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The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

LONDON. Sept. 14-s. F. Edge is de-
lighted 10 hear that NJ Charley offers
q prize Of $4,000 for the first motor
boat TO cross the Atlantic, because in
March next he will be sending one
across TO New York. Edge, in an in
terview, said:
1T falls in admirably with my plans.
] have for some time had under con-
struction for a wealthy American a
cruising motor boat and one OF the
terms Of the contract is that she shall
cross the Atlantic, to be delivered in
New York on her own keel l expect
she viii be ready in March, so that 1
ought 10 stand a good chance of win
ming the prize.
Asked what was the size of the boat
he was building, Edge replied:
She viii be siXty-fiVe feet long and
will carry six passengers and a crew Of
two men. That seems a small crew,
bur everything ought 10 be automatic
and once the engine is started the crew
ought 10 have little TO dc.
We have been instructed 10 do the
best we can. regardless of price, and
the boat therefore will be very lux
urious. She viii have 500 horsepower
engines. ia reality she viii have more,
because there VIII be two engines on
each side II $50 horse power apiece and
e center one of 40 horsepower.
But the small engine is for use in
cruising al slow pace and coming
alongside. where big power could not
be hsndiiy and economically used. The
20 horsepower engine may be used
with others when the boat is travelling
a. speed. but We do not look 10 it for
much assistance"
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

Of SENATOR
IN DANGER
Miss Kittie Bard Is
Rescued From
Drowning.
Special Dispatch to The can.

VENTURA, Sept 14-Miss Kittie
Bard, daughter of Senator Bard. had
a narrow escape from drowning to-day
at Huensme. This is the second time
this summer the young lady has all
but lost her life.
Miss Bard was bathing in the surf
and being a strong swimmer ventured
too far out The undertow and current
were too much for her and, struggle
as she would, she could make no head
way inshore. She finally became ex-
hausted and gave up the struggle.
Her friends saw her danger and be-
gan calling for help. James Demp-
sey, a young man present, hastened to
her In q boat and reached her just in
time. She was brought ashore and re-
vived. 1t is only a few weeks since
Miss Kittie had similar narrow es-
cape from drowning in the surf at
Santa Barbara while bathing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
WOMAN CAUSES SENSATION
AT CINCINNATI WEDDING
Rustes Into Church With Baby in
Arms and Orders Priest TO Stop
the Ceremony.

CINCINNATI Sept. IA sensa-
tionsl scene was enacted to-day at ST.
Johns Catholic Church during the
wedding OF F. kuhlman to Miss
Emma. GruDpenhof. The church was
crowded with many friends and rela-
tives Of the couple and the ceremony
was about half completed when
good looking young woman, carrying
e baby in her arms. dashed through
the chlnch doors and ran wildly to-
ward the altar with her babe out
stretched In her arms. shouting to the
priest To stop the ceremony. The con-
gregation was panic stricken in a mo-
ment and intense excitement pre-
vailed. Two Of the ushers al the we'd
ding arrested the woman in her flight
toward the altar and led her from the
church. The ceremony proceeded.
though the excitement among those
present did not abate. The young
woman claims that Kuhlman prom
fsed 10 marry her.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
BODY OF MISSING WOMAN
FOUND FLOATING IN TRUNK
Corpse of Mrs. Inez Smith Recovered
at Cleveland Proves She Was
Murdered.

CLEVELAND. o., Sept. 1.-THE
body Of a young woman was found
to-day, crowded into a trunk, which
was picked UP in the. water under a
coal dock on the lake front. The body
was identified as that Of Mrs. Inez
Smith of Cleveland. The woman disap-
peared on September g.
That she was murdered and her body
placed in the trunk and thrown into
the river is certain, the police say.
Some time ago the woman applied for
divorce, alleging that her husband,
Samuel Smith, had another wife liv-
in, whom he married in 1892
Before her marriage to Samuel Smith
the dead womans name was Inez Hall,
and she lived in GAINESVILLE, o. The
Smiths had lived in Cleveland about
five years, but recently had not been
living together.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
FAILS TO FIND TRACE
OF THE CONEMAUGH
Cruiser Tacoma Abandons the Search
for the Missing SteeIm-
ship.
WASHINGTON. Sept. ]

