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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
STRIKE-BREAKER FAIL
TO GIVE SATISFACTION
Foreigners Imported to San Ber-
nardinO by the Santa Fe Are Dis
charged for Incompetency.

SAN BERNARDINO, June 3.-Twen-
ty-four German and Austrian boiler
makers, who were brought here by the
Santa Fe railway to work In the shops
in the places of the strikers, and who
were discharged when found incom-
petent, left to-day for Los Angeles,
vowing that they would lay their cases
before the Consuls of their respective
nations in order to get the difference
in wages between what was paid them
and what they declare is due them
from the company The men were
brought here from New York and
Pennsylvania and set to work in the
stockade, but had to be discharged in
a few days. They claim that the COM
pany was to have paid them thirty
eight cents an hour and that some of
them got no more than twenty cents.
They further claim that some of them
were hired to work near Chicago and
others near Kansas City, but that once
aboard the cars guards were placed
over them and they were forcibly de-
tained until they arrived at the local
stockade. They engaged an attorney
to sue the company, but local mer-
chants visited the company offices with
them with the result .tnat the men
We're rendered pay according to the
value Of their services, which they
gladly accepted, although they gave no
receipts. Some who expected top
wages as first-class mechanics were
suspender makers and cloak makers.
When their incapacity was discovered,
they were made to pile lumber and do
other menial work.
1t was pointed out to, them that a
suit would cost more. than they could
afford, while they would have to re-
main here as witnesses during an in
definite length of time, whereupon they
left the city vowing to place the mat
ter in the hands of the Consuls.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
MINERS TALK
OF ALLIANCE
Convention VIII Ask Prin-
cipal Labor Allies to Join
the Western Federation
DEBATE ON TRANSFERS
Powerful Opposition Made to
Present System, but Two
Thirds Vote Is Lacking

DENVER, Colo, June 3.-The morn
ing session Of the convention Of the
Western Federation of Miners was
taken uD in the discussion OF the re-
port and recommendations Of the COM
mittee on afiIiation with other labor
organizations. The report was adopted
1t provides that the executive boards
Of the American Federation Of Labor
and the American Labor Union be
asked to join with the Western Fedora
tiOn of Miners in a conference anal
gamation. and that all national and
international labor organizations be in
vited to send representatives to the
conference. The call for this confer
ence will be issued by the executive
board Of the Western Federation OF
Miners ''at an oppOrtune time"
The abolition of the transfer card was
brought up for consideration at the
afternoon session, and a heated debate
Of nearly two hours ensued. The cham
pions of the present system were united
in their opposition to any radical
change, and the delegates who held the
opposition were animated by a fervOr
none the less genuine in their contention
that the method now in vogue be re-
voked A vote was at length taken. and
though a majority Of the delegates put
themselves on record against the. trans
fer card, the constitutional two-thirds
was lacking. The old system wiz there
fore be maintained.
Reference to the Colorado strike sit
uation was again made this afternoon,
but the convention postponed any ac-
tion until after the report Of the COM
mittee from Cripple Creek, who were
appointed to visit that district and re-
port conditions as they found them.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
SAYS BROTHER
WITHHELD WILL
Interesting Testimony Is
Given by a Witness in
the Court at Redding
ACCUSATION is MADE
Judge Decides That DOcu-
ment Was Left by Moth
er, but Not to Son

