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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-03-30
V ANTS BALFOUR
TO STEP OUT
Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man Vigorously Attacks
Policy of English Ministry
PREMIER MAKES REPLY
Says There Is No Reason to
Resign While Government
Continues in the Majority

LONDON. March 29.-The usual
motion providing for the adjournment
of the House of Commons over the
Easter holidays gave the Liberal
leader. Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man, an opportunity to make spirit
ed attack on the Government He
caustically criticized in detail the
whole policy of the Ministry, which,
he declared, except in the matter of
Chinese labor, was marked by indie
cision, confusion and vacillation; a
tortuous course and a misty atmos-
phere." Sir Henry added that he did
not think it was in accordance with
the spirit of the constitution that Pre-
mier Balfour should retain power
when the country had shown at every
opportunity afforded it that he no
longer enjoyed its favor.
Balfour, replying. said he noted the
anxiety Of the Liberal leader that he
should resign, but he was quite I'M
able to see why the Government
should take the unprecedented course
of resigning Office while it retained
the confidence of the House. He
agreed with Lord Rosebery that the
country should not be rushed in re-
gard to the fiscal question, and pointed
out that the Government majority
even now was larger than the majority
with which Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman assumed Office in order to car
~ home rule. There were no reasons
why the courage of the Unionists
should be less than that of the Liber-
ais, nor why the Unionists should re-
linquish their task because faint-heart-
edness had been shown in some direc-
tons. Sir Henry could settle the ques-
ton Of the Governments resignation
or not by a vote of censure.
Balfour concluded with declaring
that the Government fiscal policy was
that of real, progressive free trade.
When Winston Spencer Churchill
CONSERVATIVE rose and pressed Bal
four for a further explanation of the
Governments fiscal policy, saying the
vacillation of the Government had
caused him to become one of it's OPP
ponents instead Of one of its support
ers, the Premier and all the Unionists
except ten trooped out Of the House.
The incident led to protests on the
part Of the other members against the
discourtesy shown Churchill.
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POPE Plus is IN NO
FEAR OF ASSASSINS
Report That Large Force of Soldiers
Is Guarding the Vatican Is
Ridicnled.

ROME, March 29.-The report. pub
lished by the Daily Chronicle of Lon
don and cabled to the United States,
that the Vatican has for days past
been guarded by a large force of Ital-
ian soldiers and police, owing TO the
discovery of plot against the life of
the Pope, is ridiculed by the Vatican
authorities, who say that the number
of carbineers and policemen on duty
at the papal palace is no larger than
usual.
Further investigation developed the
fact that the rumor of an alleged plot
against the life of the Pope originated
in a statement that two Italian anar-
chists would arrive at Genoa from
South America next week with the in
tention of making an attempt to as
sassinate the Pontiff. The report was
ridiculed by the authorities.
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BRYAN'S APPEAL
BEING ARGUED
Hearing in the Case of the
Will of PhilO S. Bennett
Is Begun Before a Jury
ALL STEPS CONTESTED
Nebraskan's Opponents OBJ
ject to Use of Instrument
or Letter as Evidence

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 2s.-The
appeal of William Jennings Bryan from
the decision of Probate Judge CIeave-
land in relation to the will of Philo S.
Bennett, ,of which Bryan is an execu-
tor was heard in the Superior Court
to-day before Judge Edwin B. eager
and a jury. Bryan appeals from the
Probate Courts decision that the sealed
letter mentioned in the will is not a
part of the will. BY this letter Bennett
expressed a wish that Bryan have a
gift CT $4,000, of which $4,000 was to
go to Mrs. Bryan and $4,000 to be held
in trust for their children, the remain
der to be for Bryan himself. Bryan
was present in court. but Mrs. Bryan.
who accompanied him here from Ne
braska, was not in the room.
When James K. Blake, clerk of the
Probate Court, was called as the first
witness there was much sparring be-
tween counsel over technicalities relat-
ing to the Identification of the vii: and
the sealed letter from the court r>cords.
Every question asked by counsel for
Bryan was objected to by the other
side. The will was entered as exhibit
A." and the sealed letter was exhibit
B."
These entries, however, were for pur-
poses of Identification only. When an
attempt was made by counsel for Bry-
an to offer the sealed letter as evil
dence counsel for the appellees object
ed, saying that when the proper time
came he would debate the question of
the admission of the paper as matter
of law. He held that the sealed letter
was not admissible. At the suggestion
of the court. the offer Of the letter as
evidence was withdrawn for the pres
ent. Objections were also made to the
admission Of evidence Of the will and
the inventory of the estate. These OBJ
jections We're sustained and the docu-
ments excluded temporarily.
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WOMEN IN PALO ALTO
INCORPORATE A CLUB
Work Among the Purposes of
the Organization.