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE
Navy Department is informed that
the cruiser Tacoma. commanded by
Commander r. e Nicholson. arrived
ct Rio de Janeiro yesterday, having
cruised from San Francisco down the
west coast of South America and
around the Brazilian port in search
Of the missing merchantmen Cone
maugh, which has not been heard
from since her departure from a
Chilean port several months ago. The
Tacoma failed 10 find any trace of the
missing steamship and has practically
abandoned the search.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
TWO SECTIONS LEFT
OUT OF BIG GRANT
State Surveyor General Says There
Is Considerable Demand for
School Lands

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 14.-In his
report to the Governor, Victor II.
WOODS. State Surveyor General. states
that the grant CT 100000 acres for
internal improvements has been COM
pletely disposed of and that the only
lands remaining to be disposed of are
the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections
and lands in lieu thereof, the swamp,
overflowed and tide lands and the
lands uncovered by the recession Of
waters of inland lakes.
The report states that there is a
considerable increase in the demand
for State school land and this is espe-
cially noticeable in the semi-arid
lands, where either Government or
private irrigation projects are con-
templated.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
WILL TRANSPORT PACKAGES
WITH LIGHTNING SPEED
Chicago and Milwaukee 10 Have Two
Miles a Minute Parcel Service
Through Pneumatic Tube.

tube eighteen inches in diameter be-
tween Chicago and Milwaukee, that
VIII transport packages and mail be-
tween the two cities in forty minutes.
At the rate Of more than two miles a
minute and give a lightning express
service TO all the towns along the. route,
is proposed by a concern which has in
stalled pneumatic tube systems in some
Of the largest Chicago business houses.
The cost Of the line is placed at
$5,o00oOo. The distance is about eighty
four miles.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
TO OPPOSE MoRMoNIsM.
Organization of New American Party
Erected at Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Sept. IA.
Permanent organization of the New
American party, whose avowed pur-
pose is to oppose the alleged interfer-
ence of the Mormon church in poll
tics. was effected at a mass meeting
An the Grand Theater tonight. The
meeting was largely attended by men
of all political beliefs A State CEN
tral committee of five. members was
appointed and was authorized to ap
point other committees to conduct
the campaign in the State and to call
a mass convention for the purpose of
nominating a member of Congress
and a complete State ticket. No nomi-
nations for Presidential electors will
be made. 4e
Among the speakers at to-night's
meeting was Senator Fred Dubois of
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The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
MORPHINE is USED TO
EASE BISMARCK'S PAIN
Prince Herbert's Suffering Is Intense
and Patients Extreme Weakness
Causes Greatest Anxiety.
FRIEDRICHSRUHE,

FRIEDRICHSRUH Sept a.
Prince Herbert Bismarck was to-day
suffering great pain, which was being
alleyiated by morphine injections.
The extreme weakness of Prince
Bismarck is causing the greatest
anxiety among those who do not even
accept the cancer diagnosis and who
on that ground held out hope of the
patients recovery.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
SALONICA MILITIA SENT
TO SUPPRESS ALBANIANS
Sixteen Battalions of Reserves MobiI-
ized for Purpose of Putting Down
Revolt in European Turkey.

SALONICA, European Turkey. Sept.
14.-Sixteen battalions of local militia
have been ordered to mobilize in the
districts of Kilkish, Seres and Berat.
These will be dispatched to Prizren to
suppress the insurgent Albanians. A
rem to-day.
The Albanians are again revolving
and are demanding acceptance of their
demands in full.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
DYNAMITE BOMB CAUSES
PANIC IN BARCELONA
Five Anarchists Arrested In Spanish
City on Suspicion of RESPONSE
bility for Explosions.

BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. IA
dynamite bomb was exploded last
night before the gate of st. Joseph's
Orphanage. It injured nobody. but
caused a panic among the inmates
and pasers by. Five anarchists are
detained in custody on suspicion of
being concerned in this and in the
recent bomb explosion at the Law
Courts.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
DEATH RESULTS FROM
ACCIDENT TO BALLOON
BY Premature Ascension Two Soldiers
Are Killed and Six Are
Fatally Hurt

VIENNA, Sept H.-During military
hajlooning exercises at st. Hulweiss-
berg to-day, sudden puff of wind lift
ed a balloon with a number of soldiers
hanging 10 the ropes Eight of the
soldiers were hurled against a rock
Rn6 two Of them were killed and six
were fatally injured. The balloon dis
appeared.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
SOUVENIR DOLLARS FOR
TWICE THEIR VALUE
First InstalIment of Gold Coins for
Lewis and Clark Exposition Re-
ceived at POrtlands