REDDING, June 3.-Mrs. Anna Lit
trell died three years ago leaving a
$4,000 estate, and John ]. Littrell,
son, was appointed administrators on
the showing being made that there was
no will. He and a brother, Francis j..
Iittrell, bought out the interests OF
three other children in the estate, as
all had shared alike in the distribution.
All went we'll until recently when Mrs.
Anna Bidwell, a sister of the two men,
alleged in court that there was will
and had John ]. LittreI cited TO ap-
pear and produce the instrument. The
hearing came up to-day and Francis
Lsttrell, who recently fell out with his
brother John, took the stand and testi-
fled that two days after their mother
death he and John went over her
papers and found will, by the terms
of which John was bequeathed but s..
John took the Will, he testified, and
he, the witness, had never seen it
since. For interests of his own. the
natufe of which he did not confide to
the court, the witness kept the exist
ence of the will a secret, but said that
his conscience has been bOthering him
and he wanted TO make a clean breast
of the entire affair, even if he had to
go to State prison for it.
John Littrell testified that Mrs. John
Littrell his wife, was with Francis and
he when they went over their mothers
papers and that no will was found.
Mrs. John Littrell corroborated the
testimony of her husband.
Judge Head found at the conclusion
of the hearing that Mrs. Anna Littrell
had left a will, but that it is not in
possession of John Littrell, which
means that if the heirs who are anxious
to have the will produced can show
the contents of the instrument they
may go ahead with the probating Of
the document.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Fourteen Letter Carriers Are Added
to the Service in San Fran
cisco-ArmY Orders.

cISCO--&tfilly OfuefS.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Postmast-
ers commissioned: Wade j. Williams,
Jamison, California.
New office-Winefred Wright, Ingol,
Shasta County, California.
Changes, fourth class postoffices, CAL
ifornia-Chino, San Bernardino County,
Morton E. Simmons, vice Nelson
Sloppy, dead; Reward, lingo County.
Anthony NJ. Bonner, vice Henry c..
Steele. resigned; Thermafito, Butte
County, Catherine Marchinton, vice
Sarah j. Lascomb, resigned.
Postoffice salaries readjusted -
Oregon-Klamath Falls, advanced to
$1,000; Junction City, to $11oO: Wasco,
reduced to $11O0. Washington-Spo-
kane. advanced to sS5OO; Tacoma. ad-
vanced to $4,000.
Fourteen letter carriers are author
lied for San Francisco on July 1.
The following postoffic-s VIII become
domestic money order offices on
July /:
California-Bernard, Burlingame, De-
lavan and Hermosa Beach.
Oregon-Blue River and Cleveland.
Washington Austin, Cloverland
clyde. Darlington, Doty, Spokane Ridge
and Woodinville.
Henry ]. Neper and Fred B. Robin
son of San Francisco and John N.
Thornton appointed as railroad mail
clerks.
James Stout and Baxter d. Barnes,
both of Sonoma, are appointed as for
est rangers.
The following named enlisted men,
now in this city, having performed
duties assigned them on special orders,
Department of California, May %, will
be sent to their proper stations: Ser
geant Major Harry b. Smith, senior
grade. artillery corps, Fort Baker, Cal
ifornia. with permission of delay for
two days en- route; sergeant, first
class, Samuel P. Leopold, Hospital
Corps, Army General Hospital. Pre-
sidio, with permission to delay two
months and twenty days en- route;
private, class, Clark c. Ricketts,.
Hospital Corps, Army General Hospi-
tai, Presidio, with permission to delay
thirty days en- route; privates, first
class, Henry H. Forsythe and Everett
E. Crane, Hospital Corps, Army Gen
eral Hospital, Presidio, with permission
to delay twenty days en- route; private,
first-class, Frank Fenton. Hospital
Corps, Presidio, with permission to de-
lay one month en- route.
The leave of absence on surgeon S
certificate of disability granted Colonel
Henry Wygant, Twenty second infan-
try, in special orders No. 80, April %.
Department of California, is extended
three months on surgeons certificate
of disability.
Contract Surgeon Victor E. Watkins,
United States army, now at Fort
Miley, California, will proceed to Fort
Apache, AriZ., and report for duty
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
KUROPATKIN ROUSED.
Russian General Awake to Fact That
japanese Are Strategists.

