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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
Five Thousand Men
Fall in Two Hour
Fight for Forts
TORPEDO BOAT
DESTROYER SUNK
Russians Fire Upon
One of Own YES
sels by. Mistake

TOXIC. Dec 1, 10 a m--The impe-
rial army headquarters announces that
the japanese troops besieging Port Ar
thur are. in possession of 203-Dfeter
Hill. The following dispatch has been
given out:
The army commenced a bernhard
ment against 2OS-N1eter Hill at dawn on
November 80 and made several charges
before 4 o'clock in the afternoon Owing
to the enemy's stubborn resistance the
charges failed. At 5 O'Clock in the aft
ernoon our force adVancsd against the
southeastern portion of the hill made
a fierce charge and reached within
thirty meters Of the summit At
o'clock, with reinfOrcements. we charged
to the top, which was occupied by our
force Against the northeastern part OF
the hill we also charged. and at
O'Clock the entire fort on the summit
fell into our hands. The Russians Left
heaps Of dead bodies on the eastern
side of the hill, but we have had no
time to investigate further
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov S0.-The
Russian Consul at Chefu telegraphs
that the Japanese captured two forts
in the storning operations against Port
Arthur on November %, but the news
is not confirmed from any other quar-
ters- The Consul says the Japanese
losses were enormous and that 5000
men were sacrificed in two hours
The St Petersburg authorities have
decided to grant $4,000 TO the defenders
Of Port Arthur and their families and
aDpeaI to the whole Russian empire to
raise funds for the same purpose.
It is rumored that Russia will call
the attention Of the foreign powers to
the refusal of the Japanese to allow
vessels with medicine and comforts for
the sick and wounded to enter Port
Arthur.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Morning
POSTS correspondent at Shanghai tele-
graphs:
1T is rumored that Russian tor
pedo- boat destroyer. returning TO Vlad-
ivostok from a scouting expedition,
was sunk by the guns Of the Russian
forts, in error.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Chefu. cabling under date of NO
vember so, says that the japanese be-
gan a further heavy bOmbardment Of
Port Arthur at IL o'clock on Tuesday
night
CHEFU, Nov. sO.-Chinese who left
Port DaIny on November % arrived
here to-day. They say the fighting at
Port Arthur continues. They heard
firing on November %. while at sea.
The Chinese assisted in carrying the
Japanese wounded from the trains to
the hospitals and personally counted
1000 The japanese, they add. seemed
depressed
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
"FOOL. .KILLER"
DOES ITS WORK
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-Peter Nissen is
believed to have been either smothered
or frozen to death in his rolling balloon
Fool Killer" in which he started for a
trip across the lake yesterday.
The opinion that Nissen was lost be-
came general this afternoon when it
was found that after twenty four hours
there was still absolutely no word from
the inventor, who some years ago shot
the whirlpool rapids of Niagara Falls
in a barrel He has not been sighted by
any vessel.
The possibility of .Nissen's smothering
to death was considered more definitely
when it was learned that his only sup
ply of air was that pumped into the
Fool Killer before the craft, was
launched. 1t was said by .Nissen's
brothers, however, that the navigator
had computed his air and figured that
it would last him great number of
hours.
At the Weather Bureau 1T was said
that even If Nissen reached the shore
he would suffer from the cold, as there
was a snowstorm blowing near the
Michigan shore, and as his boat had no
means of heating and permitted of no
air entering the navigator would suf-
fer severely. =.
The wind toward midnight increased
from twenty-five miles an hour to a
sixty -mile rate.
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payments on account of the Provident.
He made remittances correctly and
promptly until two or three months
ago, when his monthly totals began
to drop and his statement showed
more or less individual accounts
marked, Unpaid; carry over" mean
ing that these clients of the associa-
ton were delinquent, but would pay
up later.
Now it has been ascertained that in
reality the missing amounts had been
collected by Sroufe and used by him in
gambling.
1t is not known what procedure
Sroufe followed in his peculations from
the Tucson bank. His total shortage in
account with the Provident was be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 when discovered.
When the true state Of affairs was
suspected Secretary Wadleigh and
Field Manager Stevens left hurriedly
for Bisbee. That was a week or more
ago. There they obtained, il is uhder-
stood, Sroufe's full confession. To save
the young man from criminal prosecu-
ton, lodges to which Sroufe belonged
in Bisbee raised enough to fully reim-
burse the Provident Building and Loan
Association. 1t is stated that a. similar
settlement has been made with the
Arizona Trust and Savings Bank.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
NAN OF NINETY
STEALS A Wife
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MARION, Ind, Nov. 30.-Mrs. Kate
Christian, S7.years of age, has eloped
with Archie Price, 80 years old. Elisha
Christian. the deserted husband, re-
ported the affair TO the police and
wants his wife and her lover arrested.
Christian said he learned through
friends that his wife was having
clandestine' meetings with Price. but
he was unable to see them together.
He said he discovered that they were
using hole In a hollow tree near his
home as a postofflce to exchange let
ters. Christian was unable to get the
letters and placed: steel trap in the
hole for the purpose of trapping the
man who was attempting to break UP
his home.
To-day he visited the. trap and in
it. found note from his wife, who
said she had not been caught, but had
decided to elope with Price and would
never return.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
ELECTRICITY.
v Ill move
The TRAINS
Northern Roads to
). Do Away With
Steam,
Special Dispatch to The Call