Lewis and Clark Exposition Re-
ceived at Portlands
PORTLAND, Sept. 1.-THE first
s25, 900 gold souvenir dollars for the
Lewis and Clark Exposition has been
received by the First National Bank
of this city from the Government Mint
at Philadelphia. The coins are a trife
smaller than a dime. Each is In
scribed on one side with the legend
Lewis and Clark Exposition" while
on the other side appears the words
United States-One Dollar"
The installment is the first issuance
of the $3.50, 600 gold coin appropria-
ton allowed by the Government in
accordance with the terms of the
Lewis and Clark appropriation bill.
Each coin will be sold for 50 and to
the purchaser of five an additionar one
will be presented. The exposition
management is confident of a large
sale of the unusual souvenirs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
UNCLE SAM TO KEEP PORTS
OPEN DESPITE ALL PROTESTS
Rear Admiral Walker Announces In
tentions of Panama Canal Commits
sion-He Expects No Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Rear Ad-
miral Walker. the head of the Panama
Commission, declared to-day on his
arrival from Colon that the United
States intended to keep open the two
ports in the canal zone in spite of anv
protests which might be made by the
Panama Government. He added thar
he did not expect any trouble over
the making Of Ancon Con the Panama.
side of the isthmus). and CristoboI
(near Colon) free ports of entry.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
PEARY is PREPARING
y FOR NEW EXPEDITION
Daring Explorer VIII Again Make an
Attempt to Find the North
Pole.

NEW YORK, Sept. 14-Ccmmander
r. e. Peary. the Arctic explorer. an
nounced tonight that a contract had
been signed fpr a new Arctic ship
which he is to use IN another attempt
to find the North Pole, and he expects
to start north again next summer.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
KILLS SMALL BOY WHO
HAD BEEN TEASING HIM
Aged Bohemian in Chicago Fires Rife
Into Crowd of Youngsters and
Narrowly Escapes IynchinoM

CHICAGO. Sept. Ito put to Night
a crowd of boys and girls who had
been annoying him. Albert Marek, an
aged Bohemian, leveled a small rifle
at them and pulled the trigger. At the
report of the rifle David Durham, 10
years old, fell with a bullet wound in
his right temple. His death occurred
soon afterward.
The shooting occurred in front of the
home of Marek. who is 64 years old.
Afterward he had to barricade himself
in his home until the arrival of the
police to escape the wrath OF neighbors.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
London Man Hopes
to Win $4,000
Prize.
viii Attempt Voyage With
Craft Being Built for an
American.
Vessel Is to Be SiXy-FiVe Feet Long
and Garry a Grew Of Two
Men.

speeisi Gable 70 The Call and New York
Herald Copyright, 1904. by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
TEE rHzArzzs.

AIcazar-sThe Second In Com
mand." Matinee To-Day.
Calf OF the Low
lands"
CentraI-"On1y q Shop Girl"
Chutes-Vaudevi11e
Co1umb
Fischer's-"Anheuser Push"
Grand-"Prtncess Fan Tan"
Majestic-"xn the Palace OF the
King" Matinee To-Day.
Orpheum-Vaudevi11e. Matinee
To-Day.
Tivolt-"The Toreador."
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The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
TEE WEATHER

Forecast made at San Fran-
cisco for thirty hours enoins
midnight. September Is;
San Francisco and vicinity
cloudy or foggy Thursday; fresh
west wind-s
G. II. WILSON.
Loal Forecaster.
Temporarily in Charge.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
JUDeMEST FOR sLOsa O74.59.
Awarded stockholders of the American MaItIne Company.


 New York. Nov. 29.supreme Court Justice Clarke to-day awarded judg- ment for sl.Os7.O745s against Alexander M. curtiss of Bufalo in favor of Archi- bald A. Hutchinson and other stock holders of the American Mailing com pany. This judgment represented il- legally declared and paid dividends, and suit was brought against Curtiss, individually as director of the com pany, under the stock corporation law. which makes every director of cor poration liable to the full amount of any dividend illegally declared.
 Hutchinson charged that the divi- dends had been declared out of the cap ital Instead of net profits and Justice Clarke finds that this was true be- tween July Is, 1898 and October 15. 1899, except for one dividend declared in April. 1SsS
 The contention of the defendants was that the dividends had been declared out of anticipated profits expected to be made out of future contracts. Jus tice Clarke declared that such divi- dends were not warranted.
 The April, 1899, dividend is omitted from the Judgment because Curtiss was not present at the meeting of the board when i: waa declared.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
BoE ARnEsrED FoR MuEDra.
Suspected of the Killing of Mrs.
 RrIgham.

