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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
BURN TWO NEGROES At STAKE,
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denied, however, that he had taken an
active part in the murder. Cato an
swered incOherently.
The crowd moved across a field to a
strip of woodland. one man made &
speech recounting the horrors of the
crime. This infamed the mob to a
frenzy.
To a large stump twelve feet high
the men were chained. Then a wagon
load of pine wood was hauled TO the
spot. 1t was piled around the men and
ten gallons of kerosene was thrown
over them.
A photographer was present and the
crowd was cleared back that he might
get several views of the men bound TO
the stake and ready for the burning.
Just as the match was applied to the
pyre one of those in front asked Reed
if he wanted to tell the truth before he
died.
Yes, sir. 1 killed Mr.. and Mrs.
Hodges" he replied.
Who killed the children?" he was
asked.
Handy Bell" came the response as
the flames leaped upward
Further questioning was impossible
in the wild tumult.
REED DIES LIKE A STOIC.
The spectacle was frightful AS the
flames touched Reeds naked oil-soaked
skin, he twisted his head around in an
endeavor to choke himself and avoid
the fearful torture. Only once did he
complain. He said:
Lord. have mercy"
Cato screamed in agony and begged
that he be shot. His heavy suit or
hair which was soaked, was almost
the first thing the flames fastened on,
while the rope became a collar Of fire
around his neck. For only about three
minutes was he visible to the crowd
before the great pile of fagots made
a wall of flame which the wind wrap
ped around his body. hiding it from
view. Before the flames progressed
very far his head sank forward. Ap-
parently the fire had reached his lungs
and killed him.
As soon as it was seen the men were
dead the crowd commenced dispensing
A large number remained behind. how
ever, piling more fuel on until both
bodies were burned to cinder
DEPUTIES AID THE MOB.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. ia special
to the Constitution from Savannah
says:
1T has developed here upon the re-
turn of the troops from Statesboro that
the Deputy Sheriffs were in league
with the lynchers. Thev aided them
in overpowering the soldiers.
Captain Robert H. Hitch, command
ing the troops, was seized by a stall
wart deputy and hurled down the stairs
and out on the lawn, where a crowd
massed about him. His revolver and
sword were taken away from him.
Deputies. it is said. unlocked the door
in which the guard finally stood with
the prisoners. The deputies pointed out
Reed and Cato"
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GERMANY WARNS JAPAN.
Chefu Incident Will Not Be Repeated
in TsingchOu HarbOr.

TSINGCHOU, Aug. ia Japanese
destroyer entered the harbor to-day,
having on board the Japanese admiral
Akadzuki and his staff, who called
upon the Governor of Kiaochou. Gov
ernor Truppel assured the Japanese
admiral that all the Russian ships
were dismantled, that their guns had
been disabled and their ammunition
removed. The admiral then departed
and as the Japanese destroyer left the
harbor she was saluted by the Ger
man warships.
The Germans have informed the
Japanese that they will fire on any
ship entering the harbor at night
without lights. Every precaution is
being taken to guard against a repe-
tition of the Chefu incident. One Ger
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CaIifornians in New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-The follow
ing Californians have registered in
New York: e. j. Hromada at the
Imperial. f. n. Kline at the Gilsey
House, F. G. Lathrop at the Everett
House, F. Mandelbaum at the I'm
perial, G.. E. Middleton at the Ma
varre, A. Baer at the Imperial and T.
e. Ehrensberg at the Gilsey House.
From San Diego-O. O'Brien and
wife at the Murray Hill.
From Los Angeles-W. L. Hall at
the Wellington. Mrs. E. NJ. Bell at the
Imperial, B. A. Kaufman at the Vic
toria and Mrs. n. Neale at the I'm
perial.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
Far Eastern Naval Reverses May
Cause Russia to Hold Back
Baltic Squadron.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 17.-Pub-
lie anxiety regarding the fate of the
ships of Rear Admiral Withoefts
squadron remaining unaccounted for
is still unrelieved. st. Petersburg con-
tlnues to be entirely dependent upon
foreign sources for news, the Russian
authorities claiming to be quite as
much in the dark as the public. The
Admiralty neither confirms nor de-
nies the report that a majority of the
squadron returned to Port Arthur, al
though it does not fail to point out
that only the most desperate situation
after the sea fight could have COM
PEELED the vessels to return for refuge
to that port.
Nothing has been received from
Russian sources regarding the report
from Chefu of sortie of the Port
Arthur warships to-day. The report
may refer to the cruiser Bayan and
the gunboats and torpedo-boat de-
stroyers left in the harbor and one or
two of Admiral Withoefts ships which
were forced to limp back to the port
after the fight of August 10.
The report of the sinking of the
cruiser Rurik is accepted as true in
official circles and the public had been
prepared for a definite announcement
by the publication this afternoon of a
report that she had been grievously
damaged. The authorities, out of con-
sideration for the families of the Of
ficers and sailors, decided to withhold
an official announcement until they
have received an official report upon
the return of the cruisers Rossia and
and Gromoboi to Vladivostok.
The opinion is growing that the
heavy losses sustained by the Port
Arthur fleet may completely alter the
r,1r Da1N 1,@rNw
a division of which is cruising in the
gulf ready to sail.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
FIRE ON SACRAMENTO'S
RIVER FRONT DISASTROUS
Steamboat Is Destroyed and Big
Freight Sheds of Railroad
Have Close Call.