CHICAGO Nov. 30.-Many railroads
are: planning to use electric instead Of
steam power for their light suburban
trains, but the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific want TO substitute
electric motors for their heaviest
freight engines
An expert from one OF the largest
electric manufacturing concerns has
spent several weeks investigating the
question of electric traction on the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads in the. Rocky Mountains. He re-
ports that the water power in the Cas-
cades lis sufficient to supply electricity
for motors to take the place of steam
engines on the mountain divisions and
that the cost OF electric power will be
MUCH less than the cost Of the coal
used in the locomotives.
The coal consumption of both roads
through the mountains Is very heavy.
The Northern Pacific is fortunate in
having its own coal fields on both sides
of the Cascade range. It's coal costs
the company 81 35 a ton. The North
ern Pacific has shipped great deal Of
it's. coal to San Francisco for the
Southern Pacific. but this market has
been curtailed by the Introduction of
oil-burning engines on the Southern
Pacific
The Great Northern is not so fortu-
nate in it's coal supply in the noun
tains. 1t buys a great deal OF coal
from the Northern Pacific and uses
about 95( 600 TONS Of coal from The mi
nois mines annually. This coal costs
considerably more than that brought
through the lakes but it supplies
nofthbound tonnage for the Burlington.
Last year the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern roads used more than
100000 tons Of coal, and the average
cost was. in excess of 81 a ton. This
expense would be greatly reduced If
the trains could be moved by electric
ity. produced by mountain waterfalls.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
EX-MORMON
CHURCHMEN
TO TESTIFY
Promised ReVela-
tiOnS in SQOOt
Inquiry.
Secrets Of the Endowment
House Ceremony to Be
Revealed.
Robes Will Be Exhibited and Scenes
Of the Service Faithfully
Reproduced.
Special Dispatch to The can.

CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON,
WASHINGTON Nov. 30.-All of the Sc
crets of the Mormon endowment house
ceremony are to be revealed when the
hearing in the case of Senator Reed
Smoot is resumed by the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections a
week from next Monday. The opposi-
tion to Senator Smoot will attempt to
show in these revelations that the Nor
mon people in this eceremony renounce
allegiance TO the United States. In ad-
5ition the robes of the ceremony will be
exhibited to the committee, and as far
as possible there will be reproduction
Of the scenes in the endowment-house
One form of oath taken is said to be
this:
Il will avenge the blood of prophets
who are killed. in the nation and will
teach this to the remotest generation" !"
During the previous hearings all of
the Mormon witnesses, including the
apostles, refused to reveal the endow-
ment-house secrets, insisting that they
were bound by secret oath. They were
not pressed further, but were simply
requested to state whether or not there
had been any change in the oath and
ceremony since the foundation of the
church.. They said there had not.
Now the opposition will produce wit
nesses who have been Mormons, but
who have renounced the church. Three
of these witnesses have been found who
have been through the endowment,
one as late as. 1898, and they will reveal
all Of the secrets. Special stress will be
laid at the coming hearings on the po-
litical power of the church, and SEN
ator Dubois of Idaho has been very
active in producing testimony in this
line
"The. result of the recent national
election" said Senator Dubois tonight
goes to prove the participation of the
Mormon church in. political affairs.
Should such power remain unchecked
it is altogether probable that some time
the Mormon church could turn the bal
ance in a Presidential contest
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01