Leicester, Mass, Nov. 2s.-ovide Chapdelaine, aged fifteen years, is un- der arrest charged with the murder of Mrs. Emma Richard Brigham, in the woods near the home of the victim in this town Friday last.
 While boy in years Chapdelaine has the body of large man, being six feet one inch in height and weighing I75 pounds. By his school teachers he is spoken of as a well behaved youth of ordinary intelligence, although his rapid growth has interferred at times with his work as student. He is the son of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Chapde- laine, who are educating the boy for a professional career. The Chapdelaines reside on a small farm adjoining the home of the murdered woman.
 The theory of the police which made Chapdelaine suspect Is that the boy s father having been bothered by thefts of wood from his wood lot, placed his son on guard to defend his property and that Mrs. Brigham, who was gath ering hemlock boughs in the vicinity, was mistaken for a thief. In defense of the prisoner Joseph Chapdelaine says that on the afternoon of the nur- der he told his son to be on watch for trespassers but at the same time warn ed the boy not to molest Mrs. Brigham, who was then gathering hemloek boughs with the fathers permission.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
EIGHT FOR 4 MILLION.
Heirs and Executors Contest Nellie
 RIy,s Right to It.

New York. Nov. 2sThe heirs and executors of the late Robert Seaman are contesting the right of Mrs. Robert seaman, formerly known as Nellie By, to keep the fortune of s1,OOo,ooo or more that was once her husbands.
 The fight over the property began to- day before Surrogate Thomas in this city. The case went over and will prob ably not be taken up again before the first Monday in January There are two wills, one leaving Mrs. Seaman only $500 and the other giving her almost all of the great estate These two wills are to be made the basis of a fight be- tween Mrs. Seaman and ten other con testants
 The will giving Mrs Seaman every- thing is of later date than the one giv- ing her only $500, but 1t will be opposed, nevertheless. It is alleged by the coun- sel for the executors that Mr. Seaman was not in his right mind when the latter will was executed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
JAPANESE PROGRESS IN PORT ARTHUR ASSAULT
REPORT THAT THEE YOW COM
 MAND THE HARBoR.

Haul Large Calibre Guns to Top of 2Os sAuH keqL qoEIM wOIJ IHH slleK Clean sweep-The Fighting Desper-
 ate and the Losses Excessive-Ger-
 man Correspondent at TokIo Reports
 That stormIng of Forts Has Reen
 Abandoned.
 London, Nov. SO.-Acording to Tokio dispatch to the Standard there is an un- official rumor that the Japanese hauled large caliber guns to the top of 2O3 Metre hill from where their fire has a sweep of the whole harbor. This re- port doubtless goes beyond the facts; but various dispatches indicate the progress the Japanese are making in the reduction of Port Arthur. Japan ese hero explain the great importance of the capture of 2OS Metre hill, which besides giving command of the harbor, will serve as a wide breach made by the wedge the Japanese had previously driven in between the Etse group and the Russians last retreat in the ravines of Laotie mountain. They declare that retreat to Laotie will be effectually cut of, and that it is not unlikely that Laotie will be simultaneously attacked in the final assault
 Bonnet Burleigh wires to the Daily Telegraph from Chefoo that in the last assault the Japanese lost 4,O00 in one hours fighting. They claim to have cap- tured two more of the northeastern forts and a third which is part of the West Kekwan fort They claim, Mr. Burleigh adds. to have effected iodg- ment at Pigeon bay. thus turning the fort on 2p3 Meter hill, which they hope first to damage and then to rush. The dispatch continues:
 Desperate fighting is proceeding daily and the losses are admitted to be excessive, but the Japanese insist that Port Arthur must fall within twenty one days.
 Berlin, Nov. 30.--A dispatch from To- ] kio to the Taglische Rundschau reports that the Japanese storning of Port Ar thur was abandoned on November 2S, because, though large breaches had been made in the Sungshu, Rihlung and Kekwan forts, the Japanese were un- able to enter on account of the heavy { fire from the other forts and the re- sistance of the garrisons.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
DEATH OF 4 YALE MAN.
L. M. Johnson Prominent Railroad
 Man Expires Ut St. NIary,s, Pa.