Have Close Call.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. ia fire broke
out in the boiler-room of the freighting
steamer D. f. Knight No. late this
afternoon, and in half an hour the boat
was burned to the waters edge and
sank, while block Of fruit and produce
sheds alongside was consumed. While
the fruit sheds We're burning the yard
engines rushed frantically to and fro
In an effort TO get number of freight
cars out of the path of the flames.
Chief Guthrie loudly protested against
the engines running over and cutting
his lines of hose in two, but he was
satisfied when it was later on explain
ed that the cars were loaded with
enough giant powder and dynamite to
have blown up half of the city. Three
or four empty freight cars were burned
10 the wheels, while the barge Acme,
laden with lumber, became a mass of
fire. The flremen saved IT, however,
from complete destruction. Chief Guth-
rie said tonight that the loss would
probably total 100000.
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supplied with ammunition and provi-
SiOns.
The mining fleet still in the harbor
is capable of effective work in hinder
ing the operations of Vice Admiral
Togo's fleet
There is no sickness in the fortress,
and the losses in the successive fights
are by no means as heavy as repre-
sented in the Japanese reports.
Captain RetZenstein, commander of
the cruiser division of the Port Arthur
squadron. reports to the naval general
staff that the cruiser Askold, owing to
the damage which she sustained in the
naval battle off Port Arthur, was
obliged TO enter the port of Shanghai
on August 49, and that her losses were
one officer killed and three wounded
and ten sailors killed and forty-four
wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
HONESTY OF PHILIPPINE
GUARD GOES UNREWARDED

Does Not Get Even "Thanlx You'
for Restoring Purse Containing
$1,000 to Owner.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16.-To the honesty
of c. B. Cahusac, a Philippine guard
Leslie Lisle Of Belle Center, Ohio, owes
the return Of pocketbook containing
81, ,002.
Lisle was attending the Philippine
exercises and had removed his coat,
placing it on a bench. In the rush of
the crowd for the band stand he
walked away, forgetting his coat. Ca
husac found the coat and took it to the
chief Of guards, who on searching the
garment found $4,000 in bills and $1,000
in checks and notes. Lisle soon called
at the office and described the coat and
contents, and they were restored to
him. He left the office without remem-
bering the guard in any way.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
Japan Losing China's Friendship.

TIENTSIN, Aug. 16.-The reported
violation by japan of the neutrality
of China in the capture Of the Rus
sian torpedo-boat destroyer Ryeshitel-
nj at Chefu has resulted in alternating
to great extent the sympathy of Chi
nese officials for Japan. This applies
even to officials connected with the
pro-Japanese party.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
LOSSES AT PORT ARTHUR.
Garrison Suffers Heavily During a
Three-Day Engagement.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 16.-The
Official Messenger publishes a dis
patch from Liaoyang. which says
news from Port Arthur announces the
Russian casualties there in the at
tacks on the fortress on July 26, 27
and 2S as follows:
Killed-Two officers and 24S men.
WOunded-Thirty officers and 1853
men.
Prisoners-One officer and SO men,
hospital assistants.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
AGED PIONEER
TEACHER DIES
AT BERKELEY
BERKELEY.