tion to regard them more calmly. We
Germans were most taxed by the great
ness Of the steel trust. What shape did
matters take with that concern? In
order to. effect an organization it was
compelled to resort to crazy overcapl-
talization."
Minister Moeller; continuing; said the
iron works had been. capitalized to
double, to three-fold and finally to ten
fold their actual value and that the
company was no longer master of the
competitive situation IN its own coun-
try. Its management :of. prices caused
new works to be established, which
were better: equipped than the older
ones and were producing greater and
cheaper methods. The steel trusts. he
continued, controlled only 45 per cent
of the countrys production, against 20
or. so per cent at the start
Against such perilous experiments, -
the Minister concluded, may Germany
be preserved" :.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
SEES DOOM OF A TRUST
German Statesman Ridicules
American Steel Com bine.

BERLIN, Nov. 3o.-In the Prus-
sian Diet the last two days have been
devoted to an animated debate on th>
bill appropriating $1T,5OO,00O to take
over the shares of the Hibernia Coal
Company, which the Dresden Bank
bought on behalf of the Prussian
Government. The bill passed its first
reading and was referred to COM
mittee.
During the. discussion Herr Moeller,
Minister of Commerce and Industry.
dipped into the trust question as it ex-
lists in the United States and warned
Germany against copying the Ameri-
can system. =
For several years" he said, I'VE in
Europe We're under the spell of those
powerful American organizations. We
believed the Americans had discovered
the philosophers stone. After time had
elapsed and we observed what had be-
come of those trusts we were in a posi-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01

NEW YORK. Nov. 3O-There ap-
pears 10 be little doubt tonight that
Mrs Leroy 5. Chadwick has arranged
20 settle the claim Of Herbert B. New
ton Of BrOokIne, Mass, and that the
entire affair VIII be hushed up by the
rich and powerful personages inter
ested
Final details Of the arrangement for
a settlement were agreed upon at a
conference held this afternoon between
Mrs. Chadwick, Edmund w. Powers,
one Of her attorneys, and George Z.
Ryan. representing Newton. Ii is ex-
pected that 10y tomorrow, OF Friday at
least substantial payment VIII have
been made to Newton large enough TO
dispose Of the action he has brought
At the same time Mrs. Chadwick viii
make statement in which she viii
answer in detail the questions which
have been recently raised regarding
herself so her attorneys say, and viii
then return to Cleveland to give her
attention TO strengthening out her diff
culties there.
As an evidence Of the extent OF Mrs.
Chadwick's resources, il was learned
tonight that she has engaged a private
car in which she win make the trip to
Cleveland and. later, TO the South. A
physician has been engaged to accom-
pany her.
CARNEGIE AGAIN DENIES.
Both her own attorney and the New
York representative Of Newton said to-
day that there was no doubt that she
would be able 10 meet all Of her obliga-
M fr1F civ
as to the nature Of her resources.
Regarding this phase OF the case,
Mrs. Chadwick denied that Andrew
Carnegie has had any connection with
her affairs and requested Philip Car
penter. one Of her attorneys. to say for
her that there was no truth in the
statement that Carnegie had given her
a note for $780, .000
Mrs. Chadwick says Carnegie never
has had any connection with her af-
fairs" said Carpenter.
Carnegie added to his statement of
Tuesday that il his name was found
signed TO any note for $500, 900 the sig
nature was not genuine.
This use Of Carnegie's name in con-
nection with Mrs. Chadwick's affair is
only one Of the many mysterious cir
cumstances in the strange case. The
statement regarding the $500. 900 note to
which the name OF Andrew Carnegie
was signed was first given publicity
by George +. Ryall, one Of Newton's at
torneys, who said that his client had
told him that he had seen such a
paper. Ryall said that it was his un-
derstanding that the note in question
was in the possession OF the OberIin
Bank, which was forced TO close it's
doors because Of having made loans TO
Mrs Chadwick amounting TO s24O. 600.
HIDDEN SOURCE OF WEALTH.
As>to the source Of Mrs. Chadwick's
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
BIG SHIPMENT OF BEEF
Cudahy Sending Nearly Six Million
Pounds on Russia's Order

OMAHA. Nov. SO.-One Of the
largest orders for beef ever sent out
OF the country is now being filed BY
the Cudahy Packing Company OF
South Omaha, which last night ship
ped to Portland. Or, the first con-
signment for the Russian Government
Seventeen carloads of beef were
shipped The entire order viii MI
135 cars and will be forwarded as
rapidly as it can be loaded.
The meat is consigned to the Rus
sian Government. II was sold through
brokers. The shipment is packed in
barrels. weighing. when filled. each
about $50 pounds. A car will carry
about 125 barrels, or $4,000 pounds.
The entire train of 135 cars would
contain 5,67O.O00 pounds of meat The
meat would ration an army Of 1OO'-
600 men for six weeks
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
VILLAGE SCHOOLS FAVORED
BY THE MOBILES OF RUSSIA
Fund Subscribed I'm Honor of Birth
of Heir May Be Used for
This Purpose.