Shenango, Pa, Nov 29. News reach- ed here to-day that Lorenzo M. John son of Chicago and Winnetkas Ill, president of the Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad company, and allied interests, and formerly general manager of the Mexican International railroad and other large interests of C. IF. Huntington in Mexico, had died sud- denly at St. Mary's, Pa, Monday even- ing. MT. Johnson was a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific school at Yale university, and was at one time vice president and general manager of the Cairo and St. Louis railroad.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
MANY ITALIANS GOING.
Thousands Leave New York for sunny
 Italy.

Italy.
 New York, Nov. 2s. More Italians are returning to Italy at the present time than ever before, according to state ments issued to-day by the various steamship companies whose boats run from this city to Italian ports All the steamships sailing this week are crowd ed and many Italians have been unable to secure accommodations.
 The Carpathia, which sailed to-day for Naples, had 1850 Italians in her steer age and 700 more who desired to se- cure passage on the steamship were de- nied accommodations.
 The Lombardia, of the Italian line, which will sail tomorrow for Naples, already has full steerage list and those who were denied passage on the Cafpathia were unsuccessful in getting accommodations. Two thousand Ital- fans already have been booked for the steerage of the steamer Republic of the White Star line, which sails Thursday for Naples, and 300 more applicants have been turned away.
 The American line steamer Guilia, which will sail for Italian ports Satur- day, will carry 1,1G0 in her steerage.
 The Italian line has more applications for passage to Italy than can be ac- commodated on ita steamers.
 It is said that nearly all the Italians will return here in the spring.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
RUSSIAN REFORM MoTEMENT,
Statement That It Has Been Hurt by
 Recent Agitation.

St. Petersburg, Nov. 2s.Prince Mestchensky, editor of the Grashda- min, and the foremost spokesman of the autocracy, holds that the inauguration of such reforms as are at present pos |sible in Russia have been actually prej- udiced by "the irresponsible agitation for a constitution which is now in pro- gress.' Autocracy he considers vital to the life and future greatness of Russia as nation. Liberal reforms, he main tains, are necessary, but they cannot be introduced except by the autocracy. Moreover, declares the prince, a broad plan of reform was already mapped out for gradual introduction when the whole work was thrown into confusion by the liberal rebound accompanied by a discussion of a constitution, which followed Minister Won Plehve's death
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
oYAMA,s STRENGTH WEAKENED
withdrawals Reported to Assist In As
 sauIt on Port Arthur.


 sauIt on Port Arthur.
 St. Petersburg, Nov. 2s.-According to information which has reached the war office here Field Marshal oyamas strength is much smaller than hereto fore believed. tending to confirm the theory that a large force has been with drawn to assist in storning Port Ar thur. This information is to the effect that not many more than 15O.OOO men are now confronting General Kuropat- kin, but the Japanese lines are heavily fortified in order to check any aggres- sive movement which Kuropatkin might undertake long enough to enable the Japanese to hurry up endorsements by rail from the peninsula The present activity of the Japanese along the front these reports state, Is only feigning to convince Kuropatkin that the offensive Is imminent Should this important in telligence be absolutely confirmed, 1t is possible that the Russian commander in-chief may himself attempt to strike a quick blow. Kuropatkin Is now sup posed to have close on to SO0,000 men.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Tolxio Gives summary of situation at
 Port Arthur.

Tokio, Nov. 20. The imperial head quarters tonight summarized the Port Arthur situation as follows:
 With regard to the enemy's forts at Sungshu mountain and eastward, We have firmly captured the crests, glacis, and counterscarps and their vicinities, but the time to charge has not yet come. At present we are destroying the casemates and other caponiers.
 At 20S Metre hill by several charges We succeeded in capturing the enemy's shelter trenches near the summit. At present our force Is holding it's posi- tion and endeavoring to capture the whole fort.
 It is estimated here that ninety per cent. of the work of the complete oc- cupation of Port Arthur will be finished with 20s Metre hill in possession of the Japanese. No part of the harbor of Port Arthur will then be concealed from the Japanese.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-30
h Control of Consolidated.

Winsted, Nov. Beginning Decem- Der the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad will assume full con- trol of the Duchess county road, just over the state line in New York, and all the employees of the latter will be retained. The control of the road be- tween Poughkeepsie Junction and Campbell Hall, which was taken over by the New York, New Haven and Hartford some time ago, will also be assumed on that date, and, as in the case of the Duchess county railroad, all the employees will keep their old posi- ki0ns,