BERKELEY, Aug. 1s.-Myron
Emory Morse. one of the oldest school
teachers in the State, died at his home
at 1913 Etna street this morning from
old age. He came to California from
the East forty-six years ago and has
taught in the public schools nearly all
of the time since. He was sc years
old and a native of New York.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
CANADA MAKES COMPLAINT
ABOUT INSULT TO FLAG

OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 16.-The
Canadian Government has lodged a
formal complaint with the British au-
thorities regarding the indignity Of
fered to the flag of the Dominion. by
a British consular officer in a South
American port a few weeks ago. The
flag was torn and trampled on and
the Consul said he knew nothing of
Canadian flag.
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solano Pioneer Is Dead.

SUISUN. Aug. 16.-W w. Fitch,
one Of the early settlers of California,
died here to-day at the age of SO
years. Deceased was a native of New
York and a civil engineer by profess
sion. He was Surveyor of Solano
County from 1865 to 1871.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
BLIND MUSICIAN DIES.
Emilius Pierre TFenchery Passes
Away at the Age of 81.

ALTON, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-Emilius
Pierre Trenchery is dead at his home.
aged 81 years. Trenchery. who was
blind, was half a century ago known
as one of the foremost blind musicians
and educators in America. He was a
schoolmate of Braille, the inventor of
the system of reading by raised letters,
and when he came to America he in
troduced that system.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
Jananese West of MnI1den.

MUKDEN, Aug. 16.-There has
been a steady dOwnpOur of rain for
two days and the roads are becoming
heavy. No Japanese movement has
been reported southeast of this city,
but the Japanese are reported to be
working to the westward of Mukden.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
Russia's Protest Forwarded.

PARIS, Aug. 16.-Russias protest
against the japanese violation of Chi
nese neutrality at Chefu has been
transmitted to the Mikados Govern
ment by the French legation in To-
kio, acting purely as the intermediary
of Russia, which has not made any
to France on the sub
iact
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
FORTY THOUSAND SERVANTS
ARE NEEDED IN GOTHAM
Demand of New York HOusekeepers
for DOmestics Is Greater Than
the Supply.


for DOmestics Is Greater Than
the Supply.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Attaches Of
the Immigrants Free Labor Bureau
here estimate that 10000 domestic
servants are needed in this city and it
is stated that the demands OF house
kt epers seeking help are far in excess
or the supply One Of the officials en-
gagged in securing places for competent
servants said:
Never in the history OF the bureau
has there been so great a demand
This, despite the fact that throughous
the last four years more women have
been coming to this country than
men,"
At the various missions where i'm
migrant girls are cared for the same
story is told. In one instance it is
stated there are fifty applications for
every available servant.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
BattIeship Cesarevitch DismantIed.

TSINGCHOU, Aug. 16.-The Rus
sian battleship Cesarevitch and three
torpedo boat destrOyers, now in the
hands of the local German Govern
ment for repairs, have been disman-
tied.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
Death Calls Former Governor.

BRIDGEFIELD, Conn, Aug. 16.-
George E. Lounsberry, who was Gov
ernor of Connecticut in 1899 and 1900,
died to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
KURoPATKIN's STRENGTH.
Russian Forces Aggregate Nearly Two
Hundred Thousand Men.

TOXIC, Aug. 16.-The Shanhai-
kwan correspondent of the Asahi says
there are $4,000 Russians facing
Kuroki between LiaOyang and Muk-
den, $4,000 at Mukden and $4,000 at
the Hun River, south of Mukden.
The natives. believing that a battle
is imminent. are seeking refuge inside
the great wall of China, travelling
thereto by way of Sinmintin.
There is a small Russian force at
Harbin. 1t has been engaged in for
tifying the hills near the city. The
forts to the eastward have been COM
pIeted.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
The St. Louis Exposition.

If you are going to the Exposition. or
anywhere else, you want a trunk or a
dress suit case. No assortment so great
and no prices so low for good travelling
outfits as our leather goods department
Sanborn, Vail & Co.. 741 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
ORDERED TO LEAVE PORT.
Russian Craft at Shanghai May Have
to Go Out and Fight.

to Go Out and Fight.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-Consui
General Goodnow cabled the State
Department from Shanghai to-day
that the Chinese Taotai had informed
the Russian Consul General at Shang-
hal that the Russian torpedO-boats in
that port must depart at once or dis
arm. The Consul General replied that
the boats were going as soon as they
were repaired. The Japanese Consul
demanded the immediate departure Of
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17

man cruiser remains on guard outside
the harbor. The others are inside.
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Notice 10 Passenpers

Baggage transferred to and from all trains.
steamers. etc. at low rates. One trunk (sin-
gle trip 30 cents; round trip so cents Morton
Special Delivery, 30S Taylor ST., ESQ Market
st.. Oakland Ferry Depot. Phone Exchange 4os
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17

