into custody Under such circum-
stances peace officers would better increase their life
insurance and armor.
An arresting officer liable be mistaken taking
supposed offender into custody, but he is thereby
guilty of capital crime usying the arrested party in
summariy executing him. The proper course under
such circumstances left of the law, An
precedes appearance before where the mis-
take is corrgibe and its victim has in civil
action against the officer the circumstances warrant
One is legally justified in killing another only when
his life is in jeopardy. If the Judge had charged
the jury that the homicide justified if the officer
menacng the other mans life and caused him to
think he in imminent peril, he would have been
more nearly within the law.
Chris Evans citizen of Tuare County and is
record to the effect that he did believe he was
guilty of any crime robbng trains since was only
avenging upon corporations the wrongs they had done
the people whose champion he He has declared
that if he made mistake it of the head
and not of the heart, mistake in judgment. AS
he made himself the judge of whether he had comme ID
ofense justifyng arrest his subsequent career in
which believe he materially reduced the peace esab-
lishmen of several counties be in line with
charge of the Tuare Judge.
The Folsom convics who killed the guards while
escaping from prison up the plea of self-defense
1t easy to that all such characters would readily
from their moral standpoint and their view of the law
act upon the theory that they justified in killing
officers to avoid Perhaps the beneficiary of his
Judges charge is esrnable citizen who deserved
be acquitted, but he lost fine opportunity to teach
the community lesson when he failed to carry his
rights into court, instead of shedding blood in their
vindication.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Emergency Tactics.

In the old days. when the torchlight
procession and the glaring red lights
and the sizzling rocket contributed to
the gayety of politics, lere existed dur
ing one Presidential campaign band
cs staIwarts known as the Hancock
Guards of Oakland. The war horses
of Democracy across the, bay were
members of this old-line and old-time
marching club.
Their leader was one Captain Pat
O'Kane, as faithful a Democrat as ever
cast a ballot, and possessed of a sturdy
figure that loomed up grandly in the
red-shirted uniform of the Hancock
Guards. One night, a memorable one,
the Guards 200 strong, came TO San
Francisco to march in a grand Demo-
cratic outpcuring- Captain O'Kane was
at their head. strong in party fealty
but bit shy in military tactics. He
got his men together at the ferry land
ing and with band behind him started
up Market street for the place of rem
devious.
Alas, O'Kane saw approaching a
string of cable cars. He was in a di-
lemma that fairly made him shudder.
He did not know how to get his force
out of the way of those cars. Right
oblique," left oblique." and such tech
nical commands were as Greek to the
doughty commander. But like an in
spiration from Mars. a thought caught
the captain. OF a sudden, with a yell
that pierced the night air. O'Kane turn
ed to his torch bearers and cried:
split in the middle and let them
cars go through"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

disputes of experts have received partial solu
ton at from the action which opened the
struggle the night of February g. At that time Jap
torpedo-boats, by making brave midnight dash
into the very OF the Russian feet Port Arthur
succeeded in disabling frsteass batteships and
cruiser with their explosives and escaping before the
guns of the fleet could be turned upon them These
craft were armed with the latest model of torpedo,
which is self steering and has such power that
launched beyond the limit of effective searchigh
rays reasonably find its mark The Japanese
used the Port Arthur attack the
highest models of their class
This action probably will go long way to place def
ntely the sphere of the torpedo boat the efficiency of
naval maneuvcrs 1t be used night weapon
for sudden dash and again before the can
recover from surprise Our Spanish demonstrated
conclusvey enough the utter uelessness of this craft
general daylight attack When the battle off Santiago
fought the Spanish torpedoboat Furor and Puton
though making endeavor take the offensive were
by the yacht Gloucester before they had
proceeded two miles from the harbor mouth. The con-
tcntion of many of the experts naval boards
that the frainess of the orpedoboat negated
bity might have for offense in daylight attack,
have found confirmation in this instance. The Port
Arthur night attack has already been taken by the
perts equally strong that the torpedo
boat has nevertheless very important place in naval
warfare.
Already prognosticated by the experts
the effects this engagement will have naval con-
strucon When battleship of $1,000 and costing
three million dollars is just liable to sudden extinc
cruiser, lighter swifter, cheaper and eff
fectve machine in the exigencies of long
pagn is probable naval architects will begin to profit
by the fate of the Revzan and Cesarevtc and advocate
vessels which, if blown up will not carry with them
much treasure.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Among Those Injured.