JaDancSe are StTdUS'SlSlS.
NEWCHWANG, June 3, morning.
Every effort on the part of the Rus
slams to communicate with the south
ern part of the Liaotung Peninsula has
resulted in failure. The japanese are
in control of all avenues of communica-
ton and they allow no messages to
pass. With the exception of the au-
thorities, the Russians in Newchwang
are daily growing more depressed at
the outlook. One officer of high rank,
who has arrived here from Mukden
spoke as follows concerning General
Kuropatkin.
He is awaking to the fact that the
Japanese are worthy of praise said
this officer He declares that their
recent operations prove them to be
among the greatest strategists in the
world, and to this must be added great
daring, capacity for work and ability
to stand punishment. The general did
not believe this before, but now it has
been demonstrated.
The mills at Harbin are being worked
day and night in grinding Manchurian
wheat, and their daily output is esti-
mated conservatively at 10000 pounds
of -four The Russian authorities are
encouraging the farmers to plant
larger crops than ever before. They
are not depending on the trans Siberian
Railroad for the transportation of sup
plies.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
SURVIVOR OF CHICO
DUEL is EXONERATED

CHICO. June 3-The Coroner's jury
{, He'd to investigate the death of Wade
Hampton, who was disemboweled here
Yesterday by Fred NJ. Morris in the
course of a fight with knives, exoner-
ated Morris, the testimony showinS
ccncIusively that Hampton was the ag-
e essor and that Morris was pursued
by him for several blocks. Morris was
released from custody.
The identity of Hampton has not
been established. but the police believe
he had a criminal record.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
RUSSIA PREPARES MORE WARSHIPS
FOR BATTLES IN ORIENT WATERS
Sound as of Battle Heard
in Neighborhood of Port.
Arthur.
Additional Thousands of Jap
anese Reported to Have
Made a Landing.

LIAOYANG, June 3.-There are per-
sistent rumors that another battle is in
progress near PofG Arthur. Continuous
cannonading has been heard from the
South. An additional force of $4,000
Japanese is reported to have landed at
Takushan.
General Kuroki's outposts now hold
the line at Liaopudeza, Seliendjan and
Chanlidzy. The Japanese forces dis
embarking at Takushan have reached
ulaossa. A division of the guards
forms the connecting link between
Ulaossa and Fengwangcheng.
The Japanese. landings at Pitzewo,
Liaotung Peninsula, continue. The Chi
nese are again willing to accept Rus
sian paper roubles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
LOS ANGELES SUICIDE
IDENTIFIED BY BROTHER
Brooding Over Domestic Troubles
Prompts Z. ID. Sheets, an Eastern
Salesman. to Commit Deed.


LOS ANGELES. June 3.-The man
who committed suicide at the Arcade
Hotel in this city last Wednesday by
inhaling Illuminating gas has been
identified as E. D. Sheets, who for the
past twenty years had been in the
employ of the Snyder-Trunkamp Com
pany, manufacturers of Cleveland,
Ohio. He was identified through his
brother, Colonel b. f. Sheets, of Ore
gon, ILL.,, lay delegate to the Method
list General Conference just adjourned
here. Colonel Sheets, who was on his
way to the Yosemite, read the pub
lished reports of the suicide, together
with the description, and at once rec
ognized the suicide as his brother. A
telephone message from Colonel Sheets
at Santa Barbara this afternoon
stated that he would come here and
take charge of the body. Sheets came
to Los Angeles from Cleveland several
days ago and met his brother, but gave
no intimation that he contemplated
suicide. Domestic trouble is said to
have been the cause.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
STREAM POURS
THROUGH GAP IN LEVEE

SACRAMENTO, June 3.-The break
in the levee at the Edwards place, a
short distance south of this city, is not
yet closed, but the contractors hope to
close it next week. The crevasse is
still fifty feet wide and twenty feet
deep and a roaring stream is pouring
through the gap. The river rose eight
cen inches at the break to-day on ac-
count of the north wind driving the
water down stream. This was a severe
test on the piles. but they stood well.
Cne cable was snapped by the force os
the current but two larger cables were
Immediately bent on and the work
proceeded with. There are three barge
loads of rock ready to be dropped into
the crevasse and two more are ex
pected tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
BROTHERHOOD ENGINEERS
RESUME WORK OF SESSION
Pass Resolution Thanking the Mem
bers Who Saved "A. E. Montague
From Being Drowned.