FARMER HURT IN RI5NAWAY.-HAy-
WARDS, Aug 16-H. V. Monsen, So years
old. rancher. was thrown from his buggy
IN runaway while driving home this after
noon, suffering a severe dslocation Of the
shoulder and numerous cuts and bruises DIR
Dean attended Monsen. -
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
ITS GHIRARDELLI'S"
THAT'S SUFFICIENT.
1000 POUNDS.
ONE TON-I-lb. cans.
GHIRARDELLPS
GROUND CHOCOLATE
AND
GHIRARDELLI'S
BREAKFAST COCOA.

A ton OF GHIRARDELLTS
CE L GRATED GROUND
CHOCOLATE and GHIRAR-
DELLFS BREAKFAST COCOA
$4,000 LIB. TINS) will be dis
tributed to want advertisers in
The Sunday Call issue of August
2S, 1904. See want ad announce
ment Wednesday, August "a, for
full particula-'s of this splendid
premium offer.
The Press., 1904-05-18
CHINESE PROVERBS.

A vain woman is to be feared, for she will sacrifice all for her pride
 A woman without children has not yet the most precious of her jewels.
 A naughty woman stumbles, for she cannot see what may be in her way.
 A woman desirous of being seen by men is not trustworthy. Fear her glance.
 Respect always a silent woman Great is the wisdom of the woman that holdeth her tongue.
 Trust not the woman that thinketh more of herself than another. Mercy will not dwell in her heart.
 A mother not spoken well of by her children is an enemy of the state. She should not live within the kingdoms s wall.
 A woman that respects herself is more beautiful than a single star; more beautiful than many stars at night.
The Press., 1904-05-18
NEW MUSIC FOR WORLDS FAIR
Three Compositions by Famous People.
 Band Tournament.

Three Compositions by Famous People.
 Band Tournament.
 Musical people and all who appreci- ate good music may thank the Worlds Fair for three notable compositions. written upon the invitation of the Ex- position management. These are the Hymn of the Vest" by the most distinguished living American poet, Edmund Clarence Stedman, the music for which was written by Professor John k. Paine. who is at the head of the music department of Harvard uni versity: Louisiana" march by Frank Vanderstuken. leader of the Cincinnati Orchestra; waltz. "Along the Plaza" by Henry K. Hadley of New York. who has won his laurels long before this as writer of operatic and other musical compositions. This music will be heard publicly for the first time upon the opening of the Ex- position on Saturday. April 30. and ire quently thereafter in the musical pro- grammes of the greatest of worlds fairs These are the only official com positions.
 Thirty thousand dollars will be given in prizes for the best bands at tour nament to be held during the Exposi- tion. All through the Worlds Fair the musical feature will be prominent. The most famous bands of the world are under contract to participate dur ing considerable periods. Among these are Le Garde Republicaine band of France. the Royal Grenadier band of England, the American National band, Sousa's band and others.
The Press., 1904-05-18

A natural curiosity c.ti;tdrrI on the coast of Africa on May ,, lS.i4. by SignOr Cavuna and exhibited in ;li the great cities of Europe during the years 1859, 1860. 1861 and 1862, where it was advertised as the talking fish," Was in reality q species of the African seal, we'll known to naturalists on account of it's wonderful powers of mimicry. This particular animal was about twelve feet ill length and weighed something over 800 pounds. It had q fine, doglike head and large, beautiful black eyes, which seemed to sparkle with intelligence whenever the crea- ture was spoken to by any one. It was very docile and when told to dance would roll over and over in it's bath tub, with first tail and then head above the water, all the time chattering as though enjoying the sport as much as the spectators did. It soon learned many odd tricks and. it is claimed, learned to articulate at least three words very plainly - viz. mammal" papa" and 'JOhn." the last being its keepers name. When told to pray it would clasp its tiippers in the attitude of supplication and put on q sanctimO- nious look
The Press., 1904-05-18
Whimsical Criminals

In the New Zealand Medical Journal appears this story: On walking to the scaffOld in solemn procession a crimi- nal once called to the governor of the prison, Just oblige me, guv'nor, by telling me the day O the week." "Mon- day." answered the surprised governor. 'MOnday!' answered the prisoner in disgusted tones. "Well, this 'ere's fine way of beginning a week, ain't it?" And he marched on with dissatisfac- tion imprinted on every line of his face.
 On another occasion an officious hangman whispered as he placed the white cap on his victims head, eff there's anything you'd like to ask me I'll be pleased to answer" The victim craned his neck forward and said in an equally low but very much more anxious voice, You might tell me, is is this scaffold safqS"
The Press., 1904-05-18
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items of local interest taken from the coluIlns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.l
M ay 2i, 1874.