1t is a strange thing how so many
people try to get on damage suit
against the railroad company.
One night a man was brought into
the Central Emergency Hospital to be
treated. He claimed that he had been
knocked down by a cable car and he
was positive in his assertions that his
back was broken.
DR.. Harvey was on duty at the time.
After most careful examination the
doctor turned to a reporter who was in
the operating room and whispered,
There is nothing the matter with this
fellow; he is a sure enough faker, but
I'll put on dressing as a matter Of
form"
The reporter, satisfied that the pa
tient was putting on all the agony,
got close to him and in a confidential
way remarked, Say, old man, you are
certainly up against it,"
II know l am" he replied, "and the
railroad company will have to pay
dearly for this"
"Oh, don't mean in that way. part
ner," the reporter answered, but let
me tell you; don't let that medical stu
dent hand you any chloroform.
wouldn't let him doctor a sick cat Of
mine. He's a tramp and doesn't know
his business. He is working here for
glory and the only pay he receives
from the Board of Health is when he
performs an operation. He's got the
pull or he couldn't stay here a minute
If he gets you under the influence you
can gamble that when you wake up
you'll be minus a limb"
WELL" said the fsker, lust buy a
ticket that he will not operate on me.
1 don't like his looks. anyhow" Inside
of ten seconds the man who was look
ing for damages had dressed himself
and was out on the street. And he
didn't move to funeral time at that.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Fifty Years Ago.

What changes have taken place in
the history of Japan during the past
half century its present position testi-
fies to in a thousand ways 1t seems
incredible that only as recently as 1859
Christians were forbidden to. set foot
on japanese soil under penalty of
death, yet such was the case. One
edict, inscribed on tablets of wood and
stone asNthe Toxic Sun Trade Jour-
naP' reminds us. ran: so long as the
sun shall warm the earth let no Chris
tian be so bold as to come to Japan:
and let all know that the King Of Spain
himself or the Christians God, or the
Great God of All, if he violate this com
mand shall suffer for it with his head. %
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
THE USE OF THE ToRPEDo-BoAT.

T HE present war between Russia and Japan is likely
to decide more question than that of the future
ownership of Korea and Manchuria Besides the
dplomatsts and the statesmen who following every
move of with the keenest interest there are the
coldy specializing builders of engines who hope to
gain from this struggle decision upon mooed points in
the OF naval warfare. which have remained ur-
decided since the first shot of the Monitor in Hampton
announced that old order had passed away and
that mans method of killing his fellow upon the seas
would thenceforth be altered.
The value of the torpedo-boat offensive weapon
upon the seas question which has been second none
importance since their became the subject of the
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

might mean to his new industry. and
one morning he awoke to find that
every fox had escaped from the
island to the mainland and had taken
to the heavy growth OF timber which
covers much Of this section OF the coast
Mr.. Skillings instituted searches and
secured the surrounding country, but
he has not succeeded in recovering one
Of the animals. The sixty foxes, many
Of which were extremely valuable, ag-
gregated an amount OF many thousands
of dollars. and the loss gives every in
dication Of being a total one.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

Revolution still smoldcrs in the Philippines and the
occasional murders that rob of soldiers may taken
simply vagrant signs of disturbed and turbulent
people The military authorities have said this and it
must be The Filipinos determined to impress
upon orcby the fact that you without harm
yourself people either for better worse
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

A Chinese bought Modoc County squaw for $too
few days since and then fastened to the San Fran
cisco slave market sell his property for ten times
what had paid for it. 1t sometimes requires blunt
presentation of fact to attention con-
dton of affairs that should be intoerable in civilized
country The brutal certainty with which this coole
invested 500 in a. human being and his confidence in
reaping profit should cover with shame
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

COLOR-Parent, City. The custom
Of selecting color for infants clothing,
white for girls and blue and white for
boys. had its origin in France, and the
color is selected as the children are
dedicated to saints. After such dedi-
cation the clothing of the children IS
the same in color until they attain the
age of six or seven. The custom has
spread to all parts of the world and
in some instances some girls wear the
dedication color, white. until majority
is reached.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
much treasure.

