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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
OPEN WINDOWS AFFORD
BURGLARS EASY ENTRANCE
Cash Secured From Two Houses.
Thieves Steal Beehives From
FruityaIe Clergyman.

OAKLAND. March 1o.-Burgiars en-
tered two houses in this city last night
through windows which had been left
open. securing s73 in cash and gold
watch and chain from the residence
Of r. Clark 1880 Adeline street, and 81
in cash from the house Of A. Benson,
l116 Filbert street.
Both houses We're entered in exactly
the same manner through windows
left unfastened.
During the last three months seven
hives Of bees have been stolen from
the residence Of the Rev Franklin
Rhods in Fruitvale. The thief made
three different visits To. the apiary, TAX
ing two hives the first time, two the
second and three on the occasion of
the last visit. The clergyman now
has only one hive left
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
shipning Paralrzed at AstorIa.

ASTORIA, March 1O.-A great
storm is raging along the north coast
tonight, the wind blowing a { the rate
of seventy-twO miles an hour at
o'clock. This afternoon between 3
and o'clock the velocity of the gale
at Northhead lighthouse was eighty
miles on hour. The barometer reg
istered 2S.4O to-day. the lowest mark
ever reached here. The storm has
paralyzed shipping. the steamer
Oregon being the only vessel to reach
port to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Havoc wrought About Milton.

MILTON, March 1O.-What was prob
ably the most furious windstorm ever
experienced here prevailed from about
midnight last night until past noon to-
day From all quarters come reports
of windmills, trees and fences blown
down and many buildings damaged.
The rain fell in torrents at times, but
has not rendered the streams impas-
sable.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Much Rain at San jose.

SAN JOSE, March 1O.-The heaviest
storm experienced here for several
years ragged between IL o'clock last
night and noon to-day. The rainfall for
that period was 3.O6 inches. making the
total for the season 1923. against 11.21
to same date last year. The high wind
which prevailed did some damage in
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
ErrsnO Is Earored

FRESNO. March 1O.-Rain has been
falling steadily, though slightly at
times, for the last twenty hours.
and still continues to drizzle. All told
the late rain has been As Of an inch,
making 4.4s inches for the season. The
late rains are making crops look fine.
and if they will only keep up it will be
a year of abundance for the whole vi
cinity, and especially for the grain
growers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, March I0.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk today: Madison p.
Elliott, 35. and Jessie NJ. Hobbs, 90.
both of San Francisco; Joseph Martin,
a. Oakland, and Louise Lacroix, 46.
San Francisco; William NJ. Schroeder,
over d, Dawson City, and Christina
2. Gay. over IS, Honolulu.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Warns Against Rush.

BERKELEY, March 10.-Professor
c. L. Corey. chairman of the student
affairs committee of the University of
California, made the official statement
tonight to senior class members that
any student who took part in the
charter day rush will be expelled from
the university.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Want Estate Partitioned.

OAKLAND, March 10.-Petition for
the distribution Of the estate Of the
late Adeline s. Hays Of Alvarado was
fled to-day. The property consists Of
farming land in the neighborhood Of
Alvarado and cash in bank. There are
a number Of heirs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Says Husband Left Her.

OAKLAND. March 10.-Suit for di-
vorce was begun this afternoon by
Julia Gurnette against Byron II. Cur
nette on the ground of desertion. They
were married in 1896, but have no chill
dren or property interests to adjudi-
cate
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
ReneficiaI to HoIIister.

HOLLISTER, March 10.-The storm
reached Hollister early this morning
1t rained hard until after o'clock to-
day. This makes good crops a cer-
tainty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Rain An Day at bakersfield.

BAKERSFIELD. March 1O.-Rain
began falling here about A o'clock
this afternoon and continued steadily
until in the evening.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
o NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA X
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
Ills Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
2f4S Center Street.
Telephone North a.
ALAMEDA.
1885 Park Street.
Telephone Eagle 5O2-
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
Aged Porter Found nead

OAKLAND. March 1o.-Thomas Wat
son, porter. 6S years old, was found
dead this morning in the rear Of J.
c. FeTnandez's saloon, 1856 Seventh
street The Coroner took charge Of the
case.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11

the country in the way of wrecking
windmills. blowing down fences and
uproOting shade trees. At II o'clock to-
night rain is falling heavily.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
DIED.