SAN JOSE, March 29.-The
Women's Club of Palo Alto filed ar
ticles of Incorporation with the Coun-
ty Clerk to-day. Self-improvement
mutual help and community work and
the establishment of a clubhouse are
the objects of the incorporation. Be-
sides this the club is authorized to
buy and sell land and do such other
things as conduce to the attainment
of these purposes.
The officers and incorporates of
the club are: Mrs. j. S. Laking,
president; Mrs. c. G. Baldwin. vice
president; Mrs. E. F. Weishaar. treas
urer; Mrs. F. A. Stuart. recording sec
rotary; Mrs. c. H. Gilbert, Mrs. H. G.
Wyckoff, Mrs. George r. Parkinson,
Mrs. H. F. Perry. Mrs. J. J. Morris,
Mrs. Elwood Varney, Mrs. D. L. Sloan
and Mrs. A. E. Peck.
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ELECTRIC ROAD WANTS
RIGHTS IN SANTA ROSA
Citizens Hold Mass Meeting and Adopt
Resolutions Favorable to
Project.

SANTA ROSA, March 29-At a mass
meeting of citizens held here this after
noon, resolutions were unanimously
adopted requesting the City Council to
grant the new Petaluma and Santa
Rosa Electric Railway a right to enter
the city by way of Sebastopol avenue
and Main street John Tyler Campbell
acted as chairman of the meeting and
the following citizens from San Fran
cisco were present: George A. Batch
elder, Thomas Archer. Francis Cutting,
Burke Corbett and Alfred d. Bowen.
1t is understood that the Council is
entirely favorable and will grant the
franchise at the next meeting. Director
Batchelder said to-day that cars would
be running by August 1. The work Of
construction is already under way. The
new road will connect Petaluma, Sebas-
topol and Santa Rosa and will later on
be extended north and to the coast,
either at the mouth of Salmon Greek,
Russian River or billions Beach.
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MISSION WORKERS
HOLD A CONVENTION
Women's Foreign Society Makes
Splendid Showing in Session at
San Jose.

San Jose.
SAN JOSE, March 29.-The San
Jose District Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist
church met in fourth annual conven-
ton at the College Park Church to-
day. Mrs. w. c. Sawyer. the presi-
dent, presided. Nearly 100 delegates
were present. Reports of the various
officers showed an increase in the So
ciety's work. Mrs. NJ. V. Morey, the
treasurer, and Mrs. T. E. Beck, su-
perintendent of Juvenile work, re-
ported. Mrs. Grace Aram spoke on
Proportionate Giving" and Mrs NJ.
E. Herold read a paper on Our
Christmas Box" Our Literature"
was the subject of Miss Josephine
Marston and Mrs. H. E. Williamson
reported on Standard bearers Work. -
Miss Nellie Hanson explained THE
Mission of the Standard bearers"
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. A. ].
Kinsey presented her report. A lunch
was served the delegates at noon.
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DEBATE VILE TEST
PELLETAN'S STRENGTH
Minister OF Marine Bitterly Arraigned
by Chaumet for Alleged In
competency.

PARIS, March 29.-The Chamber
~ Deputies to-day began the debate on
Marine Minister Pelletan's administra-
ton OF the navy. 1t is expected to last
tE.6 days and promises 20 be a test of
. Efa strength OF II. Pelletan and Of the
Ministry as a whole. The Government
leaders claim that the latest canvass
shows that they have a majority of
twenty.
prior 10 the opening Of the debate
the Cabinet discussed the Ministerial
situation, but no action was taken
foreshadowing the retirement of NJ.
FeLetan.
~ ChaUmet CRepublican) opened
rre debate with a bitter personal ar
raignment Of N. Pelletan's alleged in
Competency and inefficiency in the
conduct Of naval affairs.
The final test viii Se made on a
motion 70 appoint an extra parlia-
.meutary commission Of investigation.
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Red Men celebrate at Hollister.

HOLLISTER, March 29.-Dorcis
Dallas No. 122, Improved Order of
Red Men, entertained Past Grand Sa-
chem John Boyse and Grand Keeper
of Records Porter L. Bliss in the new
Changers Union Hall last night after
a public initiation of forty-three men,
bers. The new hall was dedicated and
was pronounced by the visitors to be
equal to any outside of San Francisco.
There were 200 people at the ban
Quet
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Cunard Company Is Prosperous,

LONDON, March 29.-The Cunard
Steamship Company's report for 1903
shows a profit of $685. $50. and a divi-
dend Of 4 per cent. The report ex-
plains that the directors have found it
necessary to withdraw from their
agreements with other lines in order
to be able to protect the company's
share of business in whatever way nee
eSSary.
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Arcata in Humboldt Progressing.