The battleship Missouri bumped into the Illinois re-
Gently and inflicted and serious injuries that
floating fortress 1t is becoming apparent every
day that when Uncle Sam lets his fighting ships
play he should send guardian along with them
that unnecessary harm done the neghborhood.
We have many give thanks for being peace
with the world
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

An Oakland negro. bubblng with booze and melody,
attempted few nights since to make couple dance a
cake walk die. The affrighted man and woman did
neither, thanks to the timely appearance of the police
although they professed their preference for the latter
alternative they had to accept either The cake walk
rightly in the category of actions decent people may
not dare do.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

THE WORLDS FAIR-R. L c.,
CITY. Eleven Of the buildings at the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis are perma-
nent structures. 1t is probable that
after the fair all other structures Will
be taken down.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

The Grand Jury troubling its nqusorial self to de-
terine why the administration of justice the inc-
ton of punishment in police courts are notoriousy
lax Doesn't the Grand Jury know that whose con-
duct it the duty of police exploit and cor
rect are persstently active at the polls?
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

Artistic. P. s., City. A first-class
pictorial artist" and frst-ciass
"Iitho artist" in San Francisco COM
mands a salary according to his abil-
ity. There is no fixed salary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06
Ans7vers to Queries.

OLD DATES-A. o. S., City. May
IA 1873, fell on Wednesday and No
vember s, 1888, on a Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

MARRIAGE-City Subscribers, City.
At this time marriages must be
soIemnized in California. So-called
contract marriages are no longer rec
ognized. Children born to parents out
of wedlock would no doubt be entitled
to a share of the fathers property un-
der the law applicable TO natural
children.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

WHERE THEY LIVE-H. c. B..
TTlxiah. Cal. Mark Twain lives at $50
Elm street. New Haven, Conn. Andrew
Carnegie at East Ninety-frst street,
New York City. The address Of Ad-
rniral Dewey is Washington, d. G.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

CIGAR SIGN-Subscriber. City. 1t IS
said that an Indian holding a hand
of tobacco leaves was, for a long time
in the United States, used as a to-
bacconist's sign, because tobacco is an
American plant and it was first Of
fered to the whites by the Indians OF
the American continent
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by tfm
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen' -. 230 Cal
ifornia street Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

Townsend's California glace fruits and
candies. soc a pound. in artistic fire.
etched boxes A nice present for Eastern
friends. us Market St. above Call bldg
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-20
Government Bonds.

Bid, Asked
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-20
NEW FORK STOCK MARKET.

Opening. Highest. Lowest Quotation On the New York Stock Exchange, report ed by Prince x Whitely, Bankers and Brokers, 52 Broadway, New York; and 15 Center street. New Haven Conn:
 Open. High Low. Close
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-20
WALLINGFORD.

The directors of the First National bank held their annual meeting Mon- day and elected as officers: President, Walter J. Leavenworth; vice president, Charles H. Tibbitts. teller. Frederick M. Cowles; bookkeeper, James N. Platt; auditors, w. J. Leavenworth, George M. Hallenbeck; attorney, Leverett M. Hubbard.
 The mercury was down to zero Mon day morning at o'clock.
 The fire alarm here Saturday evening was plainly heard in Meriden and the number 52 was easily counted.
 Two uptown ladies came down to the depot one day last week intending to take the 1:47 train for New Haven. The ladies were conversing together in the depot when the train came into the station. They unheeding, continued their conversation until after the train started and then rushed and signalled to the brakeman to stop the train, but the brakeman mo saw fit to stop, and the New Haven trip was postponed.
 The small fire in the attic of the Met ropolitan house on North Cherry street about 10 o'clock Saturday night was handled in fine shape by Wallace hose under the supervision of First Assist ant Engineer E. c. Gardner, who was promptly on hand, and done great ser- vice, and soon had the fire out The damage. by fire was not over $200 and the water damage about as much Ilore The building is owned by the Farming ton Savings bank. The prompt action of the firenen prevented a serious and disastrous fire.
 The news of the disastrous fire in the Hoadley building on Church street, New Haven, was received here early Monday evening Miss Bertha Keeler of this town. who is employed in the build ing, had to do some lively hustling to get safely out of the building.
 The cold wave struck here Monday evening with both feet, and zero wealth CT was in force early in the evening before morning.
 Miss Edna E. Halls pupils will give a piano recital in the town hall on Fri day evening, January 29. They will be assisted by Miss Edith May Root, elo- cutionist, of New Haven, until recently a teacher at Columbia college, South Carolina. During the evening a silver collection will be taken up. Those talk ing part will include Hazel Stowe, Mar jorie Staley. Lindley Staley, Lois Cow dy, and Warren Hall, all of New Ha- ven; Ellen Malmquist, Hida Malmquist, Ernest Nerdrunn, Fannie Morse, Gather