RYAN-In this city, March II. 1904. II: 55
a. m. Thomas. beloved husband OF Mary G.
RYAN. and father of Marjorie Edith. Cecily,
Thomas and Frances Ryan. and brother of
John and Hanna Ryan.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11
RAIN SAVES CROPS.
Downpour Reaches Santa Barbara at
an Opportune Time.

SANTA BARBARA, March 10.-Ac-
companied by strong southeast
wind, rain began falling in this city
about o'clock this morning and
continued until O'Clock this evening,
when the wind changed to the west
and the clouds cleared away. Two
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-11

Heavy Storm at Grass Valley.
GRASS VALLEY, March 1O.-The
worst storm in recent years swept this
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
Presidents Message
To the 5Sth Congress. Read Tuesday

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-The prssi-
dents message was transmitted to con-
gress today and read in both houses.
It is as follows;
To the Senate ami House OF Repre-
santativss: The nation continues to en-
Joy noteworthy prosperity. Such pros
perity Is. Of course. primarily due to the
high Individual average OF our eitiEen-
ship. taken together with our great matt
ural resources; but an important factor
therein IL the working Of our long con-
tinued governmental policies. The peO-
pie have emphatically expressed their
approval OF the principles underlying
these policies. and their desire that these
principles be kept substantially un-
changed. although OF course applied In
a progressive spirit to meet changing
conditions.
Caution Against ExtraVaganee.
The enlargement Of scope OF the func-
tons of the national government re-
Quired by our development as a nation
involves, OF course, increase OF expense;
and the period of prosperity through
which the country Il passing justices
expenditures for permanent improve
ments far greater than would be wise
In hard times Battleships and forts.
public buildings and improved water
ways are investments which should be
made when We have the money; but
abundant revenues and a large surplus
always invite sxtravagance, and constant
care should be taken to guard against
unnecessary increase OF the ordinary
expenses OF government The cost OF
doing government business should DO
regulated with the same rigid scrutiny
as the cost Of doing a private business
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
CORPORATIONS.
Need for Government to Act lie Greater
Than in Case Of Labor.

When we come to deal with great cor
poratiOns the need for the government to
act directly Is far greater than In the
case Of labor, because great corporations
can become such only by engaging In
Interstate commerce. and interstate com
msrcs II peculiarly the field OF the gem
erai government. IL IL an absurdlty 10
expect TO eliminate the abuses In great
corporations BY state action. Il IL difh-
cult TO be patient with an argument that
such matters should be left 70 the states.
because more than one state pursues the
policy Of creating on easy terms cOrpor-
atoms which are never operated within
that state at all. but Ia other states whose
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
AGRICULTURE.
Good Work Being Done in This De.
partment.

The department Of agriculture has
grown Into an educational Institution
with a faculty 81 2nn9 specialists making
research iats az the sciences of pFusiur.
tion. The congress appropriates. directly
and Indirectly. ts.0po.1o0 annually to carry
on this work. IL reaches every state
and territory In the Union. and the H..
lands OF the sea lately come under our
flag Cooperation Il had with the state
experiment stations. and with many other
institutions and individuals The world
In carefully searched for new varieties ~
grains. fruits. grasses. vegetables trpaa
and shrubs. suitable to various localities
In our country. and marked benefit to our
producers has resulted.
The activities Of our age IN lines Of re-
search have reached the tillera Of the
soil and inspired them with ambition 10
know more Of the principles that govern
tho forces Of nature with which they
have 10 deal Nearly hair Of the people
OF this country devote their energies 10
growing things from the soil Until 4
recent date little has been done to pre
pare those millions for their life work
In most lines Of human actixlty college
trained men are the leaders The farmer
had no opportunity for special training
until the congress made provision for II
% years ago. During these years prog.
fess has been made and teachers have
been prepared. Over GOO students are In
attendance AZ our state agricultural col.
leEes. The federal government expends
80. 10000 annually toward this education
and for research in Washington and N
the several states sad territories The
department OF agriculture has given IN.
ciiities for postgraduate work 70 900 young
mon during the last seven years prepar-
Ing them for advanced lines Of work 4.
the department and In the state lnstitu.
tinnB.
The facts concerning meteoroiogy and
iss relations 90 plant and animal iife are
being systema tieaiiy inquired into. Tenn
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