LOS ANGELES, June 3.-The bien-
NAL convention of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers to-day elected
H Z. Wills of Clinton, Iowa, third
assistant grand chief engineer. c. H.
SaImons of Cleveland, Ohio, was
unanimously reelected to the position
Of second assistant engineer. The lat
ter Office carries with it the editorship
of the official organ of the brother
hood.
A resolution was passed thanking
the members who assisted in saving
,the life of Engineer A. e. Montague
of Albany, n. Y, who narrowly
escaped drowning in the surf at Playa
del Rey Beach yesterday. Those named
in the resolution were: S. A. Stricklett,
Columbus, Ohio; ]. II. Buckley, Hart
ford, Conn; j. E. Robe, Columbus,
Ohio, and w. E. Futch, Cleveland,
Ohio.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
ELOPES ON THE EVE
OF mER GRADUATION
Parents Home in EScondido to
Wed a Liveryman.

Wed a L1Veryman.
SAN DIEGO, June 3. - Miss Edna
Adrian Dennely, the 17-year-old
daughter of G.. w. Dennely, a prom
inent real estate dealer of Escondido,
this county, eloped with John F. Alum
baugh, aged q years. this morning,
and the latter is now in the custody Of
officers on the charge of abduction.
Alumbaugh obtained the marriage
license in this city and gave the girls
age as is years. but her mother says
she is only II. She was to have gradu-
ated from the Escondido High School
this evening. Yesterday morning she
drove with her mother to the Escondido
Postoffice and while Mrs. Dennely was
absent, Alumbaugh, who lives at Ocean
Side and who was formerly a livery
man, drove up and took Miss Dennely
in his buggy around to the home Of a
clergyman, where they were married.
They then set out for Ocean Side. The
mother learned of the wedding after
missing her daughter and swore out
a complaint against Alumbaugh
charging him with abduction. He was
arrested at Ocean Side.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
MILLIONAIRE FORCIBLY
SECURES HIS CHILDREN
Philanthropist Phipps Takes His Two
Daughters From Their Mothers
New York Home.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Lawrence
Cowle Phipps, the Pittsburg million
aire and philanthropist, caused his two
young daughters to be secretly taken
by force from the rooms of their moth
er in the Hotel Netherland early to-
day and fed with them back to his
home. Mrs. Phipps as soon as she
learned the children had been removed
pursued the husband and children to
the Pennsylvania Railroad station at
Jersey City, where she boarded the
train in which they were seated. Her
attorney demanded the police to arrest
the husband as a kidnaper, but they
refused to have anything to do with
what they termed "a family disagree
ment," and Mr.. Phipps and his children
were permitted to continue the journey
to Pittsburg
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
WANT SIX MILLIONS
FROM STRATTON ESTATE

ST. LOUIS, June "a suit against
the estate of Winfield Scott Stratton,
the late Colorado multi-rlillionaire,
was brought in the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals from the United
States Court at Denver to-day The
olse is one in which Stratton's Inde-
pendence Limited Company seeks to
recover $4,000, 900 from the Stratton
estate. The company alleges that ii
paid Stratton $10,OO00O0 lor a mine
which proved to be worth only $4,000.
000. The decision at Denver was In
favor of the estate and the appeal is
brought to St Louis.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
FORTUNATE LADS WHO
WILL ENTER WEST POINT