MOSCOW, Nov. S0.-A conference
here of the marshals of the nobility,
at which was discussed the most ad-
visable use for the fund subscribed
by the nobility in honor of the birth
of the heir to the throne unanimously
opposed the proposal to devote the
money to found a second naval col
Iege or scholarships in the existing
college; favoring the use of the money
in opening village. schools on the
model of the Des Moulins schools in
France and the -Litz schools in Ger
many. This action is considered sig
nificant.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
FORMER Redlands Man a Bishop.

LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. 3Q.-Rev.
William T. Manning, vicar of ST.
Anne's Church. Trinity parish, New
York City,. and formerly pastor of a
church at Redlands, Cal, was to-day
elected Bishop of the newly organized
Protestant Episcopal diocese Of Har-
risburg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
DIAMOND THEFT REPORTED
Gems Said to Have Been Taken
From Fair Exhibit, but Police
Scout Story.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. -3O.-It is reported
that $4,000 worth of diamonds were
stolen from Mernod & Jaccard's ex-
hibit in the Varied Industries building
at the Worlds Fair at the closing
hour tonight. The police say the re-
port of the robbery is incredible.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
IBSEN DANGEROUSLY
ILL WITH PARALYSIS
Famous Dramatist Reported as Un-
able to Either Speak
Read or Write.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Copenhagen correspondent
says that the illness of Henrik Ibsen
has assumed the form of dangerous
paralysis and that he is unable to
speak, read or write.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01

wealth or how she came to get. into
financial difficulties at this time her
attorneys declined to make any state
ment. On the former point one report
has it that uncle left her a fortune
OF $4,000 about six years ago. This,
her attorneys believe, is the most con-
venient explanation. to be made at
present.
"fdon't believe. from the several con-
ferences I have had with Mrs. Chad
wick, that her total Indebtedness will
exceed $1,000, ,000," said Attorney RyaIl
to-day. This sum includes the claim
for a large amount that Mrs. Chadwick
says is illegal and is in the line of
blackmaiL In several interviews she
has intimated TO me that She is being
blackmailed. although she never men
toned any names. / understand, how
ever, that if this one claim is thrown
out her debts would not amount to
much more than S60O.OOO.
AMOUNT OF THE CLAIMS.
Edward W. Powers of counsel for
Mrs. Chadwick said to-day that many
Of the claims against Mrs Chadwick
would never be recognized in court
Just how many claims there are 1
do not know" said Powers.
win the claims aggregate $1,000
000?" was asked.
Powers paused for a consfdera BILE
time before replying, and then said:
wen, approximately, you can put
1t at that sum. For all 1 know there
may be claims for s., 900, 900 against her,
but all legal claims will be met, as she
is an honest woman"
Has she enough money to meet the
claims Of s1,OOO,OOO
Yes. more than enough" was the
reply.
How about the intimation that
some persons are trying to blackmail
Mrs. Chadwick" was asked.
''As far as / know there is nothing in
the blackmailing line, but there are
some persons who are presenting
claims against Mrs. Chadwick who
have no legal right to do So
Powers said he was not ready to
give OUT a list Of the creditors or to
reveal their names. He said that he
was not in a position to state. whether
any one had indorsed notes for Mrs.
Chadwick
1T was the greatest kind of an out
rage" said Powers, ito intimate that
there was any connection between
Mrs. Chadwick and Mime. de We're, the
ex-convict. Nobody now believes it,"
BANK WILL BE REPAID.
OBERLIN. Ohio. Nov. 30-All Ober-
lin is awaiting tonight. There is a
feeling that something will take place
soon that will change the situation,
either for the better or the worse. as
far as the affairs of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank are concerned. 1t is gen
orally known that President Beckwith
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
Calls Halt ON British shippers.