The bureau OF corporations has made
careful preliminary investigation OF many
important corporations II will make 1
special report on the beef Industry.
The policy Of the bureau Ia to accom-
Dlish the purposes of its creation by CO.
operation. not antagonism: by making
constructive legislation. not destructive
prosecution. the immediate object Of It's
Inquiries, by conservative Investigation
Of Law and fact. and BY refusal 70 issue
incomplete and hence necessarily mac.
curate reports, Its policy being thus one
Of open Inquiry into, and not attack upon,
business. the bureau has been able 10
gain not only the confidence. but, better
still, the cooperation Of men engaged in
legitimate business
The bureau offers to the congress the
means Of getting at the cost Of produce
ton Of our various great staples OF com
merce.
OF necessity the careful investigation Of
special corporations win afford the com
missioner knowledge Of certain business
facts. the publication OF which might r.,
an improper infringement Of private
rights. The method of making public the
results Of these Investigations affords, IN
der the law. a means for the protection
u private rights. The congress will have
all facts except such a. would give n
another corporation information which
would injure the legitimate business Of a
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

factors Ia all agricultural operations.
The seasons Of the cyclones Of the cRrib-
bean sea and their paths are being mre-
caated with increasing accuracy. Tn.
cold Wtnda that come from the n0rua
are anticipated and their times ana in
tensity told 20 farmers. gardeners ana
frnIterera IN all aontheFn loealItiea
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
Forssts.

II IL the cardinal principle OF the for
est reserve policy OF this admlalstra-
tion that the reserves are for use.
Whatever interfsres with the uae of
their resources Is 10 be avoided BY Sv-
cry possible means. But these re-
sources must be used In such q wal
IS to make them permanent.
The forest policy OF the government
IL Just now a subject OF vivid public
interest throughout the west and 10 the
people Of the United states In general.
The forest reserves themselves are of
extreme value TO the present as well a.
10 the future welfare OF all the west 2
ern public land states. They power!
fully AFFECT the use and disposal OF the
public lands. They are Of special linz
portancs because they preserve the
water supply and the supply Of timber
for domestic purposes. and 20 promote
settlement under the reclamation act
Indeed, they are essential 90 the wei
fare Of every one Of the great interests
Of the west
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10

During the two and = hair years tha.
have elapsed since the pHsaa2a ~ thaa
reclamation act rapid pruHtnsa has hceu
made IN the surveys ard examinations
Of the opportunities faf rarlanAtle m
ghA n states and three territories o. thh
arid wust. Construction has already been
begun on the largest and most lmnoF.
tant % ths Irrigation works. ans plans
are being eompletsd Tor uafEa shtch viii
utillaa the funds naW available. The OPP
uratinns are being carried on ~ the
reclamation ssrvics, n pgFpH % engineers
salsoted through competitive civil aervics
examinations. This cores iaciHdsa eN.
parisnced mechanical and consulting en-
Einsera aa veil a. various experts Ia me-
chanieai and legal matters. aud is com.
most Of their lives Ia practical aaalFs
connected with irrigation. The larger
problems have been solved and u noa
remains TO execute with care. economy
and thoruuGhnesa the work which has
been laid out. All important details are
being carefully considered BY boards 81
consulting enEinssrs. selected for their
thorough knowledge and practical eN.
pariehce. Each project IL taken up on
the ground 81 competent men aud viewed
from the standpoint 81 the creation OF
prosperous homes. and OF promutly re-
funding 10 the treasury tha cost Of COZ.
atructi0n. The reclamation act has veen
found to be remarkably complete and Of.
fsctive and 90 broad IN he provisions
that a wide range of undertakings has
been possible under a. A. the same time,
enconomy II guaranteed By the fact that
the funds must ultimately be sturned
70 be used over again.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
Insect Friends and enemies

The insect gFtsuaa and snamIss % the
farmer ere EutG4nE attsut4on. The aus
my of sac Hah Joss scale was faa
asar tbs great wait sg ChlHa. and ~
nos etsaniak ~ all our orchards. The
aR fsFEiifainR inssst imported trum
turkey haa helped 20 establish an la
austFY IN California that amaHnts TO
from 80 TO Toe tons eE dried nsa an
uaaliy, and 70 antenjiuH over the tas
sine euast. a parasitic ny from South
Africa IL ksepinE la sablsetian the
black scale the Worst pest Of she or
anMs and lsmon Industry IN Caiifornls
Carstai preliminary wagk IL being
done towards producing eur own #llk.
The mulberry . being distributes IN
large HsmberH sAeH are being Imported
and distributed. Improved reels wara
imported from EuFupa last year. and
tuo expert Fssisra we're bFoaahI TO
Washington TO feel ths crop of eoeooas
and tuHeh the ara 20 our ava people
Evening journal., 1904-09-01
SITUATION AT PORT ARTHUR
Food Is searee-capture Of Russian
Officers Reported.