ARCATA. March 29.-This city re-
Gently voted $4,000 in 4 per cent
bonds to construct a complete sewer
system. The bonds will be offered for
sale at once and work on the new sys-
tenn will be commenced within a cou-
pie OF months The vote on the bonds
carried EOS in favor to only Is against
Arcata is one of the best located
cities in the county and is keeping
step with the times.
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Alleeed Counterreiters Arrested.

VALLEJO, March 29.-What proves
to be an important piece of detective
work has just been accomplished by
Chief of Police Stanford of this city
in the arrest of Eugene Franklin and
James Cleghorn and the capture of a
tin box full of many queer looking
coins. together with the implements
for manufacturing the same Chief
Hazen of the United States secret ser
vice will be given the custody of the
prisoners.
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CASTRO WINKS
AT CALUMNIES
Grievance of United States
Minister Bowen at Caracas
Ignored by the President
EDITOR Is NOT PUNISHED
Executive of Republic Takes
Prompt Action When His
Own Name Is ASSaiIed


Special Cable r. The- call and New York Her
AID Copyright. 1909. 10y the .eew York Her
go Publishing Company.
CARACAS. Venezuela. March %
United States Minister Bowen has a
grievance against FL Monitor. the Gov
eminent organ, for Publishing an ar
ticle charging that he received $50. $50
for getting a reference 81 the question
~ the preferential claims to The Ha-
gle tribunal. Fl Monitor also charged
that Bowen. MacVeagh and Henfleld
accepted $4,000 for acting as Vene-
zuelan Commissioners at The Hague.
Bowen wrote a letter to- President
Castro requesting that the editor OF
FL Monitor be punished unless FL Mon
l<or published the truth, namely. that
he CBowenj was paid only $4,000 and
that the three commissioners were
paiG $3.50 for their expenses at The
Hague. ..
o.. He also sent an energetic protest
against ~calumnies" to the Venezuelan
Minister. Of Foreign Affairs, Gustavo
J. San Abris. who replied al the direc-
tfon Of President Castro that the latter
could not punish the editor Of FL Moni-
tor as such action would be a blow at
She liberty OF the press and would es-
tablish q fatal precedent.
PORT. OF SPAIN. Trinidad. March
22.-President Castro. who declined to
punish the editor OF the Venezuelan
Government organ Fl Monitor for its
recent attack on United States Minis
ter. Bowen. resented a criticism Of
another Caracas paper on his (Cas-
tvo's) attitude in the matter and had
the editor arrested and suspended the
publication OF his paper
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BOARD OF EXAMINERS
PURCHASES NAPA BONDS
Municipality Disposes of the Entire
Issue to the State at
Par Value.

NAPA, March 29.-At a special
meeting on Tuesday afternoon the City
Council opened bids for the purchase
of the municipal Improvement bonds
recently voted by the people. The
bonds are of the value of $4,000 and
are for a new park and improvements,
steam fire engine and several large
bridges. Two bids were especially
considered, that of Henry Brown of
Napa for the whole amount at par,
and that of the State Board of Ex-
aminers, also for the whole amount at
par. The latter bid was accepted. the
other having an Objectionable condi-
ton. The bonds bear A per cent in
terest and are each of par value of
800.
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NO PROTEST RECEIVED
BY PAPAL SECRETARY
Official Vatican Newspaper Declares
That the Pope's Speech Was
Not Criticized

ROME, March 29.-The Osservatore
Romano, the Roman official Vatican
organ, denies that Cardinal Merry del
Val, the papal secretary of state, has
received from NJ. Delcasse. the French
Foreign Minister, protest against the
speech delivered by the Pope on
March Is last, in which he criticized
the French Government for its treat
ment of the clergy and the religious
orders. as has been asserted in the
French press.
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Hicks-Beach Soon to Retire.

LONDON. March 29.-Sir Michael
Hicks Beach, writing to the chairman
of his committee at West Bristol,
which constituency he represents, says
that while he does not anticipate an
early dissolution of Parliament he has
definitely decided to retire from active
politics.
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oaicer Punished for Cruelty.

BERLIN, March "a non-commis-
stoned officer named Mitschke, belong
ing to an infantry regiment at Neisse.
has been sentenced to imprisonment for
three months. 1t was proved at the
trial that nine men recruited by
Mitschke had been treated by him to
kicks and blows daily during a period
OF two months
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Californians in New York.

NEW YORK, March 29.-The fol-
lowing Californians have arrived:
From San Francisco-F. Dieckman,
at the Broadway Central: F. G. Miner
at the Navarro: H. l.. Pascha, at the
Imperial; Mrs. K. l.. Prior. at the Ma
varre: j. Durney. at the Imperial; v
G. Hirsch, at the Gilsey; B. Levy. al
the Herald Square: H. Wangenhein1
and wife, at the Holland.
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Distress on Mauritius Island.