WASHINGTON, June S.-The cadets
designated. to enter the West Point
Military Academy this month were an
nounced at the War Department to-
day Among them are the follow
ing:
California-Robert. S. A. Dougherty,
George S. Patten, j. Edward A. Everts
and Earl ]. Atkisson.
At Iarge-Henry f. Ayers, Charles H.
BonesteeI, Simon d. Buckner. Philip
Gordon, Charles L. O'Hall West c.
Jacobs Herman Kobbe, John c. F.
Tillson Jr., William H. Sage Jr., Rod
ney H. Smith and Robert H. Fletcher.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
APPROVES ALLOTMENT
FOR BARRACKS FUNDS
Secretary Taft Favors Action Set
ting Apart Sums for Various
Army Quarters

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Secretary
Taft to-day approved the allotments
made by the quartermaster of the
funds for barracks and quarters at
various army posts and forts to be ex-
pended during the fiscal year begin
ming July !.
The following amounts were allotted
10 forts on the Pacific Coast: Fort
Worden. Wash. $3.50. 100; Fort Casey,
Wash. $4,000: Fort Benicia, Cal,
$227,150; Fort Rosecrans, Cal, $4,000.
The following amounts were allotted
10 Western posts: Enlarged posts in
Alaska, $15O,O0O; Fort Honolulu. Ha-
waiian Islands. S173.75O; Fort Mason,
Cal, $4,000; Whipple Barracks, Ariz.,
s1S7,5o0; Fort Yellowstone, Wyo.,
$500.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS
CONVENE IN BERLIN
Efforts VIII Be Made to Organize an
international League in For
cion Cities

BERLIN. June 3. - The Inter
national Woman Suffrage Conference
called by the International Woman
Suffrage Committee. with headquar-
ters in the United States, met here to-
day for the purpose of organizing an
International league for the promotion
of woman suffrage. Delegates were
present from Great Britain, France,
German, Holland, Sweden, Austria
Hungary, Switzerland, Denmark and
New Zealand. Miss Susan B. Anthony
accepted the presidency of the league.
but announced that she would leave
the actual work of presiding to Mrs.
Gait of Wyoming.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
Kuropatkin's Chief of Staff
Transmits Report on Kin
chou Battle.
Thirty Officers and Seven
Hundred Men Lost in
Cars Forces.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 3.-Lieu-
tenant General zilinsky, chief Of staff
to General Kuropatkin, transmits to
the Minister of War, under date Of
June 2, report Of General Stoessel.
dated Port Arthur. May 26, as fol-
lows:
after a fierce battle, lasting two
days, I ordered our positions at Kin
chou to be evacuated in the evening,
for we had opposed to US at least three
divisions with 120 guns.
The enemy's fire, particularly that
from four gunboats and six torpedo
boats, annihilated our batteries, mount
ed at Kinchou. The Fifth Regiment,
which was posted on this spot, stood
its ground heroically. The fire of this
regiment, as we'll as that of our bat
teries and the gunboat Bobr, off Khou-
noucza, inflicted enormous losses on the
Japanese
Our losses amounted to thirty off,
GERS and 700 men killed or wounded
We blew up or damaged all our guns
which the Japanese had not'put out of
action.
~ II WOuld nave Oeen HleAPeuiOHS SOA
tainly to bring up siege artillery DUR
ing the fierce fighting.
The battle on May 26 began at a.
m. and lasted until p. m, when l or
dered the position evacuated gradually.
The explosion of a number OF our
mines and fougades was rendered inn
possible by the japanese, who turned
our position Immediately. The Japan
ese advanced through water UP to their
waists under the protection of the
ships.
''The spirit of our troops is excel
lent"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
NEWS OF PORT ARTHUR.
Chinese Says There Are Forty Thou
sand Men in the Garrison.