Chefu. Sept. 1.-The advance posi-
tions Of the Japanese before Port Ar
thur are now near fort No. on the
east, at Palichuang on the north and
at Hukiaton and Yanktowang on the
west.
Chinese who left Port Arthur on
Aug. 2s say that neither side was then
occupying fort No. 5. The fort at
Tungiiia Tashan was destroyed by the
japanese. who proceeded 10 mount
guns on an adjoining hill. The re-
ported presence of Russians in the
Itzshan hills has been confirmed.
It is reported that food is scarce in
Port Arthur. a bag of -four being worth
$3.50 gold.
II is reported here upon good au-
thority that the japanese have cap
tured some Russian officers bound to
Port Arthur with important papers
These officers left Mukden and at.
tempted TO set into Port Arthur by
junk. For some time past a japanese
torpedo boat has been at sea watching
for this junk, and. according TO the
report, she overlook it at 1 O'Clock in
the morning and took the officers. the
papers and the junk into Port Dalny.
Evening journal., 1904-09-01
GREAT BATTLE
STILL Goes ON
Second Days Fight Without
Decisive Results.
RUSSIANS REPEL FIERCE ASSAULTS

kurokis Army Makes No Gains In
Spite Of Repeated and Desperate At
tacks on Enemys Position at Lao
yane-Heavy Losses Reported.
Liaoyang, Sept. 1.-The second days
battle commenced az dawn. The Rus
slams made repeated bayonet advances
on the road directly south Of Liao-
yang, where the japanese approached
from SanQualshlp and Tao. Smelling the
positions in the Russian lines until 4
I'm the afternoon. when the engage
ment, which was general throughout
the south and southeast. narrowed to
the main line.
The japanese advance on the south
cheng road. Immediately in front Of
Chiaofantun the Japanese stubbornly
attempted to occupy round topped
hill which was literally shaved by Rus
sian shells. making repeated attempts
the entire day where apparently il was
impossible for anything to live. The
cannonading continued from this point
10 lne vicinity oA Nhhkpuoldl uulil
evening without apparent advantage to
either side The japanese dropped
shells within two or three miles Of the
railroad station and in the plain Of
Wentshu mountain. which is the most
important eminence around Liaoyang,
but the Japanese abandoned aggres-
sion there on account Of the resistance
they met. There was cannon fire dur
] Ing the night
The days developments show that
the Russians are prepared for all emer-
gencies. Slow rain began TO fall at
noon, gradually Transforming the plain
into a wilderness through which the
wounded, in carts and walking. made
their way - the hospitals. Consider
ing the scale of the days operations
the number Of Russian wounded is
apparently small, while the Japanese
losses are believed to be great, espe
ciaIly where they We're repulsed on
the south road Developments are ex
pected west and northeast.
Evening journal., 1904-09-01
SENSATION CAUSED BY
PRINCESS ELOPEMENT

Berlin, Sept. Princes Louise OF
Coburg. whose relations with Kegle
vich Mottasitch, a former lieutenant IN
the Austrian army, caused a great
scandal in European royal circles sew
en- years ago and who has since been
kept under the closest restraint has
vanished from Bad Elster. where she
has 'hecn taking the cure. II Ia alleged
that the princess is in the company of
Mattasitch and is seeking TO gain an
asylum where she VIII be safe from
recapture.
The escape Of the princess was ac-
compllshed in mysterious and roman
tic manner. ladders and a swift auto
mobile being brought inko play to ef-
feet her release from the hotel where
she has been lmmured almost as n
prisoner ana 10 convey her 20 some
refuge regarding the location of which
there is as yet complete mystery. Not
the slightest trace Of the whereabout
OF the couple has yet been discovered
and nothing Is known beyond the fact
that the princess and another visitor
at the hotel, believed to have been Mat
tasitch, have disappeared and with
them the jewels OF the princess and an
automobile.
Princess Louise. who is a daughter OF
the king of the Belgians. accompanied
by n lady in waiting and two physi
clans. who were her warders. came
three weeks ago to Bad ElsteN which
Is noted as a health resort on account
Of the long lapse OF time since the orig
lnnl scandal the watch on the princess
had become slightly relaxed, but II wal
made more stringent than ever whei
II was noticed that efforts 10 commu
nicate with the princess personally an,
through the medium Of notes were be
ing made
Nevertheless arrangements for th'
fight were successfully completed, ans
the room of the princess was foun'
empty. Various surmises as TO her des
tinatlon are afoat, and it is said tina
orders have been given 10 watch tn
borders OF Bavaria, Austria, Franc
and Switzerland.
The escape Of the princess with nj
air Of mystery has created almost a
great a sensation here and In Dresdc
and Vienna as did the original scandn
Detailed accounts in the newspaper
Of the fight Of her highness oversha,
ow the dispatches from the far east
Evening journal., 1904-09-01