LONDON, March 30.-The British Of
ficer administering the island of Maui
ritius has cabled to the Colonial Office.
fully confirming the reports of the dis
tress caused by the storm which re-
Gently devastated the French island of
Reunion. The Government of Mauri-
titus, he says. is contributing $500 to
the relief fund
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Trouble over Labor Law.

PARIS, March 29.-The strike in the
Department of the North resulting from
the application of the new Socialist law
establishing a maximum of ten hours
for labor in the department is assum-
ing serious proportions and is threaten
ing to involve most of the large textile
factories.
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Sermons at St. Francis Church.

Rev. Father t. Caraher will deliver
a sermon on Christ and Caiphas" at
st. Francis Church, Vallejo street. this
evening at 730 o'clock. Rev. Father
Landry, S. T., will preach on "The
Blessed Eucharist" Tomorrow night
and on Friday night Rev. Father Nc
Cough is to speak on THE Passion"
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AN OLD SAYING.
Showing HOW Cause and Eject Are
Never Far Removed.

never Ear GemoVed.
1t is an old saying. Where there's
honey there's bees not less true is one
which science has coined more recently.
Where there's dandruff there's germs
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been at work.
The reason Of Herpicide's isolation as
a genuine cure for dandruff lies in the
fact that it attacks and destroys the root
of the whole trouble parasitic germ
which feeds upon the material which
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Other sO-called remedies are not di-
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Sold by leading druggists Send 1Oc in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co,
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German Vice Consul Murdered.

BUENOS AYRES, Argentina. March
29.-Herr Dufay, the German Vice
Consul at Salta. has been murdered by
an Italian beggar. who was arrested.
The motive of the murder is said TO
have been revenge.
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Riverside Grand Jury Discharged.

RIVERSIDE, March 29.-The River
side Grand Jury. which has been in
session for some time. investigating
the charges of boodling against county
officials and others, concluded it's Ia
bors to-day and was discharged. No
new indictments were returned.
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OFFICIALS OF STEEL
CORPORATION ACTIVE
Conference of Finance Committee and
j. p. Morgan Causes Speculation
i'm Wall Street

in Wall Street.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Some of
the leading officials of the United
States Steel Corporation, including
George w. Perkins. chairman of the
finance committee, and P. A. B. Wide
ner of Philadelphia, also of that com
mittee, were in conference with ]. P.
Morgan to-day and the financial dis
trict took it for granted that some
thing has been done regarding the
next dividend on steel preferred.
According to a director of the cor
poration the question of maintaining
or reducing the present per cent
rate will not be determined much in
advance of the quarterly meeting next
Tuesday. The finance and executive
committees are scheduled to meet to-
day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-03-30
FOUR MEN DROWNED
WHILE HUNTING DUCKS
OVerturning of a Boat in Lake CaIu-
met Has a Disastrous
Result

CHICAGO. March 29.-Four men
were drowned to-day in Lake Calumet
by the capsizing of their two boats
while hunting ducks. They are: Tunis
Slingerland. Abraham SllngerIand.
Peter Pirsna and John Brandt.
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BOY FATALLY INJURED. - Francis
Schneider. the ten-year-old son OF John p. c
Schneider OF 1Ol615 Mason street. fell from
the third story 70 the basement OF the Fair
mont Hotel yesterday morning and sustained
| a fractured skull. Despite an operation at
! the Emergency Hospital he died an hour after
the accident.
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WHEATLAND. March 29.-The citizens Of
" heatland to-day voted and carried the
proposition of issuing bonds Of $50 600 for pur-
chasing the Wheatland water works property
and the construction and completion Of a wa
ter works system for the town.
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Bank in Iowa Fails

ELDORA, Iowa, March 29-The
private banking firm of o. E. Miller
& Son of New Providence has failed.
Proceedings in bankruptcy have been
begun.
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CARS COLLIDE.-A north-bound electric
car on Fourth street collided with a west
bound Mission street car at Fourth and Mis-
sion streets Monday night. Both cars were
crowded with passengers, but one was in
jured.
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Shasta supervisor Appointed.

SACRAMENTO, March 29.-The
Governor to-day appointed W. W.
Fish Of Buckeye. Shasta County, a SUI
pervisor of that county to succeed A.
Cahon, deceased.
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WASHINGTON. March 29-Postnnaster
General Payne sat up for some time TODAY.
crutches. 1t was his best day since his ATTACK
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PITTSBURG. March 29.-The machine shops
OF the Pittsburg Valve Foundry and ConstrlIc-
ton Company were destroyed by IRE tonight.
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.AtRS JULIA DUFF DIES SUDDENLY
Ers Julia Dln died suddenly last night IN
lier home al 4047 Seventeenth street. Heart
-ease was the cause
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crate priced in trunks and valises. dress
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stock. Lettered in gold free of charge
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CLEVELAND. March 29-The Standard Oil
Company has reduced the price on all grades
Of gasoline / cent per gallon.
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