Two new secret societies-Temple of Honor and Sovereigns of Indusir, are being organized in this village
 The sidewalk in front of ths Foster estate's property is being laid in con- crete by parties from New Hampshire.
 The hour for Sunday evening ser vices at the Congregational church is changed to 6 o'clock.
 Large Eggs. Sanford Holmes sends us three eggs, all laid by the same hen, the largest one measuring 62xS inches around, and all three weighing eleven ounces. Master Wallace Lu- cas sends us the product of diminu- tive bullet of less than years age, which measures 53x7 1-3 inches John Webster of Holland sends us one measuring 64x8, and which when fresh weighed five ounces.
 The gravel now being put upon Main street is taken from Westford avenue, which, by it's removal, is be- ing much improved in grade, at the west end, where there is a sharp rise and fall within a few hundred feet. This grading takes eight feet from the summit of this rise, and the improve ment to property owners, as we'll as to those who travel the road, is so manifest that the former have sub- scribed $11O to help defray the ex- penses.
 Married. In San Francisco, Cal !, May Tint, 1874, by Rev. M. M. Gib- son, George B. Ferguson of San Fran cisco and Maria Louisa, daughter of Henry Thrall of Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1904-05-18
No Time For Fools.

When George Westinghouse, as a young inventor, was trying to interest capitalists in his automatic brake, the device which now plays so important part in the operation of railroad trains, he wrote a letter to Commodore Cor nelius Vanderbilt, president of the New York Central Railroad company, care fully explaining the details of the in vention. Very promptly his letter came back to him, indorsed in big, scrawling letters, in the hand of Commodore Vanderbilt, 'I have no time to waste on fools."
 Afterward, when the Pennsylvania railroad had taken up the automatic brake and 1t was proving successful, Commodore Vanderbilt sent young MT. Westinghouse a request to call on him. The inventor returned the letter, in- dorsed on the bottom as follows: "I have no time to waste on fools. ."-Suc- cess
The Press., 1904-05-18
FAMOUS FOR FAT.
Daniel Lambert, Who Died In 1909,
 Got Too Obese to Wabble.

Daniel Lambert, Who Died In 1909,
 Got Too Obese to Wabble.
 The fame of Daniel Lambert as champion among fat men ill England, if not in the world, still remains un- rivaled. Daniel was born at Leicester in TITO and died in 1909 at Stamford. The grandson of q celebrated cock fighter and addicted to sport through out his life, his dimensions were not extraordinary. and his habits were not different from those of other lads un- til he was fourteen years old. When twenty-three years of age, however, he turned the scale at thirty-twO stone, and, although he Is recorded to have been then able to walk from WOolwich to London, at the time of his death, in his fortieth year, he had attained the prodigious weight of fifty-two stone, or 72S pounds. and was more or less help less. He was Il modest man. and when he had achieved physical greatness fame was thrust upon him. He was for long time unwilling to be made q show of. but he gained more than local reputation. and people travelled from far to see him. reSOrting to vari- ous devices in order to be allowed to do so. At length the prospect of profit oyercame his resolution, and for four years before his death he exhibited himself in London and in the prov inceS.
 He was apparently a man of some wit. for once. before he permitted the public to gaze upon him, an inquisidve person had gained access to his pres ence by pretending to be a fellow sportsman interested in the pedigree of q mare whereupon Lambert promptly replied. ''She was bred by Impertinence out of Curiosity" Before the days of Daniel Lambert. Edward Bright of Maiden was a well known fat man, al- though his name no longer fingers as q household word. He died in 175O at the age of thirty years. weighing forty two stone and seven pounds, and is stated to have been an active man till a year or two before his death, when his corpulency so overpowered his strength that his life was a burden and his death deliverance. Both Bright and Lambert seem to have been genial, good humored fellows and very popular among those who visited them. In deed popularity seems to be the lot of the corpulent in fact as well as in fic- ton. The heroes of fiction. however, have the advantage in the matter of lasting glory. and the names of Daniel Lambert and the fat boy of Peckham sink into insignificance beside those of FaIstaff and the fat boy in "Pickwick." London Standard