Chicago, Sept. 1.-The efforts OF
President Donnelly Of the Butchers
union to spread the strike against the
packers throughout all trades that are
in any way connected with the pack
ing house industry were onlyapartially
successful.
The first step was in calling out the
men employed by the Independent
packers and the stock handlers that
were still at work for those packers
against whom the original strike was
made. The total number OF men who
quit work In response 10 the appeals
OF President Donnelly was about 5000.
IL was also announced by President
Donnelly that he had made arrange
ments for a strike Of the switchmen
on the railroads doing business in the
stockyards and that in a short time the
packers would find It impossible 20
ship out their product. The switch
men, however, have refused 20 strike.
After a long meeting, which was at.
tended Jointly by members Of the
Switchmen's union aad members OF
the Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen
it was decided that the members OF
both organizations would remain al
work The members Of the switch
mems union declared themselves ready
to strike, but those switchmen who are
members Of the Brotherhood OF Rail
way Trainmen declined TO do so. When
this was made known to the members
OF the Switchmen's union they de
clared that a strike on their part
would be useless unless the members
Of the brotherhood went out at the
same time. and they rescinded their
action declaring in favor Of a strike.
The following statement, approved
by all of the big packing concerns,
has been issued:
"rhe packers representatives being
questioned concerning the runNr of
the strike on the part of other labor
organizations TO support the butcher
workmen, said that the packers did
not believe any other organization
would go on a sympathetic strike IL II
fully understood that the packers had
twice givea the butcher worlxmen an
opportunity TO arbitrate all differences
that inasmuch as the butcher work
men had refused TO take advantage OF
the offer Of the packers 10 arbitrate
they believed that other labor organi
zations would not come TO the support
OF the butcher workmen when all cir
cumstances were considered"
Evening journal., 1904-09-01
Iona I.Iand's Murder Mystery.

Glendale. n. y, Sept. The police
OF this place are wrestling with mys.
terious murder full Of contradictory
and bafiiing features. John Deikler,
a we'll to do contractor and builder.
was shot down in the street late Al
night not far from his home and died
soon afterward IN his wife's arms.
From the story told by one OF Deik-
ler's neighbors, Il was at first believ-
ed that the murderer was a highway
man. Later the theory gained cur
rent belief that Delkler was killed a'
the result OF a quarrel with a stranger
with whom he engaged in a heateC
political discussion.
Evening journal., 1904-09-01
THE LITERARY WORLD

Baldwins Abraham Lincoln. BY
James Baldwin, author of "Baldwin's
Readers" "Old Greek Stories" etc.
Cloth, 12mo., 2Ss pages. with illustra-
tions. Price, go cents. American Book
Company. New York, Cincinnati and
Chicago.
The life Of the great President Is
here retold in a manner both agreeable
and comprehensive to young readers.
Mr.. Baldwin has been particularly sue
cessful in producing a book equally
adapted to school and home reading,
and free from wearisome details and
sectional prejudice. The book is more
than an ordinary biography, as it en-
braces much Of the most important
parts Of the history of our country from
the close of the Revolution to the end
Of the Civil War. Considerable space
is given to Lincoln's boyhood, in order
to bring out the conditions Of pioneer
life in the West. The Illustrations are
numerous and attractive. The volume
Is dedicated ITO the Schoolboys OF
America" and will prove Of service in
inspiring In them, by the power OF such
an example adequately portrayed, an
ardent and unselfish patriotism.