CHEFU, June A Chinese passen-
ger on a junk which arrived here from
Dalny states that he was at Port Ar
thur recently and that the Russian
force there, inclusive of sailors, num-
bers 10000 men only. The four larger
vessels of the Russian fleet are undam-
aged, but all the others are in the
hands of the repairers. The japanese
have restored order at Dalny and Ia
lienwan and have driven out the ban
dts Dalny, according to the passen-
gers story was not badly damaged by
fire. Only the old town was destroyed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
Charges Bring About Resignation,

SAN JOSE. June 3.-The charges of
neglect and incOmpetency against W.
p. Squire, secretary Of the Police and
Fire Commission. have been dismissed.
and the resignation Of that official ac-
cepted. The commission heard the evil
dence, ard then agreed to drop the
charges if Squire would resign. E.
Griffith was elected as secretary. Squire
had held the Office for two years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
WIFE OF PRINCE DAVID
FAILS TO MAKE OUT CASE
Judge Rhodes Decides Against Her
and Her Sisters in Suit Brought
Against Their Mother.

SAN JOSE, June 3.-The suit brought
by Alice Campbell-KawanakOa wife
of Prince David, and Muriel and Mary
Campbell against their mother, Abigail
K Campbell Parker, and the other
trustees of the will of the late James
Campbell, the millionaire Hawaiian
planter, who died in Honolulu in April,
1900. to set aside the sale of the Hotel
st. James property in this city on the
ground Of fraud and conspiracy, was
decided in favor of the defendants by
Judge Rhodes to-day, who held that
the complaint failed TO state cause of
action The decree distributing to the
trustees the proceeds of the sale, $1S2,-
572, is sustained.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
RELIEF is ABANDONED.
Russians May Not Send Army to Aid
of Port Arthur.

PARIS, June 3.-A dispatch to the
Temps from st. Petersburg says:
1t appears that the Russian relief
column of 10000 men, modified for the
succor of Port Arthur, has abandoned
its project owing to the fall of Kin
chou and the landing or Japanese re-
Inducements.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
Assessor Is Accused Of EmbezzIement

VICTORIA, B. c., June at. B.
Hall, Provincial Assessor, with super
vision over the Victoria district. was
arrested to-day and charged with the
embezzlement of more than $4,000
from the funds of his department
Hall is one of the best known men in
the province, having come here fif-
teen years ago. He is very prominent
in commercial circles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
CASUALTIES OF JAPANESE.
More Than Four Thousand Men Fall
at NanShan HILL

TOXIC, June 8, $3.50 p. m.-The total
of the Japanese casualties at the battle
of Nanshan Hill, on May 26, is 43O4.
They are divided as follows: Thirty
one officers, including one major and
five sergeant majors, and 713 nom
commissioned officers and men killed;
100 officers, including one colonel one
major and twelve sergeant majors, and
3460 non-c commissioned officers and men
wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
Denver Chief of Police Elected.

DENVER, June 3.-The Fire and
Police Board appointed yesterday by
Mayor Speer to-day elected Police
Captain Michael NJ. Delaney Chief Of
Police to succeed Hamilton Arm
strong. who was elected Sheriff at the
late city election.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
ADVERTISEMENTS
No Appetite

Means loss Of vitality, vigor
or tone, and is often a pre-
cursor of prostrating sick
ness. This is why it. is
serious. The best thing
you can do is to take the
great Alternative and tonic
Hoods Sdrsapdrilla
which has cured thousands.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
NEW TREATY WITH RUSSIA.
United States to Be Benefited by
Privileges in Court.

United States to Be Benefited by
Privileges in Court.
ST. PETERSBURG, June at is
authoritatively stated that no nego-
tiations have yet been. begun looking
TO a new commercial treaty between
Russia and Great Britain.
The negotiations for treaty to al
low firms in the United States to sue
in the courts of Russia and the United
States respectively have been com
pleted and the treaty probably will be
signed by Foreign Minister Lamsdorff
and ambassador Mccormick in few
days. Under the existing Russian law
United States corporations can be
sued, but cannot sue in the courts of
the empire.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
Denies He Danced on Streets.

Charles Stagnaro, who is affiliated
with the San Francisco Labor Coun-
ell. denies that is the Charles Stagnaro
that was arrested a few nights ago for
dancing with a girl on the public
streets.