LONDON, Dec. According to
the Standard the Government has in
stituted a searching inquiry regarding
British vessels coaling the Russian
feet; with a view to preventing any
future breach of neutrality.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
CAPTURE PORT ARTHUR FORT

TOXIC Dec 1.-The Japanese have and now hold Meter Hill
TOXIC, Nov 3oImpea headquarters made the following
tonight "O operating o3Nleter Hill Port Atu
already
of the hill and struggling for the southeastern of the fort
still o'clock tonight
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BANK Will BE REPAID.

Continued on Page 2, Column 8.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
THE WEATHER.

Forecast made at San Francisco for
thirty hours ending midnight Decem-
Der 1:
san Francisco and viclnity-Cloudy
Thursday; possibly light showers al
night. fresh south winds.
A G. McADIE.
District Forecsster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-01
THE rHEATERs.

AI,cAZAR-The Christian"
CAIIFORNIA-.sF Ball"
CENTRAL. The Little Church
Around the Corner.
COLUMBIA-'sHer Own Way
CHUTES-Va1deville
fischer S-Vaudeville.
GRAND-'''rhe Snow Girl
LYRIC HALI-''The Star of Bechle-
ham"
MAJESTIC-'In kizzoura-~ Matinee
to-day
ORPHEUN vazdevfl1s- Matinee
to-day
TIvOLI--Kng Dodn-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-02
STOMACH DOSING WILL NOT CURE
Only Way to Cure Catarrh Is b,
Breathing Hyomei.

Ask any physician If catarrh is a
blood disease and he will tell you that
it is a diseased condition of the mu-
cous membrane and that it cannot be
cured by blood purifiers, pills, tablets,
or other forms of stomach dosing.
The only sensible and scientific way
Of curing catarrh is by the use Of
Hyomei.
Breathed for a few minutes, four
or five times day. through a hard
rubber inhaler that is so small that it
can be carried in the vest pocket, Hy-
onnei will absolutely destroy all ca
tarrhal germs and cure the disease.
Voegeli Bros. Drug Co., corner Hen
nepin and Washington avenue S and
corner Ntcollet avenue and Seventh
street. one of the most reliable firms
in Minneapolis are giving their per-
sonal guarantee with every package
Of Hyomei they sell, that it will eff
feet cure or they will return the
money. They have had scores Of re-
ports Of remarkable cures Of both
acute and chronic cases of catarrh by
Hyomei.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs
$1.00 and comprises an inhaler, a bot
tie Of Hyomei and dropper. The
Inhaler will last a lifetime; and adj
ditional bottles of Hyomei can be OBJ
tanned for soc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-02
GIRLS SCHOOL,
IS UNPROTECTED
NO FIRE SAFEGUARDS IN RED
WING INSTITUTION.
Girls Locked in Their Rooms and
Keys Taken to Another Building
State Labor Commissioners Found
Serious Lack Of Protection in Other
State Institutions, Too.

John O'Donnell, state labor COM
missioner, has presented his report to
Governor Van SAINT on the inspection
Of state institutions he has been con-
Quoting. He. viewed the build
ings with particular attention to sani-
tary conditions, fire protection, plumb
ing and ventilation.
The report discloses serious lack
Of protection against fire in several
institutions, but most strikingly in the
girls dormitory Of the Red Wing
training school. This building has no
inside standpipe for hose connections,
and depends for protection on chemi-
cal fire extinguisher. The nearest hy-
drant is 1000 feet away, and the hose
Is not long enough to reach, besides
being old and unreliable. Telephone
connections are out Of order, and there
are no proper ladders on the grounds
for reaching the upper windows. The
and are locked in. The keys are taken
by family managers who sleep
in another building. Tho there is no
Kitchen in the building, there is gas
and electric wiring, giving chances for
fire.
There is also insufficient fire protec-
ton at the Hastings and Anoka asy-
lums, and there is a shortage Of hose
at st. Peter. The Fergus Falls hos
pital should have an independent
water system, as the city supply would
be inadequate in case of a big fire.
An inside standpipe is needed for the
school for the feeble minded at Fari-
bault.
In the other institutions fire protec-
ton is adequate. The report. however,
criticises the plum bling system at the
state prison, and recommends some
changes to improve sanitary condi-
tons at several institutions
The report also includes statistics
as to the employees of the institutions,
numbering about 1000, most Of whom
are housed